"Sect Master, bad news, bad news."
"Shut up, I'm perfectly fine. Who's not fine?"
Yang Hong was adjusting the tomb formation for Li Lizhi and the other four on Purple Jade Mountain when Ye Yudong disturbed him.
"Ahem~ Sect Master, it's not you who's not fine, it's Yu Rou Plains that's not fine."
Ye Yudong immediately realized his slip of the tongue, slapped his face hard, and began to report the intelligence he had just received.
"What's wrong, speak properly."
"The immortal cultivation sects in Yu Rou Plains are undergoing a large-scale transfer. Many low-grade sects are being relocated under the unified arrangement of the Buddhist and Immortal sects. Eighty percent of sects below the seventh rank have already been transferred."
"Hmm? Has the Li Huo Flying Locust tide erupted again?"
Hearing Ye Yudong's words, the first possibility Yang Hong thought of was the eruption of the Li Huo Flying Locust tide.
"No, the Li Huo Flying Locusts in the entire Dong Li Prefecture are basically extinct, and the other four prefectures have also largely achieved the goal of eradicating them.
This time, it seems that the Buddhist sect wants to gather superior resources to fully enhance the cultivation of their disciples, as if a terrifying great battle is about to descend.
And the Immortal sect has been absorbing rogue cultivators and sects skilled in spirit plants, also showing a trend of personnel concentration."
"I see."
Yang Hong nodded in understanding. He suspected that the immortals from the Buddhist and Immortal sects descending to the mortal world were preparing for a great war with the demon race in a thousand years.
Moreover, judging by the situation, the demon race's invasion might be happening in advance, which is why so many immortals were sent down to the mortal world despite the world rules' rejection.
Qing Feng Villa also needed to prepare.
"Ye Yudong, take all the sect's flying ships to Yu Rou Plains and bring back all the mortals abandoned by the Immortal sect. .oΓg
This time, be quick. If they want to come, bring them. If they don't, let them fend for themselves.
Once the immortal cultivation sects in Yu Rou Plains drive them away, don't waste time arguing with them. Move on to the next mortal country and try to rescue as many mortals as possible before those guys react."
Hearing Yang Hong's command, Ye Yudong, for the first time, did not immediately comply. After a moment of hesitation, he cautiously suggested:
"Sect Master, we may not have enough food to feed so many mortals. The sect only cultivates spirit plants. Even the current laborers eat first-grade low-tier spirit rice, and we don't cultivate ordinary grains at all.
If a large number of mortals come, they might starve to death."
"That's not a big problem. When you rescue people, bring their food. Once they arrive at Li Huo Plains, I will give them seeds."
"Then I'll go now?"
"Go. I have my own arrangements."
After dismissing Ye Yudong, Yang Hong first completed the inspection of the formation on Purple Jade Mountain, then flew to the Small Seven-Colored Plains to begin planting the [Hai Ting Feng].
This plant, similar to the sweet potato on Blue Star, doesn't taste great, but it truly fills the stomach.
Furthermore, first-grade superior Hai Ting Feng can be eaten by mortals, though it might make them prone to melancholy afterward.
Slightly different from the Blue Star sweet potato, Hai Ting Feng flowers and bears fruit, and can be propagated by seeds.
Yang Hong only had a small number of Hai Ting Feng seeds, only about 60 grains. To provide enough seeds for the migrating mortals immediately, he decided to attempt something dangerous.
"Everyone in the Small Seven-Colored Plains, evacuate immediately. Both cultivators and mortals, get out."
With Yang Hong's command, all cultivators, regardless of what they were doing in the Small Seven-Colored Plains, immediately began to transport the mortals around them out of the plains.
They wouldn't question why Yang Hong gave the order; they only needed to execute it. Any doubts had to be suppressed.
While the population was migrating, Yang Hong landed successively near seven crystal platforms, planting seven Hai Ting Feng seeds and accelerating their growth to bloom.
