Testing the Machine

Purgatory Sect.

The two Grand Elders, Lu Zhanxian and Liu Jingtao, who were at the Primordial Spirit Realm, have already returned to their respective sects.

Opposite them was Zhang Liefeng, who was in charge of the sect and had not participated in the East Sea War.

At this moment, after learning the whole story of the East China Sea War, the Supreme Elder remained silent.

After a long while, Lu Zhanxian sighed, "Too strong."

Liu Jingtao glanced at him and nodded in deep agreement.

"The war Spirit Artifact known as the 'Mysterious Bird Fighter' not only has a flight speed of three or four miles per second, but can also unleash attacks comparable to those of Celestial Person Swordsman. Although the strongest means of Celestial Person are to manipulate the power of heaven and earth to display various powerful sword techniques and Divine Ability, the Mysterious Bird Fighter can sweep away all True Lord with this attack that is no less powerful than that of Celestial Person Swordsman."

Lu Zhanxian paused, then gave a weak, bitter laugh, "Even I am not confident of fighting against even a single Xuan Bird fighter jet, and there are eight such fighter jets in Lingxiao City."

Eight Blackbird fighter jets!

Eight beings stronger than even a peak True Lord!

This kind of power is truly despair-inducing.

"Could Celestial Person Being withstand such a combined attack from eight fighter jets?"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Liefeng suddenly asked.

"It depends on what kind of Celestial Person it is."

Lu Zhanxian, "I feel that even if they are Celestial Person who have not yet cultivated Divine Ability, or Celestial Person who have not yet wielded Dao artifacts, they would not be able to withstand the encirclement and killing by eight Xuan Bird fighter jets."

Divine Ability!

Dao artifacts!

The influence on the power of heaven and earth!

This depends on the rigid standard of a Celestial Person's strength or weakness.

Just like how the strength of top-tier True Lord and peak True Lord is related to their secret techniques, sword control techniques, and equipment.

"The most crucial factor is the speed and sustained combat capability of the Xuan Bird fighter jets. Although the attack unleashed by the Celestial Person Being by invoking the power of heaven and earth is extremely powerful, it places too much burden on the Primordial Spirit, mind, and will. Eight Xuan Bird fighter jets, relying on their speed advantage, can wear down a Celestial Person to death."

Lu Zhanxian.

After all, even a Celestial Person being, relying on their control over the power of heaven and earth to overcome atmospheric resistance, can only fly at a speed of one or two miles per second, roughly equivalent to the flying sword shot out by Spirit Transformation cultivator.

"Can't it be stopped..."

Zhang Liefeng looked somewhat regretful.

He glanced at Lu Zhanxian and Liu Jingtao: "Actually, I had a surprise for you during your trip to the East China Sea that I didn't have time to tell you."

"Surprise?"

Lu Zhanxian was somewhat surprised.

"It's red leaves."

Zhang Liefeng said, "She succeeded."

Lu Zhanxian and Liu Jingtao were stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up, their expressions full of joy. "She succeeded! Hongye... she has cultivated to become Celestial Person?"

"Yes."

Zhang Liefeng nodded. "The news came half a month ago, and according to her, she is on her way back to Qiantian. It is estimated that she will be back in the Qiantian Realm soon."

"Red leaves are back..."

A celestial Celestial Person.

Their Purgatory Sect is about to gain another Celestial Person.

Lu Zhanxian and Liu Jingtao were both surprised and delighted.

This surprise lasted only a moment before the two suddenly looked at each other and sighed simultaneously.

Born at the wrong time.

Hongye, she...

The timing for this breakthrough is really bad.

If only it could have been five years earlier...

No, only three years!

With her Celestial Person power, the Purgatory Sect could easily become the largest force south of the Milky Way, if not unify the entire southern region.

But now...

She's just a newly awakened Celestial Person, she's really not up to par.

"It's good that she's back. Now that she's finished her cultivation, let's ask her where she is now."

Lu Zhanxian.

Zhang Liefeng nodded, and the group soon arrived at a palace.

Inside the palace was a special array that shimmered with light. This light was drawn to a huge gemstone, ten centimeters in diameter, at the top of the palace, forming a vortex.

As Lu Zhanxian activated the formation, these streams of light quickly condensed, forming a pillar of light after several minutes, which was projected onto the center of the hall.

Within that pillar of light, there was someone who looked...

A woman who seemed to have weathered many storms and looked exhausted appeared in the three of them.

"Red leaves".

"Master, senior uncle, senior master."

The woman in the pillar of light greeted the group.

Lu Zhanxian and the others looked at her, their expressions filled with excitement.

Oh, Celestial Person!

This is on par with the great achievement of the founder of the Purgatory Sect.

However, after a moment of excitement, the group realized something and suddenly froze when they saw Hongye, who looked exhausted and even seemed to have some injuries.

"Hongye, what happened? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine. There were some Demonic Beasts on the way back, and I accidentally got hit."

Hongye spoke quickly, while covering up her wounds.

"Demonic Beasts? You are now Celestial Person being, what kind of Demonic Beasts could possibly harm a dignified Celestial Person like you!?"

Lu Zhanxian in surprise.

"Celestial Person?"

Hearing Lu Zhanxian's words, Hongye said with a self-deprecating laugh, "So what? So many Demonic Beasts... when it's their time to die, they'll still die..."

Her tone was heavy and sorrowful, but even more so, it conveyed a sense of helplessness.

"Red Leaf, you..."

Looking at this most outstanding disciple of the Purgatory Sect in a hundred years, Lu Zhanxian could clearly feel the depression and frustration emanating from her.

"Master, Senior Uncle, Senior Uncle..."

