Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal

Chapter 318: Chapter 315: The Divine Sword Conference Begins

Starlight City.

Gu Jinlai rode the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus, Gu Ya, leading a party of thirty Demon God Guards and meeting with the waiting forces from the Cold Moon Sect, Purgatory Sect, and Netherworld Sect.

Representing the Cold Moon Sect was one of the top True Monarchs, Fang Daoqian, and the Netherworld Sect was personally represented by Monarchs You Quan and Wu You.

As for the Purgatory Sect...

It was also one of their sect’s supreme powerhouses, one of the Ten Top Masters of the Demon Path—Lu Zhanxian.

The purpose of these several Primordial Spirit True Monarchs gathering here was that the time for the Divine Sword Conference had arrived.

Gu Jinlai was somewhat surprised when he saw Lu Zhanxian, "I didn’t expect Venerable Daoist Lu to come in person."

After all, the Purgatory Sect only had three openly known Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, less superior to the Netherworld Sect and Cold Moon Sect. If it weren’t for this Peak Monarch’s support, it would not have been possible for the Purgatory Sect to remain so stable internally.

Now, knowing that the Divine Sword Conference might be dangerous, the Purgatory Sect still sent out this magic stabilizer, much to everyone’s surprise, including Gu Jinlai, Fang Daoqian, Monarch You Quan, and Monarch Wu You.

"Although Emperor Di Luo is willing to present the True Understanding of Celestial Immortals for our joint comprehension, there must be other intentions involved in this event. However, it points directly to the heritage of the Earthly True Immortal, who would want to miss that? I have been at the Peak Monarch level for over a decade now and would also like to experience what lies beyond the realm of the Primordial Spirit. Perhaps this True Understanding of Celestial Immortals is the very opportunity I have been seeking." Lu Zhanxian said with a smile and then glanced at Gu Jinlai, "Besides, now that our region south of Tianhe is relatively peaceful, and with Venerable Daoist Gu leading Lingxiao City to repel the devils several times, weakening their primordial energy significantly, whether I stay at the Purgatory Sect has become irrelevant. It’s better to see what tricks Blood Demon Emperor Luo and Human Slaughter Wu Tiandi are planning to play at the Divine Sword Conference."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinlai didn’t think too much and nodded in agreement.

The fact that Lu Zhanxian changed his mind and decided to attend the Divine Sword Conference might have been influenced by Hong Ye.

With her, a Deva, present, even if something unexpected happened to him at the Divine Sword Conference, the Purgatory Sect could still ensure safety.

Moreover, he was indeed immensely eager to comprehend the True Understanding of Celestial Immortals, hence he was still prepared to take the risk despite knowing the dangers.

But as for Gu Jinlai...

Lu Zhanxian glanced at Gu Jinlai again, "I had thought that Venerable Daoist Gu wouldn’t go... Given that Lingxiao City’s future for hundreds of millions of people depend solely on Venerable Daoist Gu, should Earth Immortal Emperor Luo truly harbor ill intentions..."

"No worries, if there truly is danger, I am confident that I can retreat safely."

Gu Jinlai said with a slight smile.

Inside the Qiankun Ring he wore on his hand lay the Cheng Ying Mecha, quietly resting.

With the Cheng Ying Mecha, even if facing Saint Di Luo might come as a challenge, relying on its astonishing speed for flight, a safe retreat would not be a problem.

"Then we will rely on Governor Gu at that time."

Monarch You Quan of the Netherworld Sect bowed his hands in respect.

"If Emperor Di Luo truly intends to unify the power of the Ten Demonic Sects to cope with the increasingly complicated situation, or even to confront Daqian and the Sanqing Hall anew, should he indeed make such a proposal, our Cold Moon Sect will take Governor Gu’s lead, and Governor Gu’s decision will be our decision," said Fang Daoqian, bowing his hands.

Monarch You Quan nodded in agreement, "Governor Gu’s will shall be the will of the Netherworld Sect at that time."

Hearing this, Lu Zhanxian also made his stance clear, "The Purgatory Sect naturally will advance or retreat together with Venerable Daoist Gu."

"With everyone’s support, even if we need to negotiate something with the Earth Immortal Palace or Human Immortal Palace, I now feel assured," Gu Jinlai nodded slightly, "Alright, we should not delay any longer, let’s set out now."

