The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

“I’m very familiar with him? I’m very familiar with ‘his’ way?” Lei Zhan’s heart stirred.

He comprehended many of the legacies left by the Dao Lord of Life and Death, and also a portion of the legacies left by the Eternal Emperor.

The range of powerful individuals qualified to have the treasures of the universe follow them is extremely small.

"It seems that the most likely place for this inner world is where Daoist Ruosang left it," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

I still remember when I learned from Qiluo, the spirit of the Heavenly Heart Ring, that Daoist Ruosang was an absolutely ruthless person!
He was the undisputed number one Dao Lord in the realm, and killing an Eternal Emperor was as easy as killing a chicken...

In fact, dozens of Eternal Emperors died at the hands of that Dao Lord.

And the legacy he comprehended was left by another eternal emperor, the 'Qianhuo' emperor.

That emperor's Dao was not integrated with the strongest Dao. Although he eventually merged with the Dao and became eternal, his own Dao was still ordinary.

Therefore, the most likely possibility is that the owner of this cosmic treasure is the Heaven-Defying Dao Lord, Ruosang Dao Lord.

"Is your master, Senior, Daojun Ruosang?" Lei Zhan asked, looking at the stunningly beautiful woman in white.

“My master…is indeed her.” The beautiful woman in white was not surprised that Lei Zhan could directly say this name.

"This..." It was truly full of twists and turns, and Lei Zhan's heart seemed to be constantly rising and falling.

An avatar with the cultivation level of an Ancestral God, possessing all of Dao Lord Ruosang's insights into the Dao? Even his methods of combat...

And you only have one chance!
Although that avatar is not a living being, the difficulty of passing the test and gaining the allegiance of this cosmic treasure is extremely high!

In fact, Lei Zhan was very familiar with this Ruosang Daojun.

It wasn't just about comprehending the legacy left behind by the other party in the Earth's core world, but also about the test within the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring.

Over the past ten thousand years, Lei Zhan has been focused on comprehending the Dao. Although he rarely breaks the restrictions, he has unknowingly reached more than 1,400 levels and has also gained considerable benefits.

Among these is a portion of the spiritual power inheritance left behind by Daoist Ruosang.

Ruosang Daojun is a top-tier, heaven-defying Daojun, highly skilled in mental power and the Dao of spacetime.

In the realm of time and space, he comprehended two of the strongest offensive methods and two of the strongest defensive methods, which he then perfectly combined with each other.

"With such methods, even if I only use the cultivation level of an Ancestral God, I would have to perfect and comprehend the strongest way of all five spacetime techniques I created if I wanted to win."

"And they complement each other perfectly. Just like Ji Ning, who had not yet fully comprehended the ultimate Dao..."

"With the help of the blue-and-white mist, we should have a very good chance of winning. If we want to be on the safe side, we can go even further..."

Lei Zhan muttered to himself, but he was not discouraged at all.

Such a treasure of the universe is not so easy to obtain.

Compared to those heaven-defying Dao Lords and those eternal emperors, Lei Zhan has now gained the favor of a cosmic treasure, which means he has completely surpassed countless cultivators.

"I'll give it my all!" Lei Zhan's heart burned with renewed passion.

If you really have a stroke of luck, you might actually get your hands on a cosmic treasure!

"This can also be considered my master's last wish," said the stunningly beautiful woman in white.

"Last wish?" Lei Zhan's pupils contracted.

So, that Heaven-Defying Dao Lord has already died and vanished?

"Yes. My master shone brightly for an era, but ultimately failed to achieve Dao. Before her soul and true spirit completely dissipated, she still had an unyielding obsession."

The stunningly beautiful woman in white calmly said, "The first reason is to return to her hometown before she dies. The second reason is to cultivate some powerful cultivators for her hometown."

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan listened carefully.

“My master was born in this chaos. To be precise, he was born in your chaotic world, countless eons ago.”

