When Ye Tianxin lived here, her range of activities were limited. If it were not for Cheng Huang, she would not have been able to travel far at all. The area was not too big so after walking for a while, there was still nothing to see.
After Ye Tianxin flew to the top of Cheng Huang’s head, she sat down gently and asked, “Do you know where to go?”
Cheng Huang made a noise that was similar to those of the birds in the forest. It was crisp and melodious, like that of a child who had yet to grow up.
“It said we haven’t left the Moonlight Woodland yet…”
Lu Zhou raised his head to look at the sky, the setting sun, and its golden light that fell on the lush forest.
‘You’re telling me this is the Moonlight Woodland? Shouldn’t it be called the Sunlight Woodland?’
Cheng Huang made another sound that resounded through the abyss.
The flying beasts and fierce beasts on the walls of the abyss cried out in unison after that.
“Beast kings are all territorial. Only Cheng Huang is unique. It can actually co-exist with so many fierce beasts. How interesting…” Conch said with a smile as she looked at the flying beast in the sky above the abyss.
Cheng Huang ran at top speed instead of flying.
Lu Zhou was perplexed when he saw the shadowy area up ahead where dark clouds were gathering. He turned back to look at the brightly lit place again. A vague thought appeared in his mind as he muttered to himself, “What’s going on?”
Lu Zhou recalled the map Si Wuya had drawn. He thought of Great Tang’s Land of Chao; to the south of that was the Unknown Land. Through the White Tower Council’s runic passage in the Runic Hall, he had traveled to the Unknown Land where the environment was harsh and the sky was gloomy. It was the only time he had gone to the Unknown Land. This time, he’s traveling there through the Moonlight Woodland that was deep in the Misty Forest that was located southwest of Great Yan.
Just as he had expected, there was a passage leading to the Unknown Land in each of these places. He wondered if it was like that in the yellow lotus domain and the green lotus domain as well? What about the other two Uncharted Territory?
Lu Zhou shook his head. The world was really vast.
With his current cultivation, he only needed about six hours to cross the longest distance between the Great Yan and the west. In terms of speed, he was much faster than an airplane. However, based on Wei Jiangnan’s explanation about how it would take five years of flying without sleep and rest for someone with 12 Birth Charts to arrive at the Unknown Land’s eastern abyss. With this, one could only imagine how vast the Unknown Land was.
As soon as Cheng Huang leaped into the shadowy area, darkness descended immediately. A bone-piercing and gloomy wind swept over as well.
A bright moon hung in the sky, illuminating the forest.
Wuuuu!
Cheng Huang made a series of noises.
“This is the Moonlight Woodland. There are many poisonous things here,” Conch said, “Cheng Huang said it’s still not too late to regret it now. It can turn around now. It also said that if we encounter danger, it would bring its mistress away and disregard the others…”
“…” Ye Tianxin smiled awkwardly.
Conch said, “Cheng Huang, if I were you, I’d take this chance to curry favor with my master. The more dangerous it is, the more you’ll need my master’s protection.”
Cheng Huang did not make a sound and continued charging into the depths of the woodland.
From time to time, low cries would ring from various directions. Pairs of eyes glowing in the dark stared at them as well as they traveled. When these situations occurred, Cheng Huang would let out a low cry, ordering the fierce beasts to retreat.
…
Cheng Huang ran wildly in the Moonlight Woodland before it leaped up and abruptly came to a halt. It looked up and let out a long howl.
“The Unknown Land.” Conch pointed up ahead.
Under the dark sky, where the moonlight had long disappeared, Lu Zhou saw a cliff.
The environment was rather similar to the place in the Unknown Land he had traveled to using the White Tower Council’s runic passage.
There was no doubt they had arrived at the Unknown Land. Although he could not see much now, from up above, he could tell it was vast.
The horizons that seemed to stretch infinitely, the mountains, the dense fog, and the forest looked magnificent and mysterious. From time to time, lightning would flash in the sky.
There was no human habitation; only fierce beasts would live in this kind of harsh environment after all.
A skeptical expression could be seen on Conch’s face at this moment. Luo Xuan had brought her out of the Unknown Land and raised her, but was it really possible for humans to survive in such an environment?
The three people and the beast continued to look.
After a while, Lu Zhou asked, “Has Cheng Huang been here before?”
