Chapter 141

Xu Wenwu had mentioned guns and cannons countless times, and Wei Yuan's ears were already calloused from hearing it. And although the others were in contact with Xu Wenwu for the first time, thanks to the high pressure of Bao Yun's thirty thousand words a day, Xu Wenwu had revealed enough content that they knew no less than Wei Yuan.

In Wei Yuan's understanding, the principle of guns and cannons is very simple. So he found a stone in his Dao foundation, casually kneaded it into a long tube, sealed one end, and then manifested it.

Looking at the stone tube that was eight inches thick, with a palm-sized, pitch-black muzzle and a tube body over five feet long, Xiang Xiaoyu asked, "Is this a gun?"

"It's a gun!" Wei Yuan was very certain.

"Fine, if you say it is, then it is!" Xiang Xiaoyu shrugged, not arguing with Wei Yuan.

Considering that he had just saved his life, let alone Wei Yuan calling this thing nearly a foot thick and half a zhang long a gun, even if it were several times larger, it could still be a gun.

In fact, Wei Yuan had no choice; he had just tested the power of the gunpowder, and what the Dao foundation manifested now was just a simple stone tube, without Dao rhyme, so the strength wouldn't be high. If he filled it with the palm-sized ball of gunpowder from just now, Wei Yuan feared the stone tube wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Zhang Sheng asked, "What is saltpeter, and how did you find it?"

Ji Liuli made another pile of gunpowder, saying while she worked, "Saltpeter, our world doesn't have a corresponding name. So I added a bit of good luck to myself, and then I suddenly remembered a medicinal ingredient called Flame Ice, which might also work. So I tried it, and sure enough, it worked. Flame Ice is taken from ice stone mines, and that stuff is everywhere. I made this much, and the price is only a few taels of ordinary silver."

Only then did Wei Yuan deeply realize the power of the Heavenly Secret Hall; even if they knew nothing, as long as they added a bit of good luck, they could guess correctly by guessing and fumbling.

However, Wei Yuan suddenly had a new idea: if he blessed himself with good luck before the immortal sect unified examination, wouldn't the written test be stable? Wei Yuan was just a little excited when he immediately thought that those powerful families might have already done so.

While speaking, Ji Liuli had already finished making the gunpowder, selected a portion, poured it into the stone tube, and pressed it tight directly with Dao power.

Then Zhang Sheng handed over a stone ball, round and flawless, with a surface that could reflect a person; although it was just an ordinary stone, because the surface was too smooth, it actually had a feeling of glowing jade quality.

This stone ball was casually carved by Zhang Sheng using his finger as a sword.

Ji Liuli filled the stone ball into the stone tube, then Wei Yuan held the stone tube with both hands, aimed at a large tree several zhang away, and ignited the gunpowder with Dao power.

With a loud bang, a ball of fire sprayed from the muzzle of the stone tube, and the stone ball whistled out, embedding itself into the large tree that two people could embrace!

Everyone was thinking, evaluating the power of the first gun in this world based on their own experience.

Zhang Sheng said first, "The power is equivalent to the heavy arrows of the Northern Liao captains, stronger than ordinary Liao cavalry, but not as good as a centurion. This is in terms of power; as for the wonder, it is far inferior."

Ji Liuli said, "The Shaman tribe here has complex varieties; without considering the Shaman warriors, this shot can kill a Blood Merging warrior, but it poses no fatal threat to a Body Forging master."

Zhang Sheng and Ji Liuli's experience far exceeded the others, so their evaluation was the most accurate.

Wei Yuan was recalling the feeling of firing the gun just now; at that moment, his whole body vibrated, and his body moved slightly. Although the movement was so small that it was almost invisible, Wei Yuan had already discovered that without using Dao power, relying only on his physical body, he could not completely eliminate the recoil; the smaller the movement, the more power it would take.

However, using Dao power, he could still remain motionless. But for the sake of testing, Wei Yuan only used the power of his physical body.

