Counterattack Against Skyfire Sect

Gu Jinlai enormous form, resembling an ancient deity, vanished into the distance.

The sonic boom that emanated from him as he swept across the sky was like thunder, striking all the True Immortals and Celestial Immortals of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect who witnessed this battle, giving them an indescribable sense of shock, even a feeling of suffocation.

Under this intimidation, even though many people in Crimson Flame Canyon still had the strength to fight, not a single one dared to go forward and pursue them.

"My Geng Metal Heavenly Dao..."

The Sword Master was utterly dejected.

The Dao Lord and the Grotto Heaven merge into one, and the Grotto Heavenly Dao then gives birth to the Heavenly Dao.

Although he has not yet achieved the same level of unity with the Heavenly Dao and the Grotto Heaven as the Xuanxian, the Heavenly Dao, into which he poured all his heart and soul, was plundered, and the Xuanjian Dao Master was still severely injured and greatly weakened.

Despite being an immortal body formed from energy, it now possessed a sense of decay and decay, like the setting sun.

Pity...

At that moment, no one had the energy to comfort him.

Whether it was the Immortal Lord of Myriad Phenomena or the Dao Lord of Crimson Star, they stared at the direction from which all things had vanished Gu Jinlai, unable to recover for a long time.

"Gu Jinlai... has anyone been this strong!?"

After a long while, the Immortal Lord of Myriad Manifestations turned his gaze back to the True Immortal of Tracing Origins: "Wasn't it said that he was at most only at the level of a top-tier Dao Lord!?"

He recalled the terrifying power displayed by those who forcibly broke through the suppression of the Houtu Heavenly Dao Gu Jinlai, and couldn't help but continue, "Although the cave below me is not one that has integrated my own Dao Fruit, it can still serve as a transit point to unleash eighty or ninety percent of the power of the Houtu Heavenly Dao... Yet he actually broke through such a powerful suppressive force head-on!? And he broke through it while withstanding the bombardment of the Gengjin Heavenly Dao? This is a top-tier Dao Lord!?"

"I..."

The True Immortal, upon tracing the origins, was momentarily at a loss for words.

Before he could come up with a reason, the Crimson Star Dao Master spoke in a deep voice, "This is definitely the power of a Profound Immortal!"

He gazed in the direction where Gu Jinlai departed, his eyes filled with apprehension and fear. "Only a Xuanxian who has absorbed all the power of the cave heaven and the Heavenly Dao into his own body can withstand the attack of the Dragon Emperor's Demon-Slaying Sword and break through the suppression of Houtu's Heavenly Dao."

"Us..."

It took True Immortal Tracing the Origins a while to come up with an explanation. "We have not personally witnessed the battle between the Gu Jinlai and the Profound Spirit Dao Lord, and our knowledge of his specific strength is only based on some of his words and actions..."

"The path of the innate saint is different from our path of the celestial immortal. The biggest difference between the mystic immortal and the immortal master is that the Heavenly Dao and the cave heaven are incorporated into the body. But the innate saint is equivalent to the cave Heavenly Dao Divine Ability, they will naturally become a mystic immortal. They do not need to go through the process of refining the Heavenly Dao and the cave heaven into their body like the immortal master."

The Immortal Lord of Myriad Phenomena said something.

After saying that, he looked at the Sword-Suspended Dao Master with a solemn expression. "From this point of view, it is not wrong to regard Gu Jinlai or Jiang Yufeng as a Celestial Lord, and it is also not wrong to regard them as a Mysterious Immortal."

"Mystic Immortal!"

The Crimson Star Dao Master, the Suspended Sword Dao Master, and even the True Immortal of Tracing Origins standing to the side all felt a heavy pressure that made it hard to breathe.

"How did I end up offending a Xuanxian...?"

A true immortal muttered to himself with a bitter expression.

The other True Immortals remained silent, but it was clear from their expressions that they also felt some regret about invading the Realm of Immortality.

