The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Inside the dilapidated palace.

The Azure Fire World God, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes, a hint of curiosity in them.

His gaze fell on Lei Zhan, who had reappeared in front of the hall, and he sensed that Lei Zhan seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.

"How come Guiyi suddenly disappeared for a while, and then reappeared, making me feel extremely threatened?" the Azure Flame World God muttered to himself. "However, although it's just a feeling, my intuition has never been wrong..."

That feeling, so mysterious and elusive, made him truly feel a great threat.

You should know that sometimes the intuition of cultivators is incredibly mysterious.

During the time he traveled with Lei Zhan in the northern region of Chiyang, he gained a considerable understanding of Lei Zhan.

Therefore, after Lei Zhan comprehended the strongest path, he clearly perceived even the slightest changes that occurred.

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan seemed to sense something, turned his head to look at the Azure Flame World God who was staring at him, shook his head, and then focused his attention on the gate in front of him.

"The mere test of the restrictions left by that powerful being allowed me to unleash my accumulated wisdom and directly comprehend the strongest path. And the opportunities within..."

Looking at the palace gate in front of him, Lei Zhan couldn't help but feel a little excited. After all, behind this gate was a chance left by a powerful being at the level of a ruler.

"This Blazing Sun Domain is truly a treasure trove. I haven't been here long, and I've spent most of my time on enlightenment, but now I have a chance to become a ruler within my grasp."

The opportunities left behind by the Sovereign, and the ones that Lei Zhan encountered, were comparable only to those left behind by Daojun Ruosang.

After all, both that cosmic treasure and the last remaining Heart Power Flow Dominator's inheritance within the Heavenly Heart Exquisite Ring are at the Dominator level.

Boom~~~
As Lei Zhan reached out and pushed open the door in front of him, the hall doors opened with a loud bang, and Lei Zhan followed them inside.

"Huh?" Lei Zhan was taken aback, looking at the slowly closing door behind him. He glanced around and became wary.

This was a dark hall, within which floated jade talismans radiating dazzling light.

"There are actually nine jade talismans here?" Lei Zhan looked up at the floating jade talismans. Each of the nine jade talismans was dazzling and had an extraordinary aura.

"Qinghuo once said that in the Sword Hall surrounded by flames that he entered, there were only three jade talismans. He could only choose one of the three jade talismans... and after choosing, the remaining two disappeared."

Lei Zhan's gaze drifted, and he immediately stretched out his arm, touching one of the dazzling jade talismans.

"The inheritance of time-space escape techniques?"

Upon contact, a vast amount of information was transmitted from that jade talisman. It was a powerful spacetime escape technique, a complete escape technique that could be used up to the level of an Eternal Emperor.

Even though Lei Zhan could only see a little information about the entire escape technique at the moment, and it was a simplified version of the escape technique, he was still stunned.

"Once you enter the basics of cultivation, you can directly increase your speed to ten times the speed of light. If you achieve minor success, you can reach fifty times the speed of light... and if you reach major success, you can directly reach one hundred times the speed of light!" Lei Zhan secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

The Dao, including spacetime and lightning, is inherently adept at speed, and ten times the speed of light is already a speed that many Dao Lords on the verge of merging with the Dao can only dream of.

If one cultivates to the minor level, one can easily escape from many powerful fourth-step Dao Lords.

“Buzz~~~”

at this time.

Suddenly, a beam of light descended from nowhere, condensing beneath the nine jade talismans and forming the figure of an old man in a blue robe.

"This is..." Lei Zhan looked at the suddenly appearing figure, somewhat surprised, but remained calm.

It should be noted that this situation did not occur when the Azure Flame World God entered that hall, but Lei Zhan was well aware of it.

If something truly happened within these ruins, even though the palace before us is already in ruins, it was able to easily imprison a world god without a trace of human presence.

With those methods, it would be easy to imprison Lei Zhan and the others.

