CHAPTER 1033: CHAPTER 783: YUN KUN

Inside the starship.

Gu Jinlai and Qin Yiren sat quietly.

Both were doing their own things.

Qin Yiren was flipping through a cultivation journal left by an Immortal Golden Immortal on breaking through to immortality.

Gu Jinlai, through Liu Feiyun, listened to her explaining the recent changes in the Longevity World.

For instance, after a hundred years of development, the Lingxiao Palace had truly become a dominant power, not only having True Immortals and Heavenly Immortals sprouting like bamboo after the rain, but also quite a few Profound Immortals.

The only issue was the increasingly apparent problem of spiritual energy leakage, which made it hard to sustain the large number of cultivators, and they were relying entirely on previous foundations to cope.

On Blue Star, the development of the Lingxiao Palace’s branch was also rapid.

With the provision of various top-notch cultivation techniques and resources, within a century, those with the best talent had already cultivated to become True Immortals, and the first batch of disciples had basically all reached the Saint Domain.

Additionally, through numerous assessments over the century, the number of disciples in the Lingxiao Palace’s branch grew from less than a thousand to forty thousand, and except for the newest batch, most had a cultivation level of Hugging Pill or above.

"Not bad."

After briefly understanding the situation on Blue Star, Longevity World, and Profound Immortal Realm, Gu Jinlai collected his divine sense.

Anyway, once the Cloud Kun was contracted, the Qin family should help him with the matter of entering the Inner Mansion, and during this period, he planned to make a trip to the Longevity World under the guise of training.

If all went well, he could set up the framework of the Small World on Blue Star.

As for Longevity World and Profound Immortal Realm...

Gu Jinlai thought of combining these two worlds and further unifying them into a Small World.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, the starship vibrated slightly.

Soon after, a woman responsible for piloting the starship reported from outside: "Miss, Young Master, we have entered the Yanhuang Star Domain. Since we’ve already booked passage through the Realm Gate to the Devouring Cloud Realm, the remaining journey will take only one day. Please be prepared."

"Okay."

Gu Jinlai withdrew his divine sense and nodded.

Qin Yiren also shifted her attention from the cultivation journal in her hands.

The two exchanged glances.

Though Gu Jinlai found Qin Yiren’s quiet demeanor quite pleasant, he still felt he knew too little about the Yanhuang Star Domain and added, "Tell me about the main sphere of influence of the Yanhuang Star Domain and the Qin family."

"The Qin family’s main spheres of influence are concentrated in the Yantian Star Domain, Yanhuang Star Domain, and Taibai Star Domain. Among these, we have the strongest influence in the Taibai Star Domain and Yanhuang Star Domain. The Taibai Star Domain is traditionally under our Qin family’s influence, and as for the Yanhuang Star Domain, our influence expanded quickly due to Elder Yu Yan serving as the Domain Master."

Qin Yiren, as always, spoke directly to the point: "The Xuanhuang Star Domain we are heading to is within the sphere of influence of the Fire Cloud Palace. Besides the Domain Master Mansion led by Elder Yu Yan, there are also the Three Sects and Four Clans, each backed by a seated Immortal Golden Immortal. The strongest, Sky Splitting Sect, was established by a direct disciple of the Red Lotus Immortal Venerable from the Void Sword Sect, and it includes the three Immortal Dao Venerables: Lie Tian, Zhen Tian, and Xuan Tian..."

"Hmm?"

Listening to this, Gu Jinlai quickly realized something: "Was that direct disciple of the Void Sword Sect the previous Domain Master?"

"The former Domain Master was named Cang Qing, a direct disciple of the Red Lotus Immortal Venerable. During an experience due to a Chaos Crystal formed by condensations of dark energy, he mercilessly attacked a True Inheritor of our Fire Cloud Palace. Before dying, the True Inheritor sent the message to the Fire Cloud Palace. Subsequently, Cang Qing was punished and confined in the depths of the Heart of the Cosmic to suppress the Evil God. As compensation, the position of Domain Master of the Yanhuang Star Domain fell to the Fire Cloud Palace, personally overseen by Elder Yu Yan."

Qin Yiren explained.

Gu Jinlai listened, somewhat surprised but finding it reasonable.

The New Fire Star Sea was ruled by the Fire Cloud Palace, Void Sword Sect, and Light Council. Despite the threats from Evil Gods and Divine Spirits, the three major powers maintained surface peace, yet underground struggles were inevitable.

The Chaos Crystal was one of the top ten Supreme Treasures, aligned with the Chaos Dao.

It was said that a single Chaos Crystal could allow a Golden Immortal to conjugally cultivate the Chaos Dao and quickly accumulate the initial Great Dao compatibility.

If refined by a Golden Immortal whose main cultivation is the Chaos Dao with a compatibility above 95%, it could greatly enhance their chances of taking the final step to become an Honorable Daoist.

Such a Supreme Treasure naturally tempted Daoist Cang Qing to take the risk, leading to a ruthless attack on the Fire Cloud Palace’s True Inheritor.

However, one must note that the True Inheritors of the Fire Cloud Palace were invariably the most outstanding among Golden Immortals, with some even surpassing Inner Mansion Daoists in the Honorable Daoist Mansion.

Even though Daoist Cang Qing took personal action, the message was still sent by the True Inheritor before their death.

"Since taking office, Elder Yu Yan has executed the Fire Cloud Palace’s major strategy to constantly suppress Sky Splitting Sect. Today, although Sky Splitting Sect remains the second-largest power in the Yanhuang Star Domain after the Domain Master Mansion, it is already much weaker than before, shrinking back into the Cangxuan Realm. However, we, the Qin family, must still be careful when passing through."

