In the summer of 2009 AD, in the center of the Xinjiang Basin, the sun was high in the sky, shining on the vast Taklamakan Desert. The vast sea of sand was like a large steamer. The temperature of more than 70 degrees twisted the entire space, creating a desolate illusion.
A row of messy footprints extended from the sand dune into the distance.
"This is already the fourth time I've come here!”
A young man who was about 23 or 24 years old and about 1.78 meters tall wore blue sportswear. His eyes often flashed with determination and coldness that did not match his age.
It was hard to imagine that he was a special forces soldier with eight years of military experience.
The young man raised his head and looked at the scorching sky. He put his hand on his forehead and looked at the sun that seemed to want to roast the entire world. He licked his cracked lips and sighed slightly. Then, he took out a palm-sized map with brown skin and an unknown material.
"Brother Ye, drink some water." A middle-aged man wiped the sweat off his forehead and handed over a bottle of water.
There were three other people in the distance, but none of them dared to speak to him. Only this middle-aged man did.
"Thanks." Ye Tian took a sip from the water bottle and returned it, his thick brows furrowing as he gazed at the boundless yellow sand, not showing any signs of retreating.
"Brother Ye, we've been here for two days and we still can't find the place you mentioned. Is that map of yours fake? There were so many treasure maps these days, and they weren't even real!”The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and asked in confusion.
The three people beside the middle-aged man were all wearing the same equipment as him. They were also from the same company that specialized in adventure services.
"It won't!" Ye Tian shook his head firmly, looking down at the yellow map in his hand.
This map was personally given to him by his grandfather before he died. His grandfather had always treasured it more than his life. He often held this palm-sized map and muttered to himself. His expression was very solemn, as if he was praying.
Her grandfather was a Buddhist. In order to please her grandfather, she had read a lot!
Ye Tian, who had always depended on his grandfather for survival, took the map and secretly wanted to help his grandfather find what was marked on the map and bury it on his grandfather's grave, fulfilling his grandfather's wish.
With this determination, Ye Tian had ventured into the desert three times in a row. This was the fourth time!
This time, Ye Tian had specially hired an expedition team to escort him. Although they had suffered a lot in the past two days, they had managed to survive and enter the depths of the desert.
"In this desert, it's not easy to find a precise location. Brother Ye, at most two days. Any further and you'll be in an unmarked area. We've already agreed that we won't go there no matter how much money we have!”The middle-aged man kept wiping his sweat and smacked his dry mouth.
Suddenly, the sky in front of him darkened. He narrowed his eyes and looked up warily. His expression suddenly changed.
"Not good, the sandstorm will arrive in half an hour!”
It was undoubtedly the most dangerous to encounter a sandstorm in the desert. There were very few places to hide in the vast yellow sand. The middle-aged man was an old tour guide of this adventure service company. No one would doubt his ability to identify sandstorms.
"Let's go, head east. There's an earthen city there! He hoped that he could make it in half an hour.”The middle-aged man called out decisively, waving his hand to summon Ye Tian and the others, who then sped off to the east.
Apart from the water bottle, he threw away all his belongings to reduce the burden on his body.
Ye Tian's eyes were as cold as a venomous snake's as he looked around, not backing down. He clutched the map in front of his chest and narrowed his eyes as he ran forward, relying on his good physique to keep up his pace.
Suddenly, a sandstorm blew over, making it hard for people to open their eyes. At the line between heaven and earth, the sky was filled with surging sand waves, as if they were born out of thin air and cast into a row of high mud walls. They covered the sky and covered the earth as they surged over.
Plop.
Ye Tian turned around and saw that the middle-aged man leading the team had fallen, while the other three members were fleeing in panic.
Ye Tian turned his head back, leaping forward and grabbing the middle-aged man's arm, supporting him as he ran.
"Thank you, Brother Ye…" Before the middle-aged man could finish his sentence, he was choked by the sandstorm and could not open his mouth. He panted heavily.
"Run for your lives first!" Ye Tian said coldly, dragging the middle-aged man along with him.
Suddenly, the three team members who had been in front of him disappeared, either buried in sand or gone in the wrong direction. Ye Tian didn't have time to think about this as a huge gust of wind blew behind him.
Ye Tian's expression changed, not daring to think further.
The violent sandstorm was getting closer and closer. It was like a huge wave that wrapped around the surroundings and extended for tens of thousands of meters. Wave after wave surged over, and it was less than two thousand meters away from him.
He could only keep running forward.
"We're here!" Ye Tian's expression changed as he looked ahead, a hint of joy on his face.
In front of them, a dilapidated city appeared, less than a hundred meters away. The walls were made of black mud and stood out in the vast yellow sand, like a black castle. Ye Tian's face lit up with joy as he supported the middle-aged man with one hand and sped over.
