Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

In the endless radiance, the Great Sun shone brilliantly.

The Sun God Wood grew within this brilliance, reaching ten thousand meters into the sky, its shade stretching over ten kilometers, without a single shadow to be seen.

A young man in green clothes sat cross-legged under the divine tree at the edge of the Sun Abyss.

He woke from a round of cultivation, opening his clear, black and white eyes.

”In another ten years, I will be able to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul... a year ahead of schedule.”

Jiang Ding mused to himself.

The cultivation environment in the Great Sun Heavenly Pond is far too generous. With foundations remaining unchanged, the pace of cultivation has sped up yet again.

The progress of Sword Intent is... astoundingly swift.

Jiang Ding’s Sword Intent had only reached a minor level of achievement, and for a long time, there were no signs of a breakthrough—it seemed so far away. But now, things were drastically different.

”In at most fifty years, my Sword Intent will reach a greater level of achievement.”

”At that time, I will not only overpower the Immortal Sect disciples in the quantity of Divine Soul, but in quality as well.”

Jiang Ding silently estimated.

”An Tuzi and the others had better be getting stronger too. Otherwise, when the relationship between Xianmen and the Eight Great Immortal Sects breaks down, I’m going to be very disappointed.”

”Weak Taoist disciples are meaningless to me.”

Sword Intent is the Great Sun Sword Pavilion’s advantage.

The Eight Great Immortal Sects have their own strengths as well.

Specifically, within the Refining Void Space, elements such as Qingmu, the Five Elements, Magical Treasures, Shadow Demons, and so on, can be embodied in real creatures. Compared to the ethereal nature of Sword Intent, it’s easier to construct one’s own Refining Void Space, allowing it to operate in cycles.

Setting aside cultivation for a moment, Jiang Ding looked toward the Domain Starry Sky in the distance.

Beneath the light of the Taiyin Stars, the dark expanse of the Domain Void scrolled past, occasionally hitting meteors and Netherworld Gang Winds. The Great Sun Heavenly Pond ignored it all, colliding directly without losing a bit of speed.

The sparks from the exploded meteors sprinkled outside the Heavenly Pond like a burst of Spiritual Light, which was quite beautiful.

Now, three years have passed since Jiang Ding retracted the Great Sun Heavenly Pond.

During these three years, he traveled through the Domain Starry Sky without utilizing teleportation formations, commanding the Great Sun Heavenly Pond across the Star Domain, admiring the various wonders of the Domain Starry Sky.

He was seriously stifled.

Having been confined to the Mother Star for hundreds of years of cultivation practice, he now had the opportunity to indulge for once. Finding it hard to return just yet, he chose the slowest way to travel.

During this period, everything was normal.

The Xianmen’s network within its borders was unobstructed, and Jiang Ding’s Divine Sense could conveniently control his various avatars, as well as allocate numerous Divine Sense threads to participate in Sword Dojo research, supporting the senior’s scientific projects with Sword Dao contribution. Everything was the same as if he were in Xianmen.

”However, this actually carries risks.”

Jiang Ding reflected in his mind: ”This time, the eight Masters of Refining Nothingness in the Moon Exploration Expedition Laboratory, that’s fine. But otherwise, it would have been very risky. If someone with hidden intentions snuck into Xianmen territory, the Immortal Sect Refinement Void Great Formation might not detect it.”

”In the future, without being certain of escaping the grasp of Master of Refining Nothingness, it’s best not to venture out alone.”

Jiang Ding stood up.

His body ascended, quickly reaching a core void space. With a flick of his finger, he revealed a trio of Xuan gold flames, emanating an undying aura.

A look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

Great Sun Soul Flame.

This was one of the treasures inside the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, capable of ensuring a cultivator’s Divine Soul is undying for a period of time, with three strands naturally forming every thousand years.

In the past, Inheritance Disciples of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion who made great achievements and obtained recognition from the Dari Swordsman were granted this treasure. It significantly enhanced the potential of cultivators, adding a chance for Divinity Transformation in the future.

Originally, there was only one portion of Great Sun Soul Flame here.

