The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"It's open, it's open!"

"This Sith war machine has been activated!"

Emperor Dingyuan was overjoyed.

Lei Zhan also had a smile on his face.

Each of these war weapons, similar to those of Qingyang Star, is a rare and precious treasure.

Most importantly, this treasure, like a magic weapon, can be used by the user. However, the cost of using this 'magic weapon' is very high.

"With a large number of treasures prepared, and my fourth-level Azure Mist power, I can gain the strength of a Lord of another universe in one leap," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

"If I master the Origin Heart Sutra, my strength will likely continue to grow."

"Master, can we go in and take a look?" Emperor Wuchen's eyes were filled with longing.

"I haven't even seen what the inside of these Sith war weapons looks like yet. These treasures are even more powerful than the cosmic treasures of my cultivator civilization. If one day I could forge these weapons..."

"Oh?" Lei Zhan was taken aback, glanced at the eager Emperor Wuchen, and smiled slightly.

"You want to go inside and have a look? These are all minor matters."

"Is that alright?" Emperor Wuchen was overjoyed.

"Hmm. But we'll have to wait a little while before that."

Lei Zhan shook his head slightly, a thought flashing through his mind. His divine sense and mental power immediately enveloped the entire star and penetrated into its interior.

Now that the entire star is wide open, the passage with its seven-colored rainbow light reaches deep into the star's core. Naturally, it can no longer block the probing of divine sense.

With a sweep of his vast and powerful divine thoughts and mental energy, he could immediately discern whether there was any danger.

moment.

“There’s no danger inside, let’s go straight in,” Lei Zhan said, taking the lead on the rainbow-colored light passage and flying towards the core of the star.

Emperor Dingyuan, Emperor Beihe, Emperor Wuchen, and others followed directly in.

……

The passage was deep and secluded, but it was not dim under the glow of the rainbow; instead, it had a unique beauty.

From the outside, the entire star is only about a million miles in size, but the interior space is a completely different world.

Lei Zhan, along with several followers, flew nearly a hundred million miles along the passage before finally arriving at an open space.

"This is the core of this weapon of war." Lei Zhan stood in the air and looked around.

In this vast, empty space, a nine-colored lotus flower, thousands of miles in size, floated high in the sky, its nine petals blooming, incomparably beautiful.

However, there were some Sith corpses in this empty space and even on the nine-colored lotus.

Each corpse exuded the aura of an Eternal Emperor.

Besides these, there were also some towering humanoid creatures, some as tall as 108,000 feet, with bodies that were either dark or golden, sitting on the ground.

Lei Zhan used his divine sense to investigate and clearly understood the situation inside this weapon of war. The lotus flower floating in the air in front of him was the core center of the entire star.

"Why are there so many emperors?"

"There are so many emperors who have performed the self-sacrifice ritual? Let's not even talk about the dozens of black-clad emperors, how come four gold-clad emperors also died here?"

Emperor Dingyuan was also quite surprised when he saw those corpses.

"The entire interior of the star is intact, and there are no visible wounds on the corpses of these black-robed and gold-robed emperors..."

"What kind of method is this? How can these Sith emperors and rulers be killed so easily through treasures?" Emperor Beihe and the others were all somewhat shocked.

It should be noted that even the weakest black-clad emperor possesses the strength of a ruler, and due to his powerful physique, he is even more difficult to kill than an ordinary ruler.

“There are forty-three Sith in this star. Thirty-seven of them have completed the self-sacrifice ritual,” Lei said. “The scene before us must have been performed by the Supreme Beings themselves. Only the pinnacle of our cultivator civilization, those Supreme Beings, have the power to do this.”

Lei Zhan glanced at him.

Although countless years have passed since the ancient war, what happened inside this star seems like it happened just yesterday.

Some clues have long since faded into the past, but we can still discern some things from the evidence.

"I'm afraid only the legendary supreme beings could achieve this." Emperor Dingyuan was somewhat relieved.

These black-clad emperors and gold-clad emperors were powerful beings that were not to be trifled with, but to the supreme beings who stood at the pinnacle of the cultivator civilization, they were nothing at all.

“After these emperors died, I’m afraid no cultivator has ever entered the interior of this star again.” There was a strange look in Lei Zhan’s eyes.

He looked at Emperor Dingyuan and the others and instructed them: "Dingyuan, Beihe, Minghua, Lieyang, the four of you should first loot the treasures and magical artifacts from these Sith corpses."

"As for Wuchen..."

Lei Zhan paused for a moment, then said, "Come with me to the core of the Nine-Colored Lotus."

"Yes." Emperor Dingyuan and the others all wore expressions of joy.

"Alright." Emperor Wuchen nodded slightly, revealing his own eagerness.

Whoosh. Lei Zhan took a step forward and instantly arrived on the nine-colored lotus in the sky.

With a wave of his hand, the emperors who had fallen in the core center were directly moved to the open space below.

“The core hub…” Lei Zhan observed the giant lotus flower beneath his feet, a smile on his face.

