Sitting on the giant rune train heading home, Qinchuan's eyes gradually revealed a trace of confusion as he looked out the window at the bustling city that flashed past.
He was confused, not because he had cut off contact with Wang Wenxue, but because he was confused as to what he should do in order to increase his strength enough to enter a university before the College Entrance Examination.
In a day of twenty-four hours, apart from sleeping for three hours, Qinchuan had ten hours to work, another ten hours to cultivate, and the remaining one hour to eat and rest. This kind of life had already continued for two and a half years. However, the principle of 'the clumsy bird flies first' seemed to have lost its effect on Qinchuan. The progress he made after diligently cultivating for ten hours was not even as much as the gains his classmates made after cultivating for two hours, let alone compared to the geniuses of the Important Class.
If it was someone else, perhaps they would have long given up on cultivating and resigned themselves to their fate. However, Qinchuan was different. Having walked out of the slums, he was fully aware that becoming a cultivator was the only way to change his fate. He could not give up, and he absolutely would not give up!
In the past, Qinchuan had provided the majority of his cultivation resources to Wang Wenxue, leaving only a small portion for himself to cultivate. Now that Wang Wenxue no longer needed the cultivation resources he provided, the amount of cultivation resources he could use every month was much more abundant than before. Relying on these cultivation resources, his strength would certainly be able to greatly increase during this period of time.
Thinking of cultivation resources, Qinchuan could not help but reach his hand into the shabby canvas bag at his waist. From within, he took out a simple and small palm-sized bronze square box. Looking at the ancient bronze box in his hand, Qinchuan rejoiced in his heart. This was because today, he had almost lost this family heirloom that had accompanied him since childhood.
Originally, in order to repay Wang Wenxue's kindness and give her a greater chance of entering the Big Six, Qinchuan had planned to sell this bronze square box to Wang Wenxue in exchange for even more cultivation resources. Now that Wang Wenxue had cut off all ties with him, there was naturally no need for him to sell this bronze square box.
"Old friend, I almost sold it to you today. After so many years, I still haven't been able to open it. What do you think you're hiding inside?"
Qinchuan muttered to himself as he looked at the bronze square box. Suddenly, he seemed to see a golden light flash across the bronze square box. Just as Qinchuan was wondering if his eyes were playing tricks on him, the giant rune train slowly came to a stop. An announcement rang in his ears. He had arrived at the station and had to get off.
Qinchuan took one last look at the bronze square box that had not changed. He then put the bronze square box back into his pocket. He then got off the giant rune train and stepped onto the only train platform in the slum.
Breathing in the unique sour smell in the air of the slum, Qinchuan's face revealed a slight expression of enjoyment. This was not because he liked to torture himself, but simply because he had gotten used to the filthy air in the slum. In layman's terms, this was the feeling of coming home.
Qinchuan's home was near the platform. It was a simple two-story building. The first floor was where Qinchuan lived, and the second floor was where Qinchuan cultivated.
It was already dinner time, but Qinchuan was not in a hurry to eat. He wanted to go to the second floor to meditate on runes and cultivate for two hours before eating dinner.
The second floor was called a cultivation room, but in fact, it only had a tattered futon and an old rune chandelier. It was very simple and crude.
Qin Chuan came to the second floor and sat down on the futon. He casually took off his waist bag and placed it aside. He was about to enter a state of meditation. At this moment, a hazy golden light suddenly lit up in his waist bag. It was as if a small artificial sun had been placed in the bag. It was blazing and boiling hot.
Looking at the glowing pocket, Qinchuan opened his eyes wide in surprise. Just as he was about to reach out and pick up the pocket to take a look, the shabby pocket suddenly disintegrated and turned into fine dust, revealing the bronze square box inside.
The blazing golden light was emitted from the bronze square box!
The bronze square box emitted more and more golden light, and it became hotter and hotter. Gradually, it condensed into a golden door that was as tall as a person in front of Qinchuan. The bronze square box had become the frame of the golden door, and it exuded a strong and desolate aura. It was like a giant beast that had been sleeping since ancient times was slowly waking up!
Just as Qinchuan was shocked by the change in the bronze square box, the bronze door that was emitting a golden light suddenly burst out with a strong suction force, sucking the shocked Qinchuan into the door!
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"Where is this?"
Qinchuan's body floated in a vast and boundless starry sky. A huge continent floated in front of him. He could clearly see that there were countless stone pillars on this continent. Each stone pillar was engraved with complex and mysterious runes, exuding a desolate and simple aura.
Looking at the seemingly endless stone pillars and runes in front of him, Qinchuan was stunned. He had lived for seventeen years, and this was the first time he had seen such a magnificent scene. The countless golden runes seemed to have turned into a vast ocean, bobbing up and down in front of him, exuding a power that made one's heart palpitate!
Suddenly, the towering stone pillars on the continent began to shatter. Countless runes fell from the pillars, turning into rootless duckweeds. The powerful energy contained within was like a ferocious beast that had just escaped from its cage. It erupted with a world-destroying might, shattering the entire continent!
The continent fell apart, and the stone pillars were destroyed. After the golden runes erupted with peerless power, they slowly began to dissipate. Just as these runes were about to completely disappear, a small bronze square box suddenly appeared from the fragments of the continent. This bronze square box instantly turned into a huge bronze door, and an intense suction force erupted from it. All the runes floating in the starry sky were sucked into the door, along with Qinchuan's figure.
"Rumble!"
After an unknown amount of time, a thunderous sound exploded in Qinchuan's ears, awakening Qinchuan's slumbering consciousness. His body was like a piece of dead wood floating on the surface of the sea, drifting with the waves.
When Qinchuan woke up and saw the vast ocean below him, Qinchuan was completely stunned.
It was an endless sea made up of countless golden runes!
At this moment, it was as if a star had exploded in Qinchuan's mind. A series of information surged into his mind like an unending wave. Under the impact of this massive amount of information, Qinchuan fainted on the spot.
The sea of runes surging under Qinchuan's body turned into a trickle at this moment, pouring into Qinchuan's body. It was like the world's top nutrient fluid, nourishing Qinchuan's limbs and bones.