Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

In a hidden underground location of the Black Snow Prairie,

Jiang Ding reappeared, closing his eyes slightly to assimilate the experiences of his avatar over the years.

”The Hei Clan has completely lost control over more than ninety percent of the territory of the Black Snow Prairie.”

”Divine Crow Immortal went out to slaughter once, but it was futile and failed to restore the original ruling status. Hei Chengwu and over a dozen direct lineage Golden Pill Monks dare not leave the Beast Spirit Immortal City; they are extremely afraid of death.”

”I was not there at the time.”

Jiang Ding felt a tinge of regret as he continued to absorb the memories.

”One of the key reasons for the Hei Clan’s loss of control is that Hei Louxi and other collateral Golden Pills, along with at least tens of thousands of collateral Foundation-building cultivators and millions of Qi Practitioners from the collateral line, completely abandoned their loyalty to the Hei Clan. They changed their surnames, sought allegiance elsewhere, and refused to pay blood taxes or any other tax to the direct lineage.”

”It seems that the collateral line of the Hei Clan is truly heartbroken.”

”In addition, with the already-existing massive force of Loose Cultivators, ninety percent of the Black Snow Prairie has slipped from the control of the Beast Spirit Immortal City, with no cultivators paying any taxes.”

”Those who lived in these regions from the Hei Clan’s direct lineage, whether they were Golden Pill, Foundation-building, Qi Practitioners, or even mortals, were all subjected to retributive slaughter by the collateral line and Loose Cultivators. The death toll reached the billions, with bones piling high and corpses strewn across the fields.”

Jiang Ding took in a sharp breath.

The collateral line Golden Pills of the Hei Clan were not unprepared; they delivered a ruthless blow to the self-proclaimed completely in control Divine Crow Immortal and the Iron Family.

Such devastating losses and root-exterminating massacres caused the direct lineage of the Hei Clan to lose most of its foundation in an instant.

No matter how powerful Golden Pill and Nascent Soul Monks are, they need reserve talents, requiring selections and nurturing of future powerhouses from among mortals and low-ranking cultivators.

This kind of annihilation would indeed lead to a massive gap in the Hei Clan.

Even in a completely stable environment, mortals need at least a hundred years to recover their numbers, as do Qi Practitioners. Foundation-building cultivators typically need two hundred years to have a chance at a breakthrough, and Golden Pill Monks need at least five hundred years to possibly advance to Nascent Soul.

In the cultivation world, the highest order decides everything.

That is to say, if the dozen or so Golden Pill Monks like Hei Chengwu are incompetent, the Hei Clan will face at least five hundred years of talent gap!

Divine Crow Immortal became famous very early, but how much Life Energy does he have left?

”Ha,”

”Hahaha...”

Jiang Ding suddenly burst into laughter.

”Divine Crow Old Man, you destroyed my Tushan Immortal City, forced me to spend so many years in poverty, such is the will of heaven, indeed!”

Is there any chance for Hei Chengwu, the most talented among the current direct lineage of the Hei Clan, to achieve Nascent Soul?

No.

Because he’s about to die.

Twenty-five years ago, in Tushan Immortal City, it was destined that only a Nascent Soul close to that of Taoist disciples could detect the Concealment capabilities similar to Taiyin Sword Intent with just a glance; the rest are far too inferior.

In other eras, the fall of the Hei Clan might not have been guaranteed even without a Nascent Soul.

Within the Righteous and Demonic Alliance, there are mechanisms for mutual aid among the twenty-eight families. When one family does not produce a Nascent Soul in its generation, other families will provide assistance to help it through difficult times. At most, they give up a large amount of interests, as helping others is helping oneself.

All coming from the same ancestor, the extermination of a clan would not happen. Any family daring to cross the line would instantly incur an attack from the Iron Family and numerous other families, paying a heavy price and gaining nothing.

However, the Northern Plains now are not the Northern Plains of the past.

More than a dozen families of the Northern Plains have been exterminated by the Great Sun Sect. The front lines of the Righteous and Demonic Alliance are still arrayed against the Great Sun Sword Sect and the Great Sun Sect, with many Nascent Soul Monks needed to hold their positions.

With their own homes lacking extra strength, who would care about the distant Hei Clan?

