Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Jiang Ding’s Divine Sense and Sword Intent shone upon the Little Mountain Storage Treasure like a Scorching Sun, stretching far and wide, layer upon layer, Restrictions spread throughout the vast space of spirit consciousness; it was impossible to see the end, causing one’s scalp to tingle.

Various self-destructing Restrictions faintly showed signs of awakening.

”Sorry, I was talking too loudly just now...”

Jiang Ding held his breath, cautious and subconsciously restraining his Sword Intent and Divine Sense, no longer so reckless.

The Xuanwu Heavenly Palace possessed a heritage of Immortal Tao Restrictions that were no less than, if not surpassing, those of Xianmen Sect. It was not a native world where one could easily bulldoze and clear all Restrictions.

If one were not careful, the entire Storage Little Mountain Treasure could explode, self-destructing alongside it, leaving one in tears.

Even touching a Spirit Consciousness Restriction could heavily injure the intruder’s Divine Soul, scattering it to the winds...

Oh, for Jiang Ding this wasn’t literally true; at worst, he would suffer light injuries.

The Sword Dao’s Scorching Sun concealed itself, disappearing from sight.

Amidst the complex sea of clouds made of Restrictions, a semi-transparent Flying Sword appeared stealthily, passing here a bit, and there a bit.

Every time it released an extremely fine thread of Sword Qi, probing the local parts of the Restriction, inducing the natural reaction of the Spirit Soul Restriction in the vicinity, and swiftly recording everything on the side.

This technique was called the ”Peeping Divine Gap Technique,” a spell for breaking Restrictions of Xianmen Sect.

This took advantage of the fact that the owner of the Treasure’s Restrictions was absent. It used the Division of Divine Sense to create extremely fine fluctuations of spirit consciousness to probe the Restriction’s reactions, simulating the natural fluctuations of spirit consciousness that occur in life, so as not to immediately trigger the self-destructing Restrictions of the Treasure.

It was normal for Cultivators to be scanned by others’ Divine Sense or to scan others with their own Divine Sense in their daily lives.

Especially when encountering High-Level Cultivators, if someone set the Restrictions of their storage treasure this sensitively, it would be like carrying a bomb set to self-destruct.

The danger was secondary.

If one were not careful and lost all their life’s savings, that would be more distressing to a Cultivator than death itself.

The Sword Intent of Destruction prodded here and there, very patient and without any aggressive action.

After months of effort,

An intact structure of a Divine Sense Brand Restriction materialized in Jiang Ding’s Sea of Consciousness.

”Seventy-three thousand eight hundred and seventy-two Divine Soul Traps, and there might be even more that haven’t been detected... How cunning.”

”Not even a shred of martial virtue.”

Jiang Ding gained a deeper understanding of the shamelessness of the Immortal Sect Disciples.

”Fall!”

As he willed it, his Divine Sense and Sword Intent no longer hid, turning into a dazzling Great Sun that shone both above and below, radiating an aura of Destruction, Forbidden Law, and Annihilation that brought light to the eternally serene and ominous sea of Restrictions.

Squeak squeak squeak...

Wherever the light reached, layer upon layer of Spirit Consciousness Restrictions and traps melted away like snow, clearing a vast area instantly. The entire world of Restrictions began to dissolve under the mighty force, facing the catastrophe of annihilation.

Boom!

The moment the Great Sun appeared, countless Restrictions were triggered, self-destructing traps activated, and numerous fine cracks appeared on the Little Mountain Treasure, emitting an extremely dangerous aura.

This kind of power could instantaneously destroy the Nascent Souls of countless Nascent Soul Monks, shattering their Divine Souls, and Taoist disciples were no exception.

It was a deliberate preparation, a revenge for one’s own death.

”How could they be strong when alive, if this is what they resort to in death?”

Jiang Ding shook his head.

Clang!

With a flick of his fingers, nine diversifications of Sword-light burst out, each streaking like thunder, each slashing towards four key nodes of the Spirit Soul Restriction traps.

