Cloudsoar Sect

Above the sky, a massive procession of hundreds of birds was advancing toward White River City.

Gu Jinlai been located near the center among hundreds of flying birds, and around him are the six great immortals of the Creation Sect.

Although it was only a thousand meters above the ground, the wind was howling and the air was bitterly cold.

Although it's not difficult for cultivators at the level of Mahayana Saints and Immortals who have attained the Dao to activate their protective Gang Qi to block the cold wind, Gu Jinlai, sitting on a flying bird, always felt...

The immortals of the Xuanxian Realm are beneath their dignity.

In particular, the Demon Race in the Xuanxian Realm had been wiped out long ago. Although the bird he rode was specially trained by the Creation Sect, it did not have professionals like the Beast Taming Master. In reality, the strength of this bird was only comparable to that of Primordial Spirit cultivator, and its flight distance in one breath was less than a thousand meters.

This makes it even more Gu Jinlai to distinguish between the Xuanxian Realm and the Changsheng Realm, which are the true natives.

"There are nine medium to large Spirit Vein in the Northern Region, so they are divided into nine paths. In addition to the Mo family, the ruler of the Northern Region, there are two top forces: the Myriad Star Sword Sect and the Longevity Pavilion. Each of these two forces has at least three Celestial Immortals and one Immortal Lord. Below them are five large forces with Celestial Immortal Dao Lords, and the Heavenly Fire Sect is one of them."

He flipped through the intelligence on the Northern Region in his hand, from Gu Jinlai.

Five large forces, two top forces, plus the Mo family, the rulers of the Northern Region, these are the true rulers of the Nine Paths of the Northern Region.

"In terms of power, the Heavenly Fire Sect is the largest force in the Flame River Sect, followed by the Creation Sect, the Dragon Sword Sect, and the Wind and Rain Pavilion, which are three medium-sized forces..."

Gu Jinlai paused for a moment upon seeing this.

What are the criteria for a mid-sized power?

It possesses a celestial being.

Or perhaps a Dao Lord once existed, and a True Immortal exists who can activate the Heavenly Dao left behind by the Dao Lord.

Before the Civil War, the Creation Sect had more than a dozen True Immortals.

But now, only Ye Yan is left.

If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao left by their ancestors, it would be questionable whether the Creation Sect could even maintain its current territory.

Of course, the Creation Sect has been closed off for sixty years, and it has actually lost more than half of its territory. The so-called preservation of its current territory refers to the territory that has shrunk after the closure of the mountain for sixty years.

"The Dragon Sword Sect and the Wind and Rain Pavilion both have Celestial Immortals, but they don't have enough spirit crystals to nurture the Heavenly Dao; they are just ordinary Celestial Immortals..."

Those Gu Jinlai suddenly realized something.

"Good heavens, True Immortals are divided into six ranks, but Celestial Immortals are divided into a full eight ranks!? From Ordinary Celestial Immortals to the fifth rank of Supreme Celestial Immortals, then there are Dao Lords, Top Dao Lords, and then Immortal Lords? Why isn't there a Top Immortal Lord? Also, how about adding a Top Immortal Lord early stage, middle stage, late stage, and perfect stage, and then a Half-Step Profound Immortal!? And then continuing with a Half-Step Immortal Lord early stage, middle stage, late stage, and perfect stage?"

These materials truly broadened his horizons.

His gaze lingered on the Heavenly Fire Sect for a moment.

Five celestial beings, one of whom is a Dao Lord.

The Dragon Sword Sect has two Celestial Immortals, the Wind and Rain Pavilion has one Celestial Immortal, and several True Immortals.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his gaze to the Myriad Stars Sword Sect.

The Myriad Stars Sword Sect does not belong to the Flame River Sect, but rather to the Suspended Gold Sect, one of the nine sects of the Northern Region.

The Myriad Stars Sword Sect only has three Celestial Immortals on the surface, but among these three, there is a Celestial Lord.

A Celestial Lord accompanied by two Celestial Immortals?

This lineup clearly has hidden strength.

It's likely that there are more than just the three celestial beings hidden in the Gu Jinlai, as they are all from the Mo family, the overlords of the Northern Region.

The Mohists would never allow a power to grow strong enough to threaten their rule.

