Chapter 1: Existing in a Legendary World

  "Save... me..."

  He suddenly let out a loud shout as he plummeted downwards at high speed, he really hadn't expected that the end of the passageway would be in mid-air, and it was at least several hundred meters away from the ground! Several hundred meters, not just several meters! Falling from such a great height, even a boulder would shatter into pieces!

  As the distance from the vast land below grew closer, Huo Ran could already imagine the next scene, except for death, it was still death! The difference was whether he would die by being smashed into a meat pie or having no bones left...

  "Hmm..."

  The wind in his ears grew louder and louder, cutting his face painfully. At this time, he had already lost all hope, closed his eyes, and quietly waited for the approaching death.

  Father, mother, your unfilial son has just escaped from a desperate situation and is about to be beaten to death. The kindness of raising me can only be repaid in the next life...

  Just as Huo Ran closed his eyes, a purple light flew in from afar at an incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, it reached Huo Ran's side, colliding with him. The latter felt a slight tremor after feeling a slight shock, and then he felt a severe vibration, which made him grit his teeth in pain.

  "Is he dead?"

  "Isn't it said that after death there are no more thoughts? How come I still have thoughts now?"

  As he thought of this, he slightly moved his body and felt a softness beneath him before slowly opening his eyes.

  The scene in front of him slowly entered his eyes, and then he cracked a smile, laughing loudly: "It turns out that after dying, I can still see such beautiful people. It seems that being dead isn't so bad after all!"

  "Bang!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a burning sensation on his face and was suddenly flipped over by a powerful force.

  "Who are you? How dare you take advantage of our mistress!"

  A strong gust of wind blew him into the bushes, his face burning with anger, but a melodious voice like a nightingale's gentle scolding reached his ears. He shook his head to clear it and sat up to look at the person in front of him.

  This is a peerless beauty, wearing a light purple long dress, with a head of cloud-like long hair shining with oily luster. Although not very old, only about 16 or 17 years old, she was born extremely beautiful. With an oval face, delicate eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, a jade nose and crimson lips. Suddenly, he was very sure that in this era, the girl in front of him was absolutely more beautiful than so-called stars! The most important thing is that the girl in front of him was completely dressed in ancient attire, with outstanding looks, but also with an unparalleled temperament, as if she were a banished immortal from the ninth heaven.

  However, the beauty of the city was now a face full of anger.

  Upon hearing the girl's words, Huo Ran rubbed his sore right cheek and clicked his tongue, saying: "Didn't I just lie on top of you earlier? Even if I'm dead, what's the point of caring about these things..." After finishing speaking, he let out a sigh, lamenting the beauty in front of him. Such a stunningly beautiful person, how could she be dead?

  "Are you talking nonsense, aren't you a madman?"

  The purple-robed girl frowned, but when she saw Huo Ran's strange attire and thought about how he had fallen from the sky and collided with her, she asked: "Where are you from, what brings you to Jingzhou? If you don't speak up, don't blame this young lady for being ruthless and taking your life!"

  "What?" Huo Ran was taken aback, and asked in surprise: "Does the Underworld also have Jingzhou? Could it be that the Underworld's territories are also divided by provinces?"

  "What Netherworld, this is the Imperial Heaven Realm! Don't try to change the subject, quickly say why you've come here, otherwise..." The purple-robed girl's words were not yet finished when a flash of purple light appeared in her hand, and a purple longsword was placed on Horan's neck. He could even feel the chill of the forest, and couldn't help but shiver all over.

  However, in just a moment, Huo Ran burst out laughing, stretched out his hand to push aside the purple long sword, and said: "Miss, are you cosplaying? It's quite like it, not bad not bad!"

  "Are you tired of being stingy?"

  The purple-clothed girl was choked by a sudden sentence from Huo Ran, she stomped her foot and said fiercely: "Who in Jingzhou doesn't know that I, Mu Da's sister, have always been generous? I didn't expect you to dare say I'm stingy. It seems like you're really looking for death. Today, I must give you a lesson!"

  As soon as the words fell, the long sword in her hand swept across with a speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye. Then, suddenly, she felt a stinging sensation on her face, followed by a stream of warmth flowing down her cheeks.

  "You dare say I'm stingy again? Hmph!"

  He stared at the purple-clothed girl in astonishment, and suddenly felt a stinging sensation on his face. When he reached out to touch it, he only then discovered that his hand was covered in fresh blood.

  "Blood? Even if you're dead, will it still flow?"

  At this time, Huo Ran was completely stunned. He hastily looked around and saw that the surroundings were a prehistoric scene with ancient trees reaching for the sky and lush greenery everywhere. The gigantic golden sun hanging high in the center of the sky made him feel as if his brain had been struck by lightning. His body went limp and he collapsed to the ground, muttering repeatedly: "I'm not dead, but this scenery... isn't Earth?" It's no wonder he thought so, because the sun in the sky was simply too big. If the sun on Earth looked like a basketball, then the one here was as large as a backboard!

  "No, no, it can't be! This must be Earth!"

  At this point, Huo Ran suddenly gained strength from nowhere, stood up with a jolt, grabbed the shoulders of the purple-clothed girl and shook her repeatedly, excitedly saying: "Tell me, where is this place? How far is it from JX Province YT City? Tell me, you're filming now, there must be cameras around, right?"

