Chapter 299: 299.Chapter 296 Heaven Rends, Begin!!

299. Chapter 296 Heaven Rends, Begin!!

During this period, many astonishingly talented individuals also indeed appeared!

Among these, the places where the most geniuses appeared are all near Longyuan Mountain Range, followed by Mount Hua, Changbai Mountain, as well as Penglai and the Magic Capital.

These places, because the spiritual qi of heaven and earth has been disturbed, and also because Great Demons have set up cultivation arrays here, gathering spiritual qi, thus their prosperity far exceeds that of other places.

Cultivating nearby naturally yields twice the result with half the effort.

They mostly share a trait: they have visited Longyuan Mountain Range many times and stayed there for a long period.

Earlier archaeological teams, members of scientific expedition squads, exploration groups, and members of the 749 Bureau, etc., plus troops previously stationed nearby, many people's cultivation level rose wildly.

Those examinees previously sent to the Cultivation Academy need not be mentioned.

Among the cultivation trends across the Great Xia, the most formidable is still a young man from the Magic Capital; his origins are very humble, previously he sold roasted sweet potatoes at a stall in the Magic Capital.

Yet he unexpectedly rose to prominence, breaking through to the Second Stage within just a few days, and thereafter continued to grow at a terrifying speed; with this momentum, breaking through to the Third Stage is merely a matter of time.

Seeing these scenes, many officials of Great Xia finally could breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the heavenly and earthly catastrophe is imminent; now, every extra bit of cultivation increases one's chance of survival in the forthcoming chaotic age by one point!

As for those many countries that know the news but not only disbelieve, they even mock it aloud; the Great Xia authorities have no need to explain further—they have said what they should, and whether to believe is up to those countries themselves.

Those who don't believe can just forget it!

They are not saints; merely protecting their own citizens in the heavenly and earthly catastrophe is already the limit!

After dealing with the issue of mass cultivation, Hua Tiancheng and his group began to devote all their strength to constructing the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron in the following period.

But they never imagined that the difficulty of constructing the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron would be this great.

In the conference hall of the Great Xia Cultivation Bureau, Hua Tiancheng stared at the information coming from below, his brows furrowed tightly into a knot.

Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron!

The process of constructing this great cauldron is truly overly tedious and overly complex!

Even with many disciples from Longyuan Mountain Range assisting, it remains fraught with difficulties.

The cauldron itself, a massive object over a hundred meters in length, width, and height, how many difficulties Great Xia overcame in building it need not be mentioned now.

When constructing this Nine Provinces Become Immortal Cauldron, the most critical aspect is not the cauldron itself, but the various runes and carvings within it.

Tedious and complex, interlocking link by link!

Between every rune pattern, there are various connections; even a slight error will cause the entire cauldron's array diagram to become completely chaotic!

Countless artisans, innumerable carving masters, and the nation's foremost casting and architectural masters work day and night, carving the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron.

More than half of the one-month period has passed, yet it is still unfinished!

"Too complex! Can ordinary people really complete the construction of the Nine Provinces Become Immortal Cauldron?"

The entire capital of Great Xia is extremely anxious!

With the passage of time, the world has now fallen into a strange calm, with no disasters occurring and Earth's orbit having returned to normal.

It seems as if everything has returned to tranquility.

But the superiors of Great Xia know this is the calm before the storm; in reality, countless undercurrents are surging wildly.

As time passes, up and down Great Xia, many people's expressions become solemn; they feel an indescribable sensation, their hearts growing increasingly vexed and restless, like premature menopause.

Especially those who know the heavenly and earthly catastrophe is imminent are extremely anxious!

Among them, without doubt the most hard‑pressed are those involved in constructing the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron.

They are all masters of Great Xia's architecture, carving, and metallurgy; some are already in their seventies or eighties, past the age of sixty, yet now their eyes are red, they roll up their sleeves and get to work.

"Absolutely no more mistakes can be allowed; the heavenly and earthly catastrophe is only half a month away—we must not err again!"

"Even if we work slower, we absolutely cannot allow any mistake in the runes!"

Up and down the nation, artisan after artisan, forgetting sleep and food, working overtime, wishing they could spend 24 hours on it, finally a Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron was completed first!

Mount Tai.

Ancient pines and massive rocks complement each other; mist and sunrise illuminate each other, abrupt and towering, dazzling and majestic, the deep forests seem like a azure dragon coiling upon the ancient earth.

"Hum—"

A resonant clang rang out between heaven and earth; seen at the very center of Mount Tai, deep in the dense forest, an ancient, simple cauldron suddenly took shape, emitting an awe‑inspiring aura!

A sky‑piercing light shot up from the ground, the surrounding trees swayed wildly, and under some mysterious force they kept tilting sideways, as if paying homage to something.

The bronze‑colored cauldron body radiated the most brilliant, dazzling light, like a sun rising slowly, carrying the heavenly stars,

all appearing one by one inside the cauldron!

