The map was made of an extraordinary material. It looked like it was made of white jade, but it had the texture and softness of silk. However, when it was unfolded, it had the hardness of paper and would not slip from one's hand.
Mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas were clearly drawn on it. If one looked closely, they could even see the clouds gathering and dispersing of Mount Dingtian, the rising and falling of Youxuan Sea, and the roaring of Canglong River.
However, as long as one looked away, these scenes would not continue to move. However, this made it even more magical.
There were ten continents in the world, five colors and five directions. West Mountain White Plains, Red Hill Northern Desert, Central Prefecture Green Forest, Black Sea Eastern Plains, and Gold Fields Southern Pond. The division and regional specialties were all drawn out and carefully separated. Even the most ignorant old farmer could clearly know which was which and what they produced.
His gaze carefully scanned every word and picture on the map. With the help of the moonlight and the map's fluorescence, Gao Chuan memorized everything on it in his mind.
Although there were still some mist-like gray cloud patterns that covered some corners of the map and could not be seen clearly, it did not detract from the magical nature of the map. In the eyes of the mortal world's emperors, this was a true divine object that was even more precious than a hundred thousand soldiers in a city.
Even Gao Hong might not be able to take out a second map like this. The value of such a rare treasure was immeasurable. If Gao Chuan could not cultivate, with this map alone, he might be able to petition the capital and become an official.
However, to Gao Chuan now, this thing was useless.
Because this was a map of the world.
Without a doubt, this map was extremely precious. In the mortal world, it would be worth a fortune. However, to Gao Chuan, who was currently deep in the mountains and suffering from the pain of not knowing the way, this thing was not even as good as the route drawn by the merchants with only a few lines.
Of course, he knew that Yujing was to the east — the side where the sun rose. Everyone knew this. However, it was not enough to just know the direction in the mountains.
If a person who did not bring much food with him spent a few days eating more than half of his stored food only to realize that he had walked to the edge of a cliff. Other than jumping off the cliff, he could only turn back and walk again. Without a doubt, his morale would be destroyed.
Especially now that the wild beasts in the surrounding area had all dispersed, they could only rely on the ripe fruits of autumn and the wild vegetables by the roadside. Going the wrong way was even more dangerous than before. It was even more dangerous than when there were ferocious beasts roaming about and demonic beasts kidnapping people.
"This …"
After looking at it over and over again several times, Gao Chuan confirmed that this thing did not have the function of magnifying the map and observing the scene in his previous life. He could only sigh helplessly and put it back into his arms, letting it accompany the jade slip token.
To be honest, he was a little suspicious. Did Gao Hong give him the wrong map? Although it was a rare item, it was useless to him.
"Although I don't think I'll get lost, I'll be more confident with a map. But now …"
After muttering to himself, Gao Chuan shook his head and gave up on thinking about this problem. Pushing aside the branches in front of him, he prepared to look at the night sky.
Anyway, after cultivating, he was full of energy and couldn't sleep. It just so happened that there were no clouds tonight, so it was indeed a good day for stargazing.
The moonlight was bright and the stars were twinkling. The late autumn night was not like the summer night when the stars in the sky converged into a river. However, it was still densely packed and inexhaustible.
The brilliance gathered and floated in the night sky like mist.
Gao Chuan pushed away all the branches that blocked his view and lay there, staring at the sky.
He had always liked to look at the stars because they were all existences that he could not touch.
That was the unknown.
Behind these twinkling lights, just like the current world, everything was unknown and mysterious.
Of course, it was also dangerous, cruel and ruthless.
Gao Chuan looked at these stars that were arranged very differently from the previous world, but gradually began to become familiar with them. He couldn't help but feel a little … excited!
So what if it was unknown?
So what if it was dangerous?
Weren't people born to meet these challenges?
He had power and a way to obtain greater power. For the unknown, he did not have the slightest fear. Instead, his desire to explore and curiosity made him even more excited.
If it wasn't for the fact that he needed to rest for a period of time after cultivating, waiting for his blood to calm down and return to calmness, he would have started cultivating again without hesitation.
Others said that cultivation was dry and unbearably painful. However, for Gao Chuan, this kind of behavior that could take him step by step to a higher level and allow him to obtain power was a temptation and pleasure in itself. Not to mention repeating it a hundred times, even if it was a thousand times or ten thousand times, it would still be interesting.
