Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1410: Chapter 1378: The Great Sun Sword Cultivators Without Strong Individuals Will Perish

Pain, no matter how intense, will weaken over time with adaptation.

Even the strongest enemy can be cut down with a sword.

Jiang Ding held the Taiqing Flying Sword amidst the boundless light, his tightly knit brow gradually relaxing, adapting, as his expression turned serene and peaceful.

The powerful grind brought by the “Sun Sacrificial Sword Technique” gradually became subtle and indistinct, with the Sword Cultivator’s Divine Soul and Flying Sword taking the first step forward on the foundation above Harmonization.

“If the Taiyang Taiyin Sword Son dual cultivates, it seems to achieve a similar effect, a smooth path is inevitable…”

Jiang Ding’s Sword Soul once again regained its overall perfection and began to ponder.

“However, what do the Sun Sword Child and the Taiyin Swordman lose?”

“They lose an enemy, lose an opportunity along the path, as the Sword Soul loses a chance to transcend by conquering itself.”

“This is the peculiarity of the Sword Cultivator’s path, which must grow through battles, unlike the stable approach of Magic Cultivation.”

“An opportunity missed once doesn’t matter.”

“Yet the cumulative missed opportunities form the gap between the Daymoon Sword Pavilion and the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, as history has long shown.”

The Taiqing Flying Sword’s dark gold film was gradually completely absorbed, revealing once more the Bluegold sword body, radiating gentle light.

The “Sun Sacrificial Sword Technique” completed half of its first round of sword refining.

The remaining half will be tempered, changed bit by bit over the next hundred years, becoming gentler, unlike the initial peril.

This bit of ‘gentleness’ is subtle and unending, potentially more dangerous for some cultivators.

Of course, those cultivators naturally don’t include those, like the Great Sun Sword Cultivation, who have accompanied deviation since childhood.

“The progress of this sword refining…”

Jiang Ding immersed his Divine Sense and Sword Soul into the Flying Sword, carefully perceiving the changes in the Taiqing Flying Sword: “It is approximately 9.3 times more efficient than the past ‘Great Sun Sacrificial Sword Technique,’ significantly allowing my Divine Soul to undergo a subtle essence transformation.”

“Anticipating another two thousand years, the Taiqing Flying Sword will become a perfected Refining Void Space Treasure.”

“Nearly tenfold speedup!”

“Two thousand years later, my Divine Soul will possess a foundation comparable to the Immortal Sect Inheritor from the Upper Realm, above Harmonization will be a certain answer rather than a gamble on fortune.”

“Of course, all this is predicated on not perishing during the ‘Sun Sacrificial Sword Technique.’

Jiang Ding internally added.

“Frankly speaking, the Lonely Sun Sacrificial Sword Technique is indeed somewhat perilous; to maintain sanity, I really need to defeat Guang Lei Heavenly Monarch.”

“If I could have the Heavenly Illusion Immortal Butterfly Clan’s princess, that would be even better.”

“I am a Sword Dao Genius of the Human Clan’s Territory, and my Army Formation Dao is incredibly strong. Refining into a puppet of the Illusion Dao would surely produce a top-grade puppet far surpassing ordinary Immortal Sect Inheritor puppets; they would be irresistibly attracted by such charm…”

“Eliminate and leave swiftly; I will hide within the Xianmen Sect for several thousand years, advance to Refining Nothingness, then consider heading to the Upper Realm.”

Jiang Ding quickly planned in his mind.

Currently, both Thunder Sun Heavenly Sword Realm and Heavenly Illusion Immortal Butterfly Clan pose a similar danger to him, with no distinction despite being of the same race.

Clank!

Jiang Ding sheathed his sword and stood up.

“For now, only Guang Lei Heavenly Monarch is left; I must swiftly deal with the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder True Sect and the Blood Lake Corpse Bone Mountain, extract the final fragments of Immortal Technique for convenience when it’s time to flee…”

…

Mud Swamp Demon City.

