Sequence Wars: The Mythical Age is Created by Me

Chapter 83 Phoenix Cries in the Mountains

[If the non-main storyline character "Li Xiuyi" has a Faith value >80 (Dao Heart Demon Seed), he will make the core ability of offering sacrifices your vassal, and this heaven, this earth, this god, and this spirit will all belong to you.]

You will gain passively activated protection, which will become a protective force guarding you.

Immediately afterwards, the black and white intertwined yin-yang fish in the center of the game screen slowly rotated, separating a wisp of extremely pure cyan sword energy, which went directly to Jiang Fan's side along the screen, but did not enter his body, instead it was like a gentle breeze that was always blowing.

There was no burning or pain, only an extreme coolness and clarity.

Jiang Fan flipped his hand and a sword incantation automatically appeared in his hand, with the two characters "Taiqing" written on it.

In other words, non-mainline characters will not form runes, but will instead be reflected in the player's own game character's skills.

[Taiqing Sword Seal: 10% of the Taiqing True Qi generated by Li Xiuyi during meditation and breathing exercises in reality is automatically uploaded and fed back to the player's physical body through this "shared permission." In reality, if any malicious attack or supernatural anomaly enters within three meters of Jiang Fan, sword energy will automatically shoot out from Jiang Fan's sleeve or fingertips, shredding the invading enemy with the strongest killing power of a second-tier swordsman, and then re-entering the recharge cooldown phase.]

[You have received nourishment from the Supreme Pure Qi, your Spirit +1 and Lifespan +4]

So this is a passive skill? Anyone who tries to attack Jiang Fan will be attacked by the Green Snake in the Sleeve, and this attack is very powerful. Its strongest killing power should be an attack at the level of [Heart Sword].

That sword strike could instantly kill a C-level mutated tuberculosis vibrio, roughly at the upper level of the [煞] grade. Even if Li Chengfeng hadn't been ambushed, he wouldn't have been able to defeat the opponent. The fact that Li Xiu could kill it in an instant demonstrates its power.

Speaking of which, the Sequencers in the ninth and eleventh rounds were indeed very talented. The [Exalted] grade anomalies should be comparable to the first-order Sequences, but Li Chengfeng and others basically had a great advantage when fighting them.

This is partly due to the equipment in both games amplifying the strength of the players, but it is still mainly due to their high basic skills.

After all, those who are selected in the early stages of sequence recovery are naturally not bad.

However, the difference in strength between the [煞] and [怪] items is too great; the difference in power is simply too large.

The fact that Li Xiuyi could kill him with a single sword strike shows that this passive skill is indeed very good. Moreover, without Jiang Fan actively activating it, the passive defense can help him resist many unexpected situations.

Now Jiang Fan's body is constantly being nourished, and his fatigue has been greatly dispelled. Even his lifespan has been extended by four years, which is directly reflected in Jiang Fan's appearance. He looks much younger and more energetic.

Jiang Fan dispersed his sword technique, and it once again transformed into the gentle breeze beside him.

After finishing his "drinking session" with Li Xiuyi, Jiang Fan switched to Ni Yao's cassette tape again.

Today we can collect the resource points in Wushan. Since there are so many people outside Wushan, he can't let this instance be too low-class.

We need to produce at least a few thousand rare and powerful creatures, otherwise it wouldn't be fair to the people who came here with such fanfare.

Jiang Fan opened the cultivation interface of Wushan and quickly dragged the sand table, starting to click on the places on the map where natural spiritual energy appeared. The clicked spiritual energy turned into green glowing light and quickly flew to the resource point at the top.

Jiang Fan spent more than an hour checking everything.

Why did he feel that Wushan had grown a little bigger than before? And there were also more places producing natural spiritual energy than a few days ago.

This time he gained a total of 3750 spiritual points, which was more than his initial resource count.

Jiang Fan directly transformed 40 pigs into Wushan wild boars and 4 tusked giant boars in Wushan, spending 2800 points of spiritual energy.

He can click on the monster's model to see its attributes. Among the first two transformations, the value of the former boar is the highest. The Wushan wild boar has a D-level and the tusked boar has a D++ level.

However, the subsequent two upgrades were much less significant, only reaching the B-level Giant Strength Divine Rare and the B-level Sealed Wolves.

After all, the wild boar has already evolved into a xi (豨) after its second transformation, so the leap is not that big.

Jiang Fan plans to enrich the species of monsters first. There are still many powerful monsters in Wushan that have not yet been subdued and joined the [Mountain Spirits]. Before the Xia Kingdom's team enters, he wants to take down these monsters first.

