Harvest

The morning of the third day of the Battle of Yuntian City.

The demon guards ceased their pursuit, and the group returned one by one, laden with spoils of war.

On this day, the sun shone brightly, enveloping Cloud Sky City for a long time.

The Heavenly Lord's third step touched upon the realm of the true spirit world, elevating the application of spiritual power Gu Jinlai to its pinnacle.

Countless demonic elements contained within the Essence Blood of Demonic Beasts were burned to ashes by the blazing power.

At the same time, countless demon god guards who had not yet cultivated the immortal demon body also forged demon bodies, while those demon god warriors who had already forged demon bodies underwent physical transformations and advanced to the middle, upper, or even great Demonic Beasts levels.

Among them, the five leaders who were given special attention and training—Gu Chifeng, Gu Luochen, Gu Qingmei, Gu Yunxin, and Gu Xiliu—rose to prominence in one step, their physical strength reaching a level comparable to that of a mid-level great Demonic Beasts.

The only drawback is that, to this day, Gu Chifeng and Gu Qingmei, who have made the fastest progress in the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Technique, have still not been able to master this Cultivation Method and manifest the Great Sun True Demon Body.

Without the aid of various skills such as Divine Ability, artistic conception, swordsmanship, and martial arts, those who have condensed the physique of a mid-level great Demonic Beasts are simply stronger than before.

Bullying True Person Spirit Refining is no problem, but facing a Spirit Transformation Grandmaster...

They cannot fight this battle on their own.

"The Demonic Beasts system is significantly weaker than the cultivator system in the third stage, and it is not until the fourth stage, the Demonic Beasts king stage, that it can surpass it. At this stage, some Demonic Beasts kings have already perfected their immortal demonic bodies and condensed their Qi and Blood demonic power, a kind of Qi and Blood power containing demonic nature, which poses a great threat to cultivators..."

He glanced in the direction of the large pit, which was ten miles away, from Gu Jinlai the present.

The Crocodile Dragon King is actually a terrifying being with a perfected, immortal demonic body.

Even two or three ordinary Celestial Person cannot do anything to it.

This is also why it can dominate the Milky Way.

If it weren't for the fact that the organizer of the Divine Sword Tournament was Di Luo, the number one expert in the demonic path, it would never have led its people to retreat to Crocodile Dragon Swamp to avoid its sharp edge.

But the human demon god warrior system...

Even if they eventually manage to reach a level of physical strength comparable to Demonic Beasts king, because their Qi and Blood and qi do not contain demonic energy, they will never be able to compare with a true top-tier Demonic Beasts king.

It's almost a weakened version of the cultivation system.

Therefore, starting with the mid-level great Demonic Beasts, the golden age of demon god warriors came to an end, and in the future they will always be overshadowed by Demonic Beasts and cultivators.

It has become the weakest of the three systems.

We need to find a way to solve these problems.

This Gu Jinlai.

How can Gu Chifeng and others, like him, cultivate to the Transcendent Realm and then break into the Intent Realm?

That's unrealistic.

Not everyone can, like him, master several sword techniques in a very short time by relying on Qingguang, and comprehend the profound mysteries of the ultimate realm by analogy.

Not to mention, he could comprehend the essence of the art by taking advantage of the Celestial Master's spiritual awareness.

Although the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method compensates for the Celestial Master's lack of Qi and Blood, it only compensates for the deficiency.

You can either take the path of a demon god warrior or the path of a celestial master.

Without a perpetual furnace of refinement, this system will never be able to complete its cycle and achieve both goals.

"Until this problem is resolved, Demon Warriors can only be used as heavy infantry."

Gu Jinlai have settled their minds.

The Demonic Beasts of the Milky Way are marching south with great force, which will inevitably disrupt the balance of power in the southern states.

Faced with this situation that could very well lead to their survival, no force dared to relax their vigilance in the slightest and dispatched a large number of spies, who quickly obtained firsthand information.

