CHAPTER 381: CHAPTER 381 I HAVE AN OLDER SISTER

Huh?

He Yitian was a little baffled.

Why aren’t those the questions? For instance, what is this array, what’s the connection between them, and how are the 1,850 arrays supposed to be integrated? Instead, it’s about coming over? To try?

His eyes were vacant, his mind filled with questions, his body involuntarily walking towards the spaceship. Then, he began to activate it.

BANG!

A loud noise emanated from within the spaceship. The core power unit—the most crucial array—successfully activated, beginning to consume Spirit Stones.

Following that, the entire spaceship began to shake violently.

The nearby He Family experts were stunned.

The spaceship had been successfully repaired and was now operational.

That fellow at the Imperial Path realm, clutching a copy of "Refining Basic Skills," had just fixed this enormous craft.

Their very concepts of Artifact Refining were shattering.

"All set," Chen Pingping said with a slight smile.

A genius. An absolute refining genius.

He Yitian’s gaze towards him gradually became peculiar, mixing joy, excitement, elation, and fervor, until finally, it was naked greed—like a man imprisoned for many years who suddenly sees an unclothed young woman.

He wanted to devour Chen Pingping. Oh, no, not in that sense.

"Big Brother!" He Yitian exclaimed excitedly, rushing over to embrace Chen Pingping. "Big Brother, it’s me!"

Chen Pingping replied, "???"

"I’m your long-lost biological brother."

"I don’t have a brother."

"You do."

"My parents died a long time ago," Chen Pingping said, looking at him.

"Could it be... I’m your biological brother, but from a different father and mother?" He Yitian choked out, his voice thick with emotion.

"..."

Chen Pingping rolled his eyes at him and picked up "Refining Basic Skills" again to continue studying, muttering, "It’s still not perfect."

He had an idea.

This massive spaceship contained 1,850 arrays. Most were structural, a small portion were defensive, and some were power-related.

But there were none for attack.

How could this be? Even airplanes carry weapons, let alone a spaceship this large. If it had no offensive capabilities, wouldn’t it become a laughingstock if word got out?

He Yitian, who had calmed down considerably, hurried over to look at "Refining Basic Skills," hoping to learn something by stealing a few glances, but then...

The page was filled with dense patterns, unusual shapes, and some bizarre numbers? He couldn’t understand any of it.

But that didn’t diminish He Yitian’s admiration for Chen Pingping in the slightest.

An absolute refining genius! To learn just by watching from the side—he’s incredible! Such a genius cannot be missed; he must be brought back to the family.

Within just a few minutes, He Yitian had a plan. His eyes twinkled as he said cheerfully, "Big Brother, I have a sister..."

"Whatever it is, we can talk about it later. I’m busy," Chen Pingping said, immersing himself in his research, his mind simulating the new possibility.

It didn’t take long for him to see great potential in the idea. He then communicated his thoughts to Earth Chicken.

Upon hearing it, Earth Chicken looked blank.

Add an Attack Array? This? It’s unheard of!

Earth Chicken was baffled. "How do we add it?"

"It’s not a Sword Array, nor a Killing Array. It’s more like a Spirit Gathering Array that uses Spirit Stones as its power source..." He spent over ten minutes explaining to Earth Chicken.

Unfortunately, this type of knowledge was far too alien for this world.

Half-understanding, half-confused, Earth Chicken communicated back, "There’s no such array, but I can try." Although she didn’t fully grasp Chen Pingping’s explanation, she felt it was a novel approach worth attempting.

And so, one man and one chicken busied themselves for the better part of a month, finally setting up an attack array resembling a cannon.

Combined with the prototype Chen Pingping had crafted...

He Yitian, who had been observing for half a month, stared with his mouth agape, his face full of bewilderment as he asked, "Big Brother, what is this for?"

"You wouldn’t understand!" Chen Pingping said with a slight smile. "By the way, can you give me the method to operate it?"

Ah? This?

He Yitian hesitated.

