Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal

Chapter 591: Chapter 583: Yinglong Sacred Land

"Hmm!?"

At the edge of Yinglong Sacred Land.

Gu Jinlai’s face suddenly turned deathly pale, his True Spirit shaking, nearly disintegrating on the spot.

This was the backlash caused by his forceful use of the Void Projection Technique to descend his True Spirit into the body of Immortal Sui Mu.

However, before this backlash could completely shatter his True Spirit, two beams of Qingguang, almost simultaneously, infused into the True Spirit.

Instantly, the originally cracked True Spirit, like parched earth receiving rain, quickly repaired itself.

Gu Jinlai took a deep breath and regained his composure.

The next moment, another beam of Qingguang infused.

He quickly began to organize the memory information he had obtained from the spiritual world of Immortal Sui Mu.

Although much of the memory information was just fleeting glimpses, under the enhancement of Qingguang, all touched information displayed itself clearly and undoubtedly.

Even though this part was still not all of Immortal Sui Mu’s memories, it swiftly made his heart sink.

"As expected!"

Gu Jinlai’s heart trembled.

"The Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect cultivates the Heavenly Dao to exclude spiritual life forms from descending, which is one aspect, but another aspect is to use this Heavenly Dao as a divine channel to bring forth the true Heavenly Dao of their Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect... In other words, this Heavenly Dao is merely an imitation cultivated from a mature Heavenly Dao of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, its real purpose being to serve as a bridge, allowing the Heavenly Immortals of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect to truly descend."

Heavenly Immortals!

To descend in this manner!

Moreover, for some reason, the memories of Immortal Sui Mu were filled with disdain for the Immortals of the Immortal Country.

It was almost like regarding them as natives.

Even towards an Immortal Master, who was a realm above them, there was no reverence.

Why this was so, Gu Jinlai had not "seen" the related memories.

He spent most of his time and energy searching for a complete Spirit Mechanism Technique.

Unfortunately...

The Spirit Mechanism Technique seemed to involve cultivation above that of Heavenly Immortals, held only in the hands of the three great Heavenly Immortals of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect...

"To be precise, there are Six Great Heavenly Immortals! Just like the Immortal Country, the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect also has six, but three of these Heavenly Immortals have been in seclusion for many years, seldom seen in the world, known only to the core Immortal-level hierarchy of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, even the Void Immortals are unaware of their existence."

Gu Jinlai pondered.

And the Heavenly Immortals...

"Taibai... is a Heavenly Immortal! Or should I say, he is an incarnation of a Heavenly Immortal!"

Gu Jinlai’s expression grew serious.

Heavenly Immortals, also known as Cave Heaven Immortals, could only exert their strongest combat power within and around their Cave Heavens. The farther away from the Cave Heavens they were, the weaker their combat power became, dropping to the point where even the top-tier True Immortals could fight and even defeat them.

In such cases, Heavenly Immortals often do not leave their Cave Heavens lightly but use various methods to refine incarnations to walk the earth.

In this way, even if an incarnation dies, they merely affect their Primordial Spirit and lose the materials used for the sacrificial refinement of the incarnation, without suffering significant damage themselves.

This nature...

Is quite similar to how the Upper Spirit Venerables of the Demon Realm’s Eternal Life Tower manipulate Demon God Bodies.

Or rather, this is the real mode of operation for those top figures of pinnacle civilizations.

Everything, prioritizing the preservation of their own lives.

"To obtain the complete Spirit Mechanism Technique, one must start with Immortal Taibai, but... the Heavenly Dao nurtured in the Immortal Country has already matured, it’s just not fully Mahayana, Perfection yet... Their current capability is already enough to overturn the table, it’s just that they are not fully confident, and they want to wait for that Heavenly Dao to fully mature, to ensure it’s foolproof." _{𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶}

This situation hasn’t yet reached the worst stage, but it’s not far off.

And yet, everyone in the Immortal Country is kept in the dark, thinking they can secure the Two Realms Passage and prevent the Heavenly Immortals of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect from descending with no issue.

"Even if the Immortal Masters of the Immortal Country were to break with the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect now, the outcome of both sides would only be fifty-fifty, and as time goes on, their situation will only worsen."

