They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 423 Shocking Changes in the Prison

If Danlei's suggestion were said outside, he would definitely be labeled as guilty of the ten heinous crimes.

However, reality is so amazing. If this issue is discussed at the league's highest meeting, no one will accuse Dan Lei of this.

Of course, the prerequisite for not being labeled is that Dan Lei himself and the forces behind him are strong enough.

After a moment of silence, Marshal Hua made the decision directly.

"The Immortal Faith is the racial belief of the Vidyadhara race, and the Alliance has never prohibited or opposed it."

As for those historical materials from the past, they can be allowed to be viewed by designated personnel under special circumstances.

However, each immortal ship needs to strictly screen the personnel reviewing the documents, with the general directly in charge, to prevent the emergence of anti-alliance members similar to those involved in the Medicine King's Secret Teachings.

Hua's words mean that the league has agreed to Dan Lei's two suggestions.

With this, the Alliance has satisfied the basic needs of the Wisdom Clan.

However, the issue of using the plague-causing mark and searching for the breeding mark remained unresolved in subsequent discussions.

Marshal Hua was very clear that he needed to first study the apothecary fragments given by Dan Lei in order to determine how much abundant power was needed to refine the potion.

During this period, without the highest order from the Alliance, no one could touch the plague-causing relics on the various immortal ships.

As for breeding, the fragment of [Taizyuros] placed in Yaoqing will definitely be used, but where to replenish it after that is used up needs to be discussed later.

In fact, after discussion, the Dragon Lords set their sights on Borkazi, one of the regions in the universe most severely affected by insect plagues, regarding the power of reproduction.

This planet is essentially a worm nest called the Child of Calamity. The Child of Calamity will endlessly reproduce its swarm to find food for itself, and there is also a generational succession, making it a very clearly defined reproductive creation.

However, the swarm of insects around Borkazi is not easy to deal with. That place is located on the edge of the universe, and the surrounding civilizations have long been destroyed by the insect swarm.

The rewards for fighting them are too low, so even though many forces know that Borkazi has a remnant of the Insect King, no one dares to provoke those insects.

The same applies to the Immortal Boat Alliance. Fighting against the insect swarm will inevitably involve sacrifices; it's not something that can be done on a whim.

Sacrificing a large number of Immortal Boatmen and Foxmen for the survival of your enlightened people is unreasonable and morally unacceptable to the Alliance.

So, after discussing this issue for a long time, no decision was made on whether or not to take the initiative to attack the insect swarm.

The alliance only agreed to use the fragments of [Taizyros] in combination with the fragments of the apothecary to make the Dream Orchid Potion, in order to help Chiming restore the fertility of a few people.

Clearly, as expected, the Immortal Boat Alliance did not intend to fully help the Chiming Clan restore their fertility, but rather planned to drag things out and prolong the process indefinitely.

In this way, the alliance can determine the level of support for the Brightness based on changes in the cosmic situation.

After all, Jingliu and Luosha had already brought the information about the God War to the Immortal Boat Alliance.

The Immortal Ship Alliance can actually determine whether Dan Lei can advance to the Star God realm, depending on how much he can gain from this divine war.

Since the alliance has made up its mind, the Dragon Lords can only protest verbally, as it is far from the time to turn against the Immortal Boat Alliance.

Thus, this temporary generals' meeting initiated by Dan Lei ended somewhat anticlimactically.

However, while the generals' meeting was over, the meeting in Luofu was far from over.

After exiting the Huangzhong system, Dan Lei and the three generals exchanged glances, but none of them left.

So Danlei started the conversation and said...

"General Huaiyan, now you know why I said that someone spying on the plague was the enemy's instigation."

Huai Yan stroked his beard in approval and said...

"I understand now. The plague and calamity that the Ming Dynasty needs does not include the Tai Shi Sui Huang, so there is absolutely no need to spy on it."

The troublemakers probably have no idea what the Ming faction actually wants; they're just sending people to stir things up and test the alliance's reaction.

After Huaiyan finished speaking, Feixiao said with a serious expression.
"That being said, the month of fetal movement is the beginning of the fox-people's longevity."

No one knows what will happen to the fox people after the month of fetal movement disappears.

Therefore, the Fox-People will not allow the Vidyadharas to dismantle the Moon of Fetal Movement.

Dan Lei agreed with Fei Xiao's analysis and nodded in promise.

"I will explain this to the Dragon Lords. In principle, I will not tamper with the Immortal Jianmu of Luofu in other bountiful ruins."

To put it bluntly, even if I had the ability to uproot the Immortal Jianmu tree, the people of the Immortal Ship would probably not allow me to do so.

For the people of the Immortal Ship, a half-dead, half-alive Immortal Jianmu tree is the best Immortal Jianmu tree.

When Dan Lei said this, he turned his gaze to Jing Yuan.

Seeing this, Jing Yuan made no attempt to hide it, and nodded with a smile.

"It's good that you understand this, Danlei."

