Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 641 - 624 New Era

The matter of the Supreme Elder was thus settled.

Gu Jinlai announced that he would personally provide eighteen Spirit Crystals, a large number of Spiritual Artifacts, and top materials for the sect’s grand competition. Plus, the purge in the past few months had allowed him to accumulate enough prestige within the Creation Gate. His ascent to Supreme Elder faced hardly any significant objections.

Although Gu Jinlai himself wasn’t particularly interested in the position of Supreme Elder.

Nevertheless, things concerning the Creation Gate could finally take a breather.

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"Venerable Daoist Jiang, except for a group that was already chosen by the elders and another group with questionable origins, all the Return to Void Realm disciples and stewards of the Creation Gate are here,"

At this moment, Yu Xu brought Gu Jinlai onto a high platform outside the sect’s outer hall.

In front of them stood an enormous group of disciples and stewards, totaling three thousand strong.

As a mid-sized power, the Creation Gate had always been the overlord of Baofeng Plain, governing a population of several hundred million.

Although only those with a Spirit Root could cultivate in the Profound Immortal Realm, the cultivation system of this world had matured incredibly over a hundred thousand years, and the disciples’ growth rate was no less than those in the Longevity World.

It’s just that the form of expression seemed somewhat weaker due to environmental limitations.

Gathering three thousand Returning Void Realm cultivators like now was not a difficult task.

If not for Gu Jinlai’s demands on their loyalty as well, raising that number to five thousand wouldn’t have been a problem either.

"Let’s begin."

Gu Jinlai directly took out a top-grade Daoist Artifact.

This was the God Cleansing Bell.

An artifact specifically targeting the Divine Soul.

It could be used to launch invisible soul attacks and kill enemies, while also serving to refine the spirit.

Cultivators from the Hugging Pill to Refining God were laying the foundation for the Qi Refining and God Transformation Stage; from Primordial Spirit to Returning to Void, they would undergo the first transformation of the soul.

Primordial Spirit cultivators in the Longevity World, due to their physical refinement and Qi nurturing the spirit, had a strong Divine Sense, which often allowed Monarchs to project their thoughts outward. In the Profound Immortal Realm, though, even top Primordial Spirit cultivators could hardly achieve such projection, and when they did, it wasn’t very smooth.

Only after completing the Transformation in the Returning to Void can one truly command one’s thoughts at will.

Thus, the first batch of Mechanical Drivers, Gu Jinlai intended to pick from among these three thousand Returning Void Realm disciples.

"Focus your mind."

Gu Jinlai commanded.

Once all the disciples prepared themselves with a solemn expression, he immediately activated the God Cleansing Bell. All at once, the sounds of ringing, similar to a large bell, erupted continuously from this top-grade artifact, sending waves after waves striking at the mind of the three thousand individuals, disrupting their control over themselves.

Before long, the first group with weak mind control was eliminated, succumbing to pain and falling into unconsciousness, to be taken away by Yu Xu and others waiting outside.

As time passed, more and more people fell.

After dozens of minutes, those who were still standing in the arena had dwindled to five hundred and ninety.

"They will do,"

Gu Jinlai said, "Follow me."

At his command, he took to the air and flew towards a mountain peak shrouded in formations.

The handpicked five hundred and ninety promptly followed.

Passing through the formation, they arrived at a square surrounded by many courtyards, where a dozen elders and protectors were already waiting.

Each one of them held various tools designed for training multitasking capabilities.

"There are a total of fourteen peaks in the Creation Gate, and what you see here is the newly-established 15th Peak, the Divine Martial Peak. I will act as the Peak Master for now, specializing in the strength and control of the Divine Sense,"

Gu Jinlai said.

Upon hearing this, the five hundred and ninety who had persevered became excited.

Gu Jinlai had already cultivated considerable prestige within the Creation Gate, especially after he had quelled the Ye Family, cleansing the sect’s atmosphere, which had won the admiration of those disciples whose passion had yet to fade.

And Returning to Void...

It just so happened to be the stage with the most disciples in this category.

After all, disciples with too low a cultivation level didn’t even have the privilege to consider their future or to be oppressed by the Ye Family people.

Learning that they could be accepted under the Divine Martial Peak led by Gu Jinlai, they were naturally overjoyed.

"First, I need to record the strength of your spirit."

Gu Jinlai gave the instruction.

Immediately, each elder and protector took out a Crystal Stone and began to test them.

By the True Immortal Stage, the cultivation of the Divine Sense becomes a focus in the Profound Immortal Realm, hence many Magic Skills and tools for refining the spirit and thoughts have been developed.

The One Thought Divine Crystal they were using now was a Treasure for testing the strength of cultivators’ Divine Sense.

Since these candidates had passed the screening by the God Cleansing Bell, their mental strength was quite remarkable.

Among them, a dozen people’s mind strength had reached a level comparable to a Mahayana Saint.

"Your spirit strength has been recorded. In half a year, I will have someone test you again. The primary focus of the test will be on the growth of your Divine Thought and its control. Only those who show progress in these two areas will be allowed to remain on Divine Martial Peak,"

said Gu Jinlai, his tone shifting, "And as a member of the Divine Martial Peak, not only can you enjoy the refining of the spirit by the God Cleansing Bell every three days, but the Nourishing God Pill will also be provided without limit, as long as you can refine them, you may take as many as you wish."

"Unlimited Nourishing God Pills!?"

The disciples’ eyes immediately widened.

The Profound Immortal Realm differs from the Longevity World in that anything related to spiritual essence, especially Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, is exceedingly expensive.

The Nourishing God Pill, which requires several types of Spirit Grass, is one such item.

A Mahayana Saint spending a great deal of time completing sect missions can only exchange for one or two Nourishing God Pills with a year’s worth of Contribution Value.