CHAPTER 963: CHAPTER 755: RUSHING TO THE RESCUE

Longevity World.

In their incarnate forms, Zhao Xi, Luo Jiuxiao, and Wang Xuanjing, along with Zhou Yi and Zhang Lihuo, were discussing something with Liu Feiyun.

However, if you look closely at Liu Feiyun, you can see that this assistant, responsible for Lingxiao Palace’s affairs, does not possess the awe she should rightfully have.

Even Zhao Xi, the former master of the Immortal Country, looked solemn in front of her, with a touch of respect in his words.

Clearly, the one actually speaking now was Gu Jinlai, who had descended upon her using the Void Projection Technique.

"I have now arrived at the New Fire Star Sea, trying to accumulate merits to solicit an Immortal Golden Immortal to hunt down the Evil God, but this takes time, so, for the next three years, no news from the True Spirit Realm is the best news."

Gu Jinlai spoke, turning his gaze to Zhou Yi and Zhang Lihuo: "The equipment I informed you about needs to be built quickly. This equipment can monitor the spiritual activity of the Evil God—or rather the Divine Calamity. Once its spiritual activity reaches a certain threshold, it means it is about to awaken, and you must notify me immediately. I will return with utmost speed."

"Understood."

Zhou Yi and Zhang Lihuo nodded seriously.

"Hope we still have enough time."

Gu Jinlai said in a deep voice.

At this point, it had been his third year venturing in the New Fire Star Sea.

He originally estimated he had only three years before the Evil God or Divine Calamity would awaken, but now it seems...

It might not be the case.

"Recently, I ventured into the True Spirit Realm to observe, and the depths of the True Spirit Realm seem to have calmed down, perhaps the Evil God’s disturbances have ended..."

Zhou Yi hesitated.

"It could also be the calm before the storm."

Gu Jinlai said: "In any case, build the God Viewing Platform quickly so that if anything changes, we have time to respond."

"Yes."

Zhou Yi, Zhang Lihuo, and others responded in unison.

After a brief exchange, having instructed the related True Spirit Realm matters, Luo Jiuxiao, Wang Xuanjing, Zhao Xi, couldn’t help but curiously ask: "How’s the New Fire Star Sea... I heard it’s easier to achieve Golden Immortal there?"

Gu Jinlai thought of the environment where the Great Dao manifests and nodded slightly: "The environment there indeed favors cultivation related to the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao. If you have enough Enlightenment Points, the hope of achieving Great Dao Golden Immortal greatly increases, but I’m not sure to what extent."

Having said that, he glanced at Luo Jiuxiao and Wang Xuanjing, smiling: "You didn’t choose to join the Immortal Cave Heaven plan of Xuanhuang Realm back then, you missed out big."

The two were slightly taken aback.

"The Human Emperor of Xuanhuang Realm truly is a dragon among men, not only becoming a disciple of Emperor Bai among the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns but also appointed as Vice Domain Master of Yanhuang Star Domain."

Gu Jinlai said: "A star domain usually has dozens, even hundreds of Immortal Golden Immortals. The power held by Zhou Huang, the Vice Domain Master, can be imagined, as his status in the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm rises with the tide. It’s said that those Star Lords can converse and laugh with Immortal Golden Immortals, and even common Star Lords can gain a status not inferior to the Great Dao Golden Immortal."

Wang Xuanjing and Luo Jiuxiao, having heard Gu Jinlai talk about the Xuanhuang Realm’s structure, also knew the ranks of Star Lord and Star God.

Hearing what he said, they couldn’t help but smile bitterly: "The two of us Profound Immortals... even as Five-day Profound Immortals, we haven’t reached the pinnacle of Profound Immortal. Even if we joined Xuanhuang Realm and participated in the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm plan, it might be hard to get any decent appointment. The honors of those Star Lords, Star Gods, and Star Masters wouldn’t be related to us."

Wang Xuanjing added: "Compared to the Immortal Xuanhuang Realm, we trust Sacred God Jiang more. We believe it won’t be long before Sacred God Jiang makes a name in the New Fire Star Sea."

Gu Jinlai smiled slightly: "Then I’ll borrow your good words."

At this moment, he seemed to sense something: "Almost at the aid destination, I’ll leave for now. If anything important happens, you can have Liu Feiyun contact me."

"Sacred God Jiang needn’t worry about us, focus on your matters."

"Master Gu, feel free to go, we will ensure nothing happens in Longevity World."

"If the Evil God has any activity, I’ll notify the Palace Master immediately."

Luo Jiuxiao, Wang Xuanjing, Zhao Xi, Zhou Yi, Zhang Lihuo, and others quickly said.

Gu Jinlai nodded.

Just before departing from Liu Feiyun, he couldn’t help but try to perceive the True Spirit Realm...

What he saw was a deep, dark blue.

The reason for this color was that he knew these were merely the most distant light emitted from the Evil God.

Just like the temperature produced by a constant star shining on a planet.

Judging the true temperature of a constant star by this would be gravely mistaken.

"The Evil God Avatar, Divine Calamity... theoretically, the Divine Calamity poses a greater threat than an Evil God Avatar..."

Gu Jinlai sighed inwardly, quickly retracting the Void Projection Technique.

...

On the battleship of the second squad, Gu Jinlai opened his eyes again.

He composed himself and soon arrived at the bridge.

Here, twenty-four Great Dao Golden Immortals were waiting.

Among them was Chi Tianyuan.

Yes.

Twenty-four Great Dao Golden Immortals.

Compared to two years ago when Gu Jinlai just joined the second squad responsible for aid, more than half of the personnel had changed.

The number of people also increased over two years.

The reason for such a significant change in team members...