In just a few years, the Myriad Stars Sword Sect not only lost a large number of True Immortals in pursuit of this plan, but also lost the Xuanling Dao Master.

Right now, the Heavenly Dao of the Suspended Sword Dao Master has also been forcibly taken away by that terrifying Xuanxian...

Although he has experience in nurturing the Geng Metal Heavenly Dao, it is not difficult for him to nurture another Geng Metal Heavenly Dao as long as there are enough resources.

But the problem is...

No!

To nurture a Heavenly Dao and build it up to the minor completion stage with combat power, one would need at least a thousand spirit crystals.

Having just experienced the great war of invading the Immortal Realm and depleting much of its resources, the Myriad Star Sword Sect probably can't even come up with ten spirit crystals.

Even if one were to sell all their magical artifacts and grotto-heavens, it would not be an easy task to gather a thousand spirit crystals to help the Suspended Sword Dao Master re-nurture the Gengjin Heavenly Dao.

He lost both his wife and his army.

Nothing could be more perfect than this.

"For the sake of the Longevity Realm, let alone the fact that there is a Xuanxian among them, it would be worth paying any price. Such discouraging words must not be uttered again."

The Immortal Lord of Myriad Manifestations spoke sternly, stopping the elders from having inappropriate thoughts.

The elders dared not express their dissatisfaction any further.

But after glancing at the dejected Xuanjian Daozhu, the Crimson Star Daozhu sighed, "Plans can't keep up with changes. Our cooperation with Peak Master led to the Yue family's downfall. We thought that with them diverting the Changsheng Realm's attention, we could almost plot against the Changsheng Realm. But we didn't expect... the true strength of these Gu Jinlai is much stronger than we anticipated... Xuanxian!"

Mysterious Immortal.

These two words also put immense pressure on the Immortal Lord of All Things.

While Xuanxian may not have an overwhelming advantage in combat power compared to Xianzhu, their agility is far superior.

The immortal lords' combat radius is only tens of thousands of miles, and at most no more than thirty thousand miles.

Only within this area can one barely contend with a Xuanxian.

But Xuanxian can freely travel anywhere in the world.

They don't need to launch a direct attack on a Celestial Lord's grotto-heaven. By severing Spirit Vein and other means, they can easily deal with any Celestial Lord. It just takes a little more time.

Such an existence...

Even the Immortal Lord of All Things felt a sense of powerlessness.

"Only a Xuanxian can stand against a Xuanxian."

As the Crimson Star Dao Lord spoke, he turned to the Myriad Manifestations Immortal Lord.

The Sword Master also rallied his spirits. "Perhaps we can sell the news about the Realm of Immortality and obtain a huge sum of spirit crystals in return!"

After saying that, he seemed to feel that his words were too blunt, and said in a more tactful way, "The strength shown by the Longevity Realm is becoming more and more powerful, especially after the addition of the Xuanxian from Gu Jinlai. The initiative is no longer in the hands of our Myriad Stars Sword Sect. If we do not bring Xuanxian forces into the game, what we should really think about next is no longer how to plot against the Longevity Realm, but how to ensure that our Myriad Stars Sword Sect stands firm in the future retaliation of the Longevity Realm."

"Drawing in forces from the Profound Immortal Realm..."

The Immortal Master of Myriad Manifestations thought of Peak Master: "The Xuan Yuan Sword Sect?"

"No!"

The Crimson Star Dao Master shook his head. "If we really involve the Profound Origin Sword Sect, then the Longevity Realm will truly have nothing to do with our Myriad Star Sword Sect. I think the Mo Family is a better choice."

"The Mohist School, the rulers of the Northern Regions."

The Immortal Lord of Myriad Manifestations frowned. "It won't be easy for them to take over the Realm of Immortality..."

"Precisely because it is not simple, our Myriad Stars Sword Sect still has a chance to get a share of the spoils in this operation."

