The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"The Emperor Who Abandoned Fire".

Lei Zhan looked at the Abandoned Fire Emperor with a gleam in his eyes.

"I have always used a spear since I was young, and even as I cultivated all the way to the Dao Lord of Life and Death, I still used a spear. Therefore, this natal divine weapon also requires the Emperor's help to forge a set of spears."

"A spear? That's a long weapon." Yu Hong Daojun looked at Lei Zhan. "Among many cultivators, there are quite a few who use weapons like spears and staffs. However, these kinds of weapons are mostly wielded with both hands..."

"Spears, knives, and swords are all fine," Emperor Abandoned Fire said with a smile.

"These are all pretty much the same to me if I want to forge them. The only difference is that I need to observe your 'Dao' and then forge the most suitable natal divine weapon for you."

“Hmm.” Lei Zhan nodded slightly. “Your Majesty, please take a look. Then I will show you my own Dao.”

With a thought, Lei Zhan immediately stood up and went to a wide-open space.

"Although I use a gun, my greatest skill is not the way of the gun, but... space and time."

The courtyard of the Emperor of Abandoning Fire was very large and spacious.

Right under this big tree, Lei Zhan flipped his hand, and a black spear appeared in his hand.

The spear was like a dragon, and it seemed to come alive in Lei Zhan's hands.

He just grabbed the spear with both hands and swept it across.

"Wow~~~"

The gun swept in a circle.

The long spear in his hand instantly caused massive spatial and temporal turbulence to appear in the surrounding world, and even time itself began to become disordered.

Whether sweeping horizontally, slashing fiercely, or thrusting angrily, the spear technique reveals various mysteries of time and space.

"Hmm? Fellow Daoist Guiyi's Dao of Time and Space..." Daoist Yu Hong looked horrified.

The opponent's aura was only at the level of a third-step Dao Lord, but the terrifying power he unleashed when using his spear technique made him extremely alarmed.

"Guiyi, as expected of the disciple of the Sovereign. His spear technique is already comparable to some of the most heaven-defying Dao Lords." Emperor Qihuo was also very impressed as he looked at the black-robed youth practicing the Dao of Space and Time.

"However, his understanding of the Dao of Time and Space completely encompasses all directions of time and space, all-encompassing and perfectly integrated... I'm afraid that when he reaches the fourth step of Dao Lord, he will definitely be at the most heaven-defying level."

“Even I would have to respectfully give way to a Dao Lord of this level.”

Emperor Qi Huo was also somewhat prepared for the possibility of Lei Zhan.

After all, someone who could earn the special attention of a ruler and be personally led across endless darkness to their universe was certainly not an ordinary cultivator.

Only the most extraordinary geniuses would have the slightest chance of being worth such attention from a ruler.

……

"Your Majesty, Fellow Daoist Yu Hong."

Soon, Lei Zhan finished his practice, put away his black spear, and returned.

"Guiyi, your Dao of time and space..." Emperor Qihuo looked at Lei Zhan and said, "Your 'Dao' is very perfect, and it is also perfectly integrated."

"But... if you want to forge a divine weapon that suits you, every aspect must be perfect. It is quite difficult to forge and requires a lot of materials."

"Hmm?" Daoist Yu Hong was also very curious. He turned to look at Emperor Qi Huo and smiled:

"Your Majesty, how many treasures are needed to forge a natal divine weapon suitable for Fellow Daoist Guiyi?"

When Daoist Yu Hong was refining his natal divine weapon, he put a lot of thought and effort into it.

Not only did they scrape together favors and resources, but they also gathered a large number of treasures. Everything was ready, so they asked the Abandoned Fire Emperor to help them forge a set of natal divine weapons.

When Yu Hong Daojun was refining his natal divine weapon, he used up more than 100 million Chaos Spirit Liquid! Even so, it was only because of personal connections that Emperor Qi Huo only accepted a material fee.

"Approximately, just considering the materials alone, each one would require seventy million cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid," Emperor Abandoned Fire pondered for a moment before stating a number.

"Seventy million cubic meters? And that's just one piece?" Daoist Yu Hong clicked his tongue in amazement. "As expected of the Sovereign's personal disciple, just two of his natal divine weapons are worth six or seven of mine!"

"Seventy million cubic meters? And that's just for material costs?" Lei Zhan's heart skipped a beat.

The amount of precious materials needed to forge a natal divine weapon is usually around ten million cubic meters.

Even after countless years, when Ji Ning comes to the Abandoned Fire Emperor for help in refining the Northern Rainbow Sword, it would only take thirty million cubic meters of energy to refine one sword.

