I was the Heavenly Emperor in ancient times

Chapter 116 A Thousand Years in a Moment

Before Li Jun could speak, the Guhuoniao spoke.

"It sounds like you did something extraordinary, caused a catastrophe, and then repeatedly harvested the power of all the gods to strengthen yourself."

The Guhuoniao walked past Li Jun, took off its mask, and said...

"turn out to be!"

"That's why you established the Heavenly Court back then!"

"You should have said so earlier! I thought the Heavenly Emperor had really turned into a human being, and completely believed that he was a mortal!"

Li Jun countered, "Don't you think you're becoming more and more like a person, rambling on and on?"

The Guhuoniao paused for a moment, then remained silent.

As the golden crow passed by in the sky, Li Jun followed its lead, traveling to various places. Xi He's shadow appeared behind him as if she were driving the carriage for him.

Although Li Jun obtained some information from one of the "reincarnated immortals," one was naturally not enough. Li Jun planned to verify it from multiple sources, and perhaps he could obtain more information.

However, there were already people waiting for Li Jun on the road, and they launched attack after attack.

As the sun reached its zenith, Li Jun descended from the golden crow.

"Di Jun, don't go any further!" A huge mountain suddenly fell from the top, directly pressing down on Li Jun's head, but the black sword at Li Jun's waist flashed and the mountain was cleaved in two.

"Die, you thief of the Great Dao!" Several sword lights shot out from behind, clashing together from all angles, leaving no room for evasion, but Li Jun's body instantly turned transparent.

"Now that you have revealed your true form, this is your death day." Someone on the ground, hundreds of miles away, was casting a curse on Li Jun, trying to kill him. But a golden light fell from the sky and burned the person to death.

"Fellow Daoists, stop watching the show! If he doesn't die today, none of us will have a good ending." Countless beams of light surged over, some shooting from dozens of miles away, and some even coming from thousands of miles away to join in the fun, as if to say that as long as Li Jun is killed, they are willing to come and help.

However, the golden crow then descended from the sky.

The temperature in the Mountain and Sea Realm rose instantly. Then, the golden crow's light turned, and most of the light was evaporated. Screams erupted from the blazing golden light, and only a few figures escaped the scene riding on various colored lights.

Then the light gradually faded, and Li Jun stood still.

All around, a pile of various magical artifacts were left behind.

However, they quickly found the corresponding incantation and collected all the magical artifacts, making it look like a great harvest.

However, Li Jun discovered that a large portion of these immortal artifacts were ones he had never seen before, likely appearing after he left in ancient times.

Li Jun then encountered wave after wave of attacks, almost all of which came with various magical artifacts.

He also took a closer look and discovered that many of these people were the targets he was going to "visit" this time.

It was quite a coincidence that Li Jun's every move in this desolate wilderness seemed to be watched by a pair of superior eyes.

Whether these people were truly reincarnated or simply believed it to be, they relentlessly charged towards Li Jun. Apart from a few who managed to escape at the last moment, the rest seemed to disregard their own lives, appearing like moths drawn to a flame.

However, the moths that flew into the fire were all wielding magical artifacts, and the so-called fire, towering in the sky, was clearly a sun.

Li Jun and his group fought fiercely above the Mountain and Sea Realm. Everywhere he went afterward, the same thing happened; whenever he wanted to visit someone, an unexpected accident would occur beforehand.

Subsequently, Li Jun seized one of the people he wanted to visit.

This person arrived before Li Jun went to find him, leading a large group of people to ambush Li Jun on the way. He suddenly appeared as Li Jun fell from the sky.

However, after fighting with the enemy for a while, these people immediately realized that what had appeared was the Guhuoniao, and the real Li Jun had appeared on the Golden Crow.

Li Jun chanted a spell to control his magical artifact, while the Guhuoniao immediately controlled his double pupils, preventing him from escaping and from answering questions.

Li Jun stood in the air, while the Guhuoniao appeared to be crouching. Li Jun was pressed down on the clouds by the power of the Guhuoniao, as if he were kneeling on the ground.

