Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal
Chapter 715 - 653 Immortal Technique

Chapter 715: Chapter 653 Immortal Technique

Xuanyuan Sword Sect.

The undoubted overlord sect of the Profound Immortal Realm.

Before the catastrophe that erupted ten thousand years ago, the dominance of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect over the Profound Immortal Realm was unmatched, outsiders could hardly even give birth to an Immortal Master or Daoist Master, let alone Heavenly Immortals or True Immortals.

They maintained their control by monopolizing the technology of Grotto Heavens and the materials for forging Immortal Bodies, making it such that anyone who wished to achieve something on the path of cultivation had to join the Xuanyuan Sword Sect to see a future.

Under these circumstances, all the forces and families in the entire Profound Immortal Realm were almost exploited by the Xuanyuan Sword Sect.

Where there’s oppression, there’s resistance.

Ten thousand years ago, the Xuanyuan Sword Sect answered the call to arms against the invasion of Evil Gods, suffering countless deaths and injuries, which initiated prolonged tumults within the Xuanyuan Sword Sect and the entire Profound Immortal Realm.

Afterward, families like Mo, Chi, Bai, and Ji declared their independence from the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, marking the era of fragmentation in the Profound Immortal Realm.

During that period, wars were incessant, with forces rising and falling at any moment, turning the entire Profound Immortal Realm into chaos.

Eventually, people realized that endless wars significantly exacerbated the depletion of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

The cycle of spiritual energy in the Profound Immortal Realm was completely disrupted.

The generation of Spirit Mechanism could not keep up with the consumption of cultivators.

In these circumstances, the wars stopped.

There was also a massive reshuffle of power within the Profound Immortal Realm, where many newly sprung sects were merged or extinguished.

The Xuanyuan Sword Sect gathered the Four Great Families and dozens of top and large forces to discuss and distribute the resources of the Profound Immortal Realm and sign an agreement to end the chaos.

Since then, the Profound Immortal Realm entered an era of peaceful development.

Although there were still a series of tumults, even including the reshuffle of top and large forces, the Xuanyuan Sword Sect and the Four Great Families remained undisturbed, maintaining a rare stability in the Profound Immortal Realm.

Especially since the Grotto Heavens cornered the Spirit Mechanism, making it difficult for outsiders to birth those with the cultivation talent, namely "Spirit Roots", the Major Sects began focusing on quality rather than quantity when recruiting disciples.

The number of cultivators decreased to only one percent of what it was ten thousand years ago.

With fewer cultivators, the density of disputes naturally decreased as well.

But a decrease didn’t mean there were none.

Humans have always been a particularly bellicose species.

Many cultivators, even within the sects, never ceased their struggle for power and control.

This situation was not uncommon even within the Xuanyuan Sword Sect.

The current visitor, Taibai Heavenly Immortal, was standing before one such victim of internal strife, the Wanyue Peak Master.

As one of the nineteen peak masters of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, one would think she enjoyed endless prestige, but at this time, the Wanyue Peak seemed rather desolate.

Unlike other peaks that had at least hundreds of disciples and servants, the entire Wanyue Peak, including servants, consisted of only thirty to forty people.

And the resources allocated to this peak were the least among the nineteen peaks.

In a place like the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, with tens of thousands of years of tradition, where rules and status were crucial, being one level higher in rank could truly crush someone.

As the Sect Master, Luo Xiao had a hundred legitimate ways to marginalize the Wanyue Peak Master.

...

"A new world? Abundant with Spirit Mechanism!?"

The Wanyue Peak Master looked at Taibai Heavenly Immortal in astonishment, "Even richer than the Spirit Mechanism in our Profound Immortal Realm ten thousand years ago!?"

"Exactly, the abundance of Spirit Mechanism in that world is rare. We have only been communicating with that world for a few decades, and the Spirit Mechanism we covertly intercepted has allowed a Daoist Master from my Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect to advance his Heavenly Dao from Small Achievement to Mahayana. And that world, a country that occupies less than one-tenth of the land, condenses thirty to forty Spirit Crystals each year."

