Promotion Imminent

When Shen Qionglin ate the Blade Beast meat roasted by Wang Jixuan, her entire state changed.

She had been feeling somewhat fatigued, a result of days spent researching Psionic Energy. Even as an awakened Psionicist, she still needed stable rest.

But the moment she took a bite of the Blade Beast meat...

She felt Psionic Energy permeate her body, and more than half her energy immediately recovered. Her eyes flashed with light, and after chewing vigorously a couple of times, she swallowed carefully.

No toxicity?

And no explosive energy?

The taste was a little worse than real beef or lamb, but much better than industrial meat.

Then, several symbols lit up on Shen Qionglin's body on their own.

The Blade Beast meat she had swallowed transformed into a stream of pure Spiritual Energy in her stomach!

While this Spiritual Energy couldn't increase the total amount of Psionic Energy within her, it could rapidly replenish it.

"Oh?"

Daoist Wang also noticed the difference.

He observed Shen Qionglin closely and handed her another skewer of roasted meat that was meant for others.

Shen Qionglin understood. She swallowed, chewed, and swallowed again. Her body lit up with symbols once more as the Blade Beast meat in her stomach turned into pure Spiritual Energy, leaving behind only a tiny bit of residue.

"It seems," Shen Qionglin mused slightly, "that these replicated symbols on my body can form a circuit capable of digesting Blade Beast meat."

The people nearby looked confused.

Uncle Tai, the 'Master of Three Creations,' asked directly, "What are you talking about?"

Shen Qionglin explained simply, "I've been studying the Spiritual Practitioner Civilization. Uncle Tai, you know I've completed two experiments myself: an Infusion Experiment and an experiment mimicking Psionic Awakening. As long as I activate my Psionic Energy, these symbols appear on my body."

Some 'tadpole-like characters' flickered on her.

Shen Qionglin continued, "Actually, I don't understand the meaning of many of these symbols yet. This is a complete set that I replicated. It uses a technique similar to infusion for Awakening, and different combinations of symbols should be able to form different Psionic Energy circuits. I haven't figured out how to use them yet."

Wang Jixuan sighed lightly, "No wonder the Blade Beast Civilization rebelled. Even the flesh and blood of Blade Beasts are used as food by Spiritual Practitioners."

"Not necessarily," Shen Qionglin pouted. "Blade Beast meat is more likely food prepared for Spirit Slaves. How could noble Spiritual Practitioners eat such coarse meat?"

Zheng Shiduo muttered from the side, "Oh no, Peony's sharp tongue seems to be contagious."

Peony clicked her tongue, "Only what is widely accepted can be called normal."

Zheng Shiduo wanted to retort, but the words caught in his throat, unsure of how to argue.

What she said made a lot of sense.

Wang Jixuan continued distributing the meat skewers. The people gathered around the barbecue stall soon began to enjoy the Spiritual Energy nourishing their stomachs.

Unfortunately, the effect wasn't as remarkable as Shen Qionglin's.

Gao Huating was clearly a little scared.

But to fit in, she maintained a smile. While eating the Blade Beast meat, she gritted her teeth slightly because it was difficult to chew.

Wang Jixuan and the others chatted about the front-line situation.

"We won this battle, and all the major War Zones have sent congratulatory messages."

Zheng Shiduo chuckled, "We'll be going to the General Headquarters for commendations in a few days. However, Ji Xiao and Ji Yale's names will be kept quiet, as they have too many sins on them, making public commendations difficult... Brother Wang, what kind of medal will they give you?"

"Old Fu mentioned it, but I declined."

Wang Jixuan shook his head, continuing to focus on flipping the meat skewers and removing the resentment, saying calmly, "These things are all unimportant. You all go and accept the commendations.

"Besides, who knows how long this period of peace will last? New troubles are bound to arise later."

Wu Man asked, "Didn't the Blade Beasts retreat for now?"

Peony explained simply, "They retreated temporarily because the King-Class Blade Beasts that were gathered near D5 suffered heavy casualties. We developed a low-cost tactic to eliminate King-Class Blade Beasts... but the Blade Beast hordes will definitely return, and they will certainly seek revenge."

Shen Qionglin added, "These beasts are vengeful. They are extremely evil invaders."

"The Blade Beast problem is the main problem humanity faces, and this should not be confused."

Wang Jixuan realized his tone was too serious and switched to a lighter one, saying, "When fighting Blade Beasts, no amount of strength is ever enough.

"We were able to heavily injure that Galinno this time thanks to the Beast Speakers. Otherwise, if they had stayed within the main Blade Beast hordes, we wouldn't have even seen them.

"The strength of King-Class Blade Beasts also varies. The King-Class Blade Beasts currently active on the edges of the major War Zones are relatively weak.

