Sect Master! You're Back

It takes 500 grams of antimatter to make a single strike, which is indeed very expensive.

It's important to understand that antimatter can only be produced through collisions with space-based weapons and the use of materials in space.

The cost of just one gram of antimatter is nearly 100,000 Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone.

Five hundred grams is equivalent to fifty million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone!

That's fifty million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone.

The annual income of the Xingfeng Sect on Canglan Star is currently only around five million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone.

This is also because Canglan Star is too small, and Xingfeng Sect can only obtain so many Spirit Stone through trading and mining Spirit Vein.

If he hadn't transformed the environment of Canglan Star, creating many Canglan Star -Supreme-Grade Spirit Vein, he probably wouldn't have earned so many Spirit Stone.

Of course, this is the return over more than twenty years.

Chen Feng hasn't returned to Canglan Star for over twenty years, and there are probably even more Supreme-Grade Spirit Vein on Canglan Star now.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the cost of 50 million per round of Annihilation Cannon is still too high.

Seemingly sensing Chen Feng's thoughts, Tuosen said, "I'm already researching cost-saving solutions. Within a few years, we should be able to reduce costs by at least half."

Chen Feng patted Tuosen on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"It's alright, I'll take care of the Spirit Stone. This weapon has been a great help to me, thank you for your hard work."

The appearance of the Star-Annihilating Cannon undoubtedly adds another powerful weapon to the Xingfeng Sect. Although it is a bit expensive, its power is worth the price.

If you don't have enough Spirit Stone, then just rob them.

Where did Xingfeng Sect get its current reserves of tens of millions of Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone? They were stolen from other forces.

This time, he returned to the Painting Scroll World, intending to collect Yuan Stone. He planned to go find those forces of the Jiang Clan that were targeting him and obtain some Spirit Stone.

Upon hearing this, Tuosen immediately asked, "When will we start the experiment?"

The Star-Annihilating Cannon has never been tested since its inception, partly because there is no antimatter.

Their Spirit Stone reserves are simply not enough to produce five hundred grams of antimatter.

That's why Tuosen has always hoped that Chen Feng would come out of seclusion; if he wanted Spirit Stone, he could only get them from Chen Feng.

"I don't have that many Spirit Stone on me right now. I'll send Spirit Stone over in a few days. By the way, what is the cost of producing the Star-Annihilating Cannon?" Chen Feng asked.

Although he had Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, it was only a little over a million; the rest he had stored in the Xingfeng Sect's treasury.

"I don't know the cost, but I've used up all the materials you gave me last time," Tuosen said somewhat awkwardly.

Chen Feng nodded. "It's alright, the cost isn't too high."

The spatial materials he gave to Tuosen before going into seclusion were worth only about three million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, which he obtained from the Nanyang Sect's treasury.

After learning about the Star-Annihilating Cannon, Chen Feng prepared to leave.

"I'll be leaving now. I'll send over a batch of Spirit Stone in a few days."

Upon hearing this, Tuosen quickly stopped Chen Feng: "Professor Chen, wait a moment, there's still one research project I haven't told you about."

"You've discovered something else in the past two years?" Chen Feng was immediately surprised.

It was already impressive that they had developed such a powerful weapon as the Star-Annihilating Cannon in two years, but there were even new developments that he hadn't expected.

Tuosen replied:

"This research project is only in its initial stage, and it's not something I'm doing alone. It's a collaborative project with Professor Lin and others. The project is called the Warp Drive."

"Warp drive?" Chen Feng's expression changed completely.

Although he wasn't a science fiction enthusiast, he had heard of such things before.

The Antimatter Warship developed previously were already incredibly fast.

However, the antimatter propulsion system of Antimatter Warship is utterly useless compared to a warp drive.

This thing is truly capable of faster-than-light travel.

Chen Feng also knew some of the principles behind it. It wasn't simply about moving an object through the universe, but rather about using a special device to manipulate the surrounding spacetime.

Simply put, it involves compressing the spacetime in front and expanding the spacetime behind, placing the spaceship within a "spacetime bubble."

This spacetime bubble envelops the spaceship, enabling it to travel faster than the speed of light.

This spacetime bubble is also known as a warp bubble.

Some scientists have proposed a theory.

They believe that spacetime is not a hard floor, but a piece of elastic fabric that can be compressed and stretched by energy.

The warp drive's function is to compress and stretch spacetime.

If we compare the spacetime of the universe to a carpet, then humans are the spaceships.

A person is now standing on this carpet, and can move it by pulling the front end and pushing the back end.

The person will move with the carpet, but their feet will not actually move on the carpet; only the carpet will move.

The warp bubbles generated by the warp drive are like a moving "spacetime wave".

From an external perspective, the warp bubble is moving faster than the speed of light.

