Reentering the Provincial Capital

"When Demonic Beasts's physique reaches the level of a demon king, the Qi and Blood within its body can overflow and interfere with reality. By utilizing these powers, Demonic Beasts kings can launch long-range attacks, just like cultivators use True Qi and sword qi. However, unlike Sword Qi and sword qi, which have an attack range of tens or even hundreds of meters, the power within Demonic Beasts king can explode to hundreds or even thousands of meters away, thus threatening the safety of True Lord."

This statement is not entirely accurate.

The Sword Qi shot out by the Celestial Person can also extend hundreds of meters away.

However, instead of taking the path of borrowing the power of heaven and earth, the Demonic Beasts King continued to temper himself, and the power of his Qi and Blood and qi became even greater.

And...

"The biggest difference between human demon gods and Demonic Beasts kings is their demonic nature. Even if a human strengthens their physique to the point of being comparable to Demonic Beasts king, the power of their outward-released Qi and Blood and qi is not as refined as their Gang Qi. They can only sustain themselves for a few hundred meters before they can't continue, let alone threaten True Lord. But Demonic Beasts king combines Qi and Blood and qi with demonic nature. Their Qi and Blood and qi have a spirit and do not dissipate for a long time, and their demonic nature devours people's souls..."

Sitting atop a mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, Gu Jinlai led his team to Star Province City, the capital of Xingzhou.

In his heart, however, he was weighing the differences between high-ranking Demonic Beasts, Demonic Beasts kings, Primordial Spirit True Lord, and Celestial Person.

After sorting out his thoughts, he vaguely sensed something.

The combination of Demonic Spirit and ferocious beasts formed the Demonic Beasts system.

Even if humanity were to embark on the path of demon warriors, it still would be unable to contend with them.

At least, even a demon god warrior whose physique is as powerful as Demonic Beasts king still cannot threaten Primordial Spirit True Lord hundreds or thousands of meters away with his attacks, just like Demonic Beasts king.

The attacks of those Demonic Beasts kings contained both Qi and Blood and demonic erosion damage, which was equivalent to a combination of physical and mental attacks.

The Primordial Spirit True Lord might be able to blast away the Demonic Beasts King's Qi and Blood force with a single blow...

Or rather, their magic was defeated, but under the erosion of demonic nature, their minds would still be shaken. Not to mention flying through the air and entering the azure sky, even shooting with a sword would become sluggish and slow.

Taking this opportunity, the Demonic Beasts King was able to get close to the True Lord's body.

Any True Lord, or even Celestial Person, would almost certainly face certain death if the Demonic Beasts King got close to them.

"This is an attack method developed by the Demonic Beasts King for human cultivators. However, even when human demon god warriors reach the Demonic Beasts King stage, their demonic nature is insufficient. Their Qi and Blood attacks spread out weakly and ineffectively over hundreds of meters, unable to harm the Primordial Spirit of True Lord, let alone use demonic nature to launch a second round of mental attacks to shake the mind of True Lord."

As for those powerful demonic warriors?

It went out of control and went mad long ago during the process of accumulating its demonic nature.

"Moreover, the Demonic Beasts King has a great advantage when dealing with Demon God Warriors. He can use his own demonic nature to draw out the demonic nature hidden deep within the Demon God Warriors. Back then, the Great Qian royal family also considered using Demonic Beasts trained an army of six thousand Demon God Warriors. As a result, when the Demonic Beasts King descended, the demonic flames were overwhelming, which directly caused the six thousand Demon God Warriors to lose control and bring about enormous destruction in madness and distortion."

This record Gu Jinlai.

This is also why the Great Qian imperial family later prohibited the cultivation of demon god warriors among the common people.

The potential risks are too great.

Demon God Warriors are at best useful at the ordinary level and the level of great Demonic Beasts. Do you really think you can solve the Demonic Beasts problem by relying on them?

They are digging their own grave.

"The Demonic Beasts system is formed by the combination of Demonic Spirit and ferocious beasts. For decades, some celestial masters have considered imitating Demonic Beasts, refining the Essence Blood of ferocious beasts, and supplementing it with the spirituality of celestial masters, hoping to open up a bloodline system. However, there are too few powerful ferocious beasts, and many celestial masters are extremely resistant to and find it difficult to accept abandoning human form to transform into Demonic Beasts. As a result, this path has ended without a trace as soon as it has taken shape..."

Having access to the Gu Jinlai texts of the Great Sun Heaven Sect, these secrets were no longer secrets to him.

The Celestial Masters made countless efforts to avoid being wiped out by Demonic Beasts.

It's just a pity...

The civilization behind the Demonic Spirit seems to have already nurtured a mature Demonic Beasts system, and the claim that the Demonic Beasts system is only a hundred years old is simply untenable.

At most, the Demonic Spirit made minor adjustments to the Demonic Beasts system to target the Heavenly Master Lineage, making themselves more resistant to soul magic.

It's like a civilization with a complete industrial system modifying a tank that was originally more powerful to be more defensive.

This is not a change in tank design, but a difference in the underlying civilization.

For the Celestial Masters to forge a completely new path to combat the Demonic Beasts system, they must create something from nothing, using a few decades to surpass the technological accumulation of a civilization that has accumulated over countless years—no easy feat.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to vigorously develop the local cultivation system.

First, use the unique characteristics of local civilization to drive away the Demonic Beasts.

"Speaking of which, since the Void Beasts crafted by the Celestial Master are not entirely living beings, they should not be afraid of demonic corruption. Furthermore, if I can create the Mysterious Maiden Fighter Jet and the Shadow-Bearing Mech... Fighter jets and mechs are inanimate objects, and I can remotely control them from behind with my True Spirit, I should not have to worry about demonic influence..."

