After settling things in the Earthly Capital, Li Xingkong had a rare few days of leisure at home.
The compensation amount from Cherry Blossom Wind Group was substantial, far exceeding the amount on the form Li Xingkong had casually filled out at the time.
Basically, the entire group's working capital, the personal assets of the group's senior executives, and a large amount of land in Cherry Blossom Country were handed over to Li Xingkong. Just these things alone would amount to several billion.
Money is a tricky thing. When you need it, you can rack your brains and still not get it, but when you don't need it as much, it'll come rushing into your hands.
After dumping all these things on his parents, the elderly couple struggled for several days. It was the first time they had ever seen such a large sum of money, and it kept them from Heavenly Capital.
Fortunately, they were already cultivators, so not resting for a few days was no big deal. In the following days, the two of them bought all the things they had wanted but couldn't afford when they were young.
After all, once people become wealthy, the first thing they do to reward themselves is to fulfill what they longed for but could not have in their youth.
Although at this age, the fondness for those things may have faded, but that doesn't stop me from selling them and keeping them.
After resting at home for a few days, Li Xingkong also thought about his next plan.
In terms of cultivation, it hasn't been long since he emerged from seclusion. If he wants to make further progress, it's best to wait until his current cultivation level is more stable. Moreover, judging from the current situation, once the Divine Land Grand Formation is completed, the Divine Land Continent will likely make some major moves, something Li Xingkong doesn't want to miss.
In other matters, he crafted a magical artifact called the Luo Shu and gave it to Old Tang. He hasn't received any feedback yet on the artifact's effectiveness. Before his next seclusion, he needs to figure out how well it works, at least to know if it's any good.
Besides the one he gave to Old Tang, Li Xingkong's most handy weapon right now, the Chasing Lightning Sword, is also a common weapon, and he plans to forge it into a magic weapon.
The biggest difference between magical artifacts and ordinary weapons is that magical artifacts have a higher compatibility with Magic Power and possess some special abilities. Ordinary weapons can only rely on Li Xingkong's Magic Power and spells to unleash their power, and their strength is also inferior to that of magical artifacts.
Besides, it's time to expand his Foundation Establishment Stage spells. Although the Sword Control Technique is versatile and can be used for both fighting and running away, upon closer inspection, having only this one spell makes his methods somewhat monotonous. Moreover, strictly speaking, he is currently lacking a Foundation Establishment Stage protective spell.
Finally, there's the most common spatial equipment found in ordinary cultivation civilizations. Although Li Xingkong only needs to carry a sword when he travels now, having a spatial device would obviously be much more convenient. Besides, cultivation without Space Bag does indeed lack a certain something.
I've already reached the Mid Foundation Establishment, which means I've met the minimum requirements for studying space-related theories. Now that the basic requirements are met, I'll include theoretical learning in my plans.
After organizing his recent plans, Li Xingkong realized there were quite a few things he wanted to do.
Although there are no time constraints, these things can't be delayed for several years. Since they're already in the planning stages, we should start implementing them soon.
There seem to be a lot of things to do, but many of them depend on the actions taken by Divine Land. For Li Xingkong, there isn't much preparation required. Upon closer inspection, for Li Xingkong himself, there are actually only three things he needs to do: refine magical artifacts, cultivate spells, and research spatial equipment.
For Li Xingkong at this moment, there is no particular priority to these three things; what he wants to do first is entirely up to Li Xingkong.
As for him, he had already done both weapon crafting and spell cultivation several times, but he had not yet started cultivating spatial theory. Therefore, Li Xingkong preferred to develop spatial equipment first.
Moreover, a large part of the preparation of this space equipment is done in theoretical learning in the early stages, which only requires Li Xingkong to use his brain. He can start anytime and anywhere during his few days of rest at home.
However, just as Li Xingkong was preparing to begin studying space theory, a new message came from Old Tang—
The Nation-Protecting Grand Formation has been completed.
With such a large project completed, a grand completion ceremony is naturally in order, and Li Xingkong will undoubtedly be invited to attend.
Li Xingkong wasn't really interested in ceremonies or banquets, but he was somewhat interested in the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation, so he figured he should go and take a look.
The completion ceremony of the grand formation took place at the final completed core of the formation. The completion of this grand formation was a very significant event, mainly because of its great strategic significance. For Divine Land, it was comparable to the detonation of the first atomic bomb.
On one hand, it is the strongest spear of our time; on the other hand, it is the strongest shield. Both are indispensable and are powerful weapons in battle.
Moreover, compared to the situation where many countries in the world have spears, only Divine Land can build this shield, which is obviously more valuable.
This means that Divine Land is now invincible; it can only send troops to fight others, while others have no ability to retaliate.
In this way, the balance of power will completely shift in the future.
Why was the Eagle Country so arrogant in the world before? Because it monopolized the entire Americas continent, and no country around it could threaten it. On the contrary, its various henchmen could harass the Eurasian Continent at will.
His unique geographical advantages gave him this privileged position.
Now, with the completion of the grand formation, Divine Land has also created this advantage through its own capabilities.
The threat posed by the Eagle Country Divine Land surrounding Divine Land was instantly wiped out. And since Divine Land is located on the Eurasian Continent, it would be much easier for China to manage the continent than for the Eagle Country.
One involves land-based troop movements, while the other relies on aircraft carriers for deployment. It goes without saying which one can deploy troops faster.
The completion of such a grand formation is a significant event in the history of Divine Land. Its completion ceremony will naturally not be a simple internal affair. Not only will all the top officials of Divine Land participate in the ceremony, but it will also be broadcast live to the world.
The technological gap resulting from cultivation is enormous. Even if the array diagram is handed over to other countries, they would have no way of understanding what it is for. When the technological gap is too large, everything seems like the Myth.