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

"The journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures begins today!"

It's finally started!

Chen Pingan muttered to himself.

He looked up at the inky black night.

It's as if we can see, in a very distant place, the Tang Emperor picks up a handful of soil, grinds it into Tang Sanzang's wine cup, and says to him earnestly, "I would rather cherish a handful of soil from my hometown than love ten thousand taels of gold from a foreign land."

Then we saw Tang Sanzang drink the vegetarian wine, mount his white horse, hold his staff, and have a resolute look in his eyes.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he did not turn back, but headed west.

Tang Sanzang set off on his journey, and their own night watch began.

......

The pale gold dome fell over and blended perfectly with the hundred-meter-long stone wall, protecting the entire barrier completely.

On the stone wall, eight dark arrow towers stand majestically.

Beside each arrow tower, there was a person watching over it, armed and ready to refill the demon crystals at any time.

One after another, pale purple arrows were shot out.

So far, no monster has been able to cross the arrow tower's blockade.

But Chen Ping'an knew very well that this was just the beginning, and the battle to defend the city would become increasingly difficult.

He took out the defense plan he had discussed with Fan Qiming and walked onto the city wall.

"With the concentration of death energy surging, these bone demons are moving much faster."

Fan Qiming saw him coming, greeted him, and said in a deep voice.

Chen Ping'an looked at the restless bone demons with a serious expression.

If the Bone Demon's movement speed was 3 before, it has now definitely become 4, or even 5.

The eerie flames burning in its eyes seemed to be amplified by the aura of death, their original ghostly green now tinged with a hint of red.

"Have any Blood Fiend Bone Generals appeared yet?"

Not yet.

Fan Qiming shook his head, his expression grave, and said, "If it happens, it is highly likely to break through the arrow tower's defenses and directly approach the stone wall."

If the Bone Demon is an ordinary monster, then the Blood Fiend Bone Demon is an elite monster.

Bone Demons have low health and slow speed, but Blood Fiend Bone Demons not only have high health, but are also faster, especially when charging, their movement speed can reach an astonishing 6.

Moreover, as the number of monsters continues to increase, the single-target attack of the arrow tower will inevitably become insufficient.

Although the arrow towers have considerable attack power, their speed is limited, and ultimately they are further constrained by the speed at which the demon crystals are reloaded.

......

But no matter what, we'll meet force with force and water with water.

Chen Ping'an chatted with Fan Qiming for a few minutes, then walked down the city wall alone, sat on the purification stone platform, and pondered quietly.

The panel shows that there are currently 1378 demon crystals remaining.

This is a huge sum of money, but it needs to be spent in the right places.

Eight hundred of them have already been placed around the arrow towers, and this number continues to skyrocket as more and more bone demons break and fall to the ground.

"Lord! Blood Fiend Bone General is here!"

The two boys, Little Stone and Tiger, were responsible for moving back and forth along the stone wall, reporting the overall situation around the barrier so that Chen Ping'an and Fan Qiming could make the final decision.

That was Xiao Shitou's voice, trembling uncontrollably.

Chen Ping'an suddenly looked up and quickly walked up the stone wall.

Under the torchlight of the camp, everyone could clearly see that more than a dozen Blood Fiend Bone Generals were lined up in formation and slowly approaching the barrier.

"Is this the only direction?"

"Yes, lord."

Little Stone was panting heavily.

"It's probably mostly a test."

Fan Qiming said in a deep voice.

Chen Ping'an remained silent, his eyes fixed on the approaching monsters, along with countless bone demons.

The real test has begun!

......

The Blood Demon Bone Demon was raging with power, only three zhang away from the arrow tower!

Two zhang!

One foot!

It's now!

Chen Pingan controlled the two nearest arrow towers, unleashing a torrent of arrows!

In the blink of an eye, two Blood Fiend Bone Generals were shattered into pieces!

But soon, bone demons and bone generals broke through the defenses and approached the stone wall.

The rate of fire isn't fast enough!

Chen Ping'an sighed.

Arrow towers are single defensive structures. When the number of monsters exceeds the upper limit of what they can defend against, a certain number of monsters will inevitably rush into this five-zhang line of life and death!

There are only two ways to solve this problem.

First, increase attack speed.

As long as the arrows are fast enough, they can blast any number of bone demons to pieces in a short time, and the problem will be solved.

Second, increase its power.

Just like with method one, if the attacking monsters are dealt with in a sufficiently short time, the problem will naturally be solved.

"Focus your attacks on Blood Fiend Bone General first."

"Yes, lord!"

Fan Qiming nodded, manipulating the two arrow towers, and the arrows avoided the low-level bone demons, shooting them all towards the bone general.

One.

two.

three.

Four.

Chen Ping'an watched this scene, calculating in his mind that, thanks to the enhancement of the deathly aura during the rainy season, it would take about four arrows to kill a Blood Fiend Bone General.

In the end, only two or three bone warriors actually made it to the foot of the stone wall.

As for the remaining bone demons, even if they manage to reach the edge of the barrier, their dual characteristics of suppressing evil and self-healing make them no threat.

By the time those bone generals raised their swords, the arrow tower had already finished reloading, and with a flash of purple light, it completed another round of harvesting.

"That was incredibly close!"

Fan Qiming breathed a sigh of relief.

He had a vague feeling that the monster uprisings during this year's rainy season were more intense than in the past. At least, from beginning to end, there had never been a situation where more than a dozen Blood Fiend Bone Generals charged together.

This is certainly related to the location of the local temple, but the number of these Blood Fiend Bone Generals is simply too much.

If the original local temple had faced such a predicament, the people there would likely be in grave danger.

This arrow tower is a real gem!

He looked up at the arrow tower, then glanced at Chen Ping'an, who was deep in thought.

I am relieved that the local temple was merged into the new one; otherwise, everyone would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

......

Having successfully thwarted the first wave of attacks tonight, Chen Ping'an clearly realized that the arrow towers, which were the main fighting force of the shelter, needed to be upgraded.

He pulled open the panel.

Upgrading the arrow tower to level 2 consumes 40 demon crystals.

Please select the upgrade direction.

[1. Range increased to eight zhang (approximately 33 meters).]

[2. Attack speed increased by 25%]

3. Adds a burn effect, increasing attack power by 25%

Chen Pingan directly abandoned the first approach, as it would be useful but only slightly effective in resolving the current predicament.

As for whether to increase attack speed or increase attack power.

Chen Pingan called Fan Qiming over. The two options seemed similar, and he needed to get his advice.

Fan Qiming thought about it carefully: "Increasing attack power is more reliable."

"Increasing attack speed, with a fixed number of demon crystals, does not substantially increase the overall attack power of the sanctuary."

"But increasing attack power is different; it's equivalent to a 50% increase in the overall attack power of the arrow tower."

Sure enough, as the leader who had guided the Earth God Temple through several rainy seasons, Fan Qiming immediately saw the essential difference between the two methods.

"Alright, then let's upgrade the attack power."

Chen Ping'an nodded.

Forty demon crystals vanished into thin air, transforming into a ray of light that surged into the arrow tower before them.

With a soft hum, the arrow tower itself didn't change much, except that the pale purple light at the top of the tower became a little deeper.

It's still three arrows, but the lethality has increased by 50%.

As for the other arrow towers, they were constructed in the same manner.

With a total of 320 demon crystals, all the arrow towers have been upgraded to level two.