Myriad Star Sword Sect

Compared to other spirit lords, the Trayastrimsa Spirit Lord possesses an extremely powerful talent.

Like a leech, it will not die even if it cuts itself into pieces.

That's how it almost descended back then, without going through the Abyss of Demons, but only through a large rift in the Demon Realm.

"My clone will gather all the information about that world and uncover the truth about it for us."

The Way of the Spirit Lord of the Trayastrimsa Heaven.

"Good. Your clone has mastered the Star Gate forging technology, and that world already has the Star Spirit Platform, which is the Star Gate foundation. If that world is truly as harmless as we learned from those humans, it will secretly utilize and assist those humans in completing the forging of the Star Gate."

The spiritual fluctuations of the Crimson Firefly Sovereign echoed in the arena, "However, we cannot wait passively. Qianyan, provide those humans with the activation materials for the Rift Generator again, and guide them to generate the Rift again in six months, so that we can obtain first-hand information."

"My lord, those humans are exploring very quickly and are almost at the border of our controlled area. During this time, the people we control have also learned some ways to use those devices. Furthermore... our invasion is about to begin. In order to prevent them from discovering the anomalies in our area, do you think we should take action now to eliminate them?"

Qian Yan Demon Emperor said.

"Oh? Can the humans you control do that?"

"Able."

The Thousand Flame Demon Emperor said heavily, "Although those humans have mastered considerable power, they can only threaten the Celestial Person at most. Any Saint could easily annihilate them. Moreover, among the humans I control is a Void Immortal, whose existence is enough to ensure that no accidents occur."

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, "Besides, haven't they always wanted to know what a real immortal looks like? When it really comes down to forcing that illusory immortal to take action, just say that he is the legendary immortal."

"Alright, let's make our move as soon as they make contact with the outside of the controlled area."

The Crimson Firefly Overlord issued the order.

The Thousand Flame Demon Emperor bowed respectfully.

Lingxiao Palace and Xinhuo Hall.

At this moment, young men and women are constantly coming and going in this large building complex that covers an area of more than 100 square kilometers.

The Hall of Inherited Fire is the highest institution of learning related to education in the Lingxiao Palace.

Children within the jurisdiction of Lingxiao Palace can enter the Firewood Elementary Academy under the Firewood Hall at the age of twelve to complete a six-year training education.

Over these six years, based on their different performances, they will have three career paths to choose from upon graduation: cultivator, demon god warrior, and celestial master.

Those who switch to the Celestial Master path enter the Celestial Master Academy, while those who switch to the Demon God Martial Artist or Cultivator path enter the corresponding Advanced Martial Artist Academy or Advanced Cultivator Academy.

After another six years of assessment, only after they have successfully Spirit Refining will they be sent to the Hall of Incineration for intensive training.

Everyone who can enter the Hall of Inheritance is equivalent to a future Celestial Person being.

In the future, as time goes by and the admission standards rise, entering the Hall of Inheritance will be almost equivalent to becoming a Saint Seed or even a Void Immortal Seed.

At this moment, Xuan Yue and Xue Ying were walking hand in hand through the complex of buildings.

Along the way, all the disciples of the Hall of Firelight bowed respectfully to the two of them, saying, "Hall Master, Instructor."

Xuan Yue smiled and waved to greet the disciples.

Although all disciples of the Hall of Inspiration must take up local posts after the age of forty unless they are accepted as disciples by an elder or hall master, there are countless people who want to rise to prominence from the Lingxiao Palace, as it has now become the undisputed number one power in Qiantian.

Even though the selection criteria for disciples of the Firewood Hall is that they must True Person Spirit Refining under the age of forty, there are still more than 10,000 people in the Firewood Hall at present.

Looking at the bustling scene of people coming and going in the hall, Xuan Yue had a genuine smile on her face.

"Life in the Sanqing Hall was good back then, but it was still somewhat oppressive and desolate. Everyone had a serious and unsmiling demeanor, and their stern faces made people feel intimidated. How could it be as harmonious and friendly as this place? This is the kind of life I want."

Xuan Yue Dao.

Xueying nodded. "Although the Sanqing Palace is our hometown, but..."

