landbeastnovel #368 - The official debut of the leaf
#368 - The official debut of the leaf
"A palace? A laboratory? Fake spirit slaves? And a stone sculpture of your face from that earlier period?"
In the quiet container room, Wu Man, Red Snake, Amina, Gao Huating, and Zheng Shiduo listened to Wang Jixuan's story, each lost in thought.
Little Huating was actually just pretending to think; she didn't understand any of it.
Zheng Shiduo asked, "Brother Wang, did you see any other details? For example, does your stone sculpture… have genitalia?"
"Yes," Wang Jixuan didn't shy away, "That part wasn't omitted."
Zheng Shiduo asked seriously, "Then let me ask this: does the stone sculpture have any indication of being used for… that purpose?"
"It doesn't seem to have any."
With girls present, Wang Jixuan answered euphemistically:
"It's in the state of a worm, not a dragon."
"Then it's purely art."
Zheng Shiduo stroked his chin and clicked his tongue softly:
"The owner of this palace must have seen the image of your face when you first appeared publicly. I recall carefully; it should be from that period."
"The stone sculpture is placed in a large bath. This seems to represent a deep infatuation."
"The owner might like the feeling of being in your arms, or perhaps they want to bathe with you…"
"So, I have reason to conclude!"
Zheng Shiduo took a light breath, a glimmer in his eyes:
"The owner of this palace is either a yandere girl or a perverted uncle with absolutely bad intentions towards you!"
Wang Jixuan: …
Creak, whoosh!
The container door opened, and Zheng Shiduo was kicked away, turning into stardust and disappearing into the horizon.
Wang Jixuan flipped him off, then came back to his senses. Flipping off Zheng Shiduo didn't count as an attack or insult, so he could only angrily curse:
"I told you to liven things up! Discuss the important stuff!"
Wu Man revealed a slight smile and said directly, "Actually, what Lao Zheng said just now is correct, sir. It's highly likely that it's someone deeply infatuated with you. Putting your life-size stone sculpture in the bath is indeed not something a normal person would do."
Amina then said, "Can you send the specific coordinates?"
"It's almost on the other side of the Earth," Wang Daoshi shook his head, "Don't think about attacking it. The density of Blade Beasts there is terrifying. All four active pillar Blade Beasts are near that area."
Amina said, "If we join forces with Sabina and Nielda Tamon, we might be able to take it down."
"We have to wait for that owner to show themselves."
Red Snake corrected from the side:
"What we need to do now is figure out who's hiding behind the scenes."
"There's a laboratory there, and it's been there for many years. We also need to know what they're researching."
"If our cloning technology is used by the Blade Beasts…"
The atmosphere in the room became a little heavy.
The possibility that Red Snake mentioned was indeed very troublesome.
Wang Jixuan said, "I've already asked Mudan to report to the commander-in-chief. I'll check on that side every half hour. There are fake spirit slaves serving in that palace, and they're all kneeling in the corners. Maybe the owner will come over soon."
Amina asked, "Should I ask Nielda Tamon?"
"You can," Wang Jixuan said, "Zhou Zhengde still can't resonate with the core circuit?"
"No, it's no use even if you modify his body. I can't explain this thing either."
Amina said helplessly:
"Even our most knowledgeable old scholars from the Spirit Cultivation Civilization can't understand the criteria for the core circuit choosing a successor."
"Then give up on my best ordinary friend."
Wang Jixuan said:
"You become the mentor for the new spirit cultivators, select a large number of them, and try to choose someone with a ruthless personality. Don't end up with a Holy Mother."
"Holy Mother?" Amina was a little puzzled.
"Someone with a compassionate heart who thinks that the lives of Blade Beasts are also lives, and that humans can coexist peacefully with Blade Beasts even after ninety-five percent of the population has died."
"I understand," Amina smiled, "That kind of person is too hypocritical."
She didn't stay long, turning into a butterfly and leaving.
Wang Jixuan then discussed the final stages of the Demon Soldier's trial training with Wu Man and Red Snake.
He would have them put in more effort in the next two days. Wang Jixuan wanted to focus on the Blade Beasts, staking out the owner of that palace, and using his spiritual sense to determine the research results of that laboratory at this stage.
But the Daoist didn't expect that this stakeout would last for more than a month.
The new base had already begun to take shape, and this time the main area of activity was on the surface.
Wang Jixuan's Demon Soldier plan was progressing normally. He had also made adaptive revisions to the demonic cultivation techniques he had taken out. The first batch of six thousand carefully selected Heavenly Demon Soldiers had quickly accepted the power of demonic energy.
Their paper strength is now only comparable to a D-level psionic.
But there are two points:
First, they can continue to cultivate, and their strength can continue to grow. And the method of cultivation is to fight with Blade Beasts.
