Chapter 667 - 377: Patrol, Mount Li, Unexpected Encounter (Part 3)
Chapter 667: Chapter 377: Patrol, Mount Li, Unexpected Encounter (Part 3)
The mountains are lush and the water clear, though there are occasional appearances of monsters, the demonic aura isn’t heavy.
Nearby is Celestial Pillar Mountain, where celestial soldiers patrol daily, leaving no room for powerful monsters to survive.
Occasionally, streams of light and sword glows are seen traversing the void, mostly members from various sects in the Li Mountain range, with cultivations varying from low to high; the lowest are at the Qi cultivation level, while the highest reach Celestial Immortal cultivation.
Su Yu hadn’t forgotten his duties; the celestial boat wasn’t moving too fast, purposely passing by some sects, towns, or places where the demon race congregates.
He observed all the way and discovered significant differences between this side of the Four Continents and the Cyan Immortal Domain.
Here, cultivators and mortals live mixed, with city-states and nations everywhere.
Often, some broad, large valleys or river valleys are seen, inhabited by many mortals.
Observing these mortals is also one of the tasks of a Patrolling Immortal Envoy, so Su Yu didn’t rush to the dojo of Li Mountain Old Mother, taking time for both traveling and patrolling along the way.
After two months of patrolling more than a dozen mortal nations of varying sizes, he discovered an interesting fact that these mortal nations were not solely of the Human Race.
Besides the native Human Race, there were many other races: native Horned Demon People, Celestial Eye People, Six-Eared People, Snake-man, and so on, all spotted.
In nations of Celestial Eye People and Snake-man, he even found traces of these two races’ players.
The cultivations were high, at Celestial Immortal levels, already holding high positions.
"Could it be that humanity has lost the protagonist role, and some big figures started preparing before the impending calamity?"
These native alien races obviously couldn’t just emerge when the calamity began; they must have entered the Three Realms before it started, spread across the Four Continents and several thousand Immortal Domains, with populations in the billions, to be able to break through the shackles once they seize destiny, proving the Tao of Mixed Element.
"Tsk tsk, so many races, each with billions, once the calamity ends, there will be only one victor, leaving so many others to face great casualties."
It’s inevitable that once the protagonist of destiny is determined, the entire fortune of other failed races will be stripped away, leading to many deaths, and potentially total annihilation for the less fortunate races.
"Therefore, we definitely cannot lose."
Su Yu exhaled lightly and continued his patrol.
Unconsciously, half a year had passed. As he moved further from Celestial Pillar Mountain, the intimidation of the Celestial Court faded. Being far from the dojo of Li Mountain Old Mother, monsters, and spirit monsters in the mountains increased, their demonic aura rampant, with fewer and fewer nations among the hills, rarely spotting even one.
The dojo of Li Mountain Old Mother is on Li Mountain, located at the main peak of Li Mountain.
This time, the area Su Yu patrolled was the Li Mountain range, stretching over trillions of kilometers, even larger than the gravitational range of the solar system.
The gravitational range of the solar system reaches 2000 astronomical units, approximately 300 billion kilometers.
This is the Earth Immortal Realm, the center of the Three Realms, astonishingly vast.
One day, the celestial boat flew along a river coursing through a range of mountain gorges. Upon rounding a peak thousands of kilometers high, the water suddenly became flat, and the river’s sediment formed a vast plain, where there appeared a large nation.
Moreover, it was a nation of the Human Race, so Su Yu routinely ordered the celestial boat to halt.
"Let’s conduct a patrol."
The celestial boat skimmed across the high sky, providing a clear view of the city below, spanning over a hundred kilometers of farmland, dense water networks, and grids of roads easily distinguishable even from ten thousand meters above.
It was harvesting season, the rice had ripened, and from above, one could see endless golden fields of rice, with many farmers busy harvesting.
"Huh?"
When he ordered the celestial boat to slow down for a closer look at their harvesting, he discovered something that greatly surprised him.
Large harvesting machines were at work in the fields, operating with impressive efficiency.
"Combine harvesters?"
"No, they’re magical artifacts."
"Are there Human Race players here?"
Su Yu suddenly became interested and, after circling, arrived above a city, then looked down with curiosity.
The city presented before him wasn’t at all like the ancient style he imagined, possessing a rather modern vibe.
The streets were neat and clean, paved with stone slabs, yet the houses in the city astonishingly mirrored the brick and cement structures he was familiar with, reaching up to seven or eight stories, with many dozen-story cement buildings in the city center.
Moreover, the style of many city buildings, the advertisement light boxes, the street lamp designs, and other elements all carried the flavor of the Earth era, giving Su Yu the illusion of having returned to a time before he transmigrated.
"Interesting."
"Let’s go down for a look."
He let the celestial boat stay in the high sky and, with a few celestial soldiers concealing their presence, landed in front of the town’s land temple.
With a gentle tap on a jade disc, a stream of spiritual mist shot up, and soon a small, elderly man, with a sprout-blooming wooden staff, emerged from the mist, promptly bowing before him:
"Old man Moon City Land God greets the Patrolling Immortal Envoy."
"Not sure what brings the Patrolling Immortal Envoy to summon this old man?"
Su Yu immediately asked:
"What is the name of this nation? Who is the sovereign? Which sect is responsible for protecting this place?"
The land deity promptly answered:
"This nation is called Lingyue, the sovereign is an Immortal, and no sect protects this place."
"No sect protection?"
Su Yu was somewhat surprised and continued to ask:
"This place seems different from elsewhere, those machines in the fields are peculiar too, do you know who brought them here?"
"They are heavily promoted by the sovereign. Since ascending the throne, the sovereign heavily promoted these things. Though quite peculiar, they indeed prove very convenient, especially those magical artifacts significantly enhance the farm yield."