That is to say, the doom of the Hei Clan has already been sealed.

There is no need for me to take action; within three to five hundred years, they will perish from internal strife and external threats!

”What a pity, I am but a sixteen-year-old youth, in the prime of life; I cannot wait for such a long time.”

Jiang Ding felt somewhat regretful.

He continued reading.

”Blood Cloud, in alliance with Hei Louxi of the Hei Clan’s collateral lineage, under the introduction of her brother Hei Loucheng, has officially taken charge of the Blood Cloud Eighteen Knights. Bringing with her all the remaining Golden Pill Monks of the Hei Clan’s collateral lineage, along with tens of thousands of Foundation-building cultivators and even more Qi Practitioners from the same lineage, the strength of the Blood Cloud Eighteen Knights has surged.”

”These Hei Clan cultivators from the collateral lineage have been trained in Formation Methods from a young age, and the education in the Immortal Path they received is likewise superior, far exceeding that of fellow Loose Cultivators of the same rank.”

”A large number of Hei Clan’s collateral lineage cultivators joining forces, the Blood Cloud Eighteen Knights... now they should be called the Blood King Army, bolstered by Formation Methods, have already begun to possess the ability to contend with Nascent Soul Monks.”

”They are preparing to conduct a ritual to the heavens to gather the Dragon Qi of the Northern Plains and raise an army.”

Jiang Ding stood up, a hint of killing intent blossoming.

”A ritual to the heavens will certainly be a grandiose event, time-consuming, Divine Crow Immortal will show up, this is a great opportunity.”

Of course, he had no intention of helping Blood Cloud and the others.

Because he needed to silence them.

All those who had seen him in action, it would be best to silence them, especially those who had been exposed to the methods of the Xianmen Sect—it was a matter of life and death.

For their own well-being, it’s best not to interfere, lest he brings harm upon them.

Merging with the Taiqing Flying Sword, without reliance on any teleportation Formation, Jiang Ding’s Sword-light pierced through space and vanished from sight.

Concealing his form, he used the Magnetic Space Flash, which had reached a high level of proficiency through years of refinement by the Elaborate Method Spiritual Puppet, speeding off into the distance.

Several months later,

He arrived at a mortal city that he had not seen for a long time.

Jiang Ding’s Divine Sense swept across below, revealing a trace of a smile.

”Very well, this is indeed the place.”

The lofty city, towering dozens of feet high, made entirely of a kind of obsidian, seamlessly constructed, appeared to be built through the heaven-reaching Mana by a great Hei Clan cultivator for his mortal descendants.

This place was the center for the Hei Clan’s mortals, the He Family Khan Court.

The ultimate sacred land in the hearts of countless millions of people from the Black Snow Prairie.

Legend has it that this place enjoys eternal spring, flocks of sheep and cows roam freely, wine and milk flow like rivers; it is a paradise on Earth, accessible only to the direct descendants of Longevity Heaven.

Now, the paradise has turned into hell.

Blood flows into rivers, bones fill the fields, the once high and mighty nobility of the prairie lie dead by the road like pigs and dogs, their bones discarded carelessly, to be trampled on by passing soldiers clad in blood-stained armor.

Jiang Ding’s gaze swept around.

Here, had gathered hundreds of thousands of people.

Among them were mortals, Qi Practitioners, Foundation-building cultivators, and a large number of Golden Pill Monks, totalling over three hundred. Many he had seen before in the Luoxu Clan, now entrusted with great responsibilities, commanding vast armies.

Flags fluttered like clouds, blood qi turned the sea red, and militant spirit soared to the skies!

Everywhere was in order, commands were clear and strict, Qi Practitioners, Foundation-building cultivators, and Golden Pill Monks each held Array Flags, spread out in all directions, Array Patterns filled the air, earth-shattering.

At the very center, surrounded by soldiers, Blood Cloud wore a Python Robe, offered incense, and worshipped.

”Great Ancestor Shuoyang, your descendant He Liuyun now prays to Longevity Heaven... to raise an army to stabilize the world, secure the four corners, to take over the Court’s Blessed Land, to continue the legacy of the ancestors, with the only wish for the blood of the ancestors to endure forever...”