Chapter 1253: Chapter 1253: Godsmith Chi Yi

Dreams, fragmented dreams.

A young girl in a sea-blue skirt wanders in the dream world, sometimes pausing, sometimes looking around. She doesn’t know she’s in a dream, nor does she know who she is.

She has been gravely injured.

She has slumbered for far too long, far too long.

She has forgotten too many people and things.

"Who am I..."

"What is this place..."

"Where did I come from, and where am I supposed to go, who can tell me..."

"Who can talk to me... even if it’s just one sentence..."

The girl walks forward in confusion, not knowing how long she’s walked, when suddenly, a brightness emerges from the white fog ahead.

She walks toward the light, and her view becomes clear.

The fog disperses, and a scene from a dream unfolds before her eyes.

The surrounding environment turns into a boundless large lake, with an Immortal Island in its midst. Her body floats lightly and uncontrollably towards the Immortal Island in the lake.

Not knowing how long she has flown, she finally lands on the island.

The island is filled with exotic flowers and grasses, and countless towering ancient trees stand tall.

The girl vaguely feels the scenery on the island is familiar, yet she can’t recall where this is.

She continues forward, entering the ancient forest.

Then, surprisingly, she discovers that almost every ten steps in the forest, there is an ancient mechanism, and if triggered, even ancient great cultivators would die on the spot.

Truly a terrifying place.

"Everywhere here is thirdly-paced mechanisms, could it be the dojo of some Saint..." the girl muttered to herself.

After speaking, she still felt a bit confused, "But what are mechanisms... what is a Saint..."

She couldn’t remember.

She couldn’t recall anything.

Clearly unable to recall anything, yet somehow, she knew the layout of the mechanisms on the Immortal Island like the back of her hand.

With each step forward, heading deeper into the Immortal Island, she hasn’t taken a wrong step, hasn’t triggered any mechanism.

"I must have been here before, but I can’t remember..." the girl mused.

She doesn’t know how long she’s walked, when the gloomy forest suddenly brightens.

She sees the exit of this ancient forest.

She walks out of the ancient forest.

What comes into view is a small world constructed by mechanical techniques!

In the sky, there fly mechanical wooden magpies as big as high mountains, numbering in thousands, each with frightful auras that surpass Immortal Venerables!

On the ground, there stand one after another mechanical mountains, forming a valley, within which are dozens of thousand-zhang tall bronze giants half-kneeling on the ground.

No, those aren’t giants, those are copper puppets forged by mechanical techniques!

Any single copper puppet possesses terrifying cultivations akin to ancient great cultivators!

"Who created this mechanical world..."

With questions in her heart, the girl explores the mechanical valley.

Suddenly, she hears the sound of forging coming from some direction; she follows the sound, eventually arriving at the front of a mechanical house.

The mechanical house’s chimney is spewing black smoke, the clanging sounds from inside deafening.

She enters the house, a smell mixed of coal smoke, machine oil, and wood assails her.

Such a familiar smell, she must have been here before, yet she can’t remember.

Inside, a small, skinny old man raises a tremendously huge copper hammer, repeatedly striking a block of copper, seemingly unaware of the girl’s entrance.

At the old man’s feet, a little crimson panther lies down. The panther is only as big as a palm, its cries soft as a kitten’s, seemingly only a few days old, its limbs unable to stand, its eyes filled with curiosity and fear of the world.

Curiosity is the instinct of every creature.

Fear because the old man’s hammering sounds are too loud, too terrifying!

Those hammering sounds, like thunder! Like mountains collapsing! Like the heavens splitting apart!

The swing of the hammer, as if pouring the laws of the world into one hammer, with one swing, it can shatter the old order and create a new one.

The poor little panther, only a few days born, has never seen such a terrifying swing of the hammer, naturally shivering with fright.

Seemingly sensing the panther’s fear, the old man puts down the copper hammer irritably, resting his chin on his hand, talking to himself, "The Crimson Panther clan has a fearsome reputation, even a newborn panther is said to have the courage to tear dragons and kill tigers, why is my Crimson Panther so timid, even fearing the sound of hammering? Could it be a fake panther? No, it can’t be a fake panther. That Lord of the Clouds, an upright gentleman, would never deceive me with a fake panther..."

"Crimson Panther, Crimson Panther..." the girl stands by the door, murmuring these words, yet she can’t remember what a Crimson Panther is.

