The sky was clear and the sun shone brightly, its rays warming the ground.
The Ningyun Desert slogan site is a flat area in the middle. In less than half a month, several simple but sturdy buildings were erected.
Three rows of stone houses, each built from massive stones, stand side by side. Each house is quite large, measuring over forty square meters. The pale yellow stones blend seamlessly into the golden desert landscape. Unless viewed up close, it's impossible to tell that a row of stone houses has been built here.
On the stone rooftops, rows of solar panels are fixed in place, creating a striking sight. These solar panels are used for solar power. Electricity from Ningyun County cannot be transmitted into the heart of the desert, so the only viable option here is wind or solar power. However, wind power is not abundant here, while solar energy is inexhaustible.
At one corner of the windsurfing platform stands a water tower over two meters high and two meters wide. A pipe connects to the stone house below. As you can see, this water tower is used for bathing.
The water tower's metal sheet is coated with a solar panel material, which allows the water inside to heat up quickly. Then, at night, people can enjoy a hot bath.
Overall, such a water tower is very important in this desert.
The desert is dry, and water evaporates even faster, making bathing a luxury. With this practical device, the transported water won't be wasted, and bathing will no longer require electricity.
Besides these, there is another project that is even more important.
That's an underground reservoir!
A sturdy pool, 100 square meters in area and 650 cubic meters in volume, is deeply embedded in the ground. Above it, a two-meter-high cement platform, about 20-30 square meters in size, and three stone houses are connected in a triangular formation, effectively blocking the advance of the sand dunes behind it.
Zhang Guodong is going to cultivate crops in the desert. This is a form of self-cultivation, and it's essential!
When this area becomes sandy land, this pond will be of great use. Zhang Guodong just arrived here.
Seeing the entire small project that cost 250,000 Chinese yuan, sturdy, durable, and simple, Zhang Guodong was very satisfied. He would likely spend a lot of time here in the future, so naturally, he couldn't let it become a shoddy construction project.
Accompanying him was Li Yun.
However, at this moment, Li Yun was cultivating on the first level of Peach Blossom Spring and had not come out.
Zhang Guodong provided her with a large number of low-grade crystals, which made her even more diligent.
"Phew, finally free from Xuan Qingban's entanglement! Killing a powerful cultivator to obtain the 'Golden Body Talisman' is no less difficult than open competition!"
Although Zhang Guodong was greedy for Xuan Qingwei's beauty, something no man could resist, he didn't lose his mind and take such a great risk by engaging in robbery and murder.
So after arming Li Yun, fearing that Xuan Qingbo would continue to drag him down, he simply left without saying goodbye and disappeared early the next morning.
For him now, the most important task is to improve his cultivation level and increase his strength, hoping to survive in the "Demon Battle Battlefield" three years from now!
Yes, survive!
Although he was level 38, with the amplification of the divine power "Hundred Blades Seal," his attack power was comparable to that of a level 45 plant cultivator! Add to that a high-grade material defense magic artifact, the "Black Fiend," and a high-grade material attack magic artifact, the "Rainbow Cloud Pouch," and he would be virtually invincible below the level of a quasi-great expert!
But just how dangerous is the Demon-Fighting Battlefield? Zhang Guodong would rather believe it's a nine-out-of-ten chance of death! Didn't Chixiao say there were magical treasures inside? Even for great masters, magical treasures are supreme treasures; how could the risks around them be small?
Starting today, Zhang Guodong plans to cultivate crops, medicinal herbs, and flowers while simultaneously gaining insights into the laws of life.
"Creak." The door to one of the stone rooms opened. It was made of alloy steel and would be difficult to open without a combination key.
As Zhang Guodong stepped into the house, a cool, slightly damp feeling immediately hit him.
It was early spring outside, but that year had already passed. Sadly, Zhang Guodong was in a coma then. Everything was missed. The weather was gradually warming up. Outside, the desert temperature rose rapidly during the day; walking through it, one felt nothing but scorching heat.
