ccnovels #296 - Now that you are here, make yourself at home
#296 - Now that you are here, make yourself at home
Ecstasy Sky Curtain.
Eternal Illusion?
Wang Ji Xuan's face showed a look of realization, already roughly knowing what this thing was.
Their cultivation world had also experienced similar disasters. Some devils, in order to extend their lives and not dare to challenge the Heavenly Tribulation, came up with all sorts of strange and bizarre techniques.
Some used human blood, some used human souls, and some even shamelessly concocted pills with virgin boy urine.
To live longer, people can indeed do all sorts of extreme things.
In contrast, Wang Daochang was another extreme.
Longevity?
He didn't even bother to enjoy his three thousand years of lifespan, and directly fought the Heavenly Tribulation to his heart's content!
Hearing this woman's account, Number Five's mouth twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but complain: "I suddenly feel like I was a white lotus before."
Wang Ji Xuan, still in the form of the Gates of Hell, couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this: "Reflect on why they don't play with you?"
Number Five's expression was a bit indescribable.
Wang Daochang continued: "I'm not very interested in this Ecstasy Sky Curtain. Right now, I just want to know where the Pillar Blade Beast's own soul is."
"This is its soul."
The woman said softly:
"This city, this eternal illusion that only souls can reach, is the soul of this behemoth."
"You can't control it with soul-seizing methods… Your soul is too weak and will be crushed into powder by the pressure brought by this massive body.
"If you want to destroy it from the soul aspect, you can only try to destroy this Ecstasy Sky Curtain. The difficulty of this is a hundred times higher than directly destroying its body."
Wang Ji Xuan heard the woman's deliberate display of knowledge.
It was a common ailment of the old seniors in their cultivation world.
Wang Ji Xuan humbly asked: "Do you have a solution? If possible, I don't want to see humanity suffer anymore."
"It's very difficult."
The woman pondered, and simply said:
"It's not hard to see that this Ecstasy Sky Curtain, made by the spirit cultivators, is very similar to our initial experimental product. The principle is to use the souls of other living beings to maintain the operation of the entire system.
"It's just that they more cleverly combined the Ecstasy Sky Curtain with war machines, so that when the war machines are activated, they can go around plundering souls to continuously obtain souls and support this eternal realm.
"Unless you use powerful force to directly destroy the material foundation of this Ecstasy Sky Curtain, which is to destroy this behemoth… They have also made some very good improvements to make the power of the Ecstasy Sky Curtain one of the barriers protecting this behemoth.
"However, there is no perfect existence in the world, and this place is no exception."
Number Five suddenly said: "They created this Ecstasy Sky Curtain to allow their souls to survive here?"
"You can understand it that way," the woman said softly, "The city in front of you is the soul of the behemoth."
"The city is the soul?"
"The soul does not have to be fixed in place; it is just a peculiar structure."
Wang Ji Xuan had already captured this key point.
Although the woman always subconsciously showed off her knowledge when speaking, which is often said to be 'pedantic' and took a long time to get to the point;
But the woman had actually told them the solution.
Number Five asked: "Can it be understood that the Pillar Blade Beast was actually designed by some dying spirit cultivators to extend their lives, but the Pillar Blade Beast was designed too strong, and they couldn't control it, so it backfired?"
The woman asked back: "Did it really backfire?"
"Eh?" Number Five couldn't help but be stunned, "Do you mean that there are still spirit cultivators' souls here?"
The woman looked at the city and gently shook her head: "I cannot confirm this. Did the Blade Beast's rebellion against you happen before or after the spirit cultivators' souls entered?"
Clap!
Wang Ji Xuan's otherworldly soul transformed into the Gates of Hell, and a gray palm popped out, snapping its fingers.
He simply said:
"Let me simply summarize.
"The city in this illusion is the soul of the Pillar Blade Beast.
"There may be spirit cultivators' souls inside. If they exist, they are most likely the rulers here.
"It's difficult to destroy this city at the soul level, but such souls must have certain flaws. The Pillar Blade Beast's flaw is hidden in this city."
The woman's eyes showed more appreciation: "Yes, cultivator."
Wang Ji Xuan stared below.
The Sea of Grievances had been drawn away by the Gates of Hell by forty percent;
Because of the distance, the efficiency of the grievances surging outward began to slow down, and it was time for the Gates of Hell to move.
And after his otherworldly soul had converted so many 'light spots', his realm had not improved, but his soul power had increased to a 'bloated' level.
Pessimistically, they only had two hours and twenty minutes left.
However, because of Wang Ji Xuan's efforts, the Pillar Blade Beast's recovery ability had been significantly affected. Now, the wound healing speed had obviously decreased, but the massive amount of spiritual energy within the Pillar Blade Beast had not been affected.
