Calamity of Tomorrow
Chapter 714 - 714: 711 Heavenly Court Intelligence

Upon hearing what Zhou Bai said, the Heavenly Demon King "Ji" denied, "The technology of the Heavenly Demons is based on the original Homo sapiens technology, which, through our efforts, gradually developed to its current state, and eventually far surpassed the technology of the past Homo sapiens.

"Unlike the cultivation of immortals, there is not so much that is mysterious and indescribable. Nor is it like cultivation where, once one has grasped it, one can learn it in an instant."

Ji reminded, "The technology of the Heavenly Demons requires a vast amount of foundational knowledge, with countless technical problems. For a human body of flesh and blood to learn it, it might take several years, or even decades, to master. I don't really recommend you take this path."

Hearing the other's words, Zhou Bai frowned in his heart, "These Heavenly Demons, do they not wish for me to learn their technology? They are indeed on guard against me."

"If they were willing to open up all their technical data to me, I could use my Laziness points to learn the knowledge of the Heavenly Demons."

"Right now, I can only consider trying to make the Heavenly Demon a follower, then directly extract the knowledge, especially their communication technology, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology..."

Zhou Bai gestured with his hand to stop the other from continuing and explained casually, "I am aware of what you're saying, and I may not necessarily delve deeply into the knowledge of Heavenly Demon technology. My main purpose is to understand what sort of weapons the Heavenly Demons have, what technologies they possess, and what might be suitable for me to use, preferably something that can be integrated with my immortal cultivation techniques."

Zhou Bai smiled, "Even if I were to customize a Heavenly Demon weapon, I would need to understand the basics first. Moreover, I am keen on combining the power of Heavenly Demon technology with immortal cultivation techniques to see if I could achieve some interesting results."

"The original Homo sapiens technology exploded in development with the assistance of immortal cultivation, didn't it?"

Ji nodded and said, "You are correct, that was my oversight. I can introduce to you these aspects, as I myself am familiar with almost all Heavenly Demon technology."

As the two conversed, the mysterious woman following behind Zhou Bai continued to hold Christina, occasionally stroking her head, her eyes curving into crescents.

Touching the white cat in her arms, the mysterious woman thought, 'So this is one of Zhou Bai's incarnations. Even as a cat, Zhou Bai is quite interesting.'

But Christina repeatedly pushed away the mysterious woman's large hand, looking askance and saying, "Stinky woman! Don't think I don't know what you're plotting, you just want to use me as a shield, don't you?"

"Stop touching me all the time! And! I hate being held like this the most, you're not allowed to hold me like this again!"

The mysterious woman nodded and said with a smile, "I understand, Zhou Bai." She thought to herself, 'An incarnation split from Zhou Bai's consciousness is indeed very different from Zhou Bai himself.'

Infuriated, Christina began to shed fur, "Don't call me Zhou Bai! Call me Christina!"

On the other hand, having heard Ji's words, Zhou Bai thought to himself that the four types of followers currently provided by Frenzy Diagram include Lies, Folly, Fear, and Worship.

It would likely be difficult to meet these conditions for a Heavenly Demon King—considering making the Heavenly Demon King his follower and then directly extracting the knowledge controlled by the Heavenly Demon King seemed highly unlikely.

'After all, a Heavenly Demon is a Heavenly Demon, even if my Calamities of Ugliness and Poverty work on them. But for them to cross the threshold and become my follower, to trust me completely, or to be less intelligent, to fear me, or to worship me, it's hard for me to judge if it's feasible.'

'It would be even harder for a Heavenly Demon King to meet these four conditions. I need to find a lower level Heavenly Demon... no... it would be best to know how the ranks and intelligences of Heavenly Demons are graded...'

With this in mind, Zhou Bai turned to the Heavenly Demon King and said, "Before understanding the Heavenly Demon weapons, I would like to know exactly how the ranks of the Heavenly Demons are divided, as well as how the different intelligence levels and authorities of various Heavenly Demons are classified."

"After all, the Heavenly Demon weapons I will need in the future can't possibly be entirely under my control; I want to see how to use the intelligence of the Heavenly Demons to lighten my burden."

Zhou Bai had long been curious about the differences in rankings among the Heavenly Demons. While he was at the Dao School, humans generally classified Heavenly Demons according to their maximum size.

This seemed correct on the surface; it appeared that the larger the volume of a Heavenly Demon, the stronger its combat power and the higher its rank.

But now, understanding the inner workings of the Heavenly Demons, Zhou Bai knew that the real grading method wasn't size—volume should only be an external manifestation of the ranking.

"I understand," Ji said, explaining, "Then, let me first explain to you the ranking mechanism of the Heavenly Demons."

At that moment, Ji's body suddenly paused, her eyes gleaming with the light of data, as she had just received a series of messages from the Heavenly Demon communication network.

Ji looked towards Zhou Bai and said, "We've just received an urgent message; it seems the Heavenly Court is mobilizing troops and is about to make a move against the Sky Flipping Sect."

Zhou Bai expressed his surprise, "Making a move against the Sky Flipping Sect, why?"

Ji replied, "The Heavenly Court's action this time is a big show of force, and they are not hiding their intentions at all."

"Our surveillance and informants report that the Sky Flipping Sect seems to have made breakthrough progress in their research into aberrant weaponry. The Heavenly Court is planning to deploy ten immortals, with absolute superiority to completely eradicate the Sky Flipping Sect."

Zhou Bai frowned, "Ten immortals?"

Knowing how strong immortals were from firsthand experience, Zhou Bai was very clear about their might. If not for relying on the advantages of his Celestial Nine Calamities, along with his unknown abilities, he knew he would not have been able to defeat Zi Yang True Monarch.

The gap in solid strength between him and the immortals was still very large.

'Ten immortals taking action together, especially if there are a few like Xiang Tiandi of the Leader level of the four divisions, the future of the Sky Flipping Sect is precarious.'

At that moment, Zhou Bai also remembered the Blood Transformation Divine Sword he and Li Xiuzhu had seized together.

'I wonder if this aberrant weapon will prove powerful. If it's not strong enough, then the Sky Flipping Sect is in danger.'

'But if the Blood Transformation Divine Sword is formidable, and the Sky Flipping Sect has completely mastered it, even able to produce new and sufficiently powerful aberrant weapons, then the world's power dynamics will change. Will the current human race rise? Even become independent?'

Ji, looking at Zhou Bai, said, "Do we need to intervene?"

Zhou Bai thought for a moment and said, "Just keep monitoring. It's best to clarify the detailed intelligence of both sides. Notify me immediately if there's a conflict."

Zhou Bai thought to himself, 'The intelligence network of the Heavenly Demons might be the most formidable in this world. Mainly because of their strong concealment and communication capabilities, and there are also many human traitors in their ranks.'