Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1357: Chapter 1325: Nine Great Immortal Sects Slay the Extraterrestrial Harmonization God Monarch

Jiang Ding was contemplating matters regarding ascending to the Upper Realm.

This posed no difficulties for him, but for safety’s sake, he constantly deliberated on it.

“I’ll think about it once I reach the Late Truth-Transforming Stage.”

“I cannot leave the Xianmen Sect for even a moment right now, and there are still many preparations that haven’t been completed. My combat abilities haven’t been maximized yet—it’s unwise to take such risks now…”

Jiang Ding set aside his distracting thoughts and continued his cultivation in a meditative posture.

Guarding the Mother Star was of utmost importance; even leaving the Northern Plains, or departing from the Mother Star for just a second, would be an immensely grave political mistake because this was the Mother Star—the final refuge for hundreds of billions of citizens and the Xianmen Sect itself.

Such a critical matter could not bear even the slightest negligence.

“Ah, Yue.”

Jiang Ding suddenly recalled something and transmitted his Divine Sense: “The people from the Xianmen Science Institute will come to the Great Sun Heavenly Pond soon to collect sealing data from Xi Yuan. Please cooperate with them and try to unravel the seal without damage as soon as possible to retrieve the Immortal Technique.”

“I need fragments of authentic Immortal Techniques to study and create even more powerful Swordsmanship and Sword Escape Skills.”

Without developing Sword Escape infused with Immortal Technique knowledge, he wouldn’t even consider venturing out.

“Got it, sure…”

Yue replied weakly.

This generation’s Dari Swordsman was always scheming about extravagant spending and selling off the sect; truly, it made one exasperated.

“Good, then.”

Jiang Ding responded satisfactorily.

“Commander! Commander!”

“Me?”

The Super Battleship Great Sun’s Ship Spirit, the young girl Yun Ri, suddenly appeared with a swoosh, raising her hand eagerly: “What about our Planet-Level Warship? The one equipped with numerous silver-white metallic sword guards, countless warships, fortified Starry Sky Cities, and fighters?”

She gazed fervently at the green-clothed youth before her.

The current Super Battleship Great Sun was nearly incapable of engaging in battles at the Void Refinement level—far too fragile, it had lost its qualification as a main combat asset.

“Construction has already begun.”

“I’ve allocated thirty Void Refinement battle merits, ten Void Refinement Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, three million top-grade Spirit Stones, along with heavy subsidies from the Xianmen Sect. After factoring in manufacturing costs… It’s estimated to be ready for launch in approximately a thousand years.”

Jiang Ding explained immediately.

At present, he was incredibly wealthy—he simply couldn’t spend it all.

The budget he provided was only as far as the Xianmen Sect’s ability to utilize—the cost had already hit the technical limits of the Sect’s shipbuilding industry.

Of course, this was the subsidized cost, with no technical restrictions imposed.

If outsiders wanted to purchase it, it would be normal for the price to be marked up tenfold; such cutting-edge Immortal Tao products naturally had this level of premium.

“Hey, Yun Ri.”

“You’ll need to fuse with the new Planet-Level Warship core, equivalent to a Treasure’s ascension through the Void Refining Heavenly Tribulation… Are you confident in managing that?”

Jiang Ding queried.

“Absolutely!”

“Rest assured.”

Yun Ri slapped her flat chest confidently and declared: “My success rate isn’t just one hundred percent—it’s one hundred and fifty percent, one thousand percent!”

Her enthusiasm soared, as though she had already transformed herself into a Void Refinement stage Ship Spirit, commanding billions of unmanned warships across the starry sky, sweeping through all enemies across the universe.

“Swordsman, she’s truly foolish.”

“Just like those weak Sword Cultivators, foolhardily brimming with confidence.”

The Great Sun Heavenly Pond Moon Spirit sneered disdainfully, pursing her lips.

How astonishing.

Yue had always possessed an intense hierarchical awareness—without urgent necessity, she typically wouldn’t converse with beings under the Void Refinement Realm. Ever since Yun Ri was created, Yue hadn’t spoken a single word to her, yet today she had surprisingly opened her mouth.

“Haha.”

“A relic soon to fall behind the times—an old woman at merely mid-stage Void Refining…”

Yun Ri replied without even glancing in her direction.

“What did you say?!”

Yue was furious: “Little wretch, what nonsense did you just spout?”

“…”

Jiang Ding blocked out the surrounding sounds, delving deep into cultivation without paying attention to the clamorous dispute.

