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"The tide has turned against us."

Zhao Qilin, along with Zhao Tianfeng, Han Guanglie, Dong Xuanyuan, and others behind him, looked grim.

The tide has turned.

The Blue Star Federation has now truly seized control of the entire situation.

"We achieved a glorious victory on Blue Star, but in the Realm of Immortality... we suffered an unprecedented and devastating defeat!"

Edward's speech continued.

He and his team were clearly masters of emotional control. Just as everyone's passion was at its peak, they delivered a heavy and sorrowful message: "Due to the destruction of the Star Spirit Platform, we are unable to provide any assistance to the Longevity Realm's forward base. Countless brave pioneers and trailblazers are isolated and helpless at the alien base, facing repeated enemy attacks, and their situation is becoming increasingly difficult..."

The scene then played footage of the Beast God Alliance invading the Dragon Shepherd Kingdom.

The music also became tragic and epic.

"Especially at the last moment, they deployed the ultimate weapon of the Immortal Realm!"

In the scene, a colossal figure, over forty meters tall, appeared as if from an ancient era, crossing over from another realm. The moment it appeared, it brought an almost suffocating pressure to everyone.

"This is a True Immortal! The most powerful life form in the Realm of Immortality! The limit of species evolution! A terrifying being that can live for thousands of years! Its combat power is no less than that of the steel-forged Cheng Ying mech! Its arrival directly destroyed our base, and countless people died tragically..."

As Edward spoke, the screen played a scene of this giant figure destroying everything.

One scene after another repeated the image of soldiers being brave and fearless, yet being mercilessly crushed to death.

But this time, the people were no longer afraid.

Is it in no way inferior to the Cheng Ying mecha?

They already possess the power to destroy the Shadow Mech!

"The base was destroyed more than a year ago."

Edward said in a deep voice, "But this is just the beginning! Not long ago, we received a message from Major General Edlun who risked his life to deliver it. It seems that the Cheng Ying mech we destroyed was extremely valuable. This act has thoroughly enraged those enemies in the Changsheng Realm—a force called 'Lingxiao Palace'. Soon they will lead their troops to completely invade our Blue Star, enslave us, and turn the entire Blue Star into a sea of inferno!"

After finishing his sentence, he paused heavily. "According to the data they obtained earlier, there are more than a dozen ultimate beings in the Realm of Immortality, similar to True Immortals. The Shadow Mech and the Lingxiao Palace, which controls half of the Realm of Immortality and destroyed our forward base, have at least five or six True Immortals among them. Although they don't mobilize all of these True Immortals because they also have their own enemies, if we Blue Star fails to deal with this kind of power, we will only face complete annihilation!"

He paused slightly as he spoke, "Just like how they destroyed our forward base, and at the same time wiped out tens of millions of native people of the Eternal Realm surrounding the forward base."

These words once again appropriately stirred up a disturbance in the crowd.

Moreover, with the previous suppression and fear as a foundation, at this moment, everyone was even aroused with a rebellious mentality of shared hatred.

This is outrageous!

The forces of the Immortal Realm are going too far in bullying us.

Despite the immense power of the Realm of Immortality, Blue Star is not without its own strength. They were able to defeat the Cheng Ying mechs, which were comparable to True Immortals of the World. In other words, they also possessed the power to annihilate those ultimate life forms—True Immortals of the World.

They are slightly weaker than those invading the Immortal Realm, but not much weaker.

Moreover, as time goes on, and the wheels of technology begin to turn, and industrial productivity is fully unleashed, the war will definitely tilt in favor of Blue Star.

Even under these circumstances, they still launched an attack on Blue Star without hesitation. They planned to open the stargate soon, storm Blue Star, and destroy Blue Star just as they had destroyed the Starshine Federation's forward base, igniting the flames of slaughter and destruction in every corner of Blue Star...

This is absolutely outrageous.

"Everyone, this is an invasion! The Immortal Realm civilization has invaded our Blue Star civilization!"

