Journey to the West: Building a Celestial Empire Starting from Lion Camel Ridge

"You know someone named Chen Ping'an, right?"

The middle-aged man spoke calmly, the moonlight bathing him, making him appear like an immortal.

He suddenly appeared in the ruins of White Bone Town and easily captured the tiger.

Now he leans casually against the stone wall, inquiring about Chen Ping'an's whereabouts.

But why would this mysterious expert, whose background is unclear, seek out Chen Ping'an?

What is their intention?

Fan Qiming lowered his head and quickly began to calculate.

......

We definitely can't win in a fight.

But not knowing what the other party wanted to see Chen Ping'an about, Fan Qiming dared not reveal any more information.

Even if the other party is your savior.

Having spent so many years in the ruins, Fan Qiming knows all too well that he cannot trust anyone.

The third type of danger he discussed with Chen Ping'an.

It is intelligent, scheming, vengeful, and capable of targeting you.

People are included in this category.

Fan Qiming knew in his heart that the ruins were hell for them, but heaven for another type of cultivator.

The middle-aged man in front of me looked ethereal, but...

"Chen Ping'an? Never heard of him."

"I've been here for many years and have never heard of such a person."

Fan Qiming's face showed just the right amount of deep thought and doubt: "Senior can try looking elsewhere. There shouldn't be such a person in the ruins of White Bone Town."

The middle-aged man raised his head, and the moonlight shone on his thin face, falling into the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

"good."

He nodded.

I don't know what it's praising.

"Okay, then I'll go take a look elsewhere."

The middle-aged man gave Fan Qiming a deep look.

With just one glance, Fan Qiming felt his hair stand on end, as if he had been seen through.

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, he turned into golden light and disappeared.

......

Fan Qiming breathed a sigh of relief.

He picked up the still unconscious boy beside him and, recalling the events of the night, felt as if he were in a dream.

Just how strong is this middle-aged man?

Fan Qiming had no idea what was going on; all he could say was that it was ridiculously strong.

How could someone like that appear in the ruins of White Bone Town?

The ruins of White Bone Town are not limited to Chen Ping'an and the Earth God Temple as shelters, but I have never heard of such a powerful human.

Speaking of which, having reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, I can already be considered one of the top combatants in the ruins.

He looked up at the pale dawn in the east.

As dawn broke, sunlight gradually fell upon the ruins.

This dangerous night is finally over.

......

Inside the shelter.

The three of them kept watch for another night.

Chen Ping'an glanced at the north side of the ruins, composed himself, and opened the panel.

Two hundred and thirty-five demon crystals.

Chen Ping'an's face lit up with joy. Since the arrow tower was erected, the income from demon crystals had reached a new level.

Each night, at least two hundred demon crystals are collected.

He looked around at the few buildings in the shelter.

My gaze was fixed on the planting rack.

Now, in addition to the three pear saplings at the top, the six small squares in the middle and at the bottom have also been planted with transplanted plants.

The three squares in the middle are planted with a kind of purple fruit, which looks a bit like a cherry tomato, but has a strange fragrance.

"Purple-veined Spirit Fruit".

This was a serendipitous find during a hunting trip.

It is a true spiritual plant, and with the added benefits of the planting rack itself, it is almost mature now.

The bottom three squares are planted with a plant with silvery-white leaves, the edges of which are covered with a few scattered ice crystals and exude a chilling aura.

"Ice Grass".

They are both spiritual plants.

Chen Pingan opened the panel of the planting rack.

【Purple-veined Spirit Fruit】

[Location: Middle layer, positions 1/2/3]

[Estimated ripening time: 12 days]

[Effect: Spiritual plant, containing abundant spiritual energy, greatly assists Qi Refining stage cultivators and has a chance to help them break through to the next realm]

[Plant Rack Features: Accelerated Growth (Current Efficiency: 1.5x)]

Even with the blessing, it will still take 8 days to mature.

Ali is currently at the third level of Qi Refining. If the fruit ripens before the rainy season, she might be able to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining. In that case, the shelter's confidence will increase even further.

Chen Ping'an pondered.

