Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal
Chapter 815 - 693: Framed

Chapter 815: Chapter 693: Framed

"Supreme Elder."

"Master Gu."

"Sacred God Jiang."

Outside the Demon Abyss, several awaiting Heavenly Monarchs, Profound Immortals, and True Immortals simultaneously came forward, their expressions filled with concern.

Gu Jinlai waved his hand to indicate he was unharmed, and then got straight to the point: "I have reached an agreement with the Demon Spirit. In the short term, both sides will cease hostilities. All Demon Emperors from the Demon Realm will retreat and return to the Demon Realm. No disaster-level or higher Demon Spirit shall enter the Longevity World, and we will also refrain from invading the Demon Realm and utterly destroying it."

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Xi who was waiting outside: "Without those Demon Emperors, Demon Lords, and Demon Gods, and without disaster-level Demon Spirits, I imagine with our power, we will soon be able to purge the remaining devils in the Longevity World."

"Certainly."

Zhao Xi nodded seriously.

However, the West Heavenly Spirit Jade Immortal Master, also from the same origin, was somewhat unwilling: "These devils... are we to let them retreat unharmed to the Demon Realm? Over the years, they have committed countless crimes in our Longevity World, the number of humans they have slaughtered is countless, and the sins indescribable. We..."

Gu Jinlai did not reply.

And Zhao Xi also looked at him.

He knew that Gu Jinlai must have his considerations in making this decision.

Otherwise, given Gu Jinlai’s character, and his near-zero tolerance stance towards devils, he wouldn’t choose to temporarily put aside hatred with the devils.

And Gu Jinlai...

After a moment of pondering, he communicated with Divine Thought: "With our current strength, we cannot defeat the Demon Realm! Over the years, the force the Demon Realm has used to invade our Longevity World consists of only two of the Five Directions Demon Lords, and the second one joined only recently. They still have three Demon Lords searching other worlds, seeking a way out for the Demon Realm. Once they summon back those three Demon Lords and Demon Spirits, the battle will certainly fall into a stalemate once more."

"That’s not the only reason, is it?"

Zhao Xi asked.

"Correct."

Gu Jinlai nodded: "The second reason is that once all Five Directions Demon Lords return and a full-scale war breaks out with our Longevity World, a slight mistake could cause shocks in the Spiritual Realm, which would awaken the Evil God hidden within the True Spirit Realm..."

At this, his tone paused slightly.

To this day, a terrifying guess had already formed in his mind.

Could it be...

That the True Spirit Realm is that Evil God!? Or perhaps, that Evil God has merged with the Spiritual Realm of the Longevity World, making it so unique?"

This thought lingered in his mind for a moment before he suppressed it and continued with the present topic: "If we go to full-scale war with the Demon Realm, it could awaken that Evil God. Even if in the future we defeat the Demon Realm and kill all the Demon Lords and Demon Spirits, at the moment of their defeat, they would certainly awaken the Evil God to perish with us... Therefore, regardless of the outcome, this war would be extremely unfavorable to our Longevity World."

Zhao Xi listened, opening his mouth to say something, but in the end, didn’t know where to begin.

In the Longevity World slumbers an Evil God.

Once the Evil God awakens, the first to be destroyed would be the Longevity World.

Under such circumstances...

Indeed, as Gu Jinlai said, regardless of victory or defeat after a full-scale war with the Demon Realm, the outcome for the Longevity World would be a "loss."

"In the century-long invasion by the Demon Realm, the cost to the Longevity World has been unimaginably severe. This matter cannot be easily dismissed, but... until we are sufficiently assured, a full-scale war is not a wise choice."

Gu Jinlai said, with a slight pause in his Divine Thought: "Furthermore, there is a third aspect to consider for choosing a truce."

"What is it?"

"I."

Gu Jinlai stated calmly: "I need time."

"Time..."

Zhao Xi, upon hearing this, seemed to realize something: "You mean..."

"Upon entering the Demon Realm earlier, I engaged in combat with Demon Lord Cangming, confirming our suspicions. Be it Divine Sense Ability or Spiritual Power, they both originate from the soul, representing a manifestation of soul power in the material and energy worlds. Divine Sense Ability does indeed have a significant killing effect on Demon Spirits."

Gu Jinlai continued: "If my Spiritual Realm could break through to the Nine Layers Heaven and step into the Six Realms, I would officially gain the ability to subdue Demon Lords. If I could make another step forward at the Six Realms stage, the threat from Demon Spirits would be easily resolved. If I could take two steps, I might even eliminate them without giving them a chance to awaken the Evil God."

"Two steps..."

Zhao Xi murmured: "Heavenly Dao Realm!?"

Gu Jinlai nodded.

The Six Realms and the Six Dao Realms as circulated by the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty are quite similar.

The first realm of the Six Dao is the Human Dao, the second is the Earth Dao, and the third is the Heavenly Dao.

Beyond that are the Divine Dao, Eternal Life, and Silent Annihilation.

The third realm...

In the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, and even over ten thousand years ago during the most glorious era of the Xuanhuang Alliance, only a handful of people including Emperor Zhou Huang had reached this realm.

As for the Xuanyuan Sword Sect’s Xuanyuan Ancestor, who could battle multiple Great Dao Golden Immortals alone, his Spiritual Realm was only at the Human Dao level.

"Heavenly Dao Realm!"

Zhao Xi exhaled a long breath.

To cross the first two realms and step into the Heavenly Dao Realm...

