There were seven newcors in total, all dressed in black official robes.
Leading them was a middle-aged man with a goat beard. He completely ignored Fang Xun, who was standing nearby, and fixed his gaze on the patch of black mist in the distance.
“How strange. The connection between the Imperial Mausoleum Heaven and Great Qian was clearly already severed.”
He muttered to himself as he tossed an earthen-yellow asuring ruler toward the center of the black mist.
The ruler expanded with the wind, growing in an instant to several thousand zhang in height.
Then it ca crashing down toward the black mist.
Its montum did not diminish in the slightest. Soon, its height extended far beyond the boundaries of the mist, standing like a towering pillar between heaven and earth.
Li Shun could clearly see that with the yellow ruler’s suppression, the black mist’s outward spread ca to an imdiate halt.
The middle-aged man then produced an earthen-yellow brocade pouch, aid its opening toward the gathered black mist ahead, and began chanting under his breath.
It was as though a violent gale had swept through.
Afterward, the black mist slowly began flowing into the pouch.
In less than an hour, the black mist that had covered the entire Langya False Commandery had completely vanished.
Only...
The land that had once been engulfed by the black mist had already beco a dead zone.
All vitality had been extinguished.
The middle-aged man sighed.
“Rebuilding this is going to take quite a bit of effort.”
“May I ask, sir...” Seeing that the disaster had been resolved, Fang Xun was just about to speak.
“You six, begin the work.”
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man acted as though he hadn’t heard a thing. He rely issued an order to the other six before transforming into a streak of light and departing directly.
Fang Xun was left standing there awkwardly.
“Please don’t take offense, Garrison Commander Fang. That’s simply our master’s temperant.”
One of the younger n stepped forward and explained.
After so brief conversation, Fang Xun learned their identities.
The goat-bearded middle-aged man from earlier was nad Guo Guanyu, a Mohist Grand Supervisor responsible for the construction of the Imperial Mausoleum.
Within Imperial Mausoleum Commandery, the Mohist hierarchy, from lowest to highest, was:
Clerk, Attendant, Commandant, Grand Supervisor, Guardian of Righteousness, Grand Artisan, and Juzi[1].
The Juzi held overall authority over the construction of the Imperial Mausoleum, though the position was only concurrently held. Ever since the Mausoleum had reached a stable stage of developnt, that figure had not appeared in person for many years.
At present, the highest-ranking official actively overseeing the maintenance of the Imperial Mausoleum was the Grand Artisan.
For the black mist incident in Langya to have alard a Mohist Grand Supervisor ant this was unquestionably no minor matter.
“Brother Guo, may I ask what exactly this black mist is? As Commandant of Dongshan, with an entire proxy commandery under my jurisdiction having been annihilated, I must submit a formal report to the court,” Fang Xun asked sincerely.
The Mohist Grand Supervisor nad Guo Shaoshang hesitated for a mont before finally lowering his voice and answering:
“Garrison Commander Fang may rest easy. This incident likely won’t be blad on you. This black mist... is Heavenly Dao Severance Qi.”
Fang Xun’s expression shifted.
“Heavenly Dao Severance Qi? Does it have sothing to do with the Heavenly Dao Severance Sea?”
Mo Shaoshang nodded.
“Great Qian’s Langya Commandery suffered a land collapse. A subterranean fissure connected directly to the Heavenly Dao Severance Sea, allowing the Severance Qi to take the opportunity to invade.”
Hearing this, and recalling Guo Guanyu’s earlier muttering, Fang Xun imdiately understood.
“So what happened in the real Great Qian was reflected here in the Imperial Mausoleum?”
Mo Shaoshang sighed helplessly.
“The Imperial Mausoleum Heaven has already beco an independent world. This should not have happened. As for where exactly the problem lies... that will have to be investigated step by step.”
“For the coming period, we’ll be responsible for reconstructing Langya False Commandery. I hope Guardian Fang can provide assistance where needed.”
It seed Mo Shaoshang knew sothing of Fang Xun’s lineage, as his tone was notably polite.
Fang Xun responded solemnly:
“Of course. Brother Guo, if you require anything, just say the word. I will fully cooperate.”
However, Fang Xun soon realized the other party’s words had been nothing more than polite courtesy.
