The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"This place looks quiet, but it's still a bit small. If we make any noise, it might disturb the other clones' meditation."

Lei Zhan looked at the spatial gate in the distance and muttered something.

The hazy, chaotic space was only a few hundred feet long and wide, and at the end of this space, there was a hazy light gate, which was the entrance to the world's prison.

"We'll have to go to the World Prison. Even the World God would have to put in some effort to destroy it; it's much safer than here."

Lei Zhan wasn't very confident about the jade ring either. After all, it was an extremely mysterious object with a very high barrier to entry. Since he was about to unravel its secrets, he naturally needed to find a safe place.

The vast world inside this prison is much safer and more stable.

Clutching the jade ring in his hand, Lei Zhan immediately took a step forward and walked towards the hazy light gate in the distance.

……

Wow.

Space shifted, and atop a mountain thousands of miles high, Lei Zhan emerged from nothingness. He looked down and landed directly on a distant wasteland.

"This is it." Lei Zhan looked around and nodded in satisfaction.

The surroundings were dark and silent, and it was far removed from the other prison worlds.

Lei Zhan sat down cross-legged, and a palm-sized ring appeared in his hand.

The ring is jade-colored and extremely beautiful.

This jade ring also has countless fine patterns.

With his current eyesight, Lei Zhan could see the fine lines and even the smallest patterns on the entire ring with a single glance.

"The entire ring is covered with countless tiny lines, a total of 13,500. Over the years, with my fourth-level mental strength, divine power, and magical power, I was able to refine about 2,100 of them before I could refine them no more."

Lei Zhan gazed at the white jade ring before him, a hint of inquiry in his eyes. Over the years, it would have been impossible for Lei Zhan not to be curious about this treasure.

But it was precisely because of his curiosity that he felt increasingly powerless in the face of this treasure.

The threshold for unlocking the secrets of this treasure is not something that ordinary cultivators can easily cross.

The more you refine the patterns on the Tianxin Linglong Ring, the more difficult it becomes.

It’s like carrying a mountain behind you. The further you go, the heavier the mountain becomes.

Until it suffocates you, until you can no longer move forward!
It should be noted that when Lei Zhan's mental strength was at the third level, he could only refine about a hundred Dao at most.

The fourth level of mental power can only refine about a thousand paths at most.

Lei Zhan discovered that it was possible to refine the entire Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring by using three different powers together; otherwise, it would have been impossible to refine nearly one-fifth of the entire ring.

"Among the numerous methods passed down by the Northern World God, there is one called 'Heart-Permeating Method.' I wonder if this method will be effective for this Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring." A thought suddenly occurred to Lei Zhan.

Besides passing down top-tier supernatural powers and techniques such as "Desolate World God," "Nine Yuan Annihilation," and "Golden Statue," the Northern World God also passed down many minor techniques.

Wandering through endless chaos, many minor techniques, such as the Heart-Permeating Technique, the Aura-Concealing Technique, the Mental Power Detection Technique, the Transformation Technique, and the Mental Power Soul-Locking Technique... These minor techniques may seem insignificant, but they are actually first-class techniques passed down by the gods of the Northern Xiu World.

While these minor techniques cannot completely enhance one's strength, they can greatly improve one's survivability.

Without these abilities, it would be very easy to perish and die while wandering in the endless chaos.

"The Heart-Infused Technique can enable a celestial being to refine an eternal divine weapon. Since it is also a technique for utilizing mental power, it should make things easier for me as well," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

According to the "Method of Heart Infusion," mental power is ethereal and mysterious. This "Method of Heart Infusion" is a special technique for utilizing mental power.

Having reached the fifth level of mental strength, Lei Zhan's ability to refine the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring was already extraordinary. Using this little trick to refine the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring was like using tools to cut wood versus doing it barehanded; relatively speaking, it was much easier.

Wow~~~
An invisible force of will began to invade the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring. The terrifying pressure that had originally permeated the area lessened somewhat under the powerful Dao Heart.

It was very easy for his mental energy to penetrate the patterns on the surface of the jade ring and begin to refine it directly.

In the perception of mental energy, everything inside the jade ring was as usual, a hazy, chaotic space that seemed to be nothingness. No matter whether mental energy, divine energy, or magical energy entered this inner space, it was like a mud ox entering the sea, unable to stir up the slightest ripple.

The only thing that can be refined is the thirteen thousand five hundred patterns on the surface.

If one had to compare it, this treasure is somewhat similar to the black stone tablet containing the world's prison. However, this treasure is far more mysterious and enigmatic.

Splash splash ...

The accumulated mental power was like a pair of invisible hands, forming tiny points of starlight. Countless points of starlight then connected into threads, which wrapped around the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring and began to 'permeate' it according to the method of the Heart Infiltration Technique.

"It is indeed much stronger than simply using mental energy to refine it!"

Upon refining, Lei Zhan's eyes lit up. He sensed that even starting from the 2,100th pattern, the refining process was extremely easy.

Moreover, even though both are at the fifth level of mental power, the speed of refining is different depending on whether the Heart Infusion Technique is used or not.

