The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

This is a world that seems like a fairyland.

At first glance, it appears as if three enormous leaves, in full bloom, are supporting a vast and boundless world.

This world is so vast that it far surpasses the ordinary eternal realm by countless times.

Wow~~~
Suddenly, faint vortexes of spacetime appeared in the sky above this vast world.

Two figures emerged from the vortex of time and space, one after the other. One was an elderly man with a white beard and six curved horns, dressed in a snow-white robe. The other was a handsome young man in a black robe.

In the void, chaos drifted.

Lei Zhan followed the Lord of Mangya to the top of this vast world, below which was a world supported by three huge leaves.

"Is this the universe?"

"Yes. Can you sense it?" The Lord of Mangya turned to look at Lei Zhan with a smile.

"The reason why this alien universe is called an alien universe is that many of its origins are different from ours. Or rather, the origins within this alien universe are somewhat different from those outside."

“The origins of this universe are indeed quite different from those of the endless realms.” Lei Zhan nodded slightly.

In Lei Zhan's perception, the outermost layer of these origins that cultivators can sense in detail is exactly the same as that on the endless frontier!
But even taking the origin of spacetime, which he is most familiar with, as an example, there are some differences within this origin.

As for the reason, Lei Zhan was well aware of it.

Like an endless territory, what ordinary cultivators can sense is the origin of the entire chaotic universe. Therefore, the inner workings of these origins are even more vast, as if they can encompass everything.

These origins of the other universe were created by the supreme beings who stood at the very top of the cultivator civilization.

Therefore, the origin of the alternate universe has undergone some changes as the supreme beings who created the alternate universe have come to understand the Dao.

"Let's go." The Lord of Mangya nodded slightly. "My old friend is in this world below... Hmm? He's already here!"

As the Lord of Mangya was speaking, a smile appeared on his face.

"call."

A graceful figure shrouded in black gauze emerged from the vast world below, stepping through the void as she walked upwards.

"Who is this...?" Lei Zhan's gaze fell on the graceful figure in the black veil, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Her graceful figure, clad in a black veil, exuded an aura of endless coolness, making her seem like the very source of a world.

Everything around her seemed to naturally submit to her, making her the master.

"A world supported by three enormous leaves, a graceful woman in black veil, and the Eternal Emperor..."

As Lei Zhan watched the figure of the woman in black veil grow clearer in the distance, he muttered to himself:

"Venerable Dan, indeed Venerable Dan! Master came to this alien universe this time to cultivate the next generation?"

Lei Zhan suddenly thought of billions of years later, when the Lord of Mangya sent the disciples of the Twelve Palaces World Realm and the Heavenly Fire Mangya to another universe in order to temper the newly born royal family...

"It seems that the Heavenly Fire Cliff is still sleeping somewhere in the endless territory. However... since Master brought me here, it is very likely that he has already noticed that Chaos Divine Beast."

Just as Lei Zhan was pondering this in his heart, the graceful figure dressed in black gauze appeared in front of him.

"Venerable Dan." Sovereign Mangya, accompanied by Lei Zhan, traversed the chaotic void and flew forward for a distance. "This old man has brought his disciple here, hoping to ask for your help."

“Brother Mangya helped me a lot back then. Now that you’ve come to me, I’d be happy to help you even if it’s just to ask for some assistance.” The Venerable Dan’s black gauze robes fluttered as her breathtakingly beautiful eyes swept over us, finally lingering on Lei Zhan for a moment.

"Disciple? This little fellow is your new disciple, Brother Mangya? He's already a Three-Step Dao Lord."

"Yes, this is one of my nearly one thousand newly accepted disciples from the Chaos Era." Lord Mangya nodded. "This disciple of mine has surpassed his master in the Dao of Time and Space. He fought against that madman Shenrong when he was still at the second step."

“Guiyi greets Venerable Dan,” Lei Zhan said respectfully.

This Dan Venerable is quite legendary. When he first merged with the Dao and became an Eternal Emperor, he was only an Eternal Emperor. However, after countless years of cultivation, his strength had long since reached the level of a Dominator.

Furthermore, whether it is weapon crafting, alchemy, or insights into other Daos, the Pill Venerable has extremely profound attainments.

