Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Many things must be done by the Human Race, even if they come with many sacrifices.

Firm Stone True Person and Purple Stone True Person understand this principle all too well. They also understand that the will of a Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch wouldn’t be swayed by any reason, which is why they refrained from persuasion and remained silent.

”Firm Stone.”

”As for the two of you, and for the Sect, I too have made arrangements.”

Jiang Ding spoke slowly, his voice growing colder and no longer wallowing in the warmth of the Sect: ”I will send the two of you out to other Small Worlds, to assume the identities of Slave Clan members. Henceforth, you shall live under that identity, and never reveal yourselves, no matter what.”

”Ordinarily, unless a King-level Emperor’s Descendant spends hundreds of years searching, your covers would remain intact.”

”The rulers of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan do not possess the ability to find you.”

What if Ancient Imperial Sons or even a Great Emperor personally sought out these two insignificant beings?

Then one must resign to fate and await death.

The Human Race is as lowly as servants; there is no such thing as absolute safety.

”As for the Sect.”

Jiang Ding continued.

”The Mountain Suppressing Sect will soon rule a territory of a hundred thousand miles and become the absolute Sovereign Sect here. Each remaining disciple will receive a plethora of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, countless Cultivation Methods and scriptures. They can use these for cultivation or squander them as they wish.”

”No one will oppress them, no taxes will be collected by the Horned Demon Imperial Clan; they can even indulge in the fantasy that the Mountain Suppressing Sect is the overlord of the entire world, peerlessly arrogant under heaven and earth. There’s nothing to worry about; they can be arrogant, self-indulgent, and harshly rebuke the members of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan without any restrictions.”

”Disciples, as it stands, have only decades of life to live.”

”This period of time is not long, merely enough for cultivation.”

Jiang Ding spoke slowly: ”Perhaps, they will only die after I am gone, living a blissful life and enjoying wealth and honor for a century before dying of old age.”

”Or perhaps, in a few years, they could be annihilated by the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, leaving none alive.”

”What will ultimately happen, I do not know.”

”Our ancestor...”

Firm Stone True Person choked up a little.

This is truly the old master of the Sect, considering everything for the junior disciples, doing everything he could to the utmost limit.

Beyond that, there’s really nothing one can do.

A Heavenly Monarch of the Slave Clan can only do so much.

”Do not show such childish behavior.”

”Firm Stone, Purple Stone.”

”From now on, everything depends on you.”

Jiang Ding sighed, speaking indifferently: ”I will leave enough resources for the two of you to advance to Divinity Transformation—the Cultivation Method, Elixirs, Magic, secret techniques, and materials for Treasures are all provided. Should you prove yourselves and if you are fortunate enough not to be found by the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, perhaps you might ascend to Divinity Transformation and rebuild the Sect.”

”With this, do you have any questions?”

”Or, do you have any lingering wishes? I can fulfill them for you.”

”There’s no need, ancestor.”

Firm Stone True Person shook his head: ”After advancing to Nascent Soul, the enemies of the past were secretly dealt with; there are no regrets. The greater regrets are the inexorable forces, powerless to change.”

”Ancestor, I have an enemy...”

Purple Stone True Person was a bit embarrassed.

”Firm Stone, in that case, accompany him.”

Jiang Ding smiled gently, handing over a blood-jade-like Talisman Sword: ”Should any sovereign block your way, whether a king of the Slave Clan or a king of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, strike them down without hesitation. Don’t worry about anything. This monarch does not lack for the lives of a few sovereigns, and it will not affect anything.”

”The children of our Sect, should act with impunity.”

”Yes, ancestor!”

Firm Stone True Person took a deep breath and solemnly accepted the Talisman.

”Go now, and be happy.”

Jiang Ding nodded slightly.

…

Months later.

Firm Stone True Person and Purple Stone True Person returned, drenched in blood and brutality.

At this moment, the sight of the Mountain Suppressing Sect made them widen their eyes in astonishment, almost too unsure to come closer.

