The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Inside the giant stone forest, above that enormous canyon.

Wow~~~
Wow~~~
The space rippled, and then two figures suddenly appeared in the sky tens of thousands of feet high.

"This is it." Lei Zhan looked down and saw several figures fighting fiercely in the huge canyon.

"A world god or a Chaos Immortal with top-tier, perfect strength?"

Su Qi, the World God, gazed down at the scene below and muttered to himself, "The two groups of World Realm experts fighting down there are quite weak. The strongest among them is only around the peak strength of a World God. And among them, there's actually a friend of my master?"

Su Qi, the World God, was very curious.

His master was a prodigy, and his master's friends, while not necessarily on the same level as his master, at least possessed the strength of a peak world god.

"It's Master, Sanqing, Fengmo and the others." Lei Zhan watched as the Sanqing Daoist wielded the divine sword in battle, unleashing a torrent of sword light with every move.

There was also Master Bodhi Patriarch controlling several flying shuttles, which streaked across the sky, distorting space and time.

"Competing for Eternal Divine Weapons? Master and the others are quite lucky. They stumbled upon two Eternal Divine Weapons as soon as they entered the Myriad Gods Palace." Lei Zhan smiled. Having found Sanqing and the others, Lei Zhan was no longer in a hurry to make a move.

"Master, is there anything I can do to help?" World God Su Qi looked at Lei Zhan respectfully and said, "Insect beasts could attack us from this giant stone forest at any moment..."

"Don't rush to make a move." Lei Zhan shook his head and smiled. "The one controlling the four flying swords down there is a good friend of mine. They currently have a slight advantage. Let's wait and see."

"The ones who have the upper hand?" Su Qi, the World God, immediately turned his gaze to the Three Pure Ones and their group.

As the two sides fought, with his keen eyesight, he could easily see that although the battle between the Three Pure Ones and Bodhi was somewhat difficult, the scales of victory were slowly tipping in their favor.

Although the Three Pure Ones were wielding several mid-grade Daoist divine weapons, they suddenly unleashed their power, with a sword formation faintly connecting the four divine swords, demonstrating extraordinary might.

“However, my friends are fighting desperately, and we can’t just stand by and watch.” Lei Zhan looked at Su Qi, the World God, who was standing respectfully behind him. “Su Qi.”

"Master." Su Qi World Shinto said.

"Did you see those insect beasts that sensed the battle fluctuations and rushed over?" Lei Zhan looked towards the distant horizon.

Thousands of miles away, amidst the towering boulders, some insects and beasts had already sensed the fluctuations of the battle between the Three Pure Ones and their companions, and rushed over upon hearing the news.

"You, along with Wuming and Yifeng, will be responsible for blocking the insect beast army that has come upon hearing the news. If you can kill them, do your best to do so."

Lei smiled slightly, "These insects and beasts that inhabit the giant stone forest have quite a few magical treasures to collect. If the time is right, we can also plunder some of them from behind."

Of course, if you are no match for them, I will intervene then.

"Stop the insect beasts? Loot the treasures?" Su Qi, the World God, immediately brightened up upon hearing this.

Insects and beasts generally have a hobby of collecting magical artifacts. For them, even if they can't use them, they are still spoils of war.

The insects and beasts in the Giant Stone Forest are all quite powerful, so the hundreds of terrifying insects and beasts in the Giant Stone Forest have collected a great many magical treasures, which is definitely an astonishing fortune.

However, few cultivators usually covet these treasures, and no one dares to enter easily.

After all, even the peak World Gods only have a slight chance of escaping, so who would dare to go in? Only Lei Zhan and his servants, with their powerful strength, were not afraid of these insect beasts in the Giant Stone Forest.

"Go!"

With a wave of his hand, two more figures appeared in the sky. They were Lei Zhan's other two servants, Wuming World God and Yifeng World God.

"Yes!" Wuming and Yifeng, the two World Gods, had already received Lei Zhan's orders. They glanced at the battlefield below, where it was unclear how long it would take to determine the victor, and then flew away with Su Qi, the World God.

……

As time passed, while Su Qi and the other two world gods were fighting against a large number of insect beasts, the battle among the Three Pure Ones in the canyon was becoming increasingly fierce.

"Damn it! Damn it! How come the Three Pure Ones are getting stronger the more we fight? Wasn't it said that the Three Pure Ones were born on Mist Rock Star and only broke through to become Chaos Immortals a little over a thousand years ago?" The gray-robed World God, who had revealed eight arms and was fighting the Three Pure Ones with a long staff, looked very ugly. The more he fought with them, the more alarmed he became.

It should be noted that he had already gone through hundreds of Chaos Eras to break through to the World God level, and his strength was at the top level. With some desperate secret techniques and trump cards, he could barely fight against even a World God at the peak.

But now, in the battle against this Taoist Sanqing, although the four divine swords that the opponent initially controlled were powerful, they were still under his control.

However, as time went by, the power of the four divine swords continued to rise, and although the increase was not large at a time, it never stopped.

