Longzang

Chapter 738 One furnace can't hold it all
The monster was sent to the middle of the ocean, where there was no human habitation for thousands of miles around. The monster was clearly restless and began to churn the seawater, causing chaos and towering waves.

Before Wei Yuan could cry out "Immortal Lord, save me!" again, Immortal Lord Yan Shi's voice rang in his ears: "This harvest is truly unexpected! You don't need to worry. I will suppress this evil thing for you first. We can deal with it slowly after this matter is over. But what is valuable is not the evil thing, but the land that can give birth to it."

With the Celestial Lord's guarantee, Wei Yuan's spirits lifted immediately. He looked around and, seeing nothing to search for, flew towards the two mineral veins marked by Yu Zhizhuo.

Both of these mineral veins are located deep underground. One is a blackish-red Earth Core Flame Jade, a material used to build celestial palaces and frequently used in constructing fortresses in various smaller worlds. Especially in extremely cold regions, Earth Core Flame Jade is irreplaceable.

Another deposit is ancient spirit charcoal, formed from the remains of spirit trees and spirit beasts buried underground over millions of years. This charcoal produces not ordinary fire, but spiritual fire, with extremely high temperatures that can melt almost anything, including easily melting hell iron.

Ancient spirit charcoal is an essential material for forging spiritual treasures and is also commonly used in refining imperial-grade elixirs.

Although Earth Core Flame Jade is the most common item circulated among immortals, its status is equivalent to the seven necessities of life for mortals. But no matter how ordinary it may seem, it is still something used by immortals.

Upon seeing the mine, Wei Yuan's first thought was that anything an immortal could use, even just a stepping stone for relieving themselves, would be good. Then he realized, immortals don't need to relieve themselves.
Although the ancient spirit charcoal is a royal treasure, it has a wide range of uses and is indispensable. Both mines are quite large, making a quick valuation difficult, but they are certainly worth over 100 million.

Both mines were located deep underground, and Yu Zhizhuo dug hundreds of feet down before finding them. Wei Yuan, on the other hand, went deeper into the mine he had dug and used a jade hoe to dig out a giant sphere from the ground, which he then sent into the world.

If it weren't for Yu Zhizhuo, who could determine the underground based on the direction of the mountains and veins on the surface, Wei Yuan would never have been able to find these two mineral veins, no matter what.

With his mission accomplished and time running out, Wei Yuan was very satisfied and decided to return. At this moment, there were still over ten thousand tribespeople in the city of the Thunder Wolf Tribe, mostly the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, who were unable to migrate to the city.

Wei Yuan considered whether to exterminate them all to eliminate any future trouble. However, after thinking it over, Wei Yuan felt he couldn't bring himself to do it.

On the battlefield, or during war, Wei Yuan didn't care how many people he killed, or even when he first entered this land and needed to quickly find valuable resources, he didn't mind using cruel methods. But now that the dust had settled, these tribespeople were no longer capable of fighting, and killing them further would be tantamount to massacre.

Wei Yuan only returned last after confirming that everyone on his side had returned to civilian life.

As he stepped across the boundary between heaven and earth, in the celestial realm, True Lord Yan Shi suddenly reeled in his fishing line. The Left Wise King and the Little National Preceptor worked together to finally pull this faded world away from the mundane world and back to their side.

The Left Wise King suddenly roared in extreme rage, "Wei Yuan, I will tear you to pieces!"

These words echoed throughout the celestial realm, causing Wei Yuan to pause in surprise. He subconsciously said, "Left Wise King, you are supposed to be an immortal, why are you so furious? Could it be that I ate another seed...?"

Wei Yuan spoke more and more slowly, then suddenly turned his head and stared at the demon in the middle of the sea, his expression becoming increasingly strange.

The Left Wise King fell silent, but his terrifying will swept through the heavens like a storm, causing the celestial realm to tremble. Immortal Lord Yan Shi laughed loudly, "As the saying goes, a cornered dog will jump over the wall..."

Before he could finish speaking, the young national teacher's will suddenly surged like a storm, sweeping across the celestial realm!

Immortal Lord Yan Shi was speechless, struggling to defend himself. For some time now, anyone who dared to mention a dog in front of the Little National Preceptor would face his wrath.

Despite the fierce attacks from the two immortals, Immortal Lord Yan Shi flicked out a ray of immortal light, dispelling the cause and effect of the mortal world. Thus, in the eyes of the immortals, the white star with a blue halo that was the embodiment of the mortal world disappeared.

The young imperial advisor sneered, "You think you can erase karma under the combined pressure of us? Our immortal powers are intertwined; even if you are skilled in the ways of fate and karma, you can't completely erase it. Just watch how I expose you, this hidden spy."

The young Grand Preceptor sketched an incredibly complex array before him. The array slowly took shape, its speed varying depending on the difficulty the young Grand Preceptor was exerting in the battle. However, despite the Immortal Lord Yan Shi's repeated heavy attacks, most of them were pulled back by the Left Wise King, unable to interrupt the formation of the young Grand Preceptor's immortal array.

Wei Yuan could sense that the mortal world was sinking and gradually separating from the Celestial Realm. But before it separated from the Celestial Realm, the Little National Preceptor's Celestial Array would be completed, allowing the mortal world to remain in the Celestial Realm.

Wei Yuan heard Yan Shi's voice again: "This time the enemy came prepared, and there may be another big battle before they leave. Be prepared, this battle may be even more difficult than the last one."

Another battle is about to begin, and the enemy will be even stronger?

Wei Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Now that the first main force of the human-made firework naval battle, Haicao, had perished, and there was still a demonic creature, definitely at the Imperial View level, lurking in the shadows. The girl's yin-yang... she had just been struck by many swords; she should be unable to move... right?

