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Chapter 585: Chapter 577 Worth It
"The Longevity World?"
Jin Haoran and Lin Yuan, though they did not understand why Gu Jinlai was asking this question, still said, "The term ’Longevity World’ comes from Immortal Taibai of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect. This True Immortal is the leader of all True Immortals in the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect and is also the team leader sent to our Immortal Country."
"Immortal Taibai? The leader of all True Immortals of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect!?"
Gu Jinlai was a bit startled upon hearing what the two said, "How strong is he?"
"Very strong."
Jin Haoran spoke bluntly, "Although the cultivators from the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect are generally weaker than those from our Immortal Country, that does not include beings at the level of Void Immortals and True Immortals. Masters at this level are only lacking in Dao Artifacts compared to us and are not much inferior in terms of Divine Skills. This Immortal Taibai, being the leader of all True Immortals in the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, is fearfully one of the Strongest True Immortals. Ordinary True Immortals, even ten or eight combined, would not be able to best him."
"The Strongest True Immortals."
Gu Jinlai looked solemn.
Having communicated with Lin Yuan and others, he naturally understood that the distinction between strong and weak among True Immortals was similar to that of Void Immortals, except it lacked the level of National Guardian Void Immortals.
Ordinary, high-level, top-level, peak, and then supreme.
True Immortals at this level are second only to those Devas who have left the Grotto Heavens.
And this level is also the limit that True Immortals from Immortal Country can reach.
Gu Jinlai, relying on the Chaotic Star Light Body and Devas Dao Wheel, could burst forth with combat power not inferior to top True Immortals, but against a Supreme True Immortal...
"Palace Master Gu, we understand your concerns, but please have confidence in our Immortal Country. We have considered all possible risks," Jin Haoran said earnestly. "We will not betray the interests of the Longevity World in exchange for anything from the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect. You can rest assured on this point."
"How long does it take to establish that Grotto Heaven?" Gu Jinlai asked.
"The main function of this Grotto Heaven is to gather Spirit Mechanism and condense Spirit Crystals. It has been streamlined to the extreme. It can even be seen as a Spirit Mechanism converter rather than a Grotto Heaven. Therefore, in another year and a half, it should be fully functional. After it becomes functional, we will accumulate Spirit Crystals for half a year and then return to Immortal Country," replied Jin Haoran, as if guessing what Gu Jinlai was about to say and explaining truthfully.
"So, two years?" Gu Jinlai frowned.
"If Palace Master Gu is really worried, I can take you to Immortal Country first," Lin Yuan interjected.
Gu Jinlai glanced at Lin Yuan and turned his gaze to Jin Haoran, "It would be better if True Immortal Jin Haoran takes me there."
"This..." Jin Haoran hesitated, "Much of the Grotto Heaven’s construction must be completed by a True Immortal personally. If I leave, it will significantly impact the construction progress..."
"It doesn’t matter. With our speed, even a round trip at full speed won’t take much time," Gu Jinlai said.
After hearing this, to completely reassure Gu Jinlai and also to contemplate using Immortal Country’s power to deter Gu Jinlai, Jin Haoran promptly agreed, "It’s possible, but right now is a critical period in the Grotto Heaven’s construction, and I really can’t leave. Palace Master Gu might have to wait a little longer."
"That’s fine. I have some miscellaneous affairs to deal with anyway," Gu Jinlai nodded.
The two quickly came to an agreement—after the construction of the Grotto Heaven was on track, they would go to Immortal Country, where they would introduce Immortal Taibai of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect to Gu Jinlai.
After bidding farewell to Jin Haoran and Lin Yuan, Gu Jinlai turned his attention to the Three Realms Technique in his spirit world.
More precisely, the Chaotic Star Light Body, Eternal Furnace, Spirit Mechanism Technique, and Star Cloud Strategy under the Three Realms Technique.
With a thought, a stream of starlight flowed into the Three Realms, and immediately, the Four Great Golden Techniques of the Chaotic Star Light Body, Eternal Furnace, Spirit Mechanism Technique, and Star Cloud Strategy flickered at the same time.
Under the pull of the "Three Realms," the four rays of light combined into one and poured into the "Three Realms," seemingly attempting to transform the "Three Realms."
But...
Even though the Eternal Furnace had reached the Deep Gold Level, at most it only made the orange light within the "Three Realms" Technique shine a little brighter. It was still a fraction away from a complete transformation into an orange technique.
"Not enough. It can only be considered a quite powerful Bright Gold Technique," Gu Jinlai assessed the "Three Realms" Technique.
The key shortcoming of this technique lay in the "Spirit Mechanism Technique."
An incomplete Spirit Mechanism Technique created a flawed "Spirit Realm." Although it barely managed to support his transformation into a Spirit Realm Life within the "Spirit Realm," once he entered the true Spirit Realm, the "Spirit Realm" he constructed with the "Spirit Mechanism Technique" would collapse.
In other words, this Technique resolved the danger in the creator’s process of "Spiritualization," but the problem of smoothly returning a Spiritualized Spirit Realm Life to the material world remained unsolved.
"Although I now have combat power not inferior to top True Immortals, I am still somewhat inadequate in the face of the Supreme True Immortal Taibai, not to mention there are Immortal Masters within Immortal Country... Unfortunately, I cannot be sure if they are friend or foe... In such a situation, if I go to Immortal Country without sufficient strength and have contact with Immortal Taibai... It would be somewhat risky," Gu Jinlai pondered.
Gradually...