For example, there's that mandrill that lived for thousands of years, but there are some even more powerful creatures in Wushan.

The best fighting force came from the transformation of pigs, so Jiang Fan gave them a second chance.

Next, we need to find those wild creatures in Wushan.

I've chosen you, you demon!

A "humanoid" figure made of countless translucent, gray-green vines twisted and intertwined appeared on the game screen.

It has no facial features; its face is a dark vortex that constantly contracts and expands. Its limbs are made of several dead woods that resemble the roots of an old tree, making it look extremely bizarre.

Chimei are mountain spirits and monsters born from the strange energy of the mountains and forests; in common parlance, they are harmful spirits.

This is a strange phenomenon nurtured by the Mountain Spirit itself, and it is related to incense and faith. Jiang Fan does not need to actively enlighten it, and of course, there is no way to upgrade it.

The current rating is C++, comparable to a common [misfortune] item.

However, Jiang Fan is still unsure how powerful the [Calamity] item is. In the case file of the eleventh bureau, the next stage of the [Calamity] item is called [Robbery].

It is a catastrophic entity that could destroy several cities or threaten the survival of small countries.

So far, this has only happened twice nationwide. The details of how the first incident was resolved are unknown, while the second incident involved the "Pale Knight" in Tianhai City.

However, the Pale Knight did not actually make a move; he merely nurtured a few anomalies, and the fourth-tier Charon was not rated as a "Collapse" item.

Therefore, the [祸] item should correspond to the third to fourth order of the sequence.

The demons and monsters are currently at an intermediate level.

This demon obeys the Mountain Spirit directly. Jiang Fan can place it anywhere on the sand table, where it will lead its subordinate monsters to subdue the strange creatures in the mountains.

Currently, the monsters that Jiang Fan has his eye on and can defeat using group tactics are several [Tall Giants] deep in the canyon.

(C+ level), a dozen or so [Stone Entangles] (D++ level) beside the cliff, and a [Blood-Crying Maple Ghost] (C- level) on a century-old maple tree.

These were once verses from the Chu Ci (Songs of Chu), but now they have all transformed into monsters that roam Mount Wu.

The first to bear the brunt is the strongest one, [Tall Man Thousand Ren].

The giant figure transformed into a slender black shadow ten meters tall, moving swiftly along the canyon cliff. Its form was somewhat similar to the Thousand-Faced Ghost King in front of the Little Thunder Temple in "Hey Monkey," tall and long, yet incredibly agile.

It folded its limbs strangely and burrowed directly into the shadows of several Wushan wild boars, tearing them apart from the inside.

Upon seeing this, the demon's dark vortex suddenly expanded, and countless gray-green translucent vines shot out like venomous snakes, attempting to strangle the shadow.

The demon's vines possessed the corrosive power of incense and faith, forcing the Shadow Chaser to detach from the shadows and materialize to resist. However, the shadow chaser's movements were extremely strange. Whenever the vines closed in, it would turn into a thin shadow and slip away through the gaps.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate, with sand and stones flying and a chilling wind blowing throughout the canyon, neither able to gain the upper hand.

Jiang Fan, sitting in front of the screen, stroked his chin.

Although the demon has reached the C++ rating, it lacks the explosive power to kill with a single blow. It's time to let the real great demon of Wushan come out and put order.

Jiang Fan lightly tapped the sand table with his finger.

In an instant, the sky above the Grand Canyon darkened, not because of sunset, but because the light was blocked by the enormous wings.

Accompanied by a chilling bird cry that sent shivers down one's spine, a massive, nine-headed demon bird exuding an ominous aura of death plummeted from the sky.

Black blood rained down from the wound on the broken, bleeding head of the ghost car.

The Shadow Chaser, who was originally locked in a fierce battle with Meimei, froze instantly upon sensing the terrifying pressure emanating from this ancient mythological demon.

One of the ghost's heads suddenly shot out, its sharp beak catching the Shadow Chaser's body as if it were a piece of paper.

The thin, dark shadow then curled up in pain and lowered its head toward the sky.

The same applies to the many monsters that follow. Whenever those monsters do not want to submit to the Mountain Spirit, Jiang Fan will manipulate the Nine Phoenixes on the sand table, and they will obediently be marked by the demons.

For almost half a day, the high-pitched wailing of the ghost chariot echoed throughout the entire Wushan region, causing the mountains to tremble.

Meanwhile, the Xia Kingdom camp stationed outside stared in terror toward Wushan. The commanders were glued to the data on their screens, fearing that the great demon might suddenly emerge from the mountains and wreak havoc on Jingchu.

"Can you determine what caused that large bird to riot?"

