ccnovels #373 - It's a disaster that can't be avoided
#373 - It's a disaster that can't be avoided
Yezi didn't answer him directly.
But Wang Jixuan could see very clearly that a hint of loneliness flashed across Yezi's eyes.
She was like a helpless little girl after being injured, walking in the cold snowy night in thin clothes, her strength gradually being drained by the surrounding air.
Wang Jixuan met her gaze again.
Now, there was a tacit understanding between the two of them.
From the very beginning, she knew that Wang Jixuan had come to swindle information, so she didn't reveal any key secrets and even tried to instill some ideas into Wang Jixuan;
Wang Jixuan had been holding onto a fluke mentality, because no matter which angle he looked at it from, he couldn't avoid investigating that ancient civilization.
Yezi suddenly smiled, "Big brother, can we hug for a while?"
There was even a hint of longing in her eyes.
Since things had come to this, Wang Jixuan didn't pretend anymore.
The tadpole marks branded all over his body flickered with light and shattered at the same time, and a wisp of lonely soul floated out from the center of this body's brow, gazing at Yezi in front of him.
Wang Jixuan's expression was very calm.
Yezi lowered her head, her fingers clutching the hem of her skirt tightly.
"Only two days..." she said, pouting.
Wang Jixuan suddenly laughed, "Old hag, why are you acting like a young girl?"
Yezi was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Wang Jixuan with some helplessness, "This body of mine is perfect."
"It's almost impossible to be perfect when it's related to cloning technology."
Wang Jixuan said indifferently:
"I don't understand what you're pursuing, and I don't want to understand you. Maybe you think there's too much suffering in the world, but I think this world is pretty good."
"And... I'm now considered both righteous and evil, with one foot stepping into the demonic path, but there's one principle that I think I must adhere to."
Yezi asked with a smile, "Is big brother going to lecture me?"
"So-called injustice is the encroachment and destruction of other living beings' right to survival, outside of the relationship of natural laws where predators hunt for food."
Light blue flames appeared around Wang Jixuan, and this wisp of lonely soul began to burn slowly.
"Remember, Yezi, those who commit many injustices will destroy themselves. If the heavens don't punish you, I will."
Bang!
Wang Jixuan's lonely soul exploded into a circle of shockwaves.
Yezi stood there in a daze.
Not knowing when, she took a deep breath as if waking from a dream, and raised her hand to cover her red face.
"Big brother said he would take me..."
She smiled obsessively, turned around, and went to the bath, once again lying in the arms of the stone sculpture.
The pseudo-spirit slaves kneeling in the corner quietly glanced over here, each lowering their heads, not daring to say a word.
...
Taking advantage of the time to call everyone over for a meeting, Wang Jixuan asked Mudan to get an iron bucket, filled it with hot water, and soaked in it for a while.
The loss of the lonely soul was not worth mentioning; he could replenish it by swallowing a few remnants of Bladebeast souls.
The Alien Soul and the Second Battle Puppet were not exposed, which made it easier to continue monitoring that cloning laboratory later.
This time was not without gains either.
Many of his previous guesses had been confirmed.
A conspiracy, or rather, a series of events, was gradually becoming clear in front of him. Although there were still many mysteries within, he had roughly determined some issues.
Yezi, Spiritualist Number Six, began to form a human trafficking organization sixty years ago, targeting scavenger camps and constantly supplying materials to the Bladebeasts and Spirit Energy City.
At the same time, behind Yezi, there was also an organization similar to the Council of Lightwings.
This group of Spiritualists had been trying to bring down the Spiritualist civilization for tens of thousands of years, destroying the existing order and building a new one, but they had made little progress until they got the Elysian Canopy technology—it was not yet certain how they did it; the ancient civilization might not have just one Earth relic—they gave this technology to the War God Council, indirectly causing the Bladebeast disaster.
In addition, Sabina, Amina, and other Six Spiritualists escaping to Earth were also due to the information provided by Yezi, Spiritualist Number Six.
Overall, Yezi could also be considered one of the masterminds behind a series of disasters on Earth.
The Bladebeast civilization seemed to have some secret cooperation with Yezi's faction of Spiritualists.
The pseudo-spirit slaves were also a product of their creation.
It seemed that the pseudo-spirit slaves were considered perfect in their eyes, combining human intelligence and Bladebeast power, unlike cultivators who relied on aptitude and talent, and unlike Spiritualists who were limited by core circuits.
Pseudo-spirit slaves were not just battlefield consumables.
A new civilization, under the protection of the Bladebeast civilization, was rapidly developing.
"Ah, a headache..."
Daoist Wang raised his hand and rubbed his brow.
The information he wanted most, Yezi stubbornly refused to provide.
And now, he had to consider how to go to the ancient civilization.
Knock knock.
