454: Qi Xuming's Little Fireball

Prince An's mood had finally improved. Although he looked down upon the technological products of Tiangong Group, he knew these items were of great help in enhancing the strength of the Ming Army. For the current Ming Army, what was urgently needed were such military supplies that could instantly boost combat power; every bit of strength increased meant one less casualty!

He said to Geng Rutai beside him, 'General Geng, ensure the thunder god cannon, High Grade Profound Weapons, and Advanced Xuan Guns are all properly deployed!'

'Rest assured, Your Highness! This subordinate will personally arrange it!' Geng Rutai replied.

'Just have people carry it out according to the plan! Let's go see the effects of the mechas and gene potion!'

'Yes!'

As the two were heading towards the military camp, Prince An's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw it was a call from Long Yuan, so he answered immediately, 'Long Yuan!'

'Uncle An, it's me! I have something to ask of you!'

'What is it? Feel free to speak!'

'Two things. First, to resist the Sea Clan invasion, our Nanyue Royal Residence will send a combat team to the Linhai City front line to participate in the battle!' Long Yuan said.

'Oh? No need for that, just keep Nanyue Base secure is enough.' Prince An chuckled. Everyone knew how incompetent Nanyue Base was; if the team they sent became a burden, it would be a miracle.

Long Yuan certainly knew what Prince An was thinking, and he smiled as well, 'They are a personal guard unit I've been training recently; let them go to the front line for some training!'

'The personal guards you trained? That's no problem, just have them report directly to Linhai City. I will inform Commander Qin Yuan. Anything else?' Prince An said.

'The second matter concerns those high-quality immortal seedlings from our Ming Empire that were targeted by Xuanji Tower...'

'You mean the matter of Nether Prison accepting a contract to assassinate them? I've heard about it from the Emperor Ming; I was just about to go discuss this with Sabado shortly!' Prince An reacted quickly. He had just learned this news from the Emperor Ming, but what he didn't know was that the Emperor Ming had received the news from Long Yuan.

Long Yuan said, 'Yes! However, I have the latest information. That assassin is currently hiding in a civilian house near Xuanji Tower. Their Qi Refining Realm is at the ninth level, and their code name is "Code Name: A Touch of Red"!'

Prince An was shocked upon hearing this, 'Really? How did you get this information?'

'When I passed through Yingtian Prefecture last night, I ran into that assassin at a teahouse. By chance, I recognized the Nether Prison insignia on his wrist, so I probed and learned quite a bit of information about him. When I cross-referenced it with the information I received from my Imperial Grandfather, I knew for certain this person must be that Nether Prison assassin!' Long Yuan fabricated.

'It's actually such a coincidence?!' Prince An was dumbfounded upon hearing this, though deep down, he didn't believe it at all.

'Hehe, it really is such a coincidence! As for the location, I will send the coordinates over. This person has a high cultivation level and is ruthless; sending ordinary people to capture him would just be sending them to their deaths. It would be best if you go capture him personally, but do not alert Sabado.' Long Yuan laughed.

'Why is that? I was just thinking of calling Sabado to go capture him together...' Prince An wondered.

'Code Name: A Touch of Red has installed many surveillance cameras inside Xuanji Tower. He is currently watching Sabado's actions from inside the house. If Sabado shows any unusual behavior, it will surely leak the secret of the operation. Therefore, it is not appropriate to call him; just let him keep Code Name: A Touch of Red steady inside Xuanji Tower.' Long Yuan explained.

'So that's how it is, I understand!'

'The location information has been sent. I wish you a successful operation!'

'Haha, just a ninth-level Qi Refining! By the way, where are you now? Why didn't you come find me when you passed through Yingtian Prefecture?' Prince An asked.

'I am in a hurry to return to Nanyue Base to organize the defense. I will definitely visit you next time I pass by!'

'It's a deal then!' Prince An laughed. After hanging up the phone, he still had a smile on his face. For some reason, hearing Long Yuan's voice made him feel much more settled, and his previous irritability had vanished!

Geng Rutai was listening from the side and naturally knew it was Long Yuan calling. At this moment, he asked, 'Your Highness, are we still going to see the mechas and gene potion?'

'No! We are going to catch an assassin first!'

'An assassin?! Where from? No matter who it is, there is no need for Your Highness to take action personally; this subordinate will take people to catch him!' Geng Rutai was startled and quickly said.

'You are no match for him. Just follow behind me and be responsible for guarding!' Prince An said indifferently.

'This... this subordinate understands! Your Highness, please be careful. If there is danger, this subordinate will block him with my life!'

'Rest assured! This person's target is the immortal seedlings we sent to Xuanji Tower. He is currently a huge unstable factor in Yingtian Prefecture; we must take him down before doing anything else!' Prince An said fiercely.

'Yes!' Geng Rutai replied, immediately summoning a team of experts from the army to act with Prince An...

Long Yuan put down the phone, drinking tea and eating snacks while watching the capture operation relaxedly...

'By the way, I wonder how the Qi Family Old Ancestor is doing now?'

Last time, Qi Xuming received a fire-type Cultivation Technique, "Great Sun Burning Heaven Art", from him. It had been over a month since then. Long Yuan split a strand of Divine Sense to check the Heavenly Eye information stream and quickly saw his situation during this period. He saw that after Qi Xuming received the Cultivation Technique, he began closed-door cultivation and was still staying in the Immortal Cave without any movement. It seems that Cultivating the Cultivation Technique was not that easy...

Long Yuan simply projected a strand of Divine Sense directly to an Immortal Cave in the back mountain of the Qi Family. After infiltrating it, he secretly observed and found that Qi Xuming was practicing breathing exercises. His body had a faint sense of heat, and even the hair on his head was slightly reddish.

Suddenly, he saw Qi Xuming raise his right hand, circulating his spiritual power. A small spark emerged from his middle finger. The spark kept growing until it became a small flame. Under the constant catalysis of his spiritual power, this flame finally grew into a small fireball!

The small fireball was about the size of a ping-pong ball, but the heat it radiated was quite astonishing. It was just swaying slightly and was not very stable.

Qi Xuming shook his head gently and sighed slightly. As his spiritual power continued to decrease, the small fireball slowly shrank until it finally disappeared!

'Control is still a bit of an issue, but the power it contains is probably more formidable than several Mystic Cannons. If I can Cultivate to the proficient stage, my combat power will be guaranteed...' Qi Xuming muttered to himself, then continued to sit and adjust his breathing...

Long Yuan watched and laughed inwardly. If this small fireball were taken to the Cultivation World, he would probably be killed by the opponent before he even had a chance to attack!

Because the time it took for Qi Xuming to condense it was too long. If the opponent had a Talisman on hand, they could activate it with just a little spiritual power and hit him first. As for those skilled Cultivators, the time they took to condense a fireball was extremely short, and some could even reach the level of instant casting. Only in this way could combat power truly be guaranteed...