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Chapter 125: Chapter 122: Spiritual Artifact
Divinity Transformation.
Although it was a search for one Divinity Transformation...
"This kind of mission shouldn’t be assigned to a mere Copper Sword Envoy like myself. According to my rank, I should only undertake missions involving Hugging Pill Level cultivators at most. Divinity Transformation... is way beyond my grade,"
Gu Jinlai said unhurriedly.
Now, he had enough confidence to bargain with this Silver Sword Master.
Chi Ying knew that what Gu Jinlai said was true and smiled, "Given the prestigious status of Heavenly Monarch Gu, the rank of Copper Sword Envoy completely mismatches your identity. I will report this up, and there is an intent to promote Heavenly Monarch Gu to Silver Sword Master. This mission is a promotion assessment."
"I think the status of a Copper Sword Envoy is quite good."
Gu Jinlai said.
"Is that so?"
Chi Ying said regretfully, "It seems that this message about the Aries Star Lord can’t be delivered then."
"Aries Star Lord?"
Gu Jinlai did not catch on at first.
But then, he suddenly realized something, and his pupils constricted.
"A thousand years ago, one of the twelve Creator Star Lords of the Holy Land, the Aries Star Lord!?"
"Exactly."
Chi Ying smiled slightly.
"It’s actually the Aries Star Lord!"
If it had not been for his interactions with Zong Heng and Qiu Shuiyue, Gu Jinlai would not have known who the Aries Star Lord was.
But after learning about the glorious history of the Heavenly Master, Gu Jinlai had become well aware of this legendary figure.
The Holy Land, properly known as the Heavenly Master Holy Realm.
It was the Heavenly Masters’ largest holy land a thousand years ago, gathering countless Heavenly Masters.
Star Gate!
Floating Island!
Heavenly Dragon!
Twelve Ruins Beasts!
All were miraculous creations within the Holy Land.
And the reason they could gather so many Heavenly Masters and become a holy land in the hearts of the Heavenly Masters was because the Holy Land housed twelve Creator beings who ranked above the Heavenly Masters.
They called themselves the Twelve Star Masters and dominated the world with the Twelve Ruins Beasts.
At their peak, they controlled Floating Islands, dominated the skies, cleansed the earth with fire, destroyed legions with Heavenly Dragons, controlled Ruins Beasts to devour souls, and slaughtered Devas. Even the mightiest empires had to bow before them.
However...
An internal conflict later erupted among the lineages of the Heavenly Masters.
The Holy Land was destroyed.
The legacy of the Twelve Star Masters either broke off or was sealed by those empires and powers that feared the power of the Heavenly Masters.
To this day, the Heavenly Monarch is the last of the Heavenly Master Path.
The Creator has become a mere legend.
The technique of cultivating Ruins Beasts from Demon Spirits, specifically designed to counter cultivators, has become a forbidden taboo.
"Floating Island, Star Gate, represents the pinnacle of Artifact Refining, Heavenly Dragon, Ruins Beast, represents the pinnacle of Beast Taming. Among these, I can understand Floating Island, an anti-gravity device that allows a giant island to float in the sky, and Heavenly Dragon, cultivating a type of giant dragon beast capable of flying. But the Star Gate and the Ruins Beast cultivation techniques..."
Even Gu Jinlai, a man from Blue Star, could not comprehend.
This was a power that science could not achieve, existing only in fantasy.
"Do you possess the legacy of the Aries Star Lord?"
Gu Jinlai asked.
"A piece of crucial information."
Chi Ying spoke, pausing slightly, "Speaking of legacy, it seems not incorrect to call it that."
"Tracing the trail of a Divinity Transformation Cultivator..."
Gu Jinlai sheathed his sword, "I agree."
"It is truly an honor to fight alongside Heavenly Monarch Gu."
Chi Ying said, "I take this moment to congratulate Heavenly Monarch Gu in advance on his promotion to Silver Sword Master. Higher-level access to Xuzhen Tower’s intelligence will be opened for you."
"Still not sure if we can find the whereabouts of that Divinity Transformation Cultivator."
Gu Jinlai spoke, and then thought of something, "Also, with my current status, I can’t leave for too long."
