My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 212 Demonic Aura Soars to the Sky
I go! !
Are all the cultivators in Zhongzhou supposed to have incredibly high favorability?

Li Wei is now at the Golden Core stage, possessing immense spiritual power and extremely keen senses, yet he still couldn't sense how these gold cards ended up in his bag.

Are these guys all gods of Sejinka?

Or is there some special law or power hidden within?
Just as Li Wei was pondering, large airships began to descend. The steel hulls sprouted numerous roots upon landing, just like plants, and took deep root in the earth.

Immediately following was a loud metallic scraping sound coming from inside the airship. One after another, the huge ship hulls rapidly deformed and expanded like Rubik's Cubes, turning into giant squares in the air before piecing them together, finally forming a giant steel building!

[Logistics Base], [Battle Fortress], [Healing Spring], [Mental Relaxation], [Leisure and Entertainment]... A series of entries appeared on the shopping mall, then connected with each other in a peculiar way, and finally merged together to form a new entry.

[Matrix Entry - Temporary Shop]

[Effect 1: While in the shop, you will receive comprehensive soothing, with all recovery speeds—physical, spiritual, mental, and aura—increased by 100%!]

[Effect 2: You will have a higher success rate when crafting potions, magical artifacts, talismans, and setting up formations.]

[Effect 3: Designate a 30-kilometer radius around the shopping mall as a commercial zone. All laws will be suppressed by commercial laws, and your business activities will be better protected.]

[Effect 4: The more businesses that join the mall, the more developed the business rules become, and the stronger the suppression of the surrounding environment!]

Congeal!
Wow~~~
As the matrix of terms took shape, the unique laws of commerce unfolded, transforming the surrounding forest into a plaza and the bare loess into tiles, creating a stable environment as if a small world had been built within the larger world.

A thud.

The mall doors opened
Representatives from major corporations such as Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical, Bianque Group, Beihuang Danding, Taikoo Heavy Industries, and Daliangzao Group, along with CEOs from over 40 small and medium-sized companies, emerged from the mall and greeted Li Wei with clasped hands.
"Inspector Li, I'm sorry we're late!"

"Haha, you've arrived just in time! With everyone here, we now have a stable rear base!"

Interestingly, Li Wei only recruited 23 companies this time, but nearly 50 companies were present. Many came uninvited, hoping to take this opportunity to promote their own products. It seems that the war market in Sirius City is indeed very attractive.

"Serving the Immortal Abode is our bounden duty! Moreover, now that we've encountered the matter of Tianlang City, we must naturally do our utmost."

"Enough with the small talk! Has the weapon I requested to counter my inner demons arrived yet?"

The representatives smiled slightly, then clapped their hands lightly, and a large number of anti-demonic potions, anti-demonic protective gear, and specially made demon-slaying weapons were transported out from the temporary shopping mall.

The worried expressions on the faces of the Thunder Clan cultivators around them finally brightened upon seeing the abundant logistical supplies, and they gained much more confidence.

"Thank you all for the supplies! We will purchase all these items at the original price, and we will not let you support the Immortal Mansion in vain!"

"Inspector Li, you flatter us. As a company, supporting the Immortal Abode is only right and proper! But could you reveal how long this war will last? Does the Immortal Abode need any long-term, stable partners?"

Those companies that refine weapons or produce special equipment are in a better position, but pharmaceutical companies are really in a hurry right now.

Everyone hoped to boost the stock market through this war, and Li Wei, holding the Jade Talisman of the Heavenly Emperor's Special Envoy, had clearly become the person in charge of the war. In addition, he was very close to Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, so everyone was naturally unwilling to be eliminated like this.

So as soon as they met, they couldn't help but start probing whether Li Wei had reached an agreement with Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, and kept hinting that they might be able to offer better terms.

These companies are all big spenders!
Now that they've delivered themselves right to our doorstep, we have to make sure they get a good rip-off!

Therefore, Li Wei neither explicitly refused nor explicitly affirmed, deliberately giving them some hope by saying:
"Please don't be anxious, everyone. Let's discuss the war supplies for Sirius City after I return. After all, if I die in there, it won't do me any good. Who knows who His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor will send next?"

The business representatives understood immediately and said, "Inspector Li's deliberate incursion into the lion's den is truly moving! As citizens of Zhongzhou, we should naturally do our part! Therefore, we are willing to send twenty Nascent Soul guards to protect your safety, sir!"

"I'm also willing to send ten Nascent Soul cultivators!"

I'll bet twenty!

The representative from the Zhongzhou Bianque Pharmaceutical Group made the biggest offer, stating directly, "My lord, we are willing to provide 100 Nascent Soul cultivators to help you defeat the demon!"

This means they're going to invest heavily in Levi!

Otherwise, how could they possibly compete with Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group?

Upon seeing this, Li Wei was overjoyed: "Then thank you very much to the Bian Que Group!"

Oh shit,

As expected of a large corporation!
With so many powerful individuals, it would be enough to fight a local war, and the safety of going to Sirius City would be even greater! Moreover, the key is that there are fewer people and greater mobility, and Li Wei doesn't have to pay wages or provide equipment, so it's a huge win.

The representative from Taikoo Heavy Industries also stepped forward. Although their company started with weapon forging, they also had some involvement in potions, so they weren't going to be outdone and stated:
"Inspector Li, although we don't have that many Nascent Soul cultivators right now, we do have a treasure that might help you open the protective array of Sirius City more quickly!"

Li Wei immediately became interested.

