Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal

Sky Splitting Sect.

The worlds directly under the Sky Splitting Sect number thirteen.

In reality, however, the number of worlds influenced by the Sky Splitting Sect is in the hundreds; furthermore, there are numerous industries reliant on the existence of the Sky Splitting Sect, which likewise provide substantial benefits to the sect.

It's not an exaggeration to say that the profit from one cultivation cycle of the Sky Splitting Sect exceeds ten Immortal Artifacts.

If these resources were redirected to cultivate subordinates, several Golden Immortals could be quickly created.

…

At this time, on the starship, Wei Qingqing swiftly traveled through the starry sky with Gu Jinlai, while introducing the world distribution of the Sky Splitting Sect to him.

"As you can see, although there are only thirteen worlds directly under the Sky Splitting Sect, these thirteen sects are all located at very crucial geographical chokepoints. Essentially, they serve as transit worlds within a region. Each world can radiate over ten others, which collectively make up over a hundred worlds. These forces are all quite significant in size, nearly each world nurtures double-digit Golden Immortals…"

Wei Qingqing stood amidst a centrally simulated starlight and smiled: "These Golden Immortals, along with the forces they represent, mainly follow the lead of the Sky Splitting Sect, and henceforth will take you as their leader. In other words, if you desire, you can entirely assemble an army composed of Great Dao Golden Immortals, and the final number of this army could exceed three thousand."

"The Sky Splitting Sect should have a similar army, right?"

Gu Jinlai asked.

"Correct, the Sky Splitting Sect is a force with three Immortal Golden Immortals; the number of disciples under it is extremely large, solely the disciples number in the three hundred thousand."

"Three hundred thousand!?"

"Yes."

Wei Qingqing nodded: "The Sky Splitting Sect differs from other forces, emphasizing nondiscrimination in education; any Profound Immortal can enter the Sky Splitting Sect to become a Disciple. Then they issue missions for disciples to complete and exchange for Cultivation Methods and resources. In this process, they select talented disciples for focused cultivation. The most outstanding ones are directly sent to the Void Sword Sect to become official disciples of the Void Sword Sect."

"So, I shouldn't expect high-quality geniuses?"

Gu Jinlai asked.

"Pretty much."

Wei Qingqing said, pausing her speech: "Actually, this is the most common disciple cultivation model in the Cosmic Starry Sky. The Void Sword Sect is also happy for each cultivated Honorable Daoist to go out and establish sects, sending promising talents to the Void Sword Sect. Whether these talents can develop in the future or not is secondary; occupying those worlds first is the primary concern."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

The Cosmic Starry Sky is too vast.

Many worlds are not bad, but lack enough people.

Like those many Golden Immortals at the Heart of the Cosmic, they could easily become Realm Lords or even domain rulers in remote worlds if they wish.

Yet, even on Blue Star, many people of a country prefer governing a village in the city rather than being a town leader in impoverished regions.

In this case, more personnel are naturally needed to fortify each world, indirectly enhancing the overall foundation of a force.

At this moment, Gu Jinlai seemed to notice something and suddenly glanced in a certain direction.

As the starship passed through a star domain, he saw a star being shielded.

Around the star, there were explicit signs of life activity.

When he checked the star map, there was no record of these worlds.

"A mundane civilization."

Wei Qingqing explained: "Such mundane civilizations lack a cultivation environment, and are mostly composed of ordinary humans. They follow an external object path, often playing with fire recklessly, leading most mundane civilizations to self-destruction after tens of thousands of years in existence. Before they master light-speed flight, we don't engage with them at all."

"Self-destruction?"

Gu Jinlai was slightly surprised.

"Indeed, civilizations dependent on external objects often lead to self-destruction by those same objects. Numerous civilizations face colossal barriers at nuclear energy, Constant Star energy, and Anti-Matter energy stages. Only after overcoming these three barriers can their civilization span slightly longer and potentially qualify for the cultivator's attention."

Wei Qingqing said, smiling: "Surely you wouldn't invest too much effort into a civilization destined to last only tens of thousands, or even thousands of years?"

Gu Jinlai glanced towards that Constant Star System.

A civilization capable of constructing a Dyson Sphere, utilizing Constant Star energy, doesn't even qualify to enter the vision of Wei Qingqing or other Immortal Golden Immortals.

Yet, this aligns logically.

Many Immortal Golden Immortals don't even consider Great Dao Golden Immortals.

While the lifespan of Great Dao Golden Immortals often reaches one hundred thousand eras.

However, one hundred thousand years is rather brief compared to the millions or tens of millions years lifespan of Immortal Golden Immortals.

People raise cats and dogs because they at least have a lifespan of ten-odd years, but certainly won't raise creatures that live a mere month, or even ten days, a few days as pets, right?

And the reason why Wei Qingqing treats him, this Great Dao Golden Immortal, so amiably…

Is because she believes in his future achievement of becoming an Immortal Golden Immortal.

And might even go further on the Immortal Golden Immortal path to become an Immortal Venerable.

Try exchanging with Golden Immortals from the Evergreen Alliance?

They wouldn't even qualify to meet with Wei Qingqing, the Immortal Golden Immortal.

The starship traversed the Void for quite some time and finally arrived at the location where the Sky Splitting Sect resided.

At this moment, at the original base camp of the Sky Splitting Sect, there was already a massive fleet suspended in the Void.

This fleet consisted of three thousand starships.

The value of each starship is comparable to Immortal Artifacts; in terms of power, they reach the level of top-grade Immortal Artifacts, with a small portion reaching Supreme Immortal Artifact tiers.

