Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 801 - 758: Stuck? (Hundredth Bai Shou Reward Bonus) (Part 2)
Everyone realized this night was extraordinary, even Qing Niao quickly finished her meal, carried her big axe, and sat barefoot on the mushroom-shaped roof, looking up at the increasingly darkening sky.
Xie Chenyuan didn’t believe in evil, fiddling with a few copper coins in his hand, but the divination was unclear each time.
It seemed as if there was a mysterious force blocking his attempt to foresee the situation the courtyard was about to face, leaving him puzzled. The descent of the Wilderness was evidently predictable, so why was it impossible to simply predict luck or misfortune?
"I hope the descent this time is a bit farther from the city," Yun Mo looked up and said softly, "Merging with the city is the most troublesome.
I heard from a demon cultivator in Carefree City that one year, the entire Carefree City descended onto a small town. Although the array protected it from being crushed, the overlapping houses in the town and city nearly scared the humans to death.
Later, the City Lord of Carefree City had to mediate, relocating the surviving townspeople to another town. Although we’re not afraid of encountering demon cultivators right outside our doors, it would be quite noisy."
Bai Yunqi leisurely fanned himself, "Overlapping with the city would at most be annoying, but I fear our abundant spiritual energy at home might not be hidden well enough, attracting some greedy big creatures."
"In the Wilderness, there are indeed many greedy and savage creatures. We need to be extra careful," Xie Chenyuan agreed, "If any situation seems off, we’ll take action immediately! With Senior Jiang, we assist and shouldn’t encounter major trouble."
"Actually, landing in a demon beast-populated wilderness wouldn’t be bad. We could fight monsters and train right outside our home, no need to go to Carefree City."
"The Demon Realm Alliance has set up one-way teleportation arrays to capture demon beasts in such places, so we must be cautious."
"If a market could land near our home, that would be great—neither too bustling nor inconvenient for procurement..."
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Everyone discussed, looking up at the increasingly dark sky, as if clouds were already rolling in.
[Dusk has arrived, the Wilderness descends]
A message flashed across the system interface, dark clouds with roaring winds came down from the sky.
Vaguely visible in the clouds was the shadow of a massive and dilapidated building, and simultaneously, a frenzied oppressive force swept over!
"Get ready to move," Bai Yunqi, under the pressure, suddenly felt a surge of battle intent, his crimson vertical pupils glared at the dilapidated building, and the spikes on his head slightly raised;
Xie Chenyuan drew in a breath of cold air, thinking that this time, everything depended on the senior!
Although he was a cultivator of the Nascent Soul Realm, skilled in divining, not in combat, against these massive creatures hiding in the dangerous places of the Wilderness World, he certainly couldn’t fight them;
The lowest realm, yet-to-be-Foundation-Establishment Yun Que, stood tall one second, but the next, under the spread of pressure, her legs weakened, and she collapsed;
Qing Niao, with a heavy expression, picked her up and placed her on her shoulder, her axe trembling, silently planning how to fight this tough battle;
Hu Zhile and Yun Mo stood behind Bai Yunqi, ready to follow commands at any time;
Leng Yutang was somewhat timid; Yun Ying curiously looked at the sky, wondering what kind of building it was to emit such a terrifying oppressiveness.
In the entire courtyard, only Jiang Yuan felt no oppressive force, just thought the wind was a bit too strong and cold, as if it suddenly turned to deep autumn.
As for that massive shadow, it was too far away, and the system hadn’t provided identification details yet, so he didn’t know what was happening. Seeing no living creatures, he didn’t sense the impending danger.
Others saw him remain so composed, and their tense emotions eased significantly. Even if the sky fell, their teacher would uphold it; there was nothing to fear!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
As the descent of the Wilderness approached, the wind grew stronger.
Jiang Yuan slightly squinted, waiting for the details to be reviewed, but in a flash, the dark cloud supporting the massive building shadow actually paused mid-air! 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
This scene seemed like a game CG stalling; the dark cloud roiled, but the Wilderness in mid-air didn’t descend!
"What’s happening? Is this over? Is that building floating in mid-air?"
"It doesn’t seem right. It looks like the Wilderness hasn’t truly descended."
"Indeed, it hasn’t landed. Feel it, the deserted grass and trees are floating in mid-air. This is clearly wrong."
