Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

After thanking Divine Machine Heavenly Monarch several times, Jiang Ding inquired about the situation in the Horned Ming Realm.

This unknown Immortal Path civilization stretched across everyone’s hearts, causing constant unease. Those with weaker minds would even suffer from the proliferation of internal demons, unable to enter the state of cultivation and needing to use magic to seal their memories in order to live normally.

”Everything is normal.”

Divine Machine Heavenly Monarch pondered for a moment and, after repeatedly verifying Jiang Ding’s security level, said, ”The disciples secretly planted by Shadow Demon Abyss have not been discovered, or at least they haven’t been captured yet. They are normally lurking inside the bodies and Divine Souls of lower-ranking cultivators of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, Stone People Race, and other such races, merely observing, without causing any abnormalities or actively seeking any information.”

”The intelligence work of Shadow Demon Abyss is quite professional; our intelligence department has learned a lot.”

Jiang Ding agreed.

In external espionage infiltration, safety is most important, one should not be hasty. As time passes, with the birth, aging, sickness, and death of the infiltrating cultivators, many things will be experienced, and there is no need to overcomplicate matters.

”Among them, Shadow Demon disciples and several inheritors from Shadow Demon Abyss are hiding in the Divine Souls of lower-ranking cultivators of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, planning to experience a lifetime of their targets until these targets die, then selecting a nearby infant from the Horned Demon Imperial Clan with the best talent to continue the cycle.”

”The plan of Shadow Demon Abyss is to, if conditions allow, naturally infiltrate the higher echelons of the Horned Ming Imperial Clan through the birth, aging, sickness, and death of more than ten generations of cultivators, obtaining more precise intelligence.”

”The best outcome is undoubtedly for the cultivator who was infiltrated by a Shadow Demon disciple to be an elite of his generation, ultimately breaking through his limitations and achieving the status of a Great Emperor of the Horned Demon Tribe.”

”They are very patient, even when other great experts urge them; they have been resolutely refused by the great experts of Shadow Demon Abyss, displaying high professional standard without rash commands.”

Divine Machine Heavenly Monarch did not spare his praises, holding high respect for the professional competence of Shadow Demon Abyss.

”Let’s hope so.”

Jiang Ding expressed his wishes as well.

Although the eight great experts are insane, they are not hasty over the span of hundreds to thousands of years. Their patience is unimaginably stronger compared to ordinary cultivators; such is the scale of their lives.

The two discussed for a while about the research and application of Golden Causality in Immortal Sect, especially in the use on ”All-transforming Magnetic Origin Sutra” and ”Supreme True Void Gold Scripture”.

Immortal Sect Nine Fairy Scriptures have always been half a notch weaker than the Nine Great Immortal Sects in terms of cultivation methods.

This leads to Immortal Sect practitioners, under similar conditions, having inferior mana quality and smaller likelihood of breakthroughs compared to practitioners of the Nine Great Immortal Sects, pertaining to the path itself.

Golden Causality, this achievement of Immortal Path realized from immortal techniques, promises to push these two true scriptures of Immortal Sect forward to achieve a breakthrough, with many Celestial Lords of the Immortal Gate involved.

”This project is rather difficult.”

Divine Machine Heavenly Monarch sighed, ”We have actually achieved several results, but it is unclear which one is more correct, or if it’s just a rushed approach. It would be best to have a real Refining Nothingness scripture for reference, even a mediocre one would suffice.”

”There isn’t one.”

”But no matter, the Central Array Spirit Computer will verify it for a few hundred more years. If no issues are found by then, we will directly proceed with cultivation. If it’s wrong, then consider it paving the way for later cultivators. Immortal Sect practitioners of past generations have all walked this path, and we may be no exception.”

”That’s all that can be done.”

Jiang Ding felt somewhat heavy in his heart.

Cultivation methods pertain to a cultivator’s entire life; once wrong, the path might instantly become dim and not as trivial as it’s verbally expressed, which is exactly why many Heavenly Monarchs hesitate; even if the cultivation method is devised, they dare not practice it.

After chatting a while more, the two parted ways and continued their respective tasks.

Jiang Ding returned to the Great Sun Heavenly Pool Sun Abyss, blocking Yue Ling’s perception, and vanished.

During his past cultivation, he would occasionally do this—sometimes because he didn’t want to be seen while sleeping, sometimes for sword refining, and sometimes without reason, arbitrarily sealing despite Yue Ling’s objections.

Nowadays, it has even reached the point where Yue Ling’s will must knock and obtain permission to enter the Sun Abyss, ensuring absolute privacy within the Sun Abyss.

Many high-level cultivators are like this, accustomed to solitude, nothing abrupt.

...

Liudao Sect, atop the Six Dao Throne.

A green-clothed youth with a hint of crimson in his eyes opened them and scanned around. Each movement unleashed a tremendous killing intent that swept across all directions, chilling everything to the core.

Jiang Ding’s gaze first landed on the abyssal pool in the palace.

Amidst the wave-like Primordial Magnet lights, a deep blue Primordial Magnet Dragon could be seen faintly, occasionally revealing a wisp of aura. Any Five Elements Magic within hundreds of miles was utterly suppressed, revealing its true form.

Yin Yang Magnetic Extreme Divine Light!

After more than two hundred years of ample time, it had finally condensed into form, ready to be used for sword refining.

”...Kill…”

”...I am the god of heaven and earth… the spirit of heaven and earth…”

Feeling Jiang Ding’s gaze, from within the blue spring, came a series of faint, low growls that conveyed immense brutality and greed. It sensed a perfect body that could be used for its own breakthrough and growth.

This is a newly born mountain deity, naturally born and bred, not knowing how to conceal its desires. If it wants something, it directly takes it, directly kills.

”...A naturally born mountain deity?…”

Jiang Ding was astonished, ”You dare to manifest your own will within my Yin Yang Primordial Magnet Divine Light, wanting to snatch what is mine.”

”Who gave you such confidence?”

This kind of natural deity with a mountain spirit transformed, according to legends, is among the earliest of Immortal Path Living Beings, occupying a high rank. Upon birth, it is in the Divinity Transformation Realm, with rather primitive methods. Often in the subsequent world development, it would be replaced by more intelligent and diligent beings.

”Kill!”

The will within the abyssal pool suddenly sensed the release of its restraints around it and was incredibly thrilled.

It roared, transforming into a Primordial Magnet Dragon that inhibited all Five Elements Magic, assaulting the green-clothed youth on the throne. The attack had traits of light, arriving in an instant, and was fearsome even among Nascent Soul Cultivators, a moment’s inattention could lead to being sealed by its innate power, at the mercy of others.

”Not bad.”

”You are still capable.”

Jiang Ding nodded and, amidst a clear clanging sound, drew his longsword.

The sword drawn, then sheathed back.

It seemed as if no sword-light had ever appeared, leaving only a resoundingly clear and ethereal sword ring echoing in the palace.

”I am the Deity of Mountain River Primordial Magnetism…”

The Primordial Magnet Dragon formed by the Yin Yang Magnetic Extreme Divine Light roared as it charged, its massive pupils shimmering with primitive intent for slaughter.

Its body, however, suddenly stiffened, pausing in mid-air.

An invisible agonizing pain erupted within its body, instantly draining all its strength. Its body became ethereal, its steps staggering.

It wanted to say something, but darkness fell before its eyes, losing all consciousness.

The massive body of the Primordial Magnet Dragon abruptly collapsed.

In its place remained only a black and white Yin Yang Magnetic Extreme Divine Light, continuously twisting and rotating, dispersing a faint aura that sealed the Five Elements.