CHAPTER 1118: CHAPTER 841: DIVINE STATE CONTINENT

"The greatest distinction between a Great Power and a Great Immortal Venerable lies in the depth of knowledge. They comprehend the functioning of all Daos, the transformations of Immortal Techniques, and the structure of Immortal Artifacts, allowing them to effortlessly resolve any attack they face."

In Gu Jinlai’s mind, streams of information about the Supreme Immortal Artifact flowed: "It’s like playing a game of crossing barriers. When I’ve played thousands of times, I can effortlessly pass any level, not because my reaction speed or hand speed has improved, but because I understand all potential changes in the levels."

This is what makes a Great Power.

The shift from the Sixteenth Rank Spirit to the Fifteenth Rank Spirit is not about further enhancing the Divine Sense Ability but increasing the efficiency of its use and the speed of its operation.

It’s like making a lazy person diligent.

Of course, this is not an easy task.

Laziness comes easily, but to regain diligence, how many in the world can truly achieve it?

And to significantly enhance computational speed at the level of the Spirit.

Astonishing speed of mental operation and a vast depth of knowledge lay the foundation for the power of a Great Power.

And vast knowledge is built upon the Three Thousand Great Dao, Immortal Techniques, External Objects, and Spirit.

"The Three Thousand Great Dao can be categorized as environment, Immortal Techniques are the destructive means of living beings, External Objects contain Immortal Artifact structures, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, spiritual pills, and Spirit... is something even more mysterious, countless Golden Immortals because of the erosion of their Spirit over time are stuck at the Golden Immortal Realm, unable to achieve immortality."

Gu Jinlai summarized each aspect.

Although he has only cultivated four Daos, he has already planned for the fifth Dao.

Coupled with his Spirit reaching the Fifteenth Rank, he’s essentially one step into the domain of a Great Immortal Venerable, plus the current Supreme Immortal Artifact, he’s naturally preparing to become a Great Power.

"The fifth Dao must be the Time Dao, which is almost the first choice for every top Immortal Venerable attempting to become a Great Immortal Venerable; using time to accelerate the accumulation of knowledge and then understanding the opportunities for Silent Annihilation through the Reincarnation Path..."

Gu Jinlai has been in the Honorable Daoist Mansion for two hundred years, studying all Immortal Inheritance, naturally including the Time Dao.

Now, his Spirit has reached the Fifteenth Rank...

With a thought, several inheritances emerged in his mind.

"Time Book, derived Immortal Techniques can slow down the flow of time until its halt, leaning towards slaying, and Time River, which can cause time to reverse, achieving a full blood and mana restoration effect upon perfection, leaning towards support, and Eternal Light, derived Immortal Techniques that purely accelerate time; depending on the strength of Spirit and comprehension of Dao, it can make time flow speed increase by thousands or even ten thousand times..."

Gu Jinlai now lacks means of destruction and doesn’t need to rely on the power of Time River for recovery.

He chose the Time Dao to accelerate his digestion of knowledge, enriching his own foundation like a conventional Great Power.

Right now, his focus is concentrated on the inheritance of Eternal Light while traveling and comprehending.

A year later.

Gu Jinlai smoothly completed control over the Time Dao using Eternal Light.

Leveraging the Time Dao, he directly modified the Supreme Immortal Artifact under accelerated time.

In just ten years, the Supreme Immortal Artifact, initially possessing only the Destruction and Space Daos, now had the integration of Destruction, Space, and Devouring Daos.

"Not every Great Immortal Venerable has a Supreme Immortal Artifact integrating all five of their own Daos. Especially, over ninety percent of Great Immortal Venerable ultimately comprehend the Time and Reincarnation Path for increasing the depth of knowledge and Silent Annihilation; hence, a Supreme Immortal Artifact containing three Daos is standard for their weapons, it’s just that some Great Immortal Venerable possess multiple similar Supreme Immortal Artifacts."

Gu Jinlai gazed at the Supreme Immortal Artifact for a moment.

