The human sacred land could be found at the foot of Mount Buzhouâa legendary divine mountain that held up the skies and body slammed to pieces by Gonggong at some point in the future.
The latter two descriptions belonged to indistinct myths and legends that no one knew the truth of. According to the tales that Lu Yun had heard, Gonggong running afoul of Mount Buzhou happened in an era after humans became masters of the world. As for whether the mountain was indeed a pillar of the world or was formed from the spine of the mythical Pangu, that remained to be seen.
What Lu Yun was certain of was that the land beneath his feet belonged to a ponderous planet, a world unlike the world of immortals. In fact, he had a more specific guess that perhaps⊠this was humanityâs ancestral planet: Earth. Except, this Earth was hundreds of thousands times larger than the homeland he remembered.
Mount Buzhou was enormous and from a distance, it really did look like it propped up the clear blue skies. If one stood at the foot of the mountain and peered up, the mountain peak would be nowhere in sight. A teeming forest of bamboo carpeted the bottom of the landmass and multiple winding paths led into its depths.
This was the sacred land of humanity.
Legend had it that this used to be a place where demon gods gathered, but Holy Emperors Fuxi and Wahuang joined hands to run them off. Thus occupying this wondrous divine mountain, magnificent even in the great wilderness, they established a sacred land for mankind so they could protect humanity.
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There were several thousand kilometers between Mount Buzhou and Yan territory; Lu Yun was to travel with Shennong while the others stayed behind. They were in a period of constant battlesâthough true war hadnât yet broken out, enemies came by to harass them from time to time.
The two refrained from flying; though both of them could, it was an act of suicide to fly in the great wilderness. Thankfully, their walking abilities were unparalleled, especially as Lu Yun had reached mid golden core realm, putting him on par with the golden immortals of his time. Shennong had exceeded connate great dao as well, but in this world, that still placed him on the level of an ant.
In the world before Emperors Fall, great emperors were as common as cabbages and human kings as numerous as dogs. Theirs was a time of legends and mythology, which also put them before Emperors Fall. The world surged forward on a grand scale in these times, the human race just didnât have the right to take their place on the stage yet.
Shennong and Lu Yun werenât very strong, but their strength was sufficient for travel. All would be fine as long as they avoided any beings they couldnât afford to provoke.
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âThis is the Yellow River!â Awe flashed through Lu Yunâs eyes when he looked at the roaring river in front of him. Heâd once visited the Yellow River back on Earth, but that river paled far in comparison to this one.
âThatâs right, this big river is called the Yellow River. Itâs the river that nurtures all of humanity!â Shennong looked emotionally at its waters.
Locations where humans currently thrived, be they the basins of the Wei River or Ji River, were all valleys formed by the branches of the Yellow River. This great river was one of the most preeminent water systems in the great wilderness.
Of course, humans occupied only a few small branches as sites along the main channel were all claimed by other races. If one followed the Yellow River to the west, one would eventually make it to Mount Buzhou.
âBe careful!â Shennong suddenly paused and cocked his head, as if listening for something. âWe need to leave!â He grabbed Lu Yun and whirled around.
Booooom.
A huge foot descended from the skies and stomped right next to Lu Yun and Shennong, sending the two flying into the distance.
Blood agitating, Lu Yun spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and gaped at the gigantic figure in front of him.
It was a humanoid being five hundred kilometers tall, an animal pelt wrapped around his waist and a white bone club in hand. However, he exuded terrifying monster spirit energy; Lu Yun felt like he was facing the two scarlet apes of Levitating Island. This was a monster spirit, and an exceedingly dreadful one at that.
Monster spirits in the great wilderness usually maintained their true forms. Since heâd taken humanoid form, that meant he didnât want anything to recognize him.
âMonster spirit, how dare you attack humans in the Yellow River basin! Have you forgotten Fuxiâs warning?!â Shennong struggled to his feet and roared furiously at their attacker.
âFuxiâs warning?â grumbled the monster spirit. âIâm not a resident of the Yellow River, Iâm leaving as soon as I kill you two. No one will recognize me in human form, and as mighty as Fuxi might be, howâs he going to catch me?â
He raised his bone club as he spoke and brought it whistling down on Lu Yun. Plainly, his target was Lu Yun!
However, an enormous spider web suddenly blinked into existence in the sky and enveloped the local space. The descending bone club halted in midair, and even the great monster spirit was frozen in a deadly grip.
âA Fated Spider observes the stars and weaves fate, do you want to die, scaled-dragon?â A lazy voice sounded as a sleepy-eyed girl dressed in mauve silks gently floated down. She took a look at the monster spirit in front of her and yawned softly. âNo answer huh? Looks like you really do want to die.â
âMmph mmph MMPH!!â The scaled-dragon struggled furiously and emitted guttural noises, but couldnât form a single word no matter how hard it tried.
âYou say nothing and donât do anything. Alright then, I shall fulfill your death wish.â The girl yawned and limply waved her slender hand, contracting the spider web around the scaled-dragon.
Puff.
The scaled-dragon thatâd seemed petrifying beyond compare exploded like a balloon, filling the air with dust.
The girl in mauve silks turned to Shennong and Lu Yun. âAnnoying, so annoying. My nap was disturbed because of you two humans.â
âThank you for saving us, Miss Ah Zhi!â Shennong quickly bowed in gratitude and threw a meaningful look at Lu Yun.
âEh? Itâs you! Where have I seen you before?â Ah Zhi ignored Shennong in favor of Lu Yun. She stared off into space and then smacked her forehead lightly. âAh, whatever. Iâm going back to nap. Yaaaawnââ
Another great yawn attacking her, she turned around and vanished into thin air.
âWho is she?â Incredulity crossed Lu Yunâs face when the girl left.
âSheâs Miss Ah Zhi, guardian of the human sacred land.â Shennong answered and walked over to where the scaled-dragon had died. The club of white bone was still there. âWhat a treasure, what a treasure!! This is refined from the bones of a divine beastâŠâ He flung the club onto his shoulder with a merry grin. This item could definitely be called a treasure, something that current humans sorely lacked. They used only ordinary metal weapons at most.
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