The Crimson Star Dao Master looked at the Myriad Manifestations Immortal Master: "Our Myriad Star Sword Sect was the first to discover the Realm of Immortality. Now we are about to completely hand over all the benefits of the Realm of Immortality... Are you all willing to do this?!"

"Of course I'm not willing to accept this!"

The Sword Master immediately said, "I think Chi Xing is right. We can sell this information to the Mo family in exchange for a thousand or even two thousand spirit crystals! Then we can let the Mo family go against the Longevity Realm, and our Myriad Star Sword Sect can then make further arrangements as appropriate. If there is an opportunity, we can go to the Longevity Realm to get a share of the pie. If there is really no opportunity... the Mo family will gain tremendous benefits, and as the guides who led them into the Longevity Realm, our status will also rise accordingly!"

"I'm afraid that by then the Mohists won't be able to do anything about the Immortal Realm and will get themselves trapped..."

The Immortal Lord of All Things.

"Isn't that perfect? If the Mohists and the Immortal Realm fight to the death, we might even be able to reap the benefits..."

The Suspended Sword Path is the main path.

Having lost the Gengjin Heavenly Dao, he now feels extremely insecure and is eager to obtain enough spirit crystals to regenerate the Heavenly Dao.

The Immortal Lord of Myriad Phenomena pondered for a moment.

Given the current situation, the Myriad Stars Sword Sect is powerless against the Longevity Realm. Therefore, whether or not the Mo family occupies the Longevity Realm, it will not be detrimental to them.

Selling this information to the Mohists could even yield a large profit...

He nodded and said, "Very well, I will personally go to the Mo family and have a good talk with the Mo family patriarch about this deal."

"Tap tap tap!"

On the plains, thirteen fine horses galloped swiftly, one in front and one behind.

It was clear that one side was chasing the other.

"Primordial Spirit cultivators ahead, dare you dismount and fight?!"

A series of sharp shouts came from behind.

However, the Void Returning Realm cultivator riding at the very front showed no intention of turning back.

"Are you kidding me? You three are at the Void Returning stage, and nine Primordial Spirit, yet you expect me, a Primordial Spirit cultivator, to dismount and fight you?"

With that cold laugh, the middle-aged man at the Primordial Spirit Realm whipped his snow dragon horse harder, making it even faster.

The distance between the two sides widened again.

"Luckily, my horse is fast, otherwise, I would have been caught up by this group of Void Returning Realm experts from Wanxing City."

Just then, a shadow suddenly fell from the horizon.

High above, a colossal figure, resembling an ancient divine mountain, pierced through the clouds, accompanied by billowing waves of air and raging flames created by the friction between its body and the air, soaring straight towards the horizon.

As he passed by, the white clouds behind him seemed to be torn apart, and the so-called restrictions and anti-air formations above Wanxing City were directly smashed to pieces when he passed by, just like smashing a pile of sand sculptures on a beach with an iron ball.

The sheer size of the object, seemingly obscuring the sky, and the overwhelming pressure caused the middle-aged man in the Primordial Spirit Realm, along with the three Void Returning Realm cultivators and nine Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators chasing him, to freeze in their tracks, their minds going blank.

However, the imposing figure clearly didn't care about the dozen or so figures running across the ground, nor did he bother with their grudges and grievances.

It simply flew by at a relatively low altitude and disappeared into the horizon.

"Boom!"

Only then did a deafening roar suddenly reach the ears of the dozen or so people. The terrifying impact, like infrasound, shook their brains. Even though they were Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators, they felt dizzy and nauseous, as if they wanted to vomit blood.

But that's not all.

His massive form swept across the void, naturally creating a hurricane that seemed capable of annihilating everything. The hurricane whipped up dust, stone chips, flowers, trees, and grass, rolling in like a giant wall.

The overwhelming sight caused the middle-aged man and the twelve cultivators behind him to widen their eyes in astonishment.

"Holy shit!"

