Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 32 - Heavenly Grass Pavilion

Chapter 32: Chapter 32 Heavenly Grass Pavilion

"With ten layers of Karma, an array of troubles really do follow one after another."

Gu Jinlai sighed.

A moment later, he seemed to think of something, "It's not entirely troublesome, though. Devils appear and disappear unpredictably. Ordinary demon hunters may have difficulty finding one or two devils in a month, but I have slain thirteen in three months, which also constitutes a hidden advantage."

If he were to accumulate a few more layers of Karma, he would become the ultimate monster attractor.

The consequences?

As long as he was powerful enough to dominate, these would not be troubles at all.

At this time, Su Nanxing brought a pile of books from outside.

"Have you bought them?"

"All the books about Realms available in the market are here."

Su Nanxing replied.

Gu Jinlai opened one of the books.

"Realms are divided into three layers, the Transformation Realm, the Mental Realm, and the Tendency Realm."

The Transformation Realm, drawing from the concept of extracting godliness to master one's strength, denotes a cultivator stepping into a realm where lifting heavy objects feels light, and lifting light objects feels heavy.

When practiced to perfection, during combat with another, one's strength does not leak out at all, fully pouring one hundred percent of it onto the opponent.

This is somewhat similar to Refining God to the Micro, using a fraction of strength as if it were threefold.

In fact, a Hugging Pill Martial Artist who has thoroughly comprehended the Transformation Realm might not be unable to contend with a Refining God Immortal, it's just that they cannot sustain it as long as one who has refined God.

Above the Transformation Realm is the Mental Realm.

At this moment, the cultivator uses their Mental Realm to reflect on their surroundings, sensing the minute nuances. The intricacies are almost indistinguishable from Divine Thought, and some powerful individuals can even integrate their Mental Realm into their attacks, solidifying into Fist Intent, Sword Intent, Sword Intent, terrorizing and slaying gods—akin to physical attacks compounded with a spiritual onslaught.

Historically, those who, with the body of Hugging Pill, have slain Refiners, have all without exception comprehended the Mental Realm.

Going further up is the Tendency Realm, which involves the mysteries of Devas, where every action, every word, harbors the momentum of Heaven and Earth.

It has been a common belief since ancient times that Monarchs who comprehend Tendency can contend with Devas.

"Realms are also related to one's own cultivation. Out of a hundred Hugging Pill individuals, perhaps not one can penetrate the Transformation Realm, but if one has attained Refining God to the Micro and then attempts to grasp the Transformation Realm, the difficulty significantly decreases, with one in ten accomplishing it."

Gu Jinlai browsed the books, "However, for those in the Refining God Realm, what they aspire to comprehend is the Mental Realm. Once the Mental Realm is achieved, aided by Divine Thought, they can project their presence across the vicinity. They can evade the assassination of a Yin God controlled sword. Exceptionally few can even condense their Sword Intent to slay Yin Gods approaching with controlled swords, thereby achieving the feat of challenging beyond their class."

Of course, only when the sword is controlled remotely can the Sword Intent harm a Yin God; if a Divinity Transformation Great Master does not leave their body as a Yin God, no matter how strong the Sword Intent or Fist Intent is, it can merely shake one's spirit and mind.

"Mental Realm... There's only one person in Starlight City who has mastered the Mental Realm, that is the Meteor Star Lord, Xin Tianqi, who is touted as the number one expert of Star State."

This man, in charge of the Meteor Star Guard and along with General Xue Yue, serves as the left and right hand of the Star State Governor.

Especially Star Lord Xin Tianqi, because of his presence, forces such as the Purgatory Demon Sect, the Netherworld Demon Sect, and the Cold Moon Demon Sect, have never been able to set foot into Star State.

Over the years, no fewer than ten Refining God Giants have perished by his hand, thinking they could gain a foothold in Starlight City.

As a result, the three sects now dare not send Refining God Giants to conduct affairs in Starlight City, to avoid dying in vain.

"Mental Realm is still premature for me. I already have my movement technique, my secret techniques, my cultivation techniques, my swordsmanship..."

When Gu Jinlai thought of the Invisible Sword Qi, he felt it was somewhat a waste to spend the Qingguang on it.

The Invisible Sword Qi was utterly unsuitable for his current style.

Yet, if he had not incorporated swordsmanship back then, he probably couldn't have escaped the pursuit of Zhengyi Dao, so it wasn't exactly a waste.