A knock sounded on the door. Wang Jixuan's spiritual sense had already detected it, and he called out, "Come in."
The side door of the container room was pushed open, and the female officer with a ponytail peeked in. Seeing Wang Jixuan comfortably soaking in the bath, she closed the door with a smile.
Naturally, it was Ling Tong who had come;
Otherwise, Wang Jixuan would have crossed his arms instead of spreading his legs.
Ling Tong took off her military uniform, the makeup on her face concealing the fatigue of her journey. Dressed in a white shirt, military pants, and leather boots, she perfectly combined competence and charm.
"Did you call everyone over for a meeting?"
"Yeah, Wu Man and Red Serpent are still in class, no rush."
Ling Tong's soft hands pressed on Wang Jixuan's shoulders, gently kneading them, while incidentally guiding strands of magic power and aura to nourish the muscles on Wang Jixuan's shoulders.
The Daoist comfortably groaned.
Ling Tong saw the whiteboard in front filled with dense writing and softly asked:
"Are you in trouble?"
"It's still those two things, going around and around, it still can't get past that ancient civilization."
Wang Jixuan sighed with his eyes closed:
"I can feel that the old hag is just luring me to go down."
"Whether it was the last time or what Yezi said, they all point to one thing—that I'm not contacting the ancient civilization for the first time."
"Something must have happened in here."
Ling Tong softly said, "Don't be too anxious. Isn't it a new situation now? The Celestial Demon Soldier plan is progressing smoothly. I just went around the military camp and chatted with everyone. Everyone can stay awake. The kind of collective demonization we were worried about before hasn't happened at all."
Wang Jixuan couldn't help but laugh.
"With me, the Great Demon, here, the little demons can naturally stay awake."
"Don't say that about yourself," Ling Tong sighed softly, "You are a righteous person, falling into the demonic path for the sake of human civilization... but I can't help you do anything."
"Hmm? There are too many things you can help me with, like."
Wang Jixuan suddenly raised his hand and guided. The clothes on Ling Tong's body shattered on their own, and she suddenly fell into the cross-sectioned iron bucket.
Soft fragrance entered his embrace, and the Daoist was also not polite, burying his head and starting to conquer the territory.
Before falling into his fiery emotions, Ling Tong also sighed a little helplessly.
Outside, she was now considered an influential figure at the war zone level, and even a star figure in the army, but in front of Wang Jixuan...
Recently, even dual cultivation was unnecessary, because her strength improvement had also reached a bottleneck.
Desire was heating up.
Ling Tong's chaotic thoughts were quickly thrown to the back of her mind, accompanying Wang Jixuan in his mad antics.
More than an hour later.
Wang Jixuan appeared in the simple conference room as if nothing had happened, and Ling Tong had already gone to the room to rest.
Everyone smiled knowingly and began to summarize and analyze all the information they had.
In fact, their discussions didn't lead to any results.
Zheng Shiduo said helplessly, "Now the important thing is time. Going around in a circle, it's still the same question... We have to go and open the planetary barrier left by the ancient civilization."
Red Serpent raised his hand and said, "Time is running out, teacher. I suggest we send out a special operations team first. Me, Wu Man, Old Zheng, Ji Xiao, Ji Yale, the five of us will go and scout the way."
Amina immediately said, "I can take you down."
"Eh," Wang Jixuan replied nonchalantly, "Letting my disciples go on an adventure while I hide behind, what kind of principle is that?"
"They obviously want to fool you into going down."
Zheng Shiduo said quickly:
"It's not that I'm saying, Brother Wang, that ancient civilization is actually treating us like fools."
"How could she not understand Little Hua Ting's feelings for you? Little Hua Ting certainly wouldn't follow her wishes to harm you and lose half of your cultivation, ah. This is almost a blatant scheme, using this matter to send you some signals."
"Sister Amina also brought back hidden information about your identity."
"This ring within a ring is just to lead you down there."
Wang Jixuan tapped his fingers on the table.
Amina clicked her tongue on the side, "Being called sister by you, I feel goosebumps all over my body."
Zheng Shiduo sang, "With the lights off, we're all the same..."
Ji Xiao on the side pretended to kick someone, and Zheng Shiduo wisely shut his mouth.
Red Serpent insisted on saying, "Or I and Ji Xiao will go, Ji Xiao can run."
"The spiritual energy包裹ing the ancient civilization is deep underground," Wang Jixuan shook his head, "There, the high temperature and high pressure, the energy released by the star core, is not so easy to resist. Your strength is not yet able to survive in that kind of extreme environment."
Everyone fell silent, constantly pondering.
"If it's a blessing, it's not a curse; if it's a curse, you can't avoid it."
Wang Jixuan simply said:
"There's definitely no hope of avoiding this matter; we can only face it."
"If the planetary barrier can't be opened, we'll still be finished in a few months. If we can buy a few more years, things can usher in a turning point."