Venerable Dan glanced at Lei Zhan and nodded slightly. "Not bad."

"This time, I need your help..." The Lord of Mangya stroked his beard and smiled. "Besides the fact that it concerns the royal family of my Mangya Kingdom, I also want to ask your follower, Qihuo, to help my disciple forge a set of natal divine weapons."

"Refining a natal divine weapon is a trivial matter," said the Pill Venerable in a cool voice, turning to look at the Mangya Sovereign.

“Brother Mangya, please come with me to my Three Leaf Realm. I have prepared fine wine, and we can sit down and talk in detail.”

"Alright, then I'll accept your offer." Lord Mangya smiled, and then led Lei Zhan and Venerable Dan toward the vast world below.

……

The Three-Leaf Realm is a world that Venerable Dan casually created in the endless sea of ​​suffering after crossing the endless darkness, yet it is quite tranquil.

Lei Zhan obediently followed the Mangya Overlord and the Dan Venerable to a lake with a huge alchemy furnace. The entire lake was a hundred miles long, and there was a waterfall on the lake. The water of the waterfall rushed down and into the lake.

It is worth mentioning that the entire lake, including its water flow, is composed of chaotic spiritual liquid.

"Venerable Dan, your lake is getting bigger and bigger." Sovereign Mangya said with a smile as he looked at the vast lake.

“Each time I refine pills, I need a lot of chaotic spiritual liquid. I found it too troublesome to go back and forth, so I just made this lake bigger, which saved me a lot of trouble.” The Pill Venerable said softly, and walked along until he reached a stone platform in front of the huge pill furnace.

She sat down cross-legged and looked at the Mangya Overlord, saying, "Brother Mangya, my place is quite simple. Please forgive any shortcomings in my service, and please forgive your disciple as well."

The Lord of Mangya smiled and shook his head, then casually found a place to sit down with Lei Zhan.

"Everything else is minor in this matter. The most important reason I came to see you, Venerable Dan, is for the sake of my Chaos Divine Beast Clan," said the Mangya Overlord with a hint of solemnity.

"Oh? The Chaos Divine Beast Clan?" Venerable Dan revealed a hint of curiosity. "Isn't the Chaos Divine Beast Clan in the Flame Dragon Domain doing just fine under your protection, Brother Mangya? You even established the Mangya Kingdom and the Twelve Palaces of Mangya specifically for this..." Venerable Dan was also somewhat puzzled. Although he didn't quite agree with some of the things that the Mangya Ruler had done to prolong the clan's existence, he was quite familiar with them.

After all, those who have reached their level enjoy eternal life, and time means nothing to them anymore. What keeps them going, and what keeps their Dao heart intact, is their unwavering conviction.

The obsession of the Mangya ruler was to cultivate his tribe. He nurtured a second Eternal Emperor within the Mangya royal family.

"It's all for the sake of the little ones of my Mangya Kingdom." The Mangya Overlord shook his head and sighed, "The destruction of this alien universe has brought many opportunities, as well as the great war at the origin of the alien universe... It's perfect for tempering those little ones at the World Realm."

"I have now discovered another Chaos Divine Beast born from chaos in the Flame Dragon Domain. I estimate that it will be necessary for him to be tempered and grow soon."

"This time, I'll just come over here and ask for your help. In the future, whenever any little ones in my Mangya Kingdom need power, I will send them over."

The Lord of Mangya had devoted himself to the future of the Chaos Divine Beast race. His visit to his old friend, Venerable Dan, was also based on considerable consideration.

It should be known that in this alien universe, apart from the Lord of the Destruction God Court, the three ancient star lords are the strongest.

The woman before them was the only woman among the three ancient star lords, possessing unfathomable strength. Moreover, the three ancient star lords had a very deep friendship; when Venerable Dan wanted to resurrect her elder brother, the other two ancient star lords also worked hard and made many sacrifices for it.

And if Venerable Dan is willing to help, it will be even easier for others, such as the Lord of the Destruction Divine Court, to agree. Nurturing the younger generation within the tribe... in reality, this is not a particularly difficult task.

"Understood." Venerable Dan nodded slightly. She turned to look at Lei Zhan beside Mangya, "Brother Mangya, since your disciple needs to refine a set of natal divine weapons, let him go directly to Qi Huo."