She seemed to have thought of something and shook her head, "I guess even if Grandpa Wuzhen were still alive, he wouldn't blame us for merging the Sanqing Palace into the Lingxiao Palace if he saw this magnificent scene."

"The general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, there will be unity. In the past hundred years, the Qiantian has been at war, and the people have suffered unspeakably. It is time to end the turmoil and allow the people to recuperate."

Xuan Yue said, looking at the woman beside her, "Xue Ying, do you like this kind of life?"

Xueying felt his gaze and looked back at him, her eyes reflecting his image. "If Ayue likes it, then I like it too."

"Yes, I really enjoy this kind of life. I don't have to bear the burden of the future of the Sanqing Hall, I don't have to worry about the pressure from my senior uncles and aunts, and I can teach my disciples every day and watch them grow up little by little..."

As Xuan Yue spoke, her smile was full of tenderness.

This is the life he has always dreamed of.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he slightly raised his head and gazed towards the horizon, his gaze seemingly piercing through endless space, landing on a certain person. "I wonder where Xuan Tianzun is now..."

"Xuantian Venerable..."

When Xueying heard him mention this name, she knew that this was the first friend Xuan Yue had made and acknowledged over the years.

Only...

"Let's stay away from him."

Xueying whispered.

"I know, I just want to tell him that he was able to make the True Immortal Palace surrender, thus averting a war and preventing countless families from being torn apart and destroyed. For that reason alone..."

Xuan Yue whispered, "I don't hate him anymore."

Xueying didn't say anything, but just held his hand tightly and stood quietly beside him.

Xuan Yue was silent for a moment, as if she felt that all of this was meaningless, and then she laughed, "Don't worry, I'm fine. It's all in the past. We don't need to dwell on the past anymore, but should look to the future."

"Yes, looking to the future."

Xueying nodded.

The two smiled at each other, held hands and walked side by side, blending into the soft morning sunlight accompanied by the energetic voices of their disciples.

Xuan Yue may know, or she may not.

In a mountain forest thousands of miles away from him, or rather, from Lingxiao Palace, a figure was observing the true spirit world and focusing its gaze on him.

Or rather, his spiritual fluctuations.

Since the Gu Jinlai and moderns have always hoped that more Celestial Masters would be born in the Qiantian realm in order to deal with the possibility that the Demon Realm might launch an attack on the Changsheng Realm in the form of Demonic Spirit, the Chenguang Nine Refinement Method has been widely circulated over the years.

Although it may not be widely known, it is not difficult for those with status and position to obtain it.

As the master of the Heavenly Sword, Xuan Tianzun, whose combat strength is no less than that of a Void Immortal, is naturally no exception.

With the help of the Nine Refinements of the Morning Light and a mysterious power that seemed to "bless" The Unseen, he had now reached the third step of the Heavenly Monarch realm, the point where he could glimpse the true spirit world.

He even mastered some special secret techniques by reverse-engineering the Unseen "enlightenment" power.

That is why he was able to "see" Xuan Yue's existence through the perspective of the true spirit world.

"There's no need to dwell on the past; let's look to the future."

Xuan Tianzun muttered to himself.

There was a surprising hint of envy in his eyes.

I envy Xuan Yue's life.

But...

In just a moment, he had forcefully crushed this feeling of "envy".

That's not the life he wants.

Living in a comfortable circle for a long time will only wear down a person's fighting spirit and drive, so that when real danger comes, even if he realizes it and wants to work hard, he will still be crushed mercilessly like an insignificant ant.

Try harder then...

It's too late.

Just like how he could have easily become Celestial Person before the age of twenty-five if he had worked hard, but because his living environment was too comfortable, he only Core Forming Formation stage after more than ten years on the path of cultivation. As a result, he could only watch helplessly as the Frost Sword Sect was destroyed, and his master, junior brother, and junior sister were all killed by Wu Tiandi...

Even now, he often thinks about this nightmare, which keeps him awake at night.

He would never allow this to happen again.

Especially...

At this moment, he is facing a new crisis.

"Lord of Libra".

Xuan Tianzun felt his Celestial Master realm advancing at an absurdly rapid pace...

He took out a somewhat tattered ancient scroll, which turned out to be a special sacrificial ritual.

The objects used in the sacrifices are the True Spirit of the Heavenly Ruler.