The first to obtain intelligence about the battle of Yuntian City was none other than the Purgatory Sect, which had sent a number of elders and senior members to join the Lingxiao City camp.

When they saw the Supreme Elders Zhang Liefeng and Lu Zhanxian simultaneously change their expressions upon witnessing the second time in Gu Jinlai that the treasure obtained from the Aries Star Palace had been used to annihilate the Crocodile Dragon King and a large number of powerful Demonic Beasts, causing the Demonic Beasts army to collapse in disarray without a leader.

"Impossible! How could such a priceless treasure be reused?"

"A treasure equivalent to a peak Celestial Person Strike is already worth as much as a top-grade Spirit Artifact, and may even reach the level of a quasi-Dao artifact... Such a treasure can be reused!? This... This is definitely a Dao artifact-level treasure! How could the Aries Star Palace bestow a Dao artifact-level treasure upon someone who has passed the True Dragon Pass?"

The two Primordial Spirit True Lord wore expressions of disbelief.

They even harbored a terrible suspicion that they didn't voice.

The Crocodile Dragon King's strength is equivalent to that of a peak Celestial Person.

What supreme treasure Gu Jinlai could annihilate the Crocodile Dragon King...?

Is its power truly only at the peak Celestial Person level?

It took a while for the two Primordial Spirit True Lord to calm down again.

Zhang Liefeng's gaze fell on Lu Zhanxian: "Elder, Lingxiao City has actually won a great victory. They used a tactic similar to that used against Longxiao City. First, they bombarded the Demonic Beasts with a war Spirit Artifact called the Sharp Sword to terrify them. Then, they invited Gu Jinlai unleash that supreme treasure, which annihilated many great Demonic Beasts, including the Crocodile Dragon King, and stabilized the world..."

As he spoke, he recalled the entire course of the great battle.

This is practically a replica of the Battle of Dragonroar City.

Lingxiao City won a great victory on its own, so naturally there was no need for the Purgatory Sect to send people to support them at the crucial moment or to win over the hearts of the people.

Zhang Liefeng couldn't help but ask again, "What do we do next..."

"Gu Jinlai, no matter how outstanding one's performance is in the True Dragon Pass of the Aries Star Palace, it's impossible to be bestowed with a Dao artifact! Moreover, it's a Dao artifact that allows one to continuously unleash a peak Celestial Person- level strike. This treasure must have some kind of limitation, just like the Purple Cloud Divine Sword of the Purple Cloud Sword Sect. It requires top swordsmen to infuse it with Sword Qi and sword intent, and only when it has accumulated to its full potential can it be unleashed in one fell swoop, sweeping across all directions..."

Lu Zhanxian conviction.

He refused to believe that Lingxiao City truly possessed such a powerful treasure.

"I think so too, otherwise, Aries would be too unfair."

Zhang Liefeng nodded, but then added, "Even if that treasure has limitations in its release... it has never been weak, Gu Jinlai it has such a terrifying trump card... In the Tiannan region... no force or power can influence it anymore. What we need to do next..."

Lu Zhanxian remained silent.

The images of his disciples Tan Qingquan and Xue Wuqing flashed through his mind.

Undeniably, his prejudices against the Gu Jinlai stemmed not only from his unwillingness to relinquish his rights as the Supreme Elder of the Purgatory Sect, but also from the fact that two of his disciples had died at his hands.

But now...

The general trend has been established Gu Jinlai.

The Purgatory Sect clearly enjoys a close relationship with people from Gu Jinlai; if things continue to deteriorate because of him...

When the Gu Jinlai comes to sweep across the south, will the Purgatory Sect ever be able to escape unscathed?

After a long while, the Supreme Elder, who was one of the top ten masters of the demonic path, sighed and said, "The Purgatory Sect must make a statement."

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Didn't Elder Gu intend to acquire the Immortal Refined Gold? After Liu Jingtao returns, we will send the Immortal Refined Gold of our Purgatory Sect to him... At the same time, we will explain our Purgatory Sect's attitude to Elder Liu. He and Elder Gu have a good relationship. In this way, we can still reconcile."

