Chapter 871: Boss Fang's New Reward

Beyond Half-Moon City, heading straight east and sailing across that vast, murky sea, one could discern the dim, sallow waters of the Underworld Sea.

And at this precise moment, the entire expanse between heaven and earth was bathed in a brilliant shade of gold.

The radiance enveloped nearly the entire maritime region, such that even from thousands of miles away, one could glimpse that aurora at the edge of the sky, just as if the sun had newly risen and the whole horizon was touched with a stroke of gold!

The Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits Sword Formation of the Shushan Sect, specifically designed to combat demons and monsters unmatched by mere mortals, could be arrayed and unleashed by a single person—as Fang Qi had once used it against the Nangong Family—or executed by multiple individuals simultaneously, seizing the natural order of the universe and borrowing the majestic, boundless might of heaven and earth.

In "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1," Great-Uncle Jiang Qing, who had been trapped within the Demon-Locking Pagoda, was once a member of the formation-casters who used this array to confront the Demon Lord.

While in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2," Li Xiaoyao spearheaded the formation to slay the resurrected Demon Lord.

These veteran players were evidently highly proficient in all kinds of games, and in certain aspects, they had reached absolute perfection; the formation inherently mobilized the forces of nature, and by misappropriating the colossal energy of the Heaven-Swallowing Giant Turtle as the foundation of the array, they naturally elevated the energy level to the very same tier as these demon gods.

All the demonic creatures halted their movements, staring at this spectacle in sheer horror.

The golden light gradually dissipated, and that incomparably massive demon god stared down at his own chest in utter bewilderment, only to see a colossal, gaping void torn through his torso.

"Awooo—!" A piercing, wretched howl echoed across the entire world.

And then, he fell backward toward the sky.

Stirring up monstrous waves tens of thousands of feet high, the blood dyed the sea for thousands of miles!

"Quick! Escort Lord Jiuyuan away!" At this moment, where could the other demon generals find any remaining will to fight? They only protected the heavily wounded Demon General Jiuyuan as they retreated frantically!

As for the rest of the demon soldiers, some perished while others fled.

They could not even look after... the Heaven-Swallowing Giant Turtle, and a massive number of demon soldiers who failed to escape in time, along with this colossal, severed-limbed creature, were buried together in the depths of the ocean.

"It is finally over..." The originally sallow seawater had been dyed a dark crimson by the demonic blood.

A trace of exhaustion also lingered within everyone's eyes.

"Quickly administer aid and count the battle losses!"

Orders were dispatched one after another; whether it was on the side of Half-Moon City or the new shop in the East Continent, this battle had caused significant casualties.

Gu Tingyun said in a loud voice: "Although... the art of resurrection has extremely harsh conditions and is severely lacking at the moment, still... this old man wants to share a fortunate piece of news with everyone. Regarding the research into the Emei Sect's array from 'Shushan' to guide the primordial spirits of fallen disciples toward rebirth and recreation, we have made a tremendous breakthrough. Though it cannot achieve the level of the Shushan Emei Sect to recreate and reborn completely, before long, we will be able to guide them to reincarnate and practice cultivation anew! For those without a sect or faction, we will not allow the heroic spirits of these warriors to wander adrift outside; our Cultivator Alliance will likewise provide assistance!"

In the East Continent's new shop, at the Haotian Sect, Sect Master Feng Xuehe was similarly sharing this achievement, speaking with immense excitement: "Now... our sect has truly grown powerful!"

"Is it really possible...!?"

"My goodness!"

Instantly, cheers resembling a tsunami spread to every single corner!

As long as the primordial spirit is not extinguished, it cannot be deemed true death; this was what defined a true cultivator.

Perhaps at this moment, the major sects could finally, proudly call themselves top-tier sects...

At this time, Fenghua and Yuexin were also covered in injuries, weeping like pear blossoms in the rain as they said: "Master, look, since everyone can live anyway even if they die, why did you fight so desperately back then... I almost thought we were all going to die together..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Su Tianji's phoenix eyes flared as she rewarded each of them with a knock on the head, saying, "What kind of person do you think your master is?! I am Fairy Su of Tianji Palace, a wildly popular technical streamer!"

