The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

The vast northern region of Blazing Sun stretches on, one year, two years, five years, ten years...

Lei Zhan carefully maneuvered the Cosmic Light Breaker Ship through the void, proceeding cautiously.

Even though what they had passed through was only a tiny, insignificant part of the Northern Region of Blazing Sun, it was still vast and boundless.

During his journey, Lei Zhan saw so much along the way that he was almost 80% certain that the Blazing Sun Northern Region where he was located was part of the Blazing Sun Region, one of the eight major source regions!

After all, there are too many mysteries and dangers here, and even some terrifying beings born from dangerous places.

Even a single glance at Lei Zhan from afar could send chills down one's spine.

Similarly, this vast area also contains many strange and precious objects.

However, neither Lei Zhan nor the God of the Azure Fire World dared to be greedy. Those dangerous places, which looked extremely perilous, made them only dare to stay far away from them.

Even though they were very careful, they still encountered a lot of danger and trouble as they passed through more and more areas.

Time flies, and more than thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

This is a surging, dark red river, stretching across the void for millions of miles, radiating a terrifyingly hot aura.

"Boom~~~"

A black flying boat was seen desperately moving forward in this dark red river.

In this dark red river, the waves surged and rolled like endless magma.

Meanwhile, Lei Zhan and the Azure Flame World God, who were standing on the Cosmic Light Boundary Breaker, were desperately resisting.

The layers of spacetime barriers manipulated by the stacks blocked the overwhelming dark red 'river water'.

The enormous flaming sword light of the Azure Fire World God repeatedly tore through the towering magma in front of him.

boom! ! !
at last.

The black flying boat cut through countless dark red water currents and rushed directly out of this endless river.

"Finally out!" Lei Zhan turned around and looked at the huge river behind him that had once again become calm, feeling a lingering fear in his heart.

Although this river is only a million miles wide, the spacetime around it is incredibly stable, making it impossible to travel through time.

Generally speaking, the space of the endless void is some soft soil, and normal time travel is to dig a tunnel under this soil.

But this spacetime, which resembles a river formed of molten lava, is forged from the hardest rock.

When they lack the strength to completely tunnel through the rock, they have no choice but to brave the danger and obediently fly from above.

"It's out!" The Azure Flame World God turned to look at the almost distorted space above the dark red river, still somewhat shaken.

"Fortunately, with the two of us working together, this time it was much easier than when I left last time."

"Yeah." Leizhan nodded.

To cross this lava river, one must not only face the scorching, surging waters, but also contend with the strange, fiery creatures that inhabit it.

If you are alone, it's easy to feel overwhelmed.

"Let's go! We've already crossed this lava river, it'll be much safer from here on out."

The Azure Flame World God spoke, "With the speed at which you control this divine weapon of the Dao, it will only take you about two days to reach that ruin."

"Two days?" Lei Zhan nodded and smiled. "Now we can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Along their journey, they encountered numerous dangers, both large and small.

Even more so, there are several dangers at the same level as this dark red river that it gave birth to.

The two of them quickly recovered.

The next two days were indeed as the God of the Azure Flame World had said; the journey was very smooth, almost entirely through a relatively safe and stable endless void.

All Lei Zhan had to do was spare a sliver of his attention to control the Cosmic Light Breaker Ship as it traveled.

……

Two days later.

“Guiyi, the ruins are just ahead,” said the Azure Flame World God.

"Is that the ruins?" Lei Zhan followed the guidance of the Azure Flame World God and looked into the distance.

Hundreds of millions of miles away in the void, a vast expanse of architectural ruins floats, resembling an ocean, and one can still faintly see glimpses of the magnificent scene when the buildings were intact.

"Could this be a relic left behind by some powerful being?" Lei Zhan wondered.

Clearly, this site was originally supposed to be a magnificent, sprawling palace complex, but something happened that caused it to completely crumble!

"Go take a look first, and you'll understand after you see it," the God of the Azure Fire World laughed. "Back then, I fled in a panic, and when I saw this area of ​​building ruins, I didn't pay any attention to it and just wanted to escape from this area."

