ccnovels #420 - Mysterious Visitor
#420 - Mysterious Visitor
Ling Tong and Wang Jixuan's master bedroom had now become a temporary command center.
Projections of staff members were scattered everywhere, and two rows of projection screens appeared before Ling Tong, who was sitting on the sofa.
Wang Jixuan stood by the window with his arms crossed, watching the scene before him with emotion.
Ling Tong felt a little unfamiliar to him.
That aura of majesty and bearing was simply a replica of Fu Jian.
There was no place for him to sit here.
"Commander-in-chief, the Tianze 032 ship has been confirmed to be hijacked. The other party has kidnapped diplomatic staff member Gao Huating and demanded that we open the interstellar portal. They want to enter Earth."
"According to preliminary data feedback, there are four hijackers. They broke in from outside the porthole during the ship's high-speed travel! They didn't give our security forces any reaction time."
"Commander-in-chief! The hijackers have sent a video clip!"
Ling Tong shouted "Wait a moment," and turned to look at Wang Jixuan.
The Taoist priest shrugged: "I'm paying attention. Just play it."
Ling Tong then had it projected.
The picture started in the ship's cockpit.
All the crew members had their heads surrounded by a black aura, meticulously executing the instructions sent by the hijackers.
The person recording the video was the captain of the ship.
Unsurprisingly, his head was also surrounded by a black aura, and he was controlled by the hijackers.
While the video was being played, analysis had already begun, and a lot of information was synchronized to Ling Tong.
For example, a corner of a frame in the video showed the ship's status, revealing that the ship's middle cabin had activated emergency protection capsules, which was obviously the enemy's breakthrough point, and could also be used as a breakthrough point for subsequent rescue operations.
The captain left the cockpit with the recording equipment, walked through a corridor a few meters wide, and arrived at the luxurious cabin lounge.
Gao Huating was sealed by a piece of solid ice, standing there quietly.
Four serious-looking middle-aged men and women, draped in purple cloaks, sat around Gao Huating, looking up at the recording equipment.
They were actually a little handsome.
The middle-aged woman on the front left took the initiative to speak:
"Black Storm, Wang Zheng."
The other three spoke in turn, as if they knew what the other wanted to say next.
"You're finally willing to show your face."
"We've been waiting for you for a long time."
"You need to leave with us."
Wang Jixuan frowned slightly.
He really wanted to communicate with these four guys, but this was just a video and had no interactive properties.
The four continued to speak at a pace of one sentence per person:
"We have no intention of participating in these civilization disputes."
"Our only target is you."
"Cultivators, immortal cultivators, the problems caused by the Ina civilization breaking the plane barrier."
"Please don't add more difficulty to our work."
Wang Jixuan slightly curled his lips.
Work?
The origins of these four people seemed to be more mysterious than he thought.
Then would they know about the Immortal's Finger?
The four paused for more than ten seconds, seemingly communicating with each other through sound transmission, and then each said a sentence.
"We don't want to go to war with you."
"According to our investigation, even if Black Storm no longer takes action, the Blade Beast disaster will be controlled within two hundred years."
"If Black Storm can cooperate with our work, we will give some feedback."
"Non-interference is our main principle."
The middle-aged woman in the lead made a summary:
"Next, please do not attack this ship, open the interstellar portal for us. Our purpose is to communicate with Black Storm face to face and will not harm your diva."
The captain filming the video turned off the recording equipment.
That was the entire content of the video.
Wang Jixuan muttered softly: "Is the purpose so clear?"
"Do you want to reply to them?" Ling Tong asked.
The surrounding staff members were also stunned.
Their commander-in-chief would actually ask for other people's opinions.
Authoritarianism and a nearly 100% strategy accuracy rate were indelible labels on Ling Tong.
"Reply with one sentence, I'm waiting for them here."
Wang Jixuan thought for a while and said:
"Let them four come over. Don't mobilize too many spirit practitioners. Let Wu Man and the others not leave yet."
"Let Wu Man identify whether these four people are the same group of mysterious experts who previously sniped at them."
"Okay."
Ling Tong agreed and quickly issued a series of orders.
All the male compatriots present suddenly looked at Wang Jixuan with fanaticism.
They had all grown up listening to the stories of Black Storm, and they had an almost numb belief in Black Storm's strength, resilience, and nobility.
Now, they directly felt the power of Black Storm.
Through… the fact that Black Storm could command Ling Tong, one of their human race's highest commanders.
They mostly called Ling Tong commander-in-chief out of respect. Now, the human race's highest commanders were no longer the commanders-in-chief of various integrated war zones, but the legion commanders of various expeditionary fleets, and the general commanders of the planetary defense forces of the three main planets occupied by humans.
Ling Tong's orders were quickly executed.
That ship began to pass through the portal.
