The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 22 Bai Ze
Inside the cave on Babao Peak, Shi Mozheng was personally making tea with the leaves from the Wudao tea tree to entertain Zhen Yuanzi who had just arrived.

"Brother Zhenyuan, come and have a taste of my spiritual tea for enlightenment," Shi Mo smiled and placed a cup of fragrant spiritual tea for enlightenment in a jade cup in front of Zhenyuanzi.

"Haha. It's worthy of being called the Enlightenment Tea. I haven't even tried it yet, but just smelling it makes my head feel clearer, and all kinds of insights and thoughts are flooding into my mind," Zhen Yuanzi said with a smile. "Every time I come to your place, Brother Shi Mo, there are always surprises!"

Shi Mo smiled helplessly: "Shame on you! Brother Zhenyuan, I always need your help when I'm in trouble."

"Brother, what are you talking about? With our friendship, how can I sit back and watch the demon tribe come to bully us like this? Don't worry, Hongyun should be here soon. If the three of us join forces, there will be nothing to be afraid of even if Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi and Kunpeng come together," Zhen Yuanzi said this with full confidence.

Of course he had the confidence. After all, he possessed the Book of Earth, which was considered to have the best defense among the top-grade innate spiritual treasures. He could mobilize the power of the earth to protect himself, and he could even withstand the attack of the Chaos Bell in Donghuang Taiyi's hand.

As the two were talking, suddenly a violent energy fluctuation was heard, causing Shi Mo and Zhen Yuanzi to change their expressions and rush out.

When the two arrived at the top of Babao Peak, they saw a rain of fire falling in the void outside the Zhoutian Star Array. The slightly embarrassed figures of Ji Meng and others were vaguely visible in the flames.

"Haha. You guys, are you here to guard the mountain gate for me, Brother Shi Mo? You don't know the rules at all. You actually dare to stop me, Hong Yun."

Amidst loud laughter, flames gathered in the sky, and Hong Yun's figure solidified outside the Zhoutian Star Array: "Brother Shi Mo, let me in."

Shi Mo, with a thought, controlled the Zhoutian Star Array. He saw a starlight covering the red clouds, and in a blink of an eye he appeared at the top of Babao Peak.

"Haha. Brother Shi Mo, your formation that draws upon the power of the celestial stars is truly formidable! No wonder Di Jun and the others are also envious," Hong Yun said with a smile. Noticing the peach mother tree on the summit of Babao Peak that was about to bloom, his eyes lit up.
"It's actually blooming? Great! Brother Shi Mo, when these peaches are ripe, please notify me immediately."

"Don't worry! When the peaches are ripe, I will definitely keep them for you," Shi Mo also smiled.

As he spoke, Shi Mo also hurriedly invited Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi to go into the cave to drink tea.

"Enlightenment Spiritual Tea? What a good tea!" Hong Yun took a sip of the Enlightenment Spiritual Tea out of curiosity, closed his eyes and savored it for a moment. Then, he directly disappeared into the underground spiritual veins. At the same time, a voice rang out in the ears of Shi Mo and Zhen Yuanzi: "I have some insights. I would like to borrow your precious land to cultivate, Brother Shi Mo."

"Brother Shi Mo, I am also preparing to meditate for a while. If Di Jun and the others come, please call me," Zhen Yuanzi shook his head and smiled, and then he disappeared into the underground spiritual vein.

Shi Mo was still sitting at the table, playing with the teacup, squinting his eyes and slowly sipping the remaining spiritual tea of ​​enlightenment as if thinking.

Time passed quietly. Just as Shi Mo was wondering why the demons hadn't responded yet, a clear and gentle voice suddenly rang out from mid-air:

"Fellow Daoist Shi Mo, my name is Bai Ze, and I have come here on the orders of the Demon Emperor. May I be granted an audience?"