……

Lei Zhan sat cross-legged on this endless wilderness, the patterns on the beautiful jade ring floating before him slowly lighting up. Time continued to flow...

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The power of spacetime flows slowly around the base, ensuring that the flow of time around the base is always thirty times faster than the flow of time outside.

Ten years outside the world is equivalent to three hundred years within this small space.

"The last one!" Lei Zhan's gaze fell on the last pattern on the jade ring in front of him. He gritted his teeth and poured his divine power, magical power, and almost depleted mental energy into the surface of the jade ring.

When refining this Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring, a hurdle is encountered almost every time 10% of the patterns are refined.

At first, Lei Zhan found it incredibly easy to use the Heart-Infused Technique, but as time went on, the speed slowed down and the pressure increased, forcing Lei Zhan to use his divine power and magical power to help refine it as well.

Thus, the last few lines were almost calculated in years, which even made Lei Zhan think that to reach the fifth level of mental power, or even divine power and magical power, one must reach the level of ancestral god or ancestral immortal.

Fortunately, after three hundred years of effort, the art of building has finally reached its final stage.

"It's really hard to penetrate."

Lei Zhan's gaze was fixed on that last trace of pattern, and at the same time, an incomparably vast and supreme pressure was transmitted into Lei Zhan's soul. This pressure was even stronger than all the previous ones combined, and it even made Lei Zhan feel a tremor from the depths of his soul.

"Keep going."

"Almost there, just a little bit more..."

"Come on, come on..."

at last.

Under pressure, the surface patterns of the entire Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring were completely refined and transformed, and the entire palm-sized jade-colored ring now radiated a hazy light.

The light was incredibly beautiful, yet incredibly gentle; compared to that imposing aura, it even made people feel incredibly warm.

"Hu~~"

The moment it was completely refined, the hazy light of the entire Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring suddenly became dazzling, enveloping Lei Zhan. He was unable to resist, and with a whoosh, Lei Zhan was taken into the jade ring.

……

This is a world filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

The world is incredibly vast, and in the center of this world stands a magnificent building radiating dazzling golden light, like an altar. From afar, one can see layers of steps leading directly to the top of the building.

call!
The space distorted and fluctuated, and then Lei Zhan appeared directly in this space.

"Huh? This is it?"

Lei Zhan stood high in the sky, looking down at the surrounding world. The whole world was incredibly vast, no less than a chaotic world.

The central altar, standing tall in this world, immediately drew Lei Zhan's attention.

"what……"

"What? A nobody who isn't even an Ancestral God has come?"

A light, melodious voice rang out, tinged with surprise.

"Only true gods and true immortals can meet the requirements to refine the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring. It seems we've got an interesting little fellow this time!"

“This…” Lei Zhan was taken aback and looked in the direction of the voice.

now.

Where the sound came from, a woman in a white Taoist robe suddenly appeared in the previously empty space. She stood directly in front of Lei Zhan and looked him over.

“Senior.” Lei Zhan’s heart skipped a beat as he looked at the Taoist-robed woman who had suddenly appeared before him and bowed respectfully.

"Senior? You're making me sound so old!" The woman in the white Taoist robe was exceptionally beautiful, her eyes slightly narrowed to reveal crescent-shaped eyes.

"I am the spirit of this Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring, and can also be considered the magical spirit of this treasure," the woman in the white Taoist robe said with a smile. "You can call me Qiluo."

"A spirit of the realm?" Lei Zhan was startled, but then he understood. Generally, powerful Dao Lords would set up terrifying array formations and restrictions in their lair, and if an array reached an extremely high level, it would easily form an array spirit. For example, the 'Myriad Gods Palace' of the extremely famous Myriad Gods Dao Lord in the Great Mo Domain had an array spirit!
"Could it be... that this is the legacy left behind by an ancient and powerful Dao Lord? There is a hidden world within a small Innate Exquisite Ring, and there is even a 'World Spirit' inside. This is something that only top-tier, heaven-defying Dao Lords like the Myriad Gods Dao Lord are qualified to create..." Lei Zhan muttered to himself.

"This little fellow seems to have quite a bit of knowledge." The woman in the white Taoist robe standing in the air seemed to be able to see through Lei Zhan completely at a glance. "I have been waiting for countless years in this Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring on my master's orders, and now I have finally met another... little fellow."

Jie Ling Qi Luo looked at Lei Zhan with a half-smile, "Although you have the ability to come in, your strength is still too weak. Even if you come in, if you want to get any benefits, I estimate that you will have to wait until you break through to the level of Ancestral God or Ancestral Immortal."

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan blinked, looking at the woman in white Taoist robes in front of him.

"Sigh. It's rare to run into someone interesting this time, so I'm in a good mood." Realm Spirit Qiluo shook her head and sighed, pointing to the majestic building in the center of the world. "See that? This altar has a total of 13,500 layers of restrictions. As long as you break through these 13,500 layers of restrictions, you can obtain my master's entire inheritance."

"My master was a top-tier existence who traversed an entire realm. He even slew dozens of those Eternal Emperors..." (End of Chapter)