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Chapter 202: Chapter 199 Heavenly Dragon Descends
Liu Jingtiao personally visited Lingxiao City, and the attitude conveyed made all the forces surrounding Star State feel a heavy heart.
Especially after Cold Moon Sect exploded with news about an alliance with Star State, it made even top powers like Yellow Sky Sect, Dragon Sparrow Manor, and Netherworld Sect feel the pressure.
However...
Dragon Sparrow Manor was located to the east of Star State, Yellow Sky Sect to the north; these two powers barely had a small region that bordered each other.
Yet Netherworld Sect was located to the southwest of Star State, effectively surrounded in a fan shape by Purgatory Sect, Star State, and Cold Moon Sect, creating immense pressure on them.
Netherworld Sect, which originally planned to defend the three cities they occupied in Star State, faced with this situation, was forced to send envoys and agree, like Yellow Sky Sect, to cede three cities, culminating in the complete liberation of Star State.
At this point, Star State had truly achieved unification.
Such an outcome left Xin Tianqi, who was stationed in Starlight City, with profound feelings.
This was a prime example of "strike one to avoid a hundred."
If Gu Jinlai had not, outside Lingxiao City, in one battle executed two Primordial Spirits and four Divinity Transformations from Dragon Sparrow Manor, neighboring powers would definitely not have been so easy to talk to.
If one is not careful...
Everyone might have considered popping out a Primordial Spirit Monarch from each of their own, and then directly extinguish the rising trend of Lingxiao City, and jointly divide Star State.
After all, Star State is out there, the cake is only so big, and not even Purgatory Sect would be happy with an extra person cutting the cake.
Luckily, the rise of Gu Jinlai exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Before these top powers could unite and reach an agreement to clear the field before dividing the spoils, he had already become so powerful that no force dared to overlook him, let alone offend him.
It was this that led to the great situation where Star State faced complete unification in just a short three months.
...
Outside Lingxiao City, in the manor’s training ground.
Gu Jinlai once again judged a group of people burdened with sin.
Compared to the last time when there were nine people whose Karma was like blood, this time the number of people worthy of being bestowed with Qingguang had fallen to three.
The extremely wicked were about to be eradicated by him.
Eliminating these factors that affected the stability of Star State’s unification, the enforcement of Lingxiao City’s regulations also became a bit easier, and those who walked out from Lingxiao City to promote the policies became safer as well.
...
"Three Qingguangs."
Gu Jinlai, considering that last time on Qiushan Mountain he had used up the remaining Qingguang to study nuclear fusion engines, of these three Qingguangs...
It would be best to keep two in reserve for emergencies.
He had only one left to use.
His mind flashed with thoughts of nuclear fusion engines, Qiantian Purple Qi Technique, Eternal Furnace, and a series of other Qingguang spenders, and finally...
His gaze settled on the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method.
"Optimize the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method, reduce the difficulty of accessing the Eternal Furnace with the Grand Sun Nine Refinements Method, the Eternal Furnace represents a complete system and a closed loop, allowing Demon God Warriors to truly be self-sufficient, no longer reliant on Demon Blood Essence, this is a path that reaches the heavens, and even... can prove the True Immortal Dao Fruit, but the issue is that the prerequisites are too high."
Perfection in the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method.
Perfection in the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method.
Aside from those true cultivation geniuses, supreme talents, ordinary people would find it difficult to fulfill these two major prerequisites in their entire lives.
Take Zhang Lihuo for instance, who is already considered to have outstanding talent; being the Sect Master of Great Sun Heavenly Sect, he lacks neither resources nor heritage, yet half his life has passed and he only reached the Six Refinements in the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method.
It seems like two-thirds of the way there, but cultivation always gets harder the further one proceeds.
The last third often requires several times or even ten times the effort and time of the first two-thirds.
Therefore, if he doesn’t want the other practitioners of Eternal Furnace to struggle with it for the rest of their lives, optimizing the prerequisites is essential.
"After Zhang Lihuo received the detailed information I provided, the Great Sun Core has been perfected, the radiance it emits has grown more fierce and splendid, and it won’t be long before it can replace me in purifying the demonic nature from the Demon Blood Essence..."
Gu Jinlai pondered, "One person... the efficiency is too slow. In the future, if I want to cultivate ten thousand, thirty thousand, or even one hundred thousand Demon God Guards, relying on my own strength to purify the demonic nature from the Demon Blood Essence will definitely exhaust me... Therefore, I need more people to grow and help me... "
Most of the Heavenly Masters he had taken on were from the Great Sun Heavenly Sect, but people like Zhou Mingshi and Zong Heng did not cultivate the same Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method as him.
"It would be best... if they could seamlessly transition to it."
With that thought...
He quickly infused the Qingguang into the miniature figure within his consciousness.
At this moment, he had already touched the real "spiritual" world, observing from this high-dimensional perspective, all living beings, the sun, moon, and stars, and all things in the universe seemed to be part of a whole.
Furthermore, constant stars have always been the most significant celestial bodies that affect all phenomena and changes on a particular star.
Whether it’s star gravity, weather changes, thunder and lightning, earthquakes, tsunamis, blazing flames or frost, constant stars have an influence.
Following this line of thinking in reverse deduction, eventually...
All changes were attributed to the constant star.
The mighty power of heaven and earth was dominated by the constant star.
His thoughts gradually unfolded in Gu Jinlai’s mind.
After ten seconds, Gu Jinlai had gleaned some insights.
"There’s a basis for transformation now, but the conversion rate is a bit low, more optimization is needed."
Gu Jinlai considered.
