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Chapter 422 The Beginning Place, The Way We Came From!
Qingjian City.

The afternoon sun shone through the slightly worn windows of the old town.

Dappled beams of light were cast into the air filled with fine dust.

Jiang Wei's bare, fair feet.

Stepping onto the clean but slightly worn wooden floor.

Curious, I looked around the small space.

A separate bathroom, a single bed, a desk, and a window facing the old alley outside.

Apart from that, there is nothing else.

It's so simple it's almost rudimentary.

Her pristine white dress complemented her stunning beauty.

It was completely out of place in this rented room filled with the atmosphere of ordinary life.

She tilted her head slightly, her ruby-like eyes sparkling with curiosity and a hint of barely perceptible heartache.

Their gazes finally fell on Fang Qingyu, who was leaning against the door frame.

A gentle smile curved her lips:

"Is this where you used to live?"

Fang Qingyu's starry eyes also held a hint of emotion at the long-awaited reunion. He nodded and said in a gentle voice, "Yes. I saved up some money in my second year of high school and moved out on my own. I wanted some peace and quiet. I worked part-time while studying, and it was quite comfortable."

The tenderness on her beautiful face became even more apparent as she softly asked, "Back then, how did you manage to persevere all by yourself?"

Fang Qingyu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

He seemed surprised that she would ask that question.

He then smiled nonchalantly: "What's so special about my experience? It just means I had to rely on myself a few years earlier."

He took a few steps forward and came to Jiang Wei.

He raised his hand and naturally brushed away a stray strand of hair from her forehead.

His gaze fell into her flushed eyes, brimming with concern.

"But you, having reincarnated so many times, experienced so many gatherings and separations, watching helplessly as everything familiar vanishes in the passage of time. That is truly difficult."

The distance between the two closed silently.

Their starry eyes and crimson pupils gazed at each other silently.

Their reflections were mirrored in each other's images.

The surrounding air seemed to thicken, and the flow of time slowed down.

Fang Qingyu could clearly see Jiang Wei's slightly trembling eyelashes.

And her fair cheeks, which were gradually turning rosy.

The faint, cool fragrance emanating from her, like the fresh scent of snow after a storm, lingered around my nose.

Just as their lips were about to touch.

Jiang Wei seemed to be suddenly awakened and abruptly lowered her head.

Her smooth forehead nearly collided with Fang Qingyu's chin.

Her fair, jade-like neck and the base of her ears instantly turned red, as if she had applied the finest rouge.

Her voice was barely audible.
"You should hurry up and cultivate to break through. Chu Kuanglan and the others have probably already taken the City of Injustice to sea."

But the atmosphere had already been built up to this point.

How could Fang Qingyu possibly let her off the hook?

He chuckled softly, extending his left hand, his fingertips warm.

Gently pinching her slightly cool chin, he slowly lifted her shy and beautiful face back up.

"There's enough time."

Before he could finish speaking, he had already lowered his head.

"Well"

Jiang Wei's body tensed instantly.

It let out a very soft whimper.

Her ruby-like eyes widened slightly, filled with unexpected astonishment.

But only for a moment.

That astonishment transformed into a hazy, shimmering light.

Her stiff body slowly relaxed, and the hand that had been pressing against Fang Qingyu's chest, trying to push him away, unconsciously grabbed the corner of his shirt, her fingertips curling slightly.

Inside the cramped rented room.

A captivating atmosphere filled the air.

A few minutes later.

Fang Qingyu reluctantly let go of her.

Jiang Wei's cheeks were so red they looked like they were about to bleed, and she avoided looking at Fang Qingyu.

She gently pushed Fang Qingyu away.

Her voice held a slight breathlessness and a hint of coquettishness: "I...I'm going out to buy some groceries."

After saying that, he practically fled, pulling open the door and running out as fast as he could.

The figure in pure white disappeared instantly at the corner of the old staircase.

Fang Qingyu watched her flee in a panic and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

He then shook his head, suppressing the lingering feelings in his heart.

He's back this time.

It wasn't specifically for the purpose of romance.

The door closed gently.

The room fell silent again, leaving him alone.

Fang Qingyu's smile slowly faded.

Instead, it was tinged with a touch of nostalgic sentiment.

I walked to the bedside and sat down, gently stroking the slightly hard bed frame with my palm.

My gaze slowly swept over the familiar yet unfamiliar little house.

There are still tiny nail holes left from when the shelves were nailed on the wall, and an inconspicuous dent on the corner of the table was left by him when he moved something.

The dust on the windowsill seemed to overlap with the appearance in my memory.

Everything is almost exactly the same as when he moved out.

This time, I returned to Qingjian.

