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The main reason why Shenwu Peak only has 304 disciples left is that it needs to have absolute trust in the Creation Sect and in its Supreme Elder.
With their skill and comprehension, learning to pilot a mecha wouldn't be too difficult.
The challenge is to quickly develop combat capability.
To quickly develop combat capabilities, the only way Gu Jinlai has been to "assimilate" and pass on their knowledge through the technique of spatial projection.
Those who were eliminated were basically the kind of people who couldn't give their absolute trust and were wary of the "assimilation" of the Void Projection Technique from Gu Jinlai.
These people are not necessarily harmful to the Creation Sect, nor are they plotting anything malicious. Most of them are just being wary, which is only human nature.
Just like even the closest two people wouldn't want to expose all their privacy to each other.
However, in order for the Void Projection Technique to "assimilate" the process smoothly, he had to eliminate those people.
And the remaining 304 people...
They were the first batch of mecha pilots from the Creation Gate.
Through the technique of void projection, Gu Jinlai slowly and deliberately conveyed detailed information and memories about their mech piloting through "shared spirits" and "assimilation".
This process has inspired awe Gu Jinlai with its incredible power of projection technology.
The assimilation property not only allows other life forms to evolve in his direction, but also subtly influences a person's consciousness, causing him to transform into him.
This feeling...
Like gods and believers.
Each Void Projection Technique is almost equivalent to a brainwashing session, and a very subtle one at that.
For this reason alone, Void Projection truly deserves its status as a gold-tier skill.
Two weeks later.
Dozens of Cheng Ying mechs flew continuously in the cave.
Everyone immediately realized that the vast cavern, stretching for hundreds of miles, was so small that it couldn't possibly support their free and unrestrained movement in their Cheng Ying mechs.
However, considering that the time was not yet ripe, Gu Jinlai did not allow them to go out for training.
He looked up and gazed around.
Above the sky, another Cheng Ying mech is being rapidly constructed.
With the possession of spirit crystals, the Heavenly Dao's production efficiency for the Cheng Ying mechs is enough to amaze anyone.
"At this rate, it will take another eight or nine months for more than 260 Cheng Ying mechs to be produced."
He said with a smile, "Gu Jinlai."
"After production is complete, let the disciples of Shenwu Peak adapt to it. At that time, our Creation Sect will have the combat power of over a hundred True Immortals in one leap! In terms of attacking fortified positions, it will be equivalent to three hundred peak True Immortals! This power... even Immortal Lords would run as far away as possible!"
Ye Yan never once felt confident about the future of the Creation Sect.
"Um."
Gu Jinlai, he thought of something, "I heard that the Dragon Sword Sect seems to be making some moves in the past half month, which is a bit unexpected. Originally, other forces should have felt that their lips were gone and their teeth would be cold, and they should have been pulling the Heavenly Fire Sect down... Can the Creation Sect still hold on?"
"The Dragon Sword Sect is probably trying to take advantage of our misfortune, but the Cloud Soaring Sect and the Nine Refinement Pavilion will help us hold them off, so there's no need to worry."
Ye Yan paused as he spoke, "In addition, it seems that they are wary of your sudden appearance and attack on the True Immortal Elder of the Heavenly Fire Sect. These True Immortals of the Heavenly Fire Sect are fighting very cautiously. At this rate, it will take at least half a year to kill their way to the ten thousand miles outside our Creation Gate. If we include the time for building the cave heaven, it will definitely take more than a year."
"That's good."
Gu Jinlai, their gaze seemed to pierce through the void, landing directly on the battlefield where the Heavenly Fire Sect was advancing at the edge of the Storm Plains: "In fact, if we wait another two months, once the number of Cheng Ying mechs exceeds one hundred, the Creation Sect will have enough power to counterattack the Heavenly Fire Sect. However, at that time, the Creation Sect will inevitably attract all the attention of the surrounding area. For safety's sake, we might as well wait a little longer."
"I know."
Ye Yan nodded. "It's only a year, I can wait."
"I'm leaving the affairs of the Creation Sect to you. If there's anything important, you can tell Zhang Yukun, and she will pass it on to me."
This Gu Jinlai.
He had already explained to Zhang Yukun about the ability of the Void Projection Technique to project and possess objects, and hoped that she would become his contact person in the Xuanxian Realm.
Zhang Yukun agreed without hesitation.
"So... you're going to join the faction behind you?"
Ye Yan asked, his expression somewhat hesitant.
The rumors that Jiang Yufeng had been possessed affected him to some extent.
However, considering the various changes that have been brought to the Creation Sect Gu Jinlai this period...
Whether he is Jiang Yufeng or not is not important.
