Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

”You were beaten up?”

Jiang Ding was taken aback.

”It’s nothing, just some minor issues, I’ll talk about them when my cultivation base has advanced further.”

”Let’s continue the Great Sun Golden Core Secret Method.”

Zhang Junsheng waved his hand, ”With the help of many, a basic framework has been sorted out. It’s probably not as simple as we thought before, I was too optimistic in the beginning.”

”How exactly?”

Jiang Ding felt a sinking feeling in his heart, but still spoke calmly.

He had anticipated such a worst-case scenario before.

The achievements of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion in the Sword Dao were already at the pinnacle of this domain, and it was very likely that future research in the Sword Dao would become extremely difficult.

At that time, the only option might be to obtain another divine level of war merit, enter the Sleeping Hidden Realm, and wait for hundreds or thousands of years for a breakthrough in the research.

If there was no breakthrough after a thousand years, they would have to seek help from the Great Sun Sect.

”The Golden Pill is a preliminary fusion of the human cultivator’s spirit, fragile beyond measure.”

”The approach of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion is to slash the Heavenly Thunder with a flying sword during tribulation, saving just a little, to draw the Heavenly Thunder into one’s own Golden Pill, utilizing the destructive and creation-cultivating force of the Heavenly Thunder to melt one’s Golden Pill, to fully merge into the flying sword, integrating the cultivator’s spirit completely with their Life Flying Sword.”

”After that, not only does the power of the flying sword greatly increase, the quality of the flying sword and the cultivation base will form a tightly interconnected relationship, where the growth of one will lead to the rapid development of the other.”

”However, the human’s Golden Pill is too fragile. A slight misstep could result in death from the Heavenly Thunder, even for a Dari Swordsman. In the early days of the inheritance of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, ninety-nine percent of people perished at this juncture, despite their astonishing sword potential.”

”Because of this, the ancestors of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion built the Great Sun Heavenly Pond.”

Zhang Junsheng spoke slowly, ”Every thousand years within the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, a wisp of Great Sun Soul Flame is born, which can protect the Divine Soul and Mana from extinction. As long as the power of the Great Sun Soul Flame is not exhausted, even if the Golden Pill shatters, the Sword Master will not die and can recast the Golden Pill in the shortest time possible.”

”This is why many say that the Great Sun Sword Pavilion is not just a cultivation method, but a culmination and legacy of the successive generations of Great Sun Sword Cultivators, manifested in various aspects.”

”Great Sun Sword Pavilion has fallen, relying on just a cultivation method, it’s impossible to recreate the glory of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion.”

”Is that so?”

Thinking of the Great Sun Sect’s imitation of the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, Jiang Ding asked, ”Teacher, is there a remedy?”

”There is.”

Zhang Junsheng did not keep him in suspense.

”Back then, the Great Sun Heavenly Pond of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion was shattered by the Forbidden Nuclear Weapons of the Xianmen Sect, and the remnants fell into the Half-space Layer. According to my years of research, there should still be an environment in there capable of birthing the Great Sun Soul Flame.”

”You better take a trip there, assist the Xianmen Sect in recovering this broken Heavenly Pond. This broken Heavenly Pond has formed a secret realm, now only Sword Cultivators who have received the inheritance of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion can enter, or it will shatter easily.”

”If you can advance to the Divinity Transformation or Nascent Soul stage in the future, after paying a significant amount of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure to the Xianmen Sect, you might consider using this to craft the engine core for the Air-Space Mothership.”

”Eighty years from now is when the Great Sun Heavenly Pond will open.”

”By the way, supported by the Eight Great Immortal Sects, the Taiyin Sword Sect has received part of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion’s inheritance; they might also enter there. Don’t worry, they will at most be at the Foundation Establishment stage.”

”The Taiyin Sword Sect?”

Jiang Ding mused to himself, recalling this relatively young sect.

It was born three thousand years ago when the Eight Great Immortal Sects unevenly divided the spoils left by the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, nearly igniting a great war before reluctantly arriving at a compromise.

It also served to contain the actions of the Xianmen Sect.