"Once I fill the gap in my swordsmanship, I will have no weaknesses. If I could comprehend the Mental Realm... the Transformation Realm will suffice. With the body of an Upper Demon, a switch to an Osmium Alloy Battle Sword, and coupled with Transformation Realm Martial Arts, I would not fear facing a Great Master in the slightest."

Gu Jinlai "watched" the little consciousness within his spiritual world.

The Qingguang was depleted.

But with enough Qingguang, achieving these goals would be easy.

Once this batch of merchandise is out, it's time to choose some tasks from the Xuzhen Tower to undertake.

...

Three days later.

Su Nanxing and Gu Chaoyang, along with ten others, drove a horse carriage to the Heavenly Grass Pavilion located in North City.

The Heavenly Grass Pavilion cultivated spirit plants, with dozens of alchemists in the sect, extensive connections, and influence that reached throughout not only Starlight City but also a sizable portion of Star State.

Add to that the presence of three Refining God Giants in the sect, the Heavenly Grass Pavilion was a colossal entity that no one in Starlight City could afford to overlook.

Gu Jinlai and his party arrived at the courtyard.

"Gentlemen, please follow me, Pavilion Master Bai has been waiting for a long time," a disciple said with a smile, leading Su Nanxing and the group to the back yard.

Inside the Heavenly Grass Pavilion, Bai Yang, along with a dozen others, was waiting.

Seeing Su Nanxing and Gu Chaoyang, he quickly approached, "Is the Treasure Armor forged? I've had a master armor caster check the quality, there's no problem, right?"

"Of course."

Gu Chaoyang replied with a slight smile, "Our Treasure Armor can withstand any inspection."

"Good."

Bai Yang waved his hand.

Soon, several individuals at the Gang Condensation stage stepped forward, selected several sets of armor to wear, and had other disciples measure them one by one.

Feeling the weight and defense of these Treasure Armors, the Gang Condensation disciples from the Heavenly Grass Pavilion seemed somewhat reluctant to part with them.

"True gold is not afraid of fire. The performance of the Treasure Arms forged by our master is beyond doubt," Gu Chaoyang uttered as he observed the satisfied expressions on the faces of these Gang Condensation disciples.

"Professional matters should be left to professionals."

Bai Yang, however, did not respond directly, instead giving a sign to the three master armor casters checking the quality of the war armor.

Before long, one of the armor masters spoke, "While the quality of these war armors isn't bad, they have yet to reach the level of top-grade Treasure Armor, and their structural design is irrational, which will greatly affect the agility of the user, reducing combat effectiveness. Furthermore, these materials... I've never seen them before, but judging by their color, I fear they are easily shattered and brittle, short-lived, and perhaps even disposable..."

A plethora of seemingly plausible but entirely baseless reasons were brought up by these masters, directly writing off the armors as worthless.

For a moment, Gu Chaoyang's expression became somewhat frozen.

"These war armors have so many problems?" Bai Yang exaggeratedly conveyed.

"Pavilion Master Bai, we had an agreement beforehand... what is this supposed to mean?" Gu Chaoyang asked.

"What does it mean? I would like to ask Gu... ask Jiang Dongqu what Jiang Tianshi means."

Bai Yang's demeanor turned cold, "To pass off inferiors as superiors is to look down on our Heavenly Grass Pavilion. Do you think our Heavenly Grass Pavilion is easy to bully?"

"We have great respect for the Heavenly Grass Pavilion; otherwise, we wouldn't have chosen it as our first partner. As for the true quality of these war armors..."

"The quality is right here, clearly tested by the master armor casters invited by our Heavenly Grass Pavilion," Bai Yang said, appearing too lazy to interact further with a trivial person like Gu Chaoyang. "Go, call your master here to speak with me."

"I understand."

Gu Chaoyang took a deep breath, quickly calming himself down and forcing a slight smile, "I'll go invite my master right away."

As he was talking, he signaled to the Gu family disciples, "Let's take the war armors away first."

"Hold on, the people can leave, but the objects stay! These substandard war armors are the evidence I and Jiang Dongqu will confront in court! If we let you take the items now, you could replace them with another batch later, then falsely accuse our Heavenly Grass Pavilion of framing you. How would our Heavenly Grass Pavilion explain then?"

After Bai Yang finished speaking, he gestured with his hand.

A dozen disciples of the Heavenly Grass Pavilion quickly surrounded them.

In this group, each was proficient in Qi Refinement, including three Hugging Pill Elders.

The three Elders subtly formed a triangle, encircling Su Nanxing, the only Hugging Pill cultivator, in the middle, as if they would strike with thunder the moment he dared make any sudden moves, killing him on the spot.