495: The significance of Yaoyang City's power

"Journey to the West is great, you should read it more."

Wu Xian chuckled and silently released the gold scroll Vast Gold Dragon.

He hadn't been idle during this period. With the support of various resources and his own diligent collection, the Twenty-Eight Mansions were finally complete, and naturally, the Vast Gold Dragon was no exception.

Speaking of this Vast Gold Dragon, he had the secret support of the Holy Spirit Dojo to thank.

Ever since the Twenty-Eight Mansions Divine Chart was integrated into the Holy Spirit Divine Domain, the Chief Disciple Xu Cunxin had been helping him collect various Materials.

Many Families from the Holy Spirit Dojo even took the initiative to send over various high-quality Materials.

Therefore, aside from lacking a suitable jade scroll core, this gold scroll Vast Gold Dragon was entirely built to jade scroll specifications in terms of Materials.

Theoretically, as long as it fused with a compatible [divine power core] later on, it could promote to a jade scroll on the spot.

Moreover, with the God of Wealth helping to optimize the details of the divine scroll's Law, it could be said that this Vast Gold Dragon was the ceiling of gold scrolls; calling it a quasi-jade scroll was no exaggeration.

"The dragon horns of the Vast Gold Dragon have some special properties," the God of Wealth said sternly, "but those dragon horns are very important to him. He only steeled himself to use them once back then to help the Monkey. So, using this move will cause him great damage; you must be prepared."

"It's fine, it's just a scroll. Even if it shatters, it can be redrawn," Wu Xian joked.

"That's true."

The God of Wealth smiled dumbly, unable to help but sigh once again at the profound mystery of the scroll world.

"Vast Gold Star Lord, I leave it to you!"

Wu Xian looked solemnly at the Vast Gold Star Lord and bowed, showing his request and respect.

The God of Wealth watched everything, nodding with satisfaction, seemingly approving of Wu Xian's courteous behavior.

Perhaps sensing Wu Xian's respect and commission, the Vast Gold Star Lord actually took the initiative to transform into a semi-original state, switching from the form of a beautiful woman to that of a half-dragon, with a sharp dragon horn on her forehead appearing particularly striking.

Subsequently, Wu Xian used all his spiritual power to support the Vast Gold Star Lord, ensuring full power output.

The God of Wealth also sponsored a massive amount of Wealth Qi.

Even Xiao Dizi released a series of golden Sanskrit characters that circled around the Vast Gold Dragon, further enchanting the power of the Vast Gold Star Lord.

Bang!

The Vast Gold Star Lord charged head-on at the flesh protective membrane, transforming into an electric, flashing white dragon at the moment of impact.

"Ridiculous, you think a mere gold scroll can break through my... What...?!"

The Evil God's voice was still mocking with disdain just a moment ago, but the next second, he was so shocked by the power of the Vast Gold Dragon's horns that his scalp went numb.

"This, this, this... How is this possible? A mere gold scroll..."

Hum! Hum! Hum!

The powerful flesh protective membrane emitted bursts of uneasy agitation, as if it could collapse at any moment.

The Vast Gold Dragon roared, lightning and thunder flashing around its body, all its power concentrating at that single point.

Soon, the powerful flesh protective membrane was forcibly pierced with a tiny hole, which was then continuously widened by the Vast Gold Dragon's horns.

Seeing this, the Evil God could not help but panic.

After all, he was still counting on Chen Shilong's remnant thought to relent. As long as Chen Shilong relented, he could immediately obtain that heaven and earth origin.

At that time, he would have the capital to turn the tables.

"Xiao Dizi, remember to protect him for me!" Wu Xian ordered sternly. "If there is even the slightest slip-up, I will hold you accountable!"

"Don't worry."

Xiao Dizi nodded solemnly, preparing to receive them.

The scene was instantly filled with brilliant Buddha light, and Buddhist chants echoed as the phantom of World Honored Ksitigarbha appeared behind Xiao Dizi.

Wu Xian directly sent out the Day and Night Wandering Gods, who transformed into wandering spirits and infiltrated the area, immediately wrapping up Chen Shilong's remnant thought and pulling it out.

The moment it came out, Xiao Dizi and the God of Wealth both provided support, protecting Chen Shilong's remnant thought from all angles without any blind spots.

As the mission was completed, the Vast Gold Dragon in the air seemed to have run out of power, its Aura rapidly wilting.

"It didn't shatter?" The God of Wealth said in surprise. "I overestimated that Evil God."

At this moment, the Vast Gold Star Lord's painting spirit body was dim, but it had not shattered. It seemed exhausted and transformed into a scroll, merging into the divine scroll within Wu Xian's Sea of Consciousness.

From Wu Xian's perception, the Vast Gold Dragon's spirituality had simply been emptied, and its Rank had fallen from six stars to half a star, but the grade of the gold scroll itself had not dropped.

He would find a way to nourish her later, and she would recover soon.

It was just that Chen Shilong's remnant thought was much worse than they had expected.