She walks towards the old man, wanting to converse with the copper forging old man, but he seemed unable to hear her voice, or see her existence.

She squats down, trying to touch the shivering little Crimson Panther, but her hand passes right through the panther’s body.

Unable... to touch.

As if standing in a different world.

The old man did not notice that someone from outside had entered the mechanical room.

He looked at the little panther with disdain, ultimately sighed helplessly, and accepted the fact that his little panther was naturally timid.

After some forging, the copper block was crafted by the old man into a copper talisman.

The old man brushed his fingers over the still-warm copper talisman, finally hanging it around the little panther’s neck.

"This is a token. With this, you are now my disciple, under the tutelage of Gongshu Ban."

"Come to think of it, your former master, the Lord of the Clouds, seemed to have never named you..."

"Now that you have entered my door, it won’t do to not have a name. Let me think carefully, what name should I give you..."

"Got it! The most famous of the Crimson Panther clan is none other than Chi Biaonu. Being naturally timid, you can never surpass the fame of Chi Biaonu in this lifetime, but as a student of mine, you should at least become a second Chi Biaonu. Let’s call you Chi Yi then..."

Chi Yi, Chi Yi...

The little panther let out a howl, seemingly displeased with the name, huffing and turning its head away.

Yet the girl found these two words bewilderingly familiar, her eyes filled with even more confusion.

Chi Yi, Chi Yi... such a familiar name, but she didn’t remember...

This was her dream.

She was the little panther called Chi Yi before her eyes.

But she remembered none of it; she just inexplicably felt that the name Chi Yi sounded pleasant and nostalgic.

Crack, crack, crack.

The dreamscape shattered.

Before her eyes now lay only endless white.

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The girl sighed softly, still wishing to see more, to know what happened to the little panther later, what happened to the old man called Gongshu Ban.

But she could not see, nor could she interfere even a little with the dreamscape.

She once again felt lost, directionless, aimlessly wandering through the white void of the dreamworld.

It was unknown how long she walked when she heard voices again ahead of her.

But no images appeared, evidently because the dreamscape ahead was even more shattered, preventing even the barest glimpse.

Even so, hearing just a bit of sound was better, as long as the solitude was lessened...

Thus the girl perked up her ears to listen and heard countless voices discussing, mingling chaotically.

"Is someone else trying to join the Barbarian?"

"Who is it?"

"Rumor has it, it is a so-called Eternal Immortal Venerable called Chi Yi."

"Chi Yi? Never heard of them..."

"Unimaginable, this girl’s initiation rite is personally hosted by the Barbarian God, who even promised that she doesn’t need to hand over a Soul Manipulation Token for entry."

"Could she be a Disciple of the Contrary Saint? But she’s only an Immortal Venerable; such a display is overly grand! Not even needing a Soul Token!"

"Not a Disciple of the Contrary Saint, but certainly no ordinary person; this girl is said to come from Yunmeng Marsh..."

"Hiss! Yunmeng Marsh! What is her relationship with the Gongshu Saint!"

"Legend has it the Gongshu Saint had only one female disciple; could it be her!"

"Have you heard, Chi Yi attained the title of Divine Craftsman, from now on a titled Immortal Venerable..."

"What? The long-lost title from the Divine Artisan State, unexpectedly claimed by this girl? Truly unimaginable."

"Heard that the Mole Cricket Clan’s Saint Taibai was defeated by Master Chi Yi’s mechanical array..."

"An Immortal Venerable defeating an Initial Saint? Even with mechanical prowess, that’s an unimaginable feat."

"Heard it, Master Chi Yi is just shy of crafting a Heaven-Opening Artifact..."

"This matter has already shaken the Real Realms; how could I not know."

"Heard that Master Chi Yi wishes to borrow the God-Extinguishing Shield for study..."

"What! That is the God-Extinguishing Shield, how could the Barbarian God possibly..."

"Latest news, the Barbarian God agreed to lend the shield."

"Truly remarkable of Master Chi Yi, to convince the Barbarian God."

"Heard that Master Chi Yi plans to leave the Ancient Barbarian Realm."

"Impossible! Master Chi Yi would never abandon the pledge made over wine! Neither could she betray the Barbarian Clan!"

"You misunderstand, Master Chi Yi just wishes to leave the Barbarian Realm for a time, to travel the world."

"I see, then I hope Master Chi Yi has a safe journey and returns soon..."

Crack, crack, crack.

The dream shatters once more.

