A Loving Family

Gu Jinlai flipped through the conversation between Gu Junxiu and Blue Star.

After learning that the True Immortal Research Institute was connected with the True Immortal Suimu, he came up with the idea of using the "Qian Star People" to increase Xie Yusheng's influence, so that he could enter the True Immortal Research Institute and keep an eye on the people there, lest they suddenly attract the True Immortal Suimu's descent and cause irreparable consequences.

And this task...

He handed it over to Gu Junxiu, who had been liaising between Qiushan and Blue Star.

Unexpectedly, things seemed to go wrong during the very first exchange?

I have read through the entire exchange between the two people, Gu Jinlai.

Gu Junxiu did not make anything.

His words were full of respect for Xie Yusheng.

Furthermore, based on Gu Jinlai records, they have tried their best to prevent the True Immortal Research Institute and the True Immortal of Suimu from having too much interaction.

But the other party's words were full of traps...

Judging from the second half of the conversation, it seems that someone has probed and discovered something.

After looking at Gu Jinlai, I can't help but be speechless.

Sure enough, although Gu Junxiu was quite outstanding among the Gu Clan's children, he was still far from being able to stand on his own.

Especially since the other party is an old fox from the Blue Star -earth Kingdom on Earth, who has emerged from the political struggles of hundreds of millions of people.

After a moment's thought, considering the option of "Qianxing people", Blue Star would probably not be too hasty in dealing with Suimu Zhenxian, and would definitely take a slow approach to obtain the greatest benefit.

He immediately said, "It's not a big problem. Let's arrange it this way. We'll send them some blueprints and documents from time to time that only a Celestial Master can fully implement. Just keep them hanging on, it won't take too long..."

Gu Jinlai concluded. "Two or three years should be enough."

Gu Junxiu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Gu Jinlai's words.

"Yes."

"Try to extend the communication timeline as much as possible."

Gu Jinlai said something and quickly withdrew the Void Projection Technique.

He originally intended to project his thoughts onto Xie Yusheng to understand the situation.

However, considering that submitting now would be too deliberate, I plan to wait a while longer.

This also gives the True Immortal Research Institute, jointly established by the three kingdoms, some time to react.

"Let's perfect my grotto-heaven first. My grotto-heaven can bear the Heavenly Dao... Once it's completely perfected, I will be a true Immortal Lord. At that time, even if the entire Myriad Star Sword Sect launches an attack to intimidate the Immortal Kingdom, we will not be powerless to fight back."

Gu Jinlai have pondered this.

Then, he turned his gaze to his own void.

The void space is not the true framework of a grotto-heaven; it needs to be constructed like other grotto-heavens using grotto-heaven stones, grotto-heaven crystals, and materials of the five elements...

It's difficult.

However, the fact that his grotto-heaven could accommodate the Flame Heavenly Dao gave him a more convenient idea.

"Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, along with space and time, are the foundation of the world. Among them, the five Heavenly Dao principles of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth combine to form the Five Elements Great Dao. Having the Five Elements Great Dao is far better than simply piling up the five elements materials. Moreover, the Five Elements Great Dao is one of the three thousand Great Daos, and it is one of the most advanced Great Daos."

Gu Jinlai stayed at the Creation Gate for a period of time, the Creation Gate, as the force that gave birth to the Heavenly Dao, has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. It not only has a detailed description of the Heavenly Dao, but also records about the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Especially the Great Dao of Creation.

"The Five Elements Great Dao, along with the Starry Sky Great Dao, the Life Great Dao, and other Great Daos, can merge to form the Creation Great Dao, one of the Five Primal Great Daos. The Creation Great Dao is the foundation of all matter. If one truly achieves this, one will be able to create something from nothing and create things from nothing without relying on any external objects."

However, these are too distant from the Gu Jinlai.

The true Great Dao of Creation, formed by the fusion of several Great Daos, is only partially understood not only by the Creation Sect, but also by many ancient texts in the Xuanxian Realm.

Knowing of the existence of these Great Daos is already the limit of what they can detect with their inherited knowledge.

Even though the Creation Sect claims that its Creation Heavenly Dao points directly to the Great Dao, they can't even describe what the true Creation Great Dao looks like, let alone cultivate it.

"My inner world is built on the foundation of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The Heavenly Dao of Flame is just the beginning. Next, there will Heavenly Dao of Metal, the Heavenly Dao of Yi Wood, the Heavenly Dao of Nourishment, and the Heavenly Dao of Earth."

