Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 610 - 602 Integration

"The Overlord-level forces that rule a region, the top forces with more than five Heavenly Immortals, the large forces with a Heavenly Immortal in command, the medium-sized forces that grasp the Heavenly Dao and with a True Immortal in command, the small forces with a Grotto Heaven and a True Immortal, and those lowly forces without even a Grotto Heaven..."

Gu Jinlai was browsing through some of the Jiang Family’s collected books, supplementing his knowledge of the Profound Immortal Realm based on the information he had previously obtained through Zhao Xi.

The entire Profound Immortal Realm had been under a great unification a ten thousand years ago, ruled by the Xuanyuan Sword Sect.

After the conclusion of the battle against the Evil God, an internal reshuffling of powers occurred, combined with the increasing conflict among Sects, which eventually split into five.

The four strongest families went to the four borders of the Profound Immortal Realm to establish their own noble houses, namely the North Sunset Plain, the Southern Rich Hills, the Western Heavenly Fire Canyon, and the East Territory Dragon Fallen Mountain Range, leaving the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, regarded as the legitimate successor, residing in the Central Golden Land.

Although the influence of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect over various regions had weakened, it still presided over the strongest Heavenly Dao in the Profound Immortal Realm, and theoretically, the Major Sects still recognized the Xuanyuan Sword Sect as the master of the Profound Immortal Realm.

The Jiang Family, or rather, places like Cliff City and Creation Gate, were situated on the Baofeng Plain, close to the direction of the Central Golden Land, from the North Pole Sunset Plain.

Although it belonged to the Mo Family, the rulers of the North, in some ways it served as a buffer zone between the North and the Central region.

Due to the barrenness of the Profound Immortal Realm, most places lacked spiritual energy, making Cultivation difficult; only those special places where "Spirit Veins" had emerged could provide an environment for Cultivation.

Regions were not divided by countries, states, provinces, or cities, but were known as "Dao."

Each Spirit Vein inevitably had a Sect stationed upon it, and numerous mortals lived around it.

The Baofeng Plain was located on the "Flame River Dao," which was a large Spirit Vein.

Around a large Spirit Vein, many medium and small Spirit Veins might emerge.

Therefore, the Flame River Spirit Vein had been occupied by the Heavenly Fire Sect, which boasted one Heavenly Immortal and fourteen True Immortals. The remaining forces could share some of the smaller side streams of the mid and small Spirit Veins.

For instance, Cliff City was established on a small Spirit Vein, supporting several minor and lowly Cultivation Families.

"Not only does Cultivation require a Spirit Root, but it also needs a Spirit Vein... Cultivators in the Profound Immortal Realm... truly have it tough!"

Gu Jinlai had been flipping through books for a while when a middle-aged man walked in with two young girls.

"Haha, Yu Feng, Little Ying and Xiaoxiao have read a vast array of books, having browsed through the majority of the Book Collection Pavilion. Feel free to ask them for any information you need."

The middle-aged man said with a laugh.

This was Jiang Bieshan, the previous Family Head of the Jiang Family.

Because he had been unjust in managing the family affairs, compelling Jiang Yujian and Jiang Yufeng to leave, when Jiang Yujian achieved some success and returned, he was immediately overthrown.

Jiang Bieshan didn’t reap many benefits from the advantages that came from Jiang Yujian.

Looking at him now, it was clear he was trying to mend the relationship with his lineage.

"Little Ying and Xiaoxiao are children from the lineage of your great-grandmother; both possess a Medium Spirit Root. Yu Feng, you should have two people to serve you when you go to Creation Gate, attending to your daily needs. I think it’s always more trustworthy to rely on family than strangers, so I’d like you to get to know these two. If you find them obedient, you can bring them to Creation Gate to dispatch as needed, or if they’re not up to the task, have them return immediately. It’s your call."

Jiang Bieshan explained rapidly.

"We can talk about this later; I still don’t know what the situation at Creation Gate is like,"

Gu Jinlai said.

"Yu Feng, feel free to ask me anything you want to know, I’ll be completely open and tell you everything..."

Jiang Bieshan immediately responded with a hearty laugh.

Just then, an eager shout came from outside the door.

"Third Brother! Third Brother, have you come back?"

Soon after, a young boy, accompanied by Fang Anping, hurriedly walked in.

Without guessing, it was evident that this was Jiang Yufeng’s younger brother, Jiang Yukong.

Upon seeing Jiang Yufeng’s somewhat familiar face, joy instantly spread across Jiang Yukong’s face: "It’s really you, Third Brother, that’s wonderful, truly wonderful."

In the harsh environment of the Profound Immortal Realm, leaving home to seek opportunities was never simple, and many never returned.

Having heard no word from Jiang Yufeng in twenty years, his safe return now filled Jiang Yukong with overwhelming joy.

"Fourth Brother, it’s been twenty years, you’ve certainly grown,"

Gu Jinlai praised his identity as Jiang Yufeng.

"I have to thank Big Brother for his support,"

Jiang Yukong replied, then explained, "Big Brother wanted to come meet you in person, but he’s overwhelmed with matters to handle. That’s why he sent me. He made a special point of having me come on a Flying Boat so I could see you at the first opportunity."

Without waiting, he eagerly said, "Let’s return to Creation Gate now and meet Big Brother. With your help, Third Brother, he’s bound to have an easier time."

Gu Jinlai nodded. His plan would indeed need to be initiated at Creation Gate, so he had to hurry.

"Yu Feng..."

Seeing that Gu Jinlai was about to leave, Jiang Bieshan became anxious.

