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The Immortal Kingdom.
A small-scale celebration was being held on the Demon-Suppressing Peak, which stood just outside Zhao Xi's super cave heaven.
Although the celebration banquet was small, all the attendees were of extremely high caliber.
Even the weakest among them are at the level of a virtual immortal.
Meanwhile, the six pillars of the Immortal Kingdom—the Central Heaven Purple Light Immortal Lord, the Eastern Heaven Boundless Immortal Lord, the Southern Heaven Longevity Immortal Lord, the Western Heaven Spirit Jade Immortal Lord, and the Northern Heaven Star Dou Immortal Lord—descended in their avatars to attend the banquet and celebrate the hard-won victory.
"The fusion of the Transcendent Heavenly Dao is going very smoothly. The Transcendent Heavenly Dao we nurtured is essentially a part of the Heavenly Dao carried by the Xuanling Dao Master of the Myriad Star Sword Sect. Right now, the fusion of the two Heavenly Dao is completely unimpeded. It will take at least ten days and at most a month for the two Transcendent Heavenly Dao to merge into one. Moreover, the merged Transcendent Heavenly Dao will be perfect. In other words, I can take the Transcendent Heavenly Dao into battle to reinforce any battlefield."
Zhao Xi, who also attended the banquet in his avatar form, said with a smile.
"A perfect transformation of the Heavenly Dao! Excellent! Our Immortal Kingdom now has a true Immortal Lord!"
The celestial being Wuliang sincerely said.
When a True Immortal integrates their own Dao Fruit into their grotto-heaven and can harness the power of the grotto-heaven for their own use, they are equivalent to a Celestial Immortal.
When the celestial beings accumulate enough power, they will begin to nurture the Heavenly Dao.
The moment it takes shape is equivalent to the peak of a celestial being.
At this time, although the Heavenly Dao had been conceived, it did not actually possess any combat power.
Only when one has achieved minor success in the Heavenly Dao and can project their abilities to amplify themselves or weaken their opponents can a Celestial Immortal be considered a Dao Lord in terms of realm.
The next level up is the Great Completion of the Heavenly Dao, which leads to the pinnacle of Dao Lordship.
Their Heavenly Dao can be temporarily separated, allowing top Dao Lords to fight with the Heavenly Dao, just like Immortal Lords.
However, since the Heavenly Dao has not yet been fully formed, this separation is extremely harmful to the Heavenly Dao itself. At best, the Heavenly Dao will be damaged; at worst, it will be destroyed.
Only those Heavenly Dao that have reached perfection, flawless in every aspect, can be freely taken into battle by the Celestial Immortals.
Those who possess this Heavenly Dao are also known as Immortal Lords.
Zhao Xi, relying on the Heavenly Dao of Transformation brought by the Xuanling Dao Master and the Heavenly Dao he himself nurtured, ascended to the Heavenly Dao in one step, making the title of Immortal Lord truly deserved.
"During this period, we have also obtained many methods for nurturing the Heavenly Dao. Without the checks and balances and threats from the Myriad Star Sword Sect, we can all devote ourselves to nurturing the Heavenly Dao and prepare to become Dao Masters."
Zhao Xi glanced at Wuliang Tianxian and the others, and said with a smile, "You have all cultivated the eighteenth level of the Spirit Refining Method, and your mental state is not bad. Our Longevity Realm is not lacking in spiritual energy. With your foundation, you will surely be able to nurture the Heavenly Dao and become Dao Lords in a few decades."
Zhao Xi's words brought smiles to the faces of all the celestial beings present.
"To be honest, our victory in this battle against the Myriad Stars Sword Sect was entirely due to the contributions of the Ancient Immortal Master."
Zhao Xi turned his gaze to Gu Jinlai: "If it weren't for the full assistance of the Ancient Immortal Lord, how could our Immortal Kingdom have turned crisis into opportunity? If we hadn't been careful, the Immortal Kingdom might have even been in danger of collapsing."
His words also drew everyone's attention to Gu Jinlai.
Several of the celestial beings looked at him with astonishment.