"Good."

All four True Monarchs nodded simultaneously.

Just like Gu Jinlai had brought only thirty Demon God Guards, Lu Zhanxian, You Quan, and Fang Daoqian also had only about a dozen people following each of them, and without exception, all were masters, the weakest among them attained the Hugging Pill Realm cultivation.

Although these people were generally older, seemingly reaching their potential’s end, their combat power was undiminished, and they traveled at an extremely fast speed.

Soon, the party left Star State, crossed Yellow State, and arrived at the banks of Tianhe.

Due to Gu Luochen’s regular scouring of the Tianhe river and its devils with the Demon God Guards, the numbers of devils in Tianhe had grown increasingly rare, and in some areas, civilian ferries had even begun to appear, bearing trade travelers to and fro.

This great river seemed to have regained its vibrancy of life.

When Gu Jinlai arrived, Gu Luochen had already prepared the boats, and the party of over sixty people smoothly crossed the river, continued north, and eventually arrived at the new venue for the Divine Sword Conference—Green State Province.

Green State Province was not the main base of the Earth Immortal Palace, with the ruling power in this great province being the Human Immortal Palace.

Of course, both the Earth Immortal Palace and the Human Immortal Palace were in fact split from the Heavenly Immortal Palace a hundred years ago.

With the devil trouble in Sun State still unresolved, almost all the survivors from the Heavenly Immortal Palace had joined either Earth Immortal or Human Immortal Palace, rendering these two powers filled with formidable experts.

However, compared to the Earth Immortal Hall based in Cheng Province, the scale of the Human Immortal Palace was still somewhat smaller.

And because of the weaker influence of the Human Immortal Palace, holding the Divine Sword Conference here did provide some sense of safety, albeit this "safety" being elusive and minimal.

When Gu Jinlai and his party of over sixty people arrived in Green State Province, they had yet to reach the venue of the Divine Sword Conference—Yangjian Peak—when a party of more than ten people had already come forth to greet them.

Leading them was a Primordial Spirit True Monarch who bowed from a distance to Gu Jinlai, "Is this Governor Gu in person? Jin Hong greets you respectfully."

"So it’s Tower Master Jin."

Gu Jinlai looked at the Primordial Spirit True Monarch and was not surprised that they could track the movements of his party.

Tower Master of the third floor of Xuzhen Tower.

In charge of all matters big and small related to Xuzhen Tower in the fifteen states south of Tianhe.

Of course, although Jin Hong was called the third Tower Master, it didn’t mean that he ranked third in Xuzhen Tower.

The ranking of the Tower Masters in Xuzhen Tower did not follow the order of strength.

"Our Xuzhen Tower hopes to travel together with Governor Gu, if it would be convenient for Governor Gu."

Jin Hong smiled and respectfully greeted him with clasped hands.

"Definitely, It cannot be otherwise."

Gu Jinlai made a sound in response.

In his early years, he too was a member of Xuzhen Tower, and to this day, he still held the title of Silver Sword Master.

Of course, with his current status, Jin Hong naturally wouldn’t take seriously his title of Silver Sword Master anymore.

If he truly wanted to stay at Xuzhen Tower, it was necessary for Xuzhen Tower to offer him the status of Tower Master.

But the title of Tower Master was the core of this power, and Xuzhen Tower dared not concede that title.

Jin Hong rode forward on an exotic beast, smiling as he said, "This time, Emperor Di Luo wants to use the True Understanding of Heavenly Immortals as bait to rightfully unite our Ten Demonic Sects’ forces. Daqian Court will not just stand by and watch; already, the Imperial Advisor has arrived at the Green State Border, eyeing us cautiously. It’s just unknown how that Hall Master plans to wrap things up."

"The Imperial Advisor?"

Gu Jinlai’s expression tightened, "Imperial Advisor Tai Yuan has led troops to the Green State Border?"

That was a genuine Saint!

A Saint who wielded the Divine Weapon Bright!

His deterrence power was even possibly greater than that of Blood Demon Emperor Di Luo.

"Yes."

Jin Hong nodded, "Currently, a fragile balance has been reached among the Daqian Court, Sanqing Hall, and Earth Immortal Palace; none of the three dares to make a move easily, for fear of giving the others an opportunity. Imperial Advisor Tai Yuan is no exception; his arrival isn’t a bad thing."

