My construction materials are weird

The people here now are just the vanguard; the main force is still behind.

Developing a world, even when led by cultivators, is a massive undertaking, especially when a powerful side exploits a weaker one.

It's essentially a form of colonization.

Worlds like the Blood Moon Realm, according to Xuan Huang's prediction, cannot merge into Blue Star in a short time; it will take a long time.

This time is difficult to determine and depends on the degree of the world's transformation.

But it will take at least decades, or even hundreds or thousands of years, for such a vast small world to completely merge into Blue Star.

Therefore, the initial investment and development led by the four major forces are necessary.

Even if the Blood Moon small world completely merges into Blue Star in the future, construction and development will still be needed. Early construction means early enjoyment.

So, developing the Blood Moon small world is a huge undertaking.

Of course, the initial investment is indeed significant, but once a cycle is formed, it will start running, and then it will be simple.

With substantial profits, there will be no need to push it personally; countless people will invest in it for profit, such as various companies in Nan City.

In the future, territorial expansion will be the job of the four major forces, used for conquering cities and seizing territory, while the subsequent construction will be handed over to ordinary people.

And the ordinary people under the control of the four major forces.

…

Through Yan Lai's attempts to get closer, the leaders of the major forces have gradually learned about the Blood Moon World in Li Bokang's mind.

But it's not comprehensive, still due to Li Bokang's limited perspective.

"Does Benefactor Li know about the recent events in the Buddhist sect?" Minghui asked, seizing the opportunity.

Through his exchanges with the others, Li Bokang, being an experienced old man, knew that these people were trying to understand the Blood Moon Realm through him.

Similarly, he was also learning about the main world through the conversation.

At least he knew that these forces were all major powers in Blue Star, and even more difficult to believe, these were all benefactors… no, forces led by Xuan Masters.

Xuan Masters are indeed extraordinary. He had already thought highly of them, but he didn't expect to underestimate them.

Xuan Masters created the Threefold Path of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, the Holy Intent Method, and various auxiliary methods, and generously disseminated them, allowing anyone with talent to learn.

What kind of sentiment, what kind of breadth of mind, what kind of greatness.

It seems similar to the path of the sages, Dao Ancestors, and Buddhas of his Blood Moon Realm.

This is great fortune. He never expected that Li Bokang, having accomplished nothing in his life, would encounter such a person in his later years.

Mr. Yan Lai, the leader of the Confucian school, has already promised to introduce him to the sect, marking a turning point in his fate.

He also understood what the Xuan Master was leading these people to do.

To put it bluntly, it's to seize the resources of his world.

But Li Bokang doesn't think so.

He is very familiar with the situation in his world. Describing it as being on the verge of collapse is not an exaggeration; it's a completely man-eating world.

Not the man-eating world recorded in books, but a more barbaric, biological man-eating world, truly eating people.

In such a desperate and helpless world, with rampant demons and rampant demon-people, is it possible without introducing external aid?

At least the people of Blue Star are of the same kind, not man-eating demons and demon-people.

So even if he understands that he is a 'collaborator,' he is very honored, without the slightest dissatisfaction, and doesn't feel ashamed to face his ancestors.

Hearing Minghui's inquiry, he said, "Master Minghui, there are Buddhist temples in Kaoshan County. There used to be five, and the incense was quite prosperous, but now there are only three left, all due to changes in Heaven's will. The Buddhist experts used to be equal to the immortal elders of the Immortal sect, but…"

But he didn't say what, but Minghui understood.

The same situation is playing out in many small worlds: the loss of control of the transcendent.

Buddhas becoming demons, immortals becoming fiends, martial artists becoming monsters.

"Amitabha!" Minghui chanted a Buddhist prayer, not knowing whether he was rejoicing that Kaoshan County had fellow practitioners, or mourning the fate of his fellow practitioners.

"Everyone, people eating their children, corpses lying for miles, blood flowing like rivers, a tragic sight, this is the situation we face. If it weren't for the Xuan Master's rescue before, our Li Family Village would have followed in their footsteps," Li Bokang recounted his misery.

Such a world is indeed despairing.

"Brother, it's getting dark. The Blood Moon is about to descend. See how our preparations are going?" Yan Lai looked at the sky, it was getting late, and he asked.

As for Xuan Huang, he brought Li Bokang to introduce them to each other, listened to a few words, and then flew away on his own.

"Everyone, after the Blood Moon appears in the sky at night, the first priority is to ensure that you are not exposed to the moonlight. That is to say, the primary prerequisite is to have houses, caves, etc., that can block the moonlight. As long as you are not directly exposed to the Blood Moon, there will be no great danger."

