Chapter 996

Chapter 996: Tianxing Star Domain

In the year 12,250 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Mahayana Star

The war had passed for several hundred Blue Star years, yet the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Sect remained calm. Fighting and war were not everlasting; neither side could afford such a level of conflict.

The Buddhist Sect accepted the annexation of their side in the Tianbei Star Domain, just as the Heavenly Court acknowledged the destruction of the Immortal Sect in the Tianyuan Star Domain, leaving only the True Buddhas and Immortals from these two Star Domains in sorrow, and despite being powerful, they were powerless at this moment.

In the year 12,250 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Mahayana Star welcomed guests from afar, guests from the Tianxing Star Domain.

Led by the immortals from the Tianxing Star Domain, a group of over three thousand people arrived at Mahayana Star, and Lin Jiang received the news ahead of time to welcome them at Mahayana Star.

"Welcome, Immortal Chang Le."

Lin Jiang stepped forward and bowed to the leading fairy. She was one of the best among the Heavenly Court fairies, and her strength was formidable because she had an older brother named Immortal Lord Chang Rong, who was a trusted general of the Heavenly Emperor.

"Immortal Lin Jiang, sorry to disturb you."

"The arrival of distinguished guests is a blessing for Mahayana Star. Please, Immortal and you dear Taoist friends, come this way."

Lin Jiang made sure to show his respect. He could not afford to offend Immortal Chang Le, as she had powerful connections, and very impressive ones at that.

Lin Jiang welcomed several fairies into his manor, while the other cultivators were taken care of by Ye Chen and his team, who guided them to Wufo City. Wufo City is currently the largest city in Mahayana Star, with the most population, the best economy, and the most development.

"Immortal Lin Jiang, I have come here to discuss cooperation and exchange with your star. My brother told me before that Blue Star is different…"

Immortal Chang Le spoke slowly. As a trusted confidant of the Heavenly Emperor and a master among immortals, she initially did not pay much attention to Blue Star’s technological weapons.

After all, for her, the so-called Space Battleships posed no threat at all, and they couldn’t even threaten an ordinary immortal. What use were they?

However, what surprised Immortal Lord Chang Rong last time was the number of cultivators in the Tiannan Star Domain. Over thousands of years, the Tiannan Star Domain had gone through several major battles, so it was expected that there wouldn’t be many people coming out of it.

But during the last battle, the number of people mobilized from the Tiannan Star Domain far exceeded Immortal Lord Chang Rong’s expectations, which was what caught his attention. After the battle ended, Immortal Lord Chang Rong specially inquired about Blue Star and the Tiannan Star Domain.

He silently watched for a long time, and the reality was just as he expected. The cultivators from various planets in the Tiannan Star Domain recovered very quickly. In just a few hundred years, they were almost back to the state before the war, which exceeded his predictions. He thought it would take at least a thousand years to recover to this level.

After gaining a deeper understanding, Immortal Lord Chang Rong also realized the power of technology on Blue Star, which was very useful for the overall strength of a planet. So he informed his younger sister, Immortal Chang Le, who then led a team to Blue Star for an investigation. However, their first stop was Mahayana Star because now Mahayana Star is a technological planet that is on par with Blue Star, or even better.

Tianxing Star Domain is very far from Tianbei Star Domain, at least several thousand light years away. If a cultivator were to open a Stargate, it would take a long time, so Immortal Chang Le personally led the team.

"That’s fine, Immortal Chang Le. The friends from Tianxing Star Domain can enjoy the same treatment as other families in the Tiannan and Tianbei Star Domains, such as sending exchange students…"

"Immortal Lin Jiang, is it just the same treatment as other planets?"

Immortal Chang Le interrupted Lin Jiang and said to him, rather dissatisfied.

This surprised Lin Jiang, who was slightly taken aback. He was used to dealing with the forces from the thirty or so planets in Tiannan and Tianbei, nearly all of them spoke with mutual respect and treated each other as equals. Immortal Chang Le’s tone and attitude felt a bit too casual for him.

"Immortal Chang Le, at Blue Star, we treat all our guests equally. Many of our universities have the motto of embracing all rivers, treating every student equally, no matter where they come from or what skills they can learn; it all depends on the students themselves."

