Chapter 489: Chapter 462: The Peach-Pickers Have Arrived

“You must get used to this outcome. When your power becomes too strong, even though your Evil Wind Resistance hasn’t increased, you should actually consider the addition of passive resistance.”

“Of course, we must retract our previous judgment. You need to stay in the Evil Wind environment for at least three hours to completely break through your defense line, or you can also continue to boil the frog in warm water like this. How to choose specifically is up to you.”

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All right, this time, Wang Wu listened to the advice.

He sneaked back into the environment of the Evil Wind and stayed there quietly for three hours. This time, it was finally unbearable. After being eroded by the Evil Wind for a long time, the Evil Wind Bone Plague accumulated to the ninth-stage evolution.

The Innate and Acquired Three Lines of Defense were all pierced through.

Neither the First Grade Demon Pill nor the Creation Fire Spirit Pill could be spared; no one had the courage to stand up, and all surrendered completely with lamentations everywhere.

Wang Wu managed to return to the Three-Defense Treasure Armor before he temporarily lost his ability to move.

His Qi Blood couldn’t circulate, Spiritual Qi couldn’t operate, and the three Foundation Establishment Arrays were temporarily paralyzed.

He was left with only the ability to think and the ability to use Pale Fire to save the situation.

Indeed, the Three Calamities that could make even a Taiyi True Immortal turn pale with fear.

Merely on the first day, Wang Wu’s lifespan was forcibly consumed by 5,000 years, and his Life Value and Physical Strength maximum were reduced by 500,000 points. Basic agility, Basic Power, and Basic Defense were permanently reduced by 1,000 points.

Truly shocking!

But he could still endure.

On the second day, the situation had not improved, but his lifespan was only consumed by 1,000 years, and the Life Value and Physical Strength only permanently lost 100,000 points, while Basic Agility, Basic Power, and Basic Defense were permanently reduced by 500 points.

By the third day, Wang Wu’s Heart of the Earth was the first to recover, immediately followed by the Creation Fire Spirit Pill coming around, with the Seventh-level Creation Fire Spiritual Qi launching a counterattack, along with the Wind Spirit Pill, Little Wood Spirit Pill, Little Ice Spirit Pill, Little Golden Spirit Pill, and Maximal Common Denominator Pill.

Incredible, though the loss was enormous, it seemed to make these five uneven Acquired Spirit Pills different.

This was entirely unlike the invasion of the Cold-Crying Bird. How to say it, Wang Wu didn’t have the time to investigate for now because his Spiritual Essence Revelation Divine Techniques were paralyzed too.

To metaphorically describe it, the Cold-Crying Bird invasion is like a racial conflict, while the Evil Wind Bone Plague is more of a class conflict.

After the Acquired System launched a counterattack horn, the Innate Five Demon Pills also started to operate slowly.

These five demon pills bore the brunt of the Evil Wind Bone Plague, suffering seventy percent of the damage, which was determined by their nature.

Because the demon pills are innately related to the flesh, they are essentially consistent with the body.

The Evil Wind Bone Plague must first break through the Second Foundation Establishment Array, then the First Foundation Establishment Array, and finally the Acquired Foundation Establishment Array.

If it doesn’t break through the Innate System, it can’t reach the Acquired System.

Therefore, the injuries sustained by these five demon pills were also the most severe, which were not mere hidden injuries. The same injuries on the Acquired Creation Fire Spirit Pill would be enough to cause several breakdowns, even causing the spirit pill to shatter and be destroyed.

But the characteristics of the five demon pills are like this: thick blood, high defense, strong Self-Healing ability, and strong regeneration ability. As long as they are not killed on the spot, they can fully revive little by little.

Wang Wu largely relied on the Five Demon Pills to brush Resistance to the Three Calamities.

And this is probably also the reason why many human Taiyi True Immortals do not want to brush Resistance to the Three Calamities; they differ innately.

This recovery and Self-Healing process was very long.

Wang Wu took a full three months to completely recover.

The five demon pills were restored to their original state, lively and energetic, while all the spirit pills were left with hidden injuries and needed long-term repair again.

Of course, this is not a big deal.

The main point is, the effect is exceptionally good.

“You almost absorbed a large amount of Evil Wind in a heartless way, eventually triggering the ninth stage of the Evil Wind Bone Plague. You’ve proven yourself to be a master of self-destructive antics.”

“However, thanks to your deep foundation, you eventually endured and gained unimaginable benefits.”

“Your lifespan was erased by a total of eight thousand years, with a current remaining life of 15,740 years.”

“Your Life Value and Physical Strength were permanently erased by 800,000 points, now leaving you with 1.2 million points.”

“Your Basic Power, Basic Agility, and Basic Defense were permanently erased by 2,000 points, with a current remaining of 3,000 points.”

“You acquired a strand of Evil Wind, currently stored in the Wind Spirit Pill, which may alter the quality of Wind Spiritual Qi.”

“Your Evil Wind Resistance increased by 4,000 points, it’s currently 9,011/10,000.”

“Based on your current Evil Wind Resistance, you can now stay in a Level 7 Evil Wind environment unhindered for thirty-six hours before your resistance is pierced.”

“However, considering your overall strength, along with your control of the Pale Fire, as long as you actively resist, you can remain unharmed in a Level 7 Evil Wind environment for one hundred eight hours before your resistance is pierced.”

“It’s suggested that after this battle, all your spirit pills have increased many hidden injuries. You should repair them all before brushing Yin Fire Resistance, as spirit pills are not like demon pills; once they have hidden injuries, they need immediate repair.”