But inside the stone house built of huge rocks, the heat wave was temporarily blocked.
Zhang Guodong surveyed the place; the project hadn't been completed long ago. It was still a bit damp, but that wouldn't affect Zhang Guodong's stay. Most of the time, Zhang Guodong preferred to rest on the Simmons mattress at his feet in Peach Blossom Spring.
The room was completely empty, with no bed, no table, no chair. Everything except for the electrical wiring had to be purchased separately.
Fortunately, Zhang Guodong had already made the purchases in advance. The beds, blankets, tables, chairs, and appliances were all currently stored in Taoyuan. They could be set up as soon as the stone house dried.
The doors of the three stone houses were opened. The heat flowed in slowly, and the water molecules, invisible to the naked eye, evaporated rapidly.
Zhang Guodong stood at the door, glanced at the sandy area that was still 3 square kilometers in size, thought for a moment, and then turned back.
Two or three days later, what crops could be grown on these two sandy plots with very little moisture? Zhang Guodong pondered, "This sand has little moisture and a high temperature, which are not even the basic conditions for plant survival. We've already exhausted two of those conditions."
but.
"There's always a way out, so let's calm down first and take some time to cultivate ourselves."
Inside the Peach Blossom Spring space, Li Yun was diligently cultivating. Around her, Zhang Guodong scattered a thick layer of low-grade crystals, numbering as many as three thousand!
It is foreseeable that Li Yun will be unable to free up her time in the coming months and will spend it all in cultivation.
"kindness?"
As soon as he entered, the nine-tiered pagoda mark on Zhang Guodong's chest appeared, and a message immediately appeared in his mind: there was movement in the world of mountains and rivers!
The world of mountains and rivers is an excellent place for wild beasts to cultivate into demonic beasts! Within it, countless aquatic fish imbued with life-giving demonic energy provide sustenance for creatures like Golden Horn and Big Black. Their essence, blood, and flesh are extremely nourishing for them, allowing their strength to increase by leaps and bounds!
Big Golden Horn, Big Black, Big Green, and the Big Fool couple were inside. Quite some time had passed. Zhang Guodong hadn't actually gone in to check on them, and didn't know how far their cultivation had progressed.
What happened inside?
With a thought, Zhang Guodong entered the world of mountains and rivers!
"Roar!" A series of earth-shattering roars shook the entire world.
Is that the Golden Horn?!
Zhang Guodong's eyes widened! He took a deep breath.
On the riverbank, a colossal golden monster, fifty or sixty meters long and ten meters tall, roared to the sky—it had grown so enormous! Yet, its voice seemed to carry a hint of pain, and its power continued to surge. Simultaneously, within a radius of one mile, both on land and in water, the spiritual energy surged with unparalleled ferocity!
High in the sky above this world of mountains and rivers, a dense, dark cloud appeared! Blue lightning raged within it, accompanied by deafening roars!
"A monster calamity?!"
Good heavens! Aren't these realms supposed to be isolated from the outside world? How could tribulation clouds appear? And why is Great Golden Horn undergoing tribulation?!
Even though Zhang Guodong had never experienced or witnessed such tribulation clouds before, he immediately recognized them. Many tribulation clouds are of various kinds, including heavenly tribulation, earthly tribulation, and demonic tribulation; this was clearly a "demonic beast tribulation!"
Previously, Great Golden Horn's cultivation level had been steadily increasing, wasn't he on his way to becoming a demon beast? Now, having overcome the "Demon Beast Tribulation," Great Golden Horn has truly become a demon beast! The life force within his body has transformed into pure "demon energy!"
The Great Golden Horn seemed to sense Zhang Guodong's arrival, and immediately let out a mighty roar, its arrogance bursting forth as it howled at the black tribulation clouds.
"Crack!" A bolt of blue lightning, as thick as a baby's arm, struck down.