The important thing is that he truly cares about the development of the Creation Sect and is about to lead it to unprecedented glory, and that's enough.
With that thought, he suppressed all his other thoughts and said heavily, "Be careful on the road."
"I can."
Gu Jinlai nodded.
The Star Gate controlled by the Immortal Kingdom requires a waiting period of one and a half years, with the window lasting only one month. Therefore, after bringing the spirit crystals, supplies, and Zhang Yukun, Yan Xingchen, and their mechs to the Creation Gate using storage rings, he still had to return as soon as possible.
On the one hand, he must continue to purge the Immortal Kingdom; on the other hand, he must also prevent himself from being trapped in the Xuanxian Realm and unable to return if the Myriad Star Sword Sect launches a sudden attack.
Inside a cave in a desolate canyon, shimmering light is forming a portal over sixty meters high.
As the light rippled outwards, a figure stepped out from within.
This has Gu Jinlai.
"Ancient True Immortal".
He bowed and greeted the person in charge of guarding this star gate at Mount Jumang.
"Thank you for your trouble."
Gu Jinlai.
He glanced at the star gate, as if he had thought of something, and asked, "Theoretically, only Heavenly Lords can build star gates. What about mortals? Can they build star gates?"
Jumang was taken aback, and quickly called over an old man.
After learning about the problem from Gu Jinlai, the old man smiled and said, "Mortals naturally cannot build star gates, but they can provide coordinates for star gates. As long as stable coordinates are provided, the effect of building star gates here will be the same. There are actually several ways to provide coordinates, but if mortals are to achieve this completely, then it is the Star Spirit Platform."
"Star Spirit Platform?"
"Yes, but the Star Spirit Platform requires a huge amount of manpower and resources. If cultivators help, it's not a big deal, but if it is built entirely by mortals, it may take decades or even hundreds of years to complete."
As the old man spoke, he quickly summoned another Heavenly Lord and took out a booklet from his body. "This is a detailed book about the Star Spirit Platform. Please take a look, Ancient True Immortal."
Thank you.
Gu Jinlai nodded.
Once Xie Yusheng obtains the detailed explanation book of the Star Spirit Platform and conducts another investigation, he will be able to figure out exactly what the Star Glory Federation's spatial passage is all about.
Upon returning to the Immortal Realm, they continued to purge the other grotto-heavens within it, a task that has been carried out Gu Jinlai.
About two weeks later, news came from Zhao Xi again.
The Myriad Stars Sword Sect's grotto in the Crimson Flame Canyon is nearing completion.
And...
This grotto-heaven is used to house the Gengjin Heavenly Dao of the Suspended Sword Dao Master.
This Heavenly Dao also the most adept at killing and slaughter.
"The Sword Master has sealed off his gate; it seems this is a backup plan in case of a defeat on the Immortal Kingdom battlefield."
This Gu Jinlai.
Having a celestial realm and not having one are two different concepts.
Even a Celestial Lord wouldn't dare to use a wisp of Heavenly Dao power to attack a Dao Lord's grotto-heaven.
After all, the only difference between the Immortal Lord and the Dao Lord is that the Immortal Lord has a more complete understanding of the Heavenly Dao and stronger mental power; the essence of their power has not changed much.
When one side has a continuous source of power from a hidden cave, while the other side is like a rootless duckweed, the former will naturally be able to achieve the final victory.
"The fact that they are considering defeat before victory shows how much the Myriad Star Sword Sect values us. The more they value us, the more difficult our situation will be in the upcoming battle."
Zhao Xidao.
"Since Qiu Yu Zhenxian has betrayed us, she naturally knows that we control another star gate leading to the Xuanxian Realm. Fortunately, there are many maze arrays on the other side of the star gate. These arrays are perfectly integrated with the heaven and earth, and the Wanxing Sword Sect should have a hard time finding them in a short time. Moreover, they know that the star gate has an opening period of one and a half years. In other words, they are waiting for me to appear at the Creation Gate. Once this opening period has passed and I still have not appeared at the Creation Gate, they will only have two paths to choose from."
Gu Jinlai solemnly said, "One path is to wait another year and a half and gamble on whether I missed this window of opportunity for some reason; the other path..."
"Initiate an attack directly."
Zhao Xi picked up where Gu Jinlai: "I think they will launch an attack directly, because if we wait another year, my Transformation Spirit Heavenly Dao will surely be at a minor completion."
"So fast?"
There have been some surprises Gu Jinlai.