Taibai Heavenly Immortal emphasized gravely, "That is still with their limited technology. If they innovate their technology and fully harness the collection of Spirit Mechanism, the number of Spirit Crystals condensed each year could easily exceed a hundred. If they could completely unify that world, the annual yield of Spirit Crystals could reach thousands."

"A year, thousands of Spirit Crystals!"

This number left the Wanyue Peak Master breathless.

What did a year with thousands of Spirit Crystals signify!? In a situation where a cultivator possesses a Grotto Heaven and has a robust Divine Sense and sufficient comprehension of "Heavenly Dao," it would take only two to three years to fully develop a Heavenly Dao.

That is to say, within two or three years, one could cultivate an Immortal Master!

If the Ruoyue Family could have eight to ten Immortal Master-level experts, even if Luo Xiao was the Sect Master, what could he do?

They could completely separate from the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, establish their own sect, and dominate a region like the Four Great Families.

However, she soon calmed down.

The Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, represented by Taibai Heavenly Immortal.

In recent years, although the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect had provided substantial support for her bid for the position of Sect Master, and they had established a good relationship, she did not believe that such a relationship justified the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect investing in her with a world abundant in Spirit Mechanism.

After a brief consideration, she quickly realized something, "A world abundant in Spirit Mechanism... The native cultivators born there must be quite strong, right? At least, your Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect alone can’t swallow it?"

Taibai Heavenly Immortal nodded without much concealment, "Exactly, we indeed cannot swallow that force by ourselves."

Continuing, he spoke frankly, "A hundred years ago, we already established contact with that world... Over twenty years ago, our interactions with that world became incredibly close. The strongest force in that world is called Immortal Country, ruled by a Heavenly Immortal named Zhao Xi. This Zhao Xi somehow obtained a heritage from our Profound Immortal Realm and constructed a Super Cave Heaven spanning thousands of miles."

"A Cave Heaven spanning thousands of miles?"

Wanyue Peak Master frowned slightly.

Such a Cave Heaven could also be built by the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, but it was unnecessary.

Maintaining such an enormous Cave Heaven, even the daily operational consumption of Spirit Mechanism, was astronomically high.Cost-effectiveness was low.

"By possessing such a vast Grotto Heaven, attacking us directly would result in significant losses. Fortunately, that world was threatened by the Spirit Clan, so Master Xuanling split his Dao seeds to assist Zhao Xi in combating the Spirit Clan, using his Grotto Heaven to nurture the Transforming Spirit Heavenly Dao. He planned to take control of the Grotto Heaven when the opportunity arose, to secure a strong foothold," said Taibai Heavenly Immortal as Wanyue Peak Master listened, her expression slightly changing.

If Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect were to succeed...

An Overlord-level force would undoubtedly rise within the Profound Immortal Realm.

Even if given a few hundred years to develop, they could become so powerful that they could contend with the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, fighting for the position of dominator of the Profound Immortal Realm.

However...

"You failed? How did you fail?"

Wanyue Peak Master asked.

"In our Profound Immortal Realm, there’s another force from Creation Gate that has colluded with the Immortal Country,"

said Taibai Heavenly Immortal.

By then, they had already investigated Gu Jinlai’s experiences.

However, compared to Gu Jinlai being a cultivator born and raised in the Longevity World, they were more inclined to believe that Gu Jinlai was a cultivator from the Profound Immortal Realm who had crossed into the Longevity World, risen step by step from a place called Qiantian, and finally returned to Creation Gate.

After all, the process of Gu Jinlai’s growth was too bizarre.

Moreover, some of his behaviors and those of the former Purgatory Sect Elder were vastly different, making it hard to suspect whether he had been body-seized through crossing by Jiang Yufeng from the Profound Immortal Realm.