Feeling the smooth and hot pulse in his body, this feeling of power that he could not feel in his previous life, Gao Chuan even had such a feeling that the life he had lived before was simply like a frog in a well. He thought that he was infallible and was self-satisfied, a meaningless waste of life.
Thinking, immersed in the starry sky … After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, he felt a strange movement coming from the crystal on his chest.
Thump … Thump … Thump
Like a pulse, rhythmic vibrations were emitted from this mysterious crystal that was emitting a cyan-blue light.
"What's going on?!"
In this regard, Gao Chuan immediately became nervous. He was very clear about what the biggest unknown thing in his body was — — the magical crystal that gave him power beyond ordinary people and even allowed this body to come back to life!
"Rumble!!!!"
A sudden loud roar came from the sky, interrupting Gao Chuan's bewilderment. He turned his head back vigilantly. He pressed the crystal on his chest that was still vibrating and hid in the depths of the tree trunk, using the gaps between the branches to observe the abnormality.
It was a meteorite.
The star wrapped in crimson light was like a ghost. Before it appeared, the entire sky was not abnormal at all.
But when it appeared in people's sight, it was already too late to pay attention to it.
In the blink of an eye, the meteorite fell straight down, bringing with it a violent explosion sound. With a nearly vertical trajectory, it crashed into the hillside that was only half a mountain away from Gao Chuan.
But strangely, whether it was because most of its volume had been burned and evaporated or for some other strange reason, this earth-shattering impact did not happen, not even a vibration. There was only a sudden stuffy air and the smell of hot iron filings, which made Gao Chuan, who quickly hid behind the tree trunk and prepared to rely on the tree to resist the shock wave, feel a little strange and puzzled.
And at this moment, the trembling of his chest suddenly stopped, and then began to vibrate with an even more intense rhythm.
Remembering the place where the meteorite fell, Gao Chuan moved his gaze away. He frowned, lifted his clothes, and looked at his chest.
The crystal was flashing with blue fluorescence, and there was a mysterious glow overflowing from it. He could vaguely see a blood-like red light flowing in the center.
"This thing is really unpredictable …"
Muttering to himself, Gao Chuan instinctively felt that it was the meteorite not far away that caused the crystal to move.
The strange thing that fell from the sky that defied common sense.
Five years ago, the nameless boy picked up the axe for the first time and entered the jungle.
He hoped to gain power, so after hearing that there was a magic medicine in the depths of the mountains that could let people gain the power of a cultivator, he did not hesitate to take action.
After spending a few days, he really found a strange place. It was a flat cliff with no plants. It was surrounded by trees more than ten meters high, but there was not even a weed in that place. Thinking that there must be something magical here, the nameless boy decided to dig deeper.
During this period, he dug up a lot of strange things.
There were unbelievably hard bones, and there were also stones that looked like amber. He even dug up three or four ant nests. Then again, some ant eggs tasted really good. They were sour, sweet, and refreshing, but a little sticky to the teeth.
Among them, the strangest thing was a black seed-like thing the size of two fingers.
At first, it was wrapped in a milky white translucent stone. It was a perfect sphere, like a work of art. It was abnormally hard.
In order to know what the black thing inside was, the boy intended to break it. But when he did it, his palm was accidentally scratched by the debris. Blood flowed all over the ground, and the seed also splashed a lot.
The reason why it was called a seed was that after he couldn't open its shell no matter how hard he tried, the boy became angry and took a bite. The result was needless to say, his teeth almost broke. Under the pain, he accidentally swallowed the thing.
As a result, Gao Chuan recalled that he was in a coma for three days and the crystal that suddenly appeared on his chest after he woke up.
Pressing on the blue crystal, Gao Chuan felt that it was guiding him to the place where the meteorite fell, where the strange thing that fell from the sky was.
Should he go or not? Standing in the same place and thinking for a while, Gao Chuan thought for a while and decided to go and have a look.
At such a close distance, the vibration of the crystal was real. The reason for such a strange thing to happen was like poison to a thirsty person like him. Even if he knew it was dangerous, it couldn't stop him from drinking it in one gulp.
Picking up the axe, Gao Chuan walked quickly in the forest under the moonlight. Because the beasts and monsters were scared by the pressure of the fight between the Eclipse Dragon and Immortal Chang Mu, they migrated hundreds of miles away. Even if they wanted to come back, it would take a few days. Therefore, the surroundings were quiet. Even the sound of insects was sparse, completely covered by the rustling of leaves.
After ten minutes, he arrived at the place where the meteorite fell.