Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Jiang Ding stared at the hundreds of Heaven Light Dao Troop seals in his Sea of Consciousness, lost in thought.

The Tushan maiden group, their paths were not the same as his.

He could wait for hundreds of years, even enter a Sleeping Hidden Realm to sleep for thousands of years, and still remain, his prospects still as bright as ever, unchanged.

But these maidens no longer had that kind of confidence.

Not to mention a few hundred years, even if they lay in hiding for a hundred years, their paths would probably end, including those maidens with Sky Spiritual Roots.

Because cultivation is a continuous process, missing a hundred years’ gap would likely turn the advancement to Nascent Soul into wishful thinking.

Sky Spiritual Roots are useless.

In the ranks of Nascent Soul Cultivators, Sky Spiritual Roots are not considered exceptional talent, only common, without dragging their feet.

”But what does this have to do with me?”

Jiang Ding said to himself.

”These people are not from the Xianmen Sect; our relationship is purely transactional. I provide Cultivation Methods, canon-level Cultivation Methods, personally teach cultivation knowledge, cultivation resources, magic, Magic Tools, Treasures, never stingy.”

”All these require a corresponding price.”

Jiang Ding’s expression was indifferent.

In this world, no one is solely altruistic without benefiting themselves; it goes against the laws of nature.

”If the situation requires us to lie in wait, then we must lie in wait!”

”There is no room for bargaining.”

”Just as promised years ago when imparting Heaven Light Shining Sun Dao Troops’

Flying Swords.”

”Cross that line, and you will be regarded as breaching the contract.”

Jiang Ding murmured dispassionately.

These principles will not change.

If there truly is a heroic figure who defies the heavens, severs the link between the Dao Troops and the Sword Master, Jiang Ding will acknowledge the outcome, and simply take back the Dao Troop Flying Swords from that time.

There are countless talented individuals in the world, and as time passes, they continue to emerge unabated; it’s not essential to rely on anyone in particular.

Of course, thinking this way now seems rather cruel.

The Spring, Summer, Autumn Three Servant Girls did not intend to rebel; they were just Golden Pill Monks acting out of a desire for their own cultivation and longevity.

Anyone who comes here would do the same, quite normal, without any malice.

At least not for now.

”Leave the situation to the main body, let him handle it.”

Jiang Ding shook his head, closed his eyes, and entered standby mode.

...

Underground somewhere in the Soulless Desert.

Jiang Ding opened his eyes, and it took him some time to receive information from his various avatars and the maidens through the Dao Troop Flying Swords, getting a grasp of the situation over the past few years.

”Call a meeting of the maiden group.”

Without much hesitation, Jiang Ding’s Taiqing Flying Sword vibrated with a hum, and a vast amount of Divine Sense force surged into the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, as if painting on the void, constructing one rune of Divine Soul after another in a lustrous azure hue.

These Divine Runes wove together, wrapped around one another, and solidified, gradually forming an ancient, time-worn command platform marked with the scars of swords.

Nine flags of deep azure fluttered against the wind, with the Taiqing Flying Sword standing at the center.

The Radiant Sun Command Platform!

A secret technique for commanding the core of Dao Troops from the ”Heaven Light Shining Sun Sword Canon,” relying on the Taiqing Flying Sword to freely communicate within a realm, having many profound mysteries.

If this Divine Soul’s command platform was materialized, searching for a vast amount of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure related to soul, yang, and electromagnetic systems, and forging a Treasured Command Platform, then communication between realms could proceed smoothly, and interaction among tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Sword Cultivator Dao Troops would be but an instant.

Of course, such domain strategic treasures are very expensive, being at least fifth order large-scale war treasures, requiring the concerted effort of major domain forces to forge.

The Radiant Sun Command Platform within this Divine Soul can also be effective, but it requires the painstaking process of infusing Divine Sense, and a lot of time to construct within the Sea of Consciousness, so the practical combat effectiveness is not high.

This was intentional on Jiang Ding’s part.

If someone were to use the Causal Skill with the aid of the Heaven Light Dao Troops to deduce outcomes, this would significantly increase the difficulty out of thin air, because there’s no regular contact channel, and added to the high status of the Taiqing Flying Sword itself, which shields against Tianji, even Nascent Soul Cultivators would not be able to single him out and kill him.