"There are always people more powerful than you, and heavens beyond heavens. I thought the Immortal Kingdom was the pinnacle of the world of immortality, but I never imagined that the Qian Heaven Realm would have such an unparalleled powerhouse as the Ancient Immortal Lord. The Ancient Immortal Lord has reached a level in the path of innate divinity that is comparable to that of an Immortal Lord, far surpassing all of us present. He is truly admirable."
Immortal Lord Zhongtian Ziguang immediately raised the immortal wine in his hand and said to Gu Jinlai, "I toast Immortal Lord Gu to thank you for your great contributions to our immortal kingdom."
"Not only the Purple Light Immortal Lord, but we should all toast the Ancient Immortal Lord. Just as Immortal Lord Zhao said, without the Ancient Immortal Lord, the Immortal Kingdom would have been in great danger of collapse. The Ancient Immortal Lord saved our entire Immortal Kingdom."
The Western Heavenly Jade Immortal Master also stepped forward and smiled.
Her words resonated with several other immortal lords.
Seeing this, Zhao Xi also smiled and said, "The few of us are not enough. The contributions of the Ancient Immortal Lord are not only to our Immortal Kingdom, but also to the entire human race of the Longevity Realm. I propose that everyone here drink their cups to the fullest to toast the Ancient Immortal Lord."
Upon hearing this, the True Immortals and Void Immortals present all put down what they were doing and loudly echoed, "Respect to Immortal Master Gu!"
"Thank you for your generous help, Ancient Immortal Master."
"Everyone in the Immortal Kingdom will remember the kindness of the Ancient Immortal Lord."
The atmosphere in the room immediately became incredibly enthusiastic.
At this moment, Gu Jinlai became the center of attention at the banquet, attracting everyone's gaze.
In addition to the Celestial Immortals and Void Immortals from the Immortal Kingdom, Duanmu Chengyun, Su Xin, Dong Xuanzi, and others from the Holy Dynasty were also invited to this banquet.
They wield divine weapons and unleash the battle prowess of unparalleled illusory immortals, which sounds extraordinary, but in reality, within the entire immortal kingdom, they are no more than ordinary true immortals.
Seeing that he had gained the support of everyone in the Immortal Kingdom from Gu Jinlai, and had even saved the Immortal Kingdom with his own strength, thwarted the conspiracy of the Myriad Star Sword Sect, and was revered as the Immortal Lord, they felt both grateful and honored.
After all...
He Gu Jinlai the King of Liyang of their holy dynasty.
Judging from the current trend of the Immortal Kingdom, the next step must be to find a way to defeat the Demonic Beasts and recover the lost territory.
With the Heavenly Dao of Transformation present, defeating Demonic Beasts has become extremely possible.
Once the Demonic Beasts are defeated and the lost lands of humanity are restored, the Immortal Kingdom will surely rebuild the order of the Immortal Realm. At that time, the Holy Dynasty may not be able to remain unscathed as it is now.
They'd better find a powerful ally to ensure that the Holy Dynasty can protect their own territory when the spoils are divided.
As for thighs...
The several peerless immortals exchanged glances.
Who High Antiquity immortal master?
As for the method...
Isn't Lingxiao Palace hiring?
It seems like it would be quite nice for them to register there and become elders.
For a moment, Duanmu Chengyun and the others had other ideas in mind, and they were just waiting to have a good talk with him after the banquet.
The banquet has ended.
All the true immortals and illusory immortals left the stage.
However, the celestial beings, including those from Gu Jinlai, gathered together in another conference room.
"Our next focus is the Blood Abyss. After defeating the Demonic Beasts in the Blood Abyss and destroying this abyss, we will have a long breathing space."
As Zhao Xi spoke, his expression was full of confidence. "As long as we don't let the Blood Abyss expand and those Sovereign-level Demonic Spirit can't get in, we will be able to completely annihilate these Demonic Beasts sooner or later."
"I'm leaving the Bloodbath Demon Abyss battlefield to you. I plan to focus on reclaiming lost territory in the coming period."
This Gu Jinlai.
"Reclaim lost territory?"
The Purple Light Celestial was slightly taken aback. "Isn't this a bit too hasty? After all, the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield is not over yet. Instead of splitting our forces into two groups, we should concentrate our strength and defeat the Demonic Beasts of the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss."
