Exposure

"What's wrong with something? Could it be that Zhao Xi has sensed something amiss with the Transformation of the Heavenly Dao?"

The conversation between Gu Jinlai and Qiu Yu Zhenxian quickly reached the ears of Ri Yi Zhenxian.

Since he was willing to let Qiu Yu Zhenxian come into contact with the Gu Jinlai, it must be because he had the means to monitor Qiu Yu Zhenxian's every move.

"We noticed it long ago, otherwise we wouldn't have sent people time and time again to try to infiltrate our Myriad Stars Sword Sect and disrupt the Xuanling Dao Master's Transformation Heavenly Dao."

The Grand Elder, the True Immortal of the Origin, sneered, "How could Zhao Xi possibly understand the power of our Myriad Stars Sword Sect? The beings of the Profound Immortal Realm and the beings of the Longevity Realm have significant differences in 'spirituality.' The higher the cultivation level, the greater the difference. Whether they send True Immortals or Void Immortals to infiltrate, they have nowhere to hide in front of us."

After speaking, he carefully sensed the surroundings and frowned. "They seem to be getting further and further away from the city... and the direction they are heading... seems to be deliberately moving away from our Myriad Star Sword Sect."

"He must have sensed something was wrong. What a cautious kid."

Riyi Zhenxian said.

"Sect Master, I think we should take action immediately to capture him, lest any unforeseen circumstances arise."

"Let's wait until we reach the place where the Gu Jinlai been before we talk about it. We must eradicate evil completely."

"Are you worried that you won't be able to capture Gu Jinlai? Doesn't this guy who calls himself Jiang Yufeng know where Gu Jinlai is? If we capture him, we can naturally force him to reveal Gu Jinlai's whereabouts."

"If he refuses to comply even at the cost of his life..."

As he spoke, True Immortal Riyi shook his head.

"The sect leader is too cautious. I don't believe there is any tough guy in the world who can withstand the methods of the Xuanling Dao Master. Besides... even if we don't find Gu Jinlai in the end, so what? At least he hasn't infiltrated our Wanxing Sword Sect. If our Wanxing Sword Sect continues to maintain a strict strategy of preventing outsiders for another three to five years, the Xuanling Dao Master's Transformation Heavenly Dao will surely be completed."

The words of the true immortals are unmistakable.

This is something that the True Immortal Riyi believes.

Even if they only extracted a little bit of spiritual energy from the Realm of Immortality, they would still have five or six spirit crystals after a year.

Five or six spirit crystals.

It should be noted that the Myriad Stars Sword Sect possesses the Suspended Gold Path, and the spiritual energy it condenses each year, when converted into spirit crystals, amounts to only two or three pieces.

Two or three spirit crystals are nothing compared to the thirty or forty spirit crystals a year that the Immortal Kingdom alone earns!

This is also why the Myriad Stars Sword Sect is trying every means to monopolize the Longevity Realm.

If we could swallow up the Realm of Immortality, with its unique environment, producing thousands or even tens of thousands of spirit crystals a year would not be a pipe dream.

What does that mean!?

This means that they can generate a Heavenly Dao and give birth to a Dao Lord every year.

"Once the Xuanling Dao Master achieves the Transformation Heavenly Dao, regardless of whether Zhao Xi is feigning madness or not, the Dao Master will directly transform himself and descend upon the Immortal Kingdom, launching the 'Substitute Peach for Plum' contingency plan to forcibly seize the Transformation Heavenly Dao within the Immortal Kingdom, thus becoming the Heavenly Dao Master of a grotto-heaven spanning a thousand miles!"

The True Immortal's eyes were filled with longing. "With that cave heaven and the Heavenly Dao Transformation as the foundation, the other five Heavenly Immortals of the Immortal Kingdom will be no match for the Dao Lord of Profound Spirit. When our strongest True Immortals enter the Realm of Longevity, occupy cave heavens one after another, and collect spiritual crystals with all their might to forge cave heavens and nurture the Heavenly Dao. Heavenly Immortals and Dao Lords will spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and the only fate awaiting the Immortal Kingdom will be destruction."

