The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

The Three Realms were the Pangu Chaos World and the Wujian Chaos World, which were destroyed after being artificially colliding under the methods of the Lord of All Things.

Later, the goddess Nuwa used a great deal of her magical power to create the current Three Realms, with the Pangu Chaos World as the main body.

However, at its core, the world hearts that formed the two chaotic worlds were extremely special, being two of the 108,000 Supreme God Crystals left behind by the deceased Supreme Qi.

Furthermore, the chaotic world evolved from these two Supreme Divine Crystals is also the closest to the Supreme Abode of Qi.

The area surrounding the Three Realms is fraught with danger and almost completely isolated from the world. The appearance of relics left by a Dao Lord in the vicinity of the Three Realms is already quite unusual.

However, the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring that Lei Zhan himself obtained, the inheritance left by this top Dao Lord, suddenly seemed to have some connection with this Earth Core World, which made Lei Zhan somewhat puzzled.

"Could it be... that Daoist Ruosang is related to the Daoist who left behind the Earth's core world? Or perhaps... he is himself?" Lei Zhan muttered to himself.

“The inner world is easy to deal with; it’s always been here, and there’s no way to move around unless there are special circumstances. But the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring is a rare artifact that Master Tathagata obtained from the Chaos Alien Race. Only after I deciphered it did I discover the test left behind by Daoist Ruosang.”

There are many secrets surrounding the Three Realms.

Not to mention that supreme cave dwelling which is quite far from the Three Realms.

For example, after the ancient destruction war, Fengmo led the remaining cultivators of the Wujian Sect to wander in the chaos, and by chance, he discovered a cave.

The Venerable One had also visited that cave dwelling under the guidance of the Wind Demon, since the disciple the Wind Demon had taken in was quite talented.

Upon arriving at the cave, Lei Zhan immediately confirmed that it had been created by a powerful expert at the World Realm level.

"The cave dwelling that was opened up in that world realm is very hidden, in a very remote corner of the chaos surrounding the Three Realms."

Lei Zhan thought to himself, "Back then, I almost believed that the World Realm expert who disappeared was very likely one of the Ancestral Gods and Immortals who came out of the Earth's core world and opened it up after their breakthrough."

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

The time-space inheritance left behind by Daoist Ruosang requires 3 billion merit points and cannot be exchanged in parts, which is far beyond his current reach.

"Time and space..."

Lei Zhan continued flipping through his memories, "What I need most right now is to first get the complete framework of the Unity Holy Scripture, a framework that encompasses everything."

"In the future, when I encounter time-space techniques again, I only need to fully integrate the essence of those techniques into my Unity Holy Scripture, just like the book 'Time-Space Annihilation'."

Lei Zhan's mind raced, and he immediately continued to examine the document.

……

In a quiet room.

Lei Zhan sat cross-legged on the futon, flipping through the mysterious methods in his memory.

After some time of careful selection, Lei Zhan finally exchanged two secret techniques at the Demon Subduing Palace, and spent all of his more than 200,000 merit points.

These two methods and secret techniques are related to time and space, and to mental power, respectively.

The merits he accumulated only allowed him to exchange for the portion that would enable him to cultivate all the way to the World Realm.

The Heavenly Saint Secret Scripture is the time-space inheritance of the Heavenly Saint Dao Lord, consisting of twelve forms.

Reaching the fifth level of cultivation leads to the Space-Time World Realm. Reaching the twelfth form is equivalent to retracing the path of the Heavenly Saint Dao Lord, allowing one to step into the Life and Death Dao Lord Realm.

However, the path of the Heavenly Saint Dao Lord was very ordinary, lacking even a single, supreme path. Of course, precisely because of this, Lei Zhan spent 100,000 merit points to completely acquire the first six forms.

The other mental power inheritance is similar to the Heavenly Saint Secret Scripture, also left behind by a Dao Lord. This mental power inheritance has a total of nine forms, and Lei Zhan only exchanged for the first four forms, which cost him 150,000 merit points.

