Moreover, without the Twenty-four Solar Terms, mortals can survive in the wild and no longer need the protection of huge cities.

However, at this moment, Wang Wu silently returned.

He wasn't coming back for a surprise attack or to take away the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact; instead, he immediately began Spirit Essence Perception to upgrade and strengthen the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact, pouring all available resources into it, even deploying the White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle.

Even that piece of Level 15 Wind Marrow, originally intended to forge an Immortal Sword, was installed.

After tinkering for several hours, Wang Wu stopped, gazing from afar, waiting for the Spirit-Catching Ship to arrive.

Life will become increasingly difficult going forward.

Thus, conventional methods won't work; blackmailing is an excellent choice.

The Spirit-Catching Ship requires a large amount of Spiritual Qi to operate. Over the past three days, it has been almost invincible, with no Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact able to withstand it.

But it can only sustain itself for three days, after which it must return to replenish Spiritual Qi.

Moreover, there were no other Spirit-Catching Ships sighted, indicating that even the Half-step Daluo lacks reserves.

Next, Wang Wu continued to quietly wait. Most mortals and cultivators in the city had left, with only the stubborn, those self-assured of their cleverness, or particularly whimsical individuals remaining.

Wang Wu didn't concern himself with them.

However, unexpectedly, at night, the two Taiyi who killed Little Cyan Dragon sneaked back. What, do you also intend to dismantle the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact for profit?

Quite a flexible mind.

Though one was at Taiyi Sixth Tier and the other at Taiyi Seventh Tier, Wang Wu could only look at them with an idiot's gaze, not even bothering to engage.

This modified Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact isn't something you can just dismantle at will!

However, when they took out a Jade Talisman, Wang Wu couldn't help but take another look, for this talisman was meant to control the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact. It should have been with the Taiyi Fourth Tier Chief; how did it end up in their hands?

Well, well, these two are really ruthless and cunning!

Wang Wu pondered briefly, watching them try to manipulate it while synchronizing his control perfectly, as smooth as simultaneous translation, a divine cooperation.

He unabashedly demonstrated the power of the modified Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact to them.

So much so that the two Wandering Taiyi were shocked. They didn't realize the Jade Talisman they held was ineffective because the configuration matched so seamlessly, almost as if they could act at will.

"That idiot actually believed the nonsense of another idiot! I said it, as a branch of Cyan Cloud Sect, the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact is unmatched by other cities. Brother Chen, I think we can be bolder, seizing the chance to attack the Spirit-Catching Ship, totally doable. Look, there's a rare Level 15 Wind Marrow embedded on this Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact, which hasn't been seen in Outer Heaven for millennia; the last time it was snatched by Yu Chenghu."

"Exactly, it seems like Daluo was in a rush with this Twelve Celestial Immortal Realms plan, forgetting to remove this, leaving it to benefit us. Though it's impossible to directly defeat the Spirit-Catching Ship, a surprise hit is easy-peasy!"

The two were elated and immediately concealed themselves in the cave space of the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact. Wang Wu cooperated fully, with his Level 24 Spiritual Essence Micro, maneuvering more smoothly than if they were controlling it personally.

Even the experienced Wandering Taiyi didn't detect anything amiss; after all, who would have thought Wang Wu could complete an extensive retrofit within just a few hours?

Now, it's all fallen into place, like a godsend scapegoat.

Wang Wu looked at these two figures as if they were his dear family or friends.

In a blink, a night elapsed, and the Spirit-Catching Ship finally emerged again from the blockade immortal array, heading directly toward the giant city.

In the absence of other Spirit-Catching Ships to oppose it, this one was truly invincible.

Wang Wu watched silently, constantly simulating scenarios. As the Spirit-Catching Ship finally neared, the crew immediately noticed it was a ghost town.

This is exactly the opportunity they hoped for.

As expected, they were lax because even without deploying the Coiling Dragon Pillar, the Spirit-Catching Ship's own defense is enough to thwart the strongest attacks from an Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact, especially now that the city is devoid of any host, making it even less of a problem.

Next, they'd only need to send people down to dismantle and pack up the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact.

"Now's the moment!"

