Chapter 321: The Qi Luck Harvesting Plan

Obviously, the secrets here are far from over. And they have already been dragged into a shocking conspiracy that may concern the fate of the entire Cultivation World!

"Let's keep going forward to take a look," Lin Xuan said in a low voice. "Since we have already discovered so much, we must get to the bottom of this."

Xiao Qing and Wang Zhenqiu nodded silently. The three of them braced themselves and crept toward the direction from which the sound was coming.

The battle was still ongoing, but the coordination between the three had become increasingly tacit. After several rounds of fighting, they had gained a deeper understanding of the characteristics of these modified experimental subjects.

"Have you noticed?" Xiao Qing said, while manipulating water currents to block the enemies, carefully observing those mechanical devices. "These things all seem to be vibrating at a certain specific frequency."

Lin Xuan seized the opportunity and slashed through an energy pipeline on an experimental subject with his blade: "Indeed, and the intensity at which they absorb energy is not fixed either; it seems to be controlled by something."

"Wait!" Xiao Qing suddenly exclaimed. "I understand now!" She quickly entered several commands into the terminal, and a complex network diagram immediately appeared on the screen.

"Look at this!" Xiao Qing pointed at the screen. "These mechanical devices are all connected to a central control system. And... pay attention to this energy flow chart; the system's main energy source is actually those Runes!"

Wang Zhenqiu's eyes lit up: "That is to say, if we can destroy this system..."

"All the experimental subjects will lose their energy supply!" Lin Xuan took over, a flash of excitement in his eyes. But soon, he frowned again, "However, this system looks heavily protected."

Wang Zhenqiu suddenly clapped his hands: "I have an idea!" He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Lin Xuan, doesn't your Qi Luck Power get absorbed by these devices? Why don't we do the exact opposite?"

"You mean..." Lin Xuan said, lost in thought.

"Exactly!" Wang Zhenqiu said excitedly. "You deliberately release a large amount of Qi Luck Power to make the system absorb it frantically. When the time comes, the energy will overload, and the entire system will definitely fall into chaos. We can take this opportunity to destroy the Rune Array!"

Xiao Qing thought about it carefully: "This plan is feasible! But the risk is not small; once the system goes out of control, the consequences of the energy backlash are hard to predict."

"We can only take a gamble now." Lin Xuan gritted his teeth. "Get ready, I'll start when I count to three. Three, two, one..."

Just at this moment, a strong light suddenly lit up in the center of the laboratory! A huge holographic projection slowly unfolded, with dense streams of data flickering on the screen.

"This is... the Global Abnormal Event Monitoring System?" Xiao Qing widened her eyes. "My god, look at this data!"

The projection displayed strange events happening all over the world: large-scale spiritual energy tides appearing somewhere in North America, sacred relics in ancient European churches suddenly failing, the cultivation of Practitioners across Asia inexplicably declining... All these events were marked with detailed times and specific data.

What was even more shocking was that in the very center of the projection, a project progress bar was clearly displayed:

"Qi Luck Harvesting Plan: Progress 78%"

"What... what does this mean?" Wang Zhenqiu's voice trembled. "What on earth are they trying to do?"

Xiao Qing browsed through the related documents rapidly: "According to these records, they seem to be attempting to... break through the limitations of the End of Dharma Era!" Her voice was filled with disbelief. "By collecting the Qi Luck Power of the whole world, they want to forcibly change the rules of this era!"

Lin Xuan's face turned exceptionally ugly. As a Qi Luck Cultivator, he knew all too well what this meant. The End of Dharma Era was a recognized inevitable stage of the Cultivation World; the consequences of forcibly breaking this rule were unimaginable.

But what shocked him even more was that while browsing the data, he discovered a familiar serial number:

"Key Target: XR-0921, Qi Luck Power concentration: Extremely High, carrying special item: Nine-Pattern Inner Core..."

"Damn it!" Lin Xuan gasped. "One of their targets... is actually me?"

Xiao Qing was greatly alarmed upon hearing this: "That makes sense! No wonder that Mysterious Person was pestering you before. The Qi Luck Power inside your body is simply the perfect sample for them!"

Wang Zhenqiu clenched his fists: "These lunatics! To break the rules, they don't hesitate to stir up chaos across the world!"

Just as the three were in shock, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the depths of the hall. It was the sound of some large machine starting up, accompanied by the humming of energy charging, and the entire underground space was vibrating slightly.

"Oh no!" Xiao Qing hurriedly checked the monitoring screen. "Energy readings are climbing rapidly! Don't tell me they are going to..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the laboratory door was suddenly locked! The alarm sounded again, but this time the prompt was exceptionally piercing:

"Final experiment is about to begin, Qi Luck Harvesting System entering the final stage. All personnel, please evacuate the experimental area..."

"What? Now!?" Lin Xuan's expression changed drastically. "Are they crazy? The system is clearly still unstable!"

Xiao Qing analyzed the data rapidly: "No, look at this timeline. This seems to be a pre-set program, it has nothing to do with the anomalies on-site. Which means..."

"They planned this long ago?" Wang Zhenqiu said, lost in thought. "So the anomaly of that Mysterious Person before was actually..."

"It was that even he didn't expect the plan to start ahead of schedule!" Lin Xuan realized suddenly. "But what do we do now? This damn place is locked up tight!"

Xiao Qing said while operating the terminal: "I'll try to see if I can crack the access control system. You two get ready, if the situation goes wrong, we'll force a breakthrough!"

Just at this moment, the holographic projection in the center of the hall suddenly produced violent fluctuations. The image began to distort and finally froze on a heart-stopping scene:

A huge energy vortex was forming, and countless amounts of Qi Luck Power were being forcibly extracted, converging into a terrifying torrent of energy. And in the center of the vortex was a device that looked extremely similar to the Nine-Pattern Inner Core inside Lin Xuan's body!

"This... is this preparing to replicate my Inner Core?" Lin Xuan said in shock. "No, rather than calling it a replication, it's more like they want to create a more powerful version!"

"Lunatics! Truly lunatics!" Wang Zhenqiu roared. "Is this kind of power something they can control!"

Xiao Qing's fingers danced on the keyboard: "The situation is even worse than we imagined! According to this progress, in ten minutes at most, the system will begin the final harvest! By then..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood how serious the consequences would be. If this crazy plan were to succeed, not only would Lin Xuan be in mortal danger, but the very foundation of the entire Cultivation World could be shaken!

"We can't wait any longer!" Lin Xuan took a deep breath, the Qi Luck Power within his body surging wildly. "No matter the cost, we must stop this disaster!"