The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 187 Star-Picking Realm
Tianchen Grand World.

"it's over!"

"it is finally over!"

"What a prodigy! A true god-ancestor... he's grown from a weakling to where he is now in just a few thousand years!"

The gods and immortals, including the Black Axe God, were filled with emotion. Whether they had joined the Star-Picking Palace lineage or not, their eyes were filled with visible envy.

At their level, their greatest desire is to break through and become a powerful being like a True God or Dao Ancestor. But that bottleneck is called a bottleneck because it's not so easy to overcome.
Leaving aside the difficulty of comprehending the Heavenly Dao, just considering that one of the thresholds for a celestial being to break through to the level of a true god is the need to refine their divine body to the most perfect state, this process alone would take billions of years!

Refining the divine body is just one step in the process!
"Lord of the Palace, you've actually broken through to become a True God!" Snow Scorpion God was shocked.

"Both my main body and my second primordial spirit are true gods! Two true gods! My Star-Picking Palace now has two true gods!" Yuan Guang Heavenly God was extremely excited. "Father, your successor... has now also broken through to the level of a true god! He even killed the King of the Boundless Sect..."

“True God…” A gentle smile appeared in the eyes of the Crimson Snow God.

Looking back, that weak little fellow once learned spear techniques under his guidance. Now, thousands of years have passed, and he has grown into someone he can only look up to.

"True God... Junior Brother's main body and second primordial spirit are both at the True God level..." Silver Moon God also dispersed the Seven Luminaries God, his body surrounded by blood-red light, and opened his blood-red eyes to look into the distance. He also felt joy in his heart.

……

Mo Zhu Dao Zu wisely left, and Lei Zhan also withdrew his gaze.

He looked down at the piles of ruins below, their original forms no longer recognizable; these were remnants of the Wujianmen's old lair.

A quick glance revealed the endless wilderness below, littered with the blood of immortals and demons, countless corpses, and a multitude of magical treasures.

Lei Zhan immediately gave the order:
"All gods and immortals, clean up the battlefield!"

……

Ten days later.

The main hall of the Star-Picking Palace.

"Master of the Palace!"

"Master of the Palace!"

Many celestial gods and immortals, including the Red Snow God, the Silver Moon God, the Snow Scorpion God, and the Primordial Light God, gathered in this great hall.

It even includes a host of later-joined gods and immortals such as the Black Axe God and the Furnace Cliff God.

At first glance, it was a dark mass, with more than forty celestial gods and immortals alone.

Each one was a thousand feet tall, yet they didn't feel crowded at all in the hall.

This Star-Picking Palace was originally the place where the Taoist Sanshou preached in ancient times. At its peak, the number of gods and immortals gathered here was several times greater than it is now, so it could easily accommodate them.

"Ah."

Lei Zhan walked to the topmost futon, sat cross-legged, and looked down at the figures below with a smile on his face:

"I've called you here today for two things."

"Firstly, now that my Star-Picking Palace has re-emerged from the Three Realms, it can no longer drift aimlessly as before. The Purple Cloud Great World will be renamed the Star-Picking Great World, serving as the foundation of my Star-Picking Palace lineage."

The decision to place Zhaixing Mansion in Ziyun Great World was made after careful consideration.

Although the Star-Picking Palace, a supreme innate spiritual treasure, contains a vast world, no one has ever heard of placing their dojo or lair within an innate spiritual treasure.

Even figures like the Three Pure Ones of Taoism, Buddha Tathagata, or even the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the human race, as well as Bodhi Patriarch, all have their own Taoist temples, or occupy blessed lands, or create their own great worlds.

This Purple Cloud Great World is extremely vast, comparable to two or three ordinary Great Worlds. It can be considered a treasure land.

It should be noted that although Lei Zhan can now rely on the Chaos Heart of the Three Realms to create a large world within the chaos, he does not intend to do so in the short term.

"Based on the Purple Cloud Great World? Rename it the Star-Picking Great World?"

"The Purple Cloud Great World? That great world is almost comparable to half of the Celestial Realm! It's certainly large enough to accommodate and sustain countless beings!"

