Chapter 1308: How Can I Not Know the Cultivation World Is Full of Spirit Stones?
“Where’s Shi Wumian? Get him back here immediately!” The Heavenly Emperor’s vision went black. This is a matter of life and death. How can I not know the Cultivation World is full of spirit stones? Do you really think that I don’t want to go there and mine them?
Cui’er was bewildered. In her impression, the Heavenly Emperor had always been the picture of absolute control, with everything within his grasp. When had he ever been so agitated?
“Your Majesty, General Shi’s legion is a million light-years away. We cannot contact him directly.”
At her reminder, the Heavenly Emperor remembered that his communication with Shi Wumian was delayed. By the time this letter reached him, the Biluo Heaven Fleet would already be on its way to launch a campaign against the Cultivation World... Pah! Can that even be called a conquest? They’re marching toward their deaths!
No one knew the terrors of the Cultivation World better than the Heavenly Emperor.
The Four Ancient Immortals, once the overlords of the cosmos; the Everlasting Immortal, pioneer of the Dao Fruit path who stood above them; the mysterious immortal who assassinated the Everlasting Immortal and fought off the Four Ancient Immortals; the Midheaven Emperor-Lord and the Fate Arbiter who are still hidden in the shadows...
One or two immortals in Great Xia; the immortal shrouded in gray mist whom the Qilin Immortal had once made me intercept; and the low-profile rising star Yun Zhi of the Dao-Seeking Sect whose cultivation is number one in the world...
Every single one of them is a faction I’ll never willingly provoke!
After all those painstaking efforts and countless schemes, I’d sacrificed everything and finally made my way outside the Box World. Yet before I can enjoy my freedom for long, the Box World has been opened?!
Doesn’t this mean that the Everlasting Immortal has been resurrected? Was that person of great fortune I replaced inside there really that absurd?
No, I can’t just sit and wait for my demise.
With that thought, the Heavenly Emperor stepped across ten thousand li[1] in a single stride, traversing the sea of stars to personally intercept that fool Shi Wumian.
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When Dai Bufan woke up, he found himself still in the Grand Brilliance Hall, but the discussion had shifted from integrating technology to resisting a foreign invasion.
“I thought that with no spirit qi beyond our world, we wouldn’t encounter any opponents out there. Clearly, I’d underestimated those from the outer world.” The Old Dragon Emperor sighed. The seal has barely been removed, yet the cultivation world is already facing a crisis.
Ether replayed the battle between the Interstellar Alliance and the Biluo Heaven Legion repeatedly, but it was difficult to gauge the legion’s true strength. They could only tell that their warships were elastic and possessed astonishing defensive capabilities.
That alone wasn’t impressive, since plenty of cultivators in the Cultivation World could achieve the same. However, the Biluo Heaven Legion had swept through the Interstellar Alliance without revealing their offensive capabilities. The unknown was the most terrifying.
“They call themselves the hegemon of the universe and even proclaimed their leader as a Heavenly Emperor. I’m afraid this Zhutian Civilization is extremely powerful.
“Unfortunately, the immortals are wandering outside, their whereabouts unknown. Right now, the cultivation world only has a dozen or so half-immortals and just over a hundred Transcendent Tribulation cultivators!” The Snow Emperor slapped his thigh in regret. Although he was also a half-immortal, he dared not boast in the face of this crisis and only felt that his own strength was limited.
Lu Yang opened his mouth. The current Zhutian Civilization is different from the one I’d encountered in my past life. They’re stronger now. But my intuition tells me that even the current Zhutian Civilization is far weaker than the Cultivation World. Your worries are unnecessary.
But that is just my intuition. With no evidence to back it up, I can only keep these thoughts to myself. Otherwise, if the Cultivation World underestimates the Zhutian Civilization and loses, it’ll be a great sin of mine.
“Let’s enter a state of combat readiness,” the Xia Emperor proposed.
Everyone agreed. Every major faction had entered a state of combat readiness before to guard against other factions, but it was unprecedented for the Cultivation World to unite in preparation for war.
It meant opening up cultivation techniques and resources, with cultivators racing to cultivate and striving to elevate the Cultivation World’s overall strength in the shortest time possible. Apart from the oldest veteran cultivators, most cultivators could advance by at least one minor realm. Those prodigies with extraordinary talent would also emerge as a new force to be reckoned with during this period.
