57 After the Earthly Disaster: Calculating Losses and the Deal with the Xianhe Sect

The pink crystal mountain was filled with deep pits and scattered stones, leaving it in disarray. Red blood and yellow-brown mud mixed together, with piles of foxes and crabs' corpses stacked together.

The huge body of the swamp crab, a wild beast, was crushed on the mountainside of the Soul Shattering Mountain. It resembled a protruding peak, standing out conspicuously.

"Master, we've suffered a heavy loss. We've lost more than 600,000 acres of land, and only 58 pieces of fairy essence remain. The 4.7 million foxes have been reduced to only 210,000. And the venomous insects, we've lost over 600,000 in one go."

The fox immortal, who had worked hard to manage the territory over the years, saw the entire blessed land regress by thirty years due to this disaster.

However, Qi Tian did not share this view. As long as he was given time to grow, these losses were not significant. Moreover, because Qi Tian had taken timely action to remove the Meilan film, the losses were much less than in the original story, with at least half of the northern region preserved.

As for how to grow, the Fox Immortal's blessed land had far more advantages compared to the Night Soul's land.

In this extremely fierce battle, countless foxes and crabs died near the Soul Shattering Mountain. At the same time, the souls of the swamp crabs were condensed into essence and fell upon the mountain.

It was foreseeable that in the near future, a large number of fear stones would appear on the upper layers of the Soul Shattering Mountain. Whether used to increase one's soul depth or to cultivate the Stone Man tribe, there would be plenty.

Also, the body of the wild beast swamp crab, with its blood, fur, bones, and internal organs, was perfect for refining venomous insects. Qi Tian could use it for trade with the Xianhe Sect.

"Earth Spirit, handle the mud on the Soul Shattering Mountain and move all of it to the northern swamp pond," Qi Tian ordered, still uneasy. Although the swamp crabs had consumed a lot of the mud earlier, some had still remained when they attacked the Soul Shattering Mountain.

Qi Tian had a bad premonition. The power of the "Mud Immortal Venom" was concealed within the mud, and the yellow mud water didn't give off the slightest scent of immortality. If Qi Tian hadn't read the original story, he wouldn't have known.

Even though he had anticipated this, each time the swamp crabs were moved to new grasslands, the foxes would block their way to stimulate them into releasing more mud before reaching the Soul Shattering Mountain. This took more fairy essence and effort.

Unfortunately, the Soul Shattering Mountain still wasn't spared.

Now, the yellow mud water had already seeped into the mountain and the earth. It was impossible to eradicate it, though the damage to the Soul Shattering Mountain was still greater than in the original story.

"Clean up the battlefield. Make sure to preserve the swamp crab corpses. I'll go rest now." After surveying the area, Qi Tian relaxed but felt a strong sense of fatigue.

Commanding millions of foxes had exhausted Qi Tian's soul and spirit. He needed rest immediately.

Meanwhile, Fang Yuan, whose soul foundation wasn't as strong as Qi Tian's, had also helped command nearly half of the foxes. He was even more exhausted and had already gone to rest.

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Three Days Later, Qi Tian Wakes Up

Now that the two blessed lands were secured and the natural disaster had passed, Qi Tian now had a stable rear.

Once he handled the relationship with the Xianhe Sect, he could then consider traveling to the northern plains.

"Earth Spirit, where are you?" he stomped his foot and called out.

The Fox Immortal appeared before him with a whoosh, having moved through space.

"Master, I've dismantled the big crab. We're sure to make a good profit from it!" the Fox Immortal said, her face flushed. She had personally dismantled the culprit, which both relieved her anger and excited her.

"By the way, Master, here are three letters. They were slipped through the gap on the day of the disaster," the Fox Immortal said, taking out three items and handing them to Qi Tian.

"Could these still be the three letters from the original story?" Qi Tian thought to himself as he looked at the three different types of transmission bugs—one for paper cranes, one for flying swords, and one for the phoenix bird.

First, he took the transmission phoenix bird bug, and indeed, it was a letter from Feng Jiuhong!

The letter from Feng Jiuhong expressed congratulations and admiration for Qi Tian. Then, the letter revealed the real purpose—Feng Jiuhong's daughter, Feng Jinhua, wanted to arrange a duel!

It turned out that after returning to Lingyuan Studio, Feng Jinhua had been brooding over her feelings and decided to train hard. She wanted to redeem herself and proposed the duel with Qi Tian, a fair battle to stake the glory of Lingyuan Studio and the Xianhe Sect!

Qi Tian had no intention of accepting the duel just yet, so he kept the letter for future use.

Next, Qi Tian took the flying sword transmission bug. It was a challenge from Jian Yisheng!

Qi Tian had no intention of dealing with it. How could a mere insect immortal challenge a fourth-turn Qi Tian? Jian Yisheng's own greed for the Meilan film caused his downfall.

Finally, he opened the paper crane transmission bug.

It was a gesture of goodwill from the Xianhe Sect. They first congratulated Qi Tian for his great achievements and then offered numerous benefits, hoping he would return to the sect.

"As long as the Xianhe Sect doesn't officially declare themselves traitors, I'll accept their offer. However, returning to the Xianhe Sect is impossible! But the trade they mentioned is still acceptable," Qi Tian thought. This was precisely the outcome he wanted.