These core halls, being the best-preserved, are protected by restrictions left by the Sovereign. If one wanted to kill a Dao Lord of Life and Death, it would be very easy for him to do so. If one truly wanted to kill him, it would be very difficult for him to resist.

"Senior?" Lei Zhan looked at the somewhat ethereal old man in the green robe. "Senior is?"

"A world god? He was able to break through the space-time restrictions left by his master, and his comprehension of the Dao has reached a level comparable to a second-step Dao Lord."

The old man in the green robe looked at Lei Zhan with a hint of gentleness in his eyes.

"And I am the spirit of the magical artifacts in this cave. However, in the entire cave, only this Daoist Scripture Hall is intact, which allows me to retain some of my consciousness."

"The Daoist Canon Hall?" Lei Zhan's heart stirred, and some of his doubts were immediately resolved.

If it is a surviving Taoist temple, it would be perfectly normal for it to contain jade talismans that record these methods.

"Then, what about these techniques and secret arts?" Lei Zhan looked at the eight dazzling jade talismans that remained suspended in the sky. Although he hadn't touched them one by one, those that could be placed in the same hall as the previous escape technique were at least techniques and secret arts of the same level.

“These are all top-tier techniques and secret arts within this Time-Space Palace, all at the Sovereign level,” the old man in the green robe said softly. “They are also one of the few traces left by my master, Sovereign Feng Nan, in this territory.”

"The ruler of Fengnan? As expected!" Lei Zhan thought to himself.

Only those rulers who have embarked on the path of fusion could create such near-perfect techniques and secret arts. Even the techniques and secret arts created by those Eternal Emperors would not be so powerful.

"Among these nine great methods, you may choose any one according to the rules." The old man in the green robe looked at Lei Zhan and said, "Some of these nine great methods were created by my master based on his own Dao, while others were slowly obtained over countless years. The ones that remain in this first palace, the Time and Space Palace, are all the most profound methods of the Southern... the former Southern Wind Sect."

"Choose one?" Lei Zhan nodded. In any case, getting this opportunity was already a great thing.

not to mention……

There are still three doors to the outside world that haven't been opened yet! If he wants, he can go out and choose other options as well.

With a thought, Lei Zhan immediately began to penetrate with his consciousness, quickly examining the remaining eight jade talismans.

This sight surprised Lei Zhan.

The Southern Wind Sect once possessed a profound foundation! The Southern Wind Ruler must have been a powerful figure among all the rulers.

Every technique and secret art within this hall is extraordinary.

For example, the most useful technique he possesses, "Time-Space Escape Technique," consists of three parts: upper, middle, and lower. Once one has mastered it to a minor degree, one can surpass many Dao Lords on the verge of achieving Dao Integration.

The remaining techniques included suppression and confinement, the most powerful explosive supernatural abilities, and so on... One after another, these secret techniques and methods left Lei Zhan in awe.

Great.

so amazing.

The legacy left behind by a ruler is already astonishing, even if only a small part of it is revealed in the current development.

a long time.

“Senior,” Lei said, “I will choose this space-time escape technique.”

"Time-space escape technique?" A glint flashed in the old man's eyes. "Not changing it?"

"I won't change it." Lei Zhan smiled slightly. A powerful escape technique would greatly enhance his strength. And with the added boost from the Azure Flower Mist, the two would complement each other, making his speed astonishing by then!
"Alright." The old man in the green robe nodded slightly and raised his hand to tap the ground.

wow~
One of the nine dazzling jade talismans in mid-air suddenly withdrew all its light and flew towards Lei Zhan.

boom! ! !
The moment the jade talisman came into contact with Lei Zhan, a vast amount of information surged in, the first of which was a 'life oath'.

"I swear on my life that this scroll of time-space escape techniques will never be revealed..."

……

"You're out?" The Azure Flame World God greeted Lei Zhan as he walked out of the hall.

"Yeah." Leizhan nodded slightly.

He looked at the armadillo world god who was also looking over, and on the other's calm face, he seemed to be able to faintly see a deep-seated unease.

