Change of Heart

Chapter 360: Change of Heart

Xu Shenghua was puzzled and said, "Brother Qin, in addition to being the Human Emperor, is also the leader of the Heavenly Saint Sect. I have naturally heard of this. Why do you ask this question, Brother Qin?"

Qin Mu smiled and said, "Brother Xu, if you join my Tiansheng Sect, you don't have to pay back the money. Although I am the Human Emperor, I am also the leader of the Tiansheng Sect. The Human Emperor Palace has a deep hatred with the Heaven, but the Tiansheng Sect does not have much hatred with the Heaven, right? Brother Xu, joining the Tiansheng Sect is the best of both worlds."

Yuliu and Jingyan had strange expressions on their faces, this Human Emperor was really doing things in absurd yet wild ways. It was obvious that Heaven and the Human Emperor Palace were mortal enemies and would not stop fighting until one of them died, yet he invited his mortal enemies to join his Tiansheng Sect!

"This Human Emperor wouldn't think that nine bowls of noodles and a medical visit would allow Master Xu to join his Tiansheng Sect, right? I don't know whether to say that he is simple-minded or sinister by nature." Jing Yan thought to herself.

Xu Shenghua was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Qin, don't joke around. Don't worry, I will pay you back as soon as possible."

Qin Mu did not expect him to agree to join the Tiansheng Sect. Although the Tiansheng Sect and Shangcan were not mortal enemies, the Woodcutter Saint of the Tiansheng Sect and the first Human Emperor of the Human Emperor Palace were both from the Kaihuang era. They had the same goal, but in order to achieve this goal, they used different means.

The Palace of the Human Emperor relies on fighting to achieve its goals, while the Celestial Saint Sect relies on the concepts used by the people in their daily lives to promote worldly progress and achieve its goals.

The end point of the two holy places is to overthrow the rule of God and establish the world in one's mind.

This is naturally hostile to the philosophy of God.

Many people with supernatural powers emerged from the factory, mobilizing their vital energy to lift up huge parts and components and float them in the air. Qin Mu walked back and forth in the air, adjusting the position of each part and component.

Although it was only the base of the Sun-Shooting Cannon, the formation pattern was also extremely complex, especially the fifty-six alchemy furnaces designed by Qin Mu himself. Each furnace was very large and difficult to refine in one go. More than a hundred parts needed to be pieced together, and the connection between the formation patterns had to be perfect.

Qin Mu uses mortise and tenon structure, which does not require any rivets when splicing. It only needs to be buckled together to become extremely strong and can withstand great impact.

Moreover, even if the Sun-Shooting Cannon was hit by the enemy and part of it was destroyed, the broken part could be removed and quickly replaced with complete parts. After the replacement, the Sun-Shooting Cannon could still be activated without any reduction in power.

This time, many officials from outside the factory came to assemble the chassis of the magic cannon. Emperor Yanfeng also came here, and it was obvious that he attached great importance to the Sun-Shooting Magic Cannon.

"This mortise and tenon structure built by Qin Du seems to be able to be used on spiritual soldiers and ships on the battlefield."

Emperor Yanfeng praised it repeatedly and said to the Minister of Works: "I think it can be promoted throughout the army. If the flying swords are all mortise and tenon structures, and the tower ships are also mortise and tenon structures, the losses can be greatly reduced during war."

The Minister of Industry nodded: "But it is very difficult to forge."

"With the factory redesigned by Qin Duzao, it is not difficult to refine the parts of each flying sword."

Emperor Yanfeng pondered, "Let each factory produce a large number of parts, and replace the broken parts of spiritual soldiers, tower ships, and cloud vehicles at any time during the war. In this way, even in a large-scale battle, the battlefield losses will not be great! Your Ministry of Industry should learn from this and promote this kind of factory as soon as possible."

As he was speaking, Qin Mu had already given the order to piece them together. As hundreds of people with magical powers buckled the central parts together one by one, a disc about an acre in size was pieced together.

Then, Bashan Jiji, who had returned from the front line of the northern snowfields, came down, lifted up the huge and heavy disc with both hands, and used his powerful magic power to hold up the huge and heavy disc.

Hundreds of supernatural beings came out of the factory one after another. Someone beside them kept reading out numbers. Every time a number was read out, a supernatural being would come forward and put a part or component onto the disc.

More and more parts were put together, and the disc base became larger and thicker. By the time nearly ten thousand parts were put together, even the strong man Bashan Jijiu's legs were trembling, and his waist was almost unable to straighten up due to the pressure.

Gu Li Nuan stepped forward, and the two of them used their powerful magic power to support the disc, which was already four hundred acres in radius.

When the number reached twenty-seven thousand, the circular base covering an area of ​​one thousand acres was finally completed. Under the disk were four leader-level strong men, who used their magic power to hold up this huge base of the magic cannon in the air.

On the disc, Qin Mu and many officials from the Ministry of Industry moved quickly, checking the array patterns and runes between each seam. After confirming that there was no problem, Qin Mu gave an order, and more giant beasts pulled large carts and drove over. Many pharmacists jumped off the carts and carried the pharmacists to the disc.

"Open the furnace." Qin Mu ordered.

"Open the furnace——"

Fifty-six alchemy furnaces were opened, and medicinal stones were thrown into them. The pharmacists each mobilized their vital energy and ignited the alchemy furnace. Suddenly, the furnace was ablaze with flames, and the flame changed from red to white, from white to blue, and from blue to blue.

Extremely terrifying energy rapidly flows between the array patterns and runes on this disc covering an area of ​​​​thousand acres, completely activating the rune array on the disc!

