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Chapter 474: 470
Qiantian.
True Immortal Palace.
A group of high-ranking officials, at least at the Primordial Spirit True Monarch Realm, gathered anxiously to discuss something.
"Bang!"
Before they could reach a conclusion, the palace doors were violently kicked open.
Immediately after, a figure appeared in the hall, holding a sword in one hand and a human head in the other.
"Venerable Xuan Tian!"
Seeing the figure that appeared, the people in the hall let out a horrified shout.
Venerable Xuan Tian said nothing, instead, he simply threw the head he was holding out.
The crowd paled at the sight, foreheads covered in cold sweat.
Baofeng!
This was none other than a character at the level of Vice Hall Master of the True Immortal Palace, Baofeng!
Since Lord Di Luo had been seriously injured a few days ago and fled to an unknown location, and the Witch Palace Master had similarly disappeared without a trace, all affairs of the True Immortal Palace had been presided over by Baofeng and Chi Yan.
Chi Yan sensed something last night and likewise went into hiding.
Of the Heavenly Immortals of the True Immortal Palace, only Baofeng remained, and now...
He had been turned into a corpse.
"The Earth Immortal Palace and Human Immortal Hall, both having split from the Heavenly Immortal Palace, their recombination merely signals the return of the Heavenly Immortal Palace. As the Sky Extreme Sword Master, it is only fitting for me to be the undisputed new Hall Master of the True Immortal Palace."
The indifferent gaze of Venerable Xuan Tian swept over everyone in the hall, "Now, I will rule the True Immortal Palace, who agrees, and who opposes?"
After exchanging glances, the Primordial Spirit Monarchs, seeing the severed head of Heavenly Immortal Baofeng at their feet, nodded vigorously, "We agree, we all agree."
"Venerable Xuan Tian, wielding the Sky Extreme Sword, a successor to Emperor Tianji, is the rightful ruler of the True Immortal Palace."
"We are all willing to accept Venerable Xuan Tian... Hall Master Xuan Tian’s rule."
Everyone chimed in one after another, fearing that a slow response would bring a swift cut from his sword, resulting in their heads separating from their bodies.
"Now, your first task," said Venerable Xuan Tian.
"Within a month, I want order restored in Cheng and Green State Provinces under True Immortal Palace’s jurisdiction and an end to the chaos. One month later, I will inspect both provinces. If I find any city within the two states still harbors elements of chaos and instability, without seeking reasons, I will randomly execute a person from the Elder Council. If the problem is not resolved in two months, I will kill two; after three months, four."
Randomly execute one person?
The eyes of the Primordial Spirit Monarchs in the hall widened in shock.
What do you mean by randomly execute one person? Shouldn’t there be a culprit for the blame?
Randomly...
What kind of practice is this?
"The Sky Extreme Sword has recorded your Qi. Complete the tasks I’ve assigned well. Otherwise, there will be no hiding place for you, even at the ends of the earth," instructed Venerable Xuan Tian before turning and walking out of the great hall.
Instantly...
The great hall buzzed with commotion.
Various discussions could be heard coming from within.
However, Venerable Xuan Tian no longer paid them any attention.
Upon leaving the great hall, he strolled over to a stone intended as part of the landscape, leapt upon it, and sat down quietly.
He knew he had no talent for management.
Aside from some talent in cultivation, he wasn’t particularly attuned to the ways of the world.
Therefore, if he wanted to accomplish this, he would have to do it in a special way.
"Wushi," Venerable Xuan Tian said, wiping the blood from the Sky Extreme Sword, "you wished to protect Qiantian for a hundred years... If your wish is to protect Qiantian, then I will give you a unified Qiantian! A powerful Qiantian!"
Assuming control of the True Immortal Palace was just the first step.
Next, he would use the power of the True Immortal Palace to integrate the power of Cheng and Green State Provinces, and then recover Sun State.
Then, using these three states as a base, he would sweep across the land.
As for why not collaborate with Daqian Dynasty, Sanqing Hall, or Lingxiao Palace?
Lingxiao Palace...
Was a bit too weak.
And as for Sanqing Hall and Daqian Dynasty, having had dealings with them, he clearly understood what kind of people these two powers were.
A bunch of craven and opportunistic lot.
They might unify Qiantian, but would be incapable of making it strong.
Therefore...
He would do it himself.
This was also the path he had contemplated during the past months of confusion, the path he would take going forward.
When Qiantian becomes truly powerful, powerful enough to face any threat on its own, powerful enough that people no longer need to sacrifice themselves in silent guardianship, then...
Master Wushi’s wish will have been fulfilled.
The grievances between them would also be settled.
...
Blue Star.
Star Shining Federation Cosmic Light Laboratory.
Apocalypse Project Department.
At this moment, an uncontrollable cheer came from inside.
"We did it! We did it! We’ve succeeded!"
