Chapter 341: 341. Chapter 336: A Bustling Large-Scale Construction

341. Chapter 336: A Bustling Large-Scale Construction

The night was as dark as ink, and the bonfire swayed like a candle flame in the darkness.

From time to time, eerie sounds echoed from within the forest, that sound dull and heavy, as if a ghost had seized the throat of a living person and dragged it deep into the underworld.

Ding ding ding.

From within the forest came the sound of fighting; six cultivators in red fire robes fell one after another, and the leading red-clad man exclaimed in shock.

"Old beggar, we are disciples of the Reed Flame Valley; my aunt is none other than Lu Po Po, the Elder of Reed Flame Valley."

"If you harm me, you will surely come to a bad end."

The red-clad man trembled all over; in his eyes, the shadows of Zhi Dun, Li Bai, and the old beggar gradually lengthened in the moonlight.

Those three sinister-smiling faces made no sound, yet they caused his hair to stand on end all over his body.

"Reed Flame Valley, this sect is strange."

"He will be taken back and subjected to severe torture; perhaps they will extract something significant."

Zhi Dun put away the human-pet bag, looked up at the sky, and saw the moon above covered with a red halo, giving an incredibly eerie feeling.

The Tiger King laughed, saying, "Among them are several cultivators who have reached the Great Completion of the Earth Origin Realm; they can serve as the backbone of our base."

The red-clad man was frightened stupid, and he said in terror.

"Not bad, the spiritual power in the Primordial Spirit Realm is extremely abundant; earthly cultivators need to hurry here and diligently train to increase their strength."

"Pa."

Upon hearing this, Li Bai saw the runes on his black human-pet bag flash; under the terrified gaze of the red-clad man, his six companions were enveloped by a mysterious force, their bodies rapidly shrinking and drifting into the black human-pet bag.

"To enter the Tian Abyss of the Primordial Spirit Realm, one must be a cultivator of the Earth Origin Realm; their strength is comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator."

"Therefore, our base must hurry to complete its expansion, guiding earthly cultivators to swiftly enter the Primordial Spirit Realm."

"To make ample preparations for earthly cultivators to arrive in the Primordial Spirit Realm."

The Tiger King showed a harmless expression.

"Counting the Reed Flame Valley disciple just now, I have captured fifteen."

"Capture her as well."

"You three, how many human-pets have you captured?"

Li Bai and the old beggar nodded upon hearing this, and the three of them swiftly flew toward Skull Island.

"Midnight is approaching; quickly rendezvous with the Tiger King and the Monkey King."

"The total number of human-pets has already exceeded a hundred; we should first send them back to the base."

However, earthly cultivators have weak foundations and short training periods; if we do not hurry to strengthen their strength in the Primordial Spirit Realm, the gap in realm between them and Huanyu cultivators will only widen, making future solo expeditions for training extremely dangerous.

After all, that is a renowned Huanyu great sect; how could it possibly lower itself without cause?

Zhi Dun said.

The red-leafed man heard the old beggar's words, feeling his face burn hot, then felt a strong pulling force on his body; upon looking, he saw himself flying toward the black bag in Zhi Dun's hand.

"Using a hundred Huanyu cultivators to carry out the base's expansion work."

Zhi Dun's face showed a hint of remembrance, then he said.

"Lu Po Po is merely at the peak of the Earth Origin Realm; if she dares to come looking for you,"

"The demon master has repeatedly instructed this matter; there must be no slip-up."

"Not bad; upon our initial entry into the Primordial Spirit Realm, we encountered Lu Po Po of the Reed Flame Valley personally recruiting Huanyu loose cultivators."

The old beggar said to Zhi Dun and Li Bai.

Seeing the red-clad man yelping wildly, the old beggar gave him a slap and said.

"Haha, I have a few more than the Monkey King, for a total of forty-two human-pets."

Li Bai, recalling the Demon Master's words, also said.

Zhi Dun thought for a moment, then said.

Zhi Dun said solemnly.

"I suspect they must have some ulterior motive."