The white mist, once again, obscures everything.

"No sound again..." The girl felt utterly dejected.

She continues her aimless journey.

Lost again.

The surrounding mist is chillingly silent.

She walks in an almost eternal solitude, occasionally finding a dream scene, but most of the time still in confusion.

At a certain moment, a golden light suddenly pierces the sky, dispels the mist, illuminating the dream world.

The girl looks up in astonishment, seeing a radiant sun rise from the distant horizon.

What... a beautiful light.

She cannot bear to look away!

Even though the sunlight burns her eyes, she refuses to look away!

At this moment, a hand reaches out from the sun.

From outside the dream, it stretches into the dream, traversing time, crossing the entire world, to arrive, and then tightly grasp!

Grasped her hand!

Pulled her out from the shattered dream world!

Freed her from the eternal curse known as slumber, regaining freedom!

...

The dazzling light pierces her eyes, and the girl named Chi Yi crosses endless ages and finally awakens, opening her eyes.

She sees the familiar yet unfamiliar sunlight, and moreover, sees Ning Fan standing in the sunlight, smiling.

When he smiles... it’s so beautiful, just like... a ray of light.

"You finally woke, are you a Stone Warrior..." Ning Fan asked politely.

He can see me!

Is he... speaking to me!

A Stone Warrior, is that what he’s asking about...

Who is he...

Who am I...

Chi Yi suddenly became extremely tense.

She did not respond, but after hesitating several times, she slowly reached out to touch Ning Fan.

She was deeply afraid, afraid her hand would pass through Ning Fan’s body, afraid the scenery before her would once again shatter into the boundless white mist, returning her everything to solitude.

Then.

Her hand, accurately, touched Ning Fan’s hand.

Like an electric shock, yet more than just electric; it was thunder! Countless thunders roared in her heart!

She froze in place, still maintaining the posture of grasping Ning Fan’s hand firmly, for a very long time, a very long time, unable to recover.

She sees Ning Fan asking her another question, but she was too chaotic to think, unable to listen.

She sees countless Flame Devils pointing and discussing her.

She sees Nvluo glaring at her angrily, as if she had done something heinous.

I don’t understand, anything at all.

Can’t remember, anything at all.

She seems to have returned to a primordial state, as if all the past has transformed back into a blank page.

Until the last question reaches her, she finally comes to her senses.

"...You have regained freedom, do you choose to stay here or to come with me." Ning Fan asked her, the same question he had asked countless times, but only this time, she heard it.

"I will go with you!" Chi Yi spoke eagerly.

Without any hesitation.

...

Nvluo was very angry!

He saw Chi Yi, also a Stone Warrior, expending great mana to awaken this girl, only for this girl upon awakening to commit such an impudent act!

This girl actually held Ning Fan’s hand!

Moreover, held it tightly without letting go, grasped it hard, grasped it desperately, continued to grasp!

Nvluo had seen people take liberties, but never someone who took liberties to feel satisfied!

Moreover, if this girl were to take liberties with others, it might be excusable, but she should certainly not have taken liberties with the Barbarian God! The body of a Barbarian God is not for an ordinary Stone Warrior to touch, whatever she did was the utmost boldness and folly in the eyes of any Stone Warrior!

"How dare you! Release at once!"

Nvluo instinctively wanted to reprimand, but was stopped by Ning Fan’s gaze.

Seeing this, although Nvluo disliked Chi Yi’s audacity, she dared not say a word more.

Following this, Ning Fan repeatedly asked Chi Yi for his intentions, and the answer he received was loyalty.

The Fire Fish Immortal had already been repelled.

Thus, Ning Fan had ample time to confirm the identities of Nvluo and Chi Yi.

He was silently chanting the Shanhai Curse in his mind, a spell taught to him by the Eye Orb Monster, a required skill for the Young Master Barbarian of the tribes in the Ancient Barbarian Realm.

This technique could perceive the laws of nature, hear the soul sounds lingering between the mountains and seas, extract the vitality of natural entities for personal use, and identify the blood of the Barbarian Clan.

Nvluo and Chi Yi were both Stone Warriors.

The Barbarian God symbiotic seal on their bodies was genuine.

With this understanding, when Ning Fan looked at them again, he couldn’t treat them as unrelated individuals.

As a Tenth Generation Barbarian God, all the remaining Stone Warriors in the world were his people...

Gurgle...

The sound came from Ning Fan’s stomach.

