Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1284: Chapter 1252: The Human Race of the Nine Spirits Realm has already been exposed to a much broader Domain

“Senior, if the Immortal Sect has need of me, I will naturally go.”

Jiang Ding nodded, not asking further questions, quickly agreeing right away.

The Immortal Sect’s main battlefield cannot afford to redeploy fleets; doing so would impact the front-line battle. Although ultimate victory might still be possible, such a risk would undoubtedly increase. It’s not advisable.

The front-line battlefield of the Immortal Sect is a matter of life and death for the entire sect.

If Commander Yuan’s fleet were to be defeated with all its elites lost, everything held by the Immortal Sect would cease to exist. It would lose all its leverage, and survival itself would become uncertain.

Jiang Ding must agree—this is a matter of principle.

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch and others were deeply relieved, showing keen attention.

“Senior, I have some questions I wish to ask.”

Jiang Ding looked at the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch: “First, if individuals of the Unity Stage or at the peak of Void Refinement appear, what then? Does the Immortal Sect have contingency plans?”

His tone was overwhelmingly audacious, starting with matters concerning Unity-level cultivators.

However, pulling apart the inherent arrogance of sword cultivators, this was indeed a very pragmatic question.

Currently, between the two domains, the people who most wish to see the Great Sun Swordsman dead are the Eight Immortal Sect Great Experts and the severely injured, fleeing Jiaoming Emperor.

The former fears his untapped potential, worrying about a Great Sun Sword Master growing unchecked.

The latter…

Dozens of Emperor sons from the Horned Demon Imperial Clan have fallen to the Great Sun Swordsman.

These Emperor sons, possessing extraordinary talent, stood a significant chance of advancing to Void Refinement or even Emperor ranks in the future. They were the quintessence of the clan and included offspring akin to the Jiaoming Emperor’s grandchildren. He had placed deep emotional investments into these Emperor sons.

The clan’s future, emperor-lineage blood bonds, emotional ties.

Combined together, all of it was slaughtered by a mere Nascent Soul ant—a hatred that cannot be reconciled under the same heavens!

Furthermore, there were clear practical considerations—this was humanity’s unparalleled Sword Dao genius. If allowed to mature further, he would pose immense future danger.

If the Eight Immortal Sects’ Void Refinement-level cultivators cooperated proactively, the injured Jiaoming Emperor would surely relish personally taking action to suppress and kill such an ant.

This is—a heavily injured Unity cultivator.

Unity!

Such an existence only needs to glance at the Great Sun Swordsman, and the Great Sun Swordsman would perish, with no chance for survival.

“The Eight Peak Void Refinement cultivators will be occupied by the Immortal Sect’s Jiao Ming Domain Expeditionary Forces, with a ninety percent likelihood that they won’t leave the battlefield to intervene.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch responded without hesitation.

The reason it’s ninety percent is this: if one of the Eight Immortal Sect Great Experts abandons the main battlefield, leaving the other seven to be slaughtered by the Immortal Sect, leading to the elimination of over half, and willingly ceding the entirety of the Medium Thousand World to the Immortal Sect, disregarding all costs to kill the Great Sun Swordsman…

Then, indeed, they cannot be stopped.

There’s no helping that.

“As for the Unity-stage Jiaoming Emperor, he likewise cannot affect you.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch asserted confidently.

“The Jiaoming Emperor has been worn down for years; he can’t simply flee at will.”

He sneered: “The Nine Immortal Sects have been in relentless pursuit, driving him to the borders of Jiao Ming Domain where the Ancient God Order directed him. The Jiaoming Emperor fled in disgrace using the Ancient God Painting Boat, barely escaping from Jiao Ming Domain, thus evading death.”

“The Jiaoming Emperor is no longer within Jiao Ming Domain.”

“No longer within Jiao Ming Domain?”

Jiang Ding’s heart quivered.

He recalled the Ancient God Order and the inscription saying “Ancient Divine Path Mountain Gate.”

That was an even broader domain, a terrifying sect that wielded terrifying Daoist soldiers such as the Horned Demon Clan and the Bloodvine Demon Clan, mastering Immortal Dao techniques surpassing Unity levels.

