Chapter 9: DUST (1/2)

Chapter 9: DUST

Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations

Fang Zhengzhi felt like his whole body was soaked in sunlight. He felt out of place. He could feel the blood flowing in his veins. A bizarre feeling started to take root in his heart…

He did not understand what was happening to him. He only knew that when the Illustration of All Creation was revealed, his gaze was automatically drawn to it.

Due to his hopes of the Dao of All Creation, he wanted to clarify what this fateful opportunity meant?

After this, he started to study it. The characters on it was all recognisable, it was similar to the words in his previous world. It was just the older form. This was a piece of cake for Fang Zhengzhi who was an expert in ancient literature!

Even later, he realised that these characters and figures had an air of familiarity about them. Every character, every figure, from top to bottom all abide by some kind of fixed rule.

This kind of pattern was uncomfortable to look at. It was as if this had an original pattern that was purposely messed up.

Making it extremely scattered and erratic.

Fang Zhengzhi did not dwell too much on that. Since it’s already jumbled, he would put it back together. After that, he attempted to link the characters and figures together…

In the end, he was taken aback. As the characters and figures got more complex, his thoughts got deeper. How would he deconstruct the these characters and figures and link them?

He quickly realised that the pattern within seemed to follow the thought processes of the Eight Diagram Tactics.

The figures and characters on the whole Sacred Rock was similar to a Matrix spell. Fortunately, this spell was not complicated. It was not something like the Left Azure Dragon, Right White Tiger, Front Vermillion Bird, Rear Black Tortoise Four Great Matrix Spells.

Utilising his expert knowledge, together with the ”Metaphysical Gates of the Hidden World”[1] that he researched in his previous life and some ancient records of different matrix spell knowledge, he finally came to an understanding…

Right after that, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed.

The sky disappeared; the earth gone. In front of him was an expansive ocean, the aquamarine waters rolled non-stop. A few birds flew across from the horizon and a waft of fresh scent drifted across the air.

A golden round moon rose from the horizon. The once pitch dark sky was gradually illuminated. A star. Two stars. Three stars…

When the countless stars finally dotted the skies, the hysteria in his heart grew exponentially. Those stars seemed like they were growing, then grouping together. One piece by one piece, star patterns start to emerge.

Great lands; deep valleys; mighty rivers; giant beasts; morphing clouds...

Seemed like everything was included in these all encompassing stars.

”Hoom!”

Just when Fang Zhengzhi was thinking of watching it for a while more, the whole world collapsed. It turned into a particle of ”dust”, settling in his heart.

When Fang Zhengzhi opened his eyes, he realised he was back.

The sky was still the sky, with the same shade of blue. The land was still the land, with the same shade of yellow…

What happened? Was it a hallucination?

Fang Zhengzhi stretched out his little claws to scratch his head. After that, he looked around and quickly realised that the whole square was dead silent. Everyone had eyes opened wide and mouths agape…

What he did know was that the golden glow of the Illustration of All Creation immediately vanished when his eyes opened. The golden veins once again dimmed. Light shimmers flowed across the black jade rock.

The Illustration of All Creation returned to normal and General Li came to realise something.

Surprisingly, his pair of hands shaking with excitement. He did not expect a small mountain village that they were just passing by was hiding such a wonderful surprise.

”Is anyone among those present that is literate?” General Li suppressed his inner excitement and tried his best to maintain his composure. However, he was still unable to hide the shaking from his voice.

”Yes!” Just as General Li’s words came out, someone in the line raised his hand.

Every villager turned their gaze to one child on the stage after hearing that voice.