The Three Paths

Because Lei Jie surrendered, Lizhou was captured in a single battle.

The remaining islands were also defeated one by one by the experts from the Cold Moon Sect, Purgatory Sect, and Yellow Spring Sect.

Even after receiving news of the main force's defeat, the islands belonging to different sea areas were still unable to unite.

There is no basis for trust between them.

The term "rabble" refers to the twelve islands in the East China Sea.

This is why, despite having twelve Primordial Spirit True Lord on their side, they couldn't even defeat the Dragon Sparrow Manor.

With the Primordial Spirit True Lord of Bibo Island personally killed by Lu Zhanxian, the remaining three islands that did not belong to the East China Sea Alliance personally went to Lizhou to express their submission to Gu Jinlai. This massive siege, which lasted for half a month, gradually came to an end.

Leaving the state.

The main hall of the governor's mansion.

Gu Xiliu, Gu Yunxin, Gu Chifeng, and others reported on the situation in the East China Sea.

"Thanks to your air support, Ancestor, we suffered only twelve casualties in the battle of Black Shark Island, but we annihilated 11,000 enemy soldiers and captured 18,000. This is the list of supplies captured from Black Shark Island."

"The resistance on Panlong Island also collapsed rapidly with the arrival of the Xuan Niao fighter jets, suffering 19 casualties, 16,000 enemy casualties, and 9,000 prisoners..."

"Under the combined attack of Lu Zhanxian, Lu Taishang, and Ancestor, Bibo Island offered no real resistance. Our Demon God Guards survived, and the Primordial Spirit True Lord of Bibo Island acquired some valuable items. Please take a look, Ancestor."

The group reported back one after another.

Gu Jinlai has never stood idly by in the battles to annihilate nine of the twelve islands in the East China Sea.

After all...

The people of the East Sea act no differently than pirates.

The percentage of people with Red Name among them is too high.

Even though Lu Zhanxian, Liu Jingtao, Fang Linghai, Leng Ningshuang, and other Primordial Spirit True Lord helped him kill many Spirit Transformation and Spirit Refining cultivators to show their sincerity, the number of Clear Light he currently possesses after sweeping through Lizhou and the twelve islands of the East Sea has still reached an unprecedented 244.

This number is two to three times greater than when he swept through Star Province, Jiangzhou, and Huangzhou.

This figure is after he used a lot of pure light to recover from the consumption of casting True Spirit Possession, and spent more than twenty strands of pure light to suppress his own Karma.

The consumption of spiritual energy was naturally considerable when the True Spirit possessed the body and controlled eight Xuan Bird fighter jets at the same time.

And Karma...

There are hardly any good people in the overseas coalition, but their status and position mean that they are unlikely to become Red Name, and they are mostly Yellow Name or Light Red Name.

In the naval battle half a month ago, thousands of warships were destroyed by the Xuan Bird fighter jet he controlled. Even though the Karma on these people was negligible, tens of thousands of people died indirectly because of him. Over time, his Karma still reached a level as black as ink.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he had no choice but to use the Clear Light to Karma again.

Moreover, considering that Lingxiao City should focus on recuperation and development for the next period of time and should not easily start a war again, he directly cleared his Karma value.

He is now considered a "White Name" (or "white account").

It Gu Jinlai believed that Lei Jie's immediate surrender, the offering of the Void Pearl as a treasure, and the smooth progress of his subsequent operations in the East China Sea without any further incidents have all contributed to the fact that his Karma, which had been cleansed to the "White Name" level, has been somewhat affected.

At this moment, he listened to the reports from Gu Xiliu and the others while looking through the spoils of war they had captured.

However, after only a short while, he sighed, "The overseas islands are rather poor."

"Yes, a little."

Gu Xiliu and Gu Yunxin nodded in deep agreement. "We have encountered quite a few Spirit Transformation cultivators, and it turns out that nearly half of them don't even have Spirit Artifact flying swords, so they can only choose to fight us in close combat, just like True Person of Spirit Transformation Spirit Refining."

