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Chapter 267: The Righteous Way Chat Group of Ten Thousand Realms, Mysterious Behemoth

October 5th, nine o'clock in the morning.

Wang Jian called Lin Qian'an and asked him to go to the Dragon Group headquarters to get the supernatural blood beads.

Now Wang Jian also knows how fast Lin Qian'an is. It would be better to let Lin Qian'an run it by herself instead of wasting manpower on delivering express delivery.

Lin Qian'an set off immediately and arrived at the Dragon Group's headquarters in a blink of an eye.

After meeting Wang Jian, he took Lin Qian'an outside a cold storage.

Enter the password to open the cold storage door.

Densely packed supernatural blood beads appeared inside.

Wang Jian explained: "There are more than 83 million superpower blood beads here. There are only so many for now. The main reason is that it is difficult to preserve this thing. I can only give it to you in batches, but I estimate that there are at most

In one month, we can get all the remaining superpower blood beads for you. Nearly 70% of the people in Xuan Kingdom have completed their superpower awakening. By then, I am afraid there will be nearly a billion superpower blood beads.

Please hand it over to the headquarters."

"A billion?"

Lin Qian'an raised her eyebrows. Although she had expected it, she was still a little shocked when she actually saw this scene.

Wang Jiandao: "This is to say the least. We also plan to collect supernatural blood beads from monsters. If successful, the number of billions may not even be one-fifth."

"Are there so many spirits?" Lin Qian'an asked in surprise.

"Yes!" Wang Jian nodded: "And there will only be more than this amount."

Lin Qian'an was stunned for a moment, then said: "Thank you for your hard work."

After the conversation ended, Lin Qianan began to use the [Analysis] power to analyze the data of these blood beads.

After the analysis, the energy in Lin Qianan's body was consumed, and endless supernatural blood beads emerged out of thin air in his body, and then he quickly used [Snatch] to turn them into his own supernatural powers.

The first-level superpower can only be said to be better than nothing for Lin Qianan's current increase, but after the number reaches the level of more than 83 million, it still cannot be ignored.

Not long after, Lin Qian'an had completely incorporated these more than 83 million supernatural powers into his body.

He didn't have time to carefully sense the effects of these powers. The [Reconciliation] power deep in his soul had already mixed these powers together, turning them into a gorgeous ball of supernatural light.

But Lin Qian'an doesn't care what the powers themselves are.

After the formation of his true world, he became almost omnipotent within the realm of the true world.

Time, space, the natural growth of all things, and the formation of matter can all be defined by the realm of the true world.

The strength of the superpower itself is less than level four, not even as good as the realm of the true world.

No matter how many powers he controls and how complex they are, they will all be unified in the end.

Lin Qian'an already has that feeling now. When he wants to do something, the power of the corresponding cultivation systems in his body will naturally be exerted directly, making it easier for him to complete his goal.

All the power in the body has turned into instinct.

There is no need to mobilize individually.

"Okay, let's go!" Lin Qianan turned around and looked at Wang Jiandao.

"Don't you need to eat it?" Wang Jian asked with some confusion.

"No need!" Lin Qian'an replied: "I have recorded their detailed data and obtained the corresponding powers through abilities. These blood beads with powers are no longer useful to me."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Fortunately, I asked someone to reserve two copies!!" Wang Jian said helplessly.

"I'm sorry, Captain Wang, next time you have something like this happen, you must discuss it with me in advance," Lin Qian'an said.

"Don't worry, I will definitely remember it next time."

Wang Jian said as he closed the cold storage door, turned around and walked outside with Lin Qian'an.

As they walked, the two of them chatted.

"I heard that you and Long Yi fought? Who won?"

"It's not me anyway!"

"How much worse do you feel?"

"It's still a little short of 100 million."

"Long Yi said that you are already an alternative fifth-level existence. Is it true?"

"it is true."

"Then aren't you the most powerful transcendent besides Long Yi?"

"Isn't that an exaggeration? Are there no other fifth-level beings in the dragon group?"

"Do you think level 5 is so easy to appear, or do you have some misunderstanding about the members of the Dragon Group?"

"Don't you have a paradise in heaven?"

"If others don't know, don't you know it yourself? Even if the dragon group is given ten more Cave Heaven Paradises, they won't be able to catch up with your cultivation speed."

