Atlas of Heaven and Earth-Chapter 168: Crossing

Can he enter the next training now?

Chen Chuan's spirit lifted. He was well aware that each training he had undergone was interconnected, and only when the previous one met the conditions could the next one continue.

But it would undoubtedly be more difficult.

Only such training could truly improve him.

He Xiaoxing said, "Some of the shafts here are not closed at the bottom, but are interconnected. Now that you have the ability to remain submerged underwater, I require you to swim quickly between the shafts.

I will sink markers at the bottom of most shafts without telling you in advance where they will be. You need to collect a sufficient number of markers within the specified time."

Chen Chuan's expression became serious upon hearing this. The difficulty had suddenly increased significantly. Moving and being still are completely different. It would double the physical exertion, and navigating unfamiliar underwater paths would present many unforeseen difficulties and dangers.

Moreover, judging from the time limit, the speed couldn't be slow. He couldn't be sure how far he could go.

Chang Ba swallowed. He's starting to dive and swim already? He had plucked up the courage to swim once, but quickly gave up.

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Because swimming in deep, underwater tunnels with unknown origins and destinations, one might not find the correct exit. If he happened to be in a narrow passage and ran out of energy or couldn't maintain internal breathing, there would be almost no hope of getting back up, causing severe psychological stress.

When he tried it out and came back up, he felt like he had returned from hell. He had never felt that the world was so beautiful.

He didn't care about Martial Arts, family property, or girlfriends. At that time, he just wanted to lie down quietly, to be able to breathe air smoothly, and to be warmed by the sunlight. He had never thought that everything he usually came into contact with was so wonderful.

That was just swimming underneath for about ten minutes. Based on Chen Chuan's performance just now, he didn't know how long it would take. He really didn't dare to think about it.

He Xiaoxing said, "I'll give you half an hour to rest and adjust."

Chen Chuan nodded solemnly. He looked at his watch, went to the side, sat cross-legged, and began to adjust his state, using both internal and external Breathing Technique to recover his strength as much as possible.

Chang Ba thought to himself, what a guy. He could see that He Xiaoxing had called Chen Chuan out before he reached his limit in order to leave a little leeway there so that he could continue the next training.

It was all planned in advance.

This is really intense.

But this is not the most difficult. He doesn't even think that the most difficult level...

Half an hour later, Chen Chuan looked at his watch, slowly stood up, and said, "Teacher He, I'm ready."

He Xiaoxing pointed to a certain cave in front and said, "Start from there. I'll give you an hour. The more markers you find in an hour, the better. Pay attention, and I'll call you up when the time comes."

Chen Chuan nodded. He walked to the edge of the cave and jumped in without hesitation.

This time, he swam all the way to the bottom, felt around a little, found a passage, and swam forward.

However, these underwater tunnels are not smooth all the way, but are curved and winding, with varying heights. It is almost impossible for him to pass quickly, as doing so would inevitably cause collisions and scrapes.

Using brute force is not advisable, so in this process, he must concentrate his spirit to feel the direction and speed of the water flow, and at the same time take into account internal breathing and resist the invasion of foreign objects, which is very difficult from the beginning.

He Xiaoxing was standing above at this moment, but his feet were also moving. If someone could see Chen Chuan below at this moment, he would find that he was almost always moving not far above the latter.

At this time, he stretched out his hand, and Chang Ba quickly handed over a metal marker hanging from a rope. He threw it into a cave, and after this thing drove the rope to sink, he threw another one into a nearby cave.

Chen Chuan felt that he had passed through a tunnel, but he couldn't directly judge whether there were caves leading to the surface above, but only a waterway pointing upwards.

He turned around and suddenly touched a rope in his hand, and then found a metal object along it. He couldn't help but feel certain in his heart, and at the same time understood that this marker actually had a guiding role, which was to tell him that there were caves above, and if he couldn't maintain it, he could go back directly from here, which invisibly reduced some risks.

He didn't need to take this thing with him, so he tugged it twice to indicate that he had found it, and then quickly swam to another waterway.

The most dangerous thing about traveling here is that he doesn't know the distance of the waterway at all. If he suddenly runs out of strength halfway, or if his internal breathing is disturbed, then there may be a problem immediately. He needs to keep his spirit highly tense and try to remember the way he has traveled as much as possible.