It should be noted that the protective arrays in each city are all from the Heavenly Court. Although they are not the newest or most powerful immortal array technology, they have their own unique advantages, the main feature of which is the ability to stall.

Regardless of what kind of evil or heretical attack formation it is, as long as enough time is spent, the immortal abodes of other cities will naturally come to the rescue.

But now the situation has reversed.

Even for the Heavenly Court, it would take a long time to open the array in Sirius City. Who knows what kind of devastating weapons those demons could prepare in that time? Therefore, if Taigu Heavy Industry could open the array ahead of schedule, that would be ideal! "If your treasure is effective, I will definitely expedite the procurement of your supplies!"

The representative of Taigu Heavy Industry was overjoyed. He quickly sent people to bring up a giant cannon platform that was several meters tall. They then continuously filled it with top-grade spirit stones and had several Nascent Soul cultivators take aim.

After the angle was adjusted, a dazzling ray of light suddenly condensed at the center of the giant cannon!

Then the next moment,
A towering beam of light surged from the giant cannon, striking the protective array of Sirius City and forcibly opening a huge gap in it!

"Inspector Li! The outer layer of the formation has been breached. Give us three more minutes, and we can completely create a gap in it!"

The protective array of Sirius City remained intact even after being attacked by 10,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators for more than ten minutes. However, as soon as Taigu Heavy Industry made its move, it broke through the array. This laser cannon undoubtedly utilized some kind of cutting-edge weapon-refining technology.

These big companies are indeed very wealthy; every little thing they pull out is a treasure!

Seeing that the passage was about to appear, Li Wei quickly said to the surrounding cultivators, "Everyone come over immediately to collect your anti-magic potions and equipment. Charge with me in three minutes!"

"Yes!"

Since their lives were at stake, the Lei officials naturally dared not be negligent. After receiving a dose of medicine under Li Wei's arrangement, they gathered behind Li Wei, forming a long line, carrying a large number of instruments for detecting inner demons.

Two thousand Foundation Establishment stage Thunder Officials, one hundred Golden Core stage Inspectors, and more than forty Nascent Soul stage Thunder Department Deputy Ministers, plus three hundred Nascent Soul stage thugs provided by various enterprises—this is all the power around Li Wei.

Before going in,
He specifically chased away all the reporters before addressing the crowd:
"Everyone, our main mission this time is to rescue people, but the problem is that no one knows how many inner demons are inside, let alone how many people have already been possessed by them!!"

"So show no mercy once you're inside! Any cultivator who approaches us without provocation should be treated as a demon and killed on the spot!"

The thunder officials took a deep breath and said, "Understood."

The leaders of the various city immortal abodes, as well as the representatives of the divine blood families, had gathered around at some point: "Inspector Li, be careful once you go inside!"

"Don't worry, once we're inside, we'll break the formation immediately and connect the inside and outside! Then, our army of 50,000 cultivators can march straight in at any time, and those demons, no matter how strong, won't be able to cause any trouble."

"While I am away, Mi Yuanbei will temporarily assume the role of commander-in-chief and be responsible for receiving us. I hope you all have no problem with that?"

Everyone knows that Li Wei has a close relationship with the Mi family, so it is only natural that Li Wei trusts Mi Yuanbei among those present and appoints him as acting commander-in-chief.

So everyone said it was no problem.

Mi Yuanbei did not refuse. After taking over the position of acting commander-in-chief, he sent his two brothers and his daughter Mi Hongzhi to Li Wei's side.

"Come back alive! Those three are in your hands now!"

The Mi family bloodline is weak, so they value family ties extremely. With three people around, Mi Yuanbei will definitely spare no effort to ensure Li Wei's safety. In this way, he can enter Tianlang City with peace of mind without worrying about trouble in his own backyard.

Having already reached the Golden Core stage, Mi Hongzhi couldn't wait for the battle. She donned her battle armor and jumped in front of Li Wei, saying, "I'll show you the rudimentary form of my immortal arts in a moment. I'm incredibly powerful now!!"

There was a boom.

The protective array of Sirius City suddenly opened.

Li Wei smiled slightly, then grabbed Mi Hongzhi's hand and said, "Charge!!"

Whoosh!
Li Wei transformed into lightning, carrying Mi Hongzhi as he charged towards Tianlang City, with the other cultivators following closely behind, shooting towards Tianlang City like a sharp arrow!

"Quickly order the cultivators from the other directions to increase their attack intensity, suppress the city's defensive formation, and cover Inspector Li so that they can enter to rescue people."

"Yes!"

A massive amount of magic struck the protective formation of Sirius City like meteors, illuminating the entire sky with unparalleled splendor and obscuring the figures of Li Wei and his companions.

They quickly rushed into Sirius City through the passage, only to find not city buildings, but a vast primeval forest.

"What is this place?"

Just as everyone was surprised.

A demon cultivator with a bull's head and a human body, and a red ribbon tied around his right arm, suddenly rushed out of the forest, brandishing wooden clubs and shouting, "These bastards from the Heavenly Court have finally arrived! My men, follow me and kill them!!"

Suddenly, pairs of scarlet beast eyes lit up in the dark forest.

A dense demonic aura surged into the sky.

It actually triggered some kind of special law of the jungle, causing the power of everyone present to decrease by at least 30%.

The Nascent Soul stage fighters from various immortal cultivation groups, seasoned with experience, gasped in shock: "This is the law of the jungle unique to the Southern Toad Demon State. The Heavenly Wolf City is actually connected to the Southern Toad Demon State?"

(End of this chapter)