NOVPUB"I don’t have a name," the youth shook his head and replied, "but you can tell me your names."
"Where do you live?" Xiao Guizi continued to ask.
"I don’t have a home, but right now I’m doing something very great," the youth replied with a smile.
"What is it?" Xiao Guizi asked, puzzled.
"I’ll tell you, but you must not tell anyone else," the youth said with a simple smile, then whispered, "Actually, the world we live in is round, just like an orange."
"Round? The world is endless," Xiao Guizi argued.
Xu Zimei glanced at Xiao Guizi, then back at the youth.
In fact, from ancient times to the present, there have always been people exploring what this world is like.
Even many Great Emperors, among whom the Divine Travel Great Emperor was the most famous.
After he had accepted his destiny, he disappeared. Before leaving, he left a message, "I will use my feet to traverse the splendid mountains and rivers."
The Divine Travel Great Emperor set off in one direction, and after a long, long time, he arrived at the eastern edge, which was the end of this world.
Claims of the world being endless were thoroughly refuted.
However, there, the Divine Travel Great Emperor encountered a barrier that he could not pass through, no matter what he tried. Even using all his strength with a full-force strike from the Great Emperor’s True Artifacts, he could not inflict the slightest damage to the barrier.
Afterward, the Divine Travel Great Emperor returned to the True Martial Holy Sect. Behind the records of his travels across the continent, he wrote, "We live in a cage."
After the Divine Travel Great Emperor ascended, his records were preserved by the Sect Gate. Aside from a few high-ranking members, few disciples would know of them.
Thus, many people in Yuan Central Continent still believe the world is endless.
...…
"What makes you think the world is round?" Xiao Guizi asked, looking at the youth.
"The horizon is curved. When a ship sails over the sea, the first thing we see is its mast, followed by its hull," the youth explained with a smile.
Time rewinds far, far back, to when the legend of the Giants had been extinct since the Wild Desolation era.
Legend had it that they competed against a certain existence for the sake of Yuan Central Continent and were subsequently exterminated.
After the end of the Wild Desolation era, a long time had passed since the Era of Emperors.
Until one day, a Giant suddenly awoke between heaven and earth. From the day he became conscious, he was alone.
He had no relatives and no name.
He began trying to understand this world, and then he realized that his body was hundreds of times larger than a normal human’s, making him a peculiar existence.
He lived in a secluded forest, spending his days cultivating or playing with the wild beasts in the woods.
One day, as the Giant looked up at the sky, the gentle sunlight spilled over from the edge of the horizon.
The Giant was struck by a sudden whim. He wanted to explore the true shape of the world, to see what kind of world we live in.
...…
"Believe it or not, from Hundred Thousand Mountains, I’ll keep heading in one direction, and one day, I’ll have traveled around the world and come back to the starting point," the youth said.
Hearing the youth’s words, Xiao Guizi was left speechless. After a pause, he replied, "What’s the point of discussing whether the world is round or not?
Instead of wasting time on this, we might as well cultivate. If you hadn’t run into us, you might have been caught and had your Essence of Life taken."
"No, I have to prove for myself that the world is round. Would anyone like to join me?" the youth asked.
"We’re not interested in these things, but I do believe in your theory," Xu Zimei shook his head and replied.
"I’m off then, hope we encounter each other again one day," the young man smiled.
Then his body expanded a hundredfold in size with one stride, he nearly crossed a hundred meters, and a thunderous rumbling exploded in their ears.
Xiao Guizi shook his head with a smile and turned to Chi Qianxue, asking, "Senior Brother, what should we do with her?"
"Take her to the Eastern Continent," Xu Zimei replied.
During the recent battle, the members of the Tiger Tribe had scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing to the surrounding forests and mountains, leaving no trace of any person.
Xu Zimei and Xiao Guizi rested at the spot for half the night until the sky began to lighten slightly the following day, then started their journey on the back of the Dark Heaven Tiger.
Xu Zimei rode the Dark Heaven Tiger while Xiao Guizi rode a Green Jiao Horse.
Chi Qianxue was bound on the Flying Horse she had ridden before, and the other end of the rope was tied to the Dark Heaven Tiger’s neck.
"You can let me go; I won’t run away. Besides, with you here, I can’t escape," Chi Qianxue told Xu Zimei.
"What makes a captive think she has so many demands? Once we’re in the Eastern Continent, whether you’ll even stay alive depends on the reward we receive," Xiao Guizi snorted coldly.
The sinuous mountain range stretched long and winding, the surrounding peaks steep and formidable. The golden glow from the sun poured over the entire range, and from above, the mountains resembled a coiling Golden Dragon.
......
Changhe River flowing endlessly,
Twilight deepening in the sky,
Three-foot Green Peak Sword,
Sweeps through the mortal world,
I walk with songs under my feet,
The Sword comes from the heavens,
The young man in a light green robe with a green longsword on his back ambled through the mountains carefree, with a gourd of wine hanging at his waist and humming what seemed to be a poem or a ditty.
The Dark Heaven Tiger came racing from afar. The young man stopped his steps and looked at Xu Zimei and his group with interest, chuckling softly, "I’ve been in these Hundred Thousand Mountains for over ten days now, and this is the first time I’ve seen people."
Xu Zimei regarded the young man’s attire and suddenly a person from his past life, a famously imposing figure, came to mind.
"Young lady, please don’t look at me with such a strong possessive gaze," said the young man, looking at Chi Qianxue sighing, "Ah, this accursed peerless visage of mine."
Chi Qianxue wore a puzzled expression, feeling as if tens of thousands of Divine Beasts were stampeding in her heart.
"Friend, may I know your name?" Xiao Guizi asked with caution.
"I am Liu Pingfan, ’Ping’ as in common and unremarkable, ’Fan’ as in a mortal descending from the heavens," the young man smiled, eyeing Xiao Guizi, then his expression turned to one of shock, clicking his tongue in disbelief, "Friend, I see that you are exceptionally gifted, with a destiny mark on your forehead. Truly a one-in-a-million Sword Dao genius.
I have a Peerless Divine Sword here. Seeing as you are fated, I’ll sell it to you at a low price."
Xu Zimei dismounted and asked with a smile, "What Divine Sword? Let me have a look."
Liu Pingfan smiled, casually plucked a weed from the roadside, and said sentimentally, "Friend, this is the Divine Sword I was speaking of." 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"Do you think I’m stupid, or are you the stupid one?" Xiao Guizi snorted coldly, "A weed as a Divine Sword?"
"Do you know what the ultimate realm of the Sword Dao is?" Liu Pingfan asked.
"What is it?" Xiao Guizi was taken aback.
"Grasses, trees, bamboos, stones, can all be swords. This very weed is a Divine Sword, don’t you agree?" Liu Pingfan smiled and tossed the weed casually into the air.
Boundless sword light descended from the firmament, followed by a thunderous explosion. The mountain beside them was split in two.