The two Wandering Taiyi sneered, activating the Jade Talisman to launch an attack. One must admit, their sharp instincts coincided precisely with Wang Wu's timing.

Thus, the very moment when dozens of Taiyi and Earth Immortals responsible for disassembly disembarked, the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact suddenly sprang into action, converging countless beams of light, with roaring winds and gathering Yang Thunder, like a gigantic Meteor Hammer, smashing down on the disembarkation point.

Since they had to disembark, they had to slightly open the defense in this area.

And that was enough.

The head of this Meteor Hammer was the Level 15 Wind Marrow, which was not only sharp but also acutely tough.

With one sweep, six Earth Immortals and three Taiyi were immediately smashed apart, and then the Meteor Hammer continued its charge, instantly breaching the Spirit-Catching Ship's defensive immortal array, sweeping violently across the Spirit-Catching Ship's deck!

How tragic!

In a moment, it was a gruesome scene with blood and bodies all over.

The three thousand spirited Earth Immortals were annihilated before they had a chance to react.

Even among the fifty Taiyi, over ten perished, with the rest either critically or lightly injured!

That Tier Eight Taiyi was particularly wounded!

No way around it; it was too powerful, and too tricky, not to mention they were exceedingly careless themselves.

With all these conditions converging, it crystallized into this staggering result.

However, this strike also virtually depleted the Spiritual Qi reserves within the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact.

Once the two gentlemen realized this, they immediately discarded the Jade Talisman and leapt into action, hollering while swiftly charging up. They were likely Wandering Taiyi from Outer Heaven, exceptionally skilled in combat ways.

Within an instant of charging up, they locked onto the wounded Tier Eight Taiyi, bombarding him with a flurry of Big Moves and Divine Techniques, driving the Tier Eight Taiyi into a hasty retreat, yet they didn't pursue, as one transformed into a gigantic blood toad, sweeping the deck clean of corpses and flesh before laughing heartily thrice, and swiftly fleeing countless miles away.

Almost simultaneously, Wang Wu silently appeared behind the Tier Eight Taiyi, without any grandiose Big Moves, just a single Spirit Essence Perception. In his severely injured state, the Taiyi had no chance to resist, only feeling a void in his mind before losing consciousness.

Wang Wu didn't hold back, taking his Qiankun Bag, igniting the Pale Fire, completely eradicating his Divine Soul, and destroying all traces.

The next second, his Wind and Fire Creation Spirit Pill activated at full speed, eliminating all surviving witnesses.

Subsequently, Spirit Essence Micro was employed again to locate the contents of the Qi store within the vessel, sweeping it clean, and there it was, a total of 100,000!

It almost overloaded his Five Elements Cat Array!

Finally, the largest loot yet appeared as if dropped from above.

Now satisfied, Wang Wu looked at the two of them as if they were his dearest family and friends.

In the blink of an eye, the night was over, and the Spirit-Catching Ship once again set sail, heading towards the giant city directly.

In the absence of any other Spirit-Catching Ships to rival it, this Spirit-Catching Ship was truly invincible across the world.

Wang Wu silently observed and kept calculating. When the Spirit-Catching Ship finally approached, those on board immediately noticed the city was deserted.

Such fortune, couldn't ask for more.

As expected, they relaxed, because even without deploying the Coiling Dragon Pillar, the Spirit-Catching Ship's own defense was more than enough to withstand the strongest attack from the Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact, especially with no one hosting the city at present, which made it even less of a concern.

All they needed to do was send someone down to disassemble this Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact and take it away.

"It's time!"

At this moment, the two Wandering Taiyi sneered, operated the jade talisman, and launched an attack. It must be said, these two had a shrewd eye, almost aligning with Wang Wu's thoughts.

Thus, as several dozen Taiyi and Earth Immortals were stepping off the ship, the modified Eternal Firm Immortal Artifact suddenly activated. Countless rays of light converged, the wind roared and the Yang Thunder gathered, akin to an enormous Meteor Hammer, crashing down onto the disembarking area.

As they had to disembark, they inevitably had to loosen the defenses in that region a bit.

And then Wang Wu silently appeared behind them, with nobody noticing, calmly watching the chaos he had orchestrated.

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