The four leader-level warriors under the disc immediately felt the pressure relieved. This huge turret actually floated in the air by itself without their support!

A group of officials exclaimed: "It's a masterpiece of God, it's really a masterpiece of God!"

Emperor Yanfeng's face looked a little unhappy. This time, Qin Mu's main purpose was to piece together the base of the magic cannon and test the operation of the alchemy furnace and the formation. However, just testing the furnace consumed enough medicinal stones to support a medium-sized battle!

"It's not his money anyway..."

Emperor Yanfeng felt very painful.

After Qin Mu finished his inspection, he jumped down from the pedestal and shouted, "Turn off the alchemy furnace and put down the pedestal."

The alchemy furnace gradually went out, and the huge base floating in the air gradually fell down, very slowly. Even so, it stirred up a huge airflow, and the wind was howling, making everyone's clothes rustle and their faces were full of wrinkles.

The airflow subsided.

Qin Mu said loudly: "All pharmacists, prepare the medicinal stones. After the gun carriage and the light-collecting fork are refined, start the alchemy furnace again."

Many medicine stones received the order.

Emperor Yanfeng looked pale, and ordered someone to invite Qin Mu over. He asked in a friendly manner, "Supervisor Qin, why do you still want to start the alchemy furnace?"

Qin Mu said: "Your Majesty, the Sun Shooting Cannon has too many parts and components, and it is hard to guarantee that there will be any errors. After the gun carriage and the light-collecting fork are refined, they must be started again to check if there are any errors."

Emperor Yanfeng smiled and asked, "How many times do you need to start it?"

"Two or three times is enough if nothing goes wrong."

Qin Mu calculated and said, "If something goes wrong, we need to check where the error is, and I don't know how many times we need to start it. Especially the divine eye part, which uses a mortise and tenon structure and a three-dimensional gear suspension structure. Because it is too complicated, the probability of error is high. Your Majesty, don't worry, there are so many masters of numerology present, and they will definitely be able to check what is wrong as quickly as possible. I will try my best to control it within ten times, so as not to spend too much money. Your Majesty, the next time the furnace is opened will be in half a month, please..."

"That's good, that's good. I won't come anymore. You will take care of everything... Shangshu, help me return to the palace."

Qin Mu watched the emperor being supported by several officials and walked away, wondering: "Is the emperor's injury still not healed? That's not right, the Little Poison King and I have clearly cured him..."

Xu Shenghua looked solemnly at the huge disc.

Qin Mu came over and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, what do you think of this artillery?"

"It is a work of nature, a work of genius."

Xu Shenghua glanced at him and said, "Brother Qin, if you put your energy into this kind of thing, I think you will be defeated by me soon. You are a miracle doctor and a genius, it is impossible for you to put all your energy into cultivation. Over time, your cultivation will be surpassed by me and you will be defeated miserably!"

"Brother Xu has learned to be scheming."

Qin Mu smiled slightly and said, "You don't want me to make this magic cannon, and you want to undermine my confidence. But for me, whether it is medicine or natural craftsmanship, they are all a kind of practice, and I can use them to improve my strength. In fact, if I want to defeat you, poison you, or forge a sharp weapon to kill you, it is very simple, and this is also my strength."

Xu Shenghua's heart sank, and he said, "That's not the real method."

Qin Mu laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "We are Tyrants, we can learn anything, you should not just focus on practicing. Do you know if I will kill you with my bare hands, poison you, or blast you to death with treasures the next time you challenge me? My consultation fee is one thousand Dafeng coins, give it to me as soon as possible, don't owe me a favor, and then you and I can fight again. I'll wait for you."

Xu Shenghua was stunned. Suddenly, a little girl came over, jumping and skipping, with three white tails swaying behind her. She quickly wrote an IOU and said crisply, "Mr. Xu, please sign it!"

Xu Shenghua signed the agreement in a daze. The little girl put the IOU away solemnly and followed Qin Mu.

"I came down from heaven, but I failed to kill the Emperor of Man, and instead owed him a thousand Dafeng coins..."

Xu Shenghua shook his head, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart: "How can I go back? Yu Liu, Jing Yan, how can I make money?"

Yuliu and Jingyan were also at a loss. The fastest way to make money was to sell treasures. They brought a lot of treasures from heaven, so they could sell a few to pay off the debt.

However, when Xu Shenghua fell ill, everything that could be sold had been sold, leaving only the jade bottle and the pipa.

But the jade bottle and pipa are Qiao Xingjun’s treasures and cannot be sold.

"I am proficient in music, can I exchange it for money?" Xu Shenghua asked.

"Young Master, are you going out to sing?"

Jingyan cried out, "How can this be done? Besides, singing for money doesn't make any money!"

Xu Shenghua pondered and said, "I know a little about refining spiritual weapons. Maybe I can refine a few spiritual weapons to exchange for money..."

"Young Master, you want to be a blacksmith?"

Xu Shenghua smiled and said, "I am a Tyrant Body. If I don't want to learn, then I won't. But if I want to learn, I will definitely do my best! Don't worry, I will do my best as a blacksmith, and I will never be worse than Qin Renhuang, the Tyrant Body!"

Jingyan and Yuliu looked worried, and they glanced at each other, thinking, "I'm afraid Master Xu won't be able to return to Shangcang. His heart is no longer the same as when he was in Shangcang..."

A month later, when Qin Mu met Xu Shenghua again, it was in a blacksmith shop. Shangcang's most outstanding disciple was no longer the flawless and untainted image of the past. He was holding a sledgehammer to forge black gold.