This spaceship is the He Family’s pride and joy! To hand over its operational method to Chen Pingping, wouldn’t that be too...? But then again, Chen Pingping has already figured out nearly every part of the spaceship, inside and out—the 1,850 arrays, the intricate structures, everything... except for the operational method.

"Big Brother, I have a sister..."

"Let’s talk about that later," Chen Pingping interrupted. "Actually, it doesn’t matter if you give it to me or not. I know everything about the spaceship’s interior, exterior, and all its structures. Figuring out the operational method myself would probably only take a day or two."

A muscle twitched at the corner of He Yitian’s mouth, but he made his choice. Just give it to him!

He gritted his teeth, deciding to go all in.

Such a refining genius must be brought back to the family. Once Chen Pingping matures, within a hundred years, he’ll surely be able to help the family challenge the threshold of becoming a superpower!

The thought excited him, and he shouted inwardly, My contribution! This will be my contribution!

All in all, the work took nine months.

Five months were spent repairing the spaceship, and four months creating the attack-type arrays.

「Until the tenth month.」

The middle-aged man who had gone to inform the Clan Leader returned with good news, saying, "The Elder said he’ll be down within half a year."

Just as he finished speaking, he looked up to see the colossal spaceship slowly gliding by.

The man was dumbstruck.

He Yitian stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and said with a light laugh, "Tell the Elder he doesn’t need to come. My Big Brother has already fixed the spaceship."

His words were calm, yet tinged with a hint of pride.

Atop the spaceship, Chen Pingping was still conducting checks.

「In the eleventh month, the inspection concluded.」

The spaceship was in perfect condition, and all arrays, including the attack arrays, were functioning without issue.

He found Hongxiu and said with a smile, "We can set out now."

"Great!" Hongxiu was also thrilled. "Originally, there were 1,586 people. Of those, 431 don’t want to go. The remainder, all heading for the Nine Heavens, are ready."

"What about Mo Wuwei and the other two?" Chen Pingping asked.

"Nangong Jue doesn’t want to go," Hongxiu sighed. "Years ago, he fell in love with a woman. However, she had ordinary aptitude and no foundation in cultivation. Not wanting to hinder his progress, she secretly left him, so..."

Understood.

Chen Pingping didn’t say anything more, merely asking her to ensure all preparations were complete for their departure tomorrow morning.

「Night fell.」

He Yitian found Chen Pingping. "Big Brother, are you really going to take the Wuji Sect into the Nine Heavens?"

The space inside the spaceship was vast, certainly enough to accommodate over a thousand people. However, the Wuji Sect’s overall strength was simply too weak. Without the backing of an overwhelmingly powerful individual, entering the Nine Heavens would undoubtedly spell utter disaster for the sect.

Chen Pingping nodded. "Yes."

Oh, dear!

He Yitian felt frustrated. "I’m telling you, my He Family has endured countless crises that threatened our extinction to get where we are today. Our very first ancestor battled his way out from a mountain of corpses. Every Family Head of the He Family since has faced incredible difficulties. According to our family’s historical records, we’ve faced annihilation over 360 times, truly."

He just couldn’t bear to watch these more than a thousand people perish needlessly in the Southern Diaspora.

Chen Pingping smiled without a word.

Seeing this, He Yitian understood his "Big Brother’s" resolve. He shook his head, no longer trying to persuade him, and turned to leave.

The cold wind blew under the bright, clear moon.

Only Chen Pingping remained on the grass, gazing at every blade of grass and every tree around him. Many memories surfaced, vivid and poignant, but he knew he had to leave this place.

Then, footsteps approached from behind.

It was Li Qi.

From a distance, he called out, "Master, can I not learn arrays, taboos, and seals?"

He was a Solar Saint Body! With his Solar Saint Body, wasn’t it a waste of such a physique to study these unorthodox arts?

Chen Pingping laughed. "If one day I leave the sect to follow in your Grandmaster’s footsteps, then... you must become the faith of these people who follow us. You must protect them."

There was something else he didn’t say. You are a Solar Saint Body, destined to become the Wuji Sect’s strongest pillar. Your very existence can deter those Big Shots. Of course, that’s provided one condition is met: you must become strong enough.