He asked, "How did you know I was coming?"

The other person replied, "A voice told me that you are coming to kill me."

Li Jun said, "He said he was coming to kill you, and you believed him?"

The other person struggled violently, saying, "You are Di Jun, you will definitely kill us, you definitely will..."

Before Li Jun could ask anything else, this person, just like the previous one, blurted out his own secret.

Li Jun was now completely certain that there was indeed a pair of eyes watching him from both inside and outside the Mountain and Sea Realm. He wasn't surprised that someone was paying attention to him, but Li Jun was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he traveled back and forth across the Mountain and Sea Realm, choosing targets from all corners of the world.

However, the other party was able to catch up with him immediately and knew who his target was, which demonstrated a powerful control over the Mountain and Sea Realm, just like the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun in ancient times.

Guhuoniao had some doubts: "Why send these useless people here? Do they think that just because they have immortal artifacts, they are gods? These immortal artifacts are not their own, nor are the double pupils. In terms of power, they can't possibly compare to the first generation of double pupil immortals."

"Besides, they've only had the double pupils and the immortal artifact for a short time. They're not even fully familiar with the power, and they can't even operate the rules skillfully. What are they doing here?"

Li Jun rode the Golden Crow through the sky: "He's testing me, or you could say he's inciting others."

Ubume: "Stir up others? Stir up what?"

Li Jun said, "I'm inciting everyone's hostility towards me."

After thinking for a moment, Guhuoniao understood: "Who is he?"

Li Jun was also pondering this question: "I don't know, maybe it's the Heavenly Emperor."

Guhuoniao's first words were enough to infuriate anyone: "The Heavenly Emperor whom you have treated like a straw dog, harvesting generation after generation?"

Li Jun looked at the Guhuoniao: "He might hear what you're saying."

The Guhuoniao scoffed, "You think I'm afraid?"

That's true.

In ancient times, Guhuoniao dared to confront him head-on. One of them might be the Heavenly Emperor of the future. At least verbally, Guhuoniao was not afraid of him.

Upon arriving here, Li Jun finally abandoned his previous plans and began his journey back.

Li Jun left the Golden Crow, summoned the power of the Golden Peach Tree to lock the surroundings, and then opened a door.

He walked towards the door: "Go back!"

Ubume: "Aren't you going to keep looking for clues?"

Li Jun said, "You can't find anything useful in front of others."
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Back on Taoshan Island.

Before Li Jun could fully organize the clues, some bad news started to spread about him.

"Li Jun is the reincarnation of the ancient Heavenly Emperor, but he is not the Heavenly Emperor of the human race."

"Have you heard? A message has been spread by the reincarnated immortals from the Kingdom of Li'er that Li Jun is the greatest enemy of the entire human race. He seems to have done something extremely terrifying in ancient times, and even the immortals are terrified of him."

"Isn't he the Heavenly Emperor? Shouldn't all the immortals be on his side? Why are we afraid of him?"

"It is said that Emperor Jun established the Heavenly Court in ancient times, but he used the Heavenly Court and the Great Dao to harvest all the gods and cultivators. Generation after generation of gods were killed by him. At first, everyone thought that he established the Heavenly Court and order for everyone, but in fact, he used all cultivators as resources for his power advancement."

"Could he be doing the same thing now, appearing as a savior of the world while actually fattening everyone up behind the scenes before slaughtering them all at once?"

"Definitely. Have you seen Li Jun's videos? I always feel there's something strange about him; he doesn't seem like a real person at all."

"..."

One rumor after another started circulating from who-knows-where, and they became more and more outrageous. It was hard to tell what was true and what was false, let alone ordinary people. Even Li Jun, the person involved, couldn't tell how much of it was true and how much was false after hearing it.

More and more people are saying this, and it seems that there are quite a few people behind the scenes fueling this trend.

Perhaps because the Great Array of Heaven and Earth is now complete, Li Jun is not as important as before. The emergence of a large number of immortal artifacts and people with double pupils has also made it easier for various forces to obtain resources, and they are less restricted.

now.