"It's settled then!"
"Prepare for half a month. Me, Amina, Little Hua Ting, Old Zheng, the four of us will go to the ancient civilization and see if we can negotiate terms with that guy."
“If something happens to me, Wu Man and Red Serpent, the two of you will be responsible for the subsequent training and strengthening of the Heavenly Devil Troops.”
Wu Man hurriedly said, “Teacher, I am more attuned to Buddhism, and I don’t know the subsequent cultivation methods for the Heavenly Devil Troops.”
“Wasn't this what we've been preparing for the past half month?”
Wang Ji Xuan said with a smile:
“The Blade Beasts are also taking action. They are adding spiritual energy circuits to the pseudo-spirit slaves to suppress demonic energy. This spiritual energy circuit comes from Number Six's hand.
“Also… don't tell anyone about the 'Soul of Goodness' plan. I'd be embarrassed.”
Peony, who was taking meeting minutes, obediently deleted this part of the record upon hearing this.
Something must have happened here;
Peony speculated.
Otherwise, why would the superior, whose Dao body is inherently flawless, voluntarily ask to take a bath?
… …
That night.
Fu Jian, who was passing by, took half an hour out of his schedule to appear before Wang Ji Xuan.
This Commander-in-Chief has been very busy lately.
As soon as Wang Ji Xuan proposes a plan, he has to be responsible for negotiating with the other people in the Nine Comprehensive War Zones and the Three Space Fortresses, with endless meetings every day.
“Have you decided?” Fu Jian asked.
“Yes,” Wang Ji Xuan said calmly, “If I don’t go to hell, who will?”
Fu Jian laughed: “That’s fine too. Having shared the Heavenly Devil Troop cultivation method, you don’t have much residual value to human civilization anyway.”
He was naturally joking.
Wang Ji Xuan looked resentful: “I was disgusted by Spiritual Cultivator Number Six, which is Ye Zi!”
“Uh,” Fu Jian glanced at the next room.
Ling Tong was meditating and comprehending the cultivation method Wang Ji Xuan had just taught, which was the foundation of Sword Control Technique.
Fu Jian asked: “Your 'Soul of Goodness' plan failed?”
“It was half successful. Ye Zi knew from the beginning that I was there to gather information, and didn't reveal any key intelligence.”
Daoist Wang sighed softly:
“Now, as soon as I close my eyes, I hear 'Big Brother' 'Big Brother' over and over, like someone calling for a soul!”
“And I have to go underground, there are too many secrets hidden there.”
Fu Jian said: “Bring more nuclear bombs with you when you go back.”
“Are there any with particularly high power?”
“Unfortunately, nuclear weapon materials are limited. The maximum yield of the nuclear bombs we are currently producing is less than one-tenth of the Tsar Bomba.”
“Some related technologies have not yet been broken through, otherwise we would have blown them all up long ago.”
Fu Jian said:
“I have already placed the most powerful nuclear bomb with Old Man Six.”
Wang Ji Xuan asked: “Old Man Six shouldn’t be much of a threat now, right? Their masters are cooperating with us.”
“No, their threat is higher than before.”
Fu Jian shook his head:
“The contradictions within human civilization cannot be confused with the contradictions between human civilization, the Blade Beast civilization, and the Spiritual Cultivation civilization.
“If I let Old Man Six go now, they will inevitably brew new disasters within human civilization in the future. In the instant my heartbeat stops, I will try to drag them down with me.
“This is their destiny.”
Wang Ji Xuan gave a thumbs up: “You are ruthless enough.”
“This is actually a last resort.”
Fu Jian opened the small refrigerator in his chest and took out two exquisite alloy boxes:
“Take the one code-named 001, and give the one code-named 002 to Peony.”
Wang Ji Xuan asked with a smile: “How many times have you arranged your affairs before death?”
He scanned it with his spiritual sense. There was a medal in the number one box, and a sealed chip in the number two box.
The Daoist, this quasi-intermediate mechanic, is now completely useless.
He didn't look at it much and put the two boxes away.
Fu Jian just replied faintly: “Only by being prepared to sacrifice at any time can one’s will not completely collapse. The era of greatest pressure has actually passed. The sun is rising, and the new era belongs to the young people… I’m leaving. Prepare yourself. If the ancient civilization’s planetary barrier can be opened, that would be even better.”
Wang Ji Xuan waved his hand.
Fu Jian turned and took two steps, then turned his head to look at Wang Ji Xuan before leaving.
“If it can’t be opened, then it doesn’t matter. Follow your own rhythm and walk your path… This is not your responsibility, you owe us nothing.”
Wang Ji Xuan nodded with a smile, a few glimmers of light flashing in his eyes.
He had actually already thought of a countermeasure.
In the generally calm environment, half a month passed quickly.