The Eternal World

It was early in the morning, and the sun was shining brightly, bathing the land in gold.

At the edge of a lush forest, a meandering river flowed by. From time to time, a few fat fish would jump in and out of it.

Not far away from the river was a small village.

The village was not big, and there were several hundred families of villagers who depended on hunting and planting for a living.

One day was spent in the early morning. After the villagers had eaten breakfast, many of them carried their hunting tools and went out into the mountains.

As for the rest, many of them headed straight for the farmlands.

However, a man in his early twenties was sitting on a large rock at the entrance of the village, looking up into the sky with listless eyes.

This man was thin and wore coarse hemp clothing. A pair of straw sandals were on his feet and a hemp rope was tied around his waist.

"Shi Sheng, are you still in a daze?" A middle-aged man with a crippled leg walked over while leaning on a walking stick, and he glanced at the young man as he asked.

"Yeah, I was still thinking... "Just who am I …" The man nodded. "Last night, I had another dream. I dreamt that I could fly in the sky. There is a very big place, and there are many people …"

"Ai, is this the dream again?" The middle-aged man put down his walking stick and sat on a pile of weeds beside him. Then, he took out a cigarette pouch and lit it up with a fire stone, he took a deep breath and puffed out the smoke, "Shi Sheng, although we don't know where you came from, you were brought here by me personally from the end of the mountain!"

"Oh, by the way, can you tell me again what happened when you discovered me?" Shi Sheng asked quickly.

"You've heard it no less than eight hundred times. Isn't that enough?" The middle-aged man frowned and knocked the pipe on the ground.

"Hmm, I still can't believe that I was born from a huge rock!" Shi Sheng nodded his head: "So, I want to hear it again!"

"Ai, alright then!" The middle-aged man helplessly continued, "Three years ago, a huge mountain suddenly appeared at the end of the forest. No one knows how it appeared, but it stood there overnight!"

"That mountain is too big and too steep for any of us to climb!"

"Who knew that three months ago, that huge mountain would suddenly explode? Let's hurry over and see, we saw you in the rubble!"

"According to the analysis of the chief and the old priest, you were probably born from this stone, so I named you Shi Sheng!"

The middle-aged man had said these words who knows how many times, but every time he said them, Shi Sheng would sink into deep thought.

"But could a man be born in a stone?" Then he asked the same question again.

"Of course not, but that's the truth. If we didn't see it with our own eyes, we wouldn't believe it either!" The middle-aged man spread out his hands and lit up another bag of cigarettes.

Shi Sheng no longer spoke, and continued staring at the sky, in a daze.

At this moment, several horses galloped in from nearby and stopped in front of the village entrance.

There were three imposing men sitting on it. They wore green robes and had a treasured sword slung behind them.

"It's here?" One of them took out the blueprint and looked at it, then he looked at the village in front of him with a look of disgust.

"Hmm, according to the map, this should be the last village in Green Mountain Sect's Domain!" The other person nodded. Then, he raised his hand and lightly tugged at his collar. He pursed his lips and said, "I've had enough of this hard work. Quickly, bring a few people back!"

"Forget it, don't complain. Our sect is not in a good mood right now. There's nothing we can do about it. As a disciple of a sect, how can we not take care of the sect at this time?" The third person was slightly plump and seemed very simple and honest.

"Um …" "Guests, you three …" Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man who was smoking with Zhang Chao hurriedly put his pipe aside. Then, he used a walking stick to get up and went forward to ask.

"Humph, such a filthy mortal, scram to the side and call your chief and priest out!" The leader, a man with a sharp face and dark skin, waved his hand in disgust, then ordered loudly.

"Patriarch and …" Sacrifice? " The middle-aged man was stunned as he couldn't react for a moment.

The man suddenly raised his hand and flicked his finger. A nail shot out from the tip of his finger and into the man's thigh.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The middle-aged man screamed as he knelt to the ground, blood gushing out from his wound.

"You, what are you doing?" Seeing that, Shi Sheng immediately jumped down from the rock to support the middle aged man, and then asked angrily.

"What is it? "Hmph, ignorant country bumpkin, seeing that we envoys aren't kneeling down and still dare to talk to us, this is only a bit of punishment that this sovereign has given him. If there is a next time, the thorn will no longer be in his thigh, but in his eyeball!" "Humph!" Blade Face snorted and said disapprovingly.

