Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 407 Fine wine in a luminous cup, you and the bunker fly together.
Outside the porthole, a thin crack appeared against the apocalyptic backdrop.

The clear moonlight shone down from the outside, allowing Wang Cheng and his group to see clearly the person who had shouted. He had a full beard, a rough appearance, and stood with his hands behind his back in mid-air.

He looked respectable and arrogant, but the people in the cabin wanted to tear him apart when they saw him.

"It's that traitor Wang Jinghong! How dare he come back? He has some nerve!"

"He betrayed his country and broke his oath back then, joining the Golden Toad Sect among the six great immortal sects. He also killed his two brothers, the living ghost gods Yin Taiqing and Di Feihong, who tried to stop him, as well as thousands of soldiers. This time, I will tear him apart alive!"

"You scoundrel, I'll run you over and kill you!"

Hearing the indignant condemnations from the people inside the cabin, Wang Cheng also learned the identity of the newcomer.

Just as the court assigned Jiang Jichun, who was at odds with him, as his deputy on this voyage, Zheng He also always had a deputy with a very high position and almost equal power, Wang Jinghong, who was also a eunuch.

The inscription on the stele commemorating the miraculous response of the Heavenly Princess in Changle, Minzhou, is signed: "Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, the chief eunuchs."

However, this person's talent was completely overshadowed by the brilliance of Zheng He, and he did not achieve any remarkable accomplishments.

In terms of advancement in the divine path, Zheng He far surpassed him, with one eventually advancing to the first rank while the other remained only at the third rank.

Thus, during the period before their lifespans ran out, when the corruption of the crew by the immortal immortals was at its most rampant, it was this lieutenant's betrayal that dealt a heavy blow to the entire fleet.

After being betrayed, he joined the Golden Toad Dao, which worships one of the six ancient spirits, the Golden Toad Void Ghost, and began cultivating the Feathered Immortal Technique, successfully attaining immortality.

However, the cultivation speed of the Feathered Immortal is far slower than that of the Divine Path, which requires much more resources. He has not yet been able to advance to the second rank.

However, the most crucial thing for a grand eunuch was that he was able to regrow his male characteristics and even marry into the family of a certain elder surnamed Ha in the Golden Toad Sect.

These past few years have been tough... well, only those who have been a live-in son-in-law truly know the taste of life, especially one with a beautiful, effeminate wife.

Most of the tadpoles they spawned were used by the toad wife to refine magic, and she ate them one by one with great relish.

Hearing the curses from his former colleagues and recalling his experiences over the years, the traitor naturally felt embarrassed.

These people all have similar mindsets: I can be a traitor myself, but you can't say it; it's only natural that I'm better off than you, but you deserve to die for being better off than me!

He glanced at the expressionless Nine-Headed Immortal in the formation before forcing a smile and pretending to be nonchalant:
"There is no longer a King Jinghong of the Great Zhao Dynasty in this world, only the Golden Toad Dao [Iron-Clad Immortal]! I advise you..."

There was no point in arguing; the entire crew just wanted to kill him immediately and didn't want to listen to his nonsense.

"Sky-Gazing Starship, all of heaven and earth, open!"

With a loud shout from Zheng He, the lead ship among the seven treasure ships, the "Celestial Observation Ship," shone with divine light, revealing a majestic astronomical observatory, the Celestial Measuring Ruler!
The platform consists of two parts: the platform itself, which is surrounded by a spiral staircase, and the stone pedestal laid flat from the groove on the north wall.

The platform is square and shaped like an inverted bucket, with brick walls on all four sides. Because the stone gnomon on the north side of the observatory is used to measure the length of the sun's shadow, it is also called the "measuring ruler of the sky".

It is said that after the Zhou dynasty destroyed the Shang dynasty, in order to meet the needs of political rule and to seek accurate astronomical basis for building the eastern capital Luoyang, the Duke of Zhou, Ji Dan, built this national treasure, the "Measuring Ruler of Heaven".

It was used to observe the changes in the length of the shadow at midday each day, thereby identifying seasonal changes and serving the people's production activities.

He designated the day with the longest shadow as the "winter solstice" and the day with the shortest shadow as the "summer solstice".
The period from the day with the longest shadow in the sun during the year to the day with the longest shadow in the sun during the next year is defined as a tropical year.

Thus, the two days in a year when the length of the shadow at midday is equal and the length of day and night are the "Spring Equinox" and the "Autumn Equinox," and together with the "Winter Solstice" and the "Summer Solstice," a year is formed.