"The task of reclaiming lost territory is equally important. In fact, I have been worried for the past six months. The Demonic Beasts have clearly fallen into a disadvantageous position in the Blood Abyss. They should be able to see that failure is only a matter of time. So why is the amount of power they have invested in the Blood Abyss not decreasing?"
Zhao Xi said solemnly, "Considering that in recent years, in order to win the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss War, we have mobilized all the forces that were dispersed to the surrounding areas, and the monitoring of the surrounding areas has dropped significantly, if the Demonic Beasts want to start a new battlefield in another area and open up the Demon Abyss, we will not be able to detect it in time. Therefore, it is very necessary for the Ancient Immortal Lord to inspect the surrounding areas and start to recover the lost territories."
Gu Jinlai at Zhao Xi.
This Immortal Master Zhao was clearly making excuses for him.
He nodded and said, "That's one factor, but the most important factor is the development within the Realm of Immortality. Population is everything. Only a large enough population can generate enough spiritual energy, and enough spiritual energy can then evolve into more Heavenly Dao. Isn't the reason why Demonic Beasts try so hard to invade our Realm of Immortality to keep people? And you all know the changes that keeping people has brought to Demonic Beasts, don't you?"
These words resonated with everyone, who nodded in agreement.
The Immortal Lord and the Devil Master were products of almost the same era.
To this day, there are only six Immortal Lords, but the Devil Master...
Although there are only five, there are more than a dozen, or even dozens, of sovereign-level Demonic Spirit that are comparable to celestial immortals.
Most of these dominant-level Demonic Spirit were conceived in the last one or two hundred years.
"Then let's do as the Ancient Immortal Lord said. Leave the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss battlefield to us, and let the Ancient Immortal Lord go and reclaim the lost territory and rescue our compatriots who have been imprisoned by Demonic Beasts."
The Purple Light Immortal Lord's Way.
Gu Jinlai nodded.
He was worried that the people of the Immortal Kingdom would think he was taking advantage of their fight against the Demonic Beasts of the Blood Swamp Demon Abyss, so he made a point of bringing this matter up for clarification.
Fortunately, the high-ranking officials of the Immortal Kingdom were quite understanding.
"Should we send someone to assist the Ancient Immortal Master?"
"No need. Just give me the people from the Holy Dynasty, and I'll take them with me."
Gu Jinlai smiled and said, "The Blood Swamp Demon Abyss should already have enough peerless Void Immortals."
Upon hearing this, the Purple Light Immortal Lord and the others all smiled.
The situation is developing in a direction that is increasingly favorable to the world of immortals.
After the banquet, Zhao Xi continued his seclusion to refine the Transformation Spirit Heavenly Dao.
The various celestial beings also returned to their respective regions to suppress local tyrants.
Gu Jinlai, people have all come to their own courtyards.
In the courtyard, Duanmu Chengyun and the others were already waiting.
The group of people who were already eager to curry favor with the Holy Dynasty agreed without hesitation, even with great delight, when they received a message from Gu Jinlai that he hoped to use the power of the Holy Dynasty to restore the surrounding areas.
Gu Jinlai spread out a map in front of them. "This is a map provided to us by the Immortal Kingdom. They have investigated and found a total of twenty-three places under their control, each with a population of over one hundred million. The three largest of these are located in the Sub-Domain, the Shen-Domain, and the Chen-Domain."
He said, "Theoretically, the closest region to us right now is the Sub-Region, but I've decided to take action against the Chen Region first. Once you return, gather your forces to prepare for the restoration of the Chen Region and the acceptance of the Chen Region's human race."
"Yes."
Duanmu Chengyun and the others respectfully cupped their hands in greeting. "Leave it to us, we will certainly not disappoint the Ancient Immortal Master."
Gu Jinlai nodded.
After explaining some details, the group quickly left.
As rulers of the Holy Dynasty, their abilities are beyond question.
"These twenty-three places of confinement contain billions of people. If they are all restored, it will not be a problem to raise the Great Sun Eternal Law by one or two levels."
Gu Jinlai have pondered this.
Having finally found some free time, he turned his attention to the Void Projection Technique.
He regarded Blue Star as his backyard, and he would not allow any outside forces to interfere.