Chapter 325 Introduction to the Giant Ape

The earth began to rumble.

It turned out that the giant ape had moved its feet and walked out of the majestic building.

With each step it took, it shook the surrounding earth, causing it to sway and tremble.

The turbulence reached right up to Zhong and his wife, causing a strong tremor beneath their feet. If their stance hadn't been stable, they probably would have been thrown off after a couple of jolts.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan moved closer to each other, their fingers intertwined.

Having just arrived and not knowing the situation, one can roughly deduce from the roars of the beasts that the basic rules of this land of all living beings have not changed, and visitors cannot harm each other.

Therefore, the giant ape probably didn't mean any harm.

Then let's wait and see.

Meanwhile, the roars of the beasts continued to rise and fall.

"What's wrong with Yuan Chong? Why isn't he teleporting? Why does he have to walk?"

"Ha! You forgot that Yuan Zhong's eyesight is bad. If he uses teleportation, he might accidentally misjudge and crush those two brats, and then Yuan Zhong would be gone too, right?"

"Trading an eighth-tier item for a fourth or fifth-tier item is not worthwhile!"

"It's only a few steps anyway, let it walk there by itself!"

"Look at those two brats, they've got some nerve..."

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan kept their eyes on the giant ape, but they also didn't miss the information conveyed by the beast's roars.

—Yuanzhong? I don't know if it's his real name or a pseudonym.

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Gradually, the giant ape slowly walked up to the couple.

It looks even bigger up close.

A huge shadow fell, enveloping the two of them, almost as if it had blocked out the sky—

Oh, right, the sky curtain.

The sun, moon, and stars also hang above this city.

It was as if the entire city was in a new world.

The giant ape opened its mouth, its throat buzzing.

"I can't see you two! Wait until I crouch down!"

Zhong Cai immediately said, "Senior, you are too kind. There is no need to trouble yourself. We, husband and wife, will fly here on our own."

As he spoke, he patted the beast sac on his side, and released a fluffy ball the size of a fist.

The fluffy ball instantly grew into a giant azure roc several meters long.

The Zhong and Wu couple moved in perfect unison, instantly landing on Qingpeng's back.

At this moment, Qingpeng's body continued to grow larger, reaching a length of several hundred feet!

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan stood beneath Qingpeng's head and neck.

The Azure Roc soared upwards, and in the blink of an eye, it flew to a position slightly below the giant ape's head.

The couple stood facing each other, their eyes meeting those of the giant ape.

Although……

The giant ape's head they were facing was comparable to a small mountain; even any organ on the ape's head was larger than the two of them.

At this time, the couple had already secretly exchanged many thoughts back and forth.

Fortunately, Master Jiang taught us that secret technique of shrinking to our original size; otherwise, it would be difficult to communicate directly with these rare beasts when needed.

【A-Cai is right.】

We'll have to introduce ourselves later, right? Wouldn't it be better if we used pseudonyms?

[This is a pseudonym... What's the name of A-Cai with this appearance?]

Zhong Cai was stunned.

Come to think of it, this is something he has never told Lao Wu, and Lao Wu has never asked him about it.

But in this disguised state, it can indeed be used directly.

That name... feels a bit distant and unfamiliar.

Zhong Cai replied to Wu Shaogan.

Back then, my name was Qiu Sui'an.

Because he was born sick, his parents in his previous life gave him this name, hoping that he would be safe and sound every year.

Wu Shaogan remained unmoved.

"Then my pseudonym will be Qin Changning."

Zhong Cai felt a warmth in her heart and was very happy.

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The giant ape was surprised that the two of them rode up on a green roc.

It squinted to observe.

The little green roc's aura is rather strange...

It should be the Azure Roc of the Azure Sky, but it has already evolved once, activating the bloodline of the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc.

Such rare beasts usually find it difficult to evolve their bloodline on their own, and even if they have a fortuitous encounter, they will not succeed so early.

This cub is only about twenty years old.

Judging from the rich, surging bloodline that frequently boils, it is clear that it is still continuously consuming the corresponding bloodline evolution treasures. In not many years, its bloodline can advance even further, and its potential may even reach the ninth rank.

Only rare beasts that have been extensively trained and have formed contracts with human cultivators can achieve such an effect.

Even ordinary human cultivators simply cannot afford such a large amount of resources.

Not all humans are willing to invest a lot of resources in their contracted rare beasts early on.

For these rare animals, bloodline is the most important thing.

A contract master who can enhance one's bloodline is certainly not bad.

In particular, the roc's expression still revealed the innocence of a cub, indicating that it had never suffered any hardship...

A glint of light flashed in the giant ape's eyes.

