The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to witness such a spectacular battle."

Daoist Da Mo exclaimed in surprise, "It's a pity that these two fools wanted to pick on the weak to kill and steal treasure, but they never expected to end up kicking a nut to crack like Fellow Daoist Lei Zhan."

Daoist Da Mo had previously regarded Lei Zhan as being on the same level, and now that he had witnessed Lei Zhan's strength firsthand, he naturally began to address him as "fellow Daoist" just like Lei Zhan.

In fact, with his understanding of the Dao, the Qianyi Void Realm, and various other means such as the Dominator Escape Technique, Lei Zhan is much stronger than an ordinary Three-Step Dao Lord.

Of course, although he cannot compare to the heaven-defying three-step Dao Lord like Da Mo Dao Jun, it should be noted that Lei Zhan has not yet become a Dao Lord of Life and Death!
"It's just relying on the power of magic weapons." Lei Zhan shook his head and laughed. "However, I will remember the kindness of Fellow Daoist Da Mo coming in person."

"I suddenly sensed the aura of the Dragon God Dao Lord and the others at the Great Mo Academy. They left the Great Mo Domain a hundred years ago, but now they have quietly returned for some reason. This puzzled me, so I made a deduction."

Daoist Da Mo looked at Lei Zhan and said, "They were originally planning to go to the Azure Sky Domain, but they happened to run into you, who was about to take the space-time teleportation array. So they suddenly changed their minds and followed you directly to the Cloud Tower Domain."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan nodded slightly. "This unexpected disaster that befell me is probably because of this person."

As Lei Zhan spoke, with a whoosh, he flicked his sleeve, and a golden-robed youth with scales on his face appeared kneeling in the chaotic void.

This golden-robed youth was none other than the disciple of the Dragon God Dao Lord, the World God of Yinlong.

"No—spare me! Spare my life!" The World God Yinlong, who was kneeling in the void, was terrified when he appeared. He knelt at Lei Zhan's feet and begged for mercy repeatedly.

"This world god named Yinlong is a disciple of the Dragon God Dao Lord. He was also in the Myriad Gods Palace when I went there to explore and obtain treasures."

Lei Zhan glanced indifferently at the World God of Yinlong. After killing the Dragon God Dao Lord, he naturally obtained the Dragon God Dao Lord's cave treasure.

Upon seeing the World God Yinlong for the first time, Lei Zhan was immediately reminded of his past, making it very easy for him to deduce the cause and effect.

"I see."

Daoist Da Mo glanced at the World God Yin Long, whose Dao heart was on the verge of collapse, and shook his head slightly. "I really didn't expect that the Dragon God Daoist, who finally broke through to the level of the third-step Daoist, would die because of his own greed."

As for the World God of Yinlong, Daojun Damo glanced at him and then paid no more attention to him.

A peak world god, or even a disciple of the Dragon God Dao Lord who has already vanished into thin air, is nothing more than a dead man.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain; I was just lucky."

A smile appeared on Lei Zhan's face. Everyone has greed. For cultivators, becoming stronger is essentially about 'competition'.

We must fight for treasures, we must fight for opportunities, we must fight for everything.

Those powerful, heaven-defying Dao Lords possess life-saving treasures, all accumulated and fought for over countless years.

However, the Dragon God Dao Lord and the Heavenly Dragon Dao Lord, who were of average strength, were too unlucky and encountered opponents they could not afford to provoke for the time being.

Yinlong World God knelt to one side, the conversation between Lei Zhan and Da Mo Daojun echoing in his ears, making him even more terrified.

"Go, go keep your Daoist master company." Lei Zhan looked at Yinlong World God, waved his hand, and an invisible wave descended.

“This—no!” The world god Yinlong, kneeling in the void, suddenly showed fear and resentment in his eyes. Then his eyes dimmed completely, his aura dissipated, and his corpse fell from the chaotic void.

"Fellow Daoist Da Mo, let's go."