Many people do not want to see Li Jun's influence grow even greater, or rather, they do not want to see a real Heavenly Emperor reappear.

A confluence of factors led to a significant shift in everyone's perception of Li Jun, causing them to question his intentions and even begin to resist his existence.

On this day, driven by various factors, the outside world was undergoing earth-shattering changes every day, which eventually led Lu Gang to the depths of Taoshan Island.

In a misty peach grove, Lu Gang shouted towards the high place.

"I am coming."

"Li Jun, I have something very important to tell you, it's really important."

Lu Gang seems to be having a tough time lately.

In the past, he was incredibly famous for being able to relay messages between Li Jun and the Men Base, and the whole world was focused on him.

Now, with some changes in the situation, Lu Gang's position remains stable, but due to various rumors, he has gradually fallen into an awkward situation.

Li Jun raised his hand, and the road outside pierced through the mist, standing in front of him.

Lu looked to the left and right and realized that he was in a pavilion.

Li Jun seemed to know what had happened: "So many double pupils and immortal artifacts have surfaced from the lower levels. You all seem to be quite busy lately."

Lu Gang nodded: "Various ancient secret techniques, Taoist methods for achieving immortality, and Buddhist and Taoist traditions have been constantly emerging during this period, which is far beyond our expectations."

"And the forces behind these entities don't seem to be as malicious as we previously imagined; some of them are still benevolent towards us and humanity."

Li Jun asked pointedly, "Was it really out of goodwill?"

Lu Gang immediately pressed, "What do you know?"

Li Jun said, "Sometimes the goodwill of gods is not the same as what humans imagine and want."

Lu Gang immediately explained the recent situation, and Li Jun summarized it, which could be roughly divided into four situations.

First, it targets all humans who enter the Mountain and Sea Realm in the present world.

Ancient gods, clans, and sects openly spread various Taoist methods to humankind. As long as one joins a country, sect, or power in the mountains and seas and becomes their disciple or successor, these powers will provide them with a physical body, allowing them to completely abandon their identity as Earthlings and become people of the mountains and seas.

Secondly, the ancient gods also contacted the various countries in reality, expressing their willingness to divide up regions within the Shan Hai Realm so that they could establish their own countries. They would not hinder them from building their own power and would provide assistance, which seemed to be an unconditional gift to them.

Thirdly, each country and these extraordinary forces will establish an order and rules that follow the ancient traditions. The rules of the mortal world will still be based on the rules and laws established by each country, while the extraordinary beings, that is, cultivators, will follow a different set of rules and order.

Lu Gang said, "At least for now, they seem willing to coexist peacefully with us, and the conditions they have offered are very generous, which many members of the UN have already accepted."

Li Jun said, "The situation will be different as long as they don't enter the present world and Earth."

"Previously, they wanted to force the entire Mountain and Sea Realm into the present world and integrate it, but now, because of the Great Array of Heavenly Connection, they have changed to another plan."

Lu Gang nodded: "I understand. You deserve most of the credit for the current situation. However, even if everyone can understand these things, most people still value their own interests."

"Currently, the other party has offered greater benefits, and the conflict has been temporarily eased, so former enemies have naturally become friends."

Li Jun waved his hand, telling Lu Gang not to talk about it anymore, and asked another question.

"What do you want to do?"

Next, Lu Gang stated the fourth point.

The reason Lu Gang came this time was to target Li Jun. The ancient gods were incredibly generous, even bringing in the Eastern Kingdom and the Gate Base, offering an exceptionally high price.

Lu Gang said, "With the opening of the Great Array of Heavenly Connection, Earth has been completely ushered in the extraordinary era, and the center of humanity has shifted from Earth to the Mountain and Sea Realm."

“A celestial being who claimed to be from Penglai Mountain contacted us, saying that he came on behalf of the people behind them and was willing to establish a central country in the Shan Hai Realm, giving us Buzhou Mountain, Kunlun, and most of the Nine Provinces, and entrusting us with the management of everything.”

Li Jun nodded: "These conditions are really impossible to refuse."