"Azure Flame," Lei Zhan whispered.

"Huh?" The God of the Azure Flame World was taken aback.

"If you want to kill this Armadillo World God... I have received information that if all the doors in the hall of this ruin are opened, the suppression and restriction of this ruin will be completely dissipated..." Lei Zhan transmitted his voice.

"If we open them all, the restrictions will dissipate?" The God of the Azure Flame World was overjoyed, but then frowned.

All of them... the restrictions on just one Flame Gate were already giving him a headache to break, let alone the rest.

You should know that besides the hall where he sat cross-legged, there were also lightning and water, both of which he knew nothing about.

“Yes,” Lei Zhan nodded.

This information was obtained after he inquired with the spirit of the magical artifact.

Now that Lei Zhan's strength has greatly increased, and he has also obtained a powerful secret technique, he doesn't mind fulfilling his previous agreement with the God of the Azure Flame World.

After all, Lei Zhan had benefited greatly from this site, and he was now completely indebted to it.

"This..." the Azure Flame World God said helplessly, "It's probably very difficult for us to break the restriction. We'll have to think of other ways. If all else fails, we'll just wait outside these ruins. The armadillo will leave eventually."

"Stake out?" Lei Zhan shook his head helplessly.

He wasn't willing to spend countless years waiting to repay a debt of gratitude. After all, how long had he actually cultivated? Not even tens of millions of years!

For world gods, time is generally measured in the Chaos Era!
"Then we need to find a way to get him outside!" Lei Zhan continued telepathically. "Outside, are you confident you can get him out?"

"Get it outside..." The Azure Flame World God shook his head and said, "Based on my understanding of that fool, to achieve this, I would first need to obtain the Flame Gate and face the opportunity, then leave quickly. There's probably still a sliver of a chance. That way, he'll mistakenly believe we've obtained the opportunity and panic, trying to escape in a desperate attempt. After all, that's how I escaped back then."

The Azure Fire World God knew this Armadillo World God very well.

This ruin is supposed to be a relatively safe place. If you suddenly leave, even a fool would sense the sinister atmosphere lurking within.

"Let's cultivate and comprehend it first." The Azure Flame World God shook his head and said, "It will still be as agreed. When the time comes, you just need to help me imprison the armadillo."

"As for now, it's a rare treat to be back here, and I don't have to worry about being hunted down by enemies. It's been a long time since I've felt so relaxed and carefree. It's the perfect time to cultivate and comprehend the Dao!"

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan glanced at the God of the Azure Fire World and shook his head helplessly.

but……

“The time is indeed not right now,” Lei Zhan muttered to himself. “This space-time confinement can directly imprison even Dao Lords on the verge of Dao Integration, let alone me now. To seek revenge while under the influence of this confinement… that’s no different from asking for trouble.”

With one step, Lei Zhan appeared directly in an open space, and then sat down cross-legged.

As for the other halls, the 'Tao' of water, fire, lightning, etc...

Because of his ability to control water and fire, Lei Zhan can be considered to have a rudimentary understanding of the principles of water and fire.

The path of lightning is due to the fact that the original body cultivated the Nine-Horned Lightning Serpent Escape Technique and later the Nine-Horned Golden Serpent Escape Technique, which transformed its divine body into a lightning body, and can be considered as having achieved some success.

However, these few points are far from mastering the art of space-time manipulation. Breaking those existing restrictions would be as difficult as ascending to heaven!
Furthermore, it's hard to digest too much food.

……

The Three Realms, surrounded by endless chaos.

A colossal palace, obscuring the sky and the sun, floated in the chaos.

Inside the main hall, Lei Zhan sat cross-legged on a black jade bed with his eyes closed.

suddenly.

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan's body trembled, and he immediately opened his eyes.

"Boom~~~"

A torrent of memories surged from the endless distance, entering Lei Zhan's mind.

"This memory... is it the second primordial spirit?"

...(End of chapter)