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Chapter 576: Chapter 568 The Truth About Immortal Country
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Sanqing Hall faction.
Immortal Wunian looked at Lin Yuan, the legendary figure who had teamed up with Master Wushi a hundred years ago to encircle Emperor Tianji, and smiled in front of Gu Jinlai, his heart suddenly sank.
"It’s over."
Immortal Wunian’s face was bitter.
All was lost!
Originally, they had summoned Abyss Lord Lin Yuan to deal with Venerable Xuan Tian.
After dealing with Venerable Xuan Tian, the chief culprit, Lin Yuan obviously needed some people to help him handle the remaining members of the True Immortal Palace.
This position was originally meant for none but Sanqing Hall.
After all, regardless of the relationship between Lin Yuan and Master Wushi, just looking at the strength, Sanqing Hall was the strongest among the forces in the Qiantian Realm at the time.
The plan was beautiful, but the palace master of Lingxiao Palace, Gu Jinlai, who had disappeared for more than a year, suddenly appeared, bringing with him a Heavenly Dragon!
The ultimate Beast Taming comparable to an Earthly True Immortal — the Heavenly Dragon!
With this Heavenly Dragon, Sanqing Hall was no longer the strongest force in the Qiantian Realm.
Although they had the favor of Master Wushi, Sanqing Hall didn’t have to worry about Lin Yuan doing something to them, but Lin Yuan might, for the sake of efficiency, choose the more powerful Lingxiao Palace instead of the slightly inferior Sanqing Hall to quickly completely eradicate the True Immortal Palace, thus, adding an uncertainty to Sanqing Hall’s unification of Qiantian.
So, upon seeing Gu Jinlai, he quickly incited a conflict between Lin Yuan and Gu Jinlai under the pretext of dealing with Venerable Xuan Tian, using nine truths and one lie.
The development of things also matched his expectations.
Lin Yuan made a move against Gu Jinlai.
Not only Abyss Lord Lin Yuan, but also Jin Haoran, who was traveling with him, a True Immortal, also displayed his unparalleled might.
But what he had not anticipated was...
The Abyss Lord, who had encircled Emperor Tianji a hundred years ago, was defeated.
Jin Haoran, a supreme True Immortal from Qiantian akin to a mythological legend, was also defeated.
They were defeated by Lingxiao Palace Master Gu Jinlai.
All his myriad calculations and strategic planning evaporated with Lin Yuan and Jin Haoran simultaneously bowing their heads.
Gu Jinlai directly carried the overwhelming power to Qiantian, sweeping away all evil spirits and monsters.
That is...
Him.
...
"The reason..."
Lin Yuan and Jin Haoran, Liu Yuxi looked at each other covertly, and eventually decided to tell the truth: "Since the palace master has traveled through the Holy Dynasty, he must have heard about the situation our Immortal Country is facing, and the Spirit Mechanism Power formed by Cave Heaven?"
Gu Jinlai nodded, "The war between the Immortal Country and the devils in the Blood Moat Demon Abyss?"
"Right."
Lin Yuan nodded heavily: "The Blood Moat Demon Abyss is a large Demon Abyss, quite far from the Immortal Country. When we discovered it, this abyss was just a bit short of expanding into a super-large Demon Abyss, which would allow a Demon Lord to descend. Thankfully, with the Star Gate, we managed to transport Cave Heavens there just in time to barely block the devil army, but, that’s it."
This top powerhouse from Qiantian solemnly said: "A Demon Lord is stronger than a Spirit Venerable. Once it descends, the Immortal Masters’ Cave Heavens will no longer be able to withstand the calamity of Demon Spirits. By then, the entire Immortal Country will completely collapse! The devils also understand this point, so over the years they have continually reinforced the Blood Moat Demon Abyss, turning the entire place into the biggest meat grinder between the Human Clan and the devils! At all times, there are Demon Emperors, Void Immortals falling."
Gu Jinlai’s expression remained calm, giving no comment.
