CHAPTER 380: CHAPTER 380 COME AND TRY

Hongxiu walked up from behind and chuckled, "He, don’t leave yet! Tell me about the situation in Southern Diaspora."

"Why do you still ask?" He Yitian’s face darkened. "Southern Diaspora spans millions of miles, with three superpowers, seven or eight great powers, and countless second-rate powers. Any third-rate power could easily crush your Wuji Sect. Alright, enough, stop asking."

He was speechless. A sect without even a Lord’s realm, how could it possibly establish itself in Southern Diaspora?

Hongxiu was taken aback. "Is my Wuji Sect really that bad?" She touched her nose, feeling that something was amiss. That guy Chen Pingping alone should be able to hold off dozens of peerless experts, right?

"Don’t ask. Asking just makes it C-list." He Yitian felt like coughing up blood.

"Hmm, it’s not unacceptable. At least it’s not D-list." She smiled. "There’s still a chance."

"..."

Already C-list and still proud? Definitely the dregs of Southern Diaspora, the kind that’s just dust...

He Yitian’s face was expressionless; he no longer had the strength to retort.

Just then, a cultivator of the Lord’s realm asked Hongxiu, "Are you the Sect Master?"

"Yep!" Hongxiu nodded.

"Then, who is that guy? What’s his level? Why do you listen to him?" the man asked, puzzled.

"A Qingfeng Disciple, well, just an ordinary Disciple," Hongxiu answered. "Huh? What’s he doing?"

When she had walked over earlier, her mind was full of thoughts about Southern Diaspora, so she hadn’t noticed Chen Pingping. Now, looking over, he seemed to be crafting a flying ship?

Hearing this, the middle-aged man asked again, "Is he an Artifact Refiner?"

Hongxiu shook her head. "No, I’ve never seen him perform Artifact Refining."

Actually, judging by the "Refining Basic Skills" in Chen Pingping’s hands, one could already guess. However, since he was repairing the flying ship with such apparent expertise, the He Family’s experts weren’t sure.

Now, hearing Hongxiu’s response, their composure began to fracture. Definitely not an Artifact Refiner. Meaning, Chen Pingping was learning as he went.

"First, merge the hull of the ship. I’m going to start repairing the Array," Earth Chicken transmitted his voice.

"Okay!" Chen Pingping nodded, put down the "Refining Basic Skills," and immediately extended his Divine Sense, enveloping the entire flying ship.

RUMBLE!

He began merging the hull of the ship, and the process was swift.

After breaking through to the Lord’s realm, his Divine Sense had undergone a tremendous transformation, becoming even more vast and mighty than at the Emperor level. Divine Power flowed within his body and, once operational, they complemented each other.

In just seven or eight minutes, the ship hull, made from Heaven Tao Divine Weapon, had been merged by Chen Pingping.

A group of He Family experts stared with bulging eyes, as if their eyeballs were about to pop out.

"Such a powerful Divine Sense."

"Why do I feel a sense of the Power of the Great Tao flowing?"

"In his Divine Sense, it seems like there’s...?" One of the Lords choked, staring intently at Chen Pingping.

His Divine Sense was strong, far surpassing that of ordinary experts, filled with Dharma Principle, the Power of the Great Tao, the Power of Heaven and Earth, and even the legendary "Six Tao." But having never seen them before, the man was uncertain.

Before long, another Lord spoke up, "Why do I feel the fluctuations of the Emperor Scripture?"

Everyone: "..."

With the ship’s hull merged, Chen Pingping picked up the "Refining Basic Skills" again to study. While glancing through the book, he mused, "I wonder if I can create a Heaven Tao Divine Weapon with my current realm."

The crowd was dumbstruck.

「Time passed, and a few days went by in a flash.」

The previously silent and still flying ship began to come to life, with the Arrays contained within it starting to operate one by one. This was the effect of Earth Chicken’s repairs.

The He Family powerhouses were so shocked they were rendered speechless. How much time had passed? In just a few days, the flying ship had started showing signs of activity. It was hard to believe! Given more time, could he really repair the flying ship entirely?

He Yitian’s heart collapsed.

"Right, you mentioned earlier that Fairy Valley was about to fall from the ranks of the ultimate superpowers. Should I understand that there can only be three ultimate superpowers in Southern Diaspora?" Hongxiu asked.

"I don’t know..."

"Fairy Valley, Star Sea, and Ancient Country are the superpowers. What about the other eight great powers?"

"..."

"How many second-rate powers are there?"

She was very talkative and sincere, incessantly inquiring about the affairs of Southern Diaspora. It seemed... she truly intended to relocate the entire Sect to the Nine Heavens.

He Yitian was in a daze. The eight Lords beside him were also without words.

「In the days that followed,」 Hongxiu began preparations and announced the news of moving into the Nine Heavens, sending the entire Wuji Sect into an uproar.

Hongxiu spoke, "You have three months to prepare, to say goodbye to your families or to choose to stay in the vast Nan Zhanbu Province."

「On Qingfeng.」

He Yitian muttered to himself, "Crazy, crazy, they’re all freaking crazy." When Hongxiu mentioned the Wuji Sect moving into the Nine Heavens, he had thought she was joking. Little did he expect, she was serious.

"A Sect of such caliber moving to Southern Diaspora has no room to survive!" one Lord said in dismay.

"Indeed!" someone else responded.

"Forget it, forget it. If she likes it, so be it." He Yitian felt powerless, then added, "Find a way to notify the family elders. I reckon, even if Chen Pingping can repair the flying ship, he probably won’t be able to complete the last step."

"What does the young master mean?" a Lord asked.

"One thousand eight hundred fifty Arrays, each composed of different types, complementing each other yet independent. Even with complete repairs, a powerful Artifact Refiner is needed for the final integration step, or else the flying ship simply won’t operate," He Yitian stated with certainty.

Undeniably, Chen Pingping was impressive, able to repair the flying ship with just a book of "Refining Basic Skills" in his hands. But he didn’t believe Chen Pingping could perform the final integration step. That step was too difficult. Originally, the He Family elders had spent ten years adjusting and refining, failing over three hundred times before they succeeded in the integration.

"HUH?" That Lord couldn’t help but say, "Young master, I don’t think it’s necessary."

He Yitian’s eyebrows raised. "Are you saying that Chen Pingping can carry out the final integration step?"

"..."

"He’s only at the level of Emperor Scripture; even with sky-high talent, he can’t possibly complete the final step," He Yitian said. "Alright, alright, hurry and notify the family elders! I don’t wish to stay in this human Purgatory any longer."

He had had enough of Chen Pingping’s unorthodox methods and Hongxiu’s nerve, who even fancied moving the Wuji Sect into the Nine Heavens. This was courting death.

The Lord thought it over and also felt that what his young master said made sense, so he turned and left.

At that moment, Chen Pingping turned his head, his brows tinged with worry.

He Yitian immediately showed a smile, thinking, "HAHA! Finally facing some difficulty, aren’t you? Heh, the flying ship that my He Family spent hundreds of years building is not so easily repaired. If you managed to repair it, where would my He Family’s face go? Come on! Ask any question you have."

It was finally time for the He Family to play to their strengths, finally finding a sense of presence. He Yitian was full of anticipation.

However, Chen Pingping simply said, "Come over and try operating it."

He Yitian: "???"