Chapter 1362: Heavenly Dao Balance

Chapter 1362: Chapter 1362: Heavenly Dao Balance

"Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!"

Pei Yan, who was sprawled like a puddle of soft mud on a massage chair he had crafted, emitted rhythmic quivering sounds under the vigorous massage of the machine beneath him. After a day and night of scheming and a fierce battle, he felt utterly exhausted. After briefing Xiang Zixiong on the matters he needed to attend to and returning to the Immortal Palace investigation team’s base, he plunged into the massage chair, unwilling to move an inch.

Bang! Pei Yan felt a weight on his chest. Without looking, he knew it was a bottle placed there. He unscrewed the cap, took a large gulp, and casually placed it on the adjacent table, then lazily opened his mouth, "Don’t bother me! I’m almost dead from exhaustion! Even if the sky falls, let it wait until I’m recovered for a day."

"If you’re tired, just rest without moving, just listen with one ear!" Mei Simiao spoke. At his gesture, everyone else had already left the room, leaving just him and Pei Yan. He pulled up a chair and sat opposite Pei Yan, continuing, "The terms you negotiated with the newly appointed Spirit Emperor were very satisfactory to the hall. Just before you returned, the Embroidered Robe Envoy trainees and the Six Guards Instructors who were preparing to head to the modern world had already reported to our base, so without further delay, I directly arranged for them to depart to our training space."

"Hmm, at least they were considerate enough not to delay on this issue. Our hard work hasn’t been in vain." Pei Yan casually commented while pressing his wounds. Despite Jue Liunian’s contemptuous remarks about the Liu Family’s layered strength, only those injured by it knew how formidable it was. Pei Yan, confident in his peerless self-healing ability, still found that although his external injuries had healed, the residual layered Sword Qi in his meridians hadn’t fully dissipated. If not promptly addressed, it could become a latent injury and future hazard. He planned to use this post-battle opportunity to resolve it.

"By the way, what does the hall think about my concerns regarding the technology of various planes?" Pei Yan suddenly recalled his battlefield insights. Upon his return, he immediately informed Mei Simiao, who just smiled without responding. Uncertain if he reported it to the higher-ups, Pei Yan felt a need to underscore its significance.

"Pei Yan, your concern indicates you are starting to consider future broader issues, which we greatly appreciate."

Pei Yan frowned slightly, contemplating inwardly that he wasn’t seeking praise. Meanwhile, Mei Simiao smilingly continued, "It’s partly our fault; you’ve always been in combat sequences, and we haven’t briefed you on such matters. Contrary to your current ability to support the investigation hall in contending with other planes, we know better than anyone about our advantages over them from when our strength was insufficient. Therefore, regarding whether technological products can function in other planes and if their technological advancement is suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, we’ve focused on it for a long time. Even under challenging conditions for intelligence gathering due to communication barriers between planes, we’ve consistently and periodically tested all types of technology across planes, except during Hell Plane’s blockade under Blood Fortress attacks."

"Oh, that’s good then!" Pei Yan relaxed into the massage chair, considering the investigation hall’s impressive talent pool since its establishment. His rapid surge in power was merely luck, yet he lagged in experience and insight compared to the veterans; what he could think of, others surely could.

"However, such a situation probably won’t last long. Amongst the recently dispatched group, there was an expedited batch of Mo Sect Mechanical Masters. They’re very interested in things like cannons, likely stimulated by your excellent battlefield performance. However, they’re quite puzzled by my rough descriptions and plan to verify them on the Foundations Plane." Mei Simiao recalled the scene earlier and couldn’t help but laugh.

"Oh, right!" Pei Yan suddenly remembered something, turning curiously, "In our world, the discovery of gunpowder was rumored to originate from Alchemy. In a world with abundant Cultivators, you’d expect they discovered it earlier. After all these years, hadn’t the mortal world recognized and researched its power? Even by the Song and Ming Period, firearms had made tremendous strides! It’s only been a few years!"

"They have! Of course, they’ve discovered the magical reactions of gunpowder, but in this world, it’s been forcibly distorted. We experimented that in the absence of abilities like yours, not only does high-tech weaponry decline in effectiveness, even gunpowder’s power is greatly reduced, firearm ranges drastically shortened, rendering them prone to malfunctions like jamming or explosions—impossible scenarios in the modern world. Regarding artillery, we only tested small-caliber mortars here, and upon firing...," Mei Simiao recalled the report laughingly continued, "It’s just a big firework that looks impressively powerful like in our world, but when the smoke cleared, not even a shallow pit was left on the ground."

"How can this be? Is this an enforced suppression by the Heavenly Dao for balance?" Pei Yan exclaimed in astonishment upon hearing this rumor.

"Perhaps."

"Could it be they lack the desire to develop such things? With effects like this, no wonder they dismiss our technology as merely superficial, without deeper insights."

"After discovering this, those from major planes aren’t foolish. While unable to use our technology, it doesn’t prohibit them from improving it following our concepts. I imagine before long, new weapons suited to their planes will emerge."

Pei Yan observed Mei Simiao’s calm demeanor and couldn’t resist asking, "Aren’t you worried? Don’t you intend to stop it?"

"Worried? Worried about what? Worry they might attack us? Pei Yan, the opening of communication was bound to happen sooner or later; no matter how you prevent it, it can’t be changed. As long as spatial barriers persist and Heavenly Dao oppression remains, we needn’t worry because in their world, our technological power is significantly reduced or even entirely ineffective. Their alchemical instruments and Mechanical Puppets also suffer the same limitations in our world, apart from high-grade Magical Artifacts. To generate formidable destruction with artillery, they’d need quantity, and manufacturing standardized equipment is costly and unfeasible as high-level Magical Artifacts. They can only seek paths among lower mid-level Magical Artifacts."

"And this level of Magical Artifacts poses no threat to the modern world; instead, it could increase casualties during conflicts among the four great planes, wonderful!" After Mei Simiao’s explanation, Pei Yan suddenly comprehended and smiled.