Xue Gie actually used her little fist to stop the falling sky!
All the immortals were stupefied by this scene. Only now did they realize just how powerful and terrifying the Queen of Snowy Empire had become.
Peng Lang walked to the back of the Snow Girl, holding the hilt of his sword in his right hand. He looked at the Godslaying Master, the Fairy of Sword Ensheng, and the others calmly and vigilantly.
At such a critical moment, the Snow Girl had to contend with the Sword Formation of the Solar System. Anyone who dared to take advantage of the situation to harm her would face the toughest and craziest sword attack.
Jing Jiu glanced at the Snow Girl and then at the frozen sky, his spiritual awareness wriggling slightly.
His Divine Sense moved slightly, and a small tornado appeared on the ground, rolling up some grains of sand into the air.
Then, the grains of sand fell slowly from the bottom of the tornado, like an hourglass.
"There's still so much time," he said.
Looking at the number of grains of sand and the speed at which they fell, Tong Yan said after a brief calculation, "The standard time is seventy-one hours."
Shen Yunmai also looked at the grains of sand and said, "Four minutes."
This meant that the Snow Girl wouldn't be able to stop the falling sky from falling after seventy-one hours and four minutes.
It was not that her magic could only hold on until that moment, but the Sword Formation of the Solar System would complete its final transformation and swallow Mars.
The final process was the transformation of heaven and earth, which couldn't be changed by human beings, even though the Snow Girl was very strong.
So, should they leave in advance? Would they encounter more dangers if they left Mars? Many people fixed their eyes on the wheelchair, waiting for Jing Jiu's judgment, including the fairy outside the cliff. As for the Fairy Ni, she was still obsessed with the mathematical problems on the cliff wall, so she didn't notice what was happening.
Jing Jiu said softly, "Just wait here."
"Wait for what?" the Fairy of Sword Ensheng asked while staring into his eyes.
Jing Jiu didn't answer this question.
Zhao Layue pushed the wheelchair to the sky outside the cliff wall.
Looking at the numbers, curves, and equations on the cliff wall, he said softly, "This problem is interesting."
He looked pale and weak at the moment, leaning against the wheelchair like a patient who didn't have many days to live.
The crowd knew that it was because of the Inherited Heaven Sword. Under such circumstances, it was quite remarkable that he could still maintain his consciousness.
Even so, everyone still placed their hopes on him.
Previously, Liu Shisui and the others had already expressed this idea — as long as he was here, everything could be solved.
"There's nothing wrong with the pure Yang conversion, and there's nothing wrong with your train of thought. You've done a lot of right things these past few days."
Jing Jiu looked at Que Niang and said softly. He was quite appreciative and gratified.
Que Niang smiled shyly.
Shen Yunmai protested, "Obviously, Tong Yan and I have contributed the most."
Immortal Ni was startled awake by the argument and had a slightly perplexed expression as she thought to herself, 'Did I not do anything?'
Ceng Ju walked to the edge of the cliff, looked at Jing Jiu in the wheelchair, and said seriously, "Zhenren, please."
Que Niang came to the side of the wheelchair and reported to Jing Jiu all the data they had observed and calculated these days, including a few ideas that had been rejected.
Jing Jiu thought for a while and began to solve the problem softly.
Que Niang took out a bronze mirror and started to record her teacher's words attentively.
As her delicate fingertips moved on the surface of the bronze mirror, the stone powder on the cliff wall flew up, showing the numbers and symbols one after another.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Layue suddenly wondered what Ran Handong would think if she found out that her position as secretary had been taken away by someone else.
It was unclear what Ran Handong would think, but Ceng Ju and the others had a peculiar feeling when they saw the numbers and symbols on the cliff wall.
The Immortal Ni murmured to herself, "So this is how it works … I didn't expect it to work this way …"
The immortals on the cliff were stunned as well. The Master of the Eastern Purple Qi remarked with a grave expression, "This guy is so knowledgeable!"
These immortals had all gone through systematic learning after they ascended to the Federation of the Milky Way, so they could understand how remarkable the mathematical methods Jing Jiu had employed were.
Sitting by the cliff's edge, the robot remarked in a mocking tone, "Capable people like us can do anything. Aren't you used to it?"
Based on the hard thinking of Tong Yan and the others in the last few days, Jing Jiu had soon come up with a plan to crack the Sword Formation of the Solar System. All that was left was the troublesome process of checking the calculation.
Even though this plan was not like Shen Yunmai's plan, which required the computing core of the central computer, it also required a very advanced mathematical terminal.
Where could they find such a terminal on the barren Mars?
Jing Jiu was exhausted after thinking so much. The most dreadful thing was that the sword wills of the Thoughtless Sword were attacking inside his body.
During the process of calculating, he didn't cough, nor did he faint. In fact, he was in great pain, but nobody was aware of it.
Zhao Layue was well aware of it. "Enough," she said, giving no room for refusal.
