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Chapter 247: Chapter 244: Major Operation
The Demon Realm Rift in Qiushan Mountain was not considered large.
When Gu Jinlai first arrived at Lingxiao City, the initial round of rift openings had caused him some trouble.
But now...
Compared to that time when he first entered the rank of Heavenly Master, he had already reached the endpoint that countless Heavenly Masters could ever attain in their lifetimes.
No!
He had even surpassed that endpoint.
After all, both the True Spirit Crystalization and touching the True Spirit Realm were steps forward in the Heavenly Monarch Realm.
If Heavenly Monarchs correspond to Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, then True Spirit Crystalization’s significance might be comparable to that of the Devas.
And the Devas...
In the Qiantian World, before the Divine Weapons emerged, the Devas were the pinnacle of this domain.
In the same era, the number of Devas would not exceed the count of one hand.
Even now, setting aside the forces of the Heavenly Demon Hall, the Daqian Royal Family, and the Sanqing Hall, the total number of Devas from the other factions would not surpass five.
This fact alone shows how arduous True Spirit Crystalization is.
With such a foundation at his back, let alone the Demon Realm Rift in Qiushan Mountain, he would dare to venture into the larger Demon Realm Rifts in Mu State and Tianhe.
In this situation, the opening of the Demon Realm Rift in Qiushan Mountain really amounted to nothing more than an experience farm.
The Demon Spirits that surged out posed absolutely no threat to him.
Moreover...
This was not just an experience farm, but one that could no longer keep up with his level.
He had assumed that each opening of the Demon Realm Rift would expand it a bit more, but the number of Demon Spirits that finally emerged was still disappointing.
Besides refining some raw material rods, he only managed to co-spiritualize three engines.
The efficiency was becoming increasingly unsatisfactory.
Gu Jinlai looked at the space fluctuations weakening, the Demon Realm Rift seemingly about to vanish, and suddenly asked, "I have perused many tomes relevant to the path of the Heavenly Master, but not a single one describes what lies beyond the Demon Realm Rift. What exactly is inside? What would happen if we, the Heavenly Masters, ventured deep within?"
"I’ve heard that during the Holy Sanctuary Era, an expedition was organized to conquer the world beyond the Demon Realm Rift, but no records of it were left behind. Our Great Sun Heavenly Sect... although we have origins from the Holy Sanctuary, ultimately, we did not birth any overbearingly powerful Heavenly Monarchs and thus did not dare to send people into the Demon Realm Rift for exploration. We primarily defend against the Demon Spirits that emerge from the rifts," Si Tianyan explained.
His original faction was not inferior to the Great Sun Heavenly Sect in terms of Heavenly Monarch legacy; it was even more ancient than the Great Sun Heavenly Sect.
Gu Jinlai regarded the rift in silence.
He indeed had a great desire to enter the Demon Realm and wage battle.
The spiritual qualities refined from the Demon Spirits after their death were too significant in aiding the crafting of Spiritual Artifacts.
He even suspected that the Heavenly Master Civilization could manufacture paramount entities such as the Heavenly Dragon, Floating Island, and Ruins Beasts because they ventured deep into the world beyond the rift, refining nearly endless spiritual essences, thus accomplishing feats that seemed impossible.
However, he now controlled Jiangzhou State and Star State with supreme authority, and any mishap could cause the situations in these states to collapse with terrifying speed.
Even if he wished to investigate the world beyond the rift, he dared not take the risk personally.
"It won’t be long before the Aries Star Palace descends again. As the Artifact Spirit cultivated by the Aries Star Lord a millennium ago, he should have heard of the battles between the Heavenly Masters and the world beyond the rift. Even if he doesn’t know, the Heavenly Dragon Wood should also possess some information. When the time comes, it would be prudent to inquire with them and understand the specifics before deciding whether to enter the world beyond the rift," Gu Jinlai thought to himself.
The closing speed of the Demon Realm Rift was always much faster than its opening.
In half an hour, the space ripples dissipated completely.
The void returned to tranquility.
Since Demon Spirits didn’t leave "corpses," the entire cave appeared as if nothing had happened at all.
If not for the three engines that exuded a sci-fi aura, and Gu Jinlai’s acquisition of numerous raw material rods, others might think that the rift had never opened at all.
"I prepared eight engines, but in the end... this..."
Gu Jinlai turned his gaze to Si Tianyan and Guan Xingyun, "Do you know of any places where a Demon Realm Rift has opened?"
"That... In the Qiantian Realm, including Tianhe, Mu State, Sun State, Central State, we only know about those six locations," Si Tianyan said, pausing as if recalling something, "There have been rumors of a Demon Realm Rift in West Yan State, but their veracity is uncertain. We only know that the number of devils within West Yan Great Rift Valley, the most famous location in West Yan State, has been increasing to the point that human cultivators dare not venture lightly into it."
"West Yan State."
To the west of Star State lay the Purgatory Sect and Yellow Sky Sect.
Beyond them was the near-uninhabited expanse of the Black and White Sand Sea.
One must cross the Black and White Sand Sea to reach West Yan State.
This journey spanned at least six thousand miles.
Gu Jinlai shook his head, dismissing the idea of sending someone to investigate.
Rather than going to great lengths to inspect the uncertain existence of a Demon Realm Rift in West Yan State, it would be better to exploit the known rifts in Tianhe and Mu State properly.
The Demon Realm Rifts in these two places were undoubtedly real.
Gu Jinlai pondered, as Zhang Lihuo, who had been immersed in the state of True Spirit coagulation, gradually opened his eyes.
His gaze first landed on Gu Jinlai beside him, then he stepped forward and bowed deeply in respect, "Thank you, Supreme Elder, for your generosity."
