Bronze Sword Envoy

Gu Jinlai looked up.

The warehouse, which had been engulfed in flames and thick smoke, now had a path cleared through it by the hurricane-like gust he had unleashed with a single sword strike.

Dust and flames dispersed, allowing the survivors of the Golden Seal Squad inside to see daylight once more.

And waiting for him was Gu Jinlai, striding forward, his lightning-fast sword thrusting ahead.

This thousand-pound battle sword felt as light as nothing in his hands, yet every friction with the air stirred up a fierce hurricane.

Feeling the suffocating air pressure, the Core Condensation realm cultivator desperately raised his sword to block.

The next moment…

"Bang!"

It was like a thousand-pound giant hammer striking a small wooden stick.

The sword in his hand shattered on the spot, turning into iron filings. Then, the one-meter-eight-meter blade, carrying the gravitational potential energy of Mount Tai, struck his body. In the face of such pure physical damage, the protective true energy of a Core Condensation realm cultivator was meaningless.

He couldn't even manage to keep his body intact.

His entire being was blasted into a mist of blood by the ferocious power contained within that single sword strike.

Crushing and unstoppable!

Gu Jinlai, leveraging the advantage of heavy armor, fully demonstrated what it meant to be crushing and unstoppable.

"This path's effect is better than I anticipated."

Gu Jinlai slowly deactivated his Spiritual Outburst state.

The burst of Core Condensation power combined with pure physical attacks akin to a High-ranking Demonic Beast had yielded an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

It was like a person's attributes doubling; the increase in combat power would be exponential.

"I might not be weaker than Spirit Refining now…"

Gu Jinlai estimated, "It's just that, compared to the all-around strength of Spirit Refining, I have a fatal weakness, and that's speed."

Although he hadn't slacked off on practicing the Eight Level Swimming Dragon Body, he still hadn't mastered it.

Moreover, wearing steel armor severely affected his agility in dodging and weaving, making the Eight Level Swimming Dragon Body style no longer suitable.

What he needed now was a straightforward, frontal charge type of movement technique.

Furthermore, the weapons held by Spirit Refining cultivators are stronger than those of Core Condensation cultivators. At the very least, they are Supreme Grade Treasure Swords. Those with a bit of status will be equipped with High Grade Treasure Swords. Someone like Lin Xiao, the Vice Sect Master of a major sect, likely wields an Ultimate Grade Treasure Sword… A Spirit Refining cultivator with an Ultimate Grade Treasure Sword, with my current armor's defense… I wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Gu Jinlai summarized his shortcomings.

To face a Spirit Refining cultivator, he needed even stronger, thicker armor.

"The next material should be titanium alloy."

Gu Jinlai pondered, then thought about his current combat mode.

To ensure the advantage of gravitational potential energy, he couldn't lack weight either.

"Osmium-iridium alloy."

On the other side, Su Nanxing walked over carrying a corpse.

"Master, I've intercepted him."

"Good, throw him into the fire. Give him some dignity. Also, see if you can find anything useful on them."

Gu Jinlai said towards the burning warehouse, "Next, extinguish the fire. Let Gu Chaoyang handle dealing with the City Guard."

"Yes, Master."

Su Nanxing responded, circulated his true qi, and quickly rushed into the warehouse.

Core Condensation cultivators often carried Supreme Grade weapons, and some wealthy individuals even possessed Low Grade Treasure Swords. A Low Grade Treasure Sword was worth twenty to thirty thousand, and it couldn't be wasted for nothing.

Gu Jinlai returned to the carriage and left.

The violent explosion in Starlight City, which shook the southern district, naturally caused quite a stir.

However, Gu Chaoyang, being a skilled Qi Refining realm cultivator, had managed the relationship with the City Guard well recently. Furthermore, he attributed the explosion to fireworks. Although the investigating guards felt the power was too great, fires caused by fireworks were not uncommon.

With a bribe of a thousand taels of silver, and Gu Chaoyang timely invoking the name of the Jiang Family, the ripples caused by the explosion were quickly suppressed.

Returning to the courtyard, Gu Jinlai brewed a pot of tea in the small pavilion in the yard and waited quietly.

After a while, he suddenly said, "Silver Sword Envoy Chi Ying, please have a seat."

A few seconds later, the Silver Sword Envoy Chi Ying emerged from a bush, his expression shifting.