Returning to this original rented room was not a spur-of-the-moment act of nostalgia.

The reason lies in the mental map.

A few days ago, after he obtained the bones of Pangu in the Land of Exile.

Raise the [Shattered Star Warrior] class level to Lv.3 (Max) with full experience, reaching the peak of Tier 3.

I'm preparing to use this unique Chaos-quality material in one go to advance my profession.

When breaking through to the fourth tier.

The diagram, however, displayed a new prompt, which was unprecedented.

[The advanced environment has been detected to be different from the original location. Forcing an advancement carries unknown risks. Please return to the original location to attempt a breakthrough.]

Fang Qingyu was completely stunned.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a prompt.

A little unresponsive.

I don't know why the graph is displaying this message.

It's also unclear what exactly the original place described in the map is.
But there was nothing he could do; since the map kept giving him this kind of prompt, Fang Qingyu could only search slowly.

So Fang Qingyu took Jiang Wei back to Qingjian City.

First, he went to the house that Old Joe had given him.

He also returned to Chenfeng Martial Arts School.

However, neither of these places is the case.

So Fang Qingyu thought of the place he had initially rented.

The result was unexpected.

Just as he stepped into the small house.

The clue about the original land on the mental map disappeared.

right here.

This is where he truly began his independent life.

Although I don't know why the diagrams insist on pushing me to make a breakthrough here.

But so far, the existence of the map has been helping him.

Therefore, Fang Qingyu was willing to believe the diagram.

He immediately contacted the Qingjian Sacred Heart Administration Bureau and used his authority and funds to not only buy back the rental house at the original price, but also temporarily vacate the surrounding neighboring houses.

They rented the entire area.

Set up a simple warning line.

When the Qingjian Divine Management Bureau learned that it was Fang Qingyu who needed it, they acted very efficiently and immediately sent people to guard the perimeter.

To ensure that no ordinary people accidentally enter.

Interrupting his breakthrough.

At this moment, Jiang Wei made an excuse to leave.

The temporarily isolated area then fell completely silent.

He was the only one left.

All interference has been eliminated.

His condition has also been adjusted to its peak.

Fang Qingyu took a deep breath.

Without further hesitation, I slowly closed my eyes.

His mind sank into the depths of his consciousness.

The diagram unfolded silently, and my consciousness focused on the [Shattered Star Warrior] class panel.

Fang Qingyu looked at the notification.

[Do you wish to immediately consume the 'Chaos Titan Skull' (Chaos quality) to advance to the 'Shattered Star Warrior' class?]

"Yes."

The instant the thought is conceived.

The Pangu bone in his hand vanished instantly.

A dense, almost blackish purple mist exploded from the spot where the bone had disappeared.

The mist instantly enveloped Fang Qingyu's entire body.

The instant his body was enveloped by the purple mist, Fang Qingyu's consciousness seemed to be violently thrown out by an irresistible force.

hum-

A very peculiar feeling of weightlessness and detachment came over me.

His perspective kept rising.

It easily penetrated the ceiling of the rented room.

It penetrated through this old residential building.

The scenery of Qingjian City unfolded beneath his feet like a miniature sand table.

He saw pedestrians hurrying by in the alley downstairs.

I saw a steaming food stall on the street corner, and further away, a constant stream of cars on the main road.

You can even see it on the screen in the city center square.

The federal draft notice is being played on a loop.

On the background image of the announcement.

There was a striking profile portrait of him in his patrol uniform, with a stern expression.

Fang Qingyu had experienced this perspective several times.

It felt as if my soul had left my body and was wandering in the void.

However, Fang Qingyu's consciousness did not linger in Qingjian City.

Instead, it continues to climb at an unimaginable speed.

The earth shrank rapidly beneath our feet.

Rivers transformed into slender silver ribbons, and mountains into undulating wrinkles.

The atmosphere was easily penetrated, and the azure arc of the planet came into view.

Next is the entire planet.

Ultimately, it transformed into a blue star suspended in the boundless darkness.

Fang Qingyu's mind finally fell into absolute silence.

Only the star-studded, pitch-black void came to a halt.

Here, Fang Qingyu saw a vast and dazzling Milky Way, formed by countless points of starlight.

They were behaving with an extremely intimate manner, as if they were paying homage to a king.

They slowly rotated around him.

As the Milky Way flows, it showers down endless starlight.

It cast a hazy, indistinct light on his consciousness.

Just then, in the swirling, rotating galaxy.

The light of a star suddenly became exceptionally bright.

It broke away from its original trajectory and transformed into a streak of light.

It flew rapidly toward the location where Fang Qingyu's consciousness was.