But by sheer coincidence, sensing the threat posed by the dilapidated palace in the distance, they unexpectedly turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise.

"Let's go take a look!" Lei Zhan was also intrigued and said.

In fact, after going through one crisis after another, the two of them became quite familiar with each other.

Based on his knowledge of the past of the Azure Flame World God and the information he had gathered, Lei Zhan gained a deeper understanding of this chaotic divine beast.

"call."

The black flying boat immediately flew towards the ruins that stretched for thousands of miles in the distance.

As they got closer, Lei Zhan could see much more clearly.

Among the countless ruins in this void were dilapidated walls and broken ruins. The entire palace was in ruins, with broken walls and dilapidated pillars exposed in the void.

In the center of this dilapidated area, there is a seemingly ruined palace that is submerged, but it has largely remained intact.

"This ruin must be the cave dwelling of some powerful being?" Lei Zhan looked at the ruins that were almost within reach and immediately understood, "Even if it is not the cave dwelling of some powerful being, it should be a ruin left behind by a sect or force."

“That should be it.” The God of the Azure Flame World also nodded. “I guess there must have been a powerful being hiding in this cave, trying to use the cave’s many restrictions to save his life. But in the end, even the cave was blasted to pieces.”

"Hmm." Lei Zhan was too lazy to delve deeper. After all, no matter how glorious the past of this ruin was before it was destroyed, with the endless passage of time, only some broken walls and ruins remain now.

As the two chatted, the flying boat landed amidst the ruins. "Of all the ruins, only a side hall at the very core should still retain some of its power. And it was in that side hall that I obtained my secret technique," the Azure Flame World God said, pointing to the largely intact hall in the distance.

"Because this place is so remote, and surrounded by that dangerous lava river, hardly anyone comes here, so they can still leave us some treasures."

You should know that most cave dwellings and ruins are not very dangerous. They would have been looted by passing cultivators who would have found a way to take them all away, leaving them completely clean!

And how could they possibly leave any treasures for those who come after them?
Of course, unless one is extremely lucky, like Nuwa, who, upon appearing in this Blazing Sun Domain and only at the level of a World God, encountered a Sith war weapon.

"Let's go. That idiot Armadillo is probably still in that side hall. He won't leave easily until he gets his hands on that treasure at the core," said the God of the Azure Flame World.

"He's right here?" Lei Zhan was taken aback. "You guys discovered this ruin a long time ago, right? Why haven't you moved it yet?"

"Hmph!" The Azure Flame World God sneered, "That fool, how could he possibly have such good luck? He's not good at the way of time and space, and the remaining ones should be the most precious, each protected by layers of restrictions."

Deep within that hall lies an incredibly profound spatial-temporal restriction, likely accessible only to those with exceptionally deep knowledge of the arts of spacetime. And as far as I know, that fool is utterly inept at the arts of spacetime.”

"He is skilled in the art of time and space." Lei Zhan understood.

Enlightenment is difficult, but it's not too difficult either.

While there is a saying that "once you master one path, you master all paths," everyone will always have a path they are not good at.

If one were to comprehend the principles of time and space, or the principles of water and fire, progress would be rapid, almost instantaneous.

However, if he were to try to comprehend something he was not good at, it would be a complete waste of effort and the speed of comprehension would be extremely slow.

Let's go inside first!

The God of the Azure Flame World looked at Lei Zhan and said, "The array and restrictions inside the palace should still be functioning, and fighting is prohibited inside. At least we couldn't make a move back then."

“A ban on fighting?” Lei Zhan was taken aback, then said, “But we still have to be careful. As time goes by, there may be some new changes.”

"Hmm." The God of the Azure Flame World nodded, then flipped his hand, revealing two giant swords with golden and red feathers.

"Let's go." Lei Zhan glanced at it, then a crimson moon wheel appeared in his hand, and he flew towards the palace with a crimson spear in his hand.