The Immortal Jianmu is, after all, the foundation of the immortal beings' longevity. There is already a precedent among the Wing Creators. After the destruction of Qiongsang, although the Wing Creators did not directly lose their immortality, their civilization regressed rapidly.

In just about two thousand years, it went from being able to invade the Immortal Ship fleet and almost destroy Luofu to the point where its technology was almost completely cut off and it became an auxiliary force for Bu Liren.

Nowadays, wing-makers operate sporadically in space as mercenaries, posing no real threat.

The people of the Immortal Boat have a love-hate relationship with the Jianmu tree; it must not be touched without permission.

If an outsider heard Jing Yuan's words, they would be shocked, but the other three present were not surprised at all.

After all, none of the three were Celestial Beings from the Immortal Boat, so they could better view the immortality of Celestial Beings from a third-party perspective.

Although the Celestial Ship people follow the hunt, they themselves are still the greatest beneficiaries of the universe's abundant blessings.

Moreover, the people of the Immortal Ship are used to being long-lived, and if you were to ask them to turn back into short-lived species, I estimate that 99% of them would not agree.

Therefore, just as Dan Lei said, a half-dead, immortal Jianmu tree is in the best interest of the Xianzhou people.

This is also why the Immortal Boat Alliance went to great lengths, preferring to grant Chiming preferential treatment by sealing the Jianmu root system with the power of immortal dragons, rather than using the hunting force to completely destroy the Jianmu root system once and for all.

Don't say that the Immortal Boat Alliance is incapable of destroying the Jianmu Tree. The Immortal Boat Alliance of today is no longer the one from the Fire Calamity period of Star Calendar 3400.

Back then, [Lan] hadn't been born yet, so the Immortal Boat Alliance might really have been helpless against Jianmu.

However, ever since the year 4100 of the Star Calendar, when the Emperor Bow Master became the undisputed rightful deity of the Immortal Boat Alliance and the Path of Fate was fully opened to the Immortal Boat Alliance, the Immortal Boat Alliance has definitely found a way to completely kill Jianmu.

However, no one dared to do so, and the higher-ups could only pretend they knew nothing and seal the Jianmu tree in Luofu.

Even though the sudden invasion nearly destroyed Luofu, no one dared to touch Jianmu.

Therefore, Huanlong's previous plan to invade Luofu and attack Jianmu was actually aimed at the lifeblood of the Immortal Boat Alliance, which was her plan that failed and led to her expulsion.

If she really destroyed most of Luofu like in the timeline before the Starry Sky Train Group intervened, the Immortal Boat Alliance would definitely fight her to the death.

The divine war of destruction and hunting will definitely begin ahead of schedule, and Huanlong himself will definitely be completely killed by the rampaging Immortal Boat Alliance.

However, just as Dan Lei and the three generals were discussing which of the Abundance Miracles were usable, a momentous event occurred in Luofu. Just like in the game, Fei Xiao's most important mission in coming to Luofu was to escort Hu Lei back to Yao Qing from the Luofu Prison.

As mentioned before, the fact that [Aha] used the power of the god of joy to free Hurei from prison and send him to Avalon to participate in the game has terrified the elders of the Yaoqing Fox people, who are sleepless at night, fearing that this giant beast has actually gained freedom because of something.

Following the fox people's continued protests, the alliance, in order to appease them, agreed to change Hu Lei's place of confinement to Yao Qing.

Just as the temporary generals' meeting began, just like in the game, Xueyi, along with Jiaoqiu and Moze, entered Luofu Prison to check on Hulei's condition and prepare for the subsequent handover and escort.

The first half of the entire probing process was identical to that in the game.

Jiaoqiu remarked that the Luofu Prison was built underwater.

The evaluation of Moze is that it doesn't matter where it is built; escaping is as easy as turning one's hand.

Xueyi read a very long list of visitation rules and taboos to the two of them.

However, when the group reached the second-to-last level of the Prison, unlike in the game, a wise healer had been waiting there for a long time.

This person was none other than Chang Yuluo, the alchemist of the Dan Ding Si, who had been possessed by Xingxiao and Huanlong during the previous invasion.

Even though Dan Lei's efforts prevented Yu Luo from being completely destroyed by Huan Long due to being possessed by the two Annihilation Lords, the damage inflicted on her by the two Annihilation Lords was still enormous.

To prevent any accidents, all subsequent treatment was conducted in the Prison of Darkness, so as to prevent it from suddenly transforming into a destructive monster and harming innocent people.

Fortunately, Yu Luo was blessed with good fortune and survived after a series of emergency treatments.

However, the power of destruction continues to corrode her mind and body. It can be understood that what was originally a raging fire has now become a slow simmer.

Even if she survives, Yu Luo's condition is clearly unsuitable for living outside.

Therefore, he was reassigned to a different position, from Chief Alchemist to resident physician of the Netherworld Prison, responsible for the daily refining of elixirs and the health checks of staff such as the Underworld Messengers.

