"Who is it? Meng Jin?"
Wang Jixuan thought he had misheard.
Peony quickly reported:
"He initiated public channel exploration communication to D5 via satellite broadcast. If we want to respond, we need to actively connect with him on the public channel…"
"The confidentiality of this call will be very poor."
Wang Daozhang glanced at Gao Huating, who was being carried out by Shen Qionglin, and pondered slightly.
He now wanted to study the little songstress even more.
His interest had been piqued.
The previously revealed anomaly was very likely related to the treasure that the Spiritual Cultivation Civilization was searching for! This was a real opportunity!
But well…
The Snow Mountain Base was already ravaged by demonic energy;
In this world, the source of demonic energy was him, this righteous cultivator;
How was it that these words sounded a bit ironic.
Wang Jixuan glanced at the sleeping Gao Huating and transmitted a message to Shen Qionglin: "Don't move her for now. After I've dealt with the matters here, we'll study her together."
Shen Qionglin immediately nodded in agreement, a few gleeful smiles appearing at the corner of her mouth.
Wang Jixuan said 'study together,' which was equivalent to giving her an admission ticket, allowing her to participate in the research project related to Gao Huating.
Simply working on the spiritual energy mecha project was too monotonous for Shen Qionglin's life.
"Peony, have Zhengde come over. We'll go to the third-floor command center and answer the call there."
Wang Jixuan responded lazily.
"Yes, sir."
A few minutes later.
Wang Jixuan calmly sat in the commander's chair in the command center, with Dongfang Zhenghong and Zhou Zhengde standing behind him on the left and right.
One of them was Fu Jian's bodyguard, and the other was Fu Jian's only genetic continuation. It was a perfect example of being both politically reliable and ideologically sound.
A simple waiting animation appeared on the large screen. Thirty seconds later, Meng Jin and several of his subordinates appeared on the screen.
"Hmm?"
Meng Jin stared at Wang Jixuan and asked:
"Black Storm? I remember that the intelligence described you as not looking like this."
Wang Jixuan shrugged: "I can't possibly meet you with my real face."
—He wasn't wearing a nano mask.
Meng Jin slowly nodded, getting straight to the point:
"I don't need to say any extra words. You must already know the situation at the Snow Mountain Base."
"A large number of Blade Beasts are rushing here."
"You left behind those black energies that contaminated the S-class material. Now that material has become a real demon. It slaughtered Rainbow Town and the Snow Mountain Base, plundering the souls of over 100,000 people."
"Now, the entire area near the Snow Mountain Base is enveloped by your black energy. That demon has returned to the underground, and there's a strong spiritual energy reaction underground."
"Don't you want to do something about it?"
Coming to question him?
Wang Jixuan's mind raced.
This incident was strange and extremely complex, involving multiple forces. The truth was still submerged, so of course he couldn't just 'confess'.
Daozhang clicked his tongue: "What does this have to do with me?"
"Isn't the source of this black energy you?"
Meng Jin's face was serious:
"I thought you were a respectable opponent who dared to take responsibility."
Wang Jixuan smiled: "I've never considered you my opponent."
Meng Jin narrowed his eyes slightly: "At this moment, trying to anger me won't have any positive benefits. Black Storm, we must resolve the Snow Mountain problem!"
"First of all, the Snow Mountain Base is Xing Tian's territory. Xing Tian is my enemy, or rather, was."
"Secondly, I went to the Snow Mountain Base to kill Xing Tian. Even if I left behind a bit of special spiritual energy in the process, that spiritual energy would have long dissipated."
"Finally, the S-class material is a product of your cloning and infusion experiments. You personally sent it there. Now that a problem has occurred, you're coming to me for compensation?"
Wang Jixuan leaned back slightly and said leisurely:
"The real name of this black energy you speak of is demonic energy, a power derived from the resentment of living beings."
"What I refined in the beginning was the souls of Blade Beasts, which is completely different from the current demonic energy that refines human souls."
Only by seizing the moral high ground could he point fingers at the enemy.
Meng Jin was silent.
He was thinking about how to hook Wang Jixuan, the big fish.
Wang Jixuan's mind was constantly churning. He was thinking about how to solve the demonic energy problem there without showing himself.
The demonic energy had to be resolved, but the difficulty lay in how to resolve it, how much he would have to pay, how much benefit he would gain, and when to take action.
Meng Jin spoke again, his voice softening: "I know you must have a way to restrain this… demonic energy. If you have a way, please share it with us."
Now it was Wang Jixuan's turn to be silent.
Meng Jin continued: "D2 is within our Spiritual Energy Capital's sphere of influence. We must provide protection here. This can also be considered my personal request. I implore you to share the method of restraining demonic energy with us. In return, I can make you a certain promise… The Blade Beast horde is already on its way here, and the situation is indeed very critical."
Wang Jixuan was really tempted.