"Could it be a Secret Realm?"
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It was evident no one had ever encountered such a bizarre scenario; the original tense atmosphere completely cleared, replaced by confusion and incomprehension.
The stuck situation didn’t last long. After about half a minute, the wilderness scene in mid-air began to rotate counterclockwise.
Jiang Yuan and the others watched as that massive shadow slowly disappeared over the horizon, and after more than ten minutes, the dark clouds holding the Wilderness descended, revealing an ocean beyond the yard’s protective shield!
"Venerable Family, I’ve never seen the Wilderness descend halfway, only to rotate and change scenery," Hu Zhile said in a daze, recalling the scene, "It felt like... as if manipulated by invisible hands, forcibly twisting that dangerous land away, truly strange!"
Jiang Yuan was also bewildered; that shadow hadn’t even reached a sufficient viewing height before it fled on its own.
He instinctively glanced at the Menghua Treasure Ship again, wondering if it had indeed attracted a dangerous place, driven away by the Vermilion Bird’s remnant soul?
"It is quite strange," recalling that scene, Jiang Yuan felt Hu Zhile’s description was precise; a force able to forcibly twist the entire Wilderness World’s ’hand’ could only be a True God.
Could it have been the Vermilion Bird? Or, are there other surviving gods yet to be discovered?
"I just asked Hou Ze, he’s on Trapped Snake Island, personally experiencing the halt of the Wilderness descent!" Leng Yutang, full of gossip, said excitedly, "He watched as Trapped Snake Island, supposed to descend into a human world’s ocean, quickly shifted and eventually landed in the forest, unknown how far from the ocean it was!"
Xie Chenyuan moved his gaze from the communication stone, nodding, "The entire Cloud Concealment Sect felt the mysterious force.
My master said that force contended with the Wilderness World for a moment, successfully reversing it, then completely disappeared. Now, the elders in the sect are trying to divine the cause."
Saying this, he looked expectantly at Jiang Yuan.
Thinking that the mysterious figure who had been recognized by the ancestor and once guided him past the bottleneck of the Divination Technique should have stronger divination capabilities and know the inside story, right?
Could the inability to divine the impending descent region’s fortune be related to this?
"A mysterious force manipulating the Wilderness descent—that must be a True God!" Qing Niao’s eyes sparkled as she sneakily glanced at Jiang Yuan.
Hehehe, my good brother! Last time you suddenly didn’t hide your Celestial Fire true form; even if you didn’t reverse the Wilderness this time, it has something to do with you!
You probably thought the courtyard’s cultivators weren’t strong enough, fearing the dangerous land’s descent would prematurely cost you available generals, thus reversing the Heaven and Earth.
That’s right! It must be so, or who else cares about such a small courtyard?
Just now, so many powerful oppressions obviously weren’t kind; had they truly landed to fight, a few casualties at least would be unavoidable, and a peaceful night would be out of the question.
Hehehe, now it’s fine! The dangerous land has been driven away, and the next three months can be spent quietly and peacefully again!
"Is there a True God here?" Hu Zhile and the others were all shocked.
Yun Que fluttered her wings and finally got up, chirping, "If there’s still a god, why not take care of this chaotic world?
And aren’t those demon cultivators collecting tributes under the guise of Immortals already supposed to be struck by heaven’s thunder?"
The topic shifted, and Xie Chenyuan patiently explained, "Those demon cultivators may boast, claiming to be Jade Emperor and Queen Mother collecting incense.
But they don’t trouble under the guise of gods; many even actually shield mortals, at most a transaction, usually True Gods and Real Immortals wouldn’t fuss over this, exterminating them."
"That scene just now surely must have drawn the attention from numerous bigwigs. We might know what’s going on in a few days," Bai Yunqi, worried over an inevitable tough battle that didn’t happen, relaxed and laughed, "Having passed through the autumn Wilderness descent smoothly, the next three months will be very safe.
We must seize time to enhance our strength; the winter descent might not have such good luck, and a major battle will be inevitable if it lands on dangerous grounds."
Jiang Yuan didn’t feel the danger approaching, naturally lacking others’ sense of survival contrast. All he was thinking now was—can the ocean outside summon mermaids?
Should I capitalize on the geographical advantage and start the journey to find the Sea Moon Tomb?