Lu Gang also explained the situation: "Many people have already leaned towards agreeing, and in multiple internal meetings and votes, a one-sided situation has emerged."

"Because humanity's center of gravity is gradually shifting from Earth to the Mountain and Sea Realm, we desperately need a foothold in the Mountain and Sea Realm. What the other party said is extremely important to us."

Li Jun looked up and asked the other party a crucial question: "What is the price?"

Lu Gang hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "They want us to cut ties with you."

Li Jun asked, "Just cutting it off?"

Li Jun thought it was impossible, but Lu Gang immediately said, "We absolutely cannot agree to any other demands."

Li Jun didn't press the matter further. Some things lose their meaning and significance if they are explained too clearly; it's enough that both parties understand.

The plan that the "gods" at the lower levels want to push forward is to bring back everything from the past. Before that, the whole world would absolutely not allow this to happen, or rather, could not accept such a dramatic change.

Now that the battlefield has shifted to the Mountain and Sea Realm, many things have changed dramatically. Instead, Li Jun, the "reincarnation" of the ancient Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, has become an out-of-place figure.

Li Jun: "I understand."

He stood up, as if he was thinking about something.

However, the way he walked in the pavilion made Lu Gang very nervous, and he also stood up.

At this moment, Lu Gang said, "I didn't come here to talk about this. There are still many people in our organization who support you, after all, you have done so much for us before."

"I've come here today to ask you something."

Li Jun: "What's the matter?"

Lu Gang said, "If you can control all the immortal artifacts in the Mountain and Sea Realm and have control over the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, and suppress the other party, then all their promises will naturally be null and void."

"Even if humanity's center of gravity gradually shifts to the Mountain and Sea Realm over time, if we really want to rebuild the Eastern Kingdom in the Mountain and Sea Realm, I hope it will be done together with us, not with them."

Li Jun thought for a while, then shook his head.

He said, "There aren't many people like this. Most people probably wouldn't want to see me do something like this."

Lu Gang said, "But there are still people who are willing."

Li Jun knew what Lu Gang meant, but he also knew that it would be difficult for him to do such a thing, and even if he were willing to agree, it would only lead to a major split and conflict within the other party.

Immediately afterwards, everything will shift in the direction that the enemy in the shadows wants, and Li Jun will become the target of everyone's attacks and become everyone's enemy.

After figuring out many key points, he then told Lu Gang without any hesitation.

"It would be difficult for me to do something like that. But I can tell you something: the being behind the immortal you came into contact with is likely a Heavenly Emperor from ancient times. He currently holds the Investiture of the Gods, and I can only say that I share some of the authority with him."

“Once the conflict breaks out, I may not be able to gain the upper hand, while a large number of ancient gods will stand on his side, so his control over the Great Wilderness will definitely be stronger than mine.”

"If we were to fall into such a predicament, you wouldn't be willing to stand by my side, would you?"

Li Jun might have more control over some of the old immortal artifacts, but he has absolutely no control over the others.

In the struggle for the Investiture of the Gods, Li Jun, who did not possess an imperial body, could be said to be at a disadvantage to some extent.

Lu Gang asked, "Since you have some authority, it means you can give it a try. To be honest, I don't trust those behind the scenes."

Li Jun looked at Lu Gang and said, "Your words don't carry any weight now; it's not the right time yet."

After that, Li Jun stopped talking to Lu Gang and instead told him something.

"Give me some time to prepare. I will leave Taoshan Island, and of course, I will take some things with me!"

"For a long time, I probably won't enter the Mountain and Sea Realm, nor will I appear in public again. This is equivalent to drawing a line between us."

To be honest, Lu Gang didn't expect Li Jun to make such a choice, and he stood there stunned.

Finally, Lu Gang looked at Li Jun with immense shame and left the depths of Taoshan Island in a somewhat dispirited state.

Outside the pavilion.

The figure of the Guhuoniao appeared and walked to Li Jun's side.

She looked at Li Jun with a face full of suspicion.

She said, "You're leaving like a stray dog? You're the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun."

Li Jun ignored what the Guhuoniao said and instead brought up another matter.

"Go to the real world."