"I'll have someone prepare it right away."

Zhang Liefeng nodded.

His attitude towards the Gu Jinlai is similar to that of Lu Zhanxian.

Since Lu Zhanxian is willing to back down now, he naturally won't force him.

"Our trump card from Gu Jinlai... can actually be used again!? Fortunately, our Yellow Springs Sect did not blindly believe the information obtained by our spies from the Purgatory Sect and did not have any unwarranted thoughts."

Huangquanzong.

The Old Ancestor Youquan immediately summoned the Old Ancestor Sansheng, who had previously been sent as an envoy to Lingxiao City: "Go, our Huangquan Sect will prepare a generous gift to congratulate Lingxiao City on its great victory over the Tianhe Demonic Beasts, opening up the north-south passage and restoring peace to the south of the Tianhe River."

"I'll go right away."

The Three Lives Ancestor nodded. "Last time, Lingxiao City intended to buy Immortal Refined Gold from us... We originally thought that Lingxiao City had Celestial Person behind them, and that this Immortal Refined Gold was being used by that Celestial Person to forge an Immortal Golden Body. So we were very strict with our checks. However, we recently learned that the Celestial Person's attack originated from a supreme treasure, and the information about the Celestial Person behind them has become even more mysterious..."

"Then I will bestow upon you the Immortal Refined Gold!"

The Old Ancestor Youquan made a decisive statement. "The rise of Lingxiao City is unstoppable. Non-Self Huangquan Sect, Purgatory Sect, Cold Moon Sect, and Yellow Heaven Sect can completely unite, no one can stop the momentum of Lingxiao City..."

He shook his head. "But among our four major forces, the Cold Moon Sect is barely able to protect itself, the Yellow Heaven Sect has suffered heavy losses after this battle, and although the Purgatory Sect's attitude is somewhat ambiguous, after this great battle, it should have seen the situation clearly. It is absolutely impossible for us to find them to join forces against Lingxiao City. If we cannot join forces, we cannot fight against Lingxiao City. Since we cannot fight against it, we can only try to befriend them and maintain friendly relations."

"Maintain friendly relations..."

The Three Lives Ancestor actually had some concerns.

They were willing to bow their heads, but as Lingxiao City continued to rise...

Whether they can tolerate forces like the Yellow Springs Sect is probably an unknown.

"Circumstances are beyond our control. We should bow our heads when necessary. At least... if Lingxiao City really wants to take action against the surrounding areas in the future, we can't be the first target."

Ancestor Youquan said, "You should set off as soon as possible."

"Good."

Compared to the complex thoughts of the Purgatory Sect and the Yellow Springs Sect, the Cold Moon Sect, which was already engaged in battle with the Demonic Beasts of Muzhou, was overjoyed upon receiving this news.

"Good! Good! Good!"

The sect leader, Fang Linghai, who also possessed the cultivation of Primordial Spirit True Lord, exclaimed three times, "Lingxiao City truly lives up to its name as Demonic Beasts slayer! The Heavenly River Demonic Beasts were actually routed in a single battle!"

"Could we ask Lingxiao City for help? After all, we are all members of the Tiannan Alliance, and we have an obligation to support each other in dealing with Demonic Beasts."

Fang Yumin, who was standing next to him, asked.

"We must ask for help, of course we should."

Fang Linghai pondered for a moment and said, "However, as a member of the Tiannan Alliance... it's best to just listen to it. If we really want Lingxiao City to mobilize... we'll probably have to pay a price."

"You mean..."

Fang Yumin asked, and soon realized something.

"That's right. They're searching everywhere for Immortal Refined Gold. If we're willing to take out the Immortal Refined Gold stored in our sect, it won't be difficult to get them to help us. After all, the Demonic Beasts hate the Celestial Masters much more than they hate us."

Fang Linghai nodded, then suddenly looked at Fang Yumin, a further thought forming in his mind, "Yumin, what do you think of Gu Tianjun?"