The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Time flies, and a day passes quickly.

Rumble~~~
As the courtyard gate burst open, a man in a green robe walked out. His face was very pale, and there was a hint of weariness in his eyes.

"Brother Tian Qingzi," the man in the green robe said.

"Da Mo." Tian Qingzi, who was drinking fine wine, turned his head and looked at the man in the green robe who came out. His eyes lit up immediately.

"But have you deduced who killed the ugly slave?"

Having paid such a high price, even bringing out the invaluable Heavenly Evolution Jade Token, Tian Qingzi naturally longed for a result.

He had already reached the level of a fourth-step Dao Lord long ago, and was on the verge of merging with the Dao.

The reason why they haven't prepared to merge with the Dao is largely because there isn't another powerful Dao Lord within the entire Tianqing Sect who can shoulder the responsibility of the sect.

As for Chou Nu Dao Jun, he is considered to be very powerful among the many second-step Dao Juns, and it won't be long before he breaks through to the third-step Dao Jun.

But now... the Ugly Slave Daoist has perished in the Azure Sky Domain, falling right in front of his own doorstep.

"The deduction has been made."

Daoist Da Mo looked at Tian Qingzi and said, "But... it's not a complete deduction."

"Hmm?" Tian Qingzi was taken aback, and he frowned as he looked at Da Mo Daojun's expression.

"Da Mo, what does this mean? Is the murderer really that powerful? Even with the assistance of the Heavenly Evolution Jade Token, they couldn't fully deduce the truth?"

The powerful assistance provided by the Heavenly Evolution Jade Token is beyond doubt.

As a Dao Lord who defies the heavens, Da Mo Dao Jun is currently only a third-step Dao Lord, but his understanding of the Dao of Deduction is comparable to that of the Eternal Emperors who follow the Dao of Deduction. Tian Qing Zi is well aware of this.

However, even after Da Mo Daojun's deductions, there were no significant results, which made Tian Qingzi somewhat irritable.

"Even with the assistance of the Heavenly Evolution Jade Token, I could only vaguely trace the other party's whereabouts." Daoist Da Mo was somewhat helpless.

"After killing the Ugly Slave Dao Lord, the other party headed directly towards my Great Mo Domain. I was able to track them down to this point with the help of the Heavenly Evolution Jade Token."

"But once you try to narrow the scope from the entire Great Mo Domain to something smaller, the connection between them becomes incredibly blurry."

"This..." Tian Qingzi's expression turned grim. "The murderer also came to the Great Mo Domain? Even before me?"

"Yes," Da Mo Daojun nodded.

“There are only a handful of Dao Lords of Life and Death in the entire Great Mo Domain, and I am very familiar with each and every one of them.”

Tian Qingzi also fell into thought, "There are only one or two people with the strength to kill Chou Nu. But those who are skilled in spacetime and have the ability to disrupt spacetime are beyond my ability to trace back..."

Tian Qingzi understood that someone who could achieve such accomplishments in the Dao of Time and Space was at least a Third-Step Dao Lord who had walked the Dao of Time and Space.

However, none of the powerful Dao Lords of Life and Death whom Tian Qingzi suspected met this condition.

“However…” Daoist Da Mo looked at Tian Qingzi, “After narrowing down the scope to the Da Mo Domain, I used some more trump cards and finally narrowed down the last location to the vicinity of Earth Dragon Star.”

For this Heavenly Evolution Jade Token, Daoist Da Mo was willing to suffer serious injuries to conduct a detailed deduction. In the end, he spared no effort in his deduction and finally locked in a more precise range.

"Earth Dragon Star?" Tian Qingzi frowned. "Is Earth Dragon Star in your Great Mo Domain? Are there any powerful forces around there?"

Tian Qingzi was very familiar with the Azure Sky Domain. However, he was naturally unfamiliar with an inconspicuous place within the entire Great Mo Domain.

"Earth Dragon Star is merely a chaotic star within the endless chaos," said Daoist Da Mo. "The only thing that is somewhat special is that there is a spacetime teleportation array on Earth Dragon Star."

"A teleportation array?" Tian Qingzi nodded. "Then let's go to Earth Dragon Star first. Since it's a spacetime teleportation array, the murderer is very likely to reappear on Earth Dragon Star."

……

The Three Realms are reduced to one great world.

Lei Zhan sat cross-legged inside the Huanyu Liuyun Palace, with a large pile of treasures in front of him.

"Now that both my main body and my second primordial spirit have broken through to become Lords of Life and Death, once my main body leaves, it will be difficult for me to use my clones to protect the Three Realms as I used to."

Looking at the pile of treasures in front of him, Lei Zhan thought to himself, "The affairs of the Three Realms are of great importance, and we cannot completely ignore them. It's time to cultivate a Dharma body."

"When I have more treasures in the future, or when Yi Feng breaks through to become the Dao Lord of Life and Death, I will set up more and more grand formations for the Three Realms..."