"Our Myriad Stars Sword Sect will also rise rapidly as a result, and within a hundred years, it will become a force with hundreds of Celestial Immortals and Dao Lords."

Riyi Zhenxiandao.

Hundreds of celestial beings and Dao lords...

This kind of foundation is more than just that of a regional hegemon.

Even the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect, the ruler of the Xuanxian Realm, couldn't muster a force of a hundred Celestial Immortals.

"Then you don't need to be so timid."

Riyi Zhenxian glanced ahead and said, "We are already three or four thousand miles away from Xingjian City. Even if a great battle breaks out, it will not affect Xingjian City. Let's take action now and capture this man named Jiang Yufeng."

"It should have been done long ago."

The True Immortal nodded slightly.

Sunlight Immortal unleashed a Dao artifact that resembled a stream of light, enveloping the figure of Source Tracing Immortal. In an instant, the two of them burst forth at a terrifying speed exceeding twenty times the speed of sound, chasing after Gu Jinlai.

While the two were giving chase at full speed, Gu Jinlai noticed it immediately.

He held a recording stone in his hand, and with a burst of energy from his feet, accompanied by flashes of lightning, he shot forward at full speed like a bolt of lightning.

Currently, he is only about 6,000 miles away from the Wanxing Sword Sect's mountain gate. The power projected by the Dao Lord and Immortal Lord of the Wanxing Sword Sect will not be diminished at all. In other words, even if he can suppress the Sun Shining True Immortal, the Source Tracing True Immortal, and the Autumn Jade True Immortal, his situation will become extremely passive once the three... six Heavenly Immortals of the Wanxing Sword Sect make their move.

Therefore, he must escape to a place tens of thousands of miles away, preferably thirty or forty thousand miles away, before he can take action to kill the two True Immortals of the Myriad Star Sword Sect.

"Stop him!"

As the Gu Jinlai erupted at full speed, True Immortal Qiuyu received True Immortal Riyi's command in his mind.

Qiu Yu Zhenxian gritted her teeth. "Whether you are from Gu Jinlai or not, don't blame me!"

After saying that, a piece of white silk flew out from her hand and quickly wrapped around Gu Jinlai's figure.

"You have indeed betrayed the Gu Jinlai!"

The sounds from Gu Jinlai resounded like muffled thunder in the void.

As the white silk ribbon rolled towards him, he flicked his hand, releasing the energy from the Eternal Furnace. The blazing, dazzling light, mixed with terrifying heat, erupted and instantly ignited and burned the artifact, turning it into ashes.

The intense light and heat generated by the burst of power further stimulated Qiu Yu Zhenxian's vision, making it almost impossible for her to see.

"You dare to attack our Wanxing Sword Sect elders on our territory? You have some serious nerve!"

The True Immortal of the Origin roared, "Prepare to die!"

"You were the ones who attacked me first. Aren't you people from the Myriad Star Sword Sect so arrogant and domineering? Aren't you afraid of my revenge?"

Gu Jinlai, people have shouted loudly.

"Revenge? What do you take our Myriad Stars Sword Sect for? Do you think you can leave our territory alive today?!"

As the True Immortal of Tracing Origins spoke, he also poured his own power into the radiant Dao artifact, and the already close distance between the two was slowly shortened.

"You want to kill me? I, Jiang Yufeng, will remember what happened today."

In Gu Jinlai, the speed has increased even more. Even though the True Immortal of Tracing Origin and the True Immortal of Sunbeam are activating the flowing light Dao artifact with all their might, they still cannot catch up with their figures.

"Damn it, how could he be so fast?! We probably won't be able to capture him alive and force him to reveal the whereabouts of 'Gu Jinlai' now."

Tracing back to the source, the true immortal felt he had miscalculated somewhat.