He had a plan in mind.
"Perhaps, I can let the people of the Holy Dynasty try it out."
Immortal Country has always wanted to enlist the power of the Holy Dynasty, leveraging its strength to contain the Demon Power in the Blood Moat Demon Abyss and tip the scales of war.
At this crucial moment, if the Holy Dynasty could send a delegation to Immortal Country...
They would surely receive considerable attention and a warm welcome from Immortal Country.
After all, the Holy Dynasty had a force equivalent to six True Immortals and nearly a hundred Void Immortals.
This was a force that could affect the balance between Immortal Country and the Demon Power.
At that moment, Gu Jinlai seemed to sense something and proactively went to the reception hall.
He just saw Zhang Lihuo, Xia Zhongzheng, and Chao Jiuyin coming from outside.
"Palace Master."
The three of them bowed at the same time.
Gu Jinlai looked at the three, quickly thinking of something¸ "Has the final model of the Cheng Ying Mecha been determined?"
"Yes!"
Chao Jiuyin stepped forward, "Palace Master, please look. This is our final model of the Cheng Ying Mecha. The mecha stands thirty-one meters tall, and due to the use of a large nuclear fusion reactor, it has sufficient power to release a repulsion shield that is even stronger than the Holy Body. It is also equipped with large-caliber laser cannons. Although these laser cannons may have some difficulty in killing Void Immortals, they can significantly suppress high-speed moving objects, thereby providing effective attack opportunities for the mecha’s other weapons. There are three types of these weapons..."
She unfolded a document, "Medium Range Nuclear Bombs! Short-range electromagnetic guns! And close-combat High-frequency Battle Swords! Among them, the most lethal is the nuclear bomb, with a maximum range of six hundred li. Once fully charged, the yield can reach one million tons..."
"One million tons?"
Gu Jinlai was familiar with the combat standards of Void Immortals and True Immortals.
The destructive power of a nuclear explosion with a yield of five hundred thousand tons is actually not inferior to a focused Great Divine Power.
One million tons...
"What about the speed?"
"The exit velocity reaches eight times the speed of sound! At the muzzle, Spiritual Resonance Technology is used, so there’s hardly any significant decay."
"Eight times the speed of sound..."
Gu Jinlai pondered for a moment.
It’s a bit slow for True Immortals who can energize themselves.
For Void Immortals...
It’s also a bit slow.
They can react in time. With this speed, there are ways to intercept it.
"How about the firing rate?"
Gu Jinlai asked.
"If the power is reduced to about a hundred thousand tons, it can achieve a rate of one shot per second. If it’s at maximum power, due to the need to charge, it can only fire once every six seconds."
"Six seconds..."
Gu Jinlai had a clear idea in his mind, "One-on-one, it should not be difficult to handle high-level Void Immortals or top-tier Void Immortals. But to threaten Peak Void Immortals, Strongest Void Immortals, or even Supreme Void Immortals, we can only rely on legion-based combat to cover them with firepower, using several, or even more than ten Cheng Ying Mechas for multi-stage firing, not giving the enemy a chance to react."
"Right."
Chao Jiuyin nodded heavily, "With multiple Cheng Ying Mechas providing firepower coverage, there’s hope of killing True Immortals."
"Very well."
Gu Jinlai held the document, "I’m very pleased. Now, mobilize all the Heavenly Masters to produce at full capacity. In two years, I want to see twenty Cheng Ying Mechas."
"Yes."
Zhang Lihuo answered solemnly.
...
After Chao Jiuyin and the others left, Gu Jinlai estimated the time and decided not to delay any further.
He then activated the Void Projection Technique, directly located Xie Yusheng and projected over to him.
By that time, it was already night on Blue Star.
Xie Yusheng was entertaining several people in an opulently decorated hotel private room.
But upon seeing the middle-aged couple sitting opposite him, even Gu Jinlai, who had experienced countless trials and tribulations in the Longevity World, couldn’t help but feel a tremor in his heart at that moment.
"Eight years..."
Gu Jinlai looked at the middle-aged couple.
Compared to eight years ago, signs of aging were now more evident on them.
Visible wrinkles could be seen between their eyebrows.
Especially on the man, most of his hair had turned gray.
Gu Jinlai took a deep breath.
Calculating their ages...
They were now fifty-six and fifty-four, respectively.
Besides the couple, there was also a man who looked much more mature sitting next to them. 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"An eighteen-year-old high school student has grown up enough to be independent."
Gu Jinlai looked at the man in his mid-twenties and felt an uncontrollable delight in his heart.
He also felt somewhat relieved.
Fortunately...
He wasn’t the only child in his family; otherwise, he could hardly imagine how heartbroken they would be after losing him.
Aside from the three of them, two others were sitting by, one...
Looked to be a neighborhood leader.
The other, also holding an official position, a Level 8 public servant.
In terms of seniority, Gu Jinlai should call him uncle.
Watching the group chat away, as well as the middle-aged couple’s joy at Xie Yusheng’s willingness to pay two million for the small house and the piece of land, Gu Jinlai’s mood also lightened.
Two million...
That was a considerable sum in Nankai City, which counted as a Level 2, or even Level 3 city. With this money, their family could solve many problems.
Throughout the process, Gu Jinlai just watched quietly.
Watching the middle-aged couple beam with laughter at the sudden windfall of a two-million relocation payment, as well as the young man he should call his brother.
Just these smiles...
He didn’t mind spending dozens of Starlight, even hundreds. He felt...
It was worth it.