The Dharmakaya is not something cultivated through the methods of 'Dharmakaya' in the Three Realms, but rather a true Dharmakaya body!
It requires a large number of treasures to refine, just like refining a puppet. However, the core of this puppet contains the consciousness and soul of a cultivator.

Just like a magical puppet, Lei Zhan cultivated a magical puppet that could be upgraded, and then used a wisp of his soul to become the master of this puppet!

It sounds simple, but in reality, to make the magical artifact's body and soul perfectly combine, and even continuously nurture and improve it... it may one day possess strength comparable to the original body.

In addition, as a Dao Lord of Life and Death, Palace Master Xingyun, even in the extremely distant Yuxinghai, could quickly send messages back to Mangya Kingdom, relying not only on the World Realm servants given to her by Mangya Kingdom, but also on her 'Dharma Body'.

However, the cost of cultivating each Dharma body is extremely high.

For a Dharma body to reach its peak, in addition to the external materials, it also needs the Dao Lords to nurture it with their hearts, which is a very long process.

"Fortunately, this time we killed the Ugly Slave Daoist Lord of the Azure Sky Sect. We obtained quite a few treasures, which is barely enough to refine a Dharma Body with similar strength."

Lei Zhan revealed a smile.

"With time accelerated ten thousand times, the Dharma body can be refined very quickly. As for the rest, it's just a matter of time and effort to nurture it slowly."

With a thought, Lei Zhan conjured up golden-red flames in the air, which, like furnaces, immediately devoured the pile of treasures and magical artifacts in front of him.

……

“Huhuhu~~~”

The flames were burning wildly.

Inside the main hall of the Huanyu Liuyun Palace, a figure sat cross-legged within the golden-red flames that resembled a giant furnace.

Before the furnace, a young man in black robes sat cross-legged, releasing immense magical power that continuously poured into the figure that repeatedly slept within the flames.

as time flows.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~" The golden-red flames began to gradually dim.

boom!
The figure who had been sitting cross-legged suddenly opened his eyes. He was naked, and his whole body was radiating endless flames. He flew directly out of the furnace. This naked figure looked exactly like Lei Zhan. The moment he flew out of the furnace, the flames around him quickly condensed and formed a layer of white clothes.

"Hmm." Lei Zhan looked at the white-robed youth and nodded slightly. "My Dharma body is now taking shape. Although it only has 10% of my strength now, as time goes by, it will eventually have 40% of my original strength at its peak."

The Dharma Body possesses a maximum of 40% of its strength, which is currently the limit that Lei Zhan can achieve.

This is already a perfect example of crafting using the available treasures. If you want to further enhance the power of your Dharma Body in the future, you will need even more precious treasures.

After all, to refine the most perfect Dharma body, one generally needs to consume nearly ten million cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid.

Of the treasures Lei Zhan acquired, only about two to three million cubic meters were suitable for refining his Dharma Body. He could only purchase more treasures to gradually enhance the Dharma Body's strength.

"This is 40% of my strength, which is 40% of what I gained when I broke through to become the ultimate Dao Lord. I can easily kill the likes of the Ugly Slave Dao Lord and the Dragon God Dao Lord," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

"It's enough to temporarily protect all living beings in the Three Realms."

The Dharmakaya possesses the same 'Tao' realm, yet it lacks the blue-and-white porcelain mark!

Although Lei Zhan allows the Dharma Body to attempt to cultivate supernatural powers and secret techniques, without the blessing of the Blue Flower Mist, the Dharma Body's strength is undoubtedly greatly reduced.

"Fortunately, those supernatural powers and secret techniques can still be used. Although there is no blue-and-white mist, it is enough for short bursts of power and fighting."

Lei Zhan's gaze was deep and thoughtful. "Now that the Dharma Body has been successfully cultivated, after a trip to the Earth's core world, let's leave the Great Mo Domain and venture out into the world."

The Dao Lord of One Step is currently experiencing a surge in power. However, the Ultimate Time-Space Dao, if it wishes to continue its journey, also needs experience and adventure; remaining confined to the Three Realms will naturally hinder its advancement.

Although Lei Zhan has a second primordial spirit in the Blazing Sun Domain, the Blazing Sun Domain is such a dangerous place that even some fourth-step Dao Lords dare not venture in recklessly.

If Lei Zhan wants to make his way in the Blazing Sun Domain, he would need to be at least stronger before choosing to leave the Southern Wind Sect ruins.

"I have broken through to become a Dao Lord of Life and Death, and I have now refined a Dharma Body. That 'Frost Moon'... should also be refined." Lei Zhan murmured softly, and then left the hall.

……

"Earth Dragon Star...this is it." A faint voice echoed in the void.

In the endless void, the chaos had long been torn apart, and eight incredibly dazzling stars emitted rings of light, orbiting the central star.