If he could hold on until there, he would be able to escape this calamity!
Ye Tian gritted his teeth, his legs flying as he unleashed the full potential of his body!
"Jump!"
Ye Tian and the middle-aged man leaped into the air, passing through a hole in the wall that could fit a person and entering the city.
"We're finally safe!" Ye Tian let out a long sigh of relief, leaning against a black earthen wall. He instinctively rose to his feet and carefully surveyed his surroundings.
This black city wasn't big.
If it was just a city, it would be better to say that it was a larger earth building.
However, most of the earth building in front of him had already collapsed. The four walls were uneven. Some were ten meters high, and some were two meters high. The years and the merciless erosion of the wind and sand had already caused many mottled holes to appear. In the center, there were eight beams that could only be used by three people to support the roof that could only be half-covered.
Ye Tian looked around, his eyes finally fixed on the eight pillars, his expression slowly changing from caution to surprise and finally delight.
"This…this place!" Ye Tian hurriedly pulled out a map from his chest pocket, looking at the clearly marked area in the middle, his face beaming with joy." There really is such a place, a place where the sun shines directly, a place where eight directions can be evenly arranged!"”
Under the yellow sand outside, the eight pillars in front of him reflected eight intersecting pillars of light, forming an inexplicable pattern. At the center of the pattern, a trace of unusual brightness was revealed.
If one did not observe carefully, it would be very difficult to discover.
Ye Tian couldn't help but walk forward, the middle-aged man panting as he looked outside nervously, oblivious to Ye Tian's reaction.
He slowly walked over to Ye Tian, his heart filled with joy and excitement. After more than a year, he had finally found the place his grandfather had been looking forward to. What could it be?
"Ah! Brother Ye, be careful!" The middle-aged man suddenly shouted.
Ye Tian couldn't help but look up, hurriedly trying to dodge, but he felt a violent tremor around him. The entire city seemed to have been shaken by an earthquake, and the half-covered roof of the city revealed half of the sky. Yellow sand covered the sky, and with a loud rumbling sound, it rolled down.
Ye Tian only had two thoughts in his mind.
His first thought was that it was over. The sandstorm this time was too strong. The earthen city could not withstand the crushing force of the sandstorm and was about to collapse.
His second thought was to get what his grandfather had always wanted. Ye Tian didn't retreat, choosing to take the risk and leaping towards the center of the mysterious pattern.
"I've finally caught it!"
Immediately after, with a bang, the eight pillars fell down. A dense cloud of dust and yellow sand rushed into the sky!
Ye Tian's expression changed, and he kicked away a pillar of mud and jumped to the side, but he was still a step too late…!
Winter passed and spring came! Outside Yucheng Country, a small stream flowed eastward, and the snow water gathered along the way was poured into it. The slowly flowing stream was no longer peaceful. The water splashed and carried the mud and rock along the way!
Ye Tian looked around blankly. Hadn't he been killed by the collapse of the earth building? Why did he come to this place?
He looked at this new body and looked at the rapid stream. The delicate face and unusually thin body in it did not have the slightest bit of strength from his previous life.
"The owner of this body is me now! What about yourself?" Ye Tian's eyes flashed coldly, his only regret being that he hadn't helped his grandfather see what it was! It was as if a white light had flashed past and disappeared!
"Everything is in the past! It's time to start living my own life!”Ye Tian lay in bed for half a month, unable to move his limbs.
When Ye Tian woke up, he found himself in a completely different state. His limbs weren't as strong as before, as if it was a side effect of being smashed. He felt dizzy for half a month before he could get out of bed.
Ye Tian, who had gradually adapted to this world, knew that it was completely different from the world he lived in. This was a world of martial arts and cultivation, where everyone's physical strength was ridiculously strong.
Looking at his frail body, Ye Tian could only smile bitterly, not giving up on himself, but instead feeling a surge of excitement. He had been forced out of the army because he had killed too many people and offended too many people. Although it was understandable, the law couldn't tolerate it. He was just a special forces soldier.
But here, it was possible to settle grudges.
Ye Tian, who had thought things through, smiled coldly and took a deep breath of fresh air.
"I have my own fate, not the heavens!"
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"Mother! You're not in good health. Why did you come out?”Ye Tian looked at his mother's loving face. She sounded like she was in her thirties, but she looked more like a woman in her twenties. She was as beautiful as ever, delicate and dignified, and her every movement would make one feel a sense of pity for her.
"Tian 'er, hurry up and go back. Today is the anniversary of your father's death. You should go back early to pay your respects!”Bai Qingsha looked at the young man who was even taller than her and said gently.
The child that her eldest sister entrusted to her had already grown up!
"Father?" Ye Tian was surprised, but he still nodded. Whether in this life or in his previous life, Ye Tian had no recollection of him.
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