Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

”Xiahou, it’s been a long time since we last met.”

”How have you been?”

Jiang Ding looked at the figure surrounded by many army formations, his face breaking into a smile, his demeanor extremely warm and exceedingly polite.

He attempted to establish a rapport.

To buy time, waiting for the arrival of the Third Army Group led by Jin Lingfeng.

Hum! Hum hum!

The Taiqing Flying Sword vibrated excitedly without stopping, conveying feelings of extreme joy, much happier than seeing Immortal Li Han.

The bombing sound of the armor-piercing shells and the roaring of the Golden Pill battle magic continued without pause.

”Great Sun Swordsman!”

Xia Houding sneered coldly, ”Ambushing from the shadows is hardly the act of a sword cultivator; I wonder if your Sword Heart has wavered?”

His Divine Sense swept over, closely observing the young man in green before him.

This was not a groundless suspicion.

Many sword cultivators, no, the vast majority of them, advocate for an upfront battle, no matter the enemy. It is their creed.

It is not a matter of foolishness.

Sword cultivators place extreme emphasis on Sword Intent; without it, a sword cultivator is nothing.

Without Sword Intent, a magic cultivator of the same rank could easily kill them with a barrier-raising magic tool and a casual spell.

Thus, they deliberately put themselves in such perilous situations, exposing their weaknesses to the enemy, to strengthen their convictions and hone their Sword Intent, forcing themselves to crazily enhance their Flying Swords and Sword Intent.

Fail to improve, and die!

Those who survive will certainly have Sword Intent.

This is the valuable experience passed down through the years by the Great Sun Sword Pavilion. In this mode, the probability of producing Sword Intent sword cultivators is much higher.

Aside from losing many disciples along the way, there are no drawbacks.

Of course, the sword cultivators at the pinnacle of the Sword Pavilion naturally don’t care about such things.

Sword cultivators without Sword Intent are not their kin. If they die, they die; so long as the Small World persists, disciples will continue to emerge endlessly.

”Sword Intent wavering?”

Jiang Ding looked baffled, ”It enjoys this kind of combat very much. I wanted to fight honorably, but alas, the Flying Sword does not permit it; there’s no other way, I am truly sorry.”

”How about this, the two of us leave the army and have an honorable duel outside the battlefield?”

The Foundation-building cultivators of Xuanwu Tiangong looked at their Sword Pavilion counterpart, hoping.

A Great Sun Swordsman is formidable enough, but one who likes to ambush puts even greater pressure on them.

If they could lure him away, they would naturally feel much safer.

”Die!”

Seeing he couldn’t shake the opponent’s Sword Intent, Xia Houding wasted no more precious time.

He was not a sword cultivator; he’d be a fool to give up his advantage for a one-on-one duel, even though he was not afraid.

With a flick of his finger, the Six-Legged Golden Cauldron radiated golden light, expanding to the size of a mountain. It laid out a thick, wall-like layer of gold light, spreading a heavy pressure imbued with an immense force, smashing down toward the young man in green far away.

More than that, within the golden light, a sense of Vajra, of indestructibility, spread out, much stronger than the reserve Taoist disciple Li Han.

”Magic Intention slightly accomplished.”

Jiang Ding finally understood why the Taiqing Flying Sword was so excited.

You need to know, until now, his Sword Intent has just begun to take shape, and in this respect, it is somewhat lacking.

Certainly, it is also because of the excessively high rank of Sword Intent of Destruction, which belongs to one of the very top ranks of Sword Intent in the Great Sun Sword Pavilion.

”How many elites and heroes there are in the world.”

He exclaimed in admiration.

The spiritual energy kill matrix dotted line matrix pattern spread across ten kilometers, and a Blue-Gold interwoven Flying Sword emerged from within, broadcasting an aura of Law-Breaking and Elimination Method far and wide.

The Divine Souls of the many Foundation-building cultivators of Xuanwu Tiangong trembled.

Boom!

Within the thunderous roar of the air explosion, the Bluegold Flying Sword disappeared from the Divine Sense of all cultivators.