Gu Jinlai realized that relying solely on the Immortal Country might not be enough.

To truly dissolve the threat to the Longevity World and especially to Blue Star, he could only rely on himself.

And if he were to rely on himself...

He couldn’t help but set his sights on the "Three Realms."

"The situation of the Immortal Country is not easy either."

Although due to flaws in the Spirit Mechanism Technique, it couldn’t truly transform into an orange Cultivation Technique, but...

With its Bright Gold grade, partially tinged with orange, it should be enough to resolve the threat of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect to the Longevity World, especially to Blue Star.

The prerequisite being that he could obtain enough Qingguang to perfect this Skill.

Thinking this, Gu Jinlai opened his eyes.

"Palace Master."

At this time, Liu Feiyun was the first to step forward and pay her respects.

Gu Jinlai looked at her, then at a few other members from Yinglong Sacred Land behind her, and realized something, "Have you been waiting for a while?"

"Yes, seeing that the Palace Master seemed busy, we didn’t dare to disturb."

Liu Feiyun said.

"It’s okay, it’s temporarily resolved."

Gu Jinlai said.

The correct way to put it is that there is currently no power to solve it.

"Palace Master, these are the True Inheritors and Inner Sect Disciples from Yinglong Sacred Land, and they wish to express their gratitude to you,"

Liu Feiyun quickly said.

Behind her, dozens of people from Yinglong Sacred Land sent forth a man and a woman, both Devas, who respectfully saluted, "Yinglong Sacred Land’s True Inheritors, Fang Tianhua and Zhao Zhiyun, thank Master Gu heartily for his righteous intervention and life-saving grace."

"No matter,"

Gu Jinlai looked at the two.

Years ago, Emperor Master Tai A had shattered the Infinite Sacred Land, yet Yinglong Sacred Land remained unaffected, a testament to its formidable strength.

However, both Fang Tianhua and Zhao Zhiyun were Peak Heavenly Beings, presumably ranking among the top even among the many True Inheritors of Yinglong Sacred Land; he then asked, "I wonder how much strength remains in Yinglong Sacred Land now, and whether there are any formidable Devils lurking nearby?"

"This..."

Fang Tianhua and Zhao Zhiyun exchanged glances.

Such confidential information should not be casually disclosed.

However, considering the life-saving grace Gu Jinlai had bestowed upon them and based on what Liu Feiyun had said, that they were from Qiantian, which was akin to being neighbors, Fang Tianhua said, "Thanks to the allegiance of several forces nearby, Yinglong Sacred Land has developed well recently. There are twelve Supreme Elders, but correspondingly, the pressure we face is extremely astonishing. Years ago, the number of Demon Emperors lurking around us exceeded forty. Only recently, as the Devils deployed their main force towards the Immortal Country and entrenched themselves in Blood Moat Demon Abyss, did our pressure somewhat lessen, allowing us occasional counterattacks."

As he spoke, he glanced towards a Demon Emperor in the distance, "In the past month, we, Yinglong Sacred Land, have been encircling Devils in the direction of Chen Domain; this Demon Emperor is a remnant that fled from a Demon Emperor’s territory in Chen Domain."

Gu Jinlai listened and nodded his head.

Originally, he had planned to meet the Divine Beast Yinglong of Yinglong Sacred Land, but considering the severe issues at Immortal Country, he needed to prioritize his time and thus was unwilling to linger in Yinglong Sacred Land, "If Yinglong Sacred Land faces danger, you may seek help from Qiantian. The present environment is greatly influenced by Devils, necessitating mutual support among our major forces."

"Qiantian?"

Fang Tianhua’s expression showed a hint of surprise, "With Master Wushi in Qiantian, whose combat power is comparable to that of a True Immortal, it would indeed be safe. However, I recently heard a Saint named Emperor Luo claim... Master Wushi has fallen, and he even intended to invite our people from Yinglong Sacred Land to take charge of Qiantian and oversee its affairs... but we were busy counterattacking the Devils recently and couldn’t spare enough forces..."

"Blood Demon Emperor Luo!?"

Gu Jinlai was somewhat surprised to hear this name.

