It's time to become a fairy.

Overall, this place is just like any other ordinary desolate wilderness, overgrown with vegetation, inhabited by countless creatures, with the sounds of insects chirping constantly. Occasionally, one can even see a demon beast with a bit of demonic power roaming by. Like other wild environments, it is impossible to tell that a secret base is hidden underground.

Ye Qingge carefully examined the surrounding scenery, and after finding the base points described by Ye Tiannan and confirming the location, she made hand seals, and her immortal power gathered in her hands. With the change of hand seals, she condensed one Great Dao rune after another.

Until one hundred and eight runes were condensed, their auras intertwined, forming a unified whole. With the final hand seal, Ye Qingge gently pointed forward and uttered a low shout: "Seal... open!"

One hundred and eight symbols shimmered with light, each landing on a different part of the void before them.

As the last symbol fell, two small black dots suddenly appeared in the void before Ye Qingge, rotating clockwise and expanding outwards. Behind the black dots was a hidden space, which was the concealed Tiancang Sect base!

Ye Qingge stepped inside, her senses spreading out. The entire base was deserted, with only the sounds of countless radiant spiritual artifacts being activated. Countless state-of-the-art spiritual artifacts were being used, constantly operating on the colossal machine at its center—the very core of destruction that Fang Liangping had mentioned.

The core of destruction is oval in shape, resembling a giant egg, and floats in mid-air. Below it is a man-made halo that emits a lustrous glow, and surging power fills the space, supporting the hundred-foot-tall core of destruction.

"There are only ten minutes left... Hopefully, the simulation will be completed in time!"

Ye Qingge took a deep breath, reached out and patted the spirit ring left by Ye Tiannan, from which countless data and blueprints floated out.

Each drawing clearly explained the core principles of change, even the formulas for fine-tuning the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and the plan for canceling the activation... The information was incredibly complex, giving Ye Qingge a headache.

She rubbed her temples, suppressing the urge to feel dizzy. Her immortal power formed special calculation tools around her body, and she began to compare the contents of these tools with the core of destruction, slowly performing calculations.

two minutes later

Ye Qingge suddenly looked up, went to the control panel, and operated some of the buttons. One of the machines stopped working, seemingly producing a subtle reaction, or perhaps no reaction at all. The other machines continued to operate as usual.

Thirty-two seconds later, she continued operating the control panel, pausing the mechanical operation in one area...

Each action will cause slight changes to the core of destruction before us. These changes are very subtle, and one or two may not be noticeable. However, when changes occur continuously, and when the final moment arrives, a huge change will occur!

This is a backup plan left by the Tiancang Sect. After a long period of research, a complete emergency cancellation plan for a set of weapons has been customized. Unless you have access to core secrets or professional personnel to operate it, you simply cannot understand such a plan.

Any mistake could lead to premature weapon detonation or unpredictable reactions. Every step is like walking a tightrope, with the possibility of an unknown outcome at any moment.

As she carefully halted the operation of the destruction core...

Main world

"We finally survived!"

Fang Liangping's head appeared in the Tiancang Sect. The power of the five elements condensed into a simple body, making him look extremely strange and immediately attracting the attention of the surrounding disciples.

Feeling the surprised and astonished gazes of the sect disciples and deacons passing by, his face grew increasingly gloomy. He strode towards the sect master's hall of the Tiancang Sect. As the son of the sect master, and with a legitimate reason to report on the achievements of the Fengdu Realm, he met the sect master without any obstacles.

In the study

The room door was tightly shut. Fang Liangping embellished the story of what had happened in the Fengdu Realm, gritting his teeth as he said, "It's all because of that damned researcher from the Taicang Cult. Otherwise, our plan could have been carried out smoothly. This time we couldn't detonate it perfectly, and I don't know when the next data collection will be."

"And that damned witch, who turned me into this state, was also caused by that researcher's mistake; otherwise, none of this would have happened. Fortunately, I've left that damned witch in the Wind Capital Realm, and in half an hour, I will truly kill her!"

"Father, when will we..."

"It's still early!"