The director of the Ninth Bureau of Jingchu City, who is also a newly advanced third-tier True Name Sequence [Xiang Yu], has already chosen three humans in the Xia Kingdom.

"It's possible that the battle between [Chixiao] and [Tianwen] injured it. That bird is a ferocious beast, and it's probably eating demons everywhere to recover from its injuries."

The deputy director of the Ninth Bureau of Rongcheng frowned. As the top two leaders in their respective positions, they usually spent most of their time in the office making strategic decisions, but this matter was urgent and required them to make better arrangements on the spot.

"That great demon should be the [Nine-Headed Crow] from the Chu legends, commonly known as the Ghost Chariot. It is inherently brutal and is indeed a troublesome existence. According to our team's wartime records, it is probably an extremely strange [Calamity]."

The members of the [Tianwen] team were also in the command room. Su Jianyuan, the leader, leaned against the door, gesturing in the air with his hand, and communicating with the wounded lying in the medical room about their injuries.

Yin Panqing and a boy with a schoolbag squatted on the ground, fiddling with the portrait, while Wang An and three other team members stood behind several commanders, frowning as they looked at the blue screen that occupied everyone's view.

The one who spoke was one of the tall, thin men. What was striking was the deep scar on his face that ran from his left eye to his chin.

Neither Tianwen nor Chixiao came at full strength; they only brought their core team of eight people each.

The investigation has only just begun, and both teams have already lost a key offensive player, both of whom were at the fourth tier. This is something that cannot be ignored.

"What a disaster! Why didn't you tell us sooner?"

The deputy director of Rongcheng appeared somewhat angry.

"This wasn't just a recent conclusion. We've only had a few encounters with it. Without a reasonable assessment and supporting data, we can't afford to panic and submit a report without proper understanding."

The tall, thin man shrugged.

"Captain Su, what do you think?"

Director Jingchu looked at Su Jianyuan, who was leaning against the door talking to the injured. As the captain of [Tianwen], his position dictated that he had to come up with a solution.

That sequence obtained from the tortoise shell is a pre-existing entity that transcends the barriers of history and mythology and descends upon oneself.

Qu Yuan.

The author of "Chu Ci" is the foundational figure who built the mythology of the Chu region.

It is also one of the few sequences that can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. They broke through some kind of barrier in the process of time and obtained a legendary sequence with at least two thousand years of vow power.

This is precisely why the team is named "Tianwen" (Heavenly Questions). The original text that Su Jianyuan obtained was the six lines of "Tianwen".

If he can't solve it, he'll probably have to ask Zhuang Zhou of Tai'a for help.

"This mountain range has been taken over by the Mountain Spirit; it will be difficult to force our way through."

Su Jianyuan was no longer as spirited as when he first arrived. Back then, his Qu Yuan had a strong connection to this place. As the culmination of Chu mythology, he was able to communicate with the animals and even monsters in Wushan with this sequence.

Su Jianyuan could even sense Wushan's breathing and the rhythmic pattern of its movements.

However, Su Jianyuan now felt that his perception of Wushan was getting weaker and weaker, right after the appearance of that mountain spirit phantom with eyes like autumn waves and eyebrows that were eerily beautiful.

"If it were a normal anomaly in the Chu region, my [Qu Yuan] or Hai Hua would easily solve it. But now it seems that all the gods in the Nine Songs system are showing signs of returning. We have already sought help from Tianhai's pharmacy, and they have resolved the [Lingbai Knight] issue."

The previous incident felt very similar to this one, and I hope their arrival will help me break through the bottleneck.

Su Jianyuan looked up at the sky, his gaze passing through the canopy and reaching the heavens.

"You mean that organization called the Divine Tower? The female protagonist in that video that's been all over the internet lately?"

The director of the Jingchu City Public Security Bureau had a strange expression on his face. He didn't care much about things outside his jurisdiction, but he had heard a little about Rias's deeds.

"Yes, the organization behind that Holy King who swept everything like a red dragon seems to have a way of dealing with the beings in mythology."

Su Jianyuan nodded.

"I don't need Cheng and the others to do much. Just give me a point that's enough to cut into this impenetrable mountain, and I'll dissect this anomaly."

A glint of light flashed in the man's eyes, like Zhou Yu standing on a boat, just waiting for the right opportunity.

The commanders exchanged glances and understood the meaning behind Su Jianyuan's words.

"What if this great demon were to emerge and cause trouble..."

No, it won't.

The mark between Su Jianyuan's brows lit up, and he uttered a few words.

"Where has the nine-headed dragon gone, and the minnow?"

The questions posed in "Heavenly Questions" became his source text, serving as a way to ignite a return to the world and the universe.