Chapter 417: Chapter 416: Let’s go, find a place to shoot a cannon
On the outskirts of the Imperial City, at the leftover camp of the Heavenly King Group.
Ji Youyu gazed blankly towards the Imperial City, which had just cleared up a moment ago from dark clouds.
As an outstanding disciple from the Canglan Holy Land, she and her junior brother Qi Chen are among the few people in the world who really hold power in Longyu.
Nevermind the childlike Tongyan, that little girl is a pure troublemaker.
Ji Youyu considers herself well-experienced.
But just now.
Her eyes were opened...
The sudden event in Da Xia Imperial City was undoubtedly a devastating Forbidden Skill of indiscriminate destruction.
The mere "prelude" to casting the skill was terrifying to the point that she, herself, who carried the Sacred Inheritance and mastered many forbidden skills, felt that her life might end the next second. It’s too terrifying to be completely devoid of any will to survive!
Even her teacher...
No!
Even the peak elders in her sect might not reach that level!
Those who could possibly match the apocalyptic scene just now would have to be the mysterious and unpredictable elders.
Among the disciples of the sect.
Ji Youyu is not considered the top-grade prodigy, her junior brother Qi Chen is just a monster-level disciple.
But in terms of an indomitable heart for pursuing the Tao, Ji Youyu is second to none.
Cultivation, is a journey against heaven’s will.
Though it sounds a bit cheesy.
But seeking the Tao, this is what it means.
What’s the most important thing in defying the heavens?
Strength?
Talent?
Opportunity?
No.
The most important thing is the state of mind.
If the state of mind is not achieved.
How to talk about seeking the Tao, how to go against the heaven’s will?
However, at this moment, Ji Youyu’s Taoist heart is a bit collapsed.
Sometimes, ignorance is really a good thing.
Unfortunately, she knows who cast the spell just now.
Li Jing.
A worldly youth who does not belong to a sect...
According to Li Jing’s information, he seems to be just about to turn twenty-four?
Covering her heart with her hand, controlled the frantic beating of her heart due to shock with the Spiritual Qi inside her body, Ji Youyu turned around with a pale face.
"Director Jiang, there’s no doubt that it was Counselor Li who cast the spell just now, right?"
Jiang Yini was also shocked by the incident just now.
But she was not completely panicked.
On the one hand, this was the second time she had seen Li Jing’s World Thunder Punishment; on the other hand, she knew beforehand that Li Jing had somehow reached the Eighth Realm.
Having entered the Eighth Realm, shouldn’t his World Thunder Punishment advance to a higher level?
But she didn’t expect that Li Jing today could reach such a level.
This...
Was it simply advancing to a higher level?
If Li Jing had this level of World Thunder Punishment back then in the Capital, who would have dared to stand up in Longyu?
Eighth Realm?
That’s a joke...
Although Jiang Yini had not seen an Eighth Realmer, she didn’t know how strong they could be at that level, she had a vague guess in her heart that Li Jing of today has the ability to confront or even eliminate a Niner, let alone an Eighth Realmer.
This soulless person is becoming less and less conventional...
If she didn’t know Li Jing very well, Jiang Yini would have even suspected that he was not twenty-four years old, but actually an "Old Monster" over two hundred and forty years old.
Seeing Ji Youyu’s question which seemed to be seeking confirmation, Jiang Yini gave a dry smile.
"If it wasn’t him who did it, who else could it be? Wasn’t there a similar incident in the Capital not long ago? Commissioner Ji wasn’t in the Capital then, but she should’ve heard some of the news?"
"..."
Ji Youyu.
She had certainly heard about the big incident in the Capital back then.
Her junior sister Tongyan even experienced it personally...
Wait, so that was done by Li Jing?
No wonder the apocalyptic scene just now seemed a little familiar to Tongyan’s description...
It’s a good thing she recognized that Li Jing was extraordinary and chose to pacify and make friends with him. Otherwise...
Filled with secret relief, Ji Youyu expressed some grievances.
"Director Jiang, this is a bit wrong on your part! You, a local Bureau Chief is hiding a monster... a beast like Li Jing, and you continually failed to report it and kept everyone in the dark. When this thing is eventually revealed, I’m afraid that inside the country..."
"What does that have to do with me?"
Jiang Yini smiled bitterly and responded.
"I know he’s strong, but I didn’t know he was that strong. Besides..."
Her words stopped abruptly and she changed her tone.
"Li Jing personally doesn’t like to show off, Commissioner Ji, you must also see this. He has always been under my hand acting as a consultant without promotion because he doesn’t want to sit in the office like us. His personal will, we have to respect, even if we can’t ignore it when he gets to this level."
