After Lu Fu went out, only Lu Yun remained in the living room. He slowly raised his right hand, and in that instant, a violet-gold light surged from his palm.
The light held an inexplicable power—the Divine Thought Golden Core power, unique to a Manifest Saint True Monarch, that could interfere with the physical world.
’This is the true power of a Manifest Saint True Monarch, not that half-baked power I had before.’
Lu Yun watched the ball of violet-gold light in his palm with satisfaction. Previously, to leave a life-saving trump card for his family, he had to rely on a piece of spirit wood left behind by a Qi Refiner from the Zulong Dynasty.
Moreover, it was extremely unstable. Lu Yun himself couldn’t say for sure how long the Half-step Divine Thought Power stored within it would last—perhaps a year or so, perhaps a few years, before it completely dissipated back into the world.
At that point, the Wisteria Spirit Staff would become just an ordinary cane, with no further use.
This uncertainty had always kept him from being truly at ease, but now, that was no longer necessary.
A Manifest Saint True Monarch could make their Divine Thought manifest in the mortal world, changing heaven and earth with a single thought. Lu Yun could now leave his Divine Thought Golden Core power in this domain, letting it coalesce without dissipating. It would attach itself to all things and thereby completely influence reality.
As long as he didn’t actively retract it, that Divine Thought Golden Core power would remain there indefinitely.
With this, Lu Yun could finally go out without worry. He looked away from his palm, and his Divine Thought instantly spread out.
Lu Yun perceived Shen Luoying and Li Zhiyu with the children, listening as tutors taught them how to read.
And in a place no one could see, a pair of illusory, violet-gold eyes hovered in midair, quietly looking down upon them.
After doing all this, the violet-gold light in Lu Yun’s palm gradually faded. Leaning on his cane, he stood up.
As Lu Yun walked, he marveled at the cost. Leaving behind that wisp of Divine Thought Golden Core power had consumed a full tenth of his total strength.
This was enough power to destroy a small building in an instant. According to Lu Yun’s estimate, this wisp of Divine Thought Golden Core power could probably last for half a year.
Half a year was enough time for him to accomplish a great deal. For this period, he could finally venture out without worry.
After all, Lu Yun hadn’t been out for a long time. It wasn’t that he couldn’t go out, but that he didn’t dare to.
Although he was the most powerful being in Yun Port City, the fiends of the Lifeless Lotus Sect and the Outer Celestial Demons were lurking in the shadows, watching like tigers. Who was to say they wouldn’t seize the opportunity of his absence to strike at the Lu Family?
The gates of the Lu Family Residence slowly opened. The soldiers guarding the entrance saluted in unison.
A black sedan slowly drove out from within. Lu Fu was in the driver’s seat, driving personally.
From the back seat, Lu Yun gazed out the window. In just a few short months, Yun Port City had changed so much.
The changes were especially stark since his orders a month prior to eradicate all evil, expel the foreigners, and establish schools.
The gangs that once ran rampant had now vanished. The Martial Artists who used to collect protection money, smash shops, beat people up, and rob them on the streets had either been thrown in prison, fled to other regions, or mended their ways and found legitimate jobs.
The biggest change, of course, was that the opium dens, brothels, and all sorts of dens of iniquity that had filled the streets had all disappeared. In their place were clean and tidy shops, teahouses, and restaurants.
Along both sides of the bustling avenues, the citizens of Yun Port City could walk in peace, without having to worry about encountering vicious gangsters.
Lu Yun’s first stop was Yun Port City’s only arsenal. The arsenal was located in a remote area in East City.
It was surrounded by high walls and dense barbed-wire fences. Atop the walls, there was a watchtower every few dozen meters, where guards armed with live ammunition stood, vigilantly scanning their surroundings.
The entrance was a heavy iron gate, and one had to pass through three checkpoints for identity verification to enter. The security was layered and meticulous, ensuring that not even a fly could get in.
This was because every bullet and every gun produced here was vital to the survival of Yun Port City. There was no room for the slightest carelessness or mishap.
The black sedan slowly stopped outside the main gate. Lu Fu leaned out of the window. When the gate guard saw him, his pupils couldn’t help but widen, and he excitedly opened the gate to let them pass.
"It’s Elder Fu! Everyone, let them through! Lord Lu is here!"
Lu Yun, sitting in the back, smiled in satisfaction as he watched the factory buildings being expanded.
Previously, he had transferred the memories of modern weapon blueprints from his past life onto paper, bit by bit, only handing them over to the arsenal’s engineers after confirming there were no errors.
Small batches of weapons like Desert Eagle pistols, sniper rifles, and AK rifles had since been produced here.
These weapons would be considered top-tier equipment even in the Western Countries, and in Yun Port City, they were unprecedentedly powerful killing machines.
As for the materials needed to manufacture these powerful modern weapons—steel, copper, gunpowder, primers, and the brass for shell casings—Yun Port City could not yet produce them on its own. They were still in the process of training skilled engineers and technicians, so for now, most of the materials were sourced from the Western Countries.
At this stage, they could only buy the materials, then assemble, test, and improve the weapons themselves, accumulating experience and cultivating talent step by step.
The day would come when they could produce all the materials themselves. That would be true self-sufficiency.
Lu Yun had given this endeavor the green light, specifically ordering a group of people to secretly purchase materials from the Great United States, Great Britain, and France.

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