Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1382: Chapter 1350: Death Star Expedition Plan

After escaping from the cultivators of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder True Sect, Jiang Ding immediately left Nanchu Country, maintaining the highest level of concealment. The external space, cause and effect, dust, and rules did not affect him as he traversed the land like a ghost.

Years later, he arrived in another mortal country where spiritual energy was sparse, and without revealing his form, he transformed into an ordinary stone, quietly resting on the ground.

Just like that, thirty years passed without realization.

During this period, Jiang Ding remained in the state of a pebble.

Sometimes, hunters would enter the deep mountains,

Sometimes, Qi Practitioners would fight to the death,

Sometimes, in the perspective of big data’s Tianji inference, a promising dragon, likely to become a ruler in the future, was gravely injured and was just a beggar. With a little investment, one could lay down a piece in these countries…

Sometimes, an outer disciple with great fortune from a Cultivation sect would arrive here…

And so on, in this small place, merely thirty years resulted in so many exciting events, with various heroes emerging one after another, which was quite surprising.

Jiang Ding ignored all of these.

He was just an ordinary pebble, not a standard-bearer laying out strategies for the world. What he should do most is avoid contact with any people or creatures and not get involved in any cause and effect.

In the future, if there is something he wants, he can cut down with one sword, eliminate evil, act heroically, and take what he needs.

Rather than relying on so-called strategies, which is beyond his capabilities, he should be self-aware.

During these thirty years, the ascension baptism gradually concluded and tended toward completion.

The small pebble flickered slightly.

At this moment, a kind of ethereal, pure, transcendent aura appeared on the pebble, having a sense of harmony and flawlessness.

“Finally… the ascension baptism is over.”

Jiang Ding whispered in his heart, using his inner view to examine his body and Divine Soul.

At this moment, his foundational potential saw a substantial enhancement. The barely stagnant Materialist Sun Sword Intent, nearing a breakthrough, started to grow and strengthen, moving towards the Material Sun Sword Soul, causing his soul and body to experience bouts of stabbing pain.

This pain was controllable.

As the Materialist Sun Sword Intent incrementally intensified, the body and soul—whose foundational potential had been significantly enhanced—also gradually adapted, evolved, and gained enough stamina.

“It’s estimated that in two hundred and thirteen years, the breakthrough from sword intent to sword soul can be achieved.”

“Achieving the level of the Sun Sword Soul that the Heavenly Sword Sword Son had thousands of years ago.”

Jiang Ding silently estimated, “The gap is still large, but I am now standing on the same grand realm as him, not dying from just a mere glance. If luck favors and the geography benefits, it’s not impossible to escape… Of course, that would be the most extreme situation; it’s best not to meet him now.”

“Leave immediately,”

“My strength is about to undergo a significant change; there’s no need for any risk until then, just cultivate steadily and wait for the future.”

“Now, test yet another heavy trump card…”

Without any delay, his figure vanished.

…

Northern Plains.

Tushan Central Court, Dark Demon Palace.

A green-clothed youth opened his eyes, scanning his Divine Sense around, but detected no changes. Everything was as usual, with no chaos or life-and-death battles due to his ascension.

“The test was successful; if I encounter a super-level enemy, I can escape, significantly increasing the odds of survival.”

“Where is my avatar?”

Jiang Ding was slightly perplexed, communicating with his avatar.

It should be known that he and his avatar were always reclusive, seldom going out for thousands of years, but now that was not the case; the Dark Demon Palace was empty.

Soon, he knew the answer.

In the East Sea, a green-clothed youth and a white-skirted girl were strolling by the lake, occasionally discussing cultivation matters, mostly with the green-clothed youth instructing and teaching.

Checking the administration tool of Tushan Central Court revealed that the resources obtained by the Colorful Jade Heavenly Monarch had increased tenfold, allocated from Tushan Heavenly Monarch’s personal repository.

“So weak…”

Jiang Ding frowned.

He knew that the avatar was himself, unwilling to let an old acquaintance of thousands of years die, hence giving her some help, hoping she could accompany him for tens of thousands of years more, instead of awakening from a secluded retreat to find no familiar faces in the world.

The avatar would always be anchored to this world, unlike the main body, which could return to Xianmen Sect and have many peers for communication.

He felt a sense of loneliness.

“Should it be stopped?”

A thought arose in Jiang Ding’s heart.

It was quite simple; by re-merging memories, the avatar would be the same as the main body, no longer feeling lonely.

“Forget it.”

“After all, it’s an old acquaintance; it’s not easy to have a chance at fortune and transformation, let him go.”

Jiang Ding slightly sighed.

Without immediately returning to Xianmen Sect, he cultivated in the Northern Plains for several decades more, confirming that everything was normal before disappearing.

…

Returning home to Rongcheng City, Jiang Ding resumed his regular rhythm of life.

Everyday cultivation, sword refining, participating in the fervent Immortal Research work of the Xianmen Sect, and some teaching work; usually, he spent time eating and chatting with his family.

He cherished these moments greatly.

Before a significant breakthrough in power or the birth of sword intent, he would not go to the Upper Realm, even if refining flying swords was as slow as a snail. Lacking critical materials unique to the Upper Realm, the inheritance of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm’s “Sun Sacrifice Sword Technique” could not be utilized, and the flying sword could not accelerate in strengthening.

These were conditions he could endure.

Time continued to pass slowly.

One day, Jiang Ding awoke from cultivation, shaken by an ultimate confidential intelligence report from the Xianmen Sect, originating from the Tianyuan Domain and numerous reconnaissance Sword Cultivators.

“The extraterritorial area has now been preliminarily explored.”

“On the other side of the Tianyuan Domain wormhole is the Ancient Divine Domain World Cluster… and the Ancient Divine Dao, this force above the Harmonization, still exists and has not perished.”

Jiang Ding’s heart trembled.

He instinctively began the Heavenly Mechanism inference with big data, but to no avail; the matters involved were too advanced, beyond his capabilities.

“However, the Ancient Divine Dao has not demonstrated ruling power.”

“Its sect-like world, formed from three Medium Thousand Worlds, is covered by a thick black fog within the Ancient God Star Domain. Without the suppression of the Ancient Divine Dao, the Ancient Divine Domain World Cluster has fallen into chaos over several domains, with constant fighting and killing amongst numerous Harmonization sects and alien race forces, intermittently forming and breaking alliances… utterly chaotic.”

“Several tens of domains are without a supreme ruler…”

Jiang Ding’s breath paused.

An immensely vast domain appeared before the Xianmen Sect and Eight Great Immortal Sects, filled with endless opportunities and strategic space. Perhaps mutual killing, potentially resulting in mutual destruction, was no longer necessary.

Perhaps, they could each choose a direction and begin their own expansions!

Once grand expansion succeeds, the power of the Xianmen Sect and the Eight Great Immortal Sects would inevitably explode, Refining Nothingness experts emerging in large numbers, benefiting everyone.

The precondition being, the specific situation of the force above Harmonization, the Ancient Divine Dao must be clarified, or else venturing beyond the domain could mean death.