Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

”Golden Stone Foundation Building Pill?”

”It looks like it could be preserved for ages, just not sure who it’s meant to bait.”

Jiang Ding mocked.

This was too obvious, and he didn’t know who was setting up the nest, or which family’s fish would be so foolish.

As for the Foundation Building Pill, he didn’t need it.

If one could forge a foundation at the level of a Taoist disciple of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, they would be ashamed to rely on elixirs to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Along the way, Jiang Ding concealed his aura, moving at a steady pace; Inner Energy circulated through his twelve primary meridians, surging into the already opened Ren and Du channels, continuously nourishing and tempering the large and small meridians.

”’Green Spirit Heaven Melding Technique’, the requirements for cultivation are, one’s Divine Soul must be at least twice as strong as that of an ordinary person, and one must possess an exceptional aptitude and Internal Qi Perfection. Once mastered, one can grasp the realm of ’Heaven and Human Unity’, where every movement is bolstered by the power of heaven and earth, greatly enhancing potency...”

”The power of heaven and earth, the high grounds rise and fall; for those below, going against the flow is doubly difficult, while for those above, going with the flow makes the effort doubly effective...”

Jiang Ding crushed the wooden book in his hands, sprinkling the wood shavings, his thoughts unceasing.

He couldn’t reach the required strength for his Divine Soul, no different from an ordinary person’s, but everything else was still possible. His Inner Energy far surpassed the state of Internal Qi Perfection defined by Jianghu of Yue Nation, and he was somewhat confident in his aptitude.

”...Heaven and Human Unity...”

”Is this about tuning the frequency of one’s Divine Soul to match the spiritual energy in the environment, thereby causing the spiritual energy of the same frequency to follow one’s movements? Is that what it means?...”

”The power of heaven and earth, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is constantly in motion. When many spiritual energy particles move in the same state, they form a sort of ’current’. Using the current to unleash moves might receive a greater boost...”

Many mysterious terms relegated to the Qingniugong elders and higher-ups became something else in his mind.

”Does the library have this kind of cultivation method? It should, right.”

As Jiang Ding thought this over, he continued on his journey, rushing for seven to eight hours non-stop, until the sky darkened completely before he left and returned home.

Outside, it was around eleven or twelve in the morning, and Lin Wanqiu had already gone to work.

”Haven’t you gone out to play with friends?”

Jiang Ding started to clean the potatoes, tomatoes, scallions, and other vegetables he had bought in the morning, casually asking Jiang Yuan, who was watching cartoons.

”Who’s in the mood!”

Jiang Yuan slouched on the couch, languidly saying, ”The moment I think about the extra classes after the fifteenth of the New Year, I feel like life is nothing but despair, with no hope remaining.”

”Then you can slowly despair.”

Jiang Ding’s hand rested on the hilt of his sword.

Clang!

The sword flashed out of the sheath, and the casually laid potatoes and tomatoes were instantaneously julienned and sliced. With a few more slashes, beef was cut into thin slices, and scallions into sections.

Today’s meal was potato stewed beef and tomato scrambled eggs.

He added oil, tossed the pan, and a rich aroma spread all around.

After the meal, Jiang Ding tidied up his personal sword, Talisman Sword, handgun, and other such items before stepping out the door.

”Wait,”

Excitement suddenly blossomed on Jiang Yuan’s face, who was busy washing dishes: ”You’re in such a hurry to go out, could it be you’re meeting a girlfriend? Take me with you!”

”Girlfriend? You won’t see one in your lifetime.”

Jiang Ding paused in his steps and asked, ”I’m going to the library for a bit. Do you want to come? Reading more about martial and Immortal Paths, and understanding them, can be very beneficial for your academic performance.”

”Forget it, you go ahead.”

Jiang Yuan rolled her eyes and continued washing her dishes.

...

Rongcheng Library.

The divine tree that housed Rongcheng Library’s Array Spirit computer mainframe, the Divine Tree of Heaven, remained lush and imposing. Time had not brought any hint of withering to it. Cui bird couriers chirped incessantly on the tree, occasionally flying out in groups for their delivery shifts.

