In the Blade

who I am?

This question can be said to be simple. At least Du Chengfeng can pat his chest and say "I am Du Chengfeng" right now. However, this question can be said to be complex and complicated, just like the other two questions juxtaposed with this question.

who I am? Where am I? Who is hitting me?

Of course, some people would say "who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going?", but in Du Chengfeng's view, the former is often more difficult to explain than the latter, and easier to encounter - just like Now, he was in an unfamiliar sky, and could only feel a faint feeling of being spied on.

But when he wanted to look up, the feeling of being spied on disappeared.

The feeling of being stared at was like falling into a jungle, except that he was not the hunter, but the prey being targeted by the hunter.

"Just get used to it, it's always like this."

The coyote was undressing on the side.

"After all, these senior experts can't confirm whether you will hurt them, so they will inevitably look at you twice and be wary of you... They don't really want to hit you, they are just prepared to prevent you from attacking them. ”

"I know."

Du Chengfeng nodded and tried to relax.

After all, he still had work to do.

Regarding how to explore the power of Qing, Coyote gave him a way, that is, he also tried to dig a hole in the sky and carve a small world of his own in it - in the words of Coyote, "By doing this If you do something, you can actually understand who you are." This is a relatively quick method.

"Somewhat similar, interior decoration?"

Du Chengfeng understood this at first, and then he saw Coyote's expression become subtle.

Perhaps this more mortal statement is not what Coyote wants to express?

"It's more free than a mortal's bedroom."

Coyote thought for a moment and finally sighed.

"But you have to be careful about the backlash of delusion, and don't get into trouble. Many of our predecessors and sages committed delusion when they opened caves, and as a result, something happened."

"A cave..."

Du Chengfeng chewed on Coyote's words.

Don't say it, this word is quite vivid.

Since many of the stars in the sky of this world are actually holes dug by the predecessors and sages, it is indeed more appropriate to use the word "cave mansion" to describe it. A hole is a mansion, and each hole is a predecessor. The residence of the sages.

"Then can I go to other caves to visit?"

"Unless something really happens, the senior sages don't like to be disturbed."

Coyote explained.

"After all, the senior sages also have their own things to be busy with. If you rush in rashly... let alone the bad-tempered sages who may take action on you, you may not be able to survive in the environment they have created."

"Is there anything else to say?"

Du Chengfeng was a little confused.

"I just went to your place and everything was fine..."

"That's what I wanted to let you in."

Saying this, the coyote raised his paw towards the stars in the distance.

"Are you trying again now?"

With the paw waving, the hole that originally belonged to the coyote immediately emitted a biting cold air. Even from a distance, Du Chengfeng could feel the cold temperature.

Dropping water turning into ice is not even enough to describe it. Even if you just pass by the hole, you will even be frozen to pieces on the spot!

"This is the environment I need to calm my head."

The coyote turned back.

"Do you understand now? If you catch up with any senior who is practicing..."

"hiss……"

Du Chengfeng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Although Coyote's demonstration really shocked him, it also allowed him to understand what the other party meant by "more freedom than a mortal bedroom" - indeed, judging from this situation, ordinary interior decoration is indeed insufficient. It is used to describe the cave.

This is not so much opening up a cave, but rather using your mind to carve out a world that belongs only to you in the void!

"It's interesting!"

Du Chengfeng immediately became interested.

If he was allowed to carve out a world, what would the world he wanted look like?

"First...we need some light."

Du Chengfeng thought so.

Although theoretically, his current perception ability allows him to detect everything around him without the need for a light source, he is still not used to places without light.

The feeling of soft sunlight shining on your body is undoubtedly the most comfortable.

"Then...there will be heaven and earth."

Du Chengfeng continued to outline the prototype of his cave.

There must be heaven and earth. This is still a matter of habit. Although in theory, he can still use some more outrageous models, the down-to-earth feeling will always make people more comfortable.

Then, he got stuck on this step.

What day is it? What is the land?

There seem to be many directions to choose. For example, for the sky, he can copy the ordinary sky in his impression, or he can decorate the sky with many stars to imitate the astronomical sky, or even directly imitate the sky he has just come into contact with. Many holes were opened in the sky.

As for the land, there seem to be more choices, whether it is mountains or plains, whether it is frozen all year round or like spring all year round... or even the most basic thing, does the land he wants be flat or round?

"I, this, ah, this."

Du Chengfeng suffered from difficulty in choosing.

Each choice seems good, but it seems a bit troublesome to make it. Which one should he choose?

"Hey! Choose something!"

Du Chengfeng slapped his head.

He gave up thinking immediately.

In other words, he didn't need to think at all.

"Oh? It's done so quickly?"

The coyote on the side was stunned. It was obvious that Du Chengfeng's speed was a little too fast.

"You found what you wanted so quickly?"

"That's right, this is simple."

Du Chengfeng raised his hand and pointed at the hole beside him.

"Come, let's go in and see my new home together."

"Then... let's go in and take a look?"

The coyote also had a bit more curiosity on his face.

"First of all, let's say that your layout will reflect your thoughts. Through your shaping of the environment, I can clearly see who you are, so this kind of thing..."

"Hey, it's nothing."

Du Chengfeng still looked indifferent.

"You've helped me so much, so why don't you take a look?"

"That's fine."

Coyote nodded, and then followed Du Chengfeng into the hole.

"Then let me see who you are..."