"The current situation in Star State maintains a delicate balance, with various forces having taken territories focusing mainly on defense and probing. Repelling the probe of the Cold Moon Sect has already proven the power that Lingxiao City possesses. According to our Xuzhen Tower’s intelligence analysis, not to speak of the long term, within the latest month, Lingxiao City is in a sufficiently secure position,"
Chi Ying spoke, pausing slightly, "Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to contact Heavenly Monarch Gu at this time."
He said with a smile, "If something were to happen to Lingxiao City because of this mission, I, a mere Silver Sword Master, could not withstand Heavenly Monarch Gu’s wrath."
"The Silver Sword Master is being modest. What skills could I, a Heavenly Monarch, possibly have? If it were not for some artifacts that I luckily refined, I wouldn’t have dared to get involved in the whirlpool of Star State,"
Gu Jinlai responded with a smile.
The two looked at each other, an understanding passing silently between them.
"Then, please, Heavenly Monarch Gu, make the arrangements. We must head to the north of Yellow State soon."
"Yellow State, huh..."
Gu Jinlai nodded.
...
The next day, after making several arrangements, Gu Jinlai left Lingxiao City quietly, heading north.
Yellow State, located to the north of Star State.
Which is the territory of the Yellow Sky Sect.
Traveling over a thousand miles through Starlight City and crossing several hundred more miles into Yellow State, Gu Jinlai arrived at a vast wetland that appeared before him.
To the north of Yellow State is Tianhe.
Within Tianhe resides a Demon Demon King based on the fierce Dragon Crocodile, causing turbulence.
To this day, the northern part of Yellow State has been breached for many years, with a thousand miles of wetland.
Strictly speaking, one-third of Yellow State has since fallen.
Under such circumstances, the Yellow Sky Sect occupying Yellow State had to dispatch numerous experts to guard the north.
It is said that even another Venerable Daoist of the sect, Huang Tianli, is always stationed in the northern Yueyang City.
Due to the widespread Champsosaurus Swamp, this environment was extremely unfriendly for Gu Jinlai, who wore thousands of pounds of Spirit Armor, carried thousands of pounds of Spirit Sword, and shouldered a mold for a Short Range Defense Cannon.
Often, Gu Jinlai had to take detours, which greatly affected his progress.
Regarding this, although Chi Ying felt helpless, he still endured it.
"We’ve already entered the Champsosaurus Swamp in the north of Yellow State, next, I shall have a good talk with Heavenly Monarch Gu about Venerable Xuan Tian and the searching techniques he needs."
Chi Ying said.
Gu Jinlai nodded.
The envoy of Xuzhen Tower, a Silver Sword Master, organized his words and said, "Venerable Xuan Tian’s background and origins are untraceable. The first piece of information we could find about him was about a life-and-death competition among the disciples of Human Immortal Hall’s Hall Master, Wu Tiandi."
As he spoke, he paused, "Wu Tiandi hails from Heavenly Immortal Palace, this power acts...quite aggressively, and Wu Tiandi cultivates his disciples in the same way, using the technique of cultivating Gu. Venerable Xuan Tian is like the Gu King among his many disciples, so he must not be underestimated."
"Wu Tiandi!"
Gu Jinlai’s expression gradually became stern.
This is a Demonic Devas.
Ranked third among the top ten masters of the Demon Path.
An existence that even Venerable Daoist Lu Zhanxian from Purgatory Demon Sect couldn’t match.
"As the best disciple cultivated by Wu Tiandi, Venerable Xuan Tian’s talent is beyond doubt. It is said... he is not yet thirty!"
"Not even thirty!?"
Gu Jinlai exclaimed, "Divinity Transformation!?"
"Yes."
Chi Ying sighed, "A Divinity Transformation Great Cultivator under thirty! Truly, some people have to die for others to throw away their goods."
"..."
Gu Jinlai did not know how to respond.
This was perhaps what genius meant.
"As a supreme prodigy, Venerable Xuan Tian also harbors the ideology ’A great man born between heaven and earth, how can he languish beneath others indefinitely?’ A month ago, he defected from Human Immortal Hall, and Wu Tiandi discreetly mobilized numerous experts to pursue him."
Chi Ying stated this, and with a slight pride said, "Because many devils abound around Tianhe, Human Immortal Hall’s pursuit was fruitless for half a month, while our Xuzhen Tower’s methods of concealment and probing are unparalleled in the world, hence Human Immortal Hall sought our help."
