The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

In the vast space-time tunnel.

The Lord of Mangya, along with Lei Zhan, transformed into a streak of light and flew at high speed.

As they flew, the Lord of Mangya simultaneously laid down a series of spacetime-stabilizing arrays and restrictions within the spacetime passage, making the surrounding passage increasingly stable.

"Master, this is..."

Lei Zhan watched as the Mangya Overlord continuously refined precious materials and perfectly integrated these materials with the restrictions, and he immediately understood the Mangya Overlord's purpose.

Lei Zhan is very familiar with these methods of stabilizing spacetime channels.

Lei Zhan clicked his tongue inwardly: "Building a spacetime tunnel? Is Master building a cosmic tunnel connecting another universe with Mangya Kingdom?"

There are only two ways to quickly traverse distant territories in the endless realm: one is a spacetime teleportation array, and the other is a spacetime passage.

However, spacetime teleportation arrays can only be used for short-distance teleportation at most. Generally, crossing ten or a hundred territories at once is already very impressive.

The spacetime tunnel is even more powerful, capable of directly and quickly traversing most of the endless territory.

The power of Mangya Kingdom is similar to that of Dan Zun Zhe's Three-Leaf Realm, with three spacetime passages leading to various parts of the endless territory.

With this space-time passage, cultivators within Mangya Kingdom can quickly reach any place in the endless territory.

"Hmm." The Lord of Mangya gazed at the end of the spacetime tunnel and nodded slightly. "I am indeed building a spacetime tunnel connecting the other universe with the Mangya Kingdom."

"However... this spacetime passage has been censored by me. Once it is completed, it will only be usable by some minor beings at the World Realm. People like you Dao Lords of Life and Death, or even those Eternal Emperors, will not be able to use it."

"Only the World Realm can pass through?" Lei Zhan glanced around and understood the reason.

Space-time tunnels are indeed useful and can save cultivators a lot of time spent traveling, but there are not many such space-time tunnels in the entire Endless Territory.

Simply put, constructing a spacetime tunnel requires a powerful individual with a profound understanding of spacetime. Furthermore, building a stable spacetime tunnel capable of traversing most of the territory also demands a vast amount of precious resources.

For example, the several time-space passages within Mangya that lead to the endless territory were built at the cost of a great deal of time and treasures for the Mangya ruler.

Now, the Lord of Mangya wants to build a spacetime tunnel that can traverse endless darkness and connect the alien universe with the Flame Dragon Realm...

Whether it's the mental effort or the magical items involved, the cost is immense.

"To build a spacetime passage that spans endless darkness, connects Mangya Kingdom with another universe, and is accessible only to those at the World Realm level... even this emasculated version requires treasures that make my heart ache," the Mangya Overlord shook his head.

"If we wanted to build a spacetime tunnel like those in Mangya Kingdom, that could connect to all parts of the endless territory and be usable by cultivators of any level... the price required would be something I can't even afford right now."

"Fortunately, our Flame Dragon Domain is very close to this alien universe." Sovereign Mangya turned to look at Lei Zhan, then continued:

"During this period of time, I also discussed with Venerable Dan and the Lord of that other universe, which gave me the opportunity to create this passage."

“This…” Lei Zhan also gave a wry smile.

In the entire Flame Dragon Domain, perhaps only the Mangya Sovereign, who achieved mastery over the Dao of Time and Space and is the most powerful of the three sovereigns, would have the courage and ambition to create such a time-space passage.

For powerful beings who wish to travel from one realm to another, the only options besides slowly drifting through endless darkness are to travel by realm-crossing airship.

But how precious are interdimensional flying boats? Ordinary rulers don't even know how to own one, and some have never even seen one.

As for traveling by interdimensional flying boat...

Compared to the cost, those powerful beings preferred to travel slowly.

Therefore, stable, man-made cosmic passages that can cross a domain are extremely rare.

"I have already discussed it with Venerable Dan and the others." Sovereign Mangya smiled.

"In the future, some of the most talented little ones from my royal family and the Twelve Palaces will travel to this alien universe through this space-time passage."

"Too many powerful beings have fallen in this alien universe."

"And the treasures and legacies left behind by those powerful beings in the Origin Land are extremely precious even to powerful beings of the same level."

"If these little guys heading to the Origin Land can get some good fortune, it will be enough to transform them completely."

“Master is too kind to those little guys,” Lei Zhan laughed. “However, in the future, with this cosmic passage, we’ll probably see even more prodigies born in our Mangya Kingdom.”

The Mangya Kingdom, for example, implements an elite strategy!
The Dao Lords of Mangya Kingdom are generally stronger than those of the Dao Alliance. However, their numbers are also much smaller!
If there were a similarly unique place of origin, containing great opportunities, it would be of immense benefit to the entire Mangya Kingdom.