What Jiang Yini originally wanted to say was.
Li Jing wasn’t that strong from the start, he got there step by step with a shocking growth rate.
Others might not know, but she knew.
Although she didn’t know how Li Jing achieved such a terrifying growth rate, the path he took wasn’t demonic.
All sorts of improvements were accompanied by dangers that ordinary people couldn’t bear.
Leaving aside what Li Jing had done in the Chongyuan Holy Realm.
Just talking about the Heavenly Saint Land, he single-handedly resolved the Beast Tide that needed all of Da Xia strongmen to resist, and even uprooted it.
Jiang Yini was sure.
What Li Jing did was not just to exterminate the Beast Tide and uproot it; there must have been something she didn’t know about.
It’s common for someone to withhold some information, she’s used to it.
Li Jing solved many major cases in the Investigation Bureau, how many were completely clear with a full set of case files?
Some cases were even classified as secrets and not allowed to be viewed by outsiders.
But at this moment, Jiang Yini felt that she shouldn’t say too much.
Ji Youyu may have a good relationship with Li Jing, but after all, she is an "outsider", and she herself has neither the need nor the qualification to explain too much on his behalf.
Ji Youyu also understood.
Knowing that Jiang Yini was holding back, saying only half of what she meant, she paused.
Then hearing what followed, Ji Youyu fell silent.
Indeed, Li Jing’s individual will deserved respect.
Aside from the fact that his strength had reached an untouchable level, he was known to have a "criminal record"...
Not long ago, he had lost his mind in the capital city.
No one wished for that to happen again.
Remembering that the root cause of what happened in the capital was an affair regarding Jiang Yini’s family, Ji Youyu cast a glance at Jiang Yini with a hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth.
"Director Jiang, you’re really something, I’m a bit envious," she said.
How could Jiang Yini not understand?
At Ji Youyu’s allusion, she immediately understood the implication.
For a moment, Jiang Yini felt both amused and bewildered, and a sense of yearning stopped her in her tracks.
Admiring the strong was second nature to women.
This did not affect much in itself.
If it was in the past, Jiang Yini might just have laughed it off.
The problem was that she was close to Li Jing, occasionally flirting with him.
This, together with the fact that she, as the Local Bureau Chief, had never even dated properly in her life and was too occupied with work to think about such matters, led her to wander in her thoughts.
After all, who wouldn’t wish to have a masculine man, a perfect groom, arrive riding a cloud to marry her?
However, those were just idle thoughts and Jiang Yini soon regained her composure.
"Commissioner Ji, you can stop joking with me. You will have a lot to take care of later on. Li Jing was the instigator and we cannot let others know about what happened. For now, I can’t interfere with this situation. I’ll need you to temporarily deal with the others in the delegation to prevent suspicion. When the time is right, I will intervene using the reason that this trip to the Secret Realm was applied by Li Jing and was a way of building a relationship between Xia Qianqian and my Jianghai Management Bureau," she said.
"Don’t worry, I’ve got this handled," Ji Youyu nodded.
Just as she was about to say something else, she pressed her communication earpiece to listen, then said "Understood" and turned to Jiang Yini.
"Li Jing’s actions have attracted the attention of the delegation and they are asking me to convene an emergency meeting. I’ll have to excuse myself for a while and say hello to Counselor Lee on my behalf."
With that, she leapt into the air and took off.
Jiang Yini watched her leave and then looked in the direction of the Imperial City.
Just as she was wondering when he would return, she heard a familiar voice from behind.
"Waiting for me?"
Jiang Yini, startled, turned around to find that he was already standing next to her.
Naturally, she remembered that Li Jing had acquired Liu Shi’s Silent Shadow technique, which allowed him to move without trace.
Oddly furrowing her brows, she asked in a soft voice.
"How long have you been back?"
"I came back as soon as I was done."
Li Jing shrugged and smiled.
"I didn’t want to interrupt your conversation with Commissioner Ji."
"..."
Jiang Yini.
He had been eavesdropping!?
In the midst of her speechlessness, Li Jing spoke again.
"From what you were telling Commissioner Ji earlier, it seems you don’t have anything else to do for now?"
"Mm."
Jiang Yini responded, saying, "Sisi hasn’t finished her breakthrough yet, and it’s inappropriate to get people from the Research Institute to scan and record the scriptures in the Heavenly Palace at this point. It can wait until her breakthrough is complete. Coincidentally, Xia Qianqian is about to ascend to the throne and we can use the matter of the books in the Heavenly Palace."
