Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 780 - 679: Peace

Luo Jiuxiao and Wang Xuanjing arrived at the venue, where the three Patriarchs and the other four Profound Immortals remained silent.

There was neither a gesture of welcome nor any mockery.

Though the Four Great Families had split from the Xuanyuan Sword Sect and shared its heritage, the overt and covert struggles over the past ten thousand years had left little affection between them.

Luo Jiuxiao and Wang Xuanjing clearly understood this, so they did not engage in pleasantries or attempt to curry favor.

They chose to get straight to the point.

"The Profound Immortal Realm can be the Xuanyuan Sword Sect’s, the Bai Family’s, the Chi Family’s, or the Ji Family’s, but it absolutely cannot belong to the Creation Gate, nor can it be Jiang Yufeng’s Profound Immortal Realm!"

Luo Jiuxiao stated emphatically.

Chi Xuehe, Bai Shengyang, and Ji Longhua exchanged looks, seemingly satisfied with his statement.

However...

"How do we fight against an Eight Heavens Profound Immortal who commands powerful Immortal Techniques?"

Bai Shengyang said, "Even if all of us Profound Immortals join forces, we may not be able to compete with him."

"Based on our research, we have come up with one method — strike at what he must save, then balance each other out!"

Wang Xuanjing said.

"Strike at what he must save?"

The others were slightly taken aback.

"You have all received the news about the Longevity World, so there’s no need for me to elaborate. For Jiang Yufeng, the Longevity World is his greatest vulnerability. The Innate Sacred Path demands an even more rigorous environment than we do! Especially for someone like Jiang Yufeng, whose combat power has reached the Eighth Layers Heaven Profound Immortal Realm!"

Wang Xuanjing quickly said, "Think about it, if we were to deplete the Spirit Mechanism of the Longevity World like in the war ten thousand years ago, what would await Jiang Yufeng?"

Chi Xuehe, Bai Shengyang, and Ji Longhua all came to the same conclusion.

"We wouldn’t need to act; he would weaken on his own due to the depletion of the Spirit Mechanism..."

"Not just weaken, but die outright."

Wang Xuanjing said, "Placing an Innate Sacred in an area deprived of Spirit Mechanism without allowing him to replenish from external sources, he will slowly perish."

"Are you suggesting we threaten Jiang Yufeng by depleting the Spirit Mechanism of the Longevity World? However, depleting the Spirit Mechanism of the Longevity World is no easy feat. During this, Jiang Yufeng will undoubtedly do everything to prevent it. If things go poorly, we might not have exhausted the Longevity World’s Spirit Mechanism, yet we could have already been annihilated by Jiang Yufeng."

Chi Xuehe frowned and said.

"It would take a very long time for us alone to deplete the Spirit Mechanism of the Longevity World. But what if everyone—Immortal Masters, Daoist Masters, Heavenly Immortals, and even True Immortals, Void Immortals—rushed into the Longevity World? And... we don’t even need to drain the Spirit Mechanism completely, just to the extent of our Profound Immortal Realm’s level, and he would naturally lose the ground to survive."

Wang Xuanjing said.

"The cost... the cost is too great."

Bai Shengyang sighed.

"Yes, the cost is too great."

Wang Xuanjing nodded. "That’s why I said it’s a mutual check and balance, using this balance to seek peace."

"Peace?"

Chi Xuehe’s expression turned somewhat weird.

They...

were actually planning to approach the Creation Gate, to seek peace with Jiang Yufeng?

"We will use the depletion of the Longevity World’s Spirit Mechanism as a leverage. If he truly continues to invade our Three Domains and Xuanyuan Sword Sect, we will sacrifice all our foundations, flood into the Longevity World, destroy its Spirit Mechanism ecosystem, and burn both jade and stone with him. Through this, we ensure that our Five Directions... To be precise, we ensure that both our forces coexist peacefully."

Wang Xuanjing said.

Behind him, Luo Jiuxiao spoke with a heavy tone: "Faced with an Eight Heavens Profound Immortal who wields a Destruction Immortal Technique, this is the only method we can think of to preserve ourselves."

This statement made all the top Profound Immortals of the Profound Immortal Realm feel uncomfortable in their hearts.

When had they, these overlords and dominators, resorted to seeking peace for self-preservation in the face of an enemy?

But...

They had to admit it.

This was the reality.

Facing an Eight Heavens Profound Immortal so mighty that he could obliterate the entire Mo Family in one blow, all they could do now was self-preservation.

Nothing more.

"Do you think that Jiang Yufeng might just be bluffing..."

At this moment, a recently ascended Profound Immortal from the Bai Family suddenly spoke tentatively.

But before he could finish, everyone’s gaze turned to him, filled with strangeness.

Bluffing!?

That’s what the Heavenly Fire Sect thought.

That’s what the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect thought.

And the Mo Family thought the same.

But now...

With the entire Mo Family reduced to rubble, the high-level Profound Immortal Mo Longfei and the top Profound Immortal Mo Ziya had become nothing but ashes. Dare you still suggest the notion of "bluffing"?

How unwilling to accept reality must one be to deceive oneself over and over again?

"I... I..."

This Profound Immortal from the Bai Family wanted to say something, wanted to explain something, but he didn’t know where to start.

Bai Shengyang waved his hand: "Enough! Stop deceiving yourself. It isn’t difficult to acknowledge the enemy’s strength! What’s difficult is finding a way to face our enemy! To confront the greatest challenge the Profound Immortal Realm has seen in ten thousand years!"

The other Profound Immortals nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, the Bai Family’s Profound Immortal no longer dared to speak recklessly.

"Then let it be so."

