Feeling Out the Elephant While Crossing the River

In Gu Jinlai visions, the Eternal Furnace needed two to three hundred rays of pure light to advance from Great Completion to Perfection.

In recent years, when he had some spare time, he would occasionally put himself into the Eternal Furnace for minor upgrades.

The most significant improvement is that the time it takes for the Eternal Furnace to return to stability after entering the "Eternal" overclocking state has been shortened from three months to two and a half months.

At this moment, the clear light of Gu Jinlai shines in...

His understanding of this golden Cultivation Method also continued to improve.

As it climbs, the eternal furnace also brings about a series of changes.

Overall power increased.

Improved body refinement efficiency.

Improved transferability.

Stability improved.

A comprehensive strengthening was carried out in all aspects.

The power amplification brought about by this enhancement has completely exceeded the limits that he himself can contain, so powerful that even he himself feels a little uneasy.

"Too strong! No, it's too strong!"

His body trembled slightly Gu Jinlai.

Just like a race car driver, they naturally feel that the stronger the vehicle's engine performance, the better.

But what if this car could instantly reach speeds of over a thousand miles per hour with just a slight press of the accelerator?

If you accidentally floor the accelerator, the speed can instantly soar to tens of thousands of kilometers per hour. That speed...

Who can withstand this?!

That's too fast.

The car was going too fast.

He glanced at the data for this Cultivation Method.

Eternal Furnace: Great Achievement → Perfection.

As expected, it was elevated to the perfect state.

In the end, thirteen beams of light remained.

But Gu Jinlai, some have regretted it.

It's a bit too early for him to elevate the Eternal Furnace to perfection right now.

He felt that he only needed to slightly activate the Eternal Furnace, and a blazing, violent power would surge and erupt within him.

If he cannot release this power immediately, his fragile little body will be instantly burned by the violent energy, suffering severe damage on the spot.

If the Eternal Furnace cannot be stopped in time due to severe damage—that is, if you are still stepping on the gas pedal during a car accident—there is only one outcome...

"Bang!"

He would be burst apart by the energy emanating from the Eternal Furnace.

Human fireworks were performed on the spot.

Furthermore, as the Eternal Furnace becomes more powerful, it will be more difficult to restore stability once it goes out of control.

In other words, the cooldown time has increased.

Of course, there are also many benefits to this.

For example, he originally needed several breaths to accumulate energy before he could unleash a sword strike that could instantly kill a peak Celestial Person, but now...

It can be accomplished in the blink of an eye.

This avoids the need to first infuse energy into high-grade or even top-grade Spirit Artifact with the characteristics of toughness and limitlessness, thus avoiding the loss of consuming at least one high-grade Spirit Artifact for every sword strike.

Furthermore, due to the increased power of the Eternal Furnace, his attacks were no longer limited to annihilating the Celestial Person.

If a Dao artifact with characteristics of "tenacity" and "limitlessness" were used to contain and carry energy, it could kill not only Saints, but even True Immortals on Earth...

They might not even be able to withstand his fatal blow.

"This... is really too strong."

A sigh has been uttered Gu Jinlai.

After thinking about it for a moment, however, he seemed to think that it wasn't such a bad thing.

He has the Xuan Bird fighter jet to deal with the Primordial Spirit True Lord, and the Cheng Ying mecha to deal with the Celestial Person. Only Saints and Earthly True Immortals can force him to use his ultimate killing move.

How many saints are there in the entire Qian Heaven and Earth Realm?

Only five.

There is only one True Immortal on Earth, namely, the Beginningless True Person.

So...

Although the Eternal Furnace at the Perfect level was too powerful, forcing him to be extremely cautious in his future actions, it strengthened his trump card, giving him the ability to kill Saints and even True Immortals on Earth.

Given the extreme scarcity of top-tier experts, his possession of such a trump card undoubtedly gives him the true qualification to reach the pinnacle.

Even this level of qualification is not comparable to the pinnacle of sects like Taiyi Sect, Tianhai Sword Sect, Earth Mother Goddess Sect, and Island State, which have Celestial Person beings presiding over them.

Instead, it possessed a pinnacle comparable to the power of divine weapons, capable of confronting the power of divine weapons.

"Divine weapon power..."

There are many feelings about Gu Jinlai.

Since the emergence of the divine weapon more than two hundred years ago, the rules of the Qian Heaven and Earth Realm have changed.

Originally, the Celestial Person was already at its peak, but it was forcibly elevated to the level of a True Immortal on Earth.

There was even a gap in the number of saints in the middle.

When the Celestial Palace, the Three Pure Ones Palace, and the Great Qian Imperial Family were vying for power, other forces could only watch helplessly from the sidelines, as even the strongest members of their sects were not qualified to intervene.

But now...

This situation has been broken.

He is the only person in Gu Jinlai who has never possessed a divine weapon, or even come into contact with one, yet he has risen to the point where he is qualified to intervene in the struggle for power over divine weapons.

"It wasn't in vain that I spent the last half month flying eight Xuan Bird fighter jets around."

Gu Jinlai, he let out a long breath.