Having everyone convert to the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method would reduce the diversity and variability of the Heavenly Masters, so he would not force everyone to convert.
But he was confident that with the continuous optimization of Qingguang, the power of the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method would grow greater and the cultivation difficulty would decrease. In the long run...
"I’m not afraid of those Heavenly Masters who stubbornly cling to their own legacies and refuse to change their minds."
As Gu Jinlai pondered, Nian Buwang’s voice came from outside, "Patriarch, people from Xuzhen Tower have arrived."
"Xuzhen Tower?"
Gu Jinlai’s heart stirred.
It seemed that Liu Jingtiao, the Supreme Elder of the Purgatory Sect, had sought him out, making the people from Xuzhen Tower restless.
However, it was also good to have a talk with them.
By now, he was influential enough to sit on equal footing with top forces like the Purgatory Sect, Dragon Sparrow Manor, Netherworld Sect, and Cold Moon Sect. Xuzhen Tower might be mysterious, but he was not particularly wary of them.
"Please come to the main hall."
Gu Jinlai said calmly, adjusting his appearance.
By the time he reached the main hall, Chi Ying, who had known Gu Jinlai the longest, and a middle-aged man were already there waiting.
"Heavenly Monarch Gu."
Upon seeing Gu Jinlai appear, both men bowed simultaneously.
Finally, Chi Ying introduced, "This is Jin Chan, the Silver Sword Master from Xuzhen Tower, also the brother of Tower Master Jin Hong, who is responsible for the business in the fifteen southern states of Xuzhen Tower."
"Heavenly Monarch Gu, I’ve long admired your reputation. Recently, a myriad of reports concerning you have filled several rooms in our Xuzhen Tower. But rest assured, as our Silver Sword Envoy, we will not leak your information lightly."
Jin Chan said with a smile.
Not leaking it lightly means they would still leak it when the time comes.
Gu Jinlai did not beat around the bush and directly asked, "Have you two come here specifically for a matter?"
"We bring a great piece of good news."
Jin Chan spoke and showed no intention of keeping them in suspense, declaring outright, "The Heavenly Dragon has descended."
"The Heavenly Dragon has descended!?"
Gu Jinlai quickly realized what he was referring to, "You mean, the Heavenly Dragon Wood bearing the mark of the Aries Star Palace has descended in Qiantian?"
"Yes! It descended in Moon State!"
Jin Chan promptly said.
"Moon State!"
Gu Jinlai’s expression became more serious.
In Daqian, there are four states with a population exceeding fifty million people.
Central State, Sun State, Moon State, Star State.
Among them, Star State is a transport hub south of Tianhe, linking all directions; at its peak, the population was more than sixty-six million. However, due to upheaval and chaos in recent years, the population has fallen to about fifty-eight million.
Sun State is located to the west of Central State, separated by the Golden Four States, and was originally the site of the Heavenly Immortal Palace.
Even now, after the Heavenly Immortal Palace has been splintered and derogatorily called the Heavenly Demon Hall, it still exerts a considerable influence in Sun State.
Of course, affected by the fissures within the Heavenly Demon Hall and the repression of the Daqian Royal Family, the population of Sun State, once close to eighty million at its peak, is now less than fifty million.
More than thirty million people have either died in the chaos or fled.
And Moon State, where the Heavenly Dragon has descended...
Located to the east of Central State, separated by a single Mountain State, it is the stronghold of Sanqing Hall, the sacred land of Daoists everywhere.
Two hundred years ago, Sanqing Hall reached its pinnacle of glory.
To this day, Sanqing Hall is referred to as the number one force in the world.
Master Wushi, the Earthly True Immortal who clearly survived the battle against Emperor Tianji, is also known as the world’s number one warrior.
This title puts Sanqing Hall in an unassailable position.
Within Moon State’s borders, nearly a hundred million Daoists rival the prestige of Central State.
Had it not been for the fact that Master Wushi hasn’t been seen since the siege against Emperor Tianji and is suspected to have perished, the prestige of the Sanqing Hall might have been even greater.
Even so, Immortal Wu Zhong, who currently presides over Sanqing Hall, is one of the few Saints in the world.
"It’s in Moon State, and depending on the number of examinees, the descent of the Heavenly Dragon usually lasts from a month to three months. Countless people are already converging within Moon State’s borders. If Heavenly Monarch Gu intends to try for this opportunity... please set out as soon as possible."
Jin Chan said, pausing for a moment: "Currently, because of the Demon Sword Conference being held by the Ten Demonic Sects, the routes north and south of Tianhe are open... Although there may still be devils lurking along the way, due to the Champsosaurus King restraining the might of many Great Demons, it should be barely safe for Refining God Monarchs, to say nothing of someone like Heavenly Monarch Gu, a true dragon among men, who could even go alone. Of course, you’re welcome to join the team prepared by Xuzhen Tower if you wish."
Clearly, Xuzhen Tower had grasped Gu Jinlai’s intentions, knowing that in the upcoming Divine Sword Conference, he had chosen to support the Purgatory Sect’s front.
"I appreciate it; I will gather my own troops and head to Moon State," Gu Jinlai replied.
Jin Chan nodded.
He handed over a set of books, saying, "These are some records from within Xuzhen Tower regarding the assessments inside the Aries Star Palace. While they can only serve as a reference, I believe they will provide Heavenly Monarch Gu with some insight."
Gu Jinlai looked at him.
Xuzhen Tower was willing to give these records even after he had made his choice...
To forge a good yielding relationship, perhaps?
"Thank you."
"No need for thanks, Heavenly Monarch Gu, it’s what you deserve," Jin Chan said as he stood up. "Then, I wish you great victory and a bountiful return."
