Black Hole Reactor

The experimental group of Tianxiang Xingjun.

The group members warmly welcomed both the Gu Jinlai visitors.

Having witnessed firsthand the many achievements made Gu Jinlai in just one year, everyone had already anticipated this day.

Upon entering the fourth-generation nuclear reactor laboratory overseen by Tianxiang Xingjun, the expected discovery, Gu Jinlai history, was that it indeed contained complete data related to black hole reactors.

Although these materials only record the principles related to black hole reactors and can only be used in the absence of the Great Dao or even the Heavenly Dao, they are enough to broaden the horizons of Gu Jinlai.

There are many sources of information about black hole reactors, and we have only selected some that we believe are the easiest to speculate on.

Zhou Yueming piled up the documents recorded in the Jade Slip slips in front of Gu Jinlai and said with a smile, "Many technological civilizations that do not practice cultivation classify their technological level into six levels, which are referred to as planetary civilization, stellar civilization, galactic civilization, cosmic civilization, creation civilization, and eternal civilization. Among them, the eternal civilization is not recorded in detail, but the creation civilization has left traces. However, this is not a magical method. Some ancient immortal golden immortals can also create a world with three thousand immortal artifacts. As for cosmic civilization and galactic civilization, I will not say more."

"A cosmic civilization? Monitoring the entire universe, permeating every corner of it, and capable of utilizing all the energy in the universe?"

Looking at the description above, Gu Jinlai are somewhat alarmed.

"Their biggest drawback is that they utilize all the energy in the universe. However, at the level of Immortal Golden Immortals, they have transcended the energy level and reached the level of the Great Dao. Each Immortal Golden Immortal is equal to infinity. It can be said that one Immortal Golden Immortal is equivalent to a universe civilization."

Zhou Yueming said.

"I feel like it's far from enough..."

Gu Jinlai, he frowned.

"It's just a difference in calculation methods. A True Immortal might be far less than an entire star, but destroying a planetary civilization is not difficult. Similarly, a Mystic Immortal can be compared to a stellar civilization... The energy of a Mystic Immortal is far from comparable to that of a star, but destroying a star is not difficult."

Tianxiang Xingjun smiled and said, "In the mortal world, whether a martial artist can suppress a country with his own strength is not determined by whether his personal strength is equal to the total strength of the country. As long as his strength is so great that the country's conventional forces cannot do anything to him, he is the uncrowned king of that country. It's that simple."

Only Gu Jinlai realize what was going on.

Civilization is never an individual thing, but a collective thing.

The collective may appear incredibly powerful, but it is incomparable to a powerful individual.

Just like the Blue Star...

They possess the power to destroy the Shadow Mech, but that doesn't mean they can stand against a Saint.

If a saint were to descend upon Blue Star, as long as he doesn't try to withstand nuclear bombs with his own body or provoke the world with violence, it would only be a matter of time before he rules the entire Blue Star.

"The more sophisticated a technological creation is, the more fragile it is. So much so that we may only need to make some subtle interference and release some targeted magic to turn all technological creations into useless scrap metal."

Zhou Yueming pointed to a Jade Slip: "Just like the Blackwing civilization that provided the black hole reactor, they produced extremely powerful star-destroying cannons. The power of a single shot is no less than the full force of a Great Dao Golden Immortal's attack. However, when facing a Great Dao Golden Immortal, the opponent only modified the gravity parameters, which destroyed the black hole reactor structure of all the warships. Without even making a move, their own black hole reactors collapsed, and the entire fleet turned into cosmic dust."

Gu Jinlai, people have associated this with the methods, diversity, and variability possessed by the Great Dao Golden Immortals.

He finally nodded.

If the pilots cannot use their mental strength to resist the interference of the power of the Great Dao, then no matter how advanced these reactors are, they will be meaningless.

Seeing Gu Jinlai nod, Zhou Yueming smiled and said, "This is the meaning of our gathering here."

After saying that, he took out a stack of Jade Slip and placed them in front of him. "Take a look at these materials first, figure out the principle of the black hole reactor, and then we will find a way to ensure that they operate under the interference of the Devouring Dao and even other Daos."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

He took these Jade Slips, which contained a wealth of knowledge, and flipped through them one by one.