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Just as the giant ape and Zhong Wu and his wife were "standing" facing each other, there were several more animal roars, and the tone of the roars changed again.

"The cub of the Nine Heavens Cloud Roc!"

"His bloodline isn't pure enough; it's a mixed blood, haha!"

"Is Old Cloud here? There's a new cub in its pack!"

"Yun Jiu just happened to be absent today. He'll regret it when he finally arrives!"

"What's there to regret? This is a rare beast contracted by a human child; there's no going back!"

"I wonder which continent this human brat came from. If we don't know his origins, we won't be able to find him anywhere!"

"Silence! That ape is talking! I can't even hear what it's roaring!"

"Ha! You're deaf..."

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As various animal roars served as background noise, Zhong Cai seemed lost in thought.

Therefore, this Land of All Beings is not just a secret place for the top-tier continental creatures; creatures from other continents may also obtain a Gate of All Beings and enter this place through it.

Whether there will be others... remains to be seen.

At the same time, Zhong Cai felt a little happy.

There are many shops here, so it must be possible to do business. And since Jiutian Yunpeng has also entered this place, could he perhaps find a way to exchange some of his essence blood with Jiutian Yunpeng and give it to Qingyu to fuse with in order to enhance his bloodline?

Not only Qingyu, but Qinghui can also try it.

Although we don't know if the Devouring Sky Wolf exists here, even if it doesn't, with so many rare beasts here, perhaps there are still some of its essence blood left over? We should inquire more.

Thinking about this, Zhong Cai felt a little depressed again.

He kept hearing the roars of beasts, but never saw the source of them. He didn't know if it was because they were very far away, or because they were inside a nearby towering building...

At that moment, a loud voice rang out from ahead!

"Two human brats, where did you come from?"

Zhong Cai snapped out of his daze, looked straight at the enormous ape head in front of him, cupped his hands and smiled, "May I ask where you come from, senior, and what guidance you may offer?"

The giant ape wrinkled its nose and let out a snort.

"Another boring one!"

Zhong Cai smiled slightly, mimicking her father, Lao Wu.

Wu Shaogan, who had been standing by his side the whole time, had a gentle expression on his face and was showing the same smile.

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If a human cultivator were here, they would find that the two were a pair of beauties. When they smiled, even the curve of their lips was exactly the same. But after looking at them for a while, it became a little strange.

As a giant rare beast, the giant ape could not distinguish the appearance of human cultivators.

Just like how human cultivators can't distinguish the appearance of ants.

The giant ape was identifying the two by their current auras—any cultivator who left a soul imprint on the door and then entered this place would possess a special aura that only exists in the Land of All Beings, similar to their "identity verification" here.

Similarly, regardless of the species of rare beasts or other living beings, they all possess this aura that can be used to identify them.

All living beings that enter this place, regardless of what alias they use or what disguise they make, can only conceal information about themselves from the outside world.

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The giant ape quickly realized that the Zhong couple were not innocent and kind-hearted people, so it didn't say anything else, but simply declared loudly, "My name is Yuan Zhong, a member of the Crimson Horned Golden Ape clan, with peak eighth-order strength!"

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan both spoke calmly, taking turns to speak.

"Junior Qiu Sui'an."

"Junior Qin Changning."

"We are all human cultivators, so it's not convenient to mention our backgrounds."

The giant ape nodded.

Every time it speaks, countless air currents surge, stirring up a violent gale.

However, it wasn't deliberately making things difficult; it just didn't restrain itself much.

Whenever a gust of wind carrying the wild and domineering aura of apes surges in, the Azure Roc will flap its wings to blow away all the wind, ensuring that none of it disturbs its master on its back.

Now, under the influence of countless treasures, Qingyu has reached the peak of the sixth rank.

For its age, it is truly awe-inspiring.

Qinghui is the same; it possesses the same strength and potential.

For Qingyu, simply brushing aside these chaotic forces was not difficult.

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The giant ape stopped teasing the human child and began to explain the land of all living beings, just as it had said before.

"The land of all beings is different in everyone's eyes."

"Most human cultivators see a giant city, while we beastmen mostly see a vast mountain range."

"But regardless of the form, the buildings within are all constructed later, so there is no difference."

“All living beings who come to this place must establish their own territory.”

"If you don't have territory, you are easily invaded."

Zhong Cai didn't know what kind of disturbance it was that required using a house to defend against it.

But he soon found out.

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As if in response to the giant ape's words, several beams of blue light suddenly shot through the air!

The blue light does not contain any danger, but it seems to contain a strange energy.

Zhong Cai was wondering what to do with the blue light when he saw Yuan Zhong make the first move.

The ape grabbed him with its heavy hand!

Its grasping motion had a strange rhythm, precisely gathering all the blue lights into its hand.