Edward's voice grew increasingly solemn as he looked up at the projection of the immortal world in the sky. "We should have known when this world suddenly appeared above us that there would inevitably be a war between the Realm of Immortality and our Blue Star. Only through war can we determine which of the two worlds is the true ruler and master!"

Then, he suddenly looked at everyone in the room and shouted, "Ladies and gentlemen, tell me, in the face of this war, should we humbly bow our heads and submit to them, letting them enslave us like slaves, losing our rights and dignity, and losing ourselves, or should we stand up, straighten our spines, grip our weapons tightly, and for our free will, for our indomitable beliefs, use iron and fire, guns and swords to fearlessly and loudly say no to these invaders from the Immortal Realm!?"

Without knowing whether there were "plants" involved, the atmosphere in the room seemed to explode the next moment.

Almost simultaneously, everyone raised their arms and shouted loudly.

"We, the Starry Federation, will never yield!"

"Don't even think about enslaving us! No one can stop our free will!"

"They want war, so we'll give them war!"

Passionate and fervent shouts rang out continuously from the crowd.

Eventually, under the guidance of certain individuals, the slogans shouted by everyone gradually became consistent across the region, evolving into just two words!

"War! War! War!"

A thousand people shouted in unison!

Whether it was reporters, staff, conference personnel inside the venue, or soldiers outside, everyone shouted this slogan at the same time.

War! War! War!

Zhao Qilin remained silent for a long time, watching the countless people around him who had fallen into a state of conformity and were gradually becoming fanatical.

It's unstoppable.

No one can stop the trend of the Starry Federation, the Blue Star Federation, and the Realm of Immortality going to war.

Moreover, following this press conference, the Blue Star Federation, possessing advanced weaponry, a record of defeating the Cheng Ying mechs, and the deepest research on the Immortal Realm, will inevitably become the leader in the fight against the Immortal Realm invaders, leading the entire Blue Star civilization.

Anyone unwilling to accept their leadership will be utterly destroyed and disintegrated by global public opinion without the Blue Star Federation needing to say a word.

Even the Great Jin, Huanglong, and Zhongtu are no exception.

Furthermore, because of their close contact with the Qianxing people, who were labeled as alien invaders, if they did not obey the orders of the Blue Star Federation, they might be directly branded as traitors to Blue Star civilization and forever nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of Blue Star human civilization.

Ironically, given the strength the Blue Star Federation is currently displaying, they are unable to even put up a fight...

"This is a war concerning the life and death of all civilizations and nations on the entire Blue Star! It is not a matter for one family or one country! In order to win this war, we urgently need the strength of the entire world! Only by concentrating the strength of all nations can we achieve final victory in this life-or-death battle!"

At this moment, Edward also revealed his true purpose and made a final appeal. "Therefore, I hope that all countries in the world will put aside their conflicts and prejudices, concentrate all the forces they can gather, and let us join forces to meet the arrival of these invaders from the Immortal Realm on the battlefield! Let them understand that the glory of our Blue Star civilization is eternal and that the will of the Blue Star people will live on forever!"

"Free!"

"The people of Blue Star will never be slaves!"

"War!"

The press conference concluded in a frenzied atmosphere.

At this moment, everyone witnessed history firsthand.

They knew that this meeting would be remembered for hundreds, even thousands of years to come, recorded in every book as an indelible mark on the continuation of human civilization.

Therefore, after leaving the meeting, everyone wrote extensively about it, doing their utmost to embellish and describe the content of the press conference.

When this content spread, it caused a global uproar.

The projection of the Eternal Realm has existed on Blue Star for decades.

Everyone seemed to have been somewhat prepared.

Therefore, although the arrival of aliens has caused fear among many people and even triggered a lot of unrest, the chaos is generally still within a controllable range.

