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Chapter 547: Chapter 543 Arrangement
Blue Sky Warship.
Chao Jiuyin stood on the bridge, gazing at the blue skies and white clouds that swiftly passed by outside, breathing in the air filled with the scent of freedom, causing her expression to become somewhat hazy.
During the years of her imprisonment, she had constantly fantasized about the day she could return to freedom, yet now that the day had suddenly arrived, it was so unexpected that she felt a sense of unreality.
She feared that all of this was just a dream and that, upon waking up, she would open her eyes to see the familiar walls and ceilings of the Heavenly Master Hall.
It took her a while to seemingly accept the fact before her eyes.
"We... are free."
She murmured to herself.
At this moment, from behind her, there came a voice filled with emotion: "The Ancient True Immortal’s understanding of controlled nuclear fusion has already completely surpassed mine, in front of you, I can no longer claim any expertise."
"Chief Engineer Xia is too modest. The things I understand are only a general direction, far inferior to your detailed expertise in the field."
The voice of Gu Jinlai followed closely behind.
"It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good general! The Ancient True Immortal can grasp the bigger picture, possess a macroscopic vision, and the areas involved are already beyond a general’s category, entering the realm of a commander."
Xia Zhongzheng expressed his admiration.
"Haha, let’s not flatter each other. In any case, both of us have benefited a lot from this exchange," Gu Jinlai said with a laugh.
He was telling the truth.
Despite rapidly "learning" a massive amount of knowledge about controlled nuclear fusion through Qingguang and possessing rich accumulation, Xia Zhongzheng, as a practitioner, held several key technologies that far surpassed his understanding from books.
He had a premonition that if he were to return to Qiantian now and reimagine the engines of the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine and the Cheng Ying Mecha, their power would undoubtedly see a significant increase.
Not just the Mystic Bird Fighting Machine and the Cheng Ying Mecha.
Even the Eternal Furnace Cultivation Technique, if he were willing to spend Qingguang to reorganize it, its power would also be much greater.
Even...
The potential that could initially burst forth the equivalent of five hundred thousand tons in a single breath could climb to a million tons without issue.
Of course, reaching this level was still no match for a Perfect Level Chaotic Star Light Body, but at least, the offensive methods released through the Eternal Furnace would no longer be limited to threatening a Void Immortal.
"Ancient True Immortal."
Chao Jiuyin, looking at Gu Jinlai and Xia Zhongzheng coming over with a smile, also greeted him.
Xia Zhongzheng glanced at Chao Jiuyin: "The Ancient True Immortal wanted to find out about Brother Xing’s news and the specific relationship between the Holy Dynasty, this world, and our world. I figured that only you could answer the Ancient True Immortal’s queries."
"Brother Xing..."
Hearing Xia Zhongzheng’s words, Chao Jiuyin nodded, seemingly organizing her thoughts.
Gu Jinlai did not urge her.
After a while, she began: "Brother Xing is actually a national of Da Jin Country, and he arrived in this world much earlier than all of us... Especially, he was prepared for all of this."
"Prepared?"
Gu Jinlai was a bit surprised.
"Yes."
Chao Jiuyin nodded: "The reason I think that way is because I have to mention Zhao Guanghua. Like Brother Xing, he was one of the early arrivals in this world. Later on, Brother Xing seemed to treat him as a friend, a brother, carefully aiding him in adapting to this world."
"Where is Zhao Guanghua now?"
"He has gone to Immortal Country."
Chao Jiuyin said: "When he realized that the Holy Dynasty was going to act against the two of them, he made a decisive move by reaching out to the people from Immortal Country active within the Holy Dynasty and got rescued by them, escaping to Immortal Country, but... Brother Xing was a key surveillance target of the Holy Dynasty, and although the people from Immortal country wanted to rescue him, they were still a step too late."
After saying this, she looked at Gu Jinlai: "If the Ancient True Immortal truly wants to clarify why Brother Xing seems to understand this world and even appears to have been prepared for entering this world, I’m afraid you will need to find Zhao Guanghua first."
