Chapter 1090: Bombarding the Ancient Immortal
Before Qi Xuansu left Jade Capital, Sage Donghua specially gifted him several items. Besides several pages of the Scripture of Zuriel, he also gave him a portable cannon.
At the Zaohua stage and above, ordinary firearms could not do any harm. Only a cannon had killing power. Jianxiu Mountain developed a portable cannon named Star Plucker, which could support the Grade-A Series Three Dragon Eye Bullet. Though assembly was troublesome, its power was undeniable. Even a Pseudo-Immortal would suffer badly from a direct hit.
Back when True Lord Siming descended in Jinling Prefecture, Madam Qi had assembled a Star Plucker atop the Ascension Platform. She used the cylindrical Grade-A Series Three Dragon Eye Bullet, and her single shot at the Ancient Immortal was remarkably powerful. Qi Xuansu was greatly impressed by it.
Among the Phoenix and Dragon Eye Series Ammunition, Grade-A Series One and Two were strictly controlled by the Daoist Order. They were numbered and monitored. Without authorization from the Golden Tower Council, they could not be used or sold privately.
Thus, Sage Donghua could only authorize up to Grade-A Series Three Ammunition. Since the Grade-A Series Three Phoenix Eye Bomb was too large, requiring delivery by flying ship, the Grade-A Series Three Dragon Eye Bullet was the best heavy weapon an individual could carry. The sole drawback was that the cost price per shot was 23,500 Taiping coins.
Sage Donghua gifted Qi Xuansu a Star Plucker and three rounds of Grade-A Series Three Dragon Eye Bullets.
Setting aside the cannon’s own worth, just the three bullets alone were worth 70,500 Taiping coins, easily 100,000 Taiping coins on the black market. This showed how generous Sage Donghua was and how determined he was to secure Poluo.
Truthfully, Qi Xuansu had only taken a true fascination with firearms due to Madam Qi’s influence, as she always said that one must use firepower when facing powerful foes.
This was the perfect opportunity for firearms.
True Lord Siming’s Cloud Heaven Law only prohibited blades, not cannons, which became a loophole that Qi Xuansu exploited.
Divine decrees were convenient, but their greatest flaw was that one could exploit their literal wording.
After obtaining the Cloud Heaven Law, True Lord Siming likely never thought to update it for the era.