Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

The resolute words of Dingding Immortal had shocked the hearts of the Sect Masters of the Seven Great Immortal Sects.

Xuanwu tiangong was not a weak force.

At its peak, it once dominated forty-one Minor Thousand Worlds, surpassing all sects but had been successively defeated by the Eastern Devil School, leading everyone to momentarily undervalue it.

The ceasefire agreement further sank their hearts.

Once Xuanwu tiangong signed the ceasefire agreement, one less sect would be blocking the Eastern Devil School, and whether they could succeed afterwards was uncertain.

The Eastern Devil School was no longer the power it had been thousands of years ago. The ceasefire agreement, bound by the Heavenly Dao, was not easily broken.

The intent of Xuanwu tiangong was clear.

In times of declining sect strength, they cared little for the impending disasters. They put off future problems to the future and could no longer afford to care.

Expecting Xuanwu tiangong to cede a Small World in such a situation to satisfy the interests of the Seven Great Immortal Sects was pure folly!

Even, if they couldn’t be satisfied, what about letting the Eastern Devil School go?

This Domain was not solely the domain of Xuanwu tiangong; if the Seven Great Immortal Sects did not cherish it, then let it go. Expecting Xuanwu tiangong to sacrifice themselves was out of the question.

This determination and stubborn attitude left the Sect Masters of the Seven Great Immortal Sects at a loss.

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The sudden change in the situation left people at a loss.

The tension between domains was still strong; the Immortal Sect’s army and the Xuanwu tiangong army were in a standoff. Masters of Refining Nothingness were licking their wounds, and the army of the Seven Great Immortal Sects was gathering but had not yet waged war.

The Domain had fallen into a ’silent war’.

”Xuanwu tiangong has not responded to our ceasefire request; they have neither agreed nor firmly refused. The Xuanwu ambassador in Xiandu is negotiating with us, responding to everything, exhibiting a low profile but has not made any specific promises,”

During the military meeting, Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch explained the current situation to the many generals.

”Undoubtedly, the Eight Great Immortal Sects are internally chaotic and temporarily unable to unite.”

”This precious breathing opportunity, it’s uncertain how long we can maintain it, we must capitalize on it.”

”Gentlemen, please look,”

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch pointed at the star map in front of him, showing newly occupied Small Worlds like the Spirit Fire Realm and Sky Ocean Realm, all carefully selected before the war for their strategic value in resource production or significant influence on the development of the Immortal Path industry in the Immortal Sects, greatly speeding up the condensation speed of Opportunities to Transform into a Deity and Nascent Soul Opportunities.

Or the terrain was extremely important, strategically aligning with the Starry Sky, suitable for setting up the Starry Sky Great Array, forming a defense that one man could hold against ten thousand.

”We must swiftly establish a Refinement Void Level Star Domain Grand Formation among these key Small Worlds to defend against potential attacks by the Immortal Sect Allied Army and a union of Great Experts.”

”The main body of the relevant Star Domain Grand Formation had already been refined before the war; what follows is installation and construction. Over the past years, we have also completed some of the Formation Methods.”

”Our current goal is to set up this Star Domain Grand Formation within at most ten years.”

”Immortal Sect Cultivators, strong in both war and construction, we need to excel in both areas.”

”Now, I will assign the Formation tasks.”

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch commanded decisively, ”Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch, lead your troops to the Sky Ocean Realm, complete ’Formation of Myriad Stars of the Northern Dipper from the Heavens no. 10245—12578’, within a strict deadline of three years. Anyone who violates this will be subject to military law!”

”Yes, Commander-in-chief!”

Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch, not daring to jest, saluted and led his troops away.

”Celestial Star Heavenly Monarch, lead your troops to the Spirit Fire Realm, complete ’Formation of Myriad Stars of the Northern Dipper from the Heavens no. 8548—10244’, within a strict deadline of two years...”

”Heavenly Monarch Yaoguang...”

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch issued orders one by one, all fully considering the Formation Method’s terrain, the main officer’s capabilities and their specialties. Tasks were allocated with the assistance of the Central Array Spirit Computer, and there were hardly any errors.

