Chapter 183: The Stabilizing Effect of Thunder Stone Ore
Song Jiulai hadn’t thought of the Old Sect Master for a long time.
This wasn’t because she was heartless, but because the Old Sect Master had already passed away by the time she arrived.
She had never even met him, so how could she have any feelings!
When she first arrived, the System had said that the Old Sect Master had no lingering attachments in this World, with only A Wu being a remnant possession of the Longevity Sect.
Whether the Old Sect Master had old acquaintances wasn’t the key point; rather, the Longevity Sect’s situation was rather peculiar.
Although she was an outsider, only Su Huanli and A Wu knew about her being the Daughter of Destiny.
Song Jiulai wasn’t too worried; she merely questioned the System’s competence.
“Didn’t you investigate thoroughly before coming?”
The System retorted righteously, “I’m only responsible for you, not for others.”
Song Jiulai: “…What’s the situation over there now?”
System: “Han Tian is helping you inquire.”
The words of this Female Cultivator also confused Han Tian and the others.
They had indeed learned about the Old Sect Master from A Wu, but the Players had no idea how the Old Sect Master had passed on the Sect Master position to Song Jiulai.
The Players had also assumed that Song Jiulai taking over the Sect was a natural progression.
Since she was an old acquaintance of the Old Sect Master, Han Tian said, “Senior is likely referring to the previous Old Sect Master; the Old Sect Master has already ascended.”
She hadn’t known before, but now hearing the other party mention the Old Sect Master, and coupled with her inability to discern their cultivation, she was likely a Senior figure.
Upon receiving this answer, the Female Cultivator was stunned for a moment.
Han Tian carefully observed the Female Cultivator’s expression, then said, “If Senior has any matters, we can also report them to the current Sect Master.”
“There’s actually nothing important, it’s just that he left something with me, and I originally intended to hand it to him personally when I returned this time… In that case, may I ask where your Sect Master is now?”
As soon as he heard there was something, Han Tian immediately said, “Our Sect Master is not here at the moment. If Senior is willing, we can also forward the item to our Sect Master.”
The Female Cultivator clearly hesitated.
After a long pause, she said, “Never mind then. The item he left me must be personally delivered by me to the current Sect Master. I will make a trip to Wang’an County in a few days.”
With that, she turned and left.
Ma Shaojie, standing nearby, immediately asked Han Tian, “This seems like a Task related to the Sect Master. Should we go investigate for clues?”
Han Tian bit his finger, “It’s not ideal. The System is listening; it will tell the Sect Master itself.”
Song Jiulai was still quite mysterious in the eyes of the Players.
She didn’t often show herself to the Players, which had the advantage of maintaining her prestige.
The disadvantage was that the System communicated too frequently, leading many of them to believe Song Jiulai was the System now…
The critical point was that the System’s behavior was too much like a Dog Planner.
However, Han Tian didn’t think it was quite like that.
If the Sect Master were the System, many things would seem rather redundant.
His guess was quite accurate, but unfortunately, he hadn’t fully grasped Song Jiulai’s true temperament.
Ma Shaojie pondered.
Song Jiulai also received a message from the System, learning that the Female Cultivator had something related to the Old Sect Master to give her. Song Jiulai, thinking of excuses to handle it later, said, “After I leave this Secret Realm, I will return to the Sect to meet her.”
For now, she should focus on getting through this Secret Realm.
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“Holy crap, it actually works?”
Inside a mysterious Workshop of the Longevity Sect in Wang’an County, a Player looked at the four Thunder Stone Ore pieces fixed together in their hand. They channeled a trace of Spiritual Energy into it, and the Spiritual Energy of the Thunder Stone Ore was also stimulated and dispersed, but it did not explode.
This was an excitingly successful piece of news regarding the properties of Thunder Stone Ore.
“You guys who do science are terrifying. How did you discover that this Wooden Thread, soaked in Poisoned Blood, could stabilize Thunder Stone Ore?”
Player Gu Yunxi looked at the four Thunder Stone Ore pieces bound together by transparent Wooden Thread, holding them up for a closer look: “Although it still requires a Cultivator to manually activate it, it at least proves it can be used normally.”
Moreover, the elements were stable and wouldn’t explode, meaning this ore was now normal ore.
“But it’s still not usable for conventional Artifact Refining,” said Shuang Xiahua, a Player researching alongside Zhen Weida. “Artifact Refining requires the mixing of various Spirit Materials. Thunder Stone Ore doesn’t fit this concept; adding more elements will make it unstable again. The Spiritual Energy from Thunder Stone Ore can be used as a drive for some machinery or weapons, and even in Magic Treasures.”
Currently, Magic Treasures refined on the market continuously consume the Cultivator’s own Spiritual Energy.
The existence of Thunder Stone Ore could perfectly solve the problem of Cultivators consuming their own Spiritual Energy.
Even for Flying Magic Treasures, as long as there were enough Thunder Stone Ore replacements, continuous travel wouldn’t be an issue.
Gu Yunxi’s heart stirred: “Damn, so does that mean we can even use many Magic Treasures simultaneously in combat? And can we start building aerial walkways too?”
Shuang Xiahua looked at him with a half-smile: “They all have one common problem: not enough to consume.”
“You’re right, it can be done like that, but aerial walkways and high-level Magic Treasures require too much Spiritual Energy. With our current construction methods, if we want to build a road from Wang’an County to several other Sects, such a long distance cannot be powered by Tier 1 Thunder Stone Ore. At least Tier 3 or higher Thunder Stone Ore is needed. Similarly, currently, it can at most be used in Mortal-grade Magic Treasures. Mortal-grade Magic Treasures that can break the armor of a First Order Demonic Beast are considered good. At most, it can be used in Flying Magic Treasures that have no combat power.”
Shuang Xiahua subconsciously adjusted his Glasses, which he wasn’t wearing in the game: “The Thunder Stone Ore Vein of the Flying Sparrow Sect is concentrated in Tier 1 and Tier 2. Only a dozen or so pieces of Tier 3 Thunder Stone Ore have been found, which is far from enough, unless you find higher-tier Thunder Stone Ore Veins.”
Gu Yunxi slapped his palm: “That’s enough! Do you know how expensive Flying Magic Treasures are in the Flying Sparrow Sect? Being able to use Flying Magic Treasures without reservation means we can use aerial combat pursuits to wear them down when we go out to fight Demonic Beasts.”
“Thunder Stone Ore requires specific Magic Treasures, meaning we need at least Magic Treasures refined by our own Sect members for the installation and modification of Thunder Stone Ore. Other Magic Treasures on the market are not compatible for now, but this difficulty is not significant,” Shuang Xiahua mused. “Who in our Sect can stably produce Mortal-grade Magic Treasures now?”
“Only Big Shot Xue Yao. Brother of Big Shot Tianya. I’ll go talk to him; he’ll definitely be interested in this business.”
Gu Yunxi was extremely excited. This was a huge breakthrough.
Although Artifact Refining is expensive, Mortal-grade Magic Treasures are not an issue for current Longevity Sect disciples to have one each.
Even Flying Magic Treasures without combat power can cause a drastic change in strength.
You have no idea what kind of methods Players can come up with nowadays.
Gu Yunxi patted Shuang Xiahua’s shoulder in admiration: “Brother Shuang, you’re amazing! It’s thanks to Zhen Weida’s discerning eye that he recruited you. You must be a Big Shot in scientific research in reality, right?”