But now that it's his turn, it's jumped directly to 70 million square meters!
Emperor Qi Huo also laughed, "Guiyi, you are now a third-step Dao Lord. Although the natal divine weapon you forge can take time to slowly nurture, it is not as good as using the best materials from the very beginning of its forging."

"This top-tier natal weapon, crafted in this way, is most suitable for you and will save you some hard work in the years to come."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan nodded slightly. His master, Lord Mangya, had already said that Lord Mangya would bear all the costs of refining his natal divine weapon, so Lei Zhan had no objection.

After all, a single natal divine weapon requires 70 million cubic meters of energy. For a ruler who has lived for countless years, acquiring several such weapons is merely a drop in the ocean.

“Return to One.” Emperor Qi Huo smiled and looked at Lei Zhan. “You don’t need to worry about the materials needed for this natal divine weapon. Before Yu Hong brought you here, the master had already made it clear about the matter of helping you forge your natal divine weapon.”

"Oh?" Lei Zhan nodded slightly.

"How many of these natal divine weapons do you need me to forge?" asked Emperor Abandoned Fire.

“Three items, please!” Lei Zhan casually put away the black spear in his hand and sat down opposite Emperor Qi Huo again.

The three eternal divine weapons were determined by Lei Zhan after much deliberation.

A spear is a long weapon, and it is usually held with both hands.

When Lei Zhan fought with other cultivators, even when he unleashed his full power, it was only enough to unleash three heads and six arms. Three long spears were enough for six arms to fight the enemy in close combat.

"Three items?" Emperor Qi Huo glanced at Lei Zhan and nodded, "Alright, but..."

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan looked over.

"Your natal divine weapon is custom-made. The natal divine weapon forged for you is also different from ordinary natal divine weapons."

Emperor Qi Huo slowly said, "Your Dao of Time and Space can be said to encompass all directions, so your natal divine weapon must be truly perfect, and extremely strong in all aspects! Therefore, the forging of this divine weapon is probably not something that can be completed in a short time."

"Even if I enter some magical treasure caves that accelerate time and forge three natal divine weapons for you, it would probably take tens of thousands of years to complete them."

Alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman making are all things that generally require a lot of time.

Therefore, some powerful individuals also choose to accelerate the process of refining and studying magical treasures within their grottoes.

"Tens of thousands of years? That doesn't matter." Lei Zhan thought for a moment and nodded.

Tens of thousands of years is not a long time; it passes almost in the blink of an eye. In a sense, it's quite troublesome for Lei Zhan. After all, Lei Zhan was brought from the Mangya Kingdom by the Mangya Sovereign. If the Mangya Sovereign's business is finished, the most likely outcome is that Lei Zhan will return to the Yanlong Domain alone.

"Don't worry." Emperor Qi Huo seemed to have seen through Lei Zhan's worries. "The Lord of Mangya and my master are sworn brothers. Although he rarely comes to my Three Leaf Realm, each time he comes, he stays for at least a million years."

"Wait for millions of years?" Lei Zhan was taken aback.

“Yes, a million years.” Emperor Qi Huo nodded. “A million years is just a blink of an eye for a powerful being at the level of a ruler. If they were to discuss the Dao, that time would be much longer than a million years. It would probably take several Chaos Eras.”

“A million years?” Lei Zhan nodded slightly. “Your Majesty, I will trouble you with the matter of my natal divine weapon.”

……

Miyazaki Province.

Lei Zhan returned to the residence arranged for him by Daoist Yu Hong, and rested for a full thousand years. Under the arrangement of the Mangya Overlord, he directly embarked on the journey to the origin of the other universe.

A massive black spaceship glided across the endless sea of ​​darkness, flying towards the core of this universe.

Although the black flying boat looked only a few feet in size, it was extremely fast, traversing time and space, and could travel through billions of miles of void and chaos in the blink of an eye.

Time passes slowly.

Lei Zhan possesses considerable strength, yet he still needs to be somewhat cautious while traveling in this universe.

The closer one gets to the "Origin Land," the more dangerous environments those alien universes create, some of which even Lei Zhan himself dares not be careless about.

at last.

“The Land of Origin…” Lei Zhan stood on the airship, looking up at an incredibly vast floating world in the distance.

That is the place of origin!

It is also the source of power in the entire alien universe, and even the origin of everything in the entire alien universe.