"Senior Martial Sister, make some more gunpowder, not too much," Wei Yuan suddenly said.

Ji Liuli made some more gunpowder, about the amount of a teacup. Wei Yuan found two armor plates of heavy armor, made the middle slightly concave, then sandwiched the gunpowder in the middle, pressed it tight, and sealed the surroundings.

Wei Yuan mobilized the power of the realm to suppress the armor plates, then ignited the gunpowder inside with Dao power. With a muffled bang, the center of the armor plates bulged significantly, and the power of the realm was actually difficult to suppress completely.

These two armor plates were from the secret treasury of the Lan Shen Palace, originally intended to be used on the protective armor of Dao foundation cultivators, made of hundred-refined refined steel and refined with Dao power. Each plate was half a finger thick and exceptionally sturdy, but it was still deformed by the explosion.

After seeing the results of this experiment, Wei Yuan said, "It seems that in a completely sealed situation, the power of gunpowder will increase significantly. Perhaps we can start from this point and think of more uses."

The group studied for most of the night before dispersing.

At this time, it was not long before dawn. Wei Yuan went to the stone room to take a look and saw that Xu Wenwu had already gone to rest, with only paper, pen, and an empty bowl left on the table.

Seeing the empty bowl, Wei Yuan remembered that he seemed to have attached a touch of Dao power to the bowl. But at this moment, the bowl was ice cold, and the Dao power was nowhere to be found; it must have dissipated.

Wei Yuan picked up the jade paper on the table and scanned it with his spiritual sense, discovering that in half a night, Xu Wenwu had actually written another ten thousand words. This guy had become diligent.

Wei Yuan put down the jade paper, collected the bowl, and after returning to the peak, began to re-examine the content Xu Wenwu had written over the past two days, including the parts already marked as trash.

With the example of gunpowder, Wei Yuan had already seen a completely different world and had a new understanding of the value of Xu Wenwu's words.

The summit of the main peak was not quiet; at this time, there was a clanging sound. Xiang Xiaoyu had built a furnace himself and began to smelt iron and melt gold, building something. A moment later, Xiang Xiaoyu had an iron tube in his hand, then poured some gunpowder into it, and habitually blessed it with the immortal sword Great Sun. The gunpowder inside the iron tube was instantly ignited, and a ball of flames sprayed from the muzzle.

At this time, the muzzle was facing his face, and Xiang Xiaoyu was caught off guard, having several strands of hair singed by the flames. His cultivation base was still shallow, and he couldn't practice on his hair yet.

There was also a faint firelight on Zhang Sheng's side, but there was no sound.

Ji Liuli was nowhere to be found; perhaps she had some new discoveries.

Wei Yuan, on the other hand, calmed his heart, and in his sea of consciousness, it was as if Xu Wenwu's world had appeared, and he quietly

observed, watching how the mortals there lived, pondering the meaning within.

There was one hour left until dawn, and Wei Yuan was awakened from his immersion in the other world.

Bao Yun appeared before Wei Yuan and said, "I'm leaving first; you follow in a quarter of an hour. I will leave marks along the way, and if there are any abnormalities, I will explain them in the marks."

Wei Yuan nodded and checked the preparations in his Dao foundation. Not long after, Ji Liuli also set off, following Bao Yun. Wei Yuan would set off even later.

The three of them kept their distance, mainly to avoid disturbing the person in front. If Bao Yun were alone, she could come and go under the eyes of a Great Shaman. Ji Liuli couldn't, and Wei Yuan even less so.

Wei Yuan sat on the main peak, waiting for the moment to set off. While waiting, he suddenly thought that Dao foundation cultivators have powerful Primordial Spirits; for example, if they want to set off in a quarter of an hour, the Primordial Spirit will naturally remind them when the time comes, without the slightest difference.

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However, ordinary people's timekeeping is very vague; let alone ordinary people, even Body Forging cultivators, as long as they haven't reached the Soul Refining stage, are about the same as ordinary people in this regard.