In particular, the numerous news media reports that the ultimate life form of the invaders from the world of immortality was evenly matched with the Cheng Ying mecha, and the footage of the Blue Star Federation using twelve Dawn Goddess drones to surround and kill the Cheng Ying mecha, were like a shot in the arm, giving everyone a strong sense of confidence.

We on Blue Star are not to be trifled with!

The enemy is not entirely invincible!

If you want to invade our Blue Star, your Immortal Realm will have to pay a heavy price.

Furthermore, as far as they know, the world of immortality is not monolithic and there are also differences in interests, which has led some politicians and experts to spend their days appearing on television to give talk shows.

Today one expert says to stir up conflict among the forces within the Longevity Realm so that they can reap the benefits; tomorrow another expert says that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and we should unite with another force to eliminate the invaders known as "Lingxiao Palace".

Furthermore, any program that involves the realm of immortality or the Lingxiao Palace will consistently maintain high popularity.

Furthermore, some powerful figures with certain backgrounds used press conferences to delve into the key aspects of how ultimate life forms, such as immortal beings, could survive for thousands of years. They "unexpectedly" discovered that these beings, like the cultivators in the realm of immortality, possessed similar power and could live to be two hundred, five hundred, or even a thousand years old through cultivation...

After the news was secretly leaked out, all the middle and senior managers were in an uproar.

If they could conquer the Realm of Immortality and cultivate there, then they...

The allure of immortality, coupled with many people's estimation of the strength of both sides, meant that if the Blue Star war machine were to operate at full capacity, it could produce not just twelve Aurora Goddess drones in a year, but even one hundred and twenty, if they fought hard enough.

Twelve Dawn Goddess drones can fight against the Cheng Ying mech, which is the ultimate life form in the world of immortality—the True Immortal of the World!

With 120 of them, against five or six True Immortals residing in Lingxiao Palace, wouldn't they easily crush them?

In other words, as long as they can withstand the first wave of attacks from the Immortal Realm, the victory of the Blue Star civilization will be a foregone conclusion!

In this situation, these middle and senior-level officials quickly joined the ranks of those pushing for war.

Although their power is not as great as that of the big shots at the top, their numbers are too numerous to count.

For a moment, almost only one voice could be heard throughout the entire Blue Star!

War!

We are waging war against Lingxiao Palace in the Realm of Immortality, and even against the entire Realm of Immortality!

The Mysterious Immortal Realm, the Mysterious Origin Sword Sect.

Divine thoughts from Gu Jinlai continuously seeped into a precious mirror.

Through this continuous permeation, the spirituality of the mirror grew stronger and stronger, and the spatial fluctuations it emitted became visible to the naked eye, rippling outwards in concentric circles.

Finally, as the precious mirror floated on its own and circled around the Gu Jinlai, he opened his eyes and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"We've finally achieved the initial refining."

Gu Jinlai.

Sitting in front of him was Wang Xuanjing, one of the two pillars of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect.

The Xuanxian realm expert couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, "Perhaps the innate divine path is inherently incompatible with immortal artifacts forged with the marks of the Great Dao. Otherwise, with my help, it wouldn't have taken Jiang Shengdi three months to even begin to master this immortal artifact."

Gu Jinlai listening, Gu Jinlai nodded; he had also noticed this point.

He seems to be...

It's really not suitable for immortal artifacts.

As for the reason, the path of innate divinity should not be the focus; the focus is on his own understanding of "Tao".

He did not have his own path.

If the ultimate goal of the Heavenly Master Lineage is to transform oneself into a spiritual being, with the power of the True Spirit as the core of existence.

The cultivation method of a cultivator is to transform themselves into energy, and the core of this transformation lies in the "Dao Fruit" power that the cultivator condenses.

The Dao Fruit actually encompasses a person's essence, energy, and spirit, including their thought patterns, worldview, and so on.

Therefore, cultivators need to integrate the Dao Fruit into their life form and improve their realm.