Thinking this over, Taibai Heavenly Immortal continued, "That Jiang Yufeng of Creation Gate, having stumbled upon some opportunity, used the Longevity World’s unique cultivation environment to embark on the Innate Sacred Path, his combat power... not inferior to that of a top Daoist Master!"

"Innate Sacred! An Innate Sacred whose power is not inferior to a top Daoist Master!?"

Wanyue Peak Master’s pupils contracted.

Being a member of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, she naturally understood the divinity of this path of cultivation.

This was a direct route to the Great Dao, a pathway to the heavens. Each Innate Sacred was itself akin to an imperfectly matured Great Dao, which only needed to keep maturing and growing on this path to transform their internal Dao into one that represents the cosmic operational rules of the Great Dao.

However, this pathway demanded extremely stringent external environments and cultivation resources; typically, only worlds rich in spiritual energy and abundant in Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could hope to cultivate it successfully. In the Profound Immortal Realm, such pathways had already disappeared for ten thousand years.

"To think that in this era, we could still see a cultivator on the Innate Sacred Path... Right, you mentioned the abundant Spirit Mechanism of the Longevity World; hence, cultivating the Innate Sacred Path in that world also makes sense,"

said Wanyue Peak Master, taking a deep breath, "A world that can nurture an Innate Sacred..."

She admitted, she was moved.

However...

"Did your plan fail because of the sudden emergence of this Innate Sacred? Since it failed, the Transforming Spirit Heavenly Dao of the Xuanling Daoist Master..."

"Fell into the hands of Zhao Xi."

Taibai Heavenly Immortal said gravely, "Now, Zhao Xi’s strength matches that of an Immortal Lord, and Jiang Yufeng’s combat power is not weaker than that of a top Daoist Master. Though besides these two, the entire Longevity World just has five Heavenly Immortals of varying strength left, such power is still not something our Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect can swallow alone."

"Even with the addition of our Yue Family, it would still be somewhat forced,"

said Wanyue Peak Master.

"Zhao Xi’s Transforming Spirit Heavenly Dao is not adept in slaughter, and..."

Taibai Heavenly Immortal looked at Wanyue Peak Master, "It’s said that you have been devotedly practicing the Divine Power Sword Prison Immortal Skill for many years, have you made any achievements?"

"To use my Immortal Technique to break through the Grotto Heaven?"

Wanyue Peak Master nodded in response after hearing this.

Immortal Technique!

It is a powerful great technique that can exploit the power of Heavenly Dao to its utmost limit, even drawing upon a trace of the Great Dao’s power.

In the entire Profound Immortal Realm, only the Xuanyuan Sword Sect possesses the lineage of Immortal Techniques.

The power of every Immortal Technique far surpasses Divine Skills.

It is said that in the ancient Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, Divine Skills were not called so but were known as Taoist Skills, and when cultivated to their utmost extent, they were honored as Immortal Techniques.

The Divine Power Sword Prison Immortal Skill is one of the three major Immortal Techniques passed down through the Xuanyuan Sword Sect.

"Our Yue Family has agreed to this matter; however, the exact details of how to occupy the Longevity World need further discussion,"

said Wanyue Peak Master.

Taibai Heavenly Immortal sighed with relief, smiling and nodding, "Of course, our Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect hopes that the Yue Family can open a new battlefield somewhere, and we are willing to provide coordinates..."

The two soon agreed on their plans.

...

Longevity World.

Gu Jinlai sat in a palace within the enclosed lands of the Chen Domain.

With the help of numerous officials from the Holy Dynasty over three months, the region’s Human Clan had finally stabilized after experiencing unrest.

After clearing this area, the spiritual light on Gu Jinlai once again reached a four-digit figure.

"Although, as I guessed, the sinners in the Devil breeding grounds are fewer than those in the Holy Dynasty and Immortal Country, the accumulated spiritual light can finally elevate the Great Sun Eternal Method by one layer,"

his spirit focused on the Great Sun Eternal Method.

With a thought, all the spiritual light was infused into this Cultivation Technique possessing limitless traits.