Chapter 454: Chapter 270: Feast in the Forbidden Land
The mysterious voice echoed, had some unfathomable being discovered them?
“Uncle, are you going to escape with the mouse?” The Red Squirrel scribbled in the void, feeling uncertain and ready to make a getaway.
Beyond the mist, golden crops stretched in fields, as if a corner of the real Yewu World was peeled open.
This was a domain Qin Ming had never encountered before.
He stood still, gazing towards the source of the voice. Since they’ve been discovered, it was too late to leave now.
Not far away, a golden bamboo grove glimmered with radiant light, extremely striking.
In the grove, a figure stood with its back to them, wearing a straw hat and cloak, looking quite imposing.
Qin Ming couldn’t gauge its depth, so he spoke: “Senior, we have trespassed into this treasure land by mistake, please forgive us.”
The imposing figure turned around to face them.
Was that figure wearing a black and white robe? The Red Squirrel was stunned, noticing that the attire resembled Qin Ming when he practiced his skills.
Qin Ming was taken aback; the creature, black and white striped, was actually… a panda.
“Looks like you,” the Red Squirrel gestured to Qin Ming.
The face-blind squirrel, Qin Ming thought of giving it a slap, did black and white fur look that much like the Yin Yang Fish?
Old Man Liu glanced around, silently observing the world beyond the mist.
The panda in the straw hat spoke calmly: “You carry the local aura, as you are in the Black and White Mountain, you are citizens of this place, so come in.”
“Let’s go take a look,” said the previously silent Old Man Liu.
Was the old man really this brave? The Red Squirrel quickly retreated silently from his side to hide behind Qin Ming.
The two humans and one mouse approached the bamboo grove, where everything shone brightly, from bamboo leaves to bamboo joints, all were golden, even the shoots in the basket glinted with golden radiance.
This was an Old Panda, though it posed authoritatively, the heavy black circles around its eyes still added a hint of playfulness, it had been digging shoots just now.
It had several attendants, an old ox standing upright carrying the bamboo basket, a mountain cat searching for shoots, and a donkey-headed wolf stood placidly, showing great respect towards the panda.
The Red Squirrel looked at the others, noticing that whether it was the old ox, the mountain cat, or the donkey-headed wolf, they all had black and white fur.
Then, it turned to look at Qin Ming with an odd expression.
Qin Ming wanted to punch it, thinking it might again feel they looked alike?
However, he was slightly astonished that in the world beyond the mist, most of these creatures had black and white “skin”?
“The Heibai Divine Land has been silent for a long time, what year is it outside now?” The panda asked with emotion.
Qin Ming immediately thought, could this be the true central location of Black and White Mountain from five hundred years ago, now resurging and about to come forth?
The Yewu World has always circulated the tale that the Black and White Mountain collapsed entirely five hundred years ago, now it seems not to be the case.
Qin Ming replied, “Now it has been several hundred years, in the world, there are the Yu, Qian, and Rui Dynasties, along with a dozen kingdoms. The Outer World and Esoteric Buddhism are currently flourishing.”
The Old Panda said, “Hundreds of years ago, it was the era of my grandfather’s generation walking the world. Back then, the unified Wu Dynasty was thoroughly decayed, entering its final years, time truly flies.”
Qin Ming didn’t think it was entirely unaware of the outside world, just full of emotional sentiments.
He asked, “Senior, are you the master of this place?”
“I am just an old servant,” the Old Panda shook its head.
Then, he looked at the two humans and one mouse, and said, “Soon, the Heibai Divine Land will invite some guests from the Yewu World. As citizens of this place who have stumbled in, you might as well stay and join the bustle.”
Sure enough, this place had already contacted the outside world.
Qin Ming and Old Man Liu exchanged glances, they actually wanted to leave immediately.
However, before they could respond, the Old Panda had already stepped forward.
The two were helpless, deciding to stay and have a look, worried that leaving directly might cause unwelcome speculation from the others.
The Red Squirrel, thoughtless as always, seeing the Old Panda seemed easy to talk to, grinned foolishly, harboring a pilgrim’s mindset, wanting to see the true Black and White Mountain.
In the world beyond the mist, the Fire Spring’s spiritual energy was incredibly abundant, flowing through the ditches by the roadside, nourishing all the golden crops.
However, not a single Black and White Tree from legend was seen.
Ahead, there was a small town, not large in scale, but the scene was extraordinary, boasting a golden Fire Spring, its radiance erupting like a Fierce Sun soared to the sky.
Usually, the advanced Fire Springs Qin Ming saw in the giant city were also red.
Rumor had it, only in the Outer World and in the top Taoist sects of Esoteric Buddhism were there special Miracle Springs.
“That is…” Old Man Liu shielded his eyes with his hands, seeing the scene behind the town.
That area was all in ruins, with Duan Mountains stretching far, densely packed, as if one broken sword after another stabbed into the ground, all barren with not a blade of grass growing.
It seems indeed, five hundred years ago, something extremely serious happened at the Black and White Mountain!
Qin Ming and Old Man Liu were also reluctant to ask directly, as it concerned the dignity of the local master.
The small town was bright as day, many houses had an ancient feel, under the reflection of the Fire Spring, tiles and courtyard walls seemed to be dyed with golden radiance.
The residents here numbered in the thousands, all extraordinary, from the old ox to the White Ape, and then to humans, all species were present, all were remarkable cultivators.
Quickly, Qin Ming and company learned that the so-called Heibai Town was a place housing an Immortal Taoist sect.
Originally, this Taoist sect should have been amidst the endless Duan Mountains, but there it was destroyed, with clouds and mist swirling, various dangers abounded, making it impossible to penetrate.
In the past, the Black and White Mountain was a Forbidden Land!
Now, frontal area was all in ruins.
The once Immortal Great Sect had been established in the core area of the Forbidden Land, which indeed seemed astonishing!
Qin Ming wasn’t unfamiliar with Forbidden Lands, his good brother Xiao Wu also came from a Forbidden Land.
“Xiao Wu’s ancestors, too, only lived in the peripheral area of the Fourth Forbidden Land…”