Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 607 - 599 Star Gate

"Can’t find it?"

Gu Jinlai had returned to the Holy Dynasty, it had already been three days since the Devils had completely retreated.

Listening to Zhao Piaomiao, who was communicating with him, there was a hint of surprise in his expression.

"Yes."

Zhao Piaomiao nodded.

In the Holy Dynasty, of the six Supreme Void Immortals, only he and Si Wuya were left to guard the place.

"When Ancient True Immortal you sent the message, I had people search in secret right away and found that the Devils had actually already retreated. Spreading out a hundred thousand li from the Outer Ring Thirty-Six Cities, not a single Demon Emperor could be seen, and even the number of Demon Kings was pitifully small, making it very difficult for us to capture a Demon King to inquire."

As Zhao Piaomiao spoke, he seriously added, "However, according to the exploration of our professionals, these Devils... seem to have started withdrawing immediately after we stopped attacking and led the elite to support the Immortal Country. Since we were already short-handed and shifted from offense to defense to consolidate, we did not realize their departure right away. Now that it’s been three or four days, chasing them now wouldn’t necessarily be successful."

"It seems that these Devils had planned to retreat all along but were worried about exposing the ’Netherworld God’, so they didn’t dare make a move. Once they learned that the Supreme Void Immortals of the Holy Dynasty had departed, they immediately acted and moved the ’Netherworld God’ at the fastest speed."

Zhang Tianye, who had come along with Gu Jinlai, said in a deep voice.

"The ’Netherworld God’ is of major importance; even if we cannot catch up, we must find out where they have hidden the ’Netherworld God’."

Gu Jinlai spoke, looking at Zhao Piaomiao, "I have urgent matters to attend to and cannot personally pursue this matter, so I will leave this task to you. As soon as you detect the whereabouts of these Devils’ retreat, notify me immediately."

"We understand."

Zhao Piaomiao nodded. "Based on the direction of the Devils’ retreat... it should be the Chen Domain! The Devils have overrun most of the twelve domains and made them their territory. However, with the Devils’ main forces currently constrained by the Immortal Country, our dispatch of Void Immortals and Saints could also find out some useful information. As soon as there’s any discovery, I will immediately report to Ancient True Immortal."

"Chen Domain?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinlai nodded and then turned to Zhang Tianye, "Netherworld God is formidable; it seems likely that it will be up to your people in the Immortal Country to step in."

"We understand the potential threat a ’Netherworld God’ could pose. Once the elites of the Holy Dynasty locate the ’Netherworld God’, even if it means temporarily shifting the focus to defense at the cost of the Blood Moat Demon Abyss battlefield, we must destroy that ’Netherworld God’."

Zhang Tianye nodded.

Having mastered the Void Projection Technique, Gu Jinlai, even if he went to the Profound Immortal Realm, wouldn’t mean totally disconnecting from here, so he was not overly worried.

In his territory, Qiantian was now on the fast track of development, and in one or two, two or three years, significant results were expected to be seen.

As for this side in the Holy Dynasty...

With Su Shian and Ji Lie watching over Liuhuo City and Wind and Rain City, there was no need to worry about problems arising.

However, heading to the Profound Immortal Realm, nobody knew what dangers might be encountered. Gu Jinlai thus gathered Su Shian, Ji Lie, and others who remained, including Liu Feiyun and Qi Sheng, to discuss the arrangements for the next few years.

Liuhuo City and Wind and Rain City would primarily serve as transit hubs, transferring various resources to Qiantian, which, by leveraging industrialization and the Heavenly Master Path, would rapidly complete its militarization, producing a sufficient number of Mystic Bird Fighting Machines and Cheng Ying Mechas.

Once the number of Cheng Ying Mechas in Qiantian exceeded fifty, he would order Zhang Lihuo, Zhou Yi, and others to pilot the mechas with the main offensive, assisted by the Holy Master of Yinglong Sacred Land, to push across the surroundings of Qiantian.

Of course, specifics still depended on the progress of the Immortal and Devil forces on the Blood Moat Demon Abyss battlefield.

After giving these instructions, Gu Jinlai seemed to remember something; he activated the Void Projection Technique and directly projected himself to Qiushan in the far Qiantian.

He found Gu Junxiu guarding Qiushan and assigned him the task of transmitting information to the "South Heavenly Gate Project Team" on Blue Star.

This information...

Was naturally the finalized Cheng Ying Mecha data that Gu Jinlai had set.

To manufacture the Cheng Ying Mecha based on this data, which involved some Heavenly Master techniques, only Xie Yusheng on Blue Star could do it.

However, Xie Yusheng was still raw in his practice of the Heavenly Master Path, or rather, his Essence Qi Spirit hadn’t yet reached Perfection, and could not yet convert to a Heavenly Master. It would take some more time to accurately replicate this Cheng Ying Mecha.

And this time was what Gu Jinlai had reserved to allow Xie Yusheng to gradually increase his influence within the True Immortal Research Institute.

Immortal Sui Mu had already had the True Immortal Research Institute engrave the formation. If not for Xie Yusheng keeping watch, who knows when he would be distracted, and the True Immortals of the Profound Immortal Realm would have descended to Blue Star.

...

After settling the matters, Gu Jinlai spent the following days keeping a low profile, understanding the situation in the Profound Immortal Realm and reviewing the data about the Innate Sacred given by Zhao Xi.

This data recorded the path of Innate Sacred that those True Immortals had planned to attempt in the past.

Thanks to the Innate Sacred being active in the Longevity World back then, the information also provided Gu Jinlai with much enlightenment.

It also made Gu Jinlai somewhat realize...

His own path had actually strayed.

