Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 446 Old Deng's Heavenly Ladder

The cultivation of the acquired Dao body is difficult. If it weren't for a fortuitous opportunity like Zhang Ze and Shi Xiu, who had stones growing in their bodies, even the Mahayana path would take some time to master.

However, Mahayana is still Mahayana, and there are always more solutions than problems.

While I can't achieve full-body transformation, I can still manage from the shoulders up.

If someone were flying through the air at that moment and possessed the ability to see with all their might, they would probably be able to see the two strange figures floating in mid-air.

Those two strange men were made of flesh below the shoulders and stone above the shoulders.

A very, very long stone neck pierced the sky and disappeared beyond the heavens, like a large black pepper sausage with its string cut off.

That's how Master Li and Master Kukai got their heads.

The reason the two were in the air instead of on the ground was not because they were not long enough, but simply because they did not want to embarrass themselves.

It's quite embarrassing now.

"Let's begin," Elder Li said to Zhang Ze as if nothing had happened.

Zhang Ze turned to look at Shi Xiu.

Where are those stars, Senior Brother Shi?

The star that Zhang Ze asked about was Little Walnut's 'base station'.

Ever since the small walnut was discovered, one question has been troubling the cultivators who study it: how does this thing send information via dialing?

After conducting various experiments and eliminating all possibilities, the monks turned their attention to the heavens.

They discovered that after ruling out the influence of formations and some mysterious realms, the farther away from the sky, the weaker the signal from Little Walnut became.

Ordinary substances cannot block the signal from the small walnut; only the distance from the sky will affect the strength of the signal.

This is the conclusion reached by an elder from Longhu Mountain after spending three days in a sea trench.

However, although they determined that the small walnut's signal relay came from the sky, they had not realized that the relay source was actually outside the sky because of the celestial barrier.

Therefore, the cultivators turned their attention to the sea of ​​clouds beneath the sky.

After searching through ancient books and reviewing various documents and archives, they turned their attention to a strange beast.

Above the sea of ​​clouds lives a rare and exotic beast that resembles a human, with a deep blue back, a white lower body, and limbs connected by air membranes. They live in groups, and occasionally a huge individual will emerge.

If there happens to be thunder and lightning, it is possible that people on the ground will see it.

Its name was called "Electric Levitation" by the Beast Taming Sect.

According to legend, this creature used to eat living people and would call its prey "friends" when it ate them.

Later, a powerful being intervened and terrified them, and they never dared to land and attack people again, thus settling permanently in the sea of ​​clouds.

Although the truth of the legend is unknown, the Beast Taming Sect speculates that the communication method of Little Walnut and Black King's Token is likely related to this electric levitation.

Until recently, Zhang Ze broke through the celestial barrier, and Sect Master Lu used a telescope to observe the stars and discovered several stars he had never seen before.

After comparing them one by one, it was discovered that several satellites not far from the four continents were actually the real 'base stations' of Little Walnut.

From that time on, Zhang Ze devoted himself to studying this matter, except when he was teaching the Acquired Dao Body.

Along the way, they even secretly went up into the sky a few times to do some verification.

It has been determined which area each of those satellites is responsible for.

What needs to be done now is to send some gifts to Mr. Xiao through the 'satellite base station' of this little walnut.

Because of the time constraints, we need the help of these two experts.

……

To be on the safe side, Shi Xiu closed his eyes, recalling the star map he had obtained from his master and comparing it with what he had just seen.

After confirming that the location coordinates were correct, he looked at Elder Li.

"Old Sect Master, it's up to you now."

Although it had been agreed upon long ago, he still felt somewhat awkward when the time came.

The main reason is that I've been strong all my life and have never done anything so abstract.

With a light cough, Sect Master Li looked at Master Konghai again.

"Monk, I remember you had the things."

As expected of a Buddhist master, the monk Kukai had an exceptionally good attitude. Knowing that Li Wenzhou was awkward, he didn't point it out, but instead chuckled and replied, "It's with me. I'll get it right away."

……

Beneath the sky, where the two of you are.

The monk Kukai, who was floating in the sky with Elder Li, craning his neck, patted Li Wenzhou on the shoulder and rubbed his fingers together, signaling him to bring the things over.

After rummaging around for a while, Elder Li took out a box from his robes.

Taking the box handed to him by Elder Li, Monk Konghai unlocked it and hung it around his neck.

The box wasn't large; it was about eight meters long, four meters wide, and five meters high.

The contents inside are only about three or four tons in total, and they are all small items.

After hanging the box around his neck, the monk Kukai created a dharma body and inspected the box one last time.

After confirming that everything was correct, he gave the main body an OK sign, which he had learned from Zhang Ze, indicating that it was ready to launch.

The monk Kukai clasped his hands together, activating the Buddhist golden body technique, and his body from the neck down instantly transformed into a harmonious gold.