"The Realm of Immortal Life is not the Heavenly Dao of Profound Immortals. It takes hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of years to nurture a Heavenly Dao, just like giving birth. With the spiritual power that our Immortal Kingdom has mastered, if we nurture a Heavenly Dao with all our might, it will only take ten years to make a Heavenly Dao complete, and at most twenty years to make Heavenly Dao perfect."
Zhao Xidao.
Those who have heard this Gu Jinlai have not only marveled at the wealth of the Longevity Realm, but also understood why the Myriad Star Sword Sect is so envious of it.
The perfection of the Heavenly Dao often signifies the birth of a Celestial Lord!
The resources of the Immortal Realm are so abundant that it can cultivate a Celestial Lord for the Myriad Stars Sword Sect every twenty years...
It would be strange if they didn't go crazy.
"You ultimately hold the advantage of location. If you wait until your Transcendent Heavenly Dao is fully formed, even without my interference, the Profound Spirit Dao Master will still face a certain risk in trying to devour the Transcendent Heavenly Dao from your cave heaven. Therefore..."
"It will take at least a few days, or at most a month, for the Myriad Stars Sword Sect to launch an attack."
Zhao Xi said heavily.
Gu Jinlai nodded, agreeing with Zhao Xi's conjecture.
"Over there in the Blood Abyss..."
"Since the four Immortal Lords have moved their Immortal Kingdoms to the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss, we have gained a significant advantage. To exaggerate a bit, the Demonic Beasts in the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss can no longer pose a threat. However, since the four Immortal Lords have rushed to the battlefield, the only forces we can rely on for the Myriad Star Sword Sect are the Western Heaven Spirit Jade Immortal Lord and you."
As Zhao Xi spoke, he looked at the Gu Jinlai.
Zhao Xi needs to confront the Xuanling Dao Master.
In the Immortal Kingdom, the only one truly capable is the Western Heaven Spirit Jade Immortal Master.
Even though she moved her grotto to the location of the passage between the two worlds during this period, with the support of the Immortal Kingdom, she only had the combat power of a top-tier Celestial Immortal at most. It was impossible for her to withstand the siege of dozens of True Immortals from the Myriad Star Sword Sect, including Celestial Immortal incarnations.
At best, she could only hold off the True Immortals of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect for a short while, as Zhao Xi needed to quickly free himself to come to his aid.
And the preceding action by Zhao Xi withdrawing his hand...
It is the Heavenly Dao of Transformation that has helped him turn the tide and devour the Xuanling Dao Master Gu Jinlai.
It can be said that he has almost staked the future of the entire Immortal Kingdom on Gu Jinlai.
"Worry?"
He said with a smile, "Gu Jinlai."
"Heh, at this point, worrying is pointless. All I can do is give it my all, no matter the final outcome..."
Zhao Xi smiled and said, "I did my best! I have a clear conscience!"
Gu Jinlai didn't say anything more confident, but simply said, "A month won't be long."
Not long.
Therefore, the outcome of the battle between the Immortal Kingdom and the Myriad Star Sword Sect will be seen soon.
The Immortal Kingdom.
It has been quietly waiting on a mountain peak outside Zhao Xi Cave Heaven for Gu Jinlai.
By this time, he had already wiped out the immortal kingdom.
The order of the Immortal Kingdom is indeed much better than that of the Holy Dynasty, and even better than that of the Qian Tian Kingdom in its heyday.
Under the influence of their leader Zhao Xi, almost all cultivators embraced a belief in fighting and sacrificing for the future of the human race.
In such circumstances, they may often kill or do evil, but their killing and evil deeds are not for themselves, but for the victory in the war against Demonic Beasts.
This kind of evil will increase Karma, but in terms of quantity, it is obviously incomparable to wanton evil.
So much so that after the Gu Jinlai completely purged the Immortal Kingdom, the remaining light was less than two thousand.
Although his assistance to Xie Yusheng in completing the forging of the "Thunder" type Cheng Ying mecha was partly due to this, the clear light was clearly still insufficient to elevate the Three Realms to perfection.
"I was too naive. Not every place can tolerate chaos and evil. If the Immortal Kingdom were like the Holy Dynasty and Qian Tian, fighting each other and being a disorganized mess, it wouldn't attract so many experts to gather and shed their blood for it."
He murmured to himself Gu Jinlai.
His attention paused briefly on the "Three Realms" before turning his gaze elsewhere.
Divine Ability, secret techniques, Cultivation Method...
Without exception, all were perfect.
"In the Immortal Kingdom, once one reaches the True Immortal realm, besides their own strength, their combat skills also rely on great Divine Ability. At most, they can perfect the great Divine Ability that were originally at the minor or major completion level, and they may even master more than one great Divine Ability. As for the Profound Immortal Realm, great Divine Ability are too costly for them. They focus more on researching how to release great Divine Ability at a lower cost, rather than trying to increase the power of great Divine Ability powers..."