"This place of origin... truly lives up to its reputation as the core of the entire alien universe. I'm afraid that without the Ancient Domain Token that Daoist Yu Hong lent me, with my current strength, I would have been directly crushed to death by the massive alien universe origin."

Lei Zhan was secretly alarmed. This terrifying pressure was far superior to that of the Mangya Overlord.

The feeling it evoked in Lei Zhan was more like the feeling of his second primordial spirit entering the Blazing Sun Domain for the first time, very close to the origin of the universe.

“Now that we’re here, we should go in,” Lei Zhan said softly. “There should still be a chain leading to the core of the universe. I wonder if that chain will still have any effect on me now.”

The Origin Land is naturally divided into the Inner Domain and the Outer Domain. Not just anyone can enter this Origin Domain, especially the core area where the inheritances of more than thirty Sovereigns reside.

"This core of the alien universe is not only a great opportunity for me, but also for Yi Feng and the others." Lei Zhan seemed to have thought of something, and with a wave of his hand, three figures exuding the aura of the World Realm appeared in the void chaos.

Although these three figures were all at the World Realm, the aura emanating from them was extremely powerful.

"Owner."

"I've met the master!"

The three figures bowed respectfully one by one.

"Hmm." Lei Zhan's gaze swept over the three World Realm experts who had followed him since the Pantheon. Among them, the Winged Wind World God had made the most rapid progress and had already comprehended two of the strongest paths.

The remaining two, Su Qi World God and Wu Ming World God, are quite different. Under Lei Zhan's great guidance, only Wu Ming World God has comprehended the strongest assassination method.

"Have you sensed it?" Lei Zhan looked at the three of them with a faint smile on his face.

"Huh? This place..." Su Qi, the World God, was taken aback.

“The origin of this universe…” World God of Mist’s expression was somewhat solemn, “It seems, it seems to be very different from what I have comprehended before!”

"The Way of Origin... the core of the Way of Array, the core has changed!" The World God of Winged Wind frowned as he looked at Lei Zhan.

“Yes. This is a universe completely different from the Endless Territory,” Lei Zhan said softly. “And we are now at the core of this universe.”

"Here, there are many opportunities, and even a large number of powerful beings at the level of Eternal Emperor and Ruler have perished in this core area."

"Huh? The Overlord and the Eternal Emperor also perished here?" The Winged Wind World God and the others were all shocked. The invisible power enveloped the entire wide area, making it difficult for them to breathe.

"Yes, there are many opportunities inside, but whether you can seize them depends on your own fortune," Lei Zhan said with a smile.

"If you can obtain the opportunity inside, someone like Su Qi might be able to comprehend the strongest path. Someone like Wu Ming and Yi Feng might also be able to comprehend another strongest path."

“This…this…” The World Gods of Wingwind exchanged glances, all seeing the longing in each other’s eyes.

"Whoosh~~~" Lei Zhan smiled and waved his hand, and a jade slip and several ancient tokens floated in front of him.

"This is an Ancient Domain Token. With this token, you will no longer fear the pressure here. Of course, some trials in the Origin Land cannot be overcome by a small Ancient Domain Token; you will have to face them yourselves."

"And this jade slip contains detailed information about this place of origin. You should all memorize it quickly."

These ancient domain tokens, including this jade slip containing a wealth of information, were all taken out by Daoist Yu Hong.

When Daoist Yu Hong learned that Lei Zhan wanted to go to the Origin Land for training and adventure, he took the initiative to offer these things.

In reality, while these ancient domain tokens contained valuable intelligence, they were of little use to Daoist Yu Hong. Offering them to befriend Lei Zhan was merely a convenient arrangement.

Based on the strength shown by Lei Zhan, they are worthy of being friends.

Furthermore, a direct disciple of a supreme being at the level of a ruler is not a very common occurrence in the entire alien universe.

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this opportunity!" The Winged Wind World God and the others quickly jotted down the information and bowed respectfully.

"Let's go, let's enter the Land of Origin." Lei Zhan said, and then flew directly into the distance.

Whoop, whoop, whoop.

The Winged Wind World God and the others were all extremely solemn, and they all followed Lei Zhan as he flew into the distance.

Like the origin of another universe, it's not something anyone can actually enter.

Every living being that enters the territory of the Origin Land must undergo a test of willpower.

If you can endure it, you can stay freely in the Land of Origin.

Those who can't withstand the pressure will faint and be directly moved out. They're not even qualified to enter.

Therefore, after learning this information, the Winged Wind World Gods were quite nervous.

After all, many rulers have fallen in this place of origin.

...(End of chapter)