”Summon, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, all division Dao Troops to present themselves.”

Jiang Ding stood on the command platform with a longsword at his waist, lightly pointed to the ground, and a faint blue invisible ripple spread in all directions, expanding towards distant places.

The four divisions of Dao Troops—that is not their complete state.

In their complete state, the Dari Swordsman possesses nine divisions of Dao Troops, and by relying on these forces personally nurtured from a young age, once the Great Sun Sword Master passes away, the Dari Swordsman can immediately become the master of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, ruling over hundreds of Small Worlds with the Dao Troops.

Even if the entire world rebelled, it would merely be a minor nuisance and pose no significant trouble.

In his vision for the future, Jiang Ding tentatively named his personal Dao Troop cultivation method the ”Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Wind, Rain, Thunder, Lightning, Sun Nine Parts Dao Canon.”

Of course, just like him right now, it is still in its initial stages, merely having a name.

According to the plan, it would take thousands or even tens of thousands of years of continuous nurturing and selection, through countless births and deaths, and the erosion of time before finally forming an army of Dao Troops numbering tens of thousands to suppress the foreign lands in all directions and even have a significant advantage in struggles among peers.

In this instant, all the servant girls spread throughout the Three Kingdoms and various places in the Northern Plains felt the call and command from the unknown.

No matter what they were doing, cultivating, fighting, slaughtering, alchemy, or anything else, they instinctively focused most of their Divine Sense on the call.

All the servant girls saw a flash before their eyes.

When they opened their eyes again, they were in the azure Sea of Consciousness, standing on an ancient and vicissitudes-filled bronze platform with marks of swords and sabres, with nine flags fluttering in the wind.

In the center, a young man in blue clothes was watching them quietly.

”Greetings, Young Master!”

Gong Caiyu, the First Maid of Spring Chun Jian, the First Maid of Summer Shanggong, the First Maid of Autumn Shangyun, and the First Servant Girl of Winter Dong Cang each led their subordinates in a salute.

Like skylarks and swallows, their actions were uniform, all placing a hand on the sword hilt to their left and kneeling to pay respects.

’Three hundred eighty-two.’

Jiang Ding counted them.

The maiden group had self-proliferated to a total of three hundred eighty-two members, most of whom were born in the Northern Plains. Their undercover orders were not thoroughly executed, and for various reasons, they increased their influence and enhanced the power of their military formations.

Now, relying on the military formation, Dao Troops like Chun Jian and other Golden Pill servant girls can face Golden Pill Peak Cultivators without fear.

Chun Jian, Shanggong, and the others felt uneasy and lowered their heads.

Even if they mustered all their courage, they only dared to quietly increase the number of formal servant girls. But to do more, such as provoking disputes with various forces on their own, is something they dare only contemplate but never truly act on.

Only in the Northern Plains can they understand the terror of their Sword Master.

Immortal of Nascent Soul!

The one who cut down the Divine Crow Immortal of the Hei Clan, eradicated the lineage that lasted for ten thousand years, the famous Immortal Tushan of the Northern Plains!

If they truly believed they were so important that they could wield power by taking hostages, it would be laughable.

Even if they went mad and attempted to do so, no formal servant girls would follow them. Instead, they would immediately become the targets of a concerted effort to be hunted down, without hesitation from anyone.

”Speak of the current situation in the Northern Plains,” Jiang Ding said indifferently, not pursuing further.

”Yes, Young Master,” Chun Jian replied, relieved inside. ”Blood Cloud has now occupied all areas of the Black Snow Prairie except for the Beast Spirit Immortal City and is expanding outward. Loose Cultivators and family collateral lineages from all over the Northern Plains are flocking to join, suddenly inflating the military power by more than tenfold.”

”There are now over a thousand Golden Pill Cultivators in the Blood King Army, and countless Foundation-building Cultivators. Due to the protection of the Dragon Qi, even Immortals of Nascent Soul dare not act rashly.

However, the Six Dao Saint Yin Dao of the Liudao Sect, Ice Snow Saint Mu Tiansnow of the Ice Snow Palace, the Joyous Union Heavenly Maiden of the Joyous Union Sect, and others are each leading large armies towards the Black Snow Prairie, creating a very grim situation...”