Chapter 305

During their initial contact at the Ancient God camp, Li Yu could tell.

These God-Chosen retainers and racial representatives who came from the Boundless Spirit Realm held the "Present World" in great contempt.

Or even, disdain.

When they boarded the Pioneer and gazed upon Wanfu City, their gazes were not those of tourists sightseeing.

Instead, it was a look similar to that of "colonizers" or "invaders."

In their eyes, Wanfu City, as well as the territories of the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects they were about to visit, were all colonies to be occupied at will in the future.

Of course, they had the capital for such arrogance.

Li Yu had examined the memories within the 【Spirit Race Prophet Star Tear】, combined them with the little robot's "Wandering Journal," and added the relevant knowledge Hongdou had gathered, allowing him to reach a simple and crude conclusion.

"If the Present World were to let go of that mysterious protection... or whatever other reliance it has."

"Then whether it be the Blood God believers, Greenskins, Rat Demons, or whatever Insect Race or Mechanical Necro-Race from the Boundless Spirit Realm, all would be enough to steamroll the Present World."

"The disparity in strength and population is simply too great."

"However, things are a bit different now."

"This Silent Graveyard is a terrifying piece of evidence."

"As long as one isn't a fool, they will realize that since such a place exists in the Present World, it means this world dominated by humans is not nearly as simple as it appears on the surface."

These thoughts reached their peak after the Pioneer cautiously and carefully left the Silent Graveyard station and took the opportunity to enter the next one.

Because the new station that followed was equally terrifying.

The Pioneer's built-in AI once again issued that notification sound, which was as harsh and unpleasant as metal grinding, and carried a certain kind of pollution:

"Attention, all passengers!"

"The station ahead is 【Ruins of the Multitude of Darkness】, located in the very core area of the Forbidden Ancient Black Forest."

"The danger level of this station is no less than that of the Silent Graveyard."

"After entering the station, the depths of every passenger's soul will receive some radiation, some calls... those are not hallucinations, they are very real, filled with irresistible temptation... and may even grant you benefits directly at the soul level."

"But remember!"

"Do not respond! Do not respond! Do not respond!"

"Once you respond, you will immediately suffer an attack from the 'Multiverse' level."

"Your soul may face two endings: one is to be taken away, the other is to be annihilated."

"No one can be spared; that is an immutable rule within the station."

"Even with the protection of the Pioneer, and even if the passengers' souls themselves have the protection of the divine entities they worship, none of this has any meaning."

"There was even a secondary god who, after entering the Ruins of the Multitude of Darkness, responded to that bewitchment and was instantly subjected to a terrifying attack. Moreover, there was far more than one strike; initially, some trajectories could be distinguished, but the later attacks came as if from another dimension, leaving no trace to be found, with terrifying power."

"That True God ultimately perished within the station, and their powerful divine body was compressed into a piece of paper, a painting... terrifying and unsolvable."

"Therefore, rules are rules, just like the Eternal Mist, which can never be seen through, even by the gods themselves."

When these notifications came through, all the passengers behaved themselves.

The treacherous God-Chosen of Ten Thousand Changes, the uninhibited Beauty Prince, the violent Troll King, the bloodthirsty Rat Demon, the mad Greenskin... these elites of different races were usually lawless masters.

Gradually, on the "Pioneer," they all became like ordinary tourists.

There was no more superiority in their eyes, but rather curiosity and apprehension, as they peered around through the carriage windows.

How the territory of the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects will be, is unknown for now.

But at the very least, they all know that in the territory of Wanfu City, they cannot act recklessly based on their own strength alone.

Not to mention how many great terrors are hidden within the city.

Just these three special stations—the Borderland, the Silent Graveyard, and the Ruins of the Multitude of Darkness—are enough to be horrifying.

However, Li Yu, as a "citizen of Wanfu City," was actually quite shocked as well.

At the same time, he vaguely understood why his previously clumsy scam was able to successfully detonate within Wanfu City.

The plot was very cliché, even melodramatic.

But the location I chose was too lethal, causing the credibility to skyrocket, and coupled with the secret push from some mysterious existences, it was impossible for it not to explode.

"Judging from the exaggerated performance of the Silent Graveyard and the Ruins of the Multitude of Darkness, which can even slaughter gods!"

"The 【Borderland】 of the same tier should not lose by much."

"The reason I am still alive is probably because, like other adventurers who entered the Borderland, I was only in the outer area."

"The core area is just as dangerous."

"Entering it and violating the rules is also certain death."

"What kind of enormous secrets are Wanfu City and the three forbidden areas hiding?"

"I am truly too curious."

"Could it be that the Spirit Venerable died on the path of exploring these mysteries?"

Li Yu, who had already had many terrifying experiences, had already dealt with powerful gods like Ten Thousand Changes, the Toad God, the Buddha, and so on.

He had originally thought he had already seen the power ceiling of this world.

And had already pushed aside many of the layers of mist obscuring the world before his eyes.

Within the Eye of Truth, there were no secrets to speak of.