"She later left this chaos, but was unexpectedly transported to the Qingyang Domain near the Yanlong Domain by an unstable spatial passage outside."

"From weakness to strength, he grew step by step into the most outstanding Dao Lord in the Qingyang Domain."

"She wandered all her life and ultimately failed to achieve enlightenment. After failing to achieve enlightenment, her greatest obsession was to return to her hometown and take one last look. So, at great cost, she finally returned."

"This..." Lei Zhan clicked his tongue in amazement.

The white-clad woman's casual remark, "It cost a great price," was enough for Lei Zhan to sense the bloodshed and carnage that had entailed.

Traveling from one realm to another is generally something only Eternal Emperors and Sovereigns can accomplish. For a Dao Lord who failed to achieve Dao Integration to do so within their limited lifespan is utterly a pipe dream.

At the very least, to traverse the vast, endless darkness and finally arrive at their Flame Dragon Domain from the Azure Sun Domain, they would need to travel by domain airship.

"The Azure Sun Domain should also be one of the Sixteen Domains Alliance, and is considered very close to the Flame Dragon Domain. But a Dao Lord of Life and Death wants to cross domains..."

Lei Zhan was deeply shocked.

"No wonder he had to kill dozens of Eternal Emperors. A Dao Lord who failed to achieve Dao Integration, and who also possesses a cosmic treasure, how many could withstand him if he really went berserk?"

"It's estimated that the treasures used to travel on the interdimensional flying boat were all stolen from those Eternal Emperors!"

"I've told you everything I needed to tell you." The stunningly beautiful woman in white looked at Lei Zhan in front of her.

"If you wish, you can leave this world directly. Once you break through to the World Realm and are confident in defeating the avatar left behind by my master, you can re-enter this world."

Those who can enter this place are destined to be connected with its master.

However, whether one can ultimately seize this opportunity and turn it into tremendous benefits depends on their own strength.

Even though the avatar left behind by her master only had the cultivation level of an ancestral god, it was not so easy to defeat.

However, she was not in a hurry. For a cosmic treasure of her caliber, time was but a fleeting moment, even if it meant endless years.

"Leave?" Lei Zhan was taken aback. "I don't need to continue venturing into the Ice Demon Valley?"

"And those merits I've acquired... to be honest, senior, I'm planning to save them up to exchange for an Eternal Divine Weapon."

Lei Zhan was worried that he would be directly teleported outside after breaking through to the World God realm, and at the same time, he wanted to build his own supreme foundation...

That's why I haven't been able to break through yet, but if I leave now...

Lei Zhan was planning to collect as many treasures as possible before leaving.

At the very least, we should acquire an eternal divine weapon.

“Inside the Ice Demon Valley, when you venture to its deepest point, you will eventually be guided here. It’s simply a matter of being passive or active.” The stunningly beautiful woman in white smiled, a smile that made Lei Zhan feel a sense of amazement.

Previously, the spirit of this cosmic treasure had been quite ordinary, but now, with a smile, it was as if flowers were blooming throughout the myriad worlds.

"The two before you were the ones who had the strength to make it to the end and were eventually guided here. But you are the most special one."

If Daojun Ruosang left his legacy in this chaos, his original intention was to fulfill his second obsession and cultivate powerful cultivators.

The creatures in the Earth's core world were mostly those she casually collected from the chaotic world within her 'hometown,' which had been destroyed countless times, after she returned to her original home.

And so that a powerful cultivator would be born once again among the creatures of his hometown.

Unfortunately, as countless years have passed, none of the beings left behind in the Earth's core have produced another prodigy as brilliant as Daoist Ruosang.

“You have good talent, and the supernatural power you cultivate is very strong, to the point that even I can’t quite see through it,” said the beautiful woman in white.

"You have entered the Demon Subduing Palace too many times in the past ten thousand years, and each time you have caused the beings that evolved within the Demon Subduing Palace to reach the level of peak world gods. The beings in the deepest part of the Ice Demon Valley are only at this level."