Just like a Celestial Immortal who integrates the Dao Fruit into their grotto-heaven, a Mystic Immortal integrates their grotto-heaven with the Heavenly Dao.

However, since he has not attained his own path and achieved the Dao Fruit, it is naturally much more difficult for him to mobilize the power of immortal artifacts compared to others.

He estimated that the reason he was able to initially control the power of the Void-Breaking Mirror was because his mental power was too strong, and he forcibly "touched" the power of the Great Dao, activating the Void-Breaking Mirror.

Just like other experienced drivers drive because of their superb driving skills and nimble hands and feet, Gu Jinlai...

It was because of his innate superhuman strength that he broke the car's floorboards, stood on the ground, and carried the car with both hands.

Because he was running so fast, at first glance it looked like he was driving.

"Now that I have mastered the immortal artifact, it's time to take care of these trivial matters and then travel through the Demon Realm to the Immortal Cloud Realm."

This Gu Jinlai.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuanjing promised, "Saint Jiang, please go ahead. We, the Xuanxian Realm and the Changsheng Realm, will ensure peace between us. Furthermore, if the Demonic Spirit of the Demon Realm go back on their word and try to plot against the Changsheng Realm again, all the immortals of the Xuanxian Realm will not stand idly by."

"I trust you on this point."

This Gu Jinlai.

With that evil god around, the Realm of Immortality is like a powder keg. Any force that enters it risks awakening that evil god and suffering a devastating defeat.

Therefore, unless Luo Jiuxiao and Wang Xuanjing are completely out of their minds, they must know that war between the two realms would be harmful and pointless.

They coveted the spiritual energy of the Immortal Realm, and at most, they could only exchange it for it through immortal techniques, Divine Ability, and Cultivation Methods.

However, such transactions where each party gets what they need have never been hindered Gu Jinlai.

As for the Demon Realm...

During this period, Zhao Xi's Transformation of the Heavenly Dao has been completely perfected. In addition, his mental power has broken through to the seventh level, and he is now qualified to refine the cave heaven and the Heavenly Dao into himself and break through to the Xuanxian realm. Once he becomes a Xuanxian, with the power of the Transformation of the Heavenly Dao, even if the Devil Master descends, he will be suppressed on the spot.

"The sooner we go to the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, the sooner we will obtain a way to fight against the evil god. There is no time to lose, I will go and make arrangements now."

Gu Jinlai put away the "borrowed" immortal artifact, the Void-Breaking Mirror, and immediately took to the air, leaving the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect.

Wang Xuanjing watched Gu Jinlai leave, remaining silent for a long time.

After a long while, he suddenly said, "Do you really believe he can defeat that evil god? That was a terrifying monster that even the entire Xuanhuang Alliance couldn't defeat back then."

"Although we did not defeat it, as has been said Gu Jinlai, we have probably severely injured that evil god, which at least gives us a glimmer of hope."

A figure appeared.

It was Luo Jiuxiao, another Supreme Elder of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect.

Although the two pillars of the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect showed sufficient trust and sincerity towards Gu Jinlai, they did not let down their guard.

Just like in their several encounters, they had never faced each other face-to-face with Gu Jinlai at the same time.

In this way, even if Gu Jinlai berserk and tries to destroy the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect, the other person can at least hide with the sect's lineage and then leave when the opportunity arises.

The human heart cannot withstand testing.

Gu Jinlai, people have clearly understood this point and have never demanded anything from it.

"You've seen the information I gave you about this Divine Jiang, or rather, the Ancient Palace Master. Although he's eighty-six years old, his sudden change in temperament and rise to prominence began when he was sixty-nine. In other words, it only took him seventeen years to go from Spirit Refining to where he is now!"

Luo Jiuxiao said, "I don't care whether he is the Son of the World or the reincarnation of a Dao Lord. As long as he can demonstrate the potential to defeat the evil god, I am willing to gamble on him once."

"The reincarnation of Daojun."