And the ultimate goal of sacrificial rituals is...

This is to summon the Gemini Star Lords to descend.

"Only the Creator can oppose the Creator."

Xuan Tianzun smoothed out the ancient scroll.

He offered his True Spirit, which had been elevated almost entirely by the power of the Libra Star Lord, as a sacrifice to the Gemini Star Lord, but who knows...

Is it possible for the Libra Star Lord to reclaim this offering?

"Eat me, come and eat me."

A cruel and insane glint flashed in Xuan Tianzun's eyes. "If you can't eat me... then I'll eat you!"

The Realm of Mysterious Immortals.

Gu Jinlai did not return to the Creation Gate immediately, but went directly to the Myriad Stars Sword Sect.

Over the years, Zhao Xichao has dispatched three groups of people to the Wanxing Sword Sect. Two of them have lost contact, but the third is still in contact.

The last time he communicated with Zhao Xi using the Void Projection Technique, he learned from Zhao Xi that the True Immortal had already established a firm foothold in the Myriad Star Sword Sect and had transmitted information to him through a special method.

Considering that the Creation Sect is now on the right track and will inevitably take action against the Myriad Star Sword Sect located in the Suspended Gold Path after unifying the Flame River Path, he plans to contact this True Immortal to see if he can provide any assistance.

If he can be put to good use, perhaps the Creation Sect can take action against the Myriad Star Sword Sect before dealing with the Heavenly Fire Sect.

In this way, Zhao Xi can immediately focus on collecting spirit crystals and perfect the Transformation Heavenly Dao, thereby minimizing the variables that may occur during the war between the Immortal Kingdom, the Myriad Star Sword Sect, and the Demon Realm.

"Zhao Xi dispatched Qiu Yu Zhenxian. His loyalty is beyond question, given that he sent her to the Xuanxian Realm to carry out such a crucial mission. This Zhenxian was adopted by Zhao Xi four hundred years ago and has been carefully taught and guided by him ever since. After four hundred years of arduous cultivation, she now possesses the strength of a top-tier Zhenxian."

At this Gu Jinlai was riding a dragon-blooded steed and had already entered the territory of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect, and was not far from the mountain range where the Myriad Stars Sword Sect was located.

The strength he displayed was at the Void Returning stage, which was just right.

His Primordial Spirit realm is too weak.

The Mahayana Realm has once again attracted attention.

After all, even though the Myriad Stars Sword Sect is the overlord of the Suspended Gold Path, Mahayana Saint is still equivalent to an inner disciple.

"Compared to the Creation Sect, the Myriad Stars Sword Sect is clearly much stronger. According to what I learned from True Immortal Sui Mu's memories, the Myriad Stars Sword Sect has six Heavenly Immortals, but... this number may not be 100% accurate. As for True Immortals... there are as many as eighty-one, and the number of Void Immortals below that exceeds one thousand."

Gu Jinlai estimates, if the Creation Sect were to wage war against the Myriad Star Sword Sect, it would need at least three hundred Cheng Ying mechs to have any hope.

To ensure an overwhelming advantage, the number of Shadow Mechs needs to be over a thousand.

This is without even considering the top combat power.

"As a top-tier power, the Myriad Stars Sword Sect has an Immortal Lord. With my current strength, I am still somewhat inferior to directly attack an Immortal Lord who is backed by a cave heaven. However, if I can lure that Immortal Lord out and make him tens of thousands of miles away from the cave heaven, without the continuous amplification of the cave heaven's power, even if he can absorb the power of the Heavenly Dao into his body, he will eventually be worn down to death by my 'Three Realms'."

Gu Jinlai, people have pondered and focused their attention on the spiritual world.

During this period, he successively purged Baihe City and the Creation Gate, accumulating a considerable amount of Clear Light. Even though he had consumed a lot of it, he still had eight hundred Clear Light remaining.

However, it is perhaps too early for Yao Qingguang to elevate the "Three Realms" Cultivation Method to perfection.

Moreover, the ultimate goal of the Three Cultivation Method is to complete the shaping of the miniature spirit world within his body and integrate it into the real spirit world.

During this period, he will transform himself into a spirit life in the miniature spirit world, and naturally become a spirit master as the miniature spirit world merges into the real spirit world.

