Myth Revival, I Can Enter the Apocalyptic Wilderness

Chen Jin, a young man from modern times, transmigrates into a future Earth in the year 2167. This world experienced a spiritual energy revival in 2036, leading to an era of evolution. Humanity now cultivates a martial art called True Martial, enabling superhuman abilities. Technology advanced alongside spiritual research, resulting in stable human-dominated societies with colonies on the Moon and Mars. After entering high school, students undergo martial arts training. Chen Jin's original body had mediocre martial aptitude but good academics. His family is ordinary, making it hard to afford private martial arts training without state support.

Chen Jin discovers a bronze ancient mirror in his sea of consciousness, a golden finger typical for transmigrators. The mirror is engraved with exotic beasts and constantly emits gray Chaos Qi. When the Qi accumulates enough, the mirror is activated. Chen Jin speculates about its powers—attribute points, sign-in, fusion, or accelerating growth. Before he can decide, the mirror activates, emitting a brilliant spiritual light that transports him to another world.

He arrives in a vast white wasteland with dozens of suns in the sky, intense light, and high temperatures. A thin layer of protective green light shields him briefly. He panics, wondering if he can return. The green light fails quickly, and his skin burns, carbonizes, and falls off. His corpse falls and scatters. He screams in agony, only to find himself back in his bedroom, unharmed. The burning sensation was a vivid simulation transmitted by the ancient mirror. The mirror warns that the teleportation channel closed due to a lethal strike, and his survival time was 0.3 seconds.

Chen Jin realizes the mirror's ability: it can foresee future events and teleport him back if harm is detected, providing a simulated death experience. The world he visited is labeled as the Honghuang Great World. He learns that in this timeline, after spiritual revival, ancient ruins confirmed the existence of mythological eras. Historians divided the past into the End of Dharma Era (Yuan, Ming, Qing, Republic), the End of Dharma Era proper (Tang, Song), Middle Ancient Era (Spring and Autumn to Three Kingdoms), Ancient Era (Xia, Shang, Zhou), Primeval Era (Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors), and the Mythological Era, which is always linked to the term "Honghuang". If his mirror truly sent him to Honghuang, it would be an incredible opportunity, as even a minor secret technique from older eras is priceless. However, the Honghuang he saw was barren and lifeless, contradicting legendary descriptions of a prosperous spiritual land.

He attempts to gather more information from the mirror. He learns that each teleportation consumes energy points, requiring 30 points for himself. Energy replenishes daily, with 70 points remaining. The teleportation destination is fixed to the location where he died. This means he would repeatedly die immediately in that harsh environment. He feels the golden finger is useless. He decides to rely on himself and train hard in the Nine Great Stance Training, a foundational martial practice. After his first stance session post-transmigration, he discovers he lasted 19 minutes instead of his usual 16, a significant improvement in one day. He suspects that merely the 0.3 seconds spent in Honghuang enhanced his aptitude, despite the desolate environment.

To verify, he plans to go again. He realizes he needs protection from extreme heat. He experiments with teleporting objects using the mirror, finding that larger or living items cost more energy. He buys a thickened insulated suit and hard-soled shoes for eight hundred credits, hoping to survive longer. He teleports again with the suit. Upon arrival, he immediately experiences intense heat and crushing gravity far greater than Earth's. The suit provides insufficient protection, and he struggles to breathe. His hip bones shatter, and his internal organs are crushed. He dies in 3.8 seconds. The mirror returns him. This time, he faints before the pain fully registers. He understands that not only the temperature but also the immense gravity is lethal. He resolves to find ways to withstand both, such as reinforcing his body and acquiring better equipment. He plans to train a strengthened physique and research protective gear capable of resisting high gravity and temperature. The ancient mirror remains his key to accessing the primordial world, but survival requires careful preparation and strengthening. He is determined to uncover the secrets of Honghuang and exploit its potential, starting with incremental improvements to his physical resilience and gear. The story sets up his continuous attempts to survive longer in Honghuang, each death teaching him something new about the environment and the mirror's mechanics. His ultimate goal is to survive long enough to acquire treasures or opportunities from that ancient world, which will fuel his martial arts progression in the present.