Conch listened to Cheng Huang before she said, “Yes. But he didn’t come often; he has only been here a few times…”
Ye Tianxin added, “Beast kings are territorial after all… There are beast kings everywhere…”
Cheng Huang nodded.
Lu Zhou closed his eyes and silently recited the mantra for the power of sight to check on Duanmu Sheng. Alas, he only saw endless darkness.
After cutting off the power of sight, a realization suddenly dawned on Lu Zhou, and he asked, “Are we in the Eastern Abyss?”
Cheng Huang actually nodded.
Lu Zhou had assumed the Eastern Abyss would be like the Heavenly Moat. However, the abyss they were in now stretched as far as the eyes could see. This entire place was the Eastern Abyss.
After a moment, Lu Zhou said, “Go south.”
Cheng Huang swooped down, carrying the three people on its back, immediately. It was nimble and stealthy as it shuttled through the sky and ran through the forest, making almost no sound.
…
On an island in the middle of a lake in the Unknown Land.
A thick block of ice stood on the island in the middle of the lake. For thousands of meters around it, the ground was frozen.
At this moment, Lu Wu lay on the ground with its eyes closed, resting.
From time to time, the muffled sounds of collisions rang in the air.
In the ice block, purple smoke and golden light intertwined, crashing against the ice block.
Lu Wu looked at it, clearly bored, before it spat out a word, “Weak.”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
What seemed like a purple dragon snaked around Duanmu Sheng’s body at this moment.
The energy from the Overlord Spear managed to create a hole that was dozens of feet deep on the ice seal.
“Kill!”
Duanmu Sheng’s body surged with killing intent immediately. In his eyes, the ice seal was his enemy, and he wanted nothing more than to kill his enemy now.
…
Meanwhile, on the distant shore of Lake Heart Island.
Two figures were hovering at the waist of a towering ancient tree, looking at the Lake Heart Island.
“As expected, Lu Wu is here.”
“Its intelligence isn’t inferior to humans, and it’s capable of human speech. With our strength, I’m afraid it’d be somewhat difficult to take it down.”
“Why don’t we return and invite Venerable Master Ye to come down the mountain?”
“Venerable Master Ye and Venerable Master Qin will be discussing the Dao on Mount Qingyun in a month. I’m afraid he won’t be able to come.”
The other person nodded.
“It’d be great if we can tame this beast.”
“That’s impossible. Lu Wu had been tamed in the past and had a master.”
“Who could tame Lu Wu?”
To tame such a powerful and highly intelligent beast, not only must one have an extremely profound cultivation base, but one must be incredibly charismatic as well.
“It’s someone from the opposite side. He was Duanmu Dian, a mighty figure from 30,000 years ago. I don’t think the younger generation knows of him. 30,000 years ago was also when the last batch of Great Void Seeds appeared. At that time, the world was in turmoil, and wars were being fought in the Unknown Land. The black lotus domain and the white lotus domain suffered a great loss; there were a lot of casualties. The green lotus domain was in a better state…”
“Duanmu Dian was one of the powerhouses of that generation who appeared out of nowhere. Time creates heroes; every 30,000 years, there will be a group of mighty figures. It has almost become a law.”
The younger cultivator nodded before he said, “Brother Ye, this time, it’s been 300 years since the Great Void Seeds appeared, but there are no mighty figures. Did the mighty figures from 30,000 years ago rise because of the Great Void Seeds? If so, where did all of them go?”
The older cultivator was called Ye Wusheng; he was a member of the Ye clan in the green lotus domain. Ye Wusheng said, “The recent loss of the Great Void Seeds has been a mystery until now. As for the mighty figures, who knows? Perhaps, it has something to do with the heaven and earth shackles. Everyone knows about the heaven and earth shackles so there’s no need to explain. Have you heard of the conservation law?”
“I only know of the law of the jungle.”
Ye Wusheng said, “The so-called conservation law means that all energy in the world like vitality energy and Primal Qi have a place of origin and destinations. Humans take the fierce beasts’ life hearts to increase their lifespan, defying the heavens. Fierce beasts, on the other hand, eat humans to improve themselves. Everything in the world should be conserved. It is very difficult to preserve the existence of mighty figures. Every once in a while in the Great Void, a Balance Keeper will appear to, as the name suggests, keep the balance to prevent the world from collapsing.”
“…”
