The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 179 Follow
The main hall of the Star-Picking Palace.

Lei Zhan sat cross-legged on the huge futon above, looking down.

Below, several other celestial beings sat on prayer cushions.

"Lord of the Mansion. At this victory celebration banquet, I have two people who are willing to join my Star-Picking Mansion: a Seven-Star True Immortal and a Heavenly God of Bashan."

Yuan Guang, the Heavenly God, looked at Lei Zhan, who was sitting cross-legged above him, and laughed: "These two Heavenly Gods are true immortals. The Heavenly God of Bashan comes from the ancient human race of Bashan, but he has always been a loner. I also had some dealings with him in ancient times."

"The Seven Star True Immortals broke through from the Heavenly Immortal realm after the destruction of the ancient times. I only mentioned it briefly to these two, and they both agreed."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan quickly processed the information about the two people in his mind, then nodded and said:
"The Heavenly God of Bashan once commanded a Pangu Battle Formation, and the Seven Star True Immortals once commanded a Zhou Tian Star Formation. Their strength is quite good among the Heavenly Gods and True Immortals. It's a good thing that they can join my Star Picking Palace."

"Hongxue, where are you and Xuexie?" Lei Zhan looked at Hongxue and Xuexie again. These two were commanders of an army who followed Sanshou Daoren in the ancient war, and naturally they had some personal charm.

"I have two celestial gods, Qianmo and Tongshan, and a true immortal, Suling, who are willing to join my Star-Picking Palace," said the Celestial God Hongxue with a smile.

"I..." Snow Scorpion God paused slightly, then laughed and said, "I have two True Immortal Gods here. As soon as I expressed my intentions, these two couldn't wait to join my Star Picking Palace."

"Oh?" Lei Zhan smiled. "It seems this time went quite smoothly, and this time I have gained seven more Heavenly Gods and True Immortals in one go."

"Junior brother, why don't you ask me about this?" The Silver Moon Celestial God laughed upon seeing this. "I also have two more. For example, the Furnace Cliff Celestial God of the Heavenly Realm is also willing to join my Star Picking Palace lineage."

"Luya is willing to come? He is the leader of a force in the Heavenly Realm, and he is willing to join my Star-Picking Palace?" Lei Zhan was taken aback. He had also witnessed Luya's performance in this battle, and it could be said that it was quite remarkable and rather impressive.

Although he cannot compare to gods and immortals like Flying Bear, he is still considered to be of above-average strength among the many gods and immortals in the Purple Cloud Great World.

"Hahaha!" The Silver Moon God, the Red Snow God, and several other gods laughed.

"In this battle, my Star-Picking Palace has truly made a name for itself. Among the more than twenty Celestial Gods and True Immortals of the Purple Cloud Great World, who didn't see that the Palace Master alone could crush the Seven Luminaries Celestial Gods led by the Blood Demon Celestial God?" Yuan Guang Celestial God's face was full of smiles.

"The Lord of the Palace is at the level of a True God or Dao Ancestor. Breaking through to the level of a True God or Dao Ancestor in the future is not a problem at all. Those Heavenly Gods and True Immortals are not stupid either. Although we mentioned it, it was mostly because the Lord of the Palace is too powerful."

“Indeed,” said the Red Snow Celestial God. “The Luan Cliff Celestial God’s influence in the Celestial Realm is not great; he is mostly composed of his clansmen and disciples. It wouldn’t be too difficult for him to join us. After all, with the recruitment of our Star-Picking Palace, it is far better than his painstaking efforts in the Celestial Realm for millions of years.”

“There are very few Heavenly Gods who can reach the strength of True Gods and Dao Ancestors. Only Hou Yi in ancient times killed a top True God! A person with the strength of the Palace Master is extremely attractive to those lone travelers.” The enchanting face of the Snow Scorpion Heavenly God was also full of smiles.

Lei Zhan nodded, "Since they're willing to join, let Hong Xue, Senior Brother Yin Yue, Xue Xie, and Yuan Guang handle the distribution. Make sure to maximize our strength. We don't have much time left."