The Heavenly Dao can only be conceived by celestial beings who borrow the power of the grotto-heaven and supplement it with a large amount of spiritual energy.

In the realm of immortals, the immortal kingdom has been gestating for over twenty years, yet it still hasn't completed the "Transformation of Spirits" Heavenly Dao.

Of course, this was because Zhao Xi knew there was a problem with the "Transformation of Spirits" Heavenly Dao, and deliberately delayed the process. But this also shows how difficult it is to cultivate a Heavenly Dao.

If the Realm of Immortality is like this, what about the Realm of Mysterious Immortals?

Even a medium-sized power, mobilizing dozens of True Immortals to open up grotto-heavens, collect spiritual energy, and condense spiritual crystals, still takes thousands of years to nurture a Heavenly Dao.

This is all under the condition that these true immortals do not consume any energy.

It's like someone who earns 100,000 a year and wants to buy a 10 million house. Theoretically, they only need to live to be 120 and work for 100 years to buy it.

In reality, not only can a person not live to be 120 years old, but even if one could live to be 120 years old, it is impossible for them to work for 100 years.

Working for fifty years until seventy years old is the limit.

The same applies to celestial beings who wish to cultivate the Heavenly Dao.

A Heavenly Dao often requires the tireless and persistent efforts of three generations of a medium-sized power to have any hope of success.

During this period, this medium-sized power must ensure that it has celestial beings at all times to maintain its position as a medium-sized power, and it must not have any accidents happen.

Otherwise, at best all previous efforts will be wasted, and at worst the grotto-heaven will be seized and the sect destroyed.

"Nurtured by itself..."

He hesitated for a moment, Gu Jinlai.

There are six Celestial Immortals in the Immortal Kingdom, and with their abundant spiritual energy, they have given birth to four Heavenly Dao. It will take about forty or fifty years.

But he didn't want to wait...

"In the memories of True Immortal Suimu, the Myriad Stars Sword Sect has six Heavenly Immortals, including one Immortal Lord and two Dao Lords. The Heavenly Dao on their bodies includes the Geng Metal Heavenly Dao and the Hou Tu Heavenly Dao... The battle of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect is inevitable, so what I really need to gather is the Yi Wood Heavenly Dao and the Runze Heavenly Dao."

These two Heavenly Dao are not present in the Flame River Path.

But they should be able to gather them all in the Northern Region.

For the Gu Jinlai, they stayed in Baihe City.

Jiang Yujian is currently in seclusion, and not long ago he had a very unpleasant argument with Ye Yunguang over the matter of the Red Cloud Sect's cave. So, he decided not to return to the Creation Sect for now, and would wait until Jiang Yujian came out of seclusion.

During this time, he planned to study how to use the characteristics of the Creation Heavenly Dao to create the Cheng Ying Mech and compile a mech operation manual so that anyone above the Primordial Spirit realm who had cultivated divine sense could read and learn from it.

The peaceful life lasted for three months.

Over the course of three months, Gu Jinlai not only gained a deep understanding of the power distribution in the Xuanxian Realm, but also sorted out his own cultivation system across the Three Realms.

At the same time, he also borrowed people from the Cloud Soaring Sect to begin storing materials related to the manufacture of mechs.

During this time, he used the Void Projection Technique to return several times, and through an avatar, he gave Zhao Xi a detailed introduction to the situation of the Xuanxian Realm.

The true depths of the Xuanxian Realm weighed heavily on the mind of this founder of the immortal kingdom.

But...

It's meaningless.

The current Immortal Kingdom must rely on the power of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect to fight against Demonic Beasts.

Although they gained the upper hand in the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss, the situation will inevitably fall into a stalemate again once the peak True Immortals of the Myriad Star Sword Sect leave.

Also...

Even if they knew that the Myriad Star Sword Sect was hiding an even greater power, they could only pretend not to know.

They didn't even dare to openly break off relations.

Otherwise, once the Myriad Stars Sword Sect realizes that the situation is not right and launches a full-scale invasion of the Immortal Kingdom, the Immortal Kingdom will be powerless to resist.

The only thing Zhao Xi could do was hope that Gu Jinlai could interfere with the operation of the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect as soon as possible, so that he could complete the condensation of the Heavenly Dao and advance to the Dao Lord level.

With the rich foundation he has accumulated by traversing thousands of miles of grotto-heavens, once he possesses his own Heavenly Dao, he will soon be able to fully control the Heavenly Dao and refine it into his body. Only then will he be considered a true Heavenly Immortal Lord.

