Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 760 - 734: Thank You for Your Auspicious Words
Jiang Yuan still didn’t believe in evil, so he took out the Dragon Roar Sword and stabbed at the shiny, arc-shaped barrier a few times.
It felt soft like stabbing cotton, yet it was useless, unable to break the defense or cut through. The barrier and the system didn’t even react.
This thing covered quite a large area, so he had to circle around it, looking for a breakthrough.
[Golden Chicken Immortal’s Guardian Remnant: After ascending, the Golden Chicken Immortal participated in the God-Demon war, and sealed the remnants of rushed, unprocessed battlefield debris in the place of his ascension, using the power of heaven and earth to seal it. One can converse with Him and, after passing the trial, attempt fusion again.]
Sure enough, moments later he discovered a tall figure nearly blending into the barrier, and once he got close, it seemed to trigger a critical node, causing the entity to float out from the barrier.
The celestial remnant, at least more than three meters tall, had no physical form, emitting a milky white glow. It was impossible to discern male or female, but the floating robes hinted at some immortal energy.
"The object I guard is the remains of the God-Demon war. Those not involved should not approach," the voice it emitted was similarly indistinguishable in gender, resonant and ethereal, clearly unique.
Ever since entering the Wilderness World, Jiang Yuan was formally encountering a clearly marked energy entity related to an Immortal for the first time.
He was excited, eagerly stepping forward, and then saw a familiar dialogue interface appear in his vision—identical to when he encountered the lingering will of Daoist Xuanmiao in the Ice Cave!
Jiang Yuan: ...
At crucial moments, the system’s digitalization is really disrupting the mood, but there was no choice. Speaking to the entity elicited no response, system prompts indicated an inability to attack, even the skills couldn’t be released, and if he waited a bit longer, it would retreat.
Then he would approach again to trigger it, and it would float out with the same dialogue and interface.
[1. Challenge Trial]
[2. Chat]
"Let’s chat first, see what he can say!" he clicked on option 2 immediately.
[1. What is a God?]
[2. How to become an Immortal?]
[3. About the God-Demon war]
Oh wow? Jiang Yuan’s eyes lit up—all were insightful!
Calming himself, he selected the currently most intriguing question about becoming an Immortal and clicked to ask. The entity replied loudly: "To become Immortal, one must first attain the Dao. There are so many cultivation methods in the world, choose one to enter, with dual cultivation of body and mind.
Observe the heavens, look down at the earth, observe things externally, reflect internally, selfless and egoless, merge into the heavens and earth, perceiving the flow of all things to gain the Dao. Know and act as one from beginning to end, with spirituality filling oneself. At that time, you may ascend in daylight with your body to the Upper Realm, undergoing rebirth; or abandon the useless shell and ascend as an Immortal."
Seemingly understood yet seemingly understood nothing, Jiang Yuan had no choice but to click to view the first option.
"Does the Taoist friend want to know what a God is?" The entity flicked its sleeve, and with a hint of a smile said, "Gods are divided into two types. One worshiped into divinity; the other is appointed as a deity. The so-called gods mostly refer to divine offices and positions, not eternally unchanging.
Like a Water God, initially appointed or worshiped naturally has someone of a similar fate taking the position. However, time is endless, if they don’t fulfil their duties, if the incense offerings gradually decrease or the divine format is unfit, they can be replaced.
A God’s lifespan is not infinite either. If one indulges in arrogance and neglect after obtaining the divine position, the divine format can both condense and disperse. Should the Taoist friend become a God in the future, remember not to be negligent, and never betray your own way, causing divine essence to be tainted."
Jiang Yuan: ...
An active Immortal actually admonishing me online not to be arrogant if I become a God, I’ll take your auspicious words!
Finally, let’s listen to the gossip about the God-Demon war. Anyway, wanting to hear other things isn’t available, the first two options are one-time, after clicking and listening they won’t appear again.
"God-Demon war, it’s a long story." After selecting the last option, the entity actually sighed, sitting cross-legged hesitantly said: "Where to start? Taoist friend must first know that what Immortals refer to as evil demons aren’t demons, Demon Cultivators or Evil Cultivators, but Outer Heaven Demons."
He waved his sleeve, creating a golden illusion on the water, with the top being the Celestial Realm, the middle housing humans, demons and countless life forms in myriad worlds; the bottom being the Netherworld.
And the Netherworld and Celestial Realm lie side by side, separated by a mere thread, forming an indescribably twisted flow.
"Whether God, Immortal, Human, Demon, or Ghost, all cycle within this. Beyond nine heavens and Outer Heaven beyond that there are Outer Heaven Demons, no one knows where they came from, claims are numerous but unverified.
One theory is they are formed by unremovable greed, hatred, infatuation, resentment, and anger in the operations of the great world, thus it’s the antithesis of the great world, unable to be thoroughly eliminated or conquered, only continually suppressed, sealed;
Another theory is the great world is of light; Outer Heaven Demons are of darkness. Yin and yang are paired, interdependent, transform and utilize, attract with such escalation, extreme will reverse direction.
In any case, the God-Demon war started a long, long time ago, never stopped, by the time I ascended, the great world already showed signs of decline.
Many gods and immortals were falling, the Celestial Realm was gradually collapsing, while successors seemed distant and out of reach. I was ordered to investigate and discovered many small worlds infiltrated by Outer Heaven Demons’ demonic energy, spiritual energy long polluted.
Numerous cultivators rely on spiritual energy to survive and grow, yet integrate strands of Outer Heaven Demons’ aura into their bodies. Unable to remain spotless, they cannot ascend to the Celestial Realm. Outer Heaven Demons try to completely sever the great world’s vitality through this."
