Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

The hundred-zhang tall body of the Mingtian Emperor fell.

”Emperor!”

”No, it’s not possible...”

The three thousand Imperial Clan Guards of the Horned Demon Warriors looked on in horror at the scene before them; their Emperor had fallen dead with a single move, fragile as a duckweed in the wind, as insignificant as ants.

”Kill! For revenge!”

”Kill...”

Many Imperial Guards roared in anger.

However, before they could do anything, they heard the searing sound of the Destroying Sword filling their Sea of Consciousness, and they lost their minds.

A large number of figures fell, heavy armor hit the ground, and the treasured weapons forged by the Imperial Clan dropped.

”Don’t!”

”Spare their lives!”

An Tuzi, Xuanwu Daoist, and others cried out instinctively.

Jiang Ding ignored them. With a thought, Divine Sense moved to the fallen body of the Mingtian Emperor and stood atop his head, large as a mountain, gazing into his dim eyes.

The other Daoists hurried to follow suit.

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist examined the Mingtian Emperor closely for a long while with his Divine Sense, then he finally sighed in relief.

This man was not dead.

He was struck by a sword that severed the connection between his Divine Soul and his body, with a precision in Sword-light that was terrifying.

His Sea of Consciousness was filled with the frenzied Great Sun Destroying Sword Intent, which formed numerous Great Sun Seal Talismans, sealing his Sea of Consciousness layer by layer without leaving a trace, so that even self-destruction was impossible.

”Wonderful,”

”Jiang Dingzi, your mastery of Spirit Soul and sealing is impressive.”

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist was somewhat surprised and exclaimed, ”I had thought that Sword Cultivators were crude; such refined techniques were beyond them. It seems now that this was prejudice, a result of the poor strength of the Sword Cultivators within the sect.”

The other Daoists looked at the fallen Mingtian Emperor and the surrounding three thousand Horned Demon Warriors with fiery eyes, as if they were seeing giant treasures.

Through these people, they could learn of the existence of an unknown domain.

This information alone was enough to trade for treasures of Refining Nothingness!

And not just one, but ten or more; no Master of Refining Nothingness would skimp in this matter.

Jiang Ding did not respond to him but continued to stare at the Mingtian Emperor’s Sea of Consciousness.

Inside this man’s Sea of Consciousness, something dark and surging seemed about to awaken and burst forth. On tracing its source, he shockingly found it within the body of the armored giant, originating from the bloodline.

Jiang Ding’s expression changed slightly.

It was as if part of this man’s Divine Soul existed not within the Sea of Consciousness, but in the bloodline!

”I’ll handle this!”

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist also noticed this matter, his expression turning solemn.

He manipulated the Mana Technique, and various faint celestial signs and phenomena flashed by, converging with the powers of An Tuzi, Qingmu Daoist, and Xuanwu Daoist among others, creating layer upon layer of seals, all falling onto the body of the hundred-zhang giant.

Soon, the agitation in the Sea of Consciousness subsided and calmed down once again.

Jiang Ding checked repeatedly, finding nothing amiss.

”This person attacked me, his crimes grievous; he should be handed over to me for disposal.”

Jiang Ding unapologetically stored the Mingtian Emperor into the Storage Jade Pendant, then with a single swipe, he also took one thousand five hundred Horned Demon Warriors along with their weapons and heavy armor into it.

To perform soul searching on a Daoist.

This was beyond his abilities; it was better to leave it to the seniors of the Xianmen Sect and the Central Array Spirit Computer to handle, and let them decide if the war should continue.

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist and others had veins popping on their foreheads, but they made no move.

”These are yours.”

Jiang Ding pointed at the Horned Demon Warriors scattered on the ground, saying, ”Extract the secret technique from this, and this…”

”Mysterious Yellow Primordial Qi.”

Ji Liuyue took a deep breath, enduring.

”Yes, the secret technique of Mysterious Yellow Primordial Qi, and this part, belongs to me.”

Jiang Ding said calmly, ”What are your thoughts?”

His hand on the sword hilt, he quietly observed the Nine Great Daoists, subtle hints of intent to kill blossoming.