"Old Fu said that the most important task for these King-Class Blade Beasts is to lead the Blade Beast hordes, suppress the development of the remaining human population, and keep humanity's population below the baseline of 500 million. In the past sixty to seventy years, as soon as humanity's population reached 600 million, the Blade Beasts would launch a full-scale offensive.

"Before, no one understood why. Now, we know the reason."

Shen Qionglin immediately asked, "What is the reason?"

"It's classified."

"Teacher Wang, you really know how to build suspense," Shen Qionglin complained, displeased.

Daoist Wang chuckled proudly a couple of times, not bothering to prolong the mystery. "It's fine to tell you, it's not a big deal."

Everyone listened intently.

Wang Jixuan placed the freshly grilled skewers on an iron tray and began to narrate in a distant, gentle voice:

"I had a brief exchange with that Galinno. It was in a hallucination back then—or what I thought was a hallucination. Who would have thought it would turn into a joke?

"Back then, it was hard to fool each other during our conversation; there was a kind of soul-level connection.

"What it said is, to some extent, credible.

"It mentioned one point: the core circuit of a Spiritual Practitioner possesses a certain reincarnation attribute..."

He explained this piece of intelligence in detail to Shen Qionglin.

Shen Qionglin received it as if it were a treasure. She put down her skewer, took out her portable equipment, and began to record, ponder, and inquire.

The others didn't dare to interrupt, merely listening from the side.

Soon, Shen Qionglin realized the purpose behind Wang Jixuan's words.

She exclaimed excitedly, "The hidden message behind this is that the Fourth Spiritual Practitioner can be killed, and there's a way to seize his power!"

"That's right," Wang Jixuan said with a smile. "The key is how to obtain a replica of the Fourth Spiritual Practitioner's core circuit. With this circuit, one can borrow his power. Once he is killed, the replica can be officially recognized."

Shen Qionglin lowered her head in thought.

She was somewhat tempted.

Not by the power itself, but by a simple desire... to dissect a Spiritual Practitioner and their core circuit.

"This secret is amazing," Shen Qionglin said, rising quickly. "When I go back to organize the information, I have some materials that I couldn't fully understand the hidden secrets of before. Now I think I have a clearer idea... I'll report to the organization promptly if I make any progress."

Wang Jixuan quickly called out, "Don't leave without eating."

"I'm full!"

Shen Qionglin waved her hand, leaped out the window, and under everyone's watchful eyes, a two-colored symbol lit up on her body as she flew away.

Gao Huating was stunned.

Zheng Shiduo clicked his tongue. "This guy is a bit obsessed."

"That's the charm of knowledge," Daoist Wang praised. "Last time I went to Iron Wall Fortress, I wanted to test your combat strength, but I didn't expect to gain Professor Shen as an unexpected bonus. This Spiritual Practitioner Civilization might really fall into her hands."

Zheng Shiduo chuckled. "I told you! I've always been a lucky general!"

Peony, who was bringing freshly squeezed juice for everyone, said lightly, "Sir, Auntie Dragonfly has already started investigating the Snow Mountain Base."

"Mm," Wang Jixuan replied. "Tell her to be careful and just investigate as much as possible."

"Are we going to agree to all the prices she's asking for?"

"The Talisman Water is easy, but the 'macho man'..."

Wang Jixuan pondered, hesitated, and muttered:

"We can't go against a man's will; that would be immoral."

Zheng Shiduo asked, "What? What do you need a macho man for? Am I macho enough?"

Peony giggled. "I think you'd do."

Daoist Wang subconsciously imagined a scene where Old Zheng and Auntie Dragonfly were in the same room, the atmosphere gradually becoming ambiguous.

Damn it, his Dao Heart... was no longer pure.

Auntie Dragonfly's efficiency was indeed quite good.

In less than half a day, she not only completed the investigation but also provided a formally formatted report.

Daoist Wang could tell that this auntie might really be yearning for those temporary romantic encounters.

He planned to ask Fu Jian to create a 'macho man Mech.' This way, it wouldn't violate principles and would still allow him to compensate Auntie Dragonfly.

When Wang Jixuan received the investigation report from Auntie Dragonfly, he was in his workshop 'hatching stones.'

Hatching stones meant using the power of formations and his own Magic Power to nurture the recovered treasure ores. This was a necessary step before refining Magic Tools.

Simply nurturing them with formations alone yielded slightly worse results. Wang Jixuan had usually done it that way in his previous life.

But now...

Even a slight increase in the success rate of refining Magic Tools, or a slight increase in their power, was still excellent.

Wang Jixuan glanced at the report.

His mood, which had been sunny and cheerful for the past few days, quickly sank.

The investigation report was very detailed. After Peony's extraction and summarization, it could be broadly divided into three points.

First, Xing Tian's SS-Class promotion ceremony was almost ready, but a problem had arisen with the ceremony, and they were actively working to resolve it.