Passing through countless broken ruins, Lei Zhan and the God of the Azure Fire World arrived at the huge palace. Although the palace was dilapidated, one could still see the magnificence of its construction.

There are countless carved patterns on it, but these patterns are like the surrounding ones, appearing somewhat dilapidated.

“South?” Lei Zhan looked up at the inscription on the broken palace gate and could barely make out a chaotic character 'South'.

The remaining text was very fragmented and incomplete, with a large chunk missing in one place.

Even in those tattered words, one could still see a pervasive sense of the Dao of Time and Space.

Every stroke of the characters carries a lofty and eternal artistic conception, as if surrounded by time and space.

At the same time, an invisible pressure emanated from the entire palace, and an aura of eternity permeated the air, causing Lei Zhan to feel a tremor in his heart.

"This, this isn't even inside yet, and it already makes me feel extremely threatened. You... you dared to just wander around like this back then?" Lei Zhan turned to look at the Azure Fire World God, whose expression had also changed somewhat, and said helplessly.

"Back then, I was about to lose my life, so how could I care about these things? Fortunately, I was lucky and ended up benefiting from it." said the God of the Azure Flame World.

“Judging from the inscription left on the palace gate, this ruin was left by at least an Eternal Emperor. It might even have been left by a Sovereign. What a pity…” Lei Zhan frowned.

"I could sense an extremely mysterious spatial and temporal conception in this text. Unfortunately, it was completely shattered, incomplete, and I couldn't understand anything about it."

The greatest truths are the simplest; every stroke of these remaining characters contains profound mysteries of time and space.

If these texts are complete, it is entirely possible for Lei Zhan to glean some mysteries of time and space from them.

“However…” Lei Zhan shook his head and said, “Since we’re going in, we can’t be careless. Beings at this level are incredibly powerful. Even the slightest hint of their aura could easily take our lives. We still need to be careful!”

"Alright." The Azure Flame World God nodded and said, "My divine body is stronger. You stay behind me, and if there is any danger, remember to use your spacetime barrier!"

As he spoke, the Azure Flame World God's heart stirred, and the appearance of the two giant swords in his hands suddenly became even more exaggerated.

The two giant swords became like two door panels, and neat rows of golden-red feathers could be seen on the swords, with faint flames swirling around the edges of the feathers.

“Yes.” Lei Zhan nodded as well.

Although he had cultivated the divine power "Golden Image", even with the use of time acceleration during his journey, his divine body was currently only comparable to a low-grade Dao divine weapon.

call.

One after the other, Lei Zhan held the Crimson Moon Wheel and watched as the Azure Flame World God pushed open the dilapidated palace door first. He then followed the Azure Flame World God and went straight inside.

Rumble~~~
As the palace gates were opened, Lei Zhan saw the scene inside the palace.

Inside this dilapidated yet enormous palace, there are halls, corridors, and flowerbeds, a beauty that shines through its decay.

Of course, most of these halls and chambers had been opened, with only a few remaining in the deepest part of the palace.

The doors to these unopened halls were tightly shut, and each door was adorned with a large, lifelike pattern.

There were towering flames spreading everywhere.

There is a surging and mighty current of water.

There are also depictions of terrifying lightning.

At the very back is a strange pattern that appears chaotic yet resembles a kaleidoscope.

"Is that the place Qinghuo mentioned where the secret techniques of time and space might exist?" Lei Zhan looked at the strange, chaotic pattern and sensed the almost pervasive aura of time and space, and felt a faint stirring in his heart.

"Armadillo! Hahaha! It really is still here?" The Azure Flame World God looked at a gate and burst into laughter.

Before the four remaining closed halls, in front of the gate with the pattern of flowing water, sat a somewhat thin-looking man.

The gaunt man, dressed in a white robe, opened his tightly closed eyes as they arrived, his gaze fixed intently on the two of them.

Lei Zhan could sense that although the thin man in the white robe had glanced at him, the vast majority of his attention remained on the God of the Azure Fire World.

"Qinghuo? You idiot, why would you dare to come knocking on my door when I wasn't even looking for you?"

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(End of this chapter)