ccnovels #280 - Demon Tower Project
#280 - Demon Tower Project
The wise Number Five was still pondering the hidden meaning behind Wang Jixuan's words 'spokesperson';
The Daoist Wang, in excellent condition, had already begun guiding his girlfriend into their first real dual cultivation.
This was a proper cultivation technique.
Although the process looked a bit improper, requiring the two to be intimate and close, this technique demanded an emergency brake at key moments to restrain and control desires.
When the two went from interlocking fingers to facing palms, from inner heat to inner calm, the technique finally ran smoothly.
Wang Jixuan tried many times before finding this state.
Ling Tong performed much better than him; she even helped Wang Jixuan a bit.
Early the next morning.
Wang Jixuan, having cultivated lying on his side for two or three hours, left Ling Tong's side and tiptoed out of the dormitory door.
Two mechanical maids outside the door were obediently carrying out their guard duties.
'This technique is really something.'
'As expected of a righteous technique, it actually requires controlling desires. It's a pity I didn't collect dual cultivation techniques that allow indulgence back then. Cultivating like this, there might not be any problems with the body, but the mind will probably become a bit twisted.'
'Hmm, the Way of Human Desire, wonderfully ineffable.'
After a night of effort, the door to dual cultivation could be considered open.
With the help of yin and yang harmony, Ling Tong's body had received nourishment from Wang Jixuan's magic power, making it a Dao body comparable to a Gathering Spirit Realm cultivator.
It was a pity that, because Ling Tong's Dao foundation was weak, Wang Jixuan didn't gain much enhancement. Overall, this cultivation method was only about fifty to sixty percent faster than ordinary meditation.
As Ling Tong's strength increased, the dual cultivation enhancement could become greater.
However, these things also needed time to accumulate.
Ling Tong herself was too busy; she definitely couldn't stay at home and be a 'virtuous housewife'. After these few days, Ling Tong would be flying around again, busy with her career.
'Might as well focus on enjoying it.'
Little Electric Sound Temple and the studio were already close at hand.
Mudan, holding a thick stack of paper documents, came out from the studio to greet him. She had already predicted that Wang Jixuan should be going to teach, and had taken out the prepared courseware in advance.
Wang Jixuan stopped these chaotic thoughts.
After a few days of joy, having experienced human desire, his Dao heart could be considered complete.
Although he wanted to immerse himself in it and spend his hundred-day honeymoon well, reality forced him to leave the gentle embrace and step towards the hero's graveyard.
Wang Jixuan found a corner, modified the courseware for half an hour, and organized today's teaching content.
The Number Five Spirit Cultivator's core circuit that he had comprehended yesterday naturally couldn't be taken out directly now, as that would easily cause Number Five to come over and have a 'real person quick fight' with him.
Making a fortune in silence was the way to go.
"Chief," Mudan asked, "Regarding the Natural Faction, is there really no need to respond? Because you refused to talk to them yesterday, they seem quite disappointed."
Wang Jixuan wondered, "Wasn't it the Number One, Two, and Three Spirit Cultivators that I refused?"
Mudan said, "In the context at the time, the Natural Faction actually regarded their friendly relationship with you as their political capital in front of the top three Spirit Cultivators… Your refusal also caused them to lose this capital."
"That's their own business."
Wang Jixuan slightly curled his lips:
"I have no malice towards the Natural Faction because Aunt Dragonfly is a good person."
"As for what others are like, it has no direct relationship with me. Whether they are disappointed or not is not within my consideration. If they really want to establish friendship, they should take action first, even if it's just involving part of the ruling faction's power."
"Essentially, they're just fence-sitters."
"Yes," Mudan smiled reassuringly, "They just wanted to use this favor to kidnap you."
Wang Jixuan shook his head and returned the paper documents to Mudan.
"Is there any other reaction from Spirit Energy City?"
"It's calm for the time being," Mudan said. "They probably won't be active for a while. This great retreat is also to gather strength, worried that the Pillar-level Blade Beast will wake up and cause them trouble."
"We still need to find a way to prevent the Pillar Blade Beast from awakening."
Wang Jixuan's eyes flickered slightly.
Spirit Energy City seemed to have made a good move, wanting to hide in the Arctic Circle and watch the Pillar Blade Beast impact the nine comprehensive war zones… If the Pillar-level Blade Beast were led to their lair, or the Pillar Blade Beast were prevented from awakening, then Spirit Energy City's move would become a complete blunder.
Wang Jixuan had no way to lure the Pillar-level Blade Beast yet;
But preventing the Pillar Blade Beast from awakening… he had actually figured out a bit of a way.
Spirit Cultivators have various circuits, and their cultivation world also has various sealing methods, such as the famous Demon Sealing Tower, Demon Suppressing Tower, semi-magic weapon semi-buildings, or some large formations.
