I, An Lan, Join the City of the Heavens

At the end of the universe stands a colossal city.

Its gates are vast, and a couplet is posted on either side.

Left: At the peak of the immortals, I look down upon the world. With me, An Lan, there is heaven.

Right: The spear of the myriad heavens, the undying shield. I slay the Immortal Kings and bury them beneath the nine skies.

Horizontal inscription: An Lan is awesome.

Inside a school, students loudly recite: "Those who chant my true name shall find eternal life in the cycle of reincarnation."

Everyone who comes here has been blessed with great fortune, yet some can't help feeling that something about this place is off.

Xiong Ba has become a major crop farmer, leasing vast tracts of land. Wearing a bamboo hat and holding a hoe, he works the fields and recites, "Hoeing grain beneath the midday sun, sweat drips onto the soil."

Tony Stark has become an arms dealer. Holding a phone, he says, "Send a batch of weapons to the zombie world. If they don't have enough cinnabar, we'll make up the difference with guns."

Yu Tuo: "An Lan, save me!"

"Save your sister! Don't waste my time. I have a city spanning the heavens to build."

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This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.