The massive amount of grievances was only one part of the Pillar Blade Beast's 'large size'.
"What about the slumber circuit?" Wang Ji Xuan asked.
"It's inside the Pillar Blade Beast," Number Five said, "I can feel that this is the area where the Pillar Blade Beast's soul is located. My current self is just a wisp of consciousness. Our bodies cannot reach here. The slumber circuit is not here."
The woman reminded: "The behemoth they created is already close to perfection. There are a large number of anti-intrusion devices inside its body. The massive amount of spiritual energy will kill all intruders… Is there not a single spirit cultivator with complete combat power on this planet?"
Number Five was a little embarrassed: "We have achieved… widespread failure in the widespread wars in this star field."
The woman nodded slightly: "You don't have to be ashamed of this. You are just a young person."
Wang Ji Xuan couldn't help but complain: "A young person of seventeen thousand years old…"
"The core circuit inherently gives us a long lifespan," Number Five's lips curled up slightly, "Cultivator, it seems that you are not as good as us in terms of lifespan."
The woman said softly:
"Please do not be rude to cultivators.
"They are a branch of civilization that high-level civilizations have extended to low-level worlds, and they have the ability to enter high-level worlds. This is much more advanced than my original civilization.
"In the past, my civilization suffered a great disaster. A cultivator named 'Three Realms Rover' passed by my civilization and killed the void-invading monsters in several bitter battles. Then, he broke through space and went to the high-level world."
Wang Ji Xuan's eyebrows twitched fiercely.
Ascension!
Good fellow, there was once a Mahayana cultivator traveling here, and then he broke through the void and ascended to the Immortal Realm!
Although Wang Ji Xuan really wanted to ask the woman about that 'Three Realms Rover'… no, why is this broken Dao name so dissolute;
But he was also once a Mahayana cultivator, who only failed to challenge the Heavenly Tribulation.
The less said, the better.
Number Five suddenly pointed to the bronze gate that Wang Ji Xuan had transformed into: "I have seen a bit of his memory. He also once tried to resist a powerful rule will to go to a high-level civilization, but unfortunately failed, and then appeared here."
Wang Ji Xuan: …
'This poor Daoist's underpants have been sold!'
The woman smiled: "This may be a manifestation of will from the high-level world. In short, behind all seemingly coincidental events, there are some event-triggering conditions."
Wang Ji Xuan said: "Let's still think about how to solve this trouble… Either trigger the slumber circuit and let the Sixth Pillar continue to slumber, or find a way to kill it."
"I'm going back. The information that I can share with you has been completely shared."
The woman said seriously:
"As one of the creators of the core circuit, I can clearly feel that there are more than three thousand six hundred spiritual energy circuits inside this behemoth. The slumber circuit is only one of them. It will probably start running again in about two sunrises and sunsets.
"Before you have enough power, do not kill such a behemoth. When such a behemoth dies, it may attract more behemoths.
"Also, this behemoth does not have its own consciousness. It is more like a collective will, and this collective will does not come from here."
Wang Ji Xuan showed a look of realization: "That Gari Nuo…"
Previous intelligence had also mentioned several keywords:
Blade Beast Thought Network;
Gari Nuo prompted the Blade Beast to rebel;
The woman didn't say anything more, gracefully bowed to Wang Ji Xuan, and turned into a speck of light and floated away.
A wisp of voice drilled into Wang Ji Xuan's ear:
"Perhaps, you can enter the Ecstasy Sky Curtain to find a solution, but I cannot be sure whether there are spirit cultivators' souls here… If they exist, then they must be extremely powerful cowards."
In the aircraft above, Gao Huating yawned and opened her eyes, her face full of fatigue.
Wang Ji Xuan had already ordered the mechanical maid to take Gao Huating to a safe area.
He glanced at Number Five, who was racking her brains beside the Gates of Hell, and said quickly: "You think of a solution first. Tell me immediately if you find anything. I'll move all the grievances outside first to disintegrate this part of the Pillar Blade Beast's power."
Number Five nodded.
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Although she was more interested in this bronze gate, some patterns were constantly appearing on the gate;
But she must also try her best to help.
This is related to her life and wealth.
…
"That's what I said above."
In the cockpit of the super-large mecha, Wang Ji Xuan had already explained the situation below in detail.
After listening to Wang Ji Xuan's narration, Fu Jian stood there in silence for two minutes, seemingly digesting the information.
"Ecstasy Sky Curtain… The spirit cultivators' eternal illusion…"
Fu Jian cursed:
"Slightly more advanced civilizations are really good at causing trouble."
Wang Ji Xuandao: "Gao Huating's past life reminded me that to solve the Pillar Blade Beast at a low cost, perhaps we need to enter the Elysian Sky to investigate."
Fu Jian said: "The way to kill the Pillar Blade Beast is still to blast it apart."