However, Jiang Yukong paid him no mind, pulling Gu Jinlai quickly out of the Book Collection Pavilion and toward a courtyard with a square.

By this time, several Jiang Family elders had rushed over, greeting Jiang Yufeng and Jiang Yukong with beaming smiles.

Jiang Yukong greeted them confidently yet courteously for a moment before quickly using the excuse that Jiang Yujian was eager to see Jiang Yufeng to take him onto a Flying Boat parked in the courtyard.

Next to the Flying Boat stood a Mahayana Saint along with a dozen Returning Void Celestials as escorts.

As soon as Gu Jinlai and Jiang Yukong boarded, the Mahayana Saint bowed slightly. He then immediately activated the Flying Boat, and it took to the skies, heading in the direction of Creation Gate.

...

"Third Brother, this Flying Boat can reach a maximum speed of Tenth Rank! We’ll conserve spiritual energy and maintain the most energy-efficient Tenth Rank speed. It’ll just take an afternoon to arrive, and by evening, we’ll be able to have dinner with Big Brother,"

Jiang Yukong was sitting on the flying boat, looking very excited.

"Actually, we don’t need to be in such a hurry, we could just ride horses there, using a flying boat is a bit extravagant,"

Gu Jinlai said.

"That won’t do, riding horses is the mode of travel chosen by Primordial Spirit cultivators..."

Jiang Yukong said this as if he suddenly remembered that he too was in the Primordial Spirit Realm?

He quickly added, "Big brother is a Returning to Void Realm expert, at the very least you should be riding a flying beast, that’s what befits your status."

As for sword control flight...

In this world where the spiritual energy is scarce, even Mahayana Saints and Righteous Sect Immortals seldom choose to fly by themselves as a way of travelling, because the spiritual energy inside their bodies would diminish with each use.

In the Longevity World, an ordinary Saint would be blasted to death by a Void Immortal just in a face-to-face confrontation.

It was the same in the Profound Immortal Realm.

But if faced with a dozen or twenty Mahayana Saints at the same time, even a Void Immortal would avoid their sharpness.

If those dozen or twenty Mahayana Saints also possess formations specifically designed to counter Void Immortals, they would have an even greater chance of trapping and killing a Void Immortal.

The reason?

Without the amplification of the external Heaven and Earth Power and the recovery of spiritual energy, a Void Immortal’s power would quickly deplete in the heat of intense battle.

Therefore, scenarios like in the Longevity World, where someone a realm higher could take on a hundred on the frontline, didn’t exist.

"Tell me about Creation Gate."

Gu Jinlai said.

"Creation Gate..."

Jiang Yukong was about to speak, but then he seemed to remember something, "Ha ha, wait until Big Brother gets to Creation Gate to ask him yourself."

Saying this, he immediately added, "It’s been twenty years since we’ve seen each other, where exactly have you been in these twenty years?"

Considering he wanted to use the power of Creation Gate to usurp the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, naturally, he needed to gain some say first.

He began to lay the groundwork, saying, "In these twenty years I went out, I too had some opportunities..."

With the description along the way, Jiang Yukong’s eyes were filled with amazement, "An Innate Divine Beast!? And a powerful one at that!? I’ve only read about such beings in some ancient texts, they’re said to have been extinct for tens of thousands of years."

"Indeed so."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

Time passed during their brief exchange.

As night fell, a cluster of buildings standing atop a mountain range came into Gu Jinlai’s view.

The mountain range stretched over a thousand miles.

And at the base of the mountain range, encircling this expansive area, were over a dozen cities of varying sizes, each housing millions of people. The combined population was around fifty or sixty million in magnitude.

"This is Creation Gate,"

Jiang Yujian stood on the deck of the flying boat and introduced the place to Gu Jinlai, "Creation Gate is the lord of the Baofeng Plain, governing four kingdoms and over a thousand cities. Even within Flame River Dao, it is one of the largest forces. A disciple recruitment meeting is held every three years, and thousands from all over the Baofeng Plain will come with their Spirit Roots to participate in the entry-level assessments, but Creation Gate only accepts elites. So far, the disciples still number just over thirty thousand."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

The flying boat quickly arrived at the central buildings of the mountain range and descended in front of a tower-like pavilion.

"Big Brother, come with me, Big Brother must be waiting for us already,"

Jiang Yukong said as he led him straight towards the tower.

Gu Jinlai looked at the tower, which seemed to have traces of energy flowing on it.

And just as he entered the tower, an invisible fluctuation emanated from within, sweeping across his body.

Gu Jinlai, who cultivated his True Spirit, immediately realized that this fluctuation was scanning his soul vibration.

The yet-to-be-seen Sect Leader of Creation Gate was using this method to confirm if he was truly Jiang Yufeng.

No wonder when he asked Jiang Yukong about Creation Gate’s situation, he changed the subject, it turned out that his actual identity had not yet been confirmed.

However, he was well-prepared.

Without delay, Gu Jinlai fully activated the trait of Great Sky Lord Primordial Chaos, concealing his soul vibration to the utmost limit, and stimulated the remaining Soul aura of Jiang Yufeng.

Feeling this Soul aura, that sensation of "peeping" gradually dissipated.

Immediately after, inside the grand hall, a man in his thirties exuding an aura of majesty, along with three others, emerged striding forward with great steps.

"Big brother!"

Seeing Jiang Yujian appear, Jiang Yukong’s eyes showed anticipation.

And Jiang Yujian first nodded, then looked towards Gu Jinlai, his expression revealing a trace of excitement he couldn’t suppress.

"Third brother."

It took him a moment before he suddenly stepped forward and gave him a tight embrace.

"Welcome home."