"In fact, twenty-two years ago, the Immortal Country had already devised a plan, a plan to nurture the ’Heavenly Dao,’ if this plan succeeds, there will be no soil for Demon Spirits to survive in our world, and they will be unable to endlessly convert into devils. By that time, the devils will be effectively cut off from reinforcements, and we will only need to eradicate the existing devils to completely banish the Demon Realm."
Lin Yuan paused slightly as he spoke, "The key to this plan lies in the Spirit Mechanism; a large amount of Spirit Mechanism is needed for the ’Heavenly Dao’ to be born."
He added, "In fact, many people speculate that the reason why the Blood Moat Demon Abyss was exposed was because the devils realized our intention to nurture the ’Heavenly Dao’ and deliver them a fatal blow, so they exposed it before the Demon Abyss could fully expand, engaging our attention. They fear our plan and are terrified of the ’Heavenly Dao’ Law we are nurturing."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinlai quickly realized something, "You plan to collect Spirit Mechanism in Qiantian to nurture the Heavenly Dao!?"
"Yes."
Lin Yuan nodded, "I have just informed the palace master about the situation of the Immortal Country. Actually, the war in the Blood Moat Demon Abyss has put us at a disadvantage because... our focus is on nurturing the ’Heavenly Dao.’"
He swung his fist heavily, "What we want to do now is to collect enough Spirit Mechanism Power as quickly as possible while trying to prevent the expansion of the Blood Moat Demon Abyss, to nurture the ’Heavenly Dao.’ Only after the ’Heavenly Dao’ is nurtured, can we eradicate the devils like drawing the bottom log from a pile, otherwise, even if we achieve victory in the Blood Moat Demon Abyss, the devils can simply open a new battlefield in another medium-sized Demon Abyss."
"Cave Heaven, Spirit Mechanism."
Gu Jinlai had heard Ding Zhongyuan describe the power of Spirit Mechanism before.
He himself had also mastered the cultivation of Spirit Mechanism Technique.
Although it was only a fragment of the Spirit Mechanism Technique, it was clear that the Spirit Mechanism, this unique existence, had profound effects on all living beings.
Beyond the basic benefits of accelerated cultivation and enhanced combat abilities, the Spirit Mechanism even related to the spirituality of a place.
Since ancient times, people have described places and landscapes with phrases like "genius loci" and "outstanding people lead to spirited lands."
The "spirit" mentioned in these phrases could be regarded as the Spirit Mechanism.
When a region’s Spirit Mechanism was stripped away, the people and objects in that region would gradually lose their potential for growth.
"You should know what consequences the removal of Qiantian’s Spirit Mechanism will bring to the future of Qiantian,"
Gu Jinlai said.
"I know, but first, facing the threat from the Demon Realm, we had to take this action, and second, we are not completely cutting off Qiantian’s future,"
Lin Yuan said, "We will select ten thousand of the finest cultivators, allowing them to cultivate within a Grotto Heaven, to grow in an environment rich with Spirit Mechanism. Since they will embody a large concentration of Qiantian’s Spirit Mechanism, the probability of birthing powerful individuals and the realms they can ultimately reach will surpass the total of all in Qiantian!"
He solemnly promised, "I don’t know about the current situation, but a hundred years ago, the strongest in Qiantian were only me, Tian Ji, Wushi, Tai A, and Xu Wu, and our combat strength, with the aid of Divine Weapons, was merely comparable to a Supreme Void Immortal. Only Tian Ji and Wushi possessed True Immortal Battle Power. Once the Grotto Heaven is established and the Spirit Mechanism adjusted, I can assure you that within five hundred years, Qiantian will definitely birth five True Immortals!"
"Choosing ten thousand of the best cultivators for training in the Grotto Heaven... what about the others? Without the Spirit Mechanism, their potential will drop to unprecedented lows, they might not even hope to break through to the Refining God Realm!"
Gu Jinlai said.
"Given the current severe situation, we can only choose to initially empower a fraction of the population to overcome this crisis, and afterward, lead everyone in Qiantian to become universally powerful,"
Lin Yuan said.