It moved faster and faster, leaving a dreamlike trail of light behind it.

Fang Qingyu stared intently at it.

This star is not particularly large.

However, the light it emits has a unique texture.

What shocked him even more was...

The surface of this flying star.

At this moment, a movie-like scene is playing clearly on the bumpy ground.

The image was initially blurry, but then became clear.

The first thing that catches the eye.

This is the scene from that rented room.

Time seems to have rewound to a few years ago.

Fang Qingyu, whose face still held a touch of youthful naiveté but whose eyes already revealed a maturity far beyond his years, was standing inside the room talking to a middle-aged man in a real estate agent's uniform.

The boy pointed at the wall and the floor, carefully looking at the contract terms, shaking his head from time to time, arguing his point to lower the price.

That precocious maturity born from early exposure to society, and that tenacious, shrewd calculation.

It is clearly conveyed through the visuals.

This is what it was like when I first rented this place.

Fang Qingyu's consciousness was stirred.

The scene then shifts.

Young Fang Qingyu moved in, his luggage pitifully simple.

During the day, I hurriedly went to school with my schoolbag on my back.

In the evening, they would change into their faded work clothes.

They move between restaurant kitchens and express delivery sorting points.

Returning home late at night.

He often slumped wearily at his desk.

They eat cold steamed buns or cheap bread with plain water, calculating their expenses for the month.

His brows furrowed slightly, but his eyes remained bright.

There was not a trace of resentment or complaining.

We were really poor back then.

A complex emotion flashed through Fang Qingyu's mind.

The screen flickered rapidly.

It was like pressing the fast forward button.

Yet it clearly presents the key points.

The days passed by.

The boy's childishness gradually faded.

His posture became more upright, and his gaze became more composed.

Finally, he graduated from high school.

No longer need to distract yourself from studying.

I began a full-time working life.

With income increasing visibly, the food on the table gradually became oily and greasy.

Occasionally, you can even see a braised pork dish to treat yourself.

He even managed to save up a small sum of money that made him feel at ease.

[To be able to establish a firm foothold within six months is indeed quite impressive.]

Fang Qingyu's consciousness was tinged with a faint sense of emotion.

Him at that time.

I thought this world was just another ordinary modern civilization with a slightly different development trajectory.

Deep down, he even harbors a plan to secretly do business and improve his life by relying on his past life memories and information gaps.

However, all the calm and planning remained.

All of this is completely shattered in the next scene.

on the screen.

Fang Qingyu, who had just returned from his workplace, collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Suddenly, he sat up abruptly.

My forehead was covered in cold sweat.

His eyes were filled with surprise, uncertainty, and disbelief.

The scene before him was not the familiar sight of the rented apartment.

It is not a book of illustrations.

[Illustrated Guide. The Moment of Awakening.]

Fang Qingyu's consciousness trembled slightly.

That was the starting point where fate took a complete turn.

The subsequent scene transitions are even faster.

With a mixture of surprise and apprehension, the boy stepped into the Morning Breeze Martial Arts School for the first time.
In everyone's surprised eyes.

He broke through at an unbelievable speed and entered the formal class.
The first time facing the hideous ghost of fate, from fear to calm.

Finally, he unleashed a punch that pierced through the body of the demon.

To learn the cruel truth of the world.

The training became even more intense and demanding.
Then he joined the Qingjian Divine Bureau.

They also shouldered heavier responsibilities.
A sleepless night experiencing massive fluctuations in fate.

The city is gripped by fear during the Ghost Festival when ghosts roam freely.

The terrifying sinkhole in Songdu City that swallows everything.
Heading to the capital.

He trained diligently at the Longyuan Martial Arts School.

Finally, they embarked on their journey to the "Abyss" for trials.
On the Arctic ice plains, the city of dawn rises from the ground.

The treacherous waters of the City of Injustice, a place of maneuvering and power struggles among various factions.
Until they ventured deep into the land banished by the gods.

He fought against the primordial beings and obtained the bones of Pangu.
Scene after scene, play after play.

Like a revolving lantern, it sped across the surface of this special star.

From naivety to maturity.

From a struggling boy to a powerful figure who now shoulders the safety of the region and whose path even the gods take notice.

This star.

It was as if his entire being had been contained from the moment he stepped into this rented room.

Until this moment, all the paths and roads.

Then, it flew to Fang Qingyu's consciousness and slowly came to a stop.

The video will no longer play.

It just floated there quietly.

Immediately afterwards, the flowing starry river around them also stopped.

And it began to slowly move in the opposite direction.

The speed is getting faster and faster.

until
Another star.

It flew to Fang Qingyu's front.

(End of this chapter)