"What did you say?" Shi Sheng was immediately angered, just as he was about to speak again, he saw that the blade's face had darkened, and another nail appeared in his hand, aiming straight at Shi Sheng.

"Honorable Envoy, please have mercy!" At this time, two old men walked out of the village with hurried steps.

They were the village chief and the priest.

The two of them were incomparably old. It was said that they had already lived for over a hundred years.

In this kind of village, a normal person's lifespan would only be around 40 to 50 years. The longevity of the village chief and the sacrificial offering not only caused the two of them to be admired by the villagers, but also caused them to have quite a high status in the surrounding villages.

"Humph, you guys came out?" Seeing this, the three of them nodded their heads. Their expressions became even better. However, they continued to ride on their large horses with an arrogant appearance.

"Honorable Envoy, the young are ignorant, inexperienced, and do not recognize an envoy. This is something that cannot be helped. Please consider their ignorance and let us through!" The chief and priest stepped forward quickly and knelt on the ground respectfully.

"Un, that's more like it. You two, quickly gather all the villagers!" The man with the knife face nodded.

"Yes, Senior Envoy, this is …" The Patriarch asked hurriedly.

"Humph, you can consider it your good luck. Recently, because of some reasons, the sect has to be opened widely, and we have to recruit enough people. They're in huge numbers, so let's go to the surrounding villages and find some people who can enter the sect!" "You two entered the sect for a period of time, so you should know that this is a huge opportunity!"

"What?" Our Green Mountain Sect is opening up our sect? " Hearing this, the patriarch and the priest were shocked. They hurriedly ordered the villagers, "Quickly, bring back those who are working in the fields and are hunting in the mountains. The faster the better. Do not delay them!"

Immediately, the villagers went to gather their men.

In the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, villagers had already returned.

However, even after everyone returned, they still waited for an hour.

"Hmph, wasting so much time. This is really annoying. These mortals are just dawdling around!" The three of them had been waiting impatiently for a long time.

"Milords envoys, everyone in our village has returned. Please begin, Sir envoys!" The clan leader respectfully bowed to the three of them once again.

"Hmm, then let's not delay the matter any further!" As the fat man said this, he took out a small bottle and opened it. He then poured out some red powder from the small bottle and waved it towards the villagers.

The powder slowly fell down and stained the bodies of every villager.

Soon after, the red powder on almost everyone's body turned black.

However, there were three people. The red powder on their bodies suddenly emitted a faint red light.

"Only three? Humph, it's really not good! " When the three envoys saw this, they could not help but shake their heads.

However, the villagers didn't know what was going on and were completely at a loss.

Amongst these three people, there was a 14 or 15 year old girl, an 18 or 19 year old youth, and … Shi Sheng!

"Alright, these three will do. After five days, let them head to Ming town to meet up! "Remember, you can't wait until later!" The three of them nodded and explained to the chief and the priest, before reminding them again, "Also, teach them the rules. If you don't know the rules, you should be clear about what happens to those who don't!"

After saying that, the three of them turned their horses around and left.

"Greetings to the three great envoys!" The chief and the priest once again knelt and kowtowed.

Watching the three arrogant people leave, the two elders finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Lord Clan Chief, Lord Priest, what is going on?" Who are those three people? " The villagers immediately surrounded him and asked at once.

"Those three are all messengers of the Green Mountain Sect, which means to say, Ah Yong, Little Lan, and … Shi Sheng, you have been selected by the envoy and are entering the Green Mountain Sect! " The chief said excitedly.

The Green Mountain Sect is not an ordinary place. They call it the Holy Land, and the people who live there are all Gods. They also rule the land within a ten thousand kilometer radius. The priest also said, "Back then, Patriarch and I were chosen to be janitors for thirteen years. We learned some magic, so we were able to live to the age of a hundred!"

"That's right, but it's a pity that our talent is slow and our perception is poor. It's said that one of them could easily live for several hundred years. Moreover, our strength is tyrannical. With a raise of our hands, we can split apart mountains!"

"If any of you stay in the Green Mountain Sect and become their disciples, then the entire village will be completely different. It might even become a first-rate village, or even enter the town level!" The chief continued to add.

However, the villagers were still at a loss, as if they didn't understand what the two old men were saying.

But when Shi Sheng, who was at the side, heard these words, he could not help but be moved.

He could actually completely understand the meaning behind the two elders' words …