Ascension to the Gods

Chapter 444 Snowstorm in the Capital

The identity bracelet vibrated.

Xingxuan's message came through.

"Ziwei".

"I have retrieved the goods and am leading my team to wait at the West Suburbs Trading Company."

"The exact location is in the K7 luxury training room of the VIP Building in the western suburbs."

The goods list is as follows.

"Starlight Guiding Array, core components, 100 pieces."

"Star Ring Waste Production, Divine Palace Spirit Core, 20."

“20 exquisite spiritual models created in the Bitter Realm.”

I saw the news about Star Vortex.

Jiang Jian pondered for a moment, then moved his fingers.

Instructions were given to Shang Tianhai and Tuanmu respectively.

He was instructed to go to the western suburbs trading company immediately.

at the same time.

A hovercar landed, and the hatch opened with a loud bang.

"Ziwei".

Lu Chen stood by the door and stepped aside to make room.

Seeing the surging Xuan Qi around Jiang, he took a step forward and instantly landed in the hovercar.

Click!

The mechanical door made a crisp sound and closed rapidly.

Flames shot out from the rear of the hovercar, which then soared into the sky and hurtled towards the western suburban trading company.

All the materials have been gathered.

Next, we will refine the Heart-Turning Array.

This allows them to evade the detection of the Myriad Star Tower and truly enter the capital.

The Western Suburbs Trading Company is located on the edge of a suburban gathering place.

A towering skyscraper stands here.

The training room that Xingxuan rented was located on a high floor of the VIP building.

It is well-equipped, expensive, and offers a wide variety of services.

Whether it's the bronze cauldron needed for refining weapons, the alchemy furnace needed for refining pills, or the energy-gathering and transformation array.

Everything you could want is here.

soon.

The Ziwei route consists of four teams.

They arrived at the VIP building one after another and gathered in training room K7.

The weapon-refining room was quite spacious.

"It will take three days to refine the Heart-Turning Array."

Jiang Jian said softly, "During this time, if you need to go out, you can report to Tian Kui."

Tiankui refers to Lu Chen.

Most of the planners shook their heads, indicating that they would not go out but would stay in the training room to wait.

Only the dough stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "I need to apply to take the yams out for a trip."

beside him.

Yam remained silent, standing still.

Jiang Jian was fiddling with the array materials, preparing to refine the Heart-Turning Array, and remained silent.

Lu Chen, standing to the side, frowned and asked, "What are you going out for?"

Tuanmu glanced at Jiang Jian, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Gather some information."

Lu Chen already disliked him, and seeing him being evasive, he couldn't help but sneer and said, "We won't stay in the suburbs for long. We can't say for sure what we can collect here, so we're not allowed to leave."

The dough's expression changed slightly, and it said, "My mission is to collect the local atmosphere wherever I go."

Shang Tianhai, standing to the side, laughed and said, "This wasn't included in the battle plan."

Lu Chen was about to speak.

Jiang Jian finished organizing the array materials, stretched out her sleeve to stop him, and looked at Tuan Tuan: "Go."

He is very clear.

Dough, yam, and strawberries.

They are all extraterrestrial beings from the Starry Sea.

These three people were temporarily placed in by the central government of Tianjing.

Perhaps the dough carries other missions.

anyway.

We must still give face to the Jade Emperor.

After all, the "avoiding death and prolonging life" supernatural power he cultivated was passed down from the Jade Capital Lord.

Jiang agreed.

The dough ball couldn't help but show gratitude. He didn't say much, but instead cupped his hands in greeting to Jiang Jian and left the cultivation room with the yam.

See this scene.

Lu Chen blinked and said, "This person is unconventional and behaves strangely; I'm always a little uneasy about him."

Jiang Jian lowered his head and fiddled with the ingredients, saying softly, "What you need to pay attention to is not the dough, but another person."

Lu Chen raised an eyebrow and asked, "Who?"

