All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 472 - 97: Landmine Formation (Short Chapter, Unfinished, Tomorrow a Long - with More Words)_2

Chapter 472: Chapter 97: Landmine Formation (Short Chapter, Unfinished, Tomorrow a Long Chapter with More Words)_2

On the other side of the Water Mirror, An Jing nodded slightly and immediately realized there was a business even more profitable and safer than trading Spirit Stones between the two realms.

In Linjiang City, he still had a number of yin-yang dual-attribute Spiritual Objects like ’Moon Rainbow Stone’ and ’Sunshine Stone’. However, these kinds of Spiritual Objects were difficult to utilize for their Spirit Qi due to their complex mix, so they were generally used as materials for Great Formations, relying on quantity over quality.

But if Tianyuan Realm possessed the technology to refine Yin-Yang Spiritual Qi from these ores... it would truly be turning waste into treasure!

However, this idea had to be set aside for now, since it still involved using the channels of Third Middle School—the technology would only be maximally beneficial if it was in his own hands to exploit the difference in resources between Embracing the Void and Tianyuan Realm.

Before long, the three met at Huo Qing’s mansion.

An Jing handed over five Mysterious Breath of Pure Spirit Stones to Nian Quan, who exclaimed in disbelief—such high-purity Spirit Stones were only produced near the Central Spiritual Vein and in Cave Heavens. The Good Deeds he provided were clearly insufficient, but he couldn’t offer more at the moment.

Huo Qing also promised that within two days he would have landmines ready for An Jing. These devices were not military weapons, but their effectiveness was certainly not low; even a Ferocious Beast from the Wilderness stepping on one would suffer crippling injuries, if not death, assuring An Jing’s satisfaction.

However, recently due to the exploration of gradually opening underground secrets, Loose Cultivators and various powers were stocking up on supplies, leading to a slight increase in weapon prices. But the amount of Good Deeds Nian Quan provided was so substantial, it would definitely suffice.

"These don’t count as military weapons?"

An Jing was quite puzzled that landmines were not considered military assets, to which Huo Qing shook his head, "When us cultivators truly go to war with each other, who would march on the ground?—not to mention, let’s take the Guiyi Army’s last battle with the Lianshan Group, the ’Cleansing Clouds Battle’. They each deployed twelve Great Void battleships, the aftermath of which swept away clouds for ten thousand miles, turning the wilderness into a great lake, now known as the ’Great Muddy Swamp’. Since then, not a blade of grass grows there, and not even demons appear."

—The Guiyi Army actually has Great Void battleships?

An Jing was inwardly startled, but then it didn’t seem so strange after all. After all, it was an organization that could stand up against the major groups in some respects. If it couldn’t even furnish a Great Void Immortal Path battleship, then it couldn’t really be called an ’army’, and would just be an underground rat.

In this light, those mere landmines really were just civilian technologies against Demon Beasts and demons. Especially since landmine technology was simple, activated upon being stepped on, with no need to consider launching mechanisms, and they were produced in large quantities.

Nevertheless, the Tianyuan Realm’s environment was already so difficult, and battles between cultivators could result in lands burnt to ashes for miles on end. It’s no wonder that after the Demon Calamity, the entire Tianyuan Realm still looked like a post-apocalyptic wasteland... For this realm to restore itself to its original state, it seems rather difficult.

Turning his thoughts to Embracing the Void...

"On that note, if I spread the Martial Arts in Tianyuan Realm, then when Martial Artists return to the heavens and their death results in ’body transforming into Blessed Land and Cave Heaven’, could it not repair this realm’s heavens and earth?"

Considering this, An Jing suddenly felt it was indeed possible—Martial Artists were, after all, created by the Heavenly Way of Embracing the Void as purifiers of Demonic Qi and units for restoring the heavens and earth. Counting on efficiency, this ability to repair the heavens and earth with one’s body was perhaps even beyond what a Demon Spirit could do: "Ha, if I truly achieve this, I wonder if the Heavenly Way of Tianyuan Realm will grant me another Heavenly Mandate."

Two days later, An Jing returned to Embracing the Void with a Great Void Magical Instrument full of landmines, such as ’Blood Fiend Flame Thunder’.

Upon his return to Embracing the Void, he immediately sought out Xu Tai and Bai Qinghan, informing them of the impending raid by Iron Li Cavalry. He then distributed a portion of drones and landmines, along with maps of the strategic areas around Broken Blade Mountain, instructing them to take a group to lay the mines and prepare surveillance measures.

Subsequently, he personally piloted Tengshuang White, operated the Xi Yin Drones, and surveyed all the strategic points around Broken Blade Mountain to map them out.

[Good disciple... your Iron Kite is far too formidable]

Concerned for An Jing’s safety, Chenyinzi insisted on following him. After seeing An Jing operating several drones and in a few days’ time setting landmines at a strategic node that could shake the Earth Vein of Broken Blade Mountain, he couldn’t help but marvel, [Guangchen is so formidable, able to create such Heavenly Machine artifacts? Truly doing it without any fanfare.]

