Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 1339: Chapter 1338: Yet the Mission Still Remains Unfinished

There wasn’t much to say about dealing with the Water Monster.

Ten years ago, Fang Zheng knocked it over with a few quick moves, and it’s the same ten years later; he smashed the Water Monster so hard that it couldn’t lift its head. Then, the Witch Queen and Zhao Ling’er immediately stepped forward and used the Nuwa tribe’s secret technique to subdue the Water Monster. The principle behind the Nuwa tribe’s method of subduing the Water Monster is quite simple. The Water Monster thrives in water, so it is necessary to first mobilize elements to isolate the connection between the Water Monster and the Water Element, then Seal it.

The whole process sounds simple, but the power consumption is considerable. After all, in this world, the Five Grand Elements are in cyclical fusion. Without the Nuwa’s skills, trying to separate anything from the Five Grand Elements is simply a dream, which is why only the Nuwa lineage can restrain the Water Monster.

After severing the connection between the Water Monster and the Water Element, the Nuwa tribe uses their powerful force to completely disband the Water Monster, returning it to the earth. This is the true reason why both the Witch Queen and Zhao Ling’er perished at the time. Because this technique of ”element decomposition and return” is an authority only a Deity could possess. The Witch Queen and Zhao Ling’er are ultimately just descendants, even if their bodies contain Nuwa’s bloodline, they are still mortal; at best, they’re mere Demigods. Their bodies cannot support them in performing operations of this Rank.

The same goes for Black Katie from the Fire Mist World; in terms of power, she’s even stronger than the Witch Queen and Zhao Ling’er but couldn’t rely on herself to complete the Void Domain and ultimately had to disintegrate and disappear, sacrificing herself to perform the Void Domain. In essence, this is the same as the approach used by the Witch Queen and Zhao Ling’er to Seal the Water Monster.

Thus, Fang Zheng only let the Witch Queen and Zhao Ling’er complete the first step. After completely severing the connection between the Water Monster and this world’s Water Element, he stepped forward and burned the Water Monster clean, not a single shred remained.

This time, the Water Monster would never revive.

After this, the maintenance time for Fang Zheng’s Divine Domain increased again, reaching four digits due to the Water Monster’s contributions. Although it’s weak, being an Ancient Fierce Beast, burning it naturally yielded plenty of Firewood.

However... it’s still far from enough.

Looking at his four-digit Divine Domain maintenance time, Fang Zheng frowned. In the Dark Region of the Main World, after repairing the Order Guardian Device, Fang Zheng had Nymph help calculate the Divine Power needed to repair the Order Device, aiming to avoid being drained again. Ultimately, Nymph concluded that repairing all four Order Guardian Devices in the current Main World would require a minimum of three million six hundred seventy-four thousand hours of Divine Domain maintenance time’s worth of Divine Power.

But he’s barely at the millionth fraction of that...

This also demonstrates how powerful the Goddess of Order was; according to the Goddess of Order’s ”backup,” these Order Guardian Devices were casually created by her. If you only compare the Divine Power reserve, the Goddess of Order sneezed could probably crush him to death.

However, even such a mighty being couldn’t withstand the Chaos wave and fled for her life...

He would consider fleeing too if it weren’t for his base in the Main World being immovable.

But there’s no choice now; whether he retreats or advances, it’s the same. Besides, the Goddess of Order passed away decades ago, leaving him no option but to rely on himself.

Yet Fang Zheng finds it puzzling that after destroying the Water Monster, his task remains incomplete.

Currently, the system displays four food missions; [Simple] and [Normal] are completed, only the highest rank [Nightmare] is still unclickable in grey, indicating the current [Difficult] mission hasn’t been cleared.

What else in this world remains to be burned?

Fang Zheng began to calculate.

Immortal Sword — I already burned the Water Monster along with the Moon-Worshiping Cult Leader inside it.

Ghost of a Beautiful Girl — The Old Hawthorn Spirit and Old Demon of Black Mountain have also been burned.

