Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 409 Unexpected Turn of Events, the Fruit of Destiny

"These are the sailing warships that only became popular in the last hundred years? With this firepower and this number, how come I never thought of this combination of cannons and giant ships?"

Gongshu Chun, the "Divine Strategist" who had always focused on pursuing high-quality products, was amazed, as if a whole new world had been opened up for him.

—Range is the only truth, firepower is the only power.

If a salvo from a large fleet can't solve the problem, it must be because the shells aren't powerful enough!
"Mortals have always been regarded as the foundation of the divine path, but their main role is only to provide incense and prayers. On the high-level battlefield, at least the temple army and ghost soldiers are needed to fight."

If I could upgrade these ordinary warships, equip them with miniaturized [Thunderfire Cardinals], improve the way cannonballs are fired, and build powerful warships that ordinary people could operate.

No, it should be building mass-produced "quasi-divine treasure ships." Only then will true heroes emerge, sweeping across the vast ocean and reigning supreme!

This second-rank [Divine Strategist] drew inferences from one instance to another, and secretly grasped the opportunity to advance to the first-rank Ghost God.

Even though many of the secret techniques of celestial crafts have been lost and his own lineage is incomplete, since he is able to complete the technology of the Thunderfire Cardinal himself, he is naturally confident that he can use a groundbreaking secret technique of celestial crafts to rebuild his ladder to heaven!

At the same time, a jade stone on his mechanical armor lit up, instantly taking over all the weapon modules of the seven Heavenly Crafted Treasure Ships, and with a command:
"Five Thunder Divine Cannon, Divine Fire Golden Crow, fire!"

The projectiles, inscribed with the names of the Thunder Gods, shot out bolts of lightning, repeatedly bouncing and accelerating in mid-air, exploding into rings of explosions. Dozens of golden crows then streaked across the sky, transforming into long golden rainbows that melted gold and iron.

They crashed one after another into the opposite corner of the large hole blasted open by the salvo of the fleet, which was also another array node of the Yin-Yang Reversal Array, creating a second large hole from the inside out.

This grand formation connects to the water veins of the vast ocean, and over a hundred years it has transformed this place into a semi-natural formation, making it extremely difficult to break through and escape by human effort.

If the goal is simply to temporarily disable the formation, creating a temporary channel for communication between the inside and outside is entirely feasible.

With the great formation opened, the immortals scattered, and even the Nine-Headed Immortal was held back by Zheng He, leaving the path ahead clear.

"The Big Dipper Child!"

The ship spirit of the Beidou Qiyuan ship jumped out and took the anchor that held everyone's hopes from Gongshu Chun.

The second-rank Taoist priest gave Wang Cheng a final instruction:
“Envoy Wang, under normal circumstances, even if the Mountain and Sea Curse collapsed at the end of the dynasty, those Six Heavens Ancient Qi and Second and First Grade Feathered Immortals would not be able to get out.”

Even if some scum can leave, they will eventually be rejected by the mortal world due to the Yin cough.

All you need to know is that our world is divided into two poles, Yin and Yang, forming a natural cage.

But this time is different. We have glimpsed the secret of "the revival of the six qi and the imminent change of the heavens." In the future, there may no longer be a cycle of destruction, repair, and destruction of the Mountain and Sea Curse. Instead, the second one will be started directly.

He paused suddenly halfway through his speech:

"By the way, Envoy Wang, have you already reached the Upper Third Rank? The secret that follows is so important that any mortal who hears it will easily die."

Wang Cheng was taken aback, and honestly replied:

"Uh, almost there."

Gongshu Chun decisively shut his mouth:
"I can't tell you right now."

Wang Bangyan, who was standing next to him, waved his hand:

"It's alright, it's the same old rule as when we left behind the 'Zheng He Treasure Map'. We'll unseal it once the viewers' requests are met."

He stuffed a "Navigation Log" book, which could only be opened by living ghosts and gods of the highest rank, into a Qiankun bag containing all his belongings and hung it around the neck of the ship spirit, Beidou Tongzi.

Seeing this, the other ghosts and gods also rolled their eyes and hung a Qiankun bag on Beidou, along with an accompanying letter, and bowed to Wang Cheng to express their gratitude.

"Ding! Destination, three and a half miles ahead."

With a golden spoon on his head, carrying the anchor and seven or eight Qiankun bags, Beidou Tongzi instantly passed through the gap in the great formation and arrived at the cabin of the Mirage Cloud Dragon Ship.

With the cover of stray bullets flying everywhere, it was able to avoid being intercepted by the Immortal Feathered on its way.

The lucky boy, possessed by Wang Cheng, grabbed the anchor in his hand, having completed his primary task, and breathed a deep sigh of relief.

He glanced at the accompanying storage bags again, and a genuine, heartfelt surprise lit up his face:
"Our ancestors were truly kind. We've struck it rich!"

Old Wang's bag was filled with all sorts of gold and silver treasures, rare overseas treasures, agarwood and nanmu wood, and various special parts from the bodies of the 100,000 sea creatures that could be matched to form a set: the beak of the parrot-beaked blue-tailed wrasse, the fin of the swallowtailed yellowtail, and so on.

In a short period of time, it was impossible to calculate exactly how much money it was.

Another big surprise came from the Taoist master Gongshu Chun.

The bag contained five or six already refined Thunderfire Cores, the raw materials being the same special products of the Immortal Realm, and the physical bodies of immortal scum who had reached the upper three grades.

Over the past 130 years, the Immortal Feathered Ones have attacked them countless times, and countless monsters stronger than the Basket Serpent Tail have died at the hands of the Heavenly Craft Treasure Ship, accumulating a considerable amount of materials.

