Professor

"Xin Tianqi!"

Gu Jinlai hearing that this person was heading straight for Lingxiao City, Gu Jinlai's pupils contracted.

But...

He felt no panic or fear, but rather a sense of anticipation.

We eagerly await to see what methods a Primordial Spirit True Lord might possess.

This meteorite satellite owner is an absolute legend.

He and Zhang Lu are remarkably similar.

He wasn't born into any Aristocratic Clan family; he rose from an ordinary person, working diligently step by step to become the second most powerful person in Star Province...

In the eyes of everyone in the cultivation world, he can be called the number one person in Star Province.

After all, he was the only one among the Primordial Spirit True Lord in the entire Star Province.

Even the Grand Marshal of Star Province was only at the Spirit Transformation stage.

Xin Tianqi and his Meteor Guard have played a crucial role in maintaining a superficial balance in Star Province over the years, despite the covetous gazes of the five top forces: the Purgatory Sect, the Cold Moon Sect, the Yellow Heaven Sect Spring Sect, the Dragon Sparrow Manor, and the Yellow Heaven Path.

It is no exaggeration to say that without Xin Tianqi, Xingzhou, as a transportation hub connecting Huangzhou, Lanzhou, Chi Province, Jiangzhou, and Baizhou, would have long been a chaotic place infested with Star Province.

Of course, Qi Zhongsheng's trust in him and his unwavering support were also very important.

The reason why the situation in Star Province deteriorated so quickly, with only four of the dozen or so cities directly under its control remaining in the blink of an eye, was because Qi Zhongsheng's two sons, Qi Renwang and Qi Fenglei, were fighting endlessly for the throne of Star Province's governor.

Furthermore, Xue Yue, as the Marshal of the Army, chose to support the Second Young Master Qi Fenglei, who was outstanding in cultivation and had exceptional skills, rather than the relatively mediocre but legitimate First Young Master Qi Renwang, which further exacerbated the turmoil.

Even though Xin Tianqi repeatedly sought to discuss the pros and cons with Xue Yue, he still couldn't change the current situation.

But as long as Xin Tianqi is alive, no one can ignore the power of the State Lord's lineage.

"Xin Tianqi took direct action; the state lord's mansion was quite decisive."

This Gu Jinlai.

"The Cold Moon Sect, the Purgatory Sect, and the Yellow Springs Sect have turned their attention to the Divine Sword Tournament. Yellow Heaven Sect has also been under great pressure due to the fear of Demonic Beasts demonic masters who will soon gather at Canglang Mountain. He has retreated from Tianhe to Crocodile Dragon Swamp and has no time to spare. Neither the State Lord's Mansion nor Dragon Sparrow Manor wanted to miss such a good opportunity. However, they have become enemies because of mutual suspicion and accusations over the Ten Mile Slope Gathering."

As Chi Ying spoke, she glanced at Gu Jinlai and said, "If the State Lord's Mansion can catch the culprit who caused the failure of the Starlight City plan at this time, and turn hostility into friendship and unite again, they may even have a chance to completely restore Star Province and return to the situation before the upheaval in Starlight City."

Gu Jinlai, it has been known that what Chiying said is not without reason.

The leaders of the State Lord's Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor were well aware that their falling out would only benefit the Cold Moon Sect, the Purgatory Sect, the Yellow Springs Sect, and the Yellow Heaven Sect.

The reason why the State Lord's Mansion and Dragon Sparrow Manor haven't taken any further action yet is because they are worried that if Starlight City is defeated, they will take advantage of each other's unpreparedness to launch a surprise attack.

But when the opportunity arises, they have no choice but to act.

After all, in that battle, one of the elders of Dragon Sparrow Manor died, and even all of Qi Zhongsheng on the side of the State Lord's Mansion died. Even if they were unwilling, they had to give an explanation to their subordinates.

In this situation, whether the culprit is Gu Jinlai or modern is no longer important.

It has to be true, whether it is or not.

"Lord Gu, if I'm not mistaken, you must possess a special Spirit Artifact that allows you to sense the location of Spirit Transformation cultivators in advance. Even if they conceal their aura, they still find it difficult to evade the detection of your Spirit Artifact, Lord Gu?"

As Chi Ying spoke, she quickly added, "I don't mean to pry into any of your secrets, Heavenly Lord Gu. I just want to tell you that we can all guess this, and the State Lord's Mansion can definitely guess it too. Therefore, when Xin Tianqi enters Lingxiao City, he will definitely use special methods or special Spirit Artifact to hide his tracks and thus avoid being detected by your Spirit Artifact, Heavenly Lord Gu."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinlai's expression turned slightly serious. "You're saying that Xin Tianqi disappeared in Starlight City three days ago?"

"To be precise, we only discovered he had disappeared three days ago."

Crimson Shadow Path.

No one knows when he left Starlight City.

After all, apart from Dragon Sparrow Manor, other forces don't have much energy to keep a close eye on Xin Tianqi.

"Even if we count three days... at the speed of a Primordial Spirit True Lord, they would probably have already arrived at Lingxiao City."

My heart has been heavy Gu Jinlai.

Xin Tianqi arrived in Lingxiao City, but Gu Chifeng, Gu Qingmei, and others who were in charge of the close-in weapon system did not issue any warnings.

The close-in weapon system's radar searches for the spiritual fluctuations of True Lord at the Spirit Refining, Spirit Transformation, and Primordial Spirit stages.

However, such fluctuations are not impossible to hide.

Just like on Blue Star, infrared thermal imagers are not entirely without a solution.

