Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Pressing Hard

"It’s really gone."

Only after the space had fully normalized did Gu Jinlai confirm this fact.

The opening of the Demon Realm Rift had come to an end.

The entire process...

was somewhat unexpected, yet within reason.

"About one hundred and twenty Demon Spirits surged out of the rift, including five middle-level ones."

This number was a lot higher than the sixty to eighty Demon Spirits he had anticipated.

But it wasn’t so high as to be completely beyond his expectations.

"The remaining amount of my Spiritual Sense and recovery capacity could probably handle another fifty to sixty Demon Spirits... however, if this Demon Realm Rift really could continue to spew out so many creatures, Lingxiao City and its surroundings would have long been ravaged by Devils, and even Star State would end up like East Wood State and Southern Mu State—swarmed with chaos, and its citizens suffering immensely."

Gu Jinlai commented aloud.

After regaining his composure a bit, he shifted his gaze to the side.

There, each set of armor, swords, and guns shimmered with flowing light, filled with metallic hues.

He first touched the Treasure Armor and the War Sword.

These two treasures, after absorbing enough spirit, would possess the traits of Big and Small Ruyi Scepter.

Although this trait wasn’t very useful, it was extremely convenient for Gu Jinlai.

He then turned to the ten "Thunder" Gatlings.

He inspected each one.

"Zzz!"

The sound of rapid metal friction from the gun barrels echoed in the cave.

Then...

there was the gunpowder.

"This gunpowder..."

Gu Jinlai felt a bit regretful. "If it wasn’t because the original intent for refining this gunpowder was to use it as ignition powder, I could completely turn it into ONC high-energy explosives."

As is well known, black gunpowder only has an explosion speed of five hundred meters per second, even the most used TNT only reaches six thousand seven hundred, while ONC can achieve over ten thousand.

The only downside of this high-energy explosive is its expensive price and poor cost performance, but this was not a problem for him.

"On account of its high energy and slow release, ONC is an excellent fuel for rockets, so, after the ’Thunder’ Gatlings are fully equipped, next up, it’s time for rocket artillery."

He thought of the Divinity Transformation Great Master’s ultimate move—flying sword.

Ten miles away, he would deploy the flying sword, cruising at supersonic speeds to strike the target.

Ordinary cultivators, even Refining God Immortals, have almost no power to counter a flying sword strike.

This was also a key reason why the threat posed by Divinity Transformation Great Masters was significantly higher than that of Refining Gods.

In situations where everyone was fighting at close quarters, a Divinity Transformation Great Master controlling a sword from ten miles away to kill the enemy was simply like attacking from a lower dimension.

Blue Star truth—beyond ten steps, guns are quick; within ten steps, guns are both quick and accurate.

Even if his gun didn’t have many bullets, the threat was still enough to deter anyone from rash action.

Therefore...

"Rocket artillery’s range of several dozen to hundreds of miles surely poses a much greater threat than a flying sword, especially a multi-barrel rocket launcher... Wouldn’t that be equivalent to several Great Masters acting at the same time?"

Gu Jinlai conceived this idea.

Furthermore, short-range defense cannons are already used to intercept missiles, locking onto targets with radar systems, and firing bullets with a fire control system to destroy all incoming attacks with a barrage.

So...

Could he not co-spirit the radar a bit, enabling it to capture fluctuations of Divine Thought so that once a Great Master attacks with a sword, he could aim and fire...

"It’s possible! Based on the grade of flying swords and sword-controlling techniques held by Divinity Transformation Cultivators, their flying swords speed only ranges from one to three times the speed of sound, while the 1130 short-range cannon can precisely intercept targets up to three thousand meters, with a reaction time of three seconds; the original design standard was specifically for intercepting anti-ship missiles traveling at two to three times the speed of sound."

Gu Jinlai emphatically stated, "So, intercepting the flying swords of Great Masters is certainly not out of reach."

He glanced at the ten "Thunder" Gatlings.

Since short-range defense cannons extensively consume bullets, and with production speed limited, their cost-effectiveness was far lower than the ten Gatlings.

Additionally, he hadn’t expected so many Demon Spirits to emerge from the Demon Realm Rift, which was why he hadn’t brought the short-range defense cannons.

