Completed: The Black Crane Airships
The Void-Hiding Spirit one's Divine Ability in the void is a technique of escape, but it is more than just that.
The Void-Hiding Spirit borrows the power of the void, allowing Li Yunjing to act recklessly within it.
Just like how Li Yunjing left his mark everywhere in the room after using the Void-Hiding Spirit.
He can move freely in the void.
"With the Divine Ability of Void-Hiding Spirit, I will have an absolute advantage in future battles," Li Yunjing thought to himself.
Once this Divine Ability is unleashed, it will be difficult for ordinary people to even touch the hem of Li Yunjing's clothes.
Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Li Yunjing got up and left the quiet room.
It was midday, Li Yunjing left his cave abode, intending to check on the situation of the Luozhen Sect.
Not far along, Li Yunjing encountered a disciple of the Luozhen Sect.
When asked how long it had been since he went into seclusion, and learned that he had actually been in seclusion for almost a month, Li Yunjing immediately frowned.
Judging by the time, the forging of the Extreme Crossing Boat by the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion should be nearing completion.
Three months ago, Li Yunjing went to the Chenwei Dao Realm. At that time, he learned from Gu Anchen that the forging would be completed in about seven days.
Seven days have passed in the Chenwei Dao Realm, while approximately three months have passed in the Tianyuan Realm.
Now, exactly three months have passed.
With this thought in mind, Li Yunjing decided to go to the Chenwei Dao Realm to check on the progress.
Without hesitation, Li Yunjing went directly to the teleportation array, then activated the coordinates of the Chenwei Dao Realm, and went to the Chenwei Dao Realm again.
Upon arriving in the Chenwei Dao Realm, Li Yunjing appeared directly inside the teleportation array of the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion.
Long ago, Zeng Yishui set up a large teleportation array.
Li Yunjing then transformed this large teleportation array into a sub-array of the Luozhen Sect's teleportation array.
Just like the teleportation arrays that those sects set up in the Mysterious Female Dao Realm.
Once it becomes a sub-array, it means that the teleportation arrays of these sects have established a connection with the teleportation array of the Luozhen Sect.
This teleportation array allows for two-way travel.
One can either use the teleportation array from the Luozhen Sect to reach these sects, or borrow the teleportation array from these sects to reach Luozhen Sect.
Upon arriving at the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion Heavenly Artifact Pavilion, Li Yunjing saw two enormous objects in the sky above it.
Before Li Yunjing could step out of the teleportation array, a sudden boom exploded, and a ten-thousand-foot-long cyan-gold spiritual light pierced through the sky, dyeing the entire sky a glassy color.
A powerful pressure, as heavy as a mountain yet as agile as the wind, slowly spread out, startling the spirit birds Heavenly Artifact Pavilion, causing them to flap their wings and hover in mid-air, not daring to land.
As the light faded, the two dark blue spaceships seemed to come alive, surrounded by faint vortexes of Spiritual Qi.
Li Yunjing was quite surprised to see this.
He immediately used the Void-Hiding Spirit, and in the blink of an eye, he entered a spaceship to begin his observation.
The two spaceships were 100 zhang long and more than 23 zhang wide. The overall shape was that of a black crane spreading its wings, with smooth lines like flowing clouds and water, without the slightest hesitation.
The ship's hull was not smooth; instead, it was covered with fine, dark gold patterns, which were the Nine-Bend Wind-Riding Array and the Mysterious Water Defense Array, personally engraved by a fourth-grade weapon refiner from the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion.
The patterns lit up slowly as the Spiritual Qi energy flowed, moving across the dark blue hull like living things. Occasionally, tiny silver-blue arcs of electricity would leap between the patterns, emitting a soft "buzzing" sound.
The bow of the ship is carved into the head of a lifelike black crane, with a sharp beak like a spear, gleaming with a cold metallic luster, and a fourth-grade Spirit-Breaking Cannon hidden inside.
This Spirit-Breaking Cannon was something Li Yunjing had told Meng Chang to specially forge.
The Spirit-Breaking Cannon is very simple to construct; it only requires a cannon barrel and an array.
