Shennong Dao Master

Chapter 1827 - 6: Ancient Hill Trembles—Whose Magic Theory Is This?

Gu Ming didn’t expect Zhao Xing to really dare to agree, and his impression immediately improved."Then do you dare to sign the contract?"

Without a second thought, Zhao Xing accepted the task from the Star Mirror, then shook out a blank four-star contract:

"I will lead this rescue operation. If anything goes wrong, it will all be on me, Zhao Chen’an. It has nothing to do with Brother Gu or the Mystical Mechanism Bureau."

His words were forceful and resonant, spreading clearly throughout the Intermediate Hall, eventually forming three-dimensional characters that jumped into the four-star contract, forming the contract terms, and flew toward Gu Ming.

Gu Ming hadn’t expected Zhao Xing to be so decisive: "Good, as expected of the Self Sect’s Minister of Agriculture, quite daring! Much braver than some people."

Qiu Zishan suddenly felt cold and shaky; he was capable of doing things but couldn’t manage the overall situation. It wasn’t out of fear of death or responsibility, but fear of making mistakes.

But now Gu Ming’s bad impression of him had formed, and nothing he said would change it.

Arguing was pointless; the Mechanical Master was known for his quick mind, so it was better not to speak and make a fool of himself, but this left Qiu Zishan stewing in his own silent frustration, almost ready to explode.

"Please take a seat, Brother Gu," Zhao Xing stood up straight, inviting Gu Ming back to his seat.

"Very well," Gu Ming took the seat accordingly.

Words aside, the contract still lay on the table.

Zhao Xing immediately understood that Gu Ming was not so easily convinced.

It was understandable.

There are many who dare to take responsibility and act.

However, the current situation was indeed tricky, and Gu Ming was also afraid of being too rash, just thinking of charging ahead.

So merely sitting down wasn’t enough; he also had to make Gu Ming believe that, under his leadership, things could be accomplished.

Looking at the nearly frantic Qiu Zishan, Zhao Xing invited him to sit down too, then stepped into the hall to start explaining his plan.

"Everyone, my plan is—"

Zhao Xing was about to lay out his plan when suddenly—

"Boom~"

A loud explosion came from outside, like a thunderclap.

The earth seemed to turn into a water surface, dust forming concentric ripples underground, and swiftly spreading.

Then the light in the Intermediate Hall suddenly went dark, but the Sun Star Lamp quickly activated automatically.

Vision was restored to normal.

"What happened?" Gu Ming immediately looked around.

"Sir, the earth veins at Tao Yang Base are in intense turmoil, something has collided with the base’s ring platform."

"What is it? I need an accurate answer!" Gu Ming demanded.

The face of the nearby Mechanical Master suddenly turned liquid, his features blurring as a series of complex micro arrays virtualized inside his body.

"Sir, eighteen peaks have pierced into the base array of Tao Yang Star Land, damaging a quarter of the array."

Gu Ming remained unfazed: "From which direction did it come?"

"The Seventh Realm Mountain has collapsed again, triggering disturbances in the Sixth Boundary Mountain!" Another aide beside him said gravely, waving his hand for the Star Mirror to project a scene.

"Sir, the base array is of secondary concern, the four Sun Stars and eight Taiyin Stars moved earlier on the Tao Yang Star Road have been struck, diverting from their set operational paths..."

"Oh no!" Qiu Zishan exclaimed.

Causing both Gu Ming and Zhao Xing to look over.

It seemed Qiu Zishan was casting a spell, with dozens of tiny mountain peaks and flowing earth veins appearing in his palm.

But it didn’t look good, as the mountain peaks were damaged and the earth veins turned hazy and incomplete.

"What’s happening, tell me quickly!" Gu Ming finally couldn’t hold back, shouting loudly.

He was really frustrated with Qiu Zishan’s habit of keeping silent forever.

"We can’t get out," Zhao Xing answered for Qiu Zishan. "The Star Relocation Array has been damaged."

"What?" Gu Ming’s face changed dramatically.

The reason they had been arguing about whether to rescue people was because the teleportation array at Tao Yang Base could still operate safely.

Even if the Boundary Mountain collapsed or strange incidents occurred, Tao Yang Base itself was still quite safe.

But now that the teleportation array was damaged, the situation became serious.

They all might be trapped here.

Gu Ming hadn’t forgotten that the Sea Passage was the Star Sky Ancient Road established in the Desolate Domain!

"Buzz~~~"

Tao Yang Base had an automatic defense system, which quickly regained stability thanks to Qiu Zishan and Gu Ming’s efforts.

No more sudden darkness or earth shaking occurred.

Zhao Xing glanced at the sky, the Sun Star above Tao Yang Star Land visibly dimmed, with a noticeable black spot on the Eastern Hemisphere.

It was a corner peak that had fallen from the Stacked Realm Mountain and pierced the sun.

Gu Ming threw out a Star Realm, projecting a beam of light to display the latest environmental conditions.

Unending small mountains, collapsed Boundary Stars, broken star belts, and Star Land filled the surroundings of Tao Yang Base.

Their moveable space was greatly compressed compared to before.

From a macro perspective, they seemed to be in a small, dense universe, with Tao Yang Base surrounded by countless mountains and rocks.

Worse, the retreat route to the Sixth Boundary Mountain had collapsed as well, the clear star road path now a mess, impossible to distinguish the road.

As the live map unfolded, everyone couldn’t help but gasp.

"Oh, Mountain God... how did it collapse like this?"

"We’re surrounded on all sides, even staying at the base is dangerous."

"Should we retreat back to the Bishui Dojo?"

"How do we retreat now? The road to the Sixth Boundary Mountain is gone, and besides, what about those who are trapped?"