Chapter 619 282: Before the Apocalypse Arrives (Part 2)

Relying on the small amount of savings left and doing some odd jobs, selling some sect items, barely managing to cultivate to the present, his last Spirit Stones are running out.

As if that wasn't enough, come morning, Celestial Secret City completely locked down, even cautiously activating the City Defense Array.

This made the primitive survival method of going hunting outside the city restricted, causing many cultivators who relied on it to lament endlessly.

Duan Chaolong walked through the newly rebuilt, even more magnificent, bustling Celestial Secret City, pondering his and his silly apprentice's future.

"Master, master, look over there! It seems to be people from the Immortal Dao Alliance handing out something."

Liu Erniu's words woke Duan Chaolong from his pondering.

Liu Erniu was still as tan as before, only slightly broader than before, no longer as skinny as he used to be.

After these months of wandering, his timidity was less than before, but his face still had that somewhat foolish appearance, like someone who had never seen the world every time he went out.

Duan Chaolong looked in the direction his foolish apprentice pointed, seeing a group receiving some thin booklets.

Each person who got a booklet quickly flipped through it, then looked up horrified and ran like lightning in the direction they came, as if a Heart Demon was chasing them.

"Stay here, don't move. I'll go check it out."

Duan Chaolong instructed, squeezed over, and received a similar booklet from the serious Golden Core Cultivator of the Immortal Dao Alliance.

He pulled his apprentice to a secluded corner, then opened it to examine carefully.

The contents of the booklet were not much.

But after just a glance, cold sweat instantly ran down Duan Chaolong's back.

The end of the world!

Less than half a year!

The Demon Race, Demonic Dao, and Righteous Dao join forces!

Violent Dragon Demon Venerable is actually the current Dragon Emperor of the True Dragon Race. For now, they will not pursue the defamation and misunderstanding by the Immortal Dao Alliance, leading the three sides in resisting the apocalypse!

All cultivators are called to go to the Arctic to construct the Doomsday Defense Line!

All cultivators must register at the Immortal Dao Alliance office within three days, offenders will face execution, and the punishment of soul disintegration!

Before Duan Chaolong could look closely, eighty-one resounding bell chimes echoed.

The projection of the Ancient Bronze Bell appeared in the sky, transmitting the will of the Immortal Dao Alliance to every corner within the Righteous Dao's range, forcibly waking all closed-door cultivators.

In the next moment, an extremely terrifying pressure had enveloped the entire Celestial Secret City.

The previously bustling main street instantly fell silent, everyone instinctively looked toward that imposing figure in the sky.

It was a Divinity Transformation True Venerable!

The Divinity Transformation in the sky, empowered by Spiritual Power, its booming voice spread throughout the entire Celestial Secret City.

"I am Blazing Fire True Venerable of the Five Elements Array Sect, now delivering the highest Immortal Decree of the Immortal Dao Alliance — the end of the world is imminent, an Outer Heaven Demon surpassing the Divinity Transformation Realm will lead their army to descend from the Land of the Far North within half a year..."

The street where Duan Chaolong was, was still okay.

Many people had already experienced the unbelievable despair from receiving those booklets.

But the entire Celestial Secret City was completely ignited by that first sentence, as if it truly detonated that legendary weapon capable of tearing space apart.

Crying, curses, screams... endless sounds erupted simultaneously, mingling from all directions, overwhelming one's mind.

Some timid cultivators even went weak in their knees, as if collapsing, directly falling limp in the street.

"Silence!"

The intense pressure around the Divinity Transformation True Venerable in the sky suddenly increased, pressing downward.

Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch at the late-stage had to bow, using their Nascent Soul to withstand it.

The entire Celestial Secret City quieted down again at an unbelievable speed.

"Do not despair, do not give up, we have not lost the hope of victory!"

"Defying immortals is not impossible."

"Now, the Immortal Dao Alliance summons all aspirants to the Land of the Far North, to construct the Doomsday Defense Line together, whether Divinity Transformation or Qi Refining, whether War Cultivator or Support Cultivation!"