Then, Yuan Chong raised his hand and presented the object in his palm to Zhong Wu and his wife, letting them see for themselves.

Zhong Cai stood on tiptoe to look.

Wu Shaogan also paid attention.

Both of them saw that there were three blue keys in the palm of his hand.

Each key was several feet long, just the right length for the giant ape to hold easily, and clearly visible.

Yuan Zhong said, "This is the key to unlocking the Starlight Arena."

Zhong Cai was taken aback: "May I ask, senior, what is this Starlight Arena—"

The ape roared in a loud, booming voice.

"Starlight Arena, a place for friendly sparring!"

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Although Yuan Zhong roars from time to time, he is actually a senior expert in rare beasts who provides very detailed explanations.

Through its continuous narration and the occasional questions asked by the Zhong and Wu couple, the current situation of the entire Land of All Beings was quickly explained.

This place has actually undergone many changes over the years.

But almost all the changes are minor details; the two most important parts have always remained the same and have never changed.

First, there is a rule against fighting each other.

Secondly, there is the existence of the Star Arena.

Many factions set up arenas for people to spar, and there are also arenas for life and death where cultivators with deep-seated hatred can first sign a life-and-death contract and then go up to the arena to resolve their hatred.

But the Star Arena is different; it has multiple modes such as challenge, competition, and honing skills.

If it's a challenge, then the cultivator will continuously fight against the opponents provided by the arena. After winning, there will be certain rewards. The rewards will increase after consecutive victories, and there will be even more rewards for breaking records, and so on.

In a sparring match, the winner invites an opponent and offers a prize beforehand; the winner then receives the resources offered by the loser.

The process of tempering encompasses many things.

For example, gravity suppression, harsh environments, and bloodline pressure are generally used to temper the physical bodies or minds of living beings.

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Every day, a blue light streaks across the land of all living beings.

The time is uncertain, the angle is uncertain, and the trajectory is uncertain.

Once the blue light falls into the hands of living beings, it will transform into a blue key that can change size according to the size of the living beings.

If they are not captured using special methods, they will directly envelop any living beings they touch and send them into the Star Arena.

If only one creature is hit, it will immediately enter challenge mode, and will only be thrown out when it is brought to the brink of death by one of the levels.

If both are hit, they will be matched up for a duel, and each will be randomly given a resource as a prize – regardless of the difference in their strength.

In the past, there were instances where ninth-tier rare beasts and cultivators of the Suspended Illumination Realm were placed together for sparring. Even though the ninth-tier rare beasts did not intend to harm the lesser cultivators, the lesser cultivators quickly collapsed under the pressure of the ninth-tier rare beasts and subsequently became despondent, never to enter this Land of All Beings again.

If more creatures are hit... they will be sent directly to the training stage until they faint.

This is very uncontrollable, and you could easily get into serious trouble.

Of course, no matter what level it is, the creatures on the Star Arena will not die.

However, numerous examples demonstrate that not dying does not necessarily mean one can live a good life...

Therefore, there still needs to be a place to live in this land of all living beings.

No matter what kind of dwelling it is, as long as living beings stay inside, the blue light will not fly into the house.

The creatures can simply wait inside the house, and when the blue light flies by, they can collect it using their own methods.

Then, the creatures can choose when they want to enter the Star Arena and what kind of trials they want to complete.

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Zhong Cai listened very attentively.

This concerns his and Lao Wu's future "life" in the Land of All Beings, so while listening, he also had to make careful plans.

They continued to communicate via telepathy.

[Old Wu, should we simply set up a palace here, or should we bring out a warship?]

It should always be something grand and imposing.

You're right, let's search again.

【good. 】

During their telepathic exchanges, the giant ape would pause from time to time, giving them some time to react.

Sudden!

A sharp, cold light flashed by!

This light, however, was not blue at all.

Instead, it was golden light.

The golden light streaked across the sky at an angle that was directly towards Zhong and Wu.

It's a bit strange.

However, there was no malice in it; on the contrary, it gave off a feeling of... dazzling golden light.

The giant ape, who had been giving several examples of the Starlight Arena, suddenly fell silent. His huge ape eyes widened in astonishment as he stared at the golden light that was flying towards them and hovering in front of Zhong Wufu.

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were both cautious and did not act rashly.

What they saw was an invisible golden light, with something constantly being squeezed inside, seemingly ready to change at any moment.

The giant ape opened its mouth, and in its shock, its cry became even louder.

Besides it, the other roars, which had already become much fainter, now rose and fell again.

"It's an auction notice!"

"What's with these two new brats? How come they're qualified to get an auction warrant so soon after they arrive?"

"This isn't right! How can two human kids be so wealthy? They're only a few decades old..."

