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Chapter 508 The Impact of Calamity: Mutiny in the Military Camp

Ge Hong and the other gods of the Dipper stood in the Heavenly Court's military camp, looking at the North Sea Dragon King who was on the verge of losing his mind in the distance, and a hint of surprise flashed through their hearts.

[Is Li Wei's ability to taunt people really that strong?]

[Or say]

Did he trigger a calamity?

The great calamity of heaven and earth has now officially arrived, and it is now intertwined with war.

Therefore, even though the Heavenly Court is the primary target of the calamity, it is not the only one that needs to face it. All other forces affected by the war are actually part of the calamity; the only difference is whether they are facing the calamity or not.

Caught in the calamity, one has no choice but to accept it.

Therefore, the powerful effect of Li Wei's taunt this time was probably not just due to his own strength, but also due to the influence of calamity, which wanted to influence the North Sea Dragon King silently, and wanted to make the dragon race continue to fight with the Heavenly Court to deplete the Heavenly Court's strength!

Thinking of this, Ge Hong felt extremely vigilant.

According to modern cultivation theories, calamity is a kind of interactive force; once it affects one side, it will inevitably affect the other, creating a cause-and-effect relationship that leads to a collision between the two.

In other words, while the Dragon Clan is affected, our Heavenly Court will definitely be affected as well!

Ge Hong quickly turned his head and found that many of the gods of the Doubu tribe were breathing rapidly, with a bloodthirsty and impatient expression, eager for battle.

Wake up!!

A small bronze cauldron suddenly appeared beside Ge Hong. He casually threw the immortal herbs hanging from his waist into the cauldron and began to circulate his own alchemical laws.

[The Great Luo's Ultimate Move - The Heart-Cleansing Pill!]

Within Ge Hong's alchemy cauldron, snow-white, jade-like pills rolled out, seemingly possessing their own life, leaping into the hands of the gods and emanating a cool, tranquil aura.

[Quickly take the elixir to suppress the calamity, lest the misfortune invade your mind! Otherwise, if a fight breaks out and you lose your temper and don't know when to advance or retreat, no one can save you.]

The gods of the Doubu were immediately shaken.

Thank you so much for saving my life!

The gods hurriedly swallowed the elixirs, and finally, with the help of the pills, they managed to forcibly control their will.

When they looked at the rampaging North Sea Dragon King again, they felt a genuine sense of fear.

[This damned calamity is truly all-pervasive! But the North Sea Dragon King is a peak Golden Immortal, and he's under the protection of the Dragon Slave Kingdom. Even he can't withstand this calamity?]

Just as the North Sea Dragon King was about to break out of the Dragon Slave Kingdom, an extremely miniature, pocket-sized purple-gold true dragon swam out of the void and pressed a claw onto His brow!

Within those purplish-gold dragon claws, the power of the Dream Dao's slumber surged forth like a flood, continuously pouring into the body of the North Sea Dragon King, finally successfully suppressing the influence of the calamity upon him, allowing him to slowly fall into a deep sleep.

[Your Majesty the Dragon King! You've finally arrived!]

The surrounding dragon gods gasped in surprise and quickly bowed to the purple-gold dragon god, who was none other than Ao Yan, the Dragon King of the East Sea.

He gave the North Sea Dragon King a deep look, then glanced at Li Wei outside the Dragon Slave Kingdom, and his expression darkened.

[Issue my Dragon Decree! All Dragon Gods, from this moment forward, must retreat one thousand miles. No one is allowed to approach Li Wei's location rashly, and even less is anyone permitted to speak to him without permission!]

The proud dragons' first reaction upon hearing this order was disapproval: "Your Majesty, please reconsider! If word gets out, won't everyone know that our dragon race was intimidated by a mere mortal?"

Wouldn't that make us a laughingstock?

Ao Chen whirled around, roaring, "[It's better to be ridiculed than to lose your lives!! That guy is Li Wei, the Heavenly Court's Thunder Department Inspector, carrying Confucius, the Great Calamity Settler!]"

If any of you want to stay next to him, then go ahead and stay!

After saying that, Ao Shen left the border!

Only the terrified dragon gods remained, staring at Li Wei with awe: "This kid is truly reckless, daring to carry the Great Calamity Purifier?"

There's no shame in retreating when faced with a great calamity!

The dragon gods exchanged glances, finally setting aside their pride, and immediately retreated a thousand miles, pushing the battle line backward.

Seeing this, Ge Hong was not disappointed, but instead became even more expectant: "I only placed Li Wei at the enemy's doorstep, and it has such an effect. If I were to throw him into the Dragon Slave Kingdom..."

The more the Minister of Fire in Heaven thought about it, the more he felt that this was a brilliant move.

However, Li Wei's identity is special after all. He has the backing of the Heavenly Emperor and is a newcomer who has been targeted by the Three Pure Ones. He is not the kind of guy without any background, so even He cannot easily control him.

Ge Hong crossed his arms and stared intently at Li Wei's location, as if he were looking at a peerless divine weapon capable of destroying the enemy, but one that he could not use.

This feeling is just too awful!
[If this kid were one of my Fire Clan members, I'd send him to infiltrate the enemy ranks. Wouldn't that cause the Dragon Clan and the Nine Saints Heretic Sect to explode?]

