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Chapter 561: Chapter 557: Return to Qiantian
Tens of thousands of meters in the sky, a figure was "flowing" towards Qiantian at an incredibly fast speed.
Yes, flowing.
The figure seemed to float on the surface of a never-ending river, moving in one direction with the current.
However, unlike those who were actually lying on the river’s surface, the place where he lay was the star magnetic field between heaven and earth.
The figure rotated with the star magnetic field, using it as propulsion, taking him towards Qiantian at an extremely fast pace.
This figure was none other than Gu Jinlai, who had set off from the Holy Dynasty.
Using the trait of the Child of the Stars, he easily managed to travel without effort by stimulating the power of the magnetic field’s rotation.
Moreover, since he was soaring at tens of thousands of meters high, he didn’t have to worry about encountering any danger.
Demon Birds?
Anyone who saw the several-hundred-meter-tall Ruins Beast behind Gu Jinlai would probably be scared enough to run as far away as possible.
Let alone ordinary Demon Birds, even a Demon Emperor with the most top-notch fleshly body, or even the creator’s strongest Beast Taming—Heavenly Dragon—would not be an exception.
"It’s just that it makes a bit too much noise and is difficult to conceal,"
Gu Jinlai murmured to himself.
His Storage Treasure in his hand was top-grade in Qiantian and could accommodate a Demon God Body, but to contain a Ruins Beast...
The storage ring was still a bit too small.
Moreover, the many spaces within the storage ring did not provide the foundation for life to survive.
Although the Ruins Beast was not considered fleshly life, it actually drew a portion of energy from the Spirit Realm to maintain its basic functions.
Like humans, in addition to ordinary food, they also need to breathe in oxygen.
And there is no Spirit Realm within the storage space.
In such a case, his only choice was to carry it with him.
"Now I can understand why creators build large devices like Floating Islands and Space Cities. When there are many protective items to refine, not having a mobile palace is quite inconvenient. Relying on the Heavenly Dragon alone, the many protective items are clearly insufficient."
Gu Jinlai thought to himself.
Despite its many flaws, he was extremely pleased with this Ruins Beast.
It would be his strongest tool for the time to come.
Even if his cultivation could advance further in the future, this Ruins Beast could be placed in Qiantian as a controlling trump card.
"Cultivation..."
At this moment, Gu Jinlai seemed to think of something.
His attention focused on his spirit world.
In the spirit world, out of the original sixteen hundred strands of Qingguang, ninety percent were used up.
A portion was used to fill up the Creator’s Inheritance Star Cloud Strategy.
Another part was consumed on the body left by the Aries Star Lord.
He kept releasing the Wall of Nihility and Burning Heart, and later, to take control of the Spirit Realm Body left by the Aries Star Lord and compete with the mysterious force of attraction within the Spirit Realm, he even burned his True Spirit.
After a great battle, he consumed nearly a thousand strands of Qingguang.
Now, the number of Qingguang he had was only a surplus of a hundred and thirty strands.
"The Chaotic Star Light Body at Perfection, the Eternal Furnace at Perfection, the Creator’s Inheritance Star Cloud Strategy at Perfection, the last of the four conditions to synthesize the orange Cultivation Technique ’Three Realms’ is just the last Spirit Mechanism Technique."
Gu Jinlai’s gaze lingered on the Spirit Mechanism Technique for a moment.
Once he returned to Qiantian and sorted out the order there, getting enough Qingguang to raise this golden Skill to Perfection should not be difficult.
But...
The word "incomplete" following this Skill bothered him somewhat.
"It would be best to make a trip to the Immortal Country to obtain a complete Spirit Mechanism Technique, then synthesize the ’Three Realms’ Cultivation Technique to fully perfect my path of cultivation,"
Gu Jinlai contemplated his next steps.
Without a complete Spirit Mechanism Technique, he couldn’t just watch the extra hundred and thirty or so Qingguang sit idle...
Gu Jinlai’s gaze turned towards the numerous spheres of light floating around Qing Lian.
Never mind the other Great Divine Powers.
What really caught Gu Jinlai’s interest was one of the brightly shining golden Skill orbs.
"Devas Dao Wheel."
Gu Jinlai said.
This was a Divine Skill he had comprehended himself.
Based on the foundation of the Chaotic Star Light Body, he activated the trait of the Child of the Stars and used the rotational magnetic field to form two enormous rings of Thunder Light, obliterating enemies.
He named this Divine Skill Devas Dao Wheel, which in its two appearances, first obliterated the Xuan Yang Demon God and the second time, nearly annihilated a Supreme Void Immortal whose combat power matched that of a True Immortal in a confrontation with three Supreme Void Immortals.
Compared to other golden Skills, this one was clearly at the Bright Gold level.
If the golden Skills that corresponded to Great Divine Powers also had grades such as average, top-grade, and peak, the Devas Dao Wheel undoubtedly belonged to the peak Great Divine Power.
"Golden, deep gold? Bright gold?"
Gu Jinlai muttered to himself.
He has always believed that resources used are good resources.
Without acquiring the complete Spirit Mechanism Technique, he didn’t plan to rashly complete the synthesis of the Cultivation Technique ’Three Realms’, so...
Gu Jinlai’s gaze settled on the "Devas Dao Wheel" Skill for a moment.
Then...
"Hmm!?"
He noticed the Void Projection Technique next to the Devas Dao Wheel.
"Well, you aren’t fully boosted yet,"
He thought. The initial version of this Skill derived from Master Wushi, but it was too costly in performance.
As a result...
Gu Jinlai directly invested the additional hundred and thirty or so Qingguang into "Devas Dao Wheel."
