The Legend of Fangren

"A system? Or some kind of special ability?"

Several guesses instantly popped into Fang Shi's mind.

He had thought about systems before, but those things were too "idealistic" and his senses in this other world were so vivid that he couldn't accept them as easily as reading text.

Therefore, it must be a certain ability.

The cube relief sculpture suddenly disappeared, and despite the simple decor of his house, it couldn't be found. There must be a connection between these events.

Why did I feel something strange when I tapped the wooden board with my right hand? It felt too fast, and the mountain road was bumpy, so Fang Shi couldn't try it immediately, otherwise his behavior would seem odd.

When they reached a flatter spot, the three of them rested for a while.

The nearest city to Qiao Village is called Cangmu City. It has a grand name, but it is actually just a small city that makes a living by trading timber and livestock in the ubiquitous Cangqiong Forest of Cangzhou.

Zhang Kongming took out the dry rations from the cart and distributed them to Fang Shi and Luo He. Although they were just coarse cakes, they still contained some oil.

"Master, aren't you going to eat?" Luohe asked kindly when he saw Zhang Kongming resting with his eyes closed.

Zhang Kongming only said, "I have already achieved the internal and external circulation of Qi, so I don't really need to eat these things. Moreover, Cangzhou belongs to the Yang Wood element, which is compatible with my Water element and can neutralize it. I need to calm my mind and regulate my breathing to save some energy."

Translation: Too many trees, no appetite.

"Master, could you please explain the methods of cultivation to us?"

Luo He was incredibly curious about cultivation. It was said that great cultivators could fly through the sky and disappear into the earth like immortals, with countless supernatural powers. Even lesser cultivators surpassed ordinary people in the mortal world.

"Very well." Zhang Kongming nodded slightly, making no attempt to hide the presence of Fang Shi, a mere mortal, beside him.

He said, "The path of cultivation is vast and boundless. Though there are countless difficulties and obstacles, they all begin from the third stage of human cultivation..."

The so-called three stages of human cultivation, also known as the three stages of mortal cultivation, are the three initial stages of spiritual practice: self-cultivation, breath nourishment, and energy gathering.

Among them, self-cultivation and restoring one's breath are called the Inner Heavenly Circulation Realm. With the aid of cultivation techniques and rare and precious materials, one refines the external spiritual energy into the body, restores one's innate energy, and completes the Inner Heavenly Circulation.

Once the Inner Heavenly Cycle is fully cultivated, the cultivator can ascend to the pinnacle of mortals, becoming an unparalleled master, capable of leaping across rooftops and scaling walls with ease.

Once the inner circulatory system is completed, it marks the beginning of the outer circulatory system. This is the most crucial stage in the third stage of cultivation. The cultivator's inner circulatory system evolves into the Yin aspect, which gathers profound energy to form the aspect of a profound artifact, thus forging the artifact of one's destiny.

"This surpasses even the peerless masters from those martial arts TV dramas of my past life."

Fang Shi, who was standing nearby, found it interesting and treated it as just a story.

"Luohe, you belong to the metal element. This Cangzhou region is not suitable for your cultivation. Once you return to the sect, there will be a suitable cultivation place for you. During the next few days on the journey, listen to more cultivation principles."

This is also why Zhang Kongming took care of Fang Shi. Once cultivation begins, it is a world-shaking change for a mortal. Even if the two only interact in daily life, they may get hurt. Moreover, Luohe's Golden Phase Master is ruthless and his strength is unstable at the beginning of his cultivation. If he accidentally hurts Fang Shi, it will inevitably damage their relationship.

Once they return to the sect, he will have a reason to separate the two temporarily, and it won't be too late for them to meet again after Luohe has completed his cultivation.

Alas... it's a pity that immortals and mortals are different. Given Luohe's emphasis on affection and loyalty, she may inevitably face a tribulation of the heart a hundred years from now.

So be it, so be it.

With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Kongming looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late, let's rest here tonight."

With a wave of his hand, he scattered a wisp of air into the surrounding ground, and the grass and trees grew tall, covering the three of them. With another wave of his sleeve, he dispersed the damp air, making the air in the forest dry.

"Master, I need to relieve myself."

"Go."

The vegetation barrier is just a disguise; to get out, simply push aside the branches.

Fang Shi finally found an opportunity to come to the forest alone.

"There's no instruction manual for this ability. If it were closely related to that game, that would be fine, but I've been playing it for over ten years."

He decided to figure out what the strange feeling was, so he threw a right punch at the trees in front of him.

Bang! My right hand hurts...

But he didn't stop, and swung his left fist again.

Bang! My left hand hurts...