"A storm is coming!"

"Oh no! Run!"

The next moment, the twelve cultivators behind the middle-aged man spurred their horses and galloped wildly.

The three cultivators at the Returning Void Realm disregarded the consumption of their True Qi and soared into the air, seemingly about to reach the heavens.

However, although cultivators in the Returning Void Realm of this world can fly, their flying speed is even slower than galloping on horseback because each person has limited control over the power of heaven and earth, and the Spiritual Qi in the air is scarce.

After flying erratically for over a hundred meters, the hurricane, which resembled a wall, carried countless sand, gravel, and debris, and slammed them hard onto their bodies, swatting them down from the sky as if swatting mosquitoes, and they quickly disappeared into the dust storm and hurricane.

The middle-aged cultivator at the Primordial Spirit stage was also frantically spurring his snow dragon horse, galloping at full speed, but compared to the hurricane whose speed was unknown, it was nothing.

Soon, like the twelve cultivators behind him, he was swept up in the storm and disappeared without a trace.

The one soaring across the sky was none other than Gu Jinlai, who had recently broken through the defenses of the Myriad Star Sword Sect from the Crimson Flame Canyon.

He maintained this size and quickly traversed the distance between the Crimson Flame Canyon and the city before him.

The reason why it has always maintained this body shape is mainly due to the Geng Metal Heavenly Dao within its body.

The Heavenly Dao of Metal is different from the Heavenly Dao of Flame. Although it has been suppressed in the Void Core and constantly tempered with the power of the Great Sun Core Gu Jinlai, it still requires a lot of effort to completely refine it.

Therefore, he had to maintain his strongest form, using the Great Sun Core at full power to refine the Geng Metal Heavenly Dao.

A colossal giant nearly a kilometer tall flying at supersonic speeds within the atmosphere of a star would naturally create quite a commotion.

In particular, because he cannot fly outside the atmosphere in order to replenish the energy consumed by the core of the Great Sun, the commotion is naturally even greater.

This process lasted for most of the day. Only after the Gengjin Heavenly Dao was finally completely refined did he slowly shrink his size, maintaining the size of an ordinary person as he continued to travel through the atmosphere and head towards the Gate of Creation.

"Forcibly incorporating a Heavenly Dao that already has a master into one's body for refinement is no easy task. It seems that I must first eliminate the Dao master corresponding to it..."

Gu Jinlai have pondered this.

But...

With his current strength, he could easily kill any one of the Suspended Sword Dao Master, Myriad Manifestations Immortal Master, or Crimson Star Dao Master alone, but he was outmatched when facing the entire Myriad Star Sword Sect.

In other words, he does not yet possess the power to single-handedly destroy the entire Myriad Star Sword Sect.

Of course, if we extend the timeframe, he would continuously wage guerrilla warfare against the Dao Lord and Immortal Lord of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect, depleting the spiritual energy and spiritual crystals accumulated by the Myriad Stars Sword Sect. He would then eliminate all the forces surrounding the Myriad Stars Sword Sect, relocate all its people, and deprive them of the replenishment of spiritual energy. In that case, the only fate awaiting the Myriad Stars Sword Sect would be annihilation.

But that's too slow.

Instead of spending a lot of time using conventional Xuanxian methods to break through a top sect, he might as well join forces with the Creation Sect, gather two hundred Creation Sect mechs, and bombard the Myriad Star Sword Sect's cave with maximum power. No matter how profound the Myriad Star Sword Sect's foundation is, three to five days would be enough to exhaust their spiritual energy and collapse their cave.

Having lost the Cave Heaven and the Spiritual Opportunity, dealing with the Myriad Star Sword Sect will undoubtedly be much easier.

Thinking about it, the speed of flight Gu Jinlai couldn't help but increase a little.

At this moment, the communication jade talisman on his body vibrated slightly.