Or rather, it was a combination of the paths of the Innate Sacred and the creator.

The Chaotic Star Light Body and Eternal Furnace pointed toward the Innate Sacred.

The Spirit Mechanism Technique and Star Cloud Strategy pointed toward the creator.

The combination of the two felt somewhat inconsistent.

Gu Jinlai compared "Three Realms" with the legacies mentioned in these materials and was somewhat impressed that he had managed to combine the two major systems.

The countless Starlights hadn’t been wasted.

With this accumulated knowledge, three months swiftly passed by.

...

In a wild mountain area tens of thousands of miles away from the Immortal Country.

Under the guidance of one of Zhao Xi’s incarnations, Gu Jinlai arrived in a canyon that looked extremely primitive and seemingly without any human traces.

The Star Gate was markedly secretive, so secretive that Zhao Xi had to personally accompany Gu Jinlai there to feel at ease.

The two wandered in the canyon for a moment, the entire space above seemingly enveloped by a natural maze.

Despite Gu Jinlai’s keen telepathy and the special vision afforded by the True Spirit Realm, he could not discern anything unusual about the valley.

He followed Zhao Xi for about ten minutes until they entered a small cave, where numerous traces of human construction appeared before him.

The entrance to the cave was narrow, yet the interior was vast.

At the entrance stood three Void Immortals in black robes, each carrying a Divine Weapon.

Upon seeing Zhao Xi arrive, even though this was just an incarnation formed by a small fraction of his power, the three Void Immortals greeted him with respectful salutations.

"Ju Mang, how is the Star Gate doing?"

Zhao Xi asked the apparently leading middle-aged man among them.

"Since receiving the Immortal Master’s order, we have been continuously adjusting this special Star Gate, and it’s now ready to be activated."

Ju Mang said.

"Then activate it, though we currently have the upper hand at the Blood Moat Demon Abyss Battlefield, the devils will surely have other fallbacks. They have cards to play, and we are left with only the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect as a double-edged sword,"

Zhao Xi spoke gravely.

"We understand."

Ju Mang nodded, gesturing to Gu Jinlai and Zhao Xi with an open hand: "Please, follow me."

The two quickly entered deeper into the cave.

The deeper they went, the larger the cave became, reaching over six hundred meters across and more than two hundred meters high at the core.

In the very center of the cave, a sixty-meter-high Star Gate emitting invisible ripples had been activated, and the vortex formed by the space power filled the area with a breathtaking allure.

At that moment, about a dozen people were busy around the Star Gate.

Upon seeing the group arrive, everyone present greeted them simultaneously.

Gu Jinlai glanced around and sensed the Essence Qi of Six Dao True Spirits among these dozen people.

"The outer world rumors say that the Immortal Country has specifically nurtured a group of Heavenly Monarchs—to test and perfect the Created Being Path and to face the devil’s full invasion into the Longevity World by transforming into Demon Spirits... Six Heavenly Monarchs here... It’s no surprise,"

Gu Jinlai thought to himself.

Ju Mang conversed briefly with one of the Heavenly Monarchs, then quickly turned his gaze back to Zhao Xi and Gu Jinlai: "In one hour, the Star Gate will enter a relatively stable period suitable for travel. The next stable period is in six hours. Of course, we could also wait for the next peak of even greater stability, which is forecasted to be in four days."

Zhao Xi looked at Gu Jinlai.

"We’ve already delayed three months, I don’t plan on delaying any further."

Gu Jinlai calmly said, "Then in one hour."

"So, in one hour."

Zhao Xi said gravely.

They were not creators; they had to be cautious with a miraculous creation like the Star Gate.

After speaking, he turned his gaze back to Gu Jinlai: "Let’s rehearse once more the situation after entering the Profound Immortal Realm. First, you need to head to a seaside city named Cliff City, assuming the identity of a cultivator from a minor cultivation family in the city, who left to seek immortality twenty years ago and has now returned after achieving some success..."

Gu Jinlai checked the few artifacts Zhao Xi used to arrange his identity, nodding his head.

The Immortal Country had dispatched three groups to the Profound Immortal Realm over a hundred years, and although these groups didn’t successfully interfere with the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect’s Heavenly Dao operations, they all infiltrated the Sect smoothly.

Moreover, they had prepared for failure before their missions, paving the way for those who followed.

The identity Gu Jinlai now assumed was one such preparation from twenty years ago.

"Based on the circumstances at the time, you can choose whether to enter the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect with the power attained from a great opportunity abroad and compete for a spot to cultivate in the Ten Thousand Stars Main Cave Heaven, or you can reveal only the strength of the Primordial Spirit Stage and advance step by step..."

Zhao Xi tirelessly instructed Gu Jinlai.

Gu Jinlai did not argue.

After a while, Zhao Xi seemed to realize he was being overly talkative, he couldn’t help but smile wryly, "I apologize, I got carried away. I believe you can do better than the previous three groups."

Gu Jinlai knew that the reason the Immortal Master was so apprehensive was because he placed great importance on this mission.

Or perhaps...

The unfortunate outcomes of the three previous groups, all of whom had not returned, had left him feeling guilty, and he did not want to see the same tragedy befall him, which was why he kept giving repeated reminders and instructions.

"The stable period has arrived."

At this moment, Ju Mang suddenly reminded.

"Immortal Master Zhao, please rest assured, I will complete the mission and return safely,"

Gu Jinlai said to Zhao Xi.

Zhao Xi looked at Gu Jinlai, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something more, but ultimately...

he just nodded vigorously, "Take care."

"Wait for my good news."

With that, Gu Jinlai turned and strode towards the Star Gate.