Previously, I had focused on offense and defense and neglected logistics. Now that I have a surplus of demon crystals, I will upgrade the purification platform and planting rack.

After the upgrade, the purification effect of the Spirit Altar will be enhanced, and it will also replenish more spiritual energy.

Chen Ping'an looked at the panel; upgrading the Spirit Purification Platform required 50 demon crystals.

Unlike the upgrades to shelters, buildings do not offer any individual enhancement options; they can only be upgraded step by step.

Each upgrade adds random features.

Then let's upgrade!

confirm!

The fifty demon crystals disappeared, transforming into light that surged into the purification platform.

hum!

Suddenly, a bright golden light shone forth, so dazzling that it drew the attention of Ali and Zhao Gou'er who were standing nearby.

Ali had seen Chen Ping'an's various tricks many times before, so she glanced at him and looked away.

It was Zhao Gou'er's first time seeing it, and he stared intently at the now dazzlingly bright, plain stone platform. The golden light danced within the patterns on the stone, as if it were alive.

When the golden light faded, I realized my eyes were slightly stinging, and I couldn't help but rub them.

Chen Pingan narrowed his eyes and waited for the upgrade to complete before opening the panel again.

[Purify the Spiritual Platform - Tier 2]

[Function: Centered on the Spirit Platform, continuously purifies the death energy within the shelter's area, slowing the rate of death energy erosion on human residents (-70%), and provides a small amount of purified spiritual energy daily to aid in cultivation.]

【Characteristic: Healing (can repair human injuries and remove toxins)】

Chen Ping'an examined the stone platform. It hadn't changed much, except that it had gained a healing property.

Injuries are almost inevitable during the upcoming rainy season.

This feature came at just the right time.

After the Spirit Purification Platform is upgraded, there are still 185 demon crystals left.

Upgrading the planting rack is more than enough.

continue!

With a gentle sway of the plant, the upgrade was completed quickly.

[Planting rack. Level 2]

【Function: Planting】

【Characteristics: Accelerated growth (current efficiency: 1.5x), Mutation (ordinary plants have a chance to upgrade to spirit plants, and ordinary spirit plants have a chance to upgrade to advanced spirit plants)】

Mutations!

Chen Ping'an's eyes lit up.

Although the efficiency of accelerated growth has not changed much, this mutated characteristic is really good.

......

Just as Chen Ping'an was preparing to upgrade the weapon rack as well.

Footsteps could be heard outside the shelter.

As Chen Ping'an controlled the stone wall to fall, he saw Fan Qiming striding over with a child in his arms.

He saw Chen Ping'an, nodded in acknowledgment, and stepped into the barrier.

"Are you injured?"

Chen Ping'an noticed the bloodstains at the corner of the latter's mouth and asked in a deep voice.

"Minor injury."

Fan Qiming casually wiped his mouth and handed the small stone to Zhao Gou'er, who was standing to the side.

"I met someone in the ruins last night..."

Fan Qiming spoke up.

"Who is it?"

Chen Ping'an was taken aback. The fact that Fan Qiming mentioned him meant that they were definitely not acquaintances.

If it's a stranger, or an enemy?

An enemy capable of beating Fan Qiming until he vomits blood?

"A very, very strong person."

Fan Qiming finally sat down on the purification stone platform, and as he was enveloped in golden light, his complexion improved somewhat.

He glanced down at the stone platform, then at Chen Ping'an. In just half a day, the stone platform seemed to have undergone some strange changes.

"Much stronger than you?"

Fan Qiming gave a wry smile: "Don't even mention it. If they wanted to kill me, it would be as easy as killing an ant."

As he spoke, he wiped his mouth again, "My injuries were not inflicted by this person, but rather a backlash caused by the destruction of my magic weapon after a fierce battle with the tiger demon."

Chen Ping'an nodded and pondered, "There shouldn't be anyone that strong in White Bone Town."

"From outside?"

"Yes, it should be."

Fan Qiming looked at the young man in front of him with a strange expression and slowly spoke.

"It's strange, that person said he was looking for Chen Ping'an from White Bone Town."