  As he spoke, he looked around, trying to find the hidden camera to eliminate the idea that had almost been confirmed as his own traversal.

  Go crazy?

  As for Huo Ran's behavior, the purple-robed girl could only understand it this way: without having lost his mind, how else would he be speaking nonsense? She couldn't help but feel a surge of sympathy, and patted Huo Ran's shoulder reassuringly, saying: "Losing one's mind isn't an incurable disease, my family has many skilled hands, the ordinary person's lost mind is nothing to worry about."

  Upon hearing the girl's words, he suddenly retreated several steps, muttering to himself: "No camera... not filming a movie... this really isn't Huaxia Country, nor is it Earth... where exactly have I ended up?"

  It was confirmed that this was not Earth, and a sense of desolation suddenly arose in his heart. However, at this moment, a clear stream flowed through his mind, shocking him back to his senses. This clear stream he had felt not long ago when he was still in that eerie five-colored passageway, due to his panic and fear, he couldn't help but silently recite the Taoist meditation from Earth. Originally, he just wanted to shift his attention, but unexpectedly, this thought caused his entire body to be permeated by the clear stream, and all negative emotions dissipated!

  "Miss, I apologize for my rudeness just now!" Huo Ran, having calmed down, imitated the mannerisms of people from ancient times and bowed to the purple-clad girl. He didn't know if this was the proper etiquette in this place, but he could only pretend to be familiar with it. If the other party were to discover that he was a person from another world, who knows what would happen.

  Just as a clear stream appeared in Huo Ran's mind, the purple-clothed girl's beautiful eyes lit up. By the time Huo Ran finished speaking, her slight anger from being 'invaded' by Huo Ran instantly dissipated, and she revealed a bright smile, showing two adorable dimples.

  "Are you okay?"

  Huoran shook his head slightly and bowed his body, saying: "It's nothing, I was wrong earlier, please forgive me."

  Seeing Huo Ran seemingly recovering from his madness, the purple-clothed girl smiled and said: "Then you can tell me now, where are you really from?"

  "This...". Several hundred place names flashed through Huo Ran's mind, but he ruled them all out. If he said something wrong, he would be exposed! Unable to think of anything else, he vaguely said: "This... I won't hide it from you, Miss. Earlier, my head was shaken and I couldn't recall past events. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spoken nonsense earlier and made a fool of myself."

  "Really?" A sly smile flashed in the eyes of the purple-robed girl.

  "Of course!" Huo Ran patted his chest and said: "Falling from such a high place, and then being bumped by you... it turns out that the young lady is my lifesaver!" Speaking of this, Huo Ran smiled awkwardly and said: "Lifesaver, may I ask you some questions?"

  "Go ahead and ask!"

  The purple-robed girl smiled brightly, a flash of purple light in her hand, and the long purple sword vanished into thin air. She smoothed out the green grass beside her, sat down just like that, and made a 'please speak' gesture towards Huo Ran.

  Seeing the purple-clothed girl's almost magical move, Huo Ran's eyes flashed with surprise and then asked: "What is this place, what kind of world is this, and finally..." He paused for a moment, pointing at the purple-clothed girl's slender fingers, saying: "Miss, what was that skill you just used to make the sword disappear?"

  "It seems like you really can't remember anything!"

  The purple-robed girl glanced at Huo Ran with a slanted gaze, then smoothed out the scattered strands of hair on her forehead and said, "I already told you earlier, this is the Jun Tian Realm, vast and boundless, divided into four directions and nine states. And here, it's Nan Jiang Jing Zhou."

  "As for what I did just now, it's not even worth mentioning, any cultivator can do it."

  "Monk?" Huo Ran suddenly remembered the legend on Earth and asked: "What does a monk do?"

  "This has to be said!" The purple-clothed girl rubbed her temples, thinking that this small white-faced weirdo had a lot of problems, but still replied: "Ordinary people can only live for a hundred years, but everyone is afraid of death. So the ancients studied and explored, and finally found ways to increase their lifespan - cultivating immortality! And such people are called cultivators!"

  "Is there really an immortal in this world?" Huo Ran's eyes widened, he didn't expect that in this world, there were also legends similar to those on Earth, and this world was actually a legendary world, where there were so-called immortals with lifespans exceeding ordinary people!

  The girl in purple clothes shook her head and sighed, "I don't know if there really is the existence of immortals. Although I've lived for countless years and have seen beings that have lived for thousands of years, none of them have become immortals." She paused for a moment, then said with a serious face, "However, there are many things that can prove that immortals do exist!"

  "Living for a thousand years?"

  He suddenly opened his mouth, with a face that didn't dare to believe. To know that on Earth, those who can live for hundreds of years are called human treasures, then what about those who have lived for thousands of years here? Human essence? Monster? Thousands of years! He couldn't imagine what it would be like to drift in the red dust for thousands of years.

  "Uh... how old are you?" Suddenly, Huo Ran's face turned strange as he stared at the purple-clothed girl and asked. If this seemingly 16 or 17-year-old elegant girl was actually an old hag who had lived for hundreds of years...