Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 640 - 623: Creation Gate Supreme Elder

Watching the brilliance that shone at the edge of the sky, along with the intense heat that could annihilate everything, both Ye Yan and Jiang Yujian, two true immortals, couldn’t help but step forward simultaneously.

"This is..."

"Great Divine Power! And eight successive releases of Great Divine Power!?"

Great Divine Power was nothing special.

Every true immortal could master it.

But the spiritual energy in the Profound Immortal Realm was scarce.

Even Peak True Immortals would hit their limit after fifty consecutive uses without the aid of any external forces.

But now...

That sixty-six-meter tall steel machine had just released eight attacks comparable to the Great Divine Power in one go!?

"Big brother, what does Venerable Daoist Ye think?"

Gu Jinlai inquired.

"Although these Great Divine Powers have various drawbacks and their attack speed is noticeably slower compared to those released by true immortals, making them difficult to hit moving targets, even those in the Proving Realm, they are incredibly useful for breaking into Grotto Heavens... their utility is not inferior to true immortals."

Ye Yan spoke confidently.

"What if I say that a mech, when fully loaded, can fire a similar number of shells more than a hundred times and can do so in less than a minute?"

Gu Jinlai said.

"Less than a minute to complete over a hundred Great Divine Power level attacks..."

Ye Yan’s pupils slightly contracted, then he forcefully said, "If used to attack Grotto Heavens, its power is by no means inferior to Peak True Immortals!"

After speaking, he seemed to think of something and pondered softly, "Despite its shortcomings in speed and defense, if we do as you suggested earlier and use legionary tactics to cover the target with concentrated fire, the destructive power would still be incredibly formidable. Perhaps three of the war machines you named ’Cheng Ying’ could rival one true immortal."

"What I have planned is to use a large number of Cheng Ying Mechas for legionary combat."

Gu Jinlai slightly nodded, "Especially when attacking Grotto Heavens and draining the energy of others’ Cave Heaven Spirit Mechanisms, the Cheng Ying Mechas can be unbeatable."

As Ye Yan and Jiang Yujian recalled Gu Jinlai’s previous introduction to the Cheng Ying Mechas, their eyes gradually lightened.

"Big brother, next I want you to devote all your efforts to producing Cheng Ying Mechas."

Gu Jinlai said, "We have received a large amount of materials from the Yunxiao Sect during this period, and combined with the resources of our Creation Gate, producing a hundred Cheng Ying Mechas will not be a problem."

"A hundred mechas..."

Jiang Yujian took a deep breath.

If the Creation Gate truly had a hundred Cheng Ying Mechas...

That would be equivalent to dozens of true immortals.

In siege warfare, it would equate to hundreds of Peak True Immortals.

This concentration of firepower...

Who could withstand it?

Even the mighty Heavenly Immortals, Daoist Masters, and even Immortal Masters, would be completely annihilated along with their Grotto Heavens under such terrifying firepower.

It took a while before he thought of something, his expression stiffening slightly, "To forge a hundred Cheng Ying Mechas, the consumption of Spirit Mechanisms is definitely not a small number. Even with my increasing proficiency in the fabrication of the Cheng Ying Mechas, to produce these hundred mechas would still require activation of the Creation Heaven Dao more than eighty times, meaning, at least the equivalent of eighty Spirit Crystals in expenditure..."

He did some quick calculations and soon began to laugh bitterly, "My breakthrough to True Immortal has left me with less than ten Spirit Crystals, and the savings of Spirit Crystals by our Creation Gate over the years are only a dozen or so... which is less than one quarter of the eighty needed."

"I will take care of the Spirit Crystals, you just need to fully operate the Creation Heaven Dao and produce the Cheng Ying Mechas and the necessary fuel,"

Gu Jinlai said, pausing before continuing, "Additionally, I will personally be responsible for training the Mechanical Drivers. The first batch will be three hundred people, the second seven hundred, aiming to have our Creation Gate possess three hundred mechas and a thousand drivers within two years, then to sweep across the Flame River Dao and further control the Northern Region, and then, using the Northern Region as a base, to continue to expand to a thousand mechas, three thousand mechas, ten thousand mechas."

"Ten thousand mechas..."

Ye Yan and Jiang Yujian thought about such a scenario...

Ten thousand Cheng Ying Mechas, wielding siege firepower on par with Peak True Immortals, firing shells shining like tens of thousands of Great Sun Stars, illuminating the heavens and the earth.

That kind of might...

Forget about controlling the Northern Region; even unifying the Profound Immortal Realm and becoming the Profound Immortal Realm Dominator wouldn’t be far-fetched.

At this moment, they finally understood why Gu Jinlai had the confidence to lead Creation Gate to become the number one Sect of the era.

...

Gu Jinlai spent a day testing the various capabilities of the Cheng Ying Mecha.

The flight speed of the Cheng Ying Mecha was not slow.

Although its agility was inferior to even a Void Immortal, its straight-line speed was not inferior to true immortals.

Moreover, the materials used in this version of the Cheng Ying Mecha were produced by Gu Jinlai through his own understanding of "nuclear power," and though they can’t match the top-tier materials like Immortal Essence Gold in terms of mystic properties, they exceed them in performance.

