I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 17 The End of the East
The live stream started again at 1 p.m.

The barrage of comments was dense, with a significant portion discussing steamed buns:

"I have to say, the mushroom and bok choy buns from that bun shop are really delicious."

"Yes, it tasted so delicious that I almost swallowed my tongue."

"In my thirty years of life, this is the first time I've ever eaten such delicious steamed buns. They're even more delicious than abalone."

"The other steamed buns in the shop are also good, all above average. I really envy the students in that area."

"Haha, I live nearby, and I've been eating Hu Hu's steamed buns for seven or eight years now."

"Damn, you lucky ones can keep showing off. I queued for half an hour and still couldn't buy anything!"

"It's impossible to buy any, there are just too many people, you can't even squeeze in."

"I drove all the way from the neighboring city, and it was only a little past 11 a.m., but the shops were already closed! Do you have to be so quick to sell? Can't you leave some for those who come later?"

"Speaking of scrambling for steamed buns, the steamers were almost all gone. I almost died laughing at that moment."

"Don't even mention it. I'm still wondering what to do with this steamer. I can't exactly sell steamed buns in the future, can I?"

"Aaaaa, I'm in Shanghai, there's no way I can get there in time! I'm offering a 1000 RMB reward for a mushroom and bok choy bun!"

"I'm on Huayang Road in Jiangcheng, and I still have twenty-two mushroom and bok choy buns in hand. I'll let the bun shop verify them on the spot, first come, first served."

"Dude, I'll take it all. Here's my QQ number: 3628XXXXXX"

"What the hell are you talking about! Leave me two, one hundred each!"

"Hey bro, I'm on Huayang Road right now. Give me the code word and I'll drive over there."

"Brother, brother, how about I give you five steamed buns in exchange for one date?"

"Damn! What famine?"

……

Amidst the dense barrage of comments, a single, ordinary comment drifted by:

"My parents told me about the steamed bun shop and told me not to worry about the medical expenses. Thank you, Brother Qi Xuan."

……

"I'm awake! I'm finally awake!"

Qi Xuan, who was completely unaware of the situation outside, slowly climbed out of the sand pit in the shade.

When he suddenly appeared on screen, the viewers in the live stream were all shocked:

"Damn, I almost thought it was a corpse coming back to life."

"You fucking picked a great spot!"

"If you're going to sleep, then go to sleep. What's the meaning of digging a hole in the ground?"

"With your digging skills, you should come work for me in the funeral industry after you get out!"

"Are you still looking for someone to play the suona? I'm a level 8 suona player, and I just retired from a girls' band."

"Upstairs, do you have a teammate with a split personality?"

……

Yawning and stretching his shoulders, Qi Xuan casually brushed the sand off his clothes and said to the camera:

"After the live broadcast ended this morning, I walked for more than an hour, so you can't see the twin trees at all now."

Unfortunately, even after walking for more than an hour, I still couldn't get out of this gravel area.

I've decided to continue exploring in the next part of the live stream. If I still haven't found my way out by the end of the stream, then I will choose to return the way I came.

I must return to my settlement before nightfall, and unless a suitable location can be found to establish a new settlement, I would rather prolong the exploration process.

With a cautious attitude, Qi Xuan continued to explore.

Although live streaming rooms welcome radical and avant-garde styles, and viewers prefer to watch exciting and adventurous storylines, preserving one's life is still more important.

This world can indeed contain terrifying monsters like the octopus monster.

Even if it means earning less from popularity, I can't afford to lose everything.

After walking a short distance, Qi Xuan suddenly pointed to a patch of shifting sand and said:
"Did you all see that? This place looks solid, but it's actually hollow underneath. You could easily fall into a crevice if you're not careful."

As he spoke, he walked to the side, picked up a rock the size of a human head, and threw it over there.

The stones hit the loose sand, just like they hit water, disappearing instantly.

The nearby shifting sand was also affected by the rocks, flowing inwards.

Soon, only a dark crack remained on the spot, its bottom invisible.

Netizens from all over the world were shocked to see this:

"Holy crap, this is like killing without shedding blood."

"Such a large crack, swallowing one without making a sound."

"I thought it was just ordinary gravel ground, I didn't expect it to be so dangerous!"

"The floating continent is indeed not a place for ordinary people. If I go in, I might not even survive a day."

"Go, young man from Daqian! Don't lose to the Floating Continent!"

"Why did it catch fire?"

Qi Xuan continued forward, occasionally digging out some insects and wild vegetables from the gravel ground to eat.

However, most of the time, there are no insects or wild vegetables, the surrounding area is very desolate, and the journey is even more tedious, just like a traveler walking in the desert.

