The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!

Logically speaking, this Flame Energy Value must have some kind of utility.

Once the Flame Energy Value reaches 100%, certain changes are bound to occur.

However, currently, Li Muyang hasn’t filled any of the progress bars, so he remains unaware of what happens next.

For the time being, Li Muyang shifted his focus to targeting the territory of the Gu Eagle.

His visits to the Gu Eagle’s territory clearly outnumbered his visits to the territories of other Divine Beasts.

As Li Muyang increased the frequency of his incursions into this region, the formerly lazy Gu Eagle seemed to have been provoked.

Previously, it would only react when seven or eight different beasts on its territory were hunted down. Now, it would intervene as long as more than four were killed.

Whenever this happened, Li Muyang would feel an icy, ominous sensation as if something terrifying had locked onto him.

However, despite the Gu Eagle’s growing vigilance, it was already too late.

This was because Li Muyang’s Gu Eagle Flame Energy Value progress bar had already reached 96.2%.

Based on past experience, a single additional raid on the Gu Eagle’s territory should be enough to trigger the first 100% progress bar achievement.

But as Li Muyang rolled up his sleeves and prepared to set foot in the Gu Eagle’s territory once more, an unexpected development occurred in reality.

“… Muyang! It’s the Auspicious Celestial Monarch!”

Simultaneously multitasking, Li Muyang was strategizing in the game while, in reality, manipulating the remains of Mo Immortal to defend the frontline at Feiyun Mountain against the Evil God’s projection.

Yet on this particular night, the Evil God’s projection retreated unusually quickly, far less aggressive than on previous occasions.

As the cultivators stationed at Feiyun Mountain looked on in confusion, a familiar Evil God’s projection suddenly emerged under the night sky in the direction of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

The Auspicious Celestial Monarch.

Seeing the colossal projection of the Evil God, Li Muyang couldn’t help but be stunned.

Soon after, his face lit up with joy.

“Shen Yan succeeded!”

The return of the Auspicious Celestial Monarch to the Mortal World meant Shen Yan had successfully awakened the Ancestor Spirits within the Ancestor Spirit Garden.

This must be why she had the capacity to manipulate the Auspicious Celestial Monarch to return to the Mortal World.

This powerful Evil God, whose projection had descended to the Mortal World long ago, had astonishingly been brought under Shen Yan’s control.

This was a profound technique of the Evil Vein Clan. In ancient times, they relied on the power to control Evil Gods to suppress and seal the Ancient Evil Gods fully.

This was also why Li Muyang held Shen Yan in such high regard.

After all, without any guidance, Shen Yan had uncovered the power of the Evil Vein through sheer intuition and personal effort, accomplishing the feat of enslaving an Evil God.

She was the perfect heir to the legacy of the Evil Vein Clan.

At Feiyun Mountain, the appearance of the Auspicious Celestial Monarch allowed everyone present to breathe a sigh of relief.

But soon, they realized that while the Auspicious Celestial Monarch had arrived, Shen Yan was nowhere to be found.

Moreover, the massive Auspicious Celestial Monarch merely drifted coldly near Feiyun Mountain, leaving behind a letter before turning to vanish into the ground.

It had returned to the Ancient Resentment Well.

This bizarre occurrence left the cultivators staring at one another, utterly baffled.

Li Muyang immediately retrieved the letter sent from the Ancient Resentment Well. After reading its contents, he fell silent for a moment.

Finally, he let out a long sigh and passed the letter around for everyone to read.

Turning to gaze into the distant Ten Thousand Great Mountains, Li Muyang couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

Shen Yan had not returned to the Mortal World, and it appeared she wouldn’t be able to for some time.

It was just as he had feared: during the great calamity ten thousand years ago, the Ancestor Spirits in the Ancestor Spirit Garden had been grievously injured.

The Evil Gods had broken free from their seals and were now running rampant throughout the Ancient Resentment Well, unchecked.

This was entirely because the Ancestor Spirit Garden, which had once suppressed the Evil Gods, was nearly destroyed, and the Ancestor Spirits of the Evil Vein Clan had all fallen into deep slumber.