Having said that, she pushed the wheelchair back to the top of the cliff.
The group was startled, wondering what was going on.
Jing Jiu had finally coughed again. It took him a while to calm down. "I'll leave the rest to you," he said feebly.
To whom would he entrust the most troublesome and time-consuming process of checking the calculation?
Tong Yan suddenly thought of the Green Sky Mirror carried by Zhao Layue, her eyes beaming a bit; but soon after, she shook her head.
Even though Qing 'er controlled the central computer of the Federation of the Milky Way, the Mars couldn't be connected to the outside world at the moment, so she couldn't borrow the power of the central computer.
Whom was Jing Jiu talking to then?
A buzzing sound broke out by the cliff's edge, like the buzzing of wild bees.
A few gazes fell on the Snow Girl, because they noticed that the butterfly knot on her head had moved slightly.
Chen Ya had already turned into an ice sculpture. The group knew that the butterfly knot was the formidable magic bug of the Snow Girl, and Tong Yan and the others knew that it was Cold Cicada.
Cold Cicada flapped its wings softly. Though the group didn't see anything, they sensed that many invisible dots had flown up and landed on the cliff walls. Then, the dots began to rearrange themselves, forming new numbers and symbols.
"Can those mosquitoes do calculations besides talking?" asked Zhao Layue in bafflement.
"It's the Snow Girl doing the calculations," said Jing Jiu.
Zhao Layue thought that the Snow Girl had to deal with the Sword Formation of the Solar System, and at the same time, she had to divide her attention to perform such complicated calculations … It seemed that Jing Jiu had used up all of her energy.
Seeing his pale face, Zhao Layue remembered that he had used up all of his energy as well. "Let's sleep for a while," she said regretfully.
Jing Jiu said, "They have finished most of the basic calculations. I didn't do much, so I'm not tired."
Yushan walked to the front of the wheelchair and said to Jing Jiu admiringly, "Senior Master, I didn't expect you to be so good at math. I learned it on the battleship, but I thought it was very difficult."
Thinking of the time they spent studying in the apartment, Jing Jiu said with a faint smile, "I'm not good at math, but I'm better at other aspects."
Yushan asked curiously with widened eyes, "What else have you learned, Senior Master?
Thinking of the stories told by Zong Lizi, Zhao Layue said, "He has learned all of them."
Jing Jiu was the best mathematician, physicist, chemist, and medical scientist in the Federation of the Milky Way …
If he wanted to, he could become the leader of all the subjects.
Yet, he hadn't had a chance to apply his knowledge in the last two years.
In other words, knowledge was indeed useless in the face of force.
Jing Jiu was unwilling to recall his bad experience in math. Looking at the circular base on the barren land in the distance, he said, "It looks interesting over there. Let's go and have a look."
"Meow!"
The bulge of the blanket on Jing Jiu's body quivered slightly.
Ah Da came out from inside, stretched his body, and meowed to show his approval.
He didn't like the tense atmosphere in the cliffs or the patch of sky that was getting closer and closer.
This was the highest peak on Mars, and it was closer to the sky. It was safer for him to go to the ground.
It was not until then that the fairy men discovered Ada's existence. Looking at the long-haired white cat lying on Jing Jiu's leg, their expressions grew grave.
They had all learned of what had happened on the Main Planet.
This was the White Ghost, the guardian of Aoyama.
He had knocked Cheng Shuang to the deep part of the universe with a swipe of his paw, and shattered the huge gravitational field with a stomp of his paw … It was truly formidable.
Jing Jiu suddenly thought of an important matter because of Ada. He turned to Yuan Qu and asked, "How did you two get out?"
Yuan Qu replied honestly, "Tong Yan picked up Shen Yunmai and sent a message back …"
Hearing the beginning, Jing Jiu figured out what had happened. He signaled for Jing Jiu to stop talking, and asked, "Where is the dog?"
Now that Tong Yan and Shen Yunmai had contacted Chaotian and found a way to help Yuan Qu and Yushan ascend successfully, the Dead Dog had no reason not to leave with them.
Jing Jiu knew better than anybody else that the Dead Dog had wanted to leave Chaotian a long time ago and come to this world to have a look.
Yuan Qu said nervously, "The Master Night Howler has gone … to find the center of the formation."
"Nonsense," Jing Jiu retorted icily.
Back when the civil war broke out in Aoyama, Jing Jiu and his Big Brother had made a promise that the chickens and dogs would ascend to heaven.
Now that the Dead Dog had ascended successfully, he went to such a dangerous place. What if something happened to him?
It was rare for the disciples to see Jing Jiu get angry, so they didn't dare argue with him.
"Send the space coordinates and the equations of the fluid function you have calculated to the outside, and ask him to come back as soon as possible."
Jing Jiu calculated the time according to what Yuan Qu had told him. The Dead Dog had stayed in the Sword Formation of the Solar System for more than ten days, so he must have been severely wounded.
