Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal

"The Star Prison is actually a true expanse of stars, just a region between galaxies where material is extremely scarce, without a single proper planet."

Gu Jinlai held the jade, searching for the location of that Divine Spirit.

Whichever direction the jade's telepathy was stronger, he would head in that direction.

Anyway, any life that enters the Star Prison would basically be stripped of all their Immortal Artifacts and Treasures.

In the absence of the Star Domain Path, all life finds it difficult to engage in space traversal, even the Golden Immortals on the Flowing Light Path may not be able to fly at light speed.

Under such circumstances, possessing the "Silent Flow Light," an Immortal Artifact of the Flowing Light Path, his speed was unparalleled.

Of course, if an Immortal Golden Immortal from the Flowing Light Path and one from the Space Avenue were present, they could easily leave him in the dust.

But in the Star Prison, once Golden Immortals become Immortal Golden Immortals, they generally choose to leave, and as for the Divine Spirits…

They have cast their Paths into their Divine Country, their strongest form only able to match the Supreme Golden Immortal at best, compounded by the loss of their Immortal Artifacts and Immortal Instruments; their speed remains sub-light.

However…

"I still have to be careful of Yan Lie. I have the Silent Flow Light Immortal Artifact of the Flowing Light Path, Yan Lie might have something similar, not to mention that he entered the Inner Mansion through the Space Avenue as a Daoist Master..."

Gu Jinlai pondered, and when he sensed a slight increase in activity along the Space Avenue, he would exercise the Boundaryless Worlds technique for a brief traversal.

Though the distance was limited, getting closer to the target by a bit was better than nothing.

More than half a month later.

Gu Jinlai glanced at the jade in his hand, frowning slightly: "Something's not right, that Divine Spirit still seems quite far from me."

He estimated briefly, at this rate, it might take him a year to find that Divine Spirit!?

"A year… I know these Immortal Golden Immortals don't regard time as important, but spending a year just to find someone in a competitive examination is really…"

He shook his head somewhat helplessly.

Just hoping that no Divine King would eye the Longxiang Realm during this year.

If that really happened...

He would send a message to have Qin Yongdao go and take charge, to deter that Divine King from acting rashly.

He could deal with it once he extricated himself from the Star Prison.

With this in mind, Gu Jinlai continued to accelerate.

The journey wasted three months needlessly.

After three months, the distance to that Divine Spirit was slightly closer.

It seemed…

The other party was heading this way too.

However, just as Gu Jinlai was estimating how long it would take both parties to meet, the Communication Jade Token on him suddenly vibrated. As he took it out, Qin Yuanzhen's Divine Thought Fluctuation soon came through: "Changqing, the situation has changed! There isn't just one Divine Spirit in the Star Prison, but eleven! Withdraw immediately!"

"Eleven Divine Spirits?"

Gu Jinlai was a bit surprised: "Where did so many Divine Spirits come from?"

"We aren't sure at the moment, we only received a rescue message from Yan Lie!"

Qin Yuanzhen said, then immediately: "Hurry away from those Divine Spirits as fast as you can... It seems some of them are headed your way, we'll come to support you right away."

"Understood."

Gu Jinlai nodded.

Traveling within the Star Prison was too troublesome, and he didn't want to waste too much time there.

Moreover, without knowing precisely how many enemies there were, he wouldn't risk it despite having a Thirteenth Rank Spirit Level.

After all…

He did not fear the Divine King or Divine Emperor.

But what if there really popped up several Divine Emperors?

As Divine Spirits and Evil Gods are on the brink of a full-scale war with the Golden Immortals, who knows what kind of setups these two races have around the Heart of the Cosmic, recklessly charging in might result in a life-threatening situation for not only a Golden Immortal but even for an Immortal Golden Immortal or Immortal Venerable.

It's never wrong to be more cautious.

"Let's see how things unfold. If push comes to shove, I could elevate the Void Sword Chapter to Perfection and break through to an Immortal Golden Immortal. Although this is somewhat unfair to the Qin family, my personal safety must come first."

Gu Jinlai calculated in his heart.

But at this moment, his Communication Jade Token once again vibrated.

As he connected to the token, this time it was the Divine Thought Fluctuation from Qi Yunsheng, the Pavilion Master of the Honorable Daoist Mansion: "Gu Jinlai, I know this request is a bit demanding, and might even put you in danger, but... if you truly have the ability, I hope you could lend Yan Lie a hand... You don't need to fend off those eleven Divine Spirits, just hold on for a few more days until we arrive."

"In short, it's indeed our Honorable Daoist Mansion's oversight that turned a hunt for one Divine Spirit into encountering eleven... If this Star Spirit Clan genius, Yan Lie, meets with an accident in our Honorable Daoist Mansion's Star Prison due to such a mishap, it could spark diplomatic conflicts... It might even exacerbate tensions between the Human Clan and the Star Spirit Clan... Therefore, as long as Yan Lie survives, our Honorable Daoist Mansion is willing to reward you with a Great Dao Divine Stone!"

"Qi Yunsheng, stop trying to use morality to pressure us; there are eleven Divine Spirits, and one is suspected to be at the Divine King Level, do you want Changqing to die?"

At this time, Qin Yuanzhen's somewhat angry voice came through the Communication Jade Token, and immediately he said: "Changqing, if Yan Lie must perish, then so be it. Your safety is the most important; return immediately."

