I have a city in another world

Chapter 6853 Collapsed Forgotten Zone

Following the coordinates provided by the white-haired stall owner, Tang Zhen searched all the way and finally arrived at that forgotten, remote place.

Several dilapidated ancient buildings, weathered and imbued with a strong sense of history, stand quietly at the end of the passageway.

Ahead lay a collapsed mound of earth, partially obscuring a temple building, surrounded by various glowing wild grasses and mushrooms.

There are actually quite a few interesting facts about these plants.

In the early days, various bioluminescent and oxygen-generating plants were expensive, and ordinary people simply couldn't afford to grow them.

At that time, most of the underground passages in Oren City used primitive lighting methods, with all kinds of oil lamps and gas lamps visible everywhere.

One year, a spiritual tide erupted, and Oren City happened to be located in the central area, which triggered a catastrophic event.

All sorts of plants and animals mutated in a short period of time, and at the same time began to grow explosively.

Drop a seed, and in just a few days it will turn into a vast grassland.

The original extraordinary plants grew even more recklessly, spreading to every part of the underground city.

Expensive bioluminescent plants, and those that filter and produce oxygen, are now everywhere.

There are so many that it's a headache, and it's impossible to clean them all up.

During the outbreak period, the people of the underground city were greatly disturbed. Every day they had to keep clearing weeds and moving things, otherwise the roads would be blocked and there would be no space to live.

The disaster caused severe damage to the city of Oren, leaving many citizens heartbroken and devastated.

For the residents of the underground city, however, this is an excellent thing, as their living environment has been dramatically improved in a short period of time.

Even the most remote corners are filled with bioluminescent and oxygen-generating plants, which rapidly improve the living environment and quality of life.

In the past, areas with high vegetation coverage and good transportation and ventilation conditions often had high land and housing rental and sales prices.

Now, there's no need to worry about anything else, because all sorts of plants are given away as gifts, and residents can't refuse them.

The surge of spiritual energy caused the root systems of various plants to develop abnormally, penetrating dozens of meters into the soil and rock layers.

Even if you send people to dig hard, you simply cannot clear it away, let alone cut it with knives and shovels.

The methods for handling this situation vary.

In officially managed areas, people are sent to clean them up and spray alchemical agents to kill weeds and rotten roots.

Although the work is complicated and complex, it is necessary to do it, otherwise the operation of the dungeon will gradually come to a standstill.

Unofficial management areas require the clearing out of those gangs; this is an official task that must be completed, and Oren City will send specialists to inspect and verify it.

However, the time limit is not very strict, so as not to put too much pressure on people and cause resentment.

The authorities needed the underground organizations and gangs to help share various pressures, so they formulated very detailed management and control rules.

It won't be too loose, nor too tight; it's always within a controllable range.

There are also areas that are nominally managed, but in reality, they are completely ignored.

The cleaning and maintenance of these places are always on the agenda, but almost no one actually does them.

In these overgrown areas, the most common people are gatherers who need to collect all sorts of plant fruits or stems to exchange for money or to make medicine.

Over the years, some areas were cleared out. As the spiritual energy gradually faded, the growth of extraordinary plants was no longer so rampant, and these areas gradually returned to the hands of the underground city's inhabitants.

However, even now, there are still some areas where all sorts of wild grasses grow.

The ruins before us were covered by dense weeds, making it impossible to see the specific situation.

Judging from the trash left inside the building, it's clear that people occasionally stop here, and there's a high probability that they are collectors.

No one but them would come to such a remote place.

Observing the style and appearance of several buildings, they are completely different from what we have seen before, and are likely the remains of another civilization. However, the most likely explanation is that they are a unique terrain and landform formed after the merging of multiple worlds.

It mixes together lands that were originally unrelated and did not even belong to the same world, like kneading dough.

In such a peculiar land, it's no surprise to find anything.

According to Tang Zhen's understanding, the Astral Plane was indeed formed in this way, and the relics of many civilizations are buried beneath its land.

Sometimes, with a bit of luck, you might discover various relics after just a few shovelfuls of digging.

To enter the collapsed area, you must first clear away all kinds of weeds, and then carry out directional digging.

With such a massive volume of earth to be moved, completing the excavation in a short period of time would be virtually impossible.

However, cultivators have other solutions, such as using earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape from the earth) or turning fossils into mud, allowing the hard soil to flow like mud.

Once the spell is successfully cast, one can easily enter the collapsed area without needing to mobilize any more people.

There are many cultivators in Oren City who specialize in practicing similar spells, and the vast majority of them are specially trained by various major forces.

It is specifically designed to open up passageways and reinforce underground city areas to prevent collapses.

If it weren't for the continuous reinforcement efforts by these unofficial cultivators over the years, the underground city would have long since collapsed into ruins.

Under normal circumstances, if Tang Zhen wanted to excavate this area, he would have to hire a large number of professional magic cultivators.

If that's the case, we'll inevitably have to deal with all sorts of people, which might cause even more trouble.

With the rule-breaking artifact at his fingertips, many things become very simple, and Tang Zhen can easily solve them all by himself.

As the artifact was activated, the scene before our eyes changed, and countless rule codes appeared.

This is the vision of the gods, a realm inaccessible to ordinary people, and the fundamental structure of the entire world.

Being able to see through this layer and influence it is equivalent to standing at an extremely high place.

All living beings in the world are like ants.

Tang Zhen had used the rule-breaking artifact to solve problems more than once, and was already very familiar with this divine perspective.

Even so, he was still deeply shocked and even became obsessed with this power.

Only those who cultivate themselves know how exhilarating it is to be able to freely manipulate the power of rules and do whatever one pleases.

To turn the impossible into the possible, and the unattainable into the possible—that is the power of the divine.

Whenever I'm immersed in something, I feel an urge not to quit, but to stay in that state.

Whenever this happens, Tang Zhen reminds himself not to make any silly mistakes.

He is not a god, but merely borrowed the power of the artifact. Once the artifact is deactivated, he will instantly revert to his original form.

Avoid being overly ambitious and be sure to be down-to-earth, otherwise you will suffer a great loss sooner or later.

Not to mention that activating the artifact consumes his essence every second, making Tang Zhen dare not waste it easily.

In order to conserve resources as much as possible, Tang Zhen always makes thorough preparations before taking action, using the simplest and most direct methods to achieve his desired goals.

This matter sounds simple, but it is not easy to do. Simplifying the rules as much as possible is something that every deity is trying to do.

It is indeed a bit too early for Tang Zhen to try now. As an eighth-level cultivator, he is still a long way from becoming a god.

However, possessing a rule-breaking artifact forced Tang Zhen to do this. As a cultivator, yet harboring the mind of a god, it was indeed an inconceivable thing.

Under Tang Zhen's control, the area ahead began to change, and a cave about the height of a person quickly appeared.

There was also rolling mud, gushing out continuously, like an erupting mudslide.