Daojun refers to an immortal golden immortal who has fully comprehended a great Dao.

Having fully comprehended a great Dao, this being has almost truly achieved immortality and indestructibility.

They are essentially the embodiment of the Great Dao, having transcended the constraints of matter and energy.

If even a Great Dao Golden Immortal is still affected by spiritual energy, and might experience a decline in power in the Age of Dharma Decline due to not having fully mastered the Great Dao, then an Immortal Golden Immortal...

They truly achieved a power as boundless and inexhaustible as the universe.

The Great Dao of Creation, the Great Dao of Destruction, the Great Dao of Slaughter, and so on—the ultimate essence of these great Daos is simply the different forms manifested by the transformation of different shapes, matter, and elements within the universe and the starry sky.

Only by understanding this point can an immortal golden immortal achieve true immortality.

Otherwise, if changing environments leads to a decline in one's realm and a drop in power, what kind of immortality is that?

Having achieved an inexhaustible supply of energy, some ancient immortals began to decipher the essence of living beings, thereby gaining the power of reincarnation.

The Three Sovereigns of the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty are said to be the reincarnations of three even more ancient beings.

"In reality, we don't have many choices."

Wang Xuanjing said speechlessly, "Jiang Sheng's power is stronger than ours. How can we fight against him? Defeat is the only outcome. Even if we awaken that evil god and drag the Longevity Realm to its knees, we will not gain any benefit."

Luo Jiuxiao nodded. "Right now, if we give him our trust, the worst outcome would be that we open the gate to the Xuanhuang Realm, abandon our foundation in the Changsheng Realm, and flee to the Xuanhuang Realm. Rather than that, we might as well make a good connection and take a gamble."

At this point, he smiled somewhat uncertainly, "What if he succeeds?"

"Yes, what if he succeeds?"

Wang Xuanjing also laughed.

In the void.

The figure from Gu Jinlai is flying towards the direction of the Star Gate of the Chen Domain.

At this moment, he seemed to sense something and immediately sent a portion of his Void Projection Technique to Xie Yusheng.

As he completed his descent, Xie Yusheng, who had sensed something, breathed a sigh of relief, "Senior Taiyi, you've arrived, that's wonderful."

He had been in contact with Gu Jinlai three months, but during those three months, Gu Jinlai focused on refining the Void-Breaking Mirror and did not reply much after realizing that he was not in any danger.

That's why Xie Yusheng was so excited about his arrival.

"Senior Taiyi, something terrible has happened!"

"Oh? Something big? What's so big?"

Gu Jinlai.

"I... I recently comprehended the Eternal Dao Proving Method of the Chaos Demon God and mastered the technique of transmitting some memory information through spiritual means. I will now convey to you, Senior Taiyi, the changes on Blue Star over the past three months..."

As he spoke, Xie Yusheng quickly stirred his True Spirit.

"Not bad, you've made some progress."

Gu Jinlai smiled and quickly completed the spirit sharing with Xie Yusheng.

Suddenly, a flood of information came to mind: more than three months ago, the Blue Star Federation had issued a declaration of war against the Immortal Realm, and had put the entire Blue Star into a state of war, with all departments operating at full capacity to serve the war effort.

"They've completed a second Star Spirit Platform on the west coast, just waiting for our Star Gate to open so they can use it to guide the power of the Star Gate and project it out? And outside the Star Spirit Platform, they've already set up heavy defenses and deployed a large number of troops? Almost every country in the world has its armies, whether willingly or unwillingly, involved in this war. The Central Plains, Yellow Dragon, and Great Jin have all been dragged into it, without exception..."

After looking at Gu Jinlai, his expression was somewhat strange.

Unexpectedly, the message he had Edlen send back had such a good effect.

Wrong...

It seems so; the Blue Star Federation, led by the Starry Federation, was surprisingly cooperative.

"Given how cooperative you've been, it would be unreasonable not to give you a chance."

