Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 420 The Queen Mother of the West's Boudoir!

However, compared to the Queen Mother of the West, the young man knows more.

From this, it's not hard to deduce what Hu Ming was doing lingering in the white fog for a whole day.

"Yes, it's just one last step away. I've waited for a full twenty-four years. Soon, I'll be able to achieve my wish."

Hu Ming shook hands and sighed with emotion.

As he spoke, Hu Ming magically produced a pile of instant food from thin air!
Damn it, he and the guy are just normal people who still need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, which is really tough.

Both of them are immortal beings, and although they each have their own flaws, they still can't escape the limitation of food. It's unbelievable!
Hu Ming was really looking forward to the day when he could get a "Feasting on the Wind and Eating the Qi" skill from the system rewards; that would be awesome.

With an unlimited lifespan and being detached from worldly affairs, wouldn't they be true immortals on land?

"Your methods are as amazing as ever."

Seeing the food and water appear out of nowhere, Xi Wangmu's eyelids twitched.

After spending a lot of time with Hu Ming, the Queen Mother of the West began to question the existence of "immortals."
"Aren't you going to eat something?"

Hu Ming kindly handed food and water to the Queen Mother of the West.

"I am the queen, I am the fairy! As long as I am still inside the meteorite, I do not need food and water, which are such useless things."

The Queen Mother of the West snorted lightly and said disdainfully.

"A fairy? The kind that doesn't poop?"

"Holy crap, are there really fairies like this in the world?"

Hu Ming was immediately shocked; he had never noticed this before.

If you don't eat or drink, then you won't poop!

"Holy crap, she's such a beautiful young lady!"

"...Hmph, what a vulgar man!"

The Queen Mother of the West's face darkened.

She's been an empress for five thousand years, after all. Who would dare speak to her like that?

Things like pooping.
Her legs turned into a snake tail and then disappeared, okay?
Later, she transformed into a new body, and with the help of the meteorite, she went on a complete hunger strike, which was not without this reason.

Pshaw, you're thinking too far ahead!
A fairy shouldn't be thinking such vulgar things!

This was a flavorful meal!

"Follow me, first up is Zhang Qiling."

Seeing that Hu Ming and the young man had solved their meal problem, the Queen Mother of the West continued to lead the way.

Here, the meteorite jade has long been hollowed out, creating a network of passages that can be seen everywhere with the naked eye.

It's like a beehive.

Fortunately, the core area of ​​the meteorite is not large, with a radius of less than 500 meters.

About five minutes later, the Queen Mother of the West led the two into a secret chamber.

The space here is enormous, but the interior is incredibly rudimentary.

There are absolutely no daily necessities that normal people need.

In the very center of the secret chamber, an oval-shaped jade cocoon rests quietly.

The jade cocoon is about the height of a person and is semi-transparent.

Faintly, one could still see blurry human figures through the jade cocoon.

Several tiny ventilation holes were thoughtfully carved into the top of the jade cocoon.

After all, the people inside are undergoing a transformation; they can't just suffocate halfway through before the world arrives, can they?
Looking down, what was horrifying was that the entire area beneath the jade cocoon was already buried under a dense mass of debris.

Upon closer inspection, this thing is just human skin that has shed!
It's quite strange that, apart from the pores, the jade cocoon is almost completely sealed.

God knows how all that skin flakes got out of there!
"No matter how many times I watch it, it still gives me the creeps; it's just so disgusting!"

Hu Ming subconsciously scratched the goosebumps that had appeared on his arm and said with disgust.

Imagine you have at least two cubic meters of human skin laid out in front of you... what would you think?
Anyway, Hu Ming found it disgusting and tedious to listen to.

The Queen Mother of the West, however, had seen it all before and was immune to it, showing no reaction whatsoever.

And what's this, buddy?
"Hu Ming, you go ahead and do your work. I need to talk to him and the other people to confirm some things."

Ignoring the human skin fragments beneath his feet, the young man gently rubbed the jade cocoon with one hand.

His throat moved slightly, emitting sounds that didn't sound like a human's.

This is the "corpse language" passed down through generations of the Zhang family. The life state of the person still undergoing transformation within the jade figurine is strange; they are neither truly alive nor truly dead.

Rather, it is a life state at a critical point.

In this state, their vocal cords are somewhat different from those of ordinary people, making it impossible for them to produce sounds like normal people.

Therefore, in order to communicate with the people inside, "corpse language" came into being.

"it is good!"

Hu Ming nodded, then turned and left.

Whether you understand the corpse language or not, there's no point in staying here. Even if you're just curious, you can ask the guy later.

After leaving the secret room, continue forward along the secret passage.

There was another similar secret room along the way.

The people here are rather mysterious.

He moved here five thousand years ago, when the Queen Mother of the West had just discovered meteorite jade.

This person was one of the makers of the bronze door!

The jade cocoon inside the secret chamber was completely covered with skin flakes.

This person was also one of the reasons why the young man came here this time.

"His transformation has taken far too long, so long that we can no longer ascertain his condition, nor know whether he will ever wake up and emerge from his cocoon."

"Stop walking," the Queen Mother of the West said in a deep voice.

This is also one of the few people with whom the Queen Mother of the West had a relatively friendly relationship five thousand years ago.

Unfortunately, the path to immortality is a thorny one.

The Queen Mother of the West was already a leading expert in the study of immortality, but even she herself had not been able to fully succeed on this path, let alone others.

Both the ancestor of the Zhang family and the builder of the bronze gate had their own research, but each had its own shortcomings.

Ultimately, he had no choice but to step into the meteorite jade, using both methods of immortality together, and attempting to transform himself with the help of the meteorite jade's extraordinary power, taking the final step.

Unfortunately, four thousand years have passed, five thousand years have passed, and they still haven't seen the dawn of success.

"Perhaps, the last Zhang Qiling is a miracle among miracles. My research, Wang Zanghai's research, and the research of the Zhang family's ancestor, combined together, unexpectedly achieved complete immortality!"

The Queen Mother of the West couldn't help but sigh.

This time, the moment the young man appeared in front of her, she already had a general idea of ​​his condition!
"But the young man's condition is not very stable, and we don't know whether he will still have the amnesia after everything settles down."

Hu Ming shook his head. Perfect immortality? It's not that easy.
"Believe me, ten years from now, when he comes out, his amnesia will be gone, and even the Zhang family's 'divine gift' will be gone."

"After that, he was just Zhang Qiling; he was a free man."

"The Zhang family, which has been passed down for more than four thousand years, nearly five thousand years, is about to be completely wiped out."

The Queen Mother of the West shook her head and said with certainty.

"And you, Hu Ming, the two of you might be the only perfect immortals in the world."

"I really envy you guys."

As she spoke, the Queen Mother of the West turned to look at Hu Ming, her eyes filled with undisguised envy.

It's very sour.

"You figured it out?" Hu Ming raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Of course, although I don't know exactly how you achieved perfect immortality, it's probably similar to Zhang Qiling's—an accident within an accident, a miracle within a miracle, something that can't be replicated!"

"When it comes to the study of immortality, you and Zhang Qiling can't even come close to me!"

"From the changes in your aura, I can roughly guess some things. You want to go to the core point because you want to use the power of the meteorite as a catalyst, right?"

The Queen Mother of the West smiled proudly.

"As expected of you, an old fairy who has lived for five thousand years and researched immortality for five thousand years!"

"I knew my changes in aura couldn't hide from you."

Hu Ming grinned.

As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the center and core of the Meteorite Jade Pill.

This is the boudoir of the Queen Mother of the West.

(End of this chapter)