Saying this, he laughed, "With Tai Yuan watchfully eying from the borders, Hall Master Di Luo and Witch Heavenly Enemy would not dare to oppress or coerce us openly, for if we, the Ten Demonic Sects, weaken from internal strife, once the seven major forces and Earth Immortal Palace, Human Immortal Palace suffer mutually detrimental losses, Tai Yuan will certainly not miss his opportunity."

Gu Jinlai listened and nodded.

Indeed, Earth Immortal Palace, Human Immortal Palace, and Daqian Court along with Sanqing Hall maintained a three-legged fragile balance.

But once Earth Immortal Palace and Human Immortal Palace truly clashed with the seven demonic sects and both sides suffered heavy losses...

Even if it were merely a great loss of primordial energy, if it let the Daqian Court see a chance to annihilate Earth Immortal Palace and Human Immortal Palace in one stroke, the Imperial Advisor would not hesitate to intervene.

In this view, the arrival of Tai Yuan effectively ensured some protection for the other sects at the Divine Sword Convention. _{𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎}

Earth Immortal Palace and Human Immortal Palace also had to consider the backlash they might face if they forcefully subdued the other seven great sects.

"Unfortunately, the two True Men from the Sanqing Holy Temple did not come; otherwise, Di Luo would be even less likely to take rash actions."

Jin Hong felt somewhat regretful.

Upon hearing the Tower Master of Xuzhen Tower mentioning the Sanqing Holy Temple, Gu Jinlai’s mind stirred, "You claim that Xuzhen Tower holds intelligence on the entire world; then do you know the current status of Master Wushi from the Sanqing Holy Temple?"

"Master Wushi?"

Jin Hong smiled, "That kind of information belongs to the top tier in value at our Xuzhen Tower..."

"Is that so? Comparable to the time I helped your Xuzhen Tower find Venerable Xuan Tian, and discovered he had the Tian Ji Sword?"

Gu Jinlai implied meaningfully.

Jin Hong’s expression turned somewhat awkward.

The whereabouts of the Tian Ji Sword was the most highly classified information.

At that time, Xuzhen Tower elevated Gu Jinlai’s privileges to Silver Sword Master and facilitated his access to various elixirs, largely because Gu Jinlai had limited capabilities then and couldn’t oppose their decisions.

Those rewards were more like a handout from those above to those below.

But now...

Gu Jinlai’s importance had far surpassed that of the past. Having killed the Champsosaurus King and swept across Jiangzhou State, Yellow State, even Lizhou State, and overseas islands, Gu Jinlai had undoubtedly become an uncontested ruler.

Moreover, with figures such as Lu Zhanxian, Monarch You Quan, and Fang Daoqian at his side, clearly poised to follow his lead, it was evident that the time when he would unite everything south of Tianhe wasn’t far off.

In these circumstances, Gu Jinlai brought up the Tian Ji Sword matter, and Jin Hong could not afford to be careless.

"Regarding Master Wushi, the information we hold in Xuzhen Tower is limited..."

Jin Hong carefully chose his words, "But what I can answer with certainty is that he has not died."

"Not dead!?"

Gu Jinlai was shocked, "How do you make such a determination?"

"The World Sword and the Star Heart."

Jin Hong responded without hesitation, "These are Master Wushi’s divine weapons, and to this day, neither of the Saints Wu Nian nor Wu Zhong have been able to claim these divine weapons."

"That doesn’t prove anything; divine weapons choose their masters."

Gu Jinlai said, "Besides, doesn’t the fact that Master Wushi’s divine weapons ended up in the hands of these two Saints further prove that Master Wushi has already perished?"

"Not necessarily."

Jin Hong smiled, "Sanqing Holy Temple, Masters Wushi, Wu Zhong, and Wu Nian, are not as harmonious as outsiders understand; otherwise, with the power of Sanqing Holy Temple, why would they hesitate to expand beyond Moon State and set their sights on conquering the world?"

Gu Jinlai listened and his heart chilled, followed immediately by a sigh.

Internal conflicts again.

It seems, even the internally hailed as supreme Sanqing Holy Temple wasn’t as glorious internally as outsiders imagined.