This was utter nothingness, without anything that could be perceived. It seemed as if nothing had ever existed.

Within it, a lone thought felt only silence and peace. The thought processes that had been constantly running since birth seemed to stagnate.

The physical body, thoughts, the internal, the external, even time and space, everything seemed to have vanished.

"Where... is... this?"

In a moment, the lone thought realized something.

This was the first thought to arise since coming to this unknown place. However, the next moment, the thought sank back into silence.

After an unknown amount of time, a second thought finally surfaced: "Who am I..."

He could not perceive anything, and even the concept of his own existence seemed blurred and illusory.

Thus, thoughts rose and fell.

The nothingness here seemed to lack the concept of time, but in the heart of the lone thought, it was an unimaginably long period.

Even he himself did not know what time was, what years were.

Silence, monotony, unchanging, nothingness, darkness...

Buzz~

As the lone thought's fluctuations grew smaller and smaller, and he seemed about to fall asleep, he suddenly noticed something.

His mind sank, and in a daze, he seemed to see two ancient and desolate streams of light emerging in his heart.

The light was very weak, and it flashed and disappeared almost immediately, lasting for an extremely short time.

But the lone thought, which had been almost stagnant, suddenly became active under the light.

"At the end of Huang Tian, that corpse..."

"Even the divine power of dreaming of the Great Thousand cannot escape this place? Does my existence depend on my mind, or the Dao Yi Diagram?"

"How to break the situation? Where am I now... Huang Tian? Outside the heavens? Or the spirit-severed universe?"

...

Countless thoughts flooded his mind in an instant.

The lone thought's heart suddenly burst with light, and his dusty mind became round and joyous for a moment. He suddenly woke up, as if recalling his past and present lives:

"I am An Qi Sheng..."

"I am, in Nirvana!"

...

The boundless starry sky, cold and desolate, seemed to contain endless mysteries and endless ruthlessness, inspiring awe and fear in the heart.

In the cold and desolate space, two planets, one large and one small, spiraled around each other, drifting at great speed, yet aimlessly, without knowing their destination...

On the frozen earth, in the biting cold wind, small figures emerged from the ice crystal-like bases, pioneering in all directions...

Accompanied by terrifying roars, terrifying and ferocious figures stepped out of the glaciers and rushed towards the horrified figures...

Crack!

Slender, fair fingers pressed the pause button, and sharp eyes swept over the hundreds of students sitting upright in the classroom. She nodded and said:

"Which student can answer what the images in the video represent? When did these events happen?"

The voice came from a female teacher. She was tall and slender, wearing a black martial arts uniform, and her eyes were sharp. No student dared to meet her gaze.

But in the face of the question, almost all of them raised their hands.

The female teacher pointed to the back row, to the only boy in the classroom who had not raised his hand, and said, "Han Fang Bai, you answer!"

"Yes."

Han Fang Bai stood up helplessly, cleared his throat, and said, "In the 9826th year of the Kaiyuan Era, a giant celestial body traversed the galaxy and approached the solar system...

The extraordinary Mr. An emerged out of nowhere and pushed Earth away from the solar system. The first image is the scene of Earth's wandering, and also the last image taken by the satellite..."

"The second scene is in the third year of the New Era, when humans emerged from underground, established base cities, and began to welcome a new era..."

"The third scene is the impact of numerous microorganisms on human base cities after the appearance of 'Ling Qi particles'..."

"This all happened decades ago..."

The young man was tall and sturdy, but his voice was soft and weak, causing the female teacher to frown. "Are you still asleep?! Don't think that just because you have talent in Fu Dao (way of talismans), you can neglect history! Although theoretically, drawing a talisman can get you directly into university, if your cultural knowledge is lacking, you can't join top universities like 'Qing Bei'!"

"What's more, you haven't even drawn a single talisman yet!"

"Cough, cough!"

Han Fang Bai shrank his neck and said helplessly, "I know..."

"In the New Era, Fu Dao is the most valued, but Fu Dao cultivation is not just about capturing Ling Qi particles. Without enough knowledge, you cannot become a powerful talisman master!"

The female teacher tapped the podium and said:

"Knowledge is power! Su Jie, who pioneered Fu Dao cultivation and has the highest cultivation level today, is proficient in both Eastern and Western knowledge!"

"Gu Chang Sheng, Mr. Gu, who is ranked second, hasn't even been to school..."

Han Fang Bai muttered.

"Han Fang Bai!"

The female teacher scolded. Han Fang Bai secretly cried out in alarm. The next second, he was picked up and thrown directly out of the classroom:

"Go home and sleep!"

Thump!

With a beautiful backflip, Han Fang Bai landed steadily outside the six-story teaching building.

"Teacher Fang..."

Han Fang Bai felt a warmth in his heart. He patted the dust off his body and walked towards the outside of the school.

He was not a student who didn't study. The reason he was sleepy was because he worked two or three part-time jobs in addition to school.

He was a war orphan. His parents had both died in battle with ferocious beasts. At home, he only had his grandmother to rely on.

