Chapter 359: A Super Large World's Beginning

Since I couldn't help, it was better to focus on my own affairs and open up a new sandbox world, looking to the future. After all, with the fusion complete, there were now only two extraordinary sandbox worlds left:1. The Ancient Tree World.2. The Three Realms.

The Ancient Tree World outside, with its spaceship drifting in space, only counted as half a world, serving as an advance force. This had been a long-term plan from the start, yielding no immediate benefits.

So, a new question arose: Where would the new sandbox world be located?

Still in the orchard? That was clearly unrealistic. Without new space to accommodate the sandbox, he would have to find other terrains and environments to create a new world.

"So, the question is, a water world? Glacier world? Lava world? Hurricane world?"

Xu Zhi organized his thoughts, having become accustomed to this way of thinking during his years as a wizard. He understood that different terrains, temperatures, sunlight, water sources, and environments would lead to different forms of evolution and life, ultimately forming the foundation of a world.

A water world would be relatively simpler and easier to find. Given the geographical location of Dongcheng, there were many underground rivers, and the area often featured underground caves and stalactite formations, which would be excellent.

As for a hurricane world, would it involve constantly blowing four or eight electric fans? He felt that was a bit too ordinary and decided to put it aside for now.

Next, a glacier world? That would be very troublesome. Would he have to rent a cold storage warehouse for frozen meat? The sandbox would need to be at least a hundred mu in size. That was impossible.

Or, he could directly establish a sandbox in the Arctic or Antarctic... He could hollow out a massive glacier and create a huge frozen cube inside, like a glass tank, with fish swimming around, which would be beautiful and spectacular...

"But that's too far, and unrealistic in many ways."

Xu Zhi pressed his temples, sitting on a chair in the living room, constantly writing ideas on paper with his pen, only to cross them out and dismiss them one by one.

So, the next sandbox world: a lava world!

A lava world, on the other hand, was relatively straightforward; he could just dig downwards. It was simple and direct.

Moreover, while volcanoes were scarce in China, there was an extinct volcano in one of the counties neighboring Dongcheng. If he dug there, he probably wouldn't need to go too deep to reach the lava zone extending to the surface.

However, establishing an extraordinary sandbox world inside a volcano was too dangerous. If it developed and various Heavenly Emperors emerged, what if they started fighting like Dao Changsheng? Two small ants could trigger a volcanic eruption, which would be disastrous for the nearby cities.

"If I were to choose a lava sandbox, I'd have to dig into the asthenosphere deep underground. That's an immense amount of labor. Digging from directly beneath my feet would depend on luck, as every location is different. If I were unlucky, I might have to dig four thousand meters just to reach the asthenosphere's magma zone."

Xu Zhi took a deep breath, looking at the dense hypotheses and inferences on the paper. He felt that creating a world was not easy, and took a sip of tea. "Currently, I can only choose between a 'water world' and a 'lava world'."

In reality, he didn't have much of a choice. As a Rank Six powerhouse, not even a Heavenly Emperor, digging thousands of meters through rock and soil to reach the lava zone and establish a sandbox would involve an unbelievably massive amount of work.

Logically, he should have chosen the "water world," but Xu Zhi stubbornly refused.

He genuinely wanted to create a lava world.

After all, he wanted to create a very large world next, no longer settling for a paltry hundred mu. He believed the times called for progress.

So, where would he find thousands or even tens of thousands of mu for a larger territory?

Even in an underground world, if he dug too wide without sufficient depth, it could collapse. For instance, the Ancient Barren World once faced collapse when several pillars supporting the heavens broke, let alone an even larger area.

Therefore, it had to be much deeper underground.

"Since I'm only Rank Six and can't go too far into space, I'll go underground then! The space is larger there, and it perfectly suits a lava sandbox," Xu Zhi tapped his pen. "Deep underground, I can do whatever I want. If I wished, I could even create an area the size of a real-world small to medium-sized province."

The Earth's core... A civilization encircling the Earth's core seemed a little too tempting.

Furthermore, how would he solve the problem of sunlight in a water world? That was a challenge. But a lava world was different; it would have natural heat and light sources. The more he considered this, the more excited Xu Zhi became.

However, this didn't mean he would actually dig a terrifying tunnel; that was unrealistic. He stood up, intending to establish a spatial teleportation array to transport himself to the vicinity of the lava zone deep beneath the Earth, which would easily solve the problem.

***

In the Wizard World.

In the Elysium Garden of the Underworld, after the cessation of hostilities between the two realms, the standoff no longer persisted, and Dao Monarch ultimately departed.

Ermine was still playing chess, but her opponent had changed to Hermes. Although Medusa was domineering, Ermine could still occasionally communicate with Hermes. After all, learning from the knowledgeable God of Wisdom brought immense benefits.

And Xu Zhi's clone, interacting with the deity, also made rapid progress.

Rippling sounds filled the air as vibrant and beautiful Underworld Mandala flowers blossomed all around.

"Hermes, you truly have traveled many worlds. Do you really have coordinates for other worlds in your mind?" Ermine asked calmly. "If there's a new world, we'll be much safer."

Hermes spoke, placing a white piece on the board. "That is a distant memory. I don't know if that world still exists, as many worlds across the heavens are constantly being born and destroyed. Compared to worlds, we are too insignificant."

"Then I want to try as well," Ermine said, placing a black piece.

Several months later, Hermes arrived again, bringing a stone as a target for location. After much effort, Ermine expended a vast amount of energy and finally located a teleportation array. She attempted to teleport there, but unfortunately... it failed.

"Perhaps that world was destroyed," Ermine said, feeling a little dejected.

Had it failed? Not entirely.

"Since it failed, you could give me the coordinates of the other end of the teleportation array as a keepsake. I have a great interest in spatial teleportation arrays," Hermes said.

Ermine had no suspicions. After all, by this point, no one doubted Hermes. She simply handed him the other end of the teleportation array, and the two continued their game of chess.

***

In reality, Xu Zhi lowered his head, looking at the teleportation array he had acquired.

"It took over three months, but it was easily accomplished. A deity helped establish this teleportation array."

How was he sure it was near a lava zone? It was because Xu Zhi had pinpointed a location approximately 1,800 meters beneath his feet, a distance that perfectly matched. The token used for the location was a piece of volcanic lava rock given to Ermine.

With volcanic rock, the location was naturally pinpointed to a rock formation where magma had solidified. And he was quite lucky that the teleportation array wasn't set within the molten lava itself; otherwise, it would have been destroyed instantly. Each spatial teleportation array required a huge amount of energy from a deity, more than even Ermine could easily bear.

"Since the teleportation array hadn't melted, it meant it had landed near solidified volcanic rock from magma. I'll send a mirrored clone first to explore," Xu Zhi closed his eyes slightly, beginning his adventure to the Earth's core.