Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal

Cosmic Starry Sky.

Gu Jinlai clearly felt the Three Thousand Great Dao like three thousand long swords continuously piercing through his body.

Even though his own resilience was pushed to the extreme and he possessed astonishing recovery abilities, yet...

His recovery was ultimately based on the life form's thinking and consciousness.

Just like those True Immortals and Heavenly Immortals, they had already transcended material form, no longer subject to the shackles of life, aging, sickness, and death, but each person's spirit could only bear so much energy. Over the long years, their spirits would gradually age until one day, they suddenly found life devoid of any meaning, losing the drive to continue living, resulting in the sudden collapse of their Immortal Bodies, leading to death.

At this moment, he seemed to be in this special state.

Or rather, what he was doing was using the constant impact and penetration of the Three Thousand Great Dao to allow his divine sense to adapt to this state, thereby enhancing the toughness and endurance of his divine sense.

This was destined to be an incredibly long process.

At this thought, Gu Jinlai's divine sense moved. The chaotic and disorderly Three Thousand Great Dao couldn't constrain him in the slightest, and his divine sense easily extricated itself from the Three Thousand Great Dao.

This kind of explosiveness and sensitivity showed a substantial change compared to the previous spirit level.

It didn't take long for Gu Jinlai to break free from the entanglement of the Three Thousand Great Dao, and at the same time, his thoughts became increasingly clear, and his sight rapidly distanced, as if transforming from an eyewitness into a bystander.

And this observer's sight continued to pull back, from the Heart of the Cosmic, to the outskirts of the Heart of the Cosmic, then to the New Fire Star Sea, and finally...

Returned to a Star Shuttle.

On the Star Shuttle, Gu Jinlai reopened his eyes.

"The change from the Twelfth Rank Spiritual Realm to the Thirteenth Rank is indeed significant."

He muttered to himself.

If the Twelfth Rank spirit was akin to a sharp-reacting fish capable of escaping the moment the net descended, then the Thirteenth Rank spirit already allowed him to forcefully break free even when caught in the net.

Having elevated his spirit to the Thirteenth Rank a year ago, he had substantial insights on the matter.

As for his recent cultivation...

It was merely him taking a sample of ten thousand strands of Qingguang to test the gap he still needed to ascend to the Fourteenth Rank.

It turned out just as he had expected.

Thirty million.

Above the Tenth Rank spirit level, the strength of a cultivator's divine sense was essentially at an unascendable stage. Only through cleverness and application could advancements be made, with each level requiring a prolonged period of honing.

This was even more so after the Thirteenth Rank.

The time taken to ascend each level was longer than that between the Tenth and Twelfth Ranks.

The ten thousand strands of Qingguang he had just tentatively invested were nothing more than a drop in the ocean, without even a ripple.

"To some extent, Immortal Golden Immortals, Immortal Venerables, and even Great Powers all belong to the same grand realm. Below this grand realm, Golden Immortals and Profound Immortals belong to different species, like humans, small animals, mayflies..."

Gu Jinlai thought, "But within the same realm, there exists a huge difference, much like a newborn baby is different from the world's top martial arts master, and an ordinary adult is different from a fighting champion. Even among fighting champions, the combat power varies across weight classes."

He thought of how many beings on Blue Star classified by assets.

Those in the lowest tier might never earn enough in a lifetime to purchase what top tycoons casually discarded, like a handkerchief.

Just as many Immortal Golden Immortals strive tirelessly for an Immortal Artifact, which a Great Power could casually bestow.

Even with such an immense gap, ordinary people working hard for ten thousand years could not equate to the assets of top tycoons, yet they all belonged to humanity.

"Humans have limits; so do Immortal Golden Immortals. To break this limit and step into a new domain, one must break through the shackles of the realm, achieving as a Daoist Ancestor. At the moment of achieving Daoist Ancestor, much like an animal evolving into a wise human, and a wise human evolving into a new life form perfectly commanding all organs..."

And trying to break this limit is akin to an animal evolving into a Homo sapiens, requiring millions, or even tens of millions of years.

In terms of the cultivation world scale, it spans billions to tens of billions of years.

Even though Gu Jinlai possessed Qingguang, he still had no certainty of accomplishing what even the Great Powers could not achieve in the short term.

"Not to mention possessing Qingguang convertible to hundreds of billions or tens of billions of years. I don't even know how long it would take to gather the thirty million strands of Qingguang convertible to three million years."

Gu Jinlai glimpsed at his spiritual world.

The spiritual world was filled with Qingguang.

Even after elevating his spirit level to the Thirteenth Rank and using ten thousand strands of Qingguang to probe the depths of the Fourteenth Rank Divine Sense Ability, he still had a reserve of twelve thousand strands.

These twelve thousand strands of Qingguang were prepared for his advanced studies in the Honorable Daoist Mansion and his breakthrough to the Immortal Golden Immortal Realm.

"The Honorable Daoist Mansion is an institute established by the Great Powers of the Six Realms, Eight Desolates, and Four Seas, specifically for cultivating Immortal Golden Immortals. It is designed to break the territorial hegemonies and tribes' monopolistic blockades on cultivation techniques. The cultivation techniques within hold substantial value for me. However, likewise, once an Honorable Daoist Mansion student achieves Immortal Golden Immortal, they must graduate from the mansion..."

