After leaving the Beijing Academy of Sciences, Li Na approached him and whispered, "General, they've sent someone to pick you up."
Yang Xuan nodded. He naturally knew which side Li Na was referring to, but he did not expect it to be so soon.
A black car gently slid to Yang Xuan's side. A middle-aged man got out of the car and respectfully said to Yang Xuan, "General Yang, please get in."
After Yang Xuan got in, the car gently started and smoothly drove onto a road.
When they arrived, no one came to search Yang Xuan's body. Under the middle-aged man's lead, he went straight in and finally entered an ordinary-looking room.
The room's furnishings were very simple, but it exuded a sense of grandeur.
The old man that Yang Xuan had seen before was sitting at the side. Two cups of steaming tea were placed on the coffee table beside him.
"Have a seat." The old man smiled. After Yang Xuan took a seat, he pushed the teacup in front of him towards Yang Xuan. "Have a taste."
Yang Xuan gently took a sip of the tea. He felt a faint fragrance slowly flow down his throat, making him feel refreshed.
"Good tea!" Yang Xuan praised.
"If you like it, you can take some back later." The old man was very amiable, like a kind elder.
"Alright!" Yang Xuan did not even stand on ceremony and directly agreed.
The old man laughed involuntarily. "You're quite welcome. I don't have much left, so I'll share half with you."
Yang Xuan smiled but did not say anything.
The old man put down the teacup and looked at Yang Xuan. Only then did he ask, "Do you need something from me?"
Yang Xuan nodded and said, "There's something that I think I should tell you in advance."
The old man's face gradually turned serious. He could hear a hint of heaviness in Yang Xuan's voice.
"Speak!" He only said two words.
"Outside of this world, there is a world of Qi Practitioners called Penglai," Yang Xuan said slowly.
"I know Penglai," the old man said.
Yang Xuan nodded and continued, "There is a person in Penglai. After unifying Penglai, he will break the passage between Penglai and here and launch an invasion."
The old man's expression turned serious. He looked at Yang Xuan solemnly and asked in a deep voice, "Is this true?"
"I'm serious." Yang Xuan looked into his eyes. His voice was light but heavy.
"What are the consequences?" the old man asked again.
"Rivers of blood, a scene of doomsday," Yang Xuan said concisely.
The old man was silent. After a while, he asked, "How are you compared to him?"
"Originally, we were equal. However, he had a fortuitous encounter recently. I'm afraid I'm no match for him."
"If we use war …" The old man didn't finish his sentence, but everyone knew what he meant.
Yang Xuan shook his head and looked at the old man. "You don't understand what cultivators at our level represent. To put it simply, even if all the weapons in the world were gathered together, they might not be able to cause any harm to us."
The old man's eyes revealed a hint of disbelief. "Then, aren't you gods?"
Yang Xuan's expression was calm as he said word by word, "In a sense, yes."
"How do you prove it?" The old man's gaze pierced Yang Xuan like a knife.
Layers of ripples appeared in the room. Yang Xuan reached out and held the old man's hand. "Please follow me."
In the next moment, the ripples created small waves that drowned Yang Xuan and the old man.
When they reappeared, the two were already outside the planet.
Looking at the azure planet under his feet, the old man who was enveloped in a faint light felt as if he was in a dream.
Yang Xuan didn't wait for him to sigh. Ripples appeared under his feet again. The old man felt his vision blur. When he opened his eyes again, he landed on a grey planet.
Red rocks and dust fluttered around under his feet. There was no vegetation growing on the barren land.
"You should know where this is." Yang Xuan said calmly.
The old man's expression was very strange. He seemed to be shocked, but also curious.
The ripples appeared again, and the two disappeared again. The strange light in front of him forced the old man to close his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already back in his room. The tea on the coffee table was still steaming.
"His strength is only above mine." Yang Xuan sat down, picked up the cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.
The old man slowly sat down and fell into silence.
The sound-absorbing room was so quiet that not a single sound could be heard.
After an unknown period of time, the old man finally let out a long sigh. "Today, I finally know that there are immortals in the world. What a pity."
Yang Xuan remained silent.
The old man looked at Yang Xuan. After staring at him for quite a while, he finally said, "How should we deal with it?"
Yang Xuan gently exhaled and said slowly, "Actually, once technology reaches a certain level, it'll be able to do what we can do."
The old man's eyes lit up. "You're saying that once our technology reaches a certain level, we'll be able to deal with this crisis?"
Yang Xuan nodded and said, "There are many high-end weapon designs in the technological data I've provided. These weapons can actually cause harm to Qi Practitioners. Some of them can even reduce Qi Practitioners with profound cultivation to ashes instantly."
"Can … can they cause harm to him?" The old man paused slightly.
Yang Xuan pretended not to notice the pause. He shook his head. "No, I'll deal with him."
"How?" the old man asked.
"Develop technology in the shortest amount of time, no matter the cost," Yang Xuan said sternly.
…
After leaving that place, on the plane to Ping Hai city, Ke Ke 'er suddenly said from within the ring, "I don't know what's wrong with your body, but I can provide a solution."
"What is it?" Yang Xuan's eyes narrowed.
"In the universe, there are many technological civilizations. Their individual strength is extremely great, but it's not through cultivation. Instead, it's through genetic modification," Ke Ke 'er pointed out.
"You're talking about genetic evolution?" Yang Xuan asked.
"Yes. If you want to become stronger, you might as well do something to your body. Make your body extremely powerful. Once it reaches a certain level, no external force will be able to harm you."
"Body cultivator?" Yang Xuan muttered to himself, uttering a name.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but what I'm trying to say is that once you awaken that mechanical core of yours, he might be able to provide you with an even more advanced genetic evolution fluid formula. Using the genetic evolution fluid, you'll be able to strengthen your body to the point where it'll be a piece of cake for you to destroy a planet with a single punch," said Ke Ke 'er.
Yang Xuan said nothing else. After a while, he suddenly smiled.
"Thank you!" he said solemnly.
"Ah, ah, it's nothing. Hehe, hehe …"
Ke Ke 'er didn't know what to do. She still wasn't used to Yang Xuan suddenly becoming so polite.
'Has this demon's personality changed?' She thought to herself. During this period of time, she felt that this demon had become a little kinder.
After returning to the villa on Mount Yunwu and greeting Xiao Jing, Yang Xuan carried the box containing the detectors to the balcony.
"How do I use this thing?" he asked Ke Ke 'er.
"It's simple. The detectors detect things on their own. As long as you release them, they'll naturally enter the nearby star field and detect the energy on the other planets. However, with the level of this planet, the things produced are a little crude. I reckon that the range of detection won't be too large. Oh, right, that's the button. That's the one that activates the detectors. "
Yang Xuan pressed the button Ke Ke 'er mentioned. The ten detectors emitted a faint blue light and instantly shot into the sky before disappearing.
"It's done. All we have to do is wait," said Ke Ke 'er.
The screen on the box's lid flickered incessantly. The ten light dots representing the detectors had already scattered in all directions. No one knew where they went.
Phew!
Yang Xuan let out a sigh of relief.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Hopefully, it's not too late!
He thought.
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