In daily life, timekeeping of less than half a quarter is very vague, and even among cultivators, they often use a stick of incense, a cup of tea, a breath, etc., as substitutes. In terms of precise and subtle timekeeping, it is far inferior to Xu Wenwu's world.

The mortals of that world seem to live very precisely, leaving home at a fixed time every day to rush to their workplace to labor; even if they are only late by a cup of tea, they will be deducted half a day's wages.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that the mortals of that world are not living very comfortably?

While pondering, the Primordial Spirit reminded him that it was time to set off, and Wei Yuan got up and flew toward the southwest. At this time, the realm was silent, and except for the cultivators on night watch, everyone else was resting, preparing for the day's labor.

Once out of the realm, Wei Yuan no longer flew but ran on the ground. From afar, he could see a faint ghostly green light flickering, pointing the way for him.

This was a mark left by Bao Yun, which only those who possessed her treasure tree seeds could see. Before setting off, she had planted seeds in Ji Liuli and Zhang Sheng, while Wei Yuan possessed a Marvel Treasure Tree, so there was no need to plant seeds again.

Wei Yuan ran all the way like this, feeling that he was getting further and further away from the Azure Void, and the bonus of the Ten Thousand Li Rivers and Mountains gradually decreased. Every few dozen li, Bao Yun would leave a mark. The mark not only pointed the way but also contained some information about the surroundings.

Along the way, Wei Yuan bypassed several groups of Shaman tribesmen or patrol squads; the frequency of encounters was quite frequent, it seems the Shaman tribe had accelerated the pace of occupation.

The more Shaman tribes living in a place, the more heaven and earth will transform toward the Shaman Domain. The Shaman tribe does not have things like boundary stones, nor do they need them; they only need to multiply and live in a place, and perform daily sacrifices, to slowly change heaven and earth. The more people there are, the faster and more thorough the change.

In the blink of an eye, the sky began to brighten, and Wei Yuan saw the last mark, following the mark's guidance to the summit of a small mountain. Bao Yun and Ji Liuli had already arrived and were looking into the distance.

Wei Yuan looked in the direction of their gaze and saw a large-scale camp on the flat ground several dozen li away. Judging by the size of the camp, it should be able to accommodate at least fifty thousand people. However, less than three tenths of the dome-shaped barracks inside were occupied, it seems the main force was still behind.

The camp used a wood and earth structure as a wall, the wall was one zhang high, and there was a natural high platform in the center, on which a sacrificial altar was built, surrounded by a circle of blood-colored symbols, each a zhang in size.

Wei Yuan compared it with what he had learned in his heart and immediately recognized that the sacrificial altar was the core sacrificial altar of the Shaman military camp. At this time, the runes around the altar were flashing with blood light, indicating that a sacrifice had been completed, and now there was sacrificial power stored in the altar.

Sacrificial power has a wide range of uses; it can be transformed into a blood curse that corrodes heaven and earth, or it can curse a powerful cultivator to death, both of which Wei Yuan had experienced. In addition, it can also bless a certain Shaman warrior, or protect the entire camp.

At this moment, Bao Yun said, "There are twelve thousand people in the camp, fifteen hundred more than when I came to see yesterday; they should have newly arrived last night. I have checked carefully, the traces of the Great Shaman nearby are from the lizard we killed, and I haven't seen signs of a second Great Shaman's activity for the time being."

Ji Liuli looked: "In another half an hour, they will send troops out of the camp to patrol, we must hurry."

Bao Yun asked Wei Yuan, "What is the plan?"

Looking at the Shaman camp, the people in the northern district of Quliu Town who lived like pigs and dogs suddenly flashed before Wei Yuan's eyes, the Jingguan in Sha Yang Village flashed by, and he remembered the headless corpse of Fang Hetong again.

Wei Yuan said calmly, "Kill them all, leave no one behind."

(End of this chapter)