He murmured to himself Gu Jinlai.

"Senior Taiyi... what do you think we should do about this? Could that force called 'Lingxiao Palace' on the other side of the Realm of Immortality really be related to that 'Qianxing Person'?"

Xie Yusheng cautiously and tentatively inquired.

Those who have heard this Gu Jinlai have smiled slightly.

Xie Yusheng had already guessed that the "Qianxing person" was him, and the question he was asking now was basically asking whether he and Lingxiao Palace were in danger.

It was worth all the effort he put into him.

"Don't worry, the Blue Star Federation's strength is far from that of Naihe, the Qianxing person. When the star gate opens, just have the warships of the Central Plains countries retreat a bit."

This Gu Jinlai.

"Clear."

Xie Yusheng quickly agreed.

Then he asked again, "Senior Taiyi, do you think... that 'Qianxing person' really wants to conquer Blue Star?"

"Blue Star? You really think Blue Star is a treasure? What benefit would conquering Blue Star bring to that 'Qian Star Person'? Would you steal a bag of rice or flour from a beggar's house?"

Gu Jinlai bluntly stated. "I estimate that if it weren't for the fact that the 'Qianxing person' had some connection with Blue Star and couldn't bear to see the Blue Star people frantically contacting external forces to do their own thing, he wouldn't have bothered to waste his energy on Blue Star."

"This... is that how it is!?"

Xie Yusheng was somewhat surprised.

What do you think?

Gu Jinlai said nothing more, only saying, "You will know the reason in time. The Blue Star Federation thought it had a clear understanding of the true face of the Immortal Realm, but in reality, what they know is only the tip of the iceberg! Their supposedly powerful war weapons will be revealed when the people of Lingxiao Palace truly arrive."

After saying that, he added, "But you don't need to worry about any of this, just keep watching."

"Yes..."

Xie Yusheng responded uneasily.

Gu Jinlai at the nearby Mulong Kingdom, but did not continue talking to Xie Yusheng.

With a burst of speed, amidst a series of welcoming light and shadow effects, he landed steadily at the location of the star gate.

As he had been notified in advance, Zhou Yi, Chao Jiuyin, Xia Zhongyuan, and others were already waiting for him when he landed.

"Palace Master."

"Supreme Elder."

Everyone quickly stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Um."

Gu Jinlai nodded, his gaze turning to the stargate, which was over a hundred meters tall. "How is it? Can it connect to Blue Star yet?"

"The establishment and opening of a stargate consists of six parts: capture, positioning, anchoring, connection, opening, and stabilization. Currently, the first five parts of our stargate have been completed. The stargate can not only connect but also open smoothly. Now, only stability is needed. If the stability is insufficient, entering it rashly will face great risks..."

Chao Jiuyin and Xia Zhongyuan, who were originally members of Blue Star, were somewhat excited to see the stargate that could connect to Blue Star open.

Because if the stargate can be opened successfully, it means they will be able to return to Blue Star.

Although they lived quite well in Lingxiao Palace, and even had the hope of achieving immortality through its nurturing, but...

Their values were ultimately established on Blue Star they have family and friends. Even if they are likely to continue living in the world of immortals in the future, they still hope to visit Blue Star one last time.

At worst, we can bring our family and friends from Blue Star to live in the Lingxiao Palace.

With the allure of cultivation and immortality, they have no reason not to agree.

"Stability... is not a big problem."

Gu Jinlai, those who possess the Mirror of Breaking the Void have indeed not cared much about these issues.

As long as the connection can be established...

Well, his control over the Void-Breaking Mirror was limited, and he couldn't use it as freely as Wang Xuanjing.

But...

As long as the stargate can be opened, he can indeed ignore the risks brought by the stargate's instability and complete the shuttle.

With that in mind, he decided to waste no more time. "Now that the repairs are almost complete, let's activate the stargate and connect to Blue Star."

Tomorrow's recycling introduction.