Before he finished speaking, the coyote got stuck in his shell.

Just because the surrounding environment is as familiar to it as if it were back home.

"Are you... me?"

Looking at the surrounding flowers, plants and trees that were exactly the same as his own cave, Coyote opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time.

"This...is your cave?"

"right."

Du Chengfeng nodded.

"This is my cave. How about it? It's nice, isn't it?"

"In other words... you are me?"

Coyote's eyes widened.

"You are me, then who am I? Don't you have any ideas of your own?"

"That's what I think."

Du Chengfeng's face was full of sincerity.

"I really think your home is nice."

"You... don't worry, this is the only way to go."

Coyote shook his head and finally sighed.

"Then you give it a try first. If there is any problem, you will definitely adjust it yourself... I will go back and calm down first, and you should get familiar with the new environment first."

Saying this, the coyote got out of the cave and flew back to his side.

Du Chengfeng was left alone in the newly opened cave, looking up at the sky.

The coyote was talking nearby just now, and Du Chengfeng's attention was somewhat attracted. Now that the coyote was gone, Du Chengfeng really started to take stock of the nearby environment - it was at this time, Only then did he understand what the "adjustment" the coyote was talking about was talking about.

Just because he had just taken two steps, he tripped over the trees on the ground.

"This environment is indeed a bit..."

Du Chengfeng casually cut down the stumbling bushes, and then frowned slightly.

Yes, although he did copy the homework, this environment is indeed more suitable for wolves. A wolf on all fours can run along the ground without any hindrance, but it is still a bit difficult for people to walk through the forest.

"Suitable for my living environment..."

Du Chengfeng felled a few big trees and quickly built a wooden house. He then cleared a clearing around the wooden house, which was much more pleasing to the eye.

However, just like this, it is still too commonplace.

Just like the coyote reminded him, he can use his imagination to create a place that does not exist in the world - just like now, under his will, those towering trees collapsed one after another , a wooden castle rose from the ground in an instant.

"Wood always feels weak...what if it turns into stone?"

Just when Du Chengfeng's thoughts changed, the wooden castle followed his thoughts and turned into solid granite.

"Why does it feel like this place is more like a testing ground for your dreams to come true?"

After letting the granite castle turn into sand again, Du Chengfeng frowned.

He seemed to understand a little bit, some of the things he had felt in the coyote's cave before.

That is some kind of more stable force, or in other words, it is a force that can be called order. It is precisely because of the existence of that force that this cave can be stable. Otherwise, like him now, one thought at a time, Then the castle in front of him will look the same from time to time.

Indeed, this was a good thing from the perspective of change, but would he dare to live in such a castle that would turn into sand or ice sculptures from time to time?

Obviously he didn't dare. Just like now, with a thought, the entire castle turned into pure water, and in his perception, water was a liquid, so the entire castle collapsed with splashes. The waves even wet his legs.

"So that's it..."

Du Chengfeng vaguely understood the key to building a cave.

What really determines the stable existence of a cave is not a novel idea from the beginning. After all, if it is just an idea, everyone will have it, and even eight hundred ideas a minute is not surprising.

What can really make a cave exist is actually what he believes in most deeply.

It must be the thing he believes in the most from the bottom of his heart that is qualified to become the cornerstone of the entire cave. It is precisely because of this absolute belief that the entire cave can bring absolute stability. As for the other appearances of the cave, they are just some external expansions based on this belief. It is also because of the existence of this belief that everything else can appear.

If even he does not believe in it, it will be like the castle just now, constantly changing with the change of thoughts, and it is impossible to stabilize.

"So that's it..."

It was at this time that Du Chengfeng understood why the coyote said that as long as he took a look at the cave, he would know who he was.

It was indeed the case. After all, the cave itself represented the source of his belief. As long as the coyote saw what he believed, he could have a clear understanding of him.

"So... the problem is here."

Du Chengfeng began to scratch his head.

What does he believe in?

I don't know. This question is a bit difficult to answer. After all, it is difficult for him to directly say what he believes in thoroughly - especially in this idealistic world where he has seen ghosts, it is even more difficult for him to believe in anything. After all, any strange things may happen, so what else is sure?

It seems that there is no such thing, at least not in Du Chengfeng's opinion at the moment. For him at the moment, perhaps the only thing he believes in is that there is no absolute in the world.

However, it seems that it is not possible to build a whole world just by relying on the saying that there is no absolute in the world.

"So how about..."

Du Chengfeng slapped his head.

Indeed, he himself can't figure these things out.

But he at least knows that he is copying homework.

The coyote can see what he thinks through his cave, so can he also feel what the coyote thinks through the coyote's cave?

It seems that it is really possible, after all, the coyote's cave is much more stable than his cave.

"I remember his cave..."

Du Chengfeng scanned the surroundings. After all, his cave was also copied from the coyote. Now he didn't need to recall it. Just a few more glances around would be enough.

However, the surroundings didn't seem to have any explanation. This was just an ordinary forest. There were no strange beasts, nor any supernatural powers beyond his cognition. It was just that this environment looked not much different from the mortal world, or the earth.

If there was a difference, it could only be said that there were no evil masters, nor any chaos. This was just an ordinary forest. There was only the simplest nature, the simplest, the law of the jungle.

"The law of the jungle... the law of the jungle?"

The coyote's eyes flashed through his mind again, and Du Chengfeng's eyes suddenly narrowed.