This would reduce the trouble on his side;
Furthermore, sharing a simple Buddhist Dharma wouldn't have much impact on him. Perhaps he could even use the Dharma to influence the state of mind of these spiritual energy users.
But just as he was about to speak, he suddenly remembered something.
Something was wrong.
Meng Jin was still morally kidnapping him!
Why did they go to the Snow Mountain Base again? To protect the civilians there? All the civilians there were dead. The nearby fortresses were all quite far away, and now a large number of Blade Beasts were rushing there.
This was contrary to the code of conduct of Meng Jin and his group of spiritual energy users.
What could attract Meng Jin there…
The method of using demonic energy?
Did they want to capture the demonized S-class material, obtain the method of using demonic energy to plunder souls, and then come to him to deceive him into giving up the method of restraining demonic energy?
Good heavens, he almost fell for it.
Wang Jixuan smiled: "I almost forgot something… Last time you fought with Xing Tian, Xing Tian also injected a demonic energy into your bodies, and now you are unscathed…"
Meng Jin's eyes flickered slightly.
Wang Jixuan immediately understood.
"I heard from Number Five before that the Number One, Two, and Three spiritual cultivators have spiritual energy circuits that specialize in purification. They should have been infused into the spiritual energy users. Looking at your condition… Does your subordinate have a purification circuit?"
Meng Jin smiled wryly: "Last time you made us suffer a lot, so this time we didn't dare to move forward at all."
"Answer directly."
"No."
"You're lying, young man."
Wang Jixuan chuckled and said slowly:
"Then I roughly understand. Your communication with me this time is just to trick me into giving up the method of purifying demonic energy. You rushed over there to capture that demonized person."
"I reiterate once again:"
"The situation there has nothing to do with me anymore. The demonic energy there is different in nature from the demonic energy I use in emergencies. The materials I use to refine demonic energy all come from the souls of Blade Beasts."
He made a gesture. Before Meng Jin could speak again, Peony had already hung up the communication.
After that, Wang Jixuan leaned back in his chair and sighed with his eyes closed.
On the other side, Meng Jin lightly curled his lips, looking at the rolling black gas outside through the window of the transport plane, constantly searching for a way to seize this power.
Was his acting getting worse?
But…
'Young man?'
Meng Jin curled his lips.
'Clearly, he's just a young punk himself.'
… …
How to deal with this?
Wang Jixuan was slightly distracted looking at the satellite image of the Snow Mountain Base.
Dongfang Zhenghong and Zhou Zhengde had gone to the corner to hold a remote meeting with Fu Jian to discuss related issues.
Peony stood quietly behind Wang Jixuan, waiting for Wang Jixuan's order.
Wang Jixuan sat like this for three or four minutes.
The satellite map showed:
The Snow Mountain Base's main base, temporary camp, and Rainbow Town were all shrouded in thick black smoke;
Two Blade Beast hordes were constantly advancing underground, having broken through the human defense line painstakingly set up underground, and would arrive at the Snow Mountain Base in four hours;
The spiritual energy users sent by the Spiritual Energy Capital were stationed outside Rainbow Town.
Wang Jixuan raised his hand and rubbed his forehead.
"Sir," Peony said softly, "When in doubt, ask the nuclear bomb. Anyway, there are no living humans left there."
"The effect of detonating a nuclear bomb underground is limited," Wang Jixuan shook his head, "To kill that demonized person, it's likely that we have to rely on the spiritual cultivators or my war puppets."
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"Then let them fight each other."
"I'm thinking about how to be a fisherman and let them fight each other… There are benefits to be gained there, and Number Four is also our enemy, but the risk of going there is too high."
Zhou Zhengde hurried over and said quickly: "D2 has asked us for help through Xiang Lintian. They want to protect the two fortresses closest to the Snow Mountain Base in a straight line. They are less than 100 kilometers away from the Snow Mountain Base, and they are afraid that the black shadow will appear again."
Wang Jixuan asked: "What does our Commander-in-Chief mean?"
"The Commander-in-Chief wants to send out the Buddhist Hall Squad. Their Buddhist Dharma can purify demonic energy. Cooperating with the Seven Star Sword Formation, they should be able to restrain that black shadow."
Zhou Zhengde said simply:
"You are not suitable to show up."
"Don't be influenced by Meng Jin's words. He just wants to trick you out of your technology. You haven't made any mistakes."
Ding ding.
Wang Jixuan's communicator vibrated, and Ling Tong sent a message.
[Ling Tong (Returning to the Battlefield): Don't let the enemy's thinking interfere with your own judgment.]
Daozhang Wang was speechless.
They had all misunderstood.
His current hesitation stemmed primarily from… if so much demonic energy were purified, what a massive surge of spiritual power would it unleash?
Consider the monster that the Beast Linguist transformed into; after purification, it directly showered their team with a wave of benefits!