"That's what they say," Wang Ji Xuan spread his hands, "But isn't it the case that we can't blast it apart at this stage? If humanity uses all its resources to kill one Pillar Blade Beast, and then another Pillar Blade Beast awakens, then what awaits us is a catastrophe."
Fu Jian sighed softly.
Back then, when humanity possessed the resources of the entire planet, the development of military technology was not sufficient, and internal friction among humans was also common. The Blade Beast tide struck, causing the humans to be defeated and routed.
Now, technology has advanced, internal friction remains, but resources are scarce.
Fu Jian slowly said: "Recruit suicide soldiers."
"Suicide soldiers?"
"Yes," Fu Jian explained, "Let their souls enter the Elysian Sky to investigate."
"Can't I go? I have a divergent soul."
"Have you ever seen a scientist use himself as a sample for experiments?"
"Shen Qionglin, she even succeeded."
Fu Jian was speechless.
Wang Ji Xuan continued: "Human experiments do not align with my values, and pushing the risk to others is also an act of cowardice."
"This is a compulsory course for a commander."
"But I am not a commander."
"You should learn to become a commander."
"That's just your presumptuous expectation. I am just a cultivator. After helping you solve the Blade Beast problem, I will leave on my own."
Wang Ji Xuan closed his eyes, his voice calm but with an unwavering insistence:
"Let's walk on two legs.
"You continue according to your plan, suppress this Blade Beast with firepower for three days, and I'll think of a way to see if I can start from its soul.
"If you discover any traces of Jialuo Nuo nearby, remind me immediately. The crux of the matter is still on it."
"Understood."
Fu Jian replied in a deep voice.
Wang Ji Xuan's main body was still here.
He was just causing trouble with his divergent soul, and basic safety could still be guaranteed.
About forty minutes passed.
On the back of the Pillar Blade Beast, that cloud of gray had accumulated into a thick layer, and the gray gas surging upward from below was already very thin.
Fu Jian quietly watched all of this, continuing to use firepower to maintain the Pillar Blade Beast's injuries.
A new batch of mechanical bodies had been投入the battlefield. Although the Blade Beast tide was continuous, with the firepower support of the nine major war zones, the battle line was still stable.
The sacrifices of this war were naturally needless to say, and would inevitably be heavy.
However, the Pillar Blade Beast and the Blade Beast tide had been temporarily suppressed here by them. Even if they could not resist later, they could buy time, save millions of people from dying, and kill enough Blade Beasts.
In reality, humanity had long since had no way to retreat.
Above the gray cloud, some figures occasionally emerged. Those figures curiously looked around, seeing the battle in the distance and the giant beast below.
Many figures were wearing military uniforms, but they had already retired and could not do anything.
They could only watch.
… …
Elysian Sky.
Wang Ji Xuan lowered his head and stared at the bottom. His divergent soul gradually stopped the Gate of Hell technique.
A pitch-black flood dragon with a body length of more than thirty meters appeared next to Number Five's mind body, with ribs and wings. It already had the shape of a dragon. The dragon's head's horns, long kiss, and dragon whiskers had all grown completely, and there were three golden scales on its forehead.
If you look closely, you can see the shallow golden纹蕴藏in the dragon's body.
Unfortunately, although the soul power has increased, the realm is still the same.
Wang Daochang didn't delve into the changes in the dragon python's divergent soul. These can be done after the war. His divergent soul power has翻了several times, his strength has jumped, and the sea of wronged souls here has been temporarily resolved by him. That's enough.
The dragon python circled twice, the black qi converged, and turned into Wang Ji Xuan's appearance and figure, wearing a black风衣.
— In fact, he would prefer to wear a long shirt, but that would be a bit too embarrassing, like a young man walking back and forth in a modern square wearing ancient costume COS clothes.
"Thought of anything?" Wang Ji Xuan asked.
"Let's go down and take a look," Number Five said, "Now that we're here, if we don't try, I'll probably despise myself. I also want to know what they're doing behind our backs."
"Since we're here, let's settle down."
Wang Ji Xuan looked at the figures below who had stopped kowtowing and were hiding everywhere, shivering.
These are all souls.
Unlike the wronged souls outside, these figures are all quite strong, a bit like... soul slaves?
Yes, soul slaves.
The soul slaves are here, will the soul cultivators be far away?
If there really are soul cultivators' souls pursuing eternity inside the Pillar Blade Beast, then the problem is反而simple. Just give him a mouthful of pure devilish qi.
Without the sea of冤魂, Wang Ji Xuan's use of魔道means will not cause too much of a problem.
'Well, if it can be solved with righteous means, then solve it with righteous means.'
'Sect glory啊.'
The Daoist's divergent soul maintained its human form and fell straight down towards the幻境city below.