Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1326: Chapter 1294: A Great Expert of Xuanwu Heavenly Palace Advances to Harmonization

Boom!

Rumble!

Within the Harmonization Thunder Tribulation, billions of Destruction Thunder Rules intertwined into a web-like form, transforming into a terrifyingly vast celestial palm. All the power of the Heavenly Dao converged here, its Rules weaving into a net that plummeted downward with thunderous authority, obliterating any beings who exhibited extraordinary rebellion against the cosmic order.

“Kill!”

Under the Thunder Tribulation, the elder with wildly disheveled hair roared.

He pointed a single finger toward the heavens, and a golden Heavenly Dao Xuanwu statue materialized, shimmering with substance and form. The immortal Rules of the Heavenly Dao wrapped around the Xuanwu like threads and nets, imbuing it with a lively, spiritual grace. Its massive pupils carried a cold detachment, transforming it into a celestial avatar, a manifestation of indomitable will.

Rumble!

The net of Heavenly Dao Rules descended with dazzling brilliance, annihilating everything.

Yet, amidst the lightning, the Xuanwu remained unscathed!

Not even a fraction of damage could touch it—the initial Harmonization Thunder Tribulation posed no threat whatsoever. Bathing in the thunder, the elder wore an expression of sheer contentment.

This was the Nine Spirits Realm’s top Body Cultivator!

He had pushed the path of Body Cultivation to its ultimate pinnacle, his foundation deep and boundless, far exceeding the Ancient Emperor of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan. Now, as he ascended, even before completing the tribulation, he demonstrated power vastly beyond that of the Jiaoming Emperor—an utterly terrifying sight.

If the Jiaoming Emperor had not fled but remained in the Horned Ming Realm, this spectacle alone would have been enough to scare him to his very core!

These seemingly insignificant ants, who once required nine to encircle and slay him, as soon as they reached the Harmonization Stage, if he dared to appear within even one of their lines of sight, death would be inevitable—there would be no chance for survival.

It was akin to facing ghosts, or relentless nightmares!

…

“Xuanwu is indeed formidable.”

Within the center of the Star Demon Tree, surrounded by millions of Immortal Gate warships with starlight gleaming, Jiang Ding addressed the nearby Xianmen cultivators, “He has always been arrogant. Despite knowing that other Great Experts are using him as a tool, he still chose to ascend first, fueled by his unyielding spirit of invincibility.”

“He believes that once he reaches Harmonization first, he can seize the once-in-a-millennium opportunity, crush the Eight Immortal Sects, and reign supreme.”

“With absolute power, he aims to sweep away all evil spirits, conspiracies, and schemes.”

“But now…”

Divine Machine True Venerable interjected, chuckling, “That’s not entirely true.”

“This man, like Xi Yuan, has a streak of madness, but his talents are clearly far inferior to Xi Yuan.”

“Arrogance is judged by outcomes, not process.”

“Senior, do not underestimate him.”

Jiang Ding gazed intently at the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace Great Expert battling fiercely amidst the Thunder Tribulation. “What’s his name again?”

“I see in him a certain potential. If he continues fighting and evolving this way, even if I were to ascend to Harmonization, I might not be able to bring him down with a single sword strike.”

“This man never stops growing.”

Jiang Ding spoke gravely, “I heard during the Immortal Gate General Staff’s strategic simulation that internal conflicts between Taoist disciples and Great Experts might erupt within the Eight Immortal Sects, especially those adhering to brutal internal systems. This generation of Taoist disciples is said to surpass the previous by leaps and bounds.”

“Yet this may not necessarily be true.”

“The Xuanwu Heavenly Palace Great Expert has endured the chaotic era of Xi Yuan’s battles, survived the siege of the Immortal Gate, and the encirclement against Harmonization cultivators—so many wars have failed to kill him. Now, he’s ascending to Harmonization.”

“These years are precious treasures, and the hardships endured are vast wealth.”

“During his Taoist disciple era, the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace Great Expert was inferior to the Xuanwu Daoist of this generation. But in the Harmonization era, the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace may well eclipse the Harmonization-stage Xuanwu Daoists of the future. The foundation laid in the Taoist disciple stage does not entirely determine future achievements.”

The surrounding Immortal Sect Refining Void True Venerables immediately adopted serious expressions.