However, Lei Zhan also understood that in the heart of the Mangya ruler, the most important thing was his clan, the royal family of the Mangya Kingdom.

Even the Mangya Kingdom was established to protect those chaotic divine beasts.

Compared to this, building a spacetime portal to another universe is a trivial matter.

"The Land of Origin is indeed a treasure trove for a little guy at the World Realm level," Lei Zhan remarked.

"Just like my subordinates Wingwind and Mist Howl, if it weren't for the opportunities they obtained in the Land of Origin, I don't know how long they would have needed to accumulate enough to walk the path of defying the heavens and become Dao Lords."

"The Land of Origin..."

A complex look appeared in the eyes of the Mangya Overlord. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Let's go. This spacetime passage has been completely stabilized."

"With this spacetime tunnel, we can arrive in a day at most at our current speed. Even those little guys at the World Realm will only need a few years on the road to reach that universe."

……

On a suspended mountain peak, lies the other end of a cosmic passage.

Lei Zhan followed the Mangya Overlord out of the cosmic passage and appeared here.

"I'm back." Lei Zhan sensed the familiar presences within Mangya Kingdom, and his mood instantly improved.

"Return to One." The Lord of Mangya turned to look at Lei Zhan and asked:
"You are now a Third-Step Dao Lord. Now that you've returned to the Endless Territory, will you, like the other Dao Lords, venture into dangerous places for adventure?"

“What I’ll do next…” But a mysterious blue-and-white porcelain pattern appeared in Lei Zhan’s mind.

"I plan to go back to my hometown next, and then, like Brother Xingyun and the others, I may go to Yuxinghai to make my way."

“Yu Xinghai…” Mangya Sovereign looked at Lei Zhan and instructed, “That is a battlefield left over from the ancient war. Even I dare not venture into its depths easily. If you go there to explore and hone your skills, remember to be careful in everything you do.”

“Yes, disciple understands,” Lei Zhanlian nodded.

"Hmm." Lord Mangya smiled and nodded, then a golden scroll appeared in his hand. "This is a star map and intelligence about Yu Xinghai that I obtained. It records some areas of Yu Xinghai in detail. I will give it to you today."

“Star map and intelligence?” Lei Zhan was taken aback, and thanked him repeatedly, saying, “Guiyi thanks Master.”

Yu Xinghai's star map is extremely precious, and some of the dangerous areas were even built by cultivators using their corpses.

Having this star chart would be of great use to Lei Zhan in the future, whether he is going out to make his way in the world or seeking revenge.

“You are my disciple, and bestowing these things upon you is nothing more than a small matter.”

The Lord of Mangya shook his head and said, "Even if you go to Xingyun and the others, you can get a copy. At most, mine is just a bit more detailed." As he spoke, the golden scroll floated directly in front of Lei Zhan.

"Besides this map, here's this too, I'll give it to you as well." The Lord of Mangya casually took out a black and white mottled jade talisman and tossed it to Lei Zhan.

"This Dao talisman is also a natal Dao talisman. It is more powerful than the one in your hand, but it was the price that Emperor Fu Bo paid when he exchanged it for Emperor San Can."

"Huh?" Lei Zhan was stunned.

This is... yet another natal talisman?
The entire jade talisman was no bigger than the palm of my hand, its black and white colors mottled, resembling the lowest quality jade in the world.

Yet, Ke Lei Zhan could clearly perceive the powerful force contained within the Dao talisman.

That was a treasure that was countless times stronger than the natal talisman given to him by Emperor Fu Bo.

“This is a natal talisman that only Eternal Emperors can use,” Mangya Sovereign explained with a smile. “But the one that Emperor Fu Bo gave you can only be used by Dao Lords of Life and Death, so there are naturally some differences.”

“This…this talisman is too precious! Even Master himself could use it.” Lei Zhan shook his head and refused.

"Even Emperor Fu Bo himself probably doesn't have many of these heaven-defying treasures, let alone trade them. If Master has them, he'll have another trump card to protect his life."

"With my abilities in the Dao of Time and Space, there is no powerful being in the Endless Territory who can kill me." The Mangya Overlord was extremely confident. "And outside the Endless Territory, those who can break through my methods and kill me, whether they have this natal Dao talisman or not, make no difference."

“This…” Lei Zhan hesitated.

He is only a second-step Dao Lord now. When he breaks through to the third-step Dao Lord, he can still use the natal Dao Talisman bestowed by Emperor Fu Bo.

The natal talisman that the Mangya Overlord took out, which could only be used by an Emperor, was something that only a Fourth-Step Dao Lord could use.

As for the future eternal Dao, the ultimate emperor can rival the supreme being. The energy contained in a single natal Dao talisman is not enough to revive a supreme being!

