bookrebus Chapter 260 White River Boundary
Chapter 260 White River Boundary
They shared food among themselves, yet no inner demons arose. Apart from the stench, they genuinely believed they were just ordinary cultivators.
Where exactly was she reborn?!
The Qian Dynasty was abnormal, and so is this place.
"Click"
A faint cracking sound was heard, and the person in that man's hand died instantly, and he threw the body several meters away.
"He's going to be the first meal of the day, so let's delay it and not miss the best time to cook him."
"Yes."
Two men responded and carried the person away. As for the remaining few, they were all so frightened that none of them dared to utter a sound.
"leftover……"
The person at the head of the table looked at everyone, but his gaze, which was about to be withdrawn, suddenly stopped on one person.
Hey!
Was her head not low enough? Otherwise, why would she fly up in the next second, in the exact same state as the person who just died, her life hanging in the balance, her life or death hanging in the balance?
His cultivation level, calculated according to his previous rank and realm, was definitely about the same as hers before, still unrestricted by the Heavenly Dao. However, Liu Jun is now not even comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and crushing her would be easier than crushing an ant.
Seriously, why did I have to be reborn? (“▔□▔)?
"How can it be qualified after only five hundred years?"
The cultivators below immediately knelt down in fear: "It was our dereliction of duty, but the Spirit Testing Technique is infallible. She is qualified. We simply did not notice her age. Please punish us, Master!"
The man looked at the child in his arms and felt puzzled for the first time.
"explain."
"say what?"
Liu Jun truly didn't understand.
The man finally deigned to lift his eyelids and glance at her from head to toe.
"You, aren't Sui Rou?"
Thank goodness, has he had a change of heart and is going to let her go?
"If you mean people from the Qian Dynasty, then I am indeed not. I come from a..."
“A place called the Primordial Continent.”
"Yuanzhou Continent?"
Liu Jun's eyes lit up: "You know?"
"Have not heard."
Hope turning into disappointment happens in an instant.
"Then... can I avoid dying?"
"You don't have to die until the matter is investigated thoroughly."
If what she said is true, then they would immediately lose control if they ate something that wasn't meat.
“You’re quite amusing. Until things are cleared up, I can allow you to be my pet.”
Liu Jun's lips twitched: "Uh..."
"Or, die."
Did she have the opportunity to refuse?
Maybe not.
"Then... Your Majesty, where shall I sleep tonight? I don't have any other problems, but I'm prone to drowsiness and sleepiness."
She has many other flaws, but she doesn't plan to talk about them.
"Lock up the rest."
After saying that, the man walked out with his hands behind his back, and Liu Jun wisely followed him.
"My Lord, you don't live here?"
"You talk a lot."
"Your Excellency is so sparing with words, which perfectly complements my own style, hehe~"
"Come up."
Knowing that she couldn't fly, he summoned a flying artifact and waited for his slow-moving little pet to catch up.
"Wow, is this the Lord's personal magic weapon? It's so beautiful."
"Say one more word and you'll stay and guard the gate of the Palace Selection Hall."
Liu Jun immediately shut up and didn't say another word.
Feng Mo glanced at her, and seeing that she was quite obedient, the flying artifact finally set off and flew eastward.
Liu Jun didn't know how long they flew, but he had a great time looking at this unfamiliar world and was even amazed.
She hadn't flown for hundreds of years, and standing high in the sky again, she felt no discomfort whatsoever, only a sense of long-lost familiarity.
The flying artifact slowly came to a stop, and before them stood a magnificent and grand palace, presumably where this person lived.
After putting away the magical artifact, Feng Mo walked into the palace with ease, followed by Liu Jun. Aside from a few scattered moments of curiosity at the beginning, Liu Jun's eyes turned into a stagnant pool of water when no one could see them.
Inside the hall were many servants who were probably attending to him. Feng Mo also led her through a long corridor that seemed to be... a collection of artifacts.
