Chapter 455: Chapter 270: Banquet in the Forbidden Land (Part 2)
Although each Forbidden Land is different, most core areas are uninhabitable and extremely dangerous!
In the Fourth Forbidden Land, there are numerous incomprehensible "phenomena" and bizarre "scenes," deeply terrifying and impossible to fully eradicate.
Generally speaking, you can be adjacent to a Forbidden Land, but it’s difficult to truly occupy it.
However, here, common sense is overturned.
There was once an Immortal Taoist tradition that subdued Black and White Mountain, residing in the core territory!
This alone is enough to show how terrifying the beings ruling this Forbidden Land are!
"Sadly, a great battle five hundred years ago destroyed the foundation of our Taoist tradition, the Heibai Divine Land shattered, and the ancestral land seems to have been cursed." An old goat in town sighed.
According to it, after the center of Black and White Mountain fell into ruin, the incomprehensible "phenomena" resurfaced. Now, without any Divine presence, it’s not suitable to rebuild the Taoist tradition on the original site.
So, they moved to Heibai Town.
Qin Ming and his companions settled in, but they cannot enter the town’s central area, which is the crucial place for the Taoist tradition.
The two and the mouse learned an astonishing truth: five hundred years ago, the Beast God was still in the world.
Rumor has it that the Beast God left a cenotaph a thousand years ago, which was purely a false death.
A human in the town spoke: "Five hundred years ago, after an earth-shattering battle, the Beast God disappeared without a trace, life and death a mystery, and thus Heibai Divine Land was shattered and sealed off."
Qin Ming looked at Old Man Liu; five hundred years ago, here, there was a decisive battle between god-like creatures and formidable foes, destroying a Forbidden Land!
A rare opportunity, Qin Ming took the chance to consult the townspeople. To be precise, they are considered members of the Immortal Taoist tradition.
"Seniors, what exactly are the bizarre ’scenes’ in the core area of Forbidden Lands? Are they truly ineradicable?"
An old yak said, "If you can unravel those ’scenes’ and clearly explain those phenomena, then it can be considered a further understanding of the Yewu World, unveiling a mysterious corner of the entire world."
It then added, all of this was what the Beast God said back then.
"Dispel the great mist within the Forbidden Land, and you will discover a New World," an elderly human man said.
The so-called New World refers to blowing away the fog, offering a new interpretation of the dark world, or discovering a path that connects to other realms?
Qin Ming bowed, further inquiring.
However, those were still the words of the Beast God back then, and the town’s residents couldn’t provide definitive answers.
Quickly, Qin Ming learned the origin of the guests to be feasted after Black and White Mountain’s resurgence, all coming from other Forbidden Lands!
"Hiss!" The Motivational Squirrel imitated him inhaling the night mist.
Qin Ming was indeed shocked; outside the Fangwai Heaven Pure Land and Esoteric Buddhism, could there be an Absolute Territory Alliance?
Any place within a Forbidden Land is extremely terrifying and indestructible; otherwise, it wouldn’t have lasted until now.
And the creatures dwelling within Forbidden Lands must naturally be of the highest caliber.
It is unknown if those guests come from the core area of a Forbidden Land or live on the bordering areas.
"Some forces represented by the distinguished guests are not weaker than Black and White Mountain at its peak, while others are somewhat lacking," the town’s residents said frankly without concealment, as it was no secret.
Because of this, the guests were also divided into different levels.
The next day, the guests began to arrive one after another.
The Red Squirrel stared wide-eyed, what did it see?
An enormous rat the size of a mountain, carrying its upper limbs, led a group of demons, stepping through the night fog, surrounded by dozens of halos. Above its head, a Spirit Cat was holding a yellow silk umbrella for it.
Even as a mouse, why such a difference? This giant rat was silver-white all over and only shrunk after approaching, being personally welcomed by the town’s big shots.
Subsequently, an Exotic Bird brought a fierce gust of wind, entering this realm within the mist, as large as a dark cloud, bearing nine bird heads.
Alongside it, a flock of birds flew, glistening brilliantly, radiating dazzling brilliance.
Next, a colossal purple big sun crossed the sky, with a human-form being standing inside, regarded as a distinguished guest, personally welcomed by the owner of Black and White Mountain outside the town.
A giant man as tall as a mountain, like the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, continually shrinking along the way, eventually becoming as tall as a normal person, was solemnly invited into the town.
...
"Are all these visitors from the Forbidden Lands? Truly remarkable!" Qin Ming marveled secretly.
Old Panda claimed to be an old servant, bustling outside the town, accompanying the welcoming guests. Of course, it was responsible for receiving the descendants and disciples of those significant figures.
Beside Old Panda, there was a White haired Beast following along to assist.
