CHAPTER 1018: CHAPTER 777: THE GIFT

In a vast starry sky bursting with chaotic cosmic paths, a large consciousness wandered continually within.

This immense consciousness immersed itself almost entirely in the chaotic cosmic paths, even considering smoothing out these turbulent paths with a single thought, restoring chaos to order.

But he seemed to know that it was still not enough.

He had to go to the source of these cosmic paths.

Only by sorting out these chaotic and disordered cosmic paths from their origin could the whole world, the entire universe, be orderly.

Thus, he continued forward and delved deeper, seemingly trying to decipher the final secrets of all cosmic paths, suppressing the source of all chaos and disorder.

Yet, when he intended to delve into these sources, he suddenly thought of something.

"Wait! I am... Gu Jinlai!? I just used more than twenty thousand Qingguangs to elevate my Spiritual Realm!?"

As this thought emerged, the world before him swiftly shattered.

Like waking from a dream...

Or as if a parallel universe suddenly realized its peculiar existence.

And then...

The dream ended.

The resonance of traveling parallel time and space and another self was forcibly interrupted.

Gu Jinlai woke up anew.

He opened his eyes in the cultivation room on Changqing Island.

Although he opened his eyes, he pondered for a long time without uttering a word.

Because...

The experience of that "dream" and the resonance of another self in parallel time and space were so vivid.

So vivid that even when it was over, he was still immersed in that process of honing and enduring.

After a good half-day, Gu Jinlai finally exhaled a long breath.

"Hoo!"

Only then did he dare to confirm that he had truly "awakened."

"Using more than twenty thousand Qingguangs at once... the impact on my spirit is extraordinarily large..."

Gu Jinlai mumbled to himself.

He sensed changes in his own spirit.

A notable enhancement.

But not as astonishing as he had imagined.

He even had a premonition that at this rate, elevating his spirit level to the Eleventh Rank would require at least a hundred thousand Qingguangs.

"Is my spiritual talent poorer compared to other Immortal Golden Immortals?"

Gu Jinlai contemplated.

He recalled the time spent moving from the Seventh Rank to the Ninth Rank, then breaking through from Ninth Rank to Tenth Rank...

"120,000 years."

A Great Dao Golden Immortal doesn’t live for 120,000 years.

Especially if he had to include the consumption from Golden Immortal First Rank to Seventh Rank...

It would be 180,000 years.

"Many Golden Immortals initially rely on methods like Divine Union cultivation to break through to immortality and then elevate their spirit level to the Tenth Rank; truly those who have the Tenth-Rank spirit before breakthrough are one or two out of ten... so, six thousand years for breakthrough can be deducted..."

Gu Jinlai did some calculations.

Yet 120,000 years...

Still half as slow compared to others.

Admittedly, others must supplement their practice with some treasures, yet even after reducing treasure effects for 30,000 years, he still spent 90,000 years.

Equivalent to the median level of conventional immortals.

"I managed to cross over from Blue Star to the Longevity World effortlessly; theoretically, I should have pretty good ’spiritual talent,’ and in retrospect, even my family had talents surpassing Chao Jiuyin and others by a significant margin..."

Gu Jinlai pondered.

Was it that his supposedly good "spiritual talent" was worthless in the New Fire Star Sea, or was there another factor?

"If speaking of another factor, there’s only one: I have hardly studied a few top-tier Spiritual Techniques nor had any Immortal Golden Immortal-level expert guiding my cultivation; everything depended on myself."

Gu Jinlai said, looking towards the direction of the Honorable Daoist Mansion.

"As per my previous calculations, I seem to need seventy to eighty thousand Qingguangs for my spirit to elevate to the Eleventh Rank."

Gu Jinlai calmed his mind: "In the upcoming time, I should accumulate Qingguang while spending some time listening to those Honorable Daoists expound on the path of spirit, and also review some experiences of spiritual cultivation in the Dao, and, once sufficiently accumulated, attempt using Qingguang for enhancement... if the consumption of Qingguang decreases, it proves that my previous methods were indeed flawed."

With this thought, he slightly postponed the task of hunting Demigods.

And instead planned to directly sell the Great Darkness Heaven to exchange the money for several more advanced cultivation techniques.

After all...

The Boundaryless Chapter and Xuanyuan Sword Scripture he cultivated are of poor grade.

To put it bluntly, Gu Jinlai’s attainments in the Destruction Dao now exceed the founder of the Xuanyuan Sword Scripture, Xuanyuan Sword Ancestor.

The Boundaryless Chapter likewise.

The remaining Chaotic Hole Holy Scripture emerged naturally with his breakthrough to Great Dao Golden Immortal as his innate cultivation technique.

Judging by their dark orange glow, the rank of these few cultivation techniques can be discerned.

"Purchase the Immortal Skill for space and the Immortal Skill for the path of destruction, it’s best to also buy a set for the path of devouring, although the Chaotic Hole Holy Scripture is my innate cultivation technique, I would not change my cultivation practice, yet upgrading the rank of the Chaotic Hole Holy Scripture is necessary, additionally, since the Galaxy Map only cultivates to the Divine Dao Realm, which is maximally Twelfth Rank, if I could obtain the Spiritual Technique aiming directly at Eternal Life Dao and even the Annihilation Path, would the Qingguang needed for Tenth to Eleventh Rank and Eleventh to Twelfth Rank be less?"