Hearing this, Lin Qian'an could only smile sarcastically.

The two of them walked to an empty corridor in the base while chatting.

At this time, a young man with short hair suddenly walked up.

"Team Leader Wang, I have something to ask you."

Wang Jian heard the words, paused, and introduced to Lin Qian'an: "He Jun, code name [Leader of the Righteous Path], this is [Jia]."

"[Home]?? I just said it looks so familiar, I'm glad to meet you!" He Jun directly held Lin Qian'an's hand and said excitedly.

"You're welcome!" Lin Qian'an smiled.

"Don't you have something to do with me? What's the matter?" Wang Jian asked He Jun.

"As for the group friend who joined the group before, the sun in their galaxy suddenly disappeared." He Jun said to Wang Jian.

"Do you think we can help with this matter?" Wang Jian looked at He Jundao with subtle eyes.

"It shouldn't be a problem to provide a technology that can control nuclear fusion, right?" He Jun asked.

Lin Qian'an was a little surprised when she heard this.

Didn't you expect that Xuan Kingdom has mastered controllable nuclear fusion?

But usually he doesn't care about this, and Xuan Guo himself can't publicize such things, so it's normal not to know.

Having said that, if you have help from meme, or if you use aura technology to create special materials, it is natural that you can research them, right?

"There is a problem, and it is a big problem!" Wang Jian said to He Jun: "Not to mention whether they can copy our controllable nuclear fusion technology, another thing is that it is absolutely confidential, and it is difficult for me to apply for the corresponding information.

permission to use."

"That's it. I asked Team Leader Long before if he could help me make a small sun. Leader Long said that he must stay in Xuan Kingdom and cannot leave our world. This new netizen from another world who has joined the group is probably going to send it.

." He Jun asked again.

"Hey, don't be upset in a hurry, na~!" Wang Jian turned to gesture to Lin Qian'an and said, "[Home] is here! Now our dragon team has eliminated Long Yi's strongest transcendent, and Long Yi personally identified it.

An alternative level five.”

"Level 5 Extraordinary?" He Jun raised his eyebrows, directly ignoring the word "alternative" and said with some disbelief: "Team Leader Wang, please stop kidding, there is really someone who can reach the level 5 that Long must have set.

?”

Wang Jian didn't answer, and Lin Qian'an didn't answer either. The two just looked at He Jun quietly without speaking.

The expression on He Jun's face calmed down and he asked Wang Jian, "Really?"

"Really!" Wang Jian nodded slightly.

"Fuck!!!" He Jun exclaimed, looked at Lin Qian'an and said, "Are you a human? Are you also a humanoid creature?"

"Of course I am a human being, how could I be an object?" Lin Qian'an said helplessly.

"Then we can be saved! Level 5 extraordinary beings are so perverted. Not to mention the sun disappearing, even the entire star system can be destroyed." He Jun murmured with a happy face.

"It's not that exaggerated. It depends on the specific situation." Lin Qian'an quickly stopped He Jun's imagination and said.

Although he was very confident in himself, he still didn't know the specific situation. It would be a joke if he overturned.

"Then you guys chat first and come to me if you need anything. I still have something to do here, so I'll leave first." Wang Jian waved his hand, nodded to Lin Qian'an, and turned around to leave.

After Wang Jian left, He Jun pulled Lin Qian'an and said: "Brother, you have to help me with this matter. I've already blown my reputation. If I can't handle the matter, my dignity as the group leader in the future will be lost. It's all a trivial matter.

That’s a civilized life!”

Lin Qian'an said to He Jun: "Don't worry, please explain the matter to me clearly. What I heard from your previous words was that the person who was in trouble was a friend you met in another world?"

"Oh, by the way, why did I forget this? I haven't invited you to join the group yet!!" He Jun said, patting his head.

The moment He Jun finished speaking, a message appeared in Lin Qian'an's eyes.

[The leader of the Righteous Path invites you to join the Wanjie Righteous Path chat group.]

Lin Qian'an's expression was subtle. Is this guy the protagonist of this routine?

With a thought, Lin Qian'an directly joined the group chat.

[Home has joined the group chat.]

Righteous leader (group leader) [Level 4]: Welcome to join the group chat.

