Chapter 485: Nanzhou Matters Concluded

The ninth day of the ninth lunar month, another Double Ninth Festival.

Chen Shu lay on the desk inside the cave, diligently writing in his diary.

A figure walked past behind him; he immediately became alert, covered his diary, and turned his head to look behind him.

Ning Qing, however, was just passing by as usual.

Chen Shu turned his head to stare at her figure, and only after seeing her walk away did he withdraw his gaze and continue writing.

This place is isolated from the world, with no internet, and every day the same people and beasts come and go. But it is not boring. These people and beasts are all very interesting; even those two violent and warlike Night Person brothers are actually decent people. The heirs to these gods were chosen quite well.

Chen Shu's life gradually became regular.

Waking up at seven every morning to prepare breakfast; a high-quality day begins with a satisfying breakfast.

Sometimes people come to mooch a meal; apart from the next-door neighbor who is a regular, the others are different every time.

At eight o'clock, he enters the Mijing to study how to use Space-Time Energy to fight, following the method researched by the Chen Shu of the Zhu Ti Wei Mian—Chen Shu easily persuaded the Wish-Granting Divine Dragon to cooperate with him through the Crystal in his hand and his understanding of Shengzu.

This generally lasts until three or four in the afternoon.

Lunch is skipped.

If he is truly bored, tired, or stuck on a problem midway, he strolls around Jinguan City to see the hometown where Shengzu once lived.

This is also the provincial capital of his hometown in his previous life.

After going out, he can chat with Qingqing, look at the cultural relics and classics in the last Square Body, or go to the seaside or the wilderness to watch the show—recently, these genius idiots don't know what has gotten into them; they seem to have entered a competition of sparring, vying to spar and fight every day, hitting each other harder than the last. As soon as their injuries heal, they immediately throw themselves back into battle, new wounds covering old ones, and they even compete over who is more severely injured, as if they were possessed.

Sometimes Chen Shu also participates.

You have to admit, this kind of sparring is actually quite useful.

Everyone here is a top-tier genius; they were never short of sparring partners, and basically never short of combat experience. However, apart from the Yiguo Cultivation System being sufficiently diverse, the cultivation systems of the other three continents are all more or less somewhat singular. Plus, compared to normal sparring partners, fighting against top-tier geniuses of the same level is ultimately a bit different. And now, being able to find top-tier geniuses of different systems here, the effect of the sparring is naturally extraordinary.

For example, Chen Shu gradually figured out a set of methods to deal with high-speed, high-agility, and high-attack systems during his sparring with Wu Eiwei and the two Night Person brothers.

The wilderness and the seaside have been thoroughly trashed by this group of people.

By five or six o'clock, if his injuries are not severe, he starts preparing dinner, ending the day's life in a familiar way, with the smoke and fire of the human world.

There will still be people coming to mooch a meal.

The people mooching meals are still different every time.

Exactly who comes depends on their Rest and Recovery Cycle, injuries, and willingness.

From eight o'clock in the evening to midnight, Daily Cultivation.

The Divine Power of the Beast Ancestral Court belongs to another major system, which complements the Divine Power in the mark; the two Divine Powers cross-fire, which is of great help to cultivation.

After cultivation ends, sometimes he reads books or studies Spells, and sometimes he has other arrangements with Qingqing, then enjoys five or six hours of sleep, starting another similar day the next morning.

Having gotten used to having no internet, it is actually quite wonderful.

A person like Chen Shu has always held a "playing through the human world" mentality, so it is very difficult for him to be too nervous.

Regarding future events, one must keep a relaxed mindset so as not to be scared out of one's wits before they even arrive, but in actual action, one must still give it sufficient importance. After all, many people have paid and sacrificed a lot for this victory; if he really continued to be giggly and sloppy every day, he would feel embarrassed.

Time moves to October.

Chen Shu has made a breakthrough in his research on Space-Time Energy, and at the same time, the power of the other world in Nanzhou is also strengthening, now affecting the Beast Ancestral Court.

On one hand, there is the suppression of the Tribulation-Responding Buddha; on the other hand, there is the isolation barrier on the Nanzhou center line; and on the third hand, the Beast Ancestral Court has Divine Power to contend with it. Yet, this erosive power has still gradually influenced things over here, which shows how powerful it is on the other side.

No one knows the pressure on the Tribulation-Responding Buddha.

Until October 15th.

The two-month deadline has arrived.

Chen Shu packed up the cave early, packing everything away without leaving a single trace of having lived there.

"Master, it is said we are leaving today; you didn't break the cave in the temple, did you?"

"Amitabha, naturally not."

"I cooked lean meat porridge, eat some before you go."

"Amitabha..."

"The group leader is up too? Is your stuff packed?"

"It's packed."

"We're leaving, are you reluctant? Your cultivation doesn't seem to have caught up to Zhang Suannai yet."

"I..."

"Morning, Nüxia."

"Morning."

"Any progress in your relationship with the group leader? Has the group leader been obedient these past few days?"

"..."

"Morning, Master Xuanzhen."

"When are we leaving?"

"Don't know... Are you in a rush? Is it because I said a few days ago that I would introduce a girlfriend to you after we get out?"

"You..."

"Morning, Lao Zhang."

"Morning, Lao Chen."

"Have you been doing well in Nanzhou?"

"Very well."

"Have you become smarter? How is your cultivation growth?"