The giant golden horn didn't dodge; instead, it took the lightning bolt with its body. The lightning struck its body, crackling and popping for a while before dissipating.
From the roar that followed, Zhang Guodong could tell that the lightning was not easy to deal with. Although the Golden Horn was not seriously injured, it was inevitably slightly injured and was hurt by the lightning!
"Second lane! Big Golden Horn, watch out!" Zhang Guodong shouted.
The sound resounded throughout the entire world!
The second lightning bolt came very quickly, striking down almost without pause between it and the first.
Furthermore, this second one is thicker than the first. Its power has more than doubled!
The Great Golden Horn's eyes were solemn. The "Demon Beast Calamity" was their greatest enemy, and it knew that it could not afford to be careless in the slightest.
"Boom!"
This time, the Golden Horned Beast withstood the attack, but its limbs went limp, and its massive body crashed into the beach, creating a huge crater! The sound was deafening.
The third one!
The giant golden horn stood up and actually swallowed it whole!
Zhang Guodong was so shocked his jaw almost dropped. This guy actually swallowed the lightning that struck down from the calamity cloud!
Zhang Guodong is an amateur in this area.
In reality, although the lightning and thunder within these tribulation clouds were extremely dangerous, their body-refining effect was unparalleled! The golden-horned creature struck by the first bolt of lightning trembled violently, but after a short while, the trembling stopped.
The giant golden horn opened its enormous eyes, seemingly looking at the brewing tribulation clouds and lightning with a defiant and greedy expression! Clearly, it had been injured again. But the benefits it had gained were immense.
Curtain Four Paths!
The lightning was blue with a hint of black, and it carried a trace of black annihilation lightning! Its power and danger were increased by more than one level!
This black annihilation lightning carries the attack of the Heavenly Demon! It possesses both double the power of lightning and the power of the Heavenly Demon. Under this double attack, the Great Golden Horn, who is undergoing tribulation, is in even greater danger.
The big black cats seemed restless and agitated. But they dared not approach from a distance.
Looking at the calamity clouds, their eyes were filled with fear.
Leaving aside Dahei, even Zhang Guodong felt that the tribulation clouds posed a great threat to him. He could withstand the first three lightning attacks thanks to his advanced material defense artifact, "Black Fiend." But the fourth one, with its strange black lightning and black annihilation thunder, attracted the Heavenly Demon, and Zhang Guodong was no longer confident!
We can only hope that the Great Golden Horn can weather this storm! No one can help it with this. The fourth attack, carrying lightning and demonic energy, struck silently.
"Roar!"
The roar of the Great Golden Horn was like the howl of a lion and the roar of a tiger. Countless wisps of black smoke encountered this roar and, surprisingly, all emitted sharp cries and dissipated tragically.
"This..." Zhang Guodong opened his mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief. "That's right, it must be like this. This Great Golden Horn must have an ability similar to a lion's roar. The roar of a lion on the grassland has tremendous power. It can travel ten kilometers. The Great Golden Horn itself has this ability, and it's a nemesis to the Heavenly Demon! It was shattered by this sound in mid-air!"
In comparison, this fourth attack, apart from the enhanced lightning strike, was completely ineffective against the demonic corruption, and was not much stronger than the third.
The fifth one! The blue lightning now contained crimson lightning!
"What is this crimson lightning?"
Zhang Guodong did not know him.
However, it is a tribulation of inner demons, not actual lightning. Heavenly demons are external invasions, while inner demons are the triggering of one's own negative emotions, causing one to break down.
"Boom!"
Zhang Guodong was extremely anxious. But the lightning still struck. The enormous body of the Great Golden Horn was instantly enveloped by the lightning. From the outside, it was impossible to see what was happening inside.
"Roar!" Suddenly, the Great Golden Horn let out a painful roar.
"Depend on!"