"His aura... isn't particularly strong, but he excels at explosive bursts... however, I'm certain that such explosive methods can't be sustained..."

Sunlight Immortal had a sullen face, as if he wanted to say something.

But when he realized that the distance between the two was widening, he could not say anything. He could only say, "This child must not be kept! Otherwise, Qiu Yu will be useless as a pawn! We must kill him first, and then have Qiu Yu come forward to mislead Zhao Xi, saying that he has betrayed us in the Gu Jinlai. One is a disciple he raised since childhood, and the other is an ambitious outsider with unclear motives. It is obvious who Zhao Xi will believe."

"That's right, provided we can kill him."

The True Immortal of Tracing Origins urgently transmitted his voice. "If we want to kill him, the two of us are afraid we won't be able to catch up. However, the Dao Master of Suspended Sword is currently overseeing the sect. Please, Dao Master of Suspended Sword, project the power of the Gengjin Heavenly Dao over here to bless us..."

"Not enough! The Gengjin Heavenly Dao can amplify our combat power, making our killing sword techniques incomparably powerful, but it doesn't significantly improve our speed! For safety's sake, please, Gengjin Dao Master, mobilize the power of the Heavenly Dao to attack from afar!"

True Immortal Riyi was quite decisive.

Since we need to get the Celestial Immortal Daoist Master to step in, we must resolve this once and for all.

They are currently only ten thousand miles away from the Myriad Stars Sword Sect, which is the maximum distance at which the Dao Lord can maintain his full power.

Even if the Sword Master activated the Heavenly Dao and unleashed a powerful attack, its destructive power might not be much greater than that of this peerless True Immortal.

"Then please, Dao Lord, make your move!"

The True Immortal nodded.

The power of the Dao Lord lies in his ability to activate the power of the Great Dao and unleash attacks far exceeding those of peerless true immortals.

However, when sects fight each other, especially when medium and large forces fight, the appearance of a Celestial Immortal often means an all-out war. If the power of the Heavenly Dao is also activated, then it will be a fight to the death.

However, whether it's the Origin True Immortal or the Sun Shining True Immortal, subconsciously they have already regarded Jiang Yufeng, who is a friend of "Gu Jinlai," as a great enemy that must be eliminated and suppressed. In addition, their desire to invade the Immortal Kingdom is obvious, and they are always ready to go to war with the Immortal Kingdom. Even if they want the Xuanling Dao Master to mobilize the power of Gengjin Heavenly Dao to launch an attack, they will not hesitate for a moment.

Because in their subconscious, all people Gu Jinlai, or those related to "Gu Jinlai," are outsiders, and there's no need to discuss too many principles of the Xuanxian world when fighting these outsiders.

News of the True Immortal Riyi spread quickly.

Because it involved the grand strategy of the Immortal Kingdom of the Longevity Realm, the Dao Master Xuanjian, who was in charge of the rotation at the Myriad Stars Sword Sect, stood up without hesitation and activated the Gengjin Heavenly Dao.

Instantly, the Heavenly Dao began to operate, and countless killing and killing metal energies converged to form a mighty Geng metal river.

This sudden burst of terrifying power immediately shocked everyone in the Myriad Stars Sword Sect.

"It is the Dao Master of Suspended Sword! He is one of the three Celestial Immortals of my Myriad Stars Sword Sect, the Dao Master of Suspended Sword!"

"Who dares to act so presumptuously in my Myriad Stars Sword Sect, even provoking the Sword Master to take action? However, it's unnecessary now. No matter who it is, the moment the Sword Master made his move, his fate was sealed—death."

"The Heavenly Dao! The Heavenly Dao! The Heavenly Dao! Is this the mighty power of the Gengjin Heavenly Dao?! Even just witnessing the manifestation of the Gengjin Heavenly Dao makes me feel that the power of my White Tiger Sword Qi has increased to another level. With a little more careful study, my Sword Qi will surely reach its peak!"