The Dari Swordsmen, under the Dari Sword Master’s lineage, possessed exceptionally sharp instincts toward enemies.

This was their fate, their foundational path. A few flaws in this area, and their corpses would long since have rotted in the wilderness.

“The Xuanwu Heavenly Palace Great Expert—his name is Chong Tu.”

Yue frowned slightly, pondering. “This name has remained buried in the annals of tens of thousands of years, almost forgotten, except by Xi Yuan who uttered it once.”

“Chong Tu…”

Jiang Ding etched this name deeply into his memory.

“Hahaha!”

“What’s there to fear?”

Wanji True Venerable showed no alarm, laughing boldly. “Jiang Ding, you speak of hardships as precious wealth—Chong Tu benefits from this, but does the Immortal Gate not also?”

“The Immortal Gate fought alone against the Eight Immortal Sects, surrounded and slew the Jiaoming Emperor… Is that not also our wealth?”

“Why should this old relic alone be allowed to improve?”

“Fair enough.”

Jiang Ding smiled faintly.

In recent years, the Immortal Gate’s advancements in Immortal Technology have been leaps and bounds. Yue, Divine Machine, Wanji, Sun Extinguisher, Canghai… everyone was growing rapidly. What used to make any Nascent Soul Cultivator a valuable foundation now saw the emergence of over a thousand Nascent Soul cultivators.

Amid the battles in the Nine Spirits Realm, no faction remained stagnant.

In the starry sky, the Harmonization Thunder Tribulation raged on, waves of Heavenly Dao Thunder Tribulation Destruction Nets unfurling, erasing Rules, obliterating space, until the Heavenly Dao of this starry realm disintegrated into chaos and unknowable void. Unfathomable phenomena followed one after the other, making anything certain a mere impossibility.

The final lightning strike, carrying a net of Rules, descended.

The world suddenly fell silent, the destructive brilliance dissipated, and the shattered chaos began to mend. The eradicated Heavenly Dao Rules Net reappeared once more, stabilizing the cosmos.

“What’s the outcome…”

Everyone in the starry sky held their breath, gazing toward the space before them.

The seven Great Experts of the Immortal Sects, who had been quietly refining their foundations, simultaneously opened their eyes, fixing their stares upon that fragment of space.

Were they dead?

Did they survive?

Within every Great Expert’s mind lingered concerns, unease, anticipation—for tens of thousands of years, countless generations of Ancestor Masters had struggled and dreamt of touching Harmonization.

But had it truly been achieved today?

Would the heavens of the Horned Ming Realm reject the Human Race from this point on?

All manner of guesses unraveled as the lightning dissipated, the Heavenly Dao Nets healed, and the space restored clarity.

“Hahaha…”

“Hahahahahaha…”

An elder with flowing black hair laughed wildly toward the skies, brimming with untamed spirit.

His voice shook the heavens, sending waves rippling through the Rules, obliterating tens of thousands of miles of starlit expanse, stirring mighty storms within the cosmos.

Though he remained the form of an elder, adorned with long beard and hair, he emanated a distinct, youthful vitality.

Individually, this wouldn’t seem notable—but compared to the other seven Great Experts, the difference was striking. Even when matched against the seemingly sixteen-year-old ethereal maiden of the Green Wood Immortal Sect, her aura betrayed an unavoidable sense of decline in contrast to the elder’s vigor.

It was as if a youth feigning maturity faced off against an aged woman stubbornly pretending to be young.

“Harmonization…”

The Green Wood Immortal Sect Great Expert’s gaze filled with envy and longing.

Harmonization meant ten thousand years of life!

The Xuanwu Heavenly Palace’s cultivator Chong Tu now stood as a young man in his twenties, untouched by any traces of aging—at the prime of his brilliance!

“…Hahaha!”

Chong Tu’s laughter abruptly ceased.

Completely ignoring the seven Great Experts of the Immortal Sects, he gazed toward Yue, encircled within thousands of warships guarding the heart of the Star Demon Tree. He roared, “Yue, first slay the Seven Immortal Sects, then you and I shall determine superiority, shall we not?”

“After countless millennia of ceaseless slaughter across the Nine Spirits Realm, I’ve grown weary of it. This should end now!”

“The defeated shall die.”

“The victor shall reign as the sole Sovereign of the Nine Spirits and Horned Ming Realms!”