The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

“Junior brother, this little guy…” Hou Yi followed Lei Zhan’s gaze and looked at the indifferent-looking boy in animal skin.

When do you plan to take him under your wing?

Hou Yi smiled. He had long since noticed how much his junior brother valued the little guy named Ji Ning.

"Once this little fellow has overcome his current life-or-death crisis, I'll take him under my wing." Lei Zhan glanced at the black-robed old man following behind the flying shuttle.

The old man traversed space time and time again, approaching the flying shuttle each time, only to be left behind by the high-speed shuttle.

"Oh?" Hou Yi glanced at it and immediately understood.

"That old demon with the cloak is quite cunning. He openly sends his second primordial spirit to hunt down those little guys, while secretly, his main body has already laid out a net of traps and restrictions."

"These kids were all very confident, overconfident in their own trump cards. Little did they know... like mosquitoes being hunted, they were slowly walking into a trap."

The strength of the Dao Lord of Life and Death is far inferior to that of these cultivators who are not even gods or immortals.

No matter how many schemes and plots a lowly immortal or rogue immortal may have, even without deliberate deduction, a single thought or a glance is enough to expose those schemes.

“This Immortal with the Pocket is indeed quite wise, and he also has some good fortune.” Lei Zhan nodded lightly. “If these little guys are careless, they will unknowingly suffer a big setback.”

"Hardship always requires some suffering. We rose from the mortal world, didn't we also go through many twists and turns and hardships before we got here? This is what tempers our hearts and minds."

Hou Yi's gaze was deep and unfathomable. "A cultivator who lacks conviction and whose resolve is not firm will likely find it difficult to reach the end."

“Senior brother…” Lei Zhan looked at Hou Yi with a complicated expression.

"Junior Brother, there's no need to say more." Hou Yi shook his head. "I also inquired about the matter of resurrecting Chang'e from many sources, and even paid a huge price to find out."

"To revive the true immortal whose soul and spirit were shattered in the chaotic world, we must ask the legendary supreme being for help! As long as I, Hou Yi, live... I will do my best for it."

"Junior Brother," Hou Yi's eyes gleamed with an astonishing light, "After leaving the Three Realms this time, I plan to gather a few close friends and venture into the Yu Xing Sea!"

"Even those sovereign emperors wouldn't dare say they could figure out Yu Xinghai's situation. If he has enough luck, he might even encounter some great opportunities!"

"And with the natal talisman you gave me, I have an extra life, so I dare to fight desperately and go all out."

"Senior Brother is going to Yu Xinghai?" Lei Zhan frowned.

"That Yu Xinghai is an ancient battlefield, and even the three great rulers dare not enter it easily. Senior brother, you must be extremely careful when you go to explore and hone your skills! You can slowly gather the treasures, but you only have one life."

"I understand." Hou Yi nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's see how Ji Ning breaks this deadlock."

"If successful, this will be the first disciple accepted by the Dao Master of Guiyi, the number one sect in the Three Realms!"

……

"Senior Brother Ji Ning, look there!" Mu Zishuo pointed ahead, his face full of anxiety.

In the distance, high in the sky, stood an old man in white robes, whose appearance was exactly the same as that of the old demon behind him.

"The aura emanating from that immortal ahead is exactly the same as that Old Demon of the Beaded Robe. And behind us, there's another Old Demon of the Beaded Robe..." Mu Zishuo turned to Ji Ning, "Senior Brother, what should we do!"

"It's a second primordial spirit!" Jiulian frowned and said coldly, "This old demon is indeed cunning! He possesses information about a second primordial spirit, yet even Tianbao Mountain had no record of it!"

Now that things have come to this, how could they not understand?

The second primordial spirit has almost no way to cultivate the Divine Demon Body Refinement.

But the white-robed old demon in front of them, whose aura of returning to the Void God and Demon was just like that of a real god and demon, was even more powerful than the aura emitted by the second primordial spirit!
"We'll meet force with force, and water with earth." Ji Ning's voice was low and deep. "We can't go any further. The old demon Qian Dou is here in person, and we're probably surrounded by a net of traps. We're already at a disadvantage, and if we plunge headlong into their formation... the odds are against us!"