Jiang Ding chose an empty reading room and entered keywords like ”Heaven and Human Unity” and ”The Momentum of Heaven and Earth” on the computer.

Rows of information refreshed onscreen, similar to that of the Hundred Step Flying Sword, extending all the way to page 99 without reaching the end.

He clicked on the first entry, a doctoral thesis from Qianling University’s Taoism Department titled, ”Exploration of the Concept and Principles of Heaven and Human Unity.”

”...Every world’s spiritual energy exists in a form of ’spectrum’ and ’frequency.’ When broken down to each specific area, be it a lake, forest, or desert, the ’frequency’ of its spiritual energy differs.”

”If cultivators or martial artists could adjust their divine souls’ ’frequency’ to a state that’s similar to that of the environment, they could trigger a resonance with the spiritual energy to a greater or lesser extent, thus borrowing power...”

”...The specific methods include using hypnosis, visualization, and other techniques to adjust the frequency of one’s divine soul. Of course, the most important aspect is to first observe the ’frequency’ of the environmental spiritual energy and then make targeted adjustments...”

”...The Xianmen Sect has a significant shortfall in this area. It seems that cultivators who use cold weapons are more adept at this, and this remains true even for high-level cultivators. The reason is unknown, and it’s possibly due to insufficient exploration or that the fundamental principles have not been thoroughly studied...”

Jiang Ding read through numerous books, most of which conveyed similar concepts with many providing more detailed explanations.

In summary, almost all the books were based on research conducted on the cultivation methods captured from Outer Realm Cultivators, with no breakthrough developments.

Jiang Ding noted down the book with the most citations and readings, ”Heaven and Human Unity and Divine Soul Frequency Adjustment Visualization Technique.”

Without the divine soul reaching at least twice the capacity of an ordinary person, it’s impossible to practice cultivation.

However, once a Sword of Dao Foundation, which uses the Taiqing Spirit Iron, a divine soul treasure, as its base material, is forged, his divine soul will surge in a short time, meeting the requirements.

Moreover, instruments can be used to accurately measure the frequency of the spiritual energy in this region, which would accelerate the cultivation process.

Of course, this speed is relative, and it’s still an area accessible only to genius cultivators.

”The Green Spirit Heaven Melding Technique...”

Jiang Ding’s fingers tapped rapidly on the keyboard, typing rows of Spiritual Script into the document, and quickly, seven to eight minutes passed, and a complete Heavenly man scripture of the Green Spirit Heaven Melding Technique was successfully uploaded.

The Array Spirit made a quick assessment.

”Ding! You have uploaded new knowledge ’251 Interface - Heaven and Human Unity Technique – Green Spirit Heaven Melding Technique,’ rewarding 352 points.”

These points indicate that the ”Green Spirit Heaven Melding Technique” contains some unique knowledge, but it’s not highly valuable.

Jiang Ding, however, was very pleased.

Having accessed so much knowledge about the Immortal Path in the library without compensation, today, at last, he could add an inconsequential piece to it.

Presumably, countless seniors from the fairy gate have also felt this joy before.

After going home and having dinner, Jiang Ding once again headed deep into the woods beside the official road.

After replacing the drone’s battery and confirming the direction, he stepped lightly and continued at a steady pace toward Yuejing, constantly refining and nourishing his meridians with inner energy.

Seven days later,

Jiang Ding glanced in the direction of Yuejing, but instead of heading there, he walked straight toward a Little Mountain to the east.

Unlike cultivators,

Martial arts schools rely heavily on densely populated areas as their base, using them to collect the large amounts of meat, medicinal ingredients, and disciples with excellent aptitude necessary for martial training.

Any sect that strays too far from bustling places will rapidly decline within a decade or so.

Around Yuejing, there are martial arts sects of varying sizes.

Among the most famous places, naturally includes the Jindao School’s gate on Jindaoshan Mountain.

Jindaoshan Mountain!

That’s where he had stored his Taiqing Spirit Iron.