Jade Slip are different from books.

This is a special information carrier that only cultivators at the Primordial Spirit Realm or above can create. The way this carrier transmits information is similar to information infusion, skipping the reading process. All people need to do is digest and understand it.

Although there's only this one process left, it's still not an easy task.

Looking at these piles and piles of Jade Slip, especially since each Jade Slip was written by a mecha master who had reached the highest level of spiritual cultivation, the information contained within, when converted into words, would be incalculable even if it were tens of millions or billions of words.

Even with the combined mental and spiritual power of Gu Jinlai, it would take a considerable amount of time to fully digest all the information contained in these Jade Slip and then apply it to the research of fourth-generation nuclear fusion reactors.

He glanced through it briefly and vaguely realized something.

It seems that the Celestial Star Lord is determined to keep him in the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty in this way.

The Great Dao Golden Immortal is different from the Nine Heavens Mysterious Immortal.

For the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, killing a Nine Heavens Mystic Immortal was no big deal; it was just killing them. But a Great Dao Golden Immortal...

A life form that comes into contact with the primordial power of the universe is a powerful being, not only in the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, but also throughout the entire cosmos.

Even among civilizations, only those civilizations possessing the Great Dao Golden Immortals can gain recognition from other civilizations and acquire a certain degree of autonomy.

Replace with something else...

Even with dozens or hundreds of Xuanxian, it is still possible to attract attacks from top-tier forces.

This characteristic is somewhat analogous to the difference between nuclear-armed and non-nuclear-armed states on Blue Star.

Three months later.

Gu Jinlai rubbed his temples.

"It's too difficult."

He sighed with genuine emotion.

The information about black hole reactors is really too difficult to learn.

There are many questions he simply can't answer.

Having knowledge but being unable to understand.

It's like some articles with different fonts; he recognizes each one individually, but when they're piled up, he has no idea what they mean.

"Instead of spending time here researching how to create a black hole reactor that can be successfully activated under the interference of the Great Dao, it would be better to go back to the Realm of Immortality and accumulate some Pure Light."

Gu Jinlai felt that with the vast knowledge he now possessed, if he were to use Qingguang to "understand" it further, the transformation of the Great Sun Core within his body into a black hole would become a natural process.

At that time, his Great Sun Eternal Law will inevitably break the drawback of only being able to continuously accumulate "quantity", complete the qualitative change, and step into the "orange" skill realm.

And he himself will truly possess the combat power of a Golden Immortal of the Great Dao.

However, having made the rare trip to the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, he couldn't leave empty-handed...

Although he obtained the Star River Map, a cultivation technique that could allow one's mental state to reach the divine realm, he still needed to exchange it with the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty for a method to construct a grotto-heaven and fight against the evil god before returning.

"The third-generation nuclear reactor, you're the one."

Looking back from Gu Jinlai to the present.

It's time to bring out the stellar structure of the sixth level of the Great Sun Eternal Law.

He immediately submitted a proposal on "further optimization and improvement of the third-generation nuclear reactor".

This time...

The submitted research topic first fell into Zhou Yueming's hands.

Zhou Yueming immediately informed Tianxiang Xingjun about this matter.

Half an hour later, Gu Jinlai arrived at the office of the Palace Master of the Energy Academy.

Here, Tianxiang Xingjun, Zhou Yueming, and Xu Changsheng, the authoritative expert in the field of third-generation nuclear reactors and the deputy leader of the fourth-generation nuclear reactor research group, looked at him in either avatar or true form, their expressions rather strange.

Is there a problem with my research grant application?

This Gu Jinlai.

"It's not that there's a problem..."

Zhou Yueming considered his words carefully before saying, "Tell me honestly, after this third improvement of the third-generation nuclear reactor is completed, is there a fourth-stage improvement plan?"

"There is none left."

The truth Gu Jinlai.

"Really, that's all?"

The Celestial Star Lord standing to the side was somewhat skeptical.

"There really aren't any left."

This Gu Jinlai.

