Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 615 - 607 Yunxiao Sect

Above the Sky Dome, a massive team composed of more than a hundred flying beasts was advancing toward Baihe City.

Gu Jinlai was positioned near the center among the hundreds of flying creatures, surrounded by the six Void Immortals of Creation Gate.

Although they were only a thousand meters high in the sky, they were assaulted by raging winds and biting cold.

Despite the fact that for Mahayana Saints and Righteous Sect Immortals of this level, conjuring Protective Gang Qi to block out the cold winds was not difficult, Gu Jinlai sitting on the back of a flying beast always felt...

That the Immortals of the Profound Immortal Realm were demeaning themselves.

Especially since the Demon Clan of the Profound Immortal Realm had been exterminated a long time ago, and though the flying beast he rode was specially trained by Creation Gate, without a professional like the Beast Taming Master, the strength of this flying beast was actually only on par with that of Primordial Spirit Cultivators, covering less than a kilometer with each breath.

This made Gu Jinlai unsure whether the Profound Immortal Realm or the Longevity World were the true natives.

"The Northern Region has a total of nine medium to large Spirit Veins, so it is divided into Nine Northern Regions. Apart from the Mo Family, the Overlord of the Northern Domain, there are two top-level powers, the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect and Longevity Pavilion, each with at least three Heavenly Immortals and an Immortal Master. Below them are five large powers that have a Heavenly Immortal Dao Master, with Heavenly Fire Sect being one of them."

Gu Jinlai flipped through the information about the Northern Region in his hand.

Five large powers, two top-level powers, plus the Mo Family as the Overlord of the Northern Domain—these were the true rulers of the Nine Northern Regions.

"In terms of influence, Heavenly Fire Sect leads the large powers within Flame River Dao, followed by Creation Gate, Dragon Sword Sect, and Wind and Rain Tower, which are three medium-sized powers..."

Upon reading this, Gu Jinlai suddenly paused.

What defines a medium-sized power?

Having a Heavenly Immortal.

Or having once given birth to a Daoist Master, and possessing a True Immortal who can activate the Heavenly Dao left by the Daoist Master.

Before experiencing a civil strife, Creation Gate had more than a dozen True Immortals.

But now, only Ye Yan remains.

If not for the Heavenly Dao left by the ancestors, even keeping their current territory would have been problematic for Creation Gate.

Of course, after sixty years of seclusion, Creation Gate had already lost more than half of its territory; keeping its current territory actually refers to the reduced domain after the sixty years of seclusion.

"Dragon Sword Sect and Wind and Rain Tower both have Heavenly Immortals, it’s just that they don’t have enough Spirit Crystals to nurture a Heavenly Dao and are just the most ordinary Heavenly Immortals..."

When Gu Jinlai read this part, he suddenly realized something.

"Good heavens, they’ve divided the True Immortal realm into six ranks, and the Heavenly Immortals into a full eight ranks!? From ordinary Heavenly Immortals to Supreme Heavenly Immortals at the fifth rank, then comes Daoist Master, top-tier Daoist Master, followed by Immortal Master? Why is there no top-tier Immortal Master? Also, what about top-tier Immortal Master in the initial phase, mid-phase, late phase, and Perfection stages, then a half-step Profound Immortal!? Perhaps continue with half-step Immortal Master in the initial phase, mid-phase, late phase, and Perfection?"

These pieces of information truly broadened his horizons.

His gaze lingered on the Heavenly Fire Sect for a moment.

Five Heavenly Immortals, one of whom was a Daoist Master.

Dragon Sword Sect had two Heavenly Immortals, Wind and Rain Tower had one, with several True Immortals.

Then, he turned his attention to the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect.

The Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect did not belong to the Flame River Dao but was part of Xuanjin Dao, one of the Nine Northern Regions.

The Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect openly displayed only three Heavenly Immortals, but among these three, there was actually an Immortal Master.

An Immortal Master and two Heavenly Immortals?

This lineup clearly indicated hidden strength.

It’s likely that the hidden Heavenly Immortals are more than the three that Gu Jinlai learned about from Immortal Sui Mu; after all, they are under the Mo Family, the dominant force in the Northern Region.

The Mo Family would never allow a power to grow strong enough to threaten their rule.

The Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect also understood this point and disguised itself accordingly, revealing only three Heavenly Immortals.

Even so, these three Heavenly Immortals were just enough to show the Mo Family that they had hidden strength, making the Mo Family uncertain of their full capabilities and thus, hesitant to further suppress the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect.

"How in the world did the people from Immortal Country like Zhao Xi gather information before? What makes them think that the comprehensive strength of Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect is inferior to that of Immortal Country?"

Gu Jinlai furrowed his brows.

But then, he thought of something.

Zhao Xi was not unaware of the real power of Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, it’s just that he had no other choice at the time. Besides, due to the separation of the two worlds, it was true that the Heavenly Immortals of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect could not cross over.

Furthermore, he remembered that every time the Immortal Country sent people to the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect for exchanges, there were always members of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect accompanying them, so even if the visitors gleaned any information, it was probably very limited.

Moreover, real secrets cannot be common knowledge, and even if the True Immortals knew, it would be meaningless. In such a situation, most cultivators, even True Immortals, would naturally think that the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect is not to be feared.

"I know these secrets because I borrowed the intelligence of Creation Gate. After all, Creation Gate is a medium-sized power and has a heritage of tens of thousands of years. How could their intelligence agency be compared to that of Immortal Country, which has only been in contact with Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect for a few decades... And the fact that I appeared in the Profound Immortal Realm already represents Zhao Xi and the others’ wariness and attention towards the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect."

Gu Jinlai collected his thoughts.

It looks like Creation Gate has quite a way to go before it can engulf the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect.

At least...

They first have to purge internally, unifying all of Creation Gate, and then deal with Heavenly Fire Sect, the roadblock, becoming the dominator of Flame River Dao.

Using Flame River Dao as a base, they can then push into the neighboring Xuanjin Dao.

During this time, perhaps they can borrow some power from the Overlord of the Northern Domain, the Mo Family.

After all, if a large power wanted to probe the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, the Mo Family would likely be very pleased to see it happen.

"Once Jiang Yujian takes control of the Creation Heaven Dao, I will reveal the Creation Heaven Dao and create the Cheng Ying Mecha..."

Gu Jinlai meticulously organized his thoughts, "The endurance of Void Immortals and True Immortals in this world can’t compare with that of the Longevity World. Originally, the Cheng Ying Mecha that only amounted to Peak Void Immortals, or even top-level Void Immortals in the Longevity World, I’m afraid that here, they could exhibit power close to that of True Immortals. Moreover, since Heavenly Immortals rely on Grotto Heaven, and for a Grotto Heaven facing the excessively powerful output of Cheng Ying Mecha, it’s nothing but a live target... Give me a hundred Cheng Ying Mecha, and I could breach the Grotto Heaven even with a Heavenly Immortal in residence."

Therefore...

Before making his move, he needed to secure more gold mines.

At the very least, they had to be metal mines.

With the advent of the ’nuclear power’ trait derived from the Three Realms, he had already been able to refine higher strength materials through this ability. Even though these materials weren’t as versatile as Immortal Essence Gold, Creation Gate didn’t have a Beast Taming Master either.

"Originally, mecha controlled by True Spirits required direct operation, so now it’s necessary to train a batch of qualified Mechanical Drivers."

Gu Jinlai pondered.

But that was also simple.

The magic of the Void Projection Technique far exceeded Gu Jinlai’s imagination. He could completely use the method of the Void Projection Technique to transfer the skills of driving the Cheng Ying Mecha to the Mechanical Drivers. These processes would only consume quite a bit of the True Spirit’s energy.

But he had Qingguang, and the Recovery efficiency was fast, so training hundreds or even thousands of drivers wouldn’t take much time.

"Daoist Yu Feng, up ahead is the territory of Baihe City. We need to meet up with the Dragon Sword Sect, Wind and Rain Tower, and the other twelve small forces at Jin Chuan Town," said Yu Xu, acting as his Daoist Guardian, his voice carrying over.

Daoist was the identity arranged for him by Jiang Yujian within Creation Gate.

A fifty-year-old Mahayana Saint barely qualified to be listed as Daoist, for there were only a handful of geniuses in Creation Gate who were at the same level as him.