Using his privileges within the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, Jiang Ding directed a portion of its power to this place, thereby condensing three portions.

This also had some impact on the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, requiring decades to recover.

”One portion each for An Siyan and Jin Lingfeng, to enhance their potential for Divinity Transformation.”

”The remaining portion...”

Jiang Ding hesitated but eventually said, ”Let’s keep it. This is part of the agreement I have with Xianmen: the products of the Great Sun Heavenly Pond are divided in half, and I pay to redeem anything extra.”

If nothing unexpected happens, this portion of Great Sun Soul Flame should be exchanged by Immortal Gulin, whose achievements among the Golden Pill Monks are second only to Jiang Ding’s.

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The increase in power of this Immortal Gate Daoist was very beneficial to Jiang Ding.

”Let it be so,”

Jiang Ding placed the three jade boxes in the void and instructed, ”Yue, send these three items to the postal institution on the Xianmen floating island in the nearest small world, with the receipts bearing the names An Siyan, Jin Lingfeng, and the Xianmen national treasury.”

”Use my space seal, otherwise, it will trigger the alarm of the Xianmen formation method.”

He had already spoken to An Siyan and the other person over the Xianmen network, so that they wouldn’t form their nascent souls too early.

”Yes.”

Yueling eagerly accepted the task and sent the three items away.

Her responsibilities also included handling miscellaneous matters for the Great Sun Swordsman, which she was used to; the only novelty was that one day she could openly interact with the postal institution of the Eastern Devil School, which made her very curious.

”Thank you.”

Jiang Ding nodded.

While cultivating, he sent a part of his Divine Sense into the sky, using Number Four Synthetic Geng Metal and a large amount of fifth-grade heavenly and earthly treasures as ink to inscribe the Heavenly Gang Ban on the Great Sun transformed by the Taiqing Flying Sword.

The twentieth Great Sun Tian Gang Ban had now appeared as a phantom, growing stronger continuously.

Time passed,

and before he realized it, another five years had gone by.

The Great Sun Heavenly Pond was still shuttling through the Domain Starry Sky, gathering the brilliance of heaven and earth, circulating endlessly, only now it was closer to the mother star of Xianmen, and the coming and going warships, air-space motherships, and starry sky fortresses gradually increased.

Keng!

At that moment, a clear and ethereal sword sound rang by his ears.

”Oh?”

Jiang Ding awoke from his cultivation and opened his eyes.

Keng!

Ding-dong, ding-dong...

The sound of the sword was pleasant to hear, and seemed not to be overly aggressive.

It was different from the blatant and direct annihilation of the dazzling Great Sun.

This sound was more about subtlety, where often an enemy’s head had already fallen to the ground without them knowing, and even at the moment of death, they were still at peace.

The sound of the sword grew clearer and more melodious.

Eventually, a bright moon rose in the sky, keeping pace with the Great Sun before quickly hiding away, rejected by the Great Sun Heavenly Pond and driven off.

The moonlight and the strange phenomenon vanished.

In the sky, a girl in a moon-white fairy skirt appeared, with the charred remains on her face, scalp, and limbs flaking off to reveal her snow-white skin, glowing.

And with it, an undying breath.

Not just halfway to undying, but truly the Fourth Realm of Sword Dao, undying, once again possessing the combat power of a Daoist disciple that commanded Jiang Ding’s attention.

Yu Qianzi.

She wasn’t dead.

”Congratulations, Fellow Daoist,”

Jiang Ding nodded slightly.

Hum!

The Great Sun Heavenly Pond hummed as it operated, space formation patterns emerged, and teleported the Taiyin Swordwoman Yu Qianzi, who had a face full of joy and was about to say something, to the other side of the crystal wall.

The Heavenly Pond moved away, gradually turning into a small dot, not lingering or intersecting again.

Yu Qianzi’s joy faded from her face.

She watched the Heavenly Pond recede, standing in place for a long time, and sighed softly.

In the end, their paths were different.

They were fated to fight to the death in the future, advancing further by stepping over each other’s bones and blood, and it was not appropriate to foster any emotions.

In comparison, she seemed to be somewhat weaker.