Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Class, cultivation.

Cultivation, class.

The life of the Cultivation Department was just like this, monotonous and uniform.

Jiang Ding didn’t find it tedious.

The day-to-day progress in strength, the deeper insights gained from each cultivation session, the new knowledge of cultivation methods learned every day, the breakthroughs in cultivation, all kept him excited.

Time hurried by, and before he realized it, two years had passed.

Extremely swiftly, as if it were just a few sessions of cultivation, nothing happened, and then, in the blink of an eye, it was over.

”Twenty years of cultivation...”

Under the blue-gold large tree, Jiang Ding opened his eyes, and the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi and Great Sun Essence that had gathered in the shade slowly dissipated.

A few months ago, the senior year grades of the Cultivation Department had already been announced, and his grades were unquestionably the best of his year, earning him the sole spot for assured postgraduate recommendation, which he used to choose Professor Zhang Junsheng’s Daylight Relic Rescue Excavation Major.

Compared to other students who had been traveling around to various top colleges and universities in the past few months, taking exams, attending summer camps, and connecting with professors in various scientific research directions of the Immortal Path,

he was undoubtedly much more comfortable and at ease.

He had not left the house at all.

However, once six or seven months went by, and matters of postgraduate entrance exams were more or less settled, the graduates could finally return to school to handle the graduation procedures... and also incidentally see their classmates of twenty years for one last time before they parted ways.

After that, unless they shared an extremely deep connection, it was likely the last time they would ever meet in this lifetime.

The blue-gold large tree shrank and turned into a foot-long Flying Sword, which flew into his sleeve.

Jiang Ding turned into a grey-blue Escaping Light and flew towards the sky.

His speed hadn’t changed at all.

The ”Minor Magnet Light Escape Art” was still at an early stage of accomplishment, at least a dozen more years away from reaching perfection.

”I need the Electromagnetic Sword Escape.”

Another thought emerged in Jiang Ding’s mind.

Sword Escaping could rely on the Flying Sword to enhance one’s escaping speed; the stronger the Flying Sword, the faster the speed.

With the dominant power of the Taiqing Flying Sword at the same stage, the speed could potentially double when it is just at the early stage.

Various colored Escaping Lights gradually converged, flying together towards the direction of the grand auditorium.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent,

lacking the chatter of the past.

”How did the postgraduate exams go?”

Jiang Ding quietly asked, using Divine Sense to transmit his voice and break the silence.

”Not bad, I was successfully accepted into our school’s Array Spirit Computation postgraduate program.”

An Siyan’s spirits were somewhat lifted: ”My supervisor will be Immortal Shuling. Even though it’s just a split part of him that remains at our school, I’ve asked the seniors who graduated before me, and they all say that Immortal Shuling is quite good, both personally and academically.”

”Same here, I got into the postgraduate program for command at our school.”

Jin Lingfeng pursed her lips: ”I even had a fight with my mom over it. She had originally arranged for me to be a graduate student at Beidou University, but I don’t know anybody there, and to be there for eighty years would be so boring.”

”Even though Qingfeng University’s command direction is a bit weaker than Beidou’s, my instruction here will certainly be comprehensive, and there are advantages in pure theoretical research.”

”Congratulations.”

Jiang Ding nodded.

This year, the Qingfeng University Cultivation Department only admitted five master’s program students, and they neatly secured two of the spots, their talent and learning abilities surely placing them in the top ten ranks of the undergraduate students of the class of 11127.

A total of 108 Escaping Lights neatly entered the grand auditorium.

Instinctively looking in a certain direction.

An Tuzi and the three exchange students from the Five Elements Heavenly Sect were still there.

As graduation approached and they were about to leave this place to return to the Five Elements Heavenly Sect, he seemed in good spirits, even taking the leisure to nod in greeting, and he said with a hint of regret, ”Dari Swordsman, as we part ways, who knows how many years will pass before we can meet again.”

”The road to longevity is long, there will inevitably be opportunities.”

Jiang Ding replied subconsciously.

”...”

An Tuzi’s expression stiffened.

As graduation approaches, can’t you say something more pleasant?