Second, they can perfectly exert the power of various magic weapons and talismans, and their actual combat power is naturally greater than their paper strength.
At this stage, the Demon Soldier plan is still limited to the abdomen of the D5 Integrated War Zone, and is kept highly confidential with the strength of the entire war zone.
Wang Jixuan will soon send out five thousand of these six thousand Heavenly Demon Soldiers;
The one thousand Heavenly Demon Soldiers who remain will all be the best of the best.
The five thousand who are sent out will go to the newly built Demon Soldier camps in various places to be instructors.
A million Heavenly Demon Soldiers will rely on these five thousand instructors to lead and teach them.
Similarly, a second batch of seventeen thousand soldiers with excellent qualifications will arrive at this base to receive Wang Jixuan's in-depth training.
Although these Heavenly Demon Soldiers have gained power, they have to pay a lot, a lot.
They have to stay away from areas where normal humans live, they have to constantly restrain their own desire to kill, and they will also become the main force in exterminating the Earth's Blade Beasts, so casualties will inevitably be quite high.
But no one complained;
They will naturally have a fear of death, but they do not have any cowardly or fearful thoughts.
In the past few days, Wang Jixuan has seen nothing but drive and enthusiasm on everyone's faces.
As long as they shout "For all mankind, for a new home," they can dedicate all their passion and burn their souls.
— The Daoist doesn't know that there is actually a batch of Heavenly Demon Soldier candidates with good qualifications but who failed the ideological assessment.
For such a major event, D5 must conduct layer-by-layer review.
These five thousand instructors are also preferentially sent to the D5 / D3 / D7 / D8 / D9 five integrated war zones. This is also the area where Fu Jian's faction has the strongest cohesion today.
Closeness and distance are always unavoidable.
This palace…
Wang Jixuan had actually been waiting impatiently for a long time.
He is not as patient as he used to be. If it weren't for the stone sculpture being too lifelike, and he always felt that it might be related to the Yezi he had been looking for, then he would have already made a scene here and then left gracefully.
Wang Jixuan's observations during this period were not without gain.
He helped Mudan sort out a lot of data, greatly improving human understanding of Blade Beast civilization.
How Blade Beasts absorb energy;
How Blade Beast crystal nuclei are condensed from nothing;
The production methods and efficiency of Blade Beast Mother Worms;
And so on.
Wang Jixuan also figured out the experimental progress of that laboratory, and he even had a few unexpected gains.
For example, he found many documents here marked with a certain branch of Biological Institute Thirteen;
He also found some cloning experiments related to Blade Beasts, but the progress of these experiments was not ideal.
In addition, what surprised him the most was that he found an underground simulated ecosystem near the laboratory.
This ecosystem reminded him of the greenhouse planting area in the corner of the lower city of Fortress 76.
Back then, the Black Fire Gang seemed to be engaged in Blade Beast organ cultivation, using the failed flesh and blood as fertilizer to supply the survival of those plants.
All kinds of clues seem to point to that girl;
Yezi.
The image of that girl, like a little white flower, appeared in Wang Jixuan's mind again.
She looked so pure at first glance;
It's just that Wang Jixuan kept staring at her in his memory, and vaguely saw the ghostly figure emerging behind her.
He only regretted one thing.
Why didn't that bullet send her to the center of her eyebrows back then.
She's been possessed by a demon;
Then go and catch this little demon and completely eliminate her before she becomes a big disaster.
This matter is not enough to become his inner demon. The root of his inner demon lies in the failure to challenge the Heavenly Tribulation.
"What are you thinking about?"
…
A slender hand stretched out and waved in front of Wang Jixuan.
In the morning sunlight, Ling Tong, who had just dressed neatly, was about to rush to a distant place to give a promotional speech.
Wang Daoshi, completely naked, raised his hand and pulled Ling Tong into his arms, wantonly bullying her for a while.
Ling Tong quickly begged for mercy: "The crew is waiting for me, I can't delay any longer… If you do this, then I won't dare to come to you next time."
"Alright," the Daoist reluctantly withdrew his demonic claws.
Ling Tong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly jumped away. The battle princess who was once mighty on the battlefield was now standing a little unsteadily.
"Don't be too tired," Wang Jixuan lay on his side, supporting his temple with his hand, "I can solve the Blade Beast matter. You should just enjoy life."
"You wouldn't have said such big words before."
"That's just because I wasn't confident enough," Wang Jixuan pointed to the red dot between his eyebrows, "Cherish my state now. When I enter the Mahayana stage, I will switch to the Dao heart of Supreme Forgetfulness."
Ling Tong wrapped her graceful body in a coat.
She didn't know what Wang Jixuan had done to her. Her combat strength hadn't increased recently, but her figure was becoming more and more sexy.
"Supreme Forgetfulness? What is that?"