Unlike the casualness of last time, this time, as he entered the small courtyard, he exerted all his effort to conceal his aura, meticulously controlling even his heart rate and blood flow. Yet, upon stepping into the courtyard, he was detected by Gu Jinlai.

This perception…

It was as if the Void Great Method of the Void True Tower was rendered useless.

"Truly worthy of being a Demonic Sect elder who has been famous for many years. His hidden methods are by no means as simple as what's on the surface. Just like when he dealt with the Golden Seal Squad earlier... his strength is no less than any Spirit Refining Titan."

Chi Ying's heart was filled with caution.

He even suspected that Gu Jinlai's change in cultivation path to Celestial Master had granted him a Celestial Master inheritance far superior to the Six Desires Demonic Art.

His emotions surged, but he maintained a smile on his face. "Congratulations to the Bronze Sword Envoy for proving your strength. The trouble brought by the Demon Refining Hall has been resolved."

"It's all thanks to the information provided by Silver Sword Envoy Chi Ying."

Gu Jinlai replied, "However, Yun Guantian is not dead, so it's too early to call this resolved. I'll have to rely on you, Esteemed Silver Sword Envoy."

A flicker of surprise flashed in Chi Ying's eyes.

This Gu Jinlai still wanted to get revenge on Yun Guantian?

Yun Guantian was not only the Hall Master of the Demon Refining Hall, holding a high position, but he was also a peak Spirit Refining expert, only one step away from the Spirit Transformation realm. His significance was not much less than Lin Xiao, the Deputy Sect Master of the Purgatory Sect.

However, he didn't want to get too involved in Gu Jinlai's grievances. He simply smiled and said, "It's not about relying on each other. We two will cooperate to maintain the prestige of the Void True Tower."

He brought over a jade plate and placed it on the stone table. "The Demon Refining Hall has the Dao Artifact Heaven and Earth Qiankun Diagram. Although our Void True Tower's treasure is a notch below the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Diagram, through the Void True Disk, we can view all the tasks issued by the tower and their corresponding rewards. The only drawback is that we cannot transfer the rewards; you need to collect them from the person in charge."

Gu Jinlai nodded, quickly understanding.

It was like a restaurant's ordering tablet.

"By joining my Void True Tower, you can enjoy ordinary intelligence reports from the Void True Tower, and you can also review one high-grade intelligence report each month. Additionally, you will be bestowed with the Void Great Method."

As Chi Ying spoke, he took out his own jade plate and tapped it against Gu Jinlai's. A fluctuation of spiritual sense flashed, and a cultivation technique appeared in his jade plate.

"The Void True Tower's business is intelligence and assassination. Among these, intelligence and assassination are divided into five tiers: Ordinary, High-grade, Top-tier, Peerless, and World-class. If you have any valuable intelligence, you can also sell it to the Void True Tower for True Points."

"Of course."

Gu Jinlai responded.

Chi Ying then spent about half an hour explaining the Void True Tower's taboos to Gu Jinlai. Finally, he said, "The core of the Void True Tower is completing missions and submitting intelligence. Furthermore, although there are no restrictions on fights between members of the Void True Tower, you must not interfere with the mission execution of others."

Gu Jinlai liked this rule.

This standard meant that they had to do the missions for him.

As long as the missions were completed, they could fight to their hearts' content.

"That's all. As for the rest, Celestial Master Jiang can slowly review it himself."

Chi Ying said, standing up. "I hope your joining, Celestial Master Jiang, will increase the success rate of our Starlight City's operations."

"I will do my best."

Gu Jinlai nodded slightly.

After Chi Ying left, he took out the jade plate and began to examine the Void Great Method.

This cultivation technique was the foundation of the Void True Tower. In the introductory stage, it could conceal one's aura fluctuations. After minor completion, one could approach a Spirit Refining expert within ten steps without being detected. If cultivated to perfection, one could transform into the void and cease to exist in the world.

"This cultivation technique is completely incompatible with me."

Gu Jinlai sighed.

How could he infiltrate or hide when he was wearing thousands of pounds of armor?

He operated the Void True Disk. As a top student who could even use a large screen television, he quickly figured out its functions.

Using the function to query high-grade intelligence once a month, he quickly opened the intelligence report on the Purgatory Sect.

Yes, the Purgatory Sect.

Compared to Yun Guantian of the Demon Refining Hall, the Purgatory Sect he had betrayed was the true hidden danger.