pertwk Chapter 2634 The Holy Venerable Changed His Mind
Chapter 2634 The Holy Venerable Changed His Mind
Chapter 2634 The Holy Venerable Changed His Mind
“Three years ago, there could only be a little over 1,800 bodies, less than 2,000.” Xiao Ping deliberately omitted the location “Yanxia Bay”.
The Nine Nether Emperor launched a surprise attack on Misty Bay and took away the body of the Hidden God Monarch, thus seizing two-thirds of the Heavenly Gods' inventory.
The most troublesome thing is that the ability to self-replicate is a function of the main body. Once the fragment of the Hidden God Lord turned into a starfish, it would no longer grow.
This means that the fragments of the Hidden God Lord that survived the calamity of Lingyun Palace are gone forever, and can never be restored.
Therefore, over the past three years, Lingyun Palace has been very restrained in its use of materials for research, and many demon puppeteers have been severely punished for wasting materials.
When He Lingchuan stole the body of the Hidden God Monarch, it was to cut off the source of the Heavenly Demon's mass production of divine bodies.
“However, with Duan Heyun’s technological breakthrough and our extended research over the past few years, the utilization rate of the fragments can be increased more than tenfold,” Xiao Ping pondered. “In other words, the existing fragments can support us in creating nearly 20,000 divine bodies!”
She spoke of the number with a heart full of pride.
This technology originated from Duan Heyun, but she brought it to its full potential.
This also shows that the Holy Venerable Lingxu did not deceive the Heavenly Realm. The number of divine bodies that the Lingxu Clan could create was no less than what he said.
If the Nine Nether Emperor hadn't stolen the body of the Hidden God three years ago, perhaps soon more than 60,000 gods from the Heavenly Realm would have been able to descend!
What does this mean? It means that there is almost no ability for humanity to resist.
Even Helu Tian had to praise her: "Very good, as expected of the demon puppet instructor appointed by the Holy Venerable, she can push the number of divine bodies to such an extreme."
Xiao Ping smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your praise, Heavenly Venerable."
“However…” Helu Tian said in a deep voice, “Not a single word of what I am about to say is allowed to leave Lingyun Palace.”
"Yes." In the Lingyun Palace, keeping secrets is the norm.
"The Holy One has changed the original plan, and no longer needs 20,000 divine bodies." He Lutian said, word by word, "The final number is set at 3,000."
Xiao Ping was overwhelmed with shock.
Although she lowered her head slightly, her eyes kept darting around.
What does this mean?
Her original estimate of the number of divine bodies was based on the standard for the descent of ordinary gods. Of course, each god's cultivation, abilities, and level are different, so this was just an approximation.
As far as she knew, the Holy Venerable Lingxu had always wanted to create a grand spectacle of gods descending to earth, the more gods who could come down to the mortal realm, the better.
For thousands of years, the Holy Venerable Lingxu has made this promise to the Heavenly Realm.
If Lingyun Palace were to produce 20,000 divine bodies, even though it would only be one-third the number of gods in the celestial realm, it would still be considered that the Holy Venerable Lingxu had fulfilled his promise.
He never said he would bring every single god down to the mortal realm.
Even the most naive god knows that this is impossible.
However, even though they could have built 20,000 units, they only built 3,000 in the end... How many times did they reduce the production capacity?
If the Holy Venerable Lingxu only needs more than three thousand divine bodies, then haven't the efforts of Lingyun Palace and her over the past three years been in vain?
Alas, as far as she knew, the celestial realm had 100,000 gods thirty years ago, but now there are only 60,000.
Where did the 40,000 go?
Of course, it was the spring breeze and rain that transformed into the flourishing of all things in the world.
This shows how brutal the struggles in the celestial realm were during those thirty years.
How can the more than 60,000 gods in the celestial realm compete for these 3,000-plus positions—no, where are the quotas?
This total is still too large. It's terrifying to think about.
But she could only give a curt reply:
"Yes."
Unlike Duan Heyun, who wore his emotions and questions on his face, Xiao Ping usually wouldn't actively question the tasks assigned by her superiors.
Helu Tian was clearly pleased with this aspect of hers, and then said:
"In addition to the two thousand eight hundred ordinary divine bodies, there will also be one hundred and ninety higher-level divine bodies."
"Yes," Xiao Ping thought to herself, "there are still ten more."
"All the remaining resources will be invested into the remaining ten bodies," Helu Tian said as expected. "These ten divine bodies must be able to contain the power of a true god!"
"Ten bodies of true gods?" Xiao Ping looked up in surprise. "Heavenly Venerable, I'm afraid you can't create that many."
"We will do our utmost and build as many as we can." Helu Tian said decisively, "The Holy Venerable Lingxu instructed that priority should be given to ensuring the ten bodies of true gods, and for this reason, the number of ordinary god bodies can be reduced."
“Creating a true god’s body might take even longer.” Xiao Ping’s heart pounded; she felt as if she had overheard a tremendous secret.
Three thousand divine bodies mean that at most three thousand celestial beings descended to the mortal realm.
What will happen to the remaining 60,000-plus gods in Heaven? Will the Holy Venerable Lingxu abandon them?
"It can't be longer than five months." He Lutian said coldly, "There are no barriers between you and success; it's just a matter of time. We have transferred the top demon puppeteers from other demon puppet testing grounds, and they will arrive at Lingyun Palace in the next seven days. There are more than 800 of them, and they are all the most experienced veterans, which can make up for the lack of talent and manpower at Lingyun Palace."
Xiao Ping was taken aback: "There are so many!"
She was in charge of the Lingyun Palace, but she didn't know how many demon puppet experimental fields the Heavenly Palace had built in the mortal world, nor did she know the exact number of demon puppeteers in the Heavenly Palace.
"The research on demon puppets originally had many directions, which were divided into different experimental fields. Now that the main direction has been set, the Lingyun Palace will take the lead, and there is no need to keep people in the other experimental fields. They can all be transferred to you."
It's the final stage, time to sprint!
Following the Yanxia Bay incident, the Lingyun Palace's demon puppeteers underwent a purge and some replenishment, leaving only about 120 people. The Heavenly Palace's allocation of six times that number will indeed greatly alleviate the manpower shortage for research.
Many experiments cannot be carried out due to a lack of manpower.
The thought of managing a research team of over nine hundred people made Xiao Ping's scalp tingle.
I'm so excited I feel numb.
But she quickly regained her composure:
"There are too many people, I'm afraid the secrets of Lingyun Palace will be exposed again..."
With so many people around, what if there are foreign spies among them, and the Yanxia Bay incident happens again?
However, the Heavenly Palace had learned from the lesson of Misty Bay and divided the remaining fragments of the Hidden God Lord, namely the starfish, into four parts, hiding them in several secret locations. This way, even if the Spiritual Palace were to fall again, the fragments of the Hidden God Lord wouldn't be completely wiped out by the enemy.
“Don’t worry.” He Lutian seemed a little emotional when Yanxia Bay was mentioned, but he still said, “No one can spread the news.”
Does the saying "the gods are not worried" really mean there's nothing to worry about? After the Battle of Yanxia Bay, Xiao Ping felt like she had become a frightened bird: "However, some of the puppeteers in the palace have other faiths and still pray devoutly before going to sleep. The secret of Lingyun Palace only having three thousand divine bodies is probably hard to truly keep."
(End of this chapter)