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"So, I can now operate eight close-in weapon systems simultaneously?"

This result was somewhat unexpected, both in Gu Jinlai.

It should be noted that although he can fight against the Primordial Spirit True Lord, his reliable weapon is the Heavenly Sword Missile.

He could use his True Spirit to possess the Heavenly Sword missile, which was modeled after it, but if he did that, when he launched the missile, his True Spirit would explode along with the missile, causing severe damage to his mind and spirit.

If the True Spirit is withdrawn before the Tianjian missile explodes, the missile will quickly die and revert to its original form due to the "spirit" within it, rendering it almost powerless.

In this situation, without the Heavenly Sword missile to target him, who was Primordial Spirit True Lord at an altitude of thousands of meters, there was almost no way to counterattack, and he could only passively take the hits.

Of course, he was a master who had grasped the essence of the art. Even though they were a thousand meters apart, it wouldn't be easy for Primordial Spirit True Lord's flying sword to kill him when he was focused.

If things went wrong, he would weaken the flying sword using a secret soul technique and intercept it...

The balance of power shifted instantly.

However, this probability is obviously much lower than the interception rate of the flying swords that the opponent shoots at a speed of 1,500 meters or even 2,000 meters per second.

If you keep it for a long time, you will lose it.

From this perspective, he is more likely to be at a disadvantage in a real fight against a Primordial Spirit True Lord.

But now...

Things are different now.

The firepower network formed by eight close-in weapon systems is so strong that even a powerful Primordial Spirit True Lord a high-level cultivator) wouldn't be able to get close.

Even if his flying sword reaches a speed of two thousand meters per second, it will be torn apart by the interwoven fire net of eight close-in weapon systems.

Even if the flying sword is torn apart, the Primordial Spirit True Lord will also be affected, but unlike the Spirit Transformation Grand Master, he will not be almost crippled by the backlash.

With this influence, and given that the Primordial Spirit True Lord has lost his strongest attack method, he could easily catch up with him, wear him down, and exhaust his injuries until his true essence is depleted, forcing him to land on the ground and unable to continue flying.

Once the Primordial Spirit True Lord landed, facing this demon god warrior with the Great Sun True Demon Body, he was naturally doomed.

"It's a real stroke of luck. The improvement plan for the Cheng Ying mecha has not been completed, but the understanding of 'spiritual' power has been deepened, which is an unexpected surprise."

A light laugh has Gu Jinlai.

He glanced at the numerous documents and then looked away.

Without Qingguang, the most powerful scientific research system cannot be activated. He has to rely on himself to thoroughly understand this knowledge, which will take several years or even more than a decade.

However, he knew in his heart that his idea for the "Shadow Mech" was flawless.

The combination of a nuclear-powered engine, the Immortal Golden Body armor, the Colossus control system, and the weaponry of the Shadow Mech will inevitably create a new type of weapon of war.

If this weapon were perfected, it would be no pipe dream to fight against a saint.

"The complete version of the Shadow Mech still needs some time to be completed, especially the Colossus operating system..."

Giant God Soldier!

Star Gate, Floating Island, Heavenly Dragon, and Void Beast represent the highest achievements of the Holy Domain.

But besides these greatest achievements, there are some outstanding weapons of war, among which the Colossus is one.

This weapon also has another name – the steel golem.

A massive steel monster.

This steel monster is somewhat similar to a mecha, and its operating system can naturally be used as a reference.

"The complete version will still take time, but we can start preparing the simplified version of the Cheng Ying mecha."

This Gu Jinlai.

His simplified version of the Cheng Ying mecha uses its own eternal furnace as an energy source, its immortal golden body as armor, and its True Spirit possession combined with spiritual bursts for operation. As for the firepower system...

Take it one step at a time and gradually improve it.

Of these points, the Eternal Furnace as an energy source and the operating system that combines the possession of the True Spirit with the burst of spirituality are not major problems. The firepower system can also be supplemented by other aspects. The difficulty lies in the Immortal Golden Body Armor.

If he can't forge an armor of the Immortal Golden Body level, the mech he creates will be a sitting duck, collapsing instantly with a single strike from a flying sword.

What's the point of that?

"The Immortal Golden Body..."

Gu Jinlai, people have pondered, "The Celestial Person use heaven and earth as a furnace, true essence and Primordial Spirit as a medium, and immortal refined gold as the material to forge an immortal golden body..."

Immortal Refined Gold is a spiritual material with extremely high cost-effectiveness.

It not only possesses better strength, toughness, and elasticity, but also has an extraordinary self-healing ability.

The key is that this material has excellent conductivity and even amplification properties for energies such as Primordial Spirit and true essence.

Although these properties are quite ordinary compared to other spiritual materials, they are comprehensive in terms of attributes, and secondly...

Immortal Gold is cheap.

Large gold mines may exist deep within the deposits.

The celestial masters could also refine gold.

It is precisely because of these advantages that the Immortal Golden Body, forged from Immortal Refined Gold, has become the most widely circulated method for condensing the Immortal Saint Body in the Saint Realm.

Besides the immortal golden body, there are actually other indestructible holy bodies.

Such as the Starry Sky Sacred Body, the Crimson Jade Sacred Body, the Amethyst Sacred Body, and so on.

However, while these sacred bodies may excel in certain aspects, their overall performance and cost-effectiveness cannot compare with the Immortal Golden Body.

The nature of the two is roughly equivalent to the difference between a common class and a hidden class in a game that barely manages to maintain class balance.