One after another, there were large, square, transparent boxes, or perhaps magical artifacts. Inside each box were all sorts of things, some alive, some dead.
Moreover, the variety of species kept here is astonishing.
There are even more...
A mechanical carnivorous plant (°ー°〃)?!
This is clearly not the same style as this place; it's completely out of place.
Could this be yet another world with a complex composition?
After walking down the corridor, the person in front stopped in front of a room and pushed open the door.
Looking from the outside in, it's just an ordinary room with simple furnishings, but it's quite spacious, with a large bed that could comfortably sleep ten people.
"From now on, this will be your residence."
"Wow, really? Thank you, Your Majesty."
Liu Jun seemed delighted, walking in and looking around as if he had never seen the world before.
Feng Mo walked in with his hands behind his back and sat down at the table inside, staring at her intently. Liu Jun immediately stood obediently in front of him and stopped talking.
"Tell me, what is the place you came from like?"
Knowing he would ask, Liu Jun smiled, cleared his throat, and then slowly began to speak.
"The Yuanzhou Continent, it's a place... kind of similar to this place. The people there are also cultivators. If they can break through their shackles one day, they will ascend to the upper realm to continue their cultivation and enjoy boundless lifespan."
“There once lived a supreme being who had not yet ascended to heaven. People respected her, looked up to her, and hoped that one day they could become her…”
"It's a pity that she died. She didn't ascend to heaven, didn't pass away peacefully, didn't get a good ending, and didn't..." go home.
Feng Mo stared straight at her: "And you, where are you, and what kind of existence are you?"
"I?"
The smile on Liu Jun's lips hadn't faded: "I was just an ordinary cultivator there. I also looked up to her and wanted to become her."
"...Unfortunately, she is wonderful, perfect, while I am just a despicable person who can never become her."
"Therefore, the gods banished me, and that world was not suitable for me; I was exiled."
The emotion in her eyes seemed genuine. Feng Mo looked up, not at the rooftop, but at the sky outside.
"Your world is good; at least you can go to the higher realms. But our world is truly banished and rejected by the gods, and everyone here will be bound by a curse for all eternity..."
"Why...why do you keep people from the Qian Dynasty as servants, and why..."
"Cannibalism?"
Feng Mo spoke the second half of the sentence for her.
Liu Jun remained silent.
Feng Mo chuckled, his expression unreadable: "They are not human."
After saying that, he suddenly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out, leaving Liu Jun looking completely bewildered.
……
Liu Jun thought that being a pet meant being like those things along the corridor, locked in a box for people to watch and never having any freedom. She really would have ended her own life if that were the case.
But no, ever since Liu Jun brought her back that day, he has never seen Feng Mo again.
She can't fly, and Feng Mo's palace is built on the sea; she can't exactly swim out.
Fortunately, the palace was very large, and the servants here were not emotionless wooden figures. Two or three months was enough time for her to get to know these people and to gain a general understanding of the world.
This world is called White River Boundary, and it evolved from a page of ancient records left behind by an ancient god.
This world originally had no living beings, but over time it became the settlement of the descendants of the Sinful Immortals. These people are all descendants of the Sinful Immortals.
They are cursed from birth, a punishment from the higher realms.
The curse on them worsens with age, ravaging their body and mind and draining their lifespan. They can only alleviate this by consuming something called "year flesh".
But this fleshy creature, in a strange way, grew into the shape of a human...
The curse is punishment, and this is also punishment; they must overcome that psychological hurdle to survive.
Some people can't bear it and choose to end their own lives to end this endless suffering, while those who choose to live have to eat a piece of flesh that is no different from human flesh every year.
Over time, some people develop psychological abnormalities, which they call "loss of control."
Moreover, if they come into contact with any meat other than pork, they are highly likely to develop diseases, which could lead to them losing control.
The ancestors made mistakes, yet their descendants suffer endless punishment and torment. Is this divine justice or an overcorrection of the law?
Not all gods and immortals are impartial and selfless.