The division of the solar terms in the Twenty-Four Solar Terms—"Winter Solstice," "Summer Solstice," "Spring Equinox," and "Autumn Equinox"—was determined by Zhou Jidan through on-site observations at the Measuring Platform.

From then on, the four seasons of "spring," "summer," "autumn," and "winter" formed the basis of the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" and became one of the origins of the Chinese calendar.

This shows how powerful it is.

Rumble.
At that moment, a great divine light shone brightly on the sea, as if it were moving the ecliptic and twisting the celestial axis. Within a radius of tens of miles, the sun and moon revolved, and spring, summer, autumn, and winter changed endlessly.

It collided violently with the inverted Yin-Yang array, which had restarted its high-speed operation.

"what--!"

The traitor [Iron-Clad Immortal] knew the power of this treasure and feared being corroded into dust by the chaotic power of time. He let out a strange cry and ran away with his head in his hands.

The other immortals waved their array flags and rescued him back into the formation. Inside the cabin, the second-rank [Heavenly Mystery Taoist] Gongshu Chun quickly instructed Wang Cheng:

"Envoy Wang, time is limited, so let's get straight to the point."

I wonder if you received our original message from the Heavenly Princess?

Only by accumulating more wealth than we currently possess can we enter the outer walls and activate a backup plan I've prepared to forcibly drag us back from the celestial realm to the mortal world.

I know that you only have one of your precious ships, which is not enough to save us for the time being. Now we just need your men to work together with us from the inside to open a gap and send out the anchor I have prepared.

Once we have enough treasure ships, we can immediately begin the rescue operation.

He then took out a gleaming golden anchor and explained its usage and tactics to Wang Cheng.

"In fact, the Mountain and Sea Curse was not created out of thin air by the First Emperor."

Rather, it was as early as the pre-Qin period that the ascension to immortality caused a huge catastrophe, and was ultimately rejected by the Heavenly Dao.

This world then repelled those Six Heavenly Beings burdened with enormous debts to the ends of the earth, plunging them into slumber.

The Mountain and Sea Curse was created based on this boundary.

As long as you don't come outside the wall and stay within the Penglai Secret Realm, the first and second-grade Immortals won't be able to leave, nor will they be able to attack you.

By the way, where is your ship commander?
The secret realm is riddled with countless maze-like formations. We can send out the [Big Dipper Child] to help you locate it. How long will it take you to mobilize your forces?

Wang Bangyan also looked at him. Although the old man wanted to go out, he didn't want his only son to be in danger because of it.

But then Wang Cheng smiled smugly:
"Don't worry, it's always possible."

He glanced at the mole, and the latest "battle plan" immediately appeared in the man's eyes.

In the illusion, he tried to curry favor with the Nine-Headed Immortal by tipping him off, but Zheng He intercepted the message on the spot, modified it, and resent it.

After waiting a while longer, they saw the situation outside suddenly change as they had anticipated, with a mix of feints and real attacks, and a skilled fighter breaking through their defenses.

Wang Cheng smiled sinisterly and immediately contacted Wu Cheng'en and the main fleet, who had been waiting for orders for a long time.

"Old Wu, Old Wu, this is Fugui. Please respond upon receipt. Over."

Wu Cheng'en replied from the other side:
"Fugui, this is Lao Wu. The signal is clear, and I can see the transmission screen. Please mark the coordinates. Over."

Wang Cheng gave the coordinates without hesitation:

"Target, location number 4"

He spoke extremely fast, each word like a nail hammered into the ground:
“方向：4-0-2-0。距离：1300。敌方颠倒阴阳大阵，主阵仙人【碧桃仙】、【虬髯仙】、【铁衣仙】。

"Execute 'Fleet salvo, instant fuse', effective firing, complete!"

Old Wu's voice came through:
"Command repeats: First target, 4-0-2-0, 1300 meters, fleet salvo, fire with force."

Ready to go, requesting permission to teleport.

At the same time, the chains on the five-in-one [Trinidad] in the Mirage Cloud Dragon Ship's Earth Official Dharma Realm creaked as they tightened.

"Request approved, Global Fleet, initiate transfer."

next moment.

Having already approached the edge of the secret realm, the entire crew of the treasure ship descended with a roar, guided by the lighthouse beacon set up by Wang Cheng himself.

The second generation, who had been happily watching their elders hunt down the Heavenly Craftsmanship Treasure Ship, all gaped wide when they saw the dense array of cannons like hedgehogs in the fleet.

Wang Cheng made a decisive decision with a wave of his hand:
"Fine wine in a luminous cup, you and the bunker fly together. Open fire!"

(End of this chapter)