Chapter 618 282: Before Doomsday Arrives

The space rift closed, and the only Mid-Stage Divinity Transformation cultivator present, South Peak, couldn't help but swallow hard.

He thought this matter was a bit too overwhelming.

A monster that feeds on the world!

Even just a second's glimpse made his soul shudder.

Is this what we'll have to face then?

Are we going to challenge a Loose Immortal?

Seriously?!

Even Void Buddha Venerable, who usually remained calm as a still lake, was not completely at peace, his fingers trembling slightly as they spun the Buddhist Beads, and he was muttering the Heart Sutra.

Among the three, probably the Divinity Transformation Demon was the most composed.

Not only wasn't it afraid, but it was even a bit eager.

To fight alongside the Dragon Emperor!

This truly brings glory to one's ancestors!

This was the treatment only the first Great Emperor of the Demon Race had back in the day!

If there was one person who could make those unruly Demon Gods submit, the Dragon Emperor would be one.

"You've seen the spectacle, I'm not going to ask for your thoughts."

Lu Wenwu smiled and sent Mao Mao back to the Dragon Mansion, stretching his body.

"Now, I'm going to show you the true war form of the Dragon Palace City; note every detail as we will rely on this giant to design and construct the final Doomsday Defense Line."

While South Peak was still trembling with fear, and Void Buddha Venerable was trying to calm his mind, a dazzling sea-blue light suddenly rose before them, stretching higher.

Instantly, it was ten thousand feet tall!

Looking at this magnificently extreme building, feeling the immense aura far surpassing any Immortal Ancient Relic, South Peak suddenly felt not so scared anymore.

So this is what the legend of an Immortal Artifact looks like...

...

Duan Chaolong, the Former Master of Wood and Earth Temple, felt that these days have been difficult, with misfortune coming one after another.

First, sitting at home, and trouble came from the sky.

He was eating hotpot and singing when suddenly a foolish young man brought back a Demon Cultivator.

And damn, he was a big shot!

An incredibly talented guy who could even fool the Five Elements Array Sect's Scanning Array Artifact.

Originally, I thought of spending some money to let Mad Saber Zhenren deal with him, but not only did that guy make Mad Saber Zhenren cough up blood with his dog's paw, he also brought down the Mountain Protection Array.

Directly got himself implicated in it!

This scared Duan Chaolong into immediately using a secret technique unexpectedly obtained by the first ancestor of the Wood and Earth Temple, extracting the Spirit Vein and fleeing to Celestial Star City with a few elite disciples at top speed.

As it turned out, just as they arrived and reported the Demon Path attack to the Immortal Dao Alliance, a beast tide broke out in Celestial Star City!

Wood and Earth Temple, which already had few people left, was now reduced to a huge reorganization.

Except for Liu Erniu, the stupid, robust boy, the remaining elite disciples and two elderly Elders were all devoured by demon beasts.

Now, only the two remained to rely on each other.

It was only after the beast tide that Duan Chaolong realized how narrowly he had escaped death.

Damn, the other party turned out to be a Demon Path True Venerable!

Soloing against three, killing all—it's simply absurd!

Panicked, Duan Chaolong took Liu Erniu further north, relying on the huge rewards and compensation given by the Immortal Dao Alliance to reach Celestial Secret City.

It was only there that he finally understood why the Immortal Dao Alliance gave such absurd compensation and rewards.

The Spirit Vein, it turns out, couldn't be moved!

At least, that's the consensus in the cultivation realm!

When he went to offer the Spirit Vein, the people he talked to either thought he was crazy or treated him like a madman.

Walking away indignantly, cold mockery was still considered mild. Once, he was even severely beaten by someone, nearly losing his life!

It was precisely because of this that Duan Chaolong finally came to realize.

It meant that the Immortal Dao Alliance members assumed the other party had destroyed the Spirit Vein of Wood and Earth Temple, which was why they provided significant Spirit Stone compensation—although compared to the whole Spirit Vein, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Realizing this, Duan Chaolong was terrified.

The unworthy hold treasures, bringing disaster upon themselves.

If others knew he had this ability, he and Liu Erniu would surely die without a burial place.

He was helpless about how his ancestor got so lucky back in the day, obtaining the technique to transport the Spirit Vein.

He sealed that precious lower-grade Spirit Vein tightly in the deepest part of a Storage Ring—which was also part of the compensation.

Without this capital to make a comeback, the two remaining people of Wood and Earth Temple couldn't just sit around.

Therefore, Duan Chaolong used the compensation to buy a house in Celestial Secret City and opened a small shop in a secluded location.

Though it was a bit more tiring than being a Sect Leader, with the labor of the simple-minded Liu Erniu, the two barely managed to sustain cultivation and living.

They finally settled down here.

But...

As luck would have it.

Just when Duan Chaolong thought he could live out the rest of his life this way, that Demon Venerable came again and again.

This time, nine Late-stage Divinity Transformations of the Immortal Dao Alliance came out together, yet two of them were slain by the opponent, countless others injured or killed, and half of Celestial Secret City was leveled to the ground.

Duan Chaolong wasn't concerned about how many Great Cultivators of the Immortal Dao Alliance died.

He only cared about whether his small shop, which had turned to ashes with its merchandise in the fire, could be returned.

Obviously not.

A mere Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator, the ant of ants, had no rights in this vast cultivation realm.

It could be said that except for that small house and the hot potato Spirit Vein, the two of them returned to being utterly destitute again.