"Those who haven't left the Small Seven-Colored Plains, hurry up. You have seven days. After seven days, those who haven't left will be responsible for their own fate."
Yang Hong took seven days to ripen the Hai Ting Feng seeds, but he could still sense through the crystal platforms that there were cultivators remaining within the entire Seven-Colored Plains.
This made him a little angry. When did his orders become so ineffective?
"Hmph~ You don't want to leave, do you? Then don't."
Yang Hong snorted coldly, making up his mind, and stopped reminding those still in the Small Seven-Colored Plains.
However, he overlooked that there were certain types of people who would not obey his orders.
For example, rogue cultivators who had snuck in, spies from enemy forces, and mortals who desperately wished to cultivate but had no path.
After seven days passed, Yang Hong stood on the purple crystal platform at the Tian Shu position. The Law of Creation and the Law of Time Acceleration in his body, along with his spiritual power, were injected into the purple crystal platform.
Instantly, the other six platforms lit up. Faint seven-colored starlight descended from the sky, merging with Yang Hong's spiritual power imbued with two laws, forming a profound rhythmic ripple of laws that spread outwards.
The spirit plants around the seven-colored crystal platforms began to grow rapidly. Visibly, they bloomed in the time it took for an incense stick to burn, bore fruit in another, and then the fruits ripened, withered, and fell.
Within an hour, new spirit plants completed their growth to maturity, and new seeds fell.
The laws of time and creation continuously spread, and the area of rapid spirit plant growth expanded.
The Hai Ting Feng, which Yang Hong's divine sense specifically attended to, began to spread and multiply rapidly in a systematic manner.
The seven-colored spirit flowers, which were part of the formation, were also influenced by the two laws. However, they did not quickly bloom and mature. Instead, they continuously absorbed spiritual energy and improved their own grades.
Under the combined effect of the Law of Creation and the Law of Time, the growth and decay speed of other spirit plants was accelerated by thousands of times, and the speed at which they generated spiritual energy also increased thousands of times.
As long as they did not evolve themselves but continuously reproduced, a large amount of spiritual energy was scattered into the world.
Most of this spiritual energy was absorbed by the seven-colored spirit flowers that formed the formation.
A smaller portion was fed back to Yang Hong through the grand [Seven-Star Spirit Gathering Formation].
Immersed in the two laws, Yang Hong gradually forgot everything around him and once again entered a state similar to enlightenment, while his cultivation also rapidly increased.
The growth rate of spirit plants in the Small Seven-Colored Plains was continuously accelerated.
As time flew by, 49 days passed. Yang Hong's two laws had completely enveloped the entire Small Seven-Colored Plains. A group of white-haired, aging cultivators stood at the edge of the plains, looking like they were about to cry without tears.
Initially, they were delighted by the thickening of spiritual energy in the world. However, before they could even begin their cultivation and close their eyes, they had already aged.
Moreover, some cultivators who had been in seclusion had already turned into white bones.
The spirit plants on the entire plain had also undergone significant changes. The efforts of the Qing Feng Villa disciples over more than a decade were completely ruined.
Under the extreme acceleration, and without enough time to evolve and advance, those spirit plants directly decayed and became fertilizer for other spirit plants.
Apart from the seven-colored spirit flowers all advancing to fifth-grade superior, only the first-grade superior Hai Ting Feng covered the entire plain remained.
"Alas~ What a pity. My comprehension of the Law of Time and the Law of Creation is still insufficient!"
Just as those aged cultivators were preparing to retreat another hundred miles, a sigh of helplessness echoed throughout the entire plain.
The Hai Ting Feng, which had been rapidly growing and decaying, stopped its cycle.
All time acceleration came to a halt.
Sensing his cultivation at the peak of the sixth layer of the Integration Stage, Yang Hong sighed again with regret.
"My cultivation has broken through too quickly."
Outside the plain, a group of cultivators whose cultivation had broken through slowly and had little lifespan left, all wept!