The others nodded after hearing this, looking at the simple rooms that had already been built, which met the requirements.

"Fellow Daoist, what will happen if one is exposed to the moonlight?" Jiutong asked.

Upon hearing this, Li Bokang's face looked very bad, as if he recalled something from the past.

"Daoist Priest, if you are exposed to the Blood Moon, you will be attacked by the monstrous miasma at all times."

"Brother, can you explain in detail?"

Li Bokang knew that although the languages and writing systems were the same in the two worlds, some specific expressions were different. He sorted it out and began to describe it according to the records in the two books given by Xuan Huang.

"Everyone, the monstrous miasma attack is a spiritual shock, as if countless wronged souls are demanding your life, a ghostly wail is nothing more than this. Those whose will is not firm will lose control and go crazy… Of course, it's not immediate madness. The loss of control depends on the individual's willpower. Some, although they have been irradiated by the Blood Moon, will slowly recover after hiding in a place without moonlight. The fear is being irradiated by the Blood Moon for a long time."

Li Bokang continued, "If you are irradiated by the Blood Moon for a long time, first of all, the person will be in a state of violent rage. In more severe cases, black gas will start to emanate from the body, and finally they will turn into various inhuman monsters. Some are covered with eyeballs, some grow more than a dozen arms, some are full of tongues, some are covered with tentacles… According to the description in the book Xuan Master gave me, it is what you call the spirit being contaminated, and then refracting the body, causing both the spirit and the body to be contaminated and distorted."

Hearing his answer, everyone fell into deep thought.

"Brother, how is this standard you mentioned defined?"

Li Bokang felt that talking to them was very difficult. It's not that either side is not smart, but it's the difference between the two worlds. Even if they are 90% the same, there is still 10% that is different.

"Mr. Yan Lai, I am basing this on the definition of ordinary people in our village. As for the impact of the Blood Moon on martial masters and immortal masters, I must admit my limited knowledge… However, it is said that the martial masters and immortal masters are the first to lose control after the Blood Moon descends."

"Is that so."

Yan Lai said, "Brother, just call them cultivators, don't use the terms martial master and immortal master. They are all cultivators, and the same goes for my Confucian school. Experts are not limited to martial masters and immortal masters."

Yan Lai corrected the different terms used by the two parties.

Yan Lai didn't like the way Li Bokang seemed so respectful whenever he mentioned martial masters and immortal masters.

This habit is not good and needs to be changed. They are all cultivators under the Xuan Master, the terms martial master and immortal master are annoying.

"Huh?" Li Bokang was a smart man and immediately understood what he meant, "Yes, Mr. Yan Lai."

Li Bokang's eyes lit up a lot.

He thought to himself: That's right, scholars are also extraordinary beings in the main world, and I am no less than them. Respecting the strong is right, but one shouldn't lower one's own status in reverence.

One should respect their strength, respect their character, and respect their actions.

Instead of self-deprecating respect.

Yan Lai nodded in satisfaction and turned to ask, "What do you all think?"

Sun Hui said, "I understand what Brother Li is saying. It is the extraordinary who lose control first, which is similar to what is recorded in the Qingzhou World of the Great Wind World. So I think that whether one loses control depends on both strength and other factors?"

No mistakes, a first, a first, an inner, a content, a present, a look, a look!

"The 'other factors' that Chief Manager Sun is talking about, is it 'willpower'?"

Sun Hui nodded and said, "Yes, it is willpower. Isn't it the same in our world? Divine souls without the suppression of willpower will lose control. The Blood Moon is likely a special kind of anomaly. Its anomalous ability is to impact people's divine souls, and then spiritual pollution reflects on the physical body. In addition, there is its ability to catalyze beasts… Are you all familiar with the Blood Pool Mystic Realm controlled by our Martial Dao Alliance?"

Hearing this, everyone understood.

"It should be similar to the Blood Pool Mystic Realm's ability to catalyze ferocious beasts, except that the Blood Moon World's anomalous Blood Moon is stronger, not only able to catalyze ferocious beasts, but also able to catalyze extraordinary ferocious beasts. As for why it catalyzes ferocious beasts? I don't understand this. There must be a reason for the formation of an anomalous rule… Could the Blood Moon catalyzing extraordinary ferocious beasts be the Demon Moon in our myths and legends?"

Sun Hui's words made everyone fall into deep thought. Don't mention it, there really is such a possibility.