Jiang Jian took out a grain of stardust, placed it in the cauldron, and tilted his head slightly.

His gaze passed through the door of the weapon-refining room and landed on the sofa in the suite's lobby.

There, a person was sitting.

Xu Gaoshan.

The suite in the training room is very large.

The other planners stayed in small groups, scattered throughout the room.

You can either experience the cultivation formation or enter the holographic virtual pod.

Aside from spiritual practice, all he does is play.

Only Xu Gaoshan.

He didn't talk to anyone, but sat alone on the sofa, closing his eyes and meditating.

"Xu Gaoshan, what happened to him?"

Lu Chen withdrew his gaze and lowered his voice, "I know him very well; we've known each other since we were little."

Jiang Jian chuckled and said, "With Xu Gaoshan's strength, he is fully capable of serving as a core member, but he acts as if he is indifferent to worldly affairs and is willing to play a supporting role."

While talking.

Jiang Jian extended his pale finger, his Xuan Qi swirling around it, and gently swiped it at the center of the array, activating the weapon-refining cauldron.

Boom!

The forging formation is activated!
The giant cauldron slowly rotated, and the internal temperature rose rapidly.

Before long, it entered the refining stage.

"Originally, this wouldn't have been a problem."

Jiang Jian turned to the side and continued, "However, I just discovered that Xu Gaoshan's assigned role is the most crucial interference position."

A support role, although it involves peripheral work.

But there are also key positions within it!

The Jiuchang Star Tower is the ultimate target of the battle plan.

There are 100 planning staff, each with their own assigned tasks.

The real objective is to start from the bottom layer of the Jiuchang Star Tower, slowly infiltrate it layer by layer, until its core star array collapses!
Jiuchang Star Tower is located between Shangjing Star Tower and Wuling Star Tower.

Of the nine star towers, the Shangjing Star Tower is the most prominent.

However, the planetary array core of the Myriad Star Tower is the Jiuchang Star Tower!
Its importance even surpasses that of the Shangjing Star Tower.

just.

This star tower is too magnificent.

The number of modules running within it is countless.

If the Jiuchang Star Tower stops operating, all nine star towers on Mercury will be affected!

Even Mercury's rings will experience an incredible and rapid decline in a short period of time!

Saturn has long regarded Mercury's nine towers as part of its strategic deployment.

Once the core star array of the Jiuchang Star Tower is irreparably destroyed, the butterfly effect will even affect Saturn's home planet.

That's when.

Earth and Mars are two major planets.

Not only will the external pressure they face be reduced significantly.

Even the various backup plans and counterattack methods prepared by the Imperial Star Palace can be put to use immediately!
Destroy the core star array of the Jiuchang Star Tower.

This renders it inoperable, leading to prolonged periods of obsolescence.

This is precisely the ultimate goal of Operation Mercury!

The core star array is located at the deepest part of the Jiuchang Star Tower.

If conventional methods are used.

Reaching the deeper levels is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

therefore.

The plan devised by the Imperial Star Palace, though somewhat dangerous.

However, the process is very clear, and it can be slowly penetrated using established methods.

There is no need for planners to do the impossible.

Each planner has a different role.

The auxiliary position, although located on the periphery, is relatively unimportant.

But among them.

There are several positions that are extremely dangerous.

The assignment that Xu Gaoshan received.

It's called an "interference bit".

This is precisely the most influential position among the support positions!

When core personnel use specific tools to carry out penetration testing, they need assistants to "interfere" with the module detection.

If the "interference" fails, the penetration attempt will be detected by the module.

The key personnel who carried out the mission will die on the spot immediately!

The modules that make up the star tower are stacked one on top of another, too numerous to count.

If the "interference bit" cannot be trusted.

The core personnel involved were simply unable to complete the process.

"Xu Gaoshan should be fine."

Lu Chen frowned, his tone somewhat uncertain.

The door to the weapon-refining room had already been closed.

The cauldron emitted a crackling roar.

