The villain is right beside me

This continent is round. Although no one knows what force is used, the nine continents are suspended in the air like towers.

There is a big pit in the center of the continent, which looks like it was hit by a meteorite. In the pit, there are dark stone walls with traces engraved on them. The traces look messy, but if you look closely, you can find traces.

These nine stone walls are like nine books, containing the supreme truth. Many people come here to comprehend the stone walls.

"This is the Heavenly Book Forest." Yan Shijie said, "They have appeared together with the continent since ancient times. They may have been left here by ancient great powers, or they may be the Heavenly Books left behind by the legendary immortal world. However, many people have gained insight into the great Dao from them and realized their own skills."

"There are nine stone walls on each level of the continent, a total of eighty-one. Only when you comprehend the nine stone walls below can you go directly to the next level. Look."

Some of them had already comprehended the nine stone walls and actually stepped directly into the stone walls, and then a teleportation took them to the top.

Some people stayed in the upper continent after they had comprehended it. Of course, there were more ways to enter the upper continent, but after comprehending the nine stone walls, a road to the sky would appear, and you could get out by following this road.

"Countless people would spend their entire lives trying to comprehend this, or even sit there and die. For us, this Heavenly Book Forest is a belief, the embodiment of the inheritance of the Great Dao."

Mu Qing asked curiously, "How many have you realized, Brother Daoist Yan?"

Yan Shijie said ashamedly: "Haha, I have only comprehended eight stone walls so far. It took me five years to comprehend the first stone wall. It is said that there was once a gifted senior who comprehended nine stone walls in one day and went to the upper continent."

Mu Qing was stunned. He didn't want to stay here for ten or even twenty years just to comprehend a stone wall.

The big yellow bird said: "Is this the only way for us to leave this world?"

Yan Shijie nodded: "It is said that there was once someone who comprehended all eighty-one stone walls. Then, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky, and a road to heaven led him away, as if he was flying away."

Mu Qing was surprised and asked, "Who was that person? How long did it take?"

"His name is Lu Changsheng. It is said that he did not observe the wall, but sat in meditation for a hundred years, and then stepped on all eighty-one tablets in one day. No one knows what he realized during those hundred years, but this has become a legend."

Lu Changsheng?

Why does this story sound so familiar?

Mu Qing looked and found that the distribution of these stone walls was irregular. Each one was even of different lengths and heights. He didn't know where to start.

Yan Shijie smiled and said, "If you don't know where to start, there is someone not far behind who sells manuals on stone wall interpretation. They are all written based on the insights of everyone in the past. You can refer to them first."

This is sold!

Mu Qing asked Yan Shijie to help them choose a few books. Yan Shijie was happy to do so and chose two for him. One was "Stone Wall Inscriptions", in which someone had copied all the traces on the eighty-one stone walls without missing a single one. The other was "Gongyang Notes", which was recorded by a senior named Gongyang Shuyi, who had comprehended the first seventy-two stone walls. It was said that he was still on the ninth level comprehending the last nine stone walls.

After thanking Yan Shijie, Mu Qing stayed here and opened the engraved map.

The marks on each stone wall are different and there is never anything in common. The first stone wall painted on it looks like a reclining Buddha, so it is called the Reclining Buddha Picture.

After looking for a while, the big yellow bird felt its eyes were dizzy and it really couldn't understand what the stone wall meant.

"I think the others will be here soon. We will discuss the matter once everyone is here. Let's take a look at the notes of this senior ram first."

Many people regard the marks on the stone wall as the route of a certain practice, or some kind of use of spiritual consciousness, or perhaps some kind of great mystery. The above three are the most feasible three that have been summarized.

However, this senior Gong Yang also interpreted the fourth and fifth solutions in his notes, totaling eight new solutions.

For example, the traces on the reclining Buddha look like Buddhist scriptures.

Another example is the Rooster Crowing Picture. When the sun rises, the light reflected on the stone wall will present a big rooster crowing towards the east.

Mu Qing looked at a stone wall. If he followed the solution written here, the traces on the stone wall might really be traceable.

However, a question arose in his heart: with so many people comprehending the stone wall, do they really want to leave this world?

Besides, the Three Thousand Great Daos are what cultivators pursue throughout their lives. Would they simply remain on these stone walls?

Not long after, Si Minghai also came here following the guidance of others. Mu Qing was overjoyed, but the things he was carrying behind him were too eye-catching.

