Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal

Chapter 130: Chapter 127 Hostility

Baihe City.

Elder Tan Qingquan personally presided over it.

However, today in Baihe City, besides Elder Tan Qingquan, an additional figure had appeared.

Master Ye Yiren of the Taihe Sword Sect.

Not long ago, after a battle in Starlight City, Elder Tan Qingquan had saved Ye Yiren’s life under Cheng Wanli’s sword.

Moreover, Ye Yiren realized the situation in Star State would inevitably lead to a conclusion among the six major forces; fence-sitters like her, the Nine Formulas Sword Sect, and Gu Jinlai, had no choice but to align with one of the six major forces.

Among the six forces, the conflict with the State Governor Mansion had escalated to an irreversible point.

The remaining options...

The Yellow Sky Sect was worrying due to the partial fall of Yellow State.

The situation of the Cold Moon Sect was similar to that of the Yellow Sky Sect, both facing severe threats from the Mu State Demons.

Dragon Sparrow Manor was seen as a traitor by the State Governor Mansion, a prime target for expulsion from Star State.

This left only the Purgatory Sect and the Netherworld Sect.

Compared to the Netherworld Sect, the Taihe Sword Sect, which occupied Taihe City, was located next to Baihe City.

Plus the relationship of saving the life of another...

The two forces naturally came together.

"This time, I am deeply grateful for Venerable Daoist Ye’s strong support. Once this is achieved, I will definitely recommend Venerable Daoist Ye to our Purgatory Sect’s Supreme Elder Lu Zhanxian. Once our Purgatory Sect takes charge in Star State, Taihe City will still belong to the Taihe Sword Sect, and our Purgatory Sect will not interfere at all,"

Elder Tan Qingquan promised earnestly.

"Then I must thank Elder Tan,"

Ye Yiren nodded slightly, then added, "My task is just to restrain one ’Red’ model, correct?"

"Correct."

Elder Tan Qingquan nodded, "Gu Jinlai left one ’Red’ in Lingxiao City and brought two with him. Of these two, one is entrusted to Master Ye, and the other, I will personally handle the breakthrough."

"Good."

Ye Yiren asked no further.

She also didn’t delve into why Tan Qingquan suddenly made a move against Gu Jinlai.

And...

Tan Qingquan had his arrangements; all she needed was to use this battle to declare her stance.

The two conversed briefly, then a figure approached.

It was Xue Wuqing.

"Senior brother, everything is ready."

Xue Wuqing said.

The Purgatory Sect had Tan Qingquan assist Xue Wuqing in overseeing the situation in Baihe City because they shared the same master.

Although their master had passed away, it didn’t affect the bond between the two brothers.

"Very well."

Tan Qingquan said calmly, "That area contains numerous barriers and obstacles; when triggered, we will have someone ignite gunpowder, creating fierce flames and thick smoke. I don’t believe his Slaughter Spirit Artifact ’Red’ can still target my evasive White Creek Sword."

"We’ve also disguised many martyrs as craftsmen who, if necessary, will also launch attacks on Gu Jinlai. Though these people can’t trouble him much, they will at least distract him,"

Xue Wuqing paused slightly, then said, "However, shouldn’t we explain this to Elder Sha?"

"No need, Old Sha has grown old; he lacks his former vigor. Discussing this with him is pointless,"

Tan Qingquan replied, "Moreover, we’ve arranged so much already; if he needed to know, he would have known by now. His indifference already represents a certain attitude."

Xue Wuqing nodded.

Although Gu Jinlai held the title of Golden Robed Elder of the Purgatory Sect, if anyone could kill him, it would be considered a great achievement within the sect.

After all, he represented the interests of nearly ten million people and vast territories spanning four cities: Lingxiao City, Changjun City, Yuanhua City, and Sunset City.

In this situation, Elder Sha didn’t even try to stop it, let alone join the action; Gu Jinlai was lucky enough as it was.

"Go ahead. Gu Jinlai left Lingxiao City at noon. If they travel at full speed, they should arrive by nightfall. However, to conserve their energy, any action they take will likely wait until tomorrow morning. Once they arrive, lead them over immediately; he will never expect that we would launch an indiscriminate attack while our own people are still within range,"

Tan Qingquan instructed.

"Understood."

Xue Wuqing bid farewell and left.

...

In Baihe City, Tan Qingquan had everything arranged, adopting the stance of personally taking action against Gu Jinlai for the strategic development of the sect in Star State.

Meanwhile, outside Baihe City, Gu Jinlai had already arrived smoothly under the cover of night.

Just as Tan Qingquan had guessed, he didn’t launch an attack immediately but rested for the night, waiting until the next day when the sun was high before heading straight to Baihe City.

However, just outside Baihe City, they discovered the city gates wide open, with a group appearing to be waiting for something.

Seeing Gu Jinlai and his party, a leading Hugging Pill Master declared loudly, "Is this Elder Gu in person? This has been a misunderstanding."

"Hmm?"

Gu Jinlai looked somewhat surprised.

The Hugging Pill Master quickly explained, "Elder Gu might not be aware, but half a month ago, a group claiming to be under Elder Gu’s banner probed the defenses of Baihe City for several days before being discovered by Elder Xue. Before we could formally deal with this group, people from the Gu family entered the city again. Elder Xue, momentarily mistaken, took the Gu family members for spies from another force, hence detaining them. After clarifying their identities, we not only released them but also treated them well and even sent someone to Lingxiao City to explain. If Elder Gu had arrived just one day later, they might have already started their journey back."