Sparks scattered and splashed onto the transparent barrier, creating ripples.

The girl in the green dress sat to one side, still cultivating her supernatural powers.

"It seems there are no problems for now."

Jiang Jian sat down next to her and said softly, "Just be careful during this time."

Regarding Xu Gaoshan...

Jiang Jian couldn't quite see through it for the time being.

Even if one uses karmic fire, it is impossible to see through his true cultivation level.

Since preparing for war on the moon, his cultivation level has skyrocketed.

This situation is extremely rare.

This is further combined with Xu Gaoshan's willingness to serve as an assistant and his low-key approach.

Regardless of this person's thoughts, we need to be more vigilant towards them.

"I see."

Lu Chen's expression turned solemn as he agreed.

At this moment, the weapon-refining room is filled with the core of the Ziwei route.

Shang Tianhai observed the furnace without saying a word.

Xingxuan sat on a futon, quietly cultivating.

She wore a long dress adorned with stars, which cascaded around her like flowers, shimmering with a soft light, making her very beautiful.

The roar of the furnace grew louder and louder.

Jiang Jian, relying on the memory of "Li", successfully constructed the prototype of the Heart-Turning Array.

At this point, all that is needed is for the furnace to operate, continuously supplying pressure to allow it to solidify completely, thus completing the refining process.

"Oops, something happened!"

Suddenly, an anxious shout came from outside the door.

Hear sounds.

Everyone in the weapon-refining room focused their gazes.

Lu Chen immediately raised his wrist, activated his flashing identity bracelet, and after checking the information, his expression turned grim: "Yam is dead!"

In his haste, he even forgot to call out his code name.

Boom!

The door to the weapon-refining room swung open with a loud bang.

The Ziwei Project staff gathered in the hall, their expressions varied, surrounding the pale-faced dough.

Beside the dough lay a tall body, which was the yam.

just.

Yam's seven orifices were blocked, its face turned blue, and it had already lost its life. Jiang Jian was busy operating the cauldron and couldn't leave.

Upon seeing this, his gaze turned cold as he looked at his identity bracelet.

On the holographic screen, layers of documents unfold, eventually revealing a chart with 100 dots on it.

corner.

There was a spot of light, but it had dimmed and lost all its luster.

This means that the personnel involved in the project corresponding to this point of light have been completely annihilated, disappearing into the cosmos.

aside.

Lu Chen and Shang Tianhai exchanged a glance, then strode out of the weapon-refining room and stopped in front of Shanyao.

"what happened!"

Lu Chen squatted down, put his arm around Shanyao's shoulder, and whispered to the dough.

The dough looked slightly dazed.

It wasn't until Lu Chen raised his voice that he came back to his senses, his expression pained, and said, "When we were collecting the local energy, we touched the Star Tower's restrictions. Yam couldn't retreat in time and his soul was shattered by the Star Tower's light stream."

The Myriad Star Tower is forbidden to any living being to spy on it.

The dough and yam are tasked with a special mission by Tianjing: to collect the source energy of Mercury.

However, he was too relaxed when he acted and did not notice the star tower module watching him.

The other prodigies stood around, watching this scene, their faces showing varying degrees of lingering fear and apprehension.

This was the first time they had truly faced death.

Death was so close!

This moment.

A terrifying silence fell over the suite lobby.

The sudden death of the yam came too abruptly.

None of the people present were prepared.

Not long ago, someone even played holographic games in a virtual reality pod.

The originally cheerful and relaxed atmosphere became extremely oppressive after the yam died.

Ding!
The doorbell rang urgently.

Lu Chen supported the body of the yam and looked around, but everyone turned their gaze away.

"Tianhui, go open the door."

Lu Chen finally looked at Li Liang, his voice hoarse.

Li Liang hesitated for a moment, glanced at the weapon-refining room from afar, then walked to the door and pressed the button.

Click!

The protective array was broken through layer by layer.

The suite door opened in response.