"The Celestial Master can refine Immortal Refined Gold, but the cost required to refine one portion of Immortal Refined Gold is close to ten million taels. Even after deducting labor costs and material costs, the price is still several million taels per portion."

Gu Jinlai calculated the income situation in Star Province a few years ago.

After deducting all necessary expenses, the fiscal surplus is only about 10 or 20 parts per year.

"There are no gold mines in Star Province. If there were, we wouldn't need to worry about material costs. As for labor costs alone, with the current number and level of Celestial Masters in Star Province, we can refine at most thirty to forty portions of Immortal Refined Gold per year. The Cheng Ying Mecha is six to seven meters tall, which is a bit shorter than the ten-meter-tall Immortal Golden Body, but the amount of materials required is also much less. Eight hundred to one thousand portions of Immortal Refined Gold would be enough."

A simple calculation like this, Gu Jinlai one speechless.

Eight hundred to one thousand portions of Immortal Refined Gold!?

Even with the gold mines in operation and at maximum production value, it would still take 25 years.

If there were neither a Celestial Master nor a gold mine, relying solely on financial support, it would take a hundred years for the entire Star Province to achieve this!

It's important to know that Star Province is a high-ranking state with a population of nearly 60 million.

Even with all other developments completely stalled, it would still take a hundred years to forge a single Chengying mech.

If it were replaced with an immortal golden body, wouldn't it last for 150 years?

Those who cultivate themselves to become Celestial Person are at least sixty years old.

They have less than 150 years left in their lives.

In other words, even with the resources of a large upper state or five or six lower states, a peak-level Celestial Person could not gather enough to forge an immortal golden body even by the time they died.

If the state they occupy still needs some development...

It seems even further away than expected.

"No wonder every Celestial Person chooses to create their own top-tier power. It's simply too difficult to collect the materials needed to refine an immortal golden body on their own. Either they join a more powerful force to receive similar resources, or they can only establish a sect and recruit subordinates to help them collect them."

The Way of the Heart, from Gu Jinlai.

Forces like the Purgatory Sect, the Yellow Springs Sect, and the Cold Moon Sect were all founded by Celestial Person and have continued to this day in their glory.

"The connection with Blue Star can't be severed. My nuclear power engine still needs them. But all social interactions require give and take. It's impossible for me to keep taking from Blue Star without giving anything in return. Besides... I also need to maintain my alien persona to avoid arousing suspicion on Blue Star."

Gu Jinlai pondering for a moment, he quickly came up with a plan.

He summoned Gu Junxiu, gave him some instructions, and then handed over the affairs of Qiushan to him again before heading to Lingxiao City.

Upon arriving in Lingxiao City, he instructed Gu Chifeng to retrieve the spiritual materials sent by Lu Zhanfeng, while he himself sought out Zhang Lihuo.

At this moment, the sect leader of the Great Sun Heaven Sect was directing the Heavenly Master apprentices to polish the "sword" cannon barrel in order to make the "model" more realistic and reduce the difficulty and consumption of their spiritual communication.

Upon seeing Gu Jinlai arrive, he immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Elder, if you need anything, you can simply let us know. There's no need for you to come in person."

"You have more relevant information on matters related to the Celestial Masters sect, so it will be easier to consult it if you have any questions later."

As he spoke, he said directly, "Summon the master craftsman who is skilled in weapon crafting. There is something I need you to resolve."

He paused slightly, then said, "If any other Celestial Masters have research on the Holy Domain Civilization, please call them over as well."

"Sacred Realm Civilization?"

Zhang Lihuo's expression hardened, and he quickly nodded. "I'll send someone to summon them right away."

He brought his Gu Jinlai to the newly renovated main hall of the Daiichi Tensei sect.

Before long, Zong Heng, Zhou Mingshi, Zhang Yukun, and a group of celestial masters who were either skilled in weapon crafting or had studied the Holy Domain civilization arrived, totaling twenty people.

Besides Zhang Lihuo, the Grand Celestial Masters also include Si Tianyan and Guan Xingyun.

During this period, the killing Spirit Artifact in Gu Jinlai's hands became extremely famous, and he was the only one to be promoted to Heavenly Lord in the past forty years. It is said that he also mastered the method to solve the problem of Qi and Blood deficiency caused by the Heavenly Master's Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, which naturally attracted a large number of Heavenly Masters to join him again.

This includes some Celestial Masters from Lanzhou, Jiangzhou, Baizhou, and Huangzhou.

To this day, Lingxiao City has four Grand Celestial Masters and thirty-five Celestial Masters, totaling thirty-nine.

The Longque Manor, which originally had the largest number of Celestial Masters south of the Milky Way, is now inferior to Lingxiao City.

"Ancestor."

After everyone arrived, Gu Chifeng also brought over the three sets of spiritual materials sent by the Purgatory Sect.

"These are... Cloudwood and Void Stone?"

Zhang Lihuo recognized it immediately.

"In addition, there are blueprints for building floating islands here."

This Gu Jinlai.

The three Grand Masters, Zhang Lihuo, Si Tianyan, and Guan Xingyun, exchanged glances.

"Could it be that the Supreme Elder is..."

Zhang Lihuo asked cautiously.

"How is that possible? To build a floating island, you would need at least several hundred or even a thousand portions of similar spiritual materials. Not to mention Star Province, even the Great Qian couldn't afford it."

Gu Jinlai, he took out the spiritual circuit provided by the Cold Moon Sect: "My goal is to create some miniaturized floating warships or airships, and preferably, they should be widely available air warships or airships. It would be best if they could be piloted by ordinary people."