Just as Gu Jinlai estimated that Jiang Yujian should be out of seclusion in about six months, several streaks of light suddenly pierced the void and appeared above Baihe City.

The leader among them was none other than Ye Qingzhu, a highly respected figure in the Creation Sect and the younger sister of the Supreme Elder Ye Yan.

"Daoist Jiang Yufeng, Elder Yu Xu, the Supreme Elder has ordered you to return to the sect immediately for questioning!"

Ye Qingzhu arrived over Baihe City and immediately relayed the order.

"The Supreme Elder? Ye Yan?"

There have been some surprises Gu Jinlai.

Then, he let out a sneer.

Ye Yan? The Supreme Elder? So what?

Yu Xu, however, appeared in his courtyard immediately. "Daozi, the Supreme Elder has summoned us. We should return to the sect as soon as possible."

"Summoning us back at this time can't be anything good. If you want to go back, go ahead. I'm too lazy to go."

The direct path Gu Jinlai.

"This..."

Yu Xu hesitated for a moment, but then he said, "Then I will go and tell Elder Ye that you are in a critical period of seclusion and it is inconvenient for you to go to see the Supreme Elder. You must not act rashly."

After saying that, he quickly took to the air and met Ye Qingzhu, who was in the void.

At this moment, True Immortal Yun Zhen, who was stationed in Baihe City, also arrived at Gu Jinlai's courtyard. "Yu Feng, if you don't want to go back with this old hag, I will drive her away for you."

Gu Jinlai at him.

As a True Immortal of the Yunxiao Sect, Yun Zhen's every move represents the will of the Yunxiao Sect, while Ye Qingzhu...

He is practically the second most important figure in the Ye family lineage of the Creation Sect, second only to Ye Yan. If he were to take action against Ye Qingzhu and expel her, it would seriously affect the relationship between the Creation Sect and the Cloud Soaring Sect.

Gu Jinlai, there has been a desire to use the name of the Creation Sect to integrate forces such as the Cloud Soaring Sect, and there is no desire to see the two sects fall out.

"No need, I won't go. I don't believe he would dare to forcibly take me away."

This Gu Jinlai.

At this moment, Ye Qingzhu's voice came from above again. "Jiang Yufeng, don't hide in there and not say a word. I know you're listening. If you have the guts to sell out the sect, then come and confront me!"

"Sell the sect?"

This has surprised people Gu Jinlai.

What trouble has the Ye family caused this time?

"Good! That's great! It seems you think you have the Cloud Soaring Sect backing you up and don't even listen to the Supreme Elder's orders! Jiang Yujian gave the Dao Child status to someone like you, now I'll see how he still has the face to sit in the position of sect leader!"

After Ye Qingzhu finished speaking, she suddenly waved her hand. "Let's go!"

"Daozi!"

Yu Xu hurriedly transmitted his voice to Gu Jinlai.

"The position of sect leader..."

Gu Jinlai's expression turned slightly cold, and he slowly stood up.

Immortal Yun Zhen immediately said, "Jiang Yujian's position as sect leader was appointed by Immortal Ye Yan. It is impossible for it to be shaken because of such a small matter. I think this old hag is brewing some kind of conspiracy to force you to return to the sect."

"I know."

Gu Jinlai said in a deep voice, "I also want to know what the Supreme Elder of the Creation Sect and the Sea-Stabilizing God of the Ye family are thinking about the Ye family's actions. If he really wants to let the Ye family destroy the Creation Sect, then I'll just give him a push. How can we rebuild without breaking down the old sect?"

Yun Zhenzhen was somewhat alarmed by what he had heard from Gu Jinlai present.

But...

He didn't think he was exaggerating.

One reason is that by embarking on the path of innate divinity, one can possess combat power comparable to that of a true immortal.

Another reason...

He always felt that this "nephew" was not as simple as he appeared.

Thinking of this, True Immortal Yun Zhen solemnly said, "If you feel wronged staying in the Creation Sect, you might as well come to our Cloud Soaring Sect. Your sister is married to someone from our Cloud Soaring Sect. The Cloud Soaring Sect will always be your second home."

"Then I'll remember that."

Gu Jinlai smiled and said something, then took to the air.

Yu Xu, who was in the void wondering whether he should chase after Ye Qingzhu, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this scene.

Ye Qingzhu, who had already flown out of Baihe City's territory, also curled the corners of her mouth into a cold smile.

"Daozi."