The once barren little hillside had vanished, replaced with rising cloud peaks enshrouded in mist, and even more so, hundreds of celestial rivers crisscrossing, encircling the mountains with rich Spiritual Energy, at least a Fifth-Order Spiritual Vein; within these mountains grew all manners of exotic flowers and herbs, Spirit Beasts, ethereal and deep, just like an Immortal Realm in the human world.

Around the mountains, there was an almost imperceptible Blood Light Great Array with Runes flashing, emitting a terrifying aura, stirring the momentum of clouds and winds across thousands of miles as the formation operated.

Absolutely a Fifth Order Great Array!

Inside the sect gates, every Disciple’s face was brimming with joy, no longer feeling the fear and oppression of being killed by the Horned Demon Emperor Clan members or other Slave Clans at any moment; within the sect, they practiced Cultivation, sought the Dao, danced with swords, played the zither, and read books... How carefree and relaxed they were.

In the clouds above, several ancient gold lettered characters shone brightly.

Mountain Suppressing Sect!

Truly a grand sight of the Human Race’s path in Immortal Sects!

”Mountain Suppressing Sect...”

”Our Sect...”

True Lord of the Sturdy Rock and Purple Stone True Person saw this scene, the image countless ancestors had dreamed of day and night nearly brought them to tears, their eyes blurred, their Dao Hearts turbulent and their hearts filled with complex emotions.

It took a long while for the two to compose themselves as they stepped onto the staircase and walked up to the mountain summit.

Here, a Blood-robed Taoist watched them with a smile.

”Greetings, Ancestor Master!”

True Lord of the Sturdy Rock and Purple Stone True Person knelt to the ground, their hearts full of admiration and reliance.

This might be the last of their kin in this world, no more to be had.

”Does this sight of the Sect suit your expectations?”

Jiang Ding sighed, ”Thousands of years ago, when I was with my master and great master, we often imagined what a true grand Human Race Sect would look like. We even frequently engaged in ceaseless debates, each believing their own vision to be what a Human Race Sect should be, often resulting in bursts of anger.”

”Now, looking at the Sect like this, I’m not sure if it’s right, if it resembles the Imperial Palace we imagined in our heads, if it may be the subject of ridicule...”

He showed a look of nostalgia.

”Ancestor Master, the Ancestor Master must be comforted by this sight today.”

True Lord of the Sturdy Rock’s eyes reddened slightly.

”Perhaps.”

Jiang Ding sighed, ”Do you two have any other regrets?”

He asked again.

”No more, Ancestor Master.”

True Lord of the Sturdy Rock and Purple Stone True Person spoke softly.

”Then let’s go.”

The Blood-robed Taoist nodded, waved his sleeve, and took the two into his sleeve.

He took one last careful look at the Sect, the greenery upon it, and the Disciples happily conversing within.

He engraved all these firmly in his heart and disappeared as a streak of blood light.

...

In a few months, the Blood River King traveled through the Flame Stone Star Domain’s various Minor Thousand Worlds using the teleportation Formation, visiting each Minor World, and returned empty-handed at the end.

At last, he appeared once more in the Magical Stone Minor Realm, in front of the Imperial Palace.

”Blood River King.”

Chenshan King appeared; his expression was very indifferent as he said, ”The patience of the Emperor’s Descendant is about to run out. Please be informed and stop causing miscellaneous troubles.”

”The patience of the Emperor’s Descendant, the patience of the Great Emperor, they all have limits.”

”It’s impossible to let you act recklessly indefinitely.”

His words were cold and unobscured.

”Very well.”

The Blood River King’s expression was calm as he gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, stepping into the Imperial Palace.

No one knew that in his eyes, deep within his Divine Soul, a wisp of golden hue had begun to emerge, pure and sharp, harboring an aura capable of Destruction, Law-Breaking, Elimination Method, Forbidden Law, and Mutant.

That was the path of an Immortal Sect’s Taoist disciples.

He was walking into the Imperial Palace of the Horned Demon Emperor.