Ten thousand I am across the heavens

Blue City felt that this move sounded more and more familiar. It seemed that this kind of gameplay of saving a declining world was quite in line with the behavior of its own body and its cluster.

With this in mind, he had a general understanding of the mission he was about to undertake. Before he even began his mission, his eldest son's mental state had already begun to shift due to the combined efforts of the others.

The world dominated by chaos initially accounted for over 95% of the population. The eldest son's multiple spiritual worlds were on the verge of complete collapse. In this highly chaotic state, the eldest son could not possibly act rationally. Although wisdom itself existed, it was affected by madness, and all wisdom served destruction.

However, with the arrival of Li Hengyi and many other experts from the Shanhe Republic, the trend of pollution was greatly curbed. The Republic's native powerhouses, besides possessing powerful killing techniques and bodies cultivated to their peak, also received support from the rear.

The False Immortal Gu has now been refined into an Eighth-Rank Immortal Gu. With Lan Nuo, a quasi-Grandmaster of Dao Refining, present, along with the massive resources integrated from the entire Southern Frontier, and countless opportunities for trial and error, the successful refinement of the False Immortal Gu was entirely expected. And this Gu worm happens to be the core of the combat power of the Gu Immortals in the Mountain and River Republic who do not possess Immortal Gu.

When the Immortal Gu of False Cultivation reaches the sixth level, it can project a large number of fake fifth-level Gu worms, and temporarily project 1-2 sixth-level Immortal Gu worms at the cost of sacrificing its own essence and being unable to use it for a short period of time.

When it reaches the seventh level, it can regularly project four to five sixth-level immortal gu. At the cost of being unable to use it for several months, it can project three seventh-level immortal gu. After reaching the eighth level, although it can only project two eighth-level immortal gu at most, and at the cost of being unable to use it for half a year, it can project thousands of sixth-level gu worms and maintain their continuous existence.

This effect can be fully realized in Southern Xinjiang, and its strategic significance surpasses that of thousands of Rank 100 Gu worms. Because as long as they are connected to the network, they can utilize the power of projection at any time, essentially allowing these Gu worms to freely traverse space and provide strategic support. Furthermore, they cannot be stolen by thieving Gu worms, as they are essentially just projections and lack physical form.

As a result, even within the territory of the Mountain and River Republic, encountering a Rank 6 Gu Immortal could result in being thoroughly beaten in a single outburst, causing even Rank 8 powerhouses to hesitate to infiltrate the Southern Frontier. Even those with the strength of a Quasi-Immortal Venerable had to avoid them as much as possible.

The only downside to this projection capability is its heavy reliance on network infrastructure. This dependence on basic infrastructure is quite high, but for the Republic of China, this isn't a major issue. Every inch of land in the entire southern border region is practically being made intelligent by their infrastructure prowess; almost every brick in the wall is connected to the internet, and even the roadside lawns are intelligently controlled.

However, once outside the realm, in environments with extremely poor network signals, the cost of projection becomes much higher. It is at least a hundred times greater. But even so, immortals on missions can still mobilize three to five immortal Gu to temporarily construct a powerful killing move when needed.

If they didn't possess such formidable strength, even if Li Hengyi and his companions had achieved immortality, they wouldn't have remained undiscovered in the Northern Plains until now, and wouldn't have been able to silently rescue so many people.

Now, they've poured all the tens of millions of people they rescued into the eldest son's mental world. Those they saved were all people of unwavering will; even so, not everyone can skillfully execute such a massive task. The cleansing of the eldest son's mental world has, in a short time, reduced the ratio of the world of order to the world of chaos to two to eight. Although the gap between the two is still vast, they have already gained some control over the eldest son's behavior.

Therefore, from the outside perspective, the eldest son's offensive against the underground base has actually weakened. On the other hand, the Five Elements Mages are fighting with increasing ferocity, even beginning to use some of the Mountain and River Republic's signature moves. The previous move, the Sea of ​​Flaming Light Leaving the Ground, was a gift from Li Hengyi to them.

He wasn't afraid at all of exposing the connection between his eldest son and the Shanhe Republic. If he were truly afraid of being exposed, he had many unseen killer moves at his disposal. There was absolutely no need to use such a representative move as the Ground-Leaving Flame Sea.

Almost every Gu Immortal who has fought against a master from the Shanhe Republic has experienced this move. Every master in the virtual fighting tournament is proficient in this move, and has even developed numerous variations. So much so that in offline battles, many people use this move as a probing attack or a basic attack. It has been used so many times that many outsiders have even imitated similar killing moves by analyzing its principles. But without a doubt, this move is definitely the representative skill of the Shanhe Republic.

Caught off guard by this attack, the Five Elements Mage hastily used a substitution technique to teleport away, thus avoiding being burned by the extremely high-temperature plasma. However, when he looked at his eldest son, his eyes had already sharpened.

“So that’s how it is. No wonder it was so powerful from the moment it was born. It seems that the Mountain and River Empire has long coveted the vast territory of the Northern Plains. Although I have always been at odds with the Royal Court, I cannot allow you to invade so freely.”

The immortals in various regions are quite xenophobic. Beiyuan will not accept the rule of the Heavenly Court, and naturally, it will not accept the jurisdiction of the Shanhe Republic. The suddenly appearing monster, initially a war beast that could be tamed, has instantly escalated to the level of a dangerous invasion by an enemy nation. The intensity of the encirclement and suppression that follows will naturally increase significantly.

