Knowledge Changes Fate

"They... would believe that?"

Gu Changfeng found it unbelievable.

Why don't you believe it?

Gu Jinlai said, "If you don't believe me, they would have to send at least two Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators and an elite army of no less than ten thousand to surround and kill us and save face for the Purgatory Sect. But if you believe me... two cities and a new elder, how significant would that be for the Purgatory Sect's prestige?"

As for the effects of prestige...

When the Purgatory Sect launches a major invasion of Star Province in the future, all forces within Star Province will surrender without a fight.

Even if they don't take control of Star Province, any force within its borders that faces the Purgatory Sect should think twice before acting.

The hidden benefits are immeasurable.

"Moreover, if I am not mistaken, Red-Robed Elder will definitely take advantage of Zhang Lu's transfer of forces from Baihe City to occupy Baihe City. They have captured the city, but it is almost like an isolated city. At this time, they urgently need enough forces to defend it. Otherwise, it will not be long before Baihe City, which they have worked so hard to capture, will be taken back, and their years of planning will be in vain."

Gu Jinlai said, "At this time, are they willing to give up the excellent situation in Baihe City and turn to war against me, or are they holding their noses and acknowledging that I, Gu Jinlai, am still an elder of the Purgatory Sect, using my power to stabilize the situation in Baihe City and jointly resist the pressure from the State Lord's Mansion and the Meteor Guard?"

"White River City..."

Gu Changfeng was in a daze.

My second brother actually thought of this?

If he were the sect leader of the Purgatory Sect, even if he wanted to bring this traitor who had manipulated the Purgatory Sect to justice immediately, he would have to put that thought aside for the sake of the bigger picture.

At least...

We need to stabilize the situation in Baihe City first.

So...

"Although it is absurd, the price to pay to deal with you, my second brother, is far greater than the final gain. They... have no choice but to believe it."

Gu Changfeng Road.

Gu Jinlai nodded.

"Hiss!"

Gu Changfeng, along with the rest of the Gu Clan, including Huang Yu who had just joined the Gu Clan, all gasped in shock.

Gu Jinlai...

They actually planned the situation in Star Province to this extent!?

Immediately afterwards, they couldn't help but feel secretly excited.

According to the ancestor, Lingxiao City and Yuanhua City are practically already in the hands of the Gu Clan.

With these two cities as their foundation, and with such an ancestor planning for Star Province, how could their Gu Clan not prosper?

"Should we just take over Linfeng City and Red Wind City as well?"

Gu Changfeng's eyes gleamed. "We just defeated Linfeng City not long ago. If we fight it again now, it won't take much effort. Red Wind City is our Gu Clan's stronghold. With a little planning, we can annex this city. At that time, we will occupy four cities at once and govern more than six million people. Such a number... is no less than those backward lower states."

"No."

Gu Jinlai shook his head. "We must act within our means. Our occupation of Yuanhua and Lingxiao cities is already the limit. If we attack Linfeng and Red Wind City, we will touch the interests of the Purgatory Sect. The Purgatory Sect will be furious. At that time, they will probably invite a Supreme Elder of the Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord level to fight against the world with overwhelming force and intimidate all sides."

He was well aware of his current combat strength.

The close-in weapon system intercepted the Cold Feather Sword.

But the speed of the Cold Feather Sword is only 600 meters per second, less than twice the speed of sound.

If it were a peak Spirit Transformation cultivator wielding a mid-grade flying sword, shooting down at a speed of a thousand meters per second...

Such a small target, capable of changing direction flexibly, is probably too big for a single close-in weapon system to block.

Furthermore, as he said, in addition to Spirit Transformation Grandmasters, the Purgatory Sect also has Primordial Spirit True Lord.

If we compare the flying sword of a Grandmaster of the Primordial Spirit to a short-range cruise missile, then True Lord of the Primordial Spirit who can fly on a sword is undoubtedly equivalent to an advanced fighter jet fully loaded with ammunition, capable of supersonic cruise.

He only has one close-in weapon system (CIWS) right now, and it can only be activated by the possession of True Spirit. If such a powerful being were to descend, what would he use to defend against it?

Ultimately, his knowledge base was too poor. He was better at dealing with common weapons like gunpowder and Gatling guns, as he could search for and use the relevant information in his mind. Some of his shortcomings could also be compensated for by his shared spirit.

Close-in weapon systems (CIWS) are such advanced equipment...

They could only try blindly, relying entirely on the possession of True Spirit to activate it.

It will probably take quite some time before one can transform through visualization and spiritual connection.

"The Primordial Spirit True Lord."

Gu Changfeng quickly calmed down after hearing Gu Jinlai's words.

True Lord...

Soaring through the air on a sword, he regarded thousands of troops as nothing.

This is the true strategic strength of the Great Qian Dynasty.

"Second brother, are you capable of crafting Spirit Artifact to counter True Lord?"

"Spirit Artifact to counter Primordial Spirit True Lord?"

Gu Jinlai shook his head.

If you want to fight against the Primordial Spirit True Lord Primordial Spirit, you need a surface-to-air missile defense system, right?

This weapon can only be used defensively.

If you want to fight True Lord head-on in the void, you'll have to wait until fourth-generation fighter jets are released.

But these things are too far removed from normal people. He exhausted all the information in his mind but could not complete the visualization and achieve spiritual communion.

"I only regret that I didn't study enough back then... If I had a complete set of fourth-generation fighter jet production blueprints to assist in my visualization, I could conjure up ten or eight fighter jets in just a few years. At that time, what would I have to fear even if I faced the Purgatory Sect head-on?"

