Collapse, survive

Star is really efficient.

Her daily life is very rich, just like Fang Jie's daily life is also very rich.

After that, Dan Shu urgently left Chang Le Tian and arrived at Dan Ding Si, where he summoned the cultivators to guide the spread and growth of the Xuan Gen, thus initiating all of this.

While... as she promised, the Star Train wouldn't disrupt the plan.

It's like a precise and perfect game of chess.

After meticulous calculations, capital games, psychological battles, tragic sacrifices, and the determination to gamble everything, this game of chess that has affected the fates of countless people is finally coming to an end.

The slaughter begins. Stepping onto the battlefield, all that's left is for the pieces to kill each other.

The Cloud Cavalry couldn't break through; the Medicine King's secret teachings had a trump card that could induce the demonic body, preventing them from getting in.

The one who bestowed upon her the star core said: The growth of the Jianmu tree will grant her an immortal body!

—Immortality, an immortal body, and the power of demonic darkness!

Who else can stop the Medicine King's secret technique from achieving final victory, that Jing Yuan who only knows how to close his eyes?

Cheng Luren revealed a blood-stained, cruel grin, anticipating that moment—waiting for the foolish messenger and Jing Yuan to fight like a clam and snipe, locked in a life-or-death struggle.

She didn't believe General Luo Fu wouldn't go to the Scale Abyss Realm where Jianmu was located, and that was something Huanlong was determined to obtain...

However, why haven't they fought yet?

Is the Star Train really that troublesome that you need to take such a roundabout route? — A dignified [Destruction] Envoy, relying on diverting their attention to buy time.

Fortunately, it wasn't just Huanlong from [Destruction] who cooperated with Dan Shu; the messenger from [Abundance] was the key to the Medicine King's Secret Technique successfully sending the star core into Jianmu and inducing its growth.

Thus, once Huanlong and Jingyuan are both severely weakened, she can...

If we hold on, there will be a way.

However, the situation was not as she had imagined. The envoys had no intention of engaging in a major battle or mobilizing the Cloud Cavalry to leave. This group of people pursued relentlessly, risking their lives and constantly attacking the Pill Cauldron Division...

Even though the ancient alchemy furnace deep within the Dan Ding Division was restarted, spewing smoke and clouds, transforming this Cloud Purple Mansion into a secret fortress of the Medicine King that could cause longevity beings to fall into the state of demonic yin more quickly, the battle lines were still being continuously recaptured by the Cloud Cavalry.

If the smoke hadn't been so potent that it couldn't have been dispersed by the "Great Wind Rises" method, the Cloud Cavalry could have broken through even faster.

The annihilation at the level of individual pieces led to the complete collapse of the emerging Medicine King's Secret Teachings.

In the game of chess, conflicts and battles erupt, destroying all rules and victories in their wake, without reason, without explanation, and without any sense of the truth.

It wasn't that the messenger made a move, but rather that the Medicine King's secret techniques were simply no match for the Cloud Cavalry, until the final poisonous fog defense line...

'Tingyun' arrived here with the Starry Sky Train.

It's like someone getting impatient with the ants' war, so they pour a pot of hot water on it; a book is unfolding perfectly, and a shooting star falls from the sky; three lanes are pushing towers, converging on the high ground, and just when they're about to destroy the enemy base, the internet goes down.

No matter who it is, even if they have fallen into demonic possession, a Cheng Lu Tian person who still retains their sanity would feel an urge to smash everything within reach, grab the perpetrator, and roar in their ear upon witnessing this scene:

"What the hell is this?!"

Dan Shu wanted to roar in anger.

Like an enraged beast, it chews and tears at a name repeatedly with its sharp teeth:

"Huanlong, Huanlong!"

Everyone knows that the messenger of [Destruction] is a scourge, an existence that will only bring misfortune and calamity. Cooperating with her will only result in being used and reduced to ashes and dregs.

But I am cooperating with [Abundance], selfless and altruistic, who bestowed upon me the 'Star Core', allowing the Jianmu tree to grow and walk on the path that our ancestors once succeeded on, pursuing transcendence.

At that time, the mysterious roots of the Jianmu tree enveloped the Luofu Immortal Ship, making it appear as if it were a living thing. The Immortal Ship traversed the starry sea, unmatched in its power. Everyone could attain immortality and transform freely.

Now, the immortal ship willingly submits to the demon bow, repeatedly causing immense suffering to the people of Fenghuang. The Ten Kings even force their subjects to give up immortality...

To restore the ancient system, we'll use newly regenerated Jianmu wood!

That was the only way she could convince herself.

