Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1406: Chapter 1374 The Lord of Mud Swamp Demon City

Jiang Ding’s Divine Sense took control of the entire Mud Swamp Demon City, swiftly gaining a general understanding of the situation here.

“A permanent population of three million four hundred seventy thousand, at least at the Qi Practicing Phase cultivators.”

“There are two directly subordinate military forces, the Mud Swamp Guards of a hundred thousand men, which include more than fifty Nascent Soul Cultivators, over ten thousand Nascent Soul Monks, and the rest are Golden Pill Monks, responsible for defending Mud Swamp Demon City.”

“The other is called the Mud Swamp Dark Guard, composed of dozens of Nascent Soul Cultivators and thousands of Nascent Soul Monks. They are responsible for espionage, as well as executing some personal affairs of the Mud Swamp True Venerable, such as eliminating certain people, collecting some Vital Souls for refining Yin Yang tadpoles, or harvesting some blood meals to feed the emerald green toads… Most importantly, of course, is collecting Sixth Order Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures.”

“Relying on the vast commercial channels of Mud Swamp Demon City, within a few hundred years, one or two pieces of Sixth Order Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures might still appear, but unlike the two major True Sects, it doesn’t have a fixed output, entirely depending on luck.”

Jiang Ding looked at the many gathering places of Demon Cultivators in the city and frowned secretly.

These Demon Cultivators, many are actually part of the Mud Swamp Dark Guard, entirely making it a hub for hiding filth and accepting dirt, often committing robbery, murder to seize treasures, and refining human Vital Souls and blood. The order mixed with much chaos, the city’s demon reputation is not for show.

These things, observed from an overall perspective, gave Jiang Ding a deeper understanding than when he roamed alone in Mud Swamp Demon City, becoming even more displeased.

He has the ability not to be affected by these filthy things, but numerous cultivators and many living beings do not have such freedom.

“Order,”

“Corpse Demon Sky Monarch, Devouring Thousand Heavenly Monarch, Soul Swallowing Heavenly Monarch… all twenty-seven of you, commit suicide immediately.”

Jiang Ding’s tone was icy as he issued orders to the Mud Swamp Dark Guard.

These people are old demons using human cultivators as raw materials, their strength among Nascent Soul Cultivators is extremely strong and were always relied upon by the Mud Swamp True Venerable in the past.

At this moment, he suddenly ordered them to commit suicide.

Reason?

No reason.

The Mud Swamp True Venerable is a Demon Cultivator; he kills whoever he wants, even if just in a bad mood, which is perfectly reasonable. Such things have happened now and then over the past millennia, not surprising at all.

“Yes,”

“Venerable Master!”

Outside the palace, a tall and beautiful woman with bat wings on her back bowed and accepted the order. She had no thoughts of questioning the reason, and she left with a team of Nascent Soul Cultivators enveloped in demonic energy.

This is the Dark Leader of the Mud Swamp Dark Guard, the Peak Divine Transformation Cultivator Night Bat Heavenly Monarch, possessing the Demon Bat Bloodline, a powerful reputation within Mud Swamp Demon City.

She is wholeheartedly loyal to the Mud Swamp True Venerable… on the surface.

In fact, this half-demoness has always harbored malice toward the Mud Swamp True Venerable, coveting the City Lord’s throne of Mud Swamp Demon City, possessing the greedy ambition to advance to Refining Nothingness.

The Mud Swamp True Venerable finds this amusing.

He secretly set restrictions in her Divine Soul, then promoted her as the Dark Leader of the Mud Swamp Dark Guard, because such a cultivator with strong ambition is really reliable, highly efficient, and extremely useful.

The Dark Leader’s efficiency is high, and within just a few minutes, she had already returned, holding a pile of lifeless heads with eyes open wide, neatly placed in front of the Mud Swamp True Venerable.

“Venerable Master,”

“They felt grateful for your kindness and remorseful, hence they committed suicide.”

