Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

At a time when his clone in the Golden Palace was besieged tightly by numerous Heavenly Monarchs, Jiang Ding was listening to the Central Array Spirit Computer’s assessment of the heritage handed over.

Labor comes with its rewards.

Those who accomplish meritorial tasks in Xianmen Sect will definitely receive corresponding grand merits.

This is the foundation of Xianmen Sect; it does not require its citizens to be selfless saints who expect no reciprocation.

Such self-sacrificing saints, even if they exist, are not what Xianmen Sect desires; such individuals would not score high in moral and ethical education courses.

The maximum score is one hundred and thirty, and it is impossible to go any further.

Such saints, who defy the continuation and development of life, though maybe beneficial momentarily, will inevitably bring disaster in the long run.

As the saying goes, without the deaths of saints, grand thieves will never cease.

So, what exactly is a high moral and ethical score in true Xianmen beliefs?

Jiang Ding contemplated this.

A high moral and ethical score involves integrating the interests of Xianmen and one’s own interests; possessing a strong impulse to seek benefits without violating Xianmen’s laws, and while pursuing personal interests, also promoting the benefits of Xianmen, achieving mutual benefits.

Yes, this is indeed challenging.

However, achieving this qualifies as a high moral and ethical score in Xianmen Sect, scoring one hundred and thirty to forty points as if it were a playful matter.

The ideology and morality of Xianmen are not merely elusive moral demands; morality alone does not encompass the entirety of this course.

It is, moreover, a capability!

A capability that binds one’s own interests deeply with those of Xianmen, achieving mutual benefits and growing together!

”…Citizen 5227…89, Jiang Ding, you have uploaded twenty-seven Void Refining Scriptures, three Unifying Dao Scriptures, and one incomplete scripture of the higher realm of Harmonization to Xianmen Library. This unparalleled grand merit you have achieved, according to the regulations of Xianmen, is rewarded as follows.”

The voice of the Central Array Spirit Computer conveyed.

”First, you are rewarded with twenty-nine Void Refining Battle Merits.”

The voice paused.

”Twenty-nine Void Refining Battle Merits?”

Jiang Ding was curious: ”Why twenty-nine? What are the justifications?”

”Because Xianmen only has funds worth twenty-nine Void Refining Battle Merits available—this is all the money we have, and the reward has already reached its limit; it cannot be increased.”

The Central Array Spirit Computer answered.

It’s the age-old saying; the value of a commodity is not only determined by its objective value but also how much money the buyer has!

If we view Xianmen as a small merchant, it means, no matter what you sell to it, no matter if its value is priceless, it can only give you all its liquid assets.

It’s impossible for it to give you the food necessary for survival for the entire household, the only knife to defend against enemies, or even trade its own life by committing suicide.

These are the things necessary for survival; even an Immortal Scripture cannot give these to you.

No matter how great the opportunity or how vast the wealth, it only has value on the basis that Xianmen exists and is alive.

Thus, concerning battle merit rewards, and heritage handover rewards, there are principles and limits; they must not threaten the survival of Xianmen.

”Reward two: Three hundred years of computing power of the Central Array Spirit Computer.”

”Citizen Jiang Ding, above are all the rewards Xianmen Sect is offering you; if you have any objections, please appeal.”

The Central Array Spirit Computer announced, further explaining: ”The computing power of the Central Array Spirit Computer must be used for defense, scientific research, and the wellbeing of the populace. Only thirty percent is allocatable each year, and your reward of computing power will need to be paid in installments, requiring about a thousand years to be fully distributed.”

”If you temporarily need a more substantial amount of computing power from the Central Array Spirit Computer, please make a reservation.”

”Also, the twenty-nine Void Refining Battle Merits are the same; they are now allocated to your account, but please do not use them all at once. Spread the usage between two to three thousand years, otherwise Xianmen doesn’t have the capability to pay.”

”If a war breaks out, whether it’s in Horned Ming Realm or has already begun with the Eight Great Immortal Sects, Xianmen’s payment capability will be further strained.”

”Do you have any further objections?”

The Central Array Spirit Computer asked again.