Shattering the first layer of the Fire Fish Immortal’s divine sense cost him considerable effort, thus at this moment, he felt even hungrier...

"...Apart from the Fire Quail Fish, is there any other delicious food here?" Ning Fan urgently needed to fill his stomach, very urgent, extremely urgent!

"No, but if you wish to go to the next palace, there are excellent delicacies for you to enjoy." Nvluo answered respectfully.

"In that case, let’s go to the next palace."

"You want to go now? As you command." Nvluo was a bit surprised.

She recalled how Ning Fan had been very interested in the Duowen Fragments, and some of these fragments were still available in the Partridge Fire Palace. Leaving now, would he abandon those fragments? Or was Ning Fan’s hunger so severe he couldn’t bear it, unable to wait even for a moment? So much so, that there was no time to gather fragments?

On second thought, she had already revealed her identity to the Barbarian God. Gathering fragments was a trivial matter, was it necessary for the Barbarian God to do it personally? It should be taken care of by the subjects! Thus, she said ’as you command’ again, and waved to summon Long Yansheng, instructing, "Ning Fan wants some items, quickly go and find them, like this, and that..."

After giving a few hurried orders, Nvluo led Ning Fan out of the Partridge Fire Palace, heading directly to the Partridge Head Palace.

Accompanying them was Chi Yi, cautiously following behind Ning Fan, showing a determined attitude of never leaving.

...

In the battle between Ning Fan and the Fire Fish Immortal, the commotion was too great, and it was impossible for the other palace’s demons to be clueless.

But it was precisely because the battle was so intense that not a single demon dared venture into the Partridge Fire Palace to investigate.

The Immortal Emperor didn’t dare!

Even ones with higher cultivation levels dared not!

A suspected Ancient Great Cultivator, the Fire Fish Immortal, went berserk, who would dare get involved in this! Would an old dragon want to live long?

Ziwei Beiji Palace, seventh palace, Partridge Head Palace.

The master of the Partridge Head Palace was not one person, but five, governing the palace collectively. These five were called the Five-Grains Emperor by the demons within.

True to their name, all five possessed Immortal Emperor cultivation levels, and their physical forms were transformed from grains.

The Five-Grains Emperor was known in the palace as venerable elders, calm and rarely perturbed by external events.

However, today’s matters were absolutely extraordinary, enough to shake them.

"Damn! What exactly happened in the Partridge Fire Palace! Why has the Fire Fish Immortal gone berserk to such an extent!"

"Cannot perceive! With the interference of the Fire Fish Immortal’s divine skills, all sensing methods are ineffective! This monster is serious this time!"

"Who provoked the Fire Fish Immortal to such a degree? Could it be the outsider who recently sneaked into the palace?"

"We must convene immediately and devise a plan! The Partridge Head and Partridge Fire are the closest, though in the past when the Fire Fish Immortal appeared, it has never left the Partridge Fire boundaries, no one can guarantee it will stay within the palace during its rampage. If it rushes out and storms into the Partridge Head, how will we respond!"

"Perhaps we should evacuate other palaces! Facing an Ancient Great Cultivator, even if we fight our utmost, survival is improbable, but jointly with other demons, there may be a chance!"

"No! We must not leave this place! If we depart, without our presence to seal them, those Locust Demons will rush out again and wreak havoc on the Spiritual Valley Elixirs..."

"This is the time! Encumbered by such spirit plants!"

"Spirit plants may not matter, but what about the offerings in the temple?"

"The temple need not be worried! Even with great courage, those Locust Demons dare not feast on the offerings of Ziwei Lord! If they dare to take a bite, it would be convenient, let them perish within the temple, solving the problem once and for all, eliminating our clan’s major threat!"

The five emperors were engrossed in discussion, their expressions suddenly relaxed.

The reckless behavior of the Fire Fish Immortal had unexpectedly ceased.

"Strange! Did someone forcefully suppress the rampaging Fire Fish Immortal? But, is it possible to truly pacify an Ancient Great Cultivator?"

Before the emperors could relax for long, their expressions abruptly changed again.

Due to the sudden arrival of an irresistible Quasi-Saint edict, sounding like thunder, reverberating above the sky of the Partridge Fire Palace.

"The five of you, immediately come meet me!" came Nvluo’s commanding voice.

Because Ning Fan was urgently seeking nourishment, Nvluo, as a subordinate, carried a sense of urgency in her tone.

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