Inside the cannon barrel are inscribed numerous formations. Once the Spirit Stone is inserted to activate the Spirit-Breaking Cannon, it can unleash a beam of light with astonishing destructive power.
Above the crane's head, two deep-sea jade pieces the size of pigeon eggs are inlaid in its eyes, emitting a faint blue light. These are the core of the Thousand-Li Spirit Eye Array, capable of discerning the slightest movement within a hundred miles.
The crane's neck was slightly bent, and two Xuantie horns extended from its sides, covered with armor-piercing runes. Once it charged at full speed, even the protective spiritual light of Nascent Soul Cultivator could be easily torn apart.
On either side of the ship are two pairs of enormous crane wings, which are now folded up against the ship's sides, with a wingspan of up to eighteen zhang (approximately 33 meters).
The wing surface is not a solid object, but is formed by countless strands of wind-elemental Spiritual Qi, interwoven with dense golden array patterns.
With just a surge of spiritual energy, the wings will fully unfold, and with each flap, they will draw upon the wind spiritual energy of heaven and earth, allowing the flying boat to reach a speed more than three times that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator at full strength.
The deck was as smooth as a mirror, paved with a single piece of blue-veined stone. In the center stood a three-zhang-high main mast, with a black flag hanging at the top. Embroidered on the flag was a black crane with outstretched wings. When the wind blew, the flag fluttered.
The deck has twelve circular grooves around its perimeter; these are the array eyes where the energy cores are embedded.
Looking at the twelve circular grooves, Li Yunjing thought that to start this spaceship, the energy density of the energy core was essential.
Fortunately, Li Yunjing has recently used his achievements to exchange for a lot more energy cores from the Immortal Alliance, so it's enough for him.
"However, this spaceship actually has twelve energy cores, six more than the Extreme Crossing Boat. It seems Meng Chang and his group have quite the ambition," Li Yunjing muttered to himself.
An energy core is an indispensable part of a spaceship, and the number of energy cores a spaceship can hold is one of the key factors in determining its capabilities.
Some of the top-tier spaceships in the Tianyuan Dao Realm can hold energy cores in the tens of thousands.
He went on to check out other places.
The deck edge is equipped with a half-person-high bulwark, and every ten feet there is a hidden compartment on the bulwark, which contains Law Artifact such as the Spirit-Breaking Crossbow.
The ship has eight glass portholes on both sides, and the window paper is woven from ice silkworm silk, which can both block external attacks and allow a clear view of the outside scenery.
Through the porthole, one could vaguely see the shimmering spiritual light inside the cabin, which was divided into a control room, living room, storage room, and cultivation room, all fully equipped and capable of accommodating hundreds of cultivators traveling at the same time.
The stern features three fire nozzles arranged in a triangular pattern, crafted from crimson flame crystal.
At this moment, the nozzle was slowly emitting pale blue spiritual fire, without a trace of black smoke, only a faint fragrance of grass and trees. That was the Three-Origin Fire-Gathering Array in operation, providing the flying boat with a continuous source of power.
The entire airship hovered in mid-air without the slightest sway, only a deep and steady hum coming from inside the hull, like the breathing of a giant beast.
Sunlight shone on the dark blue hull of the boat, reflecting a restrained yet luxurious sheen.
At this moment, the old weapon refiner from the Heavenly Artifact Pavilion, who was in charge of building the flying boat, also boarded the deck of the spaceship.
He stretched out his calloused hands and gently stroked the cold hull of the ship, tears welling up in his cloudy eyes. "It's done... it's finally done! In my life, to have built such a fourth-grade flying boat, I can die without regrets!"
Before long, Gu Anchen, Meng Chang, and the others also arrived on the deck of the spaceship.
The weapon refiners were all filled with excitement and anticipation.
They never imagined they would build such a superb spaceship in their lifetime.
For a weapon refiner, it is an incredibly honorable thing to be able to personally craft a beautiful magical Law Artifact.
Li Yunjing had finished examining the overall structure of the spaceship and then went up to the deck.
"You did a good job."