Early morning, misty mountains.

As one of the oldest primitive jungles in Daxia, the Yunwu Mountains have always been a place that climbers have stayed away from.

It's not just because there are countless snakes, insects, rats and ants, but more importantly, there is a foggy season that lasts for half a year every year. The area is shrouded in fog within a hundred miles. Even the best mountaineering team can easily get lost in this forest full of towering trees.

But today, this ancient mountain range welcomed a special guest.

Wearing a thin coat and carrying a huge travel bag on his back, Shen Yuan walked in the woods. He casually pushed aside a branch with the engineer shovel in his right hand and threw the snake hidden under the branch far away. His movements were agile and skillful.

This is already the third day since Shen Yuan stepped into the depths of the Yunwu Mountains. As one of the few primitive jungles in Daxia, the outer foot of the Yunwu Mountains has long been built into a scenic spot. All tourists are only allowed to visit under the guidance of outer tour guides to prevent tourists from going deep into the Yunwu Mountains.

Even Shen Yuan had to sign up for a tour group and disguise himself as an ordinary tourist to have the opportunity to enter the Yunwu Mountains.

Shortly after entering the Yunwu Mountains Scenic Area, Shen Yuan took the initiative to withdraw from the group and left the scenic area alone and went deep into the Yunwu Mountains.

The reason why Shen Yuan dared to take such a risk was naturally because he was not an ordinary person.

Shen Yuan paused for a moment, feeling the thick fog around him and stood still. His breathing gradually became long and rhythmic, and the warm air flowed through his body, driving away the chill of the early morning.

After a long time, a long breath came out from the lips and tongue. The white breath broke through the thick clouds and mist like a dragon, leaving a deep mark on the trunk of the ancient tree ten feet away.

"As expected, the mixed atmosphere of the mortal world is not conducive to cultivation. This Cloud and Mist Breathing Method should be closer to nature. After only three short days in the Cloud and Mist Mountains, I feel that my cultivation has improved a lot, which is enough to make up for the previous half a month of hard practice."

Shen Yuan couldn't help but smile. He was not an ordinary person, or more precisely, he was not from this world.

Half a year ago, Shen Yuan traveled to the Xuanhuang world. The technological level of this world is almost the same as that of the Earth before Shen Yuan traveled through it.

The only difference is that the Xuanhuang Realm has had legends of gods and demons since ancient times, and the Daxia where Shen Yuan is located has a long history that has been passed down for more than three thousand years.

Although there was no news on the Internet to confirm the words and deeds of these gods and demons, Shen Yuan was still certain that there were real immortals in this world.

Because along with Shen Yuan came into this world a personal system called Dengxian.

According to the Ascension System, it will issue a series of tasks to help Shen Yuan ascend to the immortal world and achieve immortality.

With the help of the system, Shen Yuan learned the cloud and mist breathing method given by the system's novice guide in the past six months and successfully entered the realm of refining essence.

Refining essence into Qi, refining Qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness and refining emptiness into the Dao are the four steps to ascend to immortality passed down by the ancient Qigong practitioners.

In the state of refining essence, one transfers spiritual energy through circulation to strengthen one's own essence, making the body several times stronger than an ordinary person, thus preparing for the next step of refining essence into qi.

Having reached this realm, Shen Yuan is no longer afraid of severe cold or heat. The circulation of his internal energy can drive away the cold and prevent snakes, insects, rats and ants from getting close to him.

He has achieved such results in less than half a year since coming to this world. In addition to the help brought by the Ascension System, this is also inseparable from Shen Yuan’s own hard work in practice.

However, the cloud and mist breathing method is only the most basic technique. If Shen Yuan wants to break through the realm of refining essence, he needs to obtain subsequent techniques, and this involves the novice guidance of the Ascension System.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan took a look at the display on the system interface.

Guide for beginners: Take the Immortal Ascension Order to Yunwu Mountain Range and join Luoyun Sect to obtain the "Purple Cloud Refining Qi Method".

