"I wonder how the Feather God intends to cooperate with us?" the second generation of sages asked cautiously. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid. What cooperation could an invincible powerhouse who could crush the entire world with his own strength have? They should all bow down and submit to him. It would be normal for them to be slaves.
"It's very simple. I will protect you and deal with the threats from the Underworld or other enemies, but you must worship the Feather God and use elemental energy technology to help me train my troops," Xiang Yu stated his conditions.
The second generation of sages secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "It is an honor for this world to be protected by the Feather God. We should worship the true god, but I wonder where the Feather God is training his troops to attack?"
"The myriad realms naturally include the underworld. By the way, I broke the elemental energy training machine. When will it be repaired?" Xiang Yu asked.
"It's easy to fix, but if Yu Shen wants to use it again, it will probably have to be redesigned and modified. Otherwise, it will break down again soon, which would affect Yu Shen's cultivation." The second generation of sages was quite proud when he said this, as the Yuan Energy Training Machine could actually help immortals cultivate.
"How long will it take to complete the renovation?"
"If we had enough materials, we could finish quickly. The problem lies in the special material, which we call Spirit Jade. It comes from the deep sea and can only be mined little by little using elemental energy weapons. After we collected enough for these 100 units, we haven't mined any more. It's really hard to come by," the second generation of sages said with a wry smile.
"Spirit jade? Can spirit stones replace it?" Xiang Yu said, taking out a high-grade spirit stone.
The second-generation sage's eyes widened, and he quickly took it and examined it carefully. "This spirit stone is rich in spiritual energy, so it should be used for cultivating immortality, right?"
However, the spiritual jade I'm talking about is different from this. Spiritual jade doesn't have such rich spiritual energy, but it can lock the spiritual energy within the jade, preventing it from being taken away by heaven and earth.
If we were to use this kind of spirit stone, its spiritual energy would be quickly taken away by heaven and earth, and the spirit stone would shatter, resulting in a huge loss.
If we absolutely have to use spirit stones, we can only install the training machine on a spaceship and then fly it into distant space, as far away from the Blue Planet as possible.
What the Feather God may not know is that back in the day, he also encountered an immortal, but the immortal took out a spirit stone, most of which was absorbed by the world.
Perhaps that's why the immortal eventually left, leaving behind a message that he would bring his sect back to Water Blue Star in the future to completely solve the problem of the Underworld.
But in the eyes of the first generation, that immortal must have left because he thought the Blue Planet was not suitable for cultivating immortality, and he probably will never come back.
"Hehe, I didn't expect we'd be so lucky to have Feather God again. He's much more reliable than that immortal."
“Training in space… never mind, do you know the exact location of the Spirit Jade?” Xiang Yu thought it best to cultivate on this planet. It’s not like we can’t find Spirit Jade. If all else fails, we can try looking in other planes.
"I know, it's right at the bottom of the center of the Cross Trench."
"Come with me."
As soon as the second generation of sages finished speaking, they found that the scenery in front of them had suddenly turned into the seabed, with deep-sea animals swimming in the distance. Looking down, they saw that they were in the center of the Cross Trench.
"The spirit jade vein is right below."
"I see it." At this moment, Xiang Yu not only saw a jade stone containing little spiritual energy, but also sensed two huge iron chains under the mud and sand at the deepest part of the trench.
The Cross Trench was formed by the intersection of these two iron chains. It appears to be some kind of seal, perhaps used by a supreme being long ago to seal away something terrifying on this planet.
Those spirit jades were likely formed slowly over many years due to the combined effects of this seal and the pressure of the deep sea. The so-called extraction of spiritual energy from the spirit stones by heaven and earth may also be related to this seal.
"It's best for the Overlord not to touch this seal for now. Perhaps the reason why the Underworld can't produce any powerful beings is because of this seal," Hao Jiu analyzed.
"Hmm. I won't move. I want to try to reinforce it. Doesn't the seal need spiritual energy? Then I'll give it a big one." As Xiang Yu spoke, he threw the high-grade spirit stone directly at the intersection of the iron chains.
Then the rust on the iron chain gradually faded, and the high-grade spirit stone quickly turned into dust.
Hao Jiu looked pained; these were top-grade spirit stones! "Uh, Overlord, let's not use the top-grade spirit stones here. Let's just use more ordinary spirit stones."
“The God of Wine is right.” Xiang Yu waved his hand again and took out a storage ring filled with low-grade spirit stones and poured them out.
Hao Jiu silently chanted to himself, "I'm not stingy, I'm generous, I'm the most generous system," barely managing to suppress the urge to stop Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu didn't go too far; after using up the spirit stones, he ignored the iron chain.
The second generation of sages were dumbfounded. So many precious spirit stones were just thrown away like trash!
However, the second generation of the Sage was a smart man after all, and he quickly realized that there must be some unknown secrets in this trench, and since the Feather God had discovered them, these spirit stones were definitely not thrown away for nothing.
"Alright, let's get the spirit jade now. Do you want the dark color or the light color?" Xiang Yu asked.