He picked up the jade talisman and quickly sensed the message from Jiang Yujian inside. "Third brother, we received news that a great battle broke out in the Crimson Flame Canyon of the Myriad Star Sword Sect. Have you returned from there?"

Although Gu Jinlai still some distance from the Gate of Creation, in the Xuanxian Realm, these communication jade talismans, which were originally useless, can obviously be used for communication.

"It's me."

A message Gu Jinlai: "I have now arrived in the Xuanxian Realm."

"The Myriad Stars Sword Sect has deployed a large number of people to defend Crimson Flame Valley... Are you alright? Do you need someone to meet you?"

Shortly after, Jiang Yujian sent another message back.

"It's alright, nothing serious. But how are things at the Heavenly Fire Sect?"

Gu Jinlai, "What I'm more concerned about is whether their cave heaven has been repaired yet. The reason I asked you to wait for a while before launching a counterattack is twofold: firstly, to wait for my arrival, and secondly, to wait until this cave heaven is repaired so that we can take it over directly."

"Hehe, that's exactly what we were thinking too. If I'm not mistaken, the cave will be completed in the next few days."

Jiang Yujian smiled and said, "To avoid making it more difficult to break through the cave heaven when the Purple Flame Dao Lord arrives, I think it is most appropriate to launch an attack before they complete their cave heaven."

"Can."

From Gu Jinlai, a voice responded.

Considering that although the Creation Gate's Shadow Mech has powerful output, it still struggles against Dao Lords.

If the Purple Flame Dao Master were to actually go outside the Creation Gate, even if the Creation Gate were to win, it would be difficult to avoid losses of mechs.

He immediately said, "I will go directly to the Heavenly Fire Sect to restrain Daoist Ziyan. Once I arrive outside the Heavenly Fire Sect, you can launch an attack."

Jiang Yujian was very confident in the strength of Gu Jinlai.

Even the meticulously prepared battlefield of the Myriad Stars Sword Sect in the Crimson Flame Canyon couldn't stop the breakthroughs of the Gu Jinlai, all thanks to the Heavenly Fire Sect...

It's merely a matter of restraining the Purple Flame Dao Master, which is naturally not a problem.

"Alright! Once you arrive outside the Heavenly Fire Sect, send me a message, and we will launch our attack."

"While launching the attack, let Zhang Yukun bring a team to the Heavenly Fire Sect. I estimate that by then I will have almost taken down the Heavenly Fire Sect."

Gu Jinlai: "From today onwards, the Creation Sect will replace the Heavenly Fire Sect and become the new overlord of the Flame River Sect."

After this news spread, Jiang Yujian paused for a long time.

However, it was the two hundred Cheng Ying mechs that ultimately gave him confidence.

"I understand that the Creation Sect will surely flourish under your leadership, Third Brother!"

Jiang Yujian responded emphatically.

Gu Jinlai slightly changed direction and turned towards the Heavenly Fire Sect.

The barren cultivation environment of the Xuanxian Realm forces all cultivators and cultivation forces to rely on Spirit Vein for existence.

This results in a smaller number of cultivators, but also a high degree of concentration.

Gu Jinlai, as long as the Heavenly Fire Sect's Spirit Vein are located in the area where the Heavenly Fire Sect is situated, and the Heavenly Fire Sect is defeated, even if there are occasionally some survivors in other places, the Heavenly Fire Sect will be completely annihilated.

Sky Fire Sect.

As the overlords of the Flame River Road, they have always regarded the Flame River Road as their own backyard.

Despite the presence of the Northern Domain Lord above them, and the potential covetousness of other surrounding hegemonic forces towards the Flame River Path, they spared no effort in restraining and suppressing the sects within the Flame River Path.

Rumors circulate within the Creation Sect that its split decades ago was due to the Heavenly Fire Sect stirring up trouble behind the scenes; in reality...

This is simply a fact.

The Creation Sect didn't dare to completely break ties with the Heavenly Fire Sect, so they spread the news through rumors, hoping to incite other forces in the Flame River Sect to feel threatened if they were to perish.

