Chapter 39 Experimental Samples Delivered to Your Door

Chapter 39 Experimental Samples Delivered to Your Door

Chapter 39 Experimental Samples Delivered to Your Door

The couple waited for a long time, but there was no new round of attacks. Gu Changfeng's sword heart also lost the signal of the source of the murderous intent. He could conclude that the assassin retreated tactfully when he saw that the situation was hopeless.

Thinking of something, Gu Changfeng hurriedly took his wife's hand and flew on the sword, rushing back. Soon they arrived at the forest where he was sniped and looked for the impact point of the shuttle in the forest.

The other party was obviously well prepared and was well versed in assassination. If he missed the target, he would flee thousands of miles away. There was definitely no chance of finding the original owner, but he also left a flaw that could expose his identity.

The flaw is the shuttle. A high-speed shuttle that can pose a huge threat to a cultivator in the Return to Void Stage must be no ordinary object. It must have been carefully crafted and may even reach the level of a magical weapon. As long as we find the shuttle and trace the crafting techniques and material sources, we may be able to find out the identity of the assassin.

Such an assassin is really terrifying. There is a saying that a thief can steal for a thousand days, but there is no saying that you can guard against thieves for a thousand days. Gu Changfeng will not have peace until he finds him out.

When they arrived at one of the deep holes where the shuttle hit, Gu Changfeng asked his wife, who was a practitioner of magic, to cast an earth escape spell to break the ground. They dug down for nearly a hundred feet, until they reached the end of the deep hole where the shuttle had drilled out, but they did not find even a piece of the shuttle fragment.

Unwilling to give up, Gu Changfeng dug up a few more impact points, but still found nothing. It was as if the hard flying shuttle that could penetrate gold and break rocks was made of ice and would melt and disappear soon after being shot out.

Gu Changfeng had used his flying sword to knock away the flying shuttles before, and several of his flying swords were broken. He knew that it definitely was not ice. Even the eternal black ice would not be so hard, and the eternal black ice was not so easy to melt.

It can be seen that this only flaw was also anticipated by the assassin. He used an incredible and strange material to make the shuttle. It was as hard as steel when it was shot out, and it disappeared on its own shortly after being shot out, leaving no trace.

Even though a cultivator is not afraid of cold or heat, Gu Changfeng couldn't help but shudder after all the hard work without any gain and still didn't know who he had offended.

"Who on earth is this ignorant fellow? For what deep hatred, dares to become an enemy of the disciples of the True Lord of Morality?"

Gu Changfeng said to his confused wife in a panic, "No, I have to go back to Qingfeng Mountain to find Master Ziyang and ask him to help me find the killer. You go with me, I'm afraid that guy will come back when you're not around!"

……

Not to mention how Gu Changfeng fled back to Ziyang Cave in Qingfeng Mountain overnight to complain to his parents, Wen Rui had already quietly escaped and returned to the underground base of Jinling Sect.

At this moment, he was standing in front of the display stand in the armored laboratory, carefully checking all the armored data records of this failed operation. The more he looked, the gloomier his expression became.

Jarvis, in the form of a wheeled robot, stood by, his pair of electronic eyes flashing constantly. Even though it was a mechanical face, it seemed to reveal some panicked anthropomorphic emotions.

"This failure is a good lesson!"

Wen Rui said with hatred: "Whether it's for you, a pig teammate, or for myself!"

"Sir, I was wrong. When the target information is not fully collected, more reasonable suggestions should be made."

"I'm not too annoyed by the intelligence error. After all, Gu Changfeng deliberately concealed the truth and played the game of playing the pig and eating the tiger. The opponent is not stupid, so you can't be blamed for not being smart enough."

Wen Rui said in a gentle tone: "I am mad at myself. With a hammer in my hand, everyone looks like a nail. I am getting carried away."

He sighed, "When I witnessed the great battle of ten thousand immortals, I thought that I, the 'King Yuyan of the Cultivation Realm', was invincible below the immortals, and I could fight anyone above them. I was too arrogant. From this failure, I can be sure that my comprehensive combat power is currently not enough to defeat a cultivator in the Return to Void Stage without any injuries, let alone compete with the immortals. I underestimated all cultivators in the world!"

