Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Space thundered loudly as runes of rules blossomed.

Within the endless radiance, the billions of ships of the Xianmen Sect vanished without a trace.

In their place, only a turbulent starry sky remained, with the broken spaces slowly healing, already lacking the foundational conditions for another dimensional jump in the short term.

A cosmic storm began, rippling outwards in all directions.

The Citizen Fleet of the Xianmen Sect was hurrying to the battlefield, fighting for land under the sun on behalf of the Xianmen Sect, for the even longer lifespans of its citizens, and for a bright future between the domains.

In the starry sky, only two remained.

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch and Grand Sun Immortal watched the departing Citizen Fleet, silent for a long time, silently blessing them in their hearts.

If they were to carry away more than ninety percent of the Xianmen Sect’s strength, with all the elite cultivator citizens included, the consequences of defeat were unimaginable.

But there was no choice.

Within the Endless Star Domain, the cold and dark forest law exists; both individuals and forces are either advancing or receding.

If the Xianmen Sect retreats, and the Immortal Sects benefit greatly from the war, with their power surging and Harmonization cultivators emerging, then the Xianmen Sect will be extinct.

The Xianmen Sect cannot retreat!

”Yawn...”

Drowsiness gradually overtook Jiang Ding’s heart.

He resisted the strong urge to sleep and chatted with Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch for a while, mainly inquiring about the current situation in the domain, as it related to his safety during his slumber.

”The current outbreak of war is undoubtedly centered in the Horned Ming Realm,” said Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch after strictly verifying Jiang Ding’s permissions. ”The Nine Spirits Realm has successfully captured an opportunity to annihilate several Ancient Emperors of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan in one fell swoop and is about to implement it. Once several Ancient Emperors are ambushed, the Human Cultivators of the Nine Spirits Realm will be completely exposed to the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.”

”At that time, the allied forces of the Nine Spirits Realm will directly strike at the Medium Thousand World of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, striving to destroy the ruling core of this Horned Ming Realm in one fell swoop.”

”If all goes well, that will be the case.”

”If things do not go smoothly, then more than ninety percent of the chance for unexpected occurrences lies in the Harmonization techniques of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, or perhaps an ancient relic that awakens during a life or death crisis for their race—a Harmonization cultivator; all these are possibilities.”

”This is exactly why we are being so cautious.”

”One has only one life; no amount of caution is excessive. If it weren’t for the Xianmen Sect’s power growing steadily, posing a great threat to those eight Great Experts, the battle plans might be delayed for hundreds or even thousands of years,” Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch said when speaking of Harmonization, seriously but without fear, in a calm tone.

”Does the Nine Spirits Realm have the capability to face a Harmonization cultivator?” asked Jiang Ding.

In the world of the Immortal Path, the essence often fully condenses at the top; if the top can’t resolve it, then even annihilating all the living forces of the middle and lower layers is futile.

”Yes.”

”When Xi Yuan burned his Essence Blood, he was at the strength of a Harmonization expert,” Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch said calmly. ”However, this requires the Nine Great Immortal Sects to trust each other completely, to cooperate fully... in reality, whether the Harmonization strength can be utilized or not, we do not know.”

”We also do not know the strength of a possible Harmonization expert from the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.”

”If the potential Jiaoming Emperor happens to be an extremely powerful Harmonization cultivator as well, then we must accept our fate of extinction.”

His voice was calm and filled with realization, not truly believing that destiny would always favor them.

Therefore, the contingency plans for escape and preservation of the seed have never lessened in investment; these years, the contribution has increased continually, investing a massive amount of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure into the Dharma-Ending City.

This was also why he had earnestly suggested to the Grand Sun Immortal to stay behind.

A Quasi-Refining Void Stage Cultivator has little significance on the battlefield.

This is a life or death struggle between races, which might involve Harmonization methods, so it’s better to stay in the Xianmen Sect, just in case, at the most dangerous moment at least a seed for revival remains.

”Understood.”

Jiang Ding let out a long sigh.