Generally speaking, it is easy to lose his sense of direction when traveling in a place without light, but on the one hand, there are raised numbers on the marker, and he roughly knows whether he has touched it before when he touches it;

Another thing should

be the Influence brought by Mutated Tissue. He has a kind of inexplicable intuition. It seems that he doesn't need to judge through consciousness, but only relies on body memory, he can clearly judge whether the place where he is is the place where he has swam before.

Next, he found several more markers. At this time, he had completely lost his sense of time. He only knew to keep swimming and keep going to the next place.

After touching a marker again, he suddenly felt a burst of shaking from the rope, knowing that he was being asked to go up. So he climbed up along the rope. When he saw the light appearing above, he kicked hard, broke out of the water, supported himself with his hands on the edge of the cave, and sat there.

He wiped his face, slowed down a little, then dragged his heavy body to stand up, and breathed the fresh air outside forcefully.

At this moment, he had never felt that the world was so vast and so pleasant.

He Xiaoxing waited for him to recover a little before saying, "One hour and seven minutes, you exceeded seven minutes, and you touched a total of four markers, which can only be barely considered qualified. Take a rest and come again in half an hour."

Chen Chuan took a breath and nodded. This time he also didn’t use

Half an hour later, he jumped into the cave again. This time he was a little better than last time, he got two more markers, and came up in advance within an hour.

Seeing that there was still plenty of time, after resting again for half an hour, he conducted

This actually shows that his state is declining and the training effect is also weakening.

He Xiaoxing decisively stopped and said, "Within three days, you must get twelve markers within an hour. If you can do it, we will enter the last stage of training. Let’s stop here today. Go back and use medicine to repair the damage. Don’t add any more training, take a good rest, and continue tomorrow."

Chang Ba also breathed a sigh of relief at this time. He was circling above, but he felt more nervous than being below. At this time, his attitude towards Chen Chuan was very different. He said, "Little Brother Chen, take a break, I’ll go drive the car."

After saying that, he ran out, and soon the car drove over. Chen Chuan also took off his diving suit at this moment, put on his previous clothes, and after getting in the car, he leaned on the soft cushion.

To be honest, today was very tiring, it was a long-lost feeling of fatigue, but it also felt very fulfilling.

He found that he seemed to have returned to the time when he didn't know anything and just started learning Martial Arts from Yu Gang, with a sense of novelty and urgency to start all over again.

At that time, he needed to pass the Second Trial, and now he needs to face the pressure from the Mutual Aid Society. Although the target is different, it is undoubtedly related to the future and destiny, and these need to be created by himself.

After returning to the hostel, he washed up and took a look

This shows that there is a lot of damage there, but he did not directly remove it. This is the key to over-recovery. Natural rest is good. If the hidden injuries that cannot be eliminated, then let

After coming out, he took some Drugs to help his body recover. Because He Xiaoxing had explained, he did not add any more training, but simply moved around, practiced the sword moves and Zheng San Shou[-], and kept the body’s memory.

At this time, it was already dark. After he sat down in the chair, he turned on the radio on the table.

Originally, he just wanted to relax his mood, but soon he found that many programs here were related to Luo Ya Ancient City, and some people made up some true or false adventure stories based on past events.

He felt that he had discovered a treasure, and listened to it in one breath until about nine o'clock before turning the knob and going back to sleep.

One night passed, and another day came.

Chen Chuan opened his eyes and looked at the time by the faint light, it was exactly four o'clock.

In his feeling, it seemed that he had just closed his eyes. Even before, he rarely had such deep sleep, which shows that he was indeed very tired yesterday.

However, he felt that he was completely recovered at this moment, and his Spirit was very full. He glanced at

This shows that after a night of sleep, the body's injuries have been repaired.

He got up from the bed, washed up, ate a Nutrition Paste, and walked out with his things. When he arrived at the door, he saw that Chang Ba had already parked the car there, and raised his hand to greet him, "Little Brother Chen, good morning, get in the car."

Chen Chuan also said good morning to him and got directly into the car. The town at more than four in the morning was still quiet. The car lights illuminated the road ahead and went all the way up the mountain. After picking up He Xiaoxing, the vehicle turned down the mountain again and came to the vicinity of the cave where he was yesterday.

But strangely, this time the car did not stop, but continued to drive forward, and finally arrived at a place surrounded by wooden piles and wire mesh.