Batch after batch of Mohist disciples descended from beyond the heavens, each bringing their own materials. Their coordination was flawless, working in perfect unison. In a re thirty-odd days, they had completely rebuilt the ruined Langya False Commandery from the ashes.
They filled ravines and raised earth into city walls. They carved lakes from flat ground and pulled mountains from the earth itself.
One astonishing thod after another left Fang Xun thoroughly awestruck.
And throughout the entire reconstruction effort, there was absolutely nothing that required his involvent.
“Garrison Commandant Fang, the preliminary reconstruction is more or less complete. We’ll be returning first. Once the calibration of the Yin-Yang regulated qi is finished, we’ll co again. At that ti, when it cos to transplanting the various spiritual flora, we’ll be relying heavily on your cooperation.” Guo Shaoshang said with a smile.
Fang Xun looked ashad.
“These past days, I haven’t been of any help at all. Truly embarrassing. Brother Guo, rest assured, you can leave the transplanting to . I guarantee there won’t be the slightest mistake!”
Watching the Mohist group depart, Fang Xun gazed upon the newly revitalized Langya False Commandery. Recalling the hopeless scene from a month ago, when everything had been swallowed beneath that black shroud, he could not help but sigh in admiration.
“The Mohists truly are the pillar of the nation. To rebuild an entire commandery in such a short ti...”
“I only wonder what the real Langya Commandery in Great Qian looks like now.”
“It probably hasn’t recovered this quickly.”
“Heavenly Severance Qi...”
Fang Xun’s expression imdiately turned sowhat peculiar as his consciousness entered the Fangcun space.
Within the sixth region, where Shentu Xin’s phantom resided, everything was now pitch-black.
Or rather, it had been like this ever since more than thirty days ago.
Subrged within the surging Heavenly Severance Qi, Shentu Xin’s phantom resembled a flickering candle in the wind, as though it might vanish completely at any mont.
And yet, so inscrutable force continuously maintained his existence.
Having personally experienced the corrosion of that black qi, Li Shun knew very well that if Shentu Xin were not rely a mindless puppet, he would never have endured within the Heavenly Severance Qi for this long.
“Setting aside how rapidly one’s principles qi are consud within Heavenly Severance Qi, even a Celestial Phenona expert couldn’t endure it for long.”
“And the agony alone, that pain of having one’s heart drilled through and bones gouged apart, is not sothing an ordinary person could possibly withstand.”
“After soaking for over a month, there should be so results.”
A thought stirred in Li Shun’s mind, and Shentu Xin’s phantom imdiately erged from the black qi, arriving at the central clearing.
Focusing his divine sense upon it, he examined it for a long while before finally finding what he was looking for.
A strand of black radiance escaped from Shentu Xin’s phantom, flowing like liquid ink, coming to rest beside the [Life Qi Furnace].
“[Unbreakable Fortified Body].”
Savoring those four words, Li Shun was instantly overjoyed.
“By relying on the puppet’s immortal, indestructible nature and soaking it day and night within the Heavenly Severance Qi, it really has evolved a corresponding resistance!”
“It still can’t achieve complete immunity to the qi’s corrosion, but...”
“So long as the soaking continues, this resistance can keep strengthening. The Unbreakable Fortified Body is only the first step.”
“In that case, Shentu Xin isn’t entirely useless after all.”
Li Shun nodded inwardly.
Returning both Shentu Xin and the flowing light of the [Unbreakable Fortified Body] back into the rolling black qi, Li Shun shifted his attention toward the surrounding surging white mist.
Ever since the Heavenly Severance Qi had taken up residence within the Fangcun space, the white mist around it had clearly beco far more active.
Especially the ring closest to Shentu Xin’s clearing, where the changes were particularly obvious.
Li Shun had previously tried guiding the Heavenly Severance Qi toward the white mist at the edge.
But the mont the black qi left the bounds of the Fangcun space, it vanished without a trace.
“Still, because of the presence of this Heavenly Severance Qi, the difficulty of opening new space has invisibly decreased.”
“A month has passed. By now... the seventh clearing has already been fully opened!”
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[1]:- 'Juzi' is a highly specific, unique title reserved only for the supre leader of the Mohist School.
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