An elder with gray-green hair appeared again in the palace, sitting cross-legged.

He took out array disks flashing with Spiritual Light, giant cauldrons, banners, and items akin to smart chips, embedding them throughout the Mud Swamp Demon City, seemingly engaging in something exceptionally complex, taking several months merely to complete staged work.

“Harmonization Level Array Formation is too complex; it’s just me alone, and even just the installation takes decades…”

Jiang Ding muttered to himself.

His arrangement was naturally to contend against Guang Lei Heavenly Monarch’s sword fight scheduled two hundred years later, to prevent interference from the Thunder Sun Heavenly Sword Realm’s Guardian, as well as… prevention against using things beyond his Sword Dao abilities during the Holy Sword Fight, even unto death.

Solely cultivating the “Sun Sacrifice Sword Technique” defies the common sense believed by the sages of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm, too perilous.

At this point, even the strongest Dari Swordsman of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion over tens of thousands of years couldn’t control their instincts anymore.

He needed formidable foes.

Without them, he would go mad, self-destruct.

By then, if completely insane, nothing could be salvaged; perhaps only self-sealing within the Xianmen Sect, waiting for another explosion of technological breakthroughs, could preserve life.

Even considering the luckiest scenario, survival chances would not exceed one in a thousand.

“If Guang Lei Heavenly Monarch doesn’t come…”

“Then what should I do?”

Jiang Ding’s face was calm, his gaze cold: “I would set off from the Thunder Flame Domain, beginning to roam among the Lower Domains lacking indigenous Harmonization God Monarch, challenging all whom could be deemed as wicked Refining Nothingness cultivators, defeating them one by one until my Great Japanese Ability fully awakens and releases.”

“Cannot solely target the Human Race’s sheep; perhaps consider striking against the Demon Race’s Lower Domain…”

“Those who devour humans deserve to die!”

In all situations, there are paths, how fortunate.”

“Oh yes, the teleportation array for escape.”

“After fleeing, my next appearance cannot be in the Thunder Flame Domain, must be far far away, as attention from Near Immortal Level forces might be drawn here, unsafe even after thousands of years.”

Jiang Ding suddenly thought of something, splitting several God-transforming Level avatars, instructing them within their Divine Soul Core.

These avatars would carry a vast amount of teleportation Formation materials, dispersing in all directions, spending hundreds of years setting up numerous teleportation arrays, those used only once and self-destructing, leaving a path for the main body.

“Moreover, since planning to escape, the identity of Mud Swamp True Venerable need not be overly concerned.”

“Can order more Sword Refining Materials from Heavenly Work Tower, best to ensure many materials unable to temporarily synthesize in my two thousand years are prepared… lacking money, just loan from Xianmen Sect in the name of investment.”

Jiang Ding made a decision.

This would expose more wealth, somewhat inconsistent with the identity of Mud Swamp True Venerable, but unnecessary to be minded.

He simply didn’t believe the Heavenly Work Tower would forego a business with substantial profit.

No matter how much profit Heavenly Work Tower has, Jiang Ding’s cross-domain trade profit will exceed theirs, so no worry about losing money on business and failing to repay Xianmen Sect’s loan.

Of course, such transactions must not exceed a certain limit, not infinitely boosting, otherwise, Heavenly Work Tower may indeed resort to killing and looting.

Thus, Jiang Ding continued his cultivation step by step in Mud Swamp Demon City, implementing his plan, arranging array formations, gathering numerous specimens and cultivation methods, enriching his foundation.

Unbeknownst to him, nearly a century passed.

At this time, it was once again the thousand-year tax year of the Immortal Artifact Sect, and the emissaries of Heavenly Work Tower and Tribute Envoy crossed domains with great pomp, their radiance obscuring the sky of Thunder Flame Domain.

They did not conceal themselves at all, even when explicitly wounded while crossing barriers, no one dared to provoke them.

Because they represented the dignity of the Immortal Sects!