"The core of this star must be a massive array, connecting a vast region in all directions through the nine-colored petals! It directly governs and guards a region, or perhaps it gathers the chaotic power from all sides to suppress those powerful beings."

"Whether it's reconnaissance, suppression, or attack... I'm afraid even those golden-robed emperors who have undergone the self-sacrifice ritual would be powerless against these weapons of war."

Although Lei Zhan had made ample preparations in his mind, his heart was still inevitably stirred.

"Wow! That's incredible!"

"This core formation is so beautiful!" Emperor Wuchen carefully observed the nine-colored petals around him.

Each of these petals can actually be viewed as an independent array.

However, each petal connects with the others, forming an even more complex and terrifying array.

She said with some fascination, "These array formations and restrictions are so complex, yet they are so perfectly combined in an orderly manner. If I were to study them for a long time, I might even have a chance to break through to the Dominator level in the Dao of Arrays."

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan turned to look at Emperor Wuchen, and asked in surprise, "After watching all this, are you confident that you can break through to the Sovereign level?"

Once one achieves eternal unity with the Dao, their strength can continuously increase. However, this increase will be extremely slow.

However, no matter how slow the process may be, there is still a glimmer of hope.

Just like some information Lei Zhan knows, like the Dan Venerable in another universe, who is also good at alchemy and weapon crafting. He was just an ordinary emperor at first, but after countless years, he is now a ruler-level warrior!

"Hmm." Emperor Wuchen snapped out of his reverie. "Master is not following the path of arrays, so he cannot personally experience it. For me, simply comprehending these array diagrams here is an astonishing opportunity."

"Hahaha! Good!" Lei Zhan glanced at the seemingly unassuming Emperor Wuchen and laughed:
"Since there is a possibility of a breakthrough, you should leave one of your avatars here to cultivate. If one day you truly break through and become a ruler, I will bestow upon you an opportunity!"

……

Next, Emperor Dingyuan and his companions frantically searched for the magical artifacts and treasures left behind by the deceased emperors of the Sith race. Among them were some rare items.

Lei Zhan and Emperor Wuchen sat cross-legged on the nine-colored lotus flower, the core of this weapon of war.

"Let's begin!" Lei Zhan glanced at Emperor Wuchen, who was eagerly studying the array diagram, and then closed his eyes.

The nine-colored lotus array in front of him is the central part of the three major array restrictions of the entire war weapon. Lei Zhan only needs to refine this central part to truly control this powerful Sith war weapon.

The entire empty space was both bustling and silent, and another thousand years passed.

"Haha! Mission accomplished! This Canglan Star can finally be used by me." Lei Zhan suddenly laughed, his laughter echoing in the vast space inside the star.

Nearby were his followers, some practicing meditation, others waiting patiently.

"Congratulations, master!"

"Congratulations, Master, on successfully refining the Sith war weapon!"

"There is a city lord named Hou Wucheng in the Blazing Sun Domain. The war weapon that you refined is no less valuable than Hou Wucheng's treasures. Congratulations, Master, on achieving your wish!"

They all looked at Lei Zhan and offered their congratulations.

"Hahaha!" Lei Zhan's face was full of smiles, clearly in a very good mood.

“Master.” Emperor Dingyuan suddenly stepped forward.

"What is it?" Lei Zhan looked at him.

Emperor Dingyuan respectfully presented a green leaf, saying, "We were ordered to search for treasures, and this grotto-heaven treasure contains all the treasures from these dead Sith people."

"Among these treasures, there are six Sith weapons, two interdimensional flying boats, and other treasures. Together, they are roughly comparable to the total treasures of seventy or eighty Sovereign Emperors."

"Oh? There are so many? And there are even two interdimensional flying boats?" Lei Zhan was also somewhat surprised.

But on second thought, it was within expectations.

These Sith emperors could control a powerful weapon of war that could affect an entire region; their strength and status were extraordinary.

The Sith emperors were already much wealthier than the rulers and emperors of the cultivator civilization. With a total of forty-three emperors, most of their treasures came from several powerful golden-robed emperors, so it was normal for them to have such treasures.

"These aren't urgent." Lei Zhan smiled as he accepted the magical artifact handed to him by Emperor Dingyuan, his gaze fixed on a spot in this space.

"After successfully refining this Sith weapon, there were some unexpected surprises."

"An unexpected surprise?" Emperor Dingyuan and the others were all taken aback.

"Yeah." Leizhan nodded slightly.

Now the entire Canglan Star is under his control. Secrets that were previously undetectable by divine sense and mental power are now all laid bare before Lei Zhan.

"May I ask, Master, what unexpected joy is this?" Emperor Dingyuan asked curiously.

“Every time a Sith relic appears, it’s a treasure trove.” Lei Zhan smiled slightly.

"My Canglan Star is powerful enough to influence the war situation in a region. How could such an important weapon of war not be found in the Sith treasury?"

...(End of chapter)