The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"A being who has traversed an entire realm? Who has slain dozens of Eternal Emperors?" Lei Zhan was astonished.

The domain is not a realm composed of individual great worlds within the Three Realms. Rather, it is an incomparably vast and endless territory composed of countless domains and countless eternal realms within the endless chaos.

In such a vast and boundless territory, there are countless powerful beings, and it is even more difficult to claim that one can dominate an entire territory.

Generally, only those who are extremely powerful Dao Lords, or Eternal Emperors and Sovereigns, can be said to be able to dominate a territory.

"This Realm Spirit Qiluo claims that her master is a being who has traversed countless realms, and has even killed dozens of Eternal Emperors... What luck! What incredible luck! Even World Realm or Life and Death Dao Lords would go crazy for the opportunities left behind by such a being!"

Lei Zhan listened with secret delight.

It should be understood that only those Dao Lords who walk their own path and ultimately achieve eternal union with the Dao are called Eternal Emperors.

Even if the spirit Qiluo exaggerated a bit, she might have only killed the weakest Eternal Emperor. But for a being of that level, it was already an incredible opportunity for a World God or a Chaos Immortal.

Moreover, this person seems to be the most powerful mental energy cultivator in the endless territory...

“Sigh!” Qi Luo, the spirit of the realm, glanced at Lei Zhan, who was deep in thought, shook her head and laughed, “You’re not even an Ancestral God or Ancestral Immortal yet. It’s really too far-fetched for me to talk to you about realms or killing the Eternal Emperor.”

To traverse realms and slay an Eternal Emperor, one would need to be at least at the level of a Dao Lord of Life and Death to even be considered, and even then, one would need to be an extremely powerful Dao Lord of Life and Death.

Just like her master, her fame spread throughout the entire realm, making those evil Eternal Emperors tremble with fear.

But there are very few Eternal Emperors as powerful as her master! Even after countless years, it's not certain that one will be born!
Jie Ling Qi Luo looked at Lei Zhan and said, "Little guy, all you need to know is that you will receive some benefits when you break through one percent of the ten thousand layers of restrictions left by my master. And you will receive an enormous benefit every time you break through ten percent of the restrictions. Even some Dao Lords of Life and Death are extremely envious of such benefits."

"Breaking the barrier will grant me a treasure? A treasure that even the Dao Lord of Life and Death covets?" Lei Zhan turned to look at the towering altar in the distance, his heart burning with excitement.

“However…” Lei Zhan’s mind raced, “There are a total of 13,500 restrictions on this altar, which is about the same number as the patterns engraved on the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring. But to reach one percent of the progress… we would have to break through at least the 135th restriction to get any benefit.”

Having never tried it, Lei Zhan doesn't know the difficulty involved, but it's foreseeable that a test left behind by such a top-tier expert will certainly not be simple.

“Yes.” Realm Spirit Qi Luo nodded. “Master has many treasures, as well as many supernatural powers, techniques and secret arts, but you must at least have the corresponding strength to be qualified to receive the treasures left by Master.”

"So if you want to obtain treasures and benefits, you must break these restrictions."

"And for you right now, the easiest benefit to obtain is to break through the restrictions all the way until you have the strength to break through this 135th restriction. Then you will gain some benefits."

"Although this benefit is completely insignificant even to the master, it is actually an extremely rare opportunity for someone at the World Realm or even a Dao Lord of Life and Death!"

"This..." Lei Zhan's eyes gleamed with anticipation. He turned to the spirit Qi Luo and smiled, "Your master is so powerful, senior. May I ask if you know his name?"

"You little rascal, you've got quite a few ideas." Qi Luo, the spirit of the realm, shook her head and chuckled. "Since you asked, I might as well tell you."

"My master is the number one Dao Lord in this realm, the most heaven-defying Dao Lord of Life and Death, Dao Lord Ruosang!"

"Daoist Ruosang?" Lei Zhan was taken aback, and his confusion only deepened.

Such a powerful Dao Lord of Life and Death was a name Lei Zhan had never heard of in his previous life. If he had grown up in the Flame Dragon Domain, he would never have been unknown.

But if Lei Zhan remembers correctly, the one recognized as the number one Dao Lord of Life and Death in this era of the Flame Dragon Domain is actually the Wine Saint of the Dark Empire!

"Alright! I've already told you the master's name." Qi Luo waved her hand and said, "Things like the Dao Lord of Life and Death are too far removed from you. Thinking about them now is useless and will only add to your troubles."

She looked up at the tall, imposing building in the distance, the altar, resembling a ladder to heaven, radiating multicolored light. "Go! You are still too weak. Right now, you probably can't even break through the first layer of restrictions."

"Once you break through to the level of Ancestral God or Ancestral Immortal, come back here. You might then have a chance to receive the benefits left behind by the master."

"Breakthrough to Ancestral God or Ancestral Immortal?" Lei Zhan was somewhat helpless. But if what this Realm Spirit said was true, and his current strength couldn't even break through the first layer of restrictions, then there was indeed no need for him to stay any longer.