If the enemy is also a formidable existence within the Harmonization level, then both the Eight Great Immortal Sects and Xianmen Sect would perish.

The Eight Great Immortal Sects have no heritage or foundation of Harmonization measures passed down.

Jiang Ding, having inherited the entire legacy of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, was very clear about this point.

When the near Immortal-level powers in the Upper Realm were on the verge of extinction, they scattered seeds across the far reaches of the cosmic starry sky using great divine powers. These seeds, exceptional only in their lineages and devoid of anything special,

relied on mass, on quantity, on the unknown to extend their heritage.

The strength of the seeds was not of utmost importance.

Since even the strongest sects were in dire straits, forcefully adding various life-saving measures would instead greatly reduce the number advantage while skyrocketing consumption, decreasing the possibility for the sect’s heritage to continue.

Jiang Ding and Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch chatted briefly about scientific research matters before they bid each other farewell.

Currently, Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch is the de facto regent of Xianmen, managing the operation of Xianmen’s Mother Planet and twenty-six Minor Thousand Worlds, always busy and hardly ever idle.

Jiang Ding’s Divine Sense entered the network and briefly scanned over the development of Immortal Science and Technology within Xianmen over the years.

After gaining the Great Sun heritage, Xianmen’s Immortal Research experienced three hundred years of rapid development. Various Treasures, materials, Army Formations, and Cultivation Method technologies all saw tremendous breakthroughs, with the advancement to Refining Void Stage being one of the most brilliant results.

However, at this time, these rapidly progressing various Immortal projects all came to a halt, with technological progress extremely slow.

There’s a simple reason: the majority of the research elite from Immortal Sects had set foot on the battlefield.

In the world of the Immortal Path, the strong and Immortal Scientists are one and the same, greatness, and profound knowledge coexisting.

Monks slightly weaker in strength can’t even read Spiritual Scripts, let alone conduct research.

Stories where a mortal advises a Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch, astounding them into thinking they’ve encountered a Heavenly Man, only ever appear in novels, and they’re those of poor quality at that.

”Yawn...”

The drowsiness in Jiang Ding’s Divine Soul grew increasingly heavy, flooding in like a ceaseless tide.

He staggered step by step into the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, returning once more to the Dari Swordsman’s place of slumber, and began to operate a secret technique to enter a state of hibernation.

”Swordsman!”

”Please don’t wake up halfway through anymore.”

”This has a too detrimental effect on your path, a terrible influence!”

Yue admonished repeatedly with concern, angrily saying: ”You’re embodying the progenitive order similar to that of the Heavenly Dao! It’s like carrying a child for ten months; have you ever heard of a fetus developing halfway in the mother’s womb and then running out before returning?!!!”

”What’s going on with the Eastern Devil School?”

”Has it come to the point of near-annihilation, necessitating a Nascent Soul Monk to come to the rescue?”

Yue was truly infuriated beyond measure.

”You now need to hibernate for at least another eight hundred years, only then can the growth of the Sword Realm be successfully completed, creating many dangers out of thin air, this is the vital moment for establishing foundations!”

”Please, don’t wake up midway again!!”

Yue sternly warned, emphatically informing Jiang Ding of the terrible consequences of such actions.

”Sorry, for making you worry.”

”Yue, this is the right and duty of a citizen.”

As Jiang Ding grew increasingly weary, his consciousness blurring, he mumbled in a trance: ”No one has rights without responsibilities; this is the price of equality, not merely benefits, I quite like this clear distinction of rights and obligations…”

”Some risks, I don’t mind…”

His voice grew fainter and fainter.

The last trace of Jiang Ding’s lucid consciousness transmitted a command, directed at his own avatar.

To seek out the emperor from the Skull Vine Blood Demon Clan that once contended with the Horned Demon Imperial Clan for the Realm Dominator Authority, and to extract all the details of how the Horned Demon Imperial Clan emerged victorious in the battle for domination of the Realm, then submit these findings, providing as much reference as possible to the decision-making of Xianmen’s staff departments.