Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Jiang Ding extended his hand and made a gesture.

Not far away, a pitch-black poison blade the size of his forearm flew towards him and landed in his hand, while on the other side was a somewhat damaged Bixi bronze statue.

”The quantity of Xuanwu Divine Metal is sufficient,” he said.

Jiang Ding carefully examined the damaged Bixi bronze statue.

He repeatedly scanned its material and confirmed it indeed was refined from the Inheritance Divine Gold of Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, possessing strong energy transmission properties, and he felt relieved.

This energy transmission property encompassed Mana, Spiritual Energy, thunderbolts, and the Five Elements, among other properties, leaving nothing out.

Used defensively, it could disperse the external Sword Qi and force into the Void, greatly diminishing the damage a Cultivator received.

Used offensively, it could also gather Spiritual Energy and Mana in a remarkably short time to launch attacks, with the responsiveness of Divine Sense and Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi being a slight bit faster than other Cultivators, and with greater power in the moves.

Do not underestimate this minor difference in response speed.

It is precisely because of this property that Xuanwu Divine Metal earned the name of a Sect Inheritance Divine Gold!

If this property were utilized to the extreme, a sword slash could be executed before the opponent even had a chance to react, already severing their head.

Or even if they did react, the slower mobilization of Mana and Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi meant they couldn’t summon all their power, only managing to fight with fifty to eighty percent of their strength, greatly increasing the likelihood of instant death.

In the Divine Sense of a High-Level Cultivator, these tiny fractions of a second could be used to do many things.

It was the difference between life and death,

the vast distinction between the success and destruction of the Great Dao.

”Speaking of speed, the fastest seems to be the Cosmic Light Mysterious Gold from the Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace, right?” he remarked.

Jiang Ding recalled the information about the Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace within the Xianmen Sect, feeling quite regretful.

The Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace was good at divination, proficient at calculating prophecies, and had relatively weak desires for offensive expansion, dealing with matters relatively fairly, earning a good reputation within the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

Its Cultivators often assumed the roles of commanders and strategists during joint actions by the Immortal Sect Disciples.

Their Sect Inheritance Divine Gold was named Cosmic Light Mysterious Gold.

This Inheritance Divine Gold was said to be tinged with the fragments of Heavenly time, affecting the river of time wherever the Mysterious Gold was located, causing it to sometimes speed up or slow down, creating slight chaos.

Coupled with the scriptures of the Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace, it was reputed to allow Cultivators to project their sight into the future and clearly see the predetermined destiny.

”...Simply impractical!”

Jiang Ding was speechless.

He was fed up with these charlatans.

Was the future something to be calculated?

Just apply the Cosmic Light Mysterious Gold directly on the Flying Sword, kill all who obstruct, and smash all obstructing things into pieces and obliterate them.

That way, the future would be created.

No need for all that confusing mess of Heavenly Mechanism calculations, divinations, life and Essence Blood consumption, communicating with the Heavenly Dao.

”However, time is too elusive and unpredictable, extremely difficult to touch and study, and the Xianmen Sect hardly has any research material. Even if I were given Cosmic Light Mysterious Gold, I couldn’t use it; it would be like scrap metal.

Unless Tianji Zi gave me the classical scriptures on time from the Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace as well, that would be great,”

Jiang Ding sighed.

After gently wiping it, Jiang Ding put away the damaged Bixi bronze statue, a Magic Tool Embryo at the Refinement Void Level.

Lastly, his gaze fell upon the Shadow Killing Poison Blade of the Shadow Demon.

The pitch-black blade, as long as an arm, didn’t reflect light even in the sunlight, bearing no aura. If examined with Divine Sense, it appeared completely empty, as if nothing was there.

”Heavenly Void Myriad Concealment Profound Gold...”

Jiang Ding muttered to himself.

In fact, the moment he saw this blade several months ago, he had a vague feeling that it was fated for him.

Now, it seemed, he was indeed correct.