With this trump card, the Cheng Ying mech was successfully forged...

Gu Jinlai had originally planned to rest and recuperate for a while, couldn't help but look towards Muzhou.

The Purgatory Sect, the Cold Moon Sect, the Yellow Springs Sect, and even the Yan State across the Black and White Sand Sea can be ignored, but...

Muzhou must be captured eventually.

It should be noted that Muzhou has the largest gold mine south of the Milky Way.

Even in the Qian Heaven Realm, it is second only to the Yuezhou Gold Mine.

If we could take control of this gold mine, improve the mining equipment, and then add in the several smaller gold mines within Jiangzhou...

Within three to five years, Lingxiao City will surely be able to gather enough Immortal Refined Gold to forge a second Chengying Mech.

Star Federation.

Cosmic Light Laboratory.

This place has the world's largest particle collider.

This particle collider was designed by tens of thousands of researchers from hundreds of countries with tremendous effort.

It consists of a 30,000-meter-long superconducting magnet ring where high-energy particles collide, resulting in a variety of changes.

At this moment, in the control room of this laboratory, a dozen or so big names in the scientific community, whose mere stomp of their feet could cause academic upheavals, were gathered together, constantly busy.

Outside the control room, hundreds of staff members operate a large number of screen instruments.

Countless data from all over the Starshine Federation were gathered and concentrated in the hands of Dr. Harriman, the head of the "Apocalypse" project team, providing him with data support.

"As you can see, my guess has been confirmed once again."

Dr. Harriman unfolded a document in front of everyone. "Based on observations and verifications from various sources, we have confirmed that the world above us does indeed belong to the same coordinate system as us! The two worlds are indeed two entities on different timelines in the same starry sky. It is only due to factors such as spacetime misalignment that the two worlds overlap, allowing us to observe this world that is unknown how far away from us."

"We have already spent more than 66 billion yuan, and it is obviously not enough to simply verify this theory that has long been widely accepted... Although this data is indeed impressive, the higher-ups are more concerned with what it can bring us; this conclusion alone is not enough."

The speaker was the spokesperson for the Minister of Science and Technology, and also the deputy leader of the Apocalypse Project team, Laucorlen.

Besides assisting Harriman, his main responsibility here was to oversee the flow of project funds.

"Not enough?"

Harriman sneered, "What if I told you that our opponents have already gotten ahead of us?"

"Um!?"

Upon hearing this, Laucorlen and several other researchers with government backgrounds simultaneously changed their expressions.

"What's the meaning?"

"Please look at this data."

Dr. Harriman presented a set of data they had just compiled. "Recently, I would not say that I have monitored all signal transmissions around the world, but most of them are still being calculated. Based on our monitoring, I have obtained an interesting piece of information: our adversaries had already formulated a communication plan at least a year ago. However, they concealed their plan in the astronomical observation boom and deceived us for at least a year."

As Laucorlen looked at the information Harriman provided, his expression grew increasingly grave.

"That country..."

"Although I don't know exactly how far they've progressed, I'm certain they've taken some action. Once I realized this, I immediately had someone investigate secretly, and what I found was quite interesting."

Dr. Harriman then produced another document. "Not long ago, our adversaries, under the pretext of universal health checkups, spent several months screening out batches of special individuals. Although they intentionally concealed this and continued to use obfuscation tactics, based on our surveillance and understanding of them, we have arrived at three guesses that best fit the truth..."

Laucorlen looked at the table of contents in the document.

Three guesses that fit the truth.

Electroencephalography (EEG) technology.

All-new driving technology.

Telepathic technology, a special ability.

"I extracted the three thousand sets of data they released to cover up their true intentions, and after multiple rounds of screening and verification, I was left with thirty sets. Among these thirty sets of people, nine sets shared common characteristics, and these nine sets of people also possessed the same traits, which are the ones I pointed out."

Dr. Harriman said.

"You're not going to tell me they're researching telepathy or brainwave technology, are you?"

"No, this isn't my specialty. You've forgotten what I do."

Harriman's eyes gleamed with fervor. "But we cannot deny that human thought is incredibly wondrous. It is a special existence that transcends the constraints of time and space. It is unbound by anything. So, I have a guess: is it possible that the thoughts and consciousness of living beings are powerful enough to penetrate the barriers of time and space and enter from one world to another?"

He looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the laboratory roof to see the celestial world shrouded in the sky. "Especially... the fact that our two worlds are already so close."

Laucoran, Dennis, and the others exchanged glances. Although they found Harriman's statement somewhat unbelievable, however...

The search for the truth is itself a process of continuous experimentation.

What are you planning to do?

"By groping in the dark, we also search for similar figures. Then, by exploring the uniqueness of their thinking, we try to see if we can make contact with that world, or even communicate with the beings in that world, through the spacetime disturbances created by particle collisions."

Harriman said heavily.

"I need to report."

Dennis said.

"Please."

Harriman calmly extended his hand.

Dennis left soon after.

But he returned less than half an hour later. "You will get a batch of experimental subjects that meet your requirements. At that time, important people will come to visit your experiment. I hope you can get effective results."