Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1479 Victory Banner Protects the Long Gap

Kaiyang said, "Advisor Chen, you have just joined the advisory group and have a sixty-day preparation and adjustment period. There's no need to immediately assume your responsibilities."

Chen Chuan said, "I know, just take me there."

"Okay, Consultant Chen."

The car drove up the mountain road and around a bend, where a long, deep tunnel appeared in the mountainside.

As they drove inside, all the lights on the tunnel walls came on. After several kilometers, they saw a train parked there. The special vehicle entered the tunnel directly from the ramp at the rear of the train, followed by two armored vehicles.

The car came to a smooth stop inside the carriage, and an office worker got out and opened the door for him.

Chen Chuan came out, and the person in charge of the train stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Advisor Chen, please come this way."

The guards stayed behind, while he followed the person in charge to the main carriage. After he was seated, the train started moving and went deeper into the tunnel. As the speed increased, the surrounding scenery and lights also rushed past.

Ten minutes later, the train burst out of the tunnel with a whistle.

Looking out, Chen Chuanchao saw that his position was right next to the mountain wall, with a canyon below and a fortified fortification that had almost hollowed out the mountainside on the opposite side. Various military and engineering vehicles could be seen moving back and forth there, seemingly still under construction and reinforcement.

According to information provided by Kaiyang, a force of 10,000 men is stationed here, all of whom are elite troops selected from various military units.

This army is here to deal with the various creatures emerging from the Rift of Immortality.

Besides those that emerged from the fusion ground, the creatures on the other side of the rift are mostly generated by the spiritual entities of the other world entering the material world. They are virtually endless, and almost none of them are the same.

Fortunately, the existence of the World Ring and the surrounding rituals means that their level is not high, and they can be dealt with using the weapons currently available in the military. The bodily tissues left behind by these things are also a kind of resource from the other side, which will be transported to the rear for processing and treatment.

As the train continued its journey, he also heard the thunderous roar of artillery fire, which shook the heavens and the earth—undoubtedly the sound of large-caliber fortress cannons.

At this moment, the path ahead was blocked by a deliberately leveled mountain wall, while a blue-purple glow appeared in the sky behind the mountain wall.

After passing through three tunnels, the train finally stopped at a station.

Chen Chuan got off the car and saw Xiao Yuanguang, whom he had just parted ways with, standing at the bus stop. So he went over and greeted him.

"Senior Xiao."

Xiao Yuanguang smiled and said, "Advisor Chen, I knew you would come here first. Come on, let me accompany you for a walk outside."

Chen Chuan said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, senior."

When he met Xiao Yuanguang just now, he immediately sensed that the person who had arranged for Lao Feng to meet him and told him the whereabouts of the Emperor Ying's secret treasure was this very person.

He had received many benefits from the secret treasure and was very grateful to this person.

However, the other party, as a member of the Pure Faction, is a rare God-like fighter within the faction, and knows so much about the past, so his background must be extraordinary.

Xiao Yuanguang walked ahead, and it was clear that he paid great attention to his appearance. His clothes and hat were clean and neat, and he was wearing the retro trench coat issued by the advisory group, with gloves on his hands.

As he walked, he said, "Our current technology and rituals are capable of completely sealing this crack. We tried it once twenty years ago, but it only left a small crack."

However, we soon realized that this wouldn't work, because the energy on the other side was like an accumulating flood. If we just blocked it, its momentum would only grow stronger and stronger until the field couldn't handle it. So we needed to release it from time to time, like releasing a flood, to continuously release it.

This is also beneficial to us. With our current advanced technology, we can make high use of various alien objects on the other side, continuously obtaining resources from them, and occasionally even discovering higher-level lost items.

Chen Chuan asked, "Is the casualty rate high here?"

Xiao Yuanguang said: "Before the old era, this place was a veritable meat grinder, so all dynasties established their capitals here to facilitate the concentration of manpower and resources."

However, even during that period of change, the two worlds were not this close back then, and the impact was far less intense than it is now. At that time, the main force responsible for fighting back was the Xuanji martial artists of the old era.

Fortunately, with the advent of the new era, the military's equipment has been gradually upgraded and iterated. Now, the entire army has been equipped with new weapons, and we also have more powerful and longer-range modern weapons, so we no longer need to rely entirely on fighters.

Now, a certain number of elite troops, along with a few fighters, are enough to hold off the enemy's attack, and the casualty rate is gradually decreasing.

"Yes, this is the consultant's private entrance."

As he spoke, he quickened his pace and boarded a lift truck.

