Chapter 409 Xuantian Dao Canon
The atmosphere in the small conference room was solemn.
Zhou Jue, Zhao Sizhe, Cheng Gan, and Li Ming, who had just changed into clean training uniforms, sat on one side of the long table as representatives of the returning team.
Opposite them were Chief Zhang, Commander Qi, Chen Jianguo, and Sun Jiuchou.
After a brief moment of excitement, Cheng Gan and the others quickly calmed down upon their reunion after ten years.
"Let's begin." Commander Zhang placed his hands on the table, his gaze fixed on Zhou Jue: "Tell us your experiences and takeaways in detail."
Zhou Jue nodded. Instead of speaking about herself first, she looked at Zhao Sizhe beside her.
"Sizhe, you go first."
Zhao Sizhe understood. He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, and his refined scholarly demeanor, refined over the past ten years, had gained an unfathomable depth.
He didn't take any paper documents; instead, he opened his palm, revealing a smooth, white jade slip lying quietly in his hand.
"Commander, Qi Si, Staff Officer Chen." Zhao Sizhe's voice was steady and clear: "Our greatest gain in the Cangyun Realm over the past ten years is not the improvement of our personal cultivation, but this."
He gently pushed the jade slip to the center of the table.
Chen Jianguo subconsciously reached out to take it, then hesitated, "This is...?"
"A complete cultivation civilization, from Qi cultivation to tribulation and ascension, all the cultivation methods, pill formulas, talismans, array diagrams, weapon crafting tips... are all in it."
Zhao Sizhe calmly said, "I call it the 'Mysterious Heaven Dao Canon'."
"All of them?" Chen Jianguo was stunned. He thought he would bring back a few martial arts manuals, but he didn't expect it to be... the entirety of an entire civilization.
“Yes, all of them.” Zhao Sizhe affirmed, “We spent ten years using the Xuantian Sect as a platform to systematically collect, organize, verify, and optimize the entire cultivation system of the Cangyun Realm.”
"This jade slip is the original. I have made a copy, which can be consulted by the research department at any time."
"Based on the current spiritual energy concentration on Earth, I have selected and optimized a brand-new 'Basic Method for National Cultivation' from the Daoist Canon. It can seamlessly connect with the existing basic cultivation methods and increase the efficiency of national cultivation by at least five times."
A collective gasp filled the conference room.
Chen Jianguo's hands trembled slightly as he looked at the small jade slip as if he were witnessing a miracle.
“Five times… a complete civilization system…” he muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism: “Materials science, energy science, life sciences… My God!”
“Besides that,” Zhou Jue continued.
All eyes immediately turned to her again.
"The Daoist Canon that Sizhe brought back was the result of ten years of collection and optimization by his one hundred disciples."
Zhou Jue's gaze swept over the leaders present: "And what I brought back is a 'formation'."
She stretched out her finger, dipped her fingertip in some tea on the table in front of her, and began to draw an extremely complex pattern.
"The number one sect in the southern region of Cangyun Realm, the Star Gazing Tower, has a mountain-protecting formation called the 'Zhou Tian Xing Dou Formation,' which draws on the power of the nine heavens stars and combines with the laws of heaven and earth to form its own realm."
Her fingertips moved faster and faster, and the patterns became more and more intricate, as if they contained a starry sky.
"I spent some time fully parsing it and optimizing it."
"If we set up this formation on Earth, using the major dragon veins like Kunlun and Mount Tai as a base, and draw upon the celestial power of the universe, then..."
She stopped what she was doing and looked up.
"Small enough to increase the concentration of spiritual energy throughout China tenfold from its current level."
"It is so powerful that it can actively guide the direction of the spiritual energy tide, turning certain places into desolate wastelands where spiritual energy no longer exists."
"As for other defensive effects, our previous formations and technologies have already achieved them, so I won't go into details here."
boom!
Commander Qi's breathing became rapid for the first time, her sharp eyes fixed on Zhou Jue: "Xiao Jue, what you said... is it all true? How confident are you?"
