172: Chapter 172: Bringing Earth's Technology to the Immortal Realm to Cause Trouble
"Immortal World Expo?"
Hearing these five words, Sect Leader Lu Yun and Elder Sun, who were following behind Jiang Ning, felt their hearts skip a beat.
They had certainly heard of this place, but that was all—just heard of it.
It was simply not an event that a small sect like the Qingyun Sect could get involved in; it was filled with major sects and masters of artifact forging and alchemy. Every time they held a meeting, it basically set the trend for the cultivation world for the next hundred years.
For the Qingyun Sect, this was like mortals listening to immortals fight—just hearing the noise.
But now, that gold-stamped invitation was sitting on the table.
Sect Leader Lu Yun's breathing grew heavy.
If they really went, wouldn't the Qingyun Sect be able to sit at the same table as those legendary big shots?
The Ancestor had manifested!
Jiang Ning picked up the invitation and glanced at it; it was flashy, wasn't it just a ticket?
"Fine, let's go." She agreed readily.
There was no need to consider this at all.
She was just worrying about how to sell Earth's industrial products to the upper-echelon cultivators of this world, and Wanbao Pavilion had just delivered the path to her door. It was truly like getting a pillow when one was sleepy.
"Great!" The smile on Steward Jia Fu's face finally seemed a bit more genuine. "With an expert like Consultant Jiang attending, this expo will surely be lively!"
He felt relieved inside too.
Before coming, he had been drumming his fingers nervously; after all, it was rumored everywhere that the person currently in charge of the Qingyun Sect had a strange temper and killed without blinking, wiping people off the face of the earth if a word didn't sit right.
Now that he saw her, the rumors weren't reliable at all; this Consultant Jiang was quite easy to talk to.
"In that case, I shall await Consultant Jiang's arrival at 'Tianxuan City' in three months." Steward Jia Fu said, wanting to leave.
"Wait." Jiang Ning stopped him.
Steward Jia Fu felt a tightness in his chest—was she going to go back on her word? "Does Consultant Jiang have further instructions?"
"Does your Wanbao Pavilion... um, accept 'technical data'?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Technical data?" Steward Jia Fu was stunned, not reacting in time.
Jiang Ning changed her phrasing: "I mean... blueprints and methods for refining new magic treasures. I have some on hand and want to trade them for spirit stones or rare materials."
She needed to prepare some raw materials unique to this world for the products she was going to "exhibit" next, so she could make some modifications.
Steward Jia Fu's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Blueprints for new magic treasures?
This Consultant Jiang could bring out so many strange things; could the blueprints in her hands be bad?
This was immense wealth!
"We accept! We definitely accept!" Steward Jia Fu nodded like he was pounding garlic. "As long as the items are good enough, the price will satisfy you! We at Wanbao Pavilion love these unique items!"
"Fine." Jiang Ning nodded, turned to a technical soldier, and said: "Take our obsolete first-generation 'psionic rifle' design, simplify it, remove the core parts, and make a copy for him."
"Yes, Chief Engineer."
Before long, the technical soldier handed over a jade slip.
Jiang Ning tossed it to Steward Jia Fu: "Take a look at this and see how much it's worth."
Steward Jia Fu hurriedly caught it, and when his divine sense probed inside, his brain went buzz!
The blueprints in the jade slip were complex and ingenious; many structures and runes he had never seen before! But based on his years of experience, he could tell at a glance that this thing was extraordinary.
This thing didn't seem to require cultivation; it could be used by inserting spirit stones, and its power... according to what was written on the diagram, it could take the life of a Golden Core Stage cultivator!
A mortal holding it could kill a Golden Core Stage cultivator?
Steward Jia Fu's back instantly broke out in cold sweat.
This wasn't a magic treasure blueprint; this was clearly a military strategy that could rewrite war!
"Sen... Senior..." He looked up at Jiang Ning, his form of address changed, and his tongue couldn't straighten out. "This... this thing is too precious! I... I cannot set a price..."