"Release me, and I will act as if nothing happened."

Zhi Dun, Li Bai, and the old beggar arrived beside a large stone near Skull Island, where the Tiger King and the Monkey King had already been waiting for a long time.

"My aunt is an elder of the Reed Flame Valley; you cannot treat me like this!"

"I should have captured twenty-eight."

The Monkey King said proudly, among them there were also good mothers, brought back to the base to serve as maids.

"Hehe, the area near Skull Island is indeed a good place to capture human-pets; under cover of night we ambushed and caught thirty-eight."

Li Bai shook the black human-pet bag, infused a strand of Spiritual Power to check it, then said.

Not long after.

A hundred cultivators were sent to the base, and we could also obtain some information from the Huanyu cultivators.

The Tiger King's eyes glowed with a warm light, and he said.

"Huh?"

"How did it suddenly get cold?"

After the Tiger King finished speaking, he shivered and then said again.

"You guys, quickly look up at the sky?"

The Monkey King loudly pointed at the sky and exclaimed in surprise.

At midnight, the bright moon seemed to be constrained by the outer red halo; that halo gradually spread inward, turning the pure white moon blood-red.

Blood-red light spilled onto the Black Water Mystic River; the black water slowly writhed, and red faces emerged one after another from its surface.

Hum.

Red human faces had eyes spewing crimson flames, as if paying pilgrimage to the red moon, they opened their mouths and spat out a strange red mist.

That red mist gathered in the sky and became extremely solid, forming red ribbons that appeared on the Blackwater Xuan River.

On those red ribbons, red snowflakes fluttered, reflecting a crystal‑clear light.

"The Blackwater Xuan River isn't frozen at all—how strange!"

Tiger King carefully observed the Blackwater Xuan River and then said.

"You don't know, the chill does not come from outside but from deep within a cultivator's heart."

It is said that those red faces are the transformed souls of fallen peerless powerhouses.

The Blackwater Xuan River possesses a terrifying forbidden power that imprisons the souls of the strong, preventing them from escaping after death, and their grudges accumulate as snow.

If a cultivator is nearby, the cold of the grudge snow will affect the cultivator's heart.

Think of beautiful things, and let the heart become fervent.

The chill will recede.

The Old Beggar explained from the side.

"Indeed, it's much better."

Great Sage Monkey King said, he is now somewhat impatient.

It is said that on Skull Island there are Blazing Magic Apes; he wants to see what this otherworldly ape race looks like and whether their strength surpasses his.

"Monkey King, Old Beggar, you two go to Skull Island to capture pet‑people

I, Li Bai, and Tiger King will first send a hundred cultivators of Huanyu to the base to carry out expansion work; if anything arises, we will still need to consult the demon master.

Zhi Dun said to the Great Sage Monkey King.

The Great Sage Monkey King nodded upon hearing that, then, led by the Old Beggar, flew along the red ribbons on the Blackwater Xuan River toward Skull Island.

Three days later.

At the edge of Tian Yuan, several beams of light shot out; nearby, the Golden Peng King saw Zhi Dun's party emerge, his face showing excitement, and he turned into a golden light that vanished in place.

"Everyone, how are the captives taken by Tian Yuan?"

The Golden Peng King chuckled.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace the mission; there are one hundred thirteen captives who can expand the base."

Li Bai chuckled.

"Ha ha good, hurry back to the base."

The Golden Peng King said, the two Great Demons and two Ancient Sages had their magical power surge and they vanished in place.

……

Great Mercy Fortress, protected by the Coiling Dragon Grand Formation, was hidden within Magnetics Mountain; the demon king and ancient sage arrived nearby, a strange rune flickered on their foreheads, and they directly entered the Coiling Dragon Grand Formation.

"What is this situation?"

Tiger King, Li Bai, and Zhi Dun entered Magnetics Mountain's interior and saw dozens of female cultivators in varied attire shuttling through the forest, wielding axes and chopping trees.

