When the street lights went out one after another and the surroundings became dark, Shang Jianyao raised his right hand and pinched the temples on both sides.

He lay down completely and closed his eyes.

…………

This time, the place where he appeared was not the "Hall of Stars", but the illusory sea of ​​flowing light.

There was a small island ahead of him, with dark brown soil and rugged rocks, and no trace of life.

This is the first island Shang Jianyao encountered after entering the "Sea of ​​Origin".

According to antiquities scholar Du Heng, this corresponds to the fear hidden in everyone's heart. Different awakened people will definitely not encounter the same "islands" and the same number.

Shang Jianyao has been here for many days, but still failed to defeat this "island".

There are no monsters on the island, but there is an extremely harsh "natural condition".

Once Shang Jianyao climbed up, all the light in front of him would disappear, and there would be no sound in his ears.

On the island, he seemed to be in a dark, closed, weird room. Not only did he not reach out to see his five fingers, but he could not even hear his own voice.

This made Shang Jianyao unable to even feel the passage of time, and he felt that darkness and silence seemed to have turned into substance, slowly eroding his own heart.

He could not stay on the island for too long every time, and he always quit because of mental breakdown, extreme fear, and close to madness.

If it weren't for the antiquities scholar Du Heng who talked about the meaning of "Sea of ​​Origin" and different islands, Shang Jianyao would have given up trying and turned to looking for other islands in the endless sea.

He believed that bypassing this means that he was defeated by inner fear, and the awakened abilities will most likely not be improved or changed.

Staring at the island for a while, Shang Jianyao lowered his head and looked at himself who was looming in the illusory water waves according to the pre-planned plan.

He hesitated for a few seconds, and his eyes gradually became deeper:

“They are employees of ‘Pangu Biology’, and I am also an employee of ‘Pangu Biology’;

“They are young, and I am very young;

"Their parents are right next to you, so..."

Shang Jianyao paused and answered himself:

"So, my parents are by my side."

A gentle and reassuring smile gradually appeared on his face.

No more wasted time, Shang Jianyao climbed onto the rocks on the edge of the island with both hands and flipped over it.

Because the nature of "Sea of ​​Origin" is illusory, his clothes did not become wet, and there were no water droplets on his hair.

Shang Jianyao's feet had just landed on the ground, and his eyes suddenly became pitch black and he could no longer see anything.

This not only gives him the feeling of narrow space that can touch the edge at any time, but also inexplicably fears the unknown danger hidden in the depths of the darkness.

"Hey! How are you?" Shang Jianyao tried to speak loudly, but he couldn't hear any sound.

At this moment, he seemed to be abandoned by the world and left in an extremely terrifying place without anyone's interest.

Shang Jianyao took a tentative step and used his walking to resolve the gradually rising fear and anxiety in his heart.

However, no matter how he comforted himself, the "darkness" was still slowly and uncontrollably eroding his heart.

Shang Jianyao shrank his body, as if he had found some support in the quiet and deserted dark place.

This made him persist longer than usual, but later on, the fact that there was only air around him still made him feel lost, his heart beat faster, and his expression gradually shook.

"Fake..." Shang Jianyao suddenly whispered.

His forehead quickly sweated coldly, his knees slowly bent, and he squatted down and hugged himself.

…………

In room No. 196, Shang Jianyao opened his eyes.

He gasped and looked around.

The room was dark and the outside was silent.

Shang Jianyao took out his flashlight from under the pillow with his backhand and pushed the button.

A beam of light shot out, shining on the opposite wall, illuminating the clothes hanging on the expansion screws and the sink next to it.

Looking at the yellow light, Shang Jianyao's breathing gradually stabilized.

After almost a minute, he turned off the flashlight, pulled the quilt, and went to sleep.

I don’t know how long it took, Shang Jianyao was awakened by a knock on the door.

The knock on the door was repeated three times and gradually faded away.

Shang Jianyao knew that this was a member of the "Life Sacrifice" sect telling himself that the meeting time was coming soon.

——For members who do not have watches and are far away from the wall clock on the street, the "Life Sacrifice" sects people who can control the time to remind them.

As for the fact that I don’t want to get up after hearing the knock on the door, or do not want to attend this party for various reasons, that’s my own business.

If you have made a decision to not participate in advance, or if there are guests who are inconvenient to know similar things at home stay overnight, just wipe off the chalk and graffiti under the door before turning off the lights, so that no one will knock on the door.

Shang Jianyao quickly turned over and got out of bed, washed his face, and brushed his teeth carefully.

Then, he put on a dark green cotton coat, took the flashlight, and headed straight to the nearby public toilet for a little convenience.

After doing all this, Shang Jianyao followed the familiar road to Li Zhen's house at No. 35, Area A.

Dongdongdongdongdongdong, Shang Jianyao knocked on the door three times.

