Chapter 424: Chapter 242: Primordial Immortal Qi Descends Upon the Mortal World (Part 2)

And it’s a zero before the decimal point.

"Is it appropriate for me to take so much money for this kind of project?"

Professor Zhang waved his hand.

"This is what you deserve.

"As a Spark Level scientist of humanity, your image is crucial.

"If the outside world sees that even someone like you is living in poverty, they will lose confidence in the Immortal Technique endeavor, and lose confidence in the Committee’s capability and compensation.

"You need to display opulence when necessary, and act ostentatiously when needed.

"This isn’t for your own vanity, but for our cause."

Oh?

Bai Mo looked at Professor Zhang, feeling that what he said seemed quite reasonable?

Looking again at his own sweater and jeans bought from the supermarket, and at Moon Tail’s cheap children’s black sweater, and recalling the many commas and zeros just clocked... he suddenly felt that his current impoverished state was quite a disgrace to the Committee!

Professor Hong Anxi and Dr. Qu Hailou, following behind, were also listening intently.

They felt that this argument sounded strange, but it seemed quite reasonable too!

Upon entering the conference hall, Qu Hailou, whose rank was not high enough, was taken to the lounge to wait.

Bai Mo and the others, on the other hand, stepped through the doors of the conference room.

...

This was a nationwide video conference.

The large conference room was not actually full.

Only a few people, including Professor Zhang, Chairman Chen Shu, Bai Mo, and Tian Xinghuo, were seated in the first row of seats.

On the huge screen at the front, a tall and thin old man with white hair, wearing a martial arts suit, was sitting behind a desk, speaking softly into the microphone.

"...Today, as the reporter, I will share with you the truth about the defeat at the Dragon Tomb Ruins and the new challenges we will face, and the new actions to be taken."

This white-haired old man was none other than the Chief Chairman of the Immortal Technique Committee, Wu Jianxian!

Mentioning the Dragon Tomb Ruins, the atmosphere in the conference room instantly turned tense, and everyone present silently pricked up their ears.

Only Bai Mo’s fox disciple, Moon Tail, seemed unconcerned, squatting in his master’s embrace, and looking at the small device on the conference room table with its red and green buttons, wondering what it was for.

"...In the battle at the Dragon Tomb Ruins, we invested a lot of energy, money, and manpower, yet ended up with nothing.

"In fact, we shouldn’t have suffered such a defeat.

"But there were indeed some unforeseen secrets involved...

"Please first look at a set of photos, to see how the Dragon Tomb Ruins changed before and after the event."

Bai Mo looked up at the screen.

The screen showed a set of comparison photos, depicting the Dragon Tomb before the battle, which was actually a scenic area outside Shangjing, a large mountain. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

From afar, it was lush and green, with pavilions and towers.

Up close, tourists laughed, birds chirped, and flowers bloomed.

But the Dragon Tomb Ruins after the battle was a desert! The mountain was gone, the trees were gone, and the pavilions and towers were all gone.

From afar, it was a vast, yellow desert.

Up close, it was endless yellow sand.

The participants at the meeting looked at each other in disbelief.

"Is there a mistake?"

"Is this the same place?"

"Even an atomic bomb wouldn’t wipe it out so cleanly, would it?"

"It’s not just leveled to the ground.

"The land has turned directly into sand. Do you see the glassy surface?"

On the screen, Wu Jianxian smiled bitterly.

"Everyone must be wondering whether we got the photos wrong?

"I can now tell everyone, no, we did not.

"The original Dragon Tomb Mountain was leveled, even turned into a sandy land!

"That day, I and ten fellow Sequence Seven members formed a Dragon Tomb Special Assault Team, climbing up the Dragon Tomb Mountain, when suddenly, we saw red clouds spreading out from the mountain peak.

"My intuition told me that it’s an unavoidable catastrophe!

"Thus, our assault team decisively retreated and immediately descended the mountain.

"The eleven of us, sitting on the back of the Immortal Beast Snow-Winged Eagle, flew away from Dragon Tomb Mountain at an incredibly terrifying speed.

"But when I looked back, I saw starlight suddenly sparkle in the silent red clouds at the mountain top.

