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

The torrential rain that had been falling all day finally turned into a light drizzle as evening approached.

Tiger and Dog, holding the pipes made by Chen Ping'an, busied themselves measuring the distance and finally extended the pipe, which was more than ten meters long, from the energy tower and connected it firmly to the base of the arrow tower.

The original opening in the arrow tower has disappeared.

"Now, let's test the power of this energy tower!"

With a thought, Chen Ping'an sent five hundred demon crystals flying out of the warehouse and falling into the energy tower like a stream.

A moment later, a surge of pure purple energy burst forth from the energy tower.

It poured into the copper pipes and into the arrow towers.

The pale purple light arrow re-condensed and shot out, shattering the bone demon that dared to approach into dust!

......

Chen Ping'an was initially worried that the crisscrossing pipes inside the shelter would affect passage.

In reality, after the pipes were laid, they naturally sank to a depth of about 1 meter, leaving no trace on the ground.

After the eight arrow towers were laid, the stacking and layout of the pipes were automatically optimized a second time.

The orderly arrangement underground surprised and delighted him.

Soon, everyone busied themselves with the upgrades and iterations of energy transmission for the Soul-Illuminating Lamp and the Forging Furnace.

All the pipes are clearly layered and arranged in a staggered manner underground, full of the beauty of craftsmanship.

From this moment on, the entire shelter truly transformed from being centered on architecture to being centered on energy.

Chen Pingan suddenly thought of the Second Industrial Revolution.

The advent of electricity replaced the steam engine as the primary power source, giving rise to electric lights, generators, electric motors, telephones, and mass production of assembly lines.

However, the source of electricity is coal.

For him, the source of energy is the countless bone demons and hungry ghosts in White Bone Town.

And the endless monsters lurking in the darkness.

Oh, right, and the 48,000 lesser demons of Lion Camel Ridge.

Morning and evening meetings.

......

When the first wave of bone demons arrived.

The rain started pouring down again.

The crowd stood on the city wall, ready for battle.

The Soul-Illuminating Lamp, empowered by the energy tower, shone brightly, illuminating the area outside the shelter as if it were daytime, leaving no place for the elusive creatures hiding in the darkness to hide.

Bone Demon and Blood Fiend Bone General still served as the vanguard.

But as Fan Qiming looked around, he noticed something else.

Countless long snakes, their tongues flicking, swarmed in.

The snakes in front were all green and didn't seem to be poisonous.

But those hidden in the darkness, with their vibrant colors, were clearly highly poisonous.

"Lord, something's happened!"

Fan Qiming looked at the swarming snakes with a solemn expression and quickly asked Hu Zi to invite Chen Ping'an over.

The two stood on the stone wall, gazing at the endless green snakes in the distance.

"Have there been any earth god temples before?"

Fan Qiming pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Never."

"It doesn't matter, just kill them."

Chen Ping'an didn't think too much before issuing the order.

In an instant, arrows rained down, and the charging snakes splattered pale green blood.

At this moment, the entire shelter seemed to be surrounded by a swarm of snakes, with fearless snakes rushing up from all directions.

However, when these snakes rushed towards the barrier, they touched the power of the rules and were burned by the evil spirits, so they dared not go forward and hesitated in front of the barrier, not daring to approach.

"These snakes seem to be under someone's command."

Chen Pingan looked up into the darkness: "They look like a group, but their formation is not chaotic at all."

"There are others in White Bone Town who want us dead."

"I just don't know if it's those people from the mountain god temple or the Buddhist sect."

"Or perhaps those heretical cultivators in the mass graves."

......

After the first wave of Green Snake attacks proved ineffective.

In the darkness, someone seemed to let out a soft "hmm".

Immediately, the green snakes piled up on top of each other, growing higher and higher. Those in front were scorched to ashes by the barrier and fell into it.

"This barrier, though as sturdy as a tortoise shell, still has weaknesses."

Tao Fei analyzed, "The snakes can't rush in, but perhaps their venom can seep in."

Qiao Yu nodded, waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in his hand, and looked at the people in the shelter with a cold smile on his lips.

"This Chen Ping'an is actually quite capable!"

Tao Fei gave a whistle, and the colorful venomous snakes behind her crawled over the green snake's corpse and climbed up the barrier.

......

"What are these snakes trying to do?"

Fan Qiming didn't understand.

But Chen Ping'an had already figured it out.

He looked at the venomous snakes overhead, which were gradually enveloping the shelter's barrier: "These guys are trying to seep their venom into the barrier and kill us!"

Upon hearing this, the guards all paled and looked tremblingly at the venomous snakes overhead, which were now all coiled up on the barrier. Although the hissing sound of the evil spirits was still there, venom had already seeped in.

This is a complete corrosion of the barrier!

The venom dripped onto the ground, making a sizzling sound.

The dripping water fell onto the wooden house, where faint traces of corrosion could be seen.

The thatched shed above the blacksmith's shop was now corroded with holes.

The venom mixed with the heavy rain and quickly rose and swirled within the barrier.

"That's so insidious!"

But impotent rage won't solve the problem right now.

We must make a quick decision!

Otherwise, everyone will die!

"Everyone on the city wall, hide under the arrow towers!"

To facilitate passage through the city walls, he had already carved out grooves under the arrow towers, which not only facilitated passage but also provided temporary shelter from the rain.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Now it can also be used to shield against venom dripping from the sky.

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly hid under the arrow tower, cowering and trembling.

"And what about you, lord?"

Fan Qiming shouted loudly after everyone had taken cover.

"Don't worry, I'm immune to all poisons!"

Chen Ping'an nodded to signal everyone to take cover, then looked at the wooden house shrouded in venom.

The wooden house has limited defenses, so let's upgrade it!

[The wooden house has been upgraded to level two]

【Consumes 20 Demon Crystals】

Please select the upgrade direction.

1. Upgrade to a stone house to enhance defense and corrosion resistance.

[2. Add one piece of accessory furniture]

3. Enhanced quiet operation with improved noise shielding.

Chen Ping'an ignored options two and three, and seeing the continuous stream of venom, decisively chose option one.

It was almost a fleeting moment.

The wooden houses where everyone lived had been completely replaced with stone houses.

The corrosion marks on it have disappeared.

We held on!

Chen Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief as he watched all the wooden houses being upgraded to stone houses.

The next step is to solve the problem of the toxic fumes inside the shelter.

"Brother Fan, let this poisonous fog go back to where it came from!"

"clear!"

Beneath the arrow tower, Fan Qiming, who had already established his foundation, unleashed hundreds of talismans, which intertwined with the breeze to form a terrifying tornado!

The tornado roared as it swept over the shelter, drawing in all the lingering poisonous gas.

The howling wind even scattered the venomous snakes that had been coiled above the shelter.

As for which direction this strong wind is heading...

Fan Qiming already understood.

He looked outside the shelter and suddenly pushed out with both hands!

The tornado roared over the city wall and headed straight for the front of the shelter!