Yu Xu quickly followed up with Gu Jinlai: "Don't worry, the Supreme Elder is different from the other members of the Ye family. In his mind, everything is still for the development of the Creation Sect."

"I hope that's really the case."

Gu Jinlai.

The two quickened their pace and soon caught up with Ye Qingzhu and the others.

"Elder Ye, Daozi and I will go with you to see the Supreme Elder."

Yu Xu said.

Ye Qingzhu ignored Yu Xu and glanced at Gu Jinlai out of the corner of her eye. "Heh, I really thought you were going to have a lot of backbone."

"I don't know if I have backbone, but at least I'm better than you guys who flaunt your power in the Creation Sect because of Ye Yan Zhenxian."

This Gu Jinlai.

"Sharp-tongued and quick-witted!"

Ye Qingzhu's face was cold and stern. "I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. I want to see if you can still spout nonsense in front of a dignified elder of the Creation Sect after your Dao Child status is stripped away and you are completely expelled from the Creation Sect!"

"I'll wait."

The Way of Peace Gu Jinlai.

The group quickly headed towards the Gate of Creation.

Nothing unexpected happened along the way.

When they arrived at the mountain range near the Gate of Creation, a group of people were already waiting there.

The leader was none other than Ye Yunguang, who had been struck by True Immortal Yunzhen earlier and fled in a sorry state, coughing up blood.

Upon seeing Gu Jinlai and Yu Xu arrive, Ye Yunguang immediately jumped out, glaring fiercely at Gu Jinlai: "You used special methods to take control of the Red Cloud Sect's grotto-heaven long ago, didn't you!? You'd rather hand over control of the Red Cloud Sect's grotto-heaven to outsiders like Yun Zhen than to our Creation Sect, and you even watched me, an elder of the Creation Sect, be humiliated by outsiders!? You traitorous bastard..."

"Elder Ye, what makes you say that! Could there be some misunderstanding?!"

Yu Xu quickly replied.

"Misunderstanding!? Don't think I don't know that you and Yun Zhen colluded to betray the interests of our Creation Sect..."

"Alright, where is Ye Yan? And where is Elder Ye of the Creation Sect?"

Gu Jinlai waved his hand, as if to shoo Ye Yunguang away like a mosquito.

"Jiang Yufeng!"

This rude attitude made Ye Yunguang, who was already dissatisfied with him because of Jiang Yujian, unable to hold back any longer and scream, "How dare you treat me so disrespectfully?! Today I'll show you what respect for elders and juniors really means!"

As soon as he finished speaking, this Elder Xu Xian made his move directly, rushing towards Gu Jinlai like a streak of light.

"Presumptuous!"

Gu Jinlai, he suddenly opened his eyes wide.

The moment Ye Yunguang lunged forward, he suddenly made his move, unleashing his gravity. His palm seemed to transform into a black hole, forming an extremely powerful binding force field that instantly enveloped the Ye family's illusory immortal, pulling him directly towards the palm of his hand.

The sudden binding force immediately caused astonishment to appear in Ye Yunguang's eyes.

"You!?"

Immediately afterwards, as if he had been humiliated, he flew into a rage.

"You dare fight back! You're asking for death!"

"Boom!"

The power belonging to a Dao-proving immortal erupted from his body, and his figure grew rapidly, instantly rising from less than two meters to more than ten meters, then dozens of meters...

Clearly, he is about to manifest his strongest form.

"You're the one who's courting death."

Gu Jinlai reached out his hand to Ye Yunguang, clenching his fist with all five fingers.

Terrifying forces pressed down on his swollen body, causing it to collapse and compress rapidly, eventually being reduced to its normal size.

This violent crushing force caused the elder to widen his eyes in disbelief.

"How is this possible..."

However, Gu Jinlai, there has been no indication that they will stop.

Even after crushing and compressing his emanating immortal body to normal size, the terrifying power still bound and compressed his body. In an instant, the sound of bones breaking rang out, and that terrifying power seemed to want to knead Ye Yunguang's entire body into a lump of flesh and blood.

"Ahh!"

Ye Yunguang's bones shattered and his body compressed, causing him to scream in agony, "Save me... save me..."

"Jiang Yufeng! What are you doing?! Stop!"

"Fighting among fellow disciples? Jiang Yufeng, are you trying to rebel?!"

"Release Elder Yun Guang immediately, or you will die!"

The elders of the Ye family lineage beside him roared in unison.

Among them, the four people led by Ye Qingzhu did not hesitate to take action, and the aura of their Divine Ability powers quickly condensed from their hands.