"Then, the red cloud and starlight silently exploded, sweeping in all directions.

"Though we had escaped quite far, we still saw the blast wave visibly rushing toward us.

"I used the Blood Scab Shield to protect the assault team.

"The final result was... the shield shattered, we were caught in the aftermath, eleven people: three seriously injured, four lightly injured, four unharmed."

His tone was very calm.

In the conference room, the members and experts collectively gasped.

The strongest Chairman Wu Jianxian of the Committee, who can rank in the top three Immortal Technique Masters in the current world, managed to save his life only by foreseeing risk, running fast, and flying far?

What really happened at the Dragon Tomb Ruins?

Bai Mo sat in the chair, holding his disciple, stroking his disciple’s head, frowning slightly.

What Chairman mentioned, the red cloud and starlight, could it be...

"After extensive investigations and evidence collection, and even obtaining some corroboration from the Ancient Immortals, we can now basically confirm that the red cloud and starlight was an Immortal Technique resource called [Primordial Immortal Qi]!"

The experts and members present exchanged puzzled glances.

What is Primordial Immortal Qi?

They had no idea.

On the screen, Wu Jianxian opened a new slide, beginning to introduce the concept of Primordial Immortal Qi.

Beside Bai Mo, Tian Xinghuo twitched his lips.

"How could there be Primordial Immortal Qi in the present world?

"Isn’t that an Ancient Immortal’s method?"

Bai Mo listened to Wu Jianxian while looking at Tian Xinghuo.

Wu Jianxian’s tone revealed a sense of gravity.

"...The destructive power of Primordial Immortal Qi is beyond our understanding.

"The Primordial Immortal Qi at the Dragon Tomb Ruins wasn’t even controlled, but merely two incompatible Immortal Qis in the crudest and most primitive conflict. Its energy level could destroy cities and nations.

"If controlled by Ancient Immortals, using mysterious Immortal Techniques to utilize this Primordial Immortal Qi, its power might exceed our imagination."

The people in the meeting room nodded repeatedly.

This stuff, even uncontrolled, could blow a mountain into a desert.

If controlled, what else could it do?

Tian Xinghuo twitched his lips. He knew Primordial Immortal Qi was valuable and powerful. But he didn’t know it was this powerful!

Moon Tail, squatting in his master’s arms, looked up at his master.

"Yip?"

Isn’t there Primordial Immortal Qi in the Purple Earth Dragon?

Is it that powerful?

Bai Mo pondered for a moment.

He hadn’t used that stuff.

But if not afraid of wasting Primordial Immortal Qi and using the ability of the Master of Communication to activate the Purple Earth Dragon to crush a mountain... that indeed wouldn’t be much effort.

On the screen, Wu Jianxian continued.

"The incident at the Dragon Tomb Mountain Ruins shows us that further changes are happening now; Primordial Immortal Qi has already started appearing!

"In the future, there could be more Primordial Immortal Qi appearing in the present world!

"These Primordial Immortal Qis are terrifyingly powerful, but we human Immortal Technique Masters cannot control or use them.

"They can only attract Ancient Immortals’ rivalry and bring turmoil and calamity to our society.

"After a series of research and discussions, the Shangjing Branch proposed that if Primordial Immortal Qi appears in the present world, humans will not compete for it.

"Such things shall be left for the Ancient Immortals to contend.

"This is a significant issue that cannot be decided with one word.

"Every participant has the right to vote on whether to relinquish.\p>

"If you agree to relinquish, please press the green button representing life in front of you.

"If you disagree, please press the red button representing war.

"Please cover the voting device with your left hand and operate with your right hand while voting.

"And please do not concern yourself with others’ choices.

"Alright, everyone, please cast your precious vote."

The conference room fell silent again.

Bai Mo covered the voting device with his left hand, contemplating a while.

Feeling that the Committee should indeed not vie for it, they could not compete with the Ancient Immortals, and even if they tried, it would only add casualties. There would be no use for it even if they obtained it. Without the Knowledge Container, they couldn’t even store it.

With a "click," he pressed the green button representing "relinquish," casting his vote.

On the big screen, Wu Jianxian continued.

"Everyone can take ten minutes to consider.

"After ten minutes, we will announce the voting results."