Shen Yan had expended immense time and energy to barely awaken a portion of the Ancestor Spirits.

However, even the Ancestor Spirits she managed to awaken were frail and incapable of holding the Evil Gods in check.

Fortunately, the rampant activity of the Evil Gods within the Ancient Resentment Well over the past ten thousand years had also given rise to an immense population of Evil Spirits.

These Evil Spirits wandered at night, retreating deep within the Ancient Resentment Well during the day.

The Ancestor Spirits of the Evil Vein Clan could hunt these Evil Spirits, devouring them to replenish their strength.

Ironically, the overwhelming horde of Evil Spirits that had plagued the Ancient Resentment Well for millennia had now become a source of nourishment for the recovering Ancestor Spirits.

Shen Yan would remain stationed in the Ancestor Spirit Garden, striving to awaken more Ancestor Spirits while aiding them in eradicating the roaming Evil Spirits.

At the same time, the Evil Gods within the Ancient Resentment Well had seemingly sensed the revival of the Evil Vein Ancestor Spirits.

Many Evil Gods began to gather near the edge of the Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, attempting to breach the Ancestor Spirit Garden.

Yet the Corpse Mountain Blood Sea became an insurmountable barrier for the Evil Gods, as a powerful force prevented them from crossing over.

The current situation in the Ancient Resentment Well was perilous, with both sides locked in fierce confrontation.

However, from Shen Yan’s letter, their side appeared to hold the upper hand.

The Evil Gods could only emerge at night, whereas the Ancestor Spirits could roam freely during the day and hunt Evil Spirits.

After all, the entire realm of the Ancient Resentment Well had been created by the Ancestor Spirits themselves—essentially their private garden!

The retreat of the Evil God projection from Feiyun Mountain tonight was clearly due to the conflicts within the Ancient Resentment Well.

Although this group of Evil Gods continued to spread corruption across the Tianyuan Continent, their involvement in the Ancient Resentment Well hindered their unrestrained destruction.

The pressure on the Tianyuan Continent would now ease significantly.

After finishing the letter, Liu Li Fairy let out a soft breath. “At least the situation in the Mortal World can return to its previous stalemate…”

Chu Qingxue was referring to the state before the Heaven and Earth Seal broke.

At that time, humanity’s forces could barely fend off the projections of the Evil Gods, preventing further expansion of their corrupted territory.

“But Miss Shen is all alone in the Ancient Resentment Well. All the pressure now rests on her shoulders…”

Chu Qingxue sighed faintly, her eyes filled with worry. “If only I could help her.”

The current situation was equivalent to Shen Yan single-handedly holding back at least half the strength of the Evil Gods.

If she faltered under the weight of this pressure, the entire Mortal World’s situation would collapse.

After all, the Ancestor Spirits within the Ancient Resentment Well were the only hope of suppressing the Evil Gods.

Li Muyang narrowed his eyes and slowly said, “Precisely because the situation is so dire, we must work even harder.”

“The upcoming period of relative peace gives hope that a few cultivators in the Mortal World might break through to the Taichu Realm…”

If the Mysterious Sword Sect could rapidly produce several Sword Cultivators at the Taichu Realm, Li Muyang had a plan to lead them across the Misty Sea and slay the Immortal Artifact Master from the neighboring cultivation world.

To seize their Immortal Artifacts for themselves.

Even now, the mysterious pull of Demon Sword City lingered in Li Muyang’s mind like an unshakable allure.

With the presence of Demon Sword City’s pull, Li Muyang could return to the cultivation world at any time.

The previous few Immortal Artifact Masters were merely at the early stage of the Heavenly Constant Realm in terms of battle power.

Even if they leveraged the resurgence of nature’s spiritual energy to advance their cultivation, they would at most reach the mid-stage of the Heavenly Constant Realm.

However, several members of the Mysterious Sword Sect had already glimpsed opportunities to ascend to the Taichu Realm!

With the overwhelming power of the Taichu Realm, no matter how much the Immortal Artifact Masters relied on their Ancient Immortal Artifacts, they wouldn’t stand a chance in a direct confrontation.