However...

"After all, there are still two Qingguang remaining, so if it really comes to intercepting the flying swords of Great Masters and Great Cultivators, I might as well employ the method of True Spirit Possession."

He stood up, giving the now-calmed spatial ripples one last look.

Next...

Wait!

"Next time, make thorough preparations, quickly within a year, slowly within a year and a half..."

Gu Jinlai turned around and left the cave.

At the entrance of the cave, Gu Chifeng, Gu Junlei, Gu Chaoyang, and others waited with solemn expressions.

Seeing Gu Jinlai emerge from the cave, they breathed a sigh of relief as if a great weight had been lifted.

"Patriarch."

Gu Chaoyang quickly approached and tentatively asked, "Was there a Demon Spirit inside just now?"

Gu Jinlai nodded slightly, "Rest assured, I have slain all the Demon Spirits."

Then, he turned to Gu Chifeng, "I have infused the spiritual trait extracted from the body of the Demon Spirit into the ’Thunder’ mold. Select nine of the Gu Family Disciples who have condensed the Middle Level Demon Body, familiarize them with this weapon, and form a special combat team. From now on, you will be the spearhead of our Gu Family’s most elite forces."

"Yes, Patriarch."

Gu Chifeng responded gravely.

Gu Jinlai took another look at him.

Having cultivated an Upper Demon Body, his height had reached one meter ninety-six, half a head taller than the famously towering governor.

Those Gu Family Disciples with the Middle Level Demon Body were also generally around one meter ninety in height.

Add to that their wearing of heavy armor...

"I will modify your Mystic Steel Armor slightly, adding a hook attachment for carrying a machine gun and bullets."

Speaking thus, Gu Jinlai turned to Gu Junlei, "Your next task is to load all the gunpowder into bullets at the fastest speed possible. I want you to produce one million 7.62 millimeter bullets."

"Yes!"

Gu Junlei affirmed emphatically.

"Go."

Gu Jinlai waved his hand.

Gu Chifeng and Gu Junlei left.

At this moment, Gu Chaoyang stepped forward, "Patriarch, regarding Lingxiao City... Su Tong is quite active, and now most of the Meteor Star Guards have been pulled over there."

Gu Jinlai was not surprised.

He still did not want to openly break with the Meteor Star Guard, or the Su Family for that matter.

"She is the Lingxiao Town Guardian, and naturally commands the Meteor Star Guard. If she wants them, let her have them," he declared.

"Anything else?" Gu Jinlai asked.

"It’s about Elder Yang Kan of the Purgatory Sect."

Gu Chaoyang spoke gravely, "Yang Kan has sent word that Xue Wuqing will soon make a move against Baihe City. He wants you to hurry back to Lingxiao City to coordinate with him."

"Did he send the message, or did Xue Wuqing send it?"

"He did."

"As a fellow Golden Robed Elder, do I need him to teach me how to handle my affairs?"

Gu Jinlai stated bluntly, "Tell him to wait."

"Yes."

Gu Chaoyang reminded him and then kept silent.

In the following days, Gu Jinlai used a Qingguang to recover his spiritual trait, then assisted Gu Junlei and others in modifying the Treasure Armor.

He remained in Qiushan.

As for the Meteor Star Guard...

He had figured it out.

During the years the Three Great Families ruled Lingxiao City, those Meteor Star Guards who were ambitious either got transferred or met with accidents, leaving behind only the cunning and two-faced guards, difficult to reemploy.

It was a good opportunity to test, through Su Tong’s arrival, which ones could truly be brought in.

Gu Jinlai stayed in Qiushan, staying away from the whirlpool, unwilling to confront Su Tong directly.

But Su Tong did not share this view.

Less than half a month after the closure of the Demon Realm Rift, Gu Chaoyang came rushing in.

"Patriarch, the situation is grim. Su Tong arrived at the training grounds today and took over, citing unclear new military supplies as the reason."

Gu Chaoyang’s expression was serious, "Additionally, based on reports from loyal members of the Meteor Star Guard, her next target is the Military Workshop. She aims to find the gunpowder formula and claim it for herself."