Chapter 467 - 185: The Mortal Realm is the Regular Army

Chapter 467: Chapter 185: The Mortal Realm is the Regular Army

"To all of you, the future of Jiangbei."

"Hello."

"I am Old Ye, head of the Jiangbei Defense Line. It is a pleasure to meet you."

"I am so sorry."

"We failed to defend Jiangbei. The Jiangbei Defense Line has fallen completely."

"Before my death, I sacrificed my life to the heavens to seal the Jiangbei Defense Line."

"This is my final gift to Jiangbei."

"If..."

"If there is anyone who can still hear these words..."

The old man’s voice grew more dejected, his expression unable to hide his frustration and bewilderment.

The next moment—

Everyone on the defense line in front of him suddenly froze, then began to move with frantic urgency. No sound could be heard.

But it was clear at a glance that a Ghost Tide was upon them.

...

"..."

Standing on the Jiangbei Defense Line, Chen Fan watched the scene unfold with a tight frown. The translucent figures on the line ahead began to sprint along the City Wall.

But...

The City Wall began to collapse, section by section.

Countless bodies flew through the air.

He couldn’t see a single Ghost Object. The scene before him was the final battle of the Jiangbei Defense Line in the Ancient Era, right before its fall.

Until—

The City Wall of the defense line before him had almost completely crumbled, and not a single figure remained.

In an instant, the 170-kilometer-long defense line, covered in cracks, shattered and dissolved into flashes of white light, vanishing into the air.

The defense line was gone.

It was as if the scene they had just witnessed was nothing but a fleeting illusion.

Or perhaps a hallucination.

Only a massive, 170-kilometer-long scar in the earth remained, a faint reminder that it was no hallucination.

The old man had vanished along with the defense line.

Only the scar gouged into the earth remained.

Then, countless Ghost Stones flew out from the scar, hovering in midair before drifting gently to the ground. Mixed among them were a few Exotic Treasures and blueprints.

It was like an Earth Dragon disgorging treasures.

The scene was incredibly surreal, like something out of a dream.

After about the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn,

The scar in the earth stopped spitting out objects. Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, it slowly healed itself, returning to its original state.

As if nothing had happened at all.

...

"It’s an Array."

Chen Fan walked off the Jiangbei Defense Line and stood on the ground where the scar had appeared. Qi Yue, who had witnessed the event, rushed over and spoke hurriedly.

"Domain Lord, this is an Array laid down in the Ancient Era."

"During the Ancient Era, when the Jiangbei Defense Line fell, they buried all the unspent Ghost Stones, Exotic Treasures, and other resources deep underground."

"They didn’t want them to be obtained by Ghost Objects."

"This required the assistance of a Grand Array to accomplish."

"And..."

"When a specific Node is triggered, and the Grand Array determines that Jiangbei is no longer a fallen territory—meaning the unearthed items won’t fall into the hands of Ghost Objects—the Grand Array will manifest."

"It will then disgorge the hidden Ghost Stones and other items, leaving them for future generations."

As she spoke, Qi Yue sighed emotionally. "Nowadays, almost no faction can create a Grand Array of this scale. It feels like so much has been lost between the Ancient Times and now."

"..."

Chen Fan didn’t speak, just furrowed his brows slightly as he looked down at his feet.

He finally understood.

He finally understood why Jiangbei, despite being the ancient front line, didn’t have a single Ghost Ore mine, while Jiangnan, which wasn’t on the front line, would still uncover one from time to time.

In the Ancient Era, before its fall, the Jiangbei Defense Line buried all its Ghost Ore mines deep underground.

A depth so profound that even Hey Hey couldn’t sense it.

And as for that vision...

It made him feel that the people of the past were remarkably pure of purpose.

After a long moment,

he said in a low voice,

"There’s no need to be sorry."

"The Mortal Realm now guards Jiangbei. It will not fall again."

A group of Mortal Realm Members had already left the defense line and were quickly gathering the Ghost Stones that had been disgorged from the earth to be put into storage. These were Ghost Stones from the Ancient Era, still perfectly intact after several millennia.

After this brief interlude,

Chen Fan returned to Nameless Mountain. Having witnessed the fall of the Ancient Era’s Jiangbei Defense Line firsthand once again, he felt that the current Jiangbei Defense Line was still not enough.

’It has to be even stronger.’

...

More than half a year passed without him even realizing it.

Soon.

The rainy season would arrive again.

「Late October.」

The weather gradually turned cooler as the sweltering summer heat began to fade.

"Hmm..."

Chen Fan was alone, walking through the various districts of the Mortal Realm, continuously upgrading its basic structures. For example... the Building Workshop.

He stopped in front of the Building Workshop, which had already reached Max Level.

He smiled.

Over the past six months, he had upgraded the Vehicle Workshop to Level 9, unlocking two new constructible Vehicles. Both of these Vehicles had been a huge help to the Mortal Realm.

For example—

When the Vehicle Workshop reached Level 8, a new Vehicle was added.

"Giant Ghost."

It has slow movement speed but a high carrying capacity.

It stands a full twenty-three meters tall.

It is a humanoid Giant Ghost shaped like a... Great Ghost, resembling a massive robot. The crafting requirements are extremely demanding: 1 million Ghost Stones plus the corpse of a Great Ghost.

But its effect...

"Hmm..."

Chen Fan turned his head to look into the distance. A Giant Ghost was carrying a Celestial Pillar on its shoulder, walking step by step toward the back of Nameless Mountain.

That’s right.

A Celestial Pillar, a colossal object hundreds of meters tall.

Was being carried on the shoulder of a Giant Ghost. The contrast was stark, as the Celestial Pillar was much, much larger than the Giant Ghost.

This wasn’t a combat Vehicle.

It was a large-scale construction Vehicle. With the Giant Ghost, many tasks that were once difficult could now be accomplished with ease.

Like moving a Celestial Pillar.

Previously, moving it required a Giant Turtle, a Martial King, and a Flying Ship. Now, a single person with a Martial King’s Cultivation could pilot the Giant Ghost and move a Celestial Pillar all on their own.