Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

Chu Ci embedded the remaining life-giving gold of the ancient moon into the bottom of the lake, and then irrigated it with the life-creating liquid. With this lake as the center, life energy radiated outwards, transforming this bamboo forest into a treasure land.

The bamboo in the bamboo forest and the flowers and grasses on the ground are full of vitality, all containing a great life force. Especially the bamboo in the center, which is clearly about to enter the ranks of natural treasures.

This area is the core area and will not participate in the battle; the battles will be handled by other parts of Yunmengze.

"Lord."

As soon as Chu Ci stepped into the bamboo forest, Taiyi appeared beside him and bowed.

Taiyi, Dongjun, and other beings are closely related to Yunmengze. When they transform back into their original petals and return to the Flower of Creation, they are actually returning to Yunmengze.

Donghuang Taiyi is in charge of managing Yunmengze and is Chu Ci's steward. He needs to stay by Chu Ci's side at all times and obey his orders.

Chu Ci nodded slightly in response and continued walking inside. Just as he reached the pavilion, he heard a tiger's roar, and he immediately knew who had come.

A magnificent white tiger with slanted, golden eyes emerged from the bamboo forest, but strangely enough, a young girl holding a bamboo flute was sitting on its back.

The girl had her black hair styled into two ponytails, wore a light blue outfit that revealed her fair thighs, and her bare feet had a golden bell tied to her right foot.

A majestic and ferocious white tiger paired with a cute and playful girl—it's a combination that looks rather odd.

"My lord, you're back!" The girl waved to Chu Ci with great enthusiasm and winked at him playfully.

"Hmm, I hope you didn't trample my bamboo while I was away, Mountain Spirit," Chu Ci said calmly as he sat down.

Mountain spirits are creatures created by the Chu Ci (Songs of Chu), responsible for governing the mountains in Yunmeng Marsh, including the flowers, trees, ghosts, and spirits within them.

Therefore, the Mountain Spirit used the skeleton of the Mountain Dragon King as its body, combined with a portion of the essence of the Qiluo Tulip and a rare and precious herb.

Created by the Chu Ci, it possesses a strong ability to control the earth element, and can create mountains with a wave of its hand.

Moreover, she possesses an extremely strong affinity for all living beings, making some creatures more easily under her control.

The bamboo flute in the mountain spirit's hand is called the Yao Flute, specially crafted for her by Chu Ci. When played, it can summon mountain spirits and monsters to appear beside her, at her beck and call. It can also make vegetation flourish and flowers bloom.

The large white tiger she rode was a kind of ghost or spirit, and it was her favorite mount.

At this moment, the mountain spirit patted its chest proudly and said loudly, "Don't worry, my lord, not only did I not damage a single bamboo, but I also summoned some spirits to help the bamboo grow better."

“Alright,” Chu Ci nodded, looked at the Mountain Spirit, and instructed, “From now on, the flowers and plants in this area will be your responsibility to take care of.”

"Yes, my lord," the mountain spirit replied loudly, head held high, before urging the white tiger to disappear into the bamboo forest.

Upon seeing this, Taiyi couldn't help but smile, and then gently said to Chu Ci, "The Mountain Spirit has always been so full of energy."

"Yes, aren't you tired of running around in my bamboo forest every day? Can't you just quietly cultivate like you and Dongjun?" Chu Ci said helplessly.

Taiyi explained to Chu Ci, "Communicating with flowers, plants and trees is part of the mountain spirit's cultivation. Moreover, the quality of your bamboo forest is far superior to that of other places in Yunmengze, so the mountain spirit is naturally willing to visit your bamboo forest more often."

"Of course I know, otherwise I would have driven the Mountain Ghost out long ago." Chu Ci waved his hand and said indifferently.

Suddenly, the sound of the river surging arose, and in the pool below the waterfall beside the bamboo forest, a huge white turtle carrying a white-haired man rose from the bottom of the water.

The white-haired man wore a light blue robe, and there were small scales around his eyes and ears. When the sunlight shone on them, the scales refracted a colorful, glassy effect, adding an eerie touch to the man.

The white-haired man lightly touched the white tortoise's shell with his toes, stood up, leaped up, and floated forward.

In an instant, the white-haired man floated lightly to Chu Ci's front.

"Your subordinate, the River God, greets Your Majesty."