"Hm..."

On the other hand, Gu Yunzhi, at An Jing’s prompting, also observed the process of Xu Tai and others laying the landmines and testing their power.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion sent the iron vehicle used for testing flying into the air, only to fall heavily back down, stirring up clouds of dust.

And on the iron carts, the crimson blood flames burned like flowing water, turning the steel into molten gold, and all living creatures withered away into char.

Seeing this scene, Gu Yunzhi’s eyebrows furrowed, and then they smoothed out again as he said, "Good stuff!"

The power of landmines, if said to be great, is indeed great. Martial Artists with Inner Breath would die upon impact, and those with Inner Strength would be injured if not killed—especially the Blood Fiend Flame Thunder, which is exceptionally good at burning Essence Qi. Once touched, it is difficult to extinguish and won’t stop until it burns people to cinders.

Such tricky military tactics, if in sufficient numbers, would be godsend in defense against cavalry—it’s just that Iron Li’s Iron Cavalry had never encountered such weapons before and would certainly suffer a great loss. Once such military weapons were deployed, they would be difficult to clear away, and if truly networked, the mobility they took great pride in would be completely restricted.

And cavalry that has been restricted...aren’t so invincible anymore!

—This thing, indeed, is very useful!

"Huh? The Tianyuan Heavenly Machine Bureau has never made such military preparations?"

When Gu Yunzhi approached An Jing to inquire whether he could purchase some landmines, An Jing was quite surprised, "Such military equipment isn’t hard to make. The General only needs to look it over once, and you will definitely understand its intricacies—a matter of a few moments for the military’s Heavenly Machine craftsmen to replicate."

"I do find it strange, could it be that in the past, no one thought to use landmines against cavalry?"

He had completely forgotten that he hadn’t thought of using landmines before either, but An Jing had no shame, after all, he was only one person, and a person’s thoughts are always incomplete. However, the Tianyuan Heavenly Machine Bureau and the military department gathered talents from all over, how could they not have thought of this?

"Perhaps they did, but no one wanted to think in that direction."

And Gu Yunzhi sighed, "Only Iron Li is such that, although its technology has advanced and its martial force is no less than the frontier army, the level of mystery is still lower, making them susceptible to these nearly mundane measures."

"That being said, a good thing is still a good thing. The main reason the Heavenly Machine Bureau did not develop such equipment is because all their energy was spent on crafting different Martial Army armors, making each member of the Martial Army stronger—compared to stronger weapons, who wouldn’t want to become stronger themselves? It’s a different line of thought."

"I see."

An Jing began to understand—the combat thinking in the Embracing the Void Realm is relatively simple and direct, mainly due to the local customs. Everyone in this realm aspires to be a Martial Artist, to gain the power of Martial Artists, to be able to fly and Earth Escape, to confront external enemies; any technology not developed in this direction is discarded by the upper echelon masters and the lower level soldiers alike.

Even if they resort to underhanded tactics and stratagems, it doesn’t mean they can win against those who purely focus on increasing their attributes.

Just like in the Tianyuan Realm, higher-level Martial Army battles have begun to fly and Earth Escape, and only in such constraint battles like the invasions of the frontier tribes could this be used.

Given that, compared to developing weapons, it would be better to ponder how to make the Martial Army stronger. All other technologies are but tricks and gimmicks.

An Jing could understand the reasoning, but that did not prevent him from repeatedly going to the Tianyuan Realm to purchase landmines and then deploying them at all vital Earth Pulse nodes—he even asked Weng Cuiyu in the Broken Blade Mountain Range, an old tree sea Demon Spirit, to help monitor the surroundings, to see if any enemy scouts were covertly invading.

In the process, the militia of Linjiang City, along with the militias from the other two cities, gradually organized, began constructing fortifications outside the cities, laying down Great Formations; with the harvest from the Spirit Fields and the support of Bright Mirror Sect, the military preparedness of Linjiang City was obviously better than the other two cities.

However, without Martial Army and only ordinary human militia, no matter how well the fortifications and military equipment were made, they would be easily taken down by the enemy and end up as labor for others. Therefore, An Jing still organized a team of Martial Artists to act as Scouts, equipped with drones and detailed maps of the Broken Blade Mountain Range, to guard against enemy movements.

Not long after An Jing began purchasing landmines, half a month later, Weng Cuiyu and the Scouts sent their reports simultaneously.

"Unknown individuals using the Art of Stealth have entered the forest!"

"Iron Li’s Iron Cavalry scouts have been discovered on the plains! They are heading towards the Earth Pulse Node!"

"Very well," An Jing smiled and then issued an order, "First deactivate the landmines at those Earth Pulse Nodes, those scouts do not deserve to enjoy this."

"If specialised forces are used, naturally they should suffer a great blow!"