Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Innumerable inspirations burst within Jiang Ding’s heart, and in his mind, a sword was already formed.

”Swordsman,”

”You should advance to the Divinity Transformation Stage, right here.”

Yue suddenly said, ”You don’t need any assistance to advance to Divinity Transformation, nor do you need any auspicious timing or favorable conditions. You can do it right now.”

”Advance to Divinity Transformation now?”

Jiang Ding was stunned for a moment.

Then, he let out a sigh, temporarily setting aside the tidal wave of inspiration in his heart, and stood up to fly towards the exterior of the Great Sun Heavenly Pond.

As Jiang Ding stepped on the void, he immediately sensed something different.

In the void, there were many more spots to leverage against, more forces he could manipulate. Without much effort, he enormously increased his speed, almost doubling it. With a few flickers, he traveled through space and flew outward.

”Swordsman.”

Yue followed, looking somewhat dejected.

”Senior Divine Mechanism!”

Outside the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, Jiang Ding saw the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch and cheerfully greeted him, ”It’s been a long while, senior. You still shine brightly, causing envy in others.”

”It seems there’s a veiled aura about you, as if you are on the verge of breaking through to Refining Nothingness. Congratulations.”

”Haha!”

”I see you’re not doing too badly either, kid!”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch smiled affably, completely relaxed, and joked, ”It’s been eleven hundred years, and there’s hardly any change; you’re still as young as ever. I remember back when you were in college... wait, what’s with that look in your eyes?!”

As the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch was speaking and laughing, his words suddenly halted, and he took a large step back.

He watched the green-clothed youth in front of him with some wariness.

Just a moment ago, the youth looked like a handsome boy-next-door.

But suddenly, a tinge of crimson appeared in the depths of the youth’s eyes, filled with murderous intent, devoid of any other color.

The murderous intent was such a deep red, like countless drops of dried blood flowing repeatedly, resulting in that kind of fresh crimson, purely condensed from blood.

”What look in my eyes?”

Jiang Ding looked at the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch somewhat perplexed: ”Just the usual look, senior.”

”Did you see wrong?”

Once again, the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch took a closer look at the green-clothed youth.

He immediately retreated a step.

Then three more steps.

And then retreated hundreds of steps more, not until he was over a hundred kilometers away did he barely feel a bit more at ease, and the instinctual alarms in his divine soul eased somewhat.

”Stop!”

”Stop right there, don’t come any closer, kid!”

Seeing Jiang Ding approaching, the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch hurriedly spoke out to stop him: ”You’re not in the right state now; if you’re going out, you must not meet any unfamiliar cultivators, especially strong ones, or you might not be able to control yourself.”

”Remember, it’s me we’re talking about!”

”If it were a Divinity Transformation practitioner from the Immortal Sects, outside the Immortal Sect, in a deserted place—I can’t even imagine what might happen!”

A tremor of fear raced through the heart of the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch.

He finally understood the intense unease he felt.

Before him, there stood a Dari Swordsman.

A swordsman who,

For eleven hundred years, had not engaged in any battle whatsoever!!

How the hell is that different from standing next to a ten-ton bomb about to explode?

Plus, that naive ignorance, the appearance of not knowing what is happening, only serves to deceptively increase the danger level tenfold, a hundredfold.

At any moment, he might tear through that seemingly naive facade, suddenly erupt in violence, slaughtering billions, not resting until he’d drunk his fill of the blood of all living beings.

What’s more terrifying is that according to the experience of the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch, the Dari Swordsman and the Great Sun Sword Master often cannot control themselves at all!!

Don’t be fooled by the gentle demeanor of the green-clothed youth in front of you; what happens next is completely unpredictable, utterly chaotic and random.

”Oh, alright, Senior.”

Jiang Ding always behaved obediently and pleasantly in front of his elders, and upon hearing this, he immediately halted in his tracks.

”To cut a long story short, there’s been a change of plans—don’t advance to the Divinity Transformation Stage just yet.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch quickly briefed him on the current situation in the Domain, especially detailing the Yama Hell Equal King Yin-Yang Inversion Array and the difficult position faced by the Xianmen Sect.

”That’s the situation.”

”If you’re capable, would you be able to hold fort at the Domain passage between the Nine Spirits Realm and the Horned Ming Realm?”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch asked, ”If the Eight Great Immortal Sects agree to our terms, giving the Xianmen Sect an absolute strategic security after the war, then we can launch a campaign to annihilate the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.”

”The Domain Starry Sky is endlessly vast, with powerful civilizations emerging one after another. We must continuously strengthen ourselves, gaining power to face future threats.”

”The Central Formation Spirit Computer of the Immortal Sect has broken through to the Harmonization Stage, and the emergence of double-digit Refining Nothingness Cultivators in the Xianmen Sect is a result we can also accept; it does not necessarily have to end in mutual destruction.”

”If the Eight Great Immortal Sects are unwilling to agree, then come back, and we will prepare to escape to Dharma-Ending City.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch said with a somewhat icy tone.

Even if his daughter was fighting a life-and-death battle within the Yama Hell Equal King Yin-Yang Inversion Array, desperately waiting for support, none of these could sway his judgment.

Since the thousand-year-old territory war began, more than ten million Immortal Sect Citizens have been buried in the Horned Ming Realm, continuously replenished, ceaselessly dying, sacrificing themselves one after another.

This is the obligatory duty that comes with the immense rights granted to citizens.

So many citizens have died.

His daughter, for the overall benefit of the Immortal Sect, can die as well.

”Is the situation as such?”

Jiang Ding sighed lightly, understanding the situation.

”Senior, I will hold fort at the Domain passage.”

He promised.

”When you go, it’s best to seal yourself off and avoid encountering strangers along the way.”

”Immortal Sect Practitioners cannot be killed right now.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch admonished.

”Jiang Ding, are you confident?”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch asked again, ”In the Yama Hell Equal King Array, there’s a great injustice; we can’t commit any forces at the God-Transformation Phase. We must face numerous Divinity Transformation Cultivators of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan with only our Nascent Soul Stage Cultivation Base.”

”Among these Divinity Transformation Cultivators of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, there are many Emperors, including nine Ancient Imperial Sons. The strongest among them, Ming Tian Ancient Emperor’s son, possesses a grave threat. He can already be called an Ancient Prince, personally crowned by the Jiaoming Emperor.”

”The Formation Method activated by that Commander’s Seal is definitely beyond Harmonization Level, a full Domain Formation Method. Currently, we can’t find even a trace of a way to break it, only able to delay and prevent its descent, but ultimately we can’t avoid it.”

”There’s a God-Transformation Phase Ancient Prince?”

”That can still be handled.”

Jiang Ding immediately grasped the crux of the matter, his interest piqued, and he nodded, saying, ”I understand, Senior, don’t worry.”

”Okay.”

”I wish you a smooth journey.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch looked at him carefully, ensuring there was no reluctance, and then he felt relieved.

Hum!

The Great Sun Heavenly Pond buzzed into action, shrinking in size, and then was absorbed into the Xianmen Sect’s Super Transmission Array. The Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi surged like a tidal wave, with countless Spatial Runes blossoming.

The myriad of lights supporting the past Refinement Void Bastion of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion disappeared from sight, causing significant spatial turbulence that took a long while to settle down.

The Dari Swordsman, as well as the others, appeared.

He was set to hold fort within the Domain passage, ensuring that not a single combat strength in the Nine Spirits Realm was lacking.