Gu Jinlai, it has been filled with regret.

If only I could do it all over again...

He will definitely study hard.

Knowledge can change your destiny.

Although Gu Changfeng was somewhat disappointed by Gu Jinlai's reaction, it was also within his expectations.

If Primordial Spirit True Lord were truly so easy to deal with, the Great Qian wouldn't use this level of combat power as a benchmark to distinguish top-tier, first-class, and large-scale forces.

At this moment, Gu Changfeng seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Second brother, we found this item in the Lin family when we swept through Linfeng City."

He took out a jade box from his person. "Please take a look."

"This is..."

Gu Jinlai, people have opened the box and found four pills inside.

Just by smelling the pill, Gu Jinlai felt his spirituality become much more active.

"Yuanling Pill?"

"Right."

Gu Changfeng said, "Although I don't know why a Lineage like the Lin family, which doesn't have a Celestial Master, would have such a treasure as the Yuanling Pill, I think it will be of some help to you, Second Brother."

"It is effective."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

Yuanling Pill is different from Yangling Pill; it is a type of restorative pill.

It allows the Celestial Master to quickly recover the spiritual energy he has consumed.

A hundred years ago, the Celestial Masters sect was glorious and brilliant. Back then, this kind of elixir was very valuable, not much less so than the Spirit Nourishing Pill.

But now, the lineage of the Celestial Masters is almost extinct, and the value of the Yuanling Pill has plummeted.

Although it didn't fall to the same level as the Qi Refining Pill, it wasn't far off.

Next, Gu Jinlai and Gu Changfeng made some arrangements and handed over Yuanhua City to them.

He then returned to Lingxiao City with Gu Chifeng, Gu Luochen, Gu Qingmei, and his disciple Gu Xiangyang.

Lingxiao City now only has Gu Chaoyang, a Gang Condensing, and several thousand new recruits who have only been training for a few months. He should not leave for too long, lest something happen in the city.

Shortly after his return to Lingxiao City, the Purgatory Sect did indeed reactivate its response to the matter concerning the Gu Jinlai.

Only...

Compared to the last time when he killed Yang Kan, when all the hall masters and deputy sect masters were indignant and wanted to expel him from the sect, this time, the meeting room was quite quiet.

Everyone stared at the intelligence report in their hands, remaining silent.

"Hasn't Sect Leader Lin returned in time?"

The patriarch Lu Dengxian, who was presiding over the meeting, spoke idly.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, Linfeng City has been attacked by thieves. Sect Master Lin is suffering from a heart attack due to anger and is currently recuperating. He has not yet returned to the sect."

Yuan Xizhi, the master of Dongzhen Hall, cupped his hands in greeting.

With the main character absent, Lu Dengxian had no choice but to turn his gaze to Huo Changqing: "How many elders are on duty in the Elder Hall right now?"

"Since Elder Qin Kaitai has gone to Baihe City to provide reinforcements, the Elder Hall currently has two elders with peak combat strength and Third Brother with barely enough combat strength to reach the Spirit Refining level."

"Those three are probably only worth two people... plus the two elders in charge, that makes a total of four Spirit Refining..."

Lu Dengxian sighed, "That's too little."

After speaking, he turned his gaze to the crowd. "What do you all think of this matter?"

"Is it possible to invite the elders to come out of retirement again?"

"Our Purgatory Sect only has two elders who can take action. The other elders all have important matters to attend to and cannot act rashly. Elder Shi Chen's soul is shaken, and now there is only one elder left who can take action."

Lu Dengxian stopped there.

An elder statesman went to deal with the Gu Jinlai...

What will be the difference between the result and that of the Stone-Sinking Elder?

"That..."

Just as Huo Changqing was about to say something, Vice Sect Master Qin Li suddenly said, "Is it possible that Elder Gu has always been on the side of our Purgatory Sect, but someone in our Purgatory Sect is causing trouble and spreading rumors, forcing Elder Gu to do some... slightly excessive things?"

"Um?"

Lu Dengxian's gaze fell on Qin Li: "What do you mean?"

"Not long ago, Elder Gu received the sect leader's order to be promoted to Gold-Robed Elder and return to our Purgatory Sect. Under these circumstances, I can't understand why he would suddenly kill Elder Yang."

Qin Li said loudly, "Although the informant in Wutong County claims with certainty that Elder Yang died at the hands of Elder Gu, I have learned that they only heard someone shout that Elder Gu was the one who killed Elder Yang, but they did not see it with their own eyes. So, is it possible that the person who shouted was deliberately framing us? The purpose is to make us purge Elder Gu's faction!"

As he spoke, his thoughts seemed to become clearer, and he said heavily, "Otherwise, how can we explain why Elder Gu, having already killed Elder Yang, would still kill Su Tong and Yan Xuejian, thus provoking the Meteor Guards and the Heavenly Gang Sect to retaliate?"

I can't explain it...

The temple masters exchanged glances.

This is something that really can't be explained.

To this day, they still don't understand why both the Meteor Guard and the Purgatory Sect forces died in Lingxiao City.

Lu Dengxian's expression didn't change much; he simply said, "Continue."

"I have a letter from Elder Gu in my hand, which details what happened. Elder Gu claims that Yang Kan actually died at the hands of Yan Xuejian, not that he killed him. On the contrary, he was avenging Elder Yang. If what he wrote in this letter is true, then everything is a conspiracy! It is an extremely despicable frame-up!"

Qin Li said with certainty, "Elder Gu is not only innocent, but has also made great contributions to the sect, especially to our Purgatory Sect."