Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 621 - 613

When Gu Jinlai first sent the message to Yu Xu, Yu Xu couldn’t believe his luck.

However, as he repeated it over and over, with unequivocal conviction, and considered Jiang Yujian’s advice, along with his worries that Gu Jinlai might have fallen into the hands of Red Cloud Sect, he decided to return to Baihe City, intent on rescuing him no matter what.

All the way there, he was prepared to die.

So, when he charged into Baihe City using sword control, he immediately let out a long howl, "If Red Cloud Sect dares harm a Creation Gate Daoist by even a fraction, my Creation Gate will never rest until we have our vengeance ..."

The outcome...

Before his eyes appeared Gu Jinlai, directing Return to Void and Primordial Spirit Realm Cultivators to organize Red Cloud Sect assets, expeditiously repairing and taking control of the Grotto Heaven.

As for Red Cloud Sect, there was no sign of their Strongest True Immortals, let alone their elders or protectors—all gone without a trace.

The fact that Baihe City, which had repelled the encirclement and suppression by the coalition forces of sixteen powers like Heavenly Fire Sect, Dragon Sword Sect, Wind and Rain Tower, and housed over ten million citizens, was now entirely under the leadership of a Mahayana Saint like Gu Jinlai, with everyone performing their duties under his command, was beyond belief!

This scene left Yu Xu utterly astounded.

"Elder Yu, you’re here, that’s wonderful, come quick, come help me. I’m not very familiar with the Grotto Heaven; take a look at what more we can do to stabilize it and prevent it from collapsing any further."

Upon seeing Yu Xu arrive under sword control, Gu Jinlai immediately called out to him.

"How... how is this possible..."

Yu Xu stared at the busy Gu Jinlai for quite some time, unable to regain his composure.

"Surprised? I’m surprised too, but as I’ve told you, we’ve been blessed by that Immortal Master. I can only say that fortune has smiled on our Creation Gate," said Gu Jinlai, before urging, "Let’s first stabilize the Grotto Heaven. The Red Cloud Sect people had almost finished fixing up this Grotto Heaven; if it weren’t for their lack of Spirit Mechanism, it would already be operational."

"So this really happened..."

Yu Xu felt as if the whole world had turned surreal.

After a while, he finally reluctantly accepted the fact that their Daoist had stumbled upon a Grotto Heaven for free.

Nevertheless...

"How did you convince the people of Baihe City to cooperate with you?" asked Yu Xu.

The influence of a Mahayana Saint clearly wasn’t enough.

"The people of Baihe City have been persecuted by Red Cloud Sect recently and are desperately hoping for peace to return. As a Daoist of Creation Gate, I made them a promise to incorporate them into the Creation Gate system. Everyone was only too eager and elated. Look, everyone is now rebuilding their homes under my direction."

Gu Jinlai explained.

Yu Xu glanced at the many Cultivators who were indeed cooperating with Gu Jinlai in reorganizing Baihe City...

Well, that must be it then.

After all, their Creation Gate was one of the three medium-sized powers in the Flame River Dao, so it did have some influence.

"Quickly summon the other elders and protectors. Moreover, immediately send a message to Venerable Daoist Ye that our Creation Gate has added a new Grotto Heaven... Although Zi Ruyan and others had said during the previous meeting that whoever seizes resources in this battle will keep them, strictly speaking, our Creation Gate just picked up a bargain, and I estimate there will be further disputes over this," Gu Jinlai pronounced seriously. "The upcoming turmoil might only be settled by Venerable Daoist Ye intervening personally."

Yu Xu nodded solemnly, "I will send the message right away."

After a moment, something else occurred to him, "Relying solely on our Creation Gate might not be enough to defend Baihe City; we also need to get in touch with Yunxiao Sect and Nine Refinement Pavilion."

"Elder Yu, please take care of it," said Gu Jinlai.

Both Yunxiao Sect and Nine Refinement Pavilion had good relations with Creation Gate.