Suppressing the myriad thoughts in his mind, Lei Zhan looked at the Realm Spirit Qi Luo, whose gaze remained fixed on the distance, and said with utmost respect, "Yes! This junior takes his leave!"

……

The world's prison.

On the endless wilderness.

Phew~~~
Lei Zhan reappeared here, looking at the beautiful jade ring floating in front of him, his eyes still filled with doubt.

"Ruosang Daojun..." Lei Zhan pondered, "A Daojun of Life and Death was actually able to kill dozens of Eternal Emperors..."

Every era in a territory will produce a Heaven-Defying Dao Lord, who is undoubtedly the number one in that territory. But to kill dozens of Eternal Emperors in succession is as easy as killing a chicken.

“There are too many things in this that are difficult to explain.” Lei Zhan pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

The Endless Territory is simply too vast, and the mysteries within it are beyond Lei Zhan's current comprehension.

Although the spirit Qiluo glanced at it a few more times because she was only at the True God level, she was able to refine the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring.

In reality, even world gods would find it difficult to pay attention to beings like that.

"My strength is still too weak," Lei Zhan mused. "That person only said that breaking the restriction would bring benefits, and even thought I couldn't even break the first layer of the restriction..."

But without the strength, thinking more is useless, so Lei Zhan simply stopped thinking about it.

Composing himself, Lei Zhan waved his hand and instantly retrieved the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring before him. "Whoosh!"

With one step, Lei Zhan transformed into a streak of black lightning, flying towards the towering mountain peak that stretched for ten thousand miles in the distance.

"I need to spend the next ten thousand years diligently studying the Dao of Heaven. And my second primordial spirit avatar must use up its last chance to become a true god or immortal in the Demon Subduing Palace. At the very least, I need to make some preparations for my second primordial spirit to cultivate the third level of the 'Eighteen Gods and Demons of Tao Wu'," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

Having comprehended the Dao of Heaven and broken through to become an Ancestral Immortal, Lei Zhan only intended to let his original self break through first.

Once the problem of the mind-body demon is resolved, all the avatars of the second primordial spirit will go directly to the inner world of the earth, since he has already thoroughly comprehended the third level of the "Tao Wu Eighteen Gods and Demons".

If he hadn't lacked a treasure to cultivate this clone technique, all eighteen of his clones could have been merged into one.

"But it's a bit strange. It's not surprising that there are opportunities around the Three Realms, after all, there's 'that person' making arrangements, but the emergence of two powerful Dao Lord inheritances in a row..." Lei Zhan muttered, and then his figure disappeared into this dim space.

……

time flies.

Three thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Great World of the Crescent Moon.

On the vast Evil Dragon River, the waves surged. Yet, in these waters, many creatures navigated their boats to fish.

On the surface of the Evil Dragon River, a wooden boat was drifting with the current.

On the wooden boat, a young man dressed in a black robe was sitting, fishing with a bright green bamboo pole.

"Master, this Great World of the Crescent Moon is still the most peaceful. Even on the turbulent Evil Dragon River, it is calm and natural." Lei Zhan, like an ordinary person, was boating and fishing, enjoying the carefree life of a mortal.

Over these three thousand years, besides comprehending the Dao of Heaven, Lei Zhan naturally didn't forget to travel in the mortal world. Although his mental strength had already broken through to the fifth level, tempering his heart in the mortal world no longer had much effect.

Traveling through the mortal world is itself a process of comprehending the laws of the three realms, and is also a form of cultivation.

"You had fish soup again today?"

A smile suddenly appeared on Lei Zhan's face. With a "whoosh," he pulled the fishing rod, and a big fish flew out of the water and landed directly on the wooden boat, still jumping around.

at this time.

"Ok?"

Lei Zhan was stunned for a moment, and a flood of insights rushed into his mind as if a spring had been gushing forth.

“This is… I’ve figured it out!” Lei Zhan’s heart stirred.

"BOOM!"

The wind is surging.

Just above the fortified platform, the entire world surged, and the aura of the Heavenly Dao descended directly upon the Evil Dragon River.

Faced with this terrifying aura of the Heavenly Dao, countless creatures in the river, the little demons that had awakened their intelligence, and even the fishermen who were piloting the boats around them, all knelt down involuntarily toward the boat that Lei Zhan was riding on.

"Hahaha! Finally, finally I understand!"

Lei Zhan threw away his fishing rod, laughed loudly, and flew away into the sky.

……

In the world's prison.

This is a pyramid-shaped space, with faint rings of light emanating from the inner part of the spire at the very top.

Within this space, a figure in a golden robe sat cross-legged, with numerous divine runes constantly flowing through the area.

"Wow~~~"

Lei Zhan opened his eyes, his gaze deep, as if a galaxy were appearing within them.

"Finally, I've figured it out!" Lei Zhan murmured softly, a surge of joy welling up in his heart.

"For three thousand years, I have maintained a five-hundred-fold time acceleration within the Sky-Gazing Taihao Tower... I have even used the once-in-a-millennium enlightenment twice in a row!"

call.

With a thought, Lei Zhan, the second primordial spirit clone, closed his eyes again.

……

(End of this chapter)