“Furthermore, considering your current 9,991 points of Yin Fire Resistance, you need to be ready for significant setbacks. It is possible that after all your efforts, you may only reach 9,999 points of resistance.”

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The analysis of the Four Clowns, Wang Wu had no rebuttal, because it was indeed possible to be like this.

Very tricky.

Next, Wang Wu following the advice spent twenty years repairing each hidden injury from the Spirit Pills, upgrading Danger Perception to Level 27, and sequentially refining the Water Spirit Pill, Wood Spirit Pill, and Golden Spirit Pill inside the Second Foundation Establishment Array to Second Grade.

At the same time, accelerated the construction pace for the Heaven and Earth Needle, from one building every two years, to one building per year.

Because other engineering teams were also speeding up.

Mainly as the number of Heaven and Earth Needle surpassed a certain limit, the situation with the Three Calamities had stabilized.

Now, the level of Evil Wind had consistently remained at Level 6.

Yang Thunder hadn’t appeared for more than ten days, Yin Fire was even rarer.

The fluctuations of Yin and Yang Qi were smoother by a third compared to before.

Thus, this led to Wang Wu, the Array Grandmaster, becoming less essential.

In the recent Heaven and Earth Needle explorations, Feng Muhai used the Celestial and Earthly Compass to select a location that was less than ten miles off from the location chosen by Wang Wu.

The bigger change came from the expense needed for the Heaven and Earth Needle.

Previously, during the peak of Three Calamities havoc, the cost for one Heaven and Earth Needle required a trillion Spiritual Qi.

But now, even without Wang Wu’s help, Feng Muhai and Baiyu in building Heaven and Earth Needle could save two trillion.

Adding Wang Wu’s help, the current expense for one Heaven and Earth Needle could save six trillion Spiritual Qi.

Under such circumstances, Wang Wu originally could embezzle and divert two hundred million Spiritual Qi each year, but now it shrunk directly to only fifty million Spiritual Qi per year.

The routine for Three-Defense Treasure Armor maintenance changed from once every three days to once every three months.

This change was considerable, delightful, but it also meant the fruit was ripe.

Within the Hidden Origin Association, many forces were clearly stirring, even Wang Wu, who usually secluded himself from external affairs, had sensed it.

However, this was precisely the opportunity he needed to wait for.

He couldn’t obtain the Celestial and Earthly Compass. Feng Muhai acted so steadily, he couldn’t steal it.

So the only way was, as Yin and Yang Qi stabilized, and the Three Calamities havoc improved, when others could use the Celestial and Earthly Compass to accurately select locations, it also meant he didn’t need the Celestial and Earthly Compass, but could instead rely on Level 19 Spirit Essence Perception to achieve the same results.

What’s better is, at that time, due to his reduced importance, Feng Muhai already wouldn’t be following closely behind him.

As expected, the opportunity matured just as this.

During the completion of the seventy-fifth Heaven and Earth Needle, swiftly and excellently, the unprecedented savings of six and a half trillion Spiritual Qi led Feng Muhai to say to Wang Wu: “Senior, thank you for your hard work over the years. From the top to bottom of Frost Domain, we won’t forget your merits. But now, with Yin and Yang Qi gradually stabilizing, Three Calamities weakening, exploring and constructing become less laborious for you. If Senior wishes, I would be glad to arrange for your departure.”

“Oh, is this your teacher’s intention?”

Wang Wu was very curious.

“Of course not, please don’t take it to heart, but the recent situation is somewhat tense, some people can’t suppress their ambitions. Senior, being an old acquaintance of my teacher, and a valued guest of Frost Domain, I cannot let you wade through muddy waters. If you get injured because of this, it would be my fault.”

“Is the situation really that bad? Isn’t the Hidden Origin Association renowned for its neutrality and friendliness, why is it a mess internally?” Wang Wu pretended to be surprised.

“Because of interests, this is about a Zhenyuan Tower soon to be completed, who would willingly accept that? Frankly speaking, my teacher will also dispatch personnel soon, no matter what, to secure our interests—”

“No problem, I have no objections.”

Wang Wu readily complied, it was great, the follower finally left on his own, who knows what kind of days he had lived through these eighty-six years?

Feng Muhai left alone, carrying the Celestial and Earthly Compass, his exploration results were now equal to Wang Wu’s.

Inside the main fortress, Baiyu also calmly drank with Wu Qianyan, prisoner laborers stayed quietly in meditation, regulating their breathing. Alas, now even the Three-Defense Main Fortress had its Spiritual Qi reduced.

Even Wang Wu couldn’t scrape a shred of Spiritual Qi, let alone them.

Feng Muhai was truly ruthless, and stingy.

But just as Wang Wu was preparing for action in silence, Feng Muhai suddenly returned covered in blood, even his Three-Defense Treasure Armor was shattered, upon entering, he fainted immediately.

What was going on, he went out to return in less than a stick of incense time.

And able to beat Taiyi Fifth Tier Feng Muhai to such extent!

This situation was quite bad.

“Third Brother!”

Baiyu hurried forward, administering Spirit Pill and calling for aid, busying himself.

The prisoner laborers glanced for a moment and continued cultivating quietly, unable to meddle in a divine conflict, it’s enough to watch from the sidelines.

But Wang Wu stepped forward to search Feng Muhai’s body, his heart sank, the Celestial and Earthly Compass was stolen!

The opponent was indeed cunning, having stolen the Celestial and Earthly Compass, unable to build enough Heaven and Earth Needle within the timeframe, what good outcome could there be?

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