211: Chapter 211 Nine Heavens Can Escape the Black Tide

Led by Li Jun, Li Taiping wove through the ancient forest.

Although Li Jun was young, he was exceptionally familiar with this forest; he could accurately avoid dangerous areas and identify which plants were edible.

Li Taiping followed behind Li Jun, observing the surrounding environment while constantly processing the information he had obtained from Li Jun in his mind.

"Nine Heavens, Ten Lands, fragments of the world..."

This concept gave him a clearer understanding of the "Former Dynasty World."

It was not a complete world, but rather the wreckage of one that had shattered.

This explained why the world was filled with an aura of savagery and all kinds of aberrant creatures.

"Li Jun, what exactly are the 'Nine Heavens' and 'Ten Lands' you mentioned earlier?" Li Taiping asked.

Besides the one "Ten Lands" they were in, what were the other parts like?

Li Jun thought for a moment and said:

"Benefactor, the 'Ten Lands' are the ground beneath our feet.

The elders in the village say that this land was once a complete continent, but it later shattered into ten pieces.

Each 'Land' is so vast that we could never walk to the end of it in our entire lives.

In our Blackwood Village, we only know the edges of this 'Land' of ours; beyond that lie even more dangerous areas."

"And what about the 'Nine Heavens'?" Li Taiping pursued.

Li Jun's eyes were filled with longing and awe:

"The 'Nine Heavens'... the 'Nine Heavens' are the sky.

Legend has it that it is where the gods reside.

Nine continental fragments were lifted into the sky by some great power.

There is no black tide there, no strange beasts, only endless light and wonderful things.

But no one can go to the 'Nine Heavens' because there is an impassable barrier between the 'Nine Heavens' and the 'Ten Lands'."

Li Taiping's heart stirred.

This setting of the "Nine Heavens" and "Ten Lands" reminded him of the Floating Island in the Survival World.

Could these "Nine Heavens" be the Floating Island of the previous era?

And the "Ten Lands" are the continental fragments polluted by the black tide?

"Have you ever heard if there are any other human villages on this 'Land' besides your own?"

Li Taiping needed to determine if he was the only "outsider" and whether other survivor civilizations existed.

Li Jun shook his head:

"No, Benefactor. Our village is the only one in this forest.

The village elders say that there used to be many villages on this 'Land,' but they were all swallowed by fierce beasts and the black tide later on.

Now, only our Blackwood Village is still struggling to hold on."

This meant that in the area they were currently in, human civilization was on the verge of extinction.

"And what about the black tide? Besides swallowing everything, does it have any other effects?" Li Taiping continued to press.

Li Jun's face turned pale again, and he whispered:

"The black tide... the black tide brings pollution.

Land polluted by the black tide grows strange plants, and animals become exceptionally ferocious.

The villagers say that those aberrations are creatures polluted by the black tide."

"Aberrations..." Li Taiping silently repeated the word in his mind.

This completely matched the information provided by his "Daily Intelligence System."

It seemed that the black tide was not only the source of destruction but also the culprit behind the mutations and pollution.

"Have you ever heard of any way to resist the black tide? Or is there any place that the black tide cannot reach?"

"No, Benefactor. When the black tide descends, no one can escape it.

The village elders say that only the 'Nine Heavens' can escape the invasion of the black tide, but we cannot go to the 'Nine Heavens'."

"Benefactor, are... are you looking for something?" Li Jun suddenly asked, sensing Li Taiping's fixation on this information, as if he were searching for some important clue.

Li Taiping looked at Li Jun; although this little guy was young, he was very sharp.

"Yes, I am looking for something that can help us, help your village, and resist these fierce beasts and the black tide." Li Taiping did not hide it; he needed to build Li Jun's trust in him.

After all, he was currently... a bit weak.