Qin Yiren spoke, seemingly reminded of something: "But should conflict arise, we absolutely must not lose the dignity of our Qin family, as it concerns not only us but also the reputations of the Fire Cloud Palace and Void Sword Sect."

"I’m just here to contract an Innate Sacred Cloud Kun and will leave once the contract is made, so naturally, there won’t be an opportunity for conflict with them."

Gu Jinlai said with a smile.

Qin Yiren glanced at him, with a slight frown.

What did she value most in Wan Wuya?

Starting from humble beginnings, yet refusing to be bound by fate.

A courage to draw his sword, a daring spirit to fight, never yielding or giving up no matter the adversity.

To achieve immortality someday, never missing any opportunity, pouring all his effort and strength into every endeavor to progress further on the path of cultivation.

Moreover, his actions were decisive and bold, making firm decisions without procrastination or being swayed by external forces.

This unafraid of hardship, well-measured courage was his greatest charm.

Compared to the ever-resilient and ambitious Wan Wuya, Gu Jinlai...

Seemed much too lacking in vitality and sharpness.

However, she ultimately said nothing.

The starship shuttled swiftly, soon reaching the location of the Devouring Cloud Realm.

Inside the Devouring Cloud Realm, the cloud kun is nurtured, making it a vital area, naturally protected by the world barriers of a small world, with entry and exit only possible from specific locations.

Others rashly traversing into it would activate the Devouring Cloud Realm’s defense mechanism, leading to their annihilation by said mechanism.

Much like when Gu Jinlai accidentally stumbled into the Xuanhuang Realm years ago, almost being besieged by the Xuanhuang Realm’s patrol mecha squad.

The starship carrying Gu Jinlai was guided by a tow ship as it entered the Devouring Cloud Realm and landed on a tarmac.

As the two descended from the starship, two individuals were already there waiting.

One was Qin Wuji, Qin Daosheng’s trusted assistant.

The other, unexpectedly, was Qin Zhengfang, the Immortal Seed of the Qin family.

Upon seeing the two, Qin Wuji smiled and said, "Yiren, Changqing, you’ve arrived."

Qin Yiren and Gu Jinlai approached and greeted them.

Simultaneously, Qin Yiren glanced at Qin Zhengfang with some surprise, "Why are you here?"

"I heard about your situation, so I came to take a look."

Qin Fangzheng responded, meanwhile scrutinizing her, "Looks like you’ve been working hard lately. If you had done so earlier, you might have already become an Immortal Seed of the family."

Qin Yiren shook her head, saying nothing.

After speaking to her, Qin Zhengfang shifted his gaze to Gu Jinlai, inspecting him with interest, "You must be Gu Changqing? Hello, I’m Qin Zhengfang; over the past century, I’ve heard your renowned name more than once, and today I finally meet the True Man in person."

"Hello."

Gu Jinlai had researched the Qin family’s various profiles.

Though his information was limited to the Qin family’s higher-ups, Qin Zhengfang, as an Immortal Seed, was evidently within his scope of understanding.

"The Domain Master has already arranged for Assistant Wei to wait for us over there, let’s go."

Qin Zhengfang said.

Qin Yiren nodded.

Without delay, the group broke the sky and soared, heading towards the location of the cloud kun.

The Yuntun Realm lacks land, belonging to a gaseous planet with extremely low temperatures on the outside and extremely high temperatures on the inside; its atmosphere is perpetually filled with violent hurricanes.

These hurricanes can tear any beings below the Saint apart, even Saints and Void Immortals struggle to survive in this world.

However, such a harsh environment is merely a trifling matter to a few Great Dao Golden Immortals.

Soon, the group arrived at a void.

Here, amidst the surrounding storm, a palace stood.

Inside the palace, cultivators came and went incessantly, with most being Profound Immortals at the very least.

In the square in front of the palace, several individuals stood, one among them possessing a mysterious aura quite similar to Qin Daosheng’s.

It was Assistant Wei Qingqing, at the Immortal Realm, of the Yanhuang Star Domain Master.

Gu Jinlai followed the group in arrival, and this Honorable Daoist scrutinized him once more.

After exchanging greetings, this Honorable Daoist turned his gaze to the void, where a colossal beast over three thousand meters long, seemingly composed entirely of clouds and mist, was undulating and boiling above the hurricanes.

"This cloud kun is at a critical period of transformation, we mustn’t miss the opportunity, let’s begin."

Wei Qingqing said.

Gu Jinlai slightly nodded.

He took a step into the void and disappeared right before the group, reappearing the next moment above the cloud kun.

This was a mysterious application of the Zhi Chi Sword, a Lifebound Immortal Skill from the Void Sword Sect.

Much like the technique of shrinking the earth into inches.

However, this technique slightly startled Qin Wuji and Qin Yiren, who had some understanding of Gu Jinlai.

Qin Wuji exclaimed, "What he just used... was a means of the Space Avenue!?"

"It was..."

Qin Yiren nodded, a hint of confusion in her expression.

"Space Dao Compatibility... it’s mediocre, around eighty-seven to eighty-eight percent, probably not yet ninety percent."

Qin Zhengfang remarked.

But Qin Wuji gave him a glance, "Do you know what his Space Dao Compatibility was before he joined our Qin family?"

Without beating around the bush, he stated directly, "Only sixty-two percent."

"Sixty-two percent?"

At these words, Qin Zhengfang was shocked, "He joined our Qin family a century ago!? In a hundred years, his Dao compatibility increased by more than twenty-five percent!?"

"Twenty-five percent? Did he look like he was fully utilizing the mysteries of the Space Avenue just now?"

Qin Wuji’s eyes sparkled, "His Space Dao Compatibility definitely exceeds ninety percent! Possibly even ninety-one percent!"