As Gu Xiliu spoke, he laughed and said, "In this encirclement and suppression, I killed two Spirit Transformation cultivators."

Gu Jinlai, people have thought of those Primordial Spirit True Lord who were sniped by him using the Black Bird fighter jet...

Those True Lord also had shabby equipment.

Although equipped with Spirit Artifact, they are mostly high-grade Spirit Artifact.

Top-grade Spirit Artifact?

No.

No wonder they took the risk of attacking the heavy artillery that Gu Chifeng was escorting.

A single sword or heavy cannon is worth three portions of immortal refined gold. Even considering the cost, it's equivalent to three Spirit Artifacts. How could overseas powers, deeply troubled by poverty, possibly tolerate this?

"However, Lizhou and the islands of the East China Sea also have great value. If some special products from the East China Sea were sold to the mainland, their value would increase dozens of times. In addition, there are many medicinal herbs in the East China Sea that greatly enhance cultivation. If they are properly planned and industrialized, and then sold to Jiangzhou, Huangzhou, and Star Province, the time it takes for the people of these three states to embark on the path of cultivation will be greatly shortened."

This Gu Jinlai.

The path of cultivation is hellish for ordinary people, and many people persevere for eight or ten years before they can achieve Body Tempering.

For an ordinary family, the cost of supporting a strong man, especially one who consumes a large amount of meat every day, is unimaginably high.

If Body Tempering is this difficult, then the Organ Refining and Blood Changing, where one can easily get injured, are even more so.

These two realms require the use of medicinal herbs for nourishment; otherwise, the body will only deteriorate with practice.

Unfortunately, similar drugs are controlled by powerful forces and Lineage, and they are so expensive that ordinary people simply cannot afford them.

Therefore, in most cases, the limit for ordinary people is Body Tempering.

After ruling Star Province, Jiangzhou, and Huangzhou, the Gu Jinlai did try to improve this problem by suppressing the price of the Organ Refining Blood Changing drugs.

But after a few years, he had to admit a problem: the medicinal materials for cultivation were limited.

The resources of Star Province, Huangzhou, and Jiangzhou cannot support the entire population's martial arts practice.

In this context, it becomes extremely important to import the abundant resources from the East China Sea.

"Cultivation..."

Gu Xiliu carefully considered his words before asking, "Ancestor, should we still focus on promoting the cultivator system? Wouldn't it be better to follow the Demon God Warrior route?"

"The cultivator system should not only be promoted, but also strongly recommended."

Gu Jinlai: "Although the Demon God Warrior lineage has an unparalleled advantage in rapid training, this system cannot achieve the same perfect harmony and integration of essence, energy, and spirit as the cultivators of the Core Forming Formation Realm. Without this, one cannot cultivate divine sense or transform spiritual consciousness."

He looked at the several members of the Gu Clan who vaguely felt that the Demon God Warriors were superior. "As time goes by and the times develop, the role of Demon God Warriors will only be to maintain the lower limit of martial power. The real upper limit will still depend on the Celestial Masters who have cultivated after embracing Qi and forming the core."

"Celestial Master..."

"Even relying solely on the Celestial Masters is not enough."

Gu Jinlai: "Compared to the cultivator system, although the Celestial Master is powerful, he has a fatal flaw, which is his lifespan."

The words from Gu Jinlai made Gu Xiliu, Gu Yunxin, and Gu Chifeng's expressions turn solemn.

Life!

Not only the Celestial Masters sect faces this problem, but the Demon God Warriors are also unable to avoid it.

Even the short lifespan issue was not completely resolved during the most brilliant era of the Celestial Master civilization a thousand years ago.

Even the Creator, at best, can extend his lifespan to around two hundred years through various rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, such as magical fruits, which is less than half the lifespan of the longest-lived saint in history who died at the age of 522.