Chen Chuan also stood on it. The elevator sped upwards with the sound of metal winches and chains rubbing together.

"According to the assessment during the Grand Alliance period, there are a total of thirteen immortality rifts in the world. Two of the top three rifts are located in our Eastern Continent. One is the Liebei Canyon guarded by our Pure Faction, and the other is the one at the bottom of Chiqiu."

Xiao Yuanguang said, "Since the old era, our Eastern Continent has been fighting against more and more opposing forces. But it is precisely because of this that the strength of our Eastern Continent regime is unmatched in the whole world."

Chen Chuan then said, "Although there are no external enemies, these regimes all eventually begin to collapse from within."

Xiao Yuanguang nodded slowly: "Advisor Chen, I heard very clearly what you said to us earlier. When I first joined the advisory group, I actually shared the same view as you."

The advisors have a lot of authority. They can do things that bypass the laws and regulations of the country. As long as they don't exceed the limits of tolerance, basically no one can do anything to them. This is probably why some advisors have become unscrupulous.

In the past, our predecessors of the Pure School did try to change things. You may have even met one of them just now. When he was about to take action, he was dissuaded by his superiors and ultimately chose to break through.

However, some people made different choices. About fifty years ago, a fellow student from Wuyi Academy wanted to make a change, but he also encountered obstacles from above.

Even at the very end, he did not compromise.

Chen Chuan looked up at Xiao Yuanguang and asked, "What happened to him in the end?"

Xiao Yuanguang was silent for a while before saying in a deep voice, "In the end, he rushed into the rift alone and voluntarily became a demon on the other side."

I met him later when I was guarding the town. I asked him what he wanted to do, and he told me that since there was no way to change things here, he would become a demon to change everything. He wanted to destroy the old world and build a new one on the ruins.

The elevator finally reached the bottom, made a thud, shook slightly, and then came to a stop.

Xiao Yuanguang said, "We've arrived. It's just ahead."

After the guardrail opened, the two people stepped down from the elevator and walked along the passage towards the exit ahead.

Two minutes later, the two walked out and were immediately met with a huge wave of air that rushed towards them, accompanied by a dazzling stream of light, causing tangible ripples in the field around them.

Chen Chuan looked up and saw a vast plain. Not far ahead were fissures that seemed to have been torn apart from the atmosphere, shimmering with a dazzling light like lava.

The cracks in the light extended and spread upwards, reaching the top of the sky. Occasionally, they would flash violently, tearing out deeper and more gaps, but after a while, they would heal and restore themselves.

This spectacle is so vast that it occupies almost half of the field of vision.

Xiao Yuanguang said, "Most of the ancient gods came from Liebei Gorge, while the demons popularly known as monsters mostly came from here."

Therefore, starting four thousand years ago, ancient emperors established their foundations here to block the existence on the other side. Later, most dynasties set up their capitals here to demonstrate their legitimacy, and with the help of the Xuanzang and Chan religions, they set up a large number of secret rituals here.

A century ago, we took over this territory. The discovery ceremony, with additions made by successive dynasties, has become more robust, but it has also become excessively redundant.

During the final period of the dynasty, it could no longer be expanded or added to at will; it could only be repaired and patched up on the original basis.

Therefore, Da Shun mobilized a large number of people, under immense pressure, to streamline and dismantle the complex rituals, and rearrange them layer by layer, resulting in the scene we see today.

Chen Chuan seemed to sense something at this moment. He looked up and saw that there were many fleeting phantoms around him, moving around the rift.

What I saw were scenes of ancient emperors and mysterious martial artists from all dynasties battling against the opposing forces.

Actually, it was the remnants of the spirits of these mysterious martial artists that were absorbed by the field here, and now they have been organized and restored by the active consciousness Kaiyang.

Xiao Yuanguang said, "The place we are in now is an important node of the World Ring. There is also a permanent field ahead. Although it is still protected by the power of the World Ring, it is the first line of defense for Chiqiu and also the place we are responsible for guarding."

As he spoke, he walked towards the other side, and Chen Chuan followed. The two quickly entered the rift.

As soon as Chen Chuan stepped inside, he saw dazzling light flowing past everywhere, mixed with many mutated creatures that rushed from the opposite world and transformed after combining with the material world.

These things rushed past the two of them, but they didn't have any effect on them. Instead, after making contact with their minds, they were like waves crashing against the solidest reef, breaking apart and disappearing one by one.

This process lasted for a while, and finally the light faded, revealing another world.

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(End of this chapter)