A staff member in uniform stood outside the door with a polite smile: "Daixing Shangzhen, the entire corridor's surveillance system shows that someone brought a body into the room. According to regulations, this needs to be reported."

Mercury was originally a colony of Saturn.

Besides Saturn and Mercury, many alien races also gather here.

It's perfectly normal for murders to occur.

Hearing the staff member ask a question.

Li Liang turned to the side and looked at Lu Chen behind him.

"He died because his cultivation went wrong and his profound energy flowed backward."

Lu Chen composed himself and said in a deep voice, "We abided by local laws and there was no murder or fight."

The staff member smiled faintly, his tone remaining calm: "Please prepare the deceased's identification documents and the complete body of the deceased. The patrol team will be here shortly."

He remained standing outside the door the entire time, without moving an inch.

This is also a rule of the VIP building.

Besides the patrol team.

No one else has the right to enter a private meditation room.

A few minutes later.

The main hall of the training room.

"The examination is complete. The deceased was killed by the Star Tower's beam of light."

The inspecting forensic doctor straightened up, tossed aside the yam's corpse, and said in a nonchalant tone, "There have been a lot of unlucky people this month."

The Myriad Star Tower has its own operating rules.

Its coverage area is so vast that it seems boundless.

If any unsuspecting creature attempts to interfere with its modules or secretly spy on the star tower array, it will immediately suffer a terrible retaliation.

The patrol captain gave a forced smile and looked at Lu Chen, saying, "Saturnian humans, do not try to spy on the Myriad Star Tower, or you will die in vain."

Lu Chen snorted coldly and remained silent.

next second.

The patrol captain turned his head to look at the tightly closed door of the weapon-forging room and asked, "Are you forging weapons?"

The words came out.

Immediately, many of the most talented individuals showed slight changes in their expressions.

The patrol captain, with his keen senses, instantly noticed these changes and said with interest, "It seems the treasures you've forged are quite good."

"You've crossed a line."

Lu Chen said coldly, "Please leave the cultivation room immediately, or I will report this to the Saturn office and hold you accountable."

The Saturn Consulate General is officially named the "Saturn Consulate General in Mercury, Beijing".

Its purpose is to protect the rights and interests of all Saturnian beings in Upper City.

Upon seeing Lu Chen, he did not hesitate to bring out the Saturn office.

The patrol captain looked sullen and gave up on his idea of ​​causing trouble. He gave his subordinates a wink and carried the yams away from the training room.

As a Mercurian.

They harbor a deep-seated hatred towards the beings of Saturn.

If they encounter a powerful person, these people will only bow and scrape, showing the utmost respect, and dare not reveal the slightest thought.

However, if they encounter weak individuals, or Saturnian beings with low cultivation levels who have come to visit the stars, they may encounter them.

The patrol team will then reveal their true colors, venting their resentment towards Saturn on him within the bounds of the rules.

after all.

Saturn is just too big.

Saturn's myriad realms, billions of living beings.

Not every Saturnian will receive protection from the resident office.

Most life on Saturn is nothing more than insignificant dust, and in some ways, it is even less than an ant.

The group from the Ziwei route all concealed their cultivation levels.

External cultivation is only the second stage, the gushing spring stage.

not to mention.

People who follow the Ziwei route are "Saturnian humans" with relatively low social status.

It is for this reason.

The patrol team treated them like interstellar tourists and didn't take them seriously at all.

"From now on, no one is allowed to leave the premises."

Lu Chen glanced at the dough, left a sentence, and turned to walk into the weapon-refining room.

The atmosphere inside the meditation room became even more tense.

The dough stood silently in the corner, looking dazed.

Because of the death of the yam.

The other prodigies were all affected to varying degrees.

No one has the leisure or inclination to experience holographic games or training facilities anymore.

These planners either stood silently with their heads bowed, leaned against the wall, or quietly cultivated themselves.

Only the refining room trembled softly, continuously.

Three days passed quickly.

The cauldron formation finally came to a halt.