“This…” Lei Zhan understood.

Yes, once you delve deeper into the Ice Demon Valley to a certain level, you will trigger the teleportation channel to leave.

This was something that Fuxi and Houyi had already figured out long ago; generally, to get out, one needed strength surpassing that of a peak ancestral god.

To acquire such strength is not difficult at all, given the vast resources of the Demon Subduing Palace; as long as one possesses sufficient talent and comprehension.

After all, this is a place where the lineage of the Dao Lord of Life and Death exists, and the lineage of the Eternal Emperor exists!
As long as you accumulate enough achievements, coupled with your own talent and comprehension, you can easily achieve it.

Deeper into the Ice Demon Valley, one can encounter some preordained trials.

"However, I haven't even entered the deepest part yet, and the test has already been completed without me even realizing it?" Lei Zhan was slightly disappointed.

"As for your achievements," the stunningly beautiful woman in white glanced at Lei Zhan, seemingly sensing his disappointment.

"The one you possess outside must have obtained the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring left behind by my master, right?"

As the spirit of a magical artifact, a treasure of the universe, even the Eternal Emperor and the Sovereign cannot pose a threat to her.

Similarly, although she was not a cultivator, she was very familiar with the fluctuations of certain auras.

"Hmm, did you know about this a long time ago, senior?" Lei Zhan wondered.

But then he felt relieved.

The purpose of the Earth's core world is to cultivate cultivators, and the purpose of the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring is also to cultivate cultivators with extraordinary talent. The two have very similar functions.

The only difference is that the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring emphasizes mental strength, while the Earth's core world has no such requirements.

If we had to put it in perspective, the inner Earth might focus more on spacetime.

Of all the numerous methods and secret techniques that Lei Zhan observed at the Demon Subduing Palace, only the Time and Space Dao lineage had a significant number of inheritances.

"My master created three of them and scattered them throughout this chaos. Each one contains many treasures, as well as a complete master-level mental power inheritance left behind by my master..."

"That was also the only inheritance at the Dominator level that she encountered among the many opportunities she had, one that allowed her to pass on without restriction." The beautiful woman in white said with a slight smile.

"A master-level inheritance? Or an extremely rare inheritance of mental power?" Lei Zhan's heart trembled. Mental power cultivators were already very rare in the endless chaos.

And even fewer Daoists who successfully merge with the Dao through the power of the mind are truly proficient.

As for the master of mental energy flow... as far as Lei Zhan knows, there seems to be only one such master in the entire Yanlong Domain since the endless chaos era.

It is still deep within the ancient battlefield of Yu Xinghai, a place that ordinary cultivators cannot easily access.

The beautiful woman in white was not surprised. This little guy, who knew about even the treasures of the universe, had no reason to be ignorant of a powerhouse at the Dominator level.

She continued, "And it was during these ten thousand years that I discovered some clues. Finally, I confirmed that you should possess a copy of this treasure."

"However... although there is some connection between the two, they are actually two different opportunities."

Lei Zhan listened silently.

Looking at the spirit of the magical artifact in this state, there seems to be some hope for a turnaround?
The stunningly beautiful woman in white pondered for a moment before speaking, "The merits you've accumulated are far from enough to exchange for an Eternal Divine Weapon... Never mind, whichever Eternal Divine Weapon you fancy, I'll bestow it upon you directly."

In her view, although Lei Zhan was only an Ancestral God, he had the strength to rival the peak of a World God. It was only a matter of time before he could accumulate enough merit to exchange for an Eternal Divine Weapon.

Just like how, over the past ten thousand years, Lei Zhan has continuously swept away the Demon-Subduing Palace.

The treasures left behind in this world by her master, Daojun Ruosang, were originally intended to nurture the beings of that chaotic world.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to use this to hinder the growth of a heaven-defying cultivator.

An eternal divine weapon is not a treasure of the universe, nor is it a case of forcing growth in Lei Zhan.

...(End of chapter)