"You’re being polite, you achieved the status of Heavenly Monarch entirely through your own accumulation; I hardly exerted any effort."
Gu Jinlai said with a smile.
"No! I am very clear that with my talent, there was almost no hope for me to become a Heavenly Monarch. It was precisely because the Supreme Elder taught us the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method, which replenished our depleted Essence, and modified the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method to be more efficient, allowing me to reconstruct the Great Sun Core. My cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, a thousand miles a day, for all these reasons, I was able to step into the realm of Heavenly Monarch,"
Zhang Lihuo said earnestly, "Without the Supreme Elder, with the condition of my body at the time, I would have at most ten years to live before dying from the excessive depletion of Essence. To me, the Supreme Elder’s kindness is akin to being reborn."
Gu Jinlai looked at him.
Zhang Yukan, Si Tianyan, and Guan Xingyun beside him shared similar thoughts.
The Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method taught by Gu Jinlai allowed them to make up for the shortcoming of depleted Qi and blood. The efficiency of their cultivation had increased by three to four times, and they no longer had to worry about premature death due to excessive loss of Qi and blood.
The newly reforged Great Sun Core significantly enhanced the efficiency of cultivating the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method in various aspects.
With both aspects combined...
It was at least ten times faster than just cultivating the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method on its own in the past.
This was also the reason why Si Tianyan and Guan Xingyun, despite carrying a heritage, chose to switch to cultivating the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method.
It was just too fast.
The cultivation efficiency of the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method was incredibly fast.
No matter how loyal you are to your company if the other side is offering a salary ten times higher to poach you, who could resist?
"Alright, no need to thank me. If you really want to show your gratitude, then quickly help me produce the weapons to be mounted on the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines. Now that we have the engines for the fighting machines and the machines themselves have been produced, only the weapons are left,"
Gu Jinlai said with a smile.
"Please rest assured, Supreme Elder. Now that I have condensed the True Spirit, give me half a month, and I will certainly complete the weapon configuration for the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines,"
Zhang Lihuo spoke solemnly.
"I believe you,"
Gu Jinlai nodded lightly, "Let’s go back."
As he spoke, he carried the several-ton engine and the raw material rods and walked out of the cave.
Zhang Lihuo and the others hurried to follow.
Having cultivated the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method, each of them in terms of the strength of Essence was no less than that of a Hugging Pill Cultivator. Although a few tons of engine was kinda heavy, it wasn’t something they couldn’t lift.
As Gu Jinlai emerged from the cave, Gu Junxiu and the others quickly greeted him.
Gu Qingmei and the others guarding the outside also quickly came forward, taking over the hard work of Gu Jinlai and the several Heavenly Masters. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝖕𝖚𝖇.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Just as Gu Jinlai was about to give another instruction, he suddenly sensed something and gazed intently to the north.
With the Qiantian Purple Qi Technique activated, he could clearly see the pillar of Lucky Qi representing the Yellow Sky Sect interweaving with the black Lucky Qi pillar intercepting above Tianhe.
Even though they hadn’t fused into one yet, their connections were already quite deep.
This situation...
With brief consideration, he already had a guess.
"Dragon Sparrow Manor is playing a clever trick of using others to do their dirty work, attempting to use the forces of the demons from the Yunqi Mountain Range to deal with Star State. Yellow Sky Sect, you are no better,"
Gu Jinlai scoffed.
After a moment, his brows furrowed as he thought of something else.
Even if Yellow Sky Sect wanted to use others for their own ends, they wouldn’t dare openly collaborate with demons, lest this unspoken rule break down and leave them no place in the vast Qiantian. But what if they took advantage of the Tianhe Demons attacking Star State to attack Jiangzhou State?
The situation in Jiangzhou State, which had just stabilized, would be thrown into utter disarray.
"Supreme Elder, what has happened?"
Zhang Lihuo noticed Gu Jinlai’s anomaly and came forward to ask.
Gu Jinlai glanced at him and didn’t hide the truth, explaining the collusion between Yellow Sky Sect and the Tianhe Demons.
In conclusion, he added, "I was able to uncover this conspiracy through the Qi Observation Method. I don’t have any concrete evidence in hand, so announcing it now would hardly affect Yellow Sky Sect."
"Yellow Sky Sect is actually colluding with demons..."
The faces of Zhang Lihuo, Zhang Yukan, Si Tianyan, and others looked quite ugly.
However, with the precedent of Dragon Sparrow Manor in mind, they were not surprised by this behavior.
Especially since the demons of Champsosaurus Swamp had caused significant damage to Yellow Sky Sect over the past year, it was said that even Refining God Immortals lost about ten members. They would prefer that these demons clash with Star State and both suffer.
"Patriarch, we cannot just wait to be destroyed!"
Gu Qingmei said in a grave tone, "Please command us, Patriarch, and we will launch an attack on Yellow Sky Sect immediately."
"We don’t have proof, and if we really launch an attack on Yellow Sky Sect, we’ll be facing a pincer attack from both Yellow Sky Sect and the Tianhe Demons,"
Gu Jinlai stated.
Star State wasn’t strong enough to single-handedly challenge Yellow Sky Sect and the Tianhe Demons together.
But...
"However, we can’t remain indifferent; it’s time for the Tian Nan Alliance to take action,"
Gu Jinlai pondered for a moment and had made a decision, "Spread the word, our Tian Nan Alliance will undertake its first major operation since its formation. Yellow Sky Sect will act as the bait to lure the Tianhe Demons away from Tianhe. Then, with the combined forces of the Tian Nan Alliance, we will ambush the Tianhe Demons and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"