"Die!" The Three Pure Ones' expressions grew even colder. The power of the four divine weapons they controlled in the sky suddenly surged. Each of the divine swords performed a set of profound sword techniques, making the four divine swords seem like four sword masters working together.

In an instant, the divine sword sliced ​​through the sky and crashed down, directly slashing at the gray-robed world god.

boom! ! !
"This, how is this possible!" The gray-robed World God's expression changed instantly the moment the divine sword collided with the long staff.

The four divine swords shone brilliantly, appearing like a fleeting glimpse of a startled swan. Under this dazzling sword light, their power surged unbelievably, directly cleaving the gray-robed World God away.

At the same time, in that instant, a streak of azure light swept across like a gust of wind. Its terrifying speed far surpassed the ultimate speed of the Heavenly Dao, and it appeared behind the gray-robed World God with a whoosh.

This figure was none other than Fengmo, who had been waiting for his chance.

"Die!" The Wind Demon was filled with killing intent, a terrifying killing intent that blotted out the sky and instantly enveloped the gray-robed World God.

"careful!"

"Quick! Get out of the way!"

As the roar rang out, two voices, tinged with fear, followed.

"Huh? No—" The gray-robed world god was also terrified.

Unfortunately, it's all too late.

This incredibly harmonious teamwork was the result of the Three Pure Ones, Bodhi, and Fengmo working together so many times that it had become an instinct.

It sounds slow, but it all happens in an instant.

laugh!laugh!
The two long shuttles in Feng Mo's hand instantly pierced into the body of the gray-robed world god. As the shuttles continued to pierce out, countless annihilating winds frantically shredded and killed the gray-robed world god, turning him into ashes.

"Kill!" The Three Pure Ones and Bodhi each showed a hint of joy on their faces and charged towards the other two World Realm experts.

"escape!"

"Run!" The other two World Realm experts panicked the moment their companion died.

Their team originally had four World Realm experts, but now half of them have died. With the situation hopeless, they are naturally fleeing frantically.

The treasures are wonderful, but you have to be alive to reap the benefits.

But now, only two of the four of them remain, making it impossible for them to obtain treasures from the Three Pure Ones and Bodhi.

Now, naturally, the best course of action is to escape for your life.

Huh, huh...

The two World Realm experts instantly transformed into streaks of light and flew off in different directions into the distance.

One of them even had a faint blue light emanating from his body, and his speed immediately increased dramatically, clearly indicating that he had used a life-saving treasure. "Escape? It's a bit too late to escape now." A faint voice rang out in this space, followed by a distortion of spacetime, instantly enveloping the two frantically fleeing World Realm experts.

puff!puff!
As spacetime shattered, the two World Gods, trapped within the distorted spacetime, were like mosquitoes imprisoned in amber. As the amber broke, they too turned to ashes.

"Wow~~~"

A young man in black robes appeared from the sky, took a step, and went straight to the place where the two World Realm experts had died. With a wave of his hand, the treasures left behind flew towards Sanqing, Bodhi, and the others.

"Hmm? This method..."

"Baseball? It's baseball!"

The Three Pure Ones, Bodhi, and others were all on high alert, for the sudden appearance of this spacetime technique was simply too terrifying.

Two powerful world gods were reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye...

But when they saw the figure that appeared, their hearts immediately relaxed.

“Master, Sanqing, Fengmo.” Lei Zhan looked at his master, Bodhi, and the others, a smile appearing on his face. “It’s been more than a year since we last met. I didn’t expect you to come to this giant stone forest.”

“We…” Bodhi shook his head and smiled bitterly, “We didn’t want to come here. This giant stone forest is too dangerous. But by accident, we ended up coming here anyway.”

"Yes! Fortunately, we were lucky and didn't encounter too many insects or beasts along the way, otherwise..." Sanqing put away his four divine swords, feeling quite fortunate.

Lei Zhan looked at the group and said, "I've come here to tell you that I'm preparing to leave."

"Leave?" Bodhi was taken aback. "Leave the Pantheon?"

"They're leaving already?" Sanqing was also taken aback.

“We’ve only been here for a few years…” Fengmo also looked at Lei Zhan.

"I have obtained all the opportunities I was meant to have in this Pantheon, so naturally I must leave," Lei Zhan said with a smile. "I came here to say goodbye to you all. Of course, you are welcome to leave with me if you wish."

Master Bodhi, Sanqing, and Fengmo all have their own opportunities. If they are willing to leave with us, Lei Zhan would not mind.

Of course, if they wish to stay and continue to explore and hone their skills in the Pantheon, and have their own opportunities, Lei Zhan will not interfere.

After all, although his own strength is temporarily among the top among the many beings in the Three Realms, it does not mean that he has to protect his master and the others and become a protector of the Dao.

Simply doing what's convenient and lending a helping hand is actually enough.

“We…” Bodhi turned to look at his old friend, but there was no hesitation in his eyes. “Let us continue to hone our skills and explore in this Pantheon.”

