Malice

It took Ziyang a long time to recover from the illusion of the great sun he had conjured up.

"This hurdle..."

He looked at Gu Jinlai for a long time, until he felt that something was wrong with him, before he said, "Why don't you try harder and see if you can pass the Hidden Dragon Pass? Then I can pass on the Star Lord's inheritance, including the Aries Star Palace, to you. You can take whatever you want from inside."

"Hidden Dragon Pass?"

Compared to the Rising Dragon Pass and the True Dragon Pass, the Hidden Dragon Pass is the most dangerous pass.

It's equivalent to real combat or practical application.

In the past, more than 90% of the celestial masters who failed the Aries Star Palace's fortuitous opportunity assessment died in the Hidden Dragon Pass.

The few remaining individuals, unable to forge satisfactory Spirit Artifact but insisting on doing so, ultimately suffered spiritual collapse and died from exhaustion.

Or perhaps their own beliefs are completely exposed, their worldview collapses, and they die from a loss of spiritual control.

The core of the Great Sun Gu Jinlai is extremely powerful. He believed that his combat strength was far superior to that of ordinary Celestial Masters. Even if he lacked spiritual awareness, he would not be inferior to anyone if he fought against a Celestial Lord, even in a battle at the level of soul secret techniques.

Even though he was faced with the extremely dangerous Qianlong Pass, he still did not intend to venture there.

The key is...

"It took another day to verify my theory that I can indeed create a true sun. Is Your Excellency Ziyang still able to maintain the operation of the Aries constellation?"

This Gu Jinlai.

Zi Yang was stunned for a moment before he remembered that Tianlongmu had reminded him to close the Aries Star Palace half a day ago, but he had ignored it at the time because he was simulating the critical moment of the Great Sun with Gu Jinlai.

The current situation in Aries...

With a hint of anticipation, Zi Yang said, "The Hidden Dragon Pass mainly tests a Celestial Master's spirituality, the strength of their True Spirit, and their mastery of soul techniques, and then puts them into actual combat. Different people will have different difficulty standards. Celestial Lords and Celestial Masters are different, and twenty years old is different from sixty years old. You... are over seventy years old, and you have already cultivated your True Spirit. Your opponents should be two traitorous Celestial Lords who command five to six top-tier third-order spirit beasts. Why don't you hurry up and go try it out?"

"Two Heavenly Lords, and five to six top-tier third-order spirit beasts..."

Gu Jinlai, this difficulty level is not high.

But...

"Using spirituality, True Spirit strength, and mastery of soul techniques in actual combat? Does that mean... we can only use these kinds of powers?"

"Yes."

Ziyang nodded.

Suddenly, the difficulty of the assessment increased dramatically.

Although there have been a series of soul secret techniques or similar methods Gu Jinlai, such as the Great Sun Eternal Radiance, the Eternal Heavenly Mantra, and the Eternal Divine Light, these methods are actually inherited from the Great Sun Ninefold Refinement Visualization Method.

The ultimate limit of the Great Sun Ninefold Refinement Visualization Method is the Heavenly Monarch.

His opponents in the assessment were able to become Heavenly Lords, so they must not lack this type of soul secret technique.

Furthermore, he has only been a Heavenly Lord for a short time, and it is not unusual for a senior Heavenly Lord to have accumulated two or three top-tier spirit beasts or four or five top-grade Spirit Artifact by his side.

In this situation, he wanted to rely solely on the Heavenly Emperor's methods to get through this ordeal...

It's very difficult.

"It seems that my advanced age of seventy-two is a huge disadvantage among the Heavenly Masters and Heavenly Lords, whose average age is not high..."

Gu Jinlai at Zi Yang and asked, "If I told you that I have only been a follower of the Celestial Masters Path for three years, would you believe me, Lord Zi Yang?"

"It's not a matter of whether I believe it or not, but that's just how the Aries constellation's rules and regulations are. The constellation's rules are based on two points when arranging opponents: the Celestial Master realm and age."

Ziyang Road.

"I see."

There have been some regrets Gu Jinlai.

However, things in this world are often unsatisfactory, so he didn't demand too much.

He was already more than satisfied with obtaining two treasures.

"Aren't you planning to give up?"

Ziyang asked.

"I'm not going to try it anymore."

Gu Jinlai responded, "May I choose two of those three treasures?"

"Can."

Ziyang spoke with a hint of regret in his expression.

He still wanted to see the potential of the Celestial Masters sect Gu Jinlai.

It's just a pity...

Aries is out of energy; we'll have to wait for the next opportunity.

But...

"In a few years at most, Aries Star Palace will be able to recharge. I will come to you then. Be prepared. I will wait for you to pass the Hidden Dragon Pass and wait until the day when the Star Lord's inheritance is recognized."

Ziyang said with a hint of anticipation.

"Thank you for your kind words."

"Alright."

Ziyang waved his hand dismissively. "Three items, which one do you want to choose?"

The gazes of people from Gu Jinlai present swept over the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, the refined trace elements, the array plate, and the array Law Technique.

Of the three items, the Heavenly Spirit Pearl is undoubtedly the worst in terms of cost-effectiveness.

At his cultivation speed, even without the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, he could accumulate spiritual consciousness to the Heavenly Monarch realm in a few years.

But...

Time is life.

He has now mastered the Eternal Furnace, which has virtually inexhaustible energy. The biggest drawback limiting the output power of the Eternal Furnace is the strength of his spiritual consciousness.

If he could truly elevate his spiritual awareness to the Heavenly Monarch level, both the power unleashed by his Transformation and Inheritance characteristics and the efficiency of his physical tempering during the co-spirit deuterium and superdeuterium trials would increase dramatically.

