Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal
Chapter 750 - 667 Longevity Pavilion

Chapter 750: Chapter 667 Longevity Pavilion

Above Wind and Rain Tower.

Storm clouds gathered in majesty.

This was caused by Gu Jinlai taking a deep breath, affecting the celestial phenomena.

At this moment, he belonged to the pinnacle of True Gods and True Immortals in any mythological canon, swallowing and exhaling with full force, forming clouds with his breath and frost with his exhalation effortlessly,

Especially since he had just brought the Great Sun Eternal Method to the Perfection of the Third Level, he was in need of replenishing "fuel" to make the Great Sun Core burn more intensely. Breathing without restraint naturally caused this majestic disturbance in the heavens spanning hundreds of miles, changing the color of the clouds.

With the significant addition of "fuel," he clearly sensed an even greater energy contained within the Great Sun Core.

Previously, his combat power was no less than those in the ranks of Profound Immortals.

In every aspect, he was even slightly superior to ordinary Profound Immortals, and now...

Even if he hadn’t reached the top tier of Profound Immortal Level, he estimated he was not far off.

"With my current capabilities, taking on two adversaries should not be a problem! However, that’s against two ordinary Profound Immortals. Mo Ziya has been famous for hundreds of years, having dominated the Northern Region with the name of a Profound Immortal. It’s impossible for him not to have made any progress over the years. Of course, hundreds of years might not necessarily mean a further advance in Cultivation for a Profound Immortal. Not assuming victory, but preparing for defeat, I must at least consider him as a high-level Profound Immortal. With that in mind, a strength nearing the top tier Profound Immortals is still not enough,"

Gu Jinlai remained calm.

He never underestimated an ancient force that had dominated the Northern Region for over ten thousand years, whose standing has never been shaken.

Especially when this force could keep the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, which openly boasted three Profound Immortals, from acting rashly and allowed them to occupy the Northern Region.

He then descended from the void.

"Congratulations, Supreme Elder, for your advancement in Cultivation,"

Zhang Yukan greeted him promptly, with a face full of joy.

"Just a minor breakthrough, not a fundamental transformation in Realm,"

Gu Jinlai replied, then instructed, "Accelerate the purge of the Flame River Dao. Ensure that no one, not even a Mahayana Saint, from the Flame River Dao will cause trouble before the battle with the Northern Domain Mo Family begins!"

"Yes,"

Zhang Yukan responded.

...

With the collaboration of Creation Gate, Yunxiao Sect, Nine Refinement Pavilion, including Leisure Cloud Tower, Gu Jinlai once again organized the Flame River Dao at a rapid pace.

At the same time, more and more forces began to gather in the Baofeng Mountains outside the territory of Flame River Dao.

Even if all Sects had not yet assembled, the number of True Immortals and Void Immortals that had arrived still surpassed ten thousand.

A foreboding atmosphere loomed as if a storm was about to break upon the city, so overwhelming that the disciples of Creation Gate found it difficult to breathe.

Even within Leisure Cloud Tower, which had recently joined Creation Gate, various voices arose, leading to a minor rebellion.

A group of Elders led disciples to flee the tower, heading for Baofeng Mountain Range.

The incident severely impacted the morale on the side of Creation Gate.

In response, Gu Jinlai did not say much, but accelerated the purge of Flame River Dao.

Soon, two months had passed since the Creation Gate had destroyed the Heavenly Fire Sect.

...

At this time, Gu Jinlai was located not too far from the Baofeng Mountain Range, at the Smoke Moon Sect.

This was a small-scale force within the territory of Flame River Dao, possessing four True Immortals and dozens of Void Immortals.

However, soon after the destruction of the Dragon Sword Sect, the Smoke Moon Sect had already fled. Now, only a few Outer Sect Managers and Disciples of the Primordial Spirit Realm remained.

Gu Jinlai did not specifically target them, enforcing punishments and judgments according to the rules of Creation Gate... or rather, following the traditions of Lingxiao Palace.

