Chapter 823 - Loneliness! Virtual World, Time Passes!

Chapter 823: Loneliness! Virtual World, Time Passes!
Chu Feng composed himself and forcefully suppressed the surging emotions in his heart. He began to accept the heritage.
According to the Heavenly Tree’s request, he held the Inheritance Stone in his palm, wisps of dense light began to surge into Chu Feng’s mind.
The inheritance… had begun!
The next moment, Chu Feng’s consciousness seemed to have instantly entered an extremely empty virtual world!
The entire world was empty. One could not tell front, back, up, down left, or right.
What greeted his eyes was a milky white.
Chu Feng stood alone in the middle of the world.
He was at a loss.
He was actually the only one in this huge world.
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly spread throughout the entire world.
[The Blacksmith Inheritance Assessment begins now.]
Hearing those words, Chu Feng suddenly frowned.
What assessment?!
Didn’t I come to accept the heritage of Divine Blacksmith De Lu?
Why was there an assessment?
However, before Chu Feng could react, the loud voice continued.
[First stage of the assessment, identification of refining materials.]
[For a qualified blacksmith, the importance of foundation is self-evident. Only a blacksmith with a solid foundation can go further.]
[Assessment Requirements: Candidates must read through a large number of books within ten thousand years. They must know the components, attributes and uses of each refining material, and acquire basic mechanical knowledge.]
[Ten thousand years later, or when the candidate is confident, they can undergo the special assessment.]
Right after that, countless bookshelves suddenly appeared before Chu Feng. On the bookshelves were all kinds of books about refining materials.
At this moment.
Chu Feng felt as if his mind was in a daze.
What ten-thousand-year assessment?
Did I hear wrongly?
Chu Feng casually flipped through a few books from the bookshelf in front of him.
He discovered that there were pictures and words inside, detailing the various attributes of every refining material in the universe!
There were all kinds of things!
The millions of books in front of him seemed to have contained all the materials and knowledge in the universe that could be used for weapon refinement.
At that moment…
Chu Feng was completely stunned.
He muttered in disbelief.
“Don’t tell me, are you serious?”
“Do I really have to stay here and read for ten thousand years?!!”
Chu Feng came back to his senses.
He immediately roared.
How was that possible?!
This was ten thousand years!
Pure madness!
From his birth until now, even counting his previous life, it had only been a few decades. Ten thousand years of reading?!
Who could stand this?!
If he could only go out after ten thousand years, it would be too late!
Furthermore, this seemed to be only the first stage of this bullshit assessment!
From the looks of it, was there a second and a third stage?
How long would that take?!
Not to mention protecting Earth, the final battle would probably be over?!
This definitely wouldn’t do!
What bullshit inheritance!
I don’t want it anymore!
At that moment…
Chu Feng was about to despair!
He struggled frantically.
However, it seemed that he could not break through this empty space at all.
“The Heavenly Tree set a trap?!”
Suddenly, this thought flashed across Chu Feng’s mind.
But then, he denied it.
Impossible!
Because there was no need!
If the Heavenly Tree really planned to burn the bridge after crossing it, she could completely turn hostile!
With the strength of Chu Feng and the others, the Heavenly Tree could suppress them with a wave of her hand. Why would she spend so much effort?!
Furthermore, although he had only spent a short period of time with the Heavenly Tree, Chu Feng firmly believed that the Heavenly Tree was not an ungrateful person.
Otherwise, how could the soldiers of the Great Emperor’s City respect her so much and even be willing to protect her for countless years?!
Previously, under the threat of the Spirit King, even in a desperate situation, she had never given up on anyone!
She even risked his life to save Chu Feng!
The possibility of the Heavenly Tree playing tricks was eliminated.
Then why?
Suddenly, Chu Feng recalled that when the Heavenly Tree introduced this Inheritance Stone, she seemed to have said that this was specially forged by Divine Blacksmith De Lu.
It also had a magical effect?
Could the so-called magical effect be this?
Ten thousand years in an instant?
Chu Feng knew that there were some Dao techniques in the universe that were extremely special. They even involved time and space!
Even the top experts were crazy about them!
Could it be that this Inheritance Stone contained such power?
Perhaps only a short period of time would have passed in the outside world even if he stayed for ten thousand years here?
Chu Feng was not certain.
But at this point, he could only comfort himself like this.
There was a long sigh.
Chu Feng could not help but smile.
If it was really as he had guessed, he completely understood why the Heavenly Tree had sworn that he could at least become a Master Blacksmith!
Of course!
After being trapped here for so long, and with the Divine Blacksmith’s books, even a pig could achieve something!
However… he would suffer!
Was he really going to stay here for ten thousand years?
Even if only a short period of time would pass in the outside world, the ten thousand years were real for him!
And he had lived for no more than a hundred years in total!
How could he endure such a long time!
Chu Feng thought in despair.
His body went limp.
He lay down on the spot.
He simply stopped trying!
There was not another way.
Ten thousand years of loneliness. Anyone who faced it would despair!
Just like that, for three days, Chu Feng did not move at all. It was as if he was dead as he lay in this empty world.
But he was bored lying down and sleeping!
With nothing to do, Chu Feng actually became interested in reading.
It could at least kill some time, right?
Chu Feng thought to himself.
The next moment, he slowly got up, pulled out a book from the bookshelf, opened it, and started reading.
No matter what, the sooner he finished reading these books, the sooner he could get out!
He had no choice but to start reading!
It had to be said that in such a situation where he was completely focused without any disturbances, Chu Feng’s heart actually completely calmed down.
To Chu Feng’s surprise, he was completely immersed in it.
There were everything in the books!
The vastness of the universe, the wonder of life, the beauty of everything fascinated Chu Feng!
Chu Feng was completely awed by the countless miracles in the universe.
At that moment…
Chu Feng suddenly understood.
Even the million books in front of him were probably just a drop in the ocean.
Read! Read! Read!
He read frantically!
When he saw something of interest, Chu Feng would even dance with joy and copy it bit by bit.
This virtual world was extremely magical, as if he could condense everything out of thin air.
It was just enough for Chu Feng to draw whatever he wanted!
Just like that, time passed quickly.
One day, two days, three days…
One year, two years, three years…
However, Chu Feng was completely intoxicated. It was as if he did not notice.
Finally, after an unknown period of time, Chu Feng subconsciously extended his hand to touch the depths of the bookshelf. However, he grabbed nothing.
Only then did he raise his head in confusion and look around.
At some point in time, the void around him was already filled with dense books. There was even no place to stand.
Only then did Chu Feng open his mouth. His hoarse voice sounded, as if he had not spoken in countless years.
“I think… I think I did it…”