Saints, Void Immortals, and even True Immortals of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect gazed up at the vast and mighty Gengjin River in the sky with fervor and excitement.

Within that long river of Gengjin metal, the Sword Master conjured a giant sword with a flick of his wrist.

"Great River Sword Qi!"

With sword light soaring into the sky and illuminating thousands of miles, this sword shadow, thousands of meters long and like an epic myth, had already torn through the void and was hurtling toward Gu Jinlai, who had fled thousands of miles away, with incredible speed.

Wherever the sword light went, the entire sky seemed to be torn apart by this massive sword whose power was beyond human resistance. The roar of the air as it swept across the sky caused countless hurricanes and earthquakes to reach the ground.

Many ordinary people were shaken and lost their footing, and some fragile buildings collapsed and crumbled.

Geng Metal Heavenly Dao!

This is the power unleashed when the sword, which is primarily focused on killing, is unleashed at full strength.

If this sword were placed in the heavens, even meteorites and small stars would be cleaved in two.

The sword light, which had been unleashed by the Lord of Suspended Gold, swept across the sky and traversed tens of thousands of miles with incredible speed. Its power was reduced by at most one or two tenths. Even the True Immortals of the Origin Tracing and the True Immortals of the Sun Radiance, who were still chasing after the Gu Jinlai True Immortals, couldn't help but stop and look at the magnificent sword light in the sky, which seemed like a long river flowing, with awe.

Dao Lord!

This is the power of the Dao Lord!

Although a Dao Lord's power is not much stronger than that of a peerless True Immortal when he is tens of thousands of miles away from his own cave heaven, his power is many times greater than that of a peerless True Immortal when he is within a combat radius of tens of thousands of miles centered on his cave heaven.

Just like this sword, if he, the True Immortal Riyi, were to block it, being crushed into dust by the sword light would be his only fate.

"Jiang Yufeng? He's dead!"

"It's a pity we couldn't get any clues from Gu Jinlai."

Sun-Shining True Immortal, Tracing the Origin of the True Immortal Path.

"Boom!"

The sword shatters the heavens!

Feeling the terrifying pressure behind him, which was so powerful it made one tremble, Gu Jinlai unleashed almost all the power of his Chaotic Star Body, and could travel dozens or even hundreds of miles in a single breath.

However, because his body was firmly locked, he had nowhere to hide and could only watch helplessly as the mighty river of Sword Qi drew closer and closer.

"Truly worthy of being called the power of the Heavenly Dao."

He sighed with heartfelt emotion, a sentiment that has resonated Gu Jinlai.

Both the Flame Heavenly Dao and the Geng Metal Heavenly Dao belong to the category of killing and destruction. However, due to his mastery of flames through cultivating the Eternal Furnace, the Geng Metal Heavenly Dao poses a significantly greater threat to the Gu Jinlai than the Flame Heavenly Dao.

Seeing that the power of Gengjin Heavenly Dao had arrived, he took a deep breath, and the Eternal Furnace within his body, which served as the eternal core, began to operate wildly, releasing energy as intense as a nuclear explosion.

As countless bolts of lightning coalesced before his eyes, a blazing white halo, thousands of meters in diameter and composed entirely of lightning, formed and slammed fiercely toward the torrent of Sword Qi that stretched across the heavens and earth at the edge of the sky.

The Wheel of Humanity!

This is the Wheel of Humanity within the Celestial Person, the most powerful Divine Ability in the world Gu Jinlai.

The spirituality of this world is hidden, and the Great Dao is not manifest. It is impossible to release the complete Celestial Person Wheel through the resonance of the Great Dao power by the Star Child.

However, even the simple Wheel of Humanity, when powered by the newly perfected Eternal Furnace, still far surpasses the power of the Wheel of Celestial Person released during the Longevity Realm.

The blazing white Wheel of Humanity, crackling with countless bolts of lightning and carrying terrifying heat and annihilation energy, collided violently with the Sword Qi of the great river that swept across the void. For a moment, the world seemed to be filled with blazing golden light and lightning that crisscrossed the heavens and earth.

