Cosmic Trading System

"Fantastic! We just have to hang on for another two or three days!"

Upon hearing Xia Qingqing's words, the crowd cheered.

At that moment, they felt a great relief. Lin Yun was their pillar of strength. In their eyes, as long as Lin Yun returned, he could solve all their problems.

Following this, everyone's defence and counterattacks became much more audacious.

Because they were no longer thinking about conserving energy.

"Boom——Boom——Boom——"

An energy cannon, unlike anything they had ever seen before, suddenly appeared, firing a barrage of dense, powerful beams in every direction. Many powerful beings found themselves unable to avoid the onslaught and were forced to endure the brunt of the attacks.

"Bang——Bang——Bang——"

The protective shield set up by a level six Cultivator was shattered. All the fourth and fifth level Cultivators he was protecting, including himself, were instantly perforated and killed.

All the powerful beings from different factions were stunned.

This was the first time a level six Cultivator had fallen since the siege on the Qingyun Company began.

Level six Cultivators were not weaklings among them. In fact, many leaders of these factions were but at the peak of level six.

This revelation sent a chill down their spines. This kind of power was becoming a threat to their safety.

This Qingyun Company... actually had such a powerful weapon?

"Damn it!"

"We really should have heeded the warning!"

"Do they really think we can't get to them?"

"Once those shields break, all those who resist will die!"

Various powerful beings, filled with anger and dismay, roared out their threats.

However, the response they received was only a barrage of powerful attacks.

The attacks were so potent that even the most powerful among them dared not underestimate them. In an instant, the powerful beings from various factions started to retreat.

"What should we do?"

"Our previous mode of attack is no longer safe!"

"Such a powerful attack must consume a vast amount of energy. Are these attacks their last-ditch effort before dying?"

"There's also the possibility that they decided to abandon their previous strategy of attrition, knowing it wouldn't cause us significant harm and that we could just annihilate them. They just want to take a few of us down with them if they're going down!"

Expressions of the powerful beings were changing rapidly as they discussed their options.

Regardless, it was clear that they could no longer press their attack as they had been doing.

"Why don't we fight fire with fire?" Suddenly, a level five Cultivator spoke.

"What?"

Everyone turned to look at him.

"The Qingyun Company is using technological defences and weapons to fight us. Why don't we do the same and fight them with our own technology? Right now, the nations of Earth possess superweapons of tremendous power..." The light in the eyes of the level five cultivator was gleaming as he spoke.

Upon hearing his words, the others fell silent.

They all knew about these superweapons. When they first heard about their power, they didn't quite believe it. Only after one of their factions commanded a large nation to detonate such a weapon in a desert did they realise it was real.

The sheer terror of it was unbelievable, especially the radiation damage it could do to ordinary humans following the explosion. If a superweapon were detonated over an area, normal human life there would be virtually impossible for many years.

Even Cultivators below level five would suffer repercussions in such an environment.

Initially, they had thought about using these weapons against Qingyun Company, but the destructive power of these weapons was difficult to control.

They intended to seize control of the Qingyun Company, not to obliterate it.

What if the Qingyun Company's shield couldn't withstand the attack and everything was destroyed? That certainly wasn't the outcome they wanted.

Furthermore...

If a large number of superweapons were detonated, all of Huaxia would likely be affected.

Although the Immortal World and the Heavenly Realm were now operating independently and were almost unrelated to the secular world, many elder beings from the Immortal World originated from Huaxia. A matter of such magnitude would be of concern to powers from both the Eastern Immortal World and the Western Heavenly Realm, and none of them dared to make a hasty decision.

"Let's do it!"

Suddenly, a level seven Cultivator spoke with conviction.

"Is this really a good idea ..."

Some people were frowning.

"You're overthinking it. Which among those powerful beings does not spend most of their time cultivating in remote places? They hardly spend any time in the Immortal World or Heavenly Realm, let alone in this secular world! Thousands of years have passed, they've probably long forgotten about this world!" The level seven Cultivator shook his head.

"The gateway between the Immortal World, the Heavenly Realm, and this secular world only opens once every few decades. But the effects of those superweapons will dissipate in few decades. Even if those powers become aware, would they really care?" After a pause, the level seven Cultivator continued.

He didn't care, frankly. He wasn't a Cultivator from the East. The impact would be on the Eastern territories. If the powers in the West heard about it, perhaps they would even praise him? Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

Although Eastern and Western powers maintained peace on the surface, there was competition in secret.

Now, he was merely trying to rationalise it to the Eastern Immortal World powers.

But in reality, what he said was probably true. Those powers had likely long forgotten about this place. And even if they hadn't, they might never return in their lifetimes. Unless this place ceased to exist, there was little chance they would intervene.

"That's right. We are overthinking it!"

"A few decades of environmental disturbance is nothing. By the time the next gateway to the secular world opens, those effects could be gone..."

As expected, when they heard the level seven Cultivator's words, many of them nodded in agreement.

"The defence of Qingyun Company far outweighs our expectations. Even with superweapons, we can't breach their defences in a short period. We shouldn't worry about damaging the area..."

"Let's proceed..."

Soon, the decision was made.

Immediately, representatives from each faction left to make preparations.

Inside the Qingyun Building.

"What are they discussing?"

"Their Domain Powers are shielding them. Our detection equipment can't reach them..."

Xia Qingqing, Lin Mengmeng and the others looked worried.

However, they soon figured it out.

Although they couldn't eavesdrop on the discussion, they could observe the motions. From those motions, they were able to reach a conclusion.

"They actually plan to use those nations' superweapons against us..."

Lin Mengmeng's face turned pale.

"How can they dare to do it? There are still many people in the cities surrounding Immortal Origin County!"

Lin Duoer couldn't believe it.

"Quick! Notify the cities surrounding Immortal Origin County immediately and urge them to evacuate!"

Xia Qingqing swiftly took charge and shouted decisively.

"They should not be able to hit us. We have excellent anti-air defences here..." one person hesitantly commented.

"No! They might not even use technological means for their attack. They are Cultivators, powerful Cultivators!"

Xia Qingqing was shaking her head.

"What about letting Cloud Three, Cloud Four, Cloud Five to launch an attack..."

Zhao Gang's face was changing rapidly.

"We have only two or three days before my brother and the others return. If we let Cloud Three, Cloud Four, and Cloud Five launch an attack now, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out until then. I already made a mistake with my last order by increasing the attack power, which pushed them to this extreme..."

Xia Qingqing regretted her previous decision intensely.

If she hadn't increased the attack power, they wouldn't be in this predicament.

"Qingqing, it's not your fault. That decision was made by all of us. Who could have anticipated that they would be so reckless..." Lin Duoer took hold of Xia Qingqing's hand and comforted her softly.