Seven hundred years was the predicted span needed before he could advance to the Late Truth-Transforming Stage, further increasing his strength. By then, with an even more robust Divine Sense and Mana as his foundation, his efficiency in comprehending Sword Intent and Void-level Order would see a notable rise.

One matter had been gnawing at Jiang Ding constantly.

Since advancing to the Late Truth-Transforming Stage, his Sword Intent had already achieved complete mastery. Yet, the next realm—Sword Soul—remained entirely out of reach, not even showing the slightest possibility.

He speculated that, under normal circumstances, it might require a breakthrough to the Void Refinement Realm, or his Void-level Order to ascend to a Dao-level Order capable of slaying Void Refinement cultivators, for his Sword Intent to transform into Sword Soul, thereby gaining both material and Divine Soul foundations.

Sword Soul!

At this juncture, Sword Intent would fully merge with the Sword Cultivator’s Divine Soul, becoming one—the Sword Intent would be the Divine Soul, and the Divine Soul would be the Sword Intent.

A Sword Soul Sword Cultivator would significantly heighten their resistance to external illusion techniques, curses, and Tianji divination. Moreover, they could unleash Flying Sword fused with Sword Soul, bypassing physical apertures and Treasure defenses, striking directly to destroy the enemy’s Divine Soul while their body remained untouched—an utterly terrifying skill.

When the Sword Soul flew, it was undoubtedly the ultimate sword of a Sword Cultivator.

When the sword was drawn, someone’s death was guaranteed—either the enemy’s or the wielder’s, with no alternative outcomes.

…

Time quietly slipped by.

Before anyone realized, over a hundred years had passed.

One day, a message was transmitted from the Horned Ming Realm’s Central Array Spirit Computer, triggering a great upheaval among the top-level cultivators of the Xianmen Sect.

“The Nine Great Immortal Sects, working collaboratively, have discovered the Ancient Divine Domain Boundary Channel and completed its sealing, setting up formations.”

The surrounding Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi and Great Sun radiance gradually settled.

A green-clothed youth opened his eyes, revealing an astonished expression: “Furthermore, the Nine Great Immortal Sects repelled an attack from three extraterrestrial Harmonization cultivators—one of them was the Jiaoming Emperor, who had come to exact revenge by leading forces back to the Horned Ming Realm!”

“No, ‘repelled’ isn’t entirely accurate.”

“A being known as the Heavenly Ghost God Monarch managed to breach the Horned Ming Realm’s entrance first, only to be swiftly killed by the Nine Great Immortal Sects. We attempted to detain him, but failed—he self-destructed, leaving only his Divine Soul imprint to return to the Heavenly Dao.”

“When this Heavenly Ghost God Monarch perished, the Jiaoming Emperor and another Harmonization God Monarch at the other end of the Boundary Channel fled immediately. The Nine Great Immortal Sects couldn’t pursue them in time.”

“The Horned Ming Realm—and the Nine Great Immortal Sects within it—have now been exposed to the gaze of the Immortal Tao Civilization beyond!”

Jiang Ding’s face darkened.

At that very moment, the remotely-led Xianmen Political Council conference had unanimously decided to prioritize the rapid construction of Mother Star’s Dharma-Ending City at all costs. If necessary, it would ensure the survival of at least ten billion Immortal Sect citizens for a minimum of ten thousand years.

Jiang Ding cast his vote in favor as well.

Encountering foreign Immortal Tao Civilizations!

This kind of unknown, akin to Black Forest Theory, filled everyone’s hearts with resentment and dread. According to rumors, even the Dao Hearts of the eight great Harmonization God Monarchs from the Immortal Sect wavered momentarily.

“Now, at this very hour, the Nine Great Immortal Sects wasted no time deliberating and have already stepped through the Boundary Channel to launch an assault beyond the Horned Ming Realm!”

“They’ve descended upon an unfamiliar domain, searching for and attempting to eliminate the Jiaoming Emperor and the other Harmonization God Monarch to prevent leaks of information. Great experts from the Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace are currently calculating their whereabouts, with the Central Array Spirit Computer providing full computational power support.”

“This domain is entirely unknown to us—it’s not the Ancient Divine Domain we imagined. Along the way, the citizen fleet passed by a Minor Thousand World filled with various Human Race sects. The most powerful among them was a Nascent Soul Cultivator, whose Divine Soul revealed that this place is called the Tianyuan Domain.”

“Is it a subordinate force of the Ancient Divine Domain, akin to the Horned Ming Realm?”

“Or has the Cosmic Starry Sky shifted, leading us to a completely unfamiliar domain?”