Gu Jinlai felt thankful for Qin Yuanzhen's concern.

He somewhat understood Qi Yunsheng's predicament at the moment.

The Star Spirit Clan is as powerful a race as the Human Clan, and if such a genius studies within the Human Clan's territory and meets with a mishap due to Honorable Daoist Mansion's handling error, it indeed presents a substantial problem.

If things don't go well, Qi Yunsheng might even lose his position as Pavilion Master.

Moreover, the number of Star Spirits is much less than that of the Human Clan, so any genius from the Star Spirit Clan is extremely precious. This is evident since five Immortal beings from the Star Spirit Clan accompanied Yan Lie for his evaluation.

Diplomatic disputes are not just empty words.

One could say that right now, Qi Yunsheng's future rests entirely on him.

"Great Dao Divine Stone... That is a Supreme Treasure even more valuable than an Immortal Artifact, not to mention a Divine King and ten Divine Spirits..."

Gu Jinlai was somewhat tempted.

Those eleven Divine Spirits were nothing to someone like him who had reached the Thirteenth Rank in Spirit Level.

Even if a Divine Emperor truly hid within the Star Prison, with Qi Yunsheng, Qin Yuanzhen, Yan Chi, and other Immortals rushing at full speed, he should be able to hold out for three to five days.

At the worst, he also had a fallback plan to enhance the Void Sword Chapter to Perfection.

Thinking of this, he had made up his mind: "Give me Yan Lie's current location, I'll head over immediately."

"Changqing!"

Qin Yuanzhen hurriedly called out.

"Patriarch Yuan Zhen, you should know, I'm fine."

Gu Jinlai said.

He had shown an Eleventh Rank of Divine Sense Ability before Qin Yuanzhen and Yan Xiang.

"But..."

"Actually, compared to apprenticing to Emperor Yan, I am more eager to receive the inheritance of Emperor Xi's Innate Star River Map, and to obtain Emperor Xi's approval. Clearly, my current performance is still lacking, but if I can kill another Divine King in this battle, slay ten Divine Spirits, and resolve a diplomatic crisis, I think I'll be quite close to entering Emperor Xi's Eye, don't you think?"

Gu Jinlai said with a smile.

"This..."

Qin Yuanzhen was momentarily speechless.

Gu Jinlai was seeking the best possible future, how could he stand in his way?

For a moment, he could only say, "With your talent, if you tread cautiously, the future will surely find you receiving Emperor Xi's approval..."

"Who can say what the future holds? Besides, getting the Innate Star River Map earlier would greatly assist in elevating my Spiritual Realm."

Gu Jinlai said.

Seeing this, Qin Yuanzhen could not persuade him further: "You must be extremely careful. If things become unmanageable, escape as fast as you can, keeping a green mountain means there's always firewood ahead."

"I understand."

Gu Jinlai replied.

At this time, Qi Yunsheng's Divine Thought Fluctuation quickly reached him: "Gu Jinlai, I've sent you Yan Lie's position, I'm counting on you."

"Alright."

Gu Jinlai glanced over; the position was not far.

No wonder Qi Yunsheng came to him for help.

Immediately, he piloted the Silent Flow Light, the Immortal Artifact, towards the battlefield.

Whenever there were active space points, he poured all his effort into activating the Boundless Immortal Technique.

Since Yan Lie was also fighting and retreating toward his direction, within just two days, Gu Jinlai sensed intense Great Dao vibrations and Divine Sense Ability ravaging the void recklessly.

Gu Jinlai launched another Universe Light Without Boundary, instantly bringing the scene of Yan Lie fiercely battling eleven Divine Spirits into his view.

This moment, the Star Spirit was incarnating into a Star, releasing the Fierce Flames contained in his body without restraint, burning the void to ashes wherever it passed.

But it could be seen distinctly that he had no choice in this course of action.

By recklessly unleashing the Destructive Flames, twisting the void, he minimized the damage he suffered.

However, even so, the flames he released frequently paused, allowing the attacks from the Divine Spirits to penetrate his body, destabilizing his inner structure.

Evidently, this was due to the influence of Divine Will.

If not for the Star Spirit's immense core and profound foundation, combined with a set of six Immortal Artifacts, any other Golden Immortal would be in dire peril.

"Yan Lie."

Gu Jinlai's Divine Sense Ability spread out.

"Gu Jinlai!? Excellent! You came just in time! Aren't you well-versed in space, destruction, and devouring Great Daos? Quickly, release the Supreme Immortal Technique formed by these three Great Daos to break this blockade by eleven Divine Spirits, and we'll escape separately. Five elders of Daoist Master rank from my clan have sent a communication, they'll arrive at the latest within a day!"

Yan Lie's Divine Thought swept over.

"Hmm!?"

Gu Jinlai keenly sensed something amiss upon hearing Yan Lie's words.

"Possessing three Great Daos of space, destruction, and devouring?"

At this moment, the Divine King shifted his gaze directly onto Gu Jinlai: "A Golden Immortal possessing three Great Daos is certainly a more fitting target than one with only the destruction and space Great Daos!"

"Their reinforcement will arrive in a day!? The Star Spirit Clan's Golden Immortal possesses a set of Immortal Artifacts and a deeply profound foundation; it may not be possible to capture him within a day. Even if we did, we'd face pursuit by the Immortals of the Star Spirit Clan..."

The other Divine Spirits exchanged glances and unanimously conceived a notion of "changing targets."