Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 547 - 546 arrangement
Zhou Bai opened the room door and walked out to see Zheng Wentian standing in the corridor, looking utterly dispirited.
Thinking about the return to Central City, Zheng Wentian had been restless all of last night, unable to sleep, uninterested in practicing his cultivation, and worrying all night long.
As soon as Zheng Wentian saw Zhou Bai, he perked up a bit and felt a bit safer, hurriedly saying, "Let's go, Zhou Bai. Ying Hui and Qian Wangsun are waiting for us at the station."
Zhou Bai nodded and walked out, while Christina and Elsa had already surged into his mind.
Zheng Wentian looked at Zhou Bai, who was empty-handed and said in surprise, "Aren't you taking any luggage?"
"Well, there's nothing much to bring." Zhou Bai had Elsa's Spatial Bag ability and had put everything he needed into the Spatial Bag, so naturally, he didn't bother to bring anything else.
On the way to the station, Zhou Bai said reproachfully, "Silly cat, didn't you say you'd definitely master Primitive Dao Treasury 05 today? How did you end up falling asleep?"
Christina replied, "I'm just a cat that still has to practice so hard every day, what's wrong with falling asleep for a bit? Besides, my Dao transformation level is already 49.9%, I'll definitely master it tonight."
"Anyway, we can't compete on the first day anyway." Christina looked at Zhou Bai sighing and continued, "There will definitely be a mess of things to deal with, it's not like it starts right away.
Just like street thugs scheduling a fight, they spend half an hour on trash talk first, let alone something as grand as the Daluo Heaven Dao Conference, it's definitely going to be conducted with pomp."
Next, Zhou Bai arrived at the station and found that Ying Hui and Qian Wangsun were already waiting there.
Ying Hui said, "You're here? Come on, get on the train already, Principal Yun Chonghe is waiting for us in Central City."
Zhou Bai followed them onto a supersonic flyer and as the flyer took off towards Central City, he looked at the scenery outside the window and asked, "How is this Daluo Heaven Dao Conference arranged? When does it start, and how long will it take?"
Ying Hui replied, "I've already had someone look into it. Today is for registration and check-in, tomorrow there will be an opening ceremony and a banquet, then the official competition begins."
"This time there are quite a few participants, I heard there are several hundred, and it will all be broadcast live, one match at a time, I'm guessing it will take many days, so mentally prepare yourselves in advance."
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In the wilderness area of the northwest battlefront, within the base of the Sky Flipping Sect.
Li Xiuzhu looked at the young man in front of him, smiled, and said, "San Mei, you finally arrived. How is Qian Wangsun doing?"
The young man in front of him always kept his eyes tightly closed, bald-headed, and thin, looking ill, was the Sky Flipping Sect Enlightener 'San Mei' who had been instructing Qian Wangsun for the past three months.
San Mei with his eyes still closed said, "Qian Wangsun's aptitude is quite good. Over these three months, his strength has improved by leaps and bounds, even exceeding my expectations."
"Oh?" Li Xiuzhu raised his eyebrows in surprise, "What about in other aspects? Do you think he's suitable to join us?"
San Mei replied, "I've somewhat tested him. He's a cultivator who can accept new things, and his potential is very promising. I think he has the potential to become an Enlightener."
Li Xiuzhu stroked his chin, "I see."
An Enlightener in the Sky Flipping Sect was a title that represented those beneath the Sect Hierarch who knew all of Li Xiuzhu's plans and could continue to operate the entire sect in his absence or death.
"I understand," Li Xiuzhu said. "I'll find an opportunity to meet him."
Just then, Annie walked in with a laboratory report, saw the young man with closed eyes, and said, "San Mei? You're finally back."
"Annie, long time no see," San Mei smiled. "I'll leave you to it, carry on."
Annie placed the laboratory report in front of Li Xiuzhu, "Take a look. We've hit a computational bottleneck, breaking through might take around a year."
Li Xiuzhu looked at the report and nodded, "Hit a bottleneck, huh? Indeed, we still need those true experts."
Sixty years ago, Wanxian Island had sent immortals to West Mountain City to collaborate with human cultivators on researching distortions and deformities.
Unfortunately, Heaven later reneged and removed the Immortals. The project managers and numerous experts were also taken to Central City and have been imprisoned somewhere there ever since.
Now, Li Xiuzhu, facing a deadlock in his weapon research, immediately thought of those imprisoned experts.
Annie was the first to disagree, stating directly, "Going to Central City to rescue people is too dangerous. How many gods and Immortals are there? If our location gets exposed, it's all over."
Li Xiuzhu: "It is indeed risky for others, so I plan to go there myself."
Annie: "Are you crazy? That's Central City, the hub of Heaven, the convergence center of all four divisions, a place full of gods and Immortals. You want to go and rescue people all by yourself? You don't even know where they are, let alone how to bring so many people out. You're walking into your death!"
Annie: "Do you realize that if you get caught, it's over?"
Annie tried to persuade him, "You really don't need to take this risk. Can't we just stay here and work out the results slowly? One year isn't that long…"
"One year is too long," Li Xiuzhu shook his head. "Last time when I refined the Blood Transformation Divine Sword, I broke some of its restrictions. If we're unlucky, Heaven might have already noticed our act, and they could start the crackdown any moment."
Hearing what Li Xiuzhu said, Annie was startled, "So soon?"
Li Xiuzhu sighed, "We can't base our hopes for success on our opponent's mistakes, but must assume Heaven to be even more formidable."
Annie gazed steadily at Li Xiuzhu: "You've made up your mind to go, haven't you?"
Li Xiuzhu gave an awkward smile, "You can see right through me. I'm leaving today while Heaven is distracted by the discussions in Daluo Heaven. It's a good time for me to sneak in." ƒгeewёbnovel.com
Annie sighed, "You really aren't afraid of dying."
Li Xiuzhu: "I can handle the rescue operation in Central City on my own, but there's one thing I need your help with here. If I happen to die, please destroy everything in the secret chamber."
Annie's gaze flickered, remembering what she had seen in that secret chamber.
That was where she had witnessed the rebirth of a new Li Xiuzhu.
Annie asked puzzledly, "Destroy?"
Li Xiuzhu nodded solemnly, "If I don't make it back from Central City, destroy my entire secret chamber. I've set up a self-destruction mechanism inside; you can activate it with this."
Saying this, he handed a talisman to Annie, "Remember, destroy everything—leave nothing behind."
Annie sighed, "I understand."
Li Xiuzhu: "Also, if I'm no longer here, hand over the project here to San Mei. No matter what, the research here must not stop."
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Meanwhile, Zhou Bai and his companions were approaching Central City in a flying vehicle.
From the window, they could directly see the dazzling palaces floating amidst auspicious clouds far in the distance.
Zheng Wentian took a deep breath, inwardly lamenting, 'I thought I'd never come back here in my lifetime.'
The flying vehicle continued on its way, soon arriving at the station in Central City, where Yun Chonghe was already waiting to take them out of the station.
On this journey, everyone got an even clearer and detailed view of the sky.
Countless pavilions and towers mixed among the vast auspicious clouds, the white movement resembling towering mountains.
From time to time, men and women in splendid clothes would appear; some rode on cranes, others on various types of brightly glowing flying vehicles and clouds, fluttering among the palaces.
The whole scene looked magnificent and endless, a true spectacle of the Immortals.
Qian Wangsun watched this scene and murmured softly, "What a waste."