He has the technology;
Number Five, whose injuries have partially recovered, has 'magic power';
Subsequent cooperation might really have miraculous effects.
"Mudan, make the lunch more formal and sumptuous. I'm treating Xiaohua Ting and Number Five."
"Eh?" Mudan was a little puzzled, "Does Xiaohua Ting need to be specially treated? Isn't she someone you summon and dismiss at will?"
The Daoist Priest glared and asked, "When have I ever summoned and dismissed people at will?"
"Every time you need someone to sing to harmonize spirit energy."
"Okay, then I'll pay attention in the future!"
Wang Jixuan muttered things like "I don't judge people by their appearance" and "I have always respected her very much", and walked into the school with his hands behind his back.
Mudan chuckled and silently sealed this memory data.
Write a few sentences in the "Chief's Diary":
[The Chief actively invited Xiaohua Ting to enjoy lunch to enhance their relationship.]
[The Chief actively invited Number Five to have lunch together to discuss how to deal with the crisis in the human world.]
[The Chief did not invite Chief Ling Tong to this lunch.]
Statement of facts.
… …
Midday.
"Hmm?"
Number Five, looking at the long table filled with delicacies (stir-fried dishes) and delicacies (canned goods), nodded with satisfaction:
"You do have a conscience. When asking me to do things, you finally know how to do some superficial work."
"Ask you to do things? I didn't say I was asking you to do things."
Wang Jixuan, who had just changed out of his blood-stained clothes, walked out of the corner bathroom wearing big shorts and a vest, with the slippers on his feet being particularly eye-catching.
Gao Huating took the initiative to greet him and took the bath towel from Wang Jixuan's hand.
"Thanks," the Daoist Priest responded with a smile.
"It's nothing," Gao Huating responded softly.
Number Five, still in the form of a blonde loli, sat casually in the main seat.
She stretched and narrowed her eyes, saying with emotion:
"It's so comfortable, my whole body doesn't hurt so much anymore. Although the recovery of my strength is still relatively slow, I can now kill their advanced spirit slaves."
"Let's be frank, what do you need my help with? I'll decide whether to agree based on your performance."
"Let me think about how to tell you."
Wang Jixuan sat across the long table.
Gao Huating looked around a few times and still silently sat to Wang Jixuan's right, closer to her boss.
Mudan led two mechanical maids forward to pour wine, water, and serve dishes for the three of them. She also brought over a few metal screens to surround this corner and turned on the soundproof protective cover.
To prevent some research大佬 who were holding boxed lunches from becoming jealous and causing trouble.
Gao Huating whispered, "Chief, are you going to communicate with the person in my body?"
Wang Jixuan saw her apprehension and said with a smile, "Isn't she a part of you?"
"This," Gao Huating sighed softly, "I don't know what to say either. Every night I can feel her existence, and then my body feels warm, as if it's being transformed…"
"Didn't you get any relevant memories?"
"She said that she didn't want the new me to bear too much. The past has mistakes and burdens. It's good to let it completely pass and leave a new life."
Gao Huating said in a low voice, like a thief:
"But I seem to have remembered a little too. When I dream, I have seen many quarrels and disputes, like internal disagreements."
Wang Jixuan nodded, glanced at Number Five's expression, and found that this big sister was eating elegantly and obviously didn't want to participate in this topic, so he didn't continue to ask.
Wang Jixuan instructed, "No matter when, you must remember that you are Gao Huating, a human living in Fortress 76, that's enough… Some special talents and abilities are to make you a more outstanding person, not your burden. Don't have too much pressure. Although you sing very well, it's most important that you are willing to sing to others."
Gao Huating's smile was warm. She picked up the wine glass, pursed her lips, widened her eyes, and carefully clinked glasses with Wang Jixuan.
The Daoist Priest couldn't help but smile and drank a sip of the sour red wine with her.
He still preferred the mountain monkey brew.
Mudan diligently served dishes beside him. Wang Jixuan chatted with Gao Huating for a few words and then turned the topic to the Pillar Blade Beast.
"Old Wei…"
"Anything you call me is better than Old Wei!" Number Five said fiercely.
"Okay, Wei Shenme," Daoist Wang said with a smile, "Now that your injuries have eased, we should also discuss how to deal with the Pillar Blade Beast."
Number Five held a fork in her right hand, propped her temple with the back of her hand, and tilted her head to think.
She asked, "Can you continue to help me heal?"
"It requires me to be stronger. I've done everything I can do at this stage," Wang Jixuan said. "The damage to your core circuit and the deeper soul wounds require long-term recuperation."