Soon, a deliberate voice came from the door:

“Life is the heaviest.”

Shang Jianyao responded very skillfully:

"New birth is like the sun."

With a slight movement, the door quickly opened and the dim light inside flowed out.

Li Zhen, who was slightly raised at the corner of his eyes, looked Shang Jianyao at a glance, smiled and said:

"Come in."

She quickly moved out of her body and let Shang Jianyao walk into the room.

"We will tell us what we really look like outside later." Li Zhen smiled and greeted while opening the door.

"Okay, Aunt Li." Shang Jianyao was very polite.

Li Zhen pointed at a random position:

"Sit down, it's almost time to start, you're a little late."

She just said it casually and didn't mean to blame it. After all, it was not really time for the party.

Shang Jianyao explained seriously:

"I brushed my teeth first."

"..." Li Zhen nodded with a slightly stiff smile, "Okay, very good."

Shang Jianyao then walked towards the small stool and sat down.

The bench is shorter, and for a person of his height, he must try to curl up his feet so that his butt can be placed intact.

Seeing that his sitting posture was obviously uncomfortable, Shen Du, who had already arrived, stood up:

"Let's change the position."

"Thank you, Uncle Shen." Shang Jianyao was not polite.

After sitting back, he looked around and greeted other members.

He has attended similar church reunions several times and is familiar with all members of this floor.

After waiting for a while, the "guidor" Ren Jie came out of the room leading to the inner lieutenant and walked between the big bed, the wardrobe and the cabinet.

"Is Xiaoshang back?" Ren Jie, wearing a polyester shirt, nodded gently and greeted with a smile.

Shang Jianyao immediately replied:

"Praise your tolerance!"

"..." Ren Jie was stunned for several seconds before she realized that what she meant when she came to Shang Jianyao was to thank Si Ming for her favor, and finally returned safely.

She forced a smile:

"No need to be so formal, just ordinary chat."

Before Shang Jianyao could respond, she said with a solemn expression:

“The sermon officially begins, and today’s content is death.

"Life will eventually pass away, just like leaves will always turn yellow and fall to the ground..."

Shang Jianyao suddenly raised his hand.

"What's the problem?" Ren Jie asked with some concern.

She thought Shang Jianyao had discovered something unusual.

Shang Jianyao stood up and said:

“The leaves of many trees will not turn yellow…”

Ren Jie's muscles twitched for a moment, interrupting his statement:

“It’s just a metaphor.

"Similar questions will be raised until the sermon is over. Listen carefully and don't talk."

"Yes." Shang Jianyao sat down with a little disappointed.

Afterwards, he listened to Ren Jie's sermon with a very focused expression, but his eyes seemed a little empty and lacked focus.

It didn't take long for Ren Jie to finish the preaching and said to all the members here:

"The next stage is the continuation stage, where you can tell your brothers and sisters about your inner troubles and draw strength from them..."

When she said this, she stared at Shang Jianyao and suppressed this guy with her eyes, preventing him from speaking.

She remembered that when she said something similar for the first time, Shang Jianyao suddenly interrupted:

"It's not just brothers and sisters, but also uncles and aunts."

After finishing his words, Ren Jie was sure that Shang Jianyao could no longer interrupt, so he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, Shang Jianyao raised his hand and shared his inner troubles:

“I’m a little hungry now.”

"Next." Ren Jie responded without hesitation.

A woman in her twenties pursed her lips and said:

"Wang Yafei, the director of our 'material supply market', has been supporting the establishment of a 'fertility center', believing that this can reduce the excuse for female employees to take leave, believing that this can make the relationship between husband and wife better.

"I know this is my personal opinion and it cannot represent anything, but I can't help but argue with him. And he, and he actually made an excuse to transfer me from my original position and put me in the most difficult cleaning post..."

After listening quietly, Ren Jie raised her arms and shaking the baby:

“God will punish sinners.”

She didn't say anything more and said to Shen Du:

"It's your turn."

Shen Du scratched his hair:

"My child is getting more and more disobedient..."

Next, the members shared the troubles of death of relatives, rude husbands, cold wifes, naughty children, and unhappy work, and all received common comfort from others.

In the end, Ren Jie returned to her original position and said to the members of the sect:

“Below, receive the communion.”

Shang Jianyao's waist and back were immediately straightened and his eyes were bright and bright.

Soon, Ren Jie and Li Zhen came out of the room inside, one holding a cylindrical translucent container and the other holding various tableware.

The container was filled with white, viscous liquid.

Ren Jie first came to Shang Jianyao and scooped a spoonful of liquid into the lunch box in his hand:

“This is the communion today, yogurt.”

Shang Jianyao took a light breath and responded extremely devoutly:

"Praise your tolerance!"
Chapter completed!