152: Chapter 152 Disassembling Composite Nodes, Achieving Perfection of Immortal Martial Arts Foundation

The composite Law node pressed deep within the Central Mountains of the New Soil, its outer perimeter encircling two top-grade Spiritual Veins and large tracts of thriving spiritual fields.

The Formation Hall deduced the underground pathways into the Ancestral Court's Formation diagram, channeling water-type Laws into the node along subterranean rivers, with toxins seeping into the water while gravity firmly suppressed these two forces within the mountain's core.

These three forces had already formed a cycle; if any single one were cut off, the remaining two Laws would break free from their restraints and charge straight for nearby cities.

Judging by the current momentum of expansion, within twenty years, the node would collide with the Nine-Ring Array Network, with the water veins of the Three New Cities bearing the brunt.

The Ancestral Court's main vein would also be dragged northward by the gravity Law, leaving the Twelve Study Cities and the military camps constantly facing the risk of being cut off from Spiritual Qi.

After simulating back and forth for several rounds, the Hundred Arts Hall finalized a strategy: use Pure Yang Divine Fire to incinerate the composite node, at the cost of abandoning the outer spiritual fields and the two top-grade Spiritual Veins.

This method would take no more than three years, but it would require relocking tens of thousands of square kilometers of territory and dismantling one group of cycles from the Nine-Ring Array Network.

"It is only proper to burn it clean with a single fire. Spiritual fields can be reopened, and while it is certainly heartbreaking to destroy two Spiritual Veins, it is still better than gambling with the Three New Cities."

The manager of the Formation Hall presented the Jade Slip to Wang Pingan's desk; the department managers inside the hall raised no objections, tacitly acknowledging this method had the highest success rate.

Wang Pingan's gaze swept over the water networks and spiritual fields on the Formation diagram that had operated for over a hundred years, but he did not pick up his brush to issue a vermilion approval.

"We spent two hundred years of time just to protect the foundation of our spoils, yet when it comes to the very last node, we must burn down the Spiritual Veins, turning all our previous efforts into empty talk."

"Deploy the Time Authority to dismantle the node, stripping away water, poison, and gravity layer by layer. The Laws that can be utilized shall be reconnected to their original districts as usual."

Wang Mu immediately deployed troops and arranged generals, driving thirty-six sub-Formations around the Central Mountains. The Nine-Ring Array Network cut off surplus exchanges, and the three groups of cycles locked themselves in to operate independently.

The Twenty-Four New Cities hoarded grain, fodder, and purified water overnight. The three cities closely bordering the mountains sealed off their subterranean water veins, and all citizens within the cities switched entirely to using water storage Formations.

Wang Shan led fifty thousand troops of the Main Battle Army into the Central Mountains, forming the Immovable Wisdom King Army Formation along the outer edges of the sub-Formations to forcefully withstand the impending backlash of the earth veins.

He did not request to guard the most perilous Formation eye, strictly following Wang Mu's military order to split the main army into six divisions, each rooting themselves in reserved Formation positions.

"Only when the main Formation eye collapses will it be your turn to fill it with your lives. Before the military order arrives, whoever dares to rush forward on mere hot-blooded impulse shall be dealt with according to military Law!"

Wang Shan inspected the six positions one by one, writing the evacuation crossings and substitute echelons word by word into the military ledger, clearly marking even his own maneuvering boundaries.

Wang Mu flipped through the military ledger without adding a single penalty category. "Nailing yourselves to your Formation positions is the primary merit; whoever dares to abandon their post without authorization will have this armor stripped off."

With all divisions in position, Wang Pingan's Divine Thought plunged straight into the mountain's core, and the Time Authority overwhelmingly suppressed the composite node, forcibly slowing down the three berserk forces of Law.

Though only a breath had passed in the outside world, a long passage of years had already traversed within the node. Every collision among the water currents, toxic miasma, and heavy pressure dragged out distinct patterns within the mire of time.

Formation Masters struck stripping Formation runes along the sub-Formations, directly targeting the outermost water-type Laws and pulling the underground subterranean rivers outward section by section.

Surviving ten years for the first layer of stripping, the water-type Laws were split into seventy-two tributaries, reconnecting back to the original seabed water network.

The water purification Formations swallowed the tributaries, restoring vitality to the water canals of the Three New Cities, while the bulk of the composite node shrank by nearly thirty percent accordingly.