Emperor Luo, the foremost expert of Demon Path who merged Earth Immortal Palace and Human Immortal Hall into True Immortal Palace.

When Gu Jinlai was in the Holy Dynasty, Emperor Luo schemed against Venerable Xuan Tian once but was severely wounded by Venerable Xuan Tian’s formidable power and fled disgracefully from Qiantian. Unexpectedly...

He still harbored aspirations, running to Yinglong Sacred Land, intending to act as a guide and enticing Yinglong Sacred Land’s masters to take over Qiantian!

It was a classic case of preferring to hand over Qiantian to others rather than seeing the forces in Qiantian fare well.

Originally, Gu Jinlai had been eager to return to the Holy Dynasty to purge it as thoroughly as possible, using the radiance of the Holy Dynasty to cultivate in the Three Realms, in preparation for the precarious situation in Immortal Country, but now...

"In our Qiantian, Emperor Luo is known as Blood Demon, a true Demon Path figure. Lest he stir trouble in Yinglong Sacred Land and ruin the relations between our two places, I request that you hand this person over to me for handling,"

Gu Jinlai said.

"This..."

Fang Tianhua suddenly appeared hesitant, and after a long while, he said, "Master Gu, currently Yinglong Sacred Land is actively counterattacking the Devils, urgently in need of all available forces. Elder Luo is a Peak Saint, and if indeed he has offended Master Gu in any way, perhaps allow him to redeem himself by slaying Devils to cleanse his sins?"

"Elder?"

Gu Jinlai looked at Fang Tianhua.

Emperor Luo had actually become an elder in Yinglong Sacred Land?

It was not surprising, though, since he was a Peak Saint Level combatant willing to join Yinglong Sacred Land, earning an elder’s seat was not strange.

But...

Just as Gu Jinlai was about to say something more, there were two streaks of light breaking through the sky in the horizon.

These two streaks of light were unmistakably two Saints.

From the intensity of their qi when flying at full speed, it was clear they had reached the levels of Top Saint and Peak Saint.

"Fang Tianhua, Zhao Zhiyun, where is that Demon Emperor?"

Upon arrival, the middle-aged man with Top Saint strength spoke directly.

"Elder Ying Hualong, Elder Pang Feiyu,"

Fang Tianhua, Zhao Zhiyun, and the other Devas hurriedly bowed in salute.

At this moment, the two Saints also noticed Gu Jinlai and Liu Feiyun.

Especially Gu Jinlai...

It was obvious at a glance that he was no ordinary individual.

Without needing any questions from them, Zhao Zhiyun quickly said, "The two elders, these are Palace Master Gu Jinlai and the expert Liu Feiyun from Lingxiao Palace in the Qiantian World. Just now, thanks to Immortal Liu’s intervention, we were able to successfully slay that Demon Emperor."

"Lingxiao Palace? The one that crushed the invasion from Three Thousand Marshes into Qiantian from the south?"

Ying Hualong, surprisingly informed about Qiantian’s affairs, couldn’t help but scrutinize Gu Jinlai closely.

Meanwhile, the other elder, Pang Feiyu, quickly turned to Liu Feiyun, "She helped slay the Demon Emperor? A Heavenly Being slaying a Demon Emperor? The master of a Divine Weapon?"

"Immortal Liu indeed possesses a powerful Divine Weapon,"

Fang Tianhua nodded, then added, "Our friends from Lingxiao Palace seem to have some misunderstanding with Elder Luo. Hopefully..."

"Emperor Luo..."

Ying Hualong and Pang Feiyu quickly thought of something.

After exchanging glances, they turned to Gu Jinlai and said with a smile, "Although Yinglong Sacred Land and Qiantian are separated by the uninhabited Black and White Sand Sea, we are still neighbors. In these times when Devils wreak havoc, as neighbors, our two places naturally need to support each other. Now that Master Gu has kindly visited Yinglong Sacred Land, why not come and sit within our Sacred Land?"

Gu Jinlai looked at the two, seeming to guess something.

Considering how close Yinglong Sacred Land was to Qiantian and not knowing whether that Innate Divine Beast Yinglong was still there...

Gu Jinlai smiled, "Since the two of you sincerely invite me, I, Gu Jinlai, respectfully accept."