nyslfriends Chapter 65 Kunlun Forbidden Zone
Chapter 65 Kunlun Forbidden Zone
Chapter 65 Kunlun Forbidden Zone
Xiong Zhou only took a symbolic bite of the fish before shifting his gaze to the fruits and vegetables beside him.
His gaze was fixed on a fruit that looked somewhat familiar.
Its size is somewhat similar to the "World No. 1" apple from its previous life, its color is similar to that of a green mandarin orange, but its shape is very similar to that of a pineapple.
This strange fruit emits a delicate fragrance that is slightly tempting.
Driven by curiosity, Xiong Zhou stretched out his paw and swung it at the fruit.
"Click..."
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The thick outer skin was gently peeled off by the claws, revealing flesh no bigger than a grapefruit.
The fragrance emanating from it was even stronger, and could be clearly smelled even in the water, which was as light as a breeze inside the shrine, making Kou even more eager to try it.
Xiong Zhou continued to swing his claws, separating the slightly sandy pulp into four equal-sized segments, revealing a grape-sized seed.
Pick up a petal and put it in your mouth. The slightly salty and fresh taste bursts in your mouth and tongue, with a hint of the sea. As you chew, a mineral-like flavor lingers between your teeth, similar to the refreshing taste of mint, with a particularly noticeable sweet aftertaste.
This unique flavor reminded Xiong Zhou of seaweed, lime, and lemon leaves; it had the freshness of fish, a sweet aftertaste, and a refreshing quality that cut through the richness.
Xiong Zhou picked up a few more segments of fruit and squeezed the juice onto the plate containing the fish. Then, he put the fish, which was coated with this strange fruit and vegetable juice, into his mouth and gently bit into it. The taste was a little better than before.
Next, Xiong Zhou turned his attention to other varieties of fruits and vegetables, tasting them one by one. Some of them surprised him, while others left him expressionless, and he didn't touch them again.
As Cao Hui watched Xiong Zhou eat, he devoured the bloody food in front of him while mentally deduce information based on the canine creature's behavior.
Cao Hui muttered to himself, "It doesn't seem to have any obvious aversion to blood food, and its acceptance level is similar to that of the auspicious beasts of Nanshan. However, compared to the auspicious beasts of the Nanshan mountain range, it seems to be more picky and sensitive to blood."
"From this perspective, the food on Kunlun Mountain is probably not mainly blood-based. The main staple food is probably plant roots, melons, and fruits. The resources for cultivation should be similar."
Thinking of this, Cao Hui's expression became subtle.
According to his impression, ferocious beasts are the kind of creatures that love blood the most. Now, in the Kunlun pantheon, which has a ferocious god as its main god, the auspicious beasts do not recognize blood.
Could it be that the fierce god of the Kunlun pantheon not only did not lead the way in eating blood, but instead ate plant fruits and vegetables and plant roots and stems, staying away from bloodshed?
If this weren't the case, Cao Hui would find it hard to imagine why this fertility totem would have such an attitude towards blood offerings.
But is it possible for a ferocious beast, especially a ferocious god among beasts, to suddenly become a vegetarian?
This somewhat breaks Cao Hui's preconceived notions.
As for doubting Xiong Zhou's identity, that's not the case. It's just that his demeanor while eating is something that has been cultivated over many years.
In the Nanshan mountain range, Cao Hui had only ever seen such high-level birds in Danxue Divine Mountain, which were almost completely free of any fishy smell.
Furthermore, the two authorities that are as high as the heavens provide a strong guarantee that the Kunlun pantheon is real and a relatively powerful totem pantheon, just like the pantheon composed of the Phoenix and many other totems.
As for its purpose, judging from the appearance of this bountiful totem, it doesn't seem to be here to declare war or make preparations for war.
So, this auspicious beast from the Kunlun pantheon came to the Nanshan mountain range just for a simple visit?
Since it wasn't a force outside the Nanshan mountain range that wanted to launch a massive war against Nanshan and disrupt the existing situation, Cao Hui gradually adjusted his attitude towards the auspicious beast in front of him.
Just like the term "fellow Daoist," they are regarded as friends who walk on the same path.
"Fellow Daoist Fengrao, could you describe to me the scenery atop Mount Kunlun?"
Cao Hui suddenly asked.
Xiong Zhou's heart skipped a beat; he felt guilty.
Little did he know the scenery on Mount Kunlun...