As soon as the second layer of toxic Laws was sliced into, the heavy pressure within the mountain core mutated drastically. The toxic water broke free from gravity's restraint and surged straight for the three eastern cities along the subterranean river.

The water veins on the Formation Plates abruptly turned grayish-green, and the first water purification Formation outside the city barely lasted a few breaths before its Formation runes were corroded into large holes by the toxic water.

The Formation Hall hastily locked the subterranean river, and the toxic water immediately diverted into the backup water veins. If they forcibly blocked it again, the entire water network would inevitably collapse underground.

Wang Mu stared fixedly at the three core Formation bases that had been managed for many years. That location controlled the lifeline of the spiritual fields and the city's water source, serving as the essential pass through which the toxic water must travel.

If the Formation bases were uprooted, the toxic water could be diverted to the uninhabited mineral valley. However, the Three New Cities would also lose their water supply, turning years of infrastructure into flying ashes on the spot.

Several Formation Masters guarded the Formation Plates desperately, refusing to make a move for a long time. "Grant us half a day more! We will definitely figure out a way to preserve the Formation bases!"

"The toxic water has already overflowed the second monitoring line, and in half a day, it will flood the entire city! Uproot the Formation bases and divert it immediately!"

Looking at the hard work poured into the Formation runes, the Formation Masters' hands still trembled slightly. Wang Mu strode forward and yanked out the three core Formation Flags on the main platform in one go.

The three Formation bases were severed with a resounding crash, and the subterranean water veins lost their restraint. The toxic water plunged headfirst into the uninhabited mineral valley along the newly excavated flood discharge channel.

"Formation bases can be repaired once destroyed, but human lives cannot fill the void. All deficits will be recorded in the master renovation ledger, and there is no need for your Formation Hall to take the blame."

The sealing Formations of the uninhabited mineral valley all lit up, forcefully pressing the toxic water deep into the earth. Personnel from the Medical Cultivator Camp and the Alchemy Pavilion took advantage of the situation to take over the aftermath.

The Three New Cities switched to the water storage Formations; although water usage within the cities was tight, not a single citizen was infected with toxins, and the city evacuation plan was not even deployed.

The second layer of stripping forcefully endured for twenty years, with toxins escorted into the poison-sealing zone in batches. The composite node was left with only a gravity core entrenched in the mountain's core.

Just as the final layer of stripping began, the Central Mountains suddenly sank, hundreds of li of territory fractured simultaneously, and the third Formation position guarded by Wang Shan took the impact head-on.

The double-faced mingwang's Dharma Manifestation resisted the heavy pressure of the earth veins, the Formation runes beneath the feet of the five thousand armored soldiers shattered inch by inch, yet the mountain body continued to plunge downward with unsparing force.

In the past, Wang Shan would have long led troops to charge into the main Formation eye for a desperate fight, pouring all his vital Qi and blood into the rift to forcibly buy time for the Formation Hall.

This time, his gaze merely swept over Wang Mu's retreat order, and he immediately commanded all personnel of the third Formation position to fall back, retreating to hold the reserve defense line two hundred li away.

"The vanguard camp breaks camp, the rear camp props up the Formation stakes, and the engineering corps carries away the wounded! Whoever dares to stay here to snatch credit, I will skin him alive!"

The five thousand armored soldiers retreated into the reserve positions in an orderly manner, and the old defense line was ground into fine powder by the descending mountain body without losing a single soldier.

Wang Shan stood at the crossing, waiting until the last engineering corps soldier had withdrawn before stepping into the new Formation eye, reconnecting the Qi and blood of the fifty thousand main army to the Immovable Wisdom King Army Formation's Dharma Manifestation.

The double-faced mingwang's Dharma Manifestation propped up the sinking mountain body, the army Formation avoiding the sharpness of the gravity core, acting solely as a cushion between the mountain body and the Spiritual Veins.

The gravity backlash was split into the six reserve positions, with the xueming mysterious armor bearing the heavy pressure. The armored soldiers rotated alternately according to military orders, and not a single camp crossed the thunder pool by half a step.

Wang Mu closely stared at the earth vein Formation diagram that had stabilized its footing and immediately reported: "The Main Battle Army can hold out for three days at most; within three days, the gravity core must be severed."

Wang Pingan smashed the Time Authority fiercely deep into the node, chopping the intertwined gravity Law into thousands of segments, leaving every single alien brand with nowhere to hide.

The Pure Yang Divine Fire specifically targeted the brands without damaging the gravity Law in the slightest. The two top-grade Spiritual Veins were also forcibly severed by the mire of time.