Furthermore, female cultivators wielding iron shovels flung out deep trenches on the ground; near those trenches were the rudimentary frames of huts just built from giant logs, and the female cultivators were all covered in dirt.

"I, too, have not been idle; the captives I've caught are all very capable."

The Golden Peng King hovered in mid‑air and said proudly.

"Golden Peng King, do you have some special fetish, why are all the captives you've caught female?"

Give me a reasonable explanation."

Tiger King's face showed an expression of speechlessness, and he said.

"Female cultivators are easy to catch, and placing them in the base is very pleasing to the eye."

In the future, when earth cultivators arrive at the base, we, as seniors, must solve their future singlehood problem.

The captives I have caught can beforehand resolve the great marriage issue of earth cultivators.

You can imagine.

If earth cultivators have children with them, the couple will live together for a few years.

Familial love and affection will directly assimilate the Huanyu female cultivators into our faction.

The Golden Peng King said happily, and he felt himself to be very wise just thinking about it.

Earth cultivators are all at the age of vigorous blood and energy; in the future, living at the base will be dull and boring.

He also has so many female cultivators at his disposal.

Male earth cultivators, for love, must serve him as if being held up by the stars.

"Golden Peng King, truly you!"

Li Bai looked at the Golden Peng King and said, "This guy is too bizarre; he actually thinks so far ahead, even considering the marriage problem of earth cultivators."

After they teased each other, they walked toward the interior of Great Mercy Fortress.

During this time.

The female cultivators captured by the Golden Peng King have already expanded part of the alchemy room of Great Mercy Fortress; Zuo Ci, using the new alchemy room, has refined many elixirs.

Inside the alchemy room at this moment.

Female attendants coming and going were organizing the various spiritual herbs and medicines that the Golden Peng King had seized for Zuo Ci.

Zuo Ci saw the two Great Demons and two Ancient Sages return; after finishing the last batch of elixirs, he rose.

"The Primordial Spirit Realm truly is a treasure land.

On earth, spiritual herbs and medicines are scarce, but the Primordial Spirit Realm is abundantly rich.

Healing elixirs can be distributed; if one encounters danger in the outside world, they are also a means of preserving life.

Zuo Ci said, extending his hand to throw out several treasure boxes, inside which were various healing elixirs.

What are these scrolls used for?

Li Bai found the scrolls were made of a special material, with soul power surging on them.

They are all cultivation techniques and elixir formulas!

Zhi Dun said, somewhat unexpectedly.

These are all cultivation techniques and elixir formulas taken from the storage bags of captured female cultivators. Since the Hall of Hundred Treasures isn't built yet, I ordered people to sort and store the techniques temporarily in the Alchemy Room.

Once the Hall of Hundred Treasures is built, the techniques and elixir formulas can be moved there for later Earth cultivators to reference upon arrival.

Zuoci said and then took out a building plan.

The building plan was covered with a golden luster, with the Alchemy Hall, Hall of Hundred Treasures, Law Enforcement Hall, Elder Hall, and Council Hall arranged neatly, giving a sense of grand momentum.

I think this building plan seems to be from the Demon Master's hand.

Li Bai said.

When you went to capture the human pets, I received a message from the Demon Master and had once returned to Earth.

According to the Demon Master's creation of the building plan, he ordered us to complete it quickly.

Therefore, after I returned to the Primordial Spirit Realm, I first constructed the Alchemy Hall.

Zuoci said.

Haha, the Demon Master is far-sighted, even while on Earth he is still thinking about the future.

The expedition to the Heavenly Abyss yielded a total of one hundred and thirteen human pets, which can be used to construct the palaces.

Zhi Dun said.

After everyone discussed, Zuoci dismissed the attendants inside the Alchemist's quarters.

Huanyu cultivators were released one by one from the human pet bags.

Who exactly are you? Release us quickly, or we will go.

Otherwise, the elders of the Slaughter Ghost Sect will definitely not let you off.

Li Shixiong, released from the human pet bag, just finished speaking when he began to wail continuously, feeling as if his brain had exploded, as if countless worms were gnawing at his brain marrow.