Gu Jinlai pondered.

He would definitely stay at the Honorable Daoist Mansion for some time.

And when he finished perusing the inherited cultivation techniques of the Honorable Daoist Mansion, it would be time to break through to the Immortal Golden Immortal Realm.

Not just the Space Avenue.

With 120,000 Qingguang present, the Devouring Dao, and the Destruction Dao, he would simultaneously advance to the Immortal Golden Immortal Domain.

Relying on these three Great Daos, the Thirteenth Rank Divine Sense Ability, plus the Particle Sword Intent, Destruction Mixed Hole Sword Qi, Universe Light Without Boundary, Zhi Chi Sword, and other immortal techniques that would be elevated to the Perfect Level, he would leap over all the Honorable Daoists and step into the Immortal Venerable Domain in one stroke.

By then, hunting deities would also be much more efficient.

He could even actively expose himself to draw wave after wave of deities' pursuit.

If all went well, his Divine Sense Ability would directly ascend to the Fourteenth Rank with the innumerable deities in the Ten Thousand Gods Realm.

...

Qin family.

At this time, the Qin Family Patriarch, Qin Yuanzhen, was receiving a young man.

Accompanying them was Qin Daosheng, the Qin family head, and even Qin Yuyan, a Domain Master, conversed with the young man with a smile in her incarnation form.

"Although the Master announced a closed-door seclusion, we are all among ourselves here, so there's nothing to hide. He sensed the abnormal movements of the evil gods and deities and went to make preparations. However, soon, the matters in the Master's hands will be resolved, and the situation is set."

The young man smiled and said, "Our Fire Cloud Palace acts righteously. If the deities or evil gods don't come, that's fine. But if they dare to break through, we will make them pay a heavy price."

Qin Yuyan quickly asked, "Senior Brother, how much longer does Master need?"

After speaking, she explained, "I do not intend to interfere with the Master's thoughts, but... Changqing's talent is truly astonishing. I'm afraid that if it takes too long, he might already step into the Immortal Golden Immortal Realm."

"The Master's matters will take another one to two thousand years to be entirely wrapped up, but he should be able to return within one to two hundred years."

The young man laughed and said, "You wouldn't tell me that he would break through to the Immortal Golden Immortal Realm in these one to two hundred years, would you?"

Qin Yuyan, Qin Daosheng, and Qin Yuanzhen exchanged a look, then helplessly said, "According to Changqing's words, his Space Dao Compatibility will definitely reach 99% in these one to two hundred years. Based on our interactions all these years, we find him quite modest in speech; he says one to two hundred years, but the actual time needed for a breakthrough might be only a few decades."

"A few decades..."

The young man was moved at heart, "Is his talent truly so astounding?"

Qin Yuyan nodded, "I'm doing my best to keep him low-key, to prevent him from becoming a sensation, otherwise, with all his achievements fully spread, more than one Immortal Venerable may fight to take him as a disciple."

At this, her tone paused slightly, "I have no doubt about his potential to become an Immortal Golden Immortal, and achieving the rank of Immortal Venerable seems very promising in my view. Even... I believe he has the hope to further advance on the path of Immortal Venerable, reaching the true pinnacle of Immortal Golden Immortal—and rivaling the Three Emperors!"

The young man's eyes widened abruptly.

"Three Emperors!?"

"Certainly, the possibility is extremely low, possibly just a hope of mine, but..."

Qin Yuyan said, "He is indeed the most outstanding Golden Immortal I have seen in hundreds of thousands of years."

The young man, Senior Brother of the Yan Emperor lineage, Yan Xiang, who had cultivated for six thousand epochs, took a deep breath.

After a while, he solemnly said, "If so, once I meet him, I will send word to the Master."

He seemed to think of something, "This time he returned to the Qin family to go with you to the Honorable Daoist Mansion for the Inner Mansion Daoist Master assessment?"

"Yes."

Qin Yuyan nodded, "The Honorable Daoist Mansion holds countless Immortal Golden Immortal level inheritances. Although their quality can't compare to our Fire Cloud Palace, their quantity far exceeds any overlord-level force. Although Changqing is immensely talented, his cultivation time is ultimately too short. We plan to let him settle in the Honorable Daoist Mansion for a time to enhance his foundation for future breakthroughs."

"Then, I'll accompany you and have a look. If he's truly as excellent as you say, I'll urge the Master to return early."

Yan Xiang said.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Qin Yuyan smiled and said, "Recently, I used Changqing to outmaneuver the Void Sword Sect, and I'm worried they might cause trouble for him. While Changqing is undergoing trials, I'm hesitant to assign people to accompany him, fearing that his tracks will be exposed and he'll encounter danger. But the journey back to the Honorable Daoist Mansion has a fixed route. If the Void Sword Sect is eyeing him, they might ambush him midway; with Senior Brother accompanying us, there should be no worries."

"For safety's sake, I will travel with Daosheng, and it will be an opportunity to witness the brilliance of the genius you hold in such high regard."

Qin Yuanzhen said.

"With the Patriarch, Family Head, and Senior Brother accompanying us, it truly is foolproof now."

Qin Yuyan smiled and said.