Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 670 - 635: Heavenly Fire Sect Invasion

Creation Gate.

At this moment, the entire sect was permeated with oppression.

Tens of Void Immortal Elders were anxious and unsettled.

Beneath them, the Saint protectors were also restless with fluctuating thoughts.

Some of the Returning to Void inheritors and Stewards were even considering whether to leave the Creation Gate.

As for the members of the Creation Gate who were below the Primordial Spirit Cultivators and Core Formation, a portion had already packed up and left quietly.

Fortunately, even though the atmosphere within the Creation Gate was tense, thanks to a recent purge by Gu Jinlai, those harboring ill intentions had been cleared out during the cleansing, which prevented the internal collapse of the sect.

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"We have just received news that Southern Light Country has launched an attack on Dali Country, a subjugated nation under our Creation Gate’s jurisdiction. A million-strong army has invaded Dali, assisted by a True Immortal. Dali Country has lost sixteen cities and has already sent four envoys to plea for an audience with the Sect Master, hoping to get our reinforcement,"

reported a Void Immortal Elder solemnly in the sect meeting room.

Since Sect Leader Jiang Yujian was fully engaged in operating the Creation Heaven Dao to produce Cheng Ying Mechas, the meeting was presided over by Ye Yan, who fell from the status of Supreme Elder to an elder.

Hearing the report, Ye Yan said in a deep voice, "Southern Light Country is a nation under the Heavenly Fire Sect. I didn’t expect them to go so far as to openly rip apart their facade."

After speaking, he turned to another Void Immortal, "Have you sent a message to the Mo Family? The Heavenly Fire Sect’s military aggression will inevitably lead to a war of the Heavenly Dao. The consumption of Spirit Mechanisms will be an astronomical figure. As the Lord of the Northern Domain, the Mo Family would surely not stand idly by and watch this war deplete the Spirit Mechanisms of the Northern Domain, would they?"

"It’s not just the Heavenly Fire Sect that plans to take action against us; the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, another top force, is also involved. If I am not mistaken, both powers have already visited the Mo Family and promised them sufficient Spirit Crystals to compensate for the war’s consumption of Spirit Mechanisms. Otherwise, the Mo Family would not turn a blind eye,"

another Void Immortal commented.

After speaking, he couldn’t help but ask, "What exactly did the Supreme Elder do to offend the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect? And where is the Supreme Elder now? At a time when the Creation Gate faces such a formidable enemy, we need the Supreme Elder more than ever..."

"Silence!"

Before the Void Immortal could finish, Ye Yan sternly interrupted, "The authority of the Supreme Elder is supreme and inviolable, representing the will of our entire Creation Gate. Are you questioning the Supreme Elder?"

"No... I wouldn’t dare..."

The Void Immortal immediately waved his hands, "It’s just... I heard rumors from outside that our Supreme Elder of the Creation Gate is not an immediate kin of the Sect Master, but has rather been... replaced by someone else through Body Seizing, and that it is because he practiced the Body Seizing Secret Technique that provoked both divine and human indignation. The Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect has joined forces with the Heavenly Fire Sect to target our Creation Gate and wage war against us..."

"Does it take an outsider to judge whether the Supreme Elder is related by blood to the Sect Leader? Wouldn’t the Sect Leader know the difference? It’s clearly a psychological warfare tactic by our enemies, aiming to undermine our resolve from within and thereby divide the Creation Gate,"

Ye Yan countered without hesitation, waving his hand in the air, "From this day forward, I don’t want to hear anyone spreading such rumors. Otherwise, they will be charged with the crime of dividing the sect!"

Hearing Ye Yan’s words, the expressions of the surrounding Void Immortals became stern, and they quickly concurred.

"The aggression from the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect and the Heavenly Fire Sect is an outrageous act of bullying."

Ye Yan’s gaze swept over the elders present with a piercing sharpness, "The Supreme Elder is being coveted by the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect for his inheritance, and even Daoist Xuan Jian directly wielded the Geng Metal Heavenly Dao in an attempt to kill him and claim his inheritance. Little did they know, the Supreme Elder had actually refined a divine corpse, and with the power of that corpse, he followed the Innate Sacred Path, capable of exerting the battle strength of a top Heavenly Immortal without relying on Grotto Heaven."