When the messenger of [Abundance] knocks on your door, few can refuse his terms, even if it means bringing in another messenger of [Destruction].

Everyone knows you can't walk with the devil. The reputation of "Destruction" is too bad. Everyone knows that all of Huanlong's conditions are designed to lead people into the abyss, making them sink into the quagmire and unable to extricate themselves.

But the power of a demon is always irresistible, especially since this is a celestial ship. All we need to do is obtain the divine power of the Jianmu tree and then defeat her...

She stared angrily at the broken lines, her blue eyes burning as if drawing power from the roots of the Jianmu tree.

"It's not over yet, it's not! I've given so much, no one can stop me..."

The entire Dan Ding Division, as if its flesh and bones had been set ablaze, twisted rapidly, evaporated in intense pain, and ignited the 'highly poisonous' smoke.

It is made from the gathered cultivators, the immortals who have fallen into the demonic shadows, the fox people, and the Ming people.

That's all the people who support her.

Inside that alchemy furnace, the bodies of the various secret masters of medicine instantly transformed into withered shells, like mummies that had been exposed to the sun for thousands of years, using their lives as fuel to climb to the highest peak of pollution.

Amidst the hoarse wails of countless vengeful spirits, they burned madly, scorching all living beings that still possessed consciousness.

The weak Immortal Ship people would have their souls usurped in the first instant just by 'seeing' it, while the powerful Cloud Knight soldiers would also be involuntarily drawn into this burning, falling into the demonic darkness and being transformed into new pollution, new fuel, becoming a backup energy source. This is the specialty of the Abundant People.

Therefore, the secret teachings of the Medicine King have been able to withstand the Cloud Cavalry until now. They completely disregard the taboos and manipulate the roots of the Jianmu tree, sacrificing others, and have grown to the level of the top-tier abundant people, the original immortal ship, and the indescribable galactic catastrophe.

In the galaxy, if countless wills and desires resonate, and the power of the whole body and mind is gathered together, it is almost possible to alter the world.

The peak that the bountiful people climbed, paved with corpses, was also a calamity. The air was filled with a strong stench of decay and putrefaction, as if countless people had died and rotted away.

This poisonous miasma eroded the entire Dan Ding Division, twisting and shaping it into a turbulent and ever-changing 'nest,' a vicious and malevolent domain where the earth cracked layer by layer, the roots of the Jianmu tree surged, poisonous fog and dark clouds gathered, and lurking shadows wandered within.

Even with the moonlight high in the sky, it could not pierce the darkness forged by the human heart. Endless malice permeated the world, locking onto the Cloud Cavalry who were fearless in their advance.

Its momentum is like clouds obscuring the sky, shrouding the fairy boat?

Come on, let's see how far you're willing to sacrifice.

……

……

“It’s really ugly.”

Fang Jie felt that the Abundant Black Deer was excellent, a beautiful creature, far superior to what he was seeing.

Poisonous fog mixed with fire and blood descended from the sky, the burning roots of the Jianmu tree rolled into the sea, stars fell, the daylight was no longer bright, and the night was starless. Thousands of deformed creatures rolled and struggled on the ground.

With the turmoil in the manufacturing company subsided, the shortcuts became clear.

Following the general's instructions, they bid farewell to Gongshu Liang and passed through the area, arriving at Dan Ding Si.

As for the abundant black deer...

Before Fang Jie taught him how to use the Starfire, Uncle Yang elbowed it to death with his cane.

Gravity tore everything apart.

After all, the roots of the Jianmu tree that nourished it have been cleared away, and the endless energy of the Creation Furnace and the Year Sun Seal... Gongshu Liang said that's just a legend.

In short, they arrived here.

"The battle is so intense..."

Compared to Fang Jie, who was gazing into the distance, March 7th felt somewhat emotional looking at the mess of corpses scattered all over the ground.

And she wasn't afraid at all.

The courage of a beautiful girl is truly a strange thing.

"It seems that while we were delayed at the Ministry of Works, the Grand Diviner had already set off on his expedition."

Tingyun didn't seem afraid at all, observing her surroundings with great interest, including the Starry Sky Train.

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war. The most important thing for Luofu right now is to contain the stellar core catastrophe."

Walter spoke seriously, leaning on his cane and taking the lead, "We have wasted too much time at the Construction Bureau. Fortunately, General Jingyuan has entrusted the important task of commanding the Cloud Cavalry to the Grand Diviner."

Looking at Uncle Yang like this, March 7th was a little scared and whispered, "Fortunately, the general didn't let us follow the Cloud Cavalry. Fighting and adventuring are really different. There are so many people on the ground... I, I can't bear to see such a scene."