At the head of the study, a middle-aged man who bore a striking resemblance to Fang Liangping spoke calmly, though his voice betrayed a hint of weakness. Suddenly, his face flushed, and he coughed violently for a while, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth before continuing, "The Fang family will never forget what happened back then, nor will the Tiancang Sect."

He looked Fang Liangping up and down, then his brows furrowed suddenly. “The time is not ripe yet. Only when we have fully tested the weapon and gained control of the narrative will we have a real chance to turn things around. Even if this plan is not perfect, it will only delay things a bit. At most, we can complete the plan in a year… Something is wrong with you. It’s not just the gunshot wound; there are other lingering traces of something else.”

"Go find your Uncle Huo quickly. He is skilled in medicine and can treat your injuries. Your injuries cannot be delayed, lest they develop into a major disaster. The Tiancang Sect still needs you to inherit it!"

Looking closely at his son, Fang Yeyu, the sect leader of Tiancang Sect, felt that something was wrong. However, this abnormality was very well hidden. Although he was a Dao Ancestor, he had suffered serious injuries in the early years when he was testing weapons. Now he was only able to keep going by his last breath and could not even guarantee his full cultivation. If it were not for the smooth succession of the sect leader position and to leave enough opportunities for his son to grow, he would not have continued to serve in this position.

Fang Liangping was immediately alarmed and quickly retreated, but his eyes couldn't hide his excitement.

"At most a year, and I can avenge them? The hatred of my ancestors will finally be fulfilled in my generation. My father's health is deteriorating, and he may not last another year... By then, I will become the most glorious sect master of the Heavenly Cang Sect!"

Countless thoughts surged through his mind, and Fang Liangping's spirits lifted. When his father, Fang Yeyu, experienced health problems, he had already passed on the ancestral precepts, passed down orally from one sect leader to him, to prevent any unforeseen events from causing the Tiancang Sect's goal of passing on for countless years to be cut off. Based on the current situation, the ancestral precepts could be completed in at most one year!

However, this excitement didn't last more than a few minutes before Fang Liangping's expression froze.

A chain, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, silently enveloped his body, firmly sealing his head. Before he could react, it yanked sharply, ignoring his flesh and forcibly pulling his soul from his head. Having already used his previous contingency plan, Fang Liangping was utterly powerless to resist and was dragged by the chain into an unknown space.

Several angry voices rang in his ears. The experts in the Tiancang Sect noticed the change, but the chains came suddenly and at great speed. Fang Liangping couldn't even delay for a second, and the other experts were powerless to help.

……

……

Fengdujie

Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. When only half a minute remained, all the equipment had stopped operating. Only the last thirty seconds of the countdown on the control panel proved that everything was still going.

"This process was surprisingly smooth and fast. Normally, it would take at least fifteen minutes to complete, but this is my first time doing it, and it only took me less than ten minutes... Is it because of the influence of the world's will?"

Ye Qingge was somewhat surprised, but her hands kept moving. She formed hand seals, and as her immortal power surged, it transformed into runes.

The World Will is an existence in the dark. Ye Qingge only vaguely sensed it when the Empress ascended the throne. It is an existence in the dark, and it is mostly dormant. It only appears when the great fortune of the human race gathers, which is of great importance to the whole world. Unexpectedly, this action seems to have touched the World Will.

The thought had barely crossed her mind when she suppressed it. Less than thirty seconds remained, and only the final step of shutting down the Destruction Core was left. She had to concentrate and remain single-minded!

The Primordial Breathing Technique activated, instantly calming countless distracting thoughts, and Ye Qingge regained her absolute composure. The moment the twelfth rune condensed, she roared, and countless runes flew towards the core of destruction before her.

The first rune flew out, instantly dissolving the core's exterior. The second rune flew out, dissolving and destroying a key node. The third rune flew out... and the twelfth rune landed, completely halting the reactor at its core. The countdown on the control panel also stopped abruptly, remaining at the last three seconds.

"Is the mission... finally complete?"

The sense of crisis in her heart suddenly dissipated, and the feeling of being enveloped by the will in the dark also slowly dissipated. Ye Qingge breathed a sigh of relief, only to feel a wave of soreness in her body, and almost collapsed on the control panel from exhaustion.

