Longzang

Chapter 771 Fragments of the World
The perfection of the human world was an unexpected joy, but it was also tinged with sorrow. By plundering the primordial spirit power of a Yu Jing, the only result was that the human world was able to ignite the spiritual fire, and from then on, the entire world was initially complete.

However, upon closer examination, the mortal realm is still far from being truly perfect. The chaotic energy surrounding it is only half complete, and there are many blackish-red, festering marks in the sky. This is a sign of the Western Jin Dynasty's decline, a consequence of being attacked from both the north and south by the Zhao and Liao tribes, which has also affected Wei Yuan.

However, this was Wei Yuan's deliberate manipulation of the nation's fate. Since the Xu family refused to cede the two prefectures, Wei Yuan couldn't openly attack them. So he let the Zhao people in and they swept through the two prefectures. As a result, Li Chengfeng gained fame and military merit, while Wei Yuan gained manpower.

As for the other three counties in the southwest, they are already in Wei Yuan's hands. As the food shortage continues, a steady stream of refugees has begun to emerge. It remains to be seen when Wei Yuan will tighten the noose.

After Wei Yuan and Han Li and Jun Weizhi completed their tribulations, they left the mortal world and went to the back mountain of Ding'an City to inspect the newly built Tortoise and Snake Immortal Refining Diagram.

From a distance, the small valley appeared to be an ordinary valley. If Wei Yuan hadn't used his Realm Lord authority, he wouldn't have been able to discern the hidden secrets within it. However, upon closer inspection, the scenery transformed, revealing a magnificent array spanning a hundred feet in diameter.

The grand formation was built according to the mountain's contours, forming an irregular oval shape. At the center of the formation was a small white jade pool, about three zhang square, with a giant black stone snake coiled around the white jade spirit turtle.

Beside the pool was a ground paved with green jade, on which lay rows of corpses covered with white cloth.

The formation in the small valley is semi-natural, relying on the spiritual energy of the giant trees and the surrounding spiritual forest to maintain it. It is quite ingenious, and only those who are familiar with the inside story and have a keen interest can find this valley.

When Wei Yuan arrived, there was only one Dharma Avatar and several Foundation Establishment warriors meditating in the valley. These were Wei Yuan's warriors, responsible for guarding the place. The Tortoise-Snake Immortal Refining Diagram was of great importance and extremely sensitive; if it were leaked, Wei Yuan's reputation would most likely be damaged. Therefore, apart from Bao Yun and a very few of his closest confidants, no one else knew about it.

At this moment, on the jade-paved Heaven-Locking Spirit Array, eight complete bodies of Liao clan Dharma Images were placed. These Dharma bodies have been preserved to this day.

Wei Yuan lifted the white cloth, picked up a naked corpse, and placed it into the white jade pool. As soon as the corpse entered the pool, the tortoise-snake statue immediately emitted wisps of invisible energy, and the corpse slowly melted like ice. An hour later, the corpse had disappeared, and a layer of clear water had appeared at the bottom of the pool.

The water is crystal clear with no impurities.

Wei Yuan placed the corpses into the pool one by one, and after a day and a night, they all turned into clear water, which was now about a foot deep.

When the white jade pool is filled with water, a wisp of chaotic energy will be generated within half a day, while the pool water hardly diminishes. Wei Yuan calculated that the eight Liao clan Dharma images could roughly increase the area covered by the chaotic energy by 10%, saving nearly a hundred years of arduous cultivation. However, this process also seems to take several years.

Finally, Wei Yuan obtained the physical body of the Left Wise King's youngest son and placed it in the white jade pool. As soon as the body entered the water, the pool began to boil. The corpse let out a hoarse, incomprehensible roar and actually sat up in the pool, trying to escape!

Wei Yuan hadn't expected that the corpse would contain a hidden contingency plan, similar to the one left by True Monarch Huang Yun, but far more sophisticated. This corpse had been in Wei Yuan's possession for a full year, moved several times, yet the contingency plan remained untriggered, well hidden. Only today, when Wei Yuan prepared to refine it with the Immortal Refining Diagram, did he activate it, attempting to escape.

But how could Wei Yuan let it escape from Qingming? He directly mobilized the power of the Peerless Dao Domain to completely seal it and firmly suppress it in the pool.

The tortoise-snake seemed to come alive, drawing upon the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) and transforming it into invisible corrosive energy, which it spat onto the corpse. The voice first erupted in fury, then in threats, and finally in desperate pleas, but Wei Yuan paid no heed to any of its words.