The main force, still did not move, was safe and sound.

In the end, Jiang Ding also received a task—it was to lead a section of the Air-Space Army to the Spirit Fire Realm via a teleportation formation, to build the ”Formation of Myriad Stars of the Northern Dipper from the Heavens” within the realm.

This vigorous Star Domain construction project of Xianmen Sect had further spurred the Eight Great Immortal Sects. The progress of their negotiations had to be hastened, as they each became less greedy and made concessions.

However, no matter what, the injuries of Xuanwu Great Power were too severe from Xuanwu Heavenly Palace; he needed time to heal. It was absolutely impossible for him to go to battle now as it was too easy to become a prime attack target, greatly increasing the possibility of his demise.

For the great powers of the Seven Great Immortal Sects to ignore everyone else and solely attack Xianmen Sect to disrupt their construction was too dangerous, provoking unease.

The fleet of Xianmen Sect, however, didn’t have much maneuverability, which was a drawback. If they were attacked alone, their fall was highly likely.

Not everyone was a Xuanwu Great Power who could escape multiple times under the attack of the Xianmen Sect fleet, only being heavily injured.

In the blink of an eye, another eight years passed.

Xianmen Sect was bustling about; the Star Field Level Great Formation ”Formation of Myriad Stars of the Northern Dipper from the Heavens” was gradually completed.

This was not accomplished merely within these eight years.

Over the past thousand years, Xianmen Sect had been engaged in war planning, continuously refining massive Star Domain formation instruments through the efforts of generations of Cultivators. Many Cultivators aged and died during this process, and only gradually took shape. Now, it was only a matter of installation and construction, and the efficiency was vastly different from starting from scratch.

In just eight years, spurred by the growth in strength of Xianmen Sect, the Eight Great Immortal Sects, pinching their noses, made concessions, barely reaching a new alliance treaty of the Eight Sects.

Compared to the lifespans of Master of Refining Nothingness, which often spanned tens of thousands of years, this efficiency was indeed very high.

Xuanwu Heavenly Palace was no longer asked to cede a large number of Minor Thousand Worlds or disperse the Belief in Incense accrued over hundreds of thousands of years; They were only required to provide a vast quantity of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures as military expenses to motivate the Cultivators below, compensating other Immortal Sect Great Powers.

Xuanwu Heavenly Palace reluctantly agreed.

They had previously dominated forty-one Minor Thousand Worlds, and although they had continuously lost cities and land, the resources accumulated therein were still retained. With a significant reduction in the number of Cultivators of the Heavenly Palace, they were still affluent enough to endure the temporary strain.

What was more crucial was that despite announcing harsh words, ”after death what care I for the flood”, East Devil School was situated next to Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, posing the greatest threat to it.

If they failed to eliminate it, Xuanwu Heavenly Palace would be the first to perish in the future, and they could no longer just watch passively; it was a choice made out of sheer helplessness.

Yet, just a few years down the line, the clouds of war within the realm loomed again.

Before the formal marching of the Eight Sects Allied Army, the Eight Great Immortal Sects, harboring last hopes, sent a final request for negotiations to Xianmen Sect.

”Their demands have been reduced a bit,”

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch looked at a handwritten letter from the Master of Refining Nothingness of the Eight Great Immortal Sects, smiled, and showed it to everyone, ”They say, as long as we withdraw from the eleven realms, apologize formally, and compensate a large amount of war indemnities, we can revert to the original state of our domain, and live in peace.”

”What do you think?”

”Hahaha…”

Many Heavenly Monarchs laughed out loud.

They were not swayed in the slightest and disregarded the Eight Sects Allied Army that had been formed and exerted pressure on the realm without fear, even though many of them might die in the upcoming war.

As they knew, this was a formidable army formed by the united forces of eight Realm Dominator Level powers from the Eight Great Immortal Sects!

”We might as well talk for a bit, delaying even a few days, or just a few hours, would be beneficial.”

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch shook his head slightly.

”Jiang Ding,”

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch thought for a moment, looked at a young man below, and smilingly said, ”Would you like to see the Taoist disciples of the Nine Great Immortal Sects? From one to nine, all neatly in order.”