At the same time, Li Jun took out the Breath of Earth, and the First Goddess Nuwa also appeared.

Guhuoniao glanced at the First Goddess Nuwa and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Li Jun said, "Since they want to shift their focus to the Mountain and Sea Realm, they won't be paying attention to Earth for a long time to come."

"Over time, the importance of the Earth in their eyes has actually been declining."

At this point, Li Jun couldn't help but think of the current state of the Earth and the scenes he had witnessed.

The streets were deserted. Everyone stopped working or even gave up on life. Tens of millions of people lay down in one metal box after another, created by the power of Nuwa's intestines, and finally entered the other shore, the realm of mountains and seas, under the power of the Yellow Springs.

Everyone was dreaming of immortality and transcendence, and had tried to possess extraordinary power. With the explosion of various technologies and knowledge in the Mountain and Sea Realm, the combination of the extraordinary and technology allowed them to create a brand new world, making everyone feel that they were no longer ordinary.

No one wanted to return to their fragile bodies, and this revelry was unlikely to end anytime soon.

Li Jun shook his head and continued.

"Similarly, the gods and immortals of the Mountain and Sea Realm will not focus all their attention there."

"The First Goddess Nuwa will return and refine all the demon gods created by Nuwa's intestines."

"Then I will use Xihe's power to dismantle the immortal artifact, Xirang, and secretly use Xihe to refine Nuwa's intestines, so that the First Nuwa Goddess can control the rules of Nuwa's intestines and do what the original Nuwa Emperor could do."

The First Nuwa Emperor clearly stated: "You feel that the celestial artifacts are out of control, which is why you want to use Xihe's power to refine and control Nuwa's intestines."

Li Jun did not deny it: "That's indeed the case." Then, Li Jun looked at Guhuoniao: "The First Goddess Nuwa goes to Nuwa's Intestines, while you go to the Yellow Springs."

The Guhuoniao asked, "Huangquan, what do you want me to do? The Three Lives Stone isn't in your hands."

Li Jun said, "So I need you to help me find its traces, not only to find the Three Lives Stone, but also to figure out some things."

Nuwa's death is very strange. What exactly happened back then? Where are the imperial body and the Queen Mother of the West? These are all things that Li Jun urgently needs to know.

And many questions may find some answers through the Three Lives Stone.

"I refined the Golden Crow with the power of Xihe, and the moon is also in my hands. They can't get rid of me here in the Mountain and Sea Realm."

"Furthermore, by cooperating with the First Nuwa Goddess to control Nuwa's Intestines, and by possessing a portion of the authority of the Investiture of the Gods to control the old immortal artifacts."

"At this point, I can say that I have truly taken control of the Earth and stabilized the fundamentals."

And no matter what happens in the Mountain and Sea Realm, Li Jun can say that he can attack or defend at will.

Li Jun was indeed preparing to temporarily withdraw from the Mountain and Sea Realm, appearing as if he, the former Heavenly Emperor, was about to hand over the entire Mountain and Sea Realm.

But secretly.

He planned to take the Earth away directly.

Even in the Mountain and Sea Realm, this former Great Wilderness, no matter how powerful Li Jun, the former Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, was, his control over this Great Wilderness was unimaginable to others.

Li Jun made his plans and looked down at the Mountain and Sea Realm.

He said, "Those people deep within the Mountain and Sea Realm must have some plans; it can't be that simple. So it's best for me to do nothing now. Once things change, they'll realize that Earth is humanity's last stronghold."

The Guhuoniao laughed: "How could those people believe in the kindness of the gods towards mortals? They would come begging to us."

Li Jun looked at the Guhuoniao: "When did I become 'we'? Weren't you a demon controlled by my double pupils?"

The Guhuoniao looked at Li Jun and said, "Look, this is the Heavenly Emperor's goodwill. Refining and controlling the demon is a good deed in the eyes of the Heavenly Emperor."

Li Jun watched as the Guhuoniao's double pupils lit up, and then the Guhuoniao moved uncontrollably and flew into the sky.

After passing through a portal of light, we soon arrived on Earth.