Gu Jinlai didn’t want to ask which ten thousand people he referred to and directly said, "The Immortal Country’s research on the power of the Spirit Mechanism, and the source of the Spirit Mechanism Technique you propagated, why do the Six Great Cave Heavens of the Holy Dynasty regard the Immortal Country as betrayers of civilization?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan’s expression revealed a hint of disdain, anger, but more of helplessness, "The Six Great Cave Heavens of the Holy Dynasty fundamentally misunderstand us. However, the reason they see us as betrayers, beyond misunderstanding, is largely due to their self-interest, to justify their purpose in fleeing with numerous resources."
"Then, your explanation."
Gu Jinlai gazed at Lin Yuan.
"This begins with the founder of our Immortal Country—Immortal Master Zhao Xi,"
Lin Yuan said, "A thousand years ago, cultivators were so oppressed by the creator they could barely breathe. Several True Immortals came together, forming a group for self-protection, seeking a method to oppose the creator. By a fortunate coincidence, Immortal Master Zhao Xi discovered an ancient tome left by his ancestors, learning about the existence of the Spirit Mechanism Technique. Thus, he led other True Immortals to establish the original Immortal Country using a major Grotto Heaven as a foundation, allowing True Immortals, with their own Dao Fruit, to integrate into the Grotto Heaven, forging the path of the Immortal Master."
He took a deep breath, "This path completely merged the True Immortals’ Dao and the Grotto Heaven. The Grotto Heaven essentially became the True Immortal itself, expanding the ’maximum limits’ of the True Immortal countless times, akin to a True Immortal with a hundred-meter-tall body suddenly expanding to ten thousand meters, or even a hundred thousand meters!"
"A hundred thousand meters of immortal body!"
Gu Jinlai didn’t even need to think to know the terrifying power that could unleash.
"The downside of this path is that a True Immortal whose original size was only one hundred meters who suddenly acquires a body of ten thousand meters will become unable to move, even thinking becomes sluggish, basically becoming akin to a ten-thousand-meter mountain, a ten-thousand-meter lake, a ten-thousand-meter forest..."
Lin Yuan said, "It’s merely that the materials making up these mountains, lakes, and forests are special and robust; in reality, they are still a live target."
"So, the key to compensating for this downside is the Spirit Mechanism?"
Gu Jinlai suddenly guessed something, "The Spirit Mechanism allows the Immortal Masters to control the power of the Grotto Heaven!?"
"Yes."
Lin Yuan nodded vigorously, "Although the Immortal Masters can only draw energy from the Grotto Heaven due to the strength of their own Dao Fruit, forming a True Immortal Body within the confines of what their Dao Fruit can hold, such a formed True Immortal Body is almost limitless! As long as the power of the Grotto Heaven does not dry up, the Immortal Master shall not perish!"
"So the reason the creator couldn’t do anything about the Immortal Master’s Grotto Heaven... was because he was essentially opposing the entire Grotto Heaven... or rather, the power of all beings within the entire Grotto Heaven?"
Gu Jinlai suddenly realized something.
"Exactly, even including the Will of All Living Beings formed by the Spirit Mechanism power gathered from other places,"
Lin Yuan nodded.
"Then, the key lies in that ancient tome?"
"Yes."
Lin Yuan sighed and nodded, "That tome... came from another world, penned by a cultivator who accidentally drifted into our world—Shu Yue Ming."
"Another world..."
"For a thousand years, the True Immortals of the Immortal Country have been attempting to locate that world because, according to Shu Yue Ming, the cultivation system of that world seemed more complete..."
Lin Yuan paused slightly, "And after a millennium of research, finally... over a hundred years ago, through an experiment involving nearly all the people of the Immortal Country, they... succeeded."
"Wait, over a hundred years ago!?"
Gu Jinlai caught something significant in the timing Lin Yuan mentioned, "Exactly how many years ago?"
Lin Yuan noted Gu Jinlai’s changing expressions and knew what he wanted to ask.
He was silent for a moment, seemingly wanting to explain something.
But ultimately, he just exhaled deeply and said, "It was precisely the time you know of... just before the outbreak of the Devil Chaos."
