The daily life of a genius who enjoys gossip and cultivates immortality

Chapter 115 Beast Tide 17

It's easy to think about, but hard to do.

The main reason is that in her previous life, Cheng Jiu was just a law-abiding citizen. She only knew the shape of those weapons but not their structure. Moreover, although she was a college student, after so many years, she didn't know how much of her knowledge from her previous life remained.

After making a lump, Cheng Jiu fell silent. Could this thing even be launched? Could it explode?

After her first Waterloo, Cheng Jiu decisively abandoned her previous life's way of thinking. Just kidding, she's already cultivating immortality, why should she still be bothered by those physical structures?

Just rub it by hand!

As for things like launching and stabilizing, use runes. Let it launch when it wants to, and stabilize when it wants to.

She spent the whole night working on this, and finally managed to make something that could be identified as a cannon and something that could be identified as a Gatling gun.

But if you look closely, you can see that the surface of the cannon is covered with runes that increase attack, explosion, and propulsion.

Only their appearances are similar; everything else is completely different. But no matter what, you can still tell that this thing is a cannon, and the effect is the same. Cheng Jiu says it's a cannon, so who can say it isn't?

Besides cannons, this Gatling gun-like weapon is his most satisfying work.

It's no exaggeration to say that the Gatling gun is everyone's favorite. Its high attack speed and powerful firepower completely cure everyone's lack of firepower.

Cheng Jiu made it a little bigger, a full three meters. As for the bombs and bullets, the bombs were easy to make, just like Tian Lei Zi. The Little Strange Fire had explosive fire spirit energy, and the Little Cloud Beast could turn into thunderclouds and also possessed thunder spirit energy.

In addition, she remembered something from her previous life: "One part saltpeter, two parts sulfur, three parts charcoal, add a little sugar, and the Great Ivan." Although there was no gunpowder in the cultivation world, the most basic ingredients were still available.

In fact, Cheng Jiu was afraid it would explode when he added it. He was still uneasy about creating this otherworldly and immortal cultivation version of the Heavenly Thunder Spear. He was afraid that it would be unstable and powerful, and that it was just a pretty face with no substance.

But in order to unleash her full power against tomorrow's beast tide, she still made a batch.

As for Gatling bullets, Cheng Jiu was initially very conflicted. He racked his brains but couldn't think of any materials. After all, they were different from explosives. At least explosives contained some elements of cultivation. The explosion of fire and lightning spiritual energy could indeed cause damage.

This bullet is different. The key is that it cannot be infused with these two kinds of spiritual energy. It requires very precise control. Neither the little cloud beast nor the little strange fire are careful little guys. They tried several times and used a lot of materials, but all of them exploded.

But a Gatling gun can't just be left there to look good!

Cheng Jiu thought for a long time, then suddenly slapped her forehead. Wait a minute, she still had some things—weren't they the chosen bullet materials?

Meteorite iron, this stuff is known for its high hardness and its insensitivity to spiritual energy, it's a material chosen by heaven!

As for the difficulty in refining it, Cheng Jiu didn't care. If cultivation methods couldn't solve it, surely physical methods could too?

Cheng Jiu could manage it, but without using spiritual energy, he was really exhausted and could only use the most primitive forging methods, which really tested his physical fitness.

He forged the two boxes of meteorite iron into bullets. After all, meteorite iron wasn't a disposable item, and given its sturdiness, Cheng Jiu could completely recycle and reuse it.

To create these two ancestors, Cheng Jiu almost went broke. Research and development really does cost money. To ensure they could be used and launched, Cheng Jiu used the best materials. The inscriptions carved on them were extremely complex, and Cheng Jiu wore out three talisman pens.

Besides the talisman pen and the user's spiritual energy, engraving talismans also requires high-grade rare materials to stabilize the structure of the runes.

"When the cannons roar, gold flows like water—that's no joke!" Cheng Jiu did the math and sadly discovered that the cheapest component in the manufacturing process was actually herself.

The little cloud beast, the little black dragon, and the little strange fire beside her were all trying their best to accommodate her and do whatever she asked. However, they had doubts about the power of the two strange creatures that Cheng Jiu had created.

But Cheng Jiu was the breadwinner of this family, so they could only silently swallow their questions.

They even rehearsed how they would comfort Cheng Jiu if these two guys were all show and no substance.

Of course, Cheng Jiu was unaware of all this. By the time the product was successfully manufactured, it was already dawn.

Cheng Jiu didn't go to sleep either, but sat in the courtyard waiting for the sun to rise.