Lei Zhan turned to look at Daoist Da Mo, "The battle with Daoist Long Shen earlier caused quite a commotion here, and this is not a place for conversation. Since Fellow Daoist Da Mo has followed us here, I also wanted to ask you for some information."

"Hmm?" Daoist Da Mo was curious, then nodded and said, "Then let's leave here first."

……

Inside the stacked magical treasures of the grotto.

A vast ocean stretches out, dotted with numerous enormous islands scattered like stars across the sky.

On a huge island in the middle of the ocean, there are continuous mountain ranges. Some creatures from magical treasure caves live and thrive among these mountains. Su Qi, Wu Ming, and Yi Feng, three servants of the World God, also live on this island.

"Su Qi, you usually spend the most time with Master, I wonder what's going on outside?" World God Yifeng said with great concern, "Master is facing two Dao Lords alone, and didn't even ask us to go out and help..."

"help?"

Su Qi, the World God, shook his head. "If the three of us join forces, we might have a chance to kill a First-Step Dao Lord. But the weakest of the Dragon God Dao Lord and the Heavenly Dragon Dao Lord outside is said to be a Second-Step Dao Lord."

Even Wu Ming's incredibly bizarre assassination techniques would likely pose little threat to a Second Step Dao Lord. The rest of us aren't even qualified to participate in the battle yet.”

"My assassination techniques can only kill a Dao Lord at most." The World God of Mist was hidden in a cloud of gray mist. Although his expression could not be seen, his deep voice was slightly hoarse.

“Winged Wind,” World God Su Qi said, “Our master is powerful and a prodigy, yet he is not arrogant. The fact that he is willing to stay in this chaos suggests that he has great confidence in himself. For now, we can only wait and see.”

"Sigh. We can only wait." World God Yifeng understood this in his heart. But the thought that his mortal enemy, who had destroyed his sect, was right outside made it difficult for him to calm down.

suddenly.

"Wow."

Spacetime was distorted in the void, and a misty fog appeared out of nowhere, which quickly condensed into a black-robed youth.

"It is the embodiment of the master."

"Master!" "Greetings, Master!"

One by one, whether out of surprise, respect, or curiosity, they all bowed respectfully.

"Hmm." Lei Zhan nodded lightly.

“The master sent an avatar in… could it be…” Su Qi’s eyes lit up.

"Dragon God Dao Lord and Heavenly Dragon Dao Lord are dead." The avatar that Lei Zhan conjured glanced down at the three people below, and finally his gaze fell on Yi Feng World God: "Yi Feng, come with me."

"Huh? Dead? Dead?"

The Winged Wind World God was immersed in endless joy, but upon hearing his master's summons, he respectfully nodded, "Yes!"

……

Inside the main hall, Lei Zhan and Daoist Da Mo sat facing each other, eating, drinking, and chatting, just like when they first met.

"Fellow Daoist Da Mo, are you saying..." Lei Zhan paused, "that in this Chaotic Era, many territories have begun to lose some World Realm cultivators again?"

"Hmm." A hint of helplessness appeared in Da Mo Daojun's eyes. "In every Chaos Era, there will be some World Realm beings who go missing. However, compared to the World Gods and Chaos Immortals in countless territories, the proportion of these missing World Realm beings is very small and insignificant."

And since it was that great being who personally took action, no one dared to cause trouble for him over such a trivial matter.

“That great being?” Lei Zhan’s heart stirred. “It seems that there is a very high possibility that it was the work of the Mangya Overlord.”

It was no secret that the Mangya Overlord, who was born from a chaotic divine beast, liked to abduct some monstrous world gods and chaotic immortals in the endless territory.

Even the entire Mangya Kingdom was established in this way. Daoist Damo was skilled in divination and knew much more about this than others.

"Even though we only mentioned his name in private conversations, there is still a high chance that he could sense it."

Daoist Da Mo shook his head and said, "I can only say that if they were really kidnapped by that person, the outcome would generally not be bad."