In a resounding rumble of thunder, a vast area was cleared, and no matter how ingeniously designed the Restriction traps were, they were rendered useless and directly destroyed.

The self-destruction came to an abrupt halt.

In the sky, the light from the Great Sun continued to shine, and after a few moments, the last trace of the Spirit Consciousness Brand trap dissipated into nothingness. The Little Mountain Storage Treasure, full of cracks, remained unchanged.

”Let me take a look,” Jiang Ding said as his Divine Sense met no resistance and flowed in.

The moment his Divine Sense entered, he paused, breathless.

Vast,

Expansive,

Incredibly huge!

This was Jiang Ding’s first impression.

At first glance, it seemed boundless and limitless, not a matter of how many cubic meters it was, but rather like a small secret space!

It spanned nearly a hundred kilometers!

The concentration of Spiritual Energy maintained the level of a First-order, where creatures that cultivated Qi were the strongest present.

Within it, there were living creatures, rivers, skies, mountains... Birds flew through, fish dwelled in the rivers, and various animals such as antelopes, water buffaloes, cheetahs, lions, and so on lived there, forming a complete ecosystem that operated independently without the need for exchange of Spiritual Energy from the outside world.

”What is this…”

Jiang Ding’s heart suddenly throbbed, instinctively triggered.

”With so many First-order creatures, intricately complex, building such an independently functioning Immortal Tao ecosystem, it would cost at least a hundred billion Low-grade Spirit Stones. It must have required the involvement of many Golden Pill and Nascent Soul Monks… No, due to the underdeveloped Immortal Dao industry in the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, it’s likely that a considerable number of Divinity Transformation Heavenly Monarchs participated to get it right…”

”Such a huge cost, why?”

He didn’t look at the mound of treasures in the center that shone up to the sky, but stared fixedly at this First-order Immortal Dao ecosystem, clearly feeling something, like an instinct, yet he couldn’t identify what it was.

This thing was very important.

His Divine Soul instinctively said so.

”Zhong Yuanzi spent such a tremendous cost just to construct a Qi Cultivation Level environment to carry with him. Is it a hobby? Like keeping fish in an aquarium? Many High-Level Cultivators have quirks.”

”There’s no rearing of Spirit Beasts, no cultivating of Spirit Bugs, no planting of Spiritual Plants, just a simple First-order Immortal Tao ecosystem, which isn’t very useful to Foundation-building cultivators.”

”At most, it could earn a few thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones each year… Is this all for a Taoist disciple?”

”It’s unreasonable, this is an anomaly,” Jiang Ding murmured.

”The Taoist disciples of Green Wood Immortal Sect, Five Elements Heavenly Sect, Wanshou Immortal Sect, do they have something similar?”

He subconsciously touched his brow.

In the history of the lineage, Great Sun Swordsmen had the Great Sun Brand, and he had the Electromagnetic Brand, which contained a special space of over a kilometer in size that constantly drew in a certain substance from the Spiritual Energy during his Cultivation, greatly influencing his cultivation speed. This seemed to be the reason why the cultivation speed of Immortal Sect Disciples was generally slow.

This special space, for now, only had the function of accommodating the Taiqing Flying Sword and promoting its growth.

At that very moment, this space trembled slightly, showing a hint of affinity for the tiny First-order Immortal Tao ecosystem.

Then, nothing happened.

Even that faint feeling of closeness disappeared, as if it were an illusion.

”An illusion?”

”You really think I’m blind,” Jiang Ding swore, firmly embedding that sensation into his memory.

”Again, it’s the legacy that’s insufficient and flawed!”

”Then I must proceed with caution in my analysis and bold in my speculation.”

”I’ll make a wild guess that this has to do with breaking through to Refining Nothingness, whether it does or doesn’t?”

Jiang Ding had a hunch that this seemingly useless First-order Immortal Tao ecosystem, confiscated from the Taoist disciple, could very well be his biggest gain this time, far surpassing the mountain of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure and the sea of Spirit Stones.

Thereupon, he used his Magic to seal this collapsing Storage Treasure little by little without altering a thing.