Shana's heart was filled with regret. She knew that she had underestimated the ability of a Saint King Realm cultivator.
The Soul Sea that was rich in resources in her eyes might just be a small place that was not worth mentioning in Su Chen's eyes. If she knew that Su Chen was so generous, she would have asked for more.
However, Shana obviously did not have the courage, because she still did not understand why Su Chen would take her in.
After all, even if she was the last orphan of a level-9 civilization and had a large amount of super technology from a level-9 civilization in her hands, these were actually of no value to a powerful immortal cultivator. Those immortal cultivators could even easily change the laws of physics. They were completely cheating existences. No matter how advanced the technology was, it would not be able to cause any waves in front of immortal cultivators who could cheat.
In terms of cooperation, Shana did not have the slightest confidence in front of Su Chen. The fact that he could support her to build a base and do research was already far beyond Shana's expectations. When she came with Su Chen, she even thought that Su Chen might have taken a fancy to her identity as a queen and wanted to take her as his exclusive property. After all, who knew what kind of hobbies a cultivator would have.
But now, it seemed that Su Chen did not have such thoughts, which made Shana feel a little relieved.
Since Su Chen was willing to support her and provide her with such rich resources, Shana also planned to do a good job. She had been wandering for too long, and now that she finally found a little sense of home, she must not let Su Chen down. She did not want to experience the loneliness of being exiled and having to rely on material gold.
"Do a good job. If there is anything in the future, just contact Liu Yue. I will ask her to find you later." Su Chen patted Shana's shoulder and said goodbye.
In fact, the purpose of Su Chen taking Shana in was very simple. He wanted to try to combine cultivation and technology to see what kind of chemical reaction would be produced.
In fact, this idea had been in his mind for a long time. There was also a lot of high-end technology information in the System Store, but there were specializations in this field. Su Chen really knew nothing about this. It just so happened that he picked up Queen Shana. This kind of talent must be used.
In addition, Su Chen had an immature idea.
It was related to the Boundless Heaven Battleship in the Imperial Treasury.
At that time, Su Chen had suspected that there was a powerful technological civilization hidden in the Chaos World outside of the Grandmist Universe. But too much time had passed, and there was no way to verify anything about the Chaos Era.
Of course, Su Chen didn't care about the Chaos Era. Even if he found something, it was something that happened billions of years ago. It had nothing to do with him. However, Su Chen was very interested in the Sky Battleship.
He always felt that this Sky Battleship had a lot of secrets hidden, but he knew nothing about battleship technology. If he could let Shana study it, there might be unexpected gains.
But now was not the time. Su Chen had to observe for a while to see if this 200 million-year-old woman was trustworthy.
He went home … to catch up on his sleep.
For the next ten days or so, Su Chen basically did not leave the house at all. Every day, he indulged in women. His body was hollowed out again and again, over and over again. Su Chen was exhausted. On the other hand, the women were all in high spirits and radiant. There was no need to mention how nourished they were.
Even Athena was more feminine than when she'd first arrived.
… …
One day, Su Chen was buried in his work when he suddenly felt a strand of divine will descend into the heavens. It was transmitted into his mind.
"Get ready. I'll take you to the Origin Star."
It was Lady Providence's voice.
Su Chen was stunned, but he quickly put it to the back of his mind and continued working.
The next day, noon.
Soul Mountain Sect, Great Development Peak.
As Lady Providence's holy land for cultivation, the Great Development Peak normally prohibited all outsiders from entering. The first time Su Chen had been there, he'd been checked inside and out several times before being let in.
But now ….
Su Chen was free and unfettered. There was no place that could stop him.
Luo Xuanji was a bit angry when she saw Su Chen arrive late and boldly barge into her quarters. But for some reason, she couldn't do anything about it. She could only shake her head helplessly.
"You're really something," said Lady Providence. "You went to the North Continent and even summoned the Heavenspan Empress. I'm curious, how did you get to know her?" asked Lady Providence. Obviously, she already knew what had happened in the North Continent.
Su Chen shrugged. "I'm handsome. Can't help it."
This brat actually dared to be mischievous in front of her!
"Shameless," said Lady Providence with a straight face.
If it were any other Soul Mountain Sect disciple, they'd probably be scared out of their wits. But Su Chen's expression didn't change. Instead, he calmly sat down, picked up a spirit fruit from the table, and began to eat. As he ate, he said, "If you say I'm shameless, then I'm shameless. I won't refute it at all. As long as you're happy, I'm fine with it."
Luo Xuanji was speechless.
She'd always heard people say that shameless people were invincible. Luo Xuanji had only ever heard of this before. After all, no one dared to be so glib in front of her. But today, she'd witnessed it firsthand with Su Chen.
Speaking of which, it was strange. When Su Chen had first arrived at the Soul Mountain Sect, he'd also been quite well-behaved. Why had he changed after the trip to the Demon Abyss? Or had she indulged him too much?
No matter how she thought about it, Luo Xuanji still couldn't figure out what was going on. She really wanted to teach Su Chen a proper lesson and make him behave, but before the harsh words reached her mouth, she couldn't bear to say them.
After thinking it over, Luo Xuanji realized that she'd begun to care about Su Chen's feelings.
Because she cared, she couldn't bear to see him suffer. So, even if Su Chen dared to be disrespectful in front of her, she'd let him do as he pleased.
She was obviously very angry, but when she saw Su Chen eating with relish and smiling, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
She had never felt this way, not even when she was facing Senior Brother …
At that thought, Luo Xuanji's emotions were in a mess. She shook her head and said, "Stop eating. It's time to move. So many people are waiting for you."
Su Chen asked in confusion, "Who else is going?"
"Phoenix Dawn, Ye Guihong, Lin Dong, and the core disciples and elite disciples of the various Soul Mountains. A total of 120 people."
Luo Xuanji explained, "Dealing with the Nirvana Tribulation is a major event in the cultivation world. Every major faction has to contribute, or they'll be ridiculed. Furthermore, this is led by the Three Purities Sect, so we have to give them face."
"Alright, I'm full."
Su Chen wiped his mouth and followed Luo Xuanji's footsteps to the bottom of the Great Evolution Peak.
"Su …"
In the crowd, Phoenix Dawn's face lit up with joy when she saw Su Chen's figure and almost shouted out loud.
As for the others, they looked at Su Chen with complicated expressions.
This kid actually came down from the Great Evolution Peak. Not just anyone could go to the Lady Providence's Great Evolution Peak. Moreover, this kid was walking so close to the Lady Providence. This was really too unruly. This was the supreme ruler of Soul Mountain, Lady Providence. Even looking directly at her was blasphemy, and would be severely punished.
Su Chen greeted Phoenix Dawn with his eyes, then walked straight to Elder Lin Dong.
"Elder Lin, please accept a bow from this junior."