Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 1001 - 818: Must Sacrifice Appearance

Chapter 1001: Chapter 818: Must Sacrifice Appearance

When Xuanchenzi’s gaze retracted from the high skies, she found that both "Wu Ciren" and "Jia Ming" had disappeared without a trace.

She let out a cold laugh, and the next moment, holding a sword, her figure flashed and appeared above the clouds.

Xuanchenzi’s Divine Consciousness was always locked onto these two heavenly-level Confucianists, her figure swift as light and fast as lightning.

The reason she was feared by all heavenly-level cultivators in the world today was because of her unrivaled Shensu.

As long as she had her eyes on a target, no one could escape from the strikes of her thunder blade and electric sword.

However, just a moment later, Xuanchenzi’s expression subtly changed.

It was because she noticed that although the speeds of these two heavenly-level cultivators were not very fast, the distance between them was increasing.

"Yi?"

Xuanchenzi’s pupils constricted as she looked toward the one who called himself Wu Ciren, a serene and refined Confucianist.

He knew it was an extremely powerful Rule of Extreme Heaven.

It was not the ’Yi’ of transaction, but the ’Yi’ of "The Book of Changes."

Yi, the principle of change and transformation.

Beyond that, Xuanchenzi turned her gaze toward ’Jia Ming.’

His Rule of Extreme Heaven, while not as formidable as Wu Ciren’s, was also incredibly powerful.

It was a spatial Rule that could manipulate the distance ’far and near’ between two objects.

Just a moment ago, Xuanchenzi felt a chill down her spine; it was because the man directly threatened her Primordial Spirit with a blade edge, disregarding the distance.

A moment later, the figures of the two had vanished without a trace.

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After returning to the mortal realm, Li Xuan immediately entered a busy state.

More than a month had passed since he had left, and there had been quite a few changes within the Great Jin Dynasty’s Court.

Although Li Xuan had a clone presiding over Capital City, a clone was, after all, just a clone.

He discovered that if the distance between them became too great, the spiritual intelligence of the clone would drop significantly.

It was all thanks to the Young Heavenly Master, Xue Yunrou, who came up with ideas, and Yu Hongchang keeping pressure from above that his reform plans did not stray from the intended path.

Nevertheless, his clone had left him a huge pile of affairs to handle.

Then there were various constructions within the Heavenly Court, the current situation of temples everywhere, and so on—countless things to attend to.

Leng Yurou promptly brought people over to help Li Xuan tally his gains. Li ShanChang also arrived upon hearing the news to supervise.

After completing a round on the warship, Leng Yurou returned, her joy even more evident on her face.

"The ores you’ve looted this time are mostly useful, they account for about seventy percent of all the materials. Their value should be between forty-three and forty-seven billion. Tell me, what do you want to build this time?"

Li Xuan was straightforward, "A total of 120,000 sets of Black Gold Divine Armor and 36 Yunzhong warships, their driving arrays need to be modified to use the ’Star Core’ as the power source."

One of his major gains in the Outer Void this time was the plunder of one hundred seventy-nine Star Cores of various sizes.

These Cores were almost extinct, hence extremely precious.

Using the Star Core as power, the most they could last would be thirty years. After thirty years, if no replacement core was found, the warships would be immobile.

However, Li Xuan estimated that in thirty years time, the struggle for the title of Heaven Emperor would likely be settled.

The miniaturization of the Solar Furnace should also be on track by then.

"Besides that, there’s also the bone of the Heavenly Kunpeng—"

Li Xuan gestured backward, looking hesitant, but still clenched his teeth and said, "Help me forge it into a second Kunpeng Warship, give me an estimate."

His mood was bitter; his "The Xuanhuang Emperor" had consumed a full twelve billion silver yuan.

He estimated that the price of this Kunpeng Warship would not be much lower.

As expected, Leng Yurou’s asking price made Li Xuan felt as though his heart had been stabbed: "A total of one billion and fifty million silver yuan for the Black Gold Divine Armor, seven hundred and fifty million for the thirty-six Yunzhong Warships, twelve billion for the Kunpeng Warship, making a total of exactly thirty billion yuan."

As Li Xuan felt the pinch, Li ShanChang, with a poker face at the back, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have recently been going over the Shenqi Union ledger and considering the material consumption for the Kunpeng Warships and Yunzhong Warships, I believe twenty-five billion would be more appropriate. And regarding the spoils from the Outer Void, if entrusted to me, they would be worth no less than sixty-five billion."

Li Xuan incredulously looked at Leng Yurou, wondering how this girl could have the nerve to overcharge him like this?

Leng Yurou narrowed her eyes and glanced sideways at Li ShanChang, thinking how annoying this man could be?

She then looked straightforwardly at Li Xuan and said, "That’s true, but expenses for materials research, talisman array, and mechanical research, all cost money."

Li ShanChang nodded slightly, "Miss Leng has indeed invested all the funds and resources into various experiments. However, the vast majority of these experiments have nothing to do with guns, warships, or Divine Armor, and are too extravagant and wasteful, I will compile a list for Your Majesty later. Also, Miss Yunrou and Princess Zhaojun’s dividends from the Shenqi Union this year amounted to seventy million, with most of those silver coins going to unknown places."

The Princess Zhaojun he referred to was Su Zhaojun.

As the saying goes, when one man attains the Dao, his poultry and dogs ascend to heaven.

According to Confucian rites, once Li Xuan became an emperor, his relatives would also need to be titled.

Now that the Heavenly Court of Xuanhuang was just starting, they hadn’t established such titles, but if they stabilized their position in the future, both Li Chengji and Li Yan would be nailed for the title of ’Devaraja.’

Li Xuan then fell silent, his gaze steady upon Leng Yurou.

Even if he guessed with his toes, he knew this girl had most likely put the money into the research of ’mechanical generals’ and ’Great Five Elements Miejue Needle,’ which were Leng Yurou’s lifelong passions.