Whatever Jiang Yini was saying held little interest for Li Jing.
Games of power was never something he would be concerned about.
Seeing that Jiang Yini was free for the moment, Li Jing, smiling, held out his hand, pulling her close.
?
Jiang Yini.
"Let’s go, we can find somewhere to take a shot."
Li Jing smiled.
???
Jiang Yini.
Take a shot...
At what?
She hadn’t even had time to react when Li Jing suddenly shot into the sky, taking her with him.
!!!
Jiang Yini, who had merged into the thunder with Li Jing.
...
Everyone understood how fast Li Jing could travel now, he didn’t need to mention it.
In no time at all, he had brought Jiang Yini to a desolate place far away from the Da Xia Imperial City.
Stopping his landing, Li Jing looked around, visibly satisfied.
On the other hand, Jiang Yini was completely rigid.
She had not reacted earlier but although the journey was short, she was able to take it all in.
What was Li Jing doing...
She was young when she left home and had been wandering alone for many years.
What hadn’t Jiang Yini faced?
Yet now, she was in a complete fluster.
Seeing that the surroundings of the deserted area were completely deserted and that someone was inspecting the surroundings again, Jiang Yini felt helpless and spoke up.
"Erm, I did promise to give you whatever you wanted, but that didn’t include..."
She stopped mid-sentence, feeling oddly that being so straightforward might not be appropriate, and impulsively segued, "Li Jing, some things can’t be rushed, they need time. Can you... not be so impatient, I...I..."
Seeing Jiang Yini’s nervous and disarrayed appearance, stuttering incoherently in her speech, Li Jing was initially confused but quickly realized the misunderstanding.
He was never the type of man who lacked understanding.
He understood everything he needed to.
It was just that sometimes being straightforward could save a lot of trouble.
He coughed and said, "Don’t misunderstand, when I said ’take a shot’, I meant..."
He didn’t finish his sentence, but waved his hand, drawing out the massive sniper rifle he had assembled.
The rifle, which was a good ten meters long, was hefty, but for him, it was no big deal. The size was just a bit awkward to handle.
Upon seeing the sniper rifle, Jiang Yini’s eyes lit up, then her face flushed, and then turned dark.
Damn it!
So that’s what they meant by firing a round!?
Seeing Jiang Yini’s originally pinkish-white face suddenly turn as black as a pot bottom, Li Jing smiled awkwardly.
"The thing I promised to refine for you is ready. Shouldn’t we test it out?"
"..."
Jiang Yini was silent.
Indeed, that was reasonable.
But she was mad now.
She had never been this mad in her life.
What upset her more was...
She had actually been looking forward to it...
But then this happened!
Taking a deep breath, reminding herself that it wasn’t good for her health to get angry at a straight guy, Jiang Yini took out a transparent, crystalline cube.
Seeing the cube, Li Jing raised an eyebrow.
Undoubtedly...
This cube was the key to the final power of the big sniper, which was made up of parts of Spirit Instrument Level and could rival Immortal Artifacts.
But from what he saw, it was more than that.
His Eighth Realm cognition told him...
This cube incorporated some special array and talisman methods and was, in itself, of Immortal Artifact quality.
This was the understanding brought by realm cognition.
There was something else that Li Jing could understand without the need for insight.
The cube embodied the essence of modern technology.
Without it, there would be no such cube.
The quality of the cube was quite high for an Immortal Artifact, but it was clearly not created through artifact refinement.
As such, it could only have been forged using special technology.
Array, Talisman Methods, and cutting-edge black technology, not only gave the cube the quality of an Immortal Artifact but also achieved a high grade.
Based on his estimation, this could rival the current Linglong and Qingfeng, which is to say, a Level Eight Immortal Artifact.
However, when compared to a genuine Immortal Artifact, this artificial product still fell short.
It had the quality, but nothing else.
No spirit weapon, no power, no spirituality... It lacked everything.
But as the core of the big sniper, this thing was undoubtedly tailor-made.
After observing the core for a bit, Li Jing lightly knocked on what should be the bullet clip at the rear end of the big Sniper, revealing a hidden "chamber".
He had refined and assembled everything, so he knew where all the mechanisms were set.
Having opened the chamber to accommodate the core, Li Jing couldn’t wait to speak up.
"Quickly install it and let’s give it a try. Letting me enjoy the first shot wouldn’t be a problem, right?"
"This is a gun, not a cannon."
Jiang Yini snorted, answering something completely different.
Li Jing’s mouth twitched at her words.
A diameter of forty-nine centimeters, and you’re calling this a gun?
To be reasonable...
