Lu Changfeng and the others did not know.
They had been targeted by a bandit cultivator faction.
Even if they had known, they would not have regretted it.
How could a blade remain sheathed for a lifetime?
Their attack on the Wang Household had not only secured half the resource output of Mystic Wood Forest, but also allowed Lu Changfeng to comprehend the path of the sword immortal.
It had been an enormous windfall among windfalls.
As for the potential dangers they might face in the future...
In the cultivation world, danger was as normal as could be.
After the Lu Household's three Foundation Establishment cultivators returned to the lineage, every one of them entered secluded cultivation.
Occasionally, they would emerge to clear their minds.
They would visit Lu Chenxing, suffer a blow to their confidence, then obediently return to their own cultivation grounds, secretly spurring themselves to greater efforts.
Lu Chenxing's breakthroughs were like a wild horse that had slipped its reins.
At two and a half months old, he had first entered the cultivation world and become a cultivator.
At three months old, he reached the second level of Qi Refining.
At three and a half months old, the fourth level of Qi Refining.
At four months old, the eighth level of Qi Refining.
The days slipped quietly by in uneventful peace, and another month passed.
Perhaps he had used up the rare resources that directly increased spiritual power, or perhaps higher cultivation levels required more spiritual power.
Lu Chenxing advanced only two levels.
The tenth level of Qi Refining.
That was his current cultivation.
Only five months had passed since his birth.
If word got out, it would probably shake the entire cultivation world.
The Lu Household also kept his existence tightly under wraps.
Only seven people knew.
The three Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Lu Changge, the keeper of the scripture pavilion.
Lu Chenxing's birth parents and his grandfather, Lu Xuanqing.
Speaking of Lu Xuanqing, though his aptitude was poor, his comprehension was exceptional, and he had actually broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining through his own efforts.
Unfortunately, compared with his freakishly talented grandson...
He fell short by three measures.
Soon, it would be four, five, six... measures.
Half a month followed another half a month; a month passed, and a new one arrived.
Lu Chenxing was half a year old!
Since he had no resources on hand to send over for the time being, he gave Great Xia the opportunity to open the passage.
Because he had made a request earlier.
He still hoped to get what he wished for.
"Nuclear weapons? This..."
A month earlier, when Great Xia's senior officials learned that Lu Chenxing needed nuclear weapons, they all fell silent.
After all, those things could destroy heaven and earth.
With sufficient yield, they could even blast the entire Blue Star apart.
"Comrade Lu must need nuclear weapons to protect himself. The cultivation world is fraught with danger, with experts as numerous as clouds. Without enough strength to rely on..."
"Comrade Lu is in the cultivation world. Powerful cultivators are everywhere there, and some can even wipe out a mountain with a single slap..."
"Nuclear weapons need not be used, but one cannot be without them. I think the country should grant Comrade Lu's request..."
"I second that. Comrade Lu's safety is of paramount importance. We must deploy every resource to assist him when necessary. Providing nuclear weapons is perfectly justifiable..."
"It's not as though the nuclear weapons will be detonated on Blue Star anyway..."
"Besides, we must trust Comrade Lu..."
Trusting him was their only choice.
After considering it, Great Xia's senior officials were surprisingly unanimous in agreeing to provide nuclear weapons.
Ji Chang'an swept his gaze over everyone, then nodded slightly and made the final decision.
The next time the passage opened, they would provide Lu Chenxing, in the cultivation world on the other end, with the latest-model nuclear weapons launcher and a nuclear warhead with a yield of ten megatons.
He could use those for now.
If he needed more ammunition or a higher yield later, he could communicate with them and make another request.
The only blemish in an otherwise perfect arrangement was that they could communicate only once a month.
If only they could communicate in real time...
That would be wonderful.
At a single command...
Truth in its truest sense was transported to a secret location.
At the beginning of the month, Ji Chang'an arrived there.
He placed his palm on it and initiated the transfer.
On the other side, Lu Chenxing also had Lu Changfeng prepare a vast stretch of empty ground for him and set up formations around it to conceal it.
All this secrecy made Lu Changfeng very curious.
The transfer ended.
An immense, cold object appeared on the empty ground.
"What is this?"
"Truth!"
Lu Changfeng could not sense the slightest fluctuation of presence from the enormous thing before him that Lu Chenxing called "Truth."
After probing it several times with his Divine Sense...
He confirmed that it was merely a mundane object, not a Law Artifact.
He was somewhat bewildered.
Where had little Chenxing gotten such a thing, and what did it do?
Lu Chenxing did not explain it to him. Explaining the supreme power of another world would be too much trouble.
In any case, with a nuclear weapon in hand...
He could at least be considered to have a trump card now.
As for its precise power, that would have to be tested in actual combat.
Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators certainly could not withstand it.
Golden Core?
Nascent Soul?
Or perhaps even above Nascent Soul.
Besides Truth, there was also a reply from Great Xia.
Lu Chenxing casually took the letter away.
"To be opened personally by Comrade Lu."
"Truth has arrived. We hope it can help Comrade Lu."
"Furthermore, after over a month of research, the country has gained a preliminary grasp of numerous auxiliary disciplines, including Law Artifacts, pills, talismans, and formations. Using the spiritual materials you supplied, we have successfully replicated an identical Law Artifact, with a success rate of up to ninety-nine percent. As long as there are sufficient materials, Great Xia can establish a production line at any time."
"We have encountered some difficulties with pills and require more relevant information for our team of experts to study..."
"The creation of spiritual talismans and the refinement of Law Artifacts achieve similar wonders through different means. However, we have been unable to overcome difficulties in the two steps of spiritual infusion and pattern condensation. We likewise require more material related to the creation of spiritual talismans..."
"Constructing formations requires Spirit Stones. With resources scarce, research into this discipline is currently limited to theoretical exploration..."
"The country is now aware of Comrade Lu's circumstances. Borrowing the Lu Household's strength under the identity of a reincarnated mighty cultivator carries enormous risks, but it is undoubtedly the best choice. Great Xia will likewise remember the Lu Household's kindness..."
"Furthermore, Heavenly Spirit Root aptitude allows rapid cultivation, but it also means resources are consumed very quickly. The two batches of Spirit Stones Comrade Lu previously sent have nearly been exhausted..."
"Whatever happens, Comrade Lu, please make your own safety your priority. You must not readily put yourself in danger..."
"..."
When he saw that Great Xia could already replicate Law Artifacts, with a success rate approaching one hundred percent...
Lu Chenxing drew in a sharp breath.
This was a superpower with a population of ten billion.
The power it could unleash when it devoted its full strength to something was simply unimaginable.
Law Artifacts, products of the cultivation world.
Great Xia could actually manufacture them.
And with such a high success rate.
With that being the case, a thought leaped wildly in Lu Chenxing's mind.
Obtaining resources did not necessarily require the Lu Household's old masters to fight and risk their lives outside. Perhaps there was a safer way.
For instance, sending a batch of artifact-refining materials to Great Xia.
Then having Great Xia send the finished products back to be sold.
Creating an industrial chain for acquiring resources.
The correct way to use the system...
Surely this was it!
Lu Chenxing suddenly realized that he understood.
Great Xia's role was not merely to provide cultivation feedback. He could also harness the terrifying power it generated once set in motion to acquire cultivation resources quickly.