Chapter 8

Without notifying anyone, Qin Tianji held his sword and set off with some food to maintain his stamina early the next morning.

In fact, there were not many people left in the Yunlai Sword Sect. Everyone was so busy that no one would notice the departure of the young master.

"Warning! This route contains level 4 dangerous creatures that may threaten the host's life!"

"Block related information."

Qin Tianji moved through the forest at a not particularly fast speed.

Occasionally, swordsmen would venture into the Never-Set Mountains to open up paths, but unfortunately, compared to the regenerative abilities of the plants in the Never-Set Mountains, these paths would be covered again within a few weeks. If it weren't for the numerous exposed rocks, the decaying leaves on the ground could form vast swamps filled with infinite dangers.

Time passed quickly as he traveled.

He encountered many dangers along the way, but Qin Tianji's sharp reactions allowed him to avoid them in advance. He did not engage in any battles with the fierce beasts living in the Never-Set Mountains.

"Report the time, my current speed, and the estimated arrival time."

"The host has been in the Never-Set Mountains for 14 hours, with an average speed of 12.51 kilometers per hour. There are still 32.54 kilometers to the destination, and it is expected to arrive in two hours."

Qin Tianji glanced at the sky...

The horizon was already filled with rosy clouds.

Nightfall was approaching.

Before it got dark, he had to find a safe place to rest. Otherwise, once night fell, the activity time of many fierce beasts would begin. Even the insects and venomous snakes in the jungle could be fatal to him.

"Fortunately, I had a wilderness survival course in college, so I'm not completely inexperienced."

Qin Tianji muttered to himself.

At this moment, his expression suddenly changed as he keenly noticed a large number of unnatural tree damage marks in the not-so-dense jungle.

Moreover, those marks were clearly formed by something colliding with great force.

"Could it be..."

The moment this guess surfaced in his mind, Qin Tianji had already adjusted his direction and ran straight toward the direction where the collision marks extended.

In no time, a patch of scorched trees appeared in his field of vision. In the center of the charred remains, a two-meter-tall steel object, which seemed to have been burned for some time, stood out.

"My escape pod?"

Qin Tianji's expression was somewhat strange as he quickly approached the escape pod.

The gravity on this planet was too great, and the escape pod had collided violently with the ground upon landing, likely causing a small explosion. The flames had burned his original body inside the escape pod to ashes, leaving only faint traces.

The feeling of staring at his own corpse was very strange for Qin Tianji.

"This place is nearly 200 kilometers away from the nearest village. My soul, even with the protection of No. 2, could only exist for 177 seconds, less than three minutes. In that less than three minutes, I managed to possess this body... I must say, I was very lucky."

Looking at the almost completely destroyed escape pod, Qin Tianji pondered for a moment and then began to look around.

"This time, I was on a supply mission. The warship carried a large amount of military equipment for the front lines, including conventional laser guns, laser cannons, electromagnetic cannons, neutron bombs... and eighteen mechs. The warship was a standard 'Planetary' class, with firepower capable of destroying a small planet..."

If the warship could be repaired, level 6 dangerous creatures, level 7 dangerous creatures, level 9 swordsmen, and even grand swordsmen, or even the entire second-rate sect Xuanling Sect, would have no resistance against the 'Planetary' class warship.

One main cannon blast, and not only the Xuanling Sect, but the entire Never-Set Mountains could be obliterated.

"No. 2, based on the angle of the warship's impact, calculate the location of the crash, using my current position as the reference point!"

"Beep! Calculating the crash site, with the host's current position as the reference point, the warship's crash site is 96.24 kilometers to 112.44 kilometers south."

"One hundred kilometers!"

This distance instantly chilled Qin Tianji's heart, which had been somewhat agitated.

The deeper into the Never-Set Mountains, the more dangerous it became.

One hundred kilometers was in the outer region of the mountains, where level 4 dangerous creatures, or level 6 fierce beasts, might appear. Occasionally, even level 7 fierce beasts could be seen. If he ventured deeper...

Not to mention level 7 fierce beasts, even level 8, 9, and 10 fierce beasts, or even lord-level fierce beasts equivalent to human swordmasters, could appear.

"One hundred kilometers!"

Level 5 swordsman cultivation...

Danger!

Too dangerous!

At least level 7 swordsman cultivation was required to venture 400 kilometers into the Never-Set Mountains.

"If everything goes well, it will take me twelve years to advance to level 7 swordsman!"

Twelve years!

He couldn't wait that long!

During this time, the Xuanling Sect would likely already consider them a major threat and eliminate them completely.

Any decision made must be accompanied by consequences.

"One hundred kilometers! Be careful!"

Making a calm decision, Qin Tianji set off again, regardless of the night.

The night in the Never-Set Mountains was bound to be restless.

