Longzang

Chapter 729 Next One

Amidst the everyday life of ordinary people, a wind suddenly arose, sweeping across the entire world. In the consciousness of all sentient beings, a message suddenly appeared: in seven days, they will encounter the outer world, a fight to the death.

The world was silent for a moment, then immediately erupted into a roar!

All the divine plants awoke from their slumber and summoned their respective followers to discuss matters. Meanwhile, countless mortals without faith spontaneously gathered in the city's central square, quickly amassing a population of hundreds of thousands.

At this time, in addition to the human race, there were also more than 100,000 Liao people among the people.

Hundreds of otherworldly flowers have begun to bloom in the black pools surrounding the Gate of All Realms. After the Liao people died in battle, many were reborn into the mortal world. On average, one in every ten Liao people who died in battle would be reborn.

These Liao people were clearly different from the human race, and were taller and stronger, but everyone ignored the differences between them and naturally felt that the other was their own kind.

Time was of the essence, and the battle against the outer world was immediately placed at the top priority. All the immortal plants and Yin and Yang worked together, and in an instant, a conclusion was reached: since we knew nothing about the outer world, the first priority was to develop the war function of the mortal realm.

Subsequently, a series of measures emerged and increased, covering all aspects and taking into account almost everyone and every corner.

These measures, taken together, are called: General Mobilization.

Enhancing combat power is further divided into four areas: forming troops, building defensive facilities, producing equipment, and developing large-scale Taoist techniques.

Countless proposals emerged in the blink of an eye for the first three, and Wei Yuan personally oversaw their review, reading through 512 proposals simultaneously, which made him dizzy.

However, he gritted his teeth and persisted, refusing to admit that his spirituality was not very good, and tried his best to demonstrate his extraordinary ability to handle 512 tasks at the same time, maintaining the minimum dignity of the Creator Immortal.

By this time, Zhang Sheng, Ji Liuli, and Feng Tingyu were already able to handle 1024 tasks reliably, and Bao Yun could also handle 1024 tasks in a burst of power, but not for long.

If all the tasks are in the same domain, Bao Yun can handle two task clusters, 512 and 256, without any problem.

At this point, all the proposals awaiting review have received detailed evaluations from the immortal plants, which indicate their level and provide clear recommendations of whether or not to recommend them.

After carefully reviewing thousands of proposals and giving them full consideration, Wei Yuan adopted all ninety-odd proposals recommended by the immortal plants and rejected all proposals that the immortal plants did not recommend.

Surprisingly, in such turmoil, when Wei Yuan was trying to arm everyone to the teeth—what should have been a golden opportunity for rebellion—everyone involved fell silent, obediently preparing for war. They stopped composing songs, burying or digging things up, and even the once-every-seven-day speeches in the tavern were suspended.

What Wei Yuan didn't know was that it wasn't that these people had changed their minds, but rather that they were shocked by the Creator Immortal's sudden ability to leave messages in everyone's minds.

Thus they realized that the Creator Immortal was not merely a figurehead or a decorative object; the great task of changing the world was still arduous and the road ahead was long and difficult.

Amidst the drastic changes in human affairs, everyone in the Azure Sky knew that a great battle was imminent.

So Zhang Sheng came out of seclusion, asked Wei Yuan about the situation, and only said, "Call me when the war starts," before going into seclusion again.

Bao Yun appeared on the small island and communicated with the Jianmu sapling for a long time. Wei Yuan originally wanted to move the Jianmu sapling and her to the central city, but the Jianmu sapling refused. After the Jianmu sapling grew, this small island in the sea had become the anchor point for all of humanity in the void, and could not be moved easily.

Wei Yuan was extremely busy when suddenly his consciousness lightened, and he ascended into the air, flying out of the mundane world and instantly arriving at an infinite height, appearing in a mysterious space.

There was only a piece of land here, as beautiful as a mirror or the moon reflected in water, with a courtyard on it, no different from Yan Shi's residence in the mortal world. At this moment, Immortal Lord Yan Shi sat on the terrace, holding a teacup, gazing at the endless void.

There are countless stars in the void, each with a different color. Most of them are green, ranging from light to dark green, while a few are blue or cyan, and some are even golden.

Far out in the distance, two bright, seven-colored stars illuminate half of the void.

Upon seeing Wei Yuan arrive, Yan Shi said, "Sit." Wei Yuan bowed, then sat upright at the table, picked up the teacup in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp. Instantly, a lot of chaotic energy appeared in the mundane world, saving him another ten years of arduous cultivation.

