Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent

Chapter 368: Seeking Help

"An overall increase of six to seven times in cultivation efficiency..." muttered Li Pin.

He looked at the Primordial Electric Crystal Essence.

He did not doubt Su Mai's words. The energy intensity and purity contained in these crystals could indeed achieve what he claimed.

"Additionally, we have obtained some Thunder Stone samples. Our research has shown that by merely altering some parameters, this technology can also be applied to Thunder Stones," shared Su Mai.

He brought out another box containing a thick stack of materials. "Taibai is willing to transfer this technology to the Celestial Martial God Hall free of charge and provide the first batch of refining equipment."

Li Pin did not look at the documents. He believed that Su Mai, Su Dongfeng, and others would not joke about this matter. Moreover, Su Mai's claim of increasing cultivation efficiency by six to seven times might even be a conservative estimate.

It was important to note that due to his advantage in the realm he was in, the enhancement of the Celestial Magnetic Field was already very rapid.

Before reaching the High-Class Martial God realm, the efficiency would be slow in the absence of the Celestial Martial God Manual. However, from the High-Class Martial God onward, the magnetic field intensity increased from ten to thirty in less than five months.

From Top-Tier Martial Gods to Supreme Martial God, the value increased from thirty to a hundred. Although the difficulty naturally increased during this period, he continuously optimized his cultivation. Considering both aspects, he would certainly step into the Supreme Martial God realm within three years.

However, now with this new extraction technology, he could cut the time it would take him to reach the level of Supreme Martial God to less than half a year.

He would only need half a year!

On the other hand, the time required for the Six Extremities to deliberate on a significant strategy could take longer than half a year. Even with the combined efforts of numerous Legends and Top-Tier Astral Cultivators from the Special United Squad, they wouldn't be able to accomplish the clean-up of the Darkmoon Island within six months.

In half a year, once he made the advancement, if he was willing to do so, there'd be practically no need for others to be involved in the wiping out of the perilous regions from then on.

Of course, the premise was that these perilous regions were truly in the same state understood by humanity at present.

"This is a generous gift," Li Pin said.

"The help that you have provided for Taibai is far more valuable than this technology, Master Li. This can also be considered a small contribution from us to your cultivation journey," Su Dongfeng said.

He paused. "Of course, if you're willing to help Taibai resolve the threat of the Death Valley, it would be even better, Master Li."

The Death Valley.

As someone who had lived in Taibai for two years, Li Pin was naturally well aware of the notorious reputation of this perilous region. Within Taibai, there were only two truly dangerous perilous regions that posed significant threats. One was the Death Valley, and the other was the Underground Palace in the Shadow Forest.

However, the Shadow Forest was vast, and Taibai wasn't the only nation defending against the Underground Palace. The Death Valley posed a much greater threat to Taibai.

"I remember when I had yet to leave Hanyang University, the country was already gathering martial artists to conduct a deep investigation of the Death Valley," Li Pin commented.

Su Dongfeng nodded. "That's right. The Death Valley isn't much smaller than the Shadow Forest. The valley was only an initial naming for the place. Today, the Death Valley has grown larger, spreading to over one million square kilometers. Due to the ferocious beasts and demonic creatures inside, there are no human inhabitants in the surrounding areas. Consequently, its indirect influence extends over two million square kilometers!"

Su Dongfeng took a deep breath. "This is already one-third of Taibai's territory."

Li Pin did not mind this aspect. After all, the place where the Death Valley originally existed did not actually belong to the Taibai Kingdom. It was just that the country where the Death Valley was in had been annihilated by it already.

Before its destruction, they had sought refuge in the Taibai Kingdom, so Taibai had a nominal claim to that territory.

Even after the establishment of the Tianyuan Federation, no one had ventured to cleanse Death Valley. As a result, this monster paradise remained, eating up much of Taibai's land, and no country stepped forward to dispute the ownership.

After all, many countries had their own messes to deal with at that time and had no spare time to intervene in the affairs of other countries.

Su Dongfeng sighed. "Three years ago, we had already noticed an abnormal trend in the increasing number of ferocious beasts and demonic creatures in Death Valley. Six months ago, these rapidly growing ferocious beasts and demonic creatures began to expand outward.

"Although we established a strong defense outside the Death Valley, the number of attacking ferocious beasts and demonic creatures was too high, and the pressure on the front line has been growing.

"We sought help from Tianyuan, but many elites were diverted to join the Special United Squad, and there isn't sufficient manpower they can send us in the short term. Furthermore, the defense line has not yet been compromised, and places like Death Valley, which gathers High-Level demonic creatures, are clearly perceived as less threatening than the three major demon nests on Darkmoon Island. Thus, we can only rely on ourselves to deal with the Death Valley...."

"You're unable to hold on for much longer?" Li Pin asked.

"I'm afraid that's the case."

Su Dongfeng nodded solemnly. "The level of demonic creatures in the Death Valley is indeed not high, They are just slightly stronger than the Ghouls eliminated in the Black Gold Mine area by the Celestial Martial God Hall. However, the sheer number is overwhelming. A Martial Saint once went to scout the place, and the ferocious beasts and demonic creatures inside were densely packed, countless, with numbers likely numbering millions or even tens of millions."

Su Dongfeng's face was full of worry. "If we do not expedite the extermination and reduce the number of these ferocious beasts and demonic creatures, it is hard to imagine what kind of impact will ensue once such a large group of ferocious beasts and demonic creatures surges out of the valley."