"Alright." The Mangya Overlord nodded slightly, then his gaze fell on Lei Zhan. "Go. Emperor Qi Huo is one of the top three weapon refiners in this universe. Even if your path is a bit special, having such a powerful being tailor-make a set of natal divine weapons for you is more than enough for you."

"Yes, Master." Lei Zhan nodded obediently. He naturally understood that it was probably not appropriate for him to continue listening to what was about to happen.

"Someone come here," Venerable Dan said softly.

"Whoosh." Suddenly, an old man in a golden robe flew over from afar.

“Master,” the old man in the golden robe said respectfully.

“This is my follower, Yu Hong.” Venerable Dan looked at Lei Zhan, then instructed, “Take Yu Hong back with you, arrange a place for him to stay, and then take him directly to the place where the fire is abandoned.”

"Yes," the old man in the golden robe replied respectfully.

"Go," Venerable Dan instructed.

"Yes." The old man in the golden robe and Lei Zhan bowed respectfully to the two powerful figures, and then left together.

……

The Three Leaves Realm is a vast world, much like the Mangya Kingdom, and is home to countless living beings and cultivators.

Within the territory of Sanye, there is a place where flames soar into the sky, which is the cave of the Abandoned Fire Emperor.

"Fellow Daoist Gui, this is the cave dwelling of Emperor Qi Huo."

The old man in golden robes and Lei Zhan descended together in front of the cave. "The Abandoned Fire Emperor is the most skilled weapon-forging follower under the master. Many cultivators usually come here to buy magical treasures."

"This cave dwelling...there must be quite a few cultivators coming here to buy magical treasures," Lei Zhan exclaimed, his gaze also turning to the cave dwelling before him.

The cave dwelling of the Abandoned Fire Emperor is frequented by many cultivators, and the entire cave dwelling looks quite magnificent.

Even some magical artifacts were placed directly outside the cave.

"Yu Hongdaojun".

"Yu Hongdaojun".

Two young boys were guarding the entrance to the cave. When they saw Daoist Yu Hong arriving with Lei Zhan, they bowed respectfully.

Although both of these boys were servants of Emperor Qi Huo, they were naturally very familiar with this follower of Venerable Dan.

"This is Dao Lord Guiyi, a disciple of my master's friend," Dao Lord Yu Hong said with a smile. "He has come to pay his respects to Emperor Qi Huo."

"Hmm? A close disciple of Venerable Dan?" The two boys standing in front of the cave were both taken aback. One of them nodded and said, "Please come with me, Daoist Yu Hong and Daoist Guiyi. The master is inside the cave."

After a while.

Inside a tranquil, vast courtyard, there are two lakes, one of which contains a bubbling, molten liquid.

The other lake contained icy liquid, its chill permeating the air and causing frost to form around it. Between these two lakes, one scorching hot and the other icy cold, stood an ancient, crooked tree.

Under the big tree, there is a table, a chair, and a person.

Emperor Qi Huo, with his bare chest and fiery red hair, stood up as he looked at Lei Zhan and Daojun Yu Hong, who were approaching with the boy.

"Yu Hong, it's been quite a while since you last visited me." Emperor Qi Huo looked at the figures stepping in, waved for the attendant to leave, and a smile appeared on his face.

"How could I be as leisurely and carefree as you, Emperor?" Daoist Yu Hong laughed. "This time, I brought Fellow Daoist Gui here as instructed by my master."

As he spoke, Daoist Yu Hong pointed at Lei Zhan and said with a smile, "This fellow Daoist Guiyi is a disciple of the master's friend."

"Guiyi, Yu Hong, sit down and talk slowly." Emperor Qihuo nodded slightly, looking at Lei Zhan, but his words were very polite.

After all, he was a disciple of a sovereign, and a close friend of his master, Venerable Dan. Naturally, this made Emperor Qi Huo take it very seriously.

Lei Zhan nodded and sat down with Yu Hongdaojun.

"My master has already told me about the forging of my natal divine weapon." With a wave of his hand, Emperor Qi Huo suddenly appeared in front of him, along with a large pile of various foods and drinks.

He looked at Lei Zhan and said, "Guiyi, tell me first, what kind of natal divine weapon do you want to forge?"

...(End of chapter)