”Opportunity? Indeed, it’s possible there might be one.”

An Tuzi fell into deep thought and after a long while, replied again, ”At the peak of the Golden Pill, will you go to the Yin and Yang Void to search for a Nascent Soul Opportunity? If there is one, you and I could consider joining forces.”

”The Yin and Yang Void?”

This was the second time Jiang Ding had heard this term, and he connected to the Central Array Spirit Computer to search for it.

[Yin and Yang Void: Among the outer domains, a cosmic phenomenon born every three thousand years, resembles a Small World but contains no land or sky, only many islands. Only power at the Gold Pill Level is allowed entry, and it produces a certain amount of Yin and Yang energy, greatly aiding the coagulation of the Nascent Soul.

Two hundred years after its birth, the Yin and Yang Void will collapse, dispersing into the universe]

[Next appearance time: Three hundred and seventy-two years later]

[The Nine Great Immortal Sects will each invest hundreds of Golden Pill Monks along with their Taoist disciples and True Disciples to enter and fight for the Nascent Soul Opportunity. If an Immortal Sect can dominate the competition and exterminate many disciples of other Immortal Sects, it will usher in a powerful era in the next three thousand years.]

[Xianmen Sect occupies a corner of the domain and can also enter, with thirty spots available each year. However, they do not send elites but adopt a self-registration approach. Very few from Xianmen attain the Nascent Soul Opportunity in the Yin and Yang Void every three thousand years.]

’Why not send the elites?’ Jiang Ding was taken aback.

He then realized.

Thirty people, even if all Golden Pill Cultivators, would still be too few for Xianmen Sect!

Entering would mean being crushed and slaughtered by cultivators of the same rank from the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

Xianmen cultivators are notoriously weak in individual combat among the Immortal Sects.

It would be much better if they could send in tens or even hundreds of thousands of middle and low-rank cultivators.

”The time is too long, I do not know.”

Jiang Ding said.

”If you are interested, we can join forces then,” An Tuzi said, unfazed by the response, ”Once we achieve battle results, the fortune of our sects for the next three thousand years will be different.”

About to leave the stronghold of his opponent’s home base, a towering confidence typical of a Taoist of Five Elements began to emerge within him, showing no particular fear of a fellow peer.

Inside the grand auditorium, all the teachers and the principal were already waiting, at least their avatars were present.

”The graduation ceremony, officially begins!”

For cultivators, the ceremony was relatively simple. After Principal Immortal Dinghai’s avatar delivered a brief speech, the ceremony commenced immediately.

”First, student An Tuzi is invited on stage to receive his diploma, degree certificates, and bachelor’s robe.”

”Disciple here!”

An Tuzi’s expression turned solemn.

He walked onto the stage step by step, received his diploma from Immortal Dinghai’s hands, as well as a navy blue bachelor’s robe with a gray collar, and a bachelor’s cap—all of which were Supreme Magic Tools that he could wear immediately after a slight refining with Divine Sense and Mana.

”Thank you, my esteemed mentors, for nurturing me all these years.”

He bowed deeply to Immortal Dinghai, filled with gratitude.

Although their stances differed, during these twenty years, Immortal Dinghai’s instruction had been without any reserve. His teachings had laid a solid foundation at the start of his Immortal Path, which would greatly benefit his future.

”You are too kind, An student. I’m merely performing my duties as a teacher. I wish you a long and flourishing path as an immortal, and may you become an immortal yourself in the years to come,” Immortal Dinghai said with a smile. He adjusted the green tassel on An Tuzi’s cap, indicating an upward path like that of a fast-rising immortal.

”Second, student Jiang Ding, please come to the stage...”

The ceremony proceeded orderly, with students one by one receiving their diplomas and the outfit for a Bachelor in Immortal Dao Studies, along with the best and sincerest blessings of their mentors.

”Cheese!”

A photo was taken.

Bachelor caps in the air, teachers and students all with broad smiles, cheering and jumping for joy.

From the end of the college entrance exam at sixteen in the year 11127,

A twenty-year journey of study and cultivation came to an end.