"These two methods are only for my reference. If I were to truly follow their path, even if I were to enter the World Realm, my understanding of the Dao would be quite limited," Lei Zhan thought to himself, before closing his eyes.

……

The Three Realms, the great world of all dharma.

Since the opening of the Great World of Myriad Laws and the establishment of the Guiyi Palace, this Great World has become a new holy land in the Three Realms.

After all, although the number of methods, secret techniques, and supernatural powers displayed here is not large, each one is very different from the methods in the Three Realms.

Most importantly, the methods, secret techniques, and supernatural powers placed in the Guiyi Dao Palace all offer the potential for direct cultivation.

On a majestic mountain peak, there is a cave dwelling, a magical treasure similar to the Star-Picking Palace.

However, compared to the Star-Picking Palace, a primordial spiritual treasure, this magical artifact was a chaotic treasure that Lei Zhan had scavenged from the prison of the world, containing a vast cave world within it.

On a huge island, seventeen avatars of the original body sat casually cross-legged, each radiating a hazy white light.

“Buzz buzz~~~”

One by one, the original body's clones approached the figure sitting cross-legged in the middle, flying directly into the body of another original body, causing the white light emanating from the surrounding area to intensify.

"Phew. It's still more convenient to have only the original body. At least, it doesn't require consuming a lot of treasures."

Lei Zhan opened his eyes, looking at the clones that were gradually approaching him, a smile on his face.

Having verified the effects of mastering the Eighteen Gods and Demons of Tao Wu, Lei Zhan no longer insisted that his main body could cultivate the Eighteen Gods and Demons of Tao Wu to the third level, just like his second primordial spirit.

Aside from leaving one clone of his true self as a seed in case of emergency, Lei Zhan directly merged all the remaining seventeen clones into one.

"Continue the fusion!"

Wow.

Another figure merged into the body of the original, and the original's strength continued to increase, with its divine power, soul, mental power, and magical power all undergoing a transformation.

time flies.

Each of the clones was completely merged, and each fusion with a clone of the main body was a transformation.

Finally, the seventeen black-robed youths completely merged into one, transforming into the original form.

"A different feeling, a more powerful feeling."

Although the second primordial spirit had already experienced the process of merging all the clones into one through the cultivation of the Eighteen Divine Demons of Tao Wu before the main body, experiencing it again still filled Lei Zhan with emotion. "The main body's seventeen clones have now also merged into one."

"The second primordial spirit that remained in the Earth's core comprehended the methods of spacetime and mental power."

"My true self in the Three Realms still possesses the Primordial Chaos Treasure, the Sky-Gazing Taihao Pagoda, which is perfect for comprehending the Ninefold Chaos Restrictions and cultivating the 'Desolate World God,' thereby enabling my God-Demon Body Refinement to break through to the Ancestral God level."

Lei Zhan pondered for a moment, then casually divided the pieces.

No matter which method you study, time is not an issue.

Furthermore, by following the path of time and space, he can accelerate time, and his own abilities are constantly improving.

"However, the first thing I need to solve is to break through the Divine Demon Body Refining Stream to the Ancestral God level. That way, I can directly cultivate the divine power 'Golden Image' and directly cultivate my divine body to a level comparable to the Chaos Treasure."

Among the many methods and secret techniques, only the supernatural power "Golden Image" is the easiest to cultivate. As long as one's cultivation reaches the level of an ancestral god, with enough time, one can naturally elevate one's divine body to an extremely strong level.

"Let's begin," Lei Zhan said softly, then immersed himself in cultivation.

……

The Great Mo Domain, the Black Lotus Imperial Capital.

Inside a restaurant.

A chubby-looking boy followed several other figures into the room. They were all dressed in armor and looked like soldiers.

As soon as he entered, the chubby young man shouted, "Waiter, bring me two bowls of green-bellied pork!"

