As he recounted what Gu Shaojun had experienced at the international military competition abroad, Grandfather Gongsun and his son were utterly shocked and exceptionally excited. Grandfather Gongsun concluded that Gu Shaojun was already a Cultivator, and one with a profound cultivation at that. To have escaped such a perilous situation so cleanly, he must have been carrying an Array Plate or some other powerful Magic Artifact!
However, in modern society, while hidden Cultivators like the Gongsun Family did exist—and with considerable cultivation—forging an Array Plate or Magic Artifact powerful enough to withstand gunfire and artillery was almost impossible. First, it required several extremely special materials—materials that were difficult to acquire even with the full resources of a nation, let alone gathering a complete set!