But now, he began to negate this thought, and couldn't help but curse inwardly:

"It's endless."

"I just felt that as long as I ascended to 【True Monarch of Food-Bait】, I would surely gain a portion of control over my own destiny, and the world's mists and historical truths would be unraveled by me bit by bit."

"Now it seems that is far from enough."

Although Li Yu thought this way, the urge to ascend was not dampened; instead, it became even more urgent and intense.

Even the Spirit Venerable themselves had fallen.

He was only ascending to Sequence Four of the Spirit Venerable pathway, so of course, it was impossible for him to control much of his own destiny.

But it was still better than his current Sequence Five, and much better at that.

As a "Longevity Daoist," he was at most a relatively plump fish.

But becoming a True Monarch would give him the chance to touch the tabletop.

Perhaps because he felt Li Yu's urgency, or perhaps because the Pioneer had passed through one station after another and was about to enter the territory of the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects.

Zuo Cikui would temporarily lose his perception of Li Yu within the next two days, and he was somewhat uneasy.

According to what he conveyed to Li Yu:

To ensure the maiden voyage of the 【Pioneer】 went off without a hitch, the upper echelons of the City Lord's Mansion directly moved the incomparably powerful Master of the Curtain to personally write the story of the Pioneer on that divine treasure, the "Book of the Red Dust."

This meant that the Pioneer's journey through the Present World was a completed script, and everyone was a "character" within it, including the attackers who would appear later, the powerhouses of the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects, and even Li Yu, who had put on the skin of an idler—all would proceed according to the established storyline.

No one could change it, and no one could interfere.

Unless one possessed a status of authority even more powerful than the "Master of the Curtain," they could not break it.

Perhaps such divine entities did exist, but such existences, one would think, would not be bored enough to mess with an Ancient God train.

Besides, Li Yu was not originally in the script; it was just a coincidence, and since he happened to be there, he was added as a minor character, which didn't affect anything.

It was just that he had to stay on the Pioneer for two more days.

Both he himself and Zuo Cikui were very satisfied with this point.

Because of such an arrangement!

Therefore, apart from some basic personnel, the City Lord's Mansion did not need to invest any more resources and just had to wait to harvest the fruits.

For certain purposes, the City Lord's Mansion even arranged for some "media," including the "Wanfu Daily," to broadcast the Pioneer's itinerary in real-time.

There was no shortage of entertainment methods in the Transcendent World.

Since there was absolute control at the macro level, there was no need to care about small losses of control at the details.

For example!

Within the next two days, Zuo Cikui would be unable to contact Li Yu again.

And the next station was precisely the 【Illusion Dream Station】 that Li Yu had been thinking about.

In the last few seconds before losing contact, Zuo Cikui threw out the final, and also the most tempting, piece of bait.

"Brother Li Yu, it's fine for you to go sightseeing in the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects for two days."

"By the time you return to Wanfu City, those troubles should all be gone."

"You can also appear openly without worrying about being detected by the 'Ancient Saints'."

"At that time, I, Zuo, can grant you a permission to take a look inside my City Lord's Mansion's library."

"For real?"

"Naturally!"

"I will keep this favor from you, Master Guild Leader, in my heart, Li Yu."

On the surface, the two were engaged in an extremely hypocritical exchange of pleasantries.

Secretly, they were each thinking in their hearts, especially Zuo Cikui, who still felt it was a pity.

"Sigh, it is indeed too troublesome."

"In refining this 【Dao-Transformation Puppet】, I cannot borrow any power, including the divine power of my great Lord."

"Otherwise, I would have begged my Lord to add some private goods when writing the Pioneer's story: to let the Master of the Calamity Star be successfully refined by me into a chess piece puppet."

"But it doesn't matter; according to the progress, as long as he continues to wear that skin treasure for two days, he will never be able to take it off again."

"By the time he returns, I should also be perfect in the sequence of Ancient and Modern Puppeteer."

"This deal is truly too cost-effective."

At the same moment, inside Wanfu City.

Many citizens who owned gadgets like Tiangong televisions and mechanical radios all heard and saw a magical scene.

The paint on the Pioneer erupted with twisted and eerie iridescence, and then it dove into a special dream world and disappeared without a trace.

It was in this way that it officially broke away from the area Wanfu City could control and entered the territory of the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects.

To be precise!

It entered the dream world of all the mortals, and even the cultivators, of the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects.

At this time, it also happened to be night.

So the next moment, all the citizens of Wanfu City cheered for the wonderful program effect that was to follow.

Even though the broadcast signal was very blurry and eerie, and one couldn't see what it was at all.

But this didn't affect anything, because there was narration.

Hundreds of millions of people in the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects all had the same dream that night.

They dreamed of a train made purely of the remains of Ancient Gods, half-mechanical and half-flesh.

At the same time, they also heard whispers from the Ancient Gods, inviting them to board the train and head to Wanfu City, where there was absolute freedom and nothing was forbidden.

PS: There is one more update.

(End of chapter)