He has only cultivated the Great Sun Eternal Law to this level. To advance further, he needs to obtain a thousand rays of pure light.

And the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty...

There are actually quite a few people who can provide the Clear Light, but the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty has extremely strong monitoring over the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm, and there are also existences like Immortal True Spirit that are similar to artifact spirits, so he has no way to obtain the Clear Light.

Without obtaining the pure light, the realm of the Great Sun Eternal Law could no longer be improved, and he could no longer change it even if he wanted to.

"Don't rush to answer. Even if you complete this project and improve the performance of the third-generation nuclear reactor, in terms of contribution, you might not be able to exchange it for a Spirit Refining Technique at the Immortal Golden Immortal level. At most, you might be able to exchange it for a Small World Forging Technique."

As Tianxiang Xingjun spoke, he immediately added, "Even if you have the method for forging small worlds, it is still not an easy task to forge a small world."

"I know."

Those Gu Jinlai heard this breathed a sigh of relief.

The Small World Forging Method is to transform a world into an existence similar to the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm.

If he could transform the Realm of Immortality and Blue Star into smaller worlds, he would undoubtedly be unafraid of the threat from evil gods.

He said sincerely, "The third upgrade of the third-generation nuclear reactor is really the limit of my current knowledge. Unless I acquire more new and complete information, it is impossible for me to upgrade the third-generation nuclear reactor for the fourth time in a short period of time."

Is that so?

After looking at the Gu Jinlai for a long time, Tianxiang Xingjun had no choice but to believe him.

You can't disbelieve it either.

If they refuse to hand it over, they can't very well arrest him and torture him for questioning.

"Then we'll wait for your good news."

The Heavenly Star Lord said.

Gu Jinlai nodded.

With this Star Lord-level being personally speaking up, projects applied for Gu Jinlai were naturally approved very quickly.

After a few months of relative ease, the laboratory sprang back into operation.

Because this is the third upgrade of a third-generation nuclear reactor Gu Jinlai a very short period of time, the project caused quite a stir not only at the First Energy Academy but also in the energy sectors of other states when it was initiated.

The first batch of pilots who had flown the mechs equipped with the upgraded nuclear reactor were especially excited.

Although the new mechs cost significantly more than the previous ones, they do indeed significantly increase the combat power that these pilots can unleash.

Especially for some mecha pilots who have already reached the Golden Immortal level of the Mind Realm, even if they have not yet begun to comprehend the Dao, they can still fight head-on with those Golden Immortals by relying on the advantages of the new type of mecha.

In this situation, they naturally longed to continue upgrading the reactor, Gu Jinlai.

"If all goes well, I should be able to obtain the method for creating a small world within three months."

Having just come out of his laboratory, Gu Jinlai quickly washed himself, changed his clothes, and headed to his office.

As he walked, he was still making plans in his mind. "Once I obtain the method to create a small world, I should return to the Realm of Immortality..."

Thinking of this, he paused slightly.

The Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty was quite friendly to him, but this was perhaps a way of showing respect to the virtuous and talented.

If he still chooses to return under these circumstances, abandoning the Xuanhuang Immortal Court...

I wonder if the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty will let him leave safely.

"It shouldn't be that bad. Although the Golden Immortals of the Great Dao hold considerable weight in the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty may not necessarily lack someone like me. At worst... I can return to the Longevity Realm under the pretext of relocating the people of the Longevity Realm to the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty. If I stay in the Longevity Realm for a few decades, it won't be a big deal for them."

The Way of the Heart, from Gu Jinlai.

After all, for beings like the Celestial Star Lord whose lifespan is measured in tens of thousands of years, let alone ten or eight years, even twenty or thirty years is equivalent to three to five days for an ordinary person.

It's perfectly normal for him to take three to five days off to go back to his hometown and bring his family to live here.

Just as he was pondering this, a rather young-looking girl dressed as a student of the Energy Academy approached him.

Upon seeing "Gu Jinlai," he respectfully bowed and said, "Scholar Gu."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

However, just as he passed by the female student, he seemed to notice something out of the corner of his eye. He activated his divine sense and quickly focused on a jade pendant that she wore as an accessory at her waist.