"What are you talking about? It's early in the morning, are you still not awake yet..."

"Emmm..."

It really has to be you, Lao Zhang!

Chen Shu grinned, happy and cheerful, and returned to the cave to begin waiting for the Reed God to descend.

However, the Reed God was late to arrive, and instead, he was met with another invitation for a sparring match from the four of them.

"This..."

Chen Shu felt quite helpless and had no choice but to oblige.

The geniuses from the other three major continents saw this and could not help but sigh with emotion.

"The people of the Xia Kingdom are truly warlike. No wonder they were able to conquer the best territory in the world. Even when they are about to leave, they still have to fight one more match."

"Indeed. Who would have thought that while Fellow Daoist Chen looks cowardly, he is so fierce inside? He is truly a hero."

"Don't ever say that the Night People are warlike again."

"Why don't we have a match as well?"

"That makes sense. We are all about to part ways, and who knows when we will meet again? We might as well say goodbye in this way..."

"Hey, you Night Person! I'll come and meet you!"

The wilderness behind the temple and the coastline over a hundred miles away began to rumble, as if it were a precursor to the apocalypse.

Halfway through the fight, everyone was injured one after another.

Just at this moment, the world underwent a change—

The ground that had been melted by the Blazing Sun World-Extinguishing Divine Art cooled rapidly, turning into a type of bright yellow crystal. The Blazing Sun True Flame also extinguished along with it. Then, on these newly formed Blazing Sun crystal grounds, green grass shoots actually sprouted, causing the crystals to develop countless dense cracks.

The grass shoots grew rapidly, prying open the cracks, and in the blink of an eye, the wilderness became a dense reed thicket, and flower spikes bloomed.

Everyone stopped fighting and looked into the distance.

The world seemed to have instantly transformed into an ocean of reeds.

Suddenly, everyone looked up again.

In the dark, they felt a kind of massive power appear in Nanzhou, shrouding every inch of it. At the same time, a great will descended upon the world, as if it were high above the vast firmament, dwelling within the starry sky, gazing down at the world.

A wind blew in from the sea, stirring up a thousand layers of waves.

After crossing the coastline, it caused the thousand miles of reeds to bow their heads one after another, their flower spikes swaying as if welcoming the arrival of a god; the spectacle was no less impressive than the surface of the sea.

The Reed God awakened and descended upon the world once more.

Chen Shu tilted his head high, wanting to see the body of the nameless person the Reed God was borrowing, but the result was destined to disappoint him; it was invisible. He could only feel another kind of Divine Power, different from the pervasive Buddha Light, descending, yet it belonged to the same grand system as the Buddha Light and belonged to this same Plane and this planet—the Calamity-Responding Buddha had originally been at a disadvantage against the erosive power, but now that the two joined hands, they instantly curbed its momentum of expansion.

Then, a light flashed, engulfing the group.

For a moment, Chen Shu could see nothing but the light before his eyes, and he could only feel himself moving at high speed.

"Whoosh!"

When his vision recovered, he was already above a mountain forest with lush vegetation, tumbling and falling downward. The sound of the wind whistled past his face, bringing with it the cold air that did not belong to Nanzhou.

"Thump..."

Chen Shu stabilized his figure in an instant.

Below, there were lush trees with canopies like umbrellas, having stood for who knows how many years, forming a dense, carpet-like forest with the undulating mountains. There were also those that turned yellow and red with autumn and winter, dotting the mountain forest and making it mottled.

Other figures landed in the air; they were all the silly group members.

Chen Shu looked left and right but did not see Qingqing. Suddenly, he had a feeling, and as he turned his head, Qingqing was standing behind him. The two stood in mid-air, looking at each other.

"This place is..."

"The Reincarnation Forbidden Land."

"Oh..."

The Reincarnation Forbidden Land was a Forbidden Land controlled by the Buddhist Sect, located behind Hongshanling. But at such speed, it was highly probable that the Reed God and the Calamity-Responding Buddha had sent them back here by pulling them into the Nanzhou Forbidden Land and then using the mysterious connection between the Forbidden Lands.

The geniuses from the other three major continents were not here; they should have been sent to other Forbidden Lands.

Chen Shu looked into the distance, where there was a huge city.

When he withdrew his gaze, Qingqing was still eyeing him, but her gaze shifted slightly downward, lingering on the wounds on his body.

Over the past month or so, she had also become accustomed to their sparring and the injuries they sustained, so she just pursed her lips:

"What a pity about the clothes."

"Let's go."

It was not advisable to stay in the Forbidden Land for long, so Chen Shu took her hand and flew outward.

Zhilan Garden.

The little girl carried the black messenger bag that her brother-in-law had named "Sun Dragon Bag" and had just returned home.

Mature people are all very busy.

After being busy at the research institute, she had to continue being busy when she got home.

The little girl first picked up Taozi and petted her for a long time, then took out her Mobile Phone to order takeout, and then went to check on her sister's flowers. The leaves had not yet finished falling, and since she had been working hard for many days in a row, she picked up the watering hose and watered them wildly.

When she watered to the corner of the wall, she discovered—

A cluster of reeds had grown here at some point.

It was only a small cluster, growing where the water pipe was leaking, with pale white flower spikes drifting, bending its waist and lowering its head.

The little girl could confirm that at least yesterday, this cluster of reeds was not here, and when her sister left, she had told her that when reeds began to grow in every corner of the world, she and her brother-in-law would return.