The First Order - Chapter 556

Chapter 556: Chapter 556 - Only faith, the sun, and the moon are eternal

In the prodigious mountains in the west, the traces of human civilization had been completely erased by the vegetation . In the morning, Old Li and Qin Sheng set off and entered the mountains . They scurried across the uneven ground in the forested mountains as though they were traveling on flat ground . When they speedily arrived at a canyon that was six to seven meters wide, they swiftly leaped across it like cats without batting an eyelid .

It seemed they did not regard this canyon to be dangerous at all .

Every time this happened, Qin Sheng would feel a sense of pride like he had conquered nature .

But his teacher always reminded him that it was not possible for a human to conquer nature . What a Rider should seek to do was become a unique living creature that was a part of nature .

Just as Old Li had said to Ren Xiaosu, he always believed that human beings should leave the strongholds so they could adapt to this world . If not, they would only get eliminated .

That was how he lived as well .

Slowly, as the two of them got closer to their destination, Qin Sheng’s stamina was gradually depleting . Old Li stopped in his tracks and said with a smile, “Since you aren’t a true Rider yet, you should conserve your energy a little . You’ll be required to scale a 600-meter-tall vertical cliff this time . It won’t be easy to get to the top . ”

“Teacher, must I really climb that high?” Qin Sheng said with a wry smile, “Without any protective measures, I’ll die if I fall from that height . ”

But Old Li didn’t seem to care . “As disciples of the Riders, how can you be afraid of death? This is about faith . Moreover, the height of 600 meters was determined by the Riders that came before . Why did they not set it at 500 or 700 meters? Because you can unlock your body’s shackles at 600 meters, so it isn’t necessary to climb higher than that . You should know that back then, that Rider had climbed to a height of 900 meters . You and I can’t match his brilliance . However, 600 meters is the minimum height that has to be climbed, not one meter less . ”

The Rider Old Li was referring to was the founder of the Qinghe Group . Currently, in the Riders organization, everyone was a believer in the philosophy of the Riders . Besides putting their faith in the original Rider, they also sought to conquer nature by becoming a part of it . All these years, they had been searching for the original Rider’s descendant .

The so-called secret to unlocking the genetic code in a Rider’s body lay in the eight mysterious challenges that pushed the challenger to conquer nature and become a part of it .

Among them was the Surge of Strength: Mountain biking .

Birth of Sky: Skydiving .

Life of Water: Extreme surfing .

Life of Wind: Wingsuit flying .

Currently, Qin Sheng was only left with the last challenge . Law of Attraction: Without any protective measures, he had to scale a 600-meter-tall cliff with only his bare hands .

In fact, the Riders did not mind letting the outside world know about this secret . They just never publicized it before . However, these eight challenges had to be completed by normal people in order to fully unlock the shackles in their bodies .

If they did not have an extreme passion and faith during the process, it would be impossible to complete the eight challenges . If someone succeeded in completing them, they would become a member of the Riders as well, because they would understand there was something more to life after experiencing the original Rider’s glory .

Each of these eight challenges was a matter of life and death . They would have to go through near-death experiences before they could clear these thresholds .

When Old Li looked at Qin Sheng’s youthful face brimming with vigor, he was reminded of himself from 15 years ago .

Now that he was 38 years old, he was no longer considered young . Although his body had become stronger after his genetic code was unlocked, his mindset was destined to be different .

The other members of the Riders probably had the same mindset as him . Their current wish was to find the original Rider’s descendant . Although they did not have a chance to meet that Rider, they wanted to see if his descendant was cut from the same cloth .

Looking at the 600-meter-tall cliff in front of him, Old Li said with a sigh, “In recent years, we feel that there might not be any new Riders coming through in the future . Some people who attempted the wingsuit flying challenge after you were attacked by flying beasts while midair . As the various consortiums have stopped operating aircraft, skydiving has become impossible . The most difficult challenge is still surfing . They say a huge creature is often sighted devouring ships off the coast of the Kong Consortium’s territory in recent times . Even going out to sea will be difficult, so don’t mention surfing . ”

Not mentioning the difficulty of the challenge itself, just the conditions to complete them had become even harsher than before . If you could not even get into the sky, how could you skydive? In the process of parachuting down, there was even the possibility of being attacked by flying beasts . This was no longer a near-death experience but a sure-death experience .

When Qin Sheng started the challenges, some people in their organization had already foreseen that these situations might happen . Therefore, they trained Qin Sheng to complete the other challenges first .

As they passed through the forest, a smooth cliff suddenly appeared in front of them . Old Li was lost in thought as he looked at the cliff . In the past, he had also climbed up from here .

Old Li said with a smile, “When my uncle brought me here, I had the same thought as you . How could a human being climb this cliff? It was impossible to do, right? But as it turned out, I managed to do it . Qin Sheng, go on and climb it . Complete your last challenge and become the final Rider . ”

Qin Sheng took off his heavy fall clothing and changed into his rock climbing shoes, vest, and shorts they had specially brought with them . He also attached a chalk bag to his belt . The chalk would prevent his palms from getting sweaty and increase the friction between his hands and the cliff wall .

Old Li said with a smile, “Do you still remember what I told you?”

Qin Sheng glanced at Old Li . “I remember… . Only faith, the sun, and the moon are eternal . ”

With that, Qin Sheng turned around and walked towards the mountain . Even at noon, the autumn sun did not feel scorching . Instead, it gave people a sense of warmth in the cold wind .

Under normal circumstances, climbers would have to familiarize themselves with the route in advance for a free solo . It was necessary for the climber to be lowered down from the top with a rope bit by bit, not only to get familiarized with the route, but also to clear debris off the cliff walls .

However, a lot of Riders had already climbed this cliff before . Qin Sheng could even see the subtle traces left on the cliff wall to deduce the route those Riders took back then . It was as though he had the guidance of his predecessors .

At this moment, Qin Sheng turned around and looked at Old Li . It was as though the brilliant Riders from before were all standing behind and smiling at him .

As he climbed the cliff, Qin Sheng’s movements were like an agile ape . But when he reached the height of a 100 meters, Qin Sheng started to feel his stamina depleting quickly .

As he stood there, he lodged his arm in a crevice on the stone wall and took a break while panting heavily . Looking up above him, it was as if there was no end to the cliff .

Then Qin Sheng saw some words carved into the cliff beside him: Zhang Qingxi was here .

Thinking about it, this should be where Brother Qingxi had rested when he scaled the wall . Qin Sheng smiled . Then he adjusted his breathing and continued to climb up .

At this moment, it felt like the other Riders were climbing to the top of the cliff with him .

Old Li started stretching at the bottom of the cliff . He began climbing up the cliff with a bundle of ropes on his back . But to a Rider like Old Li, it was no longer challenging to climb up a cliff like this . Rather, it felt more like a reminder of his youth .

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