Transcending the python

Behind the Albizia julibrissin, there are mossy stone steps.

Rong An and Pang Sheng climbed forward one after the other, and no one spoke for the first half of the morning.I saw that the stone steps were steep and dangerous, embedded in a wooden mountain, just like something that grew naturally from the trunk of the World Tree, spiraling up.The stone steps are not wide, and only two people can walk side by side. On the left is the suspended scenery, without any protective measures like guardrails.

As I said before, Rong An was a little scared of heights by Yan Weasel and Pang Sheng. As soon as he stepped on the stone steps, he felt that his whole body was not well. Some legs are weak.He held on to the trunk of the World Tree in embarrassment, his palms were sweating, and it took the morning to really overcome his psychological barrier, and he was able to turn sideways and look at the distant scenery.

White clouds billow in the distance, and the sky and earth are boundless.The clouds get thicker the higher you go, the breeze blows, and the white clouds come out of Xiu, ever-changing.Rong An wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath, and sighed:

"I don't know how far it is to reach the top."

Bang Sheng had better physical strength than him, and after climbing for so long, he was only breathing heavily. He said in a cold voice, "It's okay. If you can't walk, I'll fly with you on my back."

Thinking about Bang Sheng's soaring posture, Rong An felt that if he turned into a prototype, he would probably be able to break through the sky within a day.

But Rong An shook his head, pointed behind him, and said, "I don't think so."

It turned out that the front of the two of them was still clear, but the stone steps behind were filled with a lot of mist, as if cutting off the stone steps below, and this place became a castle in the air.

"Probably a test for us." Rong An raised his head, his neck was covered with sweat, "Endurance? Perseverance? In short, keep climbing and you will know the answer."

Bang Sheng followed Rong An to prevent him from accidentally slipping down, and said: "Well, maybe the moment I transform into the shape of a beast, I will never see the place leading to the stone steps again."

exactly.Rong An let out a long sigh, only feeling that his footsteps were as heavy as a thousand weights, and every time he lifted up, he would break out in a lot of cold sweat.For some necessary dignity, the pieces of meat brought to them by the God-handed Black Ape Tribe were shared by two people.Rong An carried nearly a hundred catties of food on his back, so it was not bad to be able to walk through the morning.

Continue to circle up, and you will see a small stream.Rong An happily pointed it out to Pang Sheng, and said solemnly:

"Can we have lunch here?"

How could Bangsheng say no, he put down the food on his back, sat with Rong An with difficulty, approached this small stream, and raised his head to take a sip of water.

Rong An was extremely thirsty, but felt that hunger was the most unbearable thing. The food on his back was heavy, but to them it was just a meal.Those roasts were all seared because it would keep a little longer that way.The black ape tribe, who is good at cooking, even sprinkled a layer of honey on the barbecue.When Rong An tasted the sweetness, he still couldn't imagine it. Later, he realized that it was really the honey that the Black Ape Tribe got from nowhere. He was moved...

beyond words.

For Pangsheng, there are only two types of food, one is edible and the other is not, and it doesn't matter what it tastes like.But seeing that Rong An's eating speed was obviously faster than swallowing a bird with feathers raw, and his expression was much better, he frowned, secretly remembered the appearance of this barbecue, and decided to try it out by himself in the future.

Twenty minutes later, the sun just rose to its highest point, and the sun shone hotly, shining on the head, as if it could melt the hair.

Rong An turned his head to look at the lingering clouds and mists in front of him, and suddenly said to Pang Sheng:

"Shall we take a break?"

It was too hot at noon.Rong An still didn't know that he had swallowed the strong fruit Yanyang, and was worried that he would be roasted in the sun.Pang Sheng didn't feel anything about the high temperature.Wing ghosts fly high and are infinitely close to the sun. If they can't bear the high temperature, they can't fly higher.But what he was worried about was that Rong An would be ruined by the heat. After all, Rong An didn't know about the matter of devouring the fruit and Yanyang, and it was even more impossible for Pang Sheng to know.

The two agreed to rest here for an hour, during which Bangsheng asked Rong An to lie on his lap to have a good rest.Rong An also felt embarrassed at first, after all, no one in Rongjia Village had dared to get so close to him before.But Rong An himself is willing to get close to others, especially Pang Sheng, who has the name of a partner with him.So he lay sideways on Pongsheng's lap, looking up at the sky.

"When will I be able to climb up..."

Although Rong An was complaining, there was no trace of despair in his tone.Because he actually likes it here.

The holy thick clouds, the tumbling white silver sea, the fresh air, and the ubiquitous wood aroma around.Everything fascinates him.

From the bottom, you can just see the long and thin neck and the deep jawline.Pang Shengjian frowned slightly, looking at the endlessly churning clouds and mist in the distance, thoughtful.