The high mobility of Golden Immortals applying for stationing, fighting, and aiding is one reason, many team members’ passive attitude towards aid missions is another, and the third reason is that Gu Jinlai has thoroughly understood the "Great Dao" in them.

In such a situation, naturally, he needs to bring in some newcomers.

As for this, Chi Tianyuan basically did not intervene.

He merely sought an exhilarating battle to achieve spiritual Perfection, so as to break through the shackles from the Heavenly Dao to the Divine Dao, which is from the Ninth Rank to the Tenth Rank.

Some trivial matters...

He would not care, nor bother to care, nor want to care.

Other top Golden Immortals who served as vice-captains could not tolerate Chi Tianyuan’s personality, and those who could tolerate his personality often had other motives, leading to frequent discord between captains and vice-captains.

But Gu Jinlai...

Though he had ulterior motives, he managed things very well, and his own cultivation was quite remarkable. He hunted Evil Gods diligently without ever slacking.

Having such a capable vice-captain, who not only didn’t hold him back but also helped handle trivial affairs, made Chi Tianyuan quite satisfied.

Therefore, in the past two years, he did not interfere with Gu Jinlai’s decisions, such as replacing the majority of the second squad’s members.

As long as the team could maintain enough combat power, it was fine.

...

"Two captains, this time it was a squad named Nie Yu who sent us a request for assistance. According to them... they encountered a Divine Calamity."

A Golden Immortal quickly stepped forward and said.

Managing numerous Golden Immortals required effort, and Chi Tianyuan was unwilling to divert his attention to such trivial matters. It was naturally impossible for Gu Jinlai to handle everything personally, so the renowned Golden Immortal Zhu Feng was chosen as his assistant.

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinlai was slightly taken aback, and then he, along with others in the squad, became excited: "Divine Calamity!?"

Even Chi Tianyuan also showed interest.

"Yes, Divine Calamity!"

Zhu Feng nodded heavily: "That squad initially wanted to deal with the Divine Calamity on their own. However, it was too powerful for them to handle alone, forcing them to seek our assistance, requesting only our squad closest to them."

"He wants to team up with us to defeat this Divine Calamity."

Gu Jinlai quickly understood the intention of Nie Yu’s squad.

Divine Calamity is different from an Evil God Avatar.

An Evil God Avatar is essentially just a manifestation of an Evil God’s power.

Although imbued with the Evil God’s Divine Sense Ability, making it an avatar, this force is not essentially Life.

But Divine Calamity is different.

The Divine Calamity is equivalent to a life form with the characteristics of an Evil God, and the Merit gained from slaying a Divine Calamity, while not as much as slaying an Evil God, is far beyond that of an Evil God Avatar.

Of course, the power of a Divine Calamity is stronger than an Evil God Avatar, with some top-tier Divine Calamities possessing strength between an Evil God You Lan Avatar and a real Evil God, which common Immortal Golden Immortals cannot handle.

This Divine Calamity...

"Who knows Nie Yu squad’s capability?"

Chi Tianyuan asked.

Many Golden Immortals looked at each other, seemingly unfamiliar with this name, but one Golden Immortal responded: "I’ve heard of them; they are an elite squad composed of one Supreme Golden Immortal and three top Golden Immortals, having arrived at the front line a year ago."

"A Supreme Golden Immortal with three top Golden Immortals?"

Chi Tianyuan unusually spoke at length: "Upon knowing that it was our second squad coming to their aid, they immediately chose to cooperate with us, indicating that the Divine Calamity’s power is not likely to surpass Nie Yu’s squad by much."

Thinking along this line, the captain chose to act decisively: "Advance at full speed."

Other Great Dao Golden Immortals did not object.

A Divine Calamity!

Even if they merely assist peripherally, the Merit gained from slaying a Divine Calamity is at least two-star merit.

This is nearly equivalent to the risky work of eight to ten years of rescue missions.

Under the control of a Golden Immortal who achieved the space path, the spaceship accelerated at full speed.

Gu Jinlai, watching the nearing destination, also became highly vigilant.

"A Divine Calamity even an elite squad led by a Supreme Golden Immortal couldn’t handle... even if it lacks the strength of a Supreme Golden Immortal, it doesn’t fall too far short."

Gu Jinlai concentrated, perceiving the Qing Lian in his spiritual world.

After two years of accumulation, the number of Great Daos that Qing Lian learned and could degrade had increased to forty-nine.

However, the degrading efficiency varied according to the differing cultivations of Evil Gods and Golden Immortals.

Nevertheless, Gu Jinlai chose a highly useful Great Dao combination.

The supreme immortal skill formed by the combination of the Space Avenue, Five Elements Great Dao, Nihility Dao, and Dark Dao—the Three Realms Five Elements Transcendence Skill.

This is an exceptionally powerful traversal and life-saving immortal technique.

It is reputed to transcend beyond the Three Realms and the Five Elements.

There was a saying in the New Fire Star Sea that any Immortal Venerable who could master this technique could roam the vast starry sky unless he desired to enter the Heart of the Cosmic.

Historically, no Immortal Venerable who mastered this technique has been slain, without exception, all perished under the purging of the Daoist Ancestor, highlighting the power of this technique.

Although Qing Lian has not yet learned the method to degrade the Space Avenue, with the Boundaryless Chapter, he inherently had a good foundation in Space Avenue.

The remaining Five Elements Great Dao, Nihility Dao, and Dark Dao, being quite common, were already within Qing Lian’s degradation scope; aided by Qing Lian’s mysterious nature, in just two years, his understanding of these three Great Daos almost caught up with Space Avenue.

Only fourteen two-star merits are needed to exchange for this technique.

This Divine Calamity is his opportunity.

As he contemplated, a fierce battle between four Golden Immortals and a Divine Calamity had already appeared before everyone’s eyes.