Cultivation of Immortality: This is what unorthodox methods are like.

The spirits were overjoyed, eager to immediately light a bonfire, pluck off skin to make a large drum, and dismantle bones to make a flute.

They longed to beat drums and play music, and hold a grand thanksgiving ceremony around the bonfire.

Upon receiving the message, the beings in the other channels were filled with gratitude.

Before coming, many people had heard that the polar regions were like hell on earth—anyone who set foot in them would never see the sun rise the next day.

In their homeland, they were all forced to come to the Arctic by wealthy and powerful families.

They thought they were going to die, but they never expected to have a chance to survive. How could they not be overjoyed?

When these creatures learned from the spirits that the local lord desired for them to reproduce, they were even more delighted:

"It seems the lords here want to continue harvesting. We will do our utmost to reproduce as many offspring as possible, so that the lords can harvest to their heart's content. This will also be a way of repaying the lords for saving our lives."

When these spirits and creatures entered the Stone City and came into contact with other beings, they were even more delighted.

Because many of the creatures here have lived for a year, or even several years.

One of the spirits said with great enthusiasm, "It is said that many predecessors existed when this city was first established."

"They fought on all sides, facing terrible and unusual weather."

"Although some of their companions died, they still survived and lived a fulfilling life."

The other creatures were overjoyed upon hearing this: "That's wonderful!"

"We also have hope of survival."

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If Jinghong leaves, Wang Quan, rubbing his hands together and brimming with confidence, steps into the second layer of the world: "Everyone, from today onwards, let's work hard again to strive to eliminate all evil as soon as possible and open up a safe zone... uh..."

"What's going on?"

"Guys, can anyone tell me what's going on?"

For the first time in months, Wang Quan stepped into the second layer of the world and was stunned by what he saw.

There were no scenes of fighting as imagined.

There was no gunfire!

No strange or evil creatures were running rampant.

There was none of the trash talk that the multi-barreled cannon monsters used.

All that exists are various evils shouting slogans and working hard under the iron rods of the multi-barreled cannon monsters.

These evils weave ropes from darkness and wicked corpses, then drag the darkness across the floor.

The multi-barreled cannon spirits used the cannon barrels as whips to lash them mercilessly:

"Keep trying! Keep trying!"

"For freedom!"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The cannon barrel lashed them, leaving their skin torn and bleeding.

Numerous evils joined in, shouting: "Strive! Strive! For freedom!"

Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

The darkness on the floor, like a rolled-up carpet, rolled slowly, hair's breadth apart.

As darkness was swept away, blank areas and the Taoist scriptures depicted by the monarchy in the present world emerged on the floor.

At this moment, many Daoist practitioners were frantically copying Daoist scriptures from it.

Mei Niang dragged a glittering golden plate as she moved around the evil multi-barreled cannons.

She would sometimes stroke the head of the multi-barreled cannon, causing it to spew out a bunch of smaller multi-barreled cannons, or pull on the rope, or turn it into a corpse while jumping rope, to enhance the rope's power.

At times, she resembled a beautiful serpent, coiling around the other multi-barreled cannon, taking the fine wine and delicacies from the golden platter and pouring them into the cannon barrel.

These evil beings, under the control of Meiniang, chuckled strangely, their eyes gleaming with pink light.

"Brother... good brother... eat, eat more!"

"Hehe... The more you eat, the stronger you'll be to whip them, making them pull out even more darkness."

The multi-barreled artillery pieces chuckled and were full of energy.

Wang Quan looked bewildered at the other cultivators: "I'm completely lost. Anyone help me?"

call out!

Ma Qingqiu, riding a small, wheeled multi-barreled cannon, waved from outside the safe zone: "Fellow Daoist, how are our methods?"

Wang Quan nodded, and nodded vigorously: "Extraordinary methods!"

"This is extraordinary!"

"Your methods are beyond the comprehension and understanding of normal people!"

Ma Qingqiu laughed heartily, a smug look on his face: "Fellow Daoist, you may have some skills, but not many, and they're incomplete."

"Some things, some people, still require the help of top geniuses like us."

Wang Quan glanced at the small cannon mount beneath him and nodded with a sigh, "That's right, that makes sense."

Ma Qingqiu became even more smug: "Ever since the last grand banquet, we've been eating and drinking with these spirits."

"We noticed they were complaining, so we had Meiniang talk to them more."

"Later we discovered that they liked to eat and drink, so we kept throwing them big feasts and taking them out to play."

"Gradually, we got to know each other and became good friends."

"These dark-skinned friends hope to leave this place, venture out into the world, and attain true freedom and ease."

"Therefore, all the darkness in this room had to be cleared away."

"We share the same goal: to cleanse the darkness, so... we joined forces."

Ma Qingqiu's words were simple, but Wang Quan felt they made sense.

The only problem is: "How could evil suddenly appear outside?"

Ma Qingqiu blinked: "I don't know!"

"Perhaps they were able to go out naturally, or perhaps they mutated? Or perhaps they were stimulated? In short, there are a million possibilities."

"But... this has nothing to do with us!"

Wang Quan chuckled: "If evil within a building can freely enter and exit, then evil outside can also freely enter and exit."

"So... will we be able to open up safe zones again in the future?"

Ma Qingqiu's forehead was sweating.

Wang Quan took a deep breath, put aside his many thoughts, and began to write the Buddhist scriptures.

Because of the help of evil people, his writing speed has increased a thousandfold: in just one hour, he wrote a scroll of Taoist scriptures.

With the addition of a Taoist scripture, the power of the entire temporary safe zone increased once again.

However, as darkness descended, the writing speed did not increase much.

However, a speed of one scroll per hour is already quite good.

While Wang Quan was busy writing Taoist scriptures, Ying Jiaren returned to the far north.

I haven't been back for several months, but this far north remains the same as before:

Sometimes the wind and snow sweep across the land, and sometimes the city is frozen solid.

Whether they were Foundation Establishment cultivators or Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, none of them dared to leave the city.

Everyone sat silently in the city, some refining the earth's veins, some gathering spiritual soil to increase the earth's thickness, and others creating the changing seasons in all directions, such as spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

One by one, the Foundation Establishment legions took turns going up the city wall to cast spells towards the outside of the city to dissipate the abnormal weather.

Occasionally, when unusual weather suddenly rushes into the city and transforms into countless monsters that run rampant and wreak havoc, the Foundation Establishment Legion must swarm in and annihilate them as quickly as possible to protect the buildings.

At this moment, Ying Jiaren returned, and upon seeing her, the many cultivators immediately let out a chorus of groans: "Why is she back?"

"How ridiculous! Will the Ninth Legion still accept her?"

Ying Jiaren blinked: "What do you mean?"

A cultivator coughed and said, "After you left, a group of newcomers came over."

"Among this group of newcomers are top experts, one of whom has obtained the position of commander of the Ninth Legion."

"In just a few months, everyone in the entire legion came to recognize his talent."

Ying Jiaren frowned.