Anomalies can have any kind of ability.

It is not unacceptable for a Demon Moon Kingdom to give birth to endless demon beasts.

"Maybe it's really like that? The more demon beasts are catalyzed, the stronger the Blood Moon becomes. Do you all remember the fourth-order True Self existence that the Xuan Master occasionally mentioned?"

"Fourth-order True Self?"

"What do you mean?"

Sun Hui mentioned the existence of the fourth-order True Self, and they fell into a period of contemplation.

Xuan Huang occasionally mentioned the fourth-order True Self level to them, which is the fourth-order True Xuan, Nascent Soul True Person (Divine Power True Person, etc.)

Fourth-order condensing truth into reality is the True Self existence. Most anomalies will completely transform into a kind of life form at this realm, that is, a wise existence with self-awareness and self-thinking.

Could the Blood Moon's purpose be to catalyze ferocious beasts, just like the three supreme treasures refined by the Xuan Master, gathering the power of all beings to forge the fourth-order True Self existence?

They understand the function of Xuan Huang's Three Laws and Three Supreme Treasures.

They are not fools, so they naturally know that while they are using the Xuan Master's Three Treasures to strengthen themselves, they will also become stronger by gathering the power of all beings.

This is open and transparent, and Xuan Huang has not hidden it at all.

Because there is no other way besides this, only by doing this can one become stronger.

It seems that Xuan Huang is using them, but conversely, aren't they using Xuan Huang's Three Supreme Treasures?

Moreover, it is too much to say they are being used.

In their opinion, with the Xuan Master's talent, if he didn't have disciples like them, he would be more carefree and unrestrained.

Having them would only be a burden, requiring him to pave the way and create laws for them, and to create various methods, techniques, talismans, weapon refining, and so on.

Their definition of Xuan Huang is the Creation Dao Ancestor, not just a simple senior expert.

If you don't believe it, go to the main halls of their major forces and take a look.

Xuan Huang's memorial tablet is already at the level of Dao Ancestor, Buddha Lord, Martial Ancestor, and Sage.

Their daily worship has already pulled Xuan Huang into it.

Xuan Huang did not object, because this is inevitable.

It's just that many people may not accept it because the time is short, feeling it is too abrupt.

But strength determines everything. The abruptness is because the thinking has not changed. Once your thoughts change, everything will be smooth.

Xuan Huang's actions are indeed in the manner of a Dao Lord.

Even extending the thought, if Xuan Huang is the Dao Lord, wouldn't they be the disciples accepted into the sect by the Dao Lord in various myths and legends?

Thinking this way, wouldn't their status instantly be raised countless levels, wouldn't it feel wonderful?

The disciples under the Dao Lord are also the founding ancestors of various sects, existences admired by countless people.

Bring it back!

Because Xuan Huang occasionally mentioned the fourth-order existence, plus their divine soul suppressing objects of the Essence, Qi, and Spirit Three Laws.

They thought that the Blood Moon is also an existence like a suppressing object, which can both catalyze demon beasts and gather the power of all demons to achieve itself.

It's just that the Xuan Master is more clever, allowing their transcendence to maintain reason.

And the Blood Moon can only maintain the sanity of catalyzing demon beasts on specific nights. During the day, it needs to be petrified and dormant. Once awakened during the day, it will lose the suppression of the Blood Moon and lose control, consuming itself to death.

"Impossible, the Blood Moon cannot be a fourth-order existence? If it were really the fourth-order existence in the Xuan Master's words, the situation would not be like this, and they would not lose control during the day either," Jiu Tong shook his head.

The Blood Moon cannot be a fourth-order existence. If it were really the fourth-order existence in the Xuan Master's words, it would not be the current situation.

"I also think it is not a fourth-order existence, but wants to achieve the fourth-order through the power of all demons. Will it give birth to wisdom when it achieves the fourth-order? We need to pay attention to this. Fellow Daoists, once a wise fourth-order Blood Moon is born, I am afraid we will not be able to enter it in a short time."

"Indeed."

"Yes."

Everyone nodded. A fourth-order existence with wisdom is terrifying to think about, even more terrifying than the anomalies of Blue Star.

"Everyone, do you remember that the Xuan Master also said a guess, that fourth-order anomalies are also distinguished… Anomalies that give birth to wisdom at the fourth-order have little future. Those that maintain the anomalous state and continue to strengthen are the most special."

"Fellow Daoist Sun, are you talking about the 'Heaven and Earth Nurturing' path?"

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