Looking at his own skills like Lightning Domain and Divine Fire Light, Gu Jinlai couldn't help but feel somewhat helpless.
Great Divine Ability!
It seems that this is truly the limit of skill mastery in the realms of immortality and mystical immortals.
The celestial beings, on the other hand, devoted all their time and energy to nurturing the Dao of Heavenly Dao.
By aligning with the Heavenly Dao and his own great Divine Ability, he unleashed an effect where one plus one equals eleven.
And the Heavenly Dao...
It is still far from being comparable to the Gu Jinlai, and future.
"If I want to greatly increase my strength in a short period of time, there are only two ways: either I can perfect my cultivation of the 'Three Realms' or I can obtain the four Great Daos of Metal, Wood, Water, and Earth, and use the Five Elements Heavenly Dao to perfect my cave heaven and give birth to a small world."
Gu Jinlai, he paused.
"Or, I may temporarily shift my focus and pursue the path of evolving stars."
Evolved stars.
This is going backwards.
However, what was his purpose in creating the "Three Realms" back then?
Fight against the Demonic Spirit!
Fearing that the Demonic Beasts would be unwilling to accept defeat and would revert to their Demonic Spirit forms to launch a full-scale invasion.
When faced with dozens of Sovereign-level Demonic Spirit, the human race, without Creators or Void Beasts at the level of Creators, would have virtually no chance of fighting back.
However, as long as Zhao Xi's spiritual Heavenly Dao reaches perfection, his suppression of Demonic Spirit will reach its peak with the power of this Heavenly Dao.
A Great Heavenly Lord might even have the ability to single-handedly kill a Sovereign-level Demonic Spirit with the help of the power of the Transformation Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Lord could kill the Spirit Lord with ease.
In this situation, whether the Three Realms are perfect, whether he needs to construct a miniature spirit world, transform into spirit beings in the miniature spirit world, and then integrate into the real spirit world, will no longer be important.
As for that evil god...
That's for later.
Besides, if that evil god really awakens, even if he perfects the "Three Realms," the outcome probably won't change much.
Spirit Lord!
Even a spirit lord who possesses a miniature spirit realm should be a level below that evil god.
After all, that evil god was a being capable of devouring even a real spirit world.
Gu Jinlai, no matter how much confidence one has in the "Three Realms," no one would believe that the miniature spirit world they create can compare to the real spirit world that envelops the Realm of Immortality.
"What I really need now is not to fight against the demon Demonic Spirit of the Demon Realm, but to have the power to suppress the Myriad Star Sword Sect and even the entire Xuanxian Realm. If my power is strong enough to surpass the Myriad Star Sword Sect and even the entire Xuanxian Realm, I can completely unify the Xuanxian Realm in the future and complete the cleansing of the Xuanxian Realm. At that time, the amount of cleansing light I obtain will not only be enough to upgrade the Three Realms to perfection, but even if the Three Realms are transformed into orange skills, upgrading them to perfection will not be a problem."
After this thought came to mind, Gu Jinlai felt that the predicament he was facing was easily resolved.
The situation has suddenly become clear.
"The path to star evolution".
His mind was focused on the "Three Realms" Cultivation Method.
"Simulate... strip away the Spirit Technique, strip away the Nebula Strategy."
A beam of clear light poured into the consciousness of the little figure.
As the brain enters an overclocked state, the Three Realms Cultivation Method, which are based on the Eternal Furnace, Chaotic Astral Body, Spiritual Technique, and Nebula Strategy, are directly stripped of the Spiritual Technique and Nebula Strategy.
After these Cultivation Method were separated, the newly born sphere of light changed from a golden color with a hint of orange to pure golden color.
But the light that shone out was even more dazzling than before.
Clearly, the newly created Cultivation Method has lost the possibility of advancing beyond the Xuanxian realm, but its power at the Xuanxian stage is not diminished but increased compared to before.
He himself clearly felt that the eternal core created by the "Three Realms" Cultivation Method was missing something, but its power seemed to be purer.
"Sure enough, although the Spirit Technique and Nebula Strategy offer a higher possibility, this 'possibility' is ethereal and elusive. It's like a student who isn't particularly good at math trying to learn math competitions. Although it gives the student a new possibility, because he doesn't have the relevant talent, taking the math competition route will only harm him."
There are many feelings about Gu Jinlai.
He then regained his composure.
"The new Cultivation Method is based on the Chaotic Starlight Body and the Eternal Furnace!"