Louise Siti [Level 2]: Welcome to join the group chat.

Katharina Zeman [Level 3]: Welcome bosses to join the group chat.

Fang Yuan【Level 2】: Welcome to join the group chat.

....

Seeing this series of welcomes, Lin Qian'an couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

Next to him, He Jun said to Lin Qian'an: "These are all righteous people from all heavens and all realms. This chat group of mine will regularly search for righteous people from all heavens and all realms, and then send them invitations. After joining and becoming a group member, you can

Exchange extraordinary knowledge from each world with each other, you can also exchange extraordinary items from each world by sending red envelopes, and you can also directly come to each other's world through invitations from group members."

Lin Qian'an looked around and found that in addition to He Jun, the group leader, the management of the group also had an administrator named Long Yi. Thinking about it, he knew that it was He Jun who invited Long Yi to join.

Each person's avatar is his own image, and there is a numerical level in front of the name. Lin Qian'an asked curiously: "Does the level after the name represent the extraordinary level or the group member level?"

He Jun said: "It is the level of extraordinary strength. I decided it based on the classification of the leader of the first group of dragons. Boss, can you give me a message?"

Hearing the sound, Lin Qian'an, who was self-taught, sent a message in the chat group.

Home【Level 5】:....

[Jia has been appointed as the administrator of this group by the leader of the righteous path.]

For a moment, the group was in an uproar.

Gan Yan [Level 2]: He is actually the same level 5 boss as Long Yi. He is on his knees!!

Xiao You [Level 3]: Is the boss still missing some pendants on his legs?

Zhong Tong [Level 1]: Humph, a bunch of licking dogs! Boss, look at me, I am very good at serving tea, handing out water, massaging and warming the bed!!

....

Looking at the subtle expression on Lin Qian'an's face, He Jun said sarcastically: "Well, the members in the group are more lively."

"I understand, I understand!" Lin Qian'an nodded slightly and said, "Let's get down to business. Is there a problem in the world where one of the group members lives?"

"That's right, let me @ him and let him speak in person!" He Jun said.

After saying that, He Jun @ the corresponding person in the chat group.

Righteous leader (group leader) [Level 4]: @Xu Erming, the boss of the family has great powers. If you come out and talk about the problems in your hometown, maybe he can help you solve the problem with his help.

.....

On the other side, the parallel world, Blue Star.

The top leaders of the Blue Star Federation are urgently discussing the issue of the disappearance of the sun.

"What caused this?"

"I don't know, I don't understand! It seems that it suddenly escaped our observation."

"What we have to consider now is another issue. Without the sun, our planet will rapidly cool to close to zero degrees in a very short period of time. Within a year, Blue Star will drop to minus one hundred degrees.

, it will be difficult for us to even breathe by then, and our planet has already deviated from its original stellar orbit and is heading far away to unknown places. Although the universe is very vast, we may hit unknown planets or meteorites at some point.

....”

"Shouldn't we be thinking about solutions now?"

"If we can master controllable nuclear fusion technology..."

"That would be too difficult for us..."

"Wait a minute, the leader of the chat group is looking for me."

During the discussion, a voice suddenly came from the corner.

It was a young man with short black hair. He looked about 23 or 24 years old. Although he had a pretty face, he seemed so out of place in front of a bunch of big guys in the scientific, military and political circles.

.

In fact, this is exactly the case. Two months ago, Xu Erming was just a warm-hearted security guard.

But he was lucky. In one dream, he was selected and became a member of the Wanjie Zhengdao chat group.

Therefore, his identity instantly became special, serving as a communication bridge connecting civilizations in other worlds.

His value immediately rose, and relying on the knowledge acquired from other civilizations, he quickly reached the top of the Blue Star Federation.

The top management of Blue Star Federation was very smart and did not restrict Xu Erming. On the contrary, they gave him extremely high honors and multiple benefits, which made Xu Erming's identification with the federation even higher.

"What's going on? Colonel Xu, can you tell me?" A middle-aged man in military uniform looked at Xu Erming and asked.

"Okay, let me take a look." Xu Erming nodded, and soon he was immersed in the chat group.

After a while, his expression became happy.

The expressions of everyone in the field also kept changing with Xu Erming's expression, maybe they were guessing something.