A dazzling light shone through the gaps.

The entire weapon-refining room was illuminated as if it were daytime.

Jiang Jian remained calm, his snow-white robe sleeves fluttering as the cauldron formation activated layer by layer.

A palm-sized, intricately structured, silver-gray array disc appeared within it.

Turning Point Array.

As Jiang Jian's fingers brushed across the surface.

The array plate slowly rose, its surface shimmering with a mercury-like luster, with countless tiny runes appearing and disappearing.

"ready to go."

Jiang Jian put away the array plate, walked out of the weapon-refining room, and spoke calmly.

In the lobby of the suite.

Everyone was refreshed.

Many people looked up at Jiang Jian, and their previously wavering emotions finally found their anchor.

Jiang looked around, paused briefly on the dough, but said nothing more, only saying, "As originally planned, we will set off immediately for Shangjing City."

The group left the VIP building and boarded four hovercars, heading towards the giant city of Shangjing at the end of the sky.

The closer you get to Beijing, the more you can feel the immense pressure of the metropolis.

When viewed from a distance, the towering Wanchong Star Tower appears incredibly majestic.

Upon closer inspection, it is even more magnificent, reaching to the heavens and the earth.

The tower is not made of metal or stone.

Instead, it is composed of countless rotating, interlocking, and flowing energy runes, stacked layer upon layer, forming a thunderous vortex that pierces the sky.

The base of the tower is as massive as a mountain range.

Below it lies the massive city gate of Shangjing.

The city gate itself is a marvel that combines technology and cultivation.

The alloy behemoth is a kilometer tall.

Its surface is covered with a constantly reorganizing defense matrix.

Above the door lintel.

It was an enormous, dark blue eye made entirely of energy.

This is a concrete representation of the detection module within the Myriad Star Tower.

At first glance.

The pupil seemed alive, constantly moving.

He coldly surveyed the swarm of vehicles and creatures below the city gate, which resembled an ant colony.

On both sides of the giant gate, sturdy city walls extend as far as the eye can see.

The city wall crenellations were covered with countless spirit-infused turrets, as well as detection crystals encased in arrays.

These facilities are all state-of-the-art technology.

All those entering the city must pass through hundreds of energy scanning channels beneath the city gate.

Creatures of various races and strange shapes are examined by the eerie blue eyes in the order they enter the city.

"Group inspection."

Jiang Jian said in a deep voice.

soon.

The four teams each headed to a different scanning lane.

Shang Tianhai led the first team.

He took a deep breath, stepped out of the hovercar, and walked into the scanning light screen.

As various lights swept across, his identity bracelet suddenly glowed.

Those deep blue eyes lingered on him for a moment.

It eventually dimmed and was allowed to pass.

Before departure.

Jiang Jian had already activated the Heart-Turning Array.

Its star array aura permeated the souls of everyone present.

This concealment can last at least a whole day.

Xingxuan led the second team and merged into another team.

She wore a long dress adorned with stars, and her beautiful and refined appearance made her stand out in the crowd, attracting many glances.

The dough, leading the third team, also passed through the passage.

Jiang Jian and Qing Shuang were the last to arrive.

"Be careful."

Qing Shuang looked up and lowered her voice, "The eye formed by the Star Tower has enhanced detection capabilities."

Jiang replied, "I understand."

next moment.

With a slight thought, the Mind-Turning Array appeared in his hand.

The hovercar stopped at the shipyard outside the city, and the billing automatically ended.

Jiang Jian got out of the car first and walked into the scanning area.

Qing Shuang and Lu Chen followed behind him, preparing to undergo testing.

The moment he stepped into the light curtain.

Above the kilometer-long city gate.

Those enormous, deep blue eyes suddenly lit up!

A beam of icy blue light pierced down with a roar, firmly enveloping Jiang Jian!
"Anomaly detected!"

A cold, mechanical voice echoed throughout the scanning corridor!

(End of this chapter)