At this time, Yu Luo and the others were here as support personnel to ensure that Jiao Qiu, Mo Ze, and the accompanying military officers would not be affected by Hu Lei's wolf poison.

So after Xueyi's introduction, she directly handed some pills to Jiaoqiu, Moze, and the other martial arts officers, saying...

"Secondly, when visiting Hu Lei, one should take pills beforehand or wear a breathing mask with a filter to avoid being affected by wolfsbane."

"Gentlemen, please take your medicine, otherwise you cannot proceed any further."

Makozawa instinctively resisted the pills offered by a stranger, saying...

"I will not take medicine of unknown origin."

However, Jiaoqiu, being understanding, persuaded Moze to take the medicine, because as a physician, he knew the horror of the wolfsbane.

After swallowing the pill, Jiaoqiu said...
“Eat it. Like all the Buli people, Hu Lei can release a pheromone called wolf poison, which awakens inner fear.”

Thousands of years ago, our people were enslaved by the Buli people for a long time and were powerless to resist.

It's not because fox people are inherently inferior to them; the reason lies precisely here.

The doctor prescribed medication with our mental health in mind.

Since Jiaoqiu had said so, Moze silently put the pill into his mouth.

Seeing this, Xueyi led everyone into the last level of the Dark Prison.

However, when they entered the bottom of the prison and opened the cell door where Hu Lei was being held, Xue Yi violated the rules and walked directly in front of Hu Lei.

At this moment, Jiaoqiu realized something was wrong, and he shouted...

"Snow-Clad Judge! What do you want to do?"

However, Xueyi did not respond to Jiaoqiu's shouts. A golden light of the power of destruction shone from her hand, forming a hand blade. With two quick slashes, she severed all the chains binding Hulei.

At the same time, the martial arts officers from the Youqiu Prison who accompanied Xueyi suddenly collapsed.

Jiaoqiu also felt a sudden dizziness.

He immediately realized that there was something wrong with the pills he had taken earlier, turned to stare at Yu Luo, and said with difficulty.
"It was you, you betrayed Luofu..."

However, just as he was about to collapse, Makizawa grabbed him, leaned him against his shoulder, and whispered...

"I told you not to take pills of unknown origin. Don't worry, I didn't take any of those things, so I wasn't poisoned."

Upon hearing this, Jiaoqiu quickly forced out the last words through gritted teeth.
"Withdraw, get out...find the general..."

Upon hearing this, Mo Ze didn't say a word. He and Jiao Qiu vanished without a trace in a flash.

Seeing this, Yu Luo asked Xue Yi...
"You're just going to let them get away like that? They'll definitely set off the alarm once they're out."

To Yu Luo's question, Xueyi simply answered calmly.
"It's alright, I have a way to make sure we get out of here."

Having said that, he coldly stared at Hulei, who was temporarily free.

Seeing the state of the two men before him, Hu Lei gripped the chains that had bound him tightly and grinned maliciously.
"It seems that you two are not here to help me get out of this predicament."

"Snow Robe" nodded, her destructive energy surging once more as she replied.
“Huanlong said that if you die here, it will create a rift within the Immortal Boat Alliance, and I need your heart to help Chiming on the other side alleviate the pain of destruction.”

After saying that, Xueyi slashed at Hulei with her right hand.

Faced with this attack, Hu Lei swung the iron chain in his hand to block, but Xue Yi's Destructive Fate Power cut through the chain like cutting tofu, severing his arm and slicing open his chest at the same time.

At the same time, "Snow Robe" reached directly into Hu Lei's chest with her left hand and dug out his crimson heart.

On his deathbed, Hu Lei looked at the "snow-clad" figure before him and murmured...

"Ha, to die at the hands of the Destroyer is no injustice."

After saying this, its massive body crashed to the ground, marking the end of an era for the leader of the Step-Off Hunting Pack.

Hu Lei's death did not cause any emotional fluctuation in Xueyi. After handing the Crimson Moon Heart to Yuluo, she said...

"Swallow it, and the power that Huanlong and I left in your body will no longer cause you pain."

Embrace destruction; you can even wield both of these powers.

Upon hearing this, Yu Luo swallowed the Crimson Moon Heart without hesitation, then said with blood smeared at the corner of her mouth.

"What do we do next? Destroy the entire prison and release the prisoners?"

"Snow Robe" nodded and said
"According to Guiji, we are now going to release the prisoners in the prison, but the purpose is not to destroy the prison."

We need to get out and hide first. Oh, and we have to arrest that clerk, Chang Danbi, who's on good terms with Danlei; she'll be useful later.

As soon as "Snow Robe" finished speaking, the highest alarm of the Prison of Darkness sounded. However, there was only an alarm but no broadcast. Clearly, the internal communication of the Prison of Darkness, just like in the game, had been sabotaged.

Feeling her body finally at peace, Yu Luo slowly bowed to the woman in white before her and respectfully said...

"Understood. I will have the infiltrators release the prisoners immediately, Lord Xingxiao."

(End of this chapter)