The Dark Leader said respectfully.

“You have done very well.”

Jiang Ding nodded slightly, granting a scroll of Buddhist scripture named “Great Light Golden Roc Sutra,” a nice spell imbued with some philosophical teachings about kindness.

“I hope you will be kind to others.”

“You must be a good person in the future, a kind person, otherwise, I’ll beat you to death, understand?”

“Thank you, Venerable Master, for the bestowment!”

The Dark Leader bowed respectfully, receiving the Buddhist scripture with both hands: “This subordinate will certainly comprehend it carefully, live up to your expectations, and learn from the legendary Buddha, to be a good person.”

“Not bad, not bad.”

“Hahaha!”

Jiang Ding laughed heartily.

This kind of manic state made the many nearby Sky Monarchs feel even more chilled, bow again, and then slowly retreat, not daring to linger in the palace.

“Now is not the time for Tushan’s order to spread…”

Jiang Ding looked around with some regret.

The most he could do was execute some cultivators who were too heinous, but he was powerless over the whole root of this land.

A radical reform must wait until he is completely safe before it can be implemented, otherwise, it would bring more suffering to the living beings of this land.

If all goes according to plan, in a few hundred years, he would leave. If there were really comrades who genuinely supported him, how could he abandon them at that time?

In that case, it would be better to put it on hold for now.

A temporary concession is not compromise, just for the long-term peace and stability of the Perishing Immortal Realm.

“Order,”

“Collect numerous materials, including a vast quantity of mortal materials, mortal grade plants and animals, First-order, Second-order, Third-order, Fourth-order, etc., Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures, specimens… Everything I need.”

“What is most needed is a variety of sword refining materials, collected in large quantities.”

“And various cultivation methods, secret techniques, magic, alchemy, artifact refining, spirit farming, and spirit beast inheritances that you can gather; all needs to be recorded without omission.”

Jiang Ding issued an order to the city council of Mud Swamp Demon City, instructing them to execute it and setting a rather substantial reward.

This is the benefit of having a force; once an order is issued, all the materials and specimens needed by the Xianmen Sect can be obtained without spending much effort.

These materials, unique to the Upper Realm, are bound to greatly promote the progress of the Xianmen Sect’s material refining, alchemy, artifact refining, and other aspects of Immortal Science.

The many inheritances of the Upper Realm are similar, even if the grade is not high, they still have much value.

Moreover, they belong to the same racial system, the same Immortal Dao System of the Human Race, making it very easy for the Xianmen Sect to assimilate and absorb, far easier than the heritage of the Alien Race.

Just these alone, bit by bit, for the Xianmen Sect, are at least equivalent to obtaining several Harmonization Level inheritances.

Many classic magic cultivation methods, although their grades seem very low, have been passed down for millions of years, streamlined and perfected by generations of cultivators, reaching an extremely perfect state. Their value to forces without related inheritances is invaluable, simple the brilliant wisdom crystallized over millions of years by cultivators.

“These are low level.”

“The remaining is to place an order with the Heavenly Work Tower, which has an Immortal Artifact Sect background, for the Refining Void Stage sword refining materials I need, mixed with various Life Rules and Space Rules materials as a cover.”

Jiang Ding took out a Token inscribed with the two Immortal Talismans for “Tiangong,” and infused his Divine Sense into it, leaving a message inside.

The reason for the sudden wealth of the Mud Swamp True Venerable is also ready-made; he encountered an outsider Refining Nothingness injured, and gained quite a bounty after a trip out, that’s all.

The Heavenly Work Tower is not a government office; they only handle selling goods and collecting taxes, not caring about the identity of those who can provide profits.

Moreover, without even receiving the conferment of the ‘True Sect’ name, the Mud Swamp True Venerable to the Heavenly Work Tower is just a mountain and wildforce that can rise and fall at any time, their life or death not concerning them.