Mohist Administration

In the past, many of the ultimate moves he learned could be replaced with essence energy instead of True Qi, with only the conversion rate being a concern. Therefore, even when his Internal Cultivation level was not high, he could still unleash the power of these ultimate moves. However, the "Imperial Dragon Heaven-Defying Sword Art" is different from the martial arts of the Sea Continent in terms of its martial arts principles. It can only use True Qi as energy and cannot be replaced by essence energy. Moreover, Si Ming's thirteen-level Internal Cultivation is only at the level of the Early Spirit Transformation.

Xiao Xuan said, "This is also the reason why I was prevented from cultivating it back then. When I was young, my cultivation was insufficient, so even if I learned it, I could only keep it as a dragon-slaying technique. By the time my cultivation was sufficient to use it, I had already abandoned the sword and used my fists, focusing all my energy on the 'Supreme Plain Decay True Scripture'. Otherwise, this sword Swordsmanship would be very much in line with my personality."

Spirit Transformation Grandmaster can choose to learn from many sources or specialize in one path, but the content of the "Supreme Plain Decay True Scripture" is too profound and difficult to cultivate. If Xiao Xuan had scattered his energy to other things, he certainly wouldn't have achieved what he has today, and he would probably still be at the beginner stage.

Of course, he might also escape punishment and avoid ten years in prison, becoming a Long Aotian.

Having learned his lesson, Si Ming did not rush to comprehend the remaining four Sword Qi. Instead, he first studied the contents of the sword manual and gained a certain understanding of the other four moves before re-injecting his spiritual sense into the Dragon Scale Sword.

Half an hour later, Si Ming opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and showed obvious signs of fatigue. It was clear that comprehending the sword moves had taken a lot of his mental energy.

Xiao Xuan asked, "How is your cultivation going?"

Si Ming nodded, then hesitated and said, "But it doesn't seem complete. I can sense that there are other sword moves after the fifth move."

"This is inevitable, after all, it was learned by stealing." Xiao Xuan didn't explain further, but asked, "The fifth move can be used to bring rain, do you need to rest?"

"Give me an hour, my head's starting to hurt."

After Si Ming finished speaking, he closed his eyes and focused his energy to recuperate. Seeing this, Xiao Xuan immediately instructed the people next to him to keep quiet and set up a cordon to prevent others from disturbing him.

Having condensed the Divine Firmament Soul Body, Si Ming's mental recovery speed far surpassed that of ordinary people. An hour later, he was full of energy and stood up from the ground.

Xiao Xuan had already left by then. As the head of state, his schedule was very full, and it would be a waste to spend an hour looking after someone else's rest. Fortunately, he had already made arrangements in all aspects before leaving, and there was someone specifically responsible for taking Si Ming to the mission location.

"By the way, don't you have an abundance of water here? Why bother with artificial rainmaking?"

Si Ming himself came by boat. Although Mystic Earth Country does not have large lakes, this area was originally a lush mountainous region with no shortage of water resources.

The secretary hesitated for a moment, but considering that Si Ming was the chairman's nephew, there was no need to hold back. She then frankly said, "The main reason is that the chairman recently moved too many mountains, causing an imbalance in the local ecological cycle. Several experts from the Mohist are in charge of environmental research believe that if we don't find a way to increase the area of vertical greening, it won't be long before soil erosion occurs, and several main rivers will dry up. Therefore, we need to plant trees and stabilize the soil as soon as possible, especially the land in the south."

Upon arriving at his destination, Si Ming understood the reason. There should have been a mountain range that stretched across the area, creating drastically different environments to the north and south. One side was forest, while the other was grassland. However, Xiao Xuan destroyed half of the mountain range, leaving behind ruins, which caused a major problem. The local climate became very strange, and sometimes it would suddenly hail.

In the 1990s, there was a prominent private entrepreneur in China named Mou Qizhong. He proposed a bold and ingenious idea: to break a gap in the Himalayas to bring in warm and humid air from the south, thereby improving the climate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In the end, he was imprisoned for fraud.

If he lived in a world with superhuman strength, he might actually have a chance to realize this audacious idea, but even if he could, he would probably still face imprisonment, because climate change in reality is not a simple matter of addition and subtraction, but a much more complex change.

According to the group of Mohist experts, the best solution would be to transform the grassland into a forest and expand the vertical greening area. However, the grassland climate is much drier than the forest, and the soil moisture on both sides is completely different. Planting trees requires more water. Unlike grasses that absorb water from the shallow soil, trees need to absorb water from deep within the soil and require a long-term water supply. It would be difficult for them to survive if forcibly transplanted to the grassland.

Although the rainfall on both sides will become the same after the mountain range is opened up, and the soil moisture will gradually reach a new balance, this is an extremely long process. Xiao Xuan, who is eager to seize the day, cannot wait that long and plans to intervene artificially to speed up the process. If Si Ming does not come, he will ask his sworn sister Ling Huanxi to help.

Si Ming didn't understand the complex ecological theories, nor did he know how the Mohist arrived at this conclusion, but these things were irrelevant to him. His task was to use the newly learned sword techniques to create rainfall, and he didn't need to worry about the subsequent changes.

