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Heavenly Emperor.

An existence comparable to the God of the Primordial Spirit True Lord.

A hundred years ago, when Demonic Spirit ravaged the land, the Heavenly Lord's status was even higher than that of the Primordial Spirit True Lord.

Furthermore, compared to the Celestial Masters, the Celestial Lords, through the possession of True Spirit, can forcibly share spirits and possess a certain level of combat ability.

Although not strong, and not even comparable to the sword-wielding and shooting of Spirit Transformation cultivator, an existence at this level possesses both combat power and status.

The most suitable identity for this moment, both Gu Jinlai.

In addition, he took out a lot of rare and precious artifacts during this period, including a close-range anti-tank cannon that could intercept the flying swords of Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators.

With the Heavenly Emperor's status, the origins of these items become clear.

In this situation, after figuring out from Master Zhou what a newly appointed Heavenly Lord meant to the almost desperate Heavenly Masters, they spread the news Gu Jinlai reservation, and it spread throughout Star Province at an extremely fast speed.

Ten days later.

Lord Zhao Yuhua of Changjun City arrived in Lingxiao City with a group of people.

In the reception room.

This time, the city lord adopted a very humble attitude. "Lord Gu, the safety of millions of people in Changjun City and the entire area within a radius of six hundred miles depend on you."

"Lord Zhao is too modest. Under your governance over the years, Changjun City has never experienced any chaos. I have complete faith in your abilities and intend to continue to entrust Changjun City to your leadership."

This Gu Jinlai.

These words startled Zhao Yuhua: "Ancient Heavenly Lord..."

"However, there are some things I hope Lord Zhao can cooperate with."

Gu Jinlai, he paused, "For example, the workshops in Lingxiao City need craftsmen, and I also need to select a group of elites to serve as my personal guards."

"Of course, if the Ancient Heavenly Lord has any needs, please just ask, and we will do our best to cooperate."

Zhao Yuhua quickly and solemnly assured him.

"Very good."

Gu Jinlai nodded. "I stayed in Changjun City for a while and know that the situation there is somewhat complicated. The reason for this complicated situation is not that Lord Zhao is incapable of controlling it, but that he knows that even if some forces are cleared out, more forces will infiltrate. So he simply lets them maintain a certain level and ignores them as long as they do not involve innocent civilians. But now... it's different."

"I see."

Zhao Yuhua nodded. "I will eliminate the hidden security risks in Changjun City. In addition, I will send people to learn from Gu Tianjun's governance strategies, establish academies, and openly teach literature and martial arts, striving to achieve Gu Tianjun's basic requirement that everyone has books to read and everyone has skills to practice."

"I'll judge by your actions, not your intentions. I'm waiting for your actions."

This Gu Jinlai.

Zhao Yuhua bowed and took her leave.

After he left, Gu Jinlai stood up. "Luo Chen."

"Ancestor."

Gu Luochen walked in from outside. "You and Jiang Chongshan have gotten to know each other quite well over this time. From now on, I will add him to your team, and you will take him to hunt down Demonic Beasts."

"Jiang Chongshan".

Although Gu Luochen didn't want an outsider in his team, a peak Spirit Refining was still a considerable fighting force for them.

Only...

He didn't quite understand.

"Ancestor, why did you accept this Star King? After all... getting too close to him could easily bring us into the Qian Emperor's sights, and given our current size... the Qian Emperor is still an incomparable behemoth to us."

Gu Luochen asked.

Why?

Gu Jinlai think of him before he traveled through time.

He's actually only a young man in his early twenties.

"Although I am over seventy years old, my heart is still full of the passion and ambition that young people should have. Since there is someone who has a similar or close dream to me, how can I just stand by and watch him stifle it?"

He murmured, "I still want to change this world, to shine in this world, so it would be good if there were more people like him."

Within Star Province, war rages on.

While Changjun City and Sunset City were incorporated into the Gu Jinlai regime, forces such as the Purgatory Sect, Cold Moon Sect, Yellow Spring Sect, and Yellow Heaven Sect, including the Cold Moon Sect, also expanded outwards, dividing up the cities of Star Province.

Several forces, including Longque Manor, which originally cooperated with Star Province, consciously avoided their respective sects and compressed Star Province's living space. As a result, in just one month, the number of cities controlled by Star Province had dropped from twelve to four.

A total of twenty-two cities fell out of their control.

For this reason, Zhang Taiping, the True Lord of the Yellow Heaven Sect, and Xin Tianqi, the Master of the Meteorite Satellite, had a great battle.

With several Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators from the Yellow Heaven Sect providing support by assassinating him with their swords, Xin Tianqi was no match for them and retreated back to Starlight City.

However, Star Province, which now only has four cities, has one Primordial Spirit True Lord, five Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators, and dozens of Spirit Refining. This scale is more than enough to govern the four cities.

Furthermore, the process of the five major forces attacking Star Province was fraught with friction and conflict. Even with suppression from above, it had reached a point where there was no time to lose.

He who walks a hundred steps is only halfway there at ninety.

A battle between the already fiercely conflicting Purgatory Sect and the Yellow Springs Sect resulted in the death of a Spirit Refining Elder...

The tacit agreement among the five major sects to secretly unite and destroy Star Province first has been broken.