Unfortunately, the results were minimal.

At this moment, within the Heavenly Fire Sect, Sect Master Yu Hanshan hurriedly appeared on the mountain peak where the Supreme Elder, Daoist Master Ziyan, was cultivating.

Upon seeing the sect leader, who was essentially the son-in-law of the Zi family, the Supreme Elder lowered his brows slightly. "You've come in such a hurry. Is it because the cave outside the Creation Gate has finally been completed, or are the Cloud Soaring Sect, the Wind and Rain Pavilion, and other forces stirring up trouble again, criticizing our Heavenly Fire Sect for targeting the Creation Gate?"

"No, we have news about Jiang Yufeng, the Supreme Elder of the Creation Sect, who is a Primordial Saint."

As Yu Hanshan spoke, he eagerly handed over a piece of intelligence, his expression showing some surprise and uncertainty. "According to the latest intelligence from our spies, Jiang Yufeng's strength... is probably not as simple as the top celestial immortal that the Myriad Star Sword Sect mentioned."

"Um?"

Upon receiving the intelligence from Yu Hanshan, the Purple Flame Dao Master's expression immediately changed. "Crimson Flame Canyon!? I remember the Suspended Sword Dao Master was stationed in Crimson Flame Canyon!? Jiang Yufeng was actually able to break through his encirclement? Moreover, according to the intelligence, the Myriad Manifestations Immortal Master and the Crimson Star Dao Master were also present at the time, and the Myriad Manifestations Immortal Master even used the power of Houtu Heavenly Dao!? He still managed to break through?"

His gaze immediately fell on Yu Hanshan: "Didn't you investigate Jiang Yufeng's true strength?"

"I have indeed learned the details of the battle where the Sword-Suspended Dao Master attacked Jiang Yufeng from afar from many people. Judging from the situation at the time, Jiang Yufeng was not even as strong as a top-tier Celestial Immortal, at most only a high-level Celestial Immortal. If he hadn't run away quickly, he probably would have already perished under the Sword-Suspended Dao Master's sword, but..."

Yu Hanshan's expression was somewhat grim. "Perhaps... he wasn't fully prepared for a complete war with the Myriad Stars Sword Sect at the time, and to avoid provoking their full-scale hostility, he concealed something..."

The expression on the face of the Purple Flame Dao Master changed several times.

"According to intelligence, the Lord of Suspended Sword had already moved his cave heaven to the Crimson Flame Canyon. In other words, Gu Jinlai was facing the Lord of Suspended Sword at his strongest. In addition, the Immortal Lord of Myriad Manifestations was also present... and even used the Heavenly Dao of Houtu... Even if Gu Jinlai did not fight them head-on, but only broke through, to achieve this, it was by no means something that top-tier Heavenly Immortal level combat power could measure."

After a quick calculation, the Purple Flame Dao Master arrived at a startling conclusion.

"He possesses at least Dao Lord-level combat strength!"

"Dao Lord!?"

Yu Hanshan's heart skipped a beat. "According to our investigation, Gu Jinlai, the path of the Innate Saints has been followed, the Dao Lord level Innate Saints..."

The two realized at the same time that they were in big trouble.

"Didn't the Immortal Lord of Myriad Manifestations say that our Heavenly Fire Sect could deal with the Creation Sect on its own? He has always been the one to deal with it personally throughout Gu Jinlai. But now, just when we are about to go to war with the Creation Sect, he has let him escape and immediately sent a message to the Immortal Lord of Myriad Manifestations."

The Purple Flame Dao Master said sternly, "He must give our Heavenly Fire Sect an explanation."

"I will send a message to the Myriad Stars Sword Sect immediately."

Yuhan Mountain Road.

Before he could make any move, a vast and powerful aura, like a great sun sweeping across the sky, came straight towards the Heavenly Fire Sect with its blazing and dazzling pressure.