"But I heard that your cross-border teleportation array technology is restricted from export by Blue Star. All the cross-border teleportation arrays on various planets are built by you, and the maintenance is also done by your Blue Star people. Other planets have not learned this. Are we going to be restricted by you as well?"

"Immortal Chang Le, you are joking. This is not a restriction; it is mutual development. The cross-border teleportation array technology is very complex and profound. Both maintenance and construction require a huge supply chain support, which the other planets cannot manage right now. It can only be handled by Blue Star."

"Are you helping out, or does Blue Star want to control the other planets through this?"

"Immortal Chang Le, I cannot bear this heavy label. Our communication with other planets is based on the principle of mutual agreement. We go only if they agree, and if they refuse and want to close themselves off, we will not force them."

"But what if the Heavenly Emperor asks for your cross-border teleportation array technology? Will you give it or not?"

"If the Heavenly Emperor commands, Blue Star will naturally offer it willingly, but…"

"But what?"

"But some things, even if I give them, may not be useful. If Immortal Chang Le knows me better, you will see that I never lie. This cross-border teleportation array can only be made and safely operated by us at Blue Star and Mahayana Star. The other planets do not have this ability."

"I have already said that a cross-border teleportation array needs a complete industrial system to support it. To build a perfect cross-border teleportation array, we need hundreds of thousands of factories and technologies from hundreds of fields. Each part must fit perfectly together, and none can be missing. I gave the technical blueprints to the Heavenly Emperor, but even the Heavenly Emperor cannot create it. Without our experienced team’s maintenance, the cross-border teleportation array would be at risk of accidents within just ten Blue Star years. If the nuclear fusion factory inside explodes, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Lin Jiang said calmly. Although his tone was very mild, Lin Jiang’s threat was also very clear.

Using the Heavenly Emperor to pressure me, right? He could help when the time comes, but if he does, can you use it? Do you have a complete industrial system to support it?

"How many people are in hundreds of thousands of factories?"

Then, Immortal Chang Le’s words made Lin Jiang’s face change drastically.

"Immortal Chang Le, you have gone too far."

"Gone too far? I don’t think so. As part of the Heavenly Court, it is the duty of every immortal to make the Heavenly Court strong. You, Immortal Lin Jiang, hold the power to decide mystical techniques but refuse to help the Heavenly Court. How should that be explained?"

"Haha, Tiannan and Tianbei Star Domain are now filled with technological weapons and cities. Productivity has increased more than tenfold compared to before. If this is not the credit of Blue Star, how did it turn into me having ulterior motives in your words?"

At that moment, Lin Jiang was nearly furious. He had been kind to his guests, but he never expected that Immortal Chang Le was here to pick a fight, immediately wanting the core abilities of Blue Star. If Lin Jiang were not calm enough, he would have already exploded in anger.

"Lin Jiang the Immortal…"

"Sorry, Immortal Chang Le, I have many matters to attend to, so I cannot accompany you. Please rest for a while, and someone will come to assist you soon."

Lin Jiang said calmly, then stood up and left. He called over a few robotic servants to serve tea and water, as it was impossible for a real person to come.

"Oh dear, it seems this Immortal Lin Jiang is very angry."

As soon as Lin Jiang left, a few immortals quickly sat beside Chang Le and spoke.

"You come in asking for your life’s mystical technique, aren’t you upset?"

"Why is that, Ancestor? The Tiannan Star Domain is not weak; Immortal Lord Chang Rong mentioned that we should befriend them."

"It’s just a test, there’s nothing to lose and nothing to fear."

Immortal Chang Le replied calmly. The truth was not like this; for people of their strength, there aren’t many fools left; they were all clever old foxes.

Immortal Chang Le was not polite at all when she first arrived because she received news that, whether in Tiannan or in the northern skies, all the planets and the Buddhist realm are developing technology. Their technological strength is far inferior to Blue Star’s, and they are like children depending on Blue Star, whose technological direction they are following.

Their Tianxing Star Domain is the base of the Heavenly Emperor. Born with great pride, they naturally do not want to rely on Blue Star like other planets; they wish to find their own path to independence in technology.

Therefore, Immortal Chang Le was aggressive right from the start to see if Lin Jiang could withstand the pressure. If he couldn’t, they would take advantage of him. If he could hold his ground, then they wouldn’t lose anything either. She did not believe Lin Jiang would dare to offend them.