The Concept for an Aircraft
Zhuo Ning optimized the Martial Dao Cultivation Method and named it "Clear Origin Body Tempering Instruction". Yi Xuan was very satisfied with the name and did not change it.
According to Yi Xuan's idea, he needed a martial art that could improve physical strength, and did not focus too much on attack power. Therefore, in the process of optimizing this martial art, Zhuo Ning removed all the attack moves and turned it into a pure body-refining martial art.
In Martial Dao, body-refining techniques are all about external Cultivation Method. Yi Xuan was very resistant to such techniques that could cause physical damage during training.
Even after comparison and simulation by No. 01, the final body-refining martial arts technique will still cause extremely minor damage to Yi Xuan's body.
Therefore, Zhuo Ning incorporated the "Clear Essence Art" technique, which he had previously practiced, into his optimization of Martial Dao.
This is a very common Cultivation Method. It is cultivated in a balanced and peaceful manner, and the threshold for cultivation is extremely low. It can even be said that there are no requirements for the aptitude of the practitioner.
However, this kind of Cultivation Method has a little-known characteristic: when cultivated to a high level, it will begin to nourish the martial artist's body.
Unfortunately, there are almost no martial artists in the world who can master this martial art to a high level. The reason is simple: the internal energy cultivated through this martial art has virtually no offensive power. And what martial artist would persevere in practicing a martial art with no power?
Zhuo Ning was able to persevere in cultivating this martial art to a high level because his talent in martial arts was too high. He could make rapid progress in several martial arts at the same time, so cultivating another one, "Clear Essence Art", was not a waste of time for him.
But he never expected that the "Clear Essence Art" would give him such a pleasant surprise when he achieved success in his cultivation.
The first time he practiced the "Clear Origin Body Tempering Instruction" went very smoothly, and internal energy was quickly generated within Yi Xuan's body.
Before he started practicing Martial Dao, Yi Xuan Yi Xuan was worried that the internal energy generated by Martial Dao would conflict with the True Qi in his meridians, and that Qi Deviation and not know who to turn to for help.
However, after gaining some understanding of martial arts, Yi Xuan realized that the martial arts in this world were completely different from those in the novels of his previous life. Internal energy did not originate from the meridians, but from the physical body.
The generated internal energy can flow through the body's bones, blood, muscles, and even skin, but it will never enter the meridians or Dantian.
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. Internal energy can only strengthen a martial artist's body when it flows through all parts of the body. If it were all stored in the meridians to strengthen the body, how much energy would be consumed in the process?
After all, internal energy is not a high-end energy like True Qi or True Essence, and it cannot withstand such consumption.
Following the Mnemonic of the "Clear Origin Body Tempering Instruction," Yi Xuan circulated his internal energy within his body for dozens of cycles before slowly releasing control over it.
Having lost Yi Xuan's control, the internal energy was still flowing, but its speed gradually slowed down.
Standing up, Yi Xuan felt refreshed and invigorated. Unfortunately, his cultivation time was still short, and he hadn't yet experienced any improvement in his physique.
Fortunately, Yi Xuan is not the type to achieve things overnight; he understands that everything must be done step by step.
The physical problem was finally resolved, but Yi Xuan did not rest. Liang Shi and Zhuo Ning were both busy with their own things, and Yi Xuan did not need their help.
Yi Xuan boarded the subway and arrived at the previously under-development No. 2 Base.
A full month has passed since Yi Xuan last tested Black Tortoise No. 1 here, and in that month, Base No. 2 has undergone tremendous changes.
All the construction machinery and robots that were busy in the base have disappeared. At this time, No. 2 Base is fully operational and looks no different from No. 1 Base, except that its area is more than twice the size of No. 1 Base.
Yi Xuan entered his research and development hall, and the large screen on the wall lit up automatically as Yi Xuan entered.
"Boss! Welcome!"
"Hmm! No. 07! How is No. 2 Base operating?"
"Please rest assured, No. 2 Base is operating perfectly!"
This No. 07 is the main AI controlling No. 2 Base, just like No. 01 in No. 1 Base. However, unlike No. 07, No. 01 was cloned by Yi Xuan a month ago, so No. 07 has not yet developed emotions like No. 01.
Yi Xuan felt very regretful about this, since AI capable of generating emotions is extremely rare. The emergence of emotion No. 01 was not due to an increase in the level of his AI, but rather because the blank soul that had previously been incorporated into it began to function.
Yi Xuan was also thinking that if No. 07 were cloned after No. 01 developed emotions, perhaps No. 07 would also have emotions. However, this was entirely wishful thinking on Yi Xuan's part, and he knew that the birth of emotions could not be replicated.
Standing in front of the screen, Yi Xuan pondered for a long time before looking up at the screen again.
He ordered, "No. 07, retrieve the design blueprints for Firmament No. 1!"
As soon as Yi Xuan finished speaking, a 3D model resembling a futuristic airplane appeared on the screen.
If a time traveler like Yi Xuan were to see the model on the screen at this moment, they would surely exclaim, "The Xuannü?"
Indeed, what appeared on Yi Xuan's screen was a key part of the once-famous Southern Heavenly Gate Project —the spaceplane, Xuannü.
Ever since Yi Xuan and Shi Zhenghao experimented with the Barrett a few months ago and he dragged Yixuan to experience being an aerial acrobat, Yi Xuan has been determined to build an airplane.
For Yi Xuan now, manufacturing an ordinary airplane from his previous life would be no challenge at all.
So Yi Xuan thought of the famous Xuannü from his previous life. However, since the main combat scenarios for spaceplanes are in outer space, and for Yi Xuan, whether outer space even exists in this world is still unknown.
Therefore, Yi Xuan only borrowed the shape of the Xuannü, but the internal improvements made by Yi Xuan, whether in the power system or the weapon system, far exceeded the performance concept of the Xuannü, but it did not have the ability to travel in outer space.
In terms of power alone, the Firmament No. 1 has a speed of nearly Mach 9 and can achieve a cruising speed of Mach 8.
It's worth noting that in my previous life, the only aircraft capable of this level of performance was a drone from the Beautiful Country, and the highest-performing manned aircraft was the Blackbird, with a maximum speed of only Mach 3.2.
Of course, Yi Xuan knew that the biggest reason why manned aircraft in his previous life could not increase speed was due to the limitations of the human body, after all, the limits of the human body were there.
In the Cultivation Realm, things are completely different. Yi Xuan can not only reduce the pressure inside the aircraft through formations, but also the physical strength of cultivators is much stronger than that of pilots in his previous life. Therefore, Yi Xuan does not need to consider the huge overload on the personnel inside the aircraft during high-speed flight when designing the aircraft.