Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

”Set out immediately.”

Ouyang Hui’s smile faded, and she commanded sternly, ”Deal with any person or creature that tries to destabilize the foremost order of the Xianmen Sect, eliminate all unstable elements in the bud!”

”Yes!”

Jiang Ding, Jin Lingfeng, and everyone else rose to their feet at the same time, heels together, standing erect, saluting the teacher at the center in a uniform military fashion.

This was purely an instinctive reaction.

Every Foundation-building cultivator heard the murderous intent in their usually smiling teacher’s words, as if on a battlefield, facing a military officer full of wrath.

Streams of Escape Light shot out, flying straight towards the airport, with Array Patterns spreading between them, quickly forming a cohesive unit; although they were merely a group of Foundation-building cultivators, to outsiders, they exuded the distinct aura of Golden Pill Monks.

Even wielding cold weapons, they could form an array that possessed the combat power of a Golden Pill!

”If only I had one of these guys...”

Jiang Ding felt envious to himself.

If one of his maids could reach such a level, he could completely hand over the command of the Taoist Soldiers to her, and within a few decades, it would become a Golden Pill level combat group.

For these people to serve as soldiers of the Air-Space Camp was actually a colossal waste; it was not their main job.

Their main job was to command the Foundation-building cultivators from second and third-tier colleges, where one person could be the commander of an entire Air-Space Group, outfitting them with subordinates and Air-Space Warplanes, able to be utilized as individual Middle Jindan Stage combat forces.

Of course, obtaining them was wishful thinking.

Each of these individuals was of the topmost scholar stature within the Xianmen Sect, and not even those with a Sky Spiritual Root could compare to them, let alone the fact that they received the best cultivation training from the Xianmen Sect; they were beyond the reach of a minor power.

In the distant sky, Air-Space Warplanes flew towards them, each landing in front of a Foundation-building cultivator and merging with them into one entity.

”We are now forming the temporary journey of ideological and moral practice...”

The voice of the Array Spirit rang out.

”Voting in progress...”

”95.4%”

”Jiang Ding has been elected as the leader of this temporary journey of ideological and moral practice.”

”Me?”

Jiang Ding was taken aback: ”My command of Army Formations is somewhat lacking...”

”Who else if not you?”

Jin Lingfeng said sourly, ”You achieved Divinity Transformation level military accomplishments during the Foundation Building Period, and in the Huangtong Small World, you also allowed many classmates to share in the military accomplishments, making their cultivation for the next several decades much easier.

Although they are all proud and don’t say it, they are still very grateful in their hearts.”

”Furthermore, tactically speaking, since the number of Air-Space Groups has not reached several tens, we need you as the core for combat,” An Siyan added.

She never took a leading officer role and had no particular thoughts about this appointment, happy to see it happen.

”Call a meeting of the journey committee.”

Once confirmed, Jiang Ding was not unfamiliar with the whole process and quickly dealt with various matters: ”I propose Jin Lingfeng as the deputy leader of the temporary Air-Space Journey, and An Siyan as the chief of staff.”

This was based on personal trust; he wouldn’t be commanding the troops in battle and needed trusted people to cooperate.

”I propose Huang Yan as the leader of the first group, I propose...”

Following this, he proceeded according to the Array Spirit’s recommendations, appointing each classmate based on their achievements and past military accomplishments, no longer personally intervening in the arrangements of commanders at all levels.

Many classmates who initially looked surprised now relaxed their expressions.

”Based on achievements, the second in command should be me...”

Huang Yan muttered under his breath. Seeing people glance his way, he quickly shut his mouth, looking straight ahead.

”Set out,” Jiang Ding said indifferently.

”Yes!”

More than two hundred Air-Space Warplanes traced white streaks across the sky, killing towards the center of Xiandu, the Tianfang Floating Island belonging to the Tianfang Group, in sharp sonic booms along straight trajectories.