Below, the First Nuwa Goddess quickly followed and left the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Earth.

Beneath the earth.

The enormous intestines of the demon goddess Nuwa surged forth, taking root throughout the entire earth and merging with it more and more deeply over time.

The first goddess Nuwa walked slowly into the depths of the earth, passing through layer after layer of hollows, until she arrived at a place filled with a certain rhythm of life.

She sat down cross-legged in mid-air.

Then she saw Xihe's shadow appear behind her, taking root in her power, and a halo of light appeared from behind her, becoming the source of her power and laws.

Although Li Jun asked her to do things, it didn't mean he completely trusted her, after all, they were enemies before.

The First Nuwa Goddess raised her hand and looked at the Breath Soil in her hand. Although Li Jun had his reasons for asking her to do this, the First Nuwa Goddess also longed to refine the Breath Soil.

In particular, using Xihe's power to refine it was actually a plan she tailored for herself in ancient times, but the appearance of Nuwa caused everything to veer in another direction.

The power of the first goddess Nuwa permeated the soil, and then, little by little, with the power of Xihe, she refined the laws and power of Nuwa's intestines for her own use.

It should be integrated into oneself, rather than being borrowed.

However, during this process, as her consciousness gradually penetrated deeper into the Breath of Earth and into the interior of Nuwa's Intestines...

A thought occurred to her: "Is the Tenth really dead?"

The first goddess Nuwa always felt that the Empress Nuwa must have left something behind.

Just as in the past, these nine existed within the body of the First Goddess Nuwa, perhaps the Empress Nuwa also existed within them in some way.
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Mountain and sea realm.

This is a carnival for humanity on Earth, in another world.

Dramatic changes are happening here every day, with countless "opportunities" surging up from the lower classes. Every small gain can allow ordinary people to transcend social classes and become someone they never dared to imagine.

On this day, Li Jun led most of the peach orchards of Taoshan Island away from the Mountain and Sea Realm and disappeared into the void. No one knew where he went.

Not far away, many people in that extraordinary port jumped to higher ground, watching this scene with great astonishment.

"gone?"

"Really gone."

"Li Jun left the Mountain and Sea Realm so easily. Isn't he the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor?"

"I thought something big was going to happen. With his power, it wouldn't be surprising if he were to fight for control of the entire Mountain and Sea Realm. And he just left like that?"

"What do you think he's thinking?"

Disappointment, anger, or calm?

"It's good that they've left. This can be considered a satisfactory ending!"

Some say that Li Jun, like the goddess Nuwa before him, has ventured into the depths of the universe.

Some people even say that Li Jun is on the moon.

Of course, many people also say that Li Jun's departure is just a facade, and that he is hiding deep within the Mountain and Sea Realm, carrying out some bigger plan.

A month has passed, and the mountain and sea ruins in the Mountain and Sea Realm have gradually acquired owners. More and more beings claiming to be reincarnations of gods or awakened great witches have appeared, occupying and opening these mountain and sea ruins.

Two months have passed, and one country after another has been born in the realm of mountains and seas. Some have used the previous names, some have used brand new names, and many have adopted the names of ancient countries that appeared in mythology.

A year has passed, and the Mountain and Sea Realm has become more and more lively and vast. At this moment, the size of the Mountain and Sea Realm has exceeded the size when Li Jun left in ancient times.

In terms of time period, the size of the Mountain and Sea Realm at this time is comparable to that of the Earth Mother Nuwa when she was the Heavenly Emperor. As time goes by, the Mountain and Sea Realm is constantly growing, and its boundaries are expanding outwards, and the Four Seas and Eight Desolations truly take on the appearance of the Four Seas and Eight Desolations.

This has led to the continuous emergence of new ruins at the borders of the Mountain and Sea Realm, with countless extraordinary beings flocking there, as if this world could never be fully explored and was an inexhaustible treasure trove.

Ten years have passed.

Many people even married and had children in the world of mountains and seas, and gave birth to the next generation.
For these next generations, the Mountain and Sea Realm is their everything, because they have no physical bodies on Earth and no right to enter Earth.