Upon hearing this, the Void Immortals were astir.

"Top Heavenly Immortal!?"

"The Supreme Elder actually possesses power comparable to a top Heavenly Immortal without relying on Grotto Heaven!?"

The exclamations were filled with shock and also brimming with delight.

A top Heavenly Immortal not dependent on Grotto Heaven!

Such deterrence...

Was not much less than that of an Immortal Master.

Seeing the change in everyone’s expressions, Ye Yan nodded slightly, "With the Supreme Elder among us, plus the power of Creation Heaven Dao, it won’t be easy for the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect and the Heavenly Fire Sect to deal with us! I have already made contact with Longevity Pavilion. Given their relationship with the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, they will certainly not miss the opportunity once the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect commits a considerable amount of forces against our Creation Gate."

"Longevity Pavilion!"

The Void Immortals felt their morale boost upon hearing this.

In the Northern Region, aside from the ruling Mo Family, two top sects and five major powers collectively governed the region.

Longevity Pavilion was the other top power on par with the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect.

This power had more Heavenly Immortals than the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, with five acknowledged openly.

It was just that their Cultivation Technique was not as aggressive and decisive as the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, so in terms of might, they were about on par.

"With Longevity Pavilion present, we need not worry about the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect. Our only concern is the Heavenly Fire Sect! And the strongest among them, Daoist Zi Yan, may not be a match for the Creation Gate’s Supreme Elder!"

Ye Yan declared, "Moreover... the help the Supreme Elder offers us goes beyond merely his own strength."

After speaking, he waved his hand, "Everyone just focus on your responsibilities to maintain stability."

"What about Dali Country..."

"I allow them to surrender to preserve their Primordial Energy,"

Ye Yan stated.

The others exchanged glances.

All things have spirits, and humans are the Spiritual Leader of All Things.

Where there is life, there will be spiritual energy.

This rule applies in the Profound Immortal Realm as well.

Despite the talk of Spirit Veins in the Profound Immortal Realm, if one were to describe the Profound Immortal Realm as a funnel, then Spirit Veins would refer to those areas that have not yet completely fractured.

Even though the entire Profound Immortal Realm is "damaged," and even if this place is intact, the spiritual energy elsewhere would still dissipate, but the rate at which it dissipates in the intact areas would at least be slower than those that are completely broken.

In such circumstances, there are numerous beings, and naturally, there is also an abundance of spiritual energy produced.

But once countries like Dali, which fall under the jurisdiction of the Creation Gate, are invaded by the vassal nations of the Heavenly Fire Sect, the Creation Gate, even if it holds a Grotto Heaven, will still see a significant decline in the amount of Spirit Mechanisms they can collect.

Without sufficient Spirit Mechanisms, the members of the Creation Gate will be unable to gain an increase in their combat power, and consequently, the Heavenly Dao would also become difficult to activate.

When the Spirit Mechanisms are drained to the extreme, even the Heavenly Dao may collapse due to its inability to maintain its operation.

Of course, this process is often very slow, possibly taking tens or hundreds of years because many Sects will reserve some Spirit Crystals just in case.

But this is also enough to indirectly prove the consequences of losing a large governed population on a Sect.

"Elder..."

"The Heavenly Fire Sect will not be rampant for much longer."

Ye Yan waved his hand, stopping this elder from speaking further, and thus brought an end to the meeting.

He quickly returned and flashed into the Grotto Heaven.

Inside the Grotto Heaven, a figure was instructing three hundred and four disciples of the Creation Gate.

This person was none other than Gu Jinlai, who had reentered the Profound Immortal Realm through the Star Gate secretly controlled by the Immortal Country.

He was instructing the Heavenly Martial Peak disciples of the Creation Gate.

After half a year of selection, the final number of Heavenly Martial Peak disciples that made it through was three hundred and four.

