I Want to Go Home

"Your grandpa—"

Liu Chengfeng replied this way.

Liu Chengfeng felt wary of this Dilapidated Temple that had suddenly appeared, so he used his Sky Eye to observe it carefully.

Finally, Liu Chengfeng managed to see the Dilapidated Temple clearly.

This Dilapidated Temple was actually buried beneath the Imperial Ancestral Temple, its walls and beams already collapsed.

Inside the temple, there was a wooden altar, and on the altar sat an Incense Burner, with a bundle of incense sticks placed beside it.

"Grandpa, I'm hungry."

It was unclear whether the Dilapidated Temple understood the meaning of the phrase, but it addressed Liu Chengfeng as "Grandpa."

"You're hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Liu Chengfeng frowned, feeling suspicious in his heart.

It was possible that the Dilapidated Temple fed on the dragon energy of the dragon vein; otherwise, why would the dragon energy occasionally become weak?

The Dilapidated Temple was silent for a moment before saying, "Grandpa, offer me a stick of incense."

Liu Chengfeng used his Sky Eye to look at the bundle of incense sticks beside the Incense Burner.

Just offering a stick of incense?

Liu Chengfeng remained doubtful and cautious.

At this moment, the Heavenly Mound floating in his mind actually began to sway toward Liu Chengfeng, much like a puppy wagging its tail.

Within his mind, Liu Chengfeng could see the Dilapidated Temple, but the Dilapidated Temple could not see the Celestial Body inside his mind.

As the Heavenly Mound wagged its tail like a puppy, Liu Chengfeng suddenly understood.

"If I offer you incense, what benefit is there for me?"

"If Grandpa offers incense, every request will be granted, and all wishes will come true."

"Is it really that effective?"

Liu Chengfeng did not believe it at all.

"Every request granted, all wishes come true."

The Dilapidated Temple was very firm, its words filled with temptation.

"Fine, I will offer you a stick of incense."

Liu Chengfeng agreed to the Dilapidated Temple, and the temple rejoiced, disappearing from his mind.

Liu Chengfeng ordered people to excavate the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

When a deity gives an order, who would dare to disobey?

Very quickly, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was dug open, and beneath it, this Dilapidated Temple was indeed revealed.

Standing there, Liu Chengfeng could hear the sound of a dragon's roar emanating from beneath his feet.

Listening closely, the dragon's roar sounded like a low, miserable groan, as if its dragon energy were being drained away.

Liu Chengfeng stood before the wooden altar and took a deep breath.

The Heavenly Mound in his mind swayed gently, signaling Liu Chengfeng to proceed with confidence.

"I am offering you incense; you promised that every request would be granted."

Liu Chengfeng took out the incense.

"Grandpa, hurry and offer the incense; whatever your heart desires shall be fulfilled."

The Dilapidated Temple seemed somewhat impatient.

Liu Chengfeng held the incense with both hands, raising it to his brow. As soon as a thought arose in his heart, the incense in his hands ignited on its own.

Once the incense was lit, Liu Chengfeng inserted it into the Incense Burner, and it began to burn rapidly.

In an instant, Liu Chengfeng felt that something was wrong.

As the incense burned rapidly, he felt his life force draining away quickly, being sucked into the Incense Burner all at once.

"Not good—"

Even though Liu Chengfeng had been prepared, his expression could not help but change.

"What a fine sacrifice; it is time for me to seize this body and break free."

The voice of the Dilapidated Temple rang out in Liu Chengfeng's mind.

At this very moment, a divine power surged into Liu Chengfeng's body, attempting to strip away his soul and occupy his physical form.

At the same time, the image of the Dilapidated Temple floating in Liu Chengfeng's mind transformed into a blurred face, attempting to dominate his consciousness.

With his life hanging in the balance, Liu Chengfeng did not even need to act; the Celestial Body lunged forward instantly.

The Dilapidated Temple, thinking it had successfully seized Liu Chengfeng's body, had no idea what was happening.

The tetrahedral Heavenly Mound acted like a red-hot branding iron, searing itself fiercely onto that blurred face.

A miserable shriek rang out: "Ah—!"