Second, the Six Elders had forgiven Xing Tian and reached some kind of deal with him. Xing Tian seemed to have given the Six Elders some precious items.

Third, there are at least four Psionic Management Committee Judgment Group squads, about twenty people, stationed in the Snow Mountain Base, and there may be more High-Tier Psionicists.

The sudden trouble caused by the Beast Speakers delayed Wang Jixuan for some time and disrupted his plans.

Now he suddenly realizes that Xing Tian is not far from SS-Class.

The few people in the workshop saw Wang Jixuan frowning, stopped their work, and came over to look at the intelligence displayed by Peony.

Uncle Tai didn't understand much about Psionicists, so he took a look and went back to his work.

Zheng Shiduo's expression was also a bit grim, and he said in a deep voice, "This matter must be taken seriously. If not, we'll just throw a few high-yield nuclear bombs there and blast them to hell!"

"If it were that simple, we would have bombed it last time."

Wang Jixuan sighed:

"I can roughly understand that most of the high-level officials in the D2 Comprehensive War Zone have now sided with the Psionic Capital.

"They have complete air defense conditions there.

"Now we have two paths to take. The first is to ignore the political and military issues, send a small elite force to sneak attack, and charge down with nuclear bombs.

"However, according to the report, there is also a small fortress beneath the Snow Mountain Base. There are definitely two to three hundred thousand people there, and a large number of innocent people will inevitably die.

"The second path is to follow our Commander-in-Chief's idea, use the general situation to coerce D2 into abandoning their protection of the Snow Mountain Base, and then bomb it.

"The casualties of civilians will also be very heavy."

Gao Huating, who was trying to understand this information, showed a serious expression from the side.

Wang Jixuan turned his head to look over.

Gao Huating quickly raised the vacuum cleaner in her hand, indicating that she was just a cleaning lady.

Wang Jixuan: ...

"It's okay, you don't need to put on a show. At this stage, you just need to watch and learn more."

Gao Huating quickly said, "Okay, Wang... Brother Wang."

Zheng Shiduo on the side immediately showed a meaningful smile.

Wu Man asked, "What kind of problem is the obstacle that Xing Tian encountered?"

"This needs to be asked of Ji Xiao and Ji Yale," Wang Jixuan thought for a moment, "Invite Ji Xiao over. Let Ji Yale continue to accompany his wife. Isn't his wife pregnant? Now is a rare holiday."

Zheng Shiduo muttered, "The word 'invite' is a bit too heavy. They can't afford it."

Daoist Wang smiled without saying anything.

He looked at the intelligence report of several thousand words in front of him and sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

Peony suddenly said, "Should the news from Dragonfly Aunt be passed on to Shaman and Treant Beta?"

"Tell them," Wang Jixuan said, "Arrange for them to communicate directly with Dragonfly Aunt. However, tell Auntie in advance that I need Treant Beta, and Commander Fu Jian needs Beta even more urgently."

"Okay, Officer. Actually, we can use the information gap to deceive them to a certain extent."

"You can trick and deceive enemies, but you don't need to do it to friends."

Wang Jixuan raised an eyebrow and took the opportunity to reprimand this little Peony who had been a bit lawless recently:

"If you want friendship to last, this aspect is particularly important.

"You also have a Spirit Body now, so consider this aspect more. Don't just think about how to shock people to death with your words. Can your sharp tongue break through the enemy's defenses?"

"Oh," Peony replied aggrievedly.

Gao Huating blinked her eyes from the side.

The boss is so fierce today.

Wu Man asked, "Sir, why don't our Buddha Hall Squad and Maid Group act together and go to the Snow Mountain Base early to eliminate this Xing Tian."

"Don't rush," Wang Jixuan looked at the few Treasure Materials in his hand that were already emitting a faint glow. "Rushing is useless. We must make more preparations. That place is already a dragon's den and a tiger's lair. We must be prepared to face a real SS-Class Spiritual Practitioner in battle."

Zheng Shiduo asked, "Then shouldn't we directly ask the Commander-in-Chief to take action?"

"No need," Wang Jixuan said, "When my injuries recover, my strength will improve. I will also make a batch of new weapons later, using these things."

Storage Magic Tools to carry nuclear bombs, new Flying Swords to determine the world!

If these are not enough, then he will use some resources from Dragonfly Aunt.

The Naturalist Faction also has SS-Class Psionicists.

"Don't think about these things randomly for now, get some good rest," Wang Jixuan smiled, his eyes full of confidence.

This confidence also infected everyone.

It was as if no difficulty could stop them, and no enemy was invincible.

Wang Jixuan secretly thought:

For the next few days, no one can delay his time or stop him from cultivating, no one!

The next day.

"Officer, the Commander-in-Chief is here. He's on the first floor and says he has something important for you to go over. Officer Ling Tong is also here."