Wei Yuan calmed down, knowing there was no way to avoid it, and quickly devised a new strategy: naval warfare. At least naval warfare could limit the enemy's mobility to the greatest extent and make full use of the advantage of having a large number of sentient beings on his side.

Wei Yuan was prepared to sacrifice all his Dao Foundation and Dharma Aspect warriors if necessary, and even the Dragon Guards if all else failed. He planned to intercept them at sea, delaying the enemy as much as possible and bleeding them dry, while waiting for the outcome to be decided by Immortal Lord Yan Shi.

With the strategy decided, Wei Yuan instructed Xian Zhi to organize the mortals in the rear to build large warships. At the same time, he expanded the scale of the great formation again, so that he could use 500,000 mortals at once during battle. With such a spell, combined with the power of heaven and earth to suppress, even Yu Jing would have a hard time.

But this time, it might not be just one imperial scene that arrives. Wei Yuan ascended to the heavens, gazing at the battle in the celestial realm. At this moment, the celestial realm was ablaze with starlight, flickering and uncertain. Who could imagine that beneath this magnificent scenery, countless lives were perishing every moment?
The young imperial advisor's immortal array was progressing slowly. By celestial standards, the array's range even exceeded that of many stars. To use such an array to search for human life showed that he was determined to kill.

Just to create this immortal array, the young national advisor has been enduring the relentless attacks of Yan Shi. In the blink of an eye, another deep blue star has begun to fade, and the price he paid was undeniably heavy.

Finally, the immortal formation is complete!
The moment the formation was completed, the celestial realm trembled, celestial songs and demonic roars echoed and intertwined, and the light of all the stars began to flicker violently, revealing countless lines of cause and effect.

Just as the chaos of human life began to simmer, the three-eyed bird's head emerged from the moon, swallowed something whole, and then fell into a deep sleep.

The celestial array was completed, radiating countless rays of light. In that instant, Wei Yuan felt as if he were witnessing the legendary Boundless Light. The entire celestial realm was illuminated, but there was no sign of human life.

The light seemed to brush past the mundane world, as if the two existed in different worlds.

The young imperial advisor was stunned for a moment, then roared, "How could there be no trace of cause and effect left behind? This is impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Without uttering a word, Immortal Lord Yan Shi launched a fierce attack, breaking through another small, light blue world.

The Left Wise King angrily shouted, "Focus on defending against the enemy!"

The young imperial advisor fell silent, finally stabilizing the battle lines. Meanwhile, the mundane world began to detach itself from the celestial realm and leave the battlefield.

Wei Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves finally relaxing. The battle between immortals was really no fun; it was like three giant elephants fighting, and Wei Yuan was like a chipmunk foraging under the elephants' feet. One wrong move and he would be trampled to death. He had to fight tooth and nail just to snatch back a single nut.

At this moment, low roars echoed in the sea, and there was still one demon that hadn't been dealt with. However, this demon had been sealed away by the immortals and then suppressed by Wei Yuan using mortal fire, leaving it with almost no strength.

It lived amidst the hustle and bustle of human life, almost fighting against the entire universe, thus losing all its ferocity.

Wei Yuan immediately mobilized the naval forces to surround the island where the demon was located, and then he himself took the lead and flew over the demon island.

The portion of Demon Island currently above sea level is only about ten miles in circumference, and a dark, dragon-like creature is coiled on the island. Wei Yuan quickly reviewed the data and then discovered that it was a corpse dragon.

At this moment, it was bound by multiple seven-colored chains, firmly pinning it to the island, unable to move. Upon seeing Wei Yuan, its two enormous eyes flickered, and then it let out a deafening roar.

Corpse Dragon, this is a bit troublesome... Wei Yuan immediately summoned the old Taoist priest into the mortal world, and then used his authority to directly move him to the sky above the small island.

Wei Yuan pointed to the massive, dark dragon that stretched for over ten miles below and asked, "What are your thoughts on this, Uncle-Master?"

The Celestial Master, who had been summoned from afar and was still somewhat dazed, immediately felt his scalp tingle and his knees buckle when he saw the terrifying dragon below.

"No rush, really no rush..." Wei Yuan quickly helped the old Taoist priest up, preventing him from kneeling down.

The old Taoist struggled fiercely: "Don't stop me! Isn't this the path I've been searching for? If I can become your godfather, I can also cultivate an invincible heart within the Dharma Image!"

"Uncle-Master, look closely, it's a Corpse Dragon!"

Master Chuhe was startled. He rubbed his eyes, looked carefully, and then stiffened up, saying nonchalantly, "Corpse Dragon? Uh, then it's nothing."

Corpse Dragons are born in the most yin places, possessing only instinct and no consciousness, and are extremely difficult to control. The consequence of Old Taoist Chuhe wanting to become his godfather is that he might become his godfather's after-dinner snack.

Wei Yuan was still somewhat unwilling to give up and asked, "Is there a way to forcibly control it?"

The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and said, "If it hadn't grown up yet, it would be fine. But now that it's grown this big, it's basically impossible. If Ancestor Huangyun ascended to immortality, there might still be a chance. But if Ancestor Yanshi ascended to immortality, there's probably no way."

Wei Yuan nodded, then summoned Xu Henshui and asked, "Can this be used in medicine?"

Xu Henshui observed it carefully for a while before saying, "In the eyes of a true alchemist, everything in the world is a material for alchemy. How can this not be refined? It's just that it's a bit big. One pot... no, one furnace might not be enough to hold it."

(End of this chapter)