Not long after, Xu Erming excitedly said to everyone: "We are saved, we are saved!"

"Speak slowly, Colonel Xu, don't be anxious. Although the situation is critical, we are not in a hurry!!" A leader quickly comforted him.

The others also held their breath and looked at Xu Erming slightly nervously.

Xu Erming nodded and spoke clearly: "A new level 5 expert has been added to the chat group. After hearing our situation, he said he could help."

"Level 5? Colonel Xu, are you sure you are right?" Someone asked Xu Erming doubtfully.

Xu Erming nodded and said: "Yes, it is indeed level five. His level mark on the chat group is level five."

Hearing the sound, everyone in the venue fell into a brief silence.

They heard Xu Erming talk about the classification of extraordinary beings in the chat group, and they also saw the actions of group members invited by Xu Erming.

A first-level transcendent is considered the ultimate level of the human body.

A level two transcendent can easily defeat one against a hundred.

A level three transcendent can easily destroy a tall building in terms of destructive power.

A fourth-level transcendent can easily level hundreds of meters in radius with one strike, and by mastering the rules, he can already initially subvert the physical rules of the universe. He can be called the strongest combat power at the surface level.

A fifth-level extraordinary person can easily reach for the stars and the moon, and the methods he masters are immeasurable.

According to this level classification, a level five transcendent can almost easily destroy their civilization in terms of its destructive power.

If such a being was willing to help, their problems would be easily solved.

"Colonel Xu, what method did they decide to use?" someone asked.

"Let me ask...well, the big boss said that we need to see it in detail before talking about it." Xu Erming replied.

"Everyone, make a decision!"

"At this time, we have no time to hesitate. Without further ado, past experience has told us that the members of this chat group are indeed friendly and worthy of our trust for the future."

"I agree."

"I agree too!!"

...

Soon, all the Blue Star Federation executives present voted in favor.

"Colonel Xu, invite them over!" Federation Chairman Zhang Dong looked at Xu Erming and said.

"Okay, I'll invite you right now." Xu Erming nodded.

at the same time.

In another world, inside the Dragon Group's headquarters base.

Lin Qian'an and He Jun both saw the invitation from Xu Erming in the chat group.

[Group member Xu Erming invites you to enter his world.]

"Is it enough to invite directly? Don't you guys need points or anything?" Lin Qian'an asked He Jun doubtfully.

"No, and there is no sign-in function. We can only send red envelopes, upload group files, chat, and send each other." He Jun explained, and then said: "Boss, agree!"

Lin Qian'an nodded, and with a thought, she agreed to Xu Erming's invitation.

At the same time, Lin Qian'an suddenly felt a space force acting on him.

The next moment, Lin Qian'an found that she had appeared in a conference room.

During this process, Lin Qian'an felt almost no trace of spatial transformation. It was probably impossible for him to teleport back by himself.

He was thoughtful. It seemed that the level of memes in this chat group was not low.

At this time, next to Lin Qian'an, He Jun's figure appeared.

The leader stood up first and saluted Lin Qian'an and He Jun: "I am Zhang Dong, the chairman of Blue Star Federation. I welcome the two guests."

Everyone in the conference room also stood up and bowed.

"You're welcome, we are all righteous people, and we should help each other. I am the group leader of the righteous path chat group in the world, the leader of the righteous path." He Jun waved his hand and introduced himself.

After saying that, He Jun paused, pointed at Lin Qianan and introduced: "Jia, one of the strongest people in our civilization."

After hearing this, everyone in the venue performed the ceremony again.

Zhang Dong bowed to Lin Qianan and said, "I'm sorry!"

Lin Qian'an nodded slightly and said: "I have heard the specific situation. Your planet's sun suddenly disappeared, right?"

Zhang Dong replied: "Yes, this is a devastating disaster for our civilization. I beg you to generously help us. If our predicament can be solved, we are willing to give everything our civilization has in return."

In response, Lin Qian'an did not refuse, but nodded slightly.

Help without asking for anything in return can sometimes be harmful.

But He Jun can just let He Jun worry about the rewards when the time comes. What he needs to consider is how to deal with the situation in this world.

With a thought, Lin Qian'an's true realm spread out instantly, covering the entire Blue Star silently.