Wen Rui retreated decisively, not because he could not defeat Gu Changfeng and his wife even after using all his trump cards, but because he could not do it without any injury like He Lingyun controlled Jian Erling to defeat Master Fashan.

If you cannot kill monsters without taking any damage, then there is a risk of death. The probability of a rabbit killing someone is very low, but it is definitely not zero. As long as there is the slightest risk of death, the most reasonable option is to strategically retreat before your identity is exposed and there is no need to fight to the end.

Wen Rui is not going to play any dramas like rising from the dead, exploding the microcosm before the battle, or having a huge reversal by a mechanical deity. This is just like the protagonists of some cultivation novels who dare to show off some weird treasures they picked up. Unless the author is there to protect you, why should others fall to the ground after eating it, while you get a blessing in disguise and achieve a breakthrough?
When a person is chased by a dog, it is not because the person cannot beat the dog, but because the person cannot kill the dog without getting hurt.

This is the most sensible and normal choice made by normal people in normal life. However, many passionate protagonists do not understand this truth. They are full of confidence even though they know the risks are huge, and they call it "the brave ones move forward courageously and survive after facing death."

Wen Rui often makes battle plans based on the premise of being safe. If it is not possible to be safe, he will immediately make a strategic shift.

Wen Rui knew very well what would happen if he died - permanent residence in the hell.

The system was even considerate enough to let him experience a life worse than death for two hours every week to remind him not to commit suicide so easily.

Not wanting to live does not mean being keen on committing suicide. The former is an attitude towards life, while the latter is an intellectual deficiency, and they cannot be confused with each other.

Because of this, although he was unwilling, Wen Rui decisively retreated when the situation got slightly out of control, leaving no chance for Gu Changfeng to counterattack.

"If you fail, you have to admit defeat." Wen Rui said calmly, "Let's put aside Gu Changfeng's account for now. The Return to Void Stage is indeed unique. There are too few means to break the magical power of 'Transforming Void into Reality'. Only the main gun is far from enough. Before a complete and thorough analysis, we must try to avoid direct confrontation with the Return to Void Stage cultivators." Jarvis said, "Understood, sir, this will be added to the memorandum."

"Summoning ten thousand swords, condensing the void into reality, although it is still a flashy special effect, the effective utilization rate of spiritual power is less than 1%, but it is still a large amount, how can it be perfectly cracked?"

Wen Rui pulled the stubble on his chin and said thoughtfully:
"We still lack research samples and a large amount of data on the parameters of changes in the physique of practitioners as they advance in realms. I have seen cultivators from the Qi training stage to the Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian realm. The database also stores all the classics and secret manuals of the Jinling Sect from Qi training to the Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian realm."

"But eating pork and seeing pigs run are two different things. What you learn from books is shallow. Unfortunately, my spiritual roots are useless, so I can't experience it myself."

"I have dissected more than a hundred Jindan stage samples and have thoroughly studied them. I have also obtained Yuanying stage samples. Although the number is not large, I have collected enough data. However, I have not yet obtained a single remains of the Fanxu stage samples. I cannot connect theory with practice and cannot conduct experimental verification of my theoretical research on the Fanxu realm."

Jarvis said, "Sir, how about luring the demon kings who are sworn brothers with you around the Lishan Mountains to come here, drug them, tie them up on the lab table, and slice them?"

"Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs is unacceptable." Wen Rui shook his head and said, "After all, they are all my beloved relatives and friends. It took me hundreds of years to gain their trust. I will have other uses for them in the future. It would be a waste to just slice them up like this. The cost-effectiveness is too low."

Jarvis said, "This is difficult. The Chamber of Commerce has offered a bounty before, but even the complete remains of a Returning Void Demon King are too expensive to buy. We will definitely not be able to get a sample in the short term. We may have to wait at least a hundred or eighty years."

At this point, the man and the machine fell silent. They were indeed stumped by the problem at hand and could not come up with any good solution.