“Using me to transcend to the Great Dao, I am the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao,” Wang Ji Xuan said profoundly, “This process is also reversible, but the state of Supreme Emotionless is more conducive to ascension.”
“Alright… you promised, at least accompany me for a hundred years.”
“Of course, the shelf life of our love is at least a hundred years,” Wang Ji Xuan said with deep affection, “And then it will transform into familial love, becoming each other's family.”
Ling Tong's eyes almost melted.
She gave Wang Ji Xuan a flying kiss. Highly self-disciplined, she still left on time from this villa made of large shipping containers.
Wang Ji Xuan smacked his lips, still savoring the aftertaste.
He truly enjoyed the kind of thing like being immersed in a sea of desire.
Knock knock.
Mu Dan knocked on the door and called from outside:
“Chief, it's time for you to get up too. The trainees are waiting for you to teach. A sumptuous lunch has been prepared for you at noon, and there is also an online meeting at 2:10 PM.
“Several Commanders-in-Chief all want to invite you to stay with them for a few days. The conditions they offer are quite generous.”
Wang Ji Xuan had already changed into big shorts, a white T-shirt, and flowered slippers, and said leisurely, “Reject them all for me. If they want me to do something, they should lower their posture and come begging themselves.”
“Yes.”
Wang Ji Xuan habitually closed his eyes and switched his mind to the alien soul's location.
Today's Blade Beast Cave is as peaceful as ever.
The mother insects are actively breeding;
Manufacturing pseudo-soul slaves requires materials. The Blade Beasts don't know where they got another batch of humans. The pseudo-soul slave production line has already started working again.
Wang Ji Xuan thought of the recent frequent attacks on scavenger camps.
It seems that it's not just Spirit Energy City that is eyeing these tens of millions of scavengers, but also the Blade Beasts.
Wang Ji Xuan will definitely not refine human souls. The wills of these scavengers are unstable, and it's unlikely that he can teach them demonic cultivation techniques. He hardly needs them.
If he starts refining human souls;
Then he will truly become a Great Demon Lord.
Until now, he is still pure, not only has he not indiscriminately killed the innocent, but also includes not betraying Ling Tong.
Although sometimes, some not-so-good thoughts, such as two-timing, do keep recurring.
This is the principle of the Daoist.
That palace is still peaceful today… Hmm?
Wang Ji Xuan suddenly perked up.
Finally!
The dozen or so beautiful female pseudo-soul slaves in the palace put on thin gauze skirts and were decorating everywhere. The big bed had been changed with brand new sheets, with only one pillow placed on it. The bathtub was also floating with flower petals, and steam began to rise from it.
Someone is coming!
Wang Ji Xuan suppressed his spiritual sense fluctuations to the lowest level and began to search constantly on the largest scale. Soon, he discovered a shuttle slowly moving in the underground passage, with countless Blade Beasts surrounding the walls of the passage.
The shuttle quickly stopped in the laboratory area. Several old men in white coats, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward to open the door.
A pair of light blue high heels, a slender leg wrapped in white stockings, stepped into the sight of the old men.
A petite figure in a windbreaker leaned out, followed by two girls.
In an instant, Wang Ji Xuan felt his blood pressure rise.
Yezi!
It really is Yezi!
Even though she looked much more mature and taller, and her back looked almost like Shen Qionglin's, Wang Ji Xuan would recognize this face even if he were turned to ashes!
Wang Ji Xuan quickly calmed down and decisively withdrew his directly probing spiritual sense.
No other reason, he detected a strange yet familiar spiritual energy fluctuation on Yezi's body. This fluctuation was a bit like… um…
A cultivator?
A Golden Core cultivator?
No, what's going on?
Wang Ji Xuan switched to a more secretive spiritual sense technique for detection.
As soon as Yezi stood firm, the old men bowed at the same time and said in a low voice:
“Master, please inspect our recent work results!”
They were still using Earth language.
Yezi nodded lightly, her expression indifferent. Her slender hand wrapped in lace carried a ladies' bag, and she said calmly:
“If this time's results are still as superficial as last time, then you few should let your subordinates take your places in advance.”
The old men seemed to have heard something extremely frightening.
“No! No!”
“We have followed you for decades, and we would never joke with you about such an important matter. We have indeed cultivated Blade Beast organs that can exist independently! They are still alive!”
“Oh?”
A few smiles appeared in Yezi's eyes, and she stepped forward on her high heels.
“Take me to see.”
Wang Ji Xuan: … …
Was he not indulging in demons back then, but escaping a calamity?
Immeasurable Heavenly Lord;
Could this guy really be related to the shaman spirit practitioner?
How are there so many monsters on this little Earth!
Although he is one too.
Following with his spiritual sense, Wang Ji Xuan quietly observed Yezi. From this moment on, the initiative was actually in his hands.