That blurred face was branded fiercely by the Heavenly Mound, instantly falling under its control.

The tetrahedral Heavenly Mound was originally three-layered, with mysterious patterns and motifs carved into each level.

After the Heavenly Mound left its mark on the Dilapidated Temple, a tiny pattern on the bottom layer suddenly lit up.

It was as if the very life of the Dilapidated Temple had been imprinted right there.

The Dilapidated Temple had intended to possess Liu Chengfeng, but it never expected to fall into his trap and end up shackled itself.

Terrified, it fled from Liu Chengfeng's mind and dove back into the shell of the Dilapidated Temple.

"It's too late to run now."

As the Dilapidated Temple scrambled back into its shell, Liu Chengfeng laughed heartily.

With a mere twist of the Heavenly Mound, he could drag that blurred face right out of the Dilapidated Temple.

"Damn you, you'll meet a wretched end!"

The Dilapidated Temple had not expected its first outing to go so poorly, with its life now hanging in the hands of another.

"This kind of cheap possession trick is nothing new to me."

Liu Chengfeng sneered at the anger of the Dilapidated Temple.

The Dilapidated Temple wanted to curse him out, but the next moment, its expression shifted drastically, and it dove into the Incense Burner once more, hiding deep within its shell.

Just at that moment, a beam of divine light suddenly descended from the sky of the Bright Continent.

The divine light struck the earth, catalyzing an old tree.

In a mere blink of an eye, it grew into a towering giant tree, blotting out the sun and sky.

The sudden appearance of such a colossal tree in the middle of the continent, exhaling divine radiance, was a sight to behold.

For the people of the Bright Continent, it was utterly shocking.

In a short time, countless people across the Bright Continent prostrated themselves in worship, believing that a deity had descended.

Liu Chengfeng was also startled; he rushed out of the Dilapidated Temple and looked up at the Divine Tree growing high into the sky, exhaling divine light.

"Heaven above Heaven, it's a divine descent—"

Liu Chengfeng's expression changed drastically.

The Empress of Brightness also rushed out, and seeing the Divine Tree, she turned deathly pale, instinctively looking toward Liu Chengfeng.

She had assumed this Divine Tree was summoned by Liu Chengfeng.

However, it was not summoned by him at all.

"What monstrous crime did you commit that a divine descent would occur the moment you appeared?"

Liu Chengfeng grabbed the Dilapidated Temple to interrogate it; the sudden divine descent made him feel uneasy.

Cultivators from the Green Meng Realm could not enter small worlds, and the legendary gods were even less likely to come to such a place.

Now that a divine descent was occurring in the Bright Continent, did it mean that the gods were willing to pay any price to reach this small world?

"Maybe it's you who brought this divine descent upon us."

To Liu Chengfeng's questioning, the Dilapidated Temple flatly denied it.

This left Liu Chengfeng in a state of suspicion and uncertainty; he could not be sure if it was his acquisition of the Celestial Body that triggered the descent, or if the Dilapidated Temple had committed some crime so heinous it angered both man and god, drawing the divine wrath the moment it emerged.

The towering giant tree grew across the Bright Continent, and within a very short time, it sprouted countless thick roots.

These thick, massive roots plunged into the mountain ranges, crushing every mountain and shattering every city.

Such a terrifying scene descended suddenly, and the entire Bright Continent felt like the end of the world; mountains and rivers collapsed, and the earth split open.

Countless people saw their homes destroyed and met a tragic end in the midst of this destruction.

Amidst the constant roaring, the giant roots of the Divine Tree surged like rampaging dragons toward every corner of the Bright Continent.

It intended to destroy every inch of land on the Bright Continent.

As the apocalypse arrived, every city and every corner of the Bright Continent echoed with endless screams, plunging countless people into despair.

"This isn't a divine descent; this is the destruction of the world."

Seeing this, Liu Chengfeng suddenly realized the truth, his face turning ghastly.

"Is the god destroying this world just to kill you?"

Liu Chengfeng could not help but grow suspicious, shouting his question at the Dilapidated Temple.