"A bunch of idiots! This auction order isn't something only the extremely wealthy can obtain. If those two brats possess resources far exceeding their current level, the Land of All Beings will recognize this and assign them an auction!"

"That's right! Haha! I almost forgot!"

"I think you guys have really forgotten!"

"But since these are resources far beyond their level, there might be some that we'd like!"

"You're dreaming! Where did this mere level five brat come from..."

These discussions undoubtedly indicate that Jin Guang is a good thing.

And this wonderful thing is called an "auction order".

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While gathering information, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan kept their eyes on the golden light.

Before long, the thing in the golden light seemed to finally take shape.

It wasn't shaped like a token, but rather a small seal.

What's even more interesting is that after the golden light dissipated, the small seal rushed towards them, and just a few feet in front of Zhong and Wu, it suddenly split into two and rushed towards them separately!

Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan reached out together and each grabbed it.

After the small seal is split in two, it becomes even smaller, but when the two people each pick up their half of the seal and gently touch it with the other's seal, they will come back together as one.

Very exquisite.

It was at this moment that the seal conveyed countless messages to the two of them.

It turns out that the auction order is a very peculiar artifact. Although it can only be used in the Land of All Living Beings, it is a treasure with absolute defense, the ability to change size, and the ability to simulate and transform its shape and internal layout.

In other words, this thing can be transformed into a place of residence, a shop, or an auction house.

At the same time, it has one requirement—

Once you possess this treasure, you must hold a Level 9 auction within fifty years.

In short, regardless of whether the level 9 resources offered are good or bad, there must be resources of that level in the auction.

...This requirement is really nothing to Mr. and Mrs. Zhong.

In the couple's view, the reason why the auction order made such a requirement was probably because they, at the fifth level, were able to possess more than one ninth-level resource.

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What the Zhong and Wu couple didn't know was that the auction order's requirements regarding the owner's wealth were not so simple.

Even if they are only at the fifth level, they would need to possess more than ten level nine resources to own this item.

If the two people were at a higher level when they entered the Land of All Beings, the number would be far more than ten.

More will be added gradually.

However, since the auction order was obtained early on, the Land of All Beings will not reclaim it even if the user breaks through to a higher realm or becomes too wealthy.

The only reason the treasures would be taken back is if no auctions are held for fifty years.

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Many of the rare animals that have lived here for a very long time are also aware of this auction notice.

Throughout the entire Land of All Beings, there are no more than ten cultivators who possess this auction token.

At least five of them have been owned for thousands of years.

This auction order has only appeared twice in the past thousand years.

This is the second time.

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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan had only been in the Land of All Beings for a short time. Although they knew that auction tokens were rare, they did not know that they were this rare.

This auction order has some other functions, which can only be discovered when it is actually used.

Now, the biggest use of this auction order for the two of them is that they can build a dwelling.

Whether it's shops or an auction, we'll talk about that later.

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After a moment of shock, the giant ape saw that the Zhong and Wu couple had put away the auction warrant, so it changed the subject.

At this point, its attitude towards the couple became slightly more amiable.

At least when it raises its voice, it no longer spews out a stream of air that Qingpeng has to sweep away every now and then, unlike in the beginning.

The giant ape began to introduce the races that currently exist in the Land of All Beings.

Rare beasts can live far longer than human cultivators, but apart from those rare long-lived races, even if other rare beasts reach the ninth rank, they can only live for a maximum of 100,000 years.

However, precisely because of their long lifespan, compared to humans, once rare beasts possess the Gate of All Beings and obtain a great deal of benefits from the Land of All Beings, they can hold power within their race for an increasingly longer period of time.

The longest-living rare beast in this area is the Black Tortoise.

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Zhong Cai was slightly taken aback when she heard this.

The giant ape seemed to know what he was thinking and burst into laughter.

"That's right! It's the Black Tortoise on the door!"

Zhong Cai took a deep breath.

That's really true!

Could the image depicted on the Gate of All Beings be what this veteran being looked like at the height of his power?

Or perhaps, it wasn't its peak, but just an ordinary day for Xuanwu...

That makes it difficult to get to the bottom of things.

The giant ape didn't continue talking about Xuanwu, only mentioning that Xuanwu hadn't appeared for many years, but it had always existed in its own dwelling place in the Land of All Living Beings, sleeping soundly year-round.

This Xuanwu has been in the land of living beings for over 100,000 years.

Each time a new creature enters this place, it will receive a notification—

Xuanwu resides in a building resembling a mountain range in the northeast corner. It is very sleepy, so do not disturb it.

Zhong Cai naturally listened to her advice.

It's best to avoid dealing with such an old monster unless you're absolutely certain you can handle it.