"The deeper the better, it means the jade takes longer to form. The first generation wanted to mine the deep veins, but our submarines can only reach this depth, so there's no way. Uh, can the Feather God directly put these veins into this space?" The second generation of sages now thinks the Feather God is omnipotent, and mining a vein should be a piece of cake.
“Okay.” Xiang Yu opened a three-dimensional portal in the ore vein, then used his domineering energy to condense a blade and cut out a large, square block of ore. “Is that enough?”
The second generation of sages swallowed hard. "One is definitely enough, but since Yu Shen has come all this way, why not take a few more? We can upgrade all one hundred training machines."
"Alright." Xiang Yu said, cutting out a hundred pieces of spirit jade at the same time, as easily as cutting tofu. After thinking for a moment, he cut a few more times, making a total of a thousand pieces. "Is that enough?"
"That's more than enough!" the second generation of sages exclaimed excitedly.
"Let's go back." Xiang Yu said, and then teleported away from the Cross Trench with the second generation of Sage.
After returning to the Cangquan base and unloading the cargo, Xiang Yu went to see Yu Ji, who had just contacted him through the Shadow System.
"What's wrong?" Xiang Yu asked, holding Yu Ji's hand.
Yu Ji smiled and said, "My husband's advancement to the Heavenly Realm is a cause for celebration. Staying in this plane to continue cultivating is also the right decision. However, I want to return to the Spirit Realm to cultivate, ascend to the Immortal Realm as soon as possible, and then strive to become a Dao Ancestor. Only in this way can I truly help you or not become a burden to you. So I have come to say goodbye."
Xiang Yu frowned. "Yu Ji, you don't need to be like this. I have few rivals now, and protecting you is no problem."
Yu Ji shook her head. "That's different. Before, as a weak woman, I couldn't help Xiang Yu even if I wanted to. Now, with the help of the God of Wine, I can become a true strongman. We both have endless lifespans, so why care about this short separation? Doesn't my husband support me?"
"This..." Xiang Yu hesitated for a moment, "Alright, then so be it, but you have to agree that my clone will follow you and accompany you to the Immortal Realm to protect you before I break through."
"That's wonderful!" Yu Ji replied happily. Xiang Yu's clone was controlled by his divided soul, which had already merged with the original body. So, when it was split off again, it was still Xiang Yu. It was like multitasking. "But won't this affect your cultivation, my husband?"
Xiang Yu waved his hand and said, "It's alright. My soul is strong enough now. I can create ten avatars, let alone one."
"Then why don't you send out another clone, my husband, to keep Sister Canghai company?" Yu Ji blinked.
"Huh?" Xiang Yu was dumbfounded.
Chapter 549 New Dimension
At the Cangquan Base, the second generation of sages and Elder Fang were all beaming with happiness. How could a modern person not know about the system?
Old Fang's face showed a hint of realization, but he didn't say much. He silently bound himself to the Shadow System. With this, it would be very difficult to die, and his path of cultivation could continue.
Because the system shop has a large number of spirit stones and cultivation techniques available for purchase, as well as a lottery module, a treasure chest module for sale, and you can even buy them with a loan!
Jun happily took out a loan to buy a lottery module, only to find that he had to complete tasks to get lottery chances.
But none of that matters. This task is what he is about to complete: upgrading the elemental energy training machine.
The second generation of the Sage is a tech fanatic who has obtained an unbound shadow system to begin research. Hao Jiu is not afraid of his research; if the system's secrets can be unlocked through technology, it might be a good thing.
But Hao Jiu estimated that he had little hope. If he wanted to do research, he would first need to come across or see it, right?
"Sage, I've heard that Country A has excellent cloning and biochemical genetic modification technology?" Xiang Yu transmitted his voice.
"Uh, yes, we mainly research elemental energy and soul technology, while they mainly focus on cloning and biochemical genetic modification, but our cloning technology is actually not bad either." The second-generation Sage, Xin Dao Yu Shen, is actually interested in cloning technology?
"Then follow me." As soon as Yu Shen's voice fell, the second generation of sages found themselves in an unfamiliar place.
"Is this a secret research institute of Country A?" The second generation of sages widened their eyes. The equipment here was indeed very advanced. "Can Yu Shen bring this research institute inside?"
“Of course, it’s best not to let other countries master such dangerous technology. Do you want people?” Xiang Yu said, and then put the entire research institute into the alternate dimension, including the underground part. The researchers inside also flew out and squeezed together.
"Yes, we'll take them back and interrogate them. If they're from the Underworld, send them to the Yuan Energy Factory; if not, keep them at the base as assistants."
The second generation of sages' eyes gleamed. Country A's cloning and gene technology was advanced, but it had never shared it with the world. Yet, it shamelessly allowed Country C to share its soul technology.
Well, that's great. They packed up their equipment and left, while the rest of them were still campaigning for the presidency.
"Then let's do it this way." Xiang Yu didn't care about anything else. If they were useful, he would keep them. He was now a god in this world, and no one could resist him.
"What does the Feather God want me to do?" The second generation of sages knew very well that Xiang Yu couldn't possibly want to master any dangerous technology. What danger could the Feather God possibly have?
“Assist me in creating five perfect incarnations,” Xiang Yu said calmly.