At this moment, with Chen Shilong's remnant thought rescued, the Evil God had fallen into madness.

The entire "Yaoyang City" began to distort rapidly, and the layers of flesh overhead also began to twist and squirm violently, the space being constantly squeezed and contracted.

"Damn it, all of you stay here—!"

The hysterical roar of the Evil God echoed in the flesh world.

After all, for him, if he couldn't get that heaven and earth origin, it would be difficult to have the capital to turn the tables later.

If he could get Wu Xian's [Corpse Ancestor] as a physical carrier, that would also work, but currently, it seemed a bit difficult.

"We will settle this score slowly!"

Wu Xian looked around coldly. The Mechanical Dao Ancestor appeared beside him, and as the Mechanical Heaven and Earth Array opened, the contraction of the surrounding flesh was significantly slowed down.

He then led the scrolls to evacuate the scene.

However, this flesh-based Yaoyang City was already situated among layers of flesh tissue.

Under the contraction and distortion of the Evil God, the evacuation route had been completely blocked.

"Chen Shilong, it's still not too late to tell me the whereabouts of that thing. Otherwise, this kid must die here today."

The Evil God tried to intimidate and threaten Chen Shilong's remnant thought.

And Chen Shilong's remnant thought did indeed transmit a wave of unease.

"Mayor, don't listen to his nonsense. That guy is at the end of his rope and can't do anything to me." Wu Xian spoke confidently, comforting Chen Shilong's remnant thought, which was being protected in his hands.

He also communicated through the divine scroll to coordinate with the Corpse Ancestor.

The current evacuation route had been completely blocked; they could only rely on the Corpse Beetles from the Corpse Ancestor's side.

Hearing this, Chen Shilong's remnant thought finally steadied a little.

"Little Wu, you shouldn't have come..."

The voice of Chen Shilong's remnant thought was weak and powerless, carrying a hint of deep exhaustion and fatigue.

"I had to come!" Wu Xian's eyes turned inexplicably red. "The future New Yaoyang City is still waiting for you to be Mayor. You must hold on. As long as you hold on, I have a way to keep you alive."

Chen Shilong's remnant thought was silent for a moment, then let out a bitter sigh.

A moment later, after sending a message of Divine Thought to Wu Xian in secret, it fell completely silent.

Feeling that faint Divine Thought message from Chen Shilong, Wu Xian's heart grew heavier.

According to Chen Shilong, he had already secretly hidden pieces of the Yaoyang City heaven and earth origin in the various City God Temples, Earth God Temples, and Dragon King Temples in Yaoyang City.

Therefore, even if Wu Xian hadn't come to save him, he would have gradually discovered this later, thereby establishing a brand-new world atop the flesh ruins of Yaoyang City.

No wonder the areas around the Earth God Temple and City God Temple had been so resilient.

However, in order to convince the Evil God, he had also kept a trace of the heaven and earth origin on himself, which was also the key to the Evil Realm's successful infiltration.

Wu Xian took a deep breath and decisively invoked a wisp of Karma to inject into Chen Shilong's remnant thought.

"You've done enough. Leave the rest to me," Wu Xian's voice trembled inexplicably. "Don't you want to see a new city rise from the ground?"

Suddenly nourished by the power of Karma, the awakened Chen Shilong felt somewhat confused and helpless.

He could feel that it was a powerful force on the same level as the heaven and earth origin.

Using such precious power on his remnant thought made Chen Shilong's feelings complex.

The Evil God's roars and threats still echoed overhead, but Wu Xian ignored them completely, focusing all his heart on nurturing the remnant thought of Chen Shilong in his hands.

Soon, the flesh that had been sealed in layers ahead ruptured inch by inch.

Several Corpse Beetles drilled out, followed by a continuous stream of Corpse Beetles tearing through the flesh, surging in like a tide.

Wu Xian and the scrolls were instantly submerged by the Corpse Beetles and carried away by the tide, escorted all the way out to see the "light of day" again.

In the core area of the Evil Realm, the Corpse Ancestor stood with her back to the ancient god's remains, standing like a True God in the flesh world, her vast Aura covering the entire world, her power clearly having advanced further than before.

Wu Xian could even feel that a portion of the power of the Law's pulse had already been born within the Corpse Ancestor, and she was not far from becoming a black scroll.

The scroll Rank had also been further raised to nine and a half stars.

Seeing Wu Xian emerge from the swarm of Corpse Beetles, her sharp gaze instantly locked onto Chen Shilong's remnant thought.

"Corpse Ancestor, I'll leave it to you!"

Wu Xian solemnly handed Chen Shilong's remnant thought to the Corpse Ancestor, his eyes filled with a hint of pleading.

The Corpse Ancestor nodded indifferently, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, and immediately began to use her power on the level of a zombie.

A moment later, the Corpse Ancestor suddenly stopped and frowned: "This person's will is dead; he cannot be kept."

"Ah?" Wu Xian was a little panicked. "How can this be?"

"My power is built on that wisp of obsession and will," the Corpse Ancestor explained indifferently. "As long as the heart does not die, one can transform into a Corpse God. It has no meaning for someone whose heart is dead."