"Two pots of green ham?" The tall, thin old man glared and said, "Donghao, you're going too far! You're trying to make me bleed! One pot at most..."

"Shh!" Just as the tall, thin old man shouted, a red-haired man in black armor beside him immediately pulled him back, glancing cautiously around. "Keep your voice down, that esteemed person is here!"

As he spoke, the black-armored, red-haired man glanced into the distance without making a sound, but quickly looked away after just one glance.

Deep inside the restaurant, by a window, an elderly man in a gray robe with black hair was drinking alone at a table.

His brows were slightly furrowed as he slowly sipped his wine, and one could still vaguely discern a natural air of superiority about him.

His gaze made the cultivators who came to eat and drink afraid to approach, and the surrounding tables were all left empty.

"Hmm? It's Lord Mind General!"

The chubby, fair-skinned boy who had been shouting the whole time, and the tall, thin old man who had been glaring at him, immediately lowered their voices, as if they were ducks being choked.

"Captain, shall we... go and pay our respects to this Lord Mind General?"

The chubby, fair-skinned boy was the newly joined Ancestral God of the Black Lotus Empire. This time, to celebrate his joining, a small squad of soldiers came out for a meal and drinks.

"Greetings?"

The ancestral god, who was called the captain, seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but shiver.

After all, since several hundred years ago, this Lord Mind General seems to have undergone a drastic personality change. Unlike before, he rarely leaves the Black Lotus Imperial Capital anymore.

They usually drink in a restaurant, giving off an unapproachable vibe.

At first, a few practitioners who wanted to try their luck came to curry favor with him.

It should be known that such a great figure who has always followed the Black Lotus God Emperor is not only extremely powerful himself, but also commands a large number of ancestral gods and immortals. Naturally, many cultivators are eager to get to know him.

However, most of those who came to curry favor were turned away, and some even angered the esteemed general.

Over time, no one dared to be so tactless as to provoke them.

He glanced cautiously at the black-haired old man in the distance and whispered, "No need. Lord Mind General doesn't like to be disturbed, so please don't startle him. We'll get some food and drink here to take with us, and I'll take you to drink some Thousand Fruit Brew..."

"Thousand Fruit Brew?" The soldiers who came with him looked cautiously at General Xinshen, whose brows were slightly furrowed, and nodded quickly.

They naturally didn't want to stay in a place that looked like it was likely to bring bad luck.

After all, in their eyes, this was a big shot in the entire Black Lotus Empire! A big shot they dared not provoke!
It should be noted that the entire Black Lotus Empire commands dozens of great worlds, yet it only has nine Divine Generals in total.

The Nine Gods are second only to a few World Gods and Chaos Immortals in status.

Therefore, these nine generals held very high positions in the Black Lotus Empire.

"Hmph! These little brats know what's good for them!" The old man in black robes and black hair glanced indifferently at the departing figures, snorted coldly, but said nothing.

Although he was in a bad mood, it wouldn't do him any good to involve the soldiers in the army for no reason.

You should know that in the past few hundred years, since he lost his temper once, very few people have dared to come and provoke him.

Few cultivators in the capital city are unfamiliar with the Nine Divine Generals, and as one of them, he was eating and drinking here, so naturally no one dared to disturb him.

suddenly.

A rather rough voice came from afar.

“Fellow Daoist Xin Shenjiang, I have finally found you.”

"Huh?" Xin Shenjiang was taken aback and put down the wine pot in his hand.

He recognized the voice. And those who dared to speak to him like that were generally of similar status to him.

"I've been looking for you everywhere. I only found you here because your soldiers told me you were here." A figure slowly walked out of the restaurant as it approached from afar.

"Black market friends?"

As his mind focused on the burly, bald man with a somewhat fierce face who was approaching him, he immediately recognized him.

"Why does this disciple of the Flying Owl Chaos Immortal want to see me? I don't usually have much contact with him!" Xin Shenjiang wondered to himself.

...(End of chapter)