Occasional roars from the forest clearly showed the danger of this world. High concentration of mind made him extremely cautious during his journey. Any slight movement would make him immediately hide, lowering his breathing to the minimum to avoid detection.

Even if the movement was caused by a common forest rabbit.

In such a high-risk situation, Qin Tianji's speed was understandably slow.

On average, he could only cover eight kilometers per hour.

Under such cautious stealth, by around 8:30 AM the next morning, a vast forest wasteland, completely destroyed by a massive impact, appeared in Qin Tianji's field of vision.

In the center of this wasteland, all the trees were destroyed, and there were clear signs of burning.

"Finally arrived."

Qin Tianji's face showed some fatigue.

This place still seemed to retain the destructive aura from the warship's crash a few days ago. No living creatures could be seen for miles, with vast wastelands, plains, and craters stretching for kilometers.

The 'Planetary' class warship, about 3,000 meters long, was a massive object. Even with repulsion shields, the impact upon landing was catastrophic. Even lord-level fierce beasts that could match human swordmasters would have been annihilated within this impact range. Most of the nearby fierce beasts were likely scared away by the destructive shockwave.

"A warship! A 'Planetary' class warship! A warship that can make the Xuanling Sect, second-rate sects, and even first-rate sects irrelevant in this world!"

Thinking this, Qin Tianji took large strides and ran towards the warship as fast as he could.

Soon, a massive crater, about ten kilometers wide, appeared before Qin Tianji. In the center of this crater, the 'Moonlight' class 'Planetary' warship was clearly visible.

Even after several days, there were still flames burning on the warship. The warship was severely damaged, with only about one-third of its main body remaining. Various broken parts were scattered around, and smoke was still rising.

"The crash of a warship is very dangerous. Even with the robust materials of a 'Planetary' class warship, the impact with the ground at high speed still has a high probability of causing destruction. Moreover, the gravity on this planet is 6.2 times the standard gravity. I wonder how much of the contents inside have survived."

"Beep! Detected the brainwave of the 'Moonlight' class 'Planetary' warship of the 61st squadron, 32nd team of the 34th legion of the Federation. Do you want to connect?"

Just as Qin Tianji was slightly disappointed, No. 2's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"The brainwave is still running?"

Qin Tianji was slightly surprised and quickly reacted, "Connect!"

Despite the severe damage to the warship...

So what?

This warship was on a supply mission, carrying a large amount of technological weapons. Even if only one percent of these weapons were preserved, it would be enough to give Qin Tianji the power to resolve the crisis with the Xuanling Sect.

If some mechs were still preserved...

For the Xuanling Sect, which had no swordmasters, one mech would be enough to completely destroy this top second-rate sect.

"Xuanling! The humiliation you have inflicted on the Yunlai Sword Sect, I, Qin Tianji, will return it to you in full!"

"Beep! The 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave has been connected!"

As No. 2's soul chip connected with the 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave, many intermittent signals and broken images appeared in Qin Tianji's field of vision. He could faintly hear the self-check sounds of the brainwave.

"Confirm unknown signal connected to the brainwave, signal analysis, beep, beep, beep, analysis failed, unknown signal, reject entry..."

"Reject entry?"

Qin Tianji's brows furrowed slightly, "The brainwave of 'No. 2' should be recorded in the 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave, and it has C-level permissions. Why is it now an unknown signal?"

"Beep! The 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave rejects entry. Do you want to crack the main program of the 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave and force entry?"

"Crack!?"

Qin Tianji's surprise grew from slight to significant.

"No. 2? You can crack the main program of the 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave? Even the soul chips of mental masters cannot crack the brainwave of a 'Planetary' class warship!"

"Beep! According to the analysis, the success rate of cracking is 99.81%, and it is expected to take 24 minutes and 31 seconds to complete. Do you want to crack?"

Forcibly infiltrating the brainwave of a 'Planetary' class warship is a capital offense in the Federation. If discovered, immediate execution follows. But on this planet, which is billions of light-years away from the Federation...

"Crack! Get the highest permissions!"

Qin Tianji immediately issued the order.

"Beep! Received the order, cracking the main program of the 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave to get the highest permissions! Cracking in progress, 24 minutes and 31 seconds countdown..."

As No. 2 operated, Qin Tianji immediately felt his mental energy being rapidly consumed.

However, this consumption was much less than the forced activation of normal mode. By maintaining a semi-meditative state, Qin Tianji could barely support this level of consumption.

After 24 minutes, No. 2's voice sounded in his mind again.

"Beep! Cracking complete! Obtained the highest permissions of the 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave. Do you want to connect to the 'Moonlight' warship's brainwave information?"

"Really succeeded? Controlled the 'Moonlight' warship!?"

Upon receiving the final information, a hint of surprise appeared on Qin Tianji's usually calm and composed face.