”Where is it?”

Many Foundation-building cultivators felt panic in their hearts and had to use a good deal of mana to strengthen their defenses, remaining vigilant, as the Armor-piercing Shell Group caused a resounding blast, making the battle formation waver.

The Flying Sword reappeared,

Bluegold like the blazing sun, it shot straight toward the mountain-like Six-legged Golden Cauldron!

Despite the great disparity in size, like comparing a mountain of gold and iron to a flying bird, their momentum did not differ, with each grand radiance occupying half of the sky.

Clang!

Sparks flew, and the terrifying soundwaves spread in all directions, instantly shattering the clouds in the tens of kilometers of the sky, forcing all the Foundation-building cultivators to seal their eardrums with mana, unwilling to resist looking up into the sky.

The spiritual light of the Bluegold and the Gold light of the Indestructible Vajra dispersed each other.

Then came a tooth-achingly grating sound of metal being torn apart as a deep fissure appeared on the metallic mountain, dimming the indestructible Gold light significantly.

”Impossible!”

Xia Houding’s expression was shaken, hardly able to believe the outcome.

In terms of realm, Peak of Foundation Building corresponds to the Latter Stage of Foundation Building.

Having remained at this rank for over sixty years, his mana had been refined to the point where no further progress was possible. Were he to leave this Small World, he could instantly trigger the Heavenly Tribulation to form a Golden Core Pill, and it was certain to be a high-quality Golden Pill.

His Magic Intention, minor achievement, far exceeded the Sword Intent of the opponent.

And his Vajra Dharma Intention was among the top ranks of Sword Intent at the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace. Although not the strongest, it was on the same level.

In terms of mana purity, he was half a rank higher than the opponent’s Jing-level Cultivation Method.

With so many advantages accumulated, there should have been an overwhelming torrent, crushing everything – and this was the reason for his absolute confidence.

But why, in an actual fight,

whether in a clash of Magic Intention or Magic Tools, was he in a clear disadvantage?

”Those incompetents from the Heavenly Palace...”

Xia Houding thought of something, his expression ugly as mana surged into the Golden Cauldron.

Hazy Gold light spread from the mouth of the cauldron, chaos pervading.

One after another, golden lances, swords, and sabers formed inside the cauldron, flew out, and took their positions in the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, forming a vast and complex Army Formation, carrying an innate edge sharp enough to slay several Golden Pill cultivators, and attacked the sky.

”A bit weak, Xiahou,”

Jiang Ding laughed heartily.

The Sword Intent of Destruction suppressed all directions, amplified by the Law-Breaking Immortal Gold and a Divine Soul four times that of a similar rank.

The Vajra Dharma Intention, although minorly accomplished, was outmatched in the confrontation of Sword Intent and Magic Intention, causing a sudden increase in the pressure on the Divine Souls of many Xuanwu Heavenly Palace Foundation-building cultivators.

Boom!

The Magnetic Field Spirit Power Gathering Formation Array Patterns intertwined as the Taiqing Flying Sword disappeared from Divine Sense.

When it reappeared, the body of the Bluegold Sword was sharply brilliant, effortlessly slicing through several imposing golden weapons like lances and sabers, cutting them in half and causing them to dissolve into spiritual light.

Then it pierced through the thick Gold light shield with a burst of sparks. Amidst a creaking sound, it left a deep gash on one side of the Six-legged Golden Cauldron.

The Sword Intent of Destruction poured into it, fine strands of it eroding all of the Magic Tool Array Patterns it came across, causing the spiritual light of the cauldron to dim once more.

”Magic Tool Embryo!”

Xia Houding gritted his teeth.

In terms of materials for the Magic Tool Embryo, he was far inferior to his opponent!

Moreover, with the addition of the Law-Breaking Immortal Gold, a material known for countering magic, despite the small difference in strength, the actual combat was nearly one-sided.

A chill arose in his heart.

If he were to encounter this alone in the outside world, his chances of survival would be incredibly slim.