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

The tornado swept away the broken bricks and tiles from the ruins along its path.

With an unstoppable momentum, it overturned countless green snakes directly in front of the shelter.

It crushed countless colorful venomous snakes and finally rushed to Tao Fei and Qiao Yu.

"Is this the power of Foundation Establishment?"

"The same talisman, when used for Foundation Establishment, possesses far greater and more powerful magic, indeed far surpassing that used for Qi Refining."

"I'll do it!"

Qiao Yu strode forward and waved the soul banner in his hand!

In an instant, a cold wind howled.

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls swelled with the wind, transforming into a red banner a full ten feet long, from which countless vengeful spirits emerged, howling and wailing in mid-air.

boom!

Two formidable forces clashed and intertwined in mid-air before finally being exhausted.

Broken bricks and tiles, along with the corpses of snakes, carried by the tornado, were scattered all over the ground with a clatter.

Tao Fei moved back in disgust. Although she was a poison cultivator, skilled in concocting poisons and controlling venomous insects and beasts.

But seeing so many corpses pouring down like that still felt a bit disgusting.

The two dispersed the tornado, but Fan Qiming reacted quickly, and a black shuttle suddenly shot towards them!

"Damn it!"

Qiao Yu was terrified. Countless evil spirits rushed out again, trying to forcibly grasp the magic weapon!

But he was only at the Qi Refining stage, so he could only watch helplessly as the magical artifact pierced through the Yin spirit and headed straight for his brow!

Death is imminent!

A pale hand reached out and gently grasped the black shuttle.

"Boss!"

Upon seeing the person before him, Qiao Yu, who had survived the ordeal, excitedly shouted out.

Tao Fei touched her heaving chest with lingering fear and let out a long breath.

"Boss, if you don't come soon, we're all going to die here."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ping sneered, "Didn't you two fight over this place yourselves? I told you not to cause trouble, but you wouldn't listen. Now you've finally gotten your comeuppance?"

Then, he looked at Fan Qiming and Chen Ping'an standing on the stone wall: "That young man, is that Chen Ping'an?"

"Yes."

Huang He said in a low voice, "This shelter is his."

"Okay, I'll go and meet them."

"I'd like to see what extraordinary abilities this person, who is rumored to be sought by the three kings, possesses."

......

"My lord, someone is here."

Fan Qiming stared intently at the edge of the light shrouded by the Soul-Illuminating Lamp, where a figure could be vaguely seen.

"If only we were closer, a single volley would do the trick!"

Chen Ping'an clenched his fist, and the two nearby arrow towers quietly locked onto the approaching person.

But Gu Ping's ability to survive these years in the ruins of White Bone Town and maintain close ties with Lion Camel Ridge shows just how sharp his insight is.

They had already realized that this arrow tower was the shelter's greatest asset, but they stood far away in the darkness.

They didn't pay any attention to Chen Ping'an and Fan Qiming's expressions, but instead began to observe them with great interest.

"A nice shelter."

His gaze swept across the stone wall, then settled on the arrow tower, and he commented casually.

"What kind of skill is it to be so timid and hesitant? If you're so capable, come forward and speak!"

Chen Ping'an said coldly.

"Then forget it."

Gu Ping chuckled and said, "I've long heard of Lord Chen's great name, and seeing him today, I can confirm that he is indeed extraordinary."

In the midst of conversation and laughter, he casually brushed aside an arrow that flew towards him from the stone wall.

Ali has arrived.

The two forces gazed at each other from afar, separated by the Soul-Illuminating Lamp.

......

"Who is this Gu Ping?"

Chen Ping'an stared at the figure in the darkness and asked in a low voice.

"He's a veteran powerhouse in White Bone Town. He was already at the Foundation Establishment stage before the demon soldiers slaughtered the town."

"But back then he must have just entered the Foundation Establishment stage. Judging from his current aura, he should be in the late Foundation Establishment stage."

Fan Qiming looked wary and said in a low voice, "Someone saw him colluding with the demon soldiers to slaughter humans. Bah, he's no good."

"A human traitor?"

