Hidden Dragon Continent! Here, martial arts are optimal, divided into Nine Heavens and Five Domains. Innumerable species reside here, including highly-intelligent legendary beasts inherited from ancient times, humans with boundless potentials, and various spirits nurtured by the heaven and earth!
However, within the vast wilderness, one of the Nine Heavens and Five Domains, exist seven prohibited zones of life! They are mysterious and strike fear in all creatures; no one who enters survives, all die mysteriously!
Among the prohibited zones in the wilderness, befuddling Immortal Ridge is one. Countless heroes seeking opportunities have been buried here since ancient times. It's like a greedy beast, devouring the lives of one creature after another who dare to venture here.
The area of Befuddling Immortal Ridge is vast, blossoming with exotic flora and towering trees that make it appear like a paradise. However, it is not so; there is not a single living creature here. However, in the very heart of the ridge...
A black and white disk slowly rotates, expanding at a rate imperceptible to the naked eye, absorbing the spiritual essence of heaven and earth in this region. The disk is both glorious and as thin as a cicada's wing!
Thus, endlessly, the black and white wheel slowly rotates, with space collapsing around it, creating black space rifts. Once cracked, this space rift emits a powerful suction.
It draws in nearby flowers, trees, white soil, and even a silver-gray ring embedded in the white soil. The suction is so strong it's as if it could unearth all things!
The flora and soil, protected by the strange power of the black and white wheel, float safely in the space rift. And yet, at this very moment, a portal to another space opens at the other end...
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Huaxia
China
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In a small mountain village in Wen County's Ye Town, nature fills the landscape with undulating green mountains, each populated with plenty of trees. A small hillside cultivates thousands of mu of good land, shaded by flowers, providing home to a few hundred residents in the leafy Ye village.
Not long ago, Ye Fan, who had just finished his high school graduation exam, returned to his long-separated Ye Village and parents. Now, this 18-year-old youth with clear brows, bright teeth, and twinkling eyes, returns.
"Sigh! I'm so troubled!"
Ye Fan's handsome face is etched with a touch of melancholy. Clutching a big roll of white tissue paper, he squats behind a thick tree. The sound of his rumbling stomach indicates that he's suffering from diarrhea!
However, at this moment, a pitch-black hole suddenly opens in the space above Ye Fan's head. A pile of pale soil pours out from the hole, although not much, it's half a block of land directly 'burying' Ye Fan.
Feeling a heavy force smacking into his body, Ye Fan was abruptly seated on the ground as his vision blackened. He roared out, "Damn it! That bastard has ambushed me! How could be so mean!"
With his hands scraping at the white dirt covering him, he strenuously crawled out. Ye Fan, with a gloomy expression and his pants still down, glanced around with his clear black and white eyes. Finding no one in sight, a despondent Ye Fan looked up wanting to cry but found no tears. He wanted to touch his rear but felt too embarrassed!
That's because the place where he unceremoniously sat was indeed where he had just taken care of his business, thus filthiness ensued.
Feeling tearless and full of grief, Ye Fan's resolute and high nose twitched slightly as he questioned himself, what kind of karmic retribution was this? Where had he gone so wrong to be heavily chastised in such a way!
Silent with dispiritedness plastered on his face, Ye Fan, with his handsome yet sorrowful face, crawled out from the soil pile and dashed towards the fish pond not too far away.
The fish pond, managed by his second uncle, was his destination after his lamentable slip. As soon as he arrived, he angrily dove, causing a splash that startled the fish within. He quickly realized something wrong.
Though he had grown up in the mountains and was a great swimmer, he could distinctly feel something perching on his bare bottom. The carps and other fishes became aggressive predators, attacking Ye Fan's big bottom relentlessly.
Feeling like he was having the worst luck, even drinking water would make him choke; Ye Fan felt a twinge of pain on his bare buttocks as everything nasty vanished!
Unable to bear it, Ye Fan struggled to crawl out of the fish pond. The sight of excited, jumping fishes following his behind and the feeling of discomfort in his lucid eyes, it seemed like he was incredibly out of luck that day. His buttocks were now as red as tomatoes due to the 'kisses' from a school of fish.
With a pout, Ye Fan chucked a lingering carp that was stuck in his pants back into the pond. Just then his second uncle, clad in a green camouflage outfit, trotted over with his 'donkey.'
"I say, what's with you, child! Why on earth would you leap into the fish pond without even undressing? Follow me home to change into something warmer of your third brother's. Don't catch a cold!" His uncle's face was full of beard, his tone whimsical, making Ye Fan's handsome little face flushed a deeper shade of red.
He absolutely could not admit that he was assaulted behind his back, and ended up sitting on his own shit. That would undoubtedly be a field day for his second uncle!
With a shy face, he followed his uncle to his home. The house was furnished with a few old pieces of furniture, a little crude, indicative of a typical mountainous village - poverty.
Ye Fan swiftly changed into a black slim-fit tank top, a versatile pair of blue jeans, and a pair of black sandals. It was noon, his uncle had cooked fish soup so he stayed for a while.
Though he was an adopted child, his extended family was kind to him, even more than their own children. This was the innate nature of simple and honest peasants. They were well aware of Ye Fan's fear of being an adopted child and hence his insecurity.
On a worn-down, large red table, Second Uncle was drinking cheap liquor, comfortably squinting his eyes as he looked at Ye Fan and asked with a thick local accent, "How did you do in your college entrance examination this year, Little Fan?"
Feasting on his meal, Ye Fan paused abruptly upon hearing Second Uncle's question. His defined eyebrows furrowed together, mischievous flashes in his big eyes. He gave a disappointed shake of his head, his face filled with apparent sorrow. Seeing his expression, Second Uncle seemed to understand most of it and sighed, "It's okay. You can study again this year and take the exam next year!"
At the sight of Second Uncle's concerned gaze, Ye Fan burst into laughter, "Second Uncle, I'm just kidding with you! The results haven't been released yet, but I believe I did alright."
"You little brat, even attempting to fool me now!" On hearing Ye Fan's retort, Second Uncle was both annoyed and amused. After a mild chat, Ye Fan noticed the impending little monetary gift from Second Uncle and wiped his mouth, preparing to leave!
After all, Second Uncle's family of four was reliant on a fish pond for their living, and their financial situation was not ideal. Now that Ye Fan was an adult, he would never consider taking money from Second Uncle like when he was a child!
Watching Ye Fan running off like a gust of wind, Second Uncle's big face flashed a glimmer of relief. He mumbled to himself, "Our old Ye's family has finally produced a college student! That's pretty good!" He then said to the grey-coated Donkey Egg, the dog, "Here, enjoy this piece of fish meat!"
"Woof!" Donkey Egg, the earthy dog with dull grey fur, caught the chunk of fish tossed by Second Uncle in one bite. With a wagging tail, the joyful dog took off after Ye Fan.
Ye Fan, walking slowly and soaking in the warm sunlight, couldn't help but smile at the thought of being hit by a lump of mud earlier. It rendered him gloomy instantly, and he decided to visit the 'crime scene.'
Donkey Egg also followed closely, with its extremely human-like personality. As it dashed and jumped around Ye Fan in the woods, Ye Fan recalled that the surrounding fruit trees had been rented by his family.
Upon arriving at the pile of loose yet slightly sticky white mud, the following Donkey Egg suddenly charged and began licking it with its long tongue, which had turned Ye Fan's face black instantly.