Half a day later, the two continued on their way.Rong An's physical strength recovered quickly, and he gradually adapted to the temperature here, and stopped talking to waste his energy.The two of them barely rested, walking from morning to night, but they walked around, and there were always countless steps above them waiting for them to climb.Just when both of them were exhausted and their legs were cramping, another stream appeared in front of them.

Pang Sheng frowned:

"We have climbed 3000 meters. Haven't we reached the end yet?"

Rong Anhe didn't want to talk at all, walked to the creek, bent down to catch the water, and drank heavily.

Pang Sheng saw Rong An's fatigue, and seeing that it was already dark, he said, "Otherwise, let's rest here for the night."

Rong An nodded, sat down, grabbed a handful of meat and stuffed it into his mouth.The weather was too hot, and the meat had already started to turn sour, but the two of them still swallowed all the meat they had saved at noon.After recovering his strength, Rong An frowned, and said worriedly:

"What worries me is that the crown of the World Tree is at the end of the sky."

How high is the sky?

When Rong An was young, he once heard his brother tell the story of "The Creation of the World".Legend has it that Pangu was originally born in chaos, and he was [-] years old. He opened up the world, took Yangqing as the sky, and took yin and turbidity as the earth.Pangu stood in it, changing nine times a day, the sky was ten feet higher every day, the earth was ten feet thicker, and Pangu was ten feet longer every day.So [-] years old, the number of days is extremely high, the number of earth is extremely deep, and Pan Gu is extremely long.Later there were three emperors.Counting begins at one, stands at three, completes at five, prospers at seven, and stands at nine, so heaven and earth are ninety thousand miles away.

The sky is extremely high, and the earth is extremely deep.How high and how long can the two of them climb with their mortal bodies?

The most frightening thing is that neither of them know what the answer is.

I don't know the answer, so I can only grit my teeth and continue to climb up.They slowed down on the seventh day of climbing because their bodies couldn't bear it.Both Rong An and Pang Sheng are strong men who have fused with beast souls, their bodies will repair automatically, and they won't even suffer from cramps.But these repairing abilities can only be completed when the beast soul fusion has reached its peak physical strength, at least if it is not hungry, otherwise the body will not automatically heal such small things as cramping and shaking, and only save strength for future fatal injuries prepare for.

Although the world tree is mysterious and powerful, it will encounter streams and wild animals at a fixed time for them to eat and drink.But after all, there are still too few. Sometimes two people can share a rabbit for a meal, and the vitality has dropped to the lowest point.In such a situation of lack of water and starvation, the ability to repair cannot be fully exerted, and the two of them are no different from ordinary people.

Of course, the physical strength of the two is amazing enough.Ordinary people crawling day and night for such a long time may have damaged their physical bodies long ago.But the soles of the two people's feet should have been the most damaged, and the rest of the feet were not damaged at all, but a little numb.

Another half a month.When passing by the stream, Rong An asked Pang Sheng to shave himself with his nails as usual, and he took a photo on the small surface of the water, and found that both of them were quite emaciated.

Fortunately, the feathers they wore were strong enough to not break after so many days.You must know that when Rong An first traveled to the Continent of the Strong, his clothes were rotten and unwearable within a few days.If the clothes are torn now, if you have to face the other party calmly, you might be really embarrassed.

I don't know where the front leads.I don't know how long it will take.The two people's hearts were full of pressure, and there were fewer gossips chatting during the break.But Rong An and Pang Sheng seem to be getting closer.

For example, when resting, the two of them can lie on each other's lap without any scruples.Do you cherish those who have experienced hardships with you more?Anyway, Rong An couldn't imagine, if Pang Sheng wasn't by his side and he had to face it alone, how would he collapse when he climbed the stairs alone.

I don't know how long it has passed.That day has finally arrived.

At that time, Rong An didn't know that he was close to the apex.He just kept his head down, crawling, crawling, crawling.He didn't realize that there was no step where he was going next step. It wasn't until his subconsciously stepping up that he lost his foot because there was no point of support, and Rong An's back was sweating, he realized that there was no longer a spiraling step in front of him, but a A large open space.

Rong An was stunned, he raised his head.The cervical spine that had been lowered for a long time made a crisp sound, and there was no longer a thick white mist in front of my eyes.

Everything in front of me was shocking.

Near night, the setting sun is half leaning.Under the sky, countless dense and verdant forest giants crowded into a circle.The leaves are so profuse, yet not cluttered.The intense green color seems to be dripping from the leaves, which makes people feel relaxed just by looking at it.

The nerves that had been strained for so long suddenly relaxed, and Rong An almost fell on his back from the side.Fortunately, Pang Sheng followed behind him, saw that he was abnormal, stepped forward to help him, and asked:

"what happened?"

And when he saw everything in front of him, he couldn't help being stunned.

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The author has something to say: "Pangu...[-] miles." Quoted from Xu Zheng's "Five Fortunes and Calendars", with slight changes, respecting the original work.