The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror-Chapter 444 - 194: Heaven Shaking Bow and Purple Thunder Cannon (Please Subscribe)_2

He answered his own questions with none other than the perplexing issues and solving approaches in the research of Fang Immortal Dao’s Firearms...

Even from some perspectives, Gu Daoist could hardly wait to have an in-depth discussion with Xu Qing.

Dongming Princess never imagined Xu Qing had this up his sleeve, feeling quite powerless as if her punch had hit thin air, especially because Gu Daoist’s expression was obviously swayed by Xu Qing’s words.

But she knew all too well that the bait Xu Qing threw out was not only irresistible to Gu Daoist, but to many Elders within Fang Immortal Dao, some of whom, obsessed with Outer Dao, might even take the initiative to collaborate with Xu Qing.

Amidst his excitement, Gu Daoist became even more firm in his belief that the Daoist lineage of Central Earth was profound and extensive, indeed capable of resolving many of their dilemmas.

Moreover, before the popularity of the Inner Elixir Dao, it was indeed the era of the Outer Elixir Dao. It’s a pity that with several Dynasty changes, important legacies of the Outer Elixir Dao had also been lost. Perhaps Xu Qing’s inspiration came from one of those lost Outer Elixir Dao lineages.

Yes, perhaps the secret lay in the treasure vault of Liubo Mountain.

Gu Daoist’s emotions naturally became more agitated and complex.

Once, he had been just one step away from that vault.

If the heavens were to give him another chance, would that be now?

In Dongming Princess’s eyes, Xu Qing no longer seemed like a handsome Top Scorer, but rather the incarnation of the Fifth Demon King, enchanting and misleading the hearts of the people.

She couldn’t help but rebuke, "Master Gu, do not be deceived by him. If he knew so much, why hasn’t he made Firearms himself?"

Her sharp rebuke interrupted Gu Daoist’s reverie.

The Elder startled into a cold sweat but also knew deep down that what Xu Qing said was indeed correct, and so his feelings became extremely complex.

He said, "Xu Gongming, don’t harbor any illusions. I can guarantee that the cannons we brought this time will not land a single shot outside of East Island."

Gu Daoist may have said this, but there was a sense of bluster that didn’t quite hide his inner timidity.

Because while he could guarantee the cannons were functional this time, once used on a large scale, the accuracy of the Purple Thunder Cannons was indeed not reliable.

Even if he worked day and night to create Purple Thunder Cannons, there would still be flawed products.

And within the ranks of Fang Immortal Dao, there were less than twenty people who possessed his level of craftsmanship.

For war, the cost was too high and far from satisfying the needs.

This was one of the current dilemmas of the Fang Immortal Dao.

The Western pirates they were facing, although not possessing Purple Thunder Gunpowder more powerful than ordinary gunpowder, some exceptionally skilled pirates had a level of precise cannon-fire that was obviously superior to that of Fang Immortal Dao.

This was puzzling for them.

And the Western pirates guarded the secrets of this matter extremely closely; even Fang Immortal Dao couldn’t unveil its mysteries. Gu Daoist and others faintly realized that the enemy has been increasing its number of similar cannons, clearly making them with less difficulty than theirs.

If this continued, Fang Immortal Dao’s influence in the Southern Ocean would inevitably be continuously undermined by Western pirates, consequently losing their say in the region.

Because of the threat from Western pirates, Fang Immortal Dao’s living space had to inevitably expand towards the declining Great Yu Dynasty. This was also one of the reasons for the increasing severity of the Dynasty’s maritime threats year by year.

Xu Qing looked at Gu Daoist and burst into laughter, saying, "Princess of Chuyun, Taoist Gu, how about we make a bet? If your shells don’t hit East Island today, then let’s still work together. I, Xu Qing, am willing to swear a blood oath with you and even agree to sire offspring with you, Princess, in three years’ time, if you’re still willing by then. If your shells do hit East Island, I will completely accept your conditions for today, how about it?"

Dongming Princess’s eyes lit up. Although she did not know what cards Xu Qing was holding, such a betting method, in the worst-case scenario, still allowed her to form a blood oath with Xu Qing.

After all, cooperation between the two parties was a trend of the times.

Unless Chuyun did not want to rely on the power of Great Yu Dynasty and Xu Qing to restore their country.

And Great Yu Dynasty also needed the restraint from East Sea Gang to alleviate maritime pressures from the Eastern Yi people.

Under such major trends, personal will is hard to reverse.

Especially since if Xu Qing truly didn’t want to unite with her, she had no good solution, as the other party was not a genuinely frail scholar.

After a moment of contemplation, she said, "I agree, Master Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Daoist, his self-esteem bruised by Xu Qing pointing out the flaws of the Purple Thunder Cannon, saw a chance to save face. However, he was reluctant to expend too much of the precious Purple Thunder Cannon.

Bringing the Purple Thunder Cannon this time was meant to put pressure on Xu Qing, and not really to bombard East Island into submission, lest he significantly offend King Lin, the Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Gu Daoist said, "There are nine cannonballs ready to fire in a volley from the ship. If not a single one hits East Island, then we concede defeat."

Xu Qing laughed and declared, "Agreed."

Even if Gu Daoist had not spoken, Xu Qing would have looked for reasons to limit the number of cannonballs. Now that the other party had brought it up himself, it saved him a great deal of talking.

Next, Dongming Princess signaled the guards aboard the warship to wave the flag signals, hailing the large ship.

The command received, they began to move.

The Purple Thunder Cannon’s power was significant; it was not feasible to ignite all cannons in a single volley as it required a certain rhythmic interval.

Otherwise, it would create excessive stress on the large ship’s hull structure.

Not that it couldn’t be done, but during non-combat phases, there was no need for such measures.

The value of a large ship is far more precious than the Purple Thunder Cannon.

In fact, were it not for the regions in the Southern Ocean that produce large timber, East Sea Gang would not have many large sea-going ships.