Gu Jinlai nodded.
Even though he could see through Chi Ying’s concealing methods at a glance, the concealing methods of Xuzhen Tower were indeed exceptional.
"That Venerable Xuan Tian... is also an exceptional figure, hidden very deeply. Our Xuzhen Tower searched for more than ten days and only knew that he hid in Champsosaurus Swamp, but due to the rampant devils and Fierce Beasts there, we dared not enter in large numbers. Moreover, Human Immortal Hall provided intelligence that Venerable Xuan Tian stole a powerful Spiritual Artifact when he defected from Human Immortal Hall. Because it has not yet been subdued by him and its spirituality is astonishing, we thought of Heavenly Monarch Gu."
Chi Ying said, "As Heavenly Monarch developed True Spirit, he is extremely sensitive to spiritual perception. If I accompany Heavenly Monarch into Champsosaurus Swamp, we will surely make Venerable Xuan Tian have nowhere to hide."
"Champsosaurus Swamp, huh."
Gu Jinlai looked at the swamp, "Although it’s not the Tianhe area, the number of devils lurking in it is still countless; you really know how to pick places for me."
Chi Ying looked at Gu Jinlai shouldering the Short Range Defense Cannon, making nearly a footprint with every step.
He hadn’t considered this before.
Finally, he could only cup his hands and say, "If I can find tracks of Venerable Xuan Tian, I will certainly request merit for Heavenly Monarch Gu."
After saying this, he thought of something, "Wasn’t Heavenly Monarch Gu buying a large amount of Primordial Spirit Pills? My Xuzhen Tower has many commercial channels, and after this matter is settled, we can open up Primordial Spirit Pill purchases directly for Heavenly Monarch Gu; whatever amount of Silver Tael you have, Xuzhen Tower can procure that many Primordial Spirit Pills for you."
"Oh?"
Gu Jinlai’s eyes brightened.
This method was excellent.
If he could continuously purchase a large amount of Primordial Spirit Pills, the co-spirit efficiency of various devices would definitely increase significantly.
"Then, I must not disappoint the Silver Sword Master."
Gu Jinlai immediately activated his True Spirit.
A special ripple emanated from his body.
Chi Ying, with sharp perception, quickly noticed something and looked at Gu Jinlai with suppressed admiration.
To cultivate True Spirit in such a short time...
It was incredible.
After activating True Spirit, Gu Jinlai did not use True Spirit for telepathy but directly injected it into the Short Range Defense Cannon.
In an instant, the Short Range Defense Cannon swiftly searched the surroundings for targets that met the standards of Divinity Transformation.
Considering that Venerable Xuan Tian might be skilled at hiding, he narrowed the search standards to "all Divine Thought fluctuations."
Under this level of scanning, soon, within a dozen miles, two "targets" appeared within his probe range.
"Let’s check over there."
Gu Jinlai retracted his True Spirit and pointed in one direction.
The two quickly headed there.
However...
It was just a team led by a Refining God Elder from Yellow Sky Sect, specially hunting devils.
The two silently moved away and quickly headed towards another target.
This target turned out to be another elder from Human Immortal Hall who was also searching for traces of Venerable Xuan Tian.
Gu Jinlai immediately moved to another area, using this method to continue the search.
Each time, it covered dozens of miles.
This efficiency was incredibly fast.
This search continued for two days, and the two had already traveled through a significant part of Champsosaurus Swamp.
That day, just as Gu Jinlai reactivated his True Spirit, intending to use the Short Range Defense Cannon to search for targets, a sudden...
An overwhelming sense of oppression surged in his heart.
That oppressive feeling...
It was like a supreme Divine Sword, with the sword blade thrusting into the sky, merely the spiritual fluctuations emanating seemed to be able to sever his True Spirit of a Heavenly Monarch.
His first thought was Chi Ying’s description.
Venerable Xuan Tian had stolen a powerful Spiritual Artifact from Human Immortal Hall, with astonishing spirituality.
He looked at the Short Range Defense Cannon...
The target was actually ten miles away.
Merely ten miles apart!
The strength of the spirituality emanated from that Spiritual Artifact was almost capable of injuring the True Spirit of a Heavenly Monarch!?