Eight stars serve as secondary stars, while one star serves as the primary star!
These nine stars formed a massive 'space-time array', and above this space-time array, two figures quietly appeared.

Both figures were dressed in green robes, concealing their aura, and looked very ordinary, like inconspicuous cultivators in the endless territory.

Of the two figures in green robes, one had a pair of deer antlers on his head. These two cultivators were Tian Qingzi and Da Mo Daojun, who had come from Da Mo Academy.

"Yes. This is Earth Dragon Star." Daoist Da Mo nodded gently.

He looked at the dazzling stars beneath his feet. These spacetime teleportation arrays were very common in the endless territory, and were slowly built by powerful beings over a long period of time.

The Earth Dragon Star Teleportation Array beneath their feet was quite ordinary, just a regular spacetime teleportation array.

“Da Mo, this is your Da Mo Academy. Are there any other spacetime teleportation arrays near this Earth Dragon Star?” Tian Qingzi turned and asked.

“There are no other spacetime teleportation arrays around.” Daoist Da Mo shook his head. “The area around Earth Dragon Star is quite remote. Apart from some chaotic worlds, there are only other extremely dangerous places.”

"A chaotic world?" Tian Qingzi's eyes narrowed as he guessed, "Could that powerful being have entered a chaotic world? Or perhaps one of those dangerous places you mentioned?"

"Hmm?" Daoist Da Mo seemed to be deep in thought, his brows furrowed in contemplation.

"Oh?" Tian Qingzi glanced at Da Mo Daojun, a thought flashing through his mind. He stood quietly in the air, waiting.

After a long while, Daoist Da Mo looked at Tian Qingzi and suddenly said, "Brother Tian Qingzi."

"Have you been able to deduce anything?" Tian Qingzi asked curiously.

"Yes. Some things have indeed been deduced." Daoist Da Mo nodded.

"The powerful being who killed the Ugly Slave Dao Lord likely went in that direction. He may have stayed in one of the chaotic worlds in that direction."

"Which direction?" Tian Qingzi immediately looked in the direction that Daoist Da Mo had pointed out.

If beings from the Three Pure Ones, Bodhi, and the Wind Demon were here, they would be astonished to find that the direction pointed out by the Great Mo Dao Lord is the location of the Three Realms!
"Then let's go directly! I, Tian Qingzi, want to see which powerful figure killed Chou Nu." Tian Qingzi's expression was icy.

In the endless territory, although Tian Qingzi's strength cannot be considered the most outstanding, there are very few people in this era who are stronger than him and are also skilled in the Dao of Time and Space.

Even if he encountered one of those Dao Lords, Tian Qingzi, who was very confident in his own strength, believed that he could escape unscathed.

"Then let's go." Daoist Da Mo glanced around. On Earth Dragon Star below, some Ancestral Gods and Immortals were busy maintaining the spacetime teleportation array, while some cultivators who had passed through Earth Dragon Star were waiting obediently.

Daojun Damo withdrew his gaze and muttered to himself, "It seems that the little fellow Guiyi first appeared in the Damo Domain around this Earth Dragon Star. I hope that it is not him who will kill Daojun Chounu."

"Otherwise... his Qianyi Void Realm left behind by the Myriad Gods Dao Lord can suppress some of the average fourth-step Dao Lords, but at most it will only have a restraining effect on Brother Tian Qingzi."

"If a fight really breaks out in the end, I'll have to find a way to save Guiyi's life."

Of course, this is also the worst possible outcome predicted by Da Mo Dao Jun.

However, what Da Mo Daojun did not reveal to Tian Qingzi was that, in his deductions, the murderer who killed Chou Nu Daojun was very likely Lei Zhan.

After deducing this result, Daoist Da Mo vaguely understood that Lei Zhan might have already broken through to the level of Daoist of Life and Death.

Even a Dao Lord who has integrated multiple of the strongest Daos can at most be compared to a slightly more powerful Dao Lord who has reached the third step.

Compared to Tian Qingzi, a fourth-step Dao Lord, someone with strength comparable to a third-step Dao Lord would probably only have the ability to save their own life.

"Hopefully, it's just some other powerful figures passing through the Azure Sky Domain," Daoist Da Mo thought with a wry smile. "Treasures like the Heavenly Evolution Jade Token are truly not so easy to obtain. In the end, I'm caught in the middle..."

Of course, if given the chance to do it all over again, and a Heavenly Evolution Jade Tablet was placed in front of Daoist Da Mo, he would still choose to obtain the treasure without hesitation.

It can only be a friendship, nothing more.

Moreover, although Daoist Da Mo was optimistic about Lei Zhan's potential, this rather shallow friendship was placed before his own 'Dao,' or even before the Dao Integration stage...

Even with these insignificant friendships, Daoist Da Mo would not hesitate to choose his own path!

...(End of chapter)