And even a Nine Heavens Profound Immortal, given they wield a top-grade Immortal Device, can unleash destructive power not inferior to that of a Great Dao Golden Immortal, just lacking the sharpness and agility of the latter.

If a Great Dao Golden Immortal pilots such a starship, they can exert power reaching renowned Golden Immortal, or even top-tier Golden Immortal levels.

Three thousand renowned, top-tier Golden Immortals focusing their attack, even an Immortal Dao Sovereign would fall on the spot.

Among the thousand starships would be at least one Vice Corps Commander at the Honorable Daoist Level; with a Daoist Level vice commander targeting, even a Daoist at Hundred Epoch Cultivation facing such an array would only face certain death.

Currently appearing outside the Sky Splitting Sect were three thousand starships; Sky Splitting Sect also happens to have three Daoist Honorable...

This was obviously aimed at, daring the Sky Splitting Sect to resist, then outright annihilate their sect's three Daoists.

"Whoosh!"

As the starship carrying Wei Qingqing arrived outside this world, numerous figures simultaneously emerged to greet it.

The three Golden Immortals, Gu Jinlai found somewhat familiar.

"Zhou Huang?"

Gu Jinlai greeted.

Though he had never met Zhou Huang the True Man, he had seen the sculptures and portraits of this master of the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty many times.

Now, it was his first time meeting this renowned figure of the Xuanhuang Star Domain in person.

"Gu Jinlai."

Zhou Huang also smiled and said, "I didn't expect that someone like you, an unrivaled genius, would emerge from our Xuanhuang Star Domain. Had I known, I would have ensured to bring you to the Fire Cloud Palace, and then you wouldn't have been a disciple of your uncle but rather become my junior brother."

"You flatter me."

Gu Jinlai replied.

By Zhou Huang's side, the other two people whom Gu Jinlai found somewhat familiar were the Deity of the Moon and Star Lord Tan Lang.

At this moment, the two were looking at Gu Jinlai, overwhelmed with emotions.

Star Lord Tan Lang was relatively composed, the last time he saw Gu Jinlai was still within the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty.

But the Deity of the Moon…

They had met back in Purple Luo Heaven, and at that time she was eager to recruit him for His Majesty Zhou Huang.

Unfortunately…

When the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty initially arrived at the New Fire Star Sea, their foundation was weak and the only person who stood out among them was the Forty-Sixth Princess, whose Great Dao compatibility barely reached ninety percent. This was due to her direct engagement with the Great Dao at the Enlightenment Star, which enhanced her compatibility significantly.

Had it been during the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty times, her compatibility with the Great Dao was less than eighty percent.

Such talent was far inferior compared to Gu Jinlai, who was gaining prominence at that time.

Thus, she could only watch this promising talent slip away from the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty and quickly rise.

Nowadays, with a history of slaying divine spirits, some Immortal Golden Immortals regard him as an equal.

"The Sky Splitting Sect has already been controlled by us, come, I'll brief you on the handover."

Zhou Huang gestured invitingly, then seemed to recall something: "If you lack personnel, you can borrow some from our Xuanhuang Realm."

"Then I must trouble Your Majesty Zhou Huang."

Gu Jinlai responded.

"Don't be formal, once you join the Fire Cloud Palace, we'll be part of the same sect."

Zhou Huang said generously, "Also, calling me Your Majesty is too formal, just call me Zhou Huang."

"Brother Zhou Huang."

Gu Jinlai nodded slightly.

He understood that this warmth shown by the master of the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty was based on his strength and potential. He still remembered that during his last visit to the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, he didn't even have the qualification to meet Zhou Huang.

Even in the Xuanhuang Palace, he could only stand.

Nonetheless, he wouldn't reveal these thoughts and maintained a harmonious atmosphere as they strolled around the Sky Splitting Sect and took charge of the primary formations of its dozen worlds.

This process took several days.

By that time, the Qin Family finally arrived.

Led by Qin Wuji, the Qin family's Golden Immortals quickly helped Gu Jinlai stabilize the situation in the Sky Splitting Sect.

Gu Jinlai did not resist this.

After half a busy year, the unstable Sky Splitting Sect finally calmed down.

The original Sky Splitting Sect was renamed Changqing Sect, and the disciples loyal to the Void Sword Sect were expelled one after another.

At that moment, Gu Jinlai sought out Qin Yiren.

...

"You want me to fully manage the affairs of the Sky Splitting Sect... the Changqing Sect?"

Qin Yiren was startled.

"Yes."

Gu Jinlai nodded, "I know this will take up quite a bit of your cultivation time, but..."

"No, it won't be a waste."

Qin Yiren quickly agreed.

She looked at Gu Jinlai, bit her lip, still somewhat incredulous, "You really intend to leave the management of Changqing Sect to me?"

"Yes, as long as you agree."

"But the Changqing... Changqing Sect's cultivation cycle produces over a dozen Immortal Artifacts..."

"I trust you."

Gu Jinlai smiled.

He was about to go to the Taibai Star Domain to hunt divine spirits; this time, his strength would be validated, allowing him to search for divine spirits openly. Having Qin Yiren with him would truly be cumbersome.

As for the benefits of Changqing Sect...

If not for accommodating people from the Life Realm and other realms, he really wouldn't be interested.

Hunting ten or eight Demigods would yield more than the Changqing Sect's output over a century.

"Changqing."

In Qin Yiren's eyes, there seemed to be a glimmer as her emotions fluctuated.

After a while, she nodded forcefully, "Changqing, rest assured, I will not let you down."

Gu Jinlai was overjoyed, "Then it's all up to you."