The Huanyu cultivators present shivered fiercely.

Li Shixiong painfully clutched his head, his face marked with bloody scratches from his own nails.

Release us quickly, and we will pretend this never happened.

Otherwise, if our souls are harmed, the sect elders will surely find out.

You cannot escape the fate of death.

Lu Yu, the red-clothed man from Lu Flame Valley, said.

As soon as his words fell, he collapsed to the ground, trembling uncontrollably, his face ashen without a trace of blood.

Such a scene was happening to the Huanyu cultivators who threatened the Demon King and the three ancient sages.

After the cultivators present understood the consequences of opposition, none dared to act defiantly again.

They looked at Zhi Dun and the others as if facing a great enemy.

The life souls within your divine souls have been extracted and sealed by us.

If you obey, there will be benefits for you.

Otherwise, this is your fate.

The Tiger King spread his palm, and countless miniature human figures appeared in it, each with a mysterious rune at the center of their heads, controlling every movement of the life souls.

During the capture of human pets in the Heavenly Abyss, we also extracted the life souls from the divine souls of the unconscious Huanyu cultivators in the human pet bags.

With the life souls in hand, even if the Huanyu cultivators' divine souls perish in the Giant Spirit Realm and return to their mortal bodies, we can still control their every move, and the controlled cultivators find it hard to reveal their secrets.

They also discovered.

The Demon Master's transmitted Soul Control Method is extraordinarily strange; it is not actively releasing control of the life soul. If anyone dares to forcibly undo it, the life soul will explode outright, causing the cultivator to perish completely.

This is a Merit Plaque.

Do your work well, and the Merit Plaque will record your labor achievements.

Once the construction is complete, the merit on the Merit Plaque can be exchanged without limit for cultivation techniques, treasures, and elixirs.

Those bearing deep grudges of the blood sea or having unresolved private matters can also be dealt with by us, as long as they have sufficient merit.

Zuoci said, then threw out jade slips that floated into the hands of the Huanyu cultivators present.

On that white jade slip there is a blue star, with a supreme golden dragon coiled around it; if one is the guardian of the star, everyone present merely glancing at it feels an incomparably profound sensation.

Seniors, is this true?

At this moment, the scarred man stepped out from the crowd; they are rogue cultivators who live a life of eating raw meat and drinking blood.

Zuoci's words made them somewhat moved.

Why does the path of cultivation lead to dangerous places? It is because risking one's life can obtain precious cultivation resources.

Since we cannot leave this place, if resources can be realized, it is safer than risking death outside to exchange for resources.

The Demon Master has ordered: treat you well.

Everyone equal, distribution according to labor.

As Li Bai's words fell, the crowd became noisy.

Huanyu cultivators act for profit; with differing realms, they are inherently inferior, and any gains they obtain due to strength or the intervention of the strong are also greatly discounted.

This is the rule of the Universe Cultivation World: survival of the fittest.

Everyone equal, distribution according to labor.

This is a new idea and concept, impacting their divine souls.

At this moment, many people gritted their teeth and made a firm decision.

We will certainly do our best.

The cultivators present replied.

The three sages exchanged a glance; among the cultivators in the crowd, there naturally were those who outwardly complied but inwardly opposed, most of them being disciples of the various major sects.

They still harbored a faint hope, thinking their sect would come to rescue them.

Those cultivators did not realize that once they set foot in this place, unless the restrictions on their bodies were actively lifted, they would be trapped in the Great Mercy Stockade for life.

"Golden Peng King, the construction of this base by these people is under your charge."

"Those with divided loyalties need not be shown mercy."

Zhi Dun said, although it is a Buddhist gate, it also has the wrathful gaze of the Vajra, and is not a saintly mother.

"Rest assured."

"Everyone, construction has begun!"

"Seize the time to finish construction; our clansmen should also enter the realm! Hahaha!"

Then saw the Golden Peng King walk out holding a golden whip shaped like fish scales, flaunting his might, beginning large-scale construction, making the final preparations for the descent of earthly beings. (End of chapter)