Passengers inside the spaceship will not feel acceleration, and time will pass in the same manner as in normal spacetime.

In theory, there is no upper limit to the speed of a warp bubble. By adjusting the intensity of spacetime distortion, speeds several times, hundreds of times, or even higher than the speed of light can be achieved.

This is Chen Feng's understanding of the warp drive; he doesn't know anything more.

"You guys really managed to figure this out?" Chen Feng looked at Tuosen and Lin Wei in disbelief.

Warp drive—that's already something futuristic.

Antimatter engines are simply for acceleration, and they place extremely high demands on the materials used in the spacecraft.

However, warp drives are unnecessary, as they allow for complete manipulation of spacetime, eliminating material limitations for the spaceship.

Lin Wei, who was standing next to him, said:

"It's still in the theoretical stage. It's a long way from being able to develop a complete system. Right now, we only have some ideas."

Tuosen, however, said:

"I think there's a good chance of success in this research. Antimatter can definitely interact with the energy of a warp drive; it can annihilate space itself. As long as we can keep increasing its mass, reaching the spacetime level won't be a problem."

Lin Wei smiled helplessly:

"It's not that easy. Even the annihilation rays fired by the Star-Annihilating Cannon won't affect spacetime."

Lin Wei was well aware of the difficulty in realizing the warp drive; as a cultivator, she was already able to sense the space around Earth.

However, the space perceived by cultivators is completely different from spacetime.

Spacetime represents the combination of space and time. The space that cultivators perceive and can destroy is only the surface space.

True space is necessarily connected with time; the two are inseparable.

Reaching that level of power is simply not feasible at present; the energy level is far too low.

At this moment, Chen Feng, who was standing next to him, suddenly said:

"It's not impossible."

Upon hearing this, both Tuosen and Lin Wei looked at Chen Feng.

Chen Feng then said:

"Have you forgotten about the spatial rift leading to the Haotian Secret Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Wei immediately realized what was happening:

"You mean to say that spatial rift is the power of spacetime?"

Tuosen clapped his hands immediately. "That's right! The Haotian Secret Realm must be incredibly far from Earth, but we only need a few seconds to get there through the spatial rift. This spatial passage must work on the same principle as a warp drive!"

Chen Feng nodded:

"That's right. These naturally occurring spatial rifts in the universe are essentially a form of faster-than-light travel. You can start your research from this angle."

In fact, Chen Feng was thinking about much more.

According to his estimation, spacetime should be the next level of power.

When Li Songxuan fought the chieftain of the Void Spirit Race, both of their Divine Ability and Law Technique gave him the illusion of being able to penetrate space.

No matter how a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage unleashes their supernatural Divine Ability, they will annihilate and destroy a large area of space.

However, when beings at the Half-Step Dao Integration level used their Divine Ability, they did not cause any damage to the space.

This likely indicates that we have already reached the level of spacetime.

This is why Chen Feng was unable to withstand Li Songxuan's attacks.

Chen Feng finally understood why the Half-Step Dao Integration was so much stronger than the Void Refinement.

When it comes to higher levels of power, there can indeed be such a large gap.

"Great! I'll go study the spatial passage later!" Tuosen was extremely excited.

Lin Wei also smiled.

If warp drive technology can truly be realized in their generation, then interstellar travel will no longer be a problem.

"I'll be back in two days, I'm leaving now."

After finishing his explanation, Chen Feng bid farewell to the two of them.

The news about the Star-Annihilating Cannon and the warp drive improved his mood considerably.

"Professor Chen, you can go ahead and get busy. I'll be leaving now!"

Tuosen turned around and left immediately. Chen Feng's words had awakened him, and he was now eager to study the spatial passage.

"Come back soon, Xiaorou hasn't seen you for over two years," Lin Wei said to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng nodded. "Mm."

After saying that, Chen Feng disappeared from the spot.

Canglan Star, Xingfeng Sect Headquarters.

Chen Feng's figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Cabinet.

Sensing the rich Spiritual Qi and varying spatial density around him, Chen Feng couldn't help but take a deep breath:

"You're back."

He spent a total of two years and two months in seclusion in the modern world.

Converted to the Painting Scroll World, that's twenty-two years.

Having not felt the Spiritual Qi of Canglan Star for twenty-two years, Chen Feng felt as if he had been in another world.

He immediately spread his Divine Sense to investigate the situation of the Xingfeng Sect and the Northern Border.

Chen Feng's current Divine Sense range is a full 300,000 miles, covering the entire Canglan Star is no problem.

As his Divine Sense expanded, his expression quickly changed.

He discovered that Liu Qian, Wang Hu, and other high-ranking officials were not in the Xingfeng Sect, and the number of people in the Xingfeng Sect was very small, indicating that the entire Xingfeng Sect was clearly on high alert.