The cauldron's interior is unfathomably deep, filled with mysterious patterns and symbols; these designs combine to emit countless rays of light, forming a moving picture, like the long river of history flowing slowly.

The surrounding patterns and arrays also shine in response, beams of splendid light, as if summoned, converge in this heaven‑and‑earth, coating all nearby trees, flowers, and grasses with a layer of golden light.

Even merely gazing at it from afar gives one a stirring, heart‑moving power!

"We've succeeded."

One old man, his face blackened from sun‑burn to near‑charcoal, stared blankly, unable to believe the scene before him.

"Really… done?"

After a brief silence, everyone on Mount Tai who had worked on the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron burst into sharp cheers, nearly overturning the whole mountain.

"Great, we finally succeeded."

"The great cauldron is done!!!"

"Hahaha! Finally done!!"

Watching this scene, countless people laughed and cried, voices of joy leaping!

No one knows how much energy and blood they poured into constructing the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron, even dreaming at night about forging the cauldron.

They had even thought it was an impossible miracle, but they never imagined it would actually succeed!

The news that the Immortal Cauldron on Mount Tai had been completed was like a potent stimulant, making all who had nearly given up on Great Xia feel their hearts surge.

Mount Tai has already succeeded; we can't fall behind!

For Great Xia, for our compatriots! We also need to cheer on!

Those old men shouted, and even though their bodies were withered, unknown strength surged from somewhere, and they threw themselves back into the project of building the Immortal Cauldron!

They exhausted all their energy on these formations!

The weather gradually turned cold; facing the cold weather, old people kept exhaling cold air from their mouths, moving about shiveringly.

Under their round-the-clock, almost life-risking building and carving, the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron was completed at two more locations.

Located on the Yangtze River and the Greater Khingan Range!

Brilliant light shot up into the night sky; although it vanished in an instant, everyone felt a surging power of connected bloodlines in their hearts.

After the success of these three great cauldrons, the others began to be completed one after another.

The Yangtze River, Yellow River, Kunlun, Taihang Mountains, Heavenly Mountain, Mount Hua—one ancient great cauldron after another was completed!

Finally, as the Heaven and Earth Calamity was about to arrive, the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron was finally completely finished!

When the construction of the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron on Kunlun Mountain was finally completed, the most brilliant radiant light spread out from atop these nine great cauldrons!

Other places also sensed it, and resonances occurred everywhere!

In that instant, the many members building the great cauldrons seemed to see the heavenly stars slowly flowing within the cauldron, as if the Milky Way had fallen into it.

The mighty power spread in all directions; it seemed the whole of Great Xia had a subtle reaction, and the ground emitted a faint tremor.

What terrifying power is this?

If someone could be in the universe, they would see that the location of Great Xia on Earth suddenly became dazzling and radiant, as if the whole body were glowing.

At the same time the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron was completed, almost everyone in Great Xia felt a strange, inexplicable feeling rise in their hearts.

The original gloom was cleared away considerably, and unease gradually dissipated.

At this moment, countless people in Great Xia raised their heads in surprise, looking around, not knowing where this feeling came from.

What on earth is going on?

What exactly happened?

Just as the Great Xia authorities finally completed the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron, deep in the distant Longyuan Mountain Range, Ye Qin also seemed to sense something.

In his brilliant eyes, green light flickered, as if endless runes were flowing; at the same time, an ineffable Dao aura rose around his body.

Ye Qin's gaze seemed to pierce through endless void, landing in that distant universe: "Is it finally going to begin?"

"The Heaven and Earth Calamity will erupt at dawn three days from now."

This was the result Ye Qin deduced, calculated from the earlier observed construction progress of the Signal Tower in the universe.

Whether it was the Great Demon of Longyuan Mountain or the monsters outside, they soon received the message Ye Qin sent.

After receiving this definite news, everyone's hearts outside sank!

The Great Xia authorities almost immediately convened a meeting!

They voted one after another, ultimately deciding to disclose everything, for otherwise it would be unjustifiable.

【An emergency notice is now issued: the Heaven and Earth Calamity will officially begin at dawn three days from now! Notify all Great Xia people: in the coming time, you must absolutely not go out, especially when the calamity begins, you must heighten vigilance and stay at home】

【For this disaster's arrival, the Great Xia authorities have already made full preparations; please, all people, do not panic, stay peacefully at home】

Notice after notice spread wildly in Great Xia news and across all major media social apps!

Seeing this, countless countries outside Great Xia were all shocked.

"The Heaven and Earth Calamity will begin at dawn three days from now—is Great Xia not joking? Might as well just say tomorrow is the apocalypse."

"This is simply absurd; unimaginable that a great nation would do such a thing."

"I would call it the biggest joke of the century; even the most backward country would not be like Great Xia."

"Oh God! I suspect their officials have really gone mad; I can hardly believe this is an official announcement."

"I suggest the Great Xia officials go get their brains checked."

