Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 519: Chapter 279: War Breaks Out Again

In the blink of an eye, the year was coming to a close.

In early December, Cheng Zongyang summoned Li Lu and Li Xuejin. He assigned them several tasks: preparing the manual for the Ice and Fire Cultivation Immortality Realm, drafting preliminary rules for the Immortal City, and clearing the other roads around the County Town.

He only asked them to refine the regulations for the Immortal City, as nothing was set in stone yet.

As for the manual for the Ice and Fire Cultivation Immortality Realm, Cheng Zongyang had already modified it himself, adding a significant amount of new content. It was now being printed, but he would wait for the right moment to sell it. The time was not yet right.

As for those few families, Cheng Zongyang had Li Lu send each of them a copy.

Though it was now called an Immortal City, it was one in name only. Construction plans were in place, but the past two months had been dedicated solely to integrating and rearranging the layout of the entire County Town.

News of the Immortal City began to spread, carried by the very outsiders he had previously detained.

After holding them for two months, he had no choice but to let them go. The release had been delayed for so long because many things were still not in order, and he wanted to avoid any unnecessary trouble.

The news first reached the nearby county towns. When people heard that a miracle had appeared in Jade Peak County, they didn’t pay it much mind at first.

However, as more and more people discussed it, some actually traveled to where Jade Peak County was supposed to be, only to find it had vanished. The discovery caused an instant uproar.

Some refused to believe it, insisting on pressing forward along the road, only to wander for a long time before turning back in a daze.

Others tied ropes around themselves while their companions held the other end, trying to inch forward. But the result was always the same: they ended up right back where they started.

Even some Martial Arts masters tried to force their way through, but they too ended up back where they began, completely bewildered.

According to their various accounts, everyone saw something different. Some witnessed a forest, others found themselves on a road that never ended, and still others saw sheer cliffs and precipices.

These accounts left countless people shocked and alarmed.

Everyone thought they had stumbled upon some kind of strange, haunted land. However, a few people, recalling the rumors of a miracle, speculated that a legendary Immortal must have descended, causing the County Town to vanish.

The news spread like wildfire, and soon, everyone knew.

The great families, Gangs, and members of the Royal Families who learned of the situation in Jade Peak County naturally relayed the news back to their own organizations.

As the days went by, more and more people arrived at the location.

Cheng Zongyang, fully aware of the situation outside, decided to modify the Illusion Array’s function.

Without approaching from the correct direction, being led by someone, or having the protection of a Token, it was impossible to enter Jade Peak County. Naturally, they would not be able to see Jade Peak Immortal City or Tiantuan Village.

Now, anyone who entered from the outside would be affected by the Illusion Array. They would only see a main road that bypassed the County Town entirely, leading them off in another direction. No other illusions would appear.

Because of this, even more people learned of the events at Jade Peak County Town. However, since they were all redirected elsewhere and firmly believed what they had "seen"—which was nothing out of the ordinary—they gradually lost interest.

Eventually, after many fruitless attempts, people had no choice but to give up and leave.

But the fact remained: Jade Peak County had vanished. And though many people were still eager to investigate, the matter was soon overshadowed by another major event!

——Da Liang had once again declared war on the Land of Four Mansions!

At this news, all the curious onlookers scattered.

This time, however, the Jin Kingdom did not join the battle. Instead, it withdrew from the Da Liang territories it had previously occupied.

Now, facing Da Liang were the Thirteen Royal Families!

Within Jade Peak Immortal City, the former Li Courtyard had been converted into the Cheng Mansion.

The building that was once the Jade Peak County Magistrate’s Office, which Li Mingxin had later turned into the Li Courtyard, had now become the official residence of the Cheng Family.

In the reception hall of the front courtyard—the very place where the County Magistrate’s Office once held court—stood Zhou Zhendong, Cheng Zongwen, Li Lu, Li Xuejin, Li Cungang, Li Mingxin, Xu Tieshan, Qiu Fengxing, and Ding Wu.

The last four mentioned had joined the Celestial Break Gang as Honored Guest Elders. This was a choice they had made themselves.

Their objective was simple: to one day achieve a Realm Breakthrough and step onto the path of the Extraordinary. This ambition was fueled by the booklet on the Ice and Fire Cultivation Immortality Realm that Cheng Zongyang had given them, and by the effects of a Qi Gathering Pill that they had each consumed in several doses.

"Boss, this information has been verified multiple times. It’s confirmed. The Su Family’s Second Master, Su Wunian, consumed a Demon Core and successfully achieved a Realm Breakthrough into the Extraordinary Realm. After stabilizing his Cultivation, he decisively defeated a team of five Innate Great Perfection masters. He then crippled another Innate Great Perfection master with a single, powerful blast of Flame Power.

With this display of power, he suppressed the eighteen Gate Valve families of Da Liang and mobilized all their main forces to the front lines. Da Liang has now launched a counterattack, starting a war with the Thirteen Royal Families to reclaim the Land of Four Mansions!"

After listening, Cheng Zongyang suddenly looked at Li Mingxin. "Do you have any inside information from your Li Family?"

Li Mingxin cupped his hands. "I sent a message to inquire, but with my current status, it’s difficult to obtain any core intelligence from within the Li Family. However, I did receive a message from a friend. Apparently, all the Clan Leaders of the Thirteen Royal Families met right before the war began.