No, that's not right. In his past life, he had been to Golmud in Qinghai, visited the Kunlun Pass, climbed the Kunlun Mountains, and taken several photos with his parents, as well as a lot of landscape photos.
Compared to the present world, it was just an ordinary mountain range, although it had exhausted him to the point that he dared not even breathe.
Are you suggesting that you tell this towering python in front of you that Kunlun Mountain is a "high mountain" with a maximum height of over 7,000 meters, and that you can collapse it with a single step?
Xiong Zhou's eyes darted around slightly, and Cao Hui noticed this subtle change.
"Is there anything difficult about abundance?"
"If you encounter something that's difficult to discuss publicly, you can mention it casually or simply skip over it."
Seeing Xiong Zhou's slightly hesitant expression, Cao Hui's interest was piqued, and he developed a strong curiosity about this "Kunlun".
Xiong Zhou forced a smile, frantically trying to come up with a solution in his mind.
Suddenly, he recalled the sacred mountain he had seen through the tattered black and yellow cloth, the city he had seen, and the mountain stele inscribed with the words "Xuanpu".
Xiong Zhou remembered that there seemed to be a place called "Xuanpu" on Kunlun Mountain...
Suddenly, he seemed to know how to make it up.
Xiong Zhou looked at Cao Hui and sighed softly, "Sigh."
[Kunlun is too vast; its scenery, its events and things, are too numerous and too mysterious.]
"call."
[I cannot describe these scenes, these mysteries, in my own words.]
"call."
[How about I extract some fragments of my memory and release them here, so that Fellow Daoist Cao Hui can see a part of the Kunlun Sacred Mountain from my perspective?]
Before Cao Hui could finish speaking, ripples of water were already rising behind the gates of the Divine Palace.
Looking out from Xiong Zhou, he could vaguely see dozens of celestial pythons crowding together.
Their gazes as they looked into the temple were filled with heavy anticipation, as if they were all exceptionally curious about the world beyond Nanshan.
Cao Hui coughed softly and said, "Fellow Daoist, I'm sorry, these are my children. They mean no harm; they are just curious about what Fellow Daoist Fengrao wants to say. I will send them away now."
Xiong Zhou shook his head.
"call."
[It's alright.]
It's just watching a first-person movie, what's the big deal? And it's not exactly a secret.
Whether "Xuanpu" still exists is another matter. If someone or some beast finds it in the future, Xiong Zhou might have to thank this "fated beast".
After all, if he could retrieve the tattered yellow cloth from the inner world, he could probably find his own opportunity within it as well, which could be considered as taking advantage of a stroke of luck and good fortune.
The power of the inner world was mobilized, and strands of spiritual light were extracted from Xiong Zhou's memories. After being processed once to ensure there were no problems, they were edited again and then projected onto the divine palace.
In an instant, wisps of hazy, pure white mist appeared, and a sound like bubbles bursting rang out. All the beasts present felt their consciousness become slightly hazy.
This vague feeling is quite peculiar, both in essence and intensity, allowing consciousness and perspective to become completely immersed. However, when one has a strong desire to break free, this hazy feeling can be easily shaken off.
Cao Hui, too, had entered and exited several times under this peculiar power, and his gaze towards Xiong Zhou held a hint of surprise. This dreamlike feeling was something he had never experienced before.
After re-entering this semi-conscious state, Cao Hui felt as if he had become a being with mysterious inspiration constantly flowing through his mind, as if something was guiding him through this thick, pure white fog.
This time, he did not choose to break free, but instead followed his own feelings and slowly "walked" forward.
One after another, ancient trees soaring into the sky began to appear before his eyes, their boundless vitality transforming into a misty haze, transforming this place into an ageless fairyland.
Along the way, Cao Hui could see the patterns of heaven and earth on each ancient tree, all of which were higher than themselves, resembling the vast and boundless sky.
A wave of disbelief washed over him, and he exclaimed, "How is this possible? I can actually sense that each ancient tree has existed for longer than me, and their history is more ancient than mine..."
"Although I wasn't among the first beings born in the world, I was still close to the end of the third batch. It shouldn't be like this..."
Cao Hui mentally went through the deductions again and again, and finally came to a possible conclusion.
"The Kunlun Divine Mountain appeared very early, perhaps even earlier than the birth of the Phoenix. The time when this divine mountain appeared may have been within ten thousand years after the creation of heaven and earth, or even at the same time as heaven and earth."
"Only in this way can these ancient trees be older and more weathered than I am."