"Do you mean that the Spiritual Energy in this world might already be polluted?" Although Jiang Yuan himself doesn’t cultivate or absorb Spiritual Energy, every cultivator he knows in the Wilderness World is implicated, causing him to be deeply anxious, "How can we eliminate the polluted Demonic Energy? Surely the Celestial Gods wouldn’t just watch as the path to Ascension is completely severed?"
The entity remained silent for a while, then sighed, "Eliminating the deeply engrained Demonic Energy is easier said than done; the fear is that even the Demon Realm and the Netherworld are being gradually polluted.
No one will ascend anymore, and as the Immortals who guard Outer Heaven grow fewer and fewer, with the Dao falling and heaven and earth being damaged, the entire great world will be in the grasp of the Outer Heaven Demon, bringing about endless suffering for all living beings without exception!"
"We can’t just sit and wait for death!" Glancing at his system interface, he suddenly had a premonition—could the system be the Heavenly Dao trying to save itself? 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Starting from masquerading as a game to select qualified hosts, various signs made people mistakenly think it was a virtual game, exposing the deepest flaws within their hearts. If one is unqualified, the system will look for the next host;
Starting from the first Heaven-Burning Scripture, none allowed him to touch any Cultivation Technique or absorb Spiritual Energy; even at the Cold Spring Temple’s Prajna Hall, many techniques were meticulously concealed, worried that truly learning them would result in corruption?
"To completely purify the polluted Spiritual Energy, the Celestial Realm needs to be rebuilt." The entity said in a melancholy tone, "The Outer Heaven Demon calculated the timing long ago, constantly destroying the Celestial Realm during the divine battles, and by the time the gods discovered abnormality, it was already too late.
To preserve the last sliver of hope, the gods fought to push the battlefield back to Outer Heaven. We only hope for the emergence of someone ascending from a world not yet polluted to gradually repair the broken Celestial Realm, purifying the polluted Lower Realm with Immortal Energy and divine nature.
Many severely injured Immortals have reincarnated, attempting to rapidly grow with their remnants of divine nature and ascend again, taking on the heavy responsibility of repairing the Celestial Realm and saving all."
The entity paused, then asked, "Are you ready for the trial now?"
"Then let’s give it a shot." Jiang Yuan, recovering from shock, looked at the only remaining trial option.
Perhaps it’s because secrets can’t be revealed, so inside information is only addressed once, and I don’t know if Zhao Yongxiang triggered the conversation upon his arrival.
I originally came here to test my luck with the Golden Chicken Seal and did not dare expect an actual Barrier below, yet unexpectedly, learned such crucial information; my mood is complex and heavy.
Following the main mission of the system step by step, is it possible to truly rebuild the Celestial Realm based on Shuiyun Lake through farming and managing a manor?
"Hm, not everyone can easily interact with the product of the divine battle. You need to convince me with your true skills before I dare entrust this heavy responsibility." The entity shook its sleeves, then stood up to signal, "I’ve sealed it and deliberately left a passageway, when the upper layer lake water reaches its limit in the summer rainy season, then it can connect with the real Golden Chicken Seal.
So, throughout the summer, there are many opportunities for the lakes to merge, and the Blue-scaled Demon Fish will enter the upper layer lake water from the Golden Chicken Seal through dark currents.
This demon fish is cunning and can only be lured using bait made from a mixture of six parts Tiger Tooth Grass powder, two parts Phoenix Flower, and two parts Heavenly Wood Incense. If you can bring me two Blue-scaled Demon Fish, you may pass the first trial."
Could it be that the Demon Realm Alliance is offering bounties for Blue-scaled Demon Fish just for the entity?!
Jiang Yuan’s heart trembled, he quickly asked, "Dare I ask Immortal, have you disclosed these trial requirements to other cultivators before?"
Yet, the other party stood there motionless, like an NPC in the game, repeating the "script" upon being triggered.
It seemed impossible to get information in any way other than chatting, so he had to rummage through the Storage Bag to find the Blue-scaled Demon Fish obtained in the warehouse. He split them into two, then took them out, with two bundles of water enclosing the lively Blue-scaled Demon Fish in his hands.
Upon submission, the entity nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, congratulations on passing the first trial.
The second trial, regardless of the method used, please scatter this light sphere. Note: If your Spiritual Power or Magic Power, Yin Sha Power, etc., are polluted, they will not pose a threat to it, and you won’t be able to pass the trial."
After speaking, a glowing sphere flew out from the entity’s wide luminous sleeves.
About the size of a basketball, it floated motionlessly in the water, with a relatively long health bar.
"Five Elements Cloud-Piercing Thunder!"
-6200!
"Devouring Mountains and Rivers!"
Critical Strike -18000!
...
The power of the system indeed remains unaffected; Jiang Yuan selected and activated the skills in turn, taking just over a minute to scatter the light sphere.
"Congratulations on passing the second trial. The last test is..." The entity’s figure suddenly rose, with clothes fluttering as if gathering energy, "Whatever means are used, take one palm from me to gain the qualification to handle the sealed item."
For a moment, Jiang Yuan considered calling his contract pet Xiaobai over, planting Stone Peach seeds on it, and then jointly resisting the opponent’s strike.
If it’s really impossible to resist, there’s still a Tribulation Crossing Realm elite, Yuan Man, who can provide personal support.
But upon reconsideration, the other party is merely a remnant of an Immortal, not an Immortal’s presence in person.
Moreover, it’s just a trial, not a lethal encounter, like facing the obsession of the mysterious Daoist in the Ice Cave before, stopping at an appropriate point. The fewer people know about such secrets, the better. Try first, and if it doesn’t work, then find a way!
