Chapter 465: Confirming and Verifying (Third Update)

"This movie is simply too magnificent!" Inside the Half-City shop, a large cotton quilt could be heard shouting wildly in midair, "If I were to construct the laws I know in this manner, wouldn't these laws alter according to my every whim?! Ha ha ha ha! From now on, anyone who steps into this domain of my laws will face nothing but death!"

Halfway through its laughter, it suddenly realized something: it possessed not a shred of spiritual essence, so how on earth was it supposed to construct anything?!

It was utterly dumbfounded.

"Giggle giggle... thank you!" Beside it, a certain demoness with brown hair and green eyes lightly covered her fragrant mouth and smiled, "It seems your method, old monster, is worth a try!"

"You are not allowed to try! I was the one who thought of this!"

"This idea... seems rather excellent!" The nearby King Xiaoyao caught the words with his sharp ears.

In the past, barely anyone would ever come into contact with such things, but now, with the Heavenly Book, and all kinds of immortal brawls and battles between gods and demons, many great cultivators and warriors were naturally beginning to touch upon this level.

Of course, for the vast majority of people, it was merely touching upon it.

"This idea is indeed excellent!" Shui Xianyun also chimed in, edging closer.

"Ah ah ah ah! None of you are allowed to try! I invented this!"

"What are you shouting for?! Shout again and this young lady will treat you as a troublemaker!" Ruan Ning glared over.

"..." Immediate silence.

Meanwhile, at the Yuanyang City shop.

The cultivators and warriors of Yuanyang City were now taking off their virtual reality headsets one after another.

Old and young alike, whether they were powerful supreme cultivators or ordinary disciples, not a single person maintained a calm expression on their face.

"Senior Sister."

Yue Bai felt someone tugging at the corner of her clothes, and turning her head, she saw Mu Qing standing beside her with an anxious, hesitant look.

"I still have some doubts... Could it be that our consciousnesses are sitting here while our true bodies are also..." she murmured softly, "Just think about it, in this movie, Neo initially had no idea he was living in a virtual world, and there were so many other people who didn't know either."

"I think so too!" Princess Jiang Xiaoy Xiaoyue crossed her little arms and muttered, "Actually, we are also in a virtual world, and since I am so incredible, I must definitely be the Savior! Then we will save humanity together!"

Perfect.

"Nonsense! Actually, I am the Savior!" Mu Qing protested, dissatisfied.

"I want to be the Savior too..." Beside them, the big white deer let its head droop.

Jiang Xiaoyue declared, "Whoever is more powerful is the Savior!"

Sitting right next to Jiang Xiaoyue, Boss Fang's face darkened, and he pinched her cheek, "I see that you, girl, purely just want to be the Savior."

An exquisite little face was pinched into the shape of a stuffed bun, and the little lolita, full of disdain, imitated Neo from the movie by raising her middle finger, learning a very bad habit.

"Big brother, don't you agree!"

Jiang Xuan had already continued on to his second viewing, not hearing a single word.

"..."

Yue Bai spoke up, "However, the weapons they use are quite interesting; I wonder where one could obtain them..."

Several disciples from the Haotian Academy nearby were also discussing this very topic.

"Brother Tang," Wang Xie said, "It is widely known that the mechanical contraptions and dharma treasures of the Tang family are unparalleled in this generation. I wonder if weapons like the ones in the movie can be recreated?"

"That's right! Young Master Tang!" The young master of the Xu family, Xu Chengfeng, was a direct descendant of the Xu lineage, and possessing exceptional talent, he naturally associated closely with these geniuses of the ancient clans. Having just taken off his virtual reality headset, the first thing he thought of was the Tang family.

A tall, robust man also squeezed over—Lei Ge of the Lei family, "Young Master Tang... your Tang family..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a burst of exclamation sounded from the side.

"Is this... a handgun?!"

Mu Qing stared intently at the two handguns in Jiang Xiaoyue's hands.

The styling was somewhat archaic, adorned with intricate patterns, crafted in imitation of Dante's handguns.

"Humph humph!"

"Wow! Junior Sister Xiaoyue!" Mu Qing cried out in surprise, "Can this gun actually fire?"