"A misunderstanding?"

Gu Jinlai’s expression didn’t change much, "I see, where are they now?"

"It’s in South City, please follow me."

The Hugging Pill Master bowed slightly with empty hands and led the way ahead.

Gu Jinlai nodded after hearing this: "Let’s enter the city."

Gu Luochen, who had come along with him, quickly approached and whispered, "Patriarch, I fear there might be a trap."

At the same time, he lowered his voice, "I’ve just received news that someone saw Venerable Daoist Ye of Taihe Sword Sect. If this information is true, besides the already present Elder Tan Qingquan and Elder Sha Wujin in the city, there might be this third Divinity Transformation Cultivator lurking. If we rashly enter the city..."

"Enter the city,"

Gu Jinlai seemed not to have heard the concern in Gu Chifeng’s tone and gave the direct order to follow the Hugging Pill into the town.

Seeing this, Gu Luochen and the others could only hasten to catch up.

However...

A few moments into their journey, Gu Jinlai suddenly said, "Baihe is a large city, far more bustling and vibrant than Lingxiao City. Since the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I think I’ll take a stroll around the city first and pick up our family members from the Gu family later."

With that said, he strode briskly in a different direction.

The Hugging Pill Master was momentarily stunned, then quickly hurried after him, saying, "Elder Gu, Elder Xue is still waiting for you over there, why not get the formalities out of the way first and then I, along with Elder Xue, can show you around the city?"

"I’ve already said it’s a misunderstanding, and they’re well fed and hydrated over there; why the hurry?"

Gu Jinlai spoke, glancing at him, "What’s this, among other things, do you have some ulterior motive? Or... are you planning to harm us?"

"No, not at all, how dare I disrespect an elder."

The Hugging Pill Master spoke with some trepidation.

"Is that so?"

Gu Jinlai spoke and sneered, "Clearly wanting to deal with me yet playing so many tricks and schemes, unlike me. I lock on the target and go straight for the kill."

Gu Luochen, who had been pondering how to advise the patriarch to act cautiously, was slightly startled.

He recalled the map of Baihe City and realized at this moment that the direction the patriarch had turned to was actually the closest route to the City Lord Mansion.

In other words...

The patriarch was planning to strike directly at the heart first!

But...

"Patriarch... that’s an elder from the Purgatory Sect. Before we even know if he really intends to deal with us, if we take the initiative to strike, what if the Purgatory Sect..."

"There’s no ’what if.’ I didn’t bring so many people just for a sightseeing trip."

Gu Jinlai carried two Short Range Defense Cannons, one in each hand.

His pace noticeably quickened.

"Whether it’s a misunderstanding or Tan Qingquan really means harm, since he chose to act, I have a justified reason to strike back... Even if there isn’t a justified reason, as long as I can crush him, in the end, I will always find a reason for his malicious intentions against me, and if I really can’t find one..."

Gu Jinlai sneered, "I can make one up."

His True Spirit had long been infused into the two cannons. Under the cannons’ probe, two red beams on the left and one on the right were clearly defined.

He didn’t know if this was Tan Qingquan’s tactical setup or for some other reason, but what he needed to do...

was to close the distance between them as quickly as possible, and then...

"Zzzzz!"

The sound of metal friction rose.

When still two kilometers away from the two red dots, Gu Jinlai opened fire.

In an instant, two rainbow arcs, like flowing satin, burst out amidst flames, shooting towards a six-story pavilion.

Almost simultaneously as he fired, Tan Qingquan stationed in the high-rise realized that their setup hadn’t worked at all.

Gu Jinlai didn’t play by the rules.

And...

He seemed to have some special method to have locked onto their location beforehand, using the Hugging Pill Master to paralyze them, and only attacked from the closest possible distance, effectively reducing the ten-mile advantage of a Divinity Transformation Cultivator to less than four miles.

Since the strategy failed, Tan Qingquan made a quick decision.

White Creek Sword soared into the sky, its Sword Qi immense and vast.

As the laser-like Flying Fire Meteor hit the high-rise, the flying sword shot out, breaking the sound barrier in an instant with a visible ring of white Qi, directly targeting Gu Jinlai.

Less than half a second after Tan Qingquan launched his sword, Ye Yiren followed suit with her sword.

She leapt up, dodging the bullets flying from the Short Range Defense Cannons, while controlling her sword with Yin God.

The sword light roared, shaking the void, and followed closely behind Tan Qingquan’s flying sword towards Gu Jinlai.

...

"Well met."

Gu Jinlai shouted lowly, his True Spirit boiling.

Not only using the True Spirit Manifestation Method to control the two cannons, but also pushing the spiritual perception of the Mental Realm to its limits.

With this perception, he seemed to see the traces of the flying swords.

At this moment, he was in a Co-spirit State with the two Short Range Defense Cannons, turning the "life-holding" cannons and his own mental perception into one. Instantly...

The targeting system of the cannons seemed upgraded, multiplying their accuracy.

"Zzzzz!"

Sparks flew.

Tan Qingquan’s flying sword had not yet approached within five hundred meters of Gu Jinlai when it was hit by bullets, bursting into dazzling sparks.