Whoosh.

In an instant, the long shuttle pierced through the void, turned around, and flew rapidly to the side.

"Hahaha! You little brats from the Black and White Academy!"

A mighty voice boomed like thunder, echoing across the high sky, "Trying to escape now? Too late! Under my Yin-Yang Netherworld Formation, even a celestial being will perish."

"Rumble~~~" As soon as the words fell, the surrounding area of ​​tens of thousands of miles instantly turned into a black lightning swamp.

The black lightning was deep and dark, emanating a chilling aura. In an instant, it enveloped the entire shuttle.

"This... is the Nine Netherworld Divine Lightning!" Jiu Lian's gaze sharpened. "This old demon Qian Dou actually knows such a formation?"

The Nine Netherworld Divine Thunder is recorded in the Daoist Canon of the Black and White Academy. This powerful divine thunder, capable of threatening even celestial gods and immortals, is naturally documented there.

"Looks like we have no choice but to... risk it all!" Mu Zishuo said through gritted teeth.

"Whether we live or die, we'll fight this one battle," Jiulian said.

"Yeah, I'll give it my all." Ji Ning gritted his teeth.

He also understood that this battle was a matter of life and death.

……

This battle lasted a full day.

All of the servants at the Nascent Soul Daoist level were killed in battle, not one of them survived.

Mu Zishuo and Jiulian also used their trump cards to kill the second primordial spirit of the Old Demon Qiandou, who also had many trump cards.

As for the original form of the Demon Lord Qiandou, who was like a god or demon, it was only with the cooperation of Ji Ning's original form and his second primordial spirit that he was finally able to kill him with great difficulty.

"Finally, it's over!" Ji Ning waved his hand to accept the magical artifact left behind by the old demon with the cloak, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Too powerful! Even the treasure bestowed by my master could only injure this old demon with the cloak. So close, so very close!"

Mu Zishuo was also still shaken. "If it weren't for Senior Sister Jiulian's servant, I might not have been able to withstand that blow and would have perished!"

"This Old Demon with the Brocade Robe... is indeed very strong!" Jiulian also said, "This old demon probably has a great destiny. He has been hiding his trump card all along. The strength he showed when he unleashed his full power is too different from the information given by Tianbao Mountain!"

They were all the chosen ones of the Black and White Academy, and were quite famous in Anchan County and several surrounding counties for their talent and strength.

But this time, if they hadn't played all their cards, the outcome would have been uncertain.

suddenly.

"Ji Ning." A voice rang in Ji Ning's ear.

"Huh?" Ji Ning was taken aback. Looking at Jiu Lian and Mu Zishuo beside him, who appeared calm, a hint of shock flashed in his eyes.

"What's going on? Who's calling me? Why are Senior Sister Jiulian and Junior Brother Mu... completely unaware?"

Regardless of the turmoil in his heart, Ji Ning gritted his teeth and turned to look in the direction of the sound.

This sight immediately stunned him.

At a glance, two figures appeared in the distance. One was a tall young man in black robes, whose aura was quite unique, yet he exuded no sense of oppression and seemed quite ordinary.

Beside him was a man dressed in coarse cloth, who looked like an ordinary woodcutter.

"Ji Ning greets the two seniors!" Ji Ning dared not be careless and bowed respectfully.

The two figures that suddenly appeared in front of him seemed ordinary, but their incredibly powerful abilities made Ji Ning, who had witnessed the power of Lord Cui and even celestial beings, dare not underestimate them in the slightest.

"This technique is probably something even powerful true gods and immortals would find difficult to replicate!" Ji Ning muttered to himself.

But little did Ji Ning know that the two before him were, one the most powerful Dao Lord in the endless territories, and the other a Dao Lord of the Heaven-defying Mind Power Flow! Even the Eternal Emperors would have to treat them with utmost caution.

“Ji Ning.” Lei Zhan looked at the boy in animal skin in front of him, his gaze gentle. “Your temperament suits my taste quite well, and your heart for the Dao is also commendable.”

"Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

...(End of chapter)