"Ninety-two people! Out of these four hundred people, we’ve successfully transmitted ninety-two people, with a success rate of over twenty percent!"
"It’s incredible, the previous success rate was so slim it was entirely left to luck, but now, thanks to the receiving device they built on the other side, the success rate has been boosted to twenty-three percent in one go?"
Waves of discussion were also continuously emanating from the project team.
In a conference room, the project leader Harryman, as well as several other important figures like Lao Keren, Denis, and others, were present.
Even the President of the Star Shining Federation, Edward, and the Vice President, Robert, were in attendance via video at this meeting.
"The first message from Mr. James proved the success of our ’Apocalypse’ project, achieving a leap from zero to one, and the second message helped us to gain a preliminary understanding of that world, while also boosting our transmission odds from slim to twenty-three percent," Harryman reported to the President with an air of triumph.
"In this latest batch of four hundred trainees, ninety-two people completed the transmission, including many experts in the communication industry. Following this trend, it won’t take long before we can truly communicate with the other side and gain a detailed understanding of that world’s specific situation," Harryman continued.
"Very good, this is indeed a historic breakthrough, well worth the vast funding we’ve invested and the tremendous manpower and material resources we’ve mobilized," said Edward.
"Currently, we need more intelligence about that world, especially the military structure of that world. We do not want to bring an unbeatable enemy to the Federation, to Blue Star, becoming the eternal sinners of the Blue Star Race," Edward remarked.
"In fact, from the desolation of most areas in that world and the almost non-existent bright lights, it’s clear that the civilization level there is not high. This fits with our speculations of a feudal era in that world. With limited information and personnel circulation in a feudal era, no matter how it develops, the level it can reach is very limited," Lao Keren added.
"Plus, further exploration of Simon’s memories and verification with the messages from the other side have fully confirmed this point. Next, we just need to understand the specific powers of those super humans in that world called ’cultivators’," Lao Keren continued.
The others nodded in agreement.
They had little doubt about the level of civilization in that world.
The repeated confirmations were due to the gravity of the situation, and they had to exercise utmost caution and attentiveness.
"Understood," continued Lao Keren, glancing at the document in hand, "so far, the information we have matches what we already know, except for the power level of a type of cultivator known as ’Saints’. The rest can be killed with heavy firearms equipped with special bullets, even the Devas are merely prey for our Air Force’s ’Hawk Falcon’ fighter jets."
"Saints can live for five hundred years?" Edward was evidently most concerned about this point.
"Yes, sir," Lao Keren affirmed with a significant nod. "Messrs. James and Jackson who reached that world have given a clear answer."
"Good," Edward said with a smile.
Five hundred years!
Meeting that criterion was enough!
If he really could live to be five hundred years old, even at great cost, it would be worthwhile!
Even if it meant a nuclear war erupting on Blue Star!
"Urge James to quickly construct a suitable communication system, and to gain detailed knowledge of the true powers of the ’Saints’ and the Earthly True Immortals," Edward ordered.
Although they had obtained detailed information from Simon’s brain, for such major events as contact with aliens and even opening a gate to an alien world, they would not act rashly without personal verification.
"Understood, the ninety-two people are specialists in various fields – communication, security, combat, medical, weapons, psychology, interrogation, and so on, we have it all covered," Lao Keren said, his voice filled with abundant confidence. "With these ninety-two specialists heading over, plus the groundwork James has already laid over there, the communication equipment will be built quickly. All we need to do is to direct our antennae array towards Longevity World and wait for the good news from their side."
Edward nodded.
At this time, Robert asked, "Given what we have learned from Simon’s memories, which seems to be true as ’memory sharing’ makes it impossible for either party to hide information from the other and we’ve already received corroborating proof, should we..." he paused for emphasis, "begin preparing for the construction of the Star Spirit Platform?"
The Star Spirit Platform!
This item caused everyone present to grow solemn.
The Star Spirit Platform was also learned from Simon’s memories.
This construct shared similar features to a special treasure named ’Dao Artifact’ obtained by James and his team.
But while the Dao Artifact could only increase the success rate of consciousness transmission from Blue Star to about twenty percent, the Star Spirit Platform...
Almost guaranteed a one hundred percent success rate!
In time, even they might be able to experience a trip to an alien world.
Everyone’s gaze settled on President Edward.
After a moment of contemplation and being conscious of his own age of seventy-three with not much time left, he made his decision. He believed that with two to three years, they would have enough time to uncover the true secrets of the Star Spirit Platform.
"Despite not having absolute certainty yet to rule out potential risks from this ’Star Spirit Platform’ device, constructing such a large structure dependent on special materials will take time, at least two to three years. I believe that’s ample time to thoroughly uncover the secrets of the Star Spirit Platform," he stated, his voice growing firmer.
Therefore, he resolved, "I have decided to initiate the ’Star Spirit Platform’ construction project!"