Gradually, other people also came over, and perhaps they are the only ones still alive now.

"Really? I must comprehend these stone walls before I can leave." Mo Wanji is just a soul now and has to rely on the magic weapon temporarily. It feels a bit weird no matter how I look at it.

"I asked the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. We are allowed to move freely, but we are absolutely not allowed to kill or fight in front of the Heavenly Book Forest. Otherwise, we will not be able to go to the Heavenly Book Forest to comprehend." Si Minghai said.

"Then, when will it take to comprehend all the stone walls?" Xuyue'er raised this question, which was also what they were worried about.

Logically speaking, if they cannot return to the mainland within ten years, they will have to stay here forever. Ten years is still a short time, if they cannot leave for a hundred years, then they will die of old age here!

"It is said that some people broke through to a new realm in an instant after comprehending the stone wall. It seems that the Heavenly Book Forest is also an opportunity for us." Ouyang Chuer said.

Mu Qing thought of something: "I heard from them that there were outsiders who entered here. We can find these people and ask for information to see if there is any other way. I don't believe that after so many years, all the people who stayed here died."

Everyone agreed and went out to inquire.

Si Minghai came to the branch of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance alone. There was a transmission channel to the next continent, but a considerable fee was required.

Si Minghai wanted to teleport directly to the ninth floor.

The area of ​​each of the Nine Continents is smaller than the previous one, and there are even fewer people living in the ninth continent, but those who can live here are all top-notch powerhouses.

Si Minghai had just arrived on the continent. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance could grant him one free teleportation, so when he arrived at the ninth continent, he headed towards the Heavenly Book Forest.

At this moment, there was only one figure here.

This continent is already the highest level, but it still seems very far away from the sky.

Si Minghai walked forward and saw that this Senior Gong Yang was an old man in a green robe and a curly beard. He was not sitting in front of the stone wall to meditate, but was sitting on a stone bench next to it. There was a chessboard on the stone table in front of him.

"What do you want to ask?" Gongyang Shuyi did not find it strange, because before this, many people who were confused about the stone wall came up to him specifically to ask for advice.

Si Minghai said: "Senior, I am Si Minghai, a junior who has just arrived at the Nine-Layer Continent. I came to you to ask you something else."

Just arrived at the Ninth Continent!

Gongyang Shuyi raised his eyelids, his eyes were full of vicissitudes, this vicissitudes turned into years, blowing in his face, making Si Minghai tremble after seeing it.

"You're new here. I haven't seen you for a long time." Gongyang Shuyi seemed to sigh.

Si Minghai asked: "I heard from others that you are not a native of this world either. I came here to ask, besides studying the Heavenly Book Forest, is there any other way to leave?"

This sentence seemed to touch his heart. Gongyang Shuyi raised his head and actually uttered a hint of sarcasm. This sarcasm contained some other emotions.

“Hahahaha… Leave, why should I leave? Do you think I have been studying these broken stones for so many years just to leave?!”

Si Minghai was stunned. He didn’t understand why Gongyang Shuyi was so emotional.

After laughing, Gongyang Shuyi said calmly: "You know, I am not from this world, but I can be considered one. Many years ago, my mother gave birth to me and told me that outside this world, there is a more wonderful world. That world is real, not this fake world!"

"What do you think these Heavenly Book Forests are? How do you think this world was born? When I learned that this world is fake and was created by someone else, what is the point of cultivating immortals, what is the point of comprehending the Heavenly Book Forest, and what is the point of so many people being born here!"

"Look down at these people, these stupid guys. They locked themselves in a cage, thinking they could become kings and saints in it. Look at these idiots sitting in front of the stone wall. What do you think they are doing? Practicing? No! They are running away! They think that as long as they become stronger, as long as they understand these broken stones, they can ascend to become immortals!"

"Look at the sea in the distance, that is fake. Look at the sky, the sun, the moon, the stars, they are all fake! Everything is fake. What are we practicing and comprehending now?"

Si Minghai felt like he was crazy, but his eyes were very clear, more like a clear, all-seeing look.

For some reason, he felt a sense of terror.

Yes, this world is fake, so what is going on with these Tianshulin?

"Then what are you doing?"

"What should I do? What do you think I should do? If it were you, would you want to learn from these idiots and look at a broken stone, or would you want to tear apart the lies of the day!"

Tear apart the lies of the sky!

This sentence completely shocked Si Minghai's mind and also planted a seed in his heart.

"Thank you, senior. I understand!"