Hebo, a creature created by the Chu Ci for the Yunmeng Marsh, is responsible for controlling the rivers and lakes within the marsh, including the creatures living in them.

"River God, is there anything I can do for you?" Chu Ci asked leisurely, raising a cup of tea and taking a sip.

The River God clasped his hands in a respectful manner and said, "My lord, can my divine weapon be forged today?"

Upon hearing this, Taiyi reprimanded, "River God, do not be impatient. The Lord has his own plans."

Taiyi is the big brother of all living beings in the entire Yunmengze small world, and has a very high level of authority.

The River God quickly bowed and said, "My lord, please forgive my offense."

Chu Ci waved her hand, "It's alright, I understand how the River God feels."

"After I finish this cup of tea, I will begin forging your Soul Weapon, the Nine-Bend Yellow River."

After a short while, the white light of the Flower of Creation shone in the bamboo forest, and a turbid yellow river fell from the sky, its surging waves revealing a breathtaking power.

A winding Yellow River encircles the River God, and when people look at it, they feel an irresistible urge to sink into it.

The Yellow River, with its nine bends, can destroy human bodies and souls. Its roaring, surging waves are extremely powerful; a single wave can cripple a soul master.

Therefore, once a Soul Master is caught in the Yellow River, it becomes very difficult for them to escape.

"Thank you, my lord, for bestowing upon me this divine weapon," said the River God, kneeling on one knee respectfully.

"Get up, I don't do that here." Chu Ci waved his hand, slowly sat down behind the stone table by the small Mirror Lake, poured himself another cup of tea, and began to drink.

"Your older brothers and sisters all have their own innate, self-created soul skills, so you should hurry up too," Chu Ci advised.

The River God said, "Rest assured, my lord, I will go back and study it carefully."

"Yes, if you have any questions, remember to ask me," Chu Ci said.

"Yes, River God, I take my leave." River God floated back to the large white turtle under the waterfall and fell straight into the river.

Before long, Chu Ci and Tai Yi both keenly sensed that the rivers in Yunmeng Marsh were becoming restless.

Chapter 264 A Simple Plan: Leading People into Treasure Land

With Hebo fully armed, Yunmengze was thus initially complete, possessing mountains, water, and powerful figures, and thus beginning to demonstrate the might of a top-tier domain.

"What's the situation outside now?" Chu Ci asked Taiyi.

Taiyi replied, "The Federation is currently peaceful and stable. The Holy Spirit Cult's evil soul masters have not carried out any large-scale destructive operations for quite some time. Most of the Holy Spirit Cult's main forces should be lying low."

"Is that so? A storm is brewing!" Chu Ci squinted slightly and sighed.

In fact, this timeframe is not far from the time in the original story when the Spirit Pagoda and the Holy Spirit Cult launched two level-12 fixed-position soul-guided cannons to destroy Shrek City.

Shrek City was destroyed, and almost all of its inhabitants disappeared in the flames. Shrek Academy was nearly wiped out.

This is something Chu Ci really didn't want to see. For the Spirit Pagoda to do something like this, it's truly gone completely mad.

However, Chu Ci still has no clue how to resolve this matter, because it involves too wide a scope and the problem is too serious.

Hundreds of level 7 or higher fixed-position soul-guided shells and two level 12 fixed-position soul-guided shells bombarded Shrek Academy, all while keeping it a secret from Chen Xinjie, the Hall Master of the War God Temple, and Yu Guanzhi, the Commander of the Central Army Corps.

The Spirit Pagoda and the Holy Spirit Cult alone could not have accomplished the two points mentioned above. It is likely that the group led by the Federal Speaker was also involved under the instigation of the Ancient Family, and there were definitely high-ranking members of the Legion who were deeply involved.

Moreover, the presence of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters within Shrek City as an inside agent allowed those powerful fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs to be transported into Shrek City and fired at close range from the outer city.

Therefore, if Chu Ci wants to solve this problem, the best way is to destroy the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda and solve it once and for all.

Actually, solving this problem is quite simple for Chu Ci: just launch two nuclear missiles and the Spirit Pagoda will be gone.

However, this would also lead to widespread death and destruction within Shrek City. While Chu Ci was not a great philanthropist, he was certainly not a villain willing to indiscriminately kill innocent people.

However, this makes resolving the issue very difficult.