"Huh?" The Silver Moon God, the Red Snow God, and the others were all taken aback.

Time... is running out?

However, they didn't ask any further questions, bowed, and took their leave.

Lei Zhan looked at the empty hall again and shook his head slightly.

The Wujian Sect wasn't stupid either. With him leading the gods of the Zhaixing Mansion in battle, even if the opposing side had many gods and immortals, they wouldn't be able to kill them all.

Lei Zhan knew that, according to the original timeline, his senior brother, the Silver Moon God, had also been killing in a frenzy during this upheaval, killing nearly twenty Heavenly Gods and True Immortals. In the end, he went mad from killing, which enraged the True Gods and Dao Ancestors of the Wujian Sect.

Finally, after negotiations between the two parties and under the strong command of his master, Patriarch Bodhi, the Silver Moon Celestial returned to Fangcun Mountain and quietly guarded the celestial palace for countless years.

"After my battle, it seems that the powerful figures of the Wujian Sect have already gone to negotiate. However, with my two masters here, this time... they should be able to hold out for me for quite some time."

……

The world of picking stars.

"Master of the Palace!"

Lei Zhan looked at the vast army of immortals and demons before him, which included many gods, demons, and humans.

At first glance, compared to when Lei Zhan first took over the Star-Picking Great World, there were more than 5,000 Celestial Immortals, more than 2 million Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals, and more than 100,000 Returning Void Gods and Demons, this army of immortals and demons has become increasingly large.

Many of them are newcomers. For example, the Heavenly God of the Furnace Cliff can form a simplified Pangu Battle Formation, and many gods and demons are his clansmen or even his disciples and grand-disciples.

"There are nearly 10,000 Celestial Immortals, nearly 5 million Earthly Immortals and Loose Immortals, and the number of Void Returning Gods and Demons has also expanded to more than 130,000..." Lei Zhan used his mental power to envelop all the gods and demons in front of him, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Of course, these are secondary. The most important thing is the addition of new Celestial Immortals. Lei Zhan alone has twenty-one Celestial Immortals under his command, not counting the Silver Moon Celestial God. It can be said that the number of Celestial Immortals in the Star-Picking Palace has almost doubled.

"However, compared to the forces of those true gods and Dao ancestors, the current Zhaixing Mansion can only be barely compared to the Heavenly Gods and True Immortals. But I don't have enough Earth Immortals, Loose Immortals, or even Heavenly Immortals under my command. At present, I can only form some simplified versions of the great formations, and their effects are not that great."

A thousand thoughts flashed through Lei Zhan's mind, but he quickly suppressed them all.

"Prepare for battle!" Lei Zhan commanded directly, his mind focused on the situation.

"Yes!" Millions of immortals and demons, their spirits soaring, shouted in unison.

Black Jade World.

A colossal black city floated high in the sky; this city was a primordial spiritual treasure, controlled by Canyun, a top-tier celestial god of the Wujian Sect.

At the same time, this black city is also the lair of many gods and immortals of the Wujian Sect in the entire Black Jade Great World.

"Canyun, about the Purple Cloud Great World..."

A bald man in a black robe said solemnly, “It is said that Da Mengdu asked the God King to gather twelve celestial gods and immortals to reinforce him, preparing to take over the Ziyun Great World in one fell swoop. But in the end, they were all filled into the golden flames of the sun of the new Lord of the Zhaixing Mansion and turned into ashes.”

"And the number of Celestial Gods and True Immortals we have left in the Black Jade Great World is only just over twenty, which is far fewer than in the Purple Cloud Great World. Moreover, we only have one top-tier Celestial God here, and if the Celestial Gods and True Immortals from the Star-Picking Palace lineage were to come to the Black Jade Great World..."

The thought filled him with a sense of gloom, and his brow furrowed deeply. Ultimately, the overwhelming force of the situation forced him to abandon this vast world.