Before they could unleash their Divine Ability, an invisible ripple spread outwards from the center of the Gu Jinlai. Then, a terrifying force, powerful enough to compress a towering mountain into a stone ball the size of a pigeon's egg, descended upon the four of them.

Although the four of them were all immortals who had survived the tribulation of lightning, their fates were no different from Ye Yunguang's.

They resisted with all their might, trying to manifest their immortal forms, but could only watch helplessly as their immortal bodies were crushed.

It was as if an invisible hand was pulling them from within, causing their immortal bodies to collapse inward at a visible speed.

"Oh no! My sacred body..."

"How could this be!? Jiang Yufeng... isn't he a Mahayana Saint!?"

"What kind of power is this?! What kind of Divine Ability is this?!"

An atmosphere of fear immediately spread among the elders.

This scene left Yu Xu, who was still worried that Gu Jinlai would suffer a great loss and was considering whether to force Jiang Yujian to come out of seclusion, completely dumbfounded.

"Still not coming out?! Do you think I'm like my elder brother, having received favors from your Creation Sect and therefore afraid to kill anyone?!"

Having controlled the five Ye family immortals Gu Jinlai, he sneered and spoke towards the depths of the Creation Gate.

As soon as he finished speaking, a divine thought was projected out from within, "Young friend, please calm down. Some of my juniors were ignorant and offended you. I apologize to you here."

Immediately afterwards, a man with a middle-aged appearance but white hair and a rather otherworldly air walked out from inside.

"Big brother!"

"Grand Elder, the Grand Elder has arrived!"

"Uncle Ye, this is our Creation Sect! Uncle Ye can directly mobilize the power of the Creation Heavenly Dao. You're dead, Jiang Yufeng! You're dead today!"

Upon seeing this figure, Ye Qingzhu and the other three, who were bound by gravity, grasped at a straw and spoke up one after another.

Especially Ye Yunguang, whose bones were almost completely shattered, had eyes filled with ferocity and murderous intent.

"Are we doomed?"

Gu Jinlai looked at Ye Yan and sneered, "You see, they're trying to kill me! If apologies were useful in this situation, there wouldn't be so much strife in the world."

Ye Yan looked at Ye Yunguang, who resembled a ball of flesh, and suddenly waved his hand.

A power belonging to the supreme True Immortal level erupted from his body, intending to save the person first.

Almost at the same time he unleashed his power, a trace of the Flame Heavenly Dao was subtly activated within Gu Jinlai's body.

Although he had only activated a wisp of Heavenly Dao power, Ye Yan, who also wielded the Heavenly Dao, keenly sensed it. "You!?"

There was clearly no hidden world nearby, and the aura of the Heavenly Dao emanating from the person before him didn't seem to come from external forces, but rather...

It resides within him!

To be able to achieve this level of...

Ye Yan suddenly opened her eyes wide.

Immortal Lord!?

"If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too! It seems that the reason why the Ye family has become so arrogant and domineering is largely due to your wanton indulgence as the Supreme Elder!"

They sneered Gu Jinlai.

"Your Mightiness..."

Ye Yan's expression was filled with trepidation and apprehension. "Who exactly are you, sir? And what is your purpose in coming to my Creation Sect?!"

"Purpose? I'm just looking for my brother, to see if I can help them in any way."

Gu Jinlai, he waved his hand and said, "But now is not the time to talk about these things. This elder of your Creation Sect has been saying that I am doomed to die today! He is trying to kill me! Tell me, how does your Creation Sect intend to resolve this matter?"

"I'm looking for your brother..."

Ye Yan's mind raced, and he quickly forced a smile, "Family... misunderstanding... misunderstanding..."

But as he spoke, Ye Yunguang cried out in anguish again, "Uncle Ye, this boy has gone too far in bullying our Creation Sect! Even if he is Jiang Yujian's younger brother, he must be punished today..."

"Shut up, you wretched creature!"

Ye Yan suddenly unleashed his divine sense. "How dare you interrupt when I'm talking to my young friend Jiang!"

A thunderous divine thought bombarded Ye Yunguang's mind, instantly causing his brain to buzz and his thoughts to go blank.

At this moment, Ye Yan quickly and politely gestured, "Young friend Jiang, there must be a misunderstanding. We're all family, so please come to my Creation Sect's cave heaven. We'll summon our swords and discuss this together."

Sorry for the long wait, everyone. I've combined them all and posted them together.