The energy-less propulsion units, specially made by Lily and mounted on both sides of the container, crackled with electricity. With a roar that was hard to tell whether it had exploded or was just a normal start-up, the large container flew along Master Konghai's neck toward the sky...

This is the first step of Zhang Ze's plan: the Heavenly Ladder (Old Deng version).
Although it is somewhat abstract, this is the safest approach given the rushed nature of the situation.

Near the celestial barrier, magic is ineffective and spiritual energy is chaotic. Relying solely on brute force to send something out of the heavens is not a reliable method.

There needs to be something to serve as a location.

Zhang Ze naturally thought of a space elevator.

As for the material for the cable, the only one he could think of at the moment was the Acquired Dao Pill.

Although it's called the Acquired Dao Pill, the shape it's made into is entirely up to Zhang Ze.

Roll it into a long strip and rename it the "Post-Heavenly Rope"—that wouldn't be out of the question.

However, the production of the Dao Pill is currently limited, and only Zhang Ze and Shi Xiu can produce it.

Even if the two of them managed to generate sparks, they couldn't possibly conjure a sufficiently long Acquired Dao Rope in such a short time...

That's why we need to ask the two fastest learners to lend a hand, in order to meet the current needs.

……

The master is indeed a master; his neck is long and stiff.

After the thrusters on both sides exploded, the box was sent over the sky barrier and slammed solidly into Master Kukai's chin.

Master Kukai didn't even frown.

Zhang Ze and Shi Xiu quickly unloaded the goods and took out the prepared equipment.

Half of them were stargazing equipment used by Shi Xiu to verify some of his conjectures, and the other half were some drab gray boxes.

Those acquired Dao ropes that were not used for the time being were then molded by Zhang Ze into acquired Dao boxes.

"Elder Li, please send me to that star that covers the Central Continent."

Master Li then turned to look at Master Kukai.

“Monk…”

"Oh, I can't do that, I'm not as long as you."

Elder Li, "..."

Having run out of grounds for rebuttal, Elder Li leaned over and said to Zhang Ze, "Take your things and hurry up."

Zhang Ze's target is the star that covers the signal in Central Asia.

Although these stars, which relay signals for the little walnut, are not far from the four continents, they are still beyond that lost boundary.

Without being tied up, Zhang Ze really wasn't confident he could go and come back safely.

After Zhang Ze strapped the gray boxes to himself, he looked at Elder Li and signaled that he was ready to set off.

After looking at him for a while, he suddenly asked awkwardly, "Um...where should I hug you?"

Elder Li, "..."

"casual."

……

After leaving the vicinity of the celestial canopy, Zhang Ze once again felt a sense of weightlessness, as if he had fallen into the deep sea, returning to the most primordial state of being in the womb, utterly ignorant and unaware. Something in the starry sky was pressing down on his soul, not out of malice, but simply an objective fact, like the water pressure in a deep-sea trench.

Whether it's an innate Dao body or a powerful divine soul, one can only barely contend with it; fully adapting to it is currently impossible.

I do not know how long it has been……

Zhang Ze finally regained consciousness, as if he had returned to the Four Continents.

He and Elder Li arrived at that 'satellite base station'.

Shi Xiu's calculations were correct.

For some unknown reason, even if the celestial barrier were removed, its true nature could not be seen.

Whether viewed with the naked eye or through the large lens conjured by Sect Master Lu, all that could be seen was a wisp of light, like a firefly.

So, everyone is very curious about what this place is like.

After standing on it, Zhang Ze raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Before coming here, he thought this would be another Luoyushan, or even more simply an exposed site of ancient human remains.

There are some ion cannons and such on it.

Even if it isn't, there should at least be some kind of magic array or arrangement on it.

But Zhang Ze realized he was wrong.

It's completely bare here.

but……

"Why is there a face here?"

What Zhang Ze was standing on was not a pitted meteorite or some kind of man-made palace, but a giant stone face.

This giant, bluish-white stone face floated in the universe, bound by some force, and circled the four continents for an unknown period of time.

The giant stone face had its pupils slightly closed, exuding a Zen-like quality. Golden tears streamed from the corners of its eyes, then solidified by some force, transforming into a substance that was neither gold nor stone.

On the lower jaw, some fine scars can be clearly seen, but judging from the marks, they are not acquired, but rather congenital.

Or rather, it was left before this face turned to stone.

Zhang Ze climbed up to its back, then paused for a moment.

There was no petrified flesh or torn marks on the back of the face; on the other side of the face was another face.

His eyes were wide open in anger, like a demon, and his expression seemed to suggest he wanted to devour the entire world.

This face wasn't peeled off by someone; it seems to have always been like this...

It seems to resemble some things in Buddhist scriptures.

While Zhang Ze was observing, Elder Li was also observing this face with two sides.