To pass the time, Qi Xuan started chatting with the viewers in the live stream.

It was supposed to be casual conversation, but it was more like talking to myself:

"To be honest, I have considerable doubts about whether I can find the local natives in a short period of time, mainly because I haven't seen any trace of human activity, let alone any natives, in all this time."

And more importantly, I don't know if you've noticed, but in the area I've been active in these past few days, I've hardly encountered any decent wild animals.

Generally speaking, even in the forest, wild rabbits, pheasants, and wild boars should be quite common, but I haven't encountered a single one.

Based on my speculation, there are two possibilities: either some kind of large predator lives nearby and wipes out all the small animals, or this area is simply a desolate place unsuitable for small animals to live in.

Either way, if there aren't even small animals nearby, then humans should be even rarer. At the very least, hunters who frequently venture into dense forests wouldn't specifically travel to this area, so it explains why it's difficult to encounter local natives.

"Actually, I'd rather meet other time travelers than the local natives. Don't misunderstand, the time travelers I'm referring to are victims like me."

In online novels, those who transmigrate completely intact, like me, are generally called "transmigrated." Transmigrating often involves a group of people transmigrating at the same time. For example, have you heard of the story of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin? The coffin contains a group of people who transmigrated at the same time.

So I have a strong doubt: did I travel through time alone, or did the entire plane travel through time?

Looking back, when the plane crashed, there were actually two other planes nearby. One Airbus had encountered something and disintegrated in mid-air, while the other Boeing crashed into a thunderstorm and exploded into a sky full of fireworks.

Later, the plane I was on also crashed into a thunderstorm. I don't know what happened, because I had already passed out and when I woke up, I was in the forest.

So you see, it's possible for an entire plane to have traveled through time. Maybe it's because this plane is a domestically produced aircraft manufactured by Daqian, possessing some kind of mysterious time-traveling element inherent in the East, that I ended up here safely.

In other words, I haven't explored enough yet. Once I've explored the whole area, maybe one day I'll suddenly find a plane wreckage and a survival camp built around it. Wouldn't that be amazing...?

Qi Xuan chattered on and on the way, his mouth never stopping, and he became more and more excited as he talked.

However, he had to shut up as the live broadcast was about to end in the afternoon.

The reason is that the road ahead is blocked.

He had reached the end of the gravel ground, in front of a precipice that looked as if it had been cut off by a sharp blade.

But this time the drop was not just six or seven meters before the last slope collapse; he didn't even know how big the drop was.

Because hundreds of meters below the cliff, there was a thick fog that stretched into the distant distance.

It felt like being on a solitary peak, surrounded by a sea of ​​clouds.

Netizens were also shocked when they saw this scene:

"Holy crap, is the streamer in the sky?"

"It's definitely not in the sky, but there's no doubt that it's at a high altitude."

"Hilarious! This continent floats in the Pacific Ocean, and its lowest elevation is over 10,000 meters."

"Do you think the streamer might be on the edge of a floating continent right now? What if he jumps down and lands in the Pacific Ocean?"

"That's definitely not the case. The fog below looks like a sea of ​​clouds, but it's not actually a cloud at all. Moreover, the floating continent is protected by a barrier. If it were that easy to jump out, exploration teams from various countries would have already gone in."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the streamer should land in a relatively high area of ​​the floating continent, like the plateau on Earth."

"That makes some sense. When a plane crashes, it will definitely hit a higher ground first."

"Could it be that the streamer's companions are also near the woods?"

"I'm more inclined to believe they've all perished. The chances of survival in a plane crash are already low, and the anchor is likely the only lucky one."

"If he is truly the only one who survives, I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse."

……

Qi Xuan couldn't see the comments from netizens.

In his eyes, there was only the boundless sea of ​​fog.

At that moment, besides boundless loneliness, he felt only an indescribable absurdity—

How am I supposed to get down here?

Climbing?
How long will it take to climb?
Rappelling?

What kind of rope can be lowered that high?

Wingsuit flying?

I'd rather just smash my head against a wall and die.

……

I tried all sorts of methods, but none of them seemed very reliable.

Especially since there seemed to be enormous living beings lurking in the thick clouds below, it made people even more wary.

Qi Xuan said to the live streamer with a heavy heart:
"Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, that's all for today's live stream. Our exploration of the east will stop here for now. We'll head north tomorrow. I refuse to believe that all directions are blocked. It's just a small forest; surely I can get out!"

After turning off the live stream, Qi Xuan didn't leave immediately. Instead, he sat down cross-legged in front of the cliff.

Well, this place seems like a good place for a raffle.

He had a feeling he would win a big prize in the lottery today.

(End of this chapter)