The Myriad Stars Sword Sect understood this as well, so they disguised themselves, thus revealing that they had three Celestial Immortals.

Furthermore, the three celestial beings also made the Mo family realize that they had hidden power, thus preventing them from recklessly suppressing the Myriad Stars Sword Sect before figuring out their hidden power.

"How exactly did Zhao Xi and his people from the Immortal Kingdom gather information? What makes them think that the overall strength of the Myriad Star Sword Sect is inferior to that of the Immortal Kingdom?"

Gu Jinlai, people have always frowned.

But then, something else occurred to him.

Zhao Xi was not unaware of the true power of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect, but at the time he did not have many options, and given the separation between the two realms, the Celestial Immortals of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect could not cross over.

Furthermore, he remembered that every time the Immortal Kingdom sent people to the Myriad Stars Sword Sect for exchanges, they were accompanied by people from the Myriad Stars Sword Sect. Even if those people managed to get some information, it was probably very limited.

Furthermore, since true secrets cannot be made public, even knowing them among True Immortals would be meaningless. Under these circumstances, it is reasonable that most cultivators, and even True Immortals, feel that the Myriad Star Sword Sect is not a threat.

"I was able to learn these secrets because I borrowed intelligence from the Creation Sect. The Creation Sect is ultimately a medium-sized power with a history of tens of thousands of years. Its intelligence network is far superior to that of the Immortal Kingdom, which has only been in contact with the Myriad Star Sword Sect for a few decades. In addition, my appearance in the Xuanxian Realm itself represents Zhao Xi and his group's fear and attention to the Myriad Star Sword Sect."

Gu Jinlai to calm their minds and spirits.

It seems that the Creation Sect still has a long way to go before it can annex the Myriad Star Sword Sect.

At least...

First, we must purge the internal workings of the Creation Sect and unite all its members. Then, we can eliminate the Heavenly Fire Sect, which is an obstacle, and become the overlord of the Flame River Path.

Using the Flame River Road as a base, they then advanced towards the adjacent Suspended Gold Road.

During this period, we might be able to leverage the influence of the Mohist school, the rulers of the Northern Region.

After all, if a large force wanted to test the Myriad Stars Sword Sect, the Mo family would probably be happy to see it happen.

"Once Jiang Yujian takes control of the Creation Heavenly Dao, I will use the Creation Heavenly Dao to mass produce soldiers and create the Cheng Ying Mech..."

Gu Jinlai clarified his thoughts. "The endurance of the Void Immortals and True Immortals in this world is far inferior to that of the Longevity Realm. The Cheng Ying Mech, which was only equivalent to a peak Void Immortal or even a top Void Immortal in the Longevity Realm, could probably play a role close to that of a True Immortal here. In fact, since Celestial Immortals rely on Cave Heavens, and Cave Heavens are sitting ducks for the Cheng Ying Mechs with their excessive output... Give me a hundred Cheng Ying Mechs, and I can break through any Cave Heaven with a Celestial Immortal in charge."

So...

Before building up an army, he needs to seize more gold mines.

It must be at least a metal ore.

With the emergence of 'nuclear power' characteristics in the Three Realms, he was able to refine materials with higher strength through this ability. Although these materials did not have the same excellent properties as Immortal Refined Gold, the Creation Sect did not have any Celestial Masters.

"The mechs were originally piloted by True Spirit, but they need to be operated in practice. We need to train a group of qualified mech pilots."

Gu Jinlai have pondered this.

But that's simple.

The wonder of the Void Projection Technique far surpasses the imagination of the Gu Jinlai. He can completely use the Void Projection Technique to transmit the skills of piloting the Shadow Mech to the pilot. The only difference is that these processes consume a lot of True Spirit.

However, he has a clear vision system, a fast recovery rate, and it doesn't take much time to train hundreds or thousands of drivers.

"Yu Feng Dao Zi, we're about to enter Baihe City's territory. We need to meet up with the Dragon Sword Sect, the Wind and Rain Pavilion, and twelve other smaller forces in Jinchuan Town."

At this moment, Yu Xu's voice came from his role as his protector.

Daozi was also the identity that Jiang Yujian arranged for him in the Creation Sect.