Qin Ming and Old Man Liu dined at the edge of Heibai Town, without the qualification to enter the town’s central area.
Clearly, the "guests" in the outer region did not hold high status.
Qin Ming recognized at once that White haired Old Beast was the nominal Mountain Master outside; had it been incorporated?
Back then, this new Mountain Master chased the previous Mountain Master—the palm-sized pig, almost implicating Qin Ming.
Although it was said to be a White Wolf, it also resembled an Ape somewhat, with a very peculiar appearance, its eyes blood red.
White haired Monster looked over here, its pair of scarlet eyes slightly squinted.
Qin Ming’s heart shuddered; could this old beast still have an impression of him?
White haired Monster smiled, teeth gleaming white, somewhat unnerving, while whispering with a young man.
Undoubtedly, the young man belonged to the direct lineage of Heibai Town; upon hearing its words, his eyes lit up, walking towards Qin Ming and his companions.
Qin Ming thought to himself, this is bad; the "banquet" of the Forbidden Land is indeed not easy to handle!
"Young man, you’re quite remarkable." At this moment, White haired Old Beast appeared very amiable, with a smile on its beastly face.
Then it introduced, that young man was the Sixth Young Master of Heibai Divine Land.
It calmly said, "You may also call him Lord Lu, aren’t you coming to pay respects?"
Qin Ming stood up, cupped his fists, and said, "Greetings to the Sixth... Lord Lu."
White haired Old Beast restrained its smile, speaking in a deep voice, "You are impolite!"
Lord Lu remained calm, scrutinizing Qin Ming without expressing anything.
Qin Ming looked at White haired Old Beast and said, "Senior, you know me? Please do not hold a grudge."
"A prodigious genius emerging from Black and White Mountain, perhaps becoming the new Ancestor Master for the Newborn Road’s future, shining in Kunleng, how could I not know?" White haired Old Beast said indifferently.
Qin Ming immediately realized, this indeed counted as being burdened by a great reputation.
Recently, word about his background had already spread.
White haired Old Beast certainly paid attention after hearing of his origin from Black and White Mountain, conducted an investigation, and had likely seen his portrait, hence aligning it here.
"Are you willing to follow me?" Lord Lu asked.
Qin Ming knew this was caused by White haired Old Beast stirring trouble for him.
Evidently, this old monster not only knew his identity but also certainly remembered the night of the hunt for the palm-sized pig.
"What, are you unwilling?" Lord Lu seemed displeased seeing his delayed response.
White haired Old Beast’s face turned stern, "Under the heavens, is there any land not of the Divine Land; living in Black and White Mountain naturally makes you the citizen of the Lord, dare you be disrespectful?"
Qin Ming was very frustrated; he was just "cordially invited" and couldn’t leave right away, only invited by Old Panda to this banquet, how could it become that he was to become someone else’s citizen and follow this so-called Lord Lu?
In the distance, a middle-aged man appeared, the real big shot of Heibai Divine Land, who had been receiving the distinguished guests earlier, now glanced this way.
Upon seeing Old Man Liu, ripples surfaced in the depths of his heart’s lake, his pupils contracted instantly but he quickly concealed it, returning to calm.
He naturally walked over, calling out, "Xiao Liu, come, make sure to take good care of all the guests."
Then, he subtly withdrew Lord Lu without revealing any emotion.
Qin Ming spoke, "Senior, is there any misunderstanding between us? Meng Xinghai is my uncle, should be quite familiar to you, right?"
"A bit of acquaintance," White haired Old Beast said.
Then, with a cold tone, it asked, "I heard you killed many Demon Clan members on the Highland outside Kunleng’s Third Forbidden Zone?"
Qin Ming’s heart skipped a beat; this was not only due to the incident with the palm-sized pig; could this old fellow also know some demons from Kunleng’s side?
He calmly took out a letter and handed it over, saying, "This is something Uncle Meng left for me."
Of course, this wasn’t a letter intended for White haired Old Beast, but it was indeed penned by Meng Xinghai, stating that Qin Ming is his nephew, and should any inadvertent offense occur, he hoped others would spare him with Meng face in mind.
Such letters, Meng Xinghai had given him several, to use in key moments to "smooth things over".
However, upon reading it, White haired Old Beast was not impressed, "I said, we have a bit of acquaintance, but not much. If this were outside, I might consider giving him face, but within the Heibai Divine Land, what is his face worth? Worthless!"
Having said that, it lightly flicked its finger, turning the letter to dust.
Old Man Liu looked at him.
In the most majestic building of Heibai Town, the true master of this realm, upon hearing the middle-aged man’s and Lord Lu’s whispered conversation, his body went slightly rigid.