Chapter 135: The Hall of Virtue: Danger!
"What are you planning to do next?" Xue Linglong asked softly, holding him close.
"Of course, I'm going to shop for some good stuff," Du Qianjue chuckled with a sinister smile, touching the starlight blue sapphire storage ring in his hand. He thought to himself, why buy when you can take it from someone else's stash... isn't that more thrilling?
Though he had never personally detonated a grade-nine fixed soul guide shell, just thinking about the massive explosion excited him. These things, the more, the better!
His earth attribute was nearly at its peak, making tunnel digging seem like an underuse of his abilities. If Xuanzi could force the Tang Sect to create a lab rivaling the scale of the Hall of Virtue, then Du Qianjue could easily tunnel beneath Mingdu using his earth powers, undetected.
How many grade-nine fixed soul guide shells the Daymoon Empire had accumulated was unknown. Even the Emperor of the Daymoon Empire might not be fully aware of how many they actually had, but the number was definitely in the hundreds—just from what Du Qianjue knew.
Near the Hall of Virtue alone, there were at least thirty shells stored in a warehouse. The reserves in the underground secret warehouse of the Imperial Palace were definitely no less than those in the Hall of Virtue's warehouse.
And that's just the Hall of Virtue and the royal family. What about the major soul guide artisan groups tasked with defending the country? Not to mention, the Imperial Dragon Soul Artisan Group definitely had dozens of grade-nine fixed soul guide shells.
These were all major weapons!
How could they all be left in the Daymoon Empire? If they were to explode, it would be a disaster!
Such dangerous items...
It was clear that they should be safeguarded by my Sect, the safest hands indeed. Hehehehe...
Now that the issue with the Mysterious Heavenly Technique was settled, and Du Qianjue had nothing else pressing, touring the continent could wait. He could spend a month or two undermining the Daymoon Empire's foundation.
Regardless of how the Daymoon Empire would react or feel after being undermined, as long as Du Qianjue and his Sect enjoyed it, that was all that mattered.
Filled with resolve, Du Qianjue went to find Du Busi with Xue Linglong in tow.
"Planning to snatch some goodies from the Daymoon Empire? What kind of goodies? Tell me more," Du Busi sat up from his recliner immediately.
"Of course, these!" Du Qianjue chuckled, gesturing to the side.
A cylindrical object, nearly as tall as a person and about fifty centimeters in diameter, appeared before them. Xiao Xiao was also present.
"Grade-nine fixed soul guide shells!" Du Busi's face changed drastically as he leapt from his chair. He himself wasn't afraid of them, but others in the Sect would be—few could withstand such a blast if it were to go off.
"Where did you get this from?" Du Busi looked at Du Qianjue with newfound respect, almost giving him a thumbs up.
People in the Soul Lands had tried for thousands of years to get such shells from the Daymoon Empire, to no avail, and making them was beyond their capability. Very few had even seen such things in person.
And yet, his great-grandson had managed to get his hands on them?
Du Qianjue briefly explained how he acquired them, then cajolingly said to Du Busi, "Uncle, you know the effects of this thing. Don't you want to take a trip to the Daymoon Empire and grab more of these treasures for our Sect?"
"With these, even if we faced the entire continent as enemies, our Sect wouldn't flinch! The human wave tactics would be utterly ineffective against us!"
"This could greatly benefit our Sect for thousands of generations!"
Du Busi's expression wavered uncertainly.
To do or not to do?
Truth be told, Du Busi was very tempted, even profoundly so.
Bringing more of these to the Sect, Du Busi could even find himself enshrined on the first page of the clan records! Then, even in death, he could boast in front of his ancestors!
"The idea is great, but how do you plan to break through the Daymoon Empire's defenses? Their guard forces are not weak," Du Busi rubbed his chin, discussing it with Du Qianjue.
"I was planning to bring Uncle Jin Peng along, but since he's in seclusion and won't be out anytime soon, let's not wait for him," Du Qianjue said.
"My control over earth attributes is strong enough to easily create a tunnel directly to the depths of Mingdu without alerting anyone, sneakily approaching the Daymoon Empire's secret munitions depots!"
"As for the defenses around the munitions depots..."
Du Qianjue cackled wickedly.
"What defense can withstand extreme Douluos tearing through space for traversal?"
Du Busi and Xue Linglong exchanged a look, both understanding the intent in each other's eyes.
This expertly crafted robbery plan, who taught him this?
He's corrupted my great-grandson (husband)!
But both were deep in thought.
It seemed...
Quite feasible!
Soul guide barriers, psychic barriers, and such could defend against most invasions, but they were indeed powerless against the force of space.
Kong Deming was still tinkering with his so-called Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, but currently, no one in the Daymoon Empire could defend against Xue Linglong and Du Busi teaming up to tear through space.
And with Du Qianjue controlling the earth to form tunnels straight to the depths of Mingdu's underground, it was nearly undetectable.
Such a plan, almost like picking up money, was too good to refuse!
Although grade-nine fixed soul guide shells were of little use to Xue LingLong, the supreme ruler of the far north, as long as they were useful to Du Qianjue, she would definitely not mind lending a hand.
In fact, she would be more than willing to help Du Qianjue.
"So it's settled, then. When do we leave?" Du Busi squinted his eyes, a roguish gleam within.
For some reason, ever since Du Qianjue proposed this idea, he had felt an impatient eagerness.
It seemed he was particularly keen on such endeavors.
What was it called?
'Zero-cost shopping!'
Yes, Du Busi particularly liked these three words, especially when it came to Shrek and the Daymoon Empire, without any moral qualms.
"No time like the present, let's go now," Du Qianjue grinned, "And let's not let Uncle Jin Peng find out we're leaving him behind."
"Otherwise, he might lose his motivation to be the acting sect master."
"Exactly!" Du Busi laughed heartily, sharing a conspiratorial wink with Du Qianjue.
Jin Peng: ?
"Xiao Xiao, just play around in the sect and practice well," Du Busi said to Xiao Xiao, "We'll be back soon. Before then, you mustn't tell anyone about our whereabouts."
Xiao Xiao nodded obediently.
(End of Chapter)