The more He thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed, but at the same time, a strange thought couldn't help but arise in his mind. I would think this way...
What if the enemy thinks the same way?
Could Li Wei be an undercover agent sent by those evil spirits to infiltrate our side?

Ge Hong became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it, and unknowingly he had attracted an invisible wisp of calamity, which had slightly invaded him.

then,

Other thoughts began to appear in Ge Hong's mind.

Am I being too nervous?

After all, how much cultivation did this kid have when he first entered the Heavenly Court? How could he possibly be valued by the enemy?

Moreover, he had been to the Lingxiao Palace, where the Heavenly Emperor, the Three Pure Ones, all the gods in the sky, and even Ge Hong himself had examined Li Wei's body and found absolutely no problems.

Perhaps I'm just overthinking it!

With the dragon gods retreating and the celestial gods returning to their camps, the suffocating standoff on the border was greatly eased.

then,

The mortal soldiers, who had been confined to the military camp, finally began to stir.

"Sirs, we've been here for almost ten days now, stuck in the military camp every day, without even a breath of fresh air. We're all suffocating!"

"Yes!"

"Could we go outside for a walk, even just to get some fresh air at the door?"

The Heavenly Court's three-army camp consists of 36 tents, each containing its own unique space. These tents utilize extremely advanced spatial technology to construct land spanning thousands of square kilometers, enough to accommodate hundreds of millions of cultivators for living and training.

Don't be fooled by how beautifully it's built here.

However, the constructed space is ultimately just a constructed space, and it can never be as perfect as the real world, especially since the number of laws contained within it is far less rich and diverse than those in the outside world.

After all, for cultivators, the laws are the root of cultivation. Even if you are just a Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivator who has not yet mastered the laws, you must be in contact with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth in your daily life and absorb "trace elements" from the laws around you!
However, a military camp, being an artificial structure, cannot possibly contain all the great principles.

The cultivators living here are like mortals who cannot get sunlight, breathe air, or obtain vitamins; they cannot obtain certain elements of the laws that they would normally be consuming.

Over time, cultivators will develop symptoms such as "allergies," "decreased physical condition," and "decreased cultivation level," and will also experience intense psychological discomfort!
Fish live in water, and cultivators also need to live in the lawful environment of the real world. Fish will die if they are out of water for too long, and cultivators will die if they are out of the real world for too long!

So once one person had an incident, the other soldiers' emotions were quickly ignited, and they all started clamoring to go out for some fresh air.

Even the gods responsible for maintaining order in the military camp, who were ancient Doubu True Gods with a lot of experience in leading troops, couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed by the situation.

If so many cultivators were to cause trouble and a mutiny were to break out in the camp, then His head would probably be taken away!

Fortunately, the Heavenly Army camp had been prepared for this from the beginning, so He immediately opened the central ventilation system of the camp and began to inject diluted "Blissful Powder" elixir into the camp.

Upon smelling the elixir, the cultivators in the camp suddenly became dazed. Their previous resentment and sorrow vanished, and they burst into wild laughter like madmen, filled with extreme joy.

Now,
This temporarily averted the crisis of the camp being overrun, but the "Bliss Powder" cannot be taken in large quantities, so this method is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental cure. Sooner or later, these soldiers will still want to leave.

This is human nature!
Moreover, even disregarding the cultivators themselves, and considering only the Heavenly Court's own interests, maintaining the combat effectiveness of the cultivation army necessitates sending these people out to interact with the outside world.

Otherwise, their cultivation level would decline, affecting the overall combat effectiveness of the army.

Here we go, the true gods in charge of the camp found Ge Hong and explained the mortals' demands to Him.

[Yes! These mortal cultivators should have been placed outside to help build battle formations! But because of the previous setbacks, and fearing they might be captured by the Dragon Slave Kingdom, they were imprisoned.]

Now that the dragons have taken the initiative to retreat a thousand miles, it is indeed time to begin regrouping for battle!

However, these mortals are more susceptible to the effects of calamity, so we must strengthen our control over them and absolutely not allow it to continue.

Before Ge Hong could finish speaking, a shrill voice rang out outside the camp.

[Report! My lord, Li Wei requests an audience!]

[That damn brat! Didn't I tell you? If he dares to come any closer, I'll break his legs!]

[Li Wei arrived in a clone. He said he was the army's chief clerk appointed by His Majesty, specifically responsible for education and propaganda within the army. He claimed the near mutiny was a result of a lack of education and guidance, and therefore demanded to enter the barracks to deliver a speech!]

Was he trying to give a sermon? I was too embarrassed to call him out on it!!

Ge Hong was a great Luo immortal!
He knew from Li Wei's previous advertisements that the kid wanted to develop his own followers in the military camp, spread his own laws, and increase his own law bases!
but
This seems like the perfect opportunity to persuade Li Wei to go undercover in the Dragon Slave Kingdom!
Thinking of this, Ge Hong suddenly smiled.

If he himself wants to contribute to the Heavenly Court, then His Majesty and the Three Pure Ones have nothing to say, right?

(End of this chapter)