"Xing Bieli didn’t tell you these things?"
"No, Brother Xing only couldn’t bear to see the people from Blue Star who arrived later perish one by one due to their inability to adapt to this world. That’s why he used the power he had at the time to have me secretly form the Blue Light Association."
After speaking, Chao Jiuyin sadly smiled: "But in fact, the Blue Light Association was also under surveillance by the Holy Dynasty; I discovered it too late. In the end, I, along with some people I invited to the Heavenly Master Hall, were put under house arrest."
As she said this, she seemed to remember something and suddenly said: "However... the reason why Brother Xing came to this world... likely has something to do with the ’Immortal’ of legends."
"Immortal..."
Gu Jinlai quickly guessed what Chao Jiuyin was referring to.
This ’Immortal’ isn’t the same as the likes of Void Immortals or True Immortals like him.
It is the Immortal from the Blue Star’s mythological legends.
"So, what exactly did he discover? Could it be that... during the Ancient Times, beings from this world entered Blue Star and were worshipped as ’Immortals’ by the people of Blue Star?"
Gu Jinlai pondered.
These pieces of information were still speculations after all. If he really wanted to unravel the secrets surrounding Xing Bieli, it appeared he would have to do as Chao Jiuyin suggested, travel to Immortal Country, and find Zhao Guanghua.
"Immortal Country..."
Gu Jinlai murmured to himself.
It seemed he must make a trip there.
Not just for Zhao Guanghua, to understand the mysterious Xing Bieli, but also because it was related to the decisive battle between the humans and devils of this world.
"The matters that needed to be discussed in Imperial Capital have already been settled with Duanmu Chengyun. Next... at least before a full-scale war breaks out with the devils, there won’t be any friction between Wind and Rain City and the upper echelons of the Holy Dynasty... So, before that, I will make a trip to Qiantian first."
Gu Jinlai thought to himself.
After all, considering the time, he had been away from Qiantian for over a year.
If he didn’t return to Qiantian now, there would likely be a lot of unexpected changes.
Moreover, it was time to resolve the grudge he had with Heavenly Dragon Wood and Artifact Spirit Purple Sun.
"It’s not just the Heavenly Dragon Wood and Artifact Spirit Purple Sun, it’s also the Aries Star Lord behind them that’s the real threat to our hearts."
Gu Jinlai looked up and gazed at the sky dome.
But his gaze seemed to penetrate the void, directly peeping into the deeper reaches of the Spirit Realm.
There, it seemed that some huge entity was constantly patrolling and searching.
Even though it didn’t appear in front of him per se, the oppression it brought made Gu Jinlai feel as if there were thorns in his back.
It was like a super heavy truck passing by behind him, even if you don’t turn around to look, the trembling of the Earth caused by the truck’s roaring would reach you first, instilling fear.
Especially since this super heavy truck was quite clearly aiming to bulldoze his path.
...
The Blue Sky Warship roared as it steadily descended into Wind and Rain City.
As soon as they arrived at Wind and Rain City, Liu Feiyun, Qi Sheng, Zhuo Chunqiu, Xi Baintian, as well as Zhao Yushu, Jin Sixian and others who had arrived earlier quickly came up to greet them.
When they saw the figures descending from the warship alongside Gu Jinlai, Jin Sixian’s eyes filled with excitement.
"Sister Chao..."
"Little Xian," Chao Jiuyin said, looking at this elder of the Blue Light Association with much emotion in her eyes.
She too knew that Gu Jinlai’s trip to the Imperial Capital and his fight against three Supreme Void Immortals from the Six Great Cave Heavens behind the Holy Dynasty were all because of the requests from Jin Sixian and Zhao Yushu.
Otherwise, even if Gu Jinlai really wanted to rescue her, he wouldn’t have made a move so soon.
"Thank you."
"Sister Chao helped us in ways beyond words in the past years, how could I deserve your gratitude? Besides, I didn’t do anything; it was all thanks to the Ancient City Lord..." Jin Sixian said with heartfelt gratitude.