There was a sign saying "Novice Guide" on it. Shen Yuan thought it would be a very simple task. Soon after entering the realm of refining essence, he looked for an opportunity to come to the Yunwu Mountains.

However, after traveling in this mountain range for three whole days, Shen Yuan did not even see the shadow of the so-called Luoyun Sect.

If it weren't for the Ascension Token in his arms that could produce a vague sense to help Shen Yuan confirm the direction of Luoyun Sect, Shen Yuan would have gotten lost and given up in the deep mountains long ago.

But even so, it is still not easy to find Luoyun Sect in the Yunwu Mountains. "Logically speaking, the Yunwu Mountains, which cover a thousand miles, should belong to Luoyun Sect. I came here with the Ascension Order, and Luoyun Sect should have noticed the existence of the Ascension Order.

But I haven’t seen any disciples from Luoyun Sect yet. Could it be another old-fashioned trial of secretly observing and sharpening one’s will?”

Shen Yuan couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

But no matter what, he has come this far. The slightly glowing Ascension Order in his arms seems to remind Shen Yuan that the Luoyun Sect is right in front of him, and Shen Yuan cannot give up halfway.

Shen Yuan climbed over mountains and crossed rivers, walking from early morning till the sun set, before he finally arrived at a mountain stream.

Clear spring water flows down from the cliff. The rising mist and the afterglow of the setting sun make the place look like a fairyland. Occasionally, a few sika deer in the forest drink water by the spring, and look at Shen Yuan, the uninvited guest, curiously.

“This is it.”

Shen Yuan took out the Immortal Order, which had already become a little hot, from his arms and kept checking the surrounding environment.

As a practitioner, he could feel that this place seemed to be covered by a layer of spiritual power, as if hiding something.

"An immortal sect formation? A barrier? Or is it the entrance to some kind of cave?"

Shen Yuan's eyes lit up slightly, and he observed the surrounding environment curiously while holding the Ascension Order.

But soon Shen Yuan realized something was wrong.

Shen Yuan traveled all the way through mountains and rivers to the location of Luoyun Sect. Regardless of whether Luoyun Sect accepted him as a disciple or rejected him, someone should show up.

The current situation doesn't seem like there is any hidden sect.

He let the breathing method carry his essence into the Ascension Order. A misty cloud began to rise in the mountain stream in front of him, with a thick purple air flowing through it.

Then, it was as if layers of folded space opened up, and another new world appeared before Shen Yuan.

It is a paradise place with pavilions and towers everywhere. The buildings with carved dragons and painted rafters are built on the mountain peaks. Winding stairs surround the mountain. Above the endless sea of ​​clouds, the rosy clouds are faintly visible, creating a magnificent scene.

Anyone who sees this scene will praise it as a fairy-like scene.

However, this scene only lasted for a moment. The next moment, the phantom in front of him shattered, and finally, what appeared in front of Shen Yuan was only a collapsed mountain.

The incomplete pavilions and towers have long been replaced by large amounts of green plants. The mottled cracks in the sky tear through the sea of ​​clouds, presenting a dilapidated scene. The once blessed land has turned into ruins.

Before the entrance to the paradise, there stands a huge stone tablet. The ancient characters on it bear the resentment and hatred that have lasted for tens of millions of years.

"In the ninth year of Dayin, the Emperor of Mankind used his supreme power to destroy the heavens and the earth, and there is no longer any way to immortality in the world.

I was unwilling to give in, so I used the blessed land to attain the status of Earthly Immortal and ascended to heaven with my sect. However, a great catastrophe struck, and the thousand-year heritage of Luoyun was destroyed in an instant.

Where is the immortal Taoist who the ancestor predicted could save Luoyun Sect from danger?"

Shen Yuan stared blankly at the ancient characters on it, his head feeling dizzy.

"This world has a long history. Before the present-day Great Xia, there were three long eras: the Great Qin, the Great Yu, and the Hundred Kingdoms. The ninth year of the Great Yin is more than ten thousand years ago."

"The Luoyun Sect was wiped out ten thousand years ago."

"I'm ten thousand years late?"