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Chapter 241: Chapter 238 Mystic Bird
Sanqing Holy Temple.
The strongest force in Qiantian.
An existence that even the Imperial Family greatly fears.
A single Divine Weapon could establish a top-tier power.
But...
There are two Divine Weapons in the Sanqing Hall.
World Sword and Star Heart.
The most critical point is,
Back when the Four Continents True Immortals besieged Emperor Tianji, only two survived.
One was the Abyss Lord Lin Yuan, who disappeared without a trace after the battle against Emperor Tianji, suspected to have fallen.
The other...
Was Master Wushi.
Upon the death of Emperor Tianji, he became the undisputed best martial artist in the world.
Similarly, he was also the only Earthly True Immortal of his time.
Never mind whether the Abyss Lord was still alive; even if he were, he couldn’t shake the position of Master Wushi as the number one person in the world.
After all, a hundred years ago at his most glorious, Master Wushi had been second only to Emperor Tianji.
No!
Before Emperor Tianji had made his dramatic entrance, Master Wushi had already been the first person under heaven.
Emperor Tianji merely appeared as the top for merely a decade or so.
In the more than three hundred years of Master Wushi’s life, aside from that brief period, he was always the top martial artist.
The Sanqing Holy Temple he led had always been the leading sect in the world.
Nobody knew what terrifying existence hid within this behemoth that had dominated for centuries, nor how many top martial artists it had nurtured.
...
"The Imperial Family had already run out of tricks, and now the last trump card of the Qiantian world will soon be revealed... soon, the actual strength of the Qiantian Cultivation World will be clearly exposed to the Devils..."
Gu Jinlai set this piece of intelligence aside.
He returned his gaze to the dozen or so design diagrams before him.
Even before Gu Jinlai had gone to the Aries Star Palace, he had discussed the design of a small void warship and the feasibility of ordinary people piloting it with Zhang Lihuo, Si Tianyan, Guan Xingyun, and others.
After three months of research and with the support of materials and design data from the Aries Star Palace, the design diagrams, which represented the wisdom of dozens of Heavenly Masters, now lay before him.
The dozen design diagrams primarily focused on three directions Gu Jinlai had given.
That is, small combat void warships,
large combat platforms,
and...
large war armors that simulate the manufacture of giant divine weapons.
Gu Jinlai examined each one and soon selected six of them.
"Heavenly Sword Missiles, Mystic Bird Fighting Machines, Qingluan Mother Ships, all can be equipped with nuclear fusion engines as power sources. Currently, the biggest limiting factor of nuclear fusion engines is just one thing, that is the extraction of trace elements from Krypton Gold, and Krypton Gold... is extremely expensive, a hundred units of Krypton Gold are worth a thousand units of Immortal Essence Gold."
Gu Jinlai said.
Their world’s technology couldn’t refine enough nuclear material.
Of course, Heavenly Masters could use the Co-spirit method to forcibly purify enough nuclear material, but because it involved extremely delicate operations, it placed high demands on the Heavenly Masters’ "Spiritual Sense," and the efficiency correspondingly would be slow.
Just as Artifact Spirit Purple Sun from the Aries Star Palace had said, without any external aid, an ordinary Heavenly Master would need ten to fifteen years to refine a unit of nuclear material.
However, what Purple Sun didn’t know was that there are substitutes for these trace elements in many places.
Especially since the price of substitutes...
is practically nothing.
"These designs have already perfectly solved the power issues for the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines and the Qingluan Mother Ships. Next, I just need to supplement these war machines’ weapons systems, detection systems, and control systems, and it will be almost done. Although only a part has been completed, I can finally give an account to Blue Star, so if someone asks me about the difficulties or the progress, I won’t be at a loss for words."
Gu Jinlai glanced over the several blueprints and finally picked one of them.
"Code name, Mystic Bird."
This was the war machine among all the design diagrams that had the most hope of being realized in the near future.
This fighter jet...
Let’s just call it a fighter jet.
It is a fighter jet that embodies both advanced and outdated aspects.
It is advanced because this fighter jet is equipped with a nuclear fusion engine, whose power far surpasses any other fighter jet on the market.
The top speed can reach six times the speed of sound.
Yes!
Faster than the real Mystic Bird Fighting Machines.
This is not due to any technological breakthroughs, but simply because they have access to better materials and can support greater thrust.
That’s it.
And at six times the speed of sound...
It surpassed the flying swords of all Primordial Spirit True Monarchs.
Like the Sparrow Sword Immortal, Huo Yuqing, who died at the hands of Gu Jinlai, her Spiritual Sparrow Sword and Spirit Sparrow Shocking Swallow Sword Technique were known for their speed and elusiveness, yet her sword’s maximum speed did not even reach two thousand meters per second.
Let alone six times the speed of sound.
For people like Lu Zhanxian, their sword speeds were only around five times the speed of sound.
If it were others like Xin Tianqi or Long Xiangtian, it would be between four and five times.
On the next level, like those in Lizhou State and the Twelve Islands of the Eastern Sea who lack the Devas Inheritance and do not have Supreme Spirit Swords, their flying sword speeds often range from three to four times the speed of sound, rarely exceeding four times.
The Mystic Bird Fighting Machine could completely outpace them to the point where they wouldn’t even see a shadow.
