Chapter 886: Chapter 216: Preparation
After everyone entered, they all faced a period of chaos. The two sects that managed exceptions were the disciples of the Heavenly Palace and the Underworld.
Each of them carried a very small Yin Yang Destiny Token.
Extremely small.
The moment they entered this passage, their entire bodies curled into a spherical shape, rolling towards their left side.
As a result, almost everyone deviated from the hurricane’s chaotic passage and landed on the relatively flat plains of this trial world.
In this way, there were basically no casualties.
And as soon as Yin Yunxiao and Jiang Bihuai, Jiang Bixiao, and others resumed normalcy, they immediately took out specially made whistles and blew them.
Whenever disciples of their sect heard it, they would swiftly gather.
Those who couldn’t hear would rush to the nearest highest mountain and wait halfway up.
The disciples of the Two Halls and Five Palaces each had their own methods; the ones who truly suffered were those from the Four Great Mountain Gates and Fang Che and others.
This time, after Jiang Bihuai gathered some Heavenly Palace disciples, they immediately realized something was off!
No Monarch Level cultivation!
Furthermore, the time flow in the Yin Yang Realm this time was one day equating to a year!
Completely different from the previous ten days outside equaling thirty days inside.
Jiang Bihuai instantly panicked.
"Why have the rules changed this time?"
"Did you guys receive the introduction to the Yin Yang Realm rules?"
After pooling the information, everyone felt speechless.
What went wrong this time?
Why is it so different from before?
It’s practically revolutionary.
And here, there’s no contact with the outside world. Moreover, ten years here are merely ten days outside. To the outside masters, the rules haven’t changed at all; it’s just over in ten days.
They would never know those entering this time had to spend a full ten years in the Yin Yang Realm!
Needless to say, those who understood the rules and knew the inside story suffered a huge loss.
Due to the psychological gap between their cultivation and the time flow!
In a moment of panic, they knew something was wrong, but they didn’t know where, and this feeling was the most harrowing.
On the contrary.
Fang Che, Yan Bei, Han Fengyun, and others who rushed in confusedly, quickly accepted this change.
And began preparing for the lengthy tenure of ten years.
After ensuring safety, Feng Yun’s actions mirrored those Fang Che performed initially.
Squeezing grass juice, tree sap, searching for antidotes, looking for food... then he added a step, finding a safe, hidden place to rest before starting to climb high.
Yan Beihan nearly ran his lungs out before shaking off the mother rhino, then rested, understood the rules, received the ring, and quickly began doing things similar to Fang Che and Feng Yun.
As for Dongyun Yu... cough.
He was repeatedly bathing.
While bathing, he prepared a pile of food, constantly drinking water, stuffing things into his stomach, and then gagging desperately to vomit...
Because the most crucial thing was: he realized he’d just consumed a stomach full of feces!
So Dongyun Yu had to ensure he vomited everything up immediately to feel at ease...
Needless to say, it was a tragedy.
But in summary, everyone had settled down.
And began each living their lives.
Moreover, those represented by Fang Che, Feng Yun, Yan Beihan, focused their minds and sights predominantly on the ’ten-year’ timeframe.
Making it the top priority.
Fang Che climbed to the mountain peak, scanning around, seeing vast terrain, rolling mountains, limitless horizons extending in all directions. Distant chains of mountains stretched into the mist.
The entire land was lush and green, with almost no paths; the ground was entirely carpeted with green plants.
The large lake he fell into, in such vastness, resembled a Bright Pearl embedded in the land.
Fang Che sat on the mountaintop hugging his knees.
His black clothes fluttered, starlight faintly visible.
His forehead’s hair fluttered gently in the wind, gaze solemn.
He quickly devised a plan for himself.
Regarding Yin Yang Realm trials, he didn’t know how it was before, as he hadn’t been here, but based on fragments gleaned externally, he knew this time the realm’s emergence was unlike the past.
Utterly different!
"This isn’t a simple trial. The appearance of the Yin Yang Realm surely serves a purpose, and has a final intention."
Fang Che first confirmed this fact.
"A day equals a year. I must stay here for ten years!"
"Nine life-or-death barriers, why are there nine?"
"Surviving once grants a wisp of Yin Yang Energy, what is this energy? What is it used for?"
"Cultivation uniformly begins from martial master, so ultimately, to what extent can one reach? Is there a ceiling?"
"What do I need to do? How do I get through these ten years? If I stay in one place without moving, will I still face the remaining eight life-and-death crises?"
"Cultivation, lodging, eating and drinking are all necessary. Being prepared to encounter enemies is a given."