So, Si Ming drew his Dragon Scale Sword, raised it to the sky, and unleashed his inner energy. Instantly, a powerful Sword Qi aura surged into the sky, stirring up the wind and clouds. The water vapor within a hundred miles of the sky was drawn to the sword aura and gathered there, attaching itself to the Sword Qi. Soon, it formed the rudimentary shape of a purple water dragon, which was rapidly growing stronger.

At this moment, Si Ming was surrounded by rings of powerful and dazzling sword Sword-Ray, swirling around him with an aura as strong as a hurricane. Although the secretary had activated a martial art similar to the Thousand-Jin Drop technique, he could not withstand the force of the wind and was blown more than a hundred meters away in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, he was skilled and did not suffer any serious injuries, except that his head hit a tree and swelled up.

He looked up and saw that Si Ming had been swallowed by the Sword-Ray light and transformed into a person of light. Moreover, as the sword moved, the water dragon in the sky seemed to be summoned and hovered above him. At first glance, it was truly as incredible as a god.

"Such terrifying sword techniques exist in the world..."

However, Si Ming was regarded as a god, had no way to express his suffering, because he found that his cultivation level was not enough to unleash this move, and he could not even meet the minimum requirements. This had nothing to do with the amount of True Qi, but rather that the upper limit was not high enough. Once the ultimate move failed to be activated, he would suffer a strong backlash.

Chapter 732 Mohist Administration

In the moment of crisis, Si Ming quickly came up with a solution. He used the Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand to continuously intercept the energy of the sword moves and replenish himself. In this way, he could reduce the backlash force by up to 50%, and he could withstand the remaining half with his physical body.

To capture oneself—such a wildly imaginative idea was probably something even the founder hadn't considered.

Then, to the secretary's bewildered gaze, the Shiryu circling in the sky suddenly charged down, engulfing Si Ming who was still casting his spell. Instantly, the Milky Way trembled, a long wind swept through, and water vapor gathering from all directions transformed into azure ribbons that stretched across the sky, carrying endless, seemingly nine-tiered waterfalls of myriad Sword Intent that surged down from the heavens. Dazzling light pierced the sky, and countless starlight streaked across the sky like a meteor shower, exploding with continuous thunder and lightning, creating an astonishing spectacle.

The secretary was blasted away again. As he flew away, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had been blasted away once before and was far away from the core area. Otherwise, if he had been hit by the residual force of the ultimate move, he would probably have ended up with no trace of his body.

After landing, the secretary quickly scrambled to her feet. Looking up, she saw a small artificial lake in the area where the Shiryu had struck. The water was still swirling rapidly, forming eddies.

"Is this a case of a failed attack resulting in a backlash of energy?"

The secretary was dumbfounded. The consequences of such extreme actions were even mentioned in school textbooks. It was like being told in chemistry class which reagents, when mixed together, would cause an explosion. Most people never had the chance to experience it firsthand, but no one would think of trying it.

"He should still be alive. Hopefully, it's not too late to save him."

The secretary quickly used his light-footed skill to run over, his mind starting to think about how to explain what was happening to Chairman Xiao. However, before he could come up with a logically consistent explanation that wouldn't offend him, a loud "splash" came from the newly built artificial lake, and a figure flew out of the lake and landed in front of him.

"That shouldn't be the case. Since I've already learned it, it proves that I should be able to use it given my abilities. So where did things go wrong?"

As Si Ming pondered, he channeled his Internal Cultivation to evaporate the moisture from his body.

"Um... young hero, are you alright?"

"How could I not get injured from such a powerful backlash? But don't worry, I just need to rest for a bit."

The backlash from the ultimate move had 50% of its power dissipated by the Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand, and then a portion was absorbed by his physical body. Although the remaining amount caused Si Ming internal injuries, with the Bodhi Golden Body, recovery was easy.

While resting and recovering from his injuries, Si Ming pondered what went wrong. He realized that as long as a talent had the theoretical possibility of being successfully cultivated, it could definitely be mastered, and once mastered, it could definitely be used, unless the ultimate move itself was based on probability.

The secretary couldn't believe that Si Ming had only suffered minor injuries. After all, she had witnessed the terrifying backlash from his attack. She assumed Si Ming was just putting on a brave face, so she advised, "Young hero, why don't we go back and see a doctor first? Changing the soil is a long process, so there's no rush."

Concentrating on his thoughts, Si Ming ignored the other person's words. After calming down and thinking it over, he quickly came up with the answer.

"I see. It's not that the total amount of True Qi is insufficient, but rather that the Cultivation Body hasn't reached the requirements for use. Therefore, it's necessary to use an explosive burst to rapidly increase the Cultivation Body."

Si Ming did not rush to try, but first absorbed the Zero-Point Energy of the vacuum to restore his power. Although he had just recovered a lot through the Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand, his total amount of True Qi was only enough to use one ultimate move.

Once his Qi Sea was fully replenished, Si Ming's internal injuries had mostly healed. He immediately stood up, raised his sword to the sky once more, and attempted to unleash his sword techniques.

"Young hero, what are you doing? Stop right now!"

In the secretary's view, Si Ming's behavior was simply suicidal. He had only narrowly escaped death from the backlash just now, but that didn't mean he would be so lucky next time. This was clearly a case of "if you can't die, then go all out."