Chapter 387: A Woman in Love is Truly Foolish

The earth under the high-altitude perspective was vast and level.

Chen Shu pushed the Wind-Riding Art to its limit, his speed quickly breaking through seven or eight hundred, which was already the speed of many civil airliners.

The wind whistled in his ears.

But he dared not fly too high.

At least, not above the cloud layer.

Because Yujing was almost entirely surrounded by Forbidden Lands, to travel from Yujing to Lingzhou, one had to pass along the edge of the Forbidden Lands. If his vision were obscured by clouds and he accidentally flew into a Forbidden Land, it would inevitably lead to trouble.

There was also a unique scenery beneath the clouds.

With every distance flown, the mountains, rivers, and land he crossed were presented intuitively before his eyes. Every turn brought not only the feedback of inertial force to his body, but also the intuitive feedback of the rotating earth below.

From time to time, he would encounter flocks of wild geese, elegant groups of egrets, or circling mountain hawks and other birds; in the blink of an eye, he would catch up to them, and in another blink, they would pass each other and be left behind.

"Woo-hoo..."

Chen Shu couldn't help but imitate Zhang Suannai.

Gradually, he flew out of the Yujing area.

Ahead lay a smooth path.

"Boom!"

A powerful, explosive Spirit Repulsion force pushed his body into a sharp turn, carving a steeply ascending curve in the air as he slanted into the clouds. The air was sliced open by his sharp flight shield, churning behind him. When he burst out from beneath the cloud layer, he was like a fish leaping out of the sea.

The explosive power and flexibility of the Wind-Riding Art were fully revealed, bringing with it immense flying pleasure.

Every acceleration, deceleration, and turn was full of fun.

The downside was that it was too noisy.

The sound of the wind was ear-piercing.

As a flight spell focused on combat, the Wind-Riding Art only appropriately reduced flight noise and was not as quiet as the Cloud Sky Technique. The designer believed that a Cultivator needed a certain amount of external sound feedback during combat, and Chen Shu agreed, so he had not adjusted it.

More than an hour later.

Chen Shu passed through the Spirit Sect's defensive array and landed on Yuding Mountain, not forgetting to raise his hand to check the time.

It was now nine-thirty in the morning; he had set off at exactly eight o'clock after finishing breakfast, taking an hour and a half, only half an hour faster than a flying car. However, because he lacked a navigator, he had slightly deviated from his course mid-way and overshot the destination, wasting some time.

Therefore, the first thing—

Was to go get a navigator.

There were navigators specifically for Cultivators on the market, equivalent to flight navigators, which could plan flight routes, avoid no-fly zones and civil aviation routes, and remained applicable at ten thousand meters or in uninhabited areas, being frost-resistant and interference-resistant.

Chen Shu had originally intended to buy one himself; it wasn't expensive, and he had even added it to his shopping cart, but the sect said they had already provided one for him, and he was happy to save the money.

He soon successfully collected it from the "Logistics Department".

"Shenxing Baihe s7..."

Chen Shu examined the navigator; the packaging was brand new, and he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Shenxing was currently the largest navigation company in the country, specializing in map navigation; the navigation Chen Shu used most often was the Shenxing Map. This company also produced various navigation equipment, and the Baihe series was a navigator specifically for Cultivators; this model was the latest one.

He had originally thought that the Spirit Sect was so awesome that it would have its own navigators, something exclusively for Spirit Sect Cultivators, but he hadn't expected it to be bought as well.

Perhaps it was even bought online by the Logistics Department?

"Tsk tsk..."

Chen Shu shook his head; the prestige had dropped significantly.

Tearing open the packaging and throwing it into the trash can nearby, he held the compact navigator and squatted down to fiddle with it.

Power on, charge with spirit, log in, set up.

Set navigation voice → voice pack → Crown Princess Zhusha's energetic and super sweet voice.

"Crown Princess Zhusha set successfully~"

"Perfect!"

Try out the functions again.

As Chen Shu was tinkering, people were coming and going on the road; suddenly, he seemed to notice something, and looking up, the Vice Sect Master was already standing in front of him.

"Vice Sect Master."

Chen Shu stood up in a hurry.

The Vice Sect Master looked at him gently: "Just passing by, saw you squatting here, how unsightly... what are you fiddling with?"

"Just picked it up, a navigator, thought it was novel."

"Flew here yourself?"

"Yes."

"How long did it take?"

"An hour and a half."

"Did you go the wrong way?"

"Went wrong a little bit."

"That's very fast."

The Vice Sect Master affirmed his speed, but was not overly surprised, and asked again: "What are you doing back at the sect this time?"

"To try the Great Blazing Sun Art."

"Learned it?"

"Haven't cast it yet."

"Then I'll go take a look too."

"Isn't this putting pressure on me..."

"Let's go."

The Vice Sect Master smiled and walked away, saying, "You go apply for the venue first. Let me know once you've secured it; I have things to attend to."

"Understood."

Chen Shu also put away his navigator and walked toward Qi Lin Lou.

First, apply for the venue.

Three o'clock sharp in the afternoon.

Dozens of kilometers behind Yuding Mountain, outside the Spirit Sect Forbidden Land, the ground was covered with many sunken craters, both large and small; the smallest were a few hundred meters in diameter, while the largest were dozens of kilometers across, all shrouded by a barrier.

Chen Shu stepped into one of the giant craters.