"Oh, we’ve arrived?"

Gu Jinlai responded, looking down below.

He saw that Jin Chuan Town, originally housing tens of thousands, was now enveloped by Formations, with dozens of Void Immortal Level Qi soaring to the sky. Occasionally, the mysterious aura of a True Immortal flashed by.

"The Sect Leader has instructed me that our primary purpose for arriving at Baihe City this time is to respond to the call of the Heavenly Fire Sect. Therefore, there’s no need to rush to the forefront. The final result should be without fault rather than seeking merit," Yu Xu advised Gu Jinlai as he looked at him.

"I understand, let’s go down," Gu Jinlai ordered.

Quickly, a group of over a hundred people descended toward Jin Chuan Town.

Aside from the Creation Gate, the Dragon Sword Sect, and the Wind and Rain Tower as three medium-sized forces responding to the call of the Heavenly Fire Sect, there were twelve smaller forces involved. These small forces could not compare with the resources of medium-sized ones and couldn’t afford hundreds of flying creatures. Most of them had arrived on horseback.

The specially trained horses could travel tens of thousands of miles a day, and their speed was not necessarily slower than that of flying creatures.

Apart from a large number of horses, Exotic Beasts, and flying creatures, there were several Flying Boats parked in the center of the town.

Seeing these Flying Boats, Yu Xu showed an odd expression, but considering they were just there to make up numbers, he quickly recovered.

Before they had even landed, a True Immortal flew out from within.

Upon seeing the somewhat "shabby" lineup of Creation Gate, the True Immortal was surprised but still smiled and cupped his hands in greeting, "Folks from Creation Gate have arrived, please come inside."

"Immortal Yan Liu," Yu Xu cupped his hands in return and introduced, "This is Daoist Jiang Yufeng from our Creation Gate."

"Hmm," Immortal Yan Liu nodded his head, his demeanor not changing much.

Saying he hailed from the Heavenly Fire Sect, and aside from that, his status as a True Immortal meant he didn’t need to pay much attention to the attitude of a Mahayana Cultivator.

Soon, the group landed in Jin Chuan Town and, led by a Saint of the Heavenly Fire Sect, arrived at the war room.

Inside the conference room were representatives from many forces.

Seeing Gu Jinlai and his group, several True Immortals positioned in the middle of a topographical projection turned their attention to them.

When they saw that Creation Gate had only a few Void Immortals, True Immortals from the Dragon Sword Sect and Wind and Rain Tower chuckled.

Just marking time, no threat, they had no impact on their exploitation in Baihe City.

However, from the direction of the Heavenly Fire Sect, a woman in a green dress greeted indifferently, "Members from Creation Gate have also arrived."

She glanced over everyone present, "Let’s continue with the second step of the battle plan. In the past few days, we have already removed all the spies around the Red Cloud Sect, cornering them in Baihe City. Now, backed against the Grotto Heaven in Baihe City, with Immortal Fei Hong as a Supreme True Immortal, how should we fight this next battle? Everyone, please share your strategies."

"This is Vice Sect Master Zi Ruyan of the Heavenly Fire Sect, not yet a hundred years old and already a Peak True Immortal, with a promising future to become a Heavenly Immortal," Yu Xu introduced via a private transmission.

At this moment, a True Immortal accompanied by several Void Immortals approached, all smiles, "It seems that everyone has finally arrived."

However, after scanning Gu Jinlai and the others, he showed some disappointment, "It looks like Creation Gate has no intention of competing for anything in the siege against Red Cloud Sect."

"Immortal Yun Zhen," Yu Xu greeted the leading True Immortal with a smile, and also introduced Gu Jinlai, "This is Vice Sect Master Yun of the Yunxiao Sect. Your second sister married into the Yunxiao Sect. It is the Sect with the best relationship with Creation Gate and is completely trustworthy."

"Hello," Gu Jinlai nodded in greeting.

Although Yunxiao Sect was only a small force, it was still surprising that they had sent a True Immortal to participate in the siege of the Red Cloud Sect.

Furthermore, given the number of True Immortals that had shown up in Jin Chuan Town, and that some came from smaller forces, it showed that Creation Gate really was "falsely inflated."