"Such a big country shouldn't be alarmist… I'm wondering, should we also be cautious?"

"Yes, I've always thought that; Great Xia is an ancient transition—perhaps they really foresaw something."

"I wrote a letter to the state a month ago, but they ignored me; I think even if Great Xia is lying, we should still prepare, just in case."

Foreign media all mocked, but some people were anxious, after all Great Xia's commotion was truly huge.

But this time, facing the official notice, the hearts of the Great Xia populace who had cultivated for nearly a month rose with a strange emotion.

Looking at the issued document above, their pupils contracted, their scalps practically went numb.

Heaven and Earth Calamity?!

Upon seeing these announcements, their first reaction was that something was off; soon a nameless panic arose, and almost everyone in Great Xia who had cultivated the Longyuan Mountain method felt a vague premonition.

Perhaps none of this is fake.

At this moment, countless people in Great Xia recalled the earlier official messages and notices; deep down, perhaps the authorities had long known this, which is why they had laid so much groundwork.

Now thinking about it, those strange actions and measures all have reasonable explanations.

Precisely because of those earlier groundwork, people's reactions to this news were not so intense.

Even so, their hearts could not help but race wildly, as if not under their control, wanting to leap out.

All of this is simply unbelievable.

Facing the mockery of overseas netizens, Great Xia unusually kept silent; even those professional fighting maniacs and loudmouths remained silent.

On all major social media and news apps, everything was filled with various official documents!

The original traffic media—movie promotions, all kinds of gossip entertainment news, etc. —were all taken down, replaced by the Great Xia authorities' response documents.

#If the Heaven and Earth Calamity descends, what can we do? #

#Quick look! Many precautions regarding the Heaven and Earth Calamity! #

#Great Xia authorities stated, already fully prepared; the populace need not worry, please trust the nation's strength. #

#Learn this knowledge, increase your survival rate. #

Countless documents and countermeasures have all appeared on the internet!

It was at this time that, within Great Xia, countless animals also began their migration!

They started from various regions, heading toward the Longyuan Mountain Range, Lofty Mountain, Everwhite Mountain, Splendid Mountain, Peaceful Mountain, Magic Capital, Island of the Immortals, and other places to migrate.

Those too far to reach within two days instead went to the river and mountain regions related to the construction of the Nine Provinces Immortal Cauldron.

The many relevant departments of the Great Xia officialdom also fully dispersed all military forces!

Almost in every town and city throughout Great Xia, countless soldiers and troops began to act; they were numerous, the entire formation vast beyond compare, yet orderly.

Most importantly, in the process of all these actions, there was not the slightest abnormal sound!

These conditions and abnormalities naturally could not escape the notice of countries closely watching Great Xia; they all fell into a state of bewilderment.

Great Xia was solemn nationwide, showing no sign of being a pretense; if all this were fake, why would they do this, and incur such enormous cost?

It is truly incomprehensible.

Many countries around the world began to take it seriously, repeatedly checking the Earth's changes and planetary orbital traces, fearing to miss anything.

But with their current technological capabilities, they cannot observe conditions outside the universe, let alone know about the construction of the Signal Tower; everything is merely futile.

No matter what, they merely concluded that everything was normal, with no abnormalities appearing; the so-called heaven-and-earth catastrophe is nothing but baseless talk.

"What on earth are they doing!"

"Are the people of Great Xia crazy!"

"They are simply a bunch of pathetic and laughable lunatics."

"I express deep sympathy for the plight of the Great Xia populace, but the unfortunate must have something hateful about them."

Faced with the condemnation and mockery of many foreign countries, everyone within Great Xia remained silent, from top to bottom, whether officials or commoners, whether affluent middle-class families or ordinary folks, not a single person offered a rebuttal.

Because they were waiting, waiting for the final answer.

Before that, no words have any effect; the answer will explain everything.

Countless people stood ready, their expressions full of solemnity and gravity.

They hoped this was not true, that soon their lives would return to normal, but their intuition told them it was not realistic.

In the pitch-black heavens and earth, a silent expanse, a black curtain shrouded the city's sky, absorbing all sound, inexplicably making people feel uneasy.

Everything was simply too quiet, as if no living beings existed.

Though the huge city's lights were blazing, on the formerly bustling pedestrian streets and roads filled with flowing vehicles and horses, not a single person could be seen, empty as if a ghost town.

Throughout Great Xia, everyone, whether in cities or countryside, sat in their own homes, awaiting the arrival of the final moment.

Some silently prayed, kneeling before Buddha statues to ask for family safety; others carefully read the various messages released by the relevant departments; still others simply cultivated, practicing basic techniques.

But many more were filled with panic, pacing back and forth in their rooms, looking through transparent glass at the black sky outside, their faces full of worry.

The heaven-and-earth catastrophe is imminent.

What will become of their fate?

Even with thorough preparations and official guarantees, can they truly survive the heaven-and-earth catastrophe? (End of chapter)