"Etc."

Gu Jinlai.

"Ancient scholar?"

The girl was somewhat surprised, but also delighted and expectant. "What can I do for you?"

At this moment Gu Jinlai had already grasped a very secret message contained in the jade pendant.

This information is difficult for ordinary pilots to detect with their divine sense; only those at the level of a Great Dao Golden Immortal can detect it with their mental power.

"Nothing."

Gu Jinlai waved his hand, turned and left, leaving the somewhat disappointed girl behind.

After all, Gu Jinlai now a Grand Scholar, and it is said that he is expected to enter the Cabinet. Such a person is an unattainable figure even for a girl who has been admitted to the Energy Academy.

If she could get close to one or two people, the benefit to her future career would be immeasurable.

Several hours later, Gu Jinlai emerged from the Energy Academy.

This was the first time he had left the Energy Academy since he entered Tianxiang City.

Although he is now considered an important scientific research talent, he has neither entered the cabinet nor formally begun research on fourth-generation nuclear reactors, so leaving the Energy Academy will not attract much attention.

Upon leaving the academy, a retro-futuristic city came into view.

He boarded a hovercar and soon arrived at a rather antique-style "cave" located in the "middle layer" of the city.

In reality, this is a super building, but the building is so tall that it resembles a mountain peak, making this area look like a cave.

Although it is a cave-like building, the interior is quite spacious and has a lot of artificial sunlight. This sunlight makes the surrounding plants grow vigorously. In addition, the ceiling is deliberately decorated with artificial sky that resembles a magic array, making everyone feel as if they are in a natural jungle.

Some benches for people to rest and facilities for leisure and play are scattered throughout, and many guests and staff come and go. However, due to the good layout, the movement of pedestrians does not seem abrupt at all, and a wonderful balance is achieved between people and nature here.

"Nature's Home, as expected of the most upscale... bar in the mid-level area?"

Gu Jinlai.

This place can only be described as a quiet bar or a leisure club.

Moreover, although this place is located in the middle section, it only serves distinguished guests.

Each cycle accommodates no more than one hundred guests to avoid overcrowding, while the staff exceeds one thousand, providing a service ratio of ten to one.

Led by the staff, Gu Jinlai soon arrived at a man-made cave called "Dark Rock".

In these unique "private rooms" presented in the form of caves, four people—three men and one woman—were already waiting.

Two of them, strictly speaking, are acquaintances from Gu Jinlai.

It was only upon seeing the two of them that Gu Jinlai understood.

"No wonder someone used jewelry representing the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect and lured me here under the pretext that the Xuanxian Realm was in danger. It turns out to be Master Mu and Master Biyuan."

Gu Jinlai.

Among the people who appeared before him, two of them were Mu Wuying and Bi Yuan.

Of course, in the important city of Tianxiang, they did not come in their true forms, but rather as two extremely real avatars.

But this truth can only fool ordinary people or pilots; for him, a Golden Immortal of the Great Dao, it is still impossible to hide.

"Scholar Gu, it's not an easy thing to see you these days."

Mu Wuying said with a smile.

But there was clearly some resentment in his words.

"What's up?"

He paid no attention Gu Jinlai it, and simply said something calmly.

Finally, he glanced at Biyuan and said, "If Guild Master Biyuan no longer wishes to live this life of hiding, I can help you arrange a suitable identity, an identity that allows you to walk in the sunlight."

The Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty is quite tolerant of cultivators at the Golden Immortal level. He believes that if he really asks the Heavenly Star Lord for help, it won't be difficult.

However, these words made Mu Wuying and the others beside him look rather unpleasant.

Bi Yuan shook his head. "The Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty destroyed my world and my sect. The crimes they committed are too numerous to count. We cannot coexist."

Gu Jinlai seeing this, no one offered further advice or spoke any profound truths.

Different perspectives lead to different views on different issues.

He cannot persuade others to let go of anything from his own perspective.

"So, what is the purpose of you making such a fuss to see me?"

Gu Jinlai has turned to Mu Wuying.