Fortunately, she wasn't alone. To the left was Jie, to the right was Xing, Uncle Yang was in front, and Tingyun murmured behind her:

"My benefactor, you're too kind. This is nothing to speak of..."

"Hundreds of years ago, a wealthy envoy led his army to Luofu in order to seize the Jianmu tree. He almost destroyed half of the cave heavens and killed so many Yunqi soldiers that not one-tenth of them survived."

"Such a past is not even history for the immortal race; it would be an understatement to call it yesterday. Compared to that, what we are seeing now is nothing more than a minor skirmish."

Thank you, I felt comforted on March 7th.

"Wow, who comforts people like that!"

She jumped three feet high and quickly hid beside Fang Jie. It wasn't that the Star Core Essence was unreliable, but rather that the Star Core Essence itself was unreliable.

She couldn't hold Uncle Yang back either; Fang Jie seemed just as reliable as Dan Heng at this moment.

Fang Jie stared at Ting Yun, making it impossible for her to continue teasing March 7th.

Yes, that's not comforting.

"I wonder if the diviner will win or lose this battle?"

Walter acted as if she didn't exist, letting Fang Jie silently guard the rear of the team, isolating Tingyun and March 7th.

To be honest, he didn't know how far Fang Jie's 'Chimera' had progressed. As for the exploration, he had gained something during his few days in the Immortal Ship, and he had also unlocked a lot of side quests while working on the main storyline.

On March 7th, we ate, drank, and had fun. We became quite familiar with Chang Le Tian and were even invited by Xing to translate the language of small animals a few times.

He was concerned about the "Battle of the Commanders" that Fang Jie had reminded him of earlier, so he carefully reviewed the recent news on the Immortal Ship and looked for clues. All of this converged when the "Wisdom and Courage" duo arrived on the Immortal Ship and joined Fang Jie.

Speed ​​is of the essence in this journey.

"It must have been a great victory."

Xing responded to Uncle Yang.

March 7th nodded: "I think so too. Not many Cloud Cavalry soldiers fell, so the Immortal Ship must have fought a very well in this battle."

"Not necessarily. If a military campaign is a great victory, they usually leave out strongholds and troops to provide support. But there aren't any here. Look around, there might still be some clues."

The Dan Ding Division was very large, and even following the route of the Cloud Cavalry's advance took quite a while.

Fang Jie kept a cold expression on his face while monitoring Huan Long. After all, she wasn't acting seriously anymore, so he had no reason to be perfunctory. The two maintained a distance that prevented them from breaking off relations.

"My benefactor, why are you looking at me like that?"

It's quite interesting that someone who walks the path of destruction is so wary of a mere messenger.

Okay, he wasn't purely driven by destruction, but neither was Huanlong.

She looked ahead expectantly, walking without any pretense past the fallen demon soldiers, as if she had everything under her control...

After all, the Jianmu tree has been reborn; all that's left to do is wait for it to bear fruit.

Therefore, cooperation through the Medicine King's secret teachings is essential. Relying solely on the star core is insufficient to quickly digest the energy; 'prayer'—prayer from the Immortal Ship people—is also required.

After all, Jianmu was the gift that the Pharmacist bestowed upon the Immortal Boat.

She was just there to pick a fruit.

Who can stop it?

"This place should be destroyed."

She looked down at the burning world and whispered in Fang Jie's ear, "Today."

Fang Jie looked down at his chest, where the train ticket gleamed, resisting the effects of the harsh environment. It was an irresistible, destructive force that, along with the mental disturbance, was turning life into a mere pawn.

Countless lives thus transformed into an army, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, as if imprisoned in their bodies, struggling arduously and crying out in pain.

But all anger, pain, and despair will become fuel, burning the world and transforming it into a state of destruction, mostly scorched earth of the apocalypse.

"No one can stop me from coming here. Not even the general of the Immortal Ship, the messenger of Abundance, or the Star Train."

His tone was one of unwavering determination, making no attempt to conceal his desire, just as Fang Jie had seized her tail, capturing his heart.

Fuel it!

Burn, devour, destroy—

Despite the permeation of [destruction], Fang Jie remained calm.

It's just that Suiyang possesses him; the extra destructive power is nothing special, at least Fang Jie can withstand it.

Previously, she had personally gone to the Dan Ding Division, broken the Creation Furnace, and released the Sui Yang sealed within.

What else could it be? Should we say that the generals from the Star Train, who were making friends, deliberately broke the Creation Furnace?