The "Iron Sword Immortal" slowly opened his eyes.

"It’s you!"

He saw Wang Yi, a look of surprise on his face.

In truth, after completing his descent, Xiang Tianchen didn’t even need to look to perceive every person and thing within his ecological territory.

This was the ability of a Divine, transcending that of a Mortal.

And the Iron Sword Immortal’s perception range, his ecological territory, could reach a radius of ten *li*!

Within this ten-*li* radius, every living creature with thoughts was his prey.

"It’s me!" Wang Yi said. "I never thought we’d meet again like this!"

"Indeed." Xiang Tianchen nodded. "I’ve become a Divine. Killing you holds a great temptation for me... My ecological niche is far higher than that of an ordinary Wood Knot Monster, and the Source Body’s Will interferes more strongly. I’ve already received a command from the Source Body to exterminate you all."

Wang Yi said nonchalantly, "Is there any chance for a Sufferer to become a Player again?"

"If there were a chance, why would we be called Sufferers?"

"Can’t a Divine be killed?"

"The essence of a Divine is an ecological collective, or a will of nature. Any Divine, regardless of its ecological niche, can connect to the Source Body for wireless transmission of information and energy. Wanting to kill a Divine is tantamount to killing nature itself. I don’t think you’re capable of... huh? No, that’s not right. You’ve killed a Divine before—Xinghai! You actually killed Xinghai! The Source Body has already marked you and sent out the information. You’re wanted by the entire ecosystem!"

"Connect to the Source Body? What is the Source Body?"

Xiang Tianchen shook his head. "I don’t know either. It’s like an unseen sovereign, perhaps the origin of all Divine."

"Where is it?"

"Everywhere!"

Wang Yi frowned and muttered, ’Looks like to kill a Divine, I’ll need to make it leave the ecosystem, which means severing its connection to the Source Body. Or... I could get permission from the Source Body itself!’

"My friend, you aren’t thinking of killing me, are you?"

"Of course not! I can’t do it right now anyway, can I? But I am curious, what would happen if you betrayed the Source Body?"

"Betrayal? All Divine are under the Source Body’s supervision, and at critical moments, it will take control... However, as long as I don’t go too far, it doesn’t seem to be a huge problem! My descent only lasts for six hours. While I can still control this Iron Sword Immortal, you should hurry and gather some supplies!"

As he spoke, Xiang Tianchen raised an arm and the ground trembled. On the giant vines behind him, Wood Knots began to sprout. They quickly matured and burst open as if hatching, and humanoid creatures with sword-shaped arms crawled out.

After appearing, they quickly sprang into action. Some burrowed into the ground, while others rushed outward.

"The abilities of the Divine vary. These are the Iron Sword Immortal’s Iron Sword Slaves, a lower-niche combat species of Metamorphosis Body. They are under my command now. I’ll have them stand guard outside to prevent other Players from getting close, making it easier for you to loot freely."

A smile appeared on Xiang Tianchen’s face as he added, "These ruins have been looted before and were even used as a base, so a lot of supplies were stored here. There’s also an undiscovered hidden Treasure Chest in the core area. Take whatever you want. Remember, you only have six hours of safety. After six hours, you must withdraw. Huh, there’s a Giant Dragon outside. Is it your opponent? I’ll have the Iron Sword Slaves capture it and hand it over to you as well!"

Wang Yi laughed heartily and said, "Thanks!"

"My friend, I still don’t know your name. What is your relationship with that Yang Wanli?"

"My name is Wang Shanhe! Yang Wanli is the village chief of Stone Village, and I’m the village chief of Eggshell Village!"

"Wang Shanhe, I’ll remember your name..."

Wang Yi waved his hand and left. He wasted no more time, ordering his Brocade Guard to begin looting immediately. However, Wang Yi didn’t blindly trust Xiang Tianchen. He had Fish-Transformed Dragon stay by his side, remaining on guard at all times.

The first thing Wang Yi inspected were the armored off-road vehicles. There were 20 in total, all in perfect condition with full gas tanks, ready to be driven away at any moment.

The controls for these armored vehicles had been simplified, making them very easy to operate. Wang Yi had Fish-Transformed Dragon urgently select 20 Brocade Guards to learn how to drive.

’Twenty off-road vehicles will give us some transport capacity. We can use them to haul away the looted supplies. As for the Jade Jiaolong, it can run on its own without a rider, so it can just follow the convoy...’

After making these arrangements, Wang Yi went to explore other areas.

Watermelon stood there stunned. Following Wang Yi on this journey, she had experienced one shock after another, to the point where she felt she no longer recognized the world.

She had never seen a humanoid Earth Deity, let alone imagined that her boss could chat and laugh with one, and even cooperate with it.

She didn’t dare say much and just followed the other Brocade Guards to explore.

Before long, Watermelon discovered a warehouse filled with a massive amount of supplies. There were food, ore, iron shovels, paper, knives and forks, and so on—a huge variety of items, all stored and sorted into categories.

Overjoyed, Watermelon quickly called Wang Yi over.

"These supplies were probably stored by Li Bolili. There’s quite a lot. And now, it’s all mine!"

Seeing the massive amount of supplies stored in the warehouse, Wang Yi was also delighted. Upon brief inspection, he found 50 fuel exchange vouchers, which could be used to redeem 50 tons of fuel.

Wang Yi placed the 50 fuel vouchers into his Storage Ring. As for the other supplies, they were too numerous and varied, so he left them for his subordinates to transport.

A moment later, the hidden Treasure Chest in the core area was also found. Wang Yi went to open it and obtained one Purple Blind Box, one Purple Chaos Egg, and [One Construction Drawing for a Mushroom Farm].