I am Master Maoshan

Chapter 2337 A Big Gamble

Yun Mie was incredibly powerful back then, undoubtedly the strongest among the five God Kings, and even able to challenge the God Lord. His fame was renowned and known to all.

However, the repeated attacks from the incarnation of Heaven, coupled with the scheming of the treacherous Mo Chensheng, ultimately led to his demise.

Qing Muzi's point is that Yun Mie, who has returned, is unwilling to accept his fate, which is why he unconditionally supports Liu Jun.

Rather than saying he was helping Liu Jun, it would be more accurate to say he wanted to use Liu Jun to avenge him and see just how far Liu Jun could go.

"Alright, let's ignore Yun Mie for now and see what that brat Liu Jun is up to."

With a flick of his long sleeve, Qingfengzi sent forth a wisp of green smoke that condensed in the air into a mirror-like image. Ripples spread across the surface, gradually becoming clearer and reflecting a scene from a thousand miles away.

In the scene, cities are undergoing a massive construction boom. Some city walls are being heightened and reinforced, with craftsmen busily working like ants on the stone battlements; some streets are being widened, with the original houses being demolished and replaced by neatly planned shops and courtyards; and there are even completely newly built cities, with the foundations just laid and tens of thousands of laborers moving huge stones and timbers.

Most striking of all is the uniquely shaped tower that stands at the center of each city. The tower is octagonal, entirely black, and topped with a large crystal that shimmers with an eerie light in the sunlight.

"Yes, I know about this, but I can't figure out why this kid would do this," Qing Muzi asked with a frown, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

During the more than ten years that Liu Jun disappeared, his capable assistant Chu Liuying traveled almost all over the four divine realms, constantly lobbying various forces to allow them to build and renovate cities under the pretext of "promoting trade" and "improving people's livelihood".

What's even more puzzling is that they not only paid for it out of their own pockets, but also promised that all the projects would be free.

The vast majority of forces agreed, after all, they all knew that Chu Liuying represented Liu Jun, and Liu Jun had the allied forces of the four divine domains under his command, which they could not afford to offend.

As for the few stubborn individuals who disagreed despite the danger, their cities were basically rebuilt after the war.

Qingmu Zi still remembers that rainy day ten years ago when Chu Liuying personally visited the Qingmu Divine Realm. The middle-aged man, who always had a smile on his face, politely proposed to expand the seventy cities of the Qingmu Divine Realm and also planned to build dozens of empty cities.

"If I hadn't known Liu Jun for many years and knew that he was the kind of person who wouldn't act without a clear objective, I would have really thought that the new God Lord was a spendthrift," Qing Muzi said with a wry smile.

He secretly sent people to investigate, and the cost of building these cities was astronomical. The ordinary building materials alone had depleted the reserves of the four divine domains. Not to mention the special materials, whose prices were comparable to the same weight of high-grade spirit stones.

"The problem is," Qingfengzi suddenly lowered his voice, "doesn't the layout of these cities look familiar to you?"

Qing Muzi was taken aback upon hearing this, and examined the scene in the water mirror again. As the view zoomed out, the locations of those cities gradually merged into one, forming a strange pattern—it was clearly the distribution of the array cores of the ancient legend's "Nine Nether Soul Devouring Array"!

Just then, a newly built city in the scene suddenly burst into a blinding red light. The crystal at the top of the tower flickered violently, and countless thin white threads, as fine as hair, could be vaguely seen rising from the heads of the people in the city, only to be absorbed by the crystal.

"Not good!" Qingfengzi's expression changed drastically, his eyes revealing disbelief and horror. "These white threads must be the power of life! That little bastard Liu Jun, he actually dared to use billions of living beings as sacrifices to commit such a heinous act!"

His voice trembled, filled with anger and disbelief.

"Why are you so agitated? Don't you know who your disciple is? Look closely at those people's expressions." Feng Wanqing glared at Qingfengzi gently, her tone carrying a hint of reproach.

Qingfengzi took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. Only then did he realize what had happened and began to carefully observe the people whose life force had been absorbed.

However, what he saw puzzled him even more. These people, whose life force had been absorbed, showed no discomfort whatsoever; on the contrary, their faces were filled with expressions of comfort and pleasure. Their eyes shone brightly, as if they had just experienced a wonderful baptism.

It is important to understand that a person with strong vitality will be healthy. A person with weak vitality will become sick. And when a person's vitality disappears, they will naturally die.

Therefore, once vitality is drained, the most basic manifestation is a lack of energy and a decline in spirit; it's impossible for someone to remain so energetic and vigorous.

"What's going on? His expression is off," Qingfengzi muttered to himself, his brows furrowed, his heart filled with doubt.

"Let's go take a look," Qingmuzi suggested.

“Alright, this city is just 600 li away.” Qingfengzi nodded.

For these powerful beings at the God-King Realm, six hundred miles was just a blink of an eye.

In the blink of an eye, the group arrived at a city called New 160. This city was newly built, so its name was assigned using numbers.

Although it was a newly built city, it was large in scale, with buildings arranged in a well-organized manner, and the streets were bustling with traffic and people, creating a prosperous scene.