"Since the Lord of the Manor has announced this news, he must have thought about it for a long time. Now, we finally have a stronghold of our own!"

Elders from the Star-Picking Palace lineage, such as the Red Snow God, the Snow Scorpion God, and the Primordial Light God, all nodded in agreement.

The fact that the Star-Picking Palace can establish its stronghold in one of the three realms means that it has emerged from the three realms and has officially become a hegemon in the three realms!
"The second thing..." Lei Zhan's face showed a faint smile, "The Three Realms have only existed for hundreds of millions of years, and everything is constantly being renewed. And within the Three Realms, there are still quite a few unclaimed Great Worlds. Therefore, I will appoint the Red Snow God, the Silver Moon God, the Snow Scorpion God, and the Black Axe God as the four commanders, each leading more than ten Heavenly Gods and True Immortals to conquer many Great Worlds!"

"Hmm? Conquering numerous great worlds?"

"Commander-in-Chief of the Four Directions?"

"Red Snow, Silver Moon, Snow Scorpion, Black Axe?"

This news came as a bolt from the blue. Although many of them had a vague premonition, the announcement by Lei Zhan still filled them with anticipation.

Those are huge worlds!
The Zhaixing Mansion is powerful, but it is impossible for Lei Zhan, as the manor lord, to rule it personally.

Therefore, these vast worlds, conquered through conquest, need to be ruled and governed, and this is their opportunity.

"Yes! We obey the Lord's command!" all the gods replied in unison.

……

With the task of conquering the various great worlds left to the Red Snow God and the Silver Moon God, Lei Zhan himself felt much more relaxed.

He also devoted a great deal of effort to sweeping away the world's prisons and the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring.

The world's prison.

This is a vast world, an entire boundless world, shrouded in darkness.

There were no sun, moon, or stars; instead, countless divine patterns, resembling dragons and snakes, swirled in the sky. These golden patterns, along with the sky itself, shone brightly, keeping this land shrouded in darkness for countless ages.

call out!
A dazzling golden light, like a golden rainbow, streaked across the dim sky, illuminating the entire vast space.

"Phew. It took a lot of time, but I've finally finished exploring the entire Seventeenth World Prison."

At the summit of a towering mountain, the golden sunlight stopped, revealing a figure in golden robes—the second primordial spirit avatar that had been left behind in the world's prison.

Wow wow wow~~~~
At that very moment, dazzling golden lights approached from afar; these golden lights were none other than the second primordial spirit clones that had been formed.

"In twenty years, I've thoroughly investigated the entire Seventeenth World Prison. I've completely plundered all those gods and immortals," Lei Zhan thought to himself. "The entire world prison holds just over a thousand gods and immortals. There are over four hundred true gods and immortals, but only sixteen ancestral gods and immortals..."

As Lei Zhan pondered, each of his clones who had arrived threw out a storage magic item.

It could be a gourd, a bracelet, or a jade vase...

There are a total of fifteen storage magic treasures, all of which contain a large number of magic treasures obtained from sweeping away celestial gods and immortals, as well as a small number of true gods and immortals, over the past twenty years.

The majority of the treasures plundered were pure Yang magic weapons. There were also many innate spiritual treasures, each one a rare and top-grade magic weapon in the Three Realms.

Of course, if it weren't for the fact that he had so many clones, each of whom was a true god or a first-class true immortal, and each of whom was a second primordial spirit who had cultivated the divine power of the Golden Rainbow Sun, the efficiency would not have been so fast.

When encountering celestial gods or immortals, revealing the aura of a true god and releasing the golden flames of the sun, one can easily subdue them without even lifting a finger.

Even some true gods and first-class immortals can only be lambs to the slaughter under the terrifying power of the ancestral fire.

With a wave of his hand, Lei Zhan collected all the magical treasures in the air.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
After throwing out the magic weapon, each of the clones dispersed.

"The World Prison... Next, the focus will be on fighting those true gods and immortals, and on comprehending the Dao." Lei Zhan said softly, and then turned to leave.

……

An hour later.

On a vast plain, chains extending from the void imprisoned a true immortal dressed in a magnificent golden robe.