"If you can't make the decision, find someone who can." Jiang Ning's tone was very flat. "In three days, I want to see your Wanbao Pavilion's quote. If I'm satisfied, there will be more cooperation in the future."
Having said that, she returned to the sect gate.
Only Steward Jia Fu remained, holding the hot jade slip, standing on the spot in a daze.
...
Three days later, the respect shown by Wanbao Pavilion was indeed great.
It wasn't Steward Jia Fu who came, but the chief manager for their region, an old man at the early Nascent Soul stage.
The old man not only brought a mountain of spirit stones and the various rare materials Jiang Ning wanted, but his attitude was also incredibly good. His tone of voice completely treated Jiang Ning as an equal, or even a senior.
It seemed that the obsolete rifle blueprint had stirred up quite a storm within Wanbao Pavilion.
The transaction went very smoothly.
Once the resources were in hand, Jiang Ning's preparations for battle officially began.
She sent the exhibition plan and material request to Earth headquarters via the Cross-boundary Teleportation Array.
One day later.
In the restricted area behind Qingyun Peak, the teleportation array lit up brightly.
A giant silver-white cargo ship, much larger than any flying ship they had seen before, slowly emerged from the spatial ripples, looking like something that didn't belong to this world.
When the ship's hatch opened, what was transported out were no longer small boxes, but large items carried on anti-gravity trays, looking very futuristic.
"The latest 'alchemy god generation iii' fully automatic alchemy furnace; it can analyze herbs and optimize alchemy formulas by itself. Its efficiency is five times higher than our experimental machine!"
"'Skynet No. 1' portable base station; it can set up a communication network covering 500 kilometers in half an hour, very stable."
"'Illusion Reality' cultivation pod; it connects directly to the brain, allowing you to simulate any combat or enlightenment environment. It's safe and convenient, a must-have for home and travel!"
"And this!" Zhang Liancheng pointed to a strange-looking sphere, incredibly excited. "'Hive' drone defense system; once activated, it can release thousands of attack drones. Dealing with anyone below the Golden Core Stage is just like child's play."
The Qingyun Sect disciples who were specially permitted to come and broaden their horizons were all stunned, their jaws dropping to the ground, their brains unable to process the information.
Shock? They were already numb.
They felt like a group of bumpkins who had entered a heavenly palace. The things in front of them had completely exceeded the scope of their imagination.
"Sen... Senior Uncle... Are... Are we really taking these things to attend that... expo?" Junior Brother Sun, now the Minister of Production, asked, trembling.
He felt that this wasn't going to exhibit; this was purely going to wreck the party.
"Yes." Jiang Ning nodded and looked at Sect Leader Lu Yun. "Sect Leader Lu Yun."
"Here!" Sect Leader Lu Yun stood straight immediately.
"You are the Sect Leader of the Qingyun Sect and the head of this 'Qingyun-Earth Joint Delegation', responsible for external affairs."
"Junior Brother Sun, you are the Technical Director, responsible for the demonstrations."
"Senior Sister Lin." Jiang Ning looked at the woman with the heavy sword on her back again. "You, Minister of Security, are responsible for everyone's safety."
The three people called felt their hearts thump, their faces filled with both excitement and nervousness.
They knew clearly that this wasn't just as simple as attending an exhibition.
This was the first time the Qingyun Sect, and the unfathomable world behind Consultant Jiang, was showing their face to the entire cultivation world!
This burden was too heavy.
"Don't be nervous." Jiang Ning saw their pressure. "Remember, we are not going there to compare whose magic treasures are prettier or whose Dao techniques are stronger."
She scanned the crowd, her tone flat, but everyone could weigh the gravity of her words.
"We are going to tell them that the times have changed."
"We are going to teach them a lesson."
Three months passed in a flash.
The well-prepared delegation, guided by Wanbao Pavilion's "Baoyun," boarded the cargo ship from Earth and headed toward the host of the expo, "Tianxuan City."
When this strangely shaped, cold-lustered, non-spirit-fluctuating, yet steadily floating "iron lump" appeared above Tianxuan City, the entire floating immortal city exploded in chaos.