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Chapter 326: Chapter 323 Wu Tiandi
Jin Hong, Gaia, and others were less about exchanging ideas with Gu Jinlai than about banding together to leave the main base of the Human Immortal Hall — Cheng Province.
On the way back, everyone was on high alert, not daring to relax in the slightest.
Refining God, Divinity Transformation, and Primordial Spirit True Monarchs never stopped probing around.
Since everyone was carrying elite forces, all possessing Cultivation of True Qi and moving at an extremely fast pace.
At this speed, they would be able to leave the Human Immortal Hall’s territory in just a day or two.
...
At this moment, Gu Jinlai was exchanging Divine Thoughts with Jin Hong.
Upon hearing the news about Immortal Essence Gold from Jin Hong, he was visibly surprised.
"The Daqian Royal Family?"
"Yes."
Jin Hong nodded and continued, "Although Jiang Tianji’s rise to power in the past hundred years hasn’t brought many accomplishments, he did manage one significant feat, which was to gather all the refined gold in the Imperial Capital. Except for the gold mine in Moon State, all the gold mines and special metal mines throughout the Qiantian Realm are controlled by the Daqian Royal Family. Any scattered in the hands of the public are those with extremely low yields and difficult to mine."
He continued, "Over these hundred years, the Daqian Royal Family has continuously been collecting Immortal Essence Gold, trying to cut off the circulation of this best composite material, thereby preventing the birth of Saints at the stage of the Holy Body, securing the rule of the Daqian Royal Family to avoid a repeat of the Emperor Tianji’s rebellion a hundred years ago. Therefore, the amount of Immortal Essence Gold in possession of the Daqian Royal Family has undoubtedly reached a shockingly high number."
Gu Jinlai couldn’t help but think of the over four hundred shares of Immortal Essence Gold collected by Dragon Sparrow Manor.
The development of Dragon Sparrow Manor had almost completely stalled because of this Immortal Essence Gold.
The purpose of gathering these Immortal Essence Gold was also to exchange them with the Royal Family for a Creation Immortal Fruit capable of extending life for 60 years.
In other words, ultimately, these Immortal Essence Gold would still end up in the hands of the Daqian Royal Family.
It is evident that they were using this method akin to an "open plot" to ensure that Immortal Essence Gold wouldn’t leak out, ultimately achieving a monopoly over this resource.
"Tower Master Jin presenting this piece of information... seems to have little significance, doesn’t it? You surely don’t want me to emulate Emperor Tianji from those years ago and raid the Royal Family to loot them rampantly."
Gu Jinlai said, "Although there’s only Emperor Master Tai Yuan, the Saint in the Royal Family, the Devas serving the Royal Family are not few in number. Not to mention Wang Yizhi, Qianhua Mountain, and Zhao Riyue among the six Guardian Ministers, the Great General Li Xingdou, Duke Qin Yujing, Three Guards Commander Jiang Yindong — each is a renowned presence within the Devas Realm."
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
The Daqian Royal Family has been able to continuously rule the Qiantian Earth Realm, the internal discord within the Sanqing Holy Temple being one factor, but more importantly, their own strong foundation.
With the privileged nurturing of Devas under possession of the Qiantian Lucky Qi, their advantage is substantial.
Two hundred years ago, when Daqian had not yet expanded, it often could maintain one or two, or even two to three, Devas at the same time. Now, with the Qiantian Earth Plate several times larger than two hundred years ago, the increase in the Power of Fate is more than significant.
Before the Devil Chaos and Emperor Tianji’s Rebellion, the Lucky Qi of Daqian could nearly supply several years to cultivate a Deva.
"Heavenly Monarch Gu jests. Daqian’s power is immense; unless one becomes a Saint, no one can rival it."
Jin Hong chuckled, "What I mean is, if Heavenly Monarch Gu really needs a large amount of Immortal Essence Gold, he can completely trade with the Daqian Royal Family, just like the last transaction involving the Sword Heavy Cannon."
