Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1323: Chapter 1291: Xuanwu Heavenly Palace Great Expert Angered to the Point of Coughing Up Blood

At the exact moment when the Harmonization Thunder Tribulation of Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s Great Expert arose, the starry sky where the Xianmen Sect resided underwent tremendous changes.

Within the tumultuous and turbulent starry sky, billions of citizen fleets ascended. Countless war machines and warships densely packed the space, with air-space motherships stationed at the center. Thousands of God-Transformation Phase starry sky fortresses emanated pressure in all directions, and innumerable runes spread outward, connecting into a web that exuded a terrifying aura. Even the essence of the Harmonization Heavenly Tribulation could not suppress this massive fleet.

Harmonization!

This is the Harmonization Formation of the Eastern Devil School!

Great Experts from the Five Elements Heavenly Palace, the Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace, the Green Wood Immortal Sect, and other Immortal Sects trembled slightly in their hearts at this moment.

They held their breath, staring fixedly at the fleet in the chaotic starry sky.

Surrounded by countless fleets, the Free Immortal Sect flagship, Great Sun Heavenly Pond, and seven planet-level warships appeared as if spanning the heavens. The formation’s spirits and army spirits intertwined to form a network. Under the lead of nine planet-level warships, the Eastern Devil School’s most elite citizen fleets had completely transcended the confines of the Refining Void Stage and fully stepped into the Harmonization Realm Stage.

If this terrifying fleet had emerged at the onset of the Horned Ming Realm War, every force apart from the Eastern Devil School would have faced annihilation!

The Eight Immortal Sects and the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, regardless of their resistance, would be utterly crushed.

Even the Horned Ming Emperor would have no chance of escape!

“Why must you all hesitate?”

“Quickly transcend the tribulation! Together, we will destroy the Eastern Devil School!”

Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s Great Expert, caught in the endless thunder tribulation, grew frantic and roared loudly, “If not transcending, then death awaits! Why hesitate and portray such weakness!”

If, prior to this moment, he believed that breaking through to Harmonization would allow him to dominate all sides—first destroying the Eastern Devil School, then eliminating the Eight Immortal Sects, establishing Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s unrivaled supremacy across two domains, and leveraging those resources to glimpse the realms above Harmonization—he now had no such dreams.

Even if he succeeded in a normal breakthrough, a single Harmonization cultivator likely wouldn’t be able to contend with the Eastern Devil School.

What’s more, he was now breaking through hastily, layered with layer upon layer of terrifying Nine Nether curses embedded deep into his Divine Soul and blood and flesh. These were cursing techniques never before seen in the Nine Spirits Realm or Horned Ming Realm, seemingly steeped in immensely profound Immortal Dao Knowledge—an eldritch force that resembled Five Elements Gold but was far beyond it.

It seemed likely that such curses would be impossible to suppress even after advancing to Harmonization!

At that time, transcending Harmonization Thunder Tribulation would leave him gravely injured, needing to face the Eastern Devil School’s Harmonization-Stage Formation in a weakened state!

This would undoubtedly thrust him into an extremely perilous situation.

The only solution was for more Immortal Sect Great Experts to recklessly undergo tribulation together, simultaneously advancing to the Harmonization Realm Stage. By joining forces, they wouldn’t fear the Eastern Devil School and could even obliterate its citizen fleets, eradicating this heretical Demon Sect within the domain.

“Undergo the tribulation! Undergo the tribulation!”

“Fellow Daoists, I implore you to swiftly undergo the tribulation!!!”

Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s Great Expert urged repeatedly.

Great Experts from the Green Wood Immortal Sect, Five Elements Heavenly Sect, Wanshou Immortal Sect, and others responded in various ways.

Some appeared calm, such as the Great Expert from the Wanshou Immortal Sect.

This wild, rugged man seemed oblivious to everything, slowly sitting down to continue refining his Divine Sense and mana with the Seventh-Order Spiritual Veins, consolidating his foundational strength and ignoring external distractions.

Others displayed apologetic expressions, such as the Great Expert from the Green Wood Immortal Sect.

This snow-skinned, pure-spirited, elf-like maiden had arranged layer upon layer of healing arrays outside the range of Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s tribulation zone. A sea of lush, verdant bamboo had taken root in the starry sky, ensuring that the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s Great Expert could immediately access some healing measures upon surviving the tribulation.