This thing’s diameter was not much smaller than the main guns on a battleship.
However, he obviously wouldn’t argue with Jiang Yini now.
Arguing was pointless, and he was simply too eager to experience the romance of a man and his gun.
Looking at someone who was obviously eager, Jiang Yini didn’t stubbornly argue with him and inserted the core into the "chamber".
Once loaded with the core, the big sniper, which originally only emitted the aura of a spirit weapon, suddenly burst out with an unprecedentedly intense Immortal artifact aura.
Perhaps due to several components, the aura of the Immortal artifact finally emitted from the big sniper corresponded to Level Five of the Immortal Artifact.
But that alone was already quite impressive.
If each member of the operational forces of the Management Bureau is equipped with one of these, it’s feared that Longyu will enjoy a monopoly on Blue Star.
Of course, things wouldn’t be so straightforward.
Not to mention that the parts for the big sniper are extremely difficult for ordinary people to refine, they might take a long time to make, and the cost and difficulty of achieving a complete core are undoubtedly higher.
Leaving these aside.
Jiang Yini said after loading the core.
"Find something to use as a target and fire a shot to test it. Because of various reasons, there has never been a finished product of this, and there’s only one core. It may need further adjustment by the Institute of Science and Technology researchers before it can be used in actual combat. So don’t expect too much."
After saying this, she instructed.
"Your cultivation level is too high, so remember to use less force. In theory, the core can withstand a power not exceeding the Ninth Realm, but theory is just theory. If the body of the weapon is damaged, it’s no big deal, especially as you seemed to have no difficulty in refining it. But if the core is damaged, getting another one could be difficult."
"Understood."
Li Jing responded cleanly.
While speaking, he looked around again and chose a lonely small hill in the distance.
Then, excitedly, Li Jing laid down the big sniper and, without saying a word, prone down.
Gun and cannon.
Li Jing had never played with either before or after his transmigration.
Before his transmigration, he simply didn’t have the opportunity.
After his transmigration, he had only bought a bunch of products from White Hawk to use as "toys".
Due to their limited power, he essentially just kept them for display purposes.
But even if he hadn’t eaten pork, he had seen pigs run.
After lying down at the buttstock, Li Jing assumed a very standard shooting posture, touching the cold trigger of the big sniper, and then infusing it with the standard Spiritual Qi of the Sixth Realm.
As the Spiritual Qi was integrated, a surge of highly pure, concentrated Spiritual Power immediately converged within the "barrel" of the big sniper after being transformed by the core.
Noticing this change, Li Jing was slightly taken aback.
That this combination weapon needed to take in Spiritual Qi and transform it was a given.
Spiritual Qi couldn’t be used as cannonballs.
But the result of the big sniper’s final transformation wasn’t the energy derived from conventional guns and rifles infused with Spiritual Qi, but Spiritual Power, which was unexpected even to Li Jing.
His Spiritual Power, which was inherently much purer than Spiritual Qi, has been his secret for a long time.
No matter in the past or present, he dared not casually reveal it, for fear that he would arouse the interest of the Institute of Science and Technology and become their research subject.
Surprisingly, the Institute of Science and Technology had already mastered things related to Spiritual Power, and even incorporated this power into their scientific research products.
It should be noted...
His Spiritual Power, in essence, was not much different from Spiritual Qi; they were mutually exchangeable, only that the "efficiency" of Spiritual Power far surpassed that of normal Spiritual Qi.
The Spiritual Power, after being transformed by the core of the big sniper, remained as Spiritual Power, indicating that the final transformation of the regular Spiritual Qi infusion would also be Spiritual Power.
And personally, as far as Li Jing could tell...
The transformed Spiritual power in the big sniper was no longer closely linked to him.
He infused the standard of the Sixth Realm, yet the Spiritual power in the "barrel" at this moment was on par with the Seventh Realm and was even more compressed.
Unexpectedly, the spiritual power was a force that the Longyu Research Institute already mastered. Without showing any changes, Li Jing aimed through the scope at a distant hill.
Actually, there was no need to go through such trouble.
With his powerful primordial spirit, even if the target was a thousand miles away, in his hands, the sniper rifle could accurately hit anywhere he pointed.
The long-distance locking of the primordial spirit was much more reliable than the naked eye.
But when it comes to shooting!
There has to be a sense of ceremony.
After aiming, Li Jing gently pulled the trigger.
"Boom!"
A loud noise echoed.
The terrifying recoil of the sniper rifle made Li Jing’s body shake, almost throwing him off.
At the moment of the cannon firing, a thick spiritual power, similar to a laser, formed a connection in a straight line, like a rainbow piercing the sun, spurting out from the "gun barrel".