But the environment of the Mystic Immortal Realm...

It is very unfriendly to spiritual beings.

After a moment's thought, the gazes of people from Gu Jinlai couldn't help but fall on the skill of the Eternal Furnace.

Although the Three Realms were forged through the Chaos Starlight Body, the Eternal Furnace, the Spiritual Technique, and the Nebula Strategy, this does not mean that the skill orb of the Eternal Furnace has disappeared.

Furthermore, if he were to make breakthroughs in his Chaotic Astral Body, Eternal Furnace, Spiritual Technique, and Nebula Strategy, and further refine the Three Realms Cultivation Method, the power of this Cultivation Method would also increase significantly.

Just like now...

His gaze was focused on the Eternal Furnace, which had fallen back to the "Great Perfection" state due to the acquisition of a large amount of information related to "nuclear fusion".

"Compared to the Chaotic Star Body, the Eternal Furnace's astonishing endurance allows it to unleash greater power in the Xuanxian Realm. Moreover, I fortuitous opportunity obtained a Flame Heavenly Dao, and through continuous study of it, I've gained a new understanding of the Eternal Furnace and even the Three Realms Cultivation Method... Now that I have a large amount of Pure Light on me, it's time to optimize this power system..."

Upon realizing this, eight hundred beams of clear light poured into the Eternal Furnace like a torrent.

During this time, he himself had gained some understanding of the Eternal Furnace. In addition, he had intermittently poured some pure light into it before. The insights brought by the eight hundred pure lights now caused a huge change in the world in front of him, both Gu Jinlai.

In a hazy vision, he seemed to transform into a pure gaseous substance—hydrogen—and under the gravitational pull derived from the Three Cultivation Method, he continuously rotated and compressed, and...

It collapsed inwards.

This collapse resulted in a violent collision. At a certain moment, the energy ejected from the collision reached a critical point, suddenly erupting and creating an unprecedented and relentless fusion effect, ultimately...

A star has formed.

After a star is formed, it also draws on matter from the vast cosmos through gravity to fuel itself, allowing it to burn eternally and release endless light and heat.

However, nothing in this world can truly last forever.

Even a true immortal who claims to be immortal and has completely transformed himself into energy will perish after a thousand years due to limitations in the capacity of his mind.

The same applies to stars.

The eternal furnace, gradually approaching perfection, under the influence of the fiery Heavenly Dao, has gradually pointed out the direction of the end of stars Gu Jinlai.

High temperature.

Unprecedented high temperatures.

One billion degrees, three billion degrees, six billion degrees...

Under such terrifyingly high temperatures, the sun...

It's so hot!

They erupted with unprecedented brilliance, releasing gamma-ray bursts containing temperatures of one trillion degrees Celsius, annihilating all matter in the universe with overwhelming force.

"Boom!"

When that dazzling light was released and erupted in Gu Jinlai's mind, even though it was just a fantasy comprehended by Qingguang, Gu Jinlai still felt his brain buzzing and his mind seemed to be plunged into an unprecedented shock.

That is...

A power that ordinary people can hardly reach or look up to in their entire lives.

"This..."

Gu Jinlai, people have taken a deep breath.

It took me a long time to recover from the shock of the sun exploding.

Immediately afterwards, he focused his attention on the Eternal Furnace, which had just been elevated to perfection.

Eternal Furnace: Great Achievement → Perfection.

Derivative characteristic: Supernova explosion.

"As expected, it has this characteristic."

He knew that as he grew, he would one day encounter such a cosmic spectacle that could destroy the sun, but he never expected that day to come so soon.

He carefully sensed this characteristic.

In fact, once he activates the "immortal eternity" property of the Eternal Furnace, the Eternal Furnace becomes very unstable.

If he were to force the Eternal Furnace to operate at this point, it might collapse, ultimately causing an effect similar to a supernova explosion.

However, that effect was not only full of surprises, but also a final blow delivered at the cost of the Eternal Furnace and itself.

It was a self-destructive explosion, like destroying everything in its path, completely out of control.

But a supernova is about to explode...

It could even be described as a secret technique.

In conjunction with its immortality and eternity, it can compress and release all the power within the Eternal Furnace in an extremely powerful way, ultimately resulting in a devastating blow.