The warm and brilliant early sun shone on the two enormous creatures in the courtyard, casting a hazy, shimmering light over them, which gleamed with a cold and ruthless iron-blooded gleam in the dim light of the early sun.

When Gong Cheng and Gong Yu arrived at Cheng Jiu's courtyard, they immediately saw two large creatures lying on the ground.

Their appearance was inexplicably strange, but they also felt an inexplicable fondness for these two guys.

Gong Yu touched them from left to right: "Junior Sister, did you make these? What are their names?"

"Artillery, Gatling gun."

"Gatling, what a strange name!" Gong Yu bent down to take a closer look and patted the cannon and the Gatling gun: "So cool!"

"What are these two for?" Miyagi was quite curious about what they were used for. With such rare ingredients, they couldn't just be displayed here.

"We'll find out when we get to the city gate!" Cheng Jiu said mysteriously. In truth, she had no idea about the power of these two behemoths, but could she show it? Of course not!

Even if it looks good but is useless, she still has to make it seem like it's incredibly powerful.

Upon hearing about the city gate, the group understood and were filled with anticipation for the two items that Cheng Jiu had crafted.

On the other side, Yan Xuan also finished his day of guarding the city. As soon as he returned, he noticed the commotion here. He came over and saw two huge figures in front of him. He nodded and commented, "They look a bit strange! Junior Sister, have you finished refining your pills?"

He hesitated a bit when he mentioned this. These two things were obviously made last night. After all, if they had been made before, Miyagi and Miyagi wouldn't have been so surprised.

These two items are quite expensive to produce, and the runes engraved on them are definitely not something that can be done overnight. Yesterday, he remembered that he had already assigned most of the alchemy tasks in the city to Cheng Jiu and Ying Yue.

Considering the previous rumors about Cheng Jiu, he split the tasks 30/70, giving 70% to Cheng Jiu. That's quite a lot. Could it be that Cheng Jiu could still complete those tasks while refining these two guys?

Cheng Jiu tossed the pills to him: "They're all finished, Senior Brother. If you're free, my fellow senior brothers and I will go and try them out."

Yan Xuan examined it carefully and found that it differed from the rumors. In the rumors, Cheng Jiu was able to refine top-grade pills in every batch, but he could refine hundreds of pills in one night. Under such circumstances, he was still able to refine these two extraordinary spiritual weapons, although they looked a bit strange.

What incredible talent, what extraordinary ability!

The moment Yan Xuan received the pill, he decided against going to rest.

He absolutely had to see the power of these two! They were made by Junior Sister Cheng Jiu.

It must be different from ordinary things.

At Yan Xuan's insistence, the final choice was to test fire the weapons at the main gate. With Yan Xuan's introduction, getting to the city gate was a breeze.

Yingyue was also called out by Wen Sishu. She wasn't as abnormal as Cheng Jiu; she only refined three batches of pills yesterday.

Hearing that Cheng Jiu had forged a strange weapon, she couldn't contain her curiosity.

Cheng Jiu knew he was famous, but he never imagined he would be this famous.

Along the way, they met some returning senior students who, upon learning that the students were preparing to test the weapon that Cheng Jiu had just forged, expressed a strong desire to watch.

Moreover, they not only wanted to watch it themselves, but also went back to their sect's headquarters to watch it with their friends.

So the team grew bigger and bigger like a snowball, and almost all the disciples who came to Youlan City to provide support followed behind the team.

The disciples of Guiyuan Sect have always been the elite of Youlan City. They are the main force in resisting the beast tide and protecting the people. Almost everyone in Youlan City knows that they have received the favor of the disciples of Guiyuan Sect.

When such a large group of disciples set out at once, they thought there was another strange change in the beast tide, and the entire Youlan City was plunged into inexplicable panic. But they learned that such a big commotion was just to test two spiritual artifacts that a genius disciple had crafted.

After the city's residents calmed down, some of the bolder residents followed a group of Guiyuan Sect disciples.

I also want to see the power of the spiritual weapon crafted by this young immortal lord of the Guiyuan Sect.

Finally, the families and city lords were also alerted. Just as Cheng Jiu finished setting up the cannons, many more experts at the Dao Integration Realm appeared on the city gate.

Cheng Jiu was also dumbfounded. He was just testing the weapon he made based on his previous life, so what happened? The entire Youlan City was mobilized?

However, Cheng Jiu was a man who had seen a lot, so he immediately calmed down and tested the artillery first.

Today, Zhao Wenqi is guarding the city, wielding his spiked club with ferocious power. Each strike is capable of taking the life of a demon beast. Noticing the commotion at the city gate, he shrinks his body and returns to the center of the main gate.