Could it be that both Jiao Ming Domain and Nine Spirits Realm have already been exposed to stronger domain forces, losing their cloaking within the Domain Dark Forest?

The horrifying prospect caused Jiang Ding and the surrounding Immortal Sect Heavenly Monarchs’ expressions to shift drastically, even to tremble.

The Eight Immortal Sects, even upgraded to Unity-level forces as they progressed, inspired no fear—they are known entities; death in battle is inevitable but not alarming.

But the unknown…

Within the domains, far too many strong existences lie in wait.

In the instant of interacting with new Immortal Dao civilizations, one could die without any power to resist.

“This is precisely why the Nine Immortal Sects spared no effort in chasing the Jiaoming Emperor.”

“Regrettably, they ultimately failed.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch said, “This is what I mean by the Immortal Sect’s distant worries—we might have already been exposed to foreign Immortal Dao civilizations, bringing possible calamity in the future.”

“The occurrence of such disasters may not be avoidable.”

“What we can do is strive for every opportunity to grow stronger, becoming stronger, while planning viable contingencies, ensuring there is some power to resist, some chance to escape when disaster strikes.”

As for the closer concern, it pertains to the internal political upheaval the Immortal Sect may face during peacetime.

This turbulence is unavoidable.

The Immortal Sect is incapable of directly governing over a hundred Minor Thousand Worlds; the army size is insufficient. It must arm the natives and foreign cultivators—at least temporarily arm them.

And with that comes risks.

A cultivator, granted power without corresponding political status, will inevitably cause trouble.

“Jiang Ding, based on the Immortal Sect’s calculations, Void Refinement peak cultivators and the Jiaoming Emperor have a strong likelihood of being unable to target you.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch summarized.

This estimation was conservative—there’s nothing certain in the domains; in wartime, everyone must take risks. This is the destined fate of citizens.

“That is good.”

“Then there’s no significant problem.”

Jiang Ding relaxed slightly: “If the Immortal Sect plans to arm the Conscript Army, I propose granting them a share of the spoils—set at one-third of the rights allocated to Immortal Sect citizens. Does this work?”

“After all, we’re asking them to risk their lives—giving too little wouldn’t be reasonable.”

“Alright, that can naturally be arranged.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch responded immediately, slightly curious: “I thought you’d aim to secure political rights for them. The Immortal Sect Citizens’ Congress might temporarily agree to loosen its grip slightly, considering the urgency of our current predicament.”

Considering the Great Sun Celestial Lord’s usual approach under the Great Sun God Transformation Strategy, this seemed more logical.

“Nonsense. That would amount to threatening the Immortal Sect.”

“And in the midst of a crisis, no less—stabbing the sect in the back at a critical moment.”

Jiang Ding rolled his eyes: “All policies must persuade the majority of Immortal Sect citizens before implementation. At all times, the interests of Immortal Sect citizens must be prioritized because everything I do is for their long-term development—not for others.”

“These conscript armies are essentially hired hands who risk their lives for pay. I’ll be lenient with them.”

“Looks like I underestimated you.”

The Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch felt slightly embarrassed.

The Great Sun Heavenly Monarch’s questions were answered, and the expedition for quelling the rebellion was finalized.

The Immortal Gate General Staff promptly formulated recruitment, training, and supply plans.

The deployment was scheduled for ten years later.

By then, conscripts from the Immortal Sect’s twenty-four Minor Thousand Worlds would start to arrive.

The number of conscripts recruited would total around three million, possessing basic training in operating warships and fighters—prepared for everything during the millennial war without sparing an ounce of strength.

This is assuming the twenty-four Minor Thousand Worlds maintain their normal production capabilities.

If root-level conscription were implemented, even more troops could be amassed.

Additionally, the conscripts from these Minor Thousand Worlds would still fall short of subduing the Jiao Ming Domain, which comprises over a hundred or perhaps more Minor Thousand Worlds.

They were merely the prelude—for the future, the Immortal Sect would aim to absorb Jiao Ming Domain’s willing defectors and loyal foreign sect cultivators into the conscription system, striving for complete control within a century.