The Pantheon is vast, and its opportunities are plentiful. Now, with the acquisition of two more Eternal Divine Weapons, we can even contend with a World God at the peak of their power.

Lei Zhan nodded slightly, "I naturally acknowledge the strength of the rest of you."

With his master and the three of them together, Lei Zhan naturally had no worries. He was just checking in before leaving.

At least, it was he who brought the Three Pure Ones and Bodhi into this Palace of Ten Thousand Gods in the first place.

……

In the endless chaos.

Lei Zhan and Su Qi, the two world gods, left the Chaos World of Myriad Gods aboard a flying boat and headed directly to the Eternal Realm of Great Mo.

Not only is the upcoming treasure hunt about to take place in the Great Mo Eternal Realm, but Lei Zhan himself also needs to exchange the large number of treasures he obtained in the Pantheon for various resources.

In the Giant Stone Forest, with Su Qi, Wu Ming, and Yi Feng, three servants with the strength of peak World Gods, they easily swept away a large number of insect beasts without having to lift a finger, and naturally obtained a lot of treasures in the process.

Among these treasures were even three Eternal Divine Weapons. Of course, two of these three Eternal Divine Weapons were only of the lower grade of Eternal.

Compared to the opportunities Lei Zhan obtained in the Myriad Gods Palace, it's nothing, but if all these treasures and magic weapons were sold, they would be worth at least seventy or eighty thousand cubic units of Chaos Spirit Liquid!
Seventy to eighty thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid...

It should be known that even if those weak Dao Lords of Life and Death took out all their treasures, they would probably only be worth this much.

“Master,” World God Su Qi said with a smile, “We have gained a lot from the Pantheon this time. If we sell all these treasures, we can probably have the confidence to buy quite a few treasures when we participate in this treasure competition.”

Su Qi, the World God, already knew that his master was going to sell off a large number of treasures. Of course, no cultivator would be foolish enough to keep treasures they didn't need.

Most of them sell the treasures very quickly after acquiring them, converting them into their own strength.

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan looked at Su Qi, the World God. "Has any news leaked out about this treasure competition? Putting everything else aside, I managed to acquire over 100,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid this time, which should give me some confidence?"

The 140,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid included not only the magical treasures obtained in the Giant Stone Forest, but also all the treasures obtained from slaying more than eighty World Gods.

More than eighty World Gods, each of them possessed at least the strength of a top-tier World God, and some were even at the Perfect World God level.

Those who dare to venture into the Misty Sea, hoping to snatch chestnuts from the fire, are naturally quite powerful. Each of them carries a considerable amount of treasures, which, when added together, are truly astonishing.

"Hehe. I only heard it secondhand."

Su Qi, the World God, rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "The Great Mo Academy has released news that this treasure competition is the first one held in the Great Mo Domain during this Chaos Era. Various rare treasures will appear, and cultivators will bid to compete for them!"

Among these, besides the Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill that could drive some World Realm cultivators unable to break through to the Life and Death Dao Lord level mad, there's also a mysterious treasure said to be the ultimate trump card, capable of driving even many Life and Death Dao Lords to madness.

"Hmm? Something that would drive even many Dao Lords of Life and Death mad?" Lei Zhan wondered. "What kind of treasure is it? Do you have any news about it?"

The Treasure Hunt is held in almost every territory, and in a long chaotic era, it only takes ten times in a single territory.

Such a treasure-hunting event is usually organized by the Dao Alliance, one of the six top powers in the Flame Dragon Domain.

The opportunity is rare, so usually before the meeting, the top powers in each territory will warm up by releasing some information.

“Even the Dao Lords of Life and Death would go mad for such a treasure, how could I, a mere World God, possibly know about it?” World God Su Qi shook his head and said, “However, it is said that many ancient immortals who have cultivated in seclusion for countless Chaos Eras have been alarmed, and many of them even dared to come to the Great Mo Domain from other territories.”

"Hmm." Lei Zhan glanced at Su Qi, the World God, and nodded. "Such a grand event deserves our attention."

Although his trip to the Great Mo Eternal Realm was merely to gather the treasures needed to cultivate the "Nine Origins Void" secret technique, participating in the treasure competition was just a side thing.

But if a treasure that interests him does appear at this treasure-hunting event, Lei Zhan would naturally not mind buying it.

"The treasures obtained from the Pantheon this time, which can be traded, are worth about 140,000 to 150,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid. Adding the low-grade Eternal Divine Weapon and some other treasures obtained from killing the Black Lotus God Emperor, the total is at most around 160,000 cubic meters..." Lei Zhan's gaze was leisurely, but he was silently pondering in his heart.

These are just treasures that are not needed for the exhibition.

Lei Zhan would naturally not sell the three incomparably precious treasures he obtained in Chongyuan Hall.

Whether it's that eternal mid-grade armor or the flying boat that can unleash a hundred times the speed of light, they are both rare treasures and precious items.

"The treasure hunt... I'm really looking forward to it!"

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(End of this chapter)