Number Five nodded slightly, "This will depend on your elixirs... But with my current strength, I definitely can't defeat the Pillar Blade Beast. The most terrifying thing about the Pillar Blade Beast is its ability to integrate the Blade Beast horde. All the Blade Beasts are like its scales, bones, and cells, and they are all replaceable. The Pillar Blade Beast, combined with a million-strong Blade Beast horde, is a perfect war machine... That's how they were designed."
Wang Jixuan said quickly, "There are currently three possible solutions."
Number Five almost choked, frowning, "Three? Are you sure? I can only think of one way right now, and that is to compromise with those three old guys and have them work together to reinforce the slumbering circuit. Even then, success is only probable."
Wang Jixuan snapped his fingers.
Mudan walked up to Number Five in her high heels, opening her hands like an accordion, revealing a clear projection screen inside.
"This is the result of Mudan gathering all current intelligence and using D5's supercomputer to calculate."
Wang Jixuan said with a smile:
"These are just possible solutions, not definite methods. Let's discuss them together and see which one might work."
"At this stage, because of the semi-human mecha and the Seven Star Sword Formation, we no longer need to expend too many resources to deal with ordinary King-level Blade Beasts."
"As long as the Pillar-level Blade Beasts continue to slumber, give me three to five years, and I should be able to help humanity turn the tide."
Number Five looked at the patterns and text scrolling across the projection screen, pondering slightly.
According to the Human Military's investigation, several huge underground cavities have appeared near the Sixth Pillar Blade Beast. Combining this with other intelligence, they can now basically determine that the Blade Beasts originally slumbering there chose to self-destruct, using a sacrificial method to awaken the Sixth Pillar.
The Ninth Pillar, near the D5 Integrated War Zone, also has underground cavities around it, but the scale is far smaller than the Sixth Pillar's.
In addition, the direction of air spirit energy flow, as drawn by spirit energy monitoring satellites, is all converging towards the Sixth and Ninth Pillar Blade Beasts, almost forming a spirit energy ocean current.
Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the military research team is conducting 'Spirit Energy Source' research, striving to find the root of the earth's spirit energy emission—this is just a digression.
The first solution derived from this information is naturally to prevent this sacrifice.
"That Gari Nuo, who I killed once before, is likely the key."
Wang Jixuan asked:
"Do you have a way to locate Gari Nuo? Or do other spirit practitioners have this ability?"
Number Five slowly shook his head: "As far as I know, none of the six core circuits on Earth can do it. The Council of War Gods, which developed the Blade Beasts, was wiped out by the Blade Beasts long ago. The slumbering circuits were desperately transmitted by them before they died... and then monopolized by the Wings of Light Council."
"In other words, there's basically no hope?"
Wang Jixuan shook his head regretfully:
"Then let's use the second and third solutions. Don't tell anyone for now. They may not work, so don't give them too much expectation."
"Okay, let me take a look..."
Number Five spirit practitioner read carefully.
The second solution is still to use their spirit practitioners' methods to reinforce the slumbering circuit, or to make the Sixth Pillar Blade Beast slumber again.
And the third one...
"Demon Suppressing Pagoda?" Number Five asked softly, "Can this thing be useful?"
Wang Jixuan confessed frankly: "How would we know if we don't try... You can now mobilize a lot of spirit energy. I can teach you how to set up the array base, but I can't teach you everything, lest you fully master this technology. I still need to do some key things myself."
Number Five snorted, "You're still wary of me."
"It's not that I'm wary of you. Our cooperation should be gradual," Wang Jixuan said seriously. "Like this time, we showed each other one percent of our memories and gained each other's initial trust."
Number Five shook his head: "Then I have two requests."
"Speak."
"First, if this time is successful, and your Demon Suppressing Pagoda suppresses the Sixth Pillar, then in the future, after we have deep mutual trust, you must allow me to exchange the complete manufacturing method of your Demon Suppressing Pagoda for equivalent technology or resources."
"Absolutely."
"Second," Number Five pointed diagonally upwards, "I can sense that the Sub-King-level Blade Beast, the one you tamed, will arrive here in less than a hundred kilometers. I want to know how you tamed it."
Number Five emphasized:
"These two conditions are not for myself, but only to defeat the Blade Beasts."
Wang Jixuan looked at Mudan: "Is Red Serpent coming soon?"
"Yes, sir. I reported it to you once yesterday."
"Okay, the timing is quite clever," Wang Jixuan smiled happily.
It's better to do it today than tomorrow. Later, I will try to help Red Serpent transform!
It can also give Number Five and Old Fu a little surprise.
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(PS: I took anti-inflammatory medicine before going to bed and woke up close to noon. I quickly got up to write the update... My ear inflammation is a bit uncomfortable. If I can’t make it, I’ll get an IV drip tonight. In short, I will never add to the overdue updates!!! I will post two character illustrations as compensation, so everyone should pretend that I wasn’t late today! Please like the illustrations!)