"Sure, no problem," Deep Sea clicked his tongue, "if all the Blade Beasts drop dead tomorrow and the Spiritual Ability Users turn into saints overnight, I'll retire immediately and wander the world with my wife."

"Alright, everyone, no complaining. Keep information confidential, dealing with Spirit Cultivators isn't our specialty."

Lingtong encouraged her team:

"Spiritual energy and machinery each have their own focus points.

"Previously, we were indeed lacking in the spiritual energy aspect, but Mr. Wang's appearance has made up for that. At this point, we even have surpassed Spiritual Ability City in spiritual power technology.

"If there are future weapon systems that combine spiritual energy and mechanical technology, I'll recommend you all to try them out whenever I get the chance."

The disheartened half-human mechas immediately perked up.

"Is it the Spiritual Ability Mecha project? I've heard about it. Apparently, it's being developed by Professor Shen, who defected from Spiritual Ability City!"

"Speaking of which, that Professor Shen is so beautiful, even I, a woman, want to ask her out."

"Hey sis, could it be that you just like women?"

"Get lost!"

"Hey, I heard that Professor Shen defected because of Mr. Wang's personal charm. And she's some kind of brain-development genius. I wonder how the brain development works... Wait, why are you pulling me? Did I say something wrong? What did I say wrong? Don't wink at me, I was just saying that Professor Shen left because of Mr. Wang's charm... um, Tongtong, just pretend I didn't say anything, haha, hahahaha."

Lingtong smiled nonchalantly.

She always kept her distance from such topics.

It was just a waste of her energy.

However, Lingtong glanced out the window, seeing the reflection of her helmet in the porthole glass. An officer in love always thinks more fondly.

Ding ding ding!

A string of commands popped up on the control panel in front of Lingtong.

She suppressed her random thoughts in three seconds, switched back to combat mode, and quickly ordered:

"A mission is here.

"All half-human mechas receiving my communication, immediately change to battle blade gear. Our team should immediately seek out our supply team and don our specialized mechas.

"The Commander has issued a co-defense mission.

"At the D2 border, a group of Blade Beasts from the main Blade Beast group has fully activated, including one Super King-level Blade Beast, which is much stronger than a regular King-level Blade Beast. We need to help D2 hold out until reinforcements arrive."

Deep Sea asked, "Haven't these Blade Beasts retreated? Wasn't the No.4 Spirit Cultivator in the Snow Mountain taken out by Mr. Wang?"

"The Blade Beasts show no signs of retreating and are even mobilizing other King-level Blade Beast groups. However, the pressure on our side at D5 has lessened greatly," Lingtong explained succinctly, "Stop speculating and execute the order."

"Yes!"

The communication channel fell silent, and the fighter jets swiftly charged towards the nearby fortress base.

Before leaving, Lingtong turned to look at the Snow Mountain.

Due to the previous back-and-forth, the outline of the Snow Mountain had changed slightly. At this moment, the Snow Mountain was bathed in golden sunlight, with a faint shadow of a sitting Buddha emerging, gradually fading.

That massive black cloud was evaporated within just a few minutes. The full series is hosted on My Virtual Library Empire, known as MV7LEMPYR.

'How did he manage that.'

A slight smile appeared in Lingtong's eyes.

To save time, she began performing a self-check on her mechanical arm in the plane, ensuring she was ready to engage in combat at any moment.

The engine of the fighter jet roared continuously;

Lingtong seemed to have a little trance. The arched porthole glass in front of her transformed into the cockpit window of her specialized armor. Outside the window, a colossal Blade Beast, covered in wounds, roared continuously, releasing non-stop spiritual impacts.

Lingtong's smile quickly disappeared. The Eight Diagrams Plate on her shoulder and chest trembled in unison, her brows furrowed, and her face, immersed in a sweet feeling, turned resolute and strong.

"Formation! Three changes!"

Seven fifteen-meter level mechas simultaneously lunged forward, the eight-meter level Crystal Core Greatswords in their hands glowing brightly. The blue light blades they emitted instantly engulfed the giant beast ahead!

Slash!

...

In the Combined Combat Zone D2, close to the nearest fortress to D5.

The transport plane with Wang Jixuan parked on the tarmac, surrounded by squads of autonomous mechanical guards, with two teams of members moving freely not too far away.

Wang Jixuan slept soundly in a cushioned seat, the dark red flame swirling around his arm.

The flame twisted when it touched the seat, causing no damage to either.

Wang Jixuan's brow twitched slightly.

'Senior brother, what do we pursue in cultivation? Is it to become the strongest cultivator in the Cultivation World, so no rules can bind us, or to reach three thousand lifespans?'

'Sigh, Alchemy, alchemy, what's the use of alchemy? Can you ascend to the Upper Realm with just one immortal pill?'

'Jixuan, elixirs, formations, talismans, you should at least learn more than one. Artifact refining alone is far from enough. Can't have it so later when you accept disciples, you have to ask your peers to help with elixir rewards, that would be a disgrace to a master.'

'Junior Wang, are you free tonight? I have prepared some drinks in the warm pavilion, they say the moonlight is particularly beautiful tonight, how about we enjoy it together?'

"Commander... Commander?"

"Hmm?"

"Have some food. You've been sleeping for ten hours, the physical data shows no abnormalities."

Wang Jixuan groggily opened his eyes, the scenes from his dream fading like the wind, revealing Mu Dan's slightly concerned face.

Mu Dan was holding a bowl of steaming noodles.

'The fact that she still thinks to prepare food for this humble Daoist means the situation outside hasn't deteriorated.'

The Daoist immediately sat up, closed his eyes to take a deep breath, clearing his mind.

"How long have I slept? Oh right, ten hours."

Wang Jixuan skillfully opened the small table, picked up his chopsticks, and eagerly eyed the glistening white noodles, his appetite suddenly soaring.

He directly slurped a big bite of noodles.

Mmm... the satisfaction of real starch...

"What's the situation? Any problems outside?"

Mu Dan softly replied, "Two pieces of good news, six pieces of bad news."

Wang Jixuan choked and looked up at Mu Dan: "Six? Isn't that ratio a bit off?"

"It is! Take a look yourself, I've arranged them in order of importance."

Mu Dan sat gracefully across from Wang Jixuan, opening a projection panel for him to eat and watch.

Wang Jixuan instinctively glanced at the dark red flame swirling around his arm, then at the long box in the corner. The War Puppet inside was unharmed, but the Alien Soul within was faint, requiring re-cultivation.

The Stone Plate for No.5 was still in the round ring on the War Puppet's wrist. No.5 seemed to be dormant, showing no signs of movement.

This flame problem might be extremely tricky and needed urgent resolution.

Wang Jixuan focused on the projection panel, his face momentarily stiff, the chopsticks paused for two seconds before he lowered his head and slurped the noodles vigorously.

Those damned Blade Beasts, can't they just give us a break!

The first piece of information on the panel read:

[The Sixth Pillar Blade Beast's awakening level has reached 60%, the Ninth Pillar Blade Beast's awakening level has reached 47%].

The numbers were updating in real-time. Before Wang Jixuan had a chance to see the second data point, the '60' flickered and turned into a dark red '61'.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.