Li Pin was a little surprised. "Millions? Tens of millions?"

Ants can kill an elephant with numbers.

If there were indeed millions or tens of millions of ferocious beasts and demonic creatures in Death Valley, their threat would likely rival that of the Degenerate Temple.

"We have submitted suggestions to Tianyuan more than once, but the danger level of the Death Valley, combined with the confusion caused by the ranks of those ferocious beasts and demonic creatures, has led the Federal Council to continuously postpone actions against the extermination of the Death Valley," said Su Dongfeng.

He continued helplessly, "Of course, it also relates to the fact that those ferocious beasts and demonic creatures have not yet made a large-scale breakout from Death Valley, breaching our Taibai defenses... But when the ferocious beasts and demonic creatures finally surge out, it will all be too late."

Li Pin glanced at Su Dongfeng.

It would have been fine if he didn't know, but now that he did... he couldn't stand by and do nothing. Whether it was because of the extraction technology provided by Taibai or the fact that he came from Taibai and that Mrs. Li and his other family members lived in Taibai Jiang Province, he couldn't ignore this matter.

"I still have some matters to take care of, and if all goes well, I should be done with it in about a month or two. At that time, I will return to Taibai to initiate the extermination of the Death Valley," Li Pin said

Hearing Li Pin giving his word, expressions of surprise appeared on the faces of Su Dongfeng, Lu Jianchuan, Su Mai, and others. The few quickly said.

"That's great."

"Thank you, Hall Master Li, for taking action."

"Hall Master Li, with you, a powerful Martial God, taking action, the ferocious beasts and demonic creatures in the Death Valley will surely become less of a threat."

Su Dongfeng solemnly promised. "I will personally escort the transport team to transport the instruments for extracting Thunder Stones and Primordial Electric Crystals by air."

Li Pin nodded. "That's fine."

Getting these instruments sooner would allow him to enhance his strength sooner.

After exchanging a few words with Su Dongfeng, Su Mai, Lu Jianchuan, and others, the group politely excused themselves.

After they left, Li Pin picked up the Primordial Electric Crystal Essence and cultivated with it.

In less than an hour, he had refined it.

The effect was indeed more than three times stronger than that of the Primordial Electric Crystals. Moreover, the power of the extracted Primordial Electric Crystals was quite domineering. Frequent use would indeed harm oneself.

However, Li Pin was using his Clairvoyance gift, which had already reached the genetic level. He made further optimizations to his Recovery trait, allowing him to fully recover from minor injuries with just a short rest.

"If the resources are sufficient, half a year would be enough to become a Supreme Martial God," Li Pin said.

This rate of growth... was staggering.

Fu Qingtian had once promised to cultivate Li Pin into a Legend within eight years, yet he had almost already achieved that in a fraction of that!

"Nine Primordial Electric Crystals are needed to extract a single essence... but the consumption has also risen sharply... The daily training cost converted into Tianyuan currency has reached several billion? In a year, that'd be over four hundred billion?"

This level of investment wouldn't have been easy back when the Celestial Martial God Hall hadn't developed.

Now, however, with the Skill Crystals up his sleeve, it wasn't a problem at all.

Moreover, while four hundred billion might sound astonishing, it wasn't much for many developed countries. Take Taibai as an example. They had an annual fiscal revenue reaching two trillion.

If it was Great Shang, this figure would multiply several times over.

At least last year, the total fiscal revenue of Great Shang reached nineteen trillion.

Four hundred billion was insignificant when compared to the astonishing figure of nineteen trillion.

The increase in magnetic field strength would inevitably be rapid, and the qi and blood level could also be significantly enhanced in a short time using genetic manipulation.

The next limitation I face will be my mental spirit points... Li Pin thought.

Although his mental spirit points had surpassed one hundred, this value was still astonishingly low compared to the level he was at. After all, the mental spirit points of Master Astral Cultivators were all above one hundred.

Those peak Master Astral Cultivators, who were just a step away from becoming Legends, had mental spirit values close to 200.

Not to mention the Legends, who had mental spirit points well above 200.

In such circumstances, let alone Legends, even a Mental Spirit Storm from that peak Master Astral Cultivators could shake his mind, allowing them to tear apart his magnetic field restraint during his moment of vulnerability and escape.

"My focus in future training must shift toward enhancing mental spirit strength. Only by addressing the shortfall in my mental spirit points can I truly establish my deterrent power, which belongs to the Celestial Martial God Hall, and to myself.

***

While Li Pin quietly awaited a response from the Royal Empire, the Empire was in turmoil over his detainment of the Master Astral Cultivator Zhang Dongwang.

At this point, only two choices remained for the Royal Empire.

The first option was to sue for peace!

They'd send another delegation to see if they could purchase Skill Crystals from the Celestial Martial God Hall through peaceful means.

As for the other option... it was to fight!

However, if they chose to fight, everyone in the Royal Empire would face a serious issue.

The question was, who could they send to ensure that everything went smoothly?

They would also have to figure out how to secure the Black Gold Mine afterward. After all, if Li Pin died, the people of the Celestial Martial God Hall would undoubtedly expose the secrets of the Skill Crystals, causing trouble from other countries.

If things went poorly, countries that jumped forward to uphold justice for Li Pin might seize the opportunity to take a piece of the Royal Empire first.

Because of this, the Royal Empire's high-level officials convened and consulted with those Legends, and half a month quickly passed.