The energy that erupted in an instant caused the expressions of the two True Immortals, Suyuan and Riyi, who were closely following behind, to change drastically.

"This power..."

"How is this possible?! How can he be so strong?!"

The two gasped in surprise.

The next moment, the energy shock generated by the collision of the two peerless divine Divine Ability erupted, and a visible white aura, carrying a roar that shook the entire world, spread wildly in all directions.

As the white halo passed, all the clouds within a radius of thousands of miles were shattered.

The overwhelming force swept across the land, leveling all rivers, forests, and hills.

Even those mountains that are hundreds of meters high and weigh millions or tens of millions of tons were crushed to dust by this violent force, and then ground into dust by the forces involved.

Destroy!

This is an unprecedented destruction!

The breathtaking scene was beyond description.

The two True Immortals, Riyi and Suyuan, only knew that if it were them who had to withstand this energy...

They will have no other outcome than annihilation.

"Boom!"

The deafening roar that shook the heavens and earth finally swept in long after the shockwave had dispersed, waking up two important figures of the Myriad Star Sword Sect who were second only to the Supreme Elder.

But when they awoke, their faces turned ashen as they looked at the dust storm that the explosion had whipped up hundreds or even thousands of meters high at the edge of the earth.

Fortunately...

Fortunately, this great battle did not break out in Star Sword City; otherwise, most of Star Sword City would probably have been destroyed by the energy aftershocks of such a clash between top experts.

"Damn it... Just who is this Jiang Yufeng?! I've never heard of such a person in Xuanjin Dao, the Northern Region, or even the entire Xuanxian Realm before. I know the names of all the Celestial Immortals in the Xuanxian Realm like the back of my hand..."

Sunlight Immortal opened his eyes wide.

"That kind of power is definitely not something a True Immortal could wield! He's a Celestial Immortal!? If he's a Celestial Immortal, why is he running away when we two True Immortals are chasing him!?"

The true immortals who traced the origins were equally furious.

The reason they looked down on Jiang Yufeng was because they thought that with the power of the Myriad Star Sword Sect, he would be powerless to resist.

But the result...

"Buzz!"

Just then, a divine thought was projected down from the horizon.

Sensing the arrival of this divine thought, both True Immortal Riyi and True Immortal Suyuan bowed in unison. "Supreme Sword Suspended Sword."

After bowing, True Immortal Riyi couldn't wait to ask, "That person... should have been killed by the Supreme Elder in one blow, right?"

The Sword Master, manifested through divine sense, shook his head and looked up at the sky, saying, "You did not inform me beforehand that I was dealing with such a powerful figure, which is why I was unable to unleash the full power of the Gengjin Heavenly Dao. Furthermore, you are already tens of thousands of miles away from the sect, and the power of the Great River Sword Qi has decreased by one or two tenths. That person... has probably escaped."

"He escaped!? This... You are a Dao Lord, and even with the power of your grotto-heaven activating the Gengjin Heavenly Dao, you couldn't kill him... Could he be an Immortal Lord who has refined the Heavenly Dao into his body!?"

Tracing back to the source, the true immortal found it incredible.

"Not the Immortal Lord."

As the Sword Master spoke, he pondered for a moment and said, "The feeling he gives me is somewhat similar to a primordial divine beast that has long been extinct... and a rather powerful one at that."

As he spoke, he confirmed his guess. "He either embarked on the most ancient path of innate sainthood, or, like you, Riyi, after cultivating to the level of the strongest true immortal, he obtained the corpse of an innate saint and refined it into his body. However, the innate saint corpse he obtained should be even more powerful, perhaps one of the most powerful and oldest."

"The remains of an innate divine being..."