The broader situation of the domain, the grand scheme of the Human Race, is important.

The Xianmen Sect and its interests are equally important.

Moreover, there is no distinction between prior or later positions; they are considered equal.

If the Domain thrives and the Human Race flourishes, yet the Xianmen Sect and he are gone, this outcome is absolutely unacceptable.

In the distant satellite orbits, dozens of fourth-order nuclear weapons lit up again, resembling the indifferent gaze of the celestial lords upon the earth.

The Nine Great Daoists quickly regained their composure and discussed for a moment.

”It’s possible,”

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist said gravely, ”But you must swear by your Sword Intent that you will not attack us anymore and will come to our aid when we need support.

When necessary, if we cannot capture a Horned Demon Race Emperor, you must also help, at least capturing one Emperor to bring back to the Sect.”

This was no longer fearing the reprisal of the Sect’s seniors.

No longer considering it.

For they would establish a staggering accomplishment, far surpassing all the previous Daoist disciples in the Sect’s history!

Clearly, they had great confidence in capturing the so-called Horned Demon Race Emperor; as long as the Great Sun Swordsman did not interfere, defeating and capturing them would not be difficult.

This was merely said as a precaution against any unforeseen events.

”No problem at all,”

Jiang Ding responded readily.

These people of the Horned Demon Race clearly came from a powerful Immortal Path civilization. A single sect alone could not handle an outer realm invasion or counter-invasion; it was impossible to swallow it all alone.

Therefore, locking down secrets and attempting to assassinate the nine Daoists at a great cost was no longer feasible.

If nothing unexpected happened, there would be a period of alliance between the Xianmen Sect and the Immortal Sects, and internal hostilities would be greatly eased; they would no longer be adversaries to the death at every turn.

For him personally...

It was alright.

The Horned Demon Race appeared to be a powerful Immortal Path civilization; it surely wouldn’t lack powerful individuals, and it wasn’t necessary to only focus on the Nine Great Daoists.

”Here, take this,”

The Heavenly Calculator Daoist breathed a sigh of relief and handed a Jade Slip to Jiang Ding before turning to leave.

Bang!

At that moment, a head burst open, and scales scattered in all directions.

The surrounding Daoists watched.

This was the Shadow Demon Daoist attempting to perform Soul Searching on one of the Horned Demon Imperial Guards to obtain information about that domain, and unsurprisingly, he failed.

The opponent had strict Spirit Soul Restrictions and moreover, these were completely different from the Spirit Soul Restrictions of this Domain, not sharing the same developmental path.

”Don’t do this in front of me.”

Jiang Ding took the Jade Slip from the Heavenly Calculator Daoist and frowned, ”You should have accused him of a crime first, like having attacked us before or having massacred the Human Race previously, only then should you perform Soul Searching.”

”It’s unnecessary.”

”You’re too hypocritical, it’s the same thing...”

The Shadow Demon Daoist was indifferent.

Jiang Ding’s gaze narrowed.

”That makes sense.”

”Indeed it does.”

The Shadow Demon Daoist suppressed his frustration and said solemnly, ”These outer realm fiends attacked us without reason, committing extremely heinous crimes. To investigate their motives, I had no choice but to perform Soul Searching, it was truly a last resort.

For the sake of the common people, I will bear this evil reputation alone...”

Bang!

As he spoke, he grabbed another Horned Demon Warrior, tried another type of Soul Searching secret technique, and unsurprisingly, still failed, causing the head covered in scales to burst.

”Shadow Demon Fellow Daoist, you do know propriety after all,”

Jiang Ding’s expression eased, and his Divine Sense surged into the Jade Slip, checking the secret technique for collecting Mysterious Yellow Primordial Qi.

The premonition of the Sword Realm Prototype was not wrong.

The Mysterious Yellow Primordial Qi indeed greatly benefited its growth.

Similarly, the Mysterious Yellow Primordial Qi carried a significant risk; it had to be sealed in layers, its weak Heavenly Dao Will of the Yin and Yang Void obliterated, before being placed into the Sword Realm Prototype.

Otherwise, there would be danger of being burst open or being seized by the Heavenly Dao Will of the Yin and Yang Void.