“What about the White Horse Dynasty and the others?” Lu Yang thought of another issue. The Zhutian Civilization comes with hostile intentions, and along the way, they would pass by planets like the White Horse Planet and might invade them as well.
Didn’t Senior Brother Dai mention that during my absence, cultivators had discovered other life-bearing planets near the Cultivation World? Of course, the “near” here is measured in light-years.
“What does Big Brother Lu suggest?” Zhu Tian asked.
“My suggestion is to move these planets into our Cultivation World. We have plenty of space.” The stars in the Cultivation World’s cosmos are mere echoes of ancient stars, perfect spots to relocate these planets.
“That’s a brilliant idea, Big Brother Lu!” Zhu Tian endorsed it without hesitation, praising Lu Yang’s benevolent heart for saving the people. I hadn’t even considered the White Horse Dynasty’s plight.
Although Zhu Tian’s compliment carried a note of flattery, the others agreed it was a viable solution after mulling over it. They couldn’t simply abandon these planets.
“We should still respect these planets’ wishes. Explain the situation to them and let them decide,” the Old Dragon Emperor said.
In reality, the Old Dragon Emperor was overthinking it. Even without the threat of the Zhutian Civilization, these planets would have jumped at the chance to join the Cultivation World. Just the fact that spirit qi could extend lifespan was enough to attract them in droves.
“The technology Dean Dao brought will also help us in the war, especially quantum communication. It allows instant communication regardless of distance at extremely low cost,” Lu Yang said.
The Cultivation World had long-distance communication magical treasures, such as the Nine-Netherworlds Token the Nine-Netherworlds Creed had given Lu Yang and the letters Yun Zhi had sent to Ye Zijin and Gan Tian. However, they were prohibitively expensive and couldn’t be mass-produced. Quantum communication was far cheaper; even ordinary citizens of the Interstellar Alliance could afford it.
The Xia Emperor nodded. “Indeed. Integrating Dean Gao’s technology with cultivation is also pivotal.”
“In that case, I’ll familiarize Dean Gao with cultivation matters,” Lu Yang volunteered. Since he had brought the man here, he believed that he should see it through to the end.
“Sounds good.” Everyone wanted to recruit Dean Gao to their side, but they all knew it was impossible. They would be more than happy to leave Dean Gao’s affairs to Lu Yang.
Lu Yang asked, “Dean Gao, is there anyone in particular you wish to meet?”
“Mr. Lu, you mentioned that your wupeng boat was developed by one of your founding ancestors and another elder. Could I meet them?”
Lu Yang turned to Dai Bufan. “Senior Brother Dai, where is Founding Ancestor Primordial? Is he at the sect?”
Dai Bufan thought for a moment. “He should be at the shipyard outside the imperial capital, building boats with Senior Thief Ancestor.”
“That’s great.”
Lu Yang said goodbye to the others and led Dean Gao to the shipyard outside the imperial capital.
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The temperature near the shipyard was frighteningly high. Massive furnaces roared with blazing flames.
One wupeng boat after another rolled off the production line, each slightly different in design from Lu Yang’s. They should be second-generation models.
“Little Lu, you’re back?” The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was holding a piece of immortal gold. He waved cheerfully upon seeing Lu Yang.
“Founding Ancestor Primordial, Senior Thief Ancestor.” Lu Yang greeted them and explained the situation.
“So you just want to watch the boat-building process? Of course, you can.” The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign laughed, thinking it was some grand request. This is just a trivial matter.
“Thank you, Mr. Primordial, Mr. Thief Ancestor. I mainly want to understand how you solved the material problem and achieved light-speed travel.”
“We happen to be building one right now. Just watch.”
Dean Gao was thrilled. I hadn’t expected the Cultivation World to be so welcoming, even letting me observe such integral techniques.
The Thief Ancestor activated his Speed Incipient Dao Fruit, imbuing the immortal gold with the ability to travel at the speed of light.
The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign activated his Unity Incipient Dao Fruit, merging the immortal gold with a newly built wupeng boat. With that, a new highly acclaimed model of the wupeng boat was complete.
Wait, I didn’t even blink. What just happened? Dean Gao was speechless. “Umm, excuse me, is this spaceship already finished?”
Two taps on the hull and it’s done?
“Yes. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask.”
“How does this spaceship achieve light-speed travel?”
“Simple. I gave it the ability to travel at the speed of light, so it can.”
A question mark popped out of his head. Are we even speaking human language?
1. Veela: Seems to be a figure of speech rather than taken literally. ☜