As the 1,300th brand turned into flying ashes, the downward momentum of the mountain slowed accordingly, and the heavy burden pressing down on top of the army Formation lightened in tandem.

When the 2,700th brand peeled off, the gravity core completely severed the alien's Divine Thought, and the force of Law flowed smoothly toward the array network of the northern mining area.

The final brand was nestled at the junction of the two Spiritual Veins. Wang Pingan guided the Divine Kingdom's Origin to split open the node, driving the three forces of water, poison, and gravity into their designated circuits respectively.

The composite node collapsed with a resounding crash, the alien aura inside the mountain core vanished completely, and the two top-grade Spiritual Veins returned to independent operation.

Receiving the military order, Wang Shan gathered the army Formations in batches. Without taking advantage of the greatly reduced heavy pressure to greedily advance for merits, the fifty thousand Main Battle Army withdrew from the Central Mountains according to protocol.

The thirty-six sub-Formations gathered and closed, the Nine-Ring Array Network reopened surplus exchanges, and the Spiritual Qi inhalation and exhalation of the three groups of cycles gradually returned to normal.

The three uprooted Formation bases did not follow the old path; the Formation Hall established a new surface water network, eliminating the hidden trouble of underground toxic water counter-attacking the cities.

The uninhabited mineral valley was officially classified into the poison-sealing zone, with the Medical Cultivator Camp and the Alchemy Pavilion increasing resident personnel, and all living creatures for trials were transported via dedicated lines.

In the 180th year of the Divine Kingdom, the Central Mountains regained their vitality. The two top-grade Spiritual Veins operated continuously for ten years, never causing the slightest trouble to the Nine-Ring Array Network again.

Wang Pingan initiated the final round of territory-wide inspection, starting from the Ancestral Court and inspecting the thirty-six cities, the nine-ring Spiritual Veins, and the three Law territories one by one.

The original seabed transformed into stable spiritual fields and water areas, with all underground salt toxins completely sealed within the mineral strata, and the water purification Formations were fully sufficient to sustain the daily needs of the New Cities.

Gravity supports and evacuation lanes were erected in the northern mining area, mineral marrow production was steady, and the forging platforms could also provide an open supply for pressing and combining the mysterious armor.

The double-layer Formations of the poison-sealing zone were as solid as gold, and not a trace of toxicity could be detected in the outer water veins. The anti-toxin pharmacology sorted out by the Medical Cultivator Camp had already been compiled into the military teaching materials.

The Twenty-Four New Cities, along with the Twelve Study Cities, were all incorporated into the transportation and material network. If any city lost its Spiritual Qi, adjacent territories could immediately come to its aid.

The population stabilized at twenty-eight million, with granaries full enough to chew grain for three years. Academies, the Medical Cultivator Camp, the Nursery, and workshops were all within the boundaries delineated by regulations.

In the two-hundredth year of the Divine Kingdom, the three hundred thousand square kilometers of territory survived the final review. All alien earth veins and ecological hidden mines were fitted with shackles entirely.

Wang Pingan withdrew the Time Authority. Twenty days flowed in the outside world, and the Divine Kingdom's two-hundred-year transformation master plan thus came to a final hammer drop.

[Divine Kingdom Area: 300,000 square kilometers]

[Territory-wide Assimilation: Completed]

[Population: 28 million]

[Cities: 36]

[Nine-Ring Spiritual Veins: Stable]

[Civilization System: Immortal-Martial Dual Cultivation]

Inside the Task Hall of Xinghe University, the combat record sealed for many days shed its shackles, and its ranking on the overall leaderboard rolled and jumped accordingly.

The combat result of three deities encircling and killing only to be completely annihilated lay horizontally in the center of the hall; the whereabouts of the three alien divine kingdoms, legal self-defense documents, along with the Origin earnings, were laid bare to the world.

In the mansion's secret room, Wang Pingan did not distract himself to look at the leaderboard. His Divine Thought descended straight to the Ancestral Court, and the Law restrictions that had been stuck over Wang Mu and Wang Shan's heads for many years shattered in response.

The Spiritual Qi within Wang Mu's body broke through the dome of the Ancestral Court, and thick tribulation clouds rolled and gathered in mid-air.

Wang Shan's whole-body Qi and blood surged straight into the military camp, lighting up the Formation runes along the way inch by inch.

The Golden Core Lightning Tribulation and the Martial Ancestor's Qi and blood violently surged and intersected in mid-air simultaneously.