Under the cleansing light, the Eternal Furnace and the Chaotic Astral Body began to resonate.
Golden and deep golden light began to intertwine, forming a new radiance.
Although the light had not yet coalesced, the shimmering light it emitted was already incredibly dazzling.
"Integrate into the Lightning Domain!"
"Enhance the Primal Magnetic Divine Light!"
"Integrate into the divine light of the blazing fire..."
"Referencing the supernova explosion state..."
Gu Jinlai, my mind has been constantly simulating various changes.
When the Eternal Furnace perfectly derives the characteristics of a supernova explosion, the path of stellar evolution has become more complete in his mind.
Currently, he is meticulously organizing and adjusting this information from scratch, and in the process, there are no secrets left for him about this path.
Countless pieces of information and knowledge, forming a sphere of light, constantly collide with the minds of Gu Jinlai, inspiring his creativity.
Finally...
As each of the orbs related to Eternal Furnace, Lightning Domain, Chaotic Astral Body, and Divine Light of Departing Fire projected a radiant resonance, a skill orb radiating dazzling golden light appeared before our eyes.
The remaining light of the Eternal Core, after stripping away the Spirit Technique and Nebula Strategy, suddenly brightened by 50%.
Just by "looking" at it, one can feel the intense and magnificent power contained within the eternal core Gu Jinlai.
"This..."
Gu Jinlai, I have carefully sensed the differences between the new Eternal Core and the Eternal Core of the Three Realms.
Then look at the light sphere of the Cultivation Method that has just been conceived and is already "fully developed".
After a moment, he realized something.
Size.
The upper limit of the Eternal Core is fixed the moment it is formed.
The miniature spirit world will eventually merge into the real spirit world and become a territory of the real spirit world. He will also use this Cultivation Method to cultivate into a spirit master.
And this new Cultivation Method...
In essence, nothing has changed, but a constraint has been broken.
That's the size.
Just as the technology involved in a 100-ton yield hydrogen bomb and a 100-million-ton yield hydrogen bomb are essentially the same, their destructive power is worlds apart.
Furthermore, the core principles of hydrogen bombs and stars are essentially the same.
But the energy released by all the hydrogen bombs on Blue Star is less than that of a star for even a minute.
This is the difference that size brings.
The new Cultivation Method orb before us is not fundamentally different, but it grants the Chaotic Star Body and the Eternal Furnace the ability to break limits and shackles.
"Break the limits, break the shackles..."
Gu Jinlai been eyeing this new skill orb.
Unnamed: Dacheng.
After a moment's thought, he directly channeled the clear light into the sphere of light.
Ten, twenty, thirty...
As the clear light poured in, Gu Jinlai felt that he had spent hundreds of years meticulously studying the wonders of this Cultivation Method.
However, his specific purpose in studying this Cultivation Method was not to increase its power, but to maintain its stability and ensure that it was compatible with all his own Cultivation Method and Divine Abilities, so as not to cause conflict Qi Deviation.
"Um!?"
After sixty beams of clear light, the Gu Jinlai suddenly stopped.
Unnamed Cultivation Method: Great Success → Perfection.
Derivative characteristic: Infinite.
"Is it complete?"
Gu Jinlai stared at the ball of light for a moment.
He did not feel any increase in his strength as he progressed from mastery to perfection of the Cultivation Method.
Just like the Void Projection Technique of yesteryear.
"After breaking through the limits and shackles, is there infinity...?"
Gu Jinlai, people have been sensing this new Cultivation Method and analyzing its differences from the Eternal Furnace and the Chaotic Astral Body.
Once the Eternal Furnace and Chaotic Astral Body are perfected, they can still be optimized using Clear Light, but overall they will no longer grow.
But this unnamed Cultivation Method...
It's clear that we can keep adding more!
"It can still be improved, yet it displays as perfect... is it because the essence of the power will not change?"
While pondering, he continued to pour his pure light into this unnamed Cultivation Method, which Gu Jinlai.
This time, Kiyomitsu's energy expenditure was significantly higher.
It seemed as if he had spent an incredibly long time, quietly transforming into a star, constantly absorbing matter adrift in the cosmos, until finally, from a tiny figure within a star...
It has grown considerably.
Unnamed Cultivation Method: Perfection Level 1.
"Good heavens, it's not even at the mid-stage or great-perfect level."
Gu Jinlai.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he keenly sensed that the Eternal Core within his body had become incredibly stable.
It was so stable that even if he only used half of his original mental energy, he could more than maintain the operation of this size of eternal core.
In other words...
Now, he can use his original mind to manipulate twice the total amount of Eternal Core power as before!