Admittedly, defeating Chaos in the battle of the spiritual world and completely controlling the eldest son would be more advantageous for the Shanhe Republic. However, no one is confident in defeating the formless and intangible Chaos in the spiritual world. Therefore, out of a sense of responsibility to this world, weakening the eldest son's power is their priority. Displaying sufficient strength now would attract more experts from the Northern Plains to come and besiege them, creating a greater threat and drawing the attention of the Northern Plains' top experts to the eldest son. In this way, the Shanhe Republic, developing in secret, becomes an insignificant player, hidden deep underground, with the foundation to continue its rapid development.

Li Hengyi personally tested his willpower against his eldest son, and even with the proportion of the chaotic world decreasing, he gained control for a moment. He also mobilized 10 different Immortal Gu projections from the Mountain and River Republic at once before unleashing the move he had just made. Although he paid a huge price and would probably need to rest for two or three months to recover, the strategic objective had been achieved. It was also a good opportunity to let Beiyuan Lannuo take over the mess of conquering the spiritual world.

After all, whether the mission succeeds or fails, it will consume a lot of energy, and Li Hengyi himself is not really willing to put all his energy into handling the huge logistical support affairs.

In Blue City, he was quickly sent to a training institution for basic training before being deployed to various worlds as part of the new main force. However, the training he received differed from his expectations. He had initially thought he would be taught a vast amount of knowledge, as he hadn't inherited all of the original body's memories. While he had an advantage in knowledge reserves compared to other native inhabitants, he still lagged far behind the talent cultivated through compulsory education in the land and the Republic.

You might find that your education seems quite basic, with knowledge limited to classical physics and even basic chemistry. While you might encounter more advanced topics in mathematics, you'll find virtually nothing related to things like poisonous insects or other deadly techniques.

He actually learned more about humanities, not local customs, but psychology, interpersonal skills, and even public speaking. He was required to deliver a passionate speech in a gathering place like a beer hall to stir the emotions of the audience. In addition, he also learned about management. His teachers required him to be proficient in managing the food, clothing, housing, and transportation of thousands of people.

This aspect was relatively simple for him. His own qualifications allowed him to command an army of tens of thousands, managing their food, drink, shelter, and logistical support—that was precisely what he excelled at. This was also one of the reasons he was chosen as a key player in the struggle for order.

After undergoing six months of virtual world training in the modern metropolis of the Magic Cube Holy City, he was finally sent to the world he was required to explore.

A unique world where chaos manifests in a bizarre form. Not all chaos has a concrete entity, and when he reviewed the mission world he was about to arrive in, he already knew that he had received a high-difficulty mission. The less concrete the chaos, the more difficult it is to deal with.

The world he was assigned to appeared on the surface to be a normal, modern society dominated by humanoid beings. Its technological level was roughly equivalent to that of Earth in the mid-21st century. Energy problems were largely solved, and food production capacity was theoretically sufficient to feed everyone. The entire continent had entered the information age. Skyscrapers stood tall, neon lights flashed, giving it a cyberpunk feel.

At first glance, it is difficult to see that this world is in chaos and distortion, but in reality, this world has been eroded to a much deeper level, because chaos is rooted in people's hearts.

The term "cyberpunk" itself describes a world in the information age, a society highly monopolized and controlled by capital, and the world in which he is about to carry out his mission. It's a similar worldview.

The entire planet is under the control of a group called Feng Xiao, whose boss has effectively become the uncrowned king of this planet.

Against this backdrop, human greed, driven by capital, began to expand without restraint. And human power, as a human being, was constantly eroded by this ever-expanding desire.

Organ trafficking is already the most basic form of human activity. Humanity has been severely alienated in this world. Lan Cheng saw in the materials he read that industries that were originally something that could only be seen in the shadows, or even in certain grotesque novels or taboo books, are now openly prevalent throughout the planet. People are either indulging in various extreme sensory stimulations or becoming tools for others' amusement.

"Hiss... How did you get this information?" Lan Cheng felt a chill run down his spine after looking at the detailed information about certain underground entertainment venues that directly provided customers with slaves who had been stripped of everything and subjected to social death.

In this social environment, being utterly destitute is not the end; loan advertisements are everywhere. Even loan-based consumption has become a habit for locals. Even if they can't repay, they can pawn their organs, or temporarily mortgage their personality and freedom. When a person can't repay their loans and has already mortgaged everything they can, their identity as a human being is legally stripped away, and they will exist in this world as someone else's private property. This world is not lacking in slaves, these tools of production without any incentive to work, so their fate is predictable. As for how this information was obtained, Lan Cheng dared not think about it further.

"Just as you guessed, many of the comrades who went to this world to carry out missions ended up at the bottom and eventually lost everything under the exploitation of all levels. What you saw in the intelligence was what they witnessed with their own eyes. Although descending into these worlds is more like a projection of will, and even if the physical body dies, they can still return to the Holy City to be reborn, the mental damage and psychological trauma suffered in the process are likely to be permanent."

Therefore, exploring this world is extremely dangerous. This world is deeply corrupted by chaos. Once you enter, unless you unite the hearts of hundreds or thousands of people and become their spiritual support, and return by this power, the only way is to return by death.

Here, once you lose your rights as a human being, you don't even have the right to die, let alone live. Even if your self-awareness doesn't pose a real threat to your life, you're not the only comrade in this world to have suffered such a devastating blow to their will.

Lan Cheng sighed and said, "What can I do? If it's not a tough nut to crack, how could you possibly handle it? It's a waste of my manpower. I doubt a different mission would be much better, and if I don't deal with such a tough nut, someone else will have to. How about we talk about the cheat code I'll use after I go down there?"

[To be continued]

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