"It can." Li Lanruo, standing beside them, had witnessed with her own eyes Jiang Xiaoyue drawing her guns to deal with swarms of cultivators.

Dealing with cultivators of formidable background like Lei Ge and Xu Chengfeng might not be so simple, but dealing with the likes of the Poison Spider and subsequent cultivators was simply too easy; it cost very little spiritual essence and possessed remarkable power.

"Of course it can..." Having said that, Jiang Xiaoyue walked out of the shop door and fired two shots.

Looking at the two bullet holes on the ground with wisps of smoke curling up...

Wang Xie cast a glance at Tang Yu beside him.

"It wasn't made by us!" Tang Yu spoke, "Come to think of it, the boss even has cars here, could it be he has guns too?!"

Regarding the manufacture of firearms, it was an industry born from a cooperation between Boss Fang, the Wuwei Daoist Alliance, and the winners of the Counter-Strike tournament back then. Now, through continuous technological breakthroughs, it was long past the period where they could not even copy an ordinary handgun properly.

Jiang Xiaoyue then infused her spiritual essence into the weapon, and immediately, blue light flared from the handgun.

"Xiaoyue is so amazing!" Mu Qing's eyes were already full of little stars.

"Where did this gun come from?!" The eyes of Xu Chengfeng, Lei Ge, and the others also went wide.

After firing, seeing Boss Fang looking over, she triumphantly flashed a peace sign, exceedingly vain.

Boss Fang's face darkened, "Don't ruin the pavement in front of my shop!"

"Uh..."

Ordinarily, the power of such weapons did seem somewhat lacking, but when used by Smith, Neo, and the others, they were simply invincible!

Passing through walls, high speed, great power, convenient to use, and they were long-range.

Of course, to achieve that level of upgrading bullets completely at will in reality... was basically out of the question.

Originally, that great demon from Half-City might have had the ability to recreate a fraction of it, but obviously, it currently lacked even spiritual essence.

The cultivators of the Spirit State were different from those of the Deserted Sea Realm; cultivators of the Deserted Sea Realm rarely ever came into contact with the level of laws, whereas the Spirit State cultivators...

Their heritage and foundation in this aspect were simply incomparable to those of the Deserted Sea Realm.

Rules are the laws followed by the laws of operation and functioning; in this world, rules and laws both referred to the same thing.

It was merely a difference in terminology across various major regions.

Among the major clans of the Spirit State, almost every clan possessed mastery over more than one law, all of which were passed down from ancient times or obtained by chance over countless years.

Some were preserved within artifacts, some were super spiritual items naturally endowed with the power of laws, and some were even artifact spirits that had endured for unknown ages, handed down from the earliest eras. By using these as their heritage, they were able to weather countless years and remain prosperous and powerful.

Even beneath the several ancient clans, a very small number of powerful cultivators from other factions could step into the level of laws, subsequently preserving that shred of comprehension for later generations to contemplate.

Therefore, they could indeed recreate it to a slight extent. For instance, Guo Tingyun, this old man's understanding of wind had long since stepped into the level of laws; if he were to attach it to a bullet, most of the world's defenses would be rendered utterly useless before that bullet.

Guo Tingyun walked out of the door, a peaceful smile upon his face, "Little girl of the Jiang family, could you lend your gun to this old man for a moment?"

"Master?" Wang Xie looked at Guo Tingyun in surprise.

"This old man has just finished watching *The Matrix* and gained some comprehension," Guo Tingyun spoke, "Now I am only lacking a handgun to verify it."

"...Alright then." Seeing it was the old Academy Master, Jiang Xiaoyue had no choice but to hand a handgun over to him.

Guo Tingyun gripped the handgun and closed his eyes, allowing a brief period of time to brew his intent.

Everyone's gaze converged upon him.

Holding his breath, as if terrified of missing a single detail.

He watched as Gu Tingyun slowly raised the handgun.

The next moment...

"If the road in front of the shop is ruined, it will be treated as creating a public disturbance," a voice drifted out casually from inside the shop.

"..."

The old man looked as if he had just swallowed a dead fly, wishing more than anything that he could beat Boss Fang to death right then and there.

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