Over the past few days, she had been using various supernatural techniques to replenish her energy in different places. Even with all sorts of spiritual plants and pills to nourish her body, her physical exertion was nearing its limit. However, after achieving the Spiritual Platform stage, An Lanmeng's body was completely different from that of an ordinary mortal. After resting for a while while leaning on the control panel, she felt much better.

The will of the unseen has dissipated, but the changes in this world have only just begun.

Perhaps due to the effect of preventing the world's destruction, after being observed by the world's will, Ye Qingge became extremely sensitive to the subtle changes in the power of this world. She could sense that the Tiancang Sect's blockade of the world had been lifted, and the time should be almost up, coupled with the effect of the world's consciousness fluctuations.

Not only that, but the space itself also shifted and changed. These changes were extremely subtle. As the time that the world consciousness spent away from the world lengthened, Ye Qingge's special perception ability, which had been greatly enhanced after being boosted, gradually dissipated, making it increasingly difficult to detect the subtle changes.

Touching her chin, Ye Qingge recalled the news the elders had reported to her, and a new thought suddenly arose in her mind: "I remember that before the elders of the Sealed Demon Holy Sect left, they said that because the Fengdu Realm was about to be destroyed, in order to avoid any unexpected situations, the Tiancang Sect had already cut off all the teleportation channels to this world."

"The world has not been destroyed, and the coordinates of space have been altered by the mysterious world consciousness. If I operate properly... does that mean that I can turn the Fengdu Realm into the headquarters of the Demon-Sealing Holy Cult?!"

The current era is no longer one of the Heavenly Court ruling over all things. The new and unique form of the Yan Kang Divine Dynasty allows it to exert far greater control over the myriad realms than during the Heavenly Court era. In particular, the acquisition of divine authority in the mortal world has propelled the Yan Kang Divine Dynasty to unprecedented heights. Apart from elders like the Taicang Sect who made outstanding contributions in the past, it is simply impossible for anyone else to wield any influence over the world, and even obtaining administrative authority for a period of time is extremely difficult.

If the righteous path faces such difficulties, then the Demon-Sealing Holy Sect, as the only demonic sect, faces even greater challenges.

But given the current situation, if handled properly… her breathing became slightly rapid.

However, she quickly shook her head and suppressed the thought: "Changing the coordinates of the world is extremely difficult. Personal travel is fine; you can travel by establishing a base here using special methods. But establishing a base camp requires a lot of time. Now that the mission is complete, I don't have much time left. I'll leave these things to An Lanmeng."

"In the final moments, there are still two things I couldn't finish..."

"Now, this is the first thing!"

She reached out and grasped, and a chain stretched from her hand into the depths of the void. With a gentle tug, a divine soul was pulled out.

Compared to her own traversal, the soul-capturing technique consumed far less energy. Even when it was a cross-realm soul-capturing technique, Ye Qingge only consumed twice as much immortal power as before. With 40% of her immortal power consumed, she successfully captured Fang Liangping's soul.

Fang Liangping's body was mostly shattered by Ye Qingge, but his soul remained intact. When he saw Ye Qingge's face clearly, his expression changed drastically: "Witch An Lanmeng, how could it be you... You left a backup plan on me, when?"

Looking at the chains binding him, he suddenly realized what was happening. He tried to use hand seals to unleash his divine powers, but found that he couldn't mobilize the power of the surrounding world at all.

The entire world seemed to be rejecting him. Not only was he unable to mobilize the power of heaven and earth, but every moment he existed here was subject to inexplicable suppression.

"What have you done, you damned witch?"

Fang Liangping panicked completely. In this state, he had no way to use any of his trump cards to fight back!

His response was a long spear.

As the spear flashed out, Fang Liangping's soul was torn in two. The violent power raged, and in just two breaths, he was on the verge of his soul being scattered.

Just as his soul was about to perish, Ye Qingge suddenly thought of something, withdrew her spear, reached out and barely stabilized Fang Liangping's soul state, pondered for a moment, and said uncertainly, "Netherworld Space."