The words of the Sword-Hanging Dao Master quickly made True Immortal Riyi realize something. "The innate saints of our world have been extinct for ten thousand years, but the innate saints of the Longevity Realm were still active in the world a thousand years ago. The chances of obtaining the remains of innate saints in their world are much greater than in our world. In addition, this person's relationship with 'Gu Jinlai' is unclear..."

"You mean that Gu Jinlai, the corpse of a primordial deity has been used to obtain Jiang Yufeng's services?"

The True Immortal Tracing Origins, standing to the side, also followed his sect leader's train of thought.

"That possibility cannot be ruled out! There is another possibility..."

Riyi Zhenxian glanced at the Grand Elder and the Supreme Elder, and said heavily, "Perhaps, Jiang Yufeng is Gu Jinlai. This would explain why Zhao Xi sent him to our Xuanxian Realm, because his power comes from the innate divine."

"Innate divinity..."

The True Immortal of Tracing the Origin and the Dao Master of the Suspended Sword both nodded thoughtfully.

The innate divinity is a path that directly points to the Great Way.

Because of their unique status, the power of Heavenly Dao is difficult to suppress or weaken.

Even though refining the remains of an innate deity is not the same as refining a true innate deity, it can still reduce the influence of the Heavenly Dao on them to some extent.

The strongest figure in the Myriad Stars Sword Sect, the Myriad Manifestations Immortal Lord, wields the Heavenly Dao of Houtu.

This Heavenly Dao possesses a powerful suppressive effect; it is a Heavenly Dao that primarily weakens and binds.

Since this was not a secret, it was obvious that the people of the Immortal Kingdom would intentionally target it. In the end, it would be reasonable for Gu Jinlai infiltrate the Xuanxian Heavenly Dao of Transformation.

"Have the True Immortal Suimu investigate this person's true Gu Jinlai as soon as possible and report it to me."

The Sword Master said, "In addition, investigate this Jiang Yufeng. Who exactly is he? If he is a famous True Immortal who has Gu Jinlai. But if he suddenly appears... nine times out of ten, he is Gu Jinlai himself. Then we must take action as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Both the True Immortal of Tracing Origins and the True Immortal of Sunbeam nodded in unison.

Even if Jiang Yufeng only possessed combat power comparable to a Celestial Immortal by refining the corpse of an Innate Divine Being, he must have had a rich foundation beforehand.

In other words, he was either a supreme True Immortal or a peak True Immortal beforehand.

Without such a foundation, even a naturally divine corpse could not have strengthened him to this extent.

Although such a powerful figure is not as widely known and admired as a Celestial Immortal, it is not difficult for the Myriad Star Sword Sect to find out about him through its intelligence channels.

"Call!"

In a mountainous region tens of thousands of miles away from the Myriad Star Sword Sect, a figure finished adjusting his breathing and exhaled slightly.

This is Gu Jinlai, who escaped from the clutches of the Sword-Hanging Dao Master.

Of course, saying "escape" is not quite appropriate.

With his current strength, he could truly fight the Lord of Suspended Sword to the death...

Even if we storm into his cave and engage in a fierce battle, the outcome is still uncertain.

But the Wanxing Sword Sect's headquarters were right there.

No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't withstand the combined attack of the six Celestial Immortals of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect.

In this situation, he naturally had no choice but to temporarily avoid their sharp edge.

"It seems we really have to skip the Heavenly Fire Sect and other forces in the Flame River Sect and turn our first target to the Myriad Star Sword Sect. We even have a reason for it."

Gu Jinlai muttered to himself, "However, the Creation Sect is still somewhat inferior to the Myriad Star Sword Sect..."

After some thought, he felt that the key to breaking the deadlock lay with the Immortal Kingdom.

"If the Xuanling Dao Master wants to take control of the Immortal Kingdom's Transformation Heavenly Dao in place of someone else, is it possible that, if someone interferes with the Xuanling Dao Master, Zhao Xi could also use this Heavenly Dao to turn against the Myriad Star Sword Sect and reverse control of the Myriad Star Sword Sect's Transformation Heavenly Dao!"