These three hundred and four Heavenly Martial Peak disciples were the first batch of mecha drivers that Gu Jinlai had selected.

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"Venerable Daoist."

Ye Yan stepped forward and clasped his hands in greeting.

"Elder Ye is too courteous."

Gu Jinlai spoke, then asked, "How is the situation within the Sect?"

"It’s still under control, and there’s no risk of chaos."

Ye Yan said, adding, "Additionally, regarding the offensive of the Heavenly Fire Sect, I have also followed the instructions of the Venerable Daoist by primarily adopting a retreating stance."

"Very good."

Gu Jinlai nodded his head, "Although the Heavenly Fire Sect has begun to occupy cities belonging to the Creation Gate, the Creation Gate’s authority within these cities and kingdoms is deeply entrenched. The Heavenly Fire Sect will need at least three to five years to overturn these views. This time, I have brought with me two hundred Spirit Crystals and a large amount of Cheng Ying Mecha production materials. I even brought thirty mechas, and in no more than a year, the Creation Gate will have three hundred Cheng Ying Mechas!"

He spoke unhurriedly, "By then, not only will we be able to launch a counterattack all at once, but we will also be able to use the reasoning that the Heavenly Fire Sect’s military invasion of the Creation Gate as a pretext to invade the Heavenly Fire Sect and replace it to become the true hegemon of the Flame River Dao. Furthermore, we can then counter-attack the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, occupy the Xuanjin Dao and take complete control over both regions."

Ye Yan turned his gaze towards the side of the Grotto Heaven.

There, forty-some Heavenly Monarchs were busy repairing and tuning twenty-eight Cheng Ying Mechas produced by Jiang Yujian.

When Gu Jinlai left, there were some remaining Spirit Crystals, which turned into these twenty-eight Cheng Ying Mechas in less than half a year.

Aside from these twenty-eight Cheng Ying Mechas, not far from them, there stood thirty-four Cheng Ying Mechas similar to those produced by Jiang Yujian, but evidently more refined and larger in size.

These were the "Heavenly Monarch" type mechas produced by Qiantian.

Operated by Heavenly Monarchs with True Spirits, these were powerful war weapons with greater performance than the "Divine Martial" type mechas named by Gu Jinlai.

If the Divine Martial type Cheng Ying Mecha needed two, or even three, to work together to oppose a True Immortal in non-siege or non-army combat, then the Heavenly Monarch type Cheng Ying Mecha could directly confront a True Immortal.

It could even fight a life or death battle with a High-level True Immortal.

The difference in combat power between the two had already reached a ratio of one to five or one to six.

As Ye Yan was assessing the forty-some Heavenly Monarchs, two of them had already strode forward, coming to Gu Jinlai’s side.

They were Zhang Yukan and Yan Xingchen.

Thanks to favorable conditions, Zhang Yukan had long since become a Heavenly Monarch, and his True Spirit was even beginning to crystallize.

And Yan Xingchen, being the former Heavenly Master Hall Master of the Holy Dynasty, was naturally quite accomplished in his field.

The two of them were in charge of these forty-two Heavenly Monarchs.

The reason there were so many as forty-two Heavenly Monarchs...

Some were Heavenly Masters nurtured by Qiantian who were finally breaking through, while others came from support by the Holy Dynasty and Immortal Country. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Currently, in the entire Qiantian, it’s not only about forty-two Heavenly Monarchs, even if a hundred more were to be called upon, it would not be an issue.

"Venerable Daoist, the tuning of these mechas is complete. Sect Leader Jiang’s unprecedented refining methods are astonishing, and there are virtually no significant problems," Zhang Yukan reported with a clasped hand greeting.

"Good."

Gu Jinlai’s gaze turned to the three hundred and four Heavenly Martial Peak disciples, "They already possess the necessary knowledge base, and some have even test-driven the Divine Martial Mecha. However, I will next apply a special Secret Technique to transmit the complete Mecha Technique to them. I want them to practice thoroughly during this period, so that when we officially engage the Heavenly Fire Sect in battle, they can truly shine."