Legend of the White Snake — Oh, right, there’s still Fahai?

Could it be that only by burning them all can the task be completed?

But Fang Zheng can’t burn Fahai without a valid reason.

After all, he’s not a Yokai; he’s human.

Wait, he’s also a Yokai?

Forget it; let’s wait for news from Bai Suzhen.

If Fang Zheng recalls correctly, Fahai will definitely have a conflict with Bai Suzhen, giving him a reason to act!

After burning the Water Monster, Fang Zheng lived like a salted fish for a while, but others weren’t so leisurely.

Aika remained in her room debugging, and this time, the people testing the game were Aya and Nie Xiaoqian, while Lin Yueru wasn’t on the ship but running around the Miao Territory with Zhao Ling’er.

After exterminating the Water Monster and the Moon-Worshiping Cult Leader, Fang Zheng directly suggested the Witch Queen seize the opportunity to unite the Miao Territory, resolving the disputes between the Black Miao Tribe and White Miao Tribe. Just as the Moon-Worshiping Cult Leader has died, and the Black Miao Tribe’s Elders have seen the Witch Queen rain and the subsequent scene of the Moon-Worshiping Cult Leader controlling Demon Beasts, naturally generating doubts long ago. Afterward, they followed the Witch Queen back to the Nanzhao Royal City to find the Witch King. As Fang Zheng guessed, this Witch King was another Yokai in disguise. Unlike the powerful Moon-Worshiping Cult Leader, he was taken down directly by the Witch Queen, Zhao Ling’er, Lin Yueru, and the elders of the Black Miao Tribe.

Now the outcome is decided, so after discussions, all sides agreed on the narrative — the Moon-Worshiping Cult Leader secretly raised Evil Beasts in an attempt to dominate the entire Miao Territory or even the Central Plains. Over the past decade, the drought in the Miao Territory was caused by the Moon-Worshiping Cult Leader raising Evil Beasts. Not only that, but he killed the Witch King, and laid all these crimes on the Witch Queen...

Oh well, these are facts anyway.

After these matters were made known, the Miao Territory was in turmoil. Now, the Black Miao Tribe and White Miao Tribe need to reintegrate, and only the Witch Queen has the identity and qualifications to command both sides, so she’s constantly busy running back and forth, dealing with issues between the Black Miao Tribe and White Miao Tribe.

As the Witch Queen’s daughter, Zhao Ling’er naturally must follow. According to the Witch Queen, the Nuwa tribe is immortal, but by leaving offspring, they grow weaker and eventually die... Saying it dramatically, it’s essentially transitioning from an immortal Demigod to a mortal with a lifespan limit; the Witch Queen could still live another century or so.

And naturally, the Witch Queen also has to consider her affairs after she’s gone, so Zhao Ling’er now has to assume the responsibilities of a Princess, while Lin Yueru simply goes to help.

It’s also a chance to see the world.

”I’m back!”

Just as Fang Zheng was idly closing the system panel, seeing the lively chatter, Lin Yueru returned to the Airship with Zhao Ling’er, bringing along Anu... This daughter of the White Miao Tribe’s Clan Leader is genuinely curious and always wanted to explore the Airship; now, once she’s aboard, she doesn’t want to leave...

”Brother Fang!”

”Oh, you’re back, was everything smooth?”

”Very smooth, oh, and the particularly tasty earlier...”

”It’s in the fridge.”

”That’s great!”

Upon hearing Fang Zheng’s response, Lin Yueru cheerfully exclaimed, then dashed to the refrigerator, opened it, and grabbed three bottles of soda, tossing one bottle each to Zhao Ling’er and Anu.

”Here, Ling’er, Anu, in this hot weather, have a soda to refresh yourselves... Ah, that’s so wonderful!”

Watching Lin Yueru, dressed in Martial Hero era clothing and carrying a Longsword, gulping down soda beside the fridge, Fang Zheng thought... there’s definitely something off with the atmosphere here.