Perfection

"Just a minor accident, just a minor accident."

Ziyang weakly replied with two more sentences, and then fell silent.

Tianlongmu glanced at the gradually subsiding tremors but did not ask any further questions.

His and Ziyang's duties have always been one external and one internal. Since Ziyang said it's nothing, then perhaps it really is nothing.

Thinking to himself, Tianlongmu did not lie down again, but continued to look around and observe, remaining vigilant.

He felt a deadly threat from the energy that had just been released from within the Aries constellation.

If hit head-on...

He might not be able to handle it.

Therefore, whether it's to protect the Aries sign or...

Worried about any minor mishaps in Aries, he has to stay alert and pay attention to any potential situations.

"Call!"

Inside the Aries constellation, looking at the surrounding tremors that had stopped, Gu Jinlai let out a long breath.

"It's alright, thankfully, it's still under control."

Although he didn't know exactly how many trace elements Ziyang had used in his experiment, he had to admit that the Aries Star Palace, as the residence of a top expert of the Celestial Master civilization, was undeniably powerful.

"Now we should have the data."

He murmured to himself Gu Jinlai.

At the same time, he felt a little envious.

He practices the Great Sun Ninefold Refinement Visualization Method, which gives him the foundation to heat the trace elements extracted from gold to tens of millions of degrees.

The difficulty lies in extracting enough trace elements from the in-game currency.

However, if he were truly willing to spend enough time refining these trace elements, injecting them into the Heavenly Sword missile, and then remotely initiating the fusion reaction of deuterium and tritium through the manifestation of his True Spirit...

This thought lingered in his mind for a moment Gu Jinlai he shook his head and rejected it.

The Great Sun Core visualized through the Great Sun Ninefold Refinement Visualization Method allows him to heat deuterium and tritium to the point of producing a thermonuclear reaction.

However, the required power... that is, the amount of spiritual energy, is extremely large.

He cannot do that with his current spiritual awareness.

Even if it were achieved, it would still take time for deuterium and tritium to fuse.

"It's not useful in a life-or-death battle, but it's still fine for launching a surprise attack when the enemy is unprepared."

The Way of the Heart, from Gu Jinlai.

However, whether the sneak attack will succeed is still unknown.

After all, for him to use such a weapon, the opponent must at least be Primordial Spirit True Lord, right?

Such beings possess a significantly heightened awareness of danger.

"Dealing with human cultivators is a bit difficult, but what if it's Demonic Beasts king who is large in size and relatively slow..."

Gu Jinlai thought of the ferocious bear king in Muzhou and had an idea in mind.

"Call out!"

Just then, a stream of light shone before Gu Jinlai, condensing into the figure of the artifact spirit Ziyang.

"Your Excellency Ziyang."

Gu Jinlai quickly bowed.

As for the experimental results...

He didn't ask.

Fortunately, the spirit Ziyang is not a petty person.

He stared at Gu Jinlai with a complicated expression for a long while before saying, "Lord Gu, you are truly... astonishing."

"You flatter me."

Humility Gu Jinlai.

"This kind of killing Spirit Artifact... you created it?"

After Ziyang finished speaking, he seemed to remember something else. "That's right, I've never heard of any similar method before, heating such a precious material as kryptonite to tens or hundreds of millions of degrees..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Jinlai and asked curiously, "How did you come up with that idea?"

"This..."

It has been a mystery Gu Jinlai.

But Ziyang thought it was his secret recipe.

The Celestial Masters valued these things highly.

He stopped asking questions at that moment, "I understand. The core of the Spirit Artifact you plan to create is to use this energy as a stable output device?"

"Yes."

Gu Jinlai, "Since the intensity of those trace elements is under our control in our shared spiritual state, we can easily grasp the specific output power. Ultimately, the energy it can release will definitely not be weaker than the power core of the floating island."

"..."

Ziyang looked at Gu Jinlai with a somewhat speechless expression.

"Has Your Excellency Ziyang obtained the data? Could you please demonstrate this Spirit Artifact for me?"

This Gu Jinlai.

Ziyang didn't speak, but simply waved his hand dismissively.

Soon, a model of a nuclear fusion engine was displayed in front of him.

This time, thanks to the simulation data, the nuclear fusion engine quickly completed the assembly and startup process, spewing out dazzling blue flames.

Gu Jinlai, people have focused their minds on remembering these details, unwilling to miss a single one.

As well as...

Any spiritual change whatsoever.

Although he couldn't understand these changes, he relied on what he had access to in his mind to utilize Kiyomitsu's foundation.

In other words, although he couldn't understand them, this didn't prevent these changes from becoming the foundation of his growth.

"Thank you, Lord Ziyang. This is the second Spirit Artifact I need to present."

From Gu Jinlai the present, he sincerely said this.

Without the Ziyang simulation, relying solely on the text transmitted from Blue Star for comprehension, he didn't know how many more beams of light he would have to expend.

Now...