The premise of attack is Concealment.

The premise of the Great Path is survival.

Jiang Ding’s battle style does not emphasize frenzied killings, breakthroughs between life and death.

Always hidden, continually accumulating, tirelessly learning.

In the end, a shock breaks the sky, thunder and lightning stirring, then in an instant, it calms, disappearing without a trace.

This is his path.

Quick in, quick out, resolving the battle in an instant, clearing the battlefield, fleeing thousands of miles away.

Cause and effect, grudges and resentments, he must not be tainted by any of these.

The Heavenly Void Myriad Concealment Profound Gold naturally fits perfectly with these, truly a dream divine gold!

”Let me see...”

Jiang Ding’s Divine Sense surged into the Shadow Killing Poison Blade, just a slight trace, and he was prepared to use the Destruction Sword Qi at any moment to cut and isolate.

The notorious eternal poison of the Shadow Demon Abyss is no trifling matter.

His Divine Sense carefully scanned and assessed.

”There is no influence similar to that of the Xuanwu Divine Court, it is a complete piece, usable.”

”Not bad.”

Jiang Ding was delighted, carefully observing the intricate, dark patterns on the blade, the Ancient Nether Poison, deadly on contact for Heavenly Monarchs, extremely frightening.

Of course, this must be an exaggeration.

A poison that could instantly kill Heavenly Monarchs would surely not be usable by a Shadow Demon Taoist disciple; daring to touch it, their Life Treasure would corrode in an instant.

The Heavenly Void Myriad Concealment Profound Gold itself would not be harmed, but things like Diviense Sense Brand and Blood Refinement would instantly turn to ash, and even transmit via the bond between the Treasure and Cultivator to the Cultivator’s Divine Soul, causing instant death.

This is a weakened version, lethal to Immortals of Nascent Soul.

”It is of no use to me.”

A moment later, Jiang Ding concluded, ”For any creature I can breach, my Destruction Sword Qi can annihilate the Divine Soul and flesh, ensuring not a trace of life remains.

This Ancient Nether Poison is completely superfluous, and it even burdens the treasure, indirectly affecting the speed and sharpness of the Flying Sword, a loss not worth the gain.”

”Keep it, let the Xianmen Sect use it as research material.”

Jiang Ding gleefully stored the Shadow Killing Poison Blade in the Storage Jade Pendant.

If everything went smoothly, during the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation, by fusing the Xuanwu Divine Metal and Shadow Killing Poison Blade, the Nascent Soul and Taiqing Flying Sword would fully unite, his Flying Sword would possess utmost concealment and ultimate speed, such that even the Divine Sense of high-level Cultivators in their normal state would fail to detect it.

By then,

Even Nascent Soul Cultivators wouldn’t think of catching him when he’s hidden away!

”Lastly, it’s just the little money...”

Jiang Ding eagerly looked toward his final spoils of war.

One was a clump of black clouds, the size of a palm, which would disappear on its own when ignored, concealed within the void, crafted from a very special God-Transformation Phase Concealment Spiritual Material by a Shadow Demon.

The other was a tortoise shell, seemingly crafted from the natural shell of a void attribute exotic tortoise.

”Tianxuan Zi’s...”

Jiang Ding smirked, ”Let’s start with you.”

The other Taoist disciples’ Storage Treasures were fused with their Life Treasures and not left behind.

”Those seven criss-crosses...”

Jiang Ding was so heartbroken he couldn’t breathe, ”Remember this, what you did to me today, those of you who owe me money, must compensate!”

clang!

Divine Sense and Sword Intent softly hummed, simultaneously piercing into the Divine Sense Brands within the two Storage Treasures, no longer as cautious as the first time he made contact with Zhong Yuanzi’s Storage Treasure, wary of self-destruction.

Sword Intent, like willow catkins, condensed and bright, drifting with the wind, nimbly piercing through each Spirit Consciousness Restriction node, dimming them all out before they could even react.