Battle Line Broadside!

"Unbelievable..." Liu Shuyue murmured. "If the two Lotus Cloud Sects are the same, they should be from the past. But now it looks as though they're from the future..."

Sixteen Windships lined the sky in a mighty formation, like a divine army descending from heaven.

Each ship was two hundred meters long and over thirty meters wide. Though built of wood, both sides were clad in steel armor, putting each vessel at well over a thousand tons. Making something like that float steadily would count as a miracle even in Jiangcheng World.

"I told you, cultivation makes no sense." Lin Qing stepped back, half hiding behind Chen Xuan. "Antigravity engines are cutting-edge technology even where we come from, but here they've achieved almost the same thing with spells. You know what it looks like? Cavemen flying spaceships..."

"Do you know how they fly?" Chen Xuan asked Liu Shuyue.

She nodded. "Xu Xuanling showed me the engine room yesterday. It uses a Spiritual Energy engine derived from the Wind Riding Technique. And it doesn't burn talismans. It runs on Great Demon hearts."

"Great Demon hearts?"

"That's right. They even told me how they prepare them. Before a Great Demon dies, they set up a Spirit Gathering Formation to draw all the Spiritual Energy in its body together. Then they remove the heart and use it to power a Spiritual Energy Device. Spiritual Energy needs a physical vessel, so a heart that doesn't spoil easily is an excellent choice."

Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Does that mean every Windship represents a Great Demon they've killed?"

"More than one," Liu Shuyue replied. "Great Demons vary in strength. Using two or three hearts to power a Windship is common for them. With those hearts as a substitute, Cultivators don't have to strain themselves to