In just a blink of an eye, he learned about the situation on this planet.

The size of this blue star is almost exactly the same as the earth itself, and even many of the buildings have similarities.

This made Lin Qian'an couldn't help but think of the theory of parallel worlds.

Only He Jun present had a vague sense of Lin Qian'an's true realm, and the others thought Lin Qian'an was in a daze.

Just when they were about to remind Lin Qian'an, Lin Qian'an suddenly asked: "Do you have any plans?"

"There is a habitable planet that we have observed 1,300 light years away from the original planet. Maybe we can try to see it." A scientific researcher in a white coat replied: "In other words, if we can control it,

With nuclear fusion technology, we should be able to survive the days without the sun."

Lin Qian'an had a clear mind, and after thinking for a while, she said: "I can lend you a Taoist artifact. It should be able to lead your civilization to a habitable planet in the universe."

"Taoist weapon?" one person asked.

"Well, it may be a little difficult for you to understand. In other words, I will lend you a space battleship." Lin Qian'an said.

That's right, Lin Qian'an was planning to lend the Turtle to them.

The Turtle can accommodate hundreds of billions of residents of the Turtle Kingdom sailing in chaos for thousands of years. It is completely sufficient to be placed on this blue star.

In fact, Lin Qian'an felt that it might be easier to just load the entire Blue Star into the Turtle to avoid the hassle.

"Space battleship?"

Hearing this, everyone in the venue fell into silence.

After a while, Zhang Dong asked: "How many people can it carry?"

Lin Qian'an said calmly: "All of them!"

"All?" A researcher asked with his eyes widened, looking very surprised.

The rest of the staff were also surprised, with disbelief on their faces.

Even He Jun seemed a little confused, not knowing where Lin Qianan got the space battleship.

As far as he knows, there is absolutely no space battleship in the Dragon Group that can accommodate tens of billions of people. Even the 1999 meme battleship can only accommodate a few million people.

"Are you kidding me? Our Blue Star has a population of 8.5 billion!" Zhang Dong confirmed to Lin Qian'an.

"It's okay if it's ten times more, no big deal." Lin Qian'an nodded.

When Lin Qian'an finished speaking, everyone in the venue couldn't help but exclaimed.

"How about it? Do you agree with this proposal?" Lin Qian'an asked aloud.

"I agree! We have no choice now, right?"

"I agree."

"I agree."

Soon, the top federal officials present expressed their agreement.

Zhang Dong looked at Lin Qian'an and said: "Please give us some time to prepare and gather people to board the ship..."

"No need to prepare, your planet is not big, I can just stuff your planet into the battleship." Lin Qian'an said.

As soon as these words came out, there was another moment of silence.

Their imaginations are limited and they can never imagine what it would be like to stuff a planet into a battleship.

I couldn't imagine what method Lin Qian'an would use to block it.

"This..." Zhang Dong's lips parted slightly, not knowing what to say, but in the end he said: "Excuse me, sir."

Lin Qian'an nodded and said immediately: "I'll be back as soon as I go!"

After saying this, Lin Qian'an's figure suddenly teleported out of the conference room.

When everyone in the audience saw this scene, even the leaders who were very skilled in cultivating qi, they still couldn't help showing some shocked expressions like people who had never seen the world.

....

at the same time.

On the other side, Lin Qian'an has arrived outside the Blue Star's atmosphere and in the direction of the Blue Star's advance.

Having lost the gravity of the original star, the blue star is now drifting in the universe like a rootless duckweed.

Perhaps one day, it will be captured by the gravity of another star and become one of them, but at least for now, it is "ownerless".

At this time, seeing that Blue Star was about to collide, Lin Qian'an thought, and the realm of the true world in her body spread out, suddenly covering the entire Blue Star.

In just an instant, Blue Star came to a standstill.

The scientists in the conference room inside the Blue Star who observed this scene were stunned.

"Blue Star stopped?"

"How did he do that?"

"Is this the power of a fifth-level transcendent?"

Lin Qian'an's expression was slightly solemn at this time, this was just the first step.

What comes next is the key.

With a thought, a ship that looked like a tortoise appeared in Lin Qian'an's palm.

This is the battleship USS Turtle.

Lin Qian'an threw it towards the starry sky.