This Supreme Immortal Artifact naturally cannot be used under its former name.

Considering his current state, like the darkness before dawn, he’s only a step away from truly soaring as a Great Power, then...

"Lin Yuan."

Gu Jinlai spoke: "Let’s call it Lin Yuan Sword."

He sheathed the sword and took out the Communication Jade Token, sending a message to Qin Yuyan, who occasionally inquired about his status, informing her of his plans to settle into the Fire Cloud Palace for a while.

...

Four months later.

A starship crossed the void, abruptly appearing before a continent that could be called a cosmic wonder.

"Divine State Continent has arrived."

On the starship, Gu Jinlai spoke.

This continent spans billions of miles, even though Gu Jinlai is still an incredibly distant distance away, he can clearly feel its grandeur and vastness.

Such a magnificent place; not to mention mortals, even True Immortals, without relying on external force, couldn’t fly out of the continent’s range in their lifetime.

In fact, that’s precisely the case.

Many beings birthed and nurtured on Divine State Continent fully believe it to be the entirety of the world.

After a moment of observation, Gu Jinlai’s gaze extended further.

Though he cannot "see" it, he can sense that in the center of Divine State Continent, the void seems to be completely solidified.

As if a supreme existence with unparalleled Divine Skills has transformed space, which is almost impossible to touch, into bricks visible to the naked eye, constructing magnificent buildings.

Not just the Space Avenue.

The Three Thousand Great Dao are splendidly demonstrated in that central location.

Though they lack strong offensiveness and destructiveness, they are sufficient to suppress any creature’s Power of Dao to the extreme stepping into that area.

This environment...

"It’s practically a safe version of the Heart of the Cosmic."

Gu Jinlai remarked inwardly.

In the Heart of the Cosmic, the Three Thousand Great Dao is violent and chaotic, and Immortal Golden Immortals risk falling with a single misstep.

Here, although the Three Thousand Great Dao bears immense pressure, Immortal Golden Immortals, as long as they don’t resist, restraining their own Power of Dao, can remain unharmed.

With such an environment, for those Immortal Golden Immortals who don’t know the harshness of the Heart of the Cosmic, it is just the right place to adapt in advance.

Moreover, those Immortal Golden Immortals who have confidence in themselves can also challenge themselves here by confronting their Great Dao with the Three Thousand Great Dao in the core area, achieving the effect of tempering their Divine Sense.

Although the effect is not as good as the Heart of the Cosmic, it is considered safe.

"It seems that all the Immortal Golden Immortals of the Fire Cloud Palace at the Tenth Rank of Spirit cultivate here, and only when they reach the Eleventh Rank, or even the Twelfth Rank, do they go to the Heart of the Cosmic battlefield for service."

Gu Jinlai concluded.

"Buzz buzz!"

At this time, a starship quickly crossed the void and reached his location.

Feeling two familiar presences inside, Gu Jinlai swiftly exited his own starship, minimized it, took it into his hand, and stepped into the connection port of that starship.

As soon as he entered the starship, a burst of laughter came from within: "Hahaha, Changqing, you finally came. I thought you would rush to the Fire Cloud Palace as soon as your protector procedures were completed, didn’t expect it to be delayed for hundreds of years."

Soon after, Yan Xiang, Qin Yuyan, and the Xuanwu Daoist, with whom he had some exchanges in the Immortal Immortal Realm, all came over simultaneously.

"I was planning to train in the Ashen Star Domain for a while; first, to test my skills against the Divine Spirits and adapt to the changes after breaking through to Immortal Golden Immortal, and second, to see if I could earn some merit contributions to exchange for valuable cultivation insights. Unexpectedly, a dramatic change occurred in the Ashen Star Domain, causing the delay."

Gu Jinlai explained.

"The Ashen Star Domain... Indeed, there were quite some upheavals recently. Our three major sects dispatched more than a dozen Immortal Venerables to eliminate countless Divine Spirits that dared not show themselves before..."

Yan Xiang commented, glancing at Gu Jinlai: "It seems like you gained quite a bit too?"