All sorts of vehicles and Cultivators’ Escape Lights hurriedly dodged to the side, watching the group of Air-Space Warplanes fly past with solemn expressions.

”A military task?”

”An internal military task in Xiandu, when has this happened in so many years?”

A Golden Pill Monk muttered to himself, thinking of something.

Inside the Air-Space Journey.

”This is the detailed information for this mission.”

The staff chief An Siyan sent everyone a pile of documents, explaining, ”In simple terms, the Tianfang Group and Liu’s Military Industry are in direct competition over certain components in Air-Space Warplanes and Air-Space Warships.

For nearly a thousand years, they have been evenly matched, with Liu’s Military Industry sometimes even gaining an overwhelming advantage and almost pushing the Tianfang Group out of the industry.”

”However, in the past few hundred years, the R&D capability of the Tianfang Group has suddenly improved significantly, turning the tables on Liu’s Military Industry, with their advantage gradually accumulating; in recent years, they have nearly eliminated Liu’s Military Industry from the industry altogether.”

”This shouldn’t be anything noteworthy—the competition between companies is encouraged by the Xianmen Sect, and the market frequently experiences the survival of the fittest, with companies that have a history of hundreds or thousands of years collapsing, and new ones growing rapidly due to some technology.”

”But then, Liu’s Military Industry suddenly accused the Tianfang Group of unfair competition, potentially violating the first law of the Xianmen Sect, and they even presented corresponding evidence, ruling out slander.”

”The matter even alarmed The Supreme Court of the Fairy Gate, with many Nascent Soul Monks paying attention to it.”

As for deploying student soldiers, some might view it as a trifling issue?

No, this isn’t an organization of mere mortals.

In essence, they represent one of the Xianmen Sect’s pillars of combat strength below the level of Nascent Soul and are much stronger than the Xiandu police force; it is a common practice to call upon graduate and undergraduate students for various major events.

After all, despite being students, they are actually decades or even hundreds of years old, and calling any one of them ’Grandpa’ would most likely not be incorrect to an ordinary person.

In the distant sky, a similar number of more than two hundred Air-Space Warplanes approached head-on, and Air-Space Warplanes with relatively weaker auras flew in from all directions, gathering here.

”Report, Big Dipper University’s Air-Space Journey requests to join the ranks!”

Liu Mei, in the latter stage of Foundation Building, appeared before the officers of the regimental level and higher.

Her Cultivation Base was at the Latter Stage of Foundation Building, and her Formation Dao skills seemed to have improved significantly, surpassing many senior students and becoming the commander of the Big Dipper University Air-Space Journey.

”Welcome.”

Jiang Ding nodded.

According to the battle plan, a troop of Air-Space Masters would be deployed to supervise the investigation involving the first law of the Xianmen Sect.

”Yes, sir!”

Liu Mei saluted and led her troops to blend into the Big Dipper University Army Formation, then let go of her serious expression and lamented, ”Such operations used to be initiated by us at Big Dipper University, at the very heart of the core. Why has it become like this now?”

At her words, many laughed.

Big Dipper University is the most outstanding military academy of the Xianmen Sect, where the best commanders are often born, but the situation seems to have changed nowadays.

”What, you’re not convinced?”

Jin Lingfeng was very familiar with her, having been playmates in primary and secondary school, and boasted proudly, ”Rallying with the Dari Swordsman, we could easily beat all of you up.”

”Don’t add yourself in without permission, we could win regardless.”

Liu Mei rolled her eyes.

”Ha ha!”

A group of students laughed heartily, and the estrangement from not seeing each other for many years vanished into thin air.

”Purple Gold University’s Air-Space Camp reports for duty, requesting to join the ranks!”

”Changbai University’s Air-Space Camp…”

”Mulan University’s Air-Space Camp…”

”…”

One after another, Air-Space Camps flew from afar and joined in, eventually forming a division-sized force consisting of six Journeys, eighteen Groups, and fifty-four Camps, descending upon Tianfang Group’s Floating Island, completely surrounding it.