Wang Jixuan instructed Ling Tong a few words, which were nothing more than asking her to take care of herself and not participate in the upcoming fight.
Then, Taoist Wang went to find Amina, briefly discussed a few words with her, and turned back to Cloud City.
He wasn't directly hiding.
He was just borrowing the defensive power of Cloud City to protect his main body.
Taoist Wang, who was surrounded by a faint black aura, walked out of Cloud City again, joined Amina, and rushed to the outer defense space station.
Amina asked: "How far can your clone get away from your main body?"
"It's okay as long as it doesn't get too far beyond Earth's atmosphere," Wang Jixuan said. "This is my perfected Dragon Python Different Soul, with 60% of my main body's combat power. I'm just worried that they have methods that can directly kill my main body."
Like that finger.
Amina said worriedly: "Where did this group of people come from?"
"Who knows, this universe is too big."
Wang Jixuan sighed softly:
"I've only recently opened my eyes."
"When listening to Wu Man talk about interstellar warfare."
"My previous focus was only on my own breakthroughs and promotions, and I didn't take the time to appreciate the colors of this world."
Amina raised her hand to tidy her hair: "I can accompany you to walk around in the future."
"Say that again in a few hundred years."
"Oh, okay."
Amina calmly looked at the starry sky ahead and took the initiative to change the subject:
"It's a bit of a pity that your clone can't go to the moon base to take a look."
"Moon base?"
"Yes, I'm used to calling that place the moon base. In fact, it has become the third largest human settlement in the solar system, second only to Mars, and belongs to the pan-Earth habitable zone."
Amina smiled:
"The scenery above is very good. Looking at the earth, there is a sense of inexplicable oppression, the sky is very clear, and the sun is like a big fireball."
"You can go and stroll around now."
The moon's development is quite good.
Wang Jixuan looked up at the full moon, but he didn't care too much.
He was now more curious about the origins of these hijackers.
… …
Half a day later.
A patched-up ship, under the 'escort' of a dozen warships, appeared in Wang Jixuan's sight.
Those warships had aimed all their cannons at this ship.
As long as the headquarters issued a destruction order, the ship could be destroyed within half a minute.
Wang Jixuan's different soul stood in the front square of a space fortress, quietly watching this scene, his expression very calm.
Behind him, Red Snake, Wu Man, and Zheng Shiduo lined up.
Amina, with two other spirit practitioners, stood in the corner behind, also ready to take action at any time.
This space fortress was originally used as a military transit station, without too many residents. At this moment, most people had taken spaceships and evacuated urgently to avoid being affected by the conflict that might break out later.
Four streams of light directly left that ship.
Wang Jixuan suddenly raised his eyebrows.
He felt it.
Mana fluctuations.
Very authentic mana fluctuations!
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These four streams of light used the Rainbow Transformation Technique, which was different from the Rainbow Transformation Technique in the cultivation world;
They didn't hide their strength. Their strengths were two Fusion Stage and two Tribulation Transcending Stage, with little overall difference, only two steps away from the Mahayana Stage.
What's the situation?
Wang Jixuan was indeed in a state of confusion about the sudden appearance of four cultivators, but he certainly couldn't show any sense of confusion.
So, Taoist Wang raised his head, puffed out his chest, stood with his hands behind his back, and slowly increased his Mahayana Stage aura.
The four streams of light flew to the outer protective shield of the space fortress in the blink of an eye.
Before the protective shield could be closed, one of the four punched, and a large hole appeared in the protective shield. They quickly entered.
A large amount of air escaped outward, but fortunately, the emergency protective shield was activated in time.
Buzzing sounds rang out everywhere, and the 'formulated air' here once again matched the concentration of the Earth's surface.
A wisp of sound transmission drilled into Wang Jixuan's ears:
"Teacher, it wasn't them who attacked us last time."
"Yeah."
Wang Jixuan nodded imperceptibly in response.
Not them?
Could there be two groups of people?
The four landed at the same time, and one of them gently shook his cloak, and the ice-sealed Gao Huating appeared in front of the four.
Like a shield.
Wang Jixuan said indifferently: "How about the four fellow Taoists release my disciple first?"
"Okay."
The middle-aged woman in the lead said slowly:
"As long as you agree to leave with us, we can directly let go of your disciple."
The other three spoke in turn:
“You are not here in your true form, and that shows a lack of sincerity.”
“We don't want things to get too ugly with you.”
“But you are already considered a Breaker of Restrictions. If you give up resisting now, we will try to secure a lenient sentence for you.”
“A sentence?” Wang Jixuan chuckled. “You want to judge me? What are you, some organization that maintains order across planes? Don’t make this Daoist laugh.”
The middle-aged woman in the lead nodded slightly: “We are indeed not an organization that maintains order across planes, and we are not lifeforms of this plane.”
