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Chapter 242: Chapter 239 Connection
If a month ago, Gu Jinlai spoke of igniting a torch for the Heavenly Master Path and forging a Holy Land for the Heavenly Master, Zhang Lihuo, Zhang Yukan, Guan Xingyun, and the others still harbored a mentality of grasping at straws.
But now, at this very moment...
In their eyes, Gu Jinlai had become a true fire, bursting forth with dazzling light.
All that remained was for him to take one more step, and the fire on him, the light upon him, would completely illuminate the world, disperse all the gloom hanging over the heads of the Heavenly Master’s adherents, and lead the Heavenly Master Civilization to a new era of glory and greatness.
"Venerable Daoist, please allow me to pay my respects to you, as a token of the reverence we hold in our hearts."
Zhang Lihuo knelt down respectfully, bowing his head to pay homage.
Not just him, Zhang Yukan, who had been distrustful of Gu Jinlai when they first arrived, also knelt down, her eyes seeming to nurture a certain faith.
Guan Xingyun at her side was no exception.
The commotion here appeared to attract the attention of Xiang Fengyun and Si Tianyan, two Great Heavenly Masters.
And when they learned the reason for Zhang Lihuo and the others’ respectful kneeling, they too were excited beyond composure.
Gathering True Spirit Power, True Spirit Crystalization, touching reality.
Each step laid the foundation until one day it would be possible to enter the True Spirit Realm and draw upon its power for oneself.
At this moment, Gu Jinlai had reached the final stage.
If he truly could enter the True Spirit Realm, uncover the mystery of "All Spirits are One," and harness the power of the True Spirit Realm, then it was not too lofty a dream for Lingxiao City to become the new Holy Land of the Heavenly Master.
"The True Spirit Realm."
Gu Jinlai looked at the fervent Great Heavenly Masters and felt somewhat moved himself.
He had reached the Perfection Stage in his cultivation of the Qiantian Purple Qi Technique and had even begun to strengthen it further, already coming into contact with the True Spirit Realm.
However, due to the new Cultivation Technique lacking a bit of foundation and not being fully transformed, he still needed to assess his state before being able to reach the True Spirit Realm on his own without using Qingguang’s power.
But...
It would be soon.
He estimated that when those sinners within Jiangzhou State brought a few more shipments, providing him with another dozen or twenty strands of Qingguang, this Cultivation Technique would be utterly transformed. By then, he would possess a genuine Magic Skill, allowing the Heavenly Monarchs themselves to touch the True Spirit Realm and directly reach the Creation Realm.
"Please rise."
Gu Jinlai stepped forward, helping Zhang Lihuo and the others to their feet, and solemnly said, "The greatness of the Heavenly Master Civilization was never achieved by the power of one individual alone. Even the glorious and flourishing Holy Land of a thousand years ago was built by uniting the strength of the Twelve Creators. Therefore, to return our Heavenly Master to its former glory, we need the concerted efforts of us all."
"We understand."
Zhang Lihuo and the others nodded emphatically, "We will use all of our energy to perfect this dream and to restore the radiant glory of the Heavenly Master."
"I believe in you."
Gu Jinlai said, "My visit this time is partly to understand the production situation of heavy cannons... I estimate that it won’t be long before the devils launch a major attack. Therefore, a sufficient number of heavy cannons has become our only trump card against the devils. On the other hand, there is also our human cultivator."
He lowered his voice a bit, "Although many top forces have recognized the threat of the devils, they did not mobilize everyone to exterminate the devils immediately. Instead, they promoted the concept of ’securing internal order before repelling external aggression,’ committed to solving the civil war among the Devas Qian Race first, so as to unify all of Qiantian’s powers before concentrating their efforts to battle against the increasingly emboldened devils."
Zhang Lihuo and the others nodded.
Some of them had even experienced the deception of those top forces who attracted the Heavenly Masters to join them with the pretense of fighting the devils to the death, exploiting the Heavenly Masters’ labor only to betray them when the devils actually attacked.
Thus, they had to remain vigilant against those top forces.
"You’ve produced quite a few cannons during this period and have accumulated some experience. Next, I need you to focus on developing an aerial cannon!"
Gu Jinlai said, "This type of cannon can be based on the Short Range Defense Cannon, but I do not require the firing rate to reach that level. However, the muzzle velocity must be fast."
"Is Heavenly Monarch Gu planning to mount large cannons on those fighting machines?"
Zhang Lihuo inquired.
In the recent period, Gu Jinlai had infused them with numerous military terms and even allowed them to view relevant materials on Fighting Machine Xuan Nu and Qingluan Mother Ship. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have developed the simplified version of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine.
"Yes."
"To increase the muzzle velocity is not too difficult; extending the barrel length could do it. In addition, we could use new materials, optimize the friction between the shell and the barrel, and even refine the gunpowder through the Heavenly Master. However, this will significantly increase the labor and material costs."
Zhang Lihuo said.
"The Mystic Bird Fighting Machine is designed to target Primordial Spirit Real Persons, and even Divinity Transformation Cultivators do not have the standing to call upon the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine. Therefore, this war weapon normally would not be used, and naturally, the consumption won’t be so great."
Gu Jinlai spoke, and with a wave of his hand, he said, "Make them! Make as many as you can!"