Similar to the self-repair characteristic of Immortal Essence Gold, these materials also possess it through programming.

In addition, the Cheng Ying Mecha is equipped with an astonishingly powerful repulsion shield, which can withstand Divine Skills with its maximum protective capacity.

And when three, ten, thirty, or a hundred Cheng Ying Mechas stand together, forming a formation, they can link their repulsion shields into a unified front, creating small, medium, large, and extra-large repulsive fields. A medium-sized field can withstand several Great Divine Power attacks, and an extra-large field would even prevent a Great Divine Power from breaking through in a short amount of time.

Without exaggeration, just ten of such mechas could sweep through all the military forces of Blue Star.

Aside from launching a saturation attack with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of nuclear bombs, risking mutual destruction, Blue Star has no other means of resistance.

"Next, big brother only needs to focus on activating the Heavenly Dao and producing Cheng Ying Mechas as much as possible, while Venerable Daoist Ye Yan needs to quickly collect more materials for casting mechas. At the very least, we should have the materials to produce over a thousand mechas before other forces react."

Gu Jinlai, along with Ye Yan and Jiang Yujian, returned to the Sect, constantly instructing them along the way.

"The materials for Cheng Ying Mechas are not any rare strategic resources. Although we require them in large quantities, because our Creation Gate is skilled in Artifact Refining and maintains a supply and demand relationship with many surrounding Sects, collecting materials for a thousand mechas won’t be difficult. It’s merely a matter of taking some time," Ye Yan affirmed with a bright gleam in his eyes.

The power of the Cheng Ying Mecha had given him hope for the rejuvenation and ascension to the peak of the Creation Gate, or even beyond the peak.

At this moment, he was filled with boundless energy.

"That would be excellent."

Gu Jinlai said, and upon thinking of something, he added, "We also need to mend our relationship with the Yunxiao Sect. Cheng Ying Mechas are not omnipotent; after all, the mecha drivers are just Primordial Spirit and Returning to Void Realm disciples. Moreover, from entering to activating the mechas, it all takes time. In case of a surprise attack, we need True Immortals to step forward and provide these drivers with the time to activate their mechas."

Ye Yan nodded, "We have completely purged the Creation Gate, and I will make a special trip to the Yunxiao Sect soon. Once they understand the changes in our Creation Gate, the relationship between us will surely be restored."

"That would be the best."

During their conversation, Gu Jinlai took out some Taoist Devices from a storage ring that he had originally planned to use for building relationships after entering the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect and handed them to Jiang Yujian, "Distribute these Taoist Devices as you see fit."

Jiang Yujian took the storage ring and looked inside, his eyes widening in astonishment, "Third brother..."

"Take it, it’s all for the Creation Gate," Gu Jinlai said.

"Inside this..."

Ye Yan hesitated before asking.

Jiang Yujian let Ye Yan take a look at the storage ring.

Instantly, the Venerable Daoist elder shuddered, barely managing to hold onto the ring.

That’s because the first three items he sensed with his Divine Thought were Supreme Taoist Devices!

These were Supreme Taoist Devices! The entire Creation Gate only had one!

That was the Creation Golden Pill Furnace, specifically used for Alchemy.

The reason why the Creation Gate, with only Ye Yan, a True Immortal, remaining after the internal strife, had not faced attacks from other forces, was firstly due to the deterrence of the Creation Heaven Dao.

The second reason...

Was that the Creation Gate’s Pill Artifact was dual unparalleled, maintaining relatively friendly relations with many surrounding Sects.

But now, within the storage ring Gu Jinlai had provided, there were already three Supreme Taoist Devices. Valued at a hundred Spirit Crystals each, their total worth surpassed all of the Creation Gate’s assets.

Even using all these Spirit Crystals to nurture the Heavenly Dao could form the embryonic essence of a Daoist Master.

Clutching the storage ring, Ye Yan was at a loss for words for quite some time.

After a while, he looked back at Jiang Yujian, "Since you have emerged from seclusion, it’s somewhat inappropriate for Yu Feng to act as the Sect Leader. It’s better for you to take on the role as Sect Leader."

Jiang Yujian quickly understood his master’s intention and nodded, "Our Creation Gate is about to experience an unprecedented surge and achieve the glory of its heydays. During the initial founding of our Creation Gate, True Immortals were merely elders, only Heavenly Immortals and elders who made significant contributions to the Sect qualified to be Venerable Daoist Elders."

Therefore, it’s not suitable for me to continue as a Venerable Daoist Elder. I will request to step down to the position of an elder."

Ye Yan continued, turning his attention to Gu Jinlai, "Yu Feng has provided immense help to our Creation Gate, especially now, affording us the opportunity to rise again and restore our heyday prestige. His contributions are immense, one for the historical records of our Creation Gate, so I propose that Yu Feng become the only Venerable Daoist Elder of our Creation Gate. As a respected and honored Venerable Daoist Elder, he would have exceptional authority over the Sect’s affairs."

"I agree," Jiang Yujian nodded without hesitation.

Listening to the exchange between the two, Gu Jinlai couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. He had been doing well as the Acting Sect Leader, but now...

Somehow, he was becoming a Venerable Daoist Elder again?

Even accounting for the age of this body, he was not even eighty years old...

Was he really that old?