"You're the one harboring the evil; it must be that the god wants to destroy you, and that is why it is destroying the world."

The Dilapidated Temple shifted the blame, denying it immediately.

"Divine being, please, save us!"

At this moment, the Empress of Brightness finally understood that this was not a Divine Tree summoned by Liu Chengfeng.

The Divine Tree was destroying the world; it wasn't just other places, even the capital was in chaos.

Everyone wanted to flee, but where could they possibly escape to?

The Empress of Brightness sought help from Liu Chengfeng; perhaps, only Liu Chengfeng could save this world now.

Liu Chengfeng looked at the Divine Tree, his heart involuntarily shivering.

He did not know who the destruction of the world was aimed at, but this was definitely not a good thing.

"You want me to save your world?"

"Please, Immortal, show mercy and save us. We are willing to work like cattle and horses for you, serving you for generations to come."

Desperate times called for desperate measures; the Empress of Brightness was at the end of her rope, pleading with Liu Chengfeng in despair.

Liu Chengfeng watched the Divine Tree grow wildly, frantically absorbing the life force of the Bright Continent, then glanced at the Myriad World Wristband on his wrist.

A bold idea formed.

This was a good opportunity to go home.

"Saving the world, what is so difficult about that? Watch me step on a god to ascend to the heavens."

With this bold idea, Liu Chengfeng let out a loud laugh.

The Empress of Brightness watched Liu Chengfeng's heroic spirit and his look of disdain for the world, and she was left stunned, unable to snap out of it.

Liu Chengfeng turned around, shouldered the Incense Burner from the Dilapidated Temple, and walked away.

"What are you doing?"

As the Incense Burner was carried out, the Dilapidated Temple felt something was wrong.

"Can't you devour things? It just so happens I'll use you to devour this Divine Tree; I also need divine power to go home."

"Are you joking? I'm in a weakened state; the divine power will crush me to pieces."

The Dilapidated Temple was scared out of its wits by Liu Chengfeng's plan.

If it could devour divine power, would it have waited until today?

"Don't I still have me?"

Liu Chengfeng carried the Incense Burner, rushed beneath the Divine Tree, set up an altar, pulled out an incense stick, and lit it with his own life force.

"Come on, watch my devouring."

Liu Chengfeng laughed loudly and inserted the incense stick into the Incense Burner.

At this moment, the Dilapidated Temple wanted to control itself, but it was beyond its own power.

Under Liu Chengfeng's control, the Heavenly Mound drove the Incense Burner to frantically devour the divine power.

At this moment, endless divine power was swallowed by the Incense Burner, and the sky-covering Divine Tree began to collapse.

The Incense Burner was like a Taotie beast, frantically devouring everything.

The Dilapidated Temple was originally extremely weak; such terrifying divine power pouring in could crush it to dust.

However, the brand of the Heavenly Mound locked it firmly in place.

Even though it felt like it was being crushed to pieces by the divine power, it endured, screaming in agony.

"Lend me some divine power."

As the Incense Burner devoured all the divine power, Liu Chengfeng submerged the Myriad World Wristband into the Incense Burner, letting the divine power fill the Myriad World Wristband to restore its strength.

Amidst waves of roaring sounds, the people of the Bright Continent witnessed an unimaginable scene.

The Divine Tree that had just been covering the sky and sun fell apart in a short amount of time.

In the end, it was pulverized until not even a scrap remained.

The Empress of Brightness watched this shocking scene and collapsed to the ground; it all felt like a dream.

After Liu Chengfeng restored the power of the Myriad World Wristband, he did not want to stay in the Bright Continent any longer and prepared to go home—to the Green Meng Realm.

"Old man, you said you were Crown Prince Li and told me to return to Little Meng Mountain to inherit your mantle."

Liu Chengfeng looked at the sky and muttered to himself.

"Do you really have a divine dynasty for me to inherit? Let me be a prince of a divine dynasty; that would be great, and it wouldn't make the dozen years of hardship I suffered go to waste."

As he spoke, he opened the Myriad World Wristband, and a portal instantly appeared.

"I'm off—"

Liu Chengfeng shouted and charged into the portal.