"Phew~"

Just as he stepped out of the school, Han Fang Bai couldn't help but shrink his neck.

Cold!

So cold!

The base city itself only had basic talisman array protection. Although it wasn't as terrifying as the seventy or eighty degrees below zero outside the base city, it was still more than thirty degrees below zero.

"If I can become a talisman master, I must at least draw a 'Constant Temperature Talisman', otherwise I'll be in trouble after the college entrance exam..."

Han Fang Bai sighed secretly.

Fu Dao cultivation starts with one.

Drawing a talisman can make you a one-talisman master, with the qualifications to join a top university.

But this is just the beginning. After one, there are ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand...hundreds of millions, and then, Celestial Talisman Master, Yuan Talisman Master, Grand Master of Fu Dao.

The Constant Temperature Talisman is not of a high level, but it requires at least a one-talisman master to draw it.

He was still far from that.

"Soon, soon. I will definitely become a talisman master!"

Han Fang Bai stamped his feet and got on the stopped bus. Before leaving, he couldn't help but look at the sky.

In the high sky where the cold wind howled, a 'Golden Sun' hung high.

He knew, or rather, everyone in the world knew, that it was not the sun, but a talisman.

It came from the top 'Constant Temperature Talisman' drawn twenty-three years ago by Su Jie, Gu Chang Sheng, Chu Fan and other top talisman masters in the world.

More than twenty years ago, it seemed that Earth had arrived in a strange star system, and the environment was so harsh that it almost froze the world.

After getting on the bus, Han Fang Bai sighed comfortably and took out a palm-sized card with complex patterns from his pocket.

This was his only card, issued by the New Era Alliance to everyone.

It integrated the functions of the old era's ID card, bank card, positioning, telephone, health monitoring, etc. It was a truly indispensable thing.

"Hey, Mr. An! Pull up my body data."

In a low voice, a panel that only Han Fang Bai could see appeared on his retina.

Han Fang Bai: Age 18, Race: Han, Base City: Xing...]

Talisman Master Level: None]

Constant Temperature Talisman mastery progress (68%) Drinking Water Talisman mastery progress (87%) Fire Talisman, Illumination Talisman, Electric Talisman...]

...

The panel was very complex, involving all aspects. After looking at it from top to bottom, the bus had already passed more than thirty stops.

His home was almost there.

Xing Base City was one of the thirty-six major base cities in East Asia, covering a vast area with complex urban areas.

Han Fang Bai did not choose to go to work again, because the college entrance examination was approaching, and he had to seize the time to draw talismans, hoping to enter a top university.

The community he lived in was a high-end community, with a high level of security, a good environment, and even rare greenery.

The constant temperature talisman was extremely effective, so it was no exaggeration to call it spring all year round.

This was the alliance's care for the descendants of martyrs. Before the age of eighteen, his residence was free.

But only until the age of eighteen.

There was no way. The war between humans and ferocious beasts had never stopped since it began. Countless talisman masters and martial artists had died in battle.

And he was almost eighteen years old.

"Grandma, I'm back!"

Suppressing the worries in his heart, Han Fang Bai skillfully went up to the sixth floor. As soon as he opened the door, he was stunned:

"Are there guests at home?"

In the small room, various gifts were placed everywhere. Han Fang Bai's eyelids twitched. Among them, he actually saw some luxury goods that he had only seen on TV.

"Xiao Bai is back?"

The slightly plump old lady's eyelids also twitched, as if she did not expect Han Fang Bai to come back so early.

"What is this?"

Han Fang Bai closed the door and looked at the three guests.

"This is your great aunt...great uncle, and this is your cousin..."

Grandma Han introduced with a slightly helpless expression.

She really didn't expect her grandson to come back so early.

Looking at the tall middle-aged couple and the young man in thin black sportswear, who seemed to be not much older than himself, Han Fang Bai was full of suspicion.

Since he was sensible, he didn't remember having any relatives in his family, and his grandmother had never mentioned it. Why did someone suddenly come to visit today and bring so many gifts?

Did this couple look so young, could they be talisman masters?

And his cousin, how could he look so familiar...

"Grandma didn't mean to hide it from you, she just wanted to wait until after your college entrance exam to tell you..."

Grandma Han introduced, pulling the confused Han Fang Bai:

"Sister, brother-in-law, Xiao Qi, this is my grandson."

"Has he grown so big in the blink of an eye?"

The middle-aged man, who was more than two meters tall, patted Han Fang Bai on the shoulder with a smile, almost knocking him to the ground:

"When you were a child, Grandpa used to hold you!"

"Be careful!"

The middle-aged woman glared at the man and tightly grasped Han Fang Bai's hand.

"Is, is that so..."

Han Fang Bai grinned, his face full of awkwardness. Facing unfamiliar relatives and his great aunt holding his hand, he really didn't know what to say.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, Han Fang Bai's body shook, as if lightning had struck him. He turned his head to look at the 'cousin' who was looking at him with a smile:

"Mr. An, An...Mr. An?!"