Deep within her palm, the aura of the netherworld spread out. Although her palm was not far from Fang Liangping's soul, at this moment, the space seemed to be infinitely stretched.

Under her gaze, which was half surprised and half delighted, a river of black mist emanated from her palm, and an old man rowing a small boat emerged from the river. The closer he got to Fang Liangping, the larger the boat became, and a soul lamp at the bow emitted a ghostly blue light, gradually growing to the size of a person.

Under the light of the soul lamp, Fang Liangping's soul, which was on the verge of collapse, suddenly became confused. His soul, which was about to collapse, was stabilized. The old man reached out and shook the bell in his hand. Fang Liangping moved at the sound, stepped into the small boat, and stood behind the old man.

Wow

The black mist began to dissipate gradually. The old man gently pushed off with the oars, and the small boat left the shore, gradually shrinking until it was in Ye Qingge's palm.

"This is... a successful execution!"

A glint of light flashed in Ye Qingge's eyes. She had previously tested the system's skills, realizing they could be used without hindrance on other bodies. However, after the system upgrade, she wasn't sure if the skills granted by her divine status would still be usable. This was just a simple experiment; failure wouldn't have mattered much. Unexpectedly, it actually succeeded!

"If this soul can be kept in the netherworld space of the original body, the operation of this skill will be much more flexible. This is the soul of a human immortal... Did I go a little too far just now?"

Ye Qingge touched her chin, suddenly regretting that she had acted too soon.

If it were a complete immortal soul, the effects of the skills would be completely different, whether used as a trump card to unleash the power of divine authority or for one's own cultivation, compared to the current broken soul.

Shaking her head, Ye Qingge didn't dwell on it for long. If her guess was true, then the soul of a first-level Dao Realm immortal corresponding to the Empress's body or even Su Qing'er's body would be the same, so there was no need to worry about it.

"The first thing is done, now it's time to do the second thing."

"The old woman is dead. We don't know what Ye Nanshuang will choose next. An Lanmeng has already indicated that adoption is no problem. Now it's up to her to decide..."

She took a step, preparing to return to Ye Nanshuang's side, when suddenly everything went black, the light slowly faded, her consciousness left her body, and she returned to reality.

[Host has completed the emergency mission and has received the following rewards: 10000 points, Heavenly Demon Escape Technique]

[The host's task completion quality was detected as excellent, successfully earning a double points reward of 20000 points.]

[Based on the host's experience when possessing the cursed witch, the redemption list has been automatically updated.]

[Successfully resolved the Fang Liangping issue, received a gift of consciousness from the Fengdu Realm, and gained 5000 system points]

"So... we've returned to reality?"

As her senses gradually returned, Ye Qingge clicked her tongue in slight regret. However, she had already gotten used to the system's sudden return, and being able to stay for a moment to complete her first task was already quite good.

After browsing through the system's information, Ye Qingge stroked his chin and said, "The gift of consciousness from the Fengdu Realm... indeed, every world has its own unseen consciousness. Preventing them from destroying the world will earn you system points, which is also a great tool for racking up points. When I have time, I'll have An Lanmeng collect more tasks in this area; it should be a good way to rack up points."

"This mission rewarded me with An Lanmeng's escape techniques, which has made up for my weakness in escaping."

She looked at her system panel.

Name: Ye Qingge

[Cultivation Level: Seventh Level of Spiritual Awareness]

[Bloodline: Navigator]

[Cultivation Technique: Primordial Dao Scripture (Great Completion)]

[Divine Techniques: Five Elements Divine Powers, Level Two (Mastery), Soul Devouring Technique (Mastery), Initial Understanding of Sword Dao (Mastery), First Five Levels of Heavenly God Transformation (Minor Mastery), Mysterious Heaven Sealing Magic Technique (Minor Mastery), Righteous Qi (Minor Mastery), Mind Illusion Technique (Minor Mastery), Soul-Hooking Technique (Minor Mastery), First Level of Yi Wood Spirit Restoration Technique (Minor Mastery), Basic Knife Technique (Minor Mastery)... Heavenly Demon Escape Technique (Beginner)]

Special Skills: Soul Binding Technique, Netherworld Space, Lord of the Underworld