Especially Yunxiao Sect, which was almost like a diplomatic ally of Creation Gate.

That’s because the founder of Yunxiao Sect originally came from Creation Gate.

Back then, Creation Gate was abundant with talents but did not have Heavenly Immortal-level characters during that period, nor enough territory for each True Immortal. Therefore, they could only provide certain resources to these True Immortals before sending them out to forge their own path and possibly seize Spirit Veins to establish Grotto Heavens.

Yunxiao Sect was one of those forces that arose from Creation Gate’s separation three thousand years ago.

Nowadays, Yunxiao Sect had as many as nine True Immortals, far more than Creation Gate in terms of quantity.

Of course, Creation Gate possessed the Heavenly Dao. Not to say there were only nine True Immortals in Yunxiao Sect, even if their number were doubled, the power of Creation Heaven Dao could suppress them all once revealed.

This truth was evident from how Immortal Fei Hong, after activating the Flame Heavenly Dao, effortlessly crushed the combined force of twelve True Immortals from powers like Heavenly Fire Sect.

...

Less than half a day later, the other elders of Creation Gate arrived with several Mahayana Saints.

One by one, they joined the repair and maintenance of Red Cloud Sect’s Grotto Heaven, still shocked by the fortune that had befallen Gu Jinlai.

By nightfall, Immortal Yun Zhen from the Yunxiao Sect, along with his followers, had arrived at Baihe City.

Having felt early on that Immortal Fei Hong was behaving unusually, and having skulked in the back during the assault on Red Cloud Sect, appearing to merely idle his time away, he, fortunately, survived the ordeal thanks to his own strength as a High-level True Immortal.

Looking at Creation Gate, which now barely managed to make the Grotto Heaven functional, Immortal Yun Zhen couldn’t believe his eyes after learning some of the process from messages, "This fortune... is too good to be true, it’s practically like picking up a Grotto Heaven for free."

"Besides Cave Heaven Stones and Five Elements materials, the most crucial requirement for constructing a Grotto Heaven is the Spirit Vein; only with a Spirit Vein can a Grotto Heaven sustain its normal functions and attract the Spirit Mechanism, eventually fostering the Heavenly Dao."

The elders of Yunxiao Sect who came along with him also expressed their amazement, "But nowadays, all Spirit Veins already have owners, and those that seem unclaimed are actually disputed areas left over from the games of major powers. For instance, Baihe City is actually a trading outpost established by the Heavenly Fire Sect in the middle of Flame River Dao... That’s why Red Cloud Sect’s occupation of Baihe City provoked the Heavenly Fire Sect to immediately send troops for subjugation. Now that Baihe City has fallen into the hands of Creation Gate... Tsk tsk, it’s a feat of expanding and opening up territory."

"Too kind, too kind," Gu Jinlai and Yu Xu responded with a smile and a cupped fist salute.

At the same time, his understanding of the desolation of the Profound Immortal Realm deepened anew.

In the Longevity World, every True Immortal would build a Grotto Heaven, and, given the resources, they could build it wherever they wanted.

In the Profound Immortal Realm, however...

They had to rely entirely on Spirit Veins.

The environment was different indeed, and its impact on the Cultivation World was unsurprisingly disparate.

After the arrival of Immortal Yun Zhen and the others, they quickly joined the maintenance of Baihe City.

Foremost among their tasks was to deploy a Formation that could attract the Power of the Heavenly Dao.

Although the Creation Heaven Dao was auxiliary in nature, as a Heavenly Dao, it had an inherent suppressive effect on other True Immortals’ Dao Fruits.

It was just that its suppressiveness was somewhat weak compared to the amplifying and weakening types of Heavenly Dao.

The efficiency of the Formation deployment was high, especially when the second group of ten elders from Creation Gate arrived with numerous protectors and disciples, exponentially speeding up the progress.

However, the issues they faced were equally serious.

Soon enough, under Yu Xu’s guidance, Gu Jinlai found himself in a meeting room.