"In one month, Qingguang has increased by two hundred strands,"

Gu Jinlai looked out towards the Baofeng Mountain Range tens of thousands of miles away.

There, some simplified Grotto Heaven Arrival Formations were even being set up.

Such Formations could not, like a Grotto Heaven, enable Daoist Masters to possess a base, but they allowed Daoist Masters to anchor through the Formation and call down the Power of Heavenly Dao to play up to eighty or ninety percent of their peak strength.

Even though this Heavenly Dao Power wouldn’t last long,...

To many Daoist Masters, this battle wouldn’t be prolonged.

They only needed to perform well in that decisive battle to see if they could vie for a qualification to cultivate the Heavenly Dao.

"If my guess is right, in one month at the earliest or two at the latest, the Northern Territory Alliance Army will invariably launch an assault, but this time is not enough for me to gain another five hundred strands of Qingguang and ascend a layer in the Great Sun Eternal Method,"

Gu Jinlai pondered.

The main reason for the lesser number of Qingguang than expected was that the senior Cultivators of these forces had all fled.

Not to mention True Immortals and Void Immortals, even Mahayana Saints had almost completely escaped, with very few Returning Void Devas left behind.

And these individuals...

Were essentially the primary source of his Qingguang.

It’s not that higher Cultivators were more evil by nature.

But that the higher a Cultivator’s power, the greater the impact of their malevolence.

The rage of an ordinary man might result in bloodshed within a five-step radius, causing harm or death to three or five people at most.

But if top-tier Cultivators were malevolent, destroying cities and nations would not be out of reach.

Furthermore, to become a top-tier Cultivator, unless one had a talent so great as to dazzle and astonish, most cultivators...

Even those cultivators who were naturally gifted had to walk a path of blood and slaughter on their journey to growth.

Without relentless ferocity, one simply could not rise to power.

This was a universal malady of the world.

Blue Star was no exception.

Only those filled to the brim with evil deeds, sparing no effort or scheme, could ascend to high positions, whereas common folk who followed the rules all their lives might never make a name for themselves.

In the Profound Immortal Realm, this situation was even more blatantly evident.

Therefore, after the high-level cultivators who originally belonged to the local ruling classes fled, the amount of Qingguang Gu Jinlai could collect was still extremely limited, no matter how hard he purged the area.

"This is somewhat unexpected,"

said Gu Jinlai.

At that moment, he seemed to have sensed something.

With one step in the air, his form soared up, shooting towards a small hill hundreds of miles away like a streak of light.

This hill, no more than a few hundred meters high and quite lush with vegetation, was a moderately famous scenic spot just outside the Smoke Moon Sect.

At this time, a middle-aged man was already waiting there.

"An incarnation?"

Looking at the man, Gu Jinlai’s mind stirred, and he quickly identified him: "Immortal Master Tian Qing."

"Sacred God Jiang can just call me Tian Qingzi,"

the middle-aged man replied with a smile.

Gu Jinlai did not dwell on the matter of titles and instead said, "The Immortal Master of the Longevity Pavilion graces us with his presence, what guidance do you bring?"

"Sacred God Jiang should know that we, the Longevity Pavilion, are but a group of Daoists seeking Immortal Cultivation and Enlightenment to attain immortality. We have no intention of getting involved in the dispute between Creation Gate and the Mo Family. It’s only because the Mo Family’s power is currently overwhelming and they compelled our Longevity Pavilion to take a stand; that’s why we reluctantly complied with the Mo Family’s call to arms against Sacred God Jiang. In actuality, this time our Longevity Pavilion dispatched merely a handful of True Immortals, and they will stay in the very back during the battle, ensuring not to harm a single person from the Creation Gate. I assure you of this,"

Tian Qingzi hastened to clarify his or rather the Longevity Pavilion’s position.

Gu Jinlai nodded: "That would be for the best."

But whether he believed it or not was unknown.

