Chapter 168 Great Hospitality (2/2)
When Lyu Liang prepared himself for a fight with them, the four suddenly grinned and said, ”Senior Lyu, this way, please! Childe Duan has been waiting for you!” Then, they dragged Lyu Liang into the yard directly.
When he entered the yard, a familiar feeling swept over him. A crowd of people was serving at a large, long table and respectfully greeted ”Senior Lyu” when they passed him. The scene reminded him of the feast at several larger tables, during the Spring Festival in the Siji Village.
Duan Xiaofang showed up at this time. And beside him, were 10 people of different ages, all of whom were at the Peak of Almighty Immortal.
”Brother Lyu, you're finally here! We've been waiting for you for a long time! Come here and let me introduce my family to you!” Duan Xiaofang pulled his arm and began introducing the people behind, to him.
Hearing Duan Xiaofang's chatter, Lyu Liang finally understood that these were all his relatives, whether uncles or aunts. When Lyu Liang tried very hard to remember everyone, a male and a female arrived. The male was whiskered and robust, while the female was petite, demure, and graceful.
”Brother Lyu, these are my dad and mom. They've been expecting you!” Hearing Duan Xiaofang's words, Lyu Liang greeted the two immediately and thought to himself, ”Good guys! The male is at least at the Tao Master level, and the female should be superior to him!”
”Haha, so you're Lyu Liang?! I've heard of you from brother Feng, and today I finally get to meet you!” The man laughed heartily. He did not have the haughty manner of a high-level cultivator.
Lyu Liang was glad to find that ”brother Feng” was likely to be senior Feng Li, and then he confirmed it, after asking the man.
After that, the banquet began, with almost 20 people, sitting around the table. The dishes and wine were ordinary, but amidst the drinking and toasting, shouting and yelling, Lyu Liang felt more comfortable here, than in Huangfu Gang's residence.
”Brother Lyu, our family have been here for generations. Our ancestors used to be bandits, and even after our family came to the Heaven Realm, they still could not change their habits. Please forgive us!” Duan Xiaofang said in a low voice, as he scratched his head in embarrassment.
”Never mind! I was also born in the countryside, and I enjoy such a scene very much! Brother Duan, you said that you came from the Heaven Realm?” Lyu Liang really liked the scene, and at the same time, he also put forward his doubts.
Duan Xiaofang said, with a laugh, ”Yes! Our family lives in the Heaven Realm, and we're here to offer some help! Our ancestors were born in the Chaotic World. Whether we are humans or immortals now, we can't forget our roots! Since we came through a secret passage, we can maintain our cultivation at the Peak of Almighty Immortal!”
Lyu Liang was filled with esteem inside, and he deeply valued such a grateful heart.
The banquet lasted for three hours, so even though Lyu Liang came at dusk, it was already dark when he left. He didn't want to take any gifts, but Duan Xiaofang and his family were so hospitable and gave him Primordial Stones directly. And yet, what they gave, were 20 ultimate-grade Primordial Stones!
According to Duan Xiaofang, the ultimate-grade Primordial Stone, generally, was not used as currency, but as a shortcut to increase Primordial or an attacking device.
It could not only recover one's Primordial Qi entirely within 30 minutes but also release lots of Primordial Qi in a second, which was useful in some explosive moves.
Lyu Liang was more than thankful for the gift. Apparently, he liked this family's style better and had a much more favorable impression of Duan Xiaofang.
When he came back to his cave residence, Lyu Liang also asked the divine beasts to comment Duan Xiaofang. All of them agreed that Duan Xiaofang was a nice guy.
Nine days later, the 10 people finally gathered together, and followed four powerful figures of the Immortal Allies, to the mountain range at the west end of the main battlefield.
Between the two mountains stood a giant, bronze gate. It was dark inside and invisible even through the Divine Sense.
The bronze gate reminded Lyu Liang of the relic of the Immortal Devil in Breeze Valley. It was seemingly the same as the one he had seen, huge and carved with complicated, obscure patterns.
Just as they arrived at the gate, a group of people flew in from the distance—it was the 10 black-robed people, sent by the Nether Big World.
Both sides seemed to be used to the scene, and entered the relic directly after one glance at each other.
Lyu Liang's group went in first, and the black-robed people followed behind. After they entered the relic, they blocked their auras tacitly, and began walking forward, just like mortals.
Behind the gate was a grassy road between two lofty mountains. It was not that wide, even if they walked along two sides of the way, they were only about 15 meters away from each other.
After one and a half hours, the vision became much broader—a lush ancient forest appeared in front of them. At this moment, some people from both sides exclaimed in a low voice. Lyu Liang looked around, and was also stunned by what he saw.
Not far away, a giant rhinoceros, which was over 130 meters tall, was slowly chewing off half an enormous tree. It seemed to have noticed the people, because it stopped what it was doing, and tossed a glance at them, with one eye. But then, it lowered its head and began chewing again.
Seeing that glance, Lyu Liang had broken out in a cold sweat, which soaked his clothes. Apart from him, the other people were also significantly stunned, and even Zhu Yan, who always had an optimistic face, had a nervous and stern look on his face.
Lyu Liang was convinced that it could kill all of them, within several breaths of time, if it wanted. Although it didn't exude any cultivation aura, there was a sense of suffocating oppression in the air.
At this moment, the woman's excited, quivering voice came from his Divine Soul, ”The forbidden beast! It's the forbidden beast from the forbidden area of Remote Antiquity! And, and it's at the Third Prohibition level, just as powerful as our Forbidden Lords!”