When he arrived, several elders, including Immortal Yun Zhen of Yunxiao Sect, were already there, engaged in a discussion.

As Gu Jinlai entered the conference room, it was Immortal Yun Zhen who was speaking, "If you are willing to transfer this Grotto Heaven to Yunxiao Sect, our Sect is prepared to offer one hundred Dao Artifacts or a hundred thousand portions of top-tier materials like Immortal Essence Gold to assist Creation Gate."

"A Grotto Heaven is considered a cornerstone for any Sect. Often, the strength of a Sect can be deduced from the number of Grotto Heavens it holds. Possessing a Grotto Heaven raises the prospect of nurturing a Heavenly Immortal. Therefore, such a precious Grotto Heaven is not something Creation Gate is willing to sell."

Elder Ye Yunguang, one of the recently arrived group from Creation Gate, offered the response.

Hearing this, Immortal Yun Zhen grew anxious, "Creation Gate has not given birth to a True Immortal since the great upheaval decades ago, and for ordinary Immortals, or even True Immortals who have recently broken through, a Grotto Heaven is far less useful than top-tier True Immortals and Peak True Immortals in preparation for achieving Heavenly Immortality. Hence, why should there be an issue with selling the Grotto Heaven to Yunxiao Sect?"

Having said this, he added, "Our Yunxiao Sect and Creation Gate are originally from the same family, so why make such a clear distinction?"

"Since the two Sects are one, Immortal Yun Zhen shouldn’t bring up this matter," another elder from Creation Gate said.

"The benefits of a Grotto Heaven won’t be peacefully relinquished by Heavenly Fire Sect, Dragon Sword Sect, or Wind and Rain Tower, and Baihe City is not exactly close to Creation Gate. Even if Immortal Ye personally intervenes to harness the power of Creation Heaven Dao, it can only suppress other True Immortals by one or two minor ranks. Under such conditions, it is doubtful that Creation Gate, with only Immortal Ye, can defend this Grotto Heaven by yourself," Immortal Yun Zhen exclaimed loudly.

"There’s no need for Immortal Yun Zhen to worry about this. Before the battle, Zi Ruyan of the Heavenly Fire Sect made it clear—whomever captures a territory gets to deal with it. The Heavenly Fire Sect is unlikely to destroy their reputation over one Grotto Heaven," Elder Ye Yunguang said.

"If Baihe City truly were a conquest by Creation Gate’s own power, the Heavenly Fire Sect certainly wouldn’t say anything. However, we all know the specifics of the situation. Do you think the Heavenly Fire Sect will readily accept this? In the end, they might even take action!" Immortal Yun Zhen said discontentedly.

As the two sides continued their endless dispute, Yu Xu, who had just entered, suddenly said, "Since there’s no consensus, let’s hear Daoist Jiang Yufeng’s opinion."

Upon hearing this, Elder Ye Yunguang furrowed his brow, "This matter concerns the development of our Sect for the next hundred years. Jiang Yufeng is only a Mahayana; why did you bring him here, it’s absurd."

"Elder Ye is mistaken. The first one who entered Baihe City and took control of its Grotto Heaven was Daoist Jiang. If we stick to the agreement our sixteen great forces made before besieging Red Cloud Sect, Daoist Jiang is the rightful owner of Baihe City and its Grotto Heaven. If he has no right to deal with it, then who does?" Yu Xu said.

"That’s not what I mean. After all, he is just in the Mahayana Realm and he hasn’t been with Creation Gate for long, so he isn’t fully informed about our Sect. I was just worried about him making some mistake," Elder Ye Yunguang said. novelbuddy.cσ๓

"Alright, I believe Daoist Jiang is certainly capable of making his own sound judgement," Yu Xu said and then turned to Gu Jinlai, "Let’s hear your opinion."

"My opinion is quite straightforward," Gu Jinlai looked at Immortal Yun Zhen and said, "It would be more appropriate for Yunxiao Sect to take over the Grotto Heaven than for Creation Gate to do so."