The problem lay in the extreme danger.
Although riches are found in danger, this was not the way to seek them.
“Peony, go ask Ji Xiao and Ji Yale if they've completed their advancement?”
“They can come out now. I'll wake them up.”
The Fifth Spirit Awakener's voice resonated directly in Wang Jixuan's mind.
Wang Jixuan nodded, his expression serious. “Then, as the Commander-in-Chief says, our side will dispatch the Buddhist Hall Squad to protect the fortresses near Snow Mountain Base. Peony stays behind, the Pinnacle Maidens follow to protect, and we equip sufficient retreat mobility. Under no circumstances are you to engage in a deathmatch with the Blade Beasts.”
“Yes!”
“Understood.”
Peony and Zhou Zhengde simultaneously turned and left.
Wang Jixuan calculated in his mind:
Wu Man, Ji Xiao, and Ji Yale, three S-rank Spirit Energy users proficient in Buddhist teachings, cooperating with the Seven Stars Sword Formation, should be more than enough to restrain the demonized individual.
Buddhist teachings naturally possess a restraining attribute against demonic energy.
However, the problem lies with the Fourth Spirit Awakener and his 'vintage' spirit thralls in his spire.
The uncertainties surrounding this matter are simply too numerous.
Wang Jixuan, still uneasy, reiterated his instructions, telling them to be ready to retreat at any moment.
Fu Jian sensed Wang Jixuan's concerns and personally replied to him with a few words.
After a brief chat with Fu Jian, Wang Jixuan continued to stare at the satellite image before him.
He leaned to the side, his left elbow propped on the chair's armrest, his fingertip pressed against his temple, watching the two red dots constantly flickering on the satellite image.
In the corridor outside the command center's door.
Shen Qionglin stood with her hands in the pockets of her white coat, leaning against the end of the corridor, quietly watching Wang Jixuan's back.
A petite figure emerged from the shadows.
Shen Qionglin was already short, yet she was still a head taller than the Fifth Spirit Awakener.
The Fifth Spirit Awakener crossed her arms, standing opposite Shen Qionglin, leaning against the wall as if preoccupied.
Shen Qionglin looked at the Fifth Spirit Awakener with interest.
She asked, “What are you thinking about? Do powerful Spirit Awakeners also have difficult matters?”
The Fifth Spirit Awakener pointed out a spot of light, her voice resonating directly in Shen Qionglin's mind:
“And what about you? To actually replicate monsters with infused circuits and awakened circuits through imitation, should I call you a genius, or treat you as a potential threat?”
Shen Qionglin shrugged. “I am human.”
“In essence, I am also human.”
The Fifth Spirit Awakener transmitted, saying:
“I just learned something, but I need him to help me refine those healing sugar pills. If I tell him this, he'll probably go and take a risk.
“So, I've decided to tell you this. If you don't tell him, then you'll bear the consequences.”
“What is it?” Shen Qionglin said softly, “You're too cunning.”
“Old Sophie's spire, which you call the Fourth Spirit Awakener, should be below Snow Mountain Base. I just sensed that her spire was activated.”
The Fifth Spirit Awakener transmitted:
“The Twelve Pillars' dormant circuits were activated by the six of us working together. If any Spirit Awakener's core circuit is destroyed… I mean, if the core circuit is destroyed and it's not reincarnation, then the Twelve Pillars Blade Beasts will awaken prematurely.
“The Blade Beast swarm is rushing towards Old Sophie. Those three old guys beneath Spirit Energy City should also know about this news.”
Shen Qionglin was stunned for a moment. She wanted to say, ‘Blade Beasts have the technology to imitate interstellar gates,’ but swallowed the words back.
She feared that even a few words from her could lead Wang Jixuan to deduce something.
They all had their own concerns and didn't want Wang Jixuan to take risks.
Suddenly.
“Truly, how could this poor Daoist have hesitated for so long.”
Wang Jixuan slapped the armrests of his chair and slowly stood up.
The Buddhist sect avoids the world, focusing on blessings in the afterlife;
The evil demons are unbridled, pursuing unrestrained freedom;
We Daoist cultivators seek inner peace and clarity of thought.
How can one prove the Great Dao without eliminating demons?
How can one become an ethereal immortal without severing karma?
Why wait to waste one's lifespan and be stuck at some future realm if there's an opportunity to seize?
It's better to try a risky venture!
That demonic energy itself is a treasure trove!
“Peony! Get the fastest aircraft! And get two more for backup!”
In the corridor, Shen Qionglin and the Fifth Spirit Awakener exchanged glances and suddenly chuckled.
“Wow, he made a decision himself, pretty much as I expected. He's a great guy with a strong sense of justice,” Shen Qionglin praised.
“Then I'll go too. I can't let anything happen to him.”
With a wave of her hand, the Fifth Spirit Awakener created a rift in space, and her slab wall was yanked out.