Chu Ci's influence is currently not deep enough to penetrate the Federal Parliament. Even if it could, it wouldn't be of much use, as all the seats in the parliament have already been divided up by various forces. To change the parliamentary landscape, a major force would have to suffer a severe blow.

Moreover, the Federation and Shrek Academy have a long-standing feud, and many dovish congressmen dislike Shrek Academy. It will be difficult to dissuade them from cooperating with the Spirit Pagoda to suppress Shrek Academy!

Most importantly, Chu Ci did not know where the two crucial Level 12 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells from the Shrek City destruction incident were kept.

Moreover, given Chu Ci's current status within the Federation, he has no access to this information, which puts him in a rather passive position.

Chu Ci rested his chin on his hand, his elbow on the stone table, and pondered for a long time with furrowed brows.

Taiyi, standing to the side, comforted him, saying, "My lord, as the saying goes, there's always a way out. Don't worry too much about this."

"If you don't know what to do, Master, I suggest you continue to focus on your cultivation. Strength is the foundation of all plans. As long as you have enough strength, you won't have to worry about anything."

Chu Ci relaxed his brow, let out a long sigh, and said calmly, "Taiyi, you're right. If you can't figure it out, then continue to accumulate power. With great power, what can't we accomplish?"

"Come on, Taiyi, help me figure out how to create the next creature in Yunmengze." Chu Ci took out the design drawings.

Taiyi craned his neck to look and murmured, "The Great Master of Fate is in charge of life, death, good and evil; the Lesser Master of Fate is in charge of procreation and offspring."

"These are all very powerful abilities, but it would be difficult for the Lord to control such a formidable power as the power of life and death alone." The Hetu Luoshu appeared in Taiyi's hand, and he was constantly performing calculations.

Chu Ci stroked his chin and nodded thoughtfully, “That’s true. Life and death are inherently mysterious. Mastering either one is wonderful. For me to master both life and death at the same time is indeed quite difficult.”

"Taiyi, what do you think?" Chu Ci turned his head and asked.

Taiyi, as expected of having the strongest computing ability, quickly came up with a solution.

"The fertility that the Lesser Master of Fate controls is actually a kind of life force. Perhaps we can separate life and death, with the Greater Master of Fate controlling the power of death and the Lesser Master of Fate controlling the power of life. We can then construct them into a form similar to the Phoenix Seeking Its Mate," Taiyi said clearly.

Chu Ci nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, yes! Not only the Great Master of Fate, but also Xiangjun and Xiangfuren later can use a form similar to Phoenix Seeking Phoenix."

"The materials for the Great Master of Fate are also a troublesome matter! I need to ask Shrek Academy and the Temple of War if they have any materials related to the power of life and death."

"If not, I would have to create it myself using the Flower of Creation, but that would consume too much of my energy, and the Great Master of Fate would not be born today."

Taiyi comforted him, "There's still time, take it slow. Anyway, we're still quite far from achieving mastery of the Yunmengze Domain."

"Okay!" Chu Ci nodded and then got back to work.

……

Two days later, three unfamiliar faces arrived in the core area of ​​Yunmengze.

"My God, boss, is this the little world you created?" Zhang Yangzi looked left at Little Mirror Lake and right at the bamboo forest, his eyes full of curiosity.

Zhang Yangzi took the lead, walking ahead, while Bai Tianzhe and Wang Jinxi followed behind him silently, though their eyes couldn't hide their curiosity.

"Hmm, how about it? Not bad, right?" Chu Ci said with a hint of pride.

Zhang Yangzi nodded vigorously, praising repeatedly, "Not just good! It's absolutely perfect! Fantastic!"

Chu Ci smiled slightly, waved his hand, and a spatial tunnel appeared in front of the three of them.

"Come in, I'll take you to our destination." After saying that, Chu Ci led the way into the space tunnel.

Bai Tianzhe and the other two naturally followed closely behind Chu Ci as they entered the space tunnel.

After a dizzying spin, Bai Tianzhe and his two companions found themselves suddenly in front of a lake that was half blue and half red.

"Such a rich vitality," Bai Tianzhe murmured.

Wang Jinxi glanced around, and when he saw the huge flowers and plants growing around the lake, he suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, "These are all rare and precious natural treasures!"

Zhang Yangzi chimed in, "That's true, and they must be quite old."