Master Li said, "I already told you to send Monk Konghai; he's definitely familiar with this kind of thing."

Zhang Ze grinned, unsure how to start a conversation.

Returning to the front, Zhang Ze opened his Acquired Dao Box.

The contents of the box were intact and had not been corroded or destroyed, including both the equipment and the books and jade slips containing information.

Conversely, those objects that served as a control group, unprotected and exposed to the universe, suffered severe damage.

The more related it is to spiritual energy, the more severely it is damaged; for example, the few spirit stones hanging on the outside have been shattered into dust.

While ordinary objects are in slightly better condition, they are still damaged to varying degrees, and the information deliberately left on them has been completely erased, becoming a blurry mess that is difficult to see clearly.

Zhang Ze thought for a moment, picked up a pen, and signed his name on a small yellow book that was already covered in mosaics.

After signing, I waited for a long time, but the name didn't become blurry.

Looking around at the equipment he had taken out of the box, Zhang Ze suddenly deactivated his innate Dao body.

Elder Li, "Are you out of your mind?"

"It's alright, because this place... is the same as Shishu."

Zhang Ze, having released the protection of his innate Dao body, stretched out his finger and gathered a bit of spiritual energy.

There was even a faint trace of spiritual energy on that large face.

After dispersing the local spiritual energy, Zhang Ze summoned a portion of the spiritual energy from his dantian into his hand.

Using his hands as a furnace, he crafted a lotus lamp.

Light a fire, and the small lotus lamp blooms, the core magic array rotates, and an incessant sound rings out.

"Happy birthday to you……"

Looking at this small lamp, I recall the first time I went into space, and in a daze, I saw the four continents that looked like children.

Zhang Ze felt that this shameless person from outer space was very likely the same as the person from the Four Continents in some way.

The only difference is the size.

If I had to use a metaphor, this universe would be a desert.

These strange, unobservable stars, affected by celestial obstructions, are like oases in the desert, and the Four Continents just happen to be the largest one here.

Does that mean that Xiao Jing and the sect leader stayed in similar places?
Do they also have those shameless satellites there?

There are still many questions, but the important matter is to be addressed.

After confirming that it was possible to cast the spell, movement became much easier.

Soon, all the magical artifacts were set up. Although he already knew that spiritual energy could be used here and the artifacts would not be damaged, Zhang Ze still carefully placed the box on top for safety.

After nodding to Elder Li, Zhang Ze activated Lily's thrusters, which bounced like a fart.

Zhang Ze's plan was simple: he intended to drag all these 'satellite base stations' back with him.

Drag it to the vicinity of the Four Continents' canopy, and then proceed to the next step.

Although it was somewhat difficult, Zhang Ze felt like he was playing a cosmic version of Gold Miner, and he and Elder Li were the hooks...

The capture of the two-faced star went very smoothly, and soon the thing was dragged in front of Master Konghai and Shi Xiu.

Because of proper preparation, no new program involving two-faced individuals from four continents was triggered.

"Amazing..." Shi Xiu exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the large face.

"Stop being so amazing. Let's go to the next place and bring the rest of them over," Zhang Ze said.

……

Practice makes perfect, and in just three days, Zhang Ze and his team brought back all five 'satellite base stations' for the small walnuts.

Although these 'satellites' also have two sides, not all of them are faces.

Instead, it is divided by a person's limbs: body, left hand, right hand, right leg, and left leg.

All of these limbs are two-sided.

The front is kind and benevolent, the back is like a demon. And they all have only one layer, no back, just a shell.

It looks like a stolen plastic figurine; it looks quite strange.

If you put them together, they form a giant...

The kind where they steal glue.

Looking at the shameless man, Zhang Ze suddenly had an idea and came up with a bold one.

"What do you think will happen if I put it back together? Will it come to life immediately?"

“I advise you to be honest, child. It’s more important to do the right thing first. It’s best not to touch these two Buddhas,” Master Kukai said.

Zhang Ze: "Two-faced Buddha? Isn't that number one through five of the Two-faced Ones... Okay, okay, let's call him Two-faced Buddha."

Zhang Ze originally named this thing "Two-skinned Face," but seeing Master Kukai looking at him with a kind and benevolent expression, he immediately abandoned the idea.

According to the Buddhist Lutou Society, Master Kukai always had this expression before he was about to hit someone.

Zhang Ze coughed lightly and changed the subject, "Then I'll trouble you all to stay here and watch over things while I go and bring Fu Ji up."

Having said that, Zhang Ze jumped off the nose of the two-faced Buddha and fell towards Sizhou.

The first step is to steal back the base station, and the second step is naturally to get a signal back, and then start making targeted 24-hour harassing phone calls to someone.

When it comes to making harassing phone calls, there's probably no one in the entire Four Continents better than Fuuka...

Fuhime is invincible.

(End of this chapter)