At Immortal Lord Yanshi's place, Wei Yuan was always provided with food and drink by the patriarch, never refusing anything offered—all delicacies unavailable in the Azure Sky Palace. He hadn't been able to enjoy them in the past, and he wouldn't be able to in the future, so Wei Yuan never hesitated to accept them.

Yan Shi pointed to the starry sky and said, "These are all the mental worlds of immortals. The courtyard where you and I are now is my true immortal realm."

Wei Yuan was taken aback. A mental world that small? It looked to be only about ten zhang in diameter. Could one really ascend with that?
Yan Shi said, “Everyone’s path to immortality is different, and the path to immortality is also different. Moreover, everything will be different after you ascend to the Immortal Heaven. When you reach that point in the future, you will understand. As for now… your mathematical and logical reasoning skills are not good enough, so you wouldn’t understand even if I explained it to you.”

Yan Shi pointed forward and said, "Those are my mental worlds, and they are currently fighting against the two of them."

Before Wei Yuan's eyes, more than a dozen golden and reddish stars lit up, exceptionally large, with one or two golden stars and dozens of other stars of various colors surrounding each star.

The color of the stars represents the rank and grade of a world. White is the weakest, with the Dao Foundation capped; green is next, with several Dharma Forms; blue, cyan, and even purple all have Imperial Realms, but they are at different stages of development, ranging from one or two to dozens of Imperial Realms.

The golden world represents those capable of materialization or already integrated with reality, representing the pre-celestial stage. These worlds are quite complete and self-contained, all being stable celestial realms.

As for the two large stars in the distance that shimmer with seven-colored celestial light, those are the true celestial realms of the Left Wise King and the Little National Preceptor. If their true celestial realms were to participate in the battle, their demise would not be far off.

Compared to his opponent's nearly a thousand mental worlds, Immortal Lord Yan Shi's mental worlds were few in number, but their grades were quite peculiar, golden with a hint of red, seemingly without a corresponding grade. At this moment, each of Immortal Lord Yan Shi's mental worlds had to withstand the siege of dozens or even hundreds of his opponent's smaller worlds, and the situation was indeed far from optimistic.

Immortal Lord Yan Shi pointed again, and a new star appeared. He said, "This is your mental world. I have already elevated it to the Immortal Heaven. Prepare for the war."

Appearing in this celestial realm was a unique white star, small and dim, appearing timid and hesitant upon its arrival. Its only notable feature was a pale halo surrounding it, a halo a hundred times larger than its core. If one ignored the tiny, rice-grain-sized white core, it would actually appear quite large.

But Wei Yuan found it all rather awkward. This star's size was entirely supported by its halo, just like a long-haired cat that looks majestic, but once its fur is shaved off, it's just a tiny creature inside.

Is this his own mental world? Wei Yuan had an urge to refuse to acknowledge it.

"I've tweaked your world a bit to make it look less abrupt, and I've also given you extra immortal power to protect you. In a critical moment, it can help you escape from battle and return to your own immortal realm, preventing your foundation from being destroyed. Oh, these are some suitable opponents. If you can hold off one of them, they can help me share the burden."

Wei Yuan then saw more than ten free-floating light green stars, indicating that there were beings at the Dharma Aspect level among them. One of the stars suddenly broke away from the star cluster and flew towards Wei Yuan's small white star, and the two worlds slowly merged together.

At this very moment, in a world ravaged by raging winds and sand, hundreds of creatures, weapons in hand, gaze at the sky, their fighting spirit burning like fire, awaiting the moment of decisive battle.

Soon the earth and sky shook, mountains cracked, lava surged from the ground, and a huge shadow appeared in the sky, instantly spreading to almost half of the sky!

The creatures on the mountaintop couldn't help but show panic. In their past battles across the heavens, they had never seen such a massive and terrifying entrance to a world!

In an instant, the sky shattered, and indescribable floodwaters poured into this world, as if the Milky Way had been broken! Hundreds and thousands of lives were submerged in the flood before they could even scream!

In a short time, this small world, spanning hundreds of miles, lost all its vitality.

In the murky waters, a book floats on the water, recording the legend of a world destroyed by a flood.

In the central city, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people stood ready, awaiting the arrival of the otherworld. They did indeed feel the heavens and earth tremble, then the sea seemed to recede, and then the world became quiet.

Looking at the completely faded miniature world, Wei Yuan was somewhat at a loss and cautiously asked, "Shouldn't we move on to the next one?"

"Hmm." Immortal Lord Yan Shi replied expressionlessly.

(End of this chapter)