Not to mention that above the saints are the terrestrial immortals, and above the terrestrial immortals are the legendary immortals who remain in the world.

That is a great being that can remain in the world for thousands of years.

The Celestial Master civilization was able to keep its cultivation system alive even during its most glorious period because of the existence of the True Immortals residing in the world.

No one can resist the temptation of living for a thousand years.

This Gu Jinlai.

It's just that the ideas differ Gu Jinlai.

He believed that sharpening the axe wouldn't delay the woodcutting work.

As things stand, the Daoist path of the Celestial Masters and the path of the Demon God Warriors are clearly more suitable for him.

In the future, when he ascends to the pinnacle of the world with the advantages brought by the Celestial Master's Way, and gathers all the world's fortuitous opportunity and fortunes, transforming into a cultivator, he will surely be able to break through all obstacles and easily cultivate into Celestial Person, a Saint, a True Immortal on Earth, and so on...

To reach the true realm of immortals!

Of course, this is just one possible vision for the future.

If one could find the path to immortality through the Heavenly Masters or the Demon God Warriors, thus avoiding the hassle of traversing the path of cultivation, that would be ideal.

"From now on, the citizens of our Lingxiao City jurisdiction can freely choose from three paths. Those with average talent can walk the path of the Demon God Warrior, seeking a glorious and brilliant life. Those with outstanding talent can first cultivate to the Core Forming, and then turn to the path of the Celestial Master, using the wisdom of the Celestial Master to change the world. As for those who are exceptionally talented in the path of cultivation... they can gather many resources and be nurtured to the point of Spirit Refining, Spirit Transformation, Primordial Spirit, and then all the way to Celestial Person, Saint, and True Immortal of the Land, reaching the peak."

His ideas were expressed in Gu Jinlai.

Upon hearing this, the three composed themselves and dared not look down on the cultivators again.

"Lizhou is isolated overseas and cannot do without a master to guard it. However, this master cannot be Lei Jie. In order to ensure the stability of Lizhou, I will keep Lei Jie by my side for a period of time and transfer Xin Tianqi to Lizhou. Gu Xiliu, you will lead three thousand Demon God Guards to stay here and assist Lord Xin in his actions."

Gu Jinlai instructed, "You have an important task to do here, which is to build the Yaoguang Platform as soon as possible. Once the Yaoguang Platform is completed, even if we are in Star Province, we can get the latest news about Lizhou. If Lizhou really has a problem, I can come to support it as quickly as possible."

"I will obey the ancestor's command."

The ancient stream flows with hands clasped in front.

Gu Jinlai nodded.

The prefectural capital of Lizhou is 2,600 li away from Jiangzhou.

It is 4,000 li away from Star Province.

At the speed of the Xuanniao fighter jet, four thousand miles would take less than twenty minutes.

Unless attacked by a large army, he didn't believe that Xin Tianqi and his three thousand demon guards wouldn't be able to hold out for twenty minutes.

The reason he chose the Gongling Xuan Bird fighter jet instead of the more powerful Chengying mech when the Tianhe Demon Realm Rift opened was because of the Xuan Bird fighter jet's absolute advantage in speed.

With a flight speed of three to four miles per second, he could react instantly to any situation, no matter how large Lingxiao City's territory was, and launch a devastating attack from the air.

After Gu Xiliu and the others left, Gu Jinlai turned his attention back to the Green Lotus in the spiritual world.

At this moment, the area around the Green Lotus was filled with two hundred and forty-four beams of clear light, dazzling and radiant.

Ignoring the light orbs representing other skills, Gu Jinlai focused his attention directly on his innate Cultivation Method, "Eternal Furnace."

"Two hundred and forty-four, plus the Qingguang that I invested in this Cultivation Method earlier... that's about right."

Gu Jinlai, this has been said, and it all comes down to a single thought.

The next moment, all the clear light was poured into the golden ball of light representing the "Eternal Furnace".