Instantly, what previously required a full charge for preparation before casting, he quickly mastered the sophisticated use of Devas Dao Wheel.
Devas Dao Wheel: entry-level → Great Achievement.
After elevating this skill to the Great Achievement Realm in one breath, he looked back at the clumsy application of the Devas Dao Wheel when he first faced the Xuan Yang Demon God and couldn’t help feeling a sense of dismay.
"It’s basically like using a gun as a blunt stick."
Gu Jinlai sighed.
Then, something else came to mind: "I have acquired the memories of Aries Star Lord, who possessed a considerable number of soul secret techniques, some of which are mightier than Wall of Nihility and Burning Heart..."
He carefully recalled these techniques.
And found advanced secret techniques like Great Sun Eternal Radiance and Eternal Heavenly Curse.
However, this was also within expectations, as the founder of Great Sun Heavenly Sect established the sect in Qiantian after heeding the teachings of the Aries Star Lord on the Path of Heavenly Master.
It was not strange that the soul secret techniques derived from the Grand Sun Nine Refinement Visualization Method could be compatible with the top-tier soul secret techniques possessed by the Aries Star Lord.
"In the blink of an eye, Qingguang is no longer sufficient."
Gu Jinlai felt somewhat emotional about this realization and then...
The continuous mountains at his feet gradually became sparse.
This was the Endless Mountains.
Many devils resided within the mountains, including Demon Kings and even Demon Emperor level beings.
Some time later, a huge city leaped into Gu Jinlai’s vision.
Zhenbei City.
The city where King Zhenbei Li Mufeng resided.
Born in Cold State, he witnessed the persecution of the people of Cold State by devils from a young age, and after becoming a Saint, he resolutely established Zhenbei City on the outskirts of the Endless Mountains, defending the city for decades, preventing the demons from moving southward even half a step.
Like Master Wushi, he was a respected powerhouse in Qiantian.
"Qiantian... I am finally back."
Gu Jinlai felt somewhat emotional in his heart.
Calculating the time, it was actually less than a year and a half since he left Qiantian.
When he left, Zi Yang took his Cheng Ying Mecha, and with a cultivation only equivalent to that of a Martial King, he crossed the Star Gate and ended up outside Holy Dynasty Fengyu City.
But by the time he returned...
Not only had he forged a path for himself as an Innate Divine Beast, transcended the three realms of Devas, Saint, and Void Immortal, obtained combat strength comparable to a True Immortal, but he had also defeated the mightiest supporter of Zi Yang and the Heavenly Dragon Wood, the Aries Star Lord, turning this creator active a thousand years ago into a Ruins Beast.
You should take a fresh look at a man every three days.
This saying couldn’t be more fitting for him.
"Relying on Qingguang Xuanmiao... the greater the pressure, the faster my growth will be..."
Gu Jinlai said.
He floated at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, watching the bustle of people in Zhenbei City below...
Although this city, in terms of scale and population, was far from comparable to Fengyu City or Liuhuo City, he felt a curious sense of attachment to it.
Perhaps like the difference between one’s bustling hometown small county city and the metropolises where one goes to make their fortune.
Once...
He had marveled at the prosperity of his own small county town.
Gu Jinlai did not deliberately descend to take in the scenery of Zhenbei City; instead, he took out a jade token from his person.
The Jade Token seemed to have a palace engraved upon it.
This was the control token for the Aries Star Palace.
Palace Master Bai Yuxin of Bai Ze Palace controlled the Artifact Spirit Purple Sun, and Purple Sun controlled the Heavenly Dragon Wood...
And their ultimate goal was to summon the Aries Star Lord back from the Spirit Realm.
With the help of this token, Gu Jinlai quickly sensed the location of the Aries Star Palace.
"Still overseas? They haven’t left?"
Gu Jinlai looked surprised.
But then he had a sudden realization.
It had been less than a year and a half.
This year and a half, though his life had been rich and varied, was practically equivalent to a mere ten days or half a month to the Artifact Spirit Purple Sun and Heavenly Dragon Wood, who had been searching for an inheritor for the Aries Star Lord for a thousand years.
This little time was just enough for a short break.
With this thought, Gu Jinlai wasted no more time. Unleashing the Thunder Light Domain, he bolted through the void like a flash of lightning, heading straight for the sea.
Traversing through the chaos of the starlight in the Endless Mountains and over the thousands of miles offshore, it took him less than ten minutes to cross this distance at full speed with the use of the Thunder Light Dragon Transformation.
Gu Jinlai’s hasty journey naturally couldn’t go unnoticed.
When he was still some way away from the Aries Star Palace, Purple Sun and Heavenly Dragon Wood had already been simultaneously alerted.
The Heavenly Dragon Wood unfolded its kilometer-long massive body without delay, looking solemnly in the direction of Gu Jinlai’s arrival.
"Boom!"
As the flash of lightning dissipated...
Gu Jinlai’s figure appeared in the sight of the Heavenly Dragon Wood and the Artifact Spirit Purple Sun.
"We meet again," Gu Jinlai said, looking down from above at the elongated form of the Heavenly Dragon Wood.
At this moment, the Heavenly Dragon Wood and the Artifact Spirit Purple Sun also recognized Gu Jinlai’s outline.
Memories from less than two years ago were clearly not so easy to blur.
For a moment, two beings that weren’t quite human were shaken to their core, their eyes filled with disbelief: "Gu Jinlai!?"
"Weren’t you..."
"Supposed to be refined into a Dao Mark by the Aries Star Lord?"
Gu Jinlai said indifferently.
Just then, a chill that could terrify any living creature passed through the clouds from afar, racing towards them...
"Your master, the Aries Star Lord, has arrived."