You are about to break through to become a Dao Lord of Life and Death, and you will need to know this in the future. For example, among the top three powerful Dao Lords in the entire Endless Territory, one of them comes from which faction!

That Heaven-Defying Dao Lord was even more powerful than the Myriad Gods Dao Lord. In a fit of rage, he killed an ancient Eternal Emperor with just three strikes, instantly making him famous throughout the boundless realms.

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan nodded slightly, a hint of longing in his eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Lei Zhan, you haven’t prepared to break through to the Dao Lord of Life and Death yet, which means you must have your own plans.” Dao Lord Da Mo shook his head and smiled. “As for the information you just asked me about regarding the treasure inheritance of your servant, I need to see it with my own eyes before I can help you find out the information and make deductions.”

“Alright.” Lei Zhan nodded in agreement, and with a wave of his hand, the Winged Wind World God appeared in the main hall.

"Master." The Winged Wind World God first bowed respectfully to Lei Zhan, and then looked at Dao Lord Da Mo, saying very respectfully, "Greetings, Dao Lord Da Mo."

"Bring out your heirloom treasure so I can take a look," said Daoist Da Mo with a slight nod.

"Yes." The Winged Wind World God already knew the cause and effect of his appearance. With a slight excitement in his heart, he flipped his hand, and a small cyan triangular flag appeared in his hand.

This is a formation flag, with countless lines on its surface depicting mountains, rivers, plants, and trees. Each line seems to contain endless mysteries of the formation.

"This is... the Heavenly Splendor Five Elements Flag?" Daoist Da Mo reached out and took the flag, looked at it for a few moments, and then handed it back to World God Yi Feng.

"Your servant's treasure is the Wood Element Flag of the Five Elements Flags of Tianhua, a legacy of array formations left by an ancient being who has attained eternal Dao."

Daoist Da Mo looked at the array and said, "This Tianhua Five Elements Flag set consists of five flags: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, corresponding to the five elements of the array. It was left behind by the Tianhua Emperor before he disappeared."

"Missing?" Lei Zhan asked curiously.

The Winged Wind World God, acting as a servant, put away the array flags and stood behind Lei Zhan, listening silently.

"Yes, missing." Daoist Da Mo nodded. "That person either died or disappeared into the endless darkness. In any case, Emperor Tianhua has not shown his face for nearly ten thousand Chaos Eras."

However, before he disappeared, he left behind a total of nine sets of Five Elements Flags. As long as a set is collected, one can obtain the inheritance of Emperor Tianhua contained within the Five Elements Flags. In fact, each of the flags is an extremely rare treasure of the Dao of Arrays.

Therefore, although Emperor Tianhua suddenly disappeared from the endless territory for nearly ten thousand Chaos Eras, the sets of Five Elements Banners he left behind still circulate throughout the endless territory.

"Hmm." Lei Zhan smiled. "Fellow Daoist Da Mo recognized the origin of this treasure at a glance. I wonder if you have any information about the other four Heavenly Splendor Five Elements Flags?"

My servant is quite strong, but his cultivation level is ultimately too low. If he could obtain the inheritance of an emperor skilled in array formations, he could probably break through to become a Dao Lord of Life and Death much faster. Using array formations could also help me in some ways.”

The Tianhua Five Elements Flags consist of nine sets, each containing five flags representing the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. While collecting a complete set is quite difficult, there is always a glimmer of hope.

When Lei Zhan travels alone, he inevitably needs to prepare some means to deal with complex environments.

His three servants were also quite talented and aptitude, and given the opportunity and potential for development, Lei Zhan wouldn't mind lending a helping hand.

So, while eating, drinking, and chatting with Daoist Da Mo, I casually mentioned it a couple of times.

"As for other things, I don't know much about them either. But I do know a little about the Tianhua Five Elements Flag." Daoist Da Mo glanced at the Winged Wind World God behind Lei Zhan, who was listening attentively with his head down, and smiled faintly.

...(End of chapter)