Chen Feng's figure flashed and then disappeared from the spot.

Xingfeng Sect, nuclear plant.

Yue Yao and Nangong Yanyue were walking around a factory building in the nuclear plant.

The factory is very small, with few employees, but the equipment inside is incredibly sophisticated.

A metal sphere is manufactured every so often.

This factory specializes in producing Three-Phase Bomb.

"I wonder how the situation is at the front. I really don't want to stay here doing logistics," Yue Yao complained.

Compared to before, Yue Yao now has a new mechanical body.

She is currently only about 1.5 meters tall, with two fox ears on her head and a tail standing upright on her back.

Her eyes were changed to heterochromia, and her hair was tied into two ponytails, making her look like a little girl.

Nangong Yanyue, standing next to her, was a significant height taller than her.

Nangong Yanyue said, "If I were Steward Liu, I wouldn't feel comfortable letting you go to the front lines either. I'm afraid you'd have to throw out all the Three-Phase Bomb as soon as the fighting starts."

Yue Yao said with dissatisfaction:

"Why do you see me like them? Aren't we still best friends?"

However, Yue Yao did not receive a reply from Nangong Yanyue after she finished speaking.

At this moment, Nangong Yanyue was staring blankly at what was behind Yue Yao.

Yue Yao asked in confusion:

"What's wrong with you?"

Nangong Yanyue ignored her and instead knelt on one knee, saying, "Greetings, Sect Master!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Yao turned around to look. Because of her short stature, she could only see a person's chest when she turned around.

When she looked up, she met a pair of deep eyes.

Those eyes were all too familiar to her.

"Sect Leader," Yue Yao's voice trembled slightly, tinged with excitement.

Even the mechanical parts on its body made creaking sounds.

Chen Feng grabbed Yue Yao by the neck with one hand, then lifted her up and examined her closely.

Yue Yao quickly kicked her legs left and right, blushing as she said, "Sect Master... you... please don't..."

"I remember you still had several decades left to live, how come you've been given a mechanical body?"

Chen Feng only watched for a while before letting go of her hand, Yue Yao almost fell to the ground.

Chen Feng looked at Yue Yao: "Tell me, what happened inside the door?"

He didn't press Yue Yao about why she had transferred her consciousness; the matter of the Xingfeng Sect was the most important thing right now.

Yue Yao knew the situation was urgent, and quickly said:

"Sect Master, a strange thing happened two years ago."

Yue Yao began to tell her story.

As Chen Feng listened, his expression darkened.

He never imagined that Canglan Star would be suddenly teleported to another star system two years ago.

Moreover, this star field is several galaxies away from the Weiyang Star Domain.

This turn of events was something he hadn't anticipated.

According to Yue Yao, after Canglan Star appeared in this star field, it clashed with a force called the Yin Corpse Sect.

The two sides have been fighting near a Starry Sky Vortex for years.

This battle lasted for two full years.

Initially, Xingfeng Sect, with the strength of its fleet and various technological weapons, repelled several attacks by the Yin Corpse Sect.

But a year ago, the Void Refinement cultivators of the Yin Corpse Sect made their move.

The intervention of the Void Refinement caused significant losses to Canglan Star.

If Xingfeng Sect hadn't used antimatter weapons to force back the Yin Corpse Sect's Void Refinement, they probably would have been defeated long ago.

Chen Feng was not surprised by this result. Although Xingfeng Sect's technology was developing rapidly, dealing with Spirit Transformation would definitely not be a problem.

However, it becomes very difficult when it comes to the Void Refinement level.

The fact that they were able to hold out for so long must be because the Void Refinement cultivators of the Yin Corpse Sect were wary of the power of the antimatter weapon.

"Sect Leader, we're running low on antimatter weapons, and the Yin Corpse Sect has now allied with another force from another continent to fight us."

"Recently, we've been sending Void Refinement cultivators to test us. Liu Qian guesses that those Void Refinement probably realized we don't have any Void Refinement cultivators stationed here."

Yue Yao then explained the current situation again.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Chen Feng vanished from the spot without leaving a single word.

Seeing Chen Feng leave, Yue Yao stamped her foot and cried out, "Sect Master, take me with you!"

After Chen Feng disappeared, Nangong Yanyue, who was standing beside him, also stood up. "Now that the sect leader has emerged from seclusion, this crisis can be completely resolved."

Yue Yao looked at Nanyang Yanyue: "Why didn't you say a word just now?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yanyue fell silent.

She dared not speak; Chen Feng had been her Heart Demon for a long time.

Although she had joined the Xingfeng Sect, she didn't dare to even look at Chen Feng whenever she saw him; it was an innate fear.