Wang Xuanjing said, "Although we have been in unending conflict over the years and have lost the camaraderie of old, no matter what, we all belong to the Xuanyuan Sword Sect’s legacy and share the same ancestor. Faced with Jiang Yufeng, this unprecedented formidable enemy, we must unite, cooperate wholeheartedly, and only then might the Xuanyuan Sword Sect’s legacy continue. Otherwise... With one careless move, the rivers and mountains might change hands... and all of us will be the losers."

Bai Shengyang, Chi Xuehe, and Ji Longhua nodded gravely.

"Our greatest advantage now is our numbers; though we are at a disadvantage in terms of strength, Jiang Yufeng cannot attend to matters at both ends when we act from multiple fronts. Hence, we must fully leverage this advantage."

Wang Xuanjing said, "I will send the information to all of you. While Jiang Yufeng is digesting the Mo Family’s forces, we will exert our utmost effort to break open the passage to the Longevity World and infiltrate to hide within. At the same time, I will also contact Jiang Yufeng and negotiate with the Creation Gate, recognizing their status as the Lord of the Northern Domain, and claim that we want to establish trade relations with the Longevity World behind him, offering them some benefits if necessary, to delay as much time as possible."

"This is a moment of life and death for our Xuanyuan Sword Sect lineage. There’s no need to hold back your foundations anymore; bring them all out, and put all your efforts into arranging the Two Realms Passage. The more Realm Gates we open, and the stronger the cultivators entering the Longevity World, the less Jiang Yufeng will dare to act rashly," Luo Jiuxiao said.

The other Profound Immortals did not object and nodded one after another.

The two sides discussed the details and quickly reached a consensus, setting various strategies.

...

The Xuanyuan Sword Sect and the Three Great Families, who prepared even for a Jade and Stone Burn Together strategy to prevent Gu Jinlai from further invading their territory, were not overreacting.

Because...

At this moment, Gu Jinlai once again immersed his Divine Sense into the Great Sun Eternal Method.

Separating a small Great Sun Core from the main core had a considerable impact on its stability and even interfered with his ability to exert his power.

This could be seen from the fact that his size had plummeted from nearly 2900 meters to just over 2700 meters.

To say that he had fallen a minor realm was no exaggeration.

Fortunately, he now had over 1600 Qingguang beams, and he directly invested a thousand of them into the already Fifth Layer Perfection Great Sun Eternal Method.

Immediately, the Great Sun Core that had been shaking due to the separation of some power quickly stabilized and enhanced substantially compared to before.

As he took a deep breath above the sea of clouds, the winds surged, and a vortex hundreds of miles in diameter formed once again.

An uninterrupted infusion of hydrogen gas caused the Great Sun Core to burn even fiercer.

More substantial energy output, stronger nuclear power and gravity, continuously emanated from the Great Sun Core.

This rate of becoming stronger...

No wonder he had almost lost control of his Divine Sense recently, verging on the Demon Path, fueled by a desire to foster his Cultivation through killing.

"If I truly can’t control myself... Ancient Demon! I might just become a bona fide pillar of the Demon Path, oppressing the world..." Gu Jinlai thought to himself.

Just like...

The terrifying Evil God lurking deep within the True Spirit Realm.

Every move it made brought about the destruction...

No, not right!

It led to the annihilation of countless worlds.

While it only devoured the Spirit Mechanism, it cut off the future of an entire world.

The currently approaching "death" of the Profound Immortal Realm was the best example.

"The Great Sun Core’s power has increased again, and now I can’t even maintain the ’grasp’ form. In other words, I can’t even contain my own power. Ordinary people who come near me will be directly burnt to death by the high temperatures emitting from me, and the surrounding environment will change due to the gravity I carry..."

Gu Jinlai glanced at the remaining 600-plus Qingguang beams.

The Qingguang that has been used is the good Qingguang.

Right then, he poured all these Qingguang into the Refining God Technique known as the Eighteen Layers of Heaven.

For a while, Gu Jinlai felt as if he were silently floating in the vast starry sky, observing the revolution of stars and the shining of Constant Stars.

Day after day, year after year.

Suddenly, one day, he had a Sudden Enlightenment, and his Spiritual Realm seemed to have experienced the changing of seas and fields along with the stars and moon.

With such sedimentation, his Heart Realm became even calmer.

It was an indescribable feeling.

Just like a youth, who might act in anger over righteousness or emotions, even going so far as to risk everything and shed blood for five steps, but an adult, who has seen the myriad changes of the world and understands the essence of feelings and righteousness.

While not becoming apathetic, they would have a judgment and rationale in their heart and wouldn’t be easily dominated by simple emotions.

Eighteen Layers of Heaven: Seventh Layer Early Stage→ Eighth Layers Perfection.

Gu Jinlai indulged in this transformation for a while, faintly moving himself before gradually collecting his Divine Sense.

"The Spiritual Realm of Eight Layers Heaven Perfection... I can now ’grasp’ my current power, but to wield my strength microscopically, even to a breathtaking extent, I need Ninth Layer Heaven Early Stage, or even Perfection..."

Gu Jinlai thought clearly.

The improvement of his Spiritual Realm not only increased his control over his power but also allowed him to see problems more clearly.

At that moment, he seemed to sense something and suddenly said, "Tian Qingzi, since you are here, why not show yourself?"

"Whoosh!"

A Ripple spread from the distant Void.

Then Tian Qingzi appeared, and without any neglect, paid his respects to Gu Jinlai from afar, "Congratulations, Sacred God Jiang, for crushing the Mo Family and claiming the position of the Dominator of the Northern Domain!"

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