However, the moment they stepped into the city, an eerie aura permeated the air. This aura contained fluctuations of life force, yet it was entirely different from ordinary life force. It seemed to be controlled by some mysterious power, continuously being drawn from the bodies of the people.

Qingfengzi, Feng Wanqing, and Qingmuzi exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a hint of doubt. "Come!" Feng Wanqing lightly beckoned with her jade finger, and a strange white silk thread slowly floated out from the body of a middle-aged man. Before it could touch the dazzling crystal at the top of the tower, it was suddenly pulled away by an invisible force and suspended in mid-air.

"What is this? Sigh? Resentment, malice... it's all formed from negative emotions!" Qingfengzi frowned, his fingers gently touching the strands of white silk, his face full of surprise.

"What does Liu Jun intend to do by collecting these things?" Qing Muzi frowned, her eyes full of confusion and doubt.

"Heaven knows what he's up to? Even Chu Liuying is completely clueless; he's just following Liu Jun's orders. We really have no idea what that brat Liu Jun is up to." Qingfengzi shook his head helplessly, his tone filled with worry and confusion.

Now that Liu Jun's strength has greatly increased, he has become more assertive and decisive in his actions, making it increasingly difficult for his master to fathom his inner thoughts.

“But one thing is certain: Liu Jun is not a person with malicious intent. You have misunderstood him,” Feng Wanqing said softly, her words full of trust.

"Sigh, I was just too anxious and lost my composure. I've watched this kid grow up step by step with my own eyes. How could I not know what kind of person he is?" Qingfengzi said, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face.

"Although Liu Jun's actions are puzzling, he has always acted with discretion, so he must have his reasons. We might as well wait and see what he really wants to do," Qing Muzi said after a moment of contemplation.

The three exchanged glances, their eyes filled with complex and indescribable expressions.

Now everyone is tied to Liu Jun's boat, and Liu Jun doesn't know if he can sink it.

At this moment, Liu Jun was standing on the top of a towering city gate, looking down at a huge three-dimensional holographic map in front of him.

The map floated in mid-air, shimmering with a pale blue light, and was densely marked with the hundreds of cities he was expanding and building.

Of course, he certainly didn't have the ability to create this holographic projection. It was all thanks to the AI-powered system.

Liu Jun narrowed his eyes, his finger lightly sliding across the map, causing the projections of the cities to zoom in and out. The location of each city had been meticulously calculated, subtly conforming to the numbers of the Heavenly Stems, and they were connected to each other by special energy channels.

"This wave is a bit risky, but there's no other way. Let's take the risk." Liu Jun's finger finally stopped at a certain spot, where a dangerous red light was flashing.

He shook his head with a wry smile, took out a wine flask from his pocket and took a swig. Clearly, he was also a little worried this time and wasn't very confident.

"You plan to use these cities to form a super array to deal with the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao?" The AI-powered system emitted a soft blue light and hovered beside him.

This intelligent core, once created by the Heavenly Dao, is now projecting countless complex array deduction data.

Normally, since the AI-powered No. 1 was created by the Heavenly Dao, it should unconditionally support the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao.

However, the current incarnation of the Heavenly Dao has developed its own consciousness and wants to destroy the AI ​​Number One.

Therefore, the already mentally unstable AI No. 1 immediately rebelled and became determined to support Liu Jun in fighting against the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao.

Liu Jun didn't answer immediately, but instead looked at a scene in the holographic projection. In the scene, a newly built city wall was slowly rising under the labor of thousands of craftsmen. He could see various flags fluttering on the construction site, and could also faintly hear the shouts of workers.

"Hmm, what? You think my approach won't work?" Liu Jun withdrew his gaze and lightly tapped the crenellations of the city wall with his fingertips.

The lights on the AI-powered system flickered a few times: "Excuse my bluntness, but according to my calculations, your success rate this time is less than three percent, which is basically tantamount to suicide."

"These cities form several great formations, including many ancient and wondrous formations, such as the Nine Netherworld Formation and the Zhou Tian Formation. In theory, these can gather the power of all living beings, but the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao is the rule itself. What we are facing may be the backlash from the entire world." The AI-powered system simulated a sigh.

The holographic projection in front of Liu Jun also showed the scene that AI-powered No. 1 had just calculated. The result was that he was annihilated by the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao.

“Three percent is already very high. When I fought against the God Lord before, my chance of survival was probably less than one percent, but I still went for it, didn’t I?” Liu Jun grinned.

The AI-powered system remained silent for a moment, then emitted a slight buzzing sound: "Do I need to adjust the array parameters? There seems to be a 0.7% deviation in the energy nodes of the sixty-two cities in the northwest."

"No need for now." Liu Jun stretched. "Let the workers finish building the city wall first, then we'll make adjustments later."

"Okay, once you've made your plan, don't regret it," AI-Powered One paused, then said again.

"Regret?" Liu Jun grinned, casually took out a crystal-clear high-grade spirit stone, tossed it into the air, and caught it steadily. "I'm just a pawn, and taking back a move isn't something a pawn like me should consider."

The AI-powered system remained silent for a moment, its body light flickering slightly: "You're starting to resemble those old charlatans more and more lately, always speaking in a cryptic and ambiguous way."

Liu Jun did not answer, but stood up and walked to the terrace outside the towering city gate to overlook the entire God's City.