This is no joke. Once there's a question and an answer, there could be consequences, and you wouldn't even know when you've fallen into a trap. Wei Yuan didn't want to take any risks; he wanted to enjoy the immediate benefits first.

Finally, amidst vicious curses and hysterical screams, that wisp of divine will was annihilated, and the corpse fell again, beginning to melt. A wisp of chaotic energy was generated, merging into the mundane world.

As this wisp of energy entered his body, Wei Yuan suddenly felt as if he were drunk, experiencing dizziness and collapsing to the ground. Immediately afterward, amidst the smoke and fire of the mortal realm, the sea surged, towering waves several meters high rose, the earth trembled, cracks appeared in the ground, and many houses in the central city collapsed. The immortal plants, instead of being terrified, cheered and rejoiced.

At the very heart of human life, the spiritual fire grew considerably larger, stabilized, and began to burn steadily.

As the spiritual fire stabilized, the tremors from the mortal world gradually subsided. The beings within, though bewildered, felt light and inexplicably joyful. The entire world rejoiced, and mortals moved with surprising speed in everything they did.

Wei Yuan was shocked. Such a drastic change made him realize that the wisp of energy he had obtained from refining the youngest son of the Left Wise King could not possibly be ordinary chaotic energy. Unfortunately, he had consumed the mortal world's energy too quickly; before he could even fully appreciate it, it had already been devoured and digested.

Now it seems that the youngest son of the Left Wise King is no ordinary son of an immortal. His Dharma form helped Feng Chutang's Dharma form to transform, and he was able to take another step forward in the realm of immortality. As for his Dharma body, it is unknown what it has refined, which allows the mortal world to take another small step forward.

The mundane world is not an ordinary Dharma form. Anything that can advance it a little would probably allow an ordinary Dharma form to directly reach the realm of the Emperor.

It seems that the Left Wise King has invested heavily in this youngest son. No wonder he was so furious after the son's death, and fought with the Northern Mountain Gate for more than a year without giving up.

After dealing with the Tortoise and Snake Immortal Refining Diagram, Wei Yuan returned to the mortal realm to prepare for a new offensive within the fragment of the world. This fragment was extremely rich; both the vengeful spirits and the Daoist Qi it produced were priceless treasures. However, Wei Yuan valued even more the memories of the vengeful spirits from their original outer world.

The vengeful spirit hidden in the supermarket was clearly a poor student. Back then, all I could remember were things that only poor students could see. The library was empty, and most of the books were just decorations.

But as that guy said, if there's a first-place student, there's also a last-place student; he just happens to be last. If you look at it the other way around, then if there's a last-place student, there must also be a first-place student. Wei Yuan doesn't need the first-place student to become a vengeful spirit; one in the top ten is enough.

Wei Yuan did not rush into action. Instead, he summoned Dao Foundation Establishment cultivators among the mortals and began mass-producing specially made lanterns that burned with their own fortune. These lanterns could emit light that would make monsters retreat; once lit, most monsters would not dare to approach.

Han Li and Jun Weizhi's ascension to the Dharma Aspect stage signified the opening of another layer of shackles on heaven and earth. As a result, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the mortal realm exploded, with people breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage every moment, quickly exceeding a thousand. The newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators were all brought in by Wei Yuan to create Luck Lanterns. Subsequently, Wei Yuan took the five hundred lanterns that had already been made into the fragment of the world.

In the fragments of the world, there are still six Dharma Aspects and a hundred Foundation Establishment warriors on duty. Wei Yuan originally had several hundred Foundation Establishment warriors, but after two months of bloody battles, less than a hundred remained.

Currently, half of the Dao Foundations on duty are Wei Yuan's warriors, and the other half are ordinary cultivators. After two months of bloody battles, these cultivators have all greatly improved their cultivation and mental state, and the quality of their Dao Foundations has undergone a transformation. Among the dozens of cultivators, a third have become Heavenly Foundations, and the rest are all powerful Earth-rank Dao Foundations. There is not a single Human-rank one.

Wei Yuan then instructed the newly arrived Foundation Establishment cultivators to begin paving a road, creating a path leading directly to the fortress at the front. Every ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) along the roadside, a flagpole was erected, each carrying a blue lantern symbolizing good fortune. Soon, the road, illuminated by these lanterns, stretched into the darkness, eventually reaching the supermarket.

The entire road was illuminated by lights, and many shadows emerged from the darkness on both sides, but none dared to enter the light, so they were separated by a path of light.

(End of this chapter)