Upon calculating this, Gu Jinlai found himself speechless.

Selling the Immortal Immortal Instrument won’t suffice for very long.

Cultivation techniques differ from Immortal Techniques.

One Immortal Skill equates to a Four-star Merit; in other words, selling the Great Darkness Heaven Immortal Immortal Instrument only affords five Immortal Skills.

"Seems like I really have to enter this Inner Mansion, I should make a splash, at worst..."

Gu Jinlai spoke, then turned his gaze to his identity Jade Token.

The mass message sent by Li Feiyu, he naturally saw it.

Perhaps...

Star Lord Tian Xiang’s suggestion is not bad.

If he could gain the strong support of the Li Family, let alone the Immortal Door of Enlightenment, even an Immortal Artifact to counter Divine Will might not be impossible to equip him with.

After all, the Li Family is not some emerging family in the Hidden Dragon Star Domain, Immortal Artifacts aren’t scarce, they could easily take out ten or eight pieces.

Moreover, although the Li Family is powerful, it’s not overly powerful. Even if something happens in the future, it wouldn’t cause too much trouble.

Under such circumstances, if the other party truly decides to invest heavily in him, offering him several Immortal Skills, an Immortal Artifact, and forming a Daoist Companion, it might be worth considering.

With these thoughts, Gu Jinlai gave this message a thumbs-up and sent Li Feiyu a "smile" emoji.

...

In the following month, Gu Jinlai absorbed the growth of his Divine Sense Ability from the twenty thousand Qingguang.

By the time he almost adapted to the changes in his Divine Sense, he seemed to sense something and left the Cultivation Room.

Outside the Cultivation Room, Wang Xuanjing was waiting.

Seeing him appear, Wang Xuanjing hurriedly bowed and said: "Palace Master, a guest named Chi Tianyuan requested to see you half a month ago. Since you were in seclusion, he didn’t linger, he only left a Storage Immortal Ring and then departed..."

"Chi Tianyuan?"

Gu Jinlai hesitated a little.

This Supreme Golden Immortal, known for recklessly fighting Divine Calamity Yuan Mou, was certainly memorable to him.

It is said he returned to the Void Sword Sect and became a direct disciple of the No-Self Immortal Venerable of the Void Sword Sect.

Immortal Venerable’s direct disciple!

This position is even higher than the true disciples of the Void Sword Sect.

Even compared to the Inner Mansion Daoist Masters of Honorable Daoist Mansion and the true disciples of Void Sword Sect, it is superior to some degree, not to mention someone like him, an Outer Mansion Dao Jun.

He thought they might not have any future exchanges, but unexpectedly...

"He left a Storage Immortal Ring?"

Gu Jinlai said.

Wang Xuanjing quickly handed the ring up.

"A Space Immortal Artifact, worthy of the Immortal Venerable’s direct disciple of the Void Sword Sect, quite generous."

Gu Jinlai took the Storage Immortal Ring and quickly sensed something.

The ring bore a restriction, which could only be opened by his Divine Sense.

Others...

An Immortal Golden Immortal might be able to force it open.

But with the Void Sword Sect emblem on this ring, no Immortal Golden Immortal would dare.

Gu Jinlai quickly opened this Space Immortal Artifact using his Divine Sense Ability.

However, when he saw the items inside the Space Immortal Artifact, he was slightly stunned, nearly thinking he was mistaken.

After a moment, he focused his mind again and explored the space ring.

When he fully saw the various items inside, even though he hadn’t interpreted some Jade Scrolls, just the revealed items made him gasp.

"Is this... Immortal Artifact!?"

Even an Immortal Artifact would surprise.

What’s most unbelievable is that there were four Immortal Artifacts inside!

Four Immortal Artifacts!?

Gu Jinlai repeatedly confirmed with his Divine Sense.

Ultimately, no matter how incredulous he felt, the undeniable reality was presented to him.

"Four Immortal Artifacts!?"

Gu Jinlai’s Divine Sense swept over them one by one.

Three, respectively containing Space, Destruction, and Devouring Dao Immortal Artifacts!

And one he had been trying to procure, exchange, even had given up on, to defend his Divine Sense against the erosion of Divine Will.

"Chi Tianyuan, did he rob the Immortal Venerable’s treasure vault!?"

Gu Jinlai murmured to himself.

Four Immortal Artifacts, each one urgently needed, as if...

Special selections catered exactly to his circumstances.

After a while, Gu Jinlai shifted his Divine Sense away from the four Immortal Artifacts to those Jade Scrolls.

"Immortal Techniques!? Space, Destruction, Devouring, and... complete Galaxy Map!?"

The three major Immortal Techniques alone are astounding.

The complete Galaxy Map...

That could elevate his Spirit to Eternal Life Dao, reaching the highest fifteenth rank of Refining God Skill.

Beyond that, is the direct lineage of Emperor Xi in the Three Emperors and Five Sovereigns—the Innate Star River Map.

This inheritance can only be imparted to Emperor Xi’s disciples and the core members of Fire Cloud Palace.

Looking at these Immortal Artifacts and several Immortal Inheritances, Gu Jinlai’s expression was peculiar.

The things he wanted, what he most desperately needed, were all assembled at once?

Don’t need to sell the Great Darkness Heaven Artifact?

Chi Tianyuan...

Could he sense his intentions?