It might not be suitable for researching sophisticated "artificial golden elixir," but it's perfectly capable of creating some bulky and crude "Thunderfire Cardinals" to power the Heavenly Craft Treasure Ship.

"Hahaha, the era of the three-times-built treasure ships of the East Sea Kingdom begins this month!!!"

In addition, the gifts from others were naturally also of considerable value; the treasure of the ship's crew was no joke.

Numerous private messages were also sent out at the same time:

"Envoy Wang, every year when I offer sacrifices to my ancestors and submit memorials, I can sense the situation of my descendants. I have a great-great-granddaughter, beautiful and intelligent, a perfect match for you. Take this letter and come to her door to ask for her hand in marriage."

"Wang Zhengshi, I had a child with a Kshatriya noblewoman in Bharata years ago, so that our bloodline may continue. Please help me send a letter when the time is right, wishing our two families to become husband and wife."

You have no idea how Bharata women express their loyalty to their husbands. Tsk tsk, they receive treatment practically like royalty. Foreign women can't be wives, but being a concubine is good enough.

Wang Cheng shook his head:

"None of these old Dengs are decent people."

These old brothers of the great-grandfather are all around the same age, so it's already a good deal for him to be the grandfather, but it's still hard to handle them trying to sell their granddaughter right away.

"However, on the other hand, once we rescue them in the future, we can use them as foreign aid."

If I can develop an artificial elixir and rescue my father and father-in-law, I'll be able to roam freely throughout the East.

Those who wish to become endowed now possess the necessary military force.

Of course, given his current rate of promotion, by then, he might only need to work hard and earn his own living; he could be completely self-reliant.

Finally, to his surprise, there was also a message from Zheng He in the private message.

"This great eunuch with thick eyebrows and big eyes actually has descendants?"

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the situation was different from what was imagined. Zheng He entered the palace at the age of thirteen after being castrated and had no biological children. He adopted Ma En, the eldest son of his elder brother Ma Wenming, as his heir.

Ma Enlai changed his name to Zheng Enlai and inherited the official position of commander of the White Scale Guard. From then on, his descendants continued the lineage of the Zheng He family.

The descendants are divided into three branches: one in Kunyang, southern Xinjiang, their ancestral home; one in southern Zhili (present-day Hebei); and one in Siam (Thailand). The total number is about several hundred people, which is not small for a family that has been growing for over a hundred years.

Zheng He very politely asked Wang Cheng to help him out.

Of course, the last sentence is still indispensable:
"Commander Wang is a man of noble character, and I believe our Zheng family daughter would be a good match for him!"

Wang Cheng packed everything away.

He glanced again at the hole in the inverted Yin-Yang formation that was rapidly shrinking and being repaired.

"There's still time."

He turned to look at the Big Dipper Child, who was transformed from the historical relic, the Compass, and chuckled:
"The Big Dipper, is it? Come on, let me take a sniff!"

Using the "Multiple Treasures Containing Dirty Method," he deeply inhaled a mouthful of Dao Qi towards Him.

Finally, the fourth time the vessel was filled with filth, following the global flagship "Trinidad"; the "Heart-Stabilizing Golden Hoop" representing spiritual transformation; and the "Treasure Bowl" representing wealth and commerce.

This is a rare historical treasure, the beginning of connecting the world, the key to breaking down geographical barriers, and it has a truly global influence.

It perfectly matches the prophecy in "Dragon Abyss Prophecy" that "holding the compass and the dipper" can break the deadlock, and using it to commit filth may have additional benefits.

"For me, there's one last question: which fifth item should I choose to complete the look and add the finishing touch to the dirty item?"

As Wang Cheng pondered this question, he casually hung a Qiankun bag around Beidou's neck.

The boy's small face showed a hint of resentment, and he turned and disappeared.

Inside the Qiankun bag, Wang Cheng left them a large quantity of weapons: gunpowder, flintlock muskets, iron rod flying thunder cannons, and relevant materials about the Thunderfire Revolution.

They also sent them the anchor of the Trinidad and opened "teleportation passes" to the seven Craftsmanship Treasure Ships.

With this unplanned assistance, we should be able to begin ocean salvage operations ahead of schedule, without having to wait until we have eight Tiangong Treasure Ships.

However, just as the two sides completed their interaction in the blink of an eye, and the Yin-Yang Reversal Formation was about to close,

The Nine-Headed Immortal, who had performed steadily in his battle against Zheng He, suddenly made a move, taking out a Dao Fruit from his robes that looked like a semi-transparent heart.

Its entire body was tinged with a dim yellow, and within the heart membrane was a ghostly face that was constantly struggling.

It was none other than the top-grade immortal medicine, the [Nine Netherworld Fruit]!
With a sudden grasp, the fruit vanished into thin air as if it had never existed.

Although Zheng He had never seen such a high-grade elixir before, he knew it was not a good thing. He urged his twin swords to stir it up, but it was like trying to scoop the moon out of a well; he only managed to shatter a few wisps of black energy.

The fruit followed the passage left by the [Compass] during teleportation, instantly entering the [Mirage Cloud Dragon Ship] hidden in the mist, and merging into someone's body.

Immediately, the great formation closed again, cutting off all traffic, leaving only the Nine-Headed Immortal's loud laughter on the sea:

"No matter how cunning and treacherous you are, you still drank the foot-washing water of my Nine-Headed Immortal."

All six of you are beings of the highest rank, having received the Heavenly Mandate bestowed upon you by Lord Jiuyou. Your lifeline is destined to become immortals and join my Jiuyou sect.

You've all come up empty-handed in the end! Hahaha.

(End of this chapter)