"Could it be that the Crimson Shadow Silver Swordsman came here specifically to tell me this news?"

"Actually..."

Chi Ying carefully considered his words before saying, "I am here on the orders of the Lord of the Tower to invite Gu Tianjun to our Xuzhen Tower."

"You're inviting me to Xuzhen Tower?"

"Yes, as long as Lord Gu stays by your side, we can guarantee that no one will be allowed to threaten your safety."

Chi Ying declared with unwavering conviction.

What is your purpose?

Gu Jinlai said, "Although I am the Silver Sword Wielder of Xuzhen Tower, I am not like you, who was trained by Xuzhen Tower from childhood and joined halfway. Xuzhen Tower will not go against Xin Tianqi, a Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord, for my sake."

Especially...

Xin Tianqi is known as the strongest person in Star Province, and he has a record of defeating Yellow Heaven Sect, the Supreme Elder, in a head-on battle.

"Gu Tianjun has already learned about the Divine Sword Tournament from us. I won't go into what this tournament means."

Chi Ying said, "The reason why the Pavilion Master invited Gu Tianjun to the Xuzhen Pavilion is to have Gu Tianjun represent our Xuzhen Pavilion and try his fortuitous opportunity at the Divine Sword Tournament."

"To try one's fortuitous opportunity?"

Gu Jinlai.

Who has a greater advantage than the Heavenly Lord in the fortuitous opportunity the Heavenly Sword recognizing its master?

If the process of recognizing a treasure as its owner were conducted fairly and justly for everyone, the chances for an ordinary person would be ten, while for a Heavenly Lord it would be at least one hundred.

It's not hard to understand why Xuzhenlou invited him to acknowledge the Heavenly Sword as its master.

Only...

"With such fortuitous opportunity, Xuzhenlou wouldn't trust me that much, would it?"

"Yes, at that time, Gu Tianjun will need to sign a Primordial Spirit contract... But please rest assured, Gu Tianjun, this contract will only take effect after you successfully recognize the master. Once you become the master of the Heavenly Sword, the benefits you will receive in the future will far exceed the price you pay for signing that contract."

Chi Ying smiled and said, "No one would be foolish enough to let a future number one expert in the world sign an extremely harsh contract."

"I need to think about this matter."

This Gu Jinlai.

"Certainly."

Chi Ying took out a gem-like object and handed it to Gu Jinlai: "When Heavenly Lord has made up his mind, crush this Ming Stone. At that time, the Golden Sword Envoy of my Xuzhen Tower will personally take you to see the Tower Master."

"Can."

Gu Jinlai has kept this resounding stone.

Seeing that Chi Ying was about to leave, he couldn't help but ask, "Does the Xuzhen Tower contain records about Celestial Person and the Power Realm? If I want to exchange for related texts, what do I need to prepare?"

"Celestial Person, power and realm..."

As the largest intelligence agency in the world, Xuzhenlou naturally knew about the artistic techniques displayed in Baihe City Gu Jinlai, so it was not surprising that he wanted to exchange for the "Power Realm Manual".

"By becoming a Golden Sword Wielder and presenting a golden intelligence report, one can access relevant texts about the Celestial Person and Human Realms and the Realm of Power."

Chi Ying said briefly, "If Gu Tianjun is willing to sign that agreement, we, Xuzhen Tower, are willing to provide all these things, including many heavenly materials and earthly treasures that can enhance spiritual awareness, free of charge."

"I will seriously consider it."

A calm response Gu Jinlai.

Seeing this, Chi Ying cupped his hands in farewell and left.

After he left, Gu Jinlai appeared directly in the room next door, where two close-in weapon system models were prominently displayed.

He immediately condensed his True Spirit True Spirit, which manifested and split into two, merging into two close-in weapon systems. He then activated the radar detection function of the close-in weapon systems to the extreme, scanning the entire Lingxiao City in circles.

Result...

No.

There was not a single fluctuation of divine thought in the entire Lingxiao City.

"As expected, we cannot underestimate the cultivators of this world. Once they are on guard, the threat level of both the 'Thunder' Gatling gun and the close-in weapon system will be greatly reduced."

Gu Jinlai solemn.

Knowing that a Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord has most likely arrived in Lingxiao City but being unable to locate him... this feeling...

This made him somewhat restless.

It took him a while to calm down.

"I have grasped the essence of the matter. If Xin Tianqi really attacks me, I will not be able to remain unaffected. At that time, I will test the strength of this number one expert in Star Province head-on."

His eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.

Lingxiao City is his territory.

If a Primordial Spirit True Lord comes to his territory to kill him, and he can't even withstand it, then he'd better run as far away as possible if he ever has to face Primordial Spirit True Lord again.

Of course, this is all on the premise that there will be a future situation.

Blue Star.

Central Asian country, Central South University.

As a second-level professor at a top university in China, Du Dongyuan has a residence allocated by the university.

By this time, having finished a day's experiment, he had eaten and returned to his house, intending to do some research before going to bed early.

However, when he turned on his computer and opened an internal website, a message popped up.

Du Dongyuan glanced at it, and it seemed...

Was it a notification from his rarely used messaging app that an email had been sent?

"It must have been the automatic login that Xiao Ke set up when she used my computer last time."

Du Dongyuan pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, intending to ignore him.

After all, he rarely uses this contact number; it's usually just someone he adds out of politeness.

However, just as he was about to look away, he seemed to notice the email's title.

"A brand new material—black gold—has the following main characteristics..."

As an expert in this field, he was very sensitive to these texts.

"New materials? Which student sent me the experimental data?"

With this question in mind, he moved the mouse over and clicked.