As long as there are enough materials, he can immediately produce the power core of this Chengying mecha.

"Would you like to hear my opinion on this Spirit Artifact?"

Ziyang's expression was somewhat blank.

"Please enlighten me, Your Excellency Ziyang."

"You designed it with the intention of making it output energy like the power core of a floating island. However, as a power core similar to a floating island, it has failed!"

Zi Yang showed no mercy. "Leaving aside the complexity of its manufacturing process, the materials used alone are immeasurable. In particular, to maintain the continuous operation of this engine, it is necessary to continue to input trace elements extracted from kryptonite. This further increases the cost of using this Spirit Artifact. Therefore, its function, which is almost identical to that of the floating island's power core, makes it uncompetitive in the Spirit Artifact market."

Gu Jinlai.

Without a massive industrial civilization as its foundation, he really could only extract these trace elements by spending real money.

This naturally results in enormous costs in terms of human and material resources.

Even with an industrial civilization comparable to Blue Star, the cost of producing a nuclear fusion engine would still be enormous.

Therefore, the idea of Ziyang has not been opposed Gu Jinlai.

"While it's a failure as a power core, if you disregard the meaningless parts and just look at your use of kryptonite energy and how we crafted it into weapons..."

Zi Yang looked at Gu Jinlai, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "This is probably a top-tier killing weapon, second only to the Heavenly Dragon and the Void Beast!"

"Second only to the Heavenly Dragon and the Void Beast..."

"Therefore, my final performance rating for it is..."

Ziyang paused deliberately at this point and glanced at him.

Seeing that he was indeed somewhat uneasy and anxious, he slowly said, "One thousand points."

"A thousand points?"

Gu Jinlai was taken aback when he heard the score, then raised an eyebrow. "One thousand points!?"

Jumping directly from a percentage system to a thousand-point system!?

"Your method of crafting Spirit Artifact and the use of kryptonite has inspired me. Although we know that different spiritual materials will behave differently in different environments, I have never thought of using shared spirit to give them hundreds of millions of degrees of temperature to transform their form. In addition, although I have completed the energy release effect you mentioned, I am very curious about where this energy comes from and what principles it contains."

Ziyang said with a smile, "This has almost pointed me to a new research direction, and it will keep me from being bored for a long time to come. So, I give it a score of one thousand points."

After saying that, he looked at Gu Jinlai, "Do you have any other Spirit Artifact you want to demonstrate? Come on, if you need my assistance in simulating them, just say the word."

"I do have some ideas."

Gu Jinlai nodded. "Your Excellency Ziyang should understand that since the fall of the Holy Domain, the cultural treasures left behind by the Celestial Masters have been almost completely lost. And that era happened to represent the peak of our Celestial Masters civilization. I have always thought about how to recreate that glorious scene, so I have spent time developing many grand ideas."

As he spoke, he added, "Of course, these ideas are all quite basic. For many instruments, I only thought about having the Celestial Master assist in precise operations. The less precise parts were made by apprentices or even ordinary people. So the level is somewhat lower than the true heyday a thousand years ago."

"To recreate the glorious splendor of a thousand years ago..."

Ziyang was also somewhat moved by what he heard from Gu Jinlai.

Unfortunately, he was just a spirit.

He had no idea where the war in the Celestial Masters' Holy Land a thousand years ago started, or why this great war led to the decline of the Celestial Masters' civilization.

Not only him, but Tianlongmu was also unaware of this.

Just as top technicians and top special forces soldiers cannot know the orders actually issued by the decision-making level.

However, they also yearned for the glorious era of a thousand years ago.

Hearing what Gu Jinlai had said, Ziyang became a little more serious. "Then tell me, how exactly do you intend to realize the glory of the Celestial Master civilization from a thousand years ago?"

"My current conception is not comprehensive. Some weapons of war have extremely poor cost-effectiveness and can only exist in theory without being practical. For example, the nuclear fusion engine that I just created is actually not as cost-effective as the power core of the floating island."

This Gu Jinlai.

Ziyang nodded.

"My next ideas will mainly focus on several directions: offensive Sky Sword missiles, Xuan Nu fighters similar to the Heavenly Dragon, Azure Phoenix motherships similar to floating islands, Colossus-like mechs, and even the Shadow Carrier mechs of the Void Beasts..."

Gu Jinlai, they presented the data and information obtained from the person in charge of Blue Star one by one.

Ziyang listened patiently, exchanging ideas with Gu Jinlai about the possibilities of realizing these weapons.

Having learned from the precedent of the "nuclear fusion engine," he did not underestimate this Heavenly Emperor from Gu Jinlai, and the two communicated almost as equals.

In this exchange, the technology that was originally almost like a science fiction concept was also solved by the two of them through brainstorming.

Gradually...

A concept for a Xuan Nu fighter jet, a Qing Luan mothership, and a Cheng Ying mecha, all with practical significance, was perfected by one person and one spirit.