Unfortunately, even with their efforts to mine the Black Nether Jade Stone for nearly a thousand years, they have only managed to take away less than one-tenth of it.

For Nuwa's faction, the Black Nether Jade Stone might just be a material for crafting magical artifacts, but for their Wujian Sect, it could be used as one of the materials for crafting celestial puppets.

"Star-Picking Palace..." After a long silence, the Remnant Cloud God finally spoke. His eyes, as deep as a still pool, were now rippling with emotion.

Upon hearing this familiar name, the Celestial God Canyun immediately thought of billions of years ago, and of that terrifying great battle.

I thought of that terrifying one-armed, bald god-demon from the battlefield.

Although that terrifying demon only had one arm, it could easily kill a Seven Luminaries Celestial God with a single palm strike. Even most of the powerful beings at the True God and Dao Ancestor levels could not withstand its palm strike.

"If it weren't for the Demon Lord saving me, I would have died at that person's hands. That person... seems to have called himself the Lord of the Star-Picking Palace, the Daoist of Three Longevities..." The Heavenly God of Remnant Clouds' gaze was deep, but countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

However, if he were to truly confront such a heaven-defying prodigy with the strength of a true god or Dao ancestor, he would actually lack confidence.

After all, the Great Dream God was a disciple of the God King, a fact known to all the gods and immortals among them.

Even the Great Dream God leading the Seven Luminaries Gods were no match for them, let alone these others.

"Remnant Cloud?" The bald man in black robes looked at Remnant Cloud, "You are our leader in this great world. Make a decision. To fight... or to stay!"

"Hmm?" The Celestial God Canyun glanced at the bald man in front of him and asked, "Is this your idea alone, or... everyone's idea?"

"No one wants to give up the Black Nether Jade Stone. But that Lei Zhan is too powerful..." the bald man in black robes said solemnly.

"Let's wait a bit! The Heavenly Chen Great World is still blocking our way. If Lei Zhan goes to the Heavenly Chen Great World first, we'll do our utmost to mine the Black Nether Jade Stone. But if he comes here first..." The Remnant Cloud God gritted his teeth and said:

"Then leave! What's the use of keeping a lot of magical treasures if you can't even save your life? This kind of heaven-defying genius has broken the balance between the two sides, and the Demon Lord and the others won't sit idly by!"

"Leave first?" The bald man in black robes was taken aback, then nodded. "Indeed. Compared to magical treasures, if you lose your life, all those magical treasures are just a wedding dress made for someone else!"

……

Just as the two, Canyun Tianshen and the Wujianmen, were talking, a huge wooden ship broke through layers of void, creating countless spatial ripples, and finally landed tens of thousands of miles above the Black Jade Great World.

On the huge wooden ship stood several celestial leaders from the Star-Picking Palace lineage, including Lei Zhan, Silver Moon Celestial God, and Red Snow Celestial God.

Lei Zhan looked down at the endless land below and smiled.

"The Black Jade World has been explored by the Heavenly Gods and True Immortals of the Boundless Gate, revealing vast amounts of Black Nether Jade Stones. It is far richer than the Heavenly Chen World. Let's hold the second battle here!"

After the Purple Cloud Great World was conquered by them, apart from a few who followed Lei Zhan and the others to the Black Jade Great World, the other gods and immortals who were willing to continue seeking revenge went to support other great worlds.

Those who dreamed of conquering the world glanced at the dense crowd of gods and immortals behind Lei Zhan and wisely left.

Therefore, Lei Zhan left the Nine Phoenix Celestial Gods of the Star-Picking Palace lineage there to guard the area, and directly led many Celestial Gods and True Immortals to this Black Jade Great World.

"The Black Jade Great World." The Silver Moon God also looked down, his eyes filled with astonishing murderous intent.

"Then let's do it here in the Black Jade Great World! Back in the Purple Cloud Great World, I didn't get to kill enough before it was all over!"

"This time, we need to kill even more!"

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(End of this chapter)