To be precise, it was a man behind Mu Wuying who was only a level nine pilot.

The man bowed slightly and said, "Scholar Gu, I apologize for disturbing you. You may call me Yuan Sheng. I am here on behalf of the Myriad Realms Alliance. The higher-ups of the Myriad Realms Alliance admire Scholar Gu's talent. If Scholar Gu is willing to join the Myriad Realms Alliance, we will not be stingy with resources and Cultivation Method."

"The Alliance of Myriad Realms..."

A thought has stirred the heart Gu Jinlai.

However, she quickly regained her composure. "When you passed on the information to me last time, I think I made my stance very clear. As the saying goes, those who walk different paths cannot make plans together..."

"Scholar Gu, please don't be so quick to refuse."

As Yuan Sheng spoke, he pointed to the only woman among the four and said, "This one is named Mo Yu. She is a Xuanxian from the Xuanyuan Sword Sect who went out to train. Because the Xuanxian Realm planned to close the gate to the Xuanhuang Realm, she happened to be at a critical stage of her cultivation and was unable to return in time, so she stayed in the Xuanhuang Realm."

"Back then, she was certain that the Xuan Yuan Sword Sect didn't have someone like me, which is why she made you rush to test me."

This Gu Jinlai.

Mo Yu quickly stepped forward. "Ancient Golden Immortal, I was short-sighted and did not recognize a Golden Immortal. It is an honor for our Xuan Yuan Sword Sect to have you as our esteemed member. You have not deceived us about this matter at all."

Gu Jinlai remained silent, instead watching Yuan Sheng, who, despite being only a level nine pilot, commanded the utmost respect even from Mu Wuying.

At that moment, something suddenly occurred to him. "Yuan Sheng, surnamed Yuan? Who is Yuan Wuji, the leader of the Myriad Realms Alliance who is known as the number one person below the Human Emperor?"

"I am the twelfth generation descendant of the Wuji Ancestor."

Yuan Sheng said modestly, while smiling slightly, "I am here in my true form, which should prove my sincerity. My main purpose in coming here is to inform you of a crucial piece of information. Because we are somewhat curious about the origins of the ancient scholar, we used Mo Yu to search for the current location of the Xuanxian Realm. As a result, we were shocked to discover that the Xuanxian Realm is currently attempting to connect with the Xuanhuang Realm through a boundary gate."

He paused slightly as he spoke, "As a former member of the Xuanhuang Alliance, the Xuanxian Realm is not far from the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm. Theoretically, the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm will devour the Xuanxian Realm in less than a hundred years. And because the Xuanxian Realm is trying to connect with the Xuanhuang Realm through a dimensional gate, it means that they have actively fallen into the Xuanhuang Realm's devouring vortex and been captured by the power of the Devouring Dao. In ten to thirty years, the entire Xuanxian Realm will be devoured by the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm!"

"The Xuanxian Realm has been captured by the Xuanhuang Realm?"

His expression changed from Gu Jinlai the present.

Then, considering that he seemed to have been working to reopen the dimensional gate connecting the Xuanxian Realm to the Xuanhuang Realm, and calculating the timeline...

That's about right.

The news that Yuan Sheng said the Xuanxian Realm had been captured by the Xuanhuang Realm is very likely true.

"The Devouring Dao is the foundation of Zhou Huang's rule over the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm. No one but himself is qualified to control it. However, Zhou Huang has indeed Qi Deviation and is at a critical moment of recuperation. In other words, even if you plead with the Celestial Star Lord, he may not bother Zhou Huang for such a 'trivial' matter as the Xuanxian Realm. And apart from Zhou Huang, there is only one person in the entire Immortal Xuanhuang Realm who can help you 'push' the Xuanxian Realm away again and prevent it from being devoured..."

Yuan Sheng said in a deep voice, "My Yuan family's ancestor."

At this point, he looked at Gu Jinlai, "Will you continue to serve a celestial dynasty that is about to destroy your world, or will you join the ranks of resistance and end the Xuanhuang Celestial Dynasty's tyrannical and destructive rule over the surrounding world?!"