"Alright, I’ll arrange it immediately."
Zhang Lihuo nodded.
"Also, these design diagrams, we need to discuss them..."
Gu Jinlai said as he took out the simplified version of the design diagrams for the Fighting Machine Xuan Nu and Qingluan Mother Ship.
Soon, they engaged in a swift exchange.
After spending three days getting to understand the diagrams completely, Gu Jinlai then made some modifications to them.
He changed them to a mode that even the Blue Star people could understand.
...
A week later, Gu Jinlai appeared at the Qiushan Base.
"After all this urging, I can finally respond, and I owe it to the patience of the Blue Star side."
Gu Jinlai reflected as he arrived at the observatory.
Behind him, Gu Junxiu quickly translated and recorded the messages before passing them to Gu Jinlai.
These records...
Were mostly inquiries sent from the Blue Star side.
They asked him if he was facing difficulties in various aspects.
However, on one hand, he had not fully grasped the nuclear fusion engine at the time, and on the other hand, he was too busy with other matters to respond.
The matter was thus delayed, again and again, until now.
"The frequency of messages from Blue Star has decreased. They must be growing more suspicious, but fortunately, the contact between us still holds... Hm, this situation might happen again in the future. I need to think of an excuse. Maybe say that I dismantled the signal receiver to repair the spaceship? That I didn’t receive the message?"
Gu Jinlai clapped his hands.
He happily decided on that.
This time he brought a substantial amount of solid evidence. Even if his "lie" was full of holes, the hard evidence before them would leave the Blue Star in charge with no choice but to believe in his identity.
He then began to encode the information, starting with this excuse.
While sending the message, he glanced in the direction of Qiushan Cave: "If all goes as expected, the time for the third round of the Demon Realm Rift’s opening is near. This time, when the rift opens, there’s no need to produce more ’Thunder’ Gatling guns. Heavenly Sword Missiles... we should still prepare some. With Zi Yang and I joining forces, we have cracked the technology of the nuclear fusion engine. The breakthrough in this technology means we can now produce nuclear warheads, and when the time comes to equip Heavenly Sword Missiles with nuclear warheads..."
As long as the yield is high enough, not just Devas, but even the Immortal Golden Body of Saints could be shattered in one blow.
Of course, this would come at a cost.
Although he produced the nuclear fusion engine, what was the method for starting it?
Co-spirit!
The nuclear fusion engine would start through the Co-spirit method, followed by the injection of fusion materials to maintain the state of fusion in the engine.
Co-spirit bypassed the most difficult step of "ignition."
Next, the technique of "True Spirit Possession" was used to maintain the operation of the nuclear fusion engine.
If he truly intended to equip Heavenly Sword Missiles with nuclear warheads, activating them would also rely on the power of his True Spirit.
And upon the detonation of the nuclear warheads, the searing, dazzling force would indiscriminately obliterate everything in the vicinity, including his True Spirit attached to the Heavenly Sword Missiles.
Just as a Divinity Transformation Cultivator would face severe backlash from the destruction of a flying sword during Yin God Sword Control, he would face similar consequences.
"True Spirit backlash sounds terrifying,"
Gu Jinlai paused for a moment as his attention partly shifted to Qingguang, which had been ever-present in his spiritual world: "But... It seems I’ve already been through it not just once or twice under similar circumstances."
So, the one task he truly needed to focus on with the opening of the Demon Realm Rift this time was actually just one.
Refine nuclear materials!
Refine nuclear materials with a frenzy!
A portion for use as the power source for nuclear fusion engines.
Another portion, for producing tactical and even strategic hydrogen bombs.
Refining materials...
For the first time, Gu Jinlai lamented that the Demon Realm Rift was not located in a suitable place.
How good would it be if it were in the Eastern Sea?
With only three parts per hundred thousand deuterium in seawater, it would not be an easy task for the Heavenly Master to refine it.
"This time, we’ll see if we can gain more perfected refining technology and then establish a new Military Workshop in the Eastern Sea, a workshop overseen by the Heavenly Master, specifically for refining engine materials,"
Gu Jinlai mused as he started recompiling the messages.
Although the Heavenly Master was considered a "universal" profession, if the process of "creating from nothing" could have a reference, it would greatly improve the efficiency of Co-spirit.
Back in the day, the Heavenly Master Holy Land could rely on sheer numbers to create anything they wanted, but now...
With fewer than a hundred Heavenly Masters under his command, the lack of manpower meant they had to rely on their knowledge base instead.
...
The message sent by Gu Jinlai quickly arrived at Blue Star.
It had been several months since the last communication with Gu Jinlai.
During these months, Gu Jinlai had never responded.
Even as they continuously urged, there was no reaction from the other side.
This put the newly established institution on the brink of a trust crisis.
There were even varying voices above claiming they were simply wasting financial, material, and human resources.
There were faint suggestions of disbanding the institution.
If it weren’t for the truly extraordinary performance of Black Gold, which had been verified across various industries these past few months, the institution might have already been downsized.
In such a scenario, when Gu Jinlai’s message came through, the operator keeping vigilant watch hesitated briefly, then, like an ordinary person who’d been waiting months for a call from a goddess, exclaimed with surprise, "There’s a message! The ’Qian Star person’ sent a message!"