Yuan Qu said uneasily, "I don't know where he is. To broadcast it to the whole solar system … how should we do it?"
Jing Jiu looked at the Snow Girl by the cliff's edge.
The Snow Girl raised her small, round hand with her back to Jing Jiu.
A clear trace of ice suddenly appeared in the frozen sky, and then more traces appeared.
The traces combined and turned into symbols that nobody could recognize.
Looking at the sky, Tong Yan realized that those were the opposite symbols.
If someone looked at Mars from the solar system, they would be able to see the accurate information.
Having ascertained that there was no problem, Jing Jiu said softly, "Let's go. We won't come back until they find the center of the formation."
The sand grains brought up by the tornado were still falling down slowly.
It would take seventy hours for the sand grains to fall down completely.
What was he doing on the cliff during this period of time? Was he in a daze?
Ada meowed incessantly, indicating that they should leave as soon as possible.
The rays of light in the transparent ice cube suddenly changed slightly.
It was unclear when Hua Xi had opened her eyes. She said to Jing Jiu expressionlessly, "In order to set up this Sword Formation of the Solar System, I have allocated seven percent of the resources of the Federation of the Milky Way to him, and it has been going on for one hundred and seventy years. He has spent all his time and energy on it. Do you think he will let you find the center of the formation so easily?"
Jing Jiu turned his head and shot her a glance, saying nothing.
Zhao Layue pushed the wheelchair away from the top of the mountain. Tong Yan, Que Niang and the others intended to continue breaking the formation. Liu Shisui and the others had nothing else to do, so they followed them.
They of course wanted to be with Jing Jiu when they met again after so many years.
Moreover, the Sword Formation of the Solar System would kill all of them if they couldn't find the center of the formation after the hourglass fell down completely. They had to cherish the last bit of time they had.
Su Ziye remarked feebly, "Does this mean that we should die together even if we have to die?"
Yuan Qu snapped angrily, "Don't say it if you don't know how to talk, and don't do what Shen Yunmai did."
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The faint traces of the wheelchair and the footprints were left on the surface of Mars, leading from Olympus to the northwest barren land.
Since they were here to kill time, they walked casually instead of flying.
A few years had passed in Chaotian after Zhao Layue and Liu Shisui had ascended; so they would talk about the situation there.
The most important thing to talk about was who had died, who had died, and who had died again.
"How are the monkeys doing?" asked Jing Jiu.
Yushan thought that the monkeys of Shenmo Peak had passed through many generations, so he didn't know how to respond.
Yuan Qu knew that his Senior Master was asking about the monkeys, but he was actually concerned about someone else. "Big Brother Gu is doing fine, but Empress Hu might … have to leave soon," he said.
Was that vixen going to die as well? Liu Shisui fell silent; it was unclear if he thought of Xiao He.
Jing Jiu sighed after a moment of silence when he thought of his nephew.
Su Ziye finally said something appropriate, "Why do you sigh, Immortal?"
"Nobody calls me Master," said Jing Jiu.
When he landed on the cliff, Liu Shisui and the others came up to him and bowed to him; some called him Young Master, some called him Master, some called him Senior Master, and some called him Immortal … but none of them called him Master.
So many disciples of the younger generation in Chaotian had ascended, but none of them were his disciples.
Que Niang was his disciple, but she was not a disciple of Shenmo Peak.
Gu Qing was his official senior disciple, but he betrayed his sect and exiled himself on the ocean, and it was unclear when he would be able to ascend.
Ping Yong-ka and Apiao had their own important tasks, so they couldn't leave for the time being.
Thinking of this, Jing Jiu felt it was a bit odd.
"If you want me to call you Master, I'll do it."
Zhao Layue continued expressionlessly, "We had mentioned this back in Scenery Garden. You were lazy, so you said that we should talk about it this way."
How could they talk about it?
Jing Jiu coughed.
His coughing echoed on the surface of Mars for a long time.
Yuan Qu shot a glance at Su Ziye, indicating that he had seen it and that this was a well-chosen remark.
Su Ziye wondered if this remark was made by the Immortal Layue or the Immortal Jingyang.
They didn't enter the circular base, but went to the rear.
The wheelchair was parked on the stone steps. Jing Jiu leaned against it and looked at the traces of the distant ancient civilization buried by the yellow sand in the pit; it was unclear what was on his mind.
Then, they went to visit other places.
The sceneries on Mars were all barren, and there was nothing to see here. No matter how much time they wasted, it wouldn't be a big waste.
In the early morning of the third day, they returned to the top of the mountain.
The sand was still falling down from the sky.
Judging by the amount of sand in the tornado, it would last for a few more hours.
"Dead Dog hasn't come back yet?" Zhao Layue knew what Jing Jiu was most concerned about.
Que Niang shook her head.
Zhao Layue pressed, "What about the eye of the formation?"
Que Niang shook her head again, saying with a grave expression, "We've encountered two troubles."
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