”Inside the Taiyin Sword Sect, there are nine branches in total. It’s less like a sect and more like an organization formed by the union of the Sword Cultivators from the Eight Great Immortal Sects and the remnants of the Great Sun,” Zhang Junsheng informed him with more detailed information.

”Sword Cultivators of the Eight Great Immortal Sects start their cultivation within their own sects and only temporarily leave their sects to join the Taiyin Sword Sect at certain stages of their cultivation to train as Taiyin Sword Sect Swordsmen. Many of the things left behind by the Great Sun Sword Pavilion can only be used by Sword Cultivators.”

”Within the nine branches, brutal battles often erupt over the scramble for benefits, it can be seen as a platform for both cooperation and competition within the Eight Great Immortal Sects.”

”Do the Sword Cultivators of the Five Elements Heavenly Sect also participate?”

Jiang Ding asked.

He wondered if An Tuzi would enter.

The Five Elements Dao Body, even if one does not specialize in the Sword Dao, with a bit of time spent, I suppose it should also be possible to meet the basic requirements to enter the Great Sun Heavenly Pond.

”Indeed, it’s possible.”

Zhang Junsheng knew what he was thinking, ”This is an ally, if the other party doesn’t initiate an attack, it’s best not to kill them openly and honestly, try to cover it up a bit.”

”If we can obtain the Great Sun Soul Flame, the odds of successfully forming a Golden Core could increase significantly.”

”Even if we can’t, I also have a backup method in the works. The final result will fall short by quite a bit, but it’s still usable, though the chance of Core Formation would be lower.”

”Additionally, there’s a high probability that the Taiyin Swordsman will appear.”

”She is the Swordsman presented by the Green Wood Immortal Sect, one of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, and has also received part of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion’s heritage.”

”We might consider obtaining the Great Sun heritage we lack from her.”

Zhang Junsheng smirked mischievously, ”If possible, we could just kidnap her to Xianmen Sect. The Green Wood Immortal Sect excels in cultivating various Spiritual Plants and Elixirs, and they tend to have a relatively mild temperament. They might not set restrictions on her Divine Soul, and even if they do, they might not detonate them immediately.”

”The Green Wood Immortal Sect has many things that Xianmen needs.”

”We’ll see about that.”

Jiang Ding shook his head and closed the communication.

He closed his eyes and entered the state of cultivation.

When he opened his eyes,

The sky had already darkened a bit.

”The boy’s family seems quite decent—scholars from generation to generation, both parents are university professors...”

The voice of his aunt from outside, accompanied by his uncle and grandmother, and the occasionally shy frolicking of Jiang Yuan, suggested a joyous atmosphere for the whole family.

The door opened.

”Dingding, this is for you.”

Grandma handed Jiang Ding a piece of wedding candy.

”No need to cook dinner.”

Mom and the aunts packed a portion of the banquet, placing various dishes like Stir-Fried Lettuce and Meat, soup, cold dishes, and a lot more on the dining table in the hall.

”Okay.”

Jiang Ding couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

As long as he has Spiritual Energy, he doesn’t need to eat at all.

Although that’s the case, he still picked up the chopsticks and tried every dish.

The taste might not be as good as his own cooking, but it’s still quite satisfactory. The boy’s family has been meticulous in every aspect.

”When is Xiaoyuan’s wedding date set?”

He asked while eating.

”One year from now, it’s the same day as tomorrow,” Lin Wanqiu said with anticipation, ”We’ve had someone calculate it, and that day is a very auspicious day, suitable for weddings and for travel.”

”All the relatives and friends have been notified, and we’ve discussed the various ceremonies and arrangements with the family down south,” added the aunt.

In these matters, the female elders all seemed to know what they were doing.

Jiang Yuan’s face was entirely flushed as she hid in Lin Wanqiu’s embrace, overwhelmed with shyness.

”The same day next year, huh?”

Jiang Ding’s chopsticks paused slightly.

Looking at Jiang Yuan, he vaguely remembered that little girl who always tried to pilfer his lunch money with her lazy and carefree attitude.

And it seemed, in that instant.

She had changed from a little girl into an adult.