Chapter 474 This is all for your own good
Everything that happened in the Great Xia Imperial Palace was quickly leaked by those with ulterior motives and quietly circulated among the upper echelons of the capital.
After several days of brewing and fermentation, with the imperial family showing no resistance whatsoever, the rumors finally spread throughout the capital and even showed a tendency to continue to spread.
Qin Mo's "Secret Intelligence Department" in the capital was responsible for collecting various information. After thinking for a moment, Wang Zhi, the head of the intelligence department, added the rumor to the monthly routine report and sent it all the way to the Western Regions.
"I'm just doing my duty. Your Highness is very busy, so I hope you won't mind my gossip!"
It's impossible for Qin Mo to be so busy, especially when a beautiful mother brings her son from afar to visit him. Now, all he does every day is spend time with his wife and children.
Playing with the children and exploring the various possibilities of the interplay between light and stars with my wife—it's a truly joyful and fulfilling experience.
However, sometimes, an annoying guy would come over and discuss with Heather whether there was another realm above the Saint level, thus disturbing Qin Mo's special cultivation.
"Allen, do you know that 'doing bad things' is a very unpleasant behavior?"
"Displeased? Who's unhappy? I'm not unhappy! What does it matter to me if others are unhappy?"
"......"
Allen was initially pleased with Qin Mo's rapid progress in cultivation, but when he vaguely guessed that Qin Mo's advancement to the Earth Realm was due to Heather's "selfless assistance," he was stunned and then so angry that he punched Qin Mo. The shy Heather couldn't intervene, so she could only watch carefully from the side to ensure that Qin Mo wouldn't get hurt.
"You possess top-tier talent yet lack ambition, spending your days shirking responsibility and avoiding difficult tasks, always scheming for opportunistic gains. You... what kind of person is your teacher? How could you have a son like you!"
Allen was furious when he made this assessment of Qin Mo. Allen believed that although it was fast to improve one's realm by relying on external forces, it was very detrimental to the final comprehension of the Heavenly Dao. Without the process of one's own arduous exploration, one's understanding of the Heavenly Dao would always be one level behind, and this level was often the final insurmountable barrier.
"I....."
Qin Mo was utterly speechless. He couldn't very well claim that he had grasped Heather's understanding of the Heavenly Dao through "special cultivation," could he? This was fundamentally different from those "dual cultivation techniques" that simply relied on the other person's strength!
"Alright! I'll work harder in the future. Actually, I haven't stopped cultivating yet. You can feel the changes in my star spiral..."
Qin Mo is currently cultivating both Yuan Qi and the power of stars simultaneously. Every time he fully absorbs the power of stars, a five-colored star vortex appears. With Allen's understanding of stars, he can naturally see that Qin Mo's star vortex is becoming more and more solid and dazzling.
"With your talent, you should work even harder! You don't want me to just beat you up and punch you all the time, do you?"
“…”
Allen ignored Qin Mo's explanations and hardened his heart to make even higher demands on him.
“Xiao Mo, it’s not that I’m heartless, I just feel that… this world is going to be changed by you. Nowadays, on the battlefield, even if a Yellow Realm cultivator is strong, a Profound Realm cultivator can run rampant. As long as a Earth Realm cultivator like you doesn’t do anything reckless, you will generally be safe and sound.”
“Things are different now. I saw a rifle that the Imperial Workshop made a replica of a few days ago. Some of the rifles made by master craftsmen are not much worse than the rifles produced by our Dayuan.”
"The secret of the 'Great Gun' can't be kept forever. Imperial spies have already begun trying to get their hands on the Type 3 rifle. The Imperial craftsmen aren't stupid; one day they'll also develop the Great Gun. Who knows what chaos the world will be in then? Only by advancing to the Heavenly Realm can you ensure your transcendent status."
Qin Mo had been tinkering with countless things in the Grand Elf's territory, while Allen hadn't paid much attention to "big guns." So when Qin Mo showed off that he was the "King of Snipers," the Grand Elf finally took this new firearm that overturned his understanding of the world seriously.
Gunpowder-powered cannons and muskets, due to their low initial projectile velocity, could not compare to advanced archery in terms of range or lethality. They posed little threat to cultivators above the Yellow Realm, so Allen initially did not believe that firearms could replace advanced archery.
However, Qin Mo's "big spear" was completely different from the one he had shown. Although its power was not comparable to his "Evening Moon", it was already capable of harming Earth Realm cultivators. Allen believed that with the popularization of the "big spear", Earth Realm cultivators would no longer be able to charge around on the battlefield as they used to, and Heaven Realm cultivators would be able to ignore the threat of the "big spear" with their abnormal strength.
Qin Mo is now a thorn in the side of the imperial family, and the imperial family's master craftsmen are not to be underestimated. Once they finally develop the "Great Spear," which is most suitable for sneak attacks, Qin Mo will inevitably be in danger.
"This kind of firearm doesn't generate any energy disturbance before firing. If several people were to ambush you at the same time... how could you, with your Earth Realm cultivation, possibly handle it?"
"Allen, you're overthinking it. If you understand the ins and outs of something like a 'big gun,' you can handle it if you're careful!"
Qin Mo knew that Allen was worried about her, so he was forcing her to become a Heavenly Realm or Saint-level expert as soon as possible. After all, people at these two levels were already non-human, and being shot a few times would only result in minor scratches.
"Tell me, how are you going to handle this?"
Allen was somewhat skeptical. He had witnessed the power of the great spear; it could penetrate epic-level armor within a kilometer. How could Qin Mo, a mere Earth Realm cultivator, possibly cope? Was she supposed to wear the armor every day?
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