Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

The buzzing of discussions, the clamors of debate.

After Immortal Mieri left, the Dao Lecturing Conference did not stop. It continued with key figures like Divine Mechanism Immortal, Immortal Dinghai, and Immortal Liexing leading the discussion.

Everyone felt that even after a year of continuous intense thinking, they were not yet worn out and could still persevere, continuing the struggle.

Questions were thrown out, answered, and tough problems were temporarily set aside. The atmosphere was lively as they wandered in the sea of knowledge, where different sparks of wisdom collided.

Here, the progress and transformation in Immortal Path technology that took place in an hour surpassed the century-long accumulations of countless distinguished individuals from a Divinity Transformation Sect.

”Dari Swordsman, come here for a moment. This structure on the fragment of the ’Heaven-Scorching Flame Spirit Sword Scripture’ from the Great Sun Sword Pavilion’s sword technique…”

From time to time, Jiang Ding was also called here and there, all about difficult issues related to the Sword Dao.

This was an absolute weakness in Xianmen Sect. In the past, such problems would be set aside or bypassed and replaced with other techniques. But now, a simple call would bring someone rushing to resolve them.

”Alright!”

Jiang Ding scurried over eagerly.

Honestly, his Immortal Path science literacy was relatively low among the Immortals of Nascent Soul in Xianmen Sect. In the past, he used to assist other Immortals at various academic conferences.

However, the Sword Dao was an exception.

At present, even Zhang Junsheng was far from his equal; he was the leading authority in the field of Sword Dao, and he was the first person that came to mind when others needed assistance in this area.

There were many benefits.

Firstly, he could frequently discuss the Immortal Path with various senior Immortals of Xianmen, which had a notable effect on accumulating his Immortal Path foundation.

Secondly, if the projects involved profits, he could earn rewards like library points, Spirit Stones, Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and others. The Immortals were all seniors and naturally would not embezzle his share of the money.

Of course, Jiang Ding didn’t really care about that.

Just the former benefit alone was enough to keep him tirelessly happy.

Before he knew it, another year had passed.

While Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch was enduring hard labor in prison, the Immortals of Nascent Soul continued to engage in passionate discussions, with inspiration constantly emerging, showing no sign of dying down.

Jiang Ding was starting to falter.

Participating in academic conferences for two consecutive years was too lengthy for a Golden Pill Monk like him. He maintained a thread of his Divine Sense in the conference, ready to find an opportunity to sneak away.

”What do you think Senior Mieri’s Divinity Transformation Strategy is?”

Just as he was about to leave, a casual conversation from a Nascent Soul Immortal piqued his interest.

The Divinity Transformation Strategy.

The support policy of Xianmen Sect for newly advanced Divinity Transformation Cultivators usually took into primary consideration the will of the new Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarchs. It implemented a series of related policies for a duration of a hundred years.

After a hundred years, the policies weren’t canceled but the major support at the policy level would cease. Whether it could continue mainly depended on the vitality shown by the Divinity Transformation Strategy, without any further interference.

Historically, many Divinity Transformation Strategies had ongoing influences, permeating every aspect of Xianmen Sect.

”It’s still too early. The Divinity Transformation Strategy involves every aspect, and it can’t be done in less than ten years,” said Immortal Liexing, the headmaster of Big Dipper University, offhandedly.

”I guess it might be an industrial support policy for yang attribute materials, related to the ’Divine Light All-Illuminating Scripture.’ The Cultivation Method that Senior Mieri practiced was this,” Divine Mechanism Immortal speculated.

She was the president of Xianmen Science Institute, plain in appearance, with profound expertise in Array Spirit research. The Ship Spirit of the Great Sun Battleship had been born from her and her colleagues’ hands.

”Those who bought stocks in yang attribute material industries over the past few decades might be about to make a fortune,” one Nascent Soul Immortal said enviously.

He had been quite strapped in recent years, preoccupied with Cultivation, and had not been involved much in financial investments.

”Stocks…”

Jiang Ding’s mind stirred slightly.

In his early years, he harbored such thoughts too. Back then, he was very poor, barely able to afford the materials for sword crafting and could only sustain himself by taking out loans. Later, when his finances became more comfortable, he lost that enthusiastic interest.

Because this could not increase the overall wealth of the Xianmen Sect, it was merely a transfer within internal circulation.

”Sigh.”

”There’s barely any!”

Zhang Junsheng sighed, ”These people are all too cunning. Senior Mieri was too famous back in the day. The vast majority had confidence in him, and with no information asymmetry, there was hardly any money to be made.”

”Nonsense!”

Immortal Luling laughed and scolded, ”To be able to seize the opportunity for Divinity Transformation amidst such intense internal competition in the Xianmen Sect and be among the first of the Nascent Soul Peak cultivators, each one is the pride of their Domain. How could they not have at least a seventy to eighty percent chance? How much more do you want to earn from the price difference?”

”That’s true as well.”

Zhang Junsheng sighed.

Those who play with stocks all dream of striking it rich overnight, but things always go against their wishes.

”Could it be a military-related Divinity Transformation Strategy?”

Another Nascent Soul cultivator spoke up, the fifth-order warship designer from Lianyun Airport’s Ship Heavy Industry, Yun Gong Immortal Nan Yunqi. She was elegant and dignified, wearing a tight palace dress that showed off her graceful figure, suddenly speculating.

If war were to break out again, their military industry would undoubtedly face rapid development, perfectly aligning with what Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch had talked about – ’more research, more thought, more experience’ as a path to Divinity Transformation.

”Unlikely.”

Immortal Dinghai shook his head, ”Canghai Heavenly Monarch is the junior and comrade of Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch, a subordinate from the old days. Their political views are highly aligned. They have already implemented these policies before and achieved great success.”

”Now, the timing is not right.”

”Even if enforced forcibly, it would face great resistance. Without a clear chance for war, even with a Divinity Transformation Strategy in place, the Xianmen Sect wouldn’t wage war. It would just waste this opportunity.”

”I reckon it might be about developing some special materials needed for the cultivation of Senior Mieri’s methods, fostering one or two high-end enterprises with Yang Attribute materials, cultivation methods, and magics. Moreover, since Senior Mieri isn’t interested in business, he is likely to introduce a large amount of social capital to participate.”

He speculated with his own political acumen.

”I still think the military aspect is more probable...”

Another Nascent Soul Immortal disagreed.

Jiang Ding took advantage of the Immortals’ discussion, left a thread of Divine Sense behind, and slipped away himself.

...

The riddled Silver Sky Island.

The Sun God Wood, towering three thousand meters high and radiant with brilliance, gathered Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi and Great Sun Essence. Beneath it, a youth in green sat cross-legged, gazing at the sea of clouds in the distance, uninterested in cultivation.

He had not realized it before.

Once truly apart from the bustling and busy crowd, a sudden, invisible loneliness seeped into every nook of his heart from the outside world.

His heart was filled with bitterness and confusion.

”Mom.”

”Where can I go on weekends and at the end of each month in the future?”

Jiang Ding murmured.

Looking around, there was no place he could call home between heaven and earth.

The place of cultivation was the dormitory at school.

The home in the old neighborhood of Rong City had become just a house, uninhabited, unable to harbor emotions anymore.

Alone, he stood amidst the vast heaven and earth.

”On weekends and at the end of each month, I’ll just stay at Qingfeng University,”

”There are many friends and fellow Daoists here. Without going out, I can discuss the Immortal Path, study science, and improve my cultivation base.”

Jiang Ding closed his eyes, gathered Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi and Great Sun Essence, and entered into cultivation.