"Phew!!!"
After an unknown amount of time had passed, Fuxi suddenly jolted awake, his face filled with lingering fear.
He looked around in horror, then abruptly lowered his head to look beneath him.
There was no old woman, nor was there any great cauldron.
It was as though the Life and Death he had just experienced had merely been a dream.
Once he had calmed down, Fuxi began pondering whether those scenes had truly been a test arranged by his teacher.
He had always felt that the old woman had not been his teacher, Antarctic Immortal Elder.
But aside from his teacher, who else could it have been?
This was what Fuxi could not understand.
Yet after thinking for only a moment,
Fuxi began inspecting his belongings. Once he confirmed that nothing was missing,
he quickly set off once more.
After an unknown amount of time had passed,
Fuxi's expression suddenly stiffened, and his eyelids twitched wildly.
Because before him stood the old woman he had encountered earlier.
She had appeared before him once again.
This time, however, the old woman seemed to be carrying a bundle of firewood. The moment she saw Fuxi,
her face immediately lit up with delight. "Little one, could you help this old woman carry this firewood down the mountain?"
Fuxi: "..."
Sure enough, before he could even speak,
the scene around him changed once more.
He was tied to a massive tree trunk, surrounded by countless piles of firewood.
The old woman stood before him with a torch in hand, glaring at him with a sinister expression.
"Why didn't you help me?"
Fuxi took a deep breath and said somewhat aggrievedly, "But I hadn't even said anything yet..."
The old woman's expression froze.
But in the next moment, she waved her hand and sneered