Even so, the value of such a life-saving trump card is beyond doubt.

“Guiyi, the Three Silkworm Emperor was originally left behind by you. Even if Dan Zun Zhe and I hadn’t arrived in time, with your One Heart Power Secret Technique, capturing the Three Silkworm Emperor would have been a piece of cake. Logically speaking, this treasure should have been yours.”

The Lord of Mangya laughed and said, "This natal talisman is of no use to me, but for you... it can at least give you two more lives before you achieve eternal Dao."

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan paused, having just respectfully accepted the black and white jade talisman: "Yes, thank you for the treasure, Master!"

"Go! I hope you can become a fourth-step Dao Lord as soon as possible, accumulate more experience, and give my Mangya Kingdom another ruler."

The ruler of Mangya gazed into the distance, "My Mangya Kingdom has not seen a new emperor for far too long. And has longed for a new ruler for far too long!"

"Yes." Lei Zhan respectfully bowed and took his leave.

……

"Whoosh."

A flying boat traverses the void.

Each journey allows them to traverse vast territories.

On the flying boat were Lei Zhan, Yi Feng Dao Jun, and Wu Ming Dao Jun.

After leaving Mangya Kingdom through the space-time tunnel, they directly boarded the Sky-Piercing One Heart Ship, tearing through space-time and heading towards the Great Mo Domain.

"It's been over a million years since Master last returned to his hometown. He even left behind a Dharma body there back then." Daoist Yifeng asked with some curiosity, "Has something happened to his hometown this time?"

For cultivators, a million years is but a fleeting moment, not even enough for some true gods or ancestral gods to break through a major realm.

“My hometown is too dangerous. Last time I was in such a hurry, I didn’t have a chance to build a safe road to the outside world for my hometown.”

Lei Zhan smiled and said, "Now that we've returned from another universe, we might have to venture into some dangerous places, so it's a good opportunity to do this as well."

Many safe paths in the endless territory were discovered by countless cultivators through trial and error.

However, the only way for the Three Realms to travel to the Great Mo Domain has always been through that extremely unstable spacetime passage.

Some ancestral gods and immortals, or even those at the World Realm, within the Three Realms, without absolute strength, would probably be swept into the spacetime rift before even successfully reaching the Great Mo Domain.

"To start a new era?" Daoist Yifeng asked, somewhat eager to try.

“Master, I don’t think I can be of much help in the pioneering work. However, I have achieved the Dao Lord of Life and Death through the Dao of Arrays, but I still haven’t had the chance to show my skills.”

"I'll take care of the array formations and restrictions in Master's hometown! I guarantee they'll be even stronger than those established powers!"

"You're going to set up the array formations?" Lei Zhan was somewhat speechless. "Then I'll leave the array formations of my hometown to you. Just tell me what materials you need. Having the array formations set up will save me a lot of trouble."

In terms of the Dao of Formations, Daoist Yifeng's understanding of formations is comparable to that of some fourth-step Daoists who are skilled in formations.

Furthermore, Daoist Yifeng came from the Twelve Palaces of Mangya Kingdom and successively received the inheritance left by two emperors. His knowledge of some formations and restrictions is probably far superior to that of many fourth-step Daoists.

"Haha, it's nothing!" Daoist Yifeng laughed as well.

Whether it was the ultimate formation that Emperor Tianhua was most skilled at, or the formation that the great being from the Origin Land was skilled at, Daoist Yifeng had gained a great deal of insight into it.

Setting up the entire grand formation completely was indeed not difficult for him.

……

A few days later, on the edge of the Great Mo Domain.

"go ahead."

In the desolate and unknown chaotic void, the Qiongtian Yixin Ark moves forward.

Clearing land is very dangerous; you might encounter some perilous situations.

However, these dangers are nothing to Rui Zhan, whose strength has greatly improved.

Lei Zhan sat cross-legged on the deck of the flying boat, his mental world projection covering a range of billions of miles, sensing some dangers in the distant future.

At the same time, the origin of cosmic spacetime is spreading everywhere.

After comprehending the ultimate Dao, Lei Zhan becomes the 'Lord of Time and Space'. As long as the soul and true spirit are strong enough, the origin of the universe and time and space will be Lei Zhan's 'eyes'.

"The location of my true form is in that direction." Lei Zhan looked down ahead, but all he could see was darkness.

With the connection between the true self and the Dharma body, it is easy to pass through this darkness. Just like Daojun Ruosang did back then, by tearing open space and time, one can return directly to the Three Realms.

“However, what I’m going to do is not just clearing land!” Lei Zhan whispered.

Deep within the sea of ​​consciousness between the eyebrows of the thief, a beautiful blue-and-white flower swayed gracefully.

...(End of chapter)