Just as Zhang Guodong was getting anxious, the tribulation clouds suddenly gathered violently, and the black clouds became incredibly dense! It was brewing the sixth tribulation!
"This is outrageous! The fifth and sixth paths are actually connected!"
Zhang Guodong angrily cursed the heavens. But divine punishment is divine punishment. When a wild beast absorbs and refines the life force of demons to a certain extent, it will break through its own limitations and become stronger. This is defying the heavens, and the heavens will naturally punish it.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A bolt of tri-colored lightning, several meters thick, descended from the sky. It struck the Great Golden Horn, which was enveloped in blue light, making the situation even more dire!
Zhang Guodong's heart skipped a beat, and he disregarded everything else. He teleported instantly, appearing within the enormous blue light.
outside.
"Hundred Blades Seal".
Countless magical powers surged forth, and hundreds of red magic blades instantly materialized. These magic blades were so powerful that the giant black creatures, who had originally intended to approach, retreated even faster!
This supernatural power, carrying a portion of the might of the laws, seems to frighten them even more than the tribulation lightning!
"Run!"
With a "whoosh," the hundred magic blades crashed hard into the blue light barrier. The light barrier seemed to know how to retaliate, splitting off a portion of its lightning power to counterattack the magic blades.
Zhang Guodong was overjoyed upon seeing this.
By diverting some of the lightning power, the pressure on the Great Golden Horn will be reduced.
"The original calamity of the demon beasts only had six paths, but now the calamity clouds have dissipated, and these are just the final lightning bolts, which are much less powerful."
As expected, the tribulation lightning counterattacked against the "Dharma Blades." It only shattered two or three of the Dharma Blades before dissipating!
The remaining magical blades annihilated the blue light barrier, leaving it in pieces.
As soon as the light barrier dissipated, Zhang Guodong immediately sensed the presence of the Golden Horn! He wasn't dead yet!
But then a huge pit appeared before them, and the Golden Horned Beast's body shrank to the size of an adult lion as it landed at the bottom of the pit.
Zhang Guodong jumped down.
"Little Jin, don't run around, you might break the seedlings!" In the field, a golden animal the size of a kitten was running around in a patch of sand that had just been watered.
Zhang Guodong smiled helplessly and quickly stopped him.
"Master, no, I'm very agile." The golden kitten actually spoke! If an ordinary person saw this, they'd probably be terrified!
These worlds are insane! Even cats can talk now!
It's the Big Golden Horn!
After surviving the six demonic beast tribulations, and with Zhang Guodong's timely medical intervention, the Great Golden Horn was healed from its itching within two days. A bone that had been lodged in its throat dissolved, and it was able to speak again!
At this time, Fu Jinjiao's level was level 30!
This shocked Zhang Judong greatly!
I remember when the Great Golden Horned Beast entered the Mountain and River World, it was only at level ten. But in just about a year, it has actually reached level ten? Even with the Mountain and River World being the best training ground for demonic beasts...
Of course, it was originally thought that the Demon Beast Tribulation would occur at level 20. However, the Great Golden Horn didn't encounter its first Heavenly Tribulation until level 30, a "Demon Beast Tribulation" with six lightning bolts! This made Zhang Guodong realize that the Great Golden Horn might not be an ordinary demon beast, but rather someone with a special background. Otherwise, it wouldn't have delayed its "Demon Beast Tribulation" until level 30.
After the Great Golden Horn healed from its itching, it roared joyfully for a while before exchanging words with Zhang Guodong. The Great Golden Horn didn't possess any inherited skills, but it did have a special bloodline that allowed it to cultivate more quickly.
In this respect, Big Black and the others are no match for Big Golden Horn.
However, after such a long period of training, Dahei and the others have grown very quickly. They've all reached level ten or eleven!
Bi: I ran around all day today, helping out with classmates. I didn't get back until after 8 pm, and I only managed to catch 4,000. I'll make up for the shortfall tomorrow.
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