Brother!
Gu Man was overjoyed when he heard Chu Xingyun call him brother. However, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that the relationship between him and Chu Xingyun wasn't as simple as just being brothers.
Even the best of brothers couldn't be like the two of them, sharing honor and disgrace without any suspicion between them.
After looking at each other and smiling, Chu Xingyun and Gu Man stood up, activated the secret room's mechanism, and walked out.
After leaving the secret room, the two of them appeared at the top of the hill and looked around. The green sea of bamboo really made one feel relaxed and happy.
Hmm?
He was breathing in the fresh air and admiring the bamboo waves in the sea under the gentle breeze.
Suddenly … Chu Xingyun realized that something was wrong.
It had been three days and three nights since they had entered the secret room until now. It was now noon three days later.
The transmission was very fast, and it was completed with just a tap of the finger. However, Gu Man entered a state of enlightenment, and this enlightenment lasted for three days and three nights.
During these three days, Chu Xingyun could only stay by Gu Man's side. At this time, Gu Man couldn't be disturbed at all.
Chu Xingyun was very envious of Gu Man's experience. It should be known that … even Chu Xingyun had only won with a move without a move. Although it was considered one of the highest realms, it wasn't true Great Perfection.
Even Chu Xingyun didn't know what had happened in Gu Man's body, but he was sure that his Blade Dao had already surpassed the realm of having no technique to beat a technique. The only thing above that was the complete Creation Realm.
After three days and three nights, Chu Xingyun didn't sleep and rest. Gu Man finally woke up and confirmed that he had indeed reached the Great Perfection Saber Dao.
However, even though three days and three nights had passed, it was currently noon. Logically speaking, there should be many Celestial Blacksmiths working here.
According to the agreement between Chu Xingyun and the Abyss Emperor, a large number of Arrow Bamboos had to be cut down every day and thrown into the underground abyss to raise the Abyss beetles.
However, at this moment, there was no one around the hill. This was obviously a violation of Chu Xingyun's original order.
Moreover, since it was noon, there should be smoke rising from the bamboo forest in the distance.
But now, the air above the sea of bamboo was fresh and clean. Where did the smoke come from?
His heart tightening, Chu Xingyun rushed down the slope and ran toward the residence of the Celestial Craftsmen.
Running all the way to the living area, Chu Xingyun was surprised to find that all the sheds were empty. All the tools in the sheds had disappeared.
Could it be … that they were attacked?
Something was not right …
If they had been attacked, there would definitely be bloodstains. Plus, the sheds couldn't be so neat. Besides the tools, everything else was unusually clean and tidy.
Looking at one shed after another, Chu Xingyun was sure that although they had left in a hurry, these craftsmen hadn't panicked. They hadn't left any secret signals either, so the possibility of them being attacked could be ruled out.
As he was thinking this, Gu Man shouted, "Boss, look! There's smoke over there!"
Upon hearing Gu Man's voice, Chu Xingyun turned his head and saw that Gu Man had jumped to the top of a bamboo house at some point and was pointing into the distance.
After jumping to Gu Man's side, Chu Xingyun shaded his eyes with his hand and looked into the distance.
In the distance, a few wisps of smoke were rising in spirals in the direction of the beach.
Let's go over there …
Chu Xing Yun coldly called out to Gu Man, then ran at full speed towards the direction where the smoke was coming from.
When he arrived near the beach, Chu Xingyun finally saw the group of craftsmen.
Looking into the distance, he saw that in the bamboo forest beside the beach, there were five to six hundred thousand family members of the craftsmen gathered on the beach, silently looking toward the harbor.
At the harbor, ten big ships were docked there. Over ten thousand craftsmen were lining up in long lines to board the ships.
In just a few steps, Chu Xingyun ran to the front of the crowd. After looking around, he quickly found an old craftsman.
This old craftsman was one of the one thousand old craftsmen in charge of managing the island.
These old craftsmen were all over a hundred years old. They were old and weak, so they couldn't work anymore. Normally, they were mainly in charge of managing the island.
Each of the one thousand old craftsmen was in charge of one hundred craftsmen. It was with their help that Chu Xingyun could manage the Heavenly Craft Island so methodically.
Looking at the old craftsman anxiously, Chu Xingyun asked, "What's going on? What are you doing here? Where are you going? "
In response to Chu Xingyun's question, the old craftsman sighed and said sorrowfully, "Yesterday morning, the Five Great Imperial Guard Chiefs jointly suggested that the military mobilize the million craftsmen on the Heavenly Craft Island to build a military factory directly under the military."
Ah …
The moment he heard this, Chu Xingyun could only feel his vision going black. This was a drastic measure that was truly ruthless!
The Five Great Imperial Guard Chiefs were naturally the five descendants that the Five Emperor valued the most. They were also the Five Great Elites of the Jiuxiao Academy.
Although they didn't dare to kill Chu Xingyun, as long as it was within the rules, they could do it without any scruples.
Furthermore, from a certain perspective, Chu Xingyun had indeed taken advantage of a loophole.
The Heavenly Craft Island did belong to Chu Xingyun, but the residents on the island were free. They didn't belong to anyone.
Once the military issued an order, the craftsmen had no choice but to obey.
Although they had cheated Chu Xingyun, the Five Great Elites' actions had been on the moral high ground. They had done it for the sake of the military and the entire human race. However, they hadn't treated Chu Xingyun that well.
Chu Xingyun took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He knew that he simply couldn't stop this. After all, he wasn't in the right.
However, Chu Xingyun hadn't taken advantage of this out of selfishness. He'd had no choice but to do so.
Researching the Dao of Runes required a large amount of funds. The military couldn't fork out this money, so Chu Xingyun had to earn it himself.
The Dao of Runes wasn't a cultivation path. Even if one created a powerful weapon, it wouldn't increase one's strength.
Why had Chu Xingyun been willing to delay his cultivation and exhaust all his wealth to research the Dao of Runes? Wasn't it to vanquish demons and protect the entire human race?
Chu Xingyun himself didn't have any desire for money.
Apart from the wine he drank, which was incomparably precious, Chu Xingyun's clothing, food, and lodging weren't extravagant.
Clothing? It was just a black robe made of coarse cloth. It wasn't silk, nor was it silk, nor was it a heavenly material or earthly treasure like Heavenly Silk.
Food? Chu Xingyun basically only drank and didn't eat. He simply didn't ask for anything.
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