Chapter 2711

Chapter 2711: Second Assembly

After a moment of silence, Huang Zhi Han spoke, "You said you’re using the Limitless Cultivation Technique, correct? But that technique is only available in Gaia’s Sanctum."

"Well, luckily for you, I already have the technique, so I can share it with you."

"Are you sure?"

Yuan nodded.

"It doesn’t have to be the Limitless Cultivation Technique, either. Any cultivation technique will do. The most important thing is the act of cultivating manually."

Yuan proceeded to share the Limitless Cultivation Technique with them—at least the first three parts.

"The Limitless Cultivation Technique has four parts, but I’ll save the final part until you’ve mastered the first three to a certain degree because you won’t understand it until then, so it would only confuse you. To be honest, even I am barely scratching the surface of the final part."

"Anyways, spend the next month studying it. If you take my advice seriously, I can guarantee drastic improvements by our next training session."

"I’ll be doing the same, so if you need anything, you can find me at my home."

Yuan dismissed them shortly later.

Mei Xiaoyun and Huang Zhi Han immediately returned home to study the Limitless Cultivation Technique.

"Your squad is named Nine Heavens, right? I’ll send in my application later," Li Jieyu said to Yuan before leaving.

Three days later, Yuan approved Li Jieyu’s application, finally acquiring enough members to be officially recognized as a squad.

Because every newly approved squad is announced, it didn’t take long for the entire military to learn of it, and when that happened, soldiers flooded the administration to apply to join Yuan’s squad.

Of course, Yuan completely ignored their requests.

Time passed swiftly, and a month later, the Nine Heavens squad gathered again for their second mission.

They left the city and traveled straight to the Orange Zone, where Xiao Meiyuan and Huang Zhi Han fought Void Specters to see how much they had improved since they began cultivating manually.

"I can definitely feel my energy recovering much faster than before," Mei Xiaoyun remarked with a look of awe on her face.

"And this is the result of a single month’s training. Imagine what a year... a decade of manual cultivation would do..." Huang Zhi Han mumbled in a daze.

Li Jieyu didn’t bother fighting any Void Specters, saving all her energy for her fight with the Void Guardian.

Some time later, they entered a tunnel, and after reaching the end, Li Jieyu fought the Void Guardian by herself again.

Unfortunately, she still fell short and couldn’t defeat it.

"At the rate you’re improving, you should have no issue defeating the Void Guardian by yourself after another month of cultivation," Yuan said to Li Jieyu after she woke up, after exhausting herself again.

They returned to the city, and after another month of training, they returned to the Orange Zone for their third training session.

This time, both Huang Zhi Han and Mei Xiaoyun had plenty of energy remaining even after they reached the end of the tunnel.

As for Li Jieyu, she was finally able to defeat the Void Guardian by herself, albeit barely.

"You guys have improved tremendously since we began, but this will be our last training session for a while, since I will be leaving for the assembly soon. Of course, this doesn’t mean you should stop cultivating."

"Let’s go to the Red Zone when you return," Mei Xiaoyun suggested.

Yuan nodded.

"Sure."

A week later, Yuan was summoned by Mei Feng.

"We will be heading to the Union in two weeks," she said to him.

"Hm? We? Are you coming too?" Yuan asked.

Mei Feng nodded and said, "And it’s not just me. General Gu and other high-ranking officers will be going to this assembly."

"Isn’t this assembly just a follow-up to our last one?"

"Yes, but there’s a chance we might go to war. In fact, we’re anticipating it."

Yuan raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

"Anyway, just prepare yourself."

"Alright."

After leaving, Yuan pondered what to do for the next two weeks.

He considered going to Gaia’s Sanctum since he could clear the 48th floor with ease, but due to his incomplete Eternal Constitution, he would only be wasting the Eternal Essence rewarded for clearing it.

In the end, he decided to just continue studying the Limitless Cultivation Technique, as he was still scratching its surface.

Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye, and Yuan made his way to the Parade Deck early in the morning.

By the time he arrived, the Supreme General and others were already present and preparing to leave.

"You’re the last to arrive, Captain Yuan. How dare you make us wait for you?" A cold voice called him out the moment he arrived.

Yuan turned to look at Colonel Gu, who had called him out, and calmly replied, "So what if I am the last to show up? I still arrived 15 minutes earlier than scheduled."

"Still as disrespectful as ever, huh?" Colonel Gu sneered in disdain.

Yuan smiled and said, "Enough about me. Any news on Major Gu? Have you found him yet?"

Colonel Gu’s eyes blazed with fury at Yuan’s words, and for a moment, he felt the urge to lunge at him. However, with so many people around, he forced himself to keep his emotions under control.

"No, and we’ve already declared him deceased."

"What a pity. Let’s hope that we all return in one piece this time," Yuan muttered as he walked away and went to Mei Feng.

Colonel Gu clenched his fists, trembling slightly.

"There are a lot of people going to the assembly this time—much more than I was anticipating," Yuan remarked to Mei Feng.

"Aren’t you worried that the Void Hunter might show up before we can even arrive at the Union?"

"When that happens, you’ll fight it off, won’t you?" said Ironwoman as she approached him.

Yuan smiled and said, "I’ll think about it."

Mei Feng then said, "We’ll expedite our travel with the flying treasure’s abilities, so there’s no need to worry about the Void Hunter."

"All the way? That sounds costly."

"It is. We’ll be burning enough energy to support the city for a decade, after all."

Once the preparations were complete and everyone boarded the flying treasure, they left the city through the void.

Even after they left the city walls, the flying treasure kept jumping in and out of the void, speeding toward the Union and drastically cutting down their travel time.

Shortly after they departed, Supreme General Tian called Yuan into the private room.

"You’re probably not aware of this, but ever since the last assembly, the other cities have been requesting updates and information about you almost every day."

"Although I don’t know what will happen during this assembly, I want to know if you’re still going to stand by what you said last time—that you’ll stay with Gaia’s Heaven no matter what."

Yuan calmly nodded.

"My decision hasn’t changed since then. If they do anything to Gaia’s Heaven because of me, I will refuse to defeat the Void Hunter. In fact, I’m even more resolute in that decision now," he said.

After all, he had already confirmed that it was impossible to defeat the Void Hunter in his current state.

"Alright."

Supreme General Tian didn’t say anything else and sent Yuan outside.

A few days later, they arrived at the Union.

After the guards verified their identities, they were led to the same residential area.

Once they settled into their residences, Supreme General Tian gathered everyone.

"I’ve been told that the Union has received an unusually high number of visitors over the past year. There’s a good chance the other cities are gathering their forces here. As for the reason... I doubt I need to say it aloud. Given the situation, no one here will be allowed to leave the city," he warned them.

"Shouldn’t we call for reinforcement in case they actually attack us?" someone asked.

Supreme General Tian’s eyes glanced at Yuan for a moment before responding, "That won’t be necessary."

Knowing what Yuan was capable of, Supreme General Tian wasn’t worried that anything might happen to them.

"They won’t be able to do anything to us while we’re in the Union. Even if they try to attempt something outside... Let’s just say they will regret it."

After answering some of their questions, Supreme General Tian dismissed everyone.

Yuan returned to his living quarters and spent all of his time studying the Limitless Cultivation Technique.

Meanwhile, the others spent their time mentally preparing themselves for war.

Time passed swiftly, and before long, the day of the assembly finally arrived.

Once they entered the chamber with the other eight cities, Yuan raised an eyebrow at the sheer number of people present. The spacious hall from last time was packed to the brim, with hardly any room left to spare.

Although he had expected a larger turnout than before, he never imagined it would be to such an extent.