Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 596: The Lonely Person

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What kind of person would choose to embark on such a journey alone?

Bai Feng had been thinking about this question before climbing the first mountain.

The sand in the forest melted with the snow water, and almost all of it turned into frozen soil under the influence of the low temperature. However, this is still at the foot of the mountain, so the frozen form is not stable. Bai Feng's feet can still feel the reliable ground under his feet.

When he arrived at the land temple built between two mountains, he suddenly wanted to follow what Master Xu Qi had done last time and pay his respects to the land god. However, he was not praying for peace, but asking in his heart.

"Why do you have to find it?"

After thinking about it, Bai Feng took out the improved climbing pickaxe and continued along the route of last climbing.

  At first everything went smoothly. The snow on the mountain was not thick, and he could avoid stepping into hidden pits by being careful. However, when he reached the top of the mountain, everything around him changed drastically in the blink of an eye!

As the wind grew stronger, the speed of the falling snow also increased significantly, the air began to become thinner, and all the scenery in front of him seemed to be separated by a layer of white gauze. The snow under his feet piled up to his knees, making it impossible to see what was on the road at all. This caused Bai Feng to feel like he was taking a gamble with every step he took.

The perfect climbing route no longer exists at this point, and gamblers can only use the smallest bet in exchange for the only chance of winning - this is a gamble between man and mountain.

The frozen ground underfoot was slippery and dangerous, with a thick layer of snow on top, which seemed like it would collapse at any time. If one was not careful, one would be shattered into the abyss along with the white world in front of him, and Bai Feng, who was walking on it, would disappear silently in the howling wind.

"No, I haven't found the answer yet!"

There was no time for him to think, as the current step was the prelude to the next step.

The most urgent thing is to find a place to shelter from the wind and snow, and then wait quietly for the wind to die down, otherwise Bai Feng will not be able to find the exact direction.

He first rested for a while beside a rock wall, observing the terrain as far as he could see, intending to find a high point first.

After confirming the route, I started climbing up with the pickaxe.

A common mistake made by beginner rock climbers is to think they can reach their destination in one breath.

Bai Feng was not a beginner. He had lived in the mountains for a long time and often trained his balance and agility on the rock walls, but he had obviously never done anything like that in the snow.

——The mountains in winter and the mountains in summer are two completely different places.

"So slippery...I have no place to put my foot on!"

The rock wall was covered with a layer of ice, which looked almost frozen. If he took the risk of breaking the ice with a pickaxe, the falling ice flakes might become something as dangerous as a sword and hit him in the face. At this time, he would have to find another secluded path.

He squinted his eyes and observed carefully, and suddenly found that there was an extremely steep Hat Rock on the rock wall in front of him. As the name suggests, it is a rock with protruding edges like a hat. This place is still dry! However, Bai Feng's height and arm span alone cannot reach that place. If he wants to do this, he must jump up on the rock wall with his whole body, and then swing the mountaineering pickaxe vigorously at the highest point to accurately get the pickaxe stuck on the Hat Rock.

Bai Feng knew that there was no time to hesitate, so he first found a good fulcrum with his feet, tensed his waist and abdomen, and took deep breaths.

"three."

"two."

"one!"

After counting to three silently, I saw a lone climber jumping up from the rock wall in the endless snow!

The climbing pickaxe landed accurately on the Hat Rock. Bai Feng immediately twisted his body and placed his feet horizontally on it to climb up the Hat Rock. His whole body was almost parallel to the ground. He could clearly feel his arms beginning to swell and ache due to long-term tension. When he was about to give up, he shouted for help.

"Ahhhh!!!"

He succeeded, or maybe he was just lucky, but such a life-threatening moment was just a small episode in this journey.

In the next half month, Bai Feng had been using the same method to find the direction and the way up the mountain. This was an extremely repetitive and fruitless process because he was just walking the same path he had walked before. However, this time because of the winter in Kunlun Mountain, he encountered many difficulties along the way.

During this process, he could clearly feel that the surroundings were becoming colder and colder, and his breathing rate was becoming faster. Normally, he could walk dozens of miles a day, but now walking ten miles a day would already overdraw his physical strength. This is a test that humans must endure in the process of conquering mountains.

He walked to Xihua Peak, where Master Xu Qi had brought him before. The abandoned Taoist temple was one of the few warm places in the mountain. Bai Feng chose to rest here for a while.

He was completely alone here, looking at the fire, thinking quietly.

He first thought about the question that had occurred to him when he started climbing the mountain, and now he finally had the opportunity to think about it carefully.

"Why do you have to find it?"

The snow is still falling outside.

Bai Feng couldn't think of an answer, but another picture appeared in his mind.

——The man carrying a sword walks alone.

He once walked down Yangshan Mountain alone, and now he walked up Kunlun Mountain alone, just like the White Snake Immortal Gao Zui did before.

——They are all lonely people.

I don't want to get involved in the world and get involved with anyone, nor do I want to leave the world and give up everything.

——In a trance, Murong Yan and Xier’s faces came into his sight.

It turns out that the most painful thing in the journey is not the ravages of wind and frost, not the torture of steep mountains, nor the confusion of losing direction and goals.

The most painful thing is loneliness.

“If I could go with everyone, would the result be different?”

Bai Feng said this almost unconsciously.

"No ifs."

He held the Dragon Roaring Sword in his arms, and the bronze bell swayed in the wind, making bursts of crisp sounds.

"I want to find the Spirit Snake Temple and return alive, just like my master did."

——Not for anyone, just do what you should do.

In fact, Bai Feng could have decided to turn back under Xihuafeng, because this place was not a hopeless situation, but he had no intention of stopping, and of course no one could stop him from stopping.

He was bewitched by Kunlun Mountain, so he had to climb to the top of the mountain...

Before he knew it, Bai Feng had arrived at a place he had never been to before.

It snows all year round here, the icebergs are extremely solid, and the snow line is endless. Bai Feng raised his arms to cover his eyes, and then reluctantly opened his eyes to look at the sky.

The clouds were gathering, hanging upside down in the sky like a whirlpool. There seemed to be a sphere in the center, which kept flashing. Then thunder was heard, and several dazzling flashes were torn in the dark sky.

Bai Feng didn't know what this sign was, but it was the first time he saw it. He felt that he could only prepare for the worst, so he slowed down his pace and moved forward step by step.

As the thunder became more frequent, a moment later, the snow mountain shook, as if a dragon was turning over. Rolling snow dust began to appear from the top of the mountain, rolling all the way down, getting bigger and bigger.

"It's an avalanche!"

Bai Feng wanted to retreat, but he was already too deep in the water and there was no way to go. In desperation, he thought quickly and started digging a hole with a pickaxe. Although he dug very slowly, he soon dug a gap that was big enough for someone to squeeze in.

The noise and vibrations were becoming more and more intense. Nature only made the slightest movement and humans could only flee in panic.

Almost in an instant, Xue Chen passed by Bai Feng's location. Everything he saw in front of his eyes lost its color and shape. He could only hear his own breathing in his ears. He felt as if he was in the body of a giant creature. There was no breath of any other living thing here, or in other words, he was heading towards death.

He was buried alive.