Li Jing couldn’t even clearly see how fast the spiritual power that was connected in line I fired. The small hill in the distance that was targeted evaporated instantly, a large mushroom cloud gently rose into the sky.
Facing this sight, someone almost drooled over it.
The big treasure in his hand...
It was truly not ordinarily exciting!
The recoil - it was very thrilling.
The hit rate of the target could even almost match the speed of him controlling the Flying Sword Blue Edge. A shot down, unless those below the Ninth Realm had been prepared in advance, there is no chance of evading.
Of course.
Whether it will be killed with one shot is another matter.
The lethality is indeed the imperfect part of this sniper rifle.
In his hands, there’s definitely no problem.
After all, not only is his realm high enough, but his body is also filled with super high purity spiritual power.
If it was Jiang Yini, there would certainly be a significant difference.
Besides, the sniper rifle has another drawback.
It needs cooling.
After a shot, the core isn’t a big deal, but the barrel emits a heat that even Li Jing feels hot to the touch.
It goes without saying how strong Li Jing’s physical body is.
The barrel component is just assembled from several spirit level instruments. If no time is given for cooling, I’m afraid the second shot will damage it.
As Li Jing was quietly evaluating,
Aside from Jiang Yini’s covering her mouth and nose to shield from the dust stirred up by the recoil of the sniper rifle, she was astounded by the mushroom clouds rising in the distance.
This shot not only proved that the sniper rifle was put into use, but also demonstrated its terrifying power.
Just now, Li Jing’s one shot was comparable to a small nuclear warhead.
Although the target was a small hill, the entire surrounding area was evaporated leaving behind a terrifyingly large pit.
Feeling moved, a low angry roar echoed in the air.
"Who dares to trouble my Qingyuan Fairy Palace?"
?
Li Jing.
???
Jiang Yini.
Just as the two were puzzled, a terrifying will swept over and locked onto them.
At the same time.
The distant sky above the location that had been flattened by a cannon shell became extremely gloomy, and the mushroom cloud that was rising slowly was dispersed in an instant.
A towering male giant phantom appeared between the heaven and earth, his pair of reddish eyes stared directly over.
The sudden change caught both Li Jing and Jiang Yini off guard.
Not to mention Jiang Yini.
Even Li Jing didn’t expect this to happen.
He just casually picked a place and a target, how come something came out with one shot?
What excited Li Jing was.
The angry giant phantom that appeared in the distance not only had a super-long health bar of 12001 on its head, but also had an essence source display reaching 85231.
It was his luck, it seems like he had a chance to reach the Ninth Realm!
As he faced the will pressure released by the phantom, Li Jing let out a cold snort, his spiritual power exploded and he easily shook off the pressure.
A health bar of 12001, it was just stepping into the Ninth Realm.
Although Li Jing had not yet stepped into the Ninth Realm, he had already killed the Heavenly Demon who was even stronger than the phantom. What did a phantom that just stepped into the Ninth Realm count for?
The will pressure of the giant phantom was shaken away, and Jiang Yini, who had also endured the pressure, felt light all over, gasping for breath.
With Li Jing at her side, she felt very assured.
But what she needed to endure, she had to endure.
On the other side.
After his will pressure was dispersed, the big-spirited giant phantom’s eyes shrank to a point, let out a "boom" and knelt on one knee, a large ing piece was blasted away under him, and his hands held together in a fist.
"Senior, please spare me."
"...."
Li Jing.
"..."
Jiang Yini.
Li Jing was always the kind of person who took action as soon as he said he would and was never ambiguous.
This giant phantom was not a Ghostly Evil Beast, but it was clearly not a living thing.
Not a living thing, how many can be classified as good ones?
Kill it, just kill it.
But he hadn’t had time to make a move, and the giant phantom was already begging for mercy.
Didn’t that make him feel awkward?
The damned thing was a being in the Ninth Realm, and it instantly begged for mercy....
Jiang Yini also didn’t expect the giant phantom to be so strong, yet had such a strong desire to live.
After Li Jing shook off the will pressure of the giant phantom, she was even considering what she had caused with a shot and if it was necessary to investigate it after someone killed the giant phantom.
Who could have expected such a result?
After an moment of silent eye contact, Li Jing began to speak.
"Yini, you put away the sniper rifle, and then we go over and take a look."
"Okay."
Jiang Yini agreed, waved her hand and put away the sniper rifle on the ground into the storage space.
Li Jing took the opportunity to pull her, summoned a Spirit Soldier for them to both ride, and flew skywards.