Gu Jinlai have pondered this.

His consciousness wavered for a moment, but he quickly refocused his attention on the Eternal Furnace.

Eternal Furnace: From minor achievement to major achievement.

Derivative characteristic: eternal.

This characteristic has been perceived Gu Jinlai.

Although he had become aware of the changes within himself during the nearly ten minutes that the light lasted, he seemed to have merged with the Eternal Furnace.

But after getting a closer look at this characteristic, he still took a deep breath.

Powerful.

Incredibly powerful.

It is so powerful that it almost exceeds the understanding of Gu Jinlai.

When he uses himself as an energy source to overload the Eternal Furnace, he will merge with the Eternal Furnace. This process will transform him into something that is half flesh and blood, half energy...

Or rather, a semi-spiritualized life.

In this state, he can recover quickly no matter what kind of injury he suffers.

"It's like resetting all of my own status."

The Way of the Heart, from Gu Jinlai.

To be precise, it's a complete overhaul.

Using itself as an energy source, the eternal furnace operates under overload conditions, merging the two into one and restoring them to their original state.

Isn't this just starting from scratch?

Everything has a spirit!

In the Celestial Master's understanding, spirits, all things, and the world belong to one whole.

Human beings are naturally included as well.

Humans, ferocious beasts, Demonic Beasts, flowers, trees, fish, insects, animals, and even mountains, rivers, the sun, the moon, and the stars are all just different ways of constituting "spirit".

Just as rearranging elements can turn a rock into a diamond, the eternal and indestructible property is to restore it from a physical life state to a "spiritual" state, and then rearrange it back to a physical life state.

This restoration and recombination will naturally allow it to return to its optimal state.

Of course, since driving this remelting function requires the eternal furnace to operate under overload, which will greatly affect the stability of the eternal furnace, each remelting can only be carried out after the eternal furnace has stabilized again.

Otherwise...

Once the Eternal Furnace becomes unbalanced, it will be like a violently exploding supernova, releasing a final burst of brilliant light and energy before disappearing into the world.

"As expected of a legendary gold-level Cultivation Method, its derived characteristics are indeed powerful."

This is a heartfelt sentiment expressed Gu Jinlai.

But then, he seemed to realize something.

The Eternal Furnace can be mastered from beginner to advanced levels, with over a dozen clear beams of light, and progresses from minor to major mastery...

Including his previous expenditures, the number of Qingguang he spent was over sixty.

It increased fivefold.

Based on this calculation, it would probably take two or three hundred cultivations to reach the perfect state.

"A single beam of clear light is equivalent to saving me ten years of cultivation, two or three hundred beams... that's two or three thousand years..."

This number evokes images of the virtual creation of the dragon and elephant on Blue Star, a feat that Gu Jinlai.

So...

Does "golden Cultivation Method" refer to a true Cultivation Method for immortality?

Can one attain immortality?

"Those Spirit Refining can often live to be between 150 and 200 years old. At the Saint stage, they use heaven and earth as a furnace to forge an indestructible holy body that remains incorruptible for 300 years. Beyond that, they find their own path, ultimately refining the void and merging with the Dao, and attaining the realm of the immortal immortal who has achieved the true immortal Dao fruit... It is said that such people can live for a thousand years."

This rumor has flashed through my mind Gu Jinlai.

So...

Even a true immortal who has attained immortality and realized the Dao would need three lifetimes to complete the Eternal Furnace.

Gu Jinlai, people have looked up and gazed towards the direction of the prefectural governor's mansion.

The state lord's mansion, under certain circumstances, still belongs to the lawful camp, so it's obvious that they can't gather three hundred Qingguang.

Dragon Sparrow Manor...

That won't work either.

Immediately, he turned his gaze to the Western Purgatory Sect, the Yellow Springs Sect, and the Southern Cold Moon Sect.

He nodded.

However, matters should be prioritized according to their importance and urgency.

"Let's restore order in Star Province first."

As Gu Jinlai led his army closer, although there were only 5,000 men, and even with many experts, the total number did not exceed 5,500, the people of Starlight City were already in a state of panic.

Those with the ability, such as the Jiang and Xie Family, have already made plans to flee, intending to take advantage of the fact that the Tianhe River is now open to traffic from north to south to escape to the capital.

Meanwhile, those Lineage without the ability to do so were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Qi Fenglei and Xue Yue did their best to deploy troops and generals to try to stop Gu Jinlai's offensive, while at the same time trying to contact Longque Manor...

However, no response was received.

On the contrary, the Meteor Guards actually started to stir up trouble at this time, while publicizing the glorious achievements of the Battle of White River City in Gu Jinlai, including slaying the high-ranking Demonic Beasts ape leader and killing thousands of Demonic Beasts and tens of thousands of ferocious beasts. At the same time, they announced the rules and regulations of Lingxiao City and the concept that almost everyone is equal before the law.

Under these circumstances, Xue Yue's men were restless and began to feel that surrendering to Lingxiao City might not be a bad idea.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Xue Yue and Qi Fenglei, no matter how unwilling they were, had no choice but to hurriedly pack their things and follow the example of the Xie Family, the Jiang family, and other Lineage, and flee north.

In response, Xin Tianqi ultimately considered the past relationship with the governor Qi Zhongsheng and did not send anyone to stop them.

Then...

When Gu Jinlai, along with Lu Zhanfeng, Gu Chaoyang, Gu Qingmei, and others, arrived at the city gates, Starlight City surprisingly offered no resistance.

In addition, Starlight City itself has no city walls.

More than 5,000 people entered Starlight City, the capital of Star Province, without any difficulty.