Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Clang!

Jiang Ding sheathed his sword back into the sword scabbard.

The clear and melodious sound of the sword echoed across the Central Courtyard of the Tushan Maids, resonant and pleasant, devoid of any noise.

Many maids looked up, only then realizing that the youth in green sitting on the throne had been there all along, never once rising up, which startled them.

A myriad of complex thoughts deeply buried themselves in the depths of their hearts, until they were completely forgotten.

Jiang Ding glanced downward.

In that instant, the loyalty of all the maids, including the Southeast Wind Female Servant, Hei Louxi, surged by more than twenty points, especially Hei Louxi, whose loyalty shockingly skyrocketed by over forty points, reaching eighty.

Loyalty.

This was a subordinate state evaluation data he devised by incorporating some game elements from his mother star with his observations of the Divine Soul fluctuations of his female subordinates.

Sixty was adequate, fifty was discontent, thirty was hatred, and twenty was a mortal enemy.

Hei Louxi had always been in a state of hatred; Jiang Ding never understood why, as he had never wronged her and had even helped her slay Divine Crow Immortal and a host of Hei Clan’s direct lineage.

Now, her loyalty had suddenly jumped to eighty.

According to Jiang Ding’s calculations, eighty could already be considered loyal; unlikely to betray and capable of withstanding most external temptations to maintain her original intentions.

Of course, that was only most of the time, as high probability events could occur.

Humans are extremely complex beings, constantly changing.

It is not that a high loyalty ensures loyalty, nor does a low loyalty guarantee betrayal; Hei Louxi’s and Chun Jian’s differing choices demonstrated this.

However, there were also those whose loyalty never changed from the beginning to the end.

Gong Caiyu.

The first person he met in this world, who had always maintained a loyalty of ninety-five for over a hundred years without any changes.

Neither rising with her promotion to Golden Pill Peak and acquiring extensive powers, nor decreasing due to defeats, dangers, or not seeing anyone for over sixty years.

”Gather the remains of Immortal Tieluo.”

Jiang Ding’s gaze fell upon the corpse of the former Kan Yu Maid.

She had braved many dangers and achieved numerous battle merits, not killed by the enemy but by her former subordinate, Immortal Jinyu, which was indeed lamentable.

”If Immortal Tieluo had family, treat them generously.”

”If Immortal Tieluo had enemies, conditions permitting, seek revenge for her.”

Jiang Ding said regretfully.

In the brutal Cultivation World of Northern Plains, many cultivators face many dilemmas, especially those of collateral families at the Golden Pill level, who had experienced numerous hardships since childhood, which led them to leave their hometowns and join the Tu Shan Maiden Corps.

”Yes!”

Chun Jian listened to the command resolutely.

”The matter of granting the maid titles has been resolved.”

”Next, it concerns you.”

Jiang Ding’s gaze swept over Chun Jian, Hei Louxi, True Sun Maid, and others, landing particularly on the Golden Pill Peak Maids of the Tushan Immortal City lineage who were members of the Central Courtyard congregation.

”My Lord!”

A group of Golden Pill Peak Maids kneeled with a bitter expression.

”All division chiefs are innocent.”

Jiang Ding first set the tone, ”Pressured by the Immortal of Nascent Soul personally, with the ambiguous attitudes of the Nine Great Maids and chaotic command, losing organization and direction is excusable.”

”This should not be punishable.”

”The fault lies with others, not with you.”

”Thank you, my Lord!”

Many brave maids of Northern Plains origin sighed in relief, looking around at other maids, barely hiding their schadenfreude.

Mix of the main officials from the Tushan Immortal City lineage, looking ashen and trembling.

”What is your name?”

Jiang Ding casually pointed to a tall, dignified-looking maid and asked.

Her position was Kan Yu Maid, serving as a deputy chief of the Kan Yu Division.

”My lord, my name is Li Xiushui, I hailed from the seventh batch of the Dao Lecturing Conference at Tushan Immortal City,”

Li Xiushui felt a chill in her heart as she spoke in a low voice.

”The seventh batch of the Dao Lecturing Conference at Tushan Immortal City?”

”That was shortly after the establishment of Tushan Immortal City,”

Jiang Ding thought for a moment, recalling that time: ”I just looked at your data, Three Spiritual Roots, your perception is not bad, standard, the most outstanding course was the Dao Heart Class, securing a high score of ninety-one, the first among several sessions.”

”Hence, with the identity of Three Spiritual Roots, after advancing to Golden Pill, you immediately took up the position of a Kan Yu Maid in the Kan Yu Division.”

”Thereafter, having access to vast resources and plenty of opportunities to command the Taoist Soldiers, you honed your mana, magic, and Flying Sword, and within a few hundred years advanced to the peak of Golden Pill, with a Nascent Soul on the horizon.”

Upon hearing this, many maids from the Northern Plains showed envy.

Just a Cultivator of Three Spiritual Roots, whose perception barely exceeded that of ordinary people, such individuals were commonly seen among them.

And yet, such a person easily occupied a high position.

”What brought you to such heights?”

Jiang Ding asked indifferently.

”Because of the Dao Heart.”

”The Dao Heart Class garnered a high score.”

Li Xiushui’s body trembled, but she dared not refrain from answering.

”The Dao Heart, yes.”

”The Dao Heart.”

Jiang Ding said coldly, ”You all, in terms of talent, abilities, struggles, are all inferior to others, so why occupy a high position illicitly?”

”It is because of the Dao Heart!”

”The foundation of the chiefs of each division lies in their combat magic, army formations, and talents.”

”Your foundation lies in the Dao Heart!”

”Southeast Wind!”

Jiang Ding sternly asked: ”If you were to lose your combat magic, army formations, and talents, what would happen?”

”Reporting to my lord!”

Hei Louxi, hiding none of her schadenfreude, mocked: ”If I were to lose the ability for combat magic, the capability to command army formations, and the ability to cultivate, becoming ordinary, I would step down from the position of Southeast Wind Female Servant, as I would no longer be capable of fulfilling the duties of the Southeast Wind Female Servant.”

”This is, virtue unqualified for a position, must lead to disaster.”

For these female servants, she had long disapproved.

Despite having much lesser strength than herself, they effortlessly ascended to high ranks, and with control over promotions and punishments, any violation of military discipline meant summoning a large force to suppress the chief officer, tightly restricting them.

Many female servants shuddered.

”What if one fails to fulfill their duties?”

Jiang Ding asked further.

The chief officer had the duty of dying on the battlefield.

The female servants also had their own battlefield, their own duties!

Otherwise, with mediocre abilities, to occupy a high position, what is this for?

”Should be punished strictly and without mercy!”

Hei Louxi immediately said, glaring around, not afraid of offending anyone.

”Very good.”

”You are absolutely right.”

Jiang Ding greatly appreciated it; then his expression turned cold, ”Apart from Gong Caiyu, Li Xiushui and all other female servants will be dismissed from their positions immediately, reclaiming all awards including the Nascent Soul Opportunity, confiscating all, and sending them back to Tushan Immortal City, to be imprisoned for two hundred years.”

”After two hundred years, if they wish to join the military, their Dao Heart score will forever be zero, never to be promoted.”

”Anyone who promotes them will share their crime!”

Since the Dao Heart is the foundation of their existence, they must understand one principle,

If the Dao Heart is not pure, it is as though there is no Dao Heart!”