Tomb Raider: The man is in the Nine Gates, but the system insists it's the Primordial Era.

The rain gradually subsided.

The sounds of people outside the long bluestone street became noisy.

A group of city residents, who were out shopping or taking a stroll, were gathered in an open space on the street.

"I've explored every corner of Changsha since I was a child, so there's nothing interesting left to see."

Huo Xian'er sighed and shook her head.

The Huo family was so wealthy and powerful that she knew every shop and business in Changsha like the back of her hand. Apart from clothes and jewelry, she had little interest in anything else.

Sappanwood is different.

Hearing the commotion, he suddenly became interested and subconsciously pulled Huo Xian'er's hand, quickly moving towards her, saying, "Make way, make way."

He had been ill for many years and had not stepped out of his room for seventeen years.

Previously, when I went up the mountain with the tomb raiders, I didn't see much about the customs and culture of the Republic of China era, except for the feng shui of the tombs.

The gong rang out with a loud clang, instantly drawing the attention of the onlookers.

Within sight.

In an open space surrounded by onlookers, itinerant craftsmen dressed in coarse cloth and short clothes were performing enthusiastically for the crowd.

boom!

One of them, with his bare arms, snapped a thick log in two with a single blow. His powerful, muscular movements were crisp and clean, earning him a standing ovation.

"good!"

"OK!"

"That's amazing!"

"..."

Su Mu's gaze fell on the rough wood, where the traces of raw wood were clearly visible, and there were no signs of age or breakage.

"That's real skill."

Su Mu's eyes lit up.

The older generation was known for their rough handling, which actually allowed him to develop the genuine skill of breaking wood and bricks with his bare hands.

"What's the big deal...?"

Huo Xian'er was not very interested, but seeing Su Mu watching with great interest, she couldn't help but think of Su Mu's experiences in the first half of his life.

Yes.

Miss Huo, having explored every corner of Changsha, could not go anywhere, whether inside or outside the city, and had lost all interest in anything new.

But Sumu is different.

Su Mu spent the first half of his life confined to his bed, even getting out of bed to drink water was difficult.

"Impressive, right?" Su Mu turned his head to look at Huo Xian'er, worried that she might not like the kind of excitement that boys like to watch.

"Amazing, it looks great!" Huo Xian'er forced a smile and nodded vigorously.

"Su Mu, look, there's another one who can breathe fire!" Huo Xian'er pointed to a street performer in the corner, holding a flame and preparing to perform fire-breathing, as if to echo Su Mu's sentiment.

"where?"

"..."

Fire Control Technique (Zhu Rong)

The sudden appearance of the system subtitles caused Su Mu's facial expression to freeze instantly.

Fire Control Technique (Zhu Rong)

[Description: Can create fire out of thin air using any flammable material]

[Type: Fire Attribute Divine Power]

Supernatural!

Su Mu suddenly recalled the series of images of ancestral witches that appeared in his mind after he swallowed the six-winged centipede demon core in the Boundless Blessed Alchemy Hall.

At that time, he did not choose any of the evolutionary paths of the Ancestral Witches.

Because a certain consciousness told him that as long as he chose any of the ancestral witch paths, his body would undergo a transformation into something akin to an ancestral witch.

If you choose the ancestral witch Dijiang, your body will develop into a six-legged, four-winged, chaotic, faceless form.

Choosing the ancestral witch Jumang will cause one to develop into a bird-faced human body, with their entire body dyed a layer of emerald green.

Other ancestral witches were similar.

After hesitating for a long time, Su Mu boldly rejected the invitation from the Ancestral Witch's consciousness to descend and explore the path of evolution in his mind.

Then, the twelve ancestral witches suddenly merged into one, removing the limbs of the alien beings, leaving only complete human bodies.

That was Su Mu's choice at that time.

Unexpectedly, when Su Mu saw a street performer demonstrating fire-breathing, the system notified him that he had acquired the supernatural power of "fire control"!

Fire Control Technique (Zhu Rong)

[Description: Can create fire out of thin air using any flammable material]

[Type: Fire Attribute Divine Power]

After glancing once more at the suddenly appearing supernatural power system panel, Su Mu pondered for a moment and came to an answer.

This fire control technique seems to be only at the most basic level, unable to truly create fire out of thin air, and there is a prerequisite of 'using any combustible material'.

At the same time, a flood of complex thoughts about fire control techniques appeared in his mind.

The world naturally contains the attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. To control the ability of 'fire,' one must touch and come into contact with flammable materials in order to achieve initial control of fire through the supernatural power of fire within the body.

"Gentlemen, watch closely! My disciple's fire-breathing, wood-breaking, and brick-crushing skills are just rudimentary. Behold my true abilities!"

The short, old man laughed and called out to the crowd, drawing all eyes to him.

Other street performers in the open space also stopped their performances and looked at the little old man who was fiddling with a long rope.

"This is amazing! Su Mu is amazing! I've only seen him once before, and from a distance. Now I want to see how he disappeared into thin air."

"What is he going to do?"

Su Mu came to his senses and, along with the onlookers, looked at the short old man who was still bending over and tidying up a thick, old hemp rope.

"It's the legendary Immortal Rope!"

"My God! It really is the Magic Rope! This old man knows how to use it!"

"What is the Immortal Rope?"

"You'll see as you watch! Indeed, compared to the other skills of other itinerant performers, the performance of the 'Immortal Rope' is truly priceless!"

"..."

Su Mu felt his hand, which was holding Huo Xian'er's, being held tighter. He wondered if the warm, smooth touch of the jade was real.

When he looked up again, Huo Xian'er's long, swan-like white neck came into view.

Huo Xian'er was also standing on tiptoe in the crowd, looking very excited.

The Immortal's Rope?

Su Mu had never heard of this term before, and couldn't help but turn his attention to it with interest.

On an open space.

After fiddling with the rope in his hand for a while, the old man suddenly threw the rope high into the air above his head amidst cheers from the crowd.

next moment.

The supple rope stood upright in the air as if it had taken some kind of magic potion, with its end firmly held in the old man's hand.

boom!

Firecrackers went off.

Two of the old man's apprentices fired firecrackers filled with red powder, which hit the rope in front of the old man.

Then, the old man chuckled and, like a monkey, jumped onto the upright rope and began to climb up quickly.

A moment later, the old man entered the area above the red firecracker smoke.

pat-

The previously sturdy rope slumped to the ground again, but the old man was nowhere to be seen.

The red smoke overhead dissipated quickly, and no one could be seen above it.

trick?

magic?

"Thank you all for your kind invitation to gather here and watch the performance of this old man and his disciples. Times are tough, and we, master and disciples, have traveled all over the country..."

While most people were still looking up at the sky searching for the old man who might have disappeared, the old man had already started asking for tips from the crowd, carrying a plate.

"Did you notice?" Huo Xian'er's eyes were bright, as if she had just performed that incredible magic trick herself, and she slightly puffed out her chest.

Su Mu shook his head.

In his previous life, he had heard people say that the older generation had real skills, but he never expected that this magic trick was so amazing that even he was fooled.

Although it was obvious that the old man couldn't possibly possess the supernatural power of teleportation, otherwise he wouldn't have ended up as a street performer.

"Hehehe, want to learn? It's no use. I once begged my aunt to unlock the secrets for me and find someone to teach me the Divine Rope Technique, but my aunt said that even if you kill the other person, they won't pass it on."

"My aunt said it's a kind of tradition."

"..."

【The Immortal's Rope (Dijiang)】

【introduce:……】