"The combat machine Xuan Nu was originally equipped with high supersonic missiles, unfortunatey, I have not mastered this missile technology yet. Using the Heavenly Sword Missile feels somewhat uneconomical... Therefore, the next task is to optimize and fortify the Short Range Defense Cannon," he pondered, committing these design diagrams to memory before stepping out of the door and heading to the military workshop next door.
In the Military Workshop, Zhang Lihuo and a group of people were gathered around a giant machine tool, studying something. 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
When they saw Gu Jinlai arriving, Zhang Lihuo set aside what he was holding and came to greet him: "Venerable Daoist.
Gu Jinlai glanced at the machine tools and said with a smile, "It looks like the bullet production line has been resolved?"
"Yes, this production line once established, will greatly liberate our manpower involved in producing bullets."
Zhang Lihuo said, quickly adding, "Moreover, according to the requirements of the Venerable Daoist, we skipped the artillery production line and went directly to the Sword Heavy Cannon production line project, which is now nearing completion. Once this production line is set up, the production efficiency of the Sword Heavy Cannon will be reduced to once a week, and aside from ordinary human efforts, only a Heavenly Master is needed to complete the final touches. Give us another six months, both the heavy cannon and shell production lines will be perfected. By then, we can produce ninety-eight Sword Heavy Cannons and eight thousand shells a month."
After finishing, he seemed to recall something: "This is calculated based on the current number of Heavenly Masters we have. Almost every day, a new Heavenly Master joins, and we have already surpassed sixty, doubling the number of Heavenly Masters by the time being could greatly enhance our production capacity."
"Good."
Gu Jinlai nodded his head.
Although the caliber of the Sword Heavy Cannon is relatively small, its power is already quite astonishing.
In a coverage bombardment, even Upper-level Demons cannot withstand it.
For Lingxiao City, which had already declared its ambitions, this was extremely important.
"The main purpose of the heavy cannons is to deal with the Great Demons, but our opponents include not only the Great Demons but also the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs. Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, compared to Upper-level Demons, are almost an entirely different system," Gu Jinlai said, pulling out a blueprint: "Next, I want you to split half of your manpower to produce and co-spirit eight Mystic Bird Fighting Machines as quickly as possible."
"To build Mystic Bird Fighting Machines now?"
Zhang Lihuo, who also participated in this design, knew the complexities of building such machines: "These fighting machines are extremely complex to construct. To complete co-spiriting in a short period does seem challenging! Even if several Great Heavenly Masters handle it personally, it would take at least two years to produce one."
"What if you are not responsible for the engine part?"
"Not responsible for the engine part?"
Zhang Lihuo was taken aback, and then said, "Then three months would be enough, and with practice, we might even be able to reduce the time to under two months."
"Alright, I’ll set up a Formation called the Ten Thousand Spirit Array next. This formation can effectively increase the co-spirit frequency with Heavenly Masters and the crafted items. Conservatively estimated, the rate could increase by more than six times. So, eight Mystic Bird Fighting Machines, about two to three months should be sufficient, right?"
"The Ten Thousand Spirit Array!?"
Upon hearing Gu Jinlai’s words, Zhang Lihuo was initially stunned, then his pupils dilated: "An array that increases co-spirit efficiency, the Ten Thousand Spirit Array!?"
"Yes."
Gu Jinlai nodded slightly.
Hearing Gu Jinlai confirm this, Zhang Lihuo couldn’t help but tremble subtly.
"The Ten Thousand Spirit Array! The Ten Thousand Spirit Array! The Venerable Daoist can actually set up the Ten Thousand Spirit Array..."
His outcry caused Guan Xingyun and Zhang Yukan, who were standing not far from him, to notice his reaction.
As they heard Zhang Lihuo’s astonished words, they too were stunned on the spot: "The Ten Thousand Spirit Array... An Emperor... able to set up the Ten Thousand Spirit Array!?"
Gu Jinlai observed the change in expressions on the faces of the two Great Heavenly Masters, somewhat puzzled.
Not only him, but other Heavenly Masters felt the same.
It seemed they were also not familiar with the secret existence known as the Ten Thousand Spirit Array.
It took a while before Zhang Lihuo forcibly calmed himself down. He looked at Gu Jinlai, his expression filled with uncontrollable fervor: "The Ten Thousand Spirit Array... to set up the Ten Thousand Spirit Array, one must have accessed the True Spirit Realm... Venerable Daoist... have you reached this step already!?"
Guan Xingyun and Zhang Yukan also looked at Gu Jinlai with excitement, their gazes filled with hope and desire.
Hearing Zhang Lihuo’s question, Gu Jinlai suddenly realized.
No wonder the three were so agitated.
Accessing the True Spirit Realm.
This was indeed the final step on the path of a Heavenly Monarch.
Upon reaching this stage...
One would possess the qualifications to explore the True Spirit Realm, and even influence the True Spirit Realm.
Once one stepped into that realm, it would herald the return of the greatest glory of the Heavenly Master Path — the Creator.
Realizing this, Gu Jinlai’s expression became calm.
He looked at Zhang Lihuo, Guan Xingyun, and Zhang Yukan, who were looking back at him filled with anticipation, anxiety, worry, and desire, and finally, he nodded solemnly.
"I have indeed touched upon this domain."
Gu Jinlai replied, and perhaps to lend credibility to his words, he added, not entirely untruthfully: "This is also why the Aries Star Palace is willing to reappear in Qiantian in a few years on my behalf."