At a glance, you can see the two strange-looking items that Cheng Jiu is fiddling with.

Curious, he asked, "Junior Sister, what is this?" He touched the Gatling gun and said, "It looks so old-fashioned. Will it be able to fight monsters if we bring it up to the city wall?"

"Senior brother, just watch!" With so many people and the atmosphere already so lively, Cheng Jiu could only pray that his skills were up to par and wouldn't be too bad.

She took out six or seven bombs that she had made the day before from her ring and stuffed them into the cannon.

As soon as the bomb was loaded, the cannon began to move. The runes on its body flashed continuously, and the cannon muzzle rose high. With a flash of light, like a pea shooter, six or seven fireballs were shot out in succession. The fireballs landed among the monsters and exploded rapidly, forming one huge crater after another.

Those watching couldn't help but gasp. This power was impressive, comparable to a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator. Moreover, this was a weapon, meaning it could unleash numerous full-force attacks from Nascent Soul cultivators without getting tired.

Just thinking about it makes it clear that she is an absolute weapon of mass destruction on the battlefield.

Cheng Jiu used the rapid-fire function on the cannon. He racked his brains trying to figure out how to make the cannon fire continuously before he finally managed to engrave the rapid-fire rune on it.

Besides the monsters on the ground, they can also defeat the monster birds in the sky.

The fireballs explode the moment they touch the demon birds, and as the explosions continue, the demon birds in the horde fall like rain.

They would be devoured by the monsters below in an instant. Although they were attacking the city together, the monster birds and monsters were not allies. Moreover, the continuous attack not only required the cultivators inside the city to replenish their supplies from time to time, but also caused the attacking monsters to devour monsters of higher levels than themselves.

The demonic birds that kept falling from the sky were definitely a great feast for these demonic beasts.

The flock of demonic birds in the sky finally realized something was wrong. They were facing a cannon that was constantly firing bombs, but this time Cheng Jiu wasn't loading the shells. Watching the cannon display its might, the senior brothers and sisters nearby were extremely envious and all expressed their desire to load the shells too.

Cheng Jiu, considering that constantly loading shells was quite tiring, generously offered to help with loading the shells.

Several senior brothers and sisters were having a great time loading and firing cannonballs. "Junior sister, this is so much fun!"

Putting everything else aside, the power of this weapon left the onlookers thoroughly satisfied and amazed!

"What a pity!" Yan Xuan looked at the cannon with some regret. Its power was good, but the cost was too high.

Looking at the layers upon layers of runes on the cannon, and the rare materials used to make it, the high cost still seems somewhat disproportionate to its power.

The demonic birds in the sky also set their sights on the cannons here. Although they lacked intelligence, they knew that these iron contraptions were constantly firing fireballs, causing wave after wave of demonic birds to fall and disappear.

The horde of demonic birds concentrated their attack on the cannon. The protective shield guarding the city was no match for such a dense and concentrated attack. Besides the cannon, there were also senior sisters and brothers loading it, and not far from the cannon were the city's civilians who had followed. Compared to their senior sisters, they were even more powerless.

Faced with such a dense attack, the disciples and city lord of Guiyuan Sect, as well as the city lord of Youlan City and the powerful rogue cultivators who came to watch, immediately protected the people and withdrew from the front line, temporarily retreating.

There was no time to protect the cannons that Cheng Jiu had placed there, and the attacks of the stragglers splashed onto the city walls like a meteor shower.

The disciples, recovering from the chaos, couldn't help but cautiously look at Cheng Jiu beside them. With such an attack, they wondered if their junior sister's magical artifact could still be preserved.

That magical artifact was made with a lot of rare materials, and it was clearly crafted with great care by Junior Sister. It was damaged on the very first day. I wonder if she'll cry.

Cheng Jiu watched the continuous splashing attacks in the distance with a natural expression! When the demonic bird attacked, her first reaction was to protect the people and retreat, and she didn't even think about taking back her cannon.

If she, as a mother, doesn't care, how can she criticize her fellow disciples for not bringing back the spiritual artifacts she crafted?

As the attacks gradually subsided, the group climbed back up the city wall. The civilians who had followed them dared not approach and could only watch from a distance.

The city tower was in a state of chaos, while a large number of demonic beasts gathered below. Because of the concentrated bombardment by the demonic bird, their ability to resist the attacks from the demonic beasts below was weakened. These demonic beasts immediately gathered together and formed a considerable force to attack Youlan City.

But the most striking thing among the ruins is the undamaged cannon.

Under the onslaught of the demonic bird's attacks, the cannon became even clearer and brighter.