A fifty-year-old Mahayana Saint is barely qualified to be listed as a Dao Child, after all, there are only ten or eight geniuses of his caliber in the Creation Sect.

"Oh, have we arrived?"

Gu Jinlai responded and looked down.

However, Jin Chuan Town, which originally had only tens of thousands of people, was now shrouded in an array, with dozens of auras of Void Immortals soaring into the sky, and occasionally, the profound mysteries of True Immortals would appear.

"The sect leader and I were instructed that this time we came to Baihe City mainly in response to the call of the Heavenly Fire Sect, so there is no need to rush to the front. In the end, we should not seek merit but only to avoid mistakes."

Yu Xu looked at the Gu Jinlai and offered his suggestions.

"I understand, you can go now."

Gu Jinlai gave an order.

The group of over a hundred people quickly headed towards Jinchuan Town.

In addition to the three medium-sized forces—the Creation Sect, the Dragon Sword Sect, and the Wind and Rain Pavilion—there were twelve smaller forces responding to the call of the Heavenly Fire Sect. These smaller forces were not as well-established as the medium-sized forces and could not afford to raise hundreds of flying beasts, so most of them came on horseback.

Those specially bred horses can travel thousands of miles a day, and their speed is not necessarily slower than that of birds.

In addition to a large number of horses, exotic beasts, and birds, several airships were also moored in the center of the town.

Upon seeing the airship, Yu Xu's expression turned somewhat strange, but considering that they were just there to make up the numbers, he quickly recovered.

Before they even landed, a true immortal flew out from inside.

Upon seeing the somewhat "shabby" lineup of the Creation Sect, the True Immortal was a little surprised, but still smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, "The esteemed members of the Creation Sect have arrived, please come in."

"True Immortal of Flame Flow".

Yu Xu bowed to the man in return and introduced him, "This is Jiang Yufeng, a disciple of our Creation Sect."

"Um."

Yanliu Zhenxian nodded, his expression remaining largely unchanged.

Putting aside his background in the Heavenly Fire Sect, his status as a True Immortal alone means he doesn't need to care too much about the attitude of a Mahayana cultivator.

Soon, the group landed in Jinchuan Town and, led by a Saint of the Heavenly Fire Sect, arrived at the war room.

There were representatives from various factions in the conference room.

Upon seeing the group from Gu Jinlai, several True Immortals located in the center of a landscape projection looked over.

When they saw that the Creation Sect only had a handful of Void Immortals, the True Immortals from the Dragon Sword Sect and the Wind and Rain Pavilion chuckled.

Those who are just coasting along pose no threat and won't affect their use of Baihe City.

From the direction of the Heavenly Fire Sect, a woman in a long blue dress greeted them casually, "The people of the Creation Sect have also arrived."

She glanced at everyone in the room and said, "Let's continue with the second phase of our battle plan. In the battle a few days ago, we eliminated all the spies around the Red Cloud Sect and forced them into White River City. Now they have the White River City Grotto-heaven as their backing, and Crimson True Immortal is a supreme True Immortal. How should we fight this battle next? Let's come up with a plan."

"This is Zi Ruyan, the vice sect leader of the Heavenly Fire Sect. She is not yet a hundred years old, but she is already a peak True Immortal. She is expected to become a Celestial Immortal in the future."

Yu Xu introduced himself telepathically.

At this moment, a True Immortal approached with several Void Immortals, beaming with smiles, and said, "You've finally arrived."

However, after glancing at the lineup of Gu Jinlai and others, he felt somewhat regretful. "It seems that the Creation Sect has no intention of competing for anything in the siege of the Red Cloud Sect."

"True Immortal Yunzhen".

Yu Xu greeted the leading True Immortal with a smile, and introduced Gu Jinlai at the same time, "This is Vice Sect Master Yun of Yunxiao Sect, the sect master's younger sister, your second sister. She married into Yunxiao Sect, which is the sect with the best relationship with our Creation Sect. She is completely trustworthy."

"Hello."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

The Cloud Soaring Sect was just a small force, yet it actually sent a True Immortal to participate in the siege of the Red Cloud Sect.

In addition, there were about a dozen True Immortals present in Jinchuan Town, some of whom came from small forces. From this perspective, the Creation Sect is really "bloated".