"They've been imprisoned in this jail for over three Chaos Eras..." Seven Winds True Immortal shook his head and sighed, "When will this end?"

Imprisoned in this dim little world all day long, unable to leave and unable to draw power from heaven and earth.

Even for powerful cultivators, it was an extremely painful form of torture.

Unless the most supreme true gods and immortals, or even ancestral gods and immortals, can draw power from chaos, they will be better off.

Otherwise, one can only wait through these long years, quietly seeking enlightenment.

suddenly.

"Hmm?" Seven Winds Immortal suddenly looked up, gazing at the golden rainbow streaking across the distant horizon, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky.

"That's... a supernatural escape technique! Such a terrifying escape technique?" A thought flashed through Seven Winds True Immortal's mind, "The Guardian?"

The prisoners held here are unable to leave their confined little world. Only the guards are free to move about within this prison.

"This speed... it's comparable to the limits of the Heavenly Dao. With such an extraordinary guard this time, how could the King have assigned him to guard the prison?"

Seven Winds True Immortal was puzzled, but then he saw a golden rainbow light flying directly toward his small world.

call.

The golden rainbow light dissipated, revealing the figure of a young man in a golden robe.

"Seven Winds True Immortal?" Lei Zhan stood high in the sky, looking down.

"True God? First-class True Immortal? You are... the Guardian?" Seven Winds True Immortal's originally calm expression changed.

Those imprisoned here are all prominent figures in the Nine Directions Chaos Kingdom, and none of them are fools. The fact that the guards came directly to him indicates they weren't just looking for trouble.

“Me? I suppose so! The Nine Chaos Kingdom has been destroyed, and this world's prison has fallen into my hands.” Lei Zhan said directly, “Submit to me, let me explore your memories. And hand over all your treasures to me as well.”

Among the prisoners held in the world's prisons, there are those with firm faith who refuse to submit, and there are also those who know what's good for them.

The Seven Winds True Immortal is the kind of person who easily bows his head, and his actions are exceptionally direct.

"The Nine Directions Chaos Kingdom is destroyed?" Seven Winds True Immortal was taken aback, then suddenly understood. He had also found it strange before, as he had never seen such a powerful divine ability and escape technique in the Nine Directions Chaos Kingdom.

"No wonder I've never even seen your escape technique before. And the only one in my Nine Directions Chaos Kingdom that can rival yours is the top-tier Nine-Horned Lightning Serpent Escape Technique."

"Nine-Horned Lightning Serpent Escape Technique?" Lei Zhan wasn't curious. He knew that in this world's prison, there was a true god who possessed this escape technique.

And one of his second primordial spirit avatars has now begun to head to the prison where the true god is located.

Lei Zhan looked at Seven Winds True Immortal and asked, "Seven Winds, are you willing to submit?"

"You are the butcher, and I am the fish. What else can I do? I wonder if you will let me out in the future?" asked the Seven Winds Immortal.

“Let you out? When I have the power and influence in the future, I will naturally let you all out,” Lei Zhan said.

"Alright." Seven Winds Immortal nodded immediately, submitting readily. After handing over all the treasures decisively, he closed his eyes.

"bring it on!"

"As expected, he knows what's good for him!" Lei Zhan was satisfied. He immediately placed his palm on the head of the Seven Winds True Immortal and began searching his soul.

Time passed slowly.

Soon, Lei Zhan withdrew his hand.

"This secret technique is indeed yours." Lei Zhan smiled and then threw down a jade tablet.

"This is my token. If you need to contact me urgently, just crush the token. I'll be there soon."

"Yes!" Seven Winds Immortal nodded and then directly accepted the jade token.

Wow.

Lei Zhan transformed into a streak of rainbow light and headed straight for the next prison.

"Now that I have the 'Ice and Fire Refining Golden Elixir Technique,' along with the seven major methods on the World Prison Stele, I can hand them over to my master and the others," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

This time, both Master Bodhi and Buddha Tathagata put in a great deal of effort to kill the God King Buxiu.

Even the most ancient and powerful being of the human race, Suirenshi, offered his help. Lei Zhan accepted this favor in his heart and naturally felt he had to repay it if he had the ability.

……

(End of this chapter)