By this time, more and more people completely regarded the Mountain and Sea Realm as their own world, and even began to forget what Earth looked like.

The name Li Jun seems to have become distant and blurred, washed away by countless newly emerging figures and overwhelming changes.

Mountains and seas bound Kyushu.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz".

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Lu Qing flew through the sea of ​​clouds aboard an extraordinary space carrier. This space carrier, named Han Hai Yun Zhou, shut out the thunder and storms as it passed through the sea of ​​clouds, leaving only the raging wind and the constantly flashing lightning.

Upon arriving above a city, Lü Qing saw streaks of light passing through the air and descending upon the ancient city below. At the same time, beams of light shot out from within the city, brushing past the outer layer of the Vast Sea Cloud Ship.

The city below is the capital of the Eastern Kingdom in the Mountain and Sea Realm. It is more prosperous and more incredible than the former capital of the Eastern Kingdom on Earth.

The entire Eastern Kingdom poured its resources into building this place, which combines extraordinary power with technological prowess.

Towers hundreds of stories high are rising into the sky.

The towers are connected by a dense network of bridges, which are interspersed with artificial hills, gardens, and a variety of buildings that stretch into the distance.

This is a three-dimensional city.

Clouds and mist swirled in the air, and a superhuman stood atop a tower, activating a ritual artifact to control the temperature of the entire capital.

The light of various protective arrays reflected in the sky, constantly casting shadows of different figures and scenes.

The Vast Ocean Cloud Boat stopped at the top of a tower, and Lü Qing walked down and entered it.

Although the exterior buildings are retro, the interior is full of technological feel, but many modifications have been made for this extraordinary era.

For example, there are doors in the walls that allow superhumans to easily fly out.

Furthermore, there are door gods painted on the door, and the door gods will appear and stare at people when they enter or leave.

After passing through layers of guards, Lü Qing entered a small temple floating in the air behind the tower.

He entered the temple and lit an incense stick.

Subsequently.

He then saw a beam of light fall into the shrine, and he was drawn from the temple into the shrine. When he turned his head to look around, he found himself in a hidden place that could not be seen from the outside.

A voice came from behind: "What did you see on your trip to the East China Sea?"

When Lü Qing turned around, she saw Lu Gang, who was wearing a suit.

Lu Qing is currently wearing a Taoist robe, which is quite normal in the Mountain and Sea Realm. On the contrary, Lu Gang, who is wearing a suit, looks somewhat out of place.

Lü Qing said, "This time we flew to the limit of the Mountain and Sea Boundary and conducted a mission to observe the lower levels. This batch of approximately 123 relic nodes rising towards the Mountain and Sea Boundary will..."

Lu Gang listened carefully and then asked, "Did you notice anything unusual?"

Lü Qing shook her head: "Everything is normal."

Lu Gang said, "The data has been synchronized, and the report will be released later. You can also attend the meeting then."

Lü Qing followed behind Lu Gang: "Are we overthinking this? Maybe those gods really are kind to us?"

Lu Gang did not deny the existence of the situation described by Lü Qing: "It's better to think too much than to think too little."

Suddenly, Lu Gang asked Lü Qing a question.

"How long has it been since you went back?"

Lu Qing paused for a moment, then did some calculations.

"Two years...it's been almost three years!"

And this time.

East China Sea.

One by one, figures took flight from the ruins of Penglai Island, while seven or eight shadows from Gushou Mountain vanished into the sea.

On a deserted island, numerous celestial figures appeared, attaching themselves to the "reincarnated one" and looking at him.

"Did you hear that?"

"I heard it, the bells of heaven."

"Nine rings!"

"The Heavenly Emperor has rung the bell."

The immortals' gazes swept over the others, and each of them seemed to understand what the nine sounds represented.

"almost."

"Everything should come back to normal."

"The Great Wilderness is still our Great Wilderness."

"Can we succeed this time?"

"Of course it can be done. Immortals are supposed to live forever. We have come here after thousands of years in order to transcend the heavens and earth and escape from this calamity."