"Then there’s the exploration of every place in the Yin Yang Realm. This world, which has existed for who knows how many years, could there be any natives? If there are Heavenly Treasures, wouldn’t each plant’s age be frightening?"
Fang Che’s eyes were shining.
"If these are taken out...for the Guardian’s strength...of course, I need to first determine if there are any."
"I gained the power of water control as soon as I came in, what about others?"
"..."
Fang Che set for himself sixteen tasks to accomplish. As his thinking delved deeper, his expression and gaze became increasingly grave.
"Yin Yang Realm!"
"The crux probably lies in these words ’Yin Yang’.
Fang Che silently said.
After tidying himself up a little, from today, I am a native of this place.
Then he diligently built a small wooden house by the lake, close to a water source.
He worked calmly.
Felling trees, leveling the ground, organizing the framework, roofing the house...
It took him two whole days just to finish this task.
Then he plunged into the lake, controlling the water at the bottom to form a large water drill, digging a spacious passage at the bottom of the lake.
This was easier, directly using water force, without needing to move himself. A smooth, round hole extended all the way under the wooden house and passed through it.
Then he went inside the wooden house, made a hole in the ground, then controlled the water flow to create a bath-like structure connected to the underground water channel.
When tired, he could just soak in the water, and if danger arose, he could jump straight into the water, entering a vast lake sea...
With his water control power, once in the water, he was like a dragon entering the sea, a tiger entering the deep forest, completely dominant!
After completing these, Fang Che felt his life was secured.
He rested for a while, casually carving three shallow knife marks on the door frame.
This represented that he had been here for three days.
Then he lay on the primitive wooden bed he made, chewing a blade of grass in his mouth, resting his legs leisurely, letting his mind go blank, and fell into a deep sleep.
The world was quiet, birds sang, flowers bloomed, and he slept soundly, feeling thoroughly refreshed and replenished both physically and mentally!
Fang Che was very clear that this period was probably the safest time.
Because everyone was busy laying foundations. So... as long as he was careful not to be eaten by animals, bitten by snakes, poisoned, etc., he could rest easy.
He needed to spend a full ten years here, but Fang Che was not in a hurry at all.
He didn’t even plan on going out in the first two years.
He only intended to cultivate here, rapidly building up his cultivation level.
Being unprepared like "setting out into the Jianghu without even having a sword ready" was not something Fang Che wanted to happen to himself.
Therefore, he had already planned thoroughly: unless his cultivation reached a level he deemed ready to go out, he would not venture out!
Then Fang Che also cultivated a vegetable garden behind his house, planning to search for some wild vegetable seeds to plant here, and made a huge, sturdy animal pen using the woods behind the house.
He reinforced the surroundings, always ready to domesticate some wild animals.
He set up a barbecue rack and made an oven himself, but unfortunately, he didn’t have any iron pots or such.
It seemed that in the future, the wild vegetables could only be roasted or eaten raw.
Then he wandered around looking for seasonings.
He spent a day running with a herd of wild horses, found a salt rock, wrapped up a large bag to filter and make edible salt.
Those second-generation disciples with space rings might have brought such things in, but Fang Che did not.
He could only rely on self-sufficiency for everything.
No one helped him, and there were no disturbances, so Fang Che quietly worked alone, letting time slip by unhurriedly.
Finally, by the time everything was tidied and organized, ten days had passed.
During these ten days, he was busy every day, focused, and utilized every bit of his wisdom to build his little home.
The wild land stretched as far as the eye could see, with no signs of human life for thousands of miles.
Every day, it was just the rising sun, setting sun, white clouds, clear wind, green mountains, and waters, flowers, birds, fish, and insects, keeping him company.
This allowed him to feel a great sense of freedom.
He even imagined, if the Jianghu were peaceful and the Wei Wo Zheng Sect disappeared, he would just take Ye Meng and live in a place like this.
He loved the feeling of welcoming the appearance of the morning sun and the arrival of dawn every morning.
The sensation of sending off the setting sun and welcoming the boundless darkness each afternoon was moving for him every day.
Every morning, seeing a wildflower bearing dewdrops, glistening as if about to drip; watching the grass bowing low with dew, then as daylight arrived, seeing the flower’s dew disappear, releasing fragrance, while the grass stood upright, lush and green.
He loved the sound of a big fish breaking through the water’s surface in the midst of tranquility.
The splash seemed to break the silence across miles of the sky.
It shattered the world!
He thoroughly enjoyed this feeling.
Before marrying Ye Meng, he didn’t even know what the feeling of a home was.
But now, he was already crafting his own home with his own hands.