Yu Ji suggested that he create another incarnation to accompany the vast ocean, so Xiang Yu simply created all five incarnations, and then continued to contend for supremacy over the myriad realms while he was in seclusion cultivating the domineering aura of the divine realm.
Although a sacred body created using domineering energy is powerful, it cannot actually be further cultivated. Even if one imitates Nezha to create a lotus body, or uses other rare and precious materials to refine an avatar, there are still limitations.
The minimum standard for Xiang Yu is that even his avatars can cultivate to the Dao Ancestor Realm. Talent and aptitude are especially important. Simply cloning Xiang Yu himself is not a problem, but since there is an opportunity to become stronger, why not?
The key is that Xiang Yu's avatar is controlled by his own split soul. After being bound to the shadow system, he can be connected with his mind across dimensions, so there is no possibility that the avatar will lose control and develop its own consciousness.
Moreover, there is another advantage: with these avatars, even if Xiang Yu encounters a powerful enemy and dies in battle in the future, he will still have a chance to turn the tide.
In the following days, the international situation remained calm. No one spoke up for the president of Country A, and various countries condemned Country A's shameless act of attacking Country C's energy base and lunar base.
The acting president of Country A offered a sincere apology, but the country was in a state of panic, and no one mentioned the loss of the cloning institute.
After the modification of the Yuan Energy Training Machine was completed, Jun Ge happily submitted the task and then won the first prize in the lottery: a customized Yuan Energy Training Dream.
Jun was on the verge of tears, but he immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity. He decisively went to Honghong to commission a dream. In the dream, he became a powerful master, fighting monsters every day, surrounded by countless girls, and his wife Alice was completely submissive to him.
In the past, the energy training machine could not handle large-scale scenarios. The dream program was basically just a trigger, and then you would encounter various enemies along the way.
After the modification, the Yuan Energy Training Machine could simulate a world-sized map through dreams without any problems, and the Yuan Energy was plentiful. The souls sent from the Underworld were all very wealthy, and because the Cangquan Base was destroyed, the supply of Yuan Energy from abroad was reduced.
In this way, the Energy Training Machine can no longer be used solely for training, but in accordance with the principle of not wasting resources, the Dream Program can only be distributed as a reward.
Of course, Hao Jiu mainly wanted Jun Ge to test whether it worked well. The normal dungeon program was definitely fine, but the key was the training program that Xiang Yu was using. Not only was the map huge, but the opponents were also strong and numerous. It wouldn't be easy to ensure that Xiang Yu wouldn't destroy the machine.
Therefore, directly simulating a world to test the effectiveness of the meta-energy training machine is still a good approach.
So far, the results have been satisfactory. However, to be on the safe side, Xiang Yu will use ten units in parallel to improve the performance of the Yuan Energy Training Machine, with another ten units as backup, ready to be connected at any time.
The remaining Yuan Energy Training Machines were divided into two parts. One part was used by the powerful experts of Country C. After learning that the release of domineering aura was only at the Xuan Realm, and that there were also the Earth Realm and Heaven Realm above it, they all bound themselves to the Shadow System and frantically cultivated the breakthrough method obtained from Xiang Yu.
The other part is for the soldiers of the Great Chu Empire. Compared to the real battle experience, the effect in the dream is definitely not as good, but it is convenient and allows them to fight to the end.
If Xiang Yu had a few powerful Earth Realm experts under his command, he could do more missions in the mid-level planes, and even try the high-level planes, which would greatly improve his efficiency.
Furthermore, you can explore some planes without missions; you never know, you might find something useful.
Under Li Canghai's arrangement, the powerful cultivators who had completed their missions arrived one after another in the Soul Technology Plane. Upon trying it out, they found that it was indeed easier to break through in this plane. Ran Min, who had fused with the Asura Soul, broke through almost as soon as he arrived in this plane.
The perfect clone created by the second generation of sages was also a success, and there was an unexpected surprise.
Xiang Yu originally intended for these clones to cultivate other systems, such as immortality cultivation.
However, after the split soul merged with the clone in the reincarnation pod, it was discovered that its domineering aura improved rapidly. The two clones adapted to each other's bodies by fighting, and eventually they were able to release their domineering aura.
Therefore, Xiang Yu decisively sent his clone into the Yuan Energy Training Machine. After a great battle, he accumulated enough domineering energy to break through and directly advanced to the Domineering Earth Realm!
After some preparation, I went to the Underworld dungeon again. After defeating Gou Jiang, my domineering realm stabilized at the peak of the Earth Realm. I was just one step away from breaking through, so there was no point in grinding the dungeon anymore.
The second generation of sages felt it was a great pity. The reason might be that this clone was not perfect enough, or that it lacked practical experience, so its domineering aura could not reach the Heavenly Realm.
Even so, these are still five powerful experts at the Earth Realm!
The second generation of sages suppressed the urge to cultivate more clones of the Feather God. If the Feather God wanted to, he would naturally give him the order, but since the Feather God did not, he dared not hope for it.
I only hope that in the near future, some of the powerful figures in Country C will break through to the Earth Realm, at which point we might consider them.