Subsequently.

These people went together to the edge of the Mountain and Sea Realm, where they threw something down, and then the people below responded.

What is visible to the naked eye is that the things floating up from the lower layers are getting faster and faster, accelerating continuously over time.

the other side.

Lu Gang led Lü Qingfei out of the shrine, then went to another shrine to offer incense. In the blink of an eye, they appeared in another place.

This is a conference room, and they are sitting at a table having a meeting with other people.

An old man stood up: "We just analyzed the data and, based on previous data, I think some things are not quite right."

Someone asked, "What's wrong with it?"

The old man said, "The relic nodes that surfaced from the lower level have accelerated a lot this time, and it's a sudden acceleration."

After discussing it, everyone said, "This is quite normal. There have been instances before where the relic nodes in certain areas have risen at an accelerated pace."

Halfway through the meeting, a video call suddenly came in, and the projector appeared high up in the conference room.

The call seemed to be coming from the East China Sea, where the country has a monitoring station.

At this moment, the staff at the monitoring station seemed somewhat flustered.

"report!"

"An emergency has occurred. We have just observed that the lower-level relic nodes are rising up in a massive, overwhelming manner, covering the entire Shan Hai Jie."

The old man suddenly stood up and asked, "What is the span of years?"

The other party glanced at an instrument that resembled a sundial: "The time span is over a thousand years, and it's still increasing, so we can't confirm the final data."

The old man's body went limp instantly, and after standing up, he asked shakily.

"sure?"

"More than a thousand years?"

At that moment, another person walked over and said anxiously.

"An emergency has just been detected; it looks like a figure is flying up from the lower level."

"It's not a relic, it's real living people."

Before the other party could say anything more, a flash of white light appeared on the monitoring station's end, and then there was no further response.

The conference hall was filled with noise and commotion for a moment, but Lu Gang stood up and silenced everyone.

He looked at the old man: "What kind of situation will occur when the timeline of a thousand years comes to the fore?"

The old man said tremblingly, "That's not the point. The point is that the timeline of the entire Shan Hai Realm is shifting upwards. This doesn't just apply to individual ruins, but to the timeline of the entire Shan Hai Realm."

“Someone from the lower levels has accelerated the flow of time that doesn’t belong to us, trying to bring us into the world ahead of schedule.”

Lu Gang asked, "What do you mean?"

The old man replied, "It means that when it rises to the surface, the entire Shan Hai Realm will undergo a thousand years of change."

"It's not that some relics from a thousand years later have surfaced and impacted the Mountain and Sea Realm, but rather that everyone here, the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, will suddenly experience changes that span a thousand years."

"For example, we are currently in the year 1000, but when that force rises up, we will be accelerated to the year 2000 on Earth in just a few days or minutes."

Lu Gang was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood what it meant.

Once the lower layers rise to the surface.

Over the course of a thousand years, almost all existing humans in the Mountain and Sea Realm will instantly become history.

Meanwhile, the immortal beings on the lower levels had already made arrangements, and their true forms were flying upwards.

Everything will be transformed into resources, serving as a stepping stone for those beings who rise from the lower levels.

They will take back many times more of what the other party gave them.
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Earth.

Li Jun walked among the mountains and rivers of the Eastern Kingdom.

He didn't have the time or the opportunity to do such things before, but now, while traveling, the whole Earth has entered a strange state.

In the first year, most cities were still functioning.

Now, in its tenth year, most cities have been closed. Various committees or organizations have been formed in the cities, and the most secure hibernation bases have been established. Everyone, regardless of age or gender, has entered hibernation together, and their souls have entered the realm of mountains and seas.

Under such circumstances, Li Jun walked through city after city, only to see a desolate steel forest.

Grass grew on the streets, and vines grew on the tall buildings.

Everyone is still here, but civilization seems to have vanished.

Night falls.

Li Jun sat atop a tall building, watching the moon sink below the horizon. The entire city was shrouded in darkness, not a single light was on.

Suddenly, Li Jun looked in the direction of Nangang City, his hometown.

"here we go!"

(End of this chapter)