Wang Jixuan smiled, narrowing his eyes: “I roughly guessed as much. The fluctuations of mana within you are quite authentic.”
“Please don't make things difficult for us.”
A middle-aged man said in a deep voice:
“Leaving with us is also protecting you. You should have already received the news that there is another group looking for you.”
“They want to obtain your cultivation methods and, by the way, devour you completely, turning you into their puppet.”
“You have the body of a Half-Immortal, which also makes you valuable to us. As long as you leave with us, everything can be discussed.”
Wang Jixuan shook his head.
Since the other party was being sincere, he didn't need to hide anything and said directly:
“Firstly, I can't determine whether you are all in the same group.”
“Secondly, you want me to leave with you without saying anything. What if you're leading me into a trap to kill me? What should I do then?”
“Thirdly, good and evil are all based on your words. What if you are the bad guys and that other group are the good guys? How should I handle that?”
His words seemed to step on the middle-aged man's tail.
This man, with his burly physique and natural curly hair, suddenly roared: “Insolent! It's bad enough that you cultivator don't recognize the Mandate of Heaven, but you dare to question us like this!”
A snicker came from behind.
Zheng Shiduo said with a smile: “Your face is really big. You come here without announcing your family, without reporting your identity, without even a polite word. You open your mouth and call people insolent, and say they don't recognize the Mandate of Heaven. Didn't your mother teach you how to write the word 'manners'?”
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly, clenching his fist and stepping forward.
The leather armor on his body crackled, and streams of purple qi swirled around him, causing his already imposing aura to rise again.
Wang Jixuan thought to himself, 'Impressive.'
This man was actually a body cultivator.
By infusing his body with the mana of a late-stage Integration Realm cultivator, he was able to unleash an aura that was no less than that of a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator.
If the other party's combat techniques matched his realm, then Zheng Shiduo and the others, even in a three-on-one fight, might only be able to draw, and a two-on-one fight would likely result in them being countered.
The other three were probably of similar strength.
Wang Jixuan's eyes flickered slightly, his mind racing, and he made a decision.
From the corner, Amina suddenly revealed her aura, and seven or eight beams of moonlight fell, enveloping the spirit cultivators and Wang Jixuan's displaced soul.
Everyone's aura rose simultaneously.
An arm appeared in front of the middle-aged man, but it was the leading middle-aged woman who stopped him from acting.
She said solemnly: “We were indeed too rash just now.”
With that, she pointed a finger, and the solid ice encasing Gao Huating instantly dissipated, exploding into a cloud of powder.
Gao Huating staggered, now free to move.
Wang Jixuan's displaced soul raised a hand and guided Gao Huating's figure to float up and land in the corner.
He said: “May I ask how you are addressed, and where do you come from?”
“We dare not accept the honor,” the woman cupped her hands in salute. “We are not at liberty to reveal our identities, or it will trigger great karma. We have come to your esteemed land today for the sake of our Daoist friend.”
She paused for a moment and continued:
“Has Daoist friend previously attempted to undergo tribulation in this realm, and then failed?”
Wang Jixuan was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slightly: “Indeed.”
“This is the Daoist friend's second or third life, perhaps?”
The woman sighed softly:
“Then may I ask the Daoist friend, did you fail due to the Heavenly Tribulation or due to other anomalies?”
Wang Jixuan's eyes lit up.
They really did know something.
“Other anomalies.”
“That's right then,” the woman smiled wryly. “The Daoist friend's tribulation successfully attracted the attention of certain old monsters.”
Wang Jixuan: “That was six hundred thousand years ago.”
“Originally, we all thought the Daoist friend had died, but who knew that the Daoist friend could survive.”
“Did you hear about the Black Storm and that's why you came looking for me?”
“Indeed,” the woman nodded slightly. “We only need to keep an eye on what our opponents are doing to obtain sufficient information. They are looking for the Daoist friend, and that's why we paid attention to this matter.”
Wang Jixuan: … …
Another middle-aged woman spoke: “Daoist friend, leaving aside other matters for now, you have presumptuously passed down cultivation methods in this realm, causing damage to many civilizations as a result. The karma here is immense, and I fear it is not something the Daoist friend can bear.”
“The Daoist friend only has one path to survival now, and that is to leave with us.”
“I have begun to believe you all,” Wang Jixuan said with a smile, “Then why not come to Cloud Capital and talk? Give me a chance to entertain you fellow Daoists.”
The four of them hesitated.
Whether they were too naive or truly skilled and bold, they finally nodded in agreement.
“Please lead the way.”
Daoist Wang blinked.
These four fellows actually seem a little upright?
Words cannot be easily believed, I must observe them more.
If I get a chance to search their souls, I'll know everything.