Seeing his reaction, Tian Qingzi had no choice but to say, "In fact, the relationship between our Longevity Pavilion and the Mo Family is almost irreconcilable."

He laughed bitterly, "It’s true that we Daoists of the Longevity Pavilion dislike strife. We spend our time in Alchemy and the pursuit of the Dao; our greatest aim is to attain immortality. But... the thousand-year lifespan of True Immortals and Heavenly Immortals is still far from true eternal life; perhaps only the Nine Heavens Profound Immortals, or even higher, the Great Dao Golden Immortals, might have a chance to truly achieve eternal life."

"Great Dao Golden Immortal!?"

Gu Jinlai knew that Profound Immortals were not the limit of the path of Immortal Cultivation.

Above Profound Immortals were even more powerful Immortals.

If it were not so, when the Human Emperor of the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty issued a decree ten thousand years ago, the Xuanyuan Sword Sect would not have obediently responded to the call, joining the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty to resist the Evil God’s invasion.

Now it seemed...

"Above the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal is the Great Dao Golden Immortal?"

"Precisely,"

Tian Qingzi nodded: "To perfect one layer of Heavenly Dao is to be at the level of Profound Immortal. To transcend beyond, one must grasp the Law of Dao and become a Golden Immortal!"

As he said this, he added, "Heavenly Dao evolves from the Great Dao, and the ultimate number of Heavenly Dao is nine. Each Great Dao gives rise to nine kinds of Heavenly Dao. Therefore, Profound Immortals are also known as Nine Heavens Profound Immortals. When a Profound Immortal unifies the nine Heavenly Daos into one, they can consolidate the Law of Dao and thus advance to become a Great Dao Golden Immortal!"

"Nine Heavens Profound Immortal, Great Dao Golden Immortal..."

Gu Jinlai contemplated, nodding slightly.

"The Mo Family will not allow even a single Profound Immortal to arise within our Longevity Pavilion... Two of our Changsheng Immortal Masters have died because of this... They have cut off the path forward for our Longevity Pavilion!"

As Tian Qingzi spoke, he clasped his hands together: "Therefore, if Creation Gate can truly overthrow the Mo Family’s domination of the Northern Region, our Longevity Pavilion is willing to aid Creation Gate covertly."

"Oh?"

Gu Jinlai was somewhat surprised: "You actually believe I can win?"

Tian Qingzi chuckled, "Sacred God Jiang is a Sacred One by nature, and the Innate Sacred is a direct path to the Great Dao. With enough resources and time to grow, ascending to a Great Dao Golden Immortal will come naturally. Someone with such talent would not act impulsively or rashly. Right now, with the Northern Domain Mo Family’s forces bearing down, if Sacred God Jiang had no faith in his own strength, he should have led the elite of Creation Gate to retreat long ago. Yet, Sacred God Jiang stands his ground at Flame River Dao, even purging its order to manage it as the foundation for Creation Gate..."

He did not continue, but his implication was clear enough.

However, upon hearing this, Gu Jinlai knitted his brows.

If Tian Qingzi had this perception, then the Mo Family would surely think the same.

They would definitely believe that he held the power to confront Profound Immortals and the entire Mo Family.

In that case...

They would certainly mobilize even more forces to ensure victory in this battle.

A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit.

After all, who is the lion and who is the rabbit in this current scenario remains an unknown number.

As he mused, Gu Jinlai glanced at Tian Qingzi: "I wonder how the Longevity Pavilion plans to assist me? Could it be that the Immortal Master of the Pavilion is willing to join the battle?"

"This... The Daoists of our Longevity Pavilion are researchers of the Heavenly Dao, seekers of immortality, ill-suited for combat and magic duels... so we wouldn’t want to cause any trouble for Sacred God Jiang,"

Tian Qingzi replied awkwardly, but then he quickly added, "However, after years of continuous study, we have developed methods to counter and decipher the Mo Family’s Heavenly Dao and Immortal Techniques. We are willing to hand over all these methods to Sacred God Jiang to lend him our strength."