”No, let it be like this.”

Jiang Ding smiled heartily.

In terms of absolute material, he was actually at a loss, exchanging a plethora of Void Refinement Techniques and Harmonization Techniques for only some Void Refinement Battle Merits. The payment capability of the Xianmen Sect had reached its limit; there was no money left to offer equivalent rewards.

However, between domains, is there truly fair trade?

These scriptures, if taken to any Harmonization Sect for an exchange, would only result in death. No Harmonization Level power would empty their coffers, subsist on chaff, and give you a price.

Moreover, Jiang Ding’s path is tied to the Xianmen Sect, being one of the largest shareholders, so in reality, he wasn’t at a loss.

Is it really a loss to invest in oneself?

Of course not!

This is merely internal fund transferring within the company; although necessary, one really shouldn’t be overly concerned about it.

”Central Array Spirit Computer,”

”I have some questions to ask.”

Seeing that the Divine Sense of the Central Array Spirit Computer was about the withdraw from the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, Jiang Ding stopped it and slowly said: ”You want to ascend to a Harmonization Level Array Spirit Computer, what are the required conditions, is there a chance for ascension? And what threats do you face?”

With the imminent birth of the Xianmen Refining Nothingness, and the imbalance in individual combat abilities, he and many Xianmen cultivators began harboring several doubts, worried that some Refining Nothingness Cultivator might change dramatically after their breakthrough, bringing disasters to the Xianmen Sect.

This is no groundless fear.

In fact, throughout the history of the Xianmen Sect, there have been several high-level cultivators who tried to turn the sect into their own bastion. King Xu, just one of those who caused the most destruction, and many others were suppressed in a short period of time.

The Xianmen Sect has hundreds of billions of Immortal Sect Citizens, comprising all sorts of people, certainly not the so-called ’perfect Holy Clan’ envisioned by many extreme racial purists, but merely ordinary humans.

The strength of the Immortal Sect Citizens lies in their Acquired education and the entire system.

Undoubtedly, the Central Array Spirit Computer, formulated from the Divine Souls of the first-generation rulers of the Xianmen Sect and the voluntary heroic sacrifices of the spiritual elders, played the most crucial role in the birth and development of this system.

Yuan is indeed one of the unparalleled Elites in the Domain, and also not mediocre among countless civilizations in the Endless Starry Sky.

However, in terms of importance to the Xianmen Sect, Yuan is still incomparable to the Central Array Spirit Computer.

At this moment when the Xianmen Sect is about to see the manifestation of Refining Nothingness, many Xianmen cultivators are thinking of strengthening the Central Array Spirit Computer.

Should the Central Array Spirit Computer ascend to a Harmonization Level, many ambitious figures within the sect would immediately quell their restlessness, devoid of any stray thoughts for a lifetime.

”This is top-level classified information; I am checking your access rights...”

The voice of the Central Array Spirit Computer transmitted.

”Access verification passed.”

Almost instantly, a response arrived, followed by the sealing off of the environment to prevent information leakage, including the Yueling of the Great Sun Heavenly Pond all falling into a drowsy stupor, sealed away.

”Currently, the Central Array Spirit Computer cannot ascend to a Harmonization Level Array Spirit Computer.”

The voice of the Central Array Spirit Computer came, still with no hint of emotion, mechanical: ”To break through, the following conditions need to be met.”

”First, obtain a Harmonization Level Divine Soul as a reference.”

”Second, breakthroughs in Array Spirit Algorithms and Immortal Path artificial intelligence research up to Harmonization Level are needed, this condition has been accelerated with the emergence of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion lineage.”

The Array Spirit technology of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion is strong, Yue and Hei are among its outstanding creations.

”Third, the Xianmen Sect must manufacture a Harmonization Level main host for the Central Array Spirit Computer, and an energy source equivalent to Seventh-Order Spiritual Veins must appear in the Xianmen Sect.”

”Fourth, the Xianmen Sect must master Harmonization Level Formation Methods, which are currently being tackled.”

”Upon breaking through all the above points, the Central Array Spirit Computer can become a Harmonization Level Array Spirit Computer.”