"Ten percent," Zhou Jue answered decisively.
A long silence fell over the meeting room.
Commander Zhang picked up his teacup, took a sip, and slowly put it down. He looked at Zhou Jue, and then at the powerful team members behind her.
After a long while, he finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
"Tell me about our situation here."
Chen Jianguo cleared his throat. The excitement on his face had not completely faded, but his expression had become serious again.
“Xiao Jue, in the five months you’ve been gone, the world… has changed.”
“The concentration of spiritual energy is steadily increasing, and energy anomalies around the world are popping up one after another, like mushrooms after the rain.”
“Even in cities, energy anomalies are erupting, and we are not far from a full restoration of spiritual energy.”
“We have dealt with most of the anomalies in the country, and according to the formation you left behind, we have opened up some places with stable spiritual energy to the people for cultivation. The public’s emotions are stable, and now a nationwide craze for cultivation has been set off.”
"But things are already in chaos abroad."
Chen Jianguo brought up the holographic projection, and a world map appeared in the center of the conference room, covered with dense red dots.
"Over there in the US, the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park has exceeded its energy threshold. They've deployed two carrier strike groups to blockade the surrounding area, but according to our satellite monitoring, they can't suppress it at all."
"Over in Europe, a spatial rift appeared in the Alps, from which a fire-breathing bipedal dragon emerged and destroyed three towns. They used tactical weapons to barely kill it, but the rift is still expanding."
"Japan is in even worse shape. For some unknown reason, their energy eruptions are accompanied by volcanic eruptions, typhoons, and frequent earthquakes, leaving the entire island in chaos."
He pointed to the red dots on the map and said in a heavy tone, "They are also studying the techniques and methods that we have made public, but they can't figure them out. Many people have gone astray and gone into qi deviation, which has caused even greater chaos."
“Most importantly,” Chen Jianguo looked at Zhou Jue, “some of them blame us for this chaos.”
"They believe that we initiated the spiritual energy revival but then kept it to ourselves and refused to share the real core technology, which led to all of this."
"Just yesterday, the US Secretary of State publicly called on us to hand over all our 'cultivation' technology and to establish a 'Global Extraordinary Power Management Committee' led by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Otherwise, we will be regarded as an enemy of mankind."
"An enemy of mankind?" Cheng Gan sneered, releasing and then withdrawing his aura, causing the temperature in the entire conference room to drop several degrees.
"Does he have the guts to come to us and say it again in person?"
Chief Zhang waved his hand, signaling Cheng Gan to calm down. He looked at the chaotic world on the map, but his face did not show much worry.
At this moment, Commander Qi, who had been silent all along, spoke up. Her voice was clear, cold, and powerful.
"The threats are only what's on the surface; the situation is much more interesting underneath."
She pulled up another document.
"This is a list of countries that have submitted formal diplomatic requests to us in the past three months."
"A total of seventy-three."
"Among them, 31 countries have requested that we send technical personnel to assist them in dealing with energy anomalies within their borders."
"Twenty-seven countries hope to establish a 'New Era Comprehensive Strategic Partnership' with us, and hope that we can open up places for international students so that their people can study at Yunlan University."
"The remaining fifteen countries, including our northern neighbors and several major oil-producing countries in the Middle East, are taking a more direct approach."
Commander Qi's lips curled into a meaningful smile.
"They want to join us."
"They presented us as their suzerain state and asked for our protection."
She stood up, walked to the map, and glanced at the chaotic Western world and the countries that had taken the initiative to align themselves with her.
"Our ancestors said, 'Use the orthodox to engage, and the unorthodox to win.'"
“In the past, we defended our own homes and used our ‘surprise troops’ to deal with their ‘regular troops’.”
She turned around and looked at Zhou Jue and the hundred-man team behind her.
"But now, you're back."
"The world has been playing its cards for so many years, it's time for us to take the stage and redefine the rules."
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