Sword Heavy Cannon?
Gu Jinlai quickly realized something.
Mystic Bird Fighting Machine!
This time, the Daqian Royal Family was interested in the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine.
The Mystic Bird Fighting Machine had swept overseas, especially in the naval battle in the Eastern Sea, destroying thousands of warships from the Eastern Sea Alliance Army with its combat power...
Even Devas would be amazed.
How could the Daqian Dynasty not want it?
But unlike last time when they sent someone directly to purchase, this time they were much more careful.
After all...
The eight Mystic Bird Fighting Machines had too great a deterrent power.
While their combat power might not match that of Devas, their astonishing flight speed and sustained combat ability made them just as challenging to deal with as Devas.
And similar fighting machines, Lingxiao City has eight of them.
In this situation, the Daqian Royal Family clearly recognized the strength of Lingxiao City, which made them probe first before proceeding with purchasing the Mystic Bird Fighting Machines.
And the person probing...
Gu Jinlai’s gaze fell on Jin Hong, "I didn’t expect Tower Master Jin to have such a relationship."
Now that he had revealed his plan to show his status, Jin Hong did not hide too much, merely smiled, "If Heavenly Monarch Gu is willing to sell that even higher grade of War Spiritual Artifact, I reckon the Royal Family would definitely not be stingy with the Immortal Essence Gold, and maybe... even the complete Creator’s Inheritance kept in the Royal Family could be exchanged."
"Creator’s Inheritance."
Gu Jinlai was somewhat tempted.
But...
It wasn’t yet time to sell the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine.
"I will consider it."
"If Heavenly Monarch Gu is interested, we can act as a go-between."
Jin Hong said with a smile.
Gu Jinlai also nodded.
He gazed at this Tower Master from Xuzhen Tower...
No wonder Xuzhen Tower is so mysterious and impenetrable; no one knows where their headquarters are.
Moreover, they seem to have mastered all the intelligence in the world, appearing omniscient, and it turns out that the Daqian Royal Family is behind them.
This must be a pawn that the Daqian Royal Family placed within the Ten Demonic Sects, aiming to monitor the movements of the Ten Demonic Sects, or perhaps the Earth Immortal Palace and the Human Immortal Palace.
Currently, the Demon Path sects are showing signs of fragmentation—one faction led by Blood Demon Emperor Luo, and the other venerating Lingxiao City, naturally putting Jin Hong on edge.
The team moved forward.
Surprisingly, they encountered no dangers along the way. By the evening of the second day, the group had already left Cheng Province.
Stepping out of the territory of the Human Immortal Palace, the members of several sects breathed sighs of relief.
While the danger had not been completely eliminated, encountering danger within Cheng Province and outside it were two different concepts entirely.
Outside of Cheng Province, at least there was no worry of being surrounded and annihilated by a large army.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is where we part ways," said Gaia from the Earth Mother Divine Sect as she stepped forward and addressed everyone, particularly Jin Lai, who had the backing of Emperor Luo, "however, the Earth Immortal Palace and the Human Immortal Palace forming the True Immortal Palace shows their wild ambition. They certainly won’t stop there; we should remain cautious."
"We naturally won’t rely on Emperor Luo’s words alone."
Jin Lai nodded slightly.
"It seems Heavenly Monarch Gu and we are on the same page, knowing that the True Immortal Palace won’t settle things easily. To avoid being defeated one by one, I think it’s best for our sects to form an alliance, so we can advance or retreat together."
As Gaia spoke, she looked at Jin Lai: "What does Heavenly Monarch Gu think?"
"An alliance... is indeed necessary."
Jin Lai quickly understood Gaia’s thoughts: "We in Lingxiao City, Cold Moon Sect, Purgatory Sect, and Netherworld Sect have already formed a Tian Nan Alliance. Soon we will invite the Demon God Sect and also the Purple Night Sword Sect to join. How about the Earth Mother Divine Sect joining our Tian Nan Alliance as a member?"
