Chapter 2442: Invasion of the Longyu Ancient City!

The immortals understood that this fire dragon had been suppressed by the spell manifested from the Earth Mother. The Yin Mountain immortal set up a shade canopy and cursed: "This ghostly thing—how exactly is it controlling the ghost city?"

In midair, the immortals and demons engaged in another round of pursuit and magical combat. Mingyao Zunzun, however, blocked Sihai True Person and said:

"Don't rush. During the period when Yujing City sank underground, it was truly dangerous. We should not follow it in. The city is full of deceit."

Sihai True Person was uneasy: "What if the Earth Mother runs away?"

"The Longyu ruins are the bait. The Earth Mother won't leave until it has swallowed them." Mingyao Zunzun shook his head. "Yujing City will soon rise back to the surface. We just wait."

Mingyao Zunzun had just withdrawn from Yujing City, and his impression of the city's chaos and danger was profound, so his words carried weight. Sihai True Person hesitated slightly and did not insist further.

This time, Yujing City completed its sinking in just over two moments, leaving behind an enormous pit in its original place.

After another two moments or so, the most outrageous event to occur on the Chipa Plateau in the past 160-odd years was this:

In the northeast direction of the Longyu ruins, where there had originally been a crisscrossing water network, Yujing City slowly rose from the ground here—first some spires, then various trees and buildings...

Under the setting sun, light and shadow interlaced. Anyone who witnessed this scene felt it would be unforgettable for a lifetime.

For over a hundred years, aside from the time the city fell, the Longyu ruins had never been so thoroughly circumvented by any faction.

Yet it itself had occupied the strategic position at the bridgehead of the Chipa Plateau, leaving no gap whatsoever for the surroundings. In the later period of Longyu history, Longyu City, constrained by the terrain of the Chipa Plateau bridgehead, had already incorporated all extendable parts into the city proper.

This caused the Earth Mother's signature dumpling-wrapping technique to be less effective.

Therefore, its strategy was to directly appear in the northeast direction of the Longyu ruins, almost right against the city wall of the Longyu ruins, preparing to begin eroding from here.

Although not as fast as wrapping dumplings, it prevailed in stability.

The southern gate of Longyu City was so formidable it made one's hair stand on end. The Earth Mother had long heard of it, so it chose its attack point on the northeastern city wall of the Longyu ruins. This side faced the fertile heartland of the Chipa Plateau—its own territory—so the city wall here did not need to be as sturdy and tall as the southern gate.

Even so, when Yujing City's gate pressed against the northeastern section of the Longyu ruins' wall, it could not collapse it for a long time.

This was the genuine Longyu city wall—built with immense effort and resources poured into it by Longyu City in the past, not comparable to the paper-thin things in those fake secret realms!

"Add more effort!" The Earth Mother's furious roar echoed through the heavens, and within Yujing City, more profound crystals were cast into the embrace of the heartfire.

Finally, the northeastern wall of Longyu City could no longer hold, toppling like pushing Jin Shan to topple the Jade Pillar, raising dust that filled the sky.

"Ah—!" Dong Rui, hiding afar and secretly watching this scene, couldn't help but let out a long sigh, his heart filled with myriad emotions.

If He Lingchuan could also witness this firsthand, what would his mood be?

Dong Rui had never asked in detail, but he knew He Lingchuan's feelings for the Longyu ancient city were extraordinarily deep, and this scene would most likely make him heartbroken.

This ancient city, standing on the wasteland for over 170 years, probably could no longer embrace its homeland.

After the northeastern section of the Longyu ruins' wall collapsed, the wall of Yujing City also disappeared. The walls of both ancient cities were breached, and the buildings inside finally faced each other.

The avian demons circling in the high sky would discover that, in fact, Yujing City's gates and many buildings had turned into quicksand, flowing rapidly "into" the Longyu ruins as if guided, like the swift collapse of a sandcastle after high tide.

But once these quicksands entered the Longyu ancient city, they would reassemble into structures in various gaps within the city, their style continuing Yujing City's inherent unrestrained and unbound nature, which clashed utterly with the overall desolate and substantial character of the Longyu ancient city.

Even the immortals in the sky, upon seeing this scene, sighed endlessly.

Yujing City was now disintegrating and invading the Longyu ancient city—from foundation to buildings, from underground to above ground, slowly merging with it. In the end, the two would interpenetrate: you in me, me in you, inseparable.

For dealing with troublesome relics, the Earth Mother had many methods. This was the most energy-consuming but also the most secure. Although it was now in a hurry, it clearly understood in its heart that taking the Longyu relics must not be done rashly.

Because, behind this treasure, there was still the connection to the Great Square Vessel!

As long as it successfully carried away the Longyu relics, wouldn't the Great Square Vessel still have to follow it?

In midair, the Yin Mountain True Person stared intently for a long time, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter:

"Wrong—Duzhi Mountain is no longer in the north of the city!"

Before Yujing City sank, he had clearly remembered the location of the Changfeng Valley garrison and Duzhi Mountain.

But after Yujing City rose to the surface, especially during the process of devouring the Longyu ancient city, countless buildings and terrain within the city seemed to have shifted.

Duzhi Mountain was no longer in its original position.

Such a huge city, with extremely complex terrain, several mountain ranges, countless peaks—and the Earth Mother intentionally concealing Duzhi Mountain's position—where could the immortals search?

Mingyao Zunzun said solemnly: "The Earth Mother possesses the ability to freely alter the city's layout. Fortunately, we did not follow it underground earlier, or else we would now have been divided by its terrain manipulation, cut apart, and defeated one by one."

The underground was pitch black. As long as the Earth Mother casually changed the building layout and scattered the immortals, the balance of offense and defense would shift again.

"As for Duzhi Mountain's current position—" Mingyao Zun

zun's gaze swept over the entire city: "Mingke True Person left a mark at the foot of Duzhi Mountain. No matter how the city's buildings change, the mark remains unchanged."

He suddenly pointed toward Chengnan: "There! In that mountain ridge!"

It turned out the Earth Mother had used the method of hiding trees in the forest, concealing the Changfeng Valley garrison and Duzhi Mountain within the continuous mountain ridges. The immortals looking down from high above saw only endless mountains—how could they discern which one was the destination?

"Mingke True Person is indeed meticulous." Sihai True Person praised: "Let's go, let's see what secrets lie within Duzhi Mountain!"

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He Lingchuan and the two others marched in silence, for they feared the master of the secret realm, so they rarely spoke to each other.

"We've arrived—directly ahead is the Earth Mother's nest!"

They were already far from the three rows of houses where the miscellaneous workers lived, and straight ahead was a mountain gap.

In fact, it was a huge mountain fissure, irregular in opening, resembling an opened leather pouch pulled apart.

He Lingchuan had previously seen it through the eyeball spider on Guan Biao's back, and it reminded him of the huge stone cave beneath the garrison of Xiaoyao Sect on Fengmo Mountain—the passage for the entry and exit of the Ziwu Gangfeng.

Before they even reached the mouth of the earth fissure, they could feel the strong wind howling, blowing fiercely upward from below. Those with unsteady legs would fall at this moment.

The light inside the secret realm was very bright, but it could not penetrate the darkness below.