"As long as you can contribute, not wanting to die unclear in the apocalypse, the Immortal Dao Alliance welcomes all!"

"If interested, you may register at any registration point in the city and receive a manual detailing the specifics of the apocalypse."

"I must remind everyone — this is a doomsday engulfing the entire world, once defeated, the whole world will be completely destroyed, no living being will survive, even the most basic Spiritual Qi will vanish, leaving us no room for retreat."

"No one can stay out of it, the Immortal Sect disciples have already set off."

"Only by fighting can we seek life in death!"

"I look forward to the day we stand shoulder to shoulder with everyone."

After finishing these words, the Blazing Fire True Venerable withdrew the intimidation pressure, abruptly disappearing from the sky.

There were still many areas waiting for him to convey the message.

Nearly half of the Divinity Transformation True Venerables and Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Immortal Dao Alliance began to move, spreading the apocalypse information across the entire Cultivation Realm.

The crowd roared back to their residences from the street, and the entire Celestial Secret City was like a pot of boiling oil.

In the corner, Duan Chaolong had almost lost his ability to think, his mind nothing but a mess.

Apocalypse...it's really coming!

What to do... what to do....

"Master, what should we do... should we do something? There's a registration form at the end of the booklet, should we... should we go help? I'm... I'm scared..."

Liu Erniu's words, tinged with a bit of tears, pulled him back to reality.

Duan Chaolong didn't want to lose composure in front of his foolish apprentice.

He tightly pressed his lips together, roughly tugged Liu Erniu's sleeve, and headed towards the small courtyard he bought.

"Let's go, go home first... go home!"

Returning to the small courtyard with his foolish apprentice, Duan Chaolong sent him to cook, while he quickly packed everything inside the house like a whirlwind.

The half-drawn Talisman, the half-eaten Elixir, a Magic Sword prepared to celebrate his foolish apprentice's advancement to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer but not yet gifted, the old Magic Robe exchanged yesterday, and his hard-earned Spirit Stones...

And...

Duan Chaolong touched the dusty Jade Pendant hanging on his chest.

There, sealed his hope for a comeback.

A Low-Grade Spiritual Vein.

His most valuable possession, yet he dared not sell it.

If Spiritual Qi would disappear.

Then this Spirit Vein is truly his foundation!

At this moment, Duan Chaolong was not even aware of what a true apocalypse is.

Having hastily eaten a few bites, with a decision already formed in his mind, he retrieved the booklet that both explained and served as a registration.

Duan Chaolong originally intended to tear it into pieces directly.

But with it already in hand, looking at the coordinates of the Land of the Far North engraved on the booklet, he suddenly abandoned that idea and inexplicably tucked it back into his bosom.

With his timid apprentice in tow, against the flow of aimless and desperate people on the street, they arrived at a teleportation transfer station within Celestial Secret City.

On normal days, this place was always bustling with people.

But nowadays, aside from the official cultivators of the Immortal Dao Alliance coming and going, it seemed somewhat deserted.

The master and apprentice duo mixed in with the well-dressed dignitaries, appearing particularly conspicuous.

Arriving at the teleportation array registration, after having their cultivation checked, Duan Tianlong took a deep breath and then spoke: "To the Antarctic Islands, for two of us."

The previously eager look in the young cultivator's eyes suddenly turned into disdain and contempt, coldly spitting out a number.

"What!?"

Duan Chaolong was shocked, his voice suddenly rising more than an octave.

"It wasn't this price yesterday! It's at least several hundred times more expensive!"

The young cultivator had a hint of mockery on his face: "You can choose to teleport north, heading north is free, teleporting to the Arctic even includes Spirit Stones. Going east or west is only a hundred times more expensive than before."

"A coward like you at this time, selfishly avoiding, must pay a price, mustn't they?"

"You see, by just paying a thousand times more Spirit Stones than usual, you can outlive others for a while for you, a Foundation Establishment and your Qi Refining apprentice, isn't it worth it?"

"I say, they should directly prohibit transport to the south, haha..."