Other Immortal Sect Great Experts merely sighed and resumed meditative cultivation, focusing on consolidating their foundations.

“You all!”

“Utterly disgraceful!”

Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s Great Expert nearly blacked out from anger, almost spitting blood.

These individuals, devoid of any semblance of camaraderie or alliance—seeing him in dire straits, couldn’t even be bothered to feign concern. Each was solely preoccupied with their own cultivation, unwilling to even pretend to care.

“Hahaha!”

“It seems that Xuanwu Elder is not particularly favored among the many Daoist friends from the Immortal Sects!”

From within the All Heavens Beidou Taibai Netherworld Curse Killing Array, standing far-off aboard the Free Immortal Sect flagship, a voice rang with mocking laughter: “If esteemed ones were to recklessly ignite Harmonization Heavenly Tribulations, sacrificing three or four to elevate three or four Immortal Sect Harmonization cultivators at the same time, the Xianmen Sect would indeed face catastrophic extinction.”

“But now, it appears that esteemed ones remain as unchanged as they have been across countless ages—forever steadfast in your original intent.”

He exhaled deeply in relief.

Nearby, Divine Machine True Venerable, Wanji True Venerable, Taoqing Venerable Sage, Great Sun Celestial Lord, and others felt the weight lifted from their hearts, finding sudden peace.

If the Eight Immortal Sect Great Experts fought recklessly and disregarded sacrifice, it truly would be unbearable!

At least until the Central Array Spirit Computer advanced to the Harmonization Stage, it would be impossible for the Immortal Sect Fleet to bear the weight of being surrounded by three or four Immortal Sect Harmonization cultivators. These Immortal Sect Harmonizations were far stronger than the Horned Ming Emperor.

Faced with Far’s mockery, the Great Expert from the Wanshou Immortal Sect and others didn’t even lift an eyelid, continuing their cultivation.

To such beings, only their own Immortal Path held eternal importance.

Being mocked by others was akin to the whispers of stones and trees along the roadside—insignificant, incapable of stirring up even the faintest emotion.

“The Immortal Path is arduous; what choice do we have…”

The Great Expert from the Green Wood Immortal Sect sighed softly.

Among the eight Great Experts, their foundational strength varied greatly; their cultivation bases differed wildly. If they rushed their breakthroughs, their original 80-90% success rate would instantly plummet to 30-40%.

The likelihood of death would skyrocket to 50%!

How was this different from gambling one’s life?

Their cultivation bases not only concerned their own lives but also impacted the fate of countless sect disciples, ancestral inheritance, and the survival of their sects.

How could they lightly gamble their lives?

Especially for the sake of Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s Great Expert?

This was absolutely impossible!

Since the later era of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, this sect had exhibited a strong propensity for aggression, seeming intent on replicating the path of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion—rising swiftly, swallowing up the Eight Immortal Sects to establish itself as the sole sovereign of the domain.

For this person, for so-called alliances and friendship, to gamble their lives—none of them were mad enough to do so.

Moreover, the battle between the Eastern Devil School and newly-ascended Harmonization was equally critical for them.

The entanglement between two Harmonization combatants effectively checked each other, granting peace to Refining Void cultivators like them. Without such mutual constraints, the emergence of Harmonization cultivators would guarantee unending turmoil.

Although, in theory, they could ignite Harmonization Thunder Tribulations at any time, destroying powerful foes and suppressing them across realms:

There had never been a saying of guarding against thieves for a thousand days without respite!

A Harmonization cultivator’s Divine Soul imprints itself into the Heavenly Dao of a domain. As long as their soul imprint is not devoured by the Heavenly Dao, they remain immortal, their human form capable of overwhelming everything, wielding unparalleled power unimaginable to Refining Void cultivators.

Such terrifying existence, if left unconstrained, and focused solely on targeting a Peak Refining Void cultivator—what defense, what trump cards, could resist?

No Refining Void cultivator could withstand them!

Thus, newly-ascended Immortal Sect Harmonizations must have powerful adversaries!

This was the mutual will of all Immortal Sects’ Great Experts. Even if Xuanwu Heavenly Palace weren’t targeted by the Eastern Devil School, they would find ways to ensure such confrontations occurred—providing large amounts of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure at critical junctures, bolstering the Eastern Devil School’s Refining Void cultivators and strengthening them to the level where they could challenge new Harmonizations.