Moreover, since the Eternal Furnace at the Perfect level is equivalent to a perfect demonstration of the process of a star from birth to death, when the supernova explosion is activated, it can recreate a sun through factors such as hydrogen and gravity.

That is, to reshape the eternal furnace.

"Over the years, the Eternal Furnace has remained unassuming, known for its stable and continuous output. I never expected that after it was restored to perfection, it would unleash such a devastating attack on me!"

Gu Jinlai muttered something under his breath.

He didn't know if this was influenced by the Heavenly Dao of Flames, but...

At least now, he truly has a trump card.

One...

It's likely that they can directly break through the Immortal Lord's Cave Heaven's trump card.

The only problem is that using this trump card comes at a high cost.

Just like back then when he forcibly upgraded the Eternal Furnace to perfection, relying on its indestructible and eternal characteristics to unleash the power of nuclear fusion and destroy one after another of his Celestial Person and saintly opponents.

The cooldown time is a bit long.

During the cooling period...

"Didn't I have a chaotic astral body during the cooldown period?"

His expression was slightly different Gu Jinlai.

Even without the Eternal Furnace, the Chaotic Astral Body remains incredibly powerful.

It's just that we have fewer methods.

In addition...

"Can I precisely control the power of the Eternal Furnace, separating a portion of its power to unleash a burst of energy... or rather, can I condense several, or even dozens, of Eternal Furnaces within my body, and then..."

Suddenly, my mind opened up with ideas from Gu Jinlai.

He's someone who's supposed to create a small world inside his own body.

In fantasy, it's called a "small world," but in science fiction, it's called a "microcosm."

It's reasonable for a microcosm to contain tens of thousands of stars.

"However, I originally planned to create a miniature spirit world. The core of the miniature spirit world is the spirit energy technique. But if I really want to create a small universe, the five elements materials... or rather, the five elements of the Heavenly Dao, need to be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

Gu Jinlai narrowed his eyes. "In addition, this process, with its numerous optimizations, requires a considerable amount of cleaning power..."

Therefore, the operation to clear the Yanhe River channel must be brought forward.

Considering that the Heavenly Fire Sect is not the Myriad Star Sword Sect, it only has one Dao Lord and about twenty or thirty True Immortals.

Perhaps, when we have a hundred Shadow Mechs, we can find an excuse to launch a war against the surrounding areas.

After all, the Cheng Ying mechs are built as they are fought.

With this in mind, a massive city gradually came into view throughout Gu Jinlai.

"Star Sword City".

The name of this city has been known Gu Jinlai.

Unlike the Creation Gate, which is surrounded by numerous cities, the Myriad Star Sword Sect built a super city entirely of their own at the foot of the mountain.

The city's population and size are in no way inferior to the Holy Dynasty's megacity, Wind and Rain City.

Its area is several times larger.

The only difference is that the number of cultivators inside is not as large as in Wind and Rain City.

However, the number of cultivators is not as high as that of Xuanxian Realm because of the overall environment. In terms of quality, the experts of Xingjian City are far superior to those of Fengyu City.

Among the cultivators coming and going along the way, there were countless Nascent Primordial Spirit cultivators, and those at the Void Returning or Mahayana were not uncommon. Occasionally, one could even see Void Immortals riding palaces, birds, or flying boats, soaring across the sky and entering Star Sword City.

Gu Jinlai soon arrived at a fairly large shop selling Law Artifact.

This shop Law Artifact artifacts is the place where Qiu Yu Zhenxian left a message for Zhao Xishi.

Gu Jinlai, if one chose to enter the Myriad Stars Sword Sect through her channels, they would first have to meet at this Law Artifact shop.

As soon as he entered, a Primordial Spirit cultivator came to greet him.

Gu Jinlai waved his hand. "Big business, call someone who can speak on your behalf."

Upon seeing that Gu Jinlai was displaying the cultivation level of returning to the void, the Primordial Spirit cultivator dared not be negligent and quickly ushered him into the VIP room.

After waiting a short while in the VIP room, a middle-aged man at the Void Returning Realm approached, bowing with a broad smile, "Honorable guest, I apologize for the neglect..."

"I know your boss."

Gu Jinlai handed him a jade talisman with special patterns engraved on it, saying, "I have a big business deal to discuss with him."