"The Tian Nan Alliance has its limitations and, after all, south of Tianhe is just newly acquired territory by Daqian, how can it compare with the heritage north of Tianhe? This can be seen from the fact that south of Tianhe, none of the major forces have a Devas," said Gaia, "The purpose of our alliance is to withstand the True Immortal Palace and ensure our own safety. The alliance naturally needs sufficient response efficiency. I suggest we set the alliance headquarters in Green State."
Listening to this, Lu Zhanxian commented indifferently from the side, "Your Excellency Lady Gaia’s intentions are all too clear. Are you implying that you should be the leader of this alliance?"
"Of course not."
Gaia responded without hesitation: "Since the alliance headquarters is set in Green State, our Earth Mother Divine Sect naturally should avoid suspicion. We are willing to recognize Heavenly Monarch Gu as the Alliance Hierarch."
Jin Lai looked at Gaia somewhat surprised.
But soon he figured it out.
The gun hits the bird that sticks its head out.
If he, Jin Lai, were to become the leader of the alliance, when the True Immortal Palace wanted to make a move, he would be the first they’d have to deal with.
And as long as the headquarters was set in Green State, his Jin Lai, far from the Tian Nan base, would have to rely on the Earth Mother Divine Sect for the operation of the alliance.
Too bad...
Gaia, this Devas level cultivator, might be skilled, but she greatly underestimated other people when it came to these schemes.
That was a common occurrence though.
Many cultivators habitually solved problems with brute force.
It might not be the best approach, but it certainly was the most efficient.
In a world where thousands of mighty forces are vested in individuals who hold high positions, their words and wills often represent the truth, hence they rarely bother to think too hard.
On Blue Star, only countries of similar levels bothered with scheming and plotting. Strong countries need no valid reason to deal with weaker ones.
A mere pretext could topple the government of a less powerful country.
Even if that pretext was incredibly poor and full of flaws.
"There are numerous details regarding the alliance that need discussion. If Your Excellency Lady Gaia wishes to discuss them in detail, why not accompany me to Lingxiao City? When we arrive, I can call the decision-makers of the Cold Moon Sect, Purgatory Sect, Netherworld Sect, and even the Demon God Sect to Lingxiao City. What do you think?"
Jin Lai said with a smile.
"Head to Lingxiao City..."
Gaia, having heard this, seemed somewhat at a loss for words.
Just then, Jin Hong, as if he had received some information, suddenly said, "There’s a situation."
Everyone quickly went on alert.
The first to act, Gu Lanxin brought out an upgraded version of a Short Range Defense Cannon that could probe Divine Thought and Qi blood, and scanned the area, but the result...
yielded no data.
"There are no devils or cultivators stronger than those in the Refining God Realm nearby."
Gu Lanxin said, then added, "They might possess extraordinary techniques to conceal their Qi blood and Divine Thought fluctuations to the extreme..."
Before she could finish, Jin Hong, who continued the probe, relayed a message: "It’s poison! Centipedes, scorpions, poisonous snakes—these creatures have been meticulously trained by someone and possess extraordinarily potent venom! Although Primordial Spirit cultivators, and even those in the Divinity Transformation and Refining God Realms, can expel the intruding toxins from their bodies using their finely controlled Divine Thought, it still takes time. Facing those extremely lethal toxins that can cause instant death, they too face mortal danger."
"Poison Control..."
Gaia looked troubled: "During Emperor Tianji’s era, he captured numerous Heavenly Monarchs and Heavenly Masters to make Spiritual Artifacts and tame beasts for them. The Nine-section King, Red Armor King, and Python Dragon King, although not the most powerful spirit beasts, were the most troublesome and terrifying cosmic beings. The original forms of these three spirit beasts were a centipede, a scorpion, and a snake, possessing the ability to command poisonous insects. After the fall of the Heavenly Immortal Palace, these three spirit beasts fell into the hands of the Human Immortal Palace..."
After speaking, she looked up, gazing in a direction: "Wu Tiandi is coming."