As Cao Hui pondered and speculated about Kunlun's origins, he continued walking forward, guided by his first-person perspective and following his inspiration.
Until you follow a specially carved path into this ancient forest, cross one mountain after another, and arrive at the foot of a mountain, you will see a mountain stele inscribed with "Xuanpu" and see a majestic, endless mountain behind the stele.
Cao Hui murmured to himself, "Xuanpu..."
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This is yet another sacred mountain whose name he had never known before.
This suggests that the sacred mountain named "Xuanpu" is a rather unique peak within the Kunlun Mountains.
Cao Hui looked down and saw that the path paved with unknown stones stretched all the way to the sacred mountain called "Xuanpu", as if it could lead directly into it.
Filled with awe, and guided by his spirit, he continued to "walk" forward in an environment still shrouded in wisps of pure white mist.
Until Cao Hui saw a magnificent city with a plaque that read "Tianyong City" hanging high above it, surrounded by wisps of chaotic energy.
In an instant, it was as if a bucket of icy water had been poured over his heart, and Cao Hui suddenly shuddered, his mind seemingly filled with the entire city.
The immense pressure began to surge up, leaving him feeling lost and helpless.
At the same time, a kind of spiritual power was spreading outward, carrying some strange knowledge and cognition, and was being poured into his mind.
For example, the name of this city is "Tianyong City".
Cao Hui felt like an ant, that he would completely dissipate under the unintentional power of certain beings without being touched by them.
After receiving the authority bestowed upon him by Heaven and Earth, he no longer had this fear.
But now, in this magnificent city called "Tianyong City," whose size cannot be estimated, this thing that should be inanimate has given him a sense of impending death, as if he himself is adrift between life and death.
With a terrifying sense of oppression that overwhelmed his consciousness, Cao Hui looked away from the inscription "Tianyong City." Only then did the terror of the spiritual intrusion and the immense terror of being caught between life and death gradually dissipate.
He lowered his head, not daring to look at the city's plaque again; it was too terrifying, beyond his level of understanding.
"Tianyong...City..."
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Cao Hui felt that his entire snake was somewhat dry and hard.
The city before them was so vast that it seemed to be inhabited by gods whose size was hundreds of millions of miles and about a hundred light-years.
At the same time, Cao Hui could sense that every brick in this city was inscribed with celestial and terrestrial patterns, as if expounding ten different sublime principles of heaven and earth, evolving the chaotic and boundless meaning of the initial separation of yin and yang and the beginning of the distinction between purity and turbidity.
He recognized this essence; not long after his birth, in that environment where heaven and earth were still distinct, on the edge of certain forbidden zones, there existed this power that could dissolve everything.
"The chaos before the creation of heaven and earth!"
"The Kunlun Mountains actually still preserve such a place that could be called a forbidden zone for all spirits?!"
Cao Hui was deeply shocked, and his previous deductions were now confirmed.
He even felt that he had underestimated the Kunlun sacred mountain and the origin of the Kunlun pantheon by far more than ten thousand percent.
Just then, in front of the city gate, a tiger-shaped figure emerged from a long river flowing with ancient history, carrying a kind of authority and power that Cao Hui found somewhat familiar, along with a mysterious aura.
She...He is incredibly ancient, like the beginning of heaven and earth, the starting point of time!
Suddenly, this deity seemed to transform into a different form, resembling an ape, yet infinitely nobler than such creatures, favored by all laws and cherished by all paths!
His limbs, shaped like tiger claws, seemed to be holding an extremely heavy axe, with fierce axe light swirling around it, capable of annihilating everything, both tangible and intangible, cutting through endless constraints, splitting mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and tearing apart all enemies.
Cao Hui was about to lose control. He felt that he was no longer himself, and even his own consciousness was about to be lost, and he was about to become a part of this god.
At that very moment, everything shattered; Xuanpu Divine Mountain and Tianyong City vanished like a dream.
"ha..
""
Cao Hui opened his eyes, and what he saw was his own divine palace.
He was panting heavily, the shock and horror in his snake-like eyes lingering for a long time.
After a long while, Cao Hui finally turned his gaze to Xiong Zhou, muttering to himself, "No wonder his expression changed so much when I asked this Abundant Totem to introduce Kunlun Mountain. It's hard to describe in words. He's just using a fragment of his past memories to present a corner of Kunlun Mountain's scenery."
What Kunlun Mountain...
This is clearly the Kunlun restricted area!