Hongye looked at Lu Zhanxian, her eyes somewhat numb. "Do you think... humanity... still has hope?"

Is there still hope for humanity?

Lu Zhanxian's expression gradually turned serious. "Hongye, what happened?"

Noticing the change in Lu Zhanxian's expression, Hongye, who had been somewhat dazed, recovered a little and quickly shook her head. "No... it's nothing..."

She quickly changed the subject. "Qiantian, has it not been breached by Demonic Beasts yet?"

"Certainly."

Lu Zhanxian nodded. "The situation in Qiantian is very good, especially in the south of Tianhe. Recently, with the rise of Lingxiao City, we have won many battles against Demonic Beasts. If this trend continues, it will not be long before we can eliminate and drive away all the Demonic Beasts in the south of Tianhe."

"The Demonic Beasts south of the Milky Way... have all been driven out... and there are no more Demonic Beasts within the territory of Chi Province?"

A light shone in Hongye's eyes.

"They're gone. Not just Chi Province, but Star Province, Jiangzhou, and Huangzhou are all gone too."

"No Demonic Beasts... no Demonic Beasts..."

Hongye muttered to herself.

But as she spoke, tears streamed down her dry eyes. "It's so good, so good, there are no Demonic Beasts... it's really so good..."

Looking at Hongye's reaction, Lu Zhanxian vaguely realized something.

He learned from his previous conversation with Hongye that she had joined a super power, which was why she had a chance to become Celestial Person Being.

A force capable of cultivating Celestial Person must be at least on par with the Earth Immortal Palace or even the Three Pure Ones Palace.

But looking at her right now...

Could it be...?

That power was overrun by Demonic Beasts!?

Like the Tianyuan Dao back then?

For a moment, Lu Zhanxian, Zhang Liefeng, Liu Jingtao and the others exchanged glances.

"Come back, Red Leaf, come back to the Purgatory Sect. The Purgatory Sect, the Chi Province, there are no more Demonic Beasts."

"Return to the Purgatory Sect..."

Hongye looked at her elders, wiped away her tears, and then, with a resolute expression, nodded firmly. "Return to the Purgatory Sect!"

Lingxiao City.

The testing area in the military workshop.

"Cheng Ying".

Gu Jinlai stroked the mecha, which was almost entirely made of immortal refined gold, his eyes filled with a satisfied smile.

"This is the data for the first unit of the Chengying Mech."

Zhang Lihuo, Si Tianyan, Zhang Yukun, and others were all beside him.

They looked at the Cheng Ying mech with a similar fervor in their eyes.

"We conquered the East China Sea and discovered two samples of 'Silica Jade'. With this spiritual material, we can equip the Cheng Ying mech with a railgun. However... the railgun has length requirements, which will affect its maneuverability."

The Way of Heaven.

"Then let's find a way to miniaturize the railgun."

Gu Jinlai said, "I'll go test the power of this mech first."

"Well, the fighter jet's only weapon is currently made primarily of the high-grade spiritual material 'Flame Crystal,' with a small amount of the top-grade spiritual material 'Great Sun God Crystal' mixed in... The weapon doesn't have any particular advantages; it's just that it's large, heat-resistant, and can hold more energy..."

As Zhang Yukun spoke, he sighed, "But even for such a sword, we had to sell everything we owned, practically emptying out the area south of Tianhe."

"It's alright. We can keep slaying Demonic Beasts, and with the merits we accumulate, we'll soon be able to exchange them for more suitable spiritual materials."

From Gu Jinlai present, it has already entered the era of Cheng Ying mechs.

After entering the Cheng Ying mech, he activated the Great Sun True Demon Body, which continuously expanded in size.

Under his control, it just reached the point where it could wear the Shadow Armor.

Immediately afterwards, the Eternal Furnace within his body began to operate, and through its transfer properties, it quickly injected energy into the location where the Shadow Mech was originally used as a power source.

In an instant, all the supporting instruments of the Chengying mecha were activated.

Divine Sense Scanning System!

Qi and Blood Scanning System!

Automatic locking system!

Assisted tracking system!

Propulsion system!

Power Enhancement System!

Gu Jinlai, people have looked at the rows of data displayed on the screen with a strange expression.

The Cheng Ying mech's various systems are almost entirely completed by Gong Ling, since it's a pipe dream to create a computer in an environment with no industrial foundation whatsoever.

However, even though the equipment inside the mech was completed through the Spirit Sharing, it still made Gu Jinlai feel somewhat embarrassed.

What a wonderful world of fantasy and chivalry...

The art style seems to have gone astray.

However, upon closer reflection, the world's art style was completely ruined when the close-in weapon system was introduced.

So, going a little further off doesn't seem like such an unacceptable thing.

"Get out of the way."

Gu Jinlai.

Immediately afterwards, his True Spirit possessed him, and he seemed to become one with the Cheng Ying mecha.

With a thought, the energy injected into the power source of the Cheng Ying mecha through its own "Eternal Furnace" was activated and injected into the propulsion engine.

With each step he took, a burst of azure light seemed to erupt from behind him.

Temperatures are rising, and dust is spreading everywhere!

Propelled by the propulsion system, his body shot out, breaking the sound barrier in an instant.

A visible white wave of air rippled outwards.

"Good!"

The next moment, he changed his mind again, and all six propulsion engines started up.

The speed that had already broken the sound barrier surged again, climbing directly to twice the speed of sound, then three times the speed of sound...

"Hahaha! That's awesome!"

Gu Jinlai, people have experienced this kind of lightning speed and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

With blue flames erupting from the propulsion engine beneath his feet, he, who had been merely charging forward, suddenly leaped up and soared into the sky in an instant.

"Boom!"

And with a deafening roar, it triggered another white gas explosion, which plunged into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.