"Why does it feel different?"

At this moment, he carefully felt the strange sensation. When his right fist hit the tree trunk, he felt as if he could break the trunk, which was as thick as a waist, with a sense of shattering where his fist landed.

But you won't feel that way with your left fist.

As darkness fell, he focused his gaze on the tree trunk and discovered several transparent, straight arcs of light enveloping it, perfectly horizontal and vertical.

The moon wasn't out, so how could there be an arc of light? Besides, there was nothing on the tree trunk when I touched it.

But Fang Shi already understood by this time.

Without further hesitation, he swung his right fist repeatedly. With each strike, the arcs of light became denser and more defined—until they coalesced into a transparent, square phantom, one meter on each side.

The final punch!

Bang! As the fist struck the tree trunk, the cube-shaped phantom suddenly lit up, shrinking to the tip of the fist. Dense arcs of light, like countless sharp blades, instantly pierced through the tree trunk, shredding it into dust, and were collected into the palm along with the arcs of light.

The remaining canopy lost its support and collapsed to the ground.

"Just as I thought! Just as I thought!" Fang Shi was overjoyed.

After all these years, the cheating ability has finally arrived.

What does it mean to wish to be a blocky person in the next life? That overused slogan from the past life, applicable to any game, has actually come true now! This divine right hand is undoubtedly something only a blocky person can possess.

It's no wonder he named himself Fang Shi, Fang being the "Fang" of "square" and Shi the "Shi" of "Steve".

But if the right hand can break things, what can the left hand do? You should know that the block mark exists in both hands.

And where did that missing piece of wood go?

He swung his fists at the tree trunks and branches on the ground a few more times, but apart from the power of his right hand to neutralize the damage, his left hand didn't move at all, only felt pain.

However, there were some gains as well. This power of dissolving was very similar to the ability of the blocky character in the game from my previous life. It could dissolve earth and wood, but not harder materials like stone.

After dissolving several three- or four-meter-tall Sky Trees, Fang Shi obtained several fruits, which he named Sky Fruits.

"I never expected that the transformation of branches and leaves could yield fruit."

These Sky Fruits are the fruit of the Sky Tree, but they are not as easy to harvest as Sky Trees. This is because the Sky Tree grows extremely fast, and its fruits fall to the ground and take root as soon as they are slightly ripe. Therefore, it is almost impossible to pick such plump Sky Fruits from the tree.

Fang Shi knew very well that the trees he had just seen only had branches and leaves, not fruit, which was indeed part of the function of the power of dissolution.

Looking down at his feet, he saw that some straight wooden sticks, about a meter long, had fallen from the branches he had knocked down, as well as several twigs that looked no different from tree branches.

"Just as I expected, in the game from my previous life, when the blocky characters knocked down leaves, they also dropped these three items."

However, due to limitations in the game, the only fruits are apples, and the only sticks are sticks; only saplings correspond to different tree species.

Now that this ability has fallen into his possession in reality, all three dropped items correspond to tree species.

These are respectively the Sky Fruit, Sky Stick, and Sky Sapling.

After a moment's consideration, and adhering to the principles of environmental protection and sustainability, Fang Shi replanted the sapling in the soil, discarded the stick, and collected the fruit. He clapped his hands and hurried back.

This ability is extremely mysterious, and there are still many aspects that have not been explored. It is best to keep it a secret until it is fully understood. Even the immortal could not have imagined that he could knock down several trees in just a few minutes.

"Fangzi, where did you go?"

As soon as Fang Shi returned, Luo He asked him about it.

"Didn't I say I needed to pee?"

Luohe said, "Master just detected some mysterious energy nearby, possibly left by a demonic beast. I'm worried, and I was just about to go find you."

Zhang Kongming then said, "I was just guessing casually, there's no need to panic too much. Although Cangzhou has many mountains and forests, it's not the desolate wilderness of the East. The highest level of the demon beasts here is only two or three. Qiaocun has been peaceful for many years. If there were demon beasts nearby, they would probably have already suffered."

Suddenly, he paused, looking at Fang Shi: "Young brother, why do I sense a trace of profound energy emanating from you?"

"Huh?" Fang Shi and Luo He both opened their mouths in confusion.

Fang Shi calmed his mind and took out the Azure Fruit from his bag. The Azure Fruit's outer skin was like jade, and the dew from the forest made it even more translucent, reflecting a radiance that was extraordinary.

"Master, this is something I just found by chance in the forest, look..."

"How strange." Zhang Kongming clicked his tongue in amazement. "This Sky Fruit has actually reached the first rank, and can be called a rare and precious treasure."

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