"I did gain something; actually, I am planning to go to the Merit Reward Hall for an exchange."

Gu Jinlai responded.

"That’s simple, let’s make a trip to the Merit Reward Hall first, and then I’ll host a banquet for you."

Yan Xiang said with a smile.

For this genius, whom even Emperor Xi predicted could become an Immortal Venerable, both he and these Daoists like Xuanwu were eager to befriend him.

If not for fearing Gu Jinlai’s displeasure, he would have publicized his arrival at the Fire Cloud Palace, attracting countless Immortal Golden Immortals to make connections with him.

"Thank you."

Gu Jinlai expressed his gratitude.

"It’s a small matter."

Yan Xiang said, sending a Divine Thought communication.

The few Golden Immortals in charge of piloting this starship quickly maneuvered it towards the Divine State Continent.

As this starship flew towards the Divine State Continent, Gu Jinlai noticed a peculiar phenomenon.

Although tens of thousands of starships were entering and exiting the Divine State Continent at all times, almost all the starships moved in a straight line, proceeding in an orderly manner without any chaos.

"The Divine State Continent is where our Fire Cloud Palace headquarters is located. The Three Thousand Great Dao are thoroughly subdued and do not show themselves outside. We Immortal Golden Immortals are fine, but those ordinary Golden Immortals can hardly mobilize the Power of Dao, so as early as the beginning of the Divine State Continent’s construction, special routes were built."

Xuanwu Daoist, seeing the curiosity in Gu Jinlai’s eyes, laughed and explained.

However, their starship did not need to follow these routes.

This is just a minor privilege of the Immortal Golden Immortals on the Divine State Continent.

At this moment, Qin Yuyan came to Gu Jinlai’s side: "Seeing how you are now, I guess everything is alright. Recently, the disturbances in the Ashen Star Domain got the family head and Yiren quite worried about your safety."

"I’m aware. If I were truly in danger, I would have no hesitation in calling for help."

Gu Jinlai replied with a smile, then continued: "And you, the Domain Master, how come you have free time to return to the Fire Cloud Palace?"

He could tell that Qin Yuyan was physically present here.

"First, to report my duties, since affairs in the Ashen Star Domain have come to a closure, I have to report it. Secondly... it’s your first time at the Fire Cloud Palace, and as the host, I should show you around and let you see the unique sites of the palace."

Qin Yuyan replied with a smile.

"Then I’ll have to trouble you."

Gu Jinlai responded.

"Oh, right. When I contacted you, you said your cultivation seemed to have made another breakthrough?"

At this point, Qin Yuyan seemed to have remembered something, smiling slightly: "Impressive, your progress is quick. With your foundation, achieving Immortal might soon give you the prowess of a Hundred Epoch Cultivation Daoist. Another breakthrough, and wouldn’t you be catching up to a Thousand Epoch faster than expected? I fear it won’t be long before I need to catch up to you."

"Uh..."

Gu Jinlai glanced at Qin Yuyan.

Though this Domain Master possessed a Thousand Epoch Cultivation, due to her short cultivation time, she still hadn’t broken through to the Twelfth Rank in Spiritual Realm.

Meanwhile, he was planning to reveal his Twelfth Rank Divine Sense ability next...

"What’s with that look?"

Qin Yuyan, a bit startled, suddenly said: "I remember you practice both the Destruction and Devouring Dao... Could it be that you have mastered some Great Dao and now can unleash a Composite Immortal Technique that meets a Thousand Epoch Cultivation in strength?"

"Composite Immortal Technique?"

Gu Jinlai shook his head: "Not really, it’s just my Spiritual Realm that made a breakthrough."

"Spiritual Realm!?"

Qin Yuyan’s eyes widened instantly: "You wouldn’t be saying that your Spiritual Realm has broken through to the Twelfth Rank, right?"

Gu Jinlai immediately gave her a thumbs-up, praising, "Senior Sister Qin indeed has eyes like torches, hitting the point with one remark."