In fact, Wen Rui had some things he was not comfortable saying to Jarvis, that was the mouthful of spoiled dog food he received before leaving, which really dealt him a mental blow. He couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart, thinking, "It's so unfair that such a hanged man actually has a wife!"

The saying of "Law, Friends, Wealth and Land" does make some sense. As the saying goes, a hero needs three helpers. Now he only has an artificially retarded pig teammate as a helper, so can't he beat the couple who work together to achieve success?
I’m so annoyed, so angry, and so hateful!
Sooner or later, you two dogs will be burned to death!
"Drip..."

A quick electronic reminder sounded, and Jarvis paused and said, "Sir, there is a visitor at the gate who requires manual service. This visitor came here a few days ago. At that time, we were setting up a preset battlefield to deal with Gu Changfeng. My AI clone rejected the request for manual service. I didn't expect her to be so persistent and come to my door again."

"Is it the junior sister surnamed He from last time?" Wen Rui waved his hands and said, "I'm so busy, how can I have the time to greet her? Just refuse!"

"Yes, sir." Jarvis replied, and after a pause, he continued, "Sir, the visitor is not Junior Sister He Lingyun from Caiyun Peak of Lishan Immortal Sect, but Junior Sister Luan Qingyu from Caiyun Peak. Should we still execute the rejection order?"

Wen Rui was stunned and frowned, "Luan Qingyu? Judging from the surname, could it be the Qingluan in human form? This name is unfamiliar. It seems that he has never exchanged feathers for spirit stones through the preferential policy of the 'Lishan Counter'. The price of Qingluan feathers is obviously very high."

Jarvis explained, "Luan Qingyu is a talented disciple of Caiyun Peak. She was the champion of the original competition and has always received the highest monthly allowance from the sect, which is enough to maintain her cultivation expenses. However, she lost to He Lingyun in the most recent competition, and her monthly allowance of spirit stones was halved. Recently, her realm has broken through from the Golden Core Stage to the Nascent Soul Stage, and the consumption of nourishing her spirit roots has increased exponentially. With this increase and decrease, perhaps there is a gap in the supply of spirit stones, which is why she comes so frequently."

"Hmm?" Wen Rui seemed to have gotten some hint and asked, "What do you think happened to her recently?"

"I lost the competition to He Lingyun."

"The latter part."

"From the breakthrough from the Golden Core Stage to the Nascent Soul Stage, the consumption of nourishing spiritual roots has increased exponentially..."

"Jarvis, arrange a meeting immediately."

……

Luan Qingyu stood in front of the gate of Jinling Sect angrily. This was the third time she had visited the sect this month, but each time she was turned away. To her, this was such an insult!

Just now, the strange and intelligent housekeeper with a muffled voice once again said to her in an emotionless tone: "Master Wen is in seclusion and has no time to meet guests. Please come back another day."

"Hmph! Senior Sister He said she came here twice and was able to see Wen Rui each time. Why can't she see him when I come?" Unable to suppress her anger any longer, Luan Qingyu frowned and shouted, "Wait until I smash the door of your cave down, and see if you are willing to see me!"

After being neglected several times, Luan Qingyu's patience was finally exhausted. Without saying a word, she used her innate magical power to condense the Qingling Sword out of thin air. She pointed it at the metal door of the cave from a distance, and the Qingling Sword turned into a flaming meteor and suddenly shot away.

The fireball hit the invisible magic barrier before it touched the metal door. The flames dissipated instantly and the Qingling sword was bounced away by the huge force. Luan Qingyu finally managed to control the out-of-control flying sword back.

It would have been better if they hadn't broken down the door. Not only was the attack ineffective, but shrill alarms rang out all around, and several heavy gates fell, completely blocking the entrance to the metal door.

Countless square holes opened around the cave's entrance, from which bundles of metal pipes protruded. Red beams of light shot out from the small holes above the metal pipes, and dense spots of light fell on Luan Qingyu.

Although she had no idea what these metal tubes and light spots were used for, Luan Qingyu had a bad feeling and quickly pulled back. However, her back hit another invisible barrier. It was obvious that the mountain protection formation was fully activated, and all exits on all sides were blocked by the invisible barriers, trapping her in the formation.

(End of this chapter)