"Your master holds a Palm Lightning in my left hand, and if they aren't dead, I supplement it with another in my right!" She gestured as she spoke, "What about immortals? Do you truly believe your master couldn't beat them?!"

"Besides, look at that Emei Sect; once reincarnated, it's as if they've changed into a completely different person, and their cultivation is gone too, what a hassle!"

"Oh, right!" Fenghua and Yuexin suddenly realized, looking toward the shop in the rear as they said, "Then after buying so many games, would I have to buy them all over again?!"

"Oh dear—!" They quickly patted their little chests, saying with lingering fear, "Thank goodness we didn't die!"

"What are you thinking about! All you know is games, games!"

"When you have time, you should watch more series!"

"Oh—!"

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"But..." Fenghua said with a hint of sorrow, "Actually, the Great Sage himself was pinned under the Five Elements Mountain, wasn't he..."

"Mhm... it is said that a monk heading to the Western Heaven to fetch scriptures will come to rescue him later, we should be able to see it very soon!"

"I wonder what the background of that Tathagata Buddha is, how could he be so incredibly powerful!" Yuexin also remarked, "A single somersault covers a hundred and eight thousand miles, yet he couldn't even fly out of his palm."

As she walked toward the teleportation array alongside Su Tianji, she wiped her somewhat dirty little face, looking like a little calico cat, and gestured with her open palm: "Even if it were tens of thousands of times larger, it would still only be about that big."

"You two really... hurry back to heal your wounds. Once your injuries are healed, we can discuss these things again!" Su Tianji hastily urged the two pale-faced girls back to the Liuyun Daoist Palace.

"Then after we heal our wounds, let's watch 'Journey to the West' together! To see the Great Sage come out and perform another somersault cloud of a hundred and eight thousand miles!"

"Great, great!" For them, after experiencing various perils such as the Demon-Slaying Stage, Laojun's Crucible, and the Tathagata Buddha, perhaps being able to see the Great Sage emerge alive and kicking once more was all they could ever wish for.

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Those with lighter injuries were conducting the cleanup work on the battlefield.

Everyone was busy while discussing the topics that interested them; although the scene before them was full of devastation, they believed it was only temporary and that everything would get better, because—they too were growing stronger day by day.

Perhaps one day, under this vast starry sky, they could ride their flying swords, ascending into the clear skies above and descending to the underworld streams below, galloping freely across the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

A single breath of rainbow spanning ninety thousand miles, unfettered and free!

At that time, perhaps they could even step out from under this starry sky to see just how... vast this heaven, earth, and firmament truly were.

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And at this moment, Owner Fang had also returned to the shop in a state of exhaustion.

Counting his "spoils of war."

For this synchronization, a total of three Divine Weapon Fragments were utilized just to exchange for this single-use divine weapon, the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Only half of the original six Divine Weapon Fragments remained, which could be considered a rather substantial consumption.

Fortunately, there was a system gift pack to make up for it.

Task: Punish the Troublemakers Severely (Completed)

Task Prompt: A large batch of troublemakers is about to arrive at the new shop, please handle them with severity, Host!

Task Reward: Carrying Stone *1, System Gift Pack *1, Cultivation Room Double Coupon *1 (Allows for faster elevation of cultivation speed)

Task Rating: A+++

"Eh...?" Owner Fang was momentarily dazed; he originally thought that because casualties occurred in this task, the rating should be lower than last time, so how did it turn out higher instead?

One must know that a zero-casualty run last time didn't even get such a high rating; an A+++ was just one step away from an S!

"Could it be..." Owner Fang glanced at the group chat; the Half-Moon City shop side had also triumphed, and they were currently celebrating wildly in the group while handling the aftermath.

"Could it be related to this...?!"

Would you like to claim the rewards?

"Yes!"

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Let's stop cultivating immortality here for today... the next chapter will be added tonight... I can't manage to cultivate immortality today, please forgive me.

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