Five Frozen Centuries

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Wei Huo was confused. Was the old monk practicing the Arhat Fist? The Tiger-Subduing Fist? The Tendon-Transforming Scripture?

In the end, the old monk approached the empty ground and opened his legs. His shoulders were as wide as his legs, and his body slowly sank.

The more Wei Huo looked at the man, the more familiar his sight felt. Wasn’t this…

The old monk’s movements were slow, but his aura was endless. His hands seemed to be hugging a ball.

Wei Huo blurted out, “Isn’t this the Taiji Fist?”

Why is a monk like you practicing the Taiji Fist?

The old monk smiled and said, “I had yet to come to this mountain when I was young. At the time, the government encouraged me to practice the Taiji Fist and Qi Cultivation. I followed suit and got used to it. I could not stop.”

After some practice, Wei Huo heard a notification.

“Do you want to learn the 24th simplified Taiji Fist?”

Of course, Wei Huo had heard of the famous Taiji Fist. He had to learn it since he had the chance.

Wei Huo fought the old monk for a while. There was a new Taiji Fist (Simplified) skill in his skill column—Level 0.

After the old monk finished his Taiji Fist, he was about to say that he wanted to meditate. Wei Huo knew that it was not convenient for him to disturb him, so he said, “Master, there’s a steeple on this mountain. Can I take a look?”

The old monk raised his brows slightly and said, “This tower has an extraordinary background. It’s said that it can suppress a demonic dragon from afar and cannot be approached. If you accidentally release a demonic dragon, the consequences will be unimaginable!”

Wei Huo was a little surprised. He asked, “It suppresses a demonic dragon?”

The mountain was extraordinary. It seemed like it had a barrier that could isolate the high temperature outside. Plus, the buildings on the mountain had not collapsed even after 500 years. There had to be something wrong.

The old monk sighed. “Follow me.”

The old monk then started walking toward the steeple. As he walked, he said, “Benefactor, I know you’re not an ordinary person. However, the extremely powerful demonic dragon under the tower has a history of 1,000 years. You’ll definitely be unwilling to give up without an explanation. However, I hope you won’t pursue the truth. Curiosity killed the cat!”

Wei Huo asked, “What’s in the steeple?”

The old monk led Wei Huo to the bottom of the steeple. The steeple was five floors tall, but they did not go up the stairs. There was a small door locked by iron chains and a seal.

The iron chains were rusted and could fall off at any moment. They were also as uneven as if they could break at any moment.

The old monk sighed. “It’s only been dozens of days. The iron chains and locks have rusted so quickly. It seems like this tower can’t trap the demonic dragon!”

Wei Huo was speechless.

No, 500 years had passed. The iron had rusted so much that it was definitely not normal iron!

The old monk pushed the door open slightly. “Please take a look, benefactor.”

Wei Huo saw the scene inside the steeple through the crack. The steeple was empty, but the most important part was an ancient well. The ancient well was not big, yet there was a chain. One end of the chain was tied to a huge rock, while the other end was in the well.

Wei Huo was shocked. He said, “Could this be the Dragon Lock Well?”

Blue light was emitted from the well’s mouth. Wei Huo felt a slight chill as the blue light was emitted through the crack.

The old monk nodded and closed the door. “Since you understand, there’s no need for me to explain further. This tower was built to suppress the demonic dragon.”

Wei Huo fell into deep thought. Truth be told, although he had been to the underwater Dragon Palace before, it had only been a test version created by the system. It had not been completed yet, and there had even been a bug. However, the Dragon Lock Well and the demonic dragon were probably not manufactured by the system. According to the old monk, this was a steeple built 1,000 years ago.

Besides, this place was very unusual. It could resist the passage of time. There was not even a blade of grass around the steeple. One could feel a chill before approaching it. If one opened the door, the chill would be even stronger.

In addition to the blue leaf tree and the blue butterfly in the temple, there were many oddities about the mountain.

Wei Huo and the old monk returned to the temple. Wei Huo was definitely going to explore the Dragon Lock Well later.

Wei Huo took out some fruit seeds he had previously obtained. “Master, I’ll trade these for wild tea leaves and fruits with you.”

The old monk did not say no. He accepted the offer happily and gave the wild leaves and fruit seeds to Wei Huo.

At that moment, Wei Huo’s trade quest score became 4/5. It seemed like Wei Huo had completed a trade quest. If he made another trade, he could reach Level 40.

Wei Huo said goodbye to the old monk and said, “I’ll visit again.”

The old monk was very welcoming. “I can feel the passage of time on you. A few decades ago, I met a person who awakened his previous life’s memories. Could you have also awakened your past life’s memories?”

Wei Huo was a little surprised. The old monk was indeed not simple. Wei Huo said, “I’ll talk to you in detail next time.”

Wei Huo then left the cool mountain. When he left the mountain, the surrounding temperature soared. It was at least 45 degrees.

Due to this temperature, many leaves even turned yellow from the lack of water.

When Wei Huo returned to the shelter, the atmosphere in the shelter was not right. Many people had started feeling annoyed. There was no one on the top three floors because it was too hot.

When the weather was so hot, people could not live without water. Fortunately, they had a water well that was connected to underground water.

Wei Huo found Mr. Li, who was in charge of the warehouse, and traded all his meat for Mithril.

The rotting speed of the meat in the shelter increased, and the value of food began to increase. The prey Wei Huo brought back this time could only be exchanged for one kilogram of Mithril usually, but it was exchanged for two kilograms this time.

“If it’s possible, I hope you can bring living animals next time. The weather is really hot, and the rotting rate of food has accelerated! We will exchange it for a high price!”

Wei Huo nodded. He had completed the trade quest and his rank had been upgraded to Level 40. However, at that moment, a new notification popped up.

“You have reached the level limit of an Adventurer. If you want to level up, please change your job!”

Wei Huo took out System Number Two. “Where do you want me to go?”

System Number Two said, “Find the NPCs in the safe zone. You can switch jobs with Liu Bayi.”

Wei Huo found Liu Bayi in his office.

Liu Bayi said, “It’s rare for one to reach Level 40 so quickly. Are you here to change your job? Please take note that you have to reach Level 20 when you change your job!”

Wei Huo checked. His combat and beast-taming skills were both at Level 20. He should be satisfied with these conditions.

Liu Bayi nodded and opened a Class Advancement list.

After Archery Skill reached Level 20, one could switch to become a Divine Archer or a Sharpshooter.

After Combat Skill reached Level 20, one could switch to become a Combat Master or a Qi Master.

After Botany Skill reached Level 20, one could switch to become a Gardener.

After Research Skill reached Level 20, one could switch to become a Scientist.