The drifting bottle was still incredibly indignant. It was the first time a contestant had captured a ferryman!
It didn't dare contact other ferrymen now, for fear of being seen in its pathetic state and mocked.
Xu Mo pondered after hearing this.
"If I captured all the ferrymen and prevented them from delivering the ferry marks to other saints, wouldn't I be the only one participating in the ferry, and thus the only winner!?"
The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He felt this was a very promising idea!
The entire bottle was terrified. Was this something a human would even think of?
It quickly said, "Impossible, you're thinking too much! First, you wouldn't know the locations of the ferrymen. Ferrymen are manifestations of rules and can only dissipate as rules. The rules of the ferry are everywhere on Earth, and even extreme saints cannot capture them."
It was a joke. If such a thing were possible, some madman would have done it in previous ferries.
The main will of the ferry wouldn't be unaware of such an obvious loophole.
"Is that so?" Xu Mo touched his chin with his hand, then turned his head to stare at the drifting bottle.
The entire bottle shivered. Xu Mo's gaze made it uneasy. As if understanding the meaning in Xu Mo's eyes, it suddenly cried out!
"What do you mean? You want me to be a spy? What kind of bottle do you think I am? I am a transparent, clear glass bottle, not those gaudy, bad bottles! I will never betray my conscience and be a spy, absolutely not!"
The drifting bottle's tone was incredibly resolute this time, as if Xu Mo had touched its bottom line.
"Really not possible? After success, I will order the Ministry of Works to take the crystal stones from Mount Tian and the fire of the Earth's core to craft hundreds of exquisite and beautiful bottles for you, how about that?" Xu Mo began to tempt it.
But the drifting bottle still refused decisively.
"No means no, even if you craft thousands or tens of thousands of exquisite bottles for me, it's still no!"
Xu Mo was disappointed. This drifting bottle had quite a few principles and resolutely refused to betray its companions.
The plan to hunt down all the ferrymen and prevent the saints from other worlds from emerging was thus abandoned.
Next, Xu Mo continued to ask the drifting bottle about the rules of the ferry.
At this point, the drifting bottle became even more vigilant, clearly startled by Xu Mo's bold plan just now, and afraid he would come up with another heaven-defying plan.
And as Xu Mo was questioning the drifting bottle, the heavens and earth suddenly trembled. The imperial capital of Da Gan shook, and even Xu Mo's palace, which had been reinforced by formations, trembled.
The people in the imperial capital were in a panic, thinking it was an enemy attack!
The four main generals of the imperial guards immediately flew into the air, their armor donned in an instant, weapons in hand, watching their surroundings with stern expressions.
"Enemy attack?"
"No, it seems like the earth is rolling?"
"No, the sound is coming from the sky. Is it going to rain heavenly lightning?"
"Both, the entire Great Wilderness is trembling!"
"Quickly report to His Majesty!" Fan Cheng said gravely.
He suspected that the commotion might be related to the ferry.
Indeed, before they could report, His Majesty transmitted a message to them, informing them that it was a phenomenon preceding the arrival of the ferry and that there was no need to panic.
Fan Cheng and the other three immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then ordered their subordinates to appease the panicked citizens and the cultivators who were unaware of the truth.
...
This phenomenon was not limited to the Great Wilderness; it also occurred on Earth.
This massive commotion terrified everyone on Earth.
This was because it was not confined to a single location on Earth but affected almost the entire globe.
The ground was shaking, the sky rumbled with thunder, and the wind howled, resembling a scene of doomsday.
"What's happening, is it an earthquake? It's shaking so violently, my wine in the wine glass spilled."
"Damn! You call this an earthquake? The whole world is trembling, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the continental plates are moving violently."
"There's also movement in the sky. What is going on? It feels like the end of the world."
"Could it be that some terrifying and powerful deity is about to appear? Or, is another new Great Wilderness going to appear on Earth?"
"Probably not. The appearance of the Great Wilderness on Earth was silent. If it weren't for the Nix accidentally entering, we probably wouldn't have discovered it yet."
"Hiss, this is too terrifying. Could it really be the end of the world?"
"..."
The people of Earth were terrified. Even though the authorities came out to refute the rumors and calm emotions, most were still worried.
And those who possessed talent, or had even entered the ranks of cultivators and become Qi Refining cultivators, clearly felt that the spiritual energy on Earth was rapidly increasing!
During this process, the spiritual energy was extremely active, causing many cultivators who had just started practicing to advance by leaps and bounds, their cultivation soaring by a large margin!
Those who had already become cultivators understood that the spiritual energy on Earth had become even more abundant!
The official Chinese government immediately convened a meeting, led by the elder, to conduct a top-secret, highest-level meeting.
In this meeting, the elder spoke of the descent of various realms and the ferry, shocking all the high-ranking officials of China.
The appearance of one Great Wilderness on Earth had already thrown the countries of Earth into a frenzy and caused them to live in fear.
Now, the elder told them that within six months at the latest, Earth would welcome over thirty other extraordinary worlds, each of which would be no weaker than the Great Wilderness!
This news was too shocking, leaving all the high-ranking officials of China feeling suffocated.
"Elder Long, are you saying that this commotion might be related to the descent of various realms to Earth?" someone asked.
The elder nodded and said, "Yes, I estimate that the descent of various realms mentioned by the Emperor of Da Gan may have been advanced. It could be in a month, or it could be tomorrow that they appear on Earth."
The atmosphere in the conference room immediately became heavy.
Dealing with one Great Wilderness had already exhausted them. Now, with over thirty extraordinary worlds about to appear, they felt a sense of powerlessness.
The elder spoke to comfort them, stating that China had become allies with Da Gan and had provided a fallback, so it was not yet a desperate situation.
"We should accelerate the research and development of new weapons so that we are not completely defenseless," the elder proposed.
The others nodded in agreement, placing even greater importance on new weapons.
Besides China, other major powers like the United States and Russia were also secretly developing new weapons. Especially after the appearance of the Great Wilderness, the progress in developing new weapons had been greatly accelerated!
...
In the imperial palace of Da Gan, when the commotion just occurred, Xu Mo appeared above the imperial palace, gazing at the sky.
"The ferry has been advanced?" Xu Mo frowned and asked the drifting bottle.
The drifting bottle was communicating with the main will and soon received an answer.
"Yes, it has been advanced. And this time, it's a bit too advanced. Other worlds will descend in twenty days!"