The ground was full of crystals burned out by Lieyang Series Spells; the center of the crater had even crystallized completely, and remnants of Spirit Power from Lieyang Series Spells were everywhere, making it easy to imagine how many times this place had been ravaged by generation after generation of Spirit Sect Cultivators.

The venue usage time was from three to five o'clock. Chen Shu dared not dawdle. After standing in the center of the venue, he calmed his mind and recalled the structure of the Great Blazing Sun Art.

Spirit Power was mobilized frantically, and the Runes were activated step by step.

The massive Spell structure began to operate. The Runes within it collided violently, yet miraculously, it continued to run. Then, the Small Blazing Sun Art at the core of the Spell formed first, driving the entire Spell to transform into a huge, golden, blazing sun hanging in the firmament.

"Boom!"

The air vibrated violently, bringing a muffled sound like the end of the world.

The high temperature swept out instantly like a shockwave, accompanied by the Spirit Power of the Great Blazing Sun Art. Before he could even feel the dry and scorching air, he only heard a "pop" sound that threatened to burst his eardrums. A flash of light appeared in the air, the air expanded violently, and the interior of the barrier instantly became a vacuum.

Immediately, golden "flames" began to emerge from the earth, spreading rapidly in all directions.

These flames did not require oxygen; they were powered purely by Spirit Power. Whether it was air, soil, gravel, or the previously burned crystals, all served as fuel.

Air explosion, high temperature, suffocation.

The spreading Blazing Sun True Flame.

It was as if it wanted to destroy the world.

"Swish!"

Chen Shu dispelled the Great Blazing Sun Art.

However, the world did not quiet down. The temperature inside the barrier remained absurdly high, capable of easily melting steel. The Blazing Sun True Flame was still spreading on the ground; even though the ground it burned was nothing but bare earth without a single blade of grass, nothing could stop it.

Until it touched the edge of the barrier, it actually began to burn the Spirit Power barrier itself.

Consuming frantically on one side, replenishing rapidly on the other.

The two sides engaged in a difficult tug-of-war.

"So overbearing!"

Chen Shu could not help but feel deeply shocked, and also somewhat at a loss.

He couldn't even extinguish this thing himself.

In the end, the Vice Sect Master, who was standing at the edge of the venue, waved his hand, and Eighth Stage Spirit Power surged in, finally extinguishing the Blazing Sun True Flame. Then, he temporarily removed the barrier of the Spell testing ground from the outside, causing air to rush in frantically, creating terrifying air pressure and whipping up a hurricane, while the temperature gradually dropped.

Chen Shu glanced back, and the Vice Sect Master nodded at him, signaling him to continue practicing.

Yujing, small courtyard.

The young girl returned after finishing her class, curling up on the floor with her legs slanted to one side, using the low coffee table to tinker with a pile of tiny parts.

From behind came her sister's cold voice: "Aren't you afraid of the dirt?"

The young girl answered without even turning her head:

"I'm the one who mopped the floor!"

Yes, she mopped it herself, so it was trustworthy.

Ning Qing said nothing, only eyeing the objects in her hands and asking, "What are you making this time?"

"A Qingqing Bird."

After answering, the young girl turned her head to explain to her: "A type of green bird. It doesn't like to chirp usually, but once it chirps, it's annoying!"

Her sister stared at her coldly.

The young girl shrank her neck, fell silent, and continued tinkering with the objects in her hands.

So-called "Artificial Life Engineering" sounded very high-end, like a creator, and in fact, it was indeed so. However, this "high-end" status did not belong solely to the Artificial Life Engineering major. The teachers and students of Artificial Life Engineering at Ling'an Academy had created artificial snakes and artificial frogs, shocking the world, but it was not entirely the credit of the teachers and students participating in the project.

This was a very high-tech field and also a massive and complex project; a small group of people alone could not complete this feat. Artificial Life Engineering was linked to very, very many high-tech technologies, and what truly allowed it to be realized also included the progress and maturity of these related technologies.

Artificial Life Engineering was both an innovator and pioneer, as well as an integrator.

Like these parts in her hand—

Soul Intelligence Chip, Simulated Biological Material, Rune Driver... in fact, most were bought; only the core technology belonged to herself.

"Is it assembled?"

"Still need to program it to make it come alive."

"Does that mean endowing it with a soul and personality?"

"That's right."

"Next time, make an artificial ladybug specifically to eliminate aphids and spider mites on the roses."

"In your dreams!"

"Hmm?"

"That technology doesn't exist yet!"

"..."

Ning Qing withdrew her gaze and nodded, understanding—

It seemed the homework she assigned was not enough.

At this moment, the young girl also seemed to sense something, abruptly turning her head to stare at her sister with vigilance.

Seeing that her sister didn't make any move, she felt slightly more at ease and said to her sister, "Qingqing, I'm hungry. Order some takeout; I want to eat squid and potatoes."

"I have no appetite, I'm not eating."

"?" The little girl didn't believe her words, "You even ate two bowls of rice yesterday! And drank three bowls of soup!"

"I'm not eating today; if you want to eat, order it yourself."

"With Brother-in-law not here, you don't even want to eat anymore!" the little girl frowned and accused, "Women in love are truly foolish! By the way, this Qingqing Bird I made is also a foolish bird; if there are no other birds around, it won't eat."

"..."

Oh no! Her sister was walking toward her!