They began by occupying the main city and then shifted their focus to developing the county towns to consolidate their territory.

They also took the opportunity to encroach on surrounding counties and even the main city.

The chaos in Star Province has entered the mid-to-late stage.

"A brilliant move: retreating to advance."

Gu Jinlai at the intelligence report on the battle between Xin Tianqi and Taiping True Lord, Gu Jinlai sighed sincerely, "There are truly capable people in Star Province."

"This can be considered a desperate, albeit open, strategy!"

Gu Chaoyang relayed the intelligence and analyzed. "One Primordial Spirit True Lord, five Spirit Transformation Grand Cultivators, dozens of Spirit Refining cultivators, plus an army of 100,000, should be more than enough to defend four cities. Any sect that wants to fight this tough nut will inevitably pay a heavy price. Before the situation in Star Province becomes clear, no one will easily go to such lengths."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

"Although the state capital only has four cities left, the capital Starlight City, plus Qingyuan City... the other two are a mining city and an agricultural city... I suspect that the Star Province had contingency plans in place in case of technical failure when it held the Star Province Gathering."

As he spoke, he glanced at the map, which was covered with flags in the main cities and county towns. "The only thing they didn't expect was that the situation would deteriorate to the worst possible degree."

Gu Chaoyang secretly glanced at his ancestor.

He knew better than anyone why the situation in Star Province had deteriorated to this extent.

Isn't it because the ancestor revealed all the information to the five major sects?

It is said that the reason why Dragon Sparrow Manor and the State Lord's Mansion fell out and stopped cooperating was because they accused each other of not keeping secrets, which led to the collapse of the situation.

"How is the training of the new batch of soldiers going?"

"Our army has now expanded to 30,000. If we add the garrison of Changjun City and Sunset City, the total strength exceeds 40,000. Of these 40,000, 15,000 are elite troops. The other soldiers may not be able to fight for long, but they can play a significant role in defending the city."

Gu Chaoyang said with renewed vigor.

What about the reserves of bullets, gunpowder, and other supplies?

"Sufficient to support three large-scale battles."

What is the public sentiment like?

"Actually, we don't need to spread the word. Those merchants and cultivators have already brought the news of the great chaos in various parts of Star Province."

Speaking of this, Gu Chaoyang smiled and said, "Therefore, the people of Lingxiao City are very supportive of our Gu Clan's rule. Even some martial artists from the local areas have chosen to join our Gu Clan, including some who have achieved Qi Refining. We have truly established a firm foothold in Lingxiao City and Yuanhua City."

"Good."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

Occupying a city is one thing; winning the hearts of the people is another.

There is no harm without comparison.

Gu Jinlai, it was intentionally spread that Lingxiao City and Yuanhua City were peaceful and prosperous, while other cities in Star Province were in dire straits and the people were suffering.

This was to ensure the convenience of the Gu Clan's rule.

And now...

There's no need for publicity, because the outside world is exactly as he described.

"Be prepared, I have a feeling that the peace in Lingxiao City won't last much longer."

This Gu Jinlai.

If he only ruled Lingxiao City and Yuanhua City, he could barely hold on to them.

After all, both of these cities are just small towns.

But what if we added Changjun City and Sunset City as well...

The scale then exceeded his control.

In this situation, someone will inevitably turn their attention to him, or rather...

Changjun City.

And he couldn't easily give up Changjun City, which was already in his hands.

"Heavenly Emperor".

At this moment, Nian Buwang came in from outside. "Master Zhou Ming requests an audience, accompanied by two others... one is the Celestial Master Zong Heng, who is skilled in the forging of Spirit Artifact, and the other is Qiu Shuiyue, the former patron and Spirit Plant master of Tiancao Pavilion."

"Finally, a Celestial Master has arrived? Please welcome him."

The direct path Gu Jinlai.

He arrived in the living room quickly.

Inside the hall, Master Zhou was talking to a man and a woman.

Upon seeing Gu Jinlai enter, the three of them simultaneously greeted him, saying, "Ancient Heavenly Lord."

"Welcome to my Lingxiao City. Once you are here, I will do my best to fulfill any requests you may have."

He said with a smile, "Gu Jinlai."

"Thank you, Lord Gu Tianjun."

Zong Heng responded with a cupped-hand salute.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the Celestial Master handed over a formula. "I have heard that the 'Thunder' musket, a series of firearms forged by the ancient Celestial Lord, will melt due to high temperatures if used for a long time. I have a metal formula here called Black Gold, which is both strong and tough, and has excellent temperature resistance. Consider it a gift for the Celestial Lord."

Every material, Spirit Artifact recipe, and design drawing is a unique and True Disciple from a celestial master.

Zong Heng presented this gift upon meeting...

It is absolutely valuable.

"Master Zong is very kind."

Gu Jinlai.

Zong Heng exchanged pleasantries for a moment before carefully choosing his words: "Since I saw the true face and profound True Spirit of Jade Heavenly Lord in the capital thirty years ago, I have not seen any Heavenly Lords, let alone heard of any Grand Celestial Master breaking through... I know my request is somewhat presumptuous, but... I wonder if I could ask Ancient Heavenly Lord to demonstrate your True Spirit power?"