Running A Cemetery in North America-Chapter 457 - 323: Queen Mother of the West!

The three advanced on the desolate land for an unknown length of time.

Suddenly, a fierce wind attacked, turning into a black shadow that lunged at Lin Wan.

With Lin Wan’s ability, she naturally couldn’t react immediately.

Zhou Mangmang, quick-eyed and quick-witted, swung her whip and shattered the object that attacked.

It turned out to be an arrow.

"Who’s there?" Sun Yan called forth the Mountain-Cracking Axe, alertly shouting.

"Who are you all, daring to trespass into the Kunlun Ruins!"

From behind a hill not far away, a few beings with leopard heads and armored bodies slowly emerged.

The leader, holding a large bow, was clearly the mastermind who had shot the arrow moments ago.

"Beast-headed and human-bodied, these are the creatures of the Kunlun Ruins, no need to haggle with them," the True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao reminded.

The Queen Mother of the West herself was typically portrayed as having a beast’s body and a human head; most of her tribe were like this, either human-headed with beast bodies or beast-headed with human bodies.

They can be considered classic representations of the era depicted in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Since Sun Yan had come to the Kunlun Ruins, he needed to forge good relations with the beings there to learn more useful information.

Therefore, the True Monarch did not recommend getting into a big fight with these Kunlun Ruins creatures.

If the Queen Mother of the West were still alive, offending her wouldn’t be wise.

"I am the disciple of True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao from the Human Race, here specifically to visit the Queen Mother of the West. Please, be at ease; we mean no harm," Sun Yan said, stepping forward with cupped fists.

"Nowadays, beings from the outside can enter the Kunlun Ruins? You’re no ordinary folk."

The leopard-headed man lowered his bow and arrow, observing Sun Yan for a while before the hostility in his eyes faded: "And to think, you even have two Immortal Family members with you. How rare, indeed. In such an End of Dharma Era, can outsiders still become Immortals? That’s quite strange."

The two he referred to were, naturally, Sun Yan and Zhou Mangmang.

Having been listed on the God Sealing List, Zhou Mangmang was now truly an Immortal.

"Follow me then. This area is heavy with the aura of battles fought in its past, and even Immortals can’t withstand it. You’re lucky you didn’t wander into the deeper parts of the battlefield."

The leopard-headed man waved his hand, signaling Sun Yan and the others to follow him.

Sun Yan naturally wouldn’t refuse and led Zhou Mangmang and Lin Wan to follow.

Having a local guide to understand the situation was exactly what Sun Yan hoped for.

As they crossed the desolate battlefield, a splash of greenery finally appeared on the horizon.

Upon approaching, Sun Yan and the others saw that it was a series of villages, inhabited entirely by beast-headed humans or human-headed beasts.

In that moment, Sun Yan felt as if the Classic of Mountains and Seas had come to life and he had stepped into it.

"This is the territory of the Kunlun Jade family. If you wish to visit the Queen Mother of the West, you must report it first. Wait here patiently," said the leopard-headed man who had led Sun Yan and the others there.

Through conversations along the way, Sun Yan learned that the man’s name was Baofu and he had been living there for 1,600 years.

"Alright. By the way, Baofu, do you know if there’s a Human World Emperor in the Kunlun Ruins?" Sun Yan asked.

"A Human World Emperor... you mean the Ying Clan."

"Yes, I have a matter to discuss with him. An ancient person from the Human World entrusted me to bring something to him. Could you help facilitate an introduction?" Sun Yan nodded.

"That would be quite troublesome. The Ying Clan has entered the Fire Cloud Cave, and without special circumstances, outsiders aren’t allowed inside. It would be difficult for you to meet him," Baofu said, shaking his head with a serious expression.

"Fire Cloud Cave?!" Sun Yan was somewhat surprised.

Fuxi determined the Eight Trigrams to reveal the secrets of the world, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs to understand everything, and Xuanyuan established rites and music to unify the lands.

The place these three resided after attaining Dao was precisely the Fire Cloud Cave.

Sun Yan could hardly have anticipated that the Fire Cloud Cave was within the Kunlun Ruins, and that Emperor Qin Shi Huang had also arrived there.

This suddenly clarified everything as to why Emperor Qin Shi Huang could achieve longevity over two millennia of the End of Dharma Era.

It was not like Xu Fu, who became a Human Immortal, but rather by arriving at the Fire Cloud Cave, where his unique methods of longevity resided.

"I see. Could you perhaps deliver a message to him in the Fire Cloud Cave, saying I’m from Lishan and someone asked me to deliver something to him?"

"Alright, I’ll find someone to inquire at the Fire Cloud Cave. Just stay here for now and remember not to wander. Not all clans in the Kunlun Ruins are welcoming to outsiders, and if you trespass into another clan’s territory and cause a conflict, it wouldn’t be favorable for you," Baofu said seriously.

The Kunlun Ruins are inhabited by multiple clans, each independent and non-interfering with the others.

Each has its own rules, and while one clan may have friendly relations with you, another might want nothing more than to skin you alive.

Baofu’s warning was a precaution against such occurrences.

"Understood. Now that we have arrived in the Kunlun Ruins, we will naturally abide by its rules," Sun Yan nodded.

After Baofu left, Sun Yan and the others temporarily settled within Baofu’s clan.

Even though the Kunlun Ruins are isolated from the outside world, like two separate realms, they have developed their own trading system.

Within the clan territories, there are markets where members from various clans can come to trade.

With nothing else to do, Sun Yan, along with Lin Wan and Zhou Mangmang, wandered around the market.

The Kunlun Ruins, indeed separated from the outside world for many years, boasted extremely rare items for trade.

They weren’t just any spiritual herbs or plants but special materials that could revolutionize modern botany and material science outside.

The presence of the three humans quickly stirred quite a commotion.

Many beast-headed inhabitants of the Kunlun Ruins observed Sun Yan and his companions with curious and perplexed eyes.

It had been many years since outsiders had come to the Kunlun Ruins.