The difficulty of this surpasses the leap from a mortal cultivating to the Profound Immortal Realm.

Countless Great Dao Golden Immortals, whose lifespans exceed the history of the Longevity World and Cultivation World, have been stuck for tens of thousands of years at the first step of the Spiritual Realm, the Human Dao Seeing All Beings stage.

Gu Jinlai, if he wants to crush all the Demon Spirits with Divine Sense Ability alone, needs to have the realm of observing sun and moon in the Heavenly Dao, and this...

It’s too difficult.

Even though he has absolute faith in Gu Jinlai’s talent and growth speed, at this moment, he is still filled with unease.

However...

At this point, he has no choice but to believe in Gu Jinlai.

Just as Gu Jinlai said, if a full-scale war were to break out with the Demon Realm now, regardless of victory or defeat, the Longevity World would ultimately be the loser.

"I understand, I will fully assist you in perfecting the cultivation method of the Spiritual Realm."

Zhao Xi said solemnly.

Gu Jinlai nodded: "I leave this matter to you all. I will make a trip to Blue Star to collect more cultivation-related texts from that world, hoping they will be of help to you."

His words were not only directed at Zhao Xi but also included Luo Jiuxiao, Tian Qingzi, and others.

Everyone nodded repeatedly, not daring to show the slightest defiance.

...

Next, Gu Jinlai went to Chen Domain to urge Chao Jiuyin, Zhou Yi, and others to complete the construction of this Star Gate as soon as possible.

Then he returned to the Profound Immortal Realm to further purge and maintain order there.

Vaguely guessing that Gu Jinlai might be the Son of the World born during a crisis, they were very understanding and cooperative of his actions to purge and maintain order in the Profound Immortal Realm.

A month later, a Spirit Venerable handed Gu Jinlai the information about the Evil Gods controlled by the Demon Realm and the infiltrated world coordinates.

Among these coordinates, Blue Star was prominently included.

However, since Chen Domain is now in Gu Jinlai’s hands, in terms of precise mapping of Blue Star coordinates, Chao Jiuyin, Zhou Yi, and the others surpass the Demon Realm.

What he needed to wait for next was simply to let them stabilize the Star Gate, ensuring that this Star Gate can withstand the passage of his powerful life form, carrying the Nihility Core and having birthed several Heavenly Daos.

Currently, his Energy Level has risen significantly, and the Star Gate also needs to be upgraded accordingly, which may take another year or two to ensure foolproof results.

Time flows.

Soon, a year has passed.

While Gu Jinlai continued to purge evil all over the Profound Immortal Realm and waited for the Star Gate to be completed, Xie Yusheng sent another request for help.

...

Gu Jinlai quickly descended upon Xie Yusheng through the Void Projection Technique.

Before he could take stock of the surroundings, the piercing air raid sirens already echoed around.

"An air raid? Is a war about to break out on Blue Star?"

Gu Jinlai was startled.

At this moment, Xie Yusheng also sensed Gu Jinlai’s "awakening" and excitedly triggered spiritual fluctuations, saying: "Senior Taiyi, you’re awake, that’s great..."

"What happened? Are you still at the South Heavenly Gate project group? Could it be that some force plans to bomb the project group?"

"It’s not bombing, but the pressure caused is similar to that of a bombing."

Xie Yusheng smiled bitterly and said, "It’s the fighter jets from Sky Brilliance Country flying across realms and even approaching for reconnaissance."

"Sky Brilliance Country."

Gu Jinlai knew of this country; it borders the Central Earth Kingdom and once went to war with Yellow Dragon Country.

Later, it became a subordinate state specifically established by the Star Shining Federation to counterbalance Yellow Dragon Country.

In Sky Brilliance Country, the Star Shining Federation has the world’s largest overseas base, equipped with enough fighter jets and warships to bring down any country outside the top twenty in military power rankings.

"So, it’s the Star Shining Federation’s fighter jets?"

Gu Jinlai asked.

"Yes."

Xie Yusheng nodded with some helplessness and said, "I knew building the Mecha would require mobilizing a lot of manpower and resources, making it hard to keep secret, but I didn’t expect it to be exposed so soon. Too many in the Central Earth Kingdom are dissatisfied with the high-ranking Nobles, willing to sell national interests in exchange for a pass into the Star Shining Federation..."

"Did the Mecha casting attract the Star Shining Federation’s vigilance? Are they using this as a reason to demand the Mecha-related technology?"

"That’s one factor. Another reason is that they claim the destruction of the Star Spirit Platform Mecha as an act of war from us, ordering us not only to hand over Mecha technology but also to surrender that Mecha..."

Xie Yusheng said, somewhat aggrievedly, "Since they know about our Mecha casting, they should know that the pilot is a person from Blue Star, this is simply slandering."

"It’s not really slandering."

Gu Jinlai laughed and said, "Isn’t the Mecha in your hands?"

"That’s true... but..."

Xie Yusheng wanted to argue but ultimately didn’t know how to refute.

He could only say, "Ever since the Star Shining Federation and over a dozen neighboring countries formed the Blue Star Federation, their actions have become increasingly arrogant."

"Want to get back at them?"

Gu Jinlai chuckled lightly, "Isn’t there a saying on Blue Star that if they accuse you of possessing weapons of mass destruction, you better actually have them? Now they say the Mecha is in your possession, and indeed... that Mecha is in your hands. So what are you worried about? Just take it out and blast those border-crossing fighter jets."