Not to mention that with the enhancement of spiritual awareness, the power of soul techniques such as the Eternal Heavenly Curse will also increase.

Therefore, for his first item, he chose the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, which seemed to have the worst cost-performance ratio.

As for the second item...

From Gu Jinlai the present, they gazed longingly at the special trace element that could be directly used to produce a hydrogen bomb.

The value of this powerful weapon is beyond doubt.

If his Eternal Furnace is not yet fully developed and does not have the ability to be reforged, he will choose this item as a life-saving trump card in critical moments.

But now...

The gazes of those from Gu Jinlai fell upon the array plate. "I want the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, this array plate, and the array Law Technique."

"These two items."

Ziyang was not surprised by the choices made Gu Jinlai.

Soon, the space within the palace began to surge.

A large box with a diameter of over one meter, a precious pearl, and a booklet appeared before him.

"The Heavenly Spirit Pearl is the Law Technique formula for the Myriad Spirits Gathering Stars Array and the Star Gathering Plate for setting up the array."

Ziyang handed these things to Gu Jinlai and said, "Actually, if you can complete the Star Lord's test, you can become the master of the Aries Star Palace. And the Aries Star Palace contains an array that is stronger than the Myriad Spirits Gathering Star Array."

"Take it one step at a time."

He said with a smile, "Gu Jinlai."

He was already very satisfied with obtaining these two treasures.

Seeing this, Ziyang didn't say anything more and handed the things to Gu Jinlai: "Alright, you can go out now. I'm going to close the Aries Star Palace and leave soon."

Thank you.

Gu Jinlai have received items.

He put away the Heavenly Spirit Pearl and the Myriad Spirits Gathering Star Array Law Technique, but he had to carry the box containing the array plate himself.

He then left this private space.

Inside the main hall.

By this time, many of the Celestial Masters had already left.

But many Daoist masters are still waiting here.

This included the people from Lingxiao City who had followed Gu Jinlai the scene, and...

Zhang Daoyan and the two Heavenly Lords of All Things.

Seeing Gu Jinlai emerge from his private space, everyone in Lingxiao City breathed a sigh of relief.

When they saw the box that Gu Jinlai was carrying, they were even more excited.

"Ancient Heavenly Lord".

"Elder, congratulations on acquiring this treasure."

Zhang Lihuo and the others quickly stepped forward to offer their congratulations.

Gu Jinlai nodded to them.

"Ancient Heavenly Lord".

At this moment, Zhang Daoyan and Wanwusheng also stepped forward and cupped their hands in greeting.

"Zhang Tianjun, Wan Tianjun".

Gu Jinlai immediately said, "Do the two Heavenly Lords have any idea of residing in our Lingxiao City? I intend to develop Lingxiao City into a sacred land for Heavenly Masters, and I need the participation and support of the two Heavenly Lords."

Zhang Daoyan and Wanwusheng exchanged a glance.

They had intended to speak on behalf of the royal family to recruit Gu Jinlai, but unexpectedly...

He seemed to have sensed their intentions and spoke up in advance.

Although the two understood Gu Jinlai's meaning from this attitude, Wanwusheng still couldn't help but say, "How much time, energy, manpower, and resources does it take to create a Celestial Master Holy Land from scratch? If the Ancient Celestial Lord truly intends to establish a Celestial Master Holy Land and revive the prestige of the Celestial Master path, he should cooperate with the strongest local power and form a powerful alliance. In the Qian Tian region, the strongest power is none other than the royal family. The royal family also values us Celestial Lords and Celestial Masters highly. Why doesn't the Ancient Celestial Lord come to the capital, and we can jointly explore the Great Dao of Creation above the Celestial Lord level?"

Zhang Daoyan, who was standing nearby, also advised, "If the Heavenly Lord is unwilling to give up his position as the city lord of Lingxiao City, that's fine too. With the identity of the ancient Heavenly Lord, he is willing to enter the Great Qian royal family, obtain a fiefdom in Zhongzhou, and become the city lord of a city with ease."

"I appreciate your kindness, but I am from south of the Milky Way, where the north and south are separated and Demonic Beasts lurk around me. While establishing the Celestial Master Holy Land, I still hope to protect this region and ensure that the land I live on is not harmed by Demonic Beasts."

This Gu Jinlai.

Protecting one's territory and resisting Demonic Beasts is a noble cause.

Zhang Daoyan and Wanwusheng also could not find any reason to refute this.

He could only say, "The royal family possesses a nearly complete method of cultivation from the Creator. Although the Great Sun Ninefold Refinement Visualization Method of the Ancient Heavenly Lord is a top-tier cultivation method, it is the limit to cultivate to the Heavenly Lord level. It would be a great pity to stop there."

"I still have time. When the Aries Star Palace opens again, I will come again. Maybe I will obtain the inheritance of the Aries Star Lord and open the Great Dao between the Heavenly Monarch and the Creator."

Gu Jinlai, people have always been open-minded and cheerful.

Unable to persuade Gu Jinlai, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries and then took their leave.

As the two of them left, several celestial masters came forward to greet them and pay their Gu Jinlai.

Zhang Lihuo then introduced him to a renowned Grand Celestial Master and five ordinary Celestial Masters.

Judging from his words, all six of them intended to go to Lingxiao City with them and join the Lingxiao City.

Clearly, the power to pass through the True Dragon Pass and demonstrate the crystallization of True Spirit has had an effect, Gu Jinlai.

After expressing his gratitude to the six people for joining Lingxiao City, Gu Jinlai led the group of people from Lingxiao City out of the Aries Star Palace.

As soon as he stepped out of the Aries constellation, he noticed that everyone's eyes were on him.

Some of those gazes...

Harboring malicious intent.

Seeing this, Gu Jinlai didn't waste any time. "Let's leave first."