Building a sect from scratch.

Meanwhile, the players were trying to bombard the iron fence to rescue the soup dumplings, but unexpectedly, the iron fence suddenly disappeared inexplicably!
Meanwhile, Guantangbao, who was accidentally shot by his teammates, immediately clutched his wound, looked at his teammates with grief and indignation, and shouted with great dramatic flair, "Quick! Fire at me! Fire at me!"

One player, never one to miss an opportunity for drama, added: "Please don't be too kind to this delicate flower?"

The player in charge of logistics in the team that Ziran brought over, [Mango Pancake], rolled his eyes and casually tossed over a bottle of Bone-Breaking and Muscle-Regenerating Spray—a new medicine derived from the [Bone-Breaking and Muscle-Regenerating Powder] formula that had just been stocked by major pharmacies. It was more effective and had many advantages, such as low price, small size, easy to carry, and easier to use. As soon as it was put on the shelves, it was snapped up by players. The production line couldn't keep up with the speed at which players were grabbing it, so the fact that someone was willing to give Guantangbao a bottle... that was an incredible favor!

Guantangbao took the bottle of [Bone Regeneration Spray], awkwardly suppressing his acting urges, and sprayed it on his wound a few times.

Immediately afterwards, the wound on his shoulder healed visibly, and in the blink of an eye, it was completely healed.

Seeing that Guantangbao had recovered from his injuries, Mango Pancake waved his hand and urged, "Hurry up! Let's rescue these points... cough, these humans first!"

As the highest-ranking person in each team, the logistics staff, after Mango Panji spoke, everyone slunk away towards the larger "iron net" in the distance.

The fastest player carefully touched the wire mesh and was immediately shocked, letting out a howl of pain. Even with his pain level lowered considerably, he felt a sharp, needle-like pain. He couldn't imagine the suffering that a human trapped inside would endure if they accidentally touched it.

He muttered to himself curiously, "Why is the wire mesh for the steamed buns gone, but this one is still here?"

The player who had previously tried to bombard the wire mesh trapping the dumplings shook his head and said, "I don't know, but this thing is obviously impenetrable by grenade rifles!"

Indeed, compared to guns on Earth that actually fire real bullets, the Thunder Bullet Rifle, despite its many advantages, cannot overcome its one absolute disadvantage: the thunder bullets it fires are highly compressed "spiritual energy balls" imbued with lightning, lacking any penetrating power.

Most of the time, this disadvantage is insignificant, since the damage from metal bullets is no match for cultivators—blood loss, internal organ rupture, and organ damage are often irreversible on Earth, but in the Guixu Realm, a few pills, or even no pills at all, can heal them with just a little meditation.

Therefore, the "Thunder Spirit Bullets" fired by the Thunder Bullet Rifle are more likely to inflict irreversible and fatal damage on cultivators.

But at this moment, the lack of penetrability has stumped everyone.

Even if they had metal bullets and the kind of firearms found on Earth, they might not be able to penetrate these iron fences.

After trying various methods, including but not limited to using gunpowder, melting with high temperatures, and cutting with weapons, which not only failed to break through the iron net but also left several players with only a sliver of health left from electrocution, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What should I do? I can't break this!"

"Call for more players! Call for more NPCs!"

"Who are you shaking? I heard that the senior sister and several elders in the Taiyin Palace all have 'Resting' signs on their desks. I wonder where they went!"

"what is it now?"

"How about rocket launchers?"

"Are you kidding me! Do you think the NPCs inside will survive after the explosion?!"

"How about... we try shaking the Dragon King?"

As the players were chattering amongst themselves, Zhao Qing's words made everyone rub their eyes in disbelief.

Renxin Huadao, who had been watching everyone and was also boredly scrolling through game streams in his small room, happened to glance at the team channel and saw this sentence. He couldn't help but send a series of messages immediately.

"Sister Pig, who did you say?" "The Dragon King? Which Dragon King?"

"Could it be the Water Dragon King!?"

The other players were also in an uproar, and they all started asking questions.

“Well, it’s not the Water Dragon King, it’s the Black Moon Dragon King,” Zhao Qing replied. “I’ve chatted with the Black Moon Dragon King a few times before, so we have some acquaintance. If we can’t reach Senior Sister and Sect Master, why don’t we try contacting NPCs from other sects? I guess as long as they have high cultivation and broad knowledge, they should be reliable. Anyway, among the NPCs I know relatively well, the one with the highest cultivation should be the Black Moon Dragon King!”

Zhao Qing's statement completely enlightened everyone.

"That's right! If we can't contact our own NPCs, can't we contact other NPCs?"

"Oh my god, I didn't even think of that!"

“I often buy things from a manager of the Fu Lu Shou Merchant Guild, so I know him. Do you think he would abandon his merchant ship and come to my aid if I asked him for help?”

"I don't think so, and besides, how will you contact him?"

"Ouch! That hurts! We can't chat with NPCs privately!"

"Who else is there? Oh right! How about that Bamboo Fairy from the sugarcane plantation in Chang'an?"

"Doesn't seem quite right? Your cultivation level is a bit too low, isn't it?"

"The Bamboo Immortal's cultivation level isn't low, is it? She's a powerful demon, after all."

"So guess what's around us right now?"

"They are all... powerful demons..."

After some discussion and a quick search of the possible NPCs that could be obtained through the lottery, the group finally calmed down and began to kowtow in gratitude to Zhao Qing's "connections."

Even the soup dumpling cried out, "Sister Pig! It's up to you! How do we go and call the Dragon King of the Black Moon?"

Zhao Qing hurriedly replied, "Wait a few minutes, I'll be resurrected soon. Once I'm resurrected, I'll teleport to Liuzhou to call for help!"

Mango Crepe suggested, "Since we're free right now, why don't we mark this spot and wander around the area to see if there are any other large cages like this, or any escaped demon cultivators? Those are all points!"

The players nodded in agreement and immediately scattered to wander around.

There were only two or three houses nearby, but they weren't built of brick or stone. Instead, they were made of an unknown metal that was the same material as the ground. On a whim, Guantangbao took a look and discovered that this metal was indeed called "iron," but not just the word "iron." It was called "Earth Core Iron." The description was from information edited by an anonymous player. It mentioned that this "Earth Core Iron" was refined from "Earth Core Minerals" that only existed thousands of meters below the surface. It was incredibly hard and had extremely strong "spiritual inertia."

These metal houses are exquisitely carved, yet lifeless, because they are empty except for tables and chairs; there are no other objects inside.

After searching the surrounding area thoroughly, they still couldn't find any new "iron cages," so they returned in twos and threes to the "iron cage" that housed the humans, listlessly counting down the seconds until Zhao Qing was resurrected. (End of Chapter)