In the next moment, the Battleship Turtle quickly grew in size, and soon reached the size of Blue Star, but it still did not stop at this point.

It wasn't until it expanded to the extent that it could contain Blue Star that the Turtle stopped changing size.

At this time, the Turtle has still not grown to its limit, but this is enough.

At least installing a blue star is enough.

Lin Qian'an stretched out his palm and began to pull Blue Star to move with the power of the rules of the true world.

At the same time, a huge space portal suddenly appeared beside the Turtle.

Lin Qian'an looked slightly troubled.

It is not easy for him to open such a huge space portal and pull a planet at the same time.

The inverse scales on the back of his neck glowed brightly, and the lung cancer cells on his chest were burning fiercely and flashing red light.

Soon, Blue Star came into contact with the space portal next to the Turtle.

The space portal directly swallowed Blue Star inside.

Lin Qian'an's expression did not change. After about a few minutes, Blue Star disappeared and appeared in the inner world of the Turtle.

At the same time, Lin Qian'an had a thought, and a small sun simulated by countless Taoist instruments slowly lit up in the small world of the Turtle, bringing appropriate light and heat to the Blue Star.

In this way, even if the earth has no stars, it can still ensure its internal operation.

Moreover, the cosmic environment is different from chaos. Not only is there no harm to the Turtle, the Turtle can even absorb radiation from the universe and automatically replenish energy.

If there are no accidents, the Turtle, a quasi-real thing, will run for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years without any problems.

In a flash, Lin Qian'an appeared in the conference room inside the earth.

At this time, everyone in the conference room looked horrified as they listened to the news reported from all sides, and seemed in disbelief at what Lin Qian'an had done.

Seeing Lin Qian'an appear, Zhang Dong forcibly restrained his inner excitement and saluted Lin Qian'an: "On behalf of the countless people of the Blue Star Federation, I would like to express my gratitude to you!"

The rest of the people also stood up and bowed to Lin Qian'an.

Lin Qian'an looked at Xu Erming and asked, "You are Xu Erming, right?"

"It's me, boss, what do you want?" Xu Erming said somewhat cautiously.

"Gitui!" Lin Qian'an said softly.

Just when Xu Erming was curious about what Lin Qianan meant by this, a small animal projection like a shrunken Turtle suddenly appeared in the void.

Qi Ling Turtle spoke out: "The Qi Ling Turtle of the Divine Turtle is on standby. Please give the captain an order!"

"I appoint Xu Erming as deputy captain. When I am away, you can follow his orders with full authority." Lin Qian'an said.

When Qi Linggui heard this, a green mysterious light suddenly fell on Xu Erming.

"Turtle has recorded the vice-captain's information." Projection Turtle said.

Lin Qian'an nodded and said to Xu Erming: "Use it carefully. If you don't understand anything, just ask this weapon spirit."

Xu Erming seemed to be frightened by this huge surprise. He froze on the spot and didn't know what to do. It wasn't until He Jun patted him quietly that he realized what he was doing and quickly replied to Lin Qian'an: "Yeah.

..Boss...I remember them all!”

When the other senior executives of Blue Star saw this scene, their expressions were also very exciting.

I felt some mixed emotions such as envy for Xu Erming's luck.

However, Lin Qian'an was not a random person. Xu Erming was a member of the chat group and was the key figure connecting the two worlds.

And as long as he is in the chat group, his upper limit is bound to not be particularly low.

Among the people present, only he could barely gain Lin Qian'an's trust and serve as the deputy captain of the Turtle.

"The matter has been resolved, how can we go back?" Lin Qian'an asked He Jun.

"There is a return option in the group, just choose it with your mind." He Jun replied.

"You two, please stay a little longer, at least let us express our gratitude as landlords!!" Zhang Dong persuaded.

"No need, I have something else to do." Lin Qian'an waved her hand and said.

Just kidding, he hasn’t finished the game yet, so where does he have time to waste here?

Boom~!

At this moment, the entire conference room was shaken.

"Warning, there are unknown creatures attacking the Turtle."

The figure of Qi Ling Turtle appeared, and at the same time, it also projected a picture in the void in the conference room.

It was part of the body of a terrifying behemoth that was even bigger than the Turtle. At this time, the other party was looking at the Turtle with his huge eyeballs curiously.

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