Hearing this, Wu Xian and the God of Wealth looked at each other helplessly.

To put it bluntly, Chen Shilong's heart had long since died; it was only because of the Evil God that this remnant thought had been forcibly retained.

If he had even a shred of unwillingness, or a desire to live, the Corpse Ancestor could have transformed and nurtured him into a zombie will, and later let the Old Madam forge a Physical Body for him.

"Mayor, please pull yourself together, I'm begging you," Wu Xian looked at Chen Shilong's weak remnant thought with red eyes. "The vast Yaoyang City citizens are waiting for you to go back."

"To receive such treatment in my final moments, this life of Chen's is enough, hahaha." Chen Shilong's remnant thought seemed to have long since seen through everything. "Being forcibly kept in the world as a zombie is unnecessary. Now that the trend is set, Chen has no regrets in death. It's just that Master Wu has always been unwilling to take the position of Mayor, which makes Chen feel quite concerned."

Hearing Chen Shilong's slightly joking tone, Wu Xian knew clearly that Mayor Chen had already prepared to dissipate into heaven and earth.

"Don't you want to live?" Wu Xian asked with a light sigh.

"Actually, living too long is quite boring, isn't it?" Chen Shilong asked with a smile.

"But if you leave like this, it will be the destruction of both body and spirit, Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering."

"Death is death; it makes no difference to me," Chen Shilong comforted him in turn. "Don't be sad about this. When I took over this heavy responsibility from the teacher, I had long since been prepared. In fact, the current situation is already much, much better than I had expected."

Wu Xian sighed bitterly, his eyes full of reluctance.

"Everything will eventually become the past, and Yaoyang City is no exception," Chen Shilong said unhurriedly. "Yaoyang City has fulfilled its historical mission, and so have I. In the future, this seed will also bloom into new flowers in the hands of the younger generation."

Once these words were spoken, even the Corpse Ancestor and the God of Wealth present could not help but be touched by Chen Shilong's openness, seemingly having some realization.

To the Corpse Ancestor, Chen Shilong was like two extremes compared to her.

And to the God of Wealth, this openness to life and death also gave his heart a different kind of insight.

What is the purpose of cultivation and Immortal Ascension, and living forever?

Wu Xian was also filled with emotion, but he still held a lingering attachment to this Mayor.

But he could also feel Chen Shilong's heart.

For someone who had dedicated his whole life to Yaoyang City, being able to step down together with Yaoyang City was a perfect ending.

Boom, boom, boom...

After Chen Shilong's remnant thought was rescued, the Evil God had completely fallen into madness, and the entire Evil Realm world began to stir violently. Countless Evil Clans and flesh monsters were gathering here one after another.

It was just that they were firmly isolated outside by the Corpse Ancestor's power.

"Yaoyang City will eventually become the past. Why go to such trouble, Your Excellency?" Chen Shilong looked around at the restless scene in the Evil Realm and sighed softly.

Hearing this, Wu Xian couldn't help but be curious: "That Evil God isn't really the creator of Yaoyang City, is he?"

"That's not it, but he is the son of the first creator, that is, the young city lord of the first generation," Chen Shilong explained. "It's just that that era was relatively special. He, who was once highly expected, went down a completely different path. In the end, the first creator handed this Authority to another outstanding young talent, which is our first Mayor. No matter how the times change in later generations, the inheritance of the Mayor's position has retained this excellent tradition."

"Listening to you, it seems like there was no distinction between good and evil in that era?" Wu Xian was surprised.

"You can understand it that way." Chen Shilong said noncommittally. "Speaking of which, I can take this opportunity to chat with Master Wu about some key things. You should know by now that the Authority of Yaoyang City is not simple. From a certain perspective, it is on the same level as the foundation of the Upper Realm, which is the fundamental reason why the Upper Realm has never been able to incorporate our batch of first-generation cities. Unfortunately, many details and inside stories have long been lost. This is all I know."

Wu Xian and the God of Wealth were not surprised by this.

From the moment they learned the four words "heaven and earth origin," they had already realized that there was a huge involvement and significant meaning behind this "property right" of Yaoyang City.

"From the moment I saw the [Flower Fruit Mountain] Domain Scroll, I clearly realized that Master Wu is the best candidate for this Authority," Chen Shilong continued. "Perhaps one day in the future, it will be possible to establish a brand-new order of heaven and earth on top of this precious seed."

"A brand-new order of heaven and earth?" Wu Xian's heart trembled slightly. At least he was very confident in this regard. "Why don't you become a zombie? Believe me, as long as you are willing to stay, you will definitely be able to witness that day with your own eyes!"

Chen Shilong was as open-minded as ever and chuckled. "But before that, we still have to compete with the Evil Realm for a period of time. After all, the Evil Realm has already integrated a trace of the power of the Yaoyang City Authority. Only by taking back that trace of power can this Authority be considered complete. Of course, in this regard, I still have great confidence in Master Wu."