"Bai Ze?" Shi Mo raised his brows and flew directly to the top of Babao Peak. Looking outside the Zhoutian Star Array, he saw an elegant man in a white robe and white hair holding a feather fan and a gentle smile. Behind him were Ji Meng and the other four demon saints.

Then, Shi Mo waved his hand, and with the convergence of starlight, Bai Ze, holding a feather fan, appeared before him. "Fellow Daoist Shi Mo," Bai Ze said, bowing to Shi Mo with a gentle smile. He glanced at the Zhoutian Star Array, which was constantly gathering the power of starlight, and couldn't help but be amazed. "Fellow Daoist, you have a great method!"

"Hmm? So, you gathered the power of the stars for this spiritual root." Bai Ze noticed the mother peach tree and said with increasing surprise and envy, "Fellow Daoist Shi Mo is truly lucky to have obtained such an innate spiritual root."

"Bai Ze, the wisest of the ten demon saints, I have heard of you. Why don't you just tell me what you are here for?" Shi Mo looked at Bai Ze and said directly.

Bai Ze also smiled and said, "Okay, Fellow Daoist Shi Mo is indeed straightforward. I won't waste any more words then. I'm here on the orders of the Demon Emperor to invite you to join my demon clan."

"You want me to serve Di Jun?" Shi Mo shook his head slightly and said, "I'm used to being alone and comfortable. I don't want to work hard for others."

Bai Ze's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he still smiled and said, "Everyone has their own aspirations. The Demon King anticipated that fellow Daoist would not want to join the demon tribe. We in the demon tribe will naturally not force you, but..."

"Just what?" Shi Mo asked back.

Bai Ze also continued, "We, the demon race, are very interested in the Zhoutian Star Array. If you can tell our demon race about its secrets, I will be grateful on behalf of the Demon King."

"Grateful?" Shi Mo said with a hint of amusement, "Why should I give this great formation I painstakingly created to you, the demon race? Previously, when I wanted to pass through Heaven and visit the Primordial Starry Sky, Ji Meng tried to stop me. Since your Demon King considers the Primordial Starry Sky a forbidden place for the demon race and practices there, can't he comprehend this great formation of the heavenly celestial bodies himself?"

"Moreover, if the Demon King wants to know the secrets of the Zhoutian Star Array, why doesn't he come in person? Is he afraid that I won't teach him? Or is he too embarrassed to do so?" Shi Mo continued to ask.

Bai Ze said, "The Demon King was just worried that he wouldn't be able to see Daoist Fellow Shi Mo in person, so he sent me here to let him know first."

"Oh? He thought I would be afraid of him, hide and refuse to see him, or even run away? Your Demon King is a bit too confident," Shi Mo said directly with a raised eyebrow and a gloomy face.
"Then go back and tell him to come in person. I want to see how he can break my Zhoutian Xingchen formation."

Bai Ze's face changed when he heard this, and seeing Shi Mo's resolute attitude, he had no choice but to leave first.

"Hmph! Do you really think I'm a pushover? You want to know the secrets of the Zhoutian Star Array, yet you're still showing off in front of me. Do you really think I'm afraid of you demons?"

Shi Mo, who watched Bai Ze leave, couldn't help but sneer, then he flicked his sleeves and sat cross-legged under the mother peach tree. His spiritual perception spread out, and he began to think about how to better combine the earth vein formation, the Zhoutian star formation and the innate chaos restrictions of the Nine Ding Tiecha Mountain itself, and complement each other to enhance the overall defense of the Nine Ding Tiecha Mountain.

Shi Mo didn't have to wait too long before he felt two hot and surging auras and one cold and violent aura approaching Jiuding Tiecha Mountain.

"Di Jun, are Donghuang Taiyi and Kunpeng here?" Shi Mo opened his eyes and looked at the three figures appearing in the sky, his eyes burning with excitement.

The demons came to bully him, and Shi Mo wanted to use them to test the defensive power of his mountain protection formation.

(End of this chapter)