Gu Jinlai smiled and didn’t interrupt their reunion, but instead went straight to Zhuo Chunqiu and Liu Feiyun.
To be precise, Zhuo Chunqiu.
Before Gu Jinlai left to take over Liuhuo City, he instructed Zhuo Chunqiu to inquire about the attitudes of the people they had rescued from the Chi Long Territory, and now...
"How many of those people are willing to switch to cultivating as Heavenly Masters?" Gu Jinlai asked.
"I’ve asked everyone’s opinion one by one. Some still hope to make achievements in the path of cultivation, but many more are willing to follow your arrangements, Venerable Daoist. The number I’ve tallied is six thousand six hundred people," Zhuo Chunqiu replied.
"Good," Gu Jinlai nodded.
Six thousand six hundred people was no small number.
You see, back in Qiantian, all the Hugging Pill cultivators south of Tianhe combined didn’t reach this number.
"I will teach them a Visualization Method called Chen Guangjiu Refinement to set them on the path of the Heavenly Masters..." Gu Jinlai said, then paused slightly, as if something had occurred to him: "The Holy Dynasty is still too close to the Immortal Country."
Memories of the Aries Star Lord filled his mind, and as the creator who had almost ruled the entire world in ancient times, he naturally knew the geography and approximate locations of all the major forces in this world.
The Immortal Country was not far from the Holy Dynasty.
This was also why the Immortal Country constantly sent envoys to infiltrate the Holy Dynasty.
This distance, to the Demon Gods, is just a journey of ten or eight days.
And that’s including resting along the way.
If they rushed at full speed, the time might be cut in half.
If the Holy Dynasty witnessed a surge of Heavenly Masters...
One misstep, and the Devils might even pause the grand battle at Blood Moat Demon Abyss to send over ten or eight Demon Gods to wipe out the Holy Dynasty first.
After all, the Devildom’s fear of Heavenly Masters exceeded everyone’s imagination.
More than once, Devils have carried out saturation attacks to exterminate the fire seed of Heavenly Masters.
At all costs!
Sparing no expense!
This was also why the flame of the Heavenly Masters was almost completely extinguished.
"Compared to the Holy Dynasty, the secluded Qiantian, which is near the seas at the edge of the continent, is more suitable as a development ground for Heavenly Masters. Qiantian is already close to the waters, located at the extreme of the continent, and naturally has few Devils. Occasionally there are some, mostly Demon Emperors mixed with a few Demon Gods. With my current capabilities, I can completely obliterate and level all the Devils around Qiantian. Then, while the main forces of the Devils are attracted to Blood Moat Demon Abyss, I will cultivate a large number of Heavenly Masters at the fastest speed..." Gu Jinlai’s eyes twinkled: "By the time the Devils react, batches of Heavenly Masters will have grown up, and Qiantian will also have a certain combat capability."
With that in mind, he turned to Zhuo Chunqiu again: "Ask them again, I want to take them to a safe place for secluded cultivation; in other words, they will have to leave their homeland far behind."
"A safe place? Is there anywhere safer than the Holy Dynasty?" Zhuo Chunqiu was startled for a moment, then quickly realized: "Most will agree, as for those of us who escaped from Li Yang Cave Heaven, Wind and Rain City is not really our hometown."
"Good," Gu Jinlai nodded, then turned to Liu Feiyun: "I have a task for you."
"Please instruct me, Supreme Elder," Liu Feiyun said gravely.
"I have now been appointed as the Inspector of the Outer Ring Thirty-Six Cities, with the authority to oversee the Outer Ring Thirty-Six Cities. I need you to widely publicize my actions of cleansing Wind and Rain City and Liuhuo City of their sins, along with the propaganda of my beheading eleven Demon Emperors and one Demon God, to let everyone know my uncompromising stance against evil," Gu Jinlai said, his tone pausing slightly: "Then have those who originally wished to accuse the corrupt officials but found no avenue to do so bring all their evidence to me, and I will ensure justice for them."
A cold murderous intent crossed his eyes: "The land of the Holy Dynasty, the hope of the Human Clan, should not just be an empty slogan."