Sure enough, it's indispensable everywhere.

"So, they're considered the eyes and ears of the demon race?"

Chen Ping'an pondered to himself.

Now, in this vortex of White Bone Town, only the two Buddhist monks remain who have not yet shown themselves.

"Based on your assessment, can this arrow tower even harm a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

Chen Pingan asked in a low voice.

Gu Ping was right; the arrow tower was indeed his strongest asset at the moment.

"That won't work. Besides, Gu Ping has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. It's impossible for him not to have supernatural powers and spells. Our shelter probably won't be able to defend against him."

"Right now, he's not very familiar with the shelter and doesn't dare to go forward rashly."

Chen Ping'an remained calm, but quickly retrieved the panel in his mind.

......

"Capture Chen Ping'an, and there will be a hefty reward!"

A voice came from the communication jade talisman in his arms. Gu Ping listened intently and a smile appeared on his face.

The reason he didn't step forward was neither out of fear nor hesitation, but because he was waiting.

Waiting for a suitable quote.

Now, the price quote for Lion Camel Ridge is here.

"I need a cultivation technique that allows me to reach the Nascent Soul stage."

"No problem!"

"We still need a defensive magic item!"

"Can!"

"As long as you capture Chen Ping'an, you can take whatever treasures you want from Lion Camel Ridge!"

The voice from the communication jade talisman sounded somewhat urgent.

"make a deal."

Gu Ping put away the communication jade talisman with satisfaction.

It's like strolling around in your own backyard, casually taking a step forward.

With a simple step, only a blur remained on the spot.

They reappeared, now beneath the stone wall.

The arrow tower locked on immediately, and six arrows shot out.

To the astonishment of everyone in the shelter, a pale yellow halo appeared around Gu Ping's body; the six arrows failed to even pierce through the halo before turning into countless points of light.

"That strong?"

Chen Ping'an was stunned on the spot. The late stage of Foundation Establishment was terrifying!

Despite the barrage of arrows raining down on him, Gu Ping remained unmoved.

He reached out with one hand and took out the magic weapon.

It was an unassuming, dark iron hammer.

"Lord, be careful! This is his signature weapon, the Mountain-Shaking Hammer!"

Fan Qiming quickly reminded him.

But it was too late!

The small hammer swelled in the wind and crashed down onto the thick stone wall.

......

A major earthquake occurred.

The barrier shone brightly.

An extremely exaggerated crack spread across the stone wall.

A warning popped up on the system.

[Barrier Durability: 120 -> 7]

With a single blow, the barrier's durability was almost reduced to zero!

Just one more hammer blow and the barrier will collapse!

"My lord, I'm going to fight him!"

"No!"

Chen Pingan quickly stopped him.

He truly hadn't expected that someone in the late Foundation Establishment stage could be so powerful.

But is there no other way?

His gaze returned to the energy tower behind him.

Current energy towers are only at the first level, with only basic functions of energy storage and transmission.

However, there is a note five.

[It can unleash all its energy at once, according to the lord's will, making it extremely powerful.]

As for how powerful it can be?

Chen Ping'an had no idea what it was, but an opportunity just happened right in front of him.

He manipulated the stone wall in front of the shelter to slowly descend.

"What? You've surrendered?"

Gu Ping smiled meaningfully.

"The smart thing to do is for you to come out; the others can live."

"You wouldn't want everyone in the shelter to die, would you?"

"Boss, stop wasting time talking to him! Kill them all and use them to sacrifice to my Ten Thousand Souls Banner!"

Qiao Yu's voice came from behind Gu Ping.

"Sorry, I don't have that idea yet."

Chen Ping'an led Fan Qiming and the others to slowly retreat.

The energy tower, which was five zhang tall and now contained 500 demon crystals, under Chen Ping'an's control, quietly changed its shape.

On the side facing the shelter, a cannon muzzle with a caliber of fifty centimeters slowly emerged.

At that moment, the dark muzzle of the cannon was pointed directly at Gu Ping, whose smile had abruptly vanished.

"Target locked, activate?"

"Go! Shoot him dead!"