Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1483: Chapter 1451 Peak of Divinity Transformation

Time flows gently.

Unbeknownst to us, over two thousand years have passed once again.

During this time, the human dynasties have reincarnated several times, and the Immortal Sect citizens reincarnated dozens of times, the old exhausted their lifespans and passed away, new faces appeared.

In this process, strong cultivators continuously emerged, God Transformation Realm cultivators appeared in an ever-increasing number.

The upper tier of cultivators among the Immortal Sect’s billion citizens and the countless ascension immigrants presented an excellent development of the God Transformation Realm cultivators, with higher-ranking generals continuously emerging in the citizen fleet, providing strong support for the expansion of the Immortal Sect fleet.

During this period, the Immortal Sect successfully established diplomatic relations with the Nine Great Immortal Sects in the Ancient Divine Domain, the Devil God Sect, and the Alliance of Ten Thousand Clans, facilitating trade among each other, each taking what they needed.

In the absence of war, it seemed that all forces were amiable and capable of communication, with peace reigning between domains, if one ignores the undertones of turbulence beneath the surface.

Many goods from the Immortal Sect, standardized treasures, and elixirs sold briskly in various domains, gaining notoriety among surrounding forces for their quality and affordability in a very short time, bringing enormous amounts of Spirit Stones and Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures to the Immortal Sect, further increasing the number of God Transformation Realm cultivators.

Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures of the Refining Nothingness level and above were restricted in trade, with many forces in the Ancient Divine Domain wary of dealing in these grades.

Nevertheless, the dumping of Immortal Sect’s goods still incited dissatisfaction in forces like the Devil God Sect and the Alliance of Ten Thousand Clans, with stricter trade restrictions seemingly in formation.

Because they discovered that under such dumping, their mid and lower-level alchemists and refining masters were utterly uncompetitive, as standardized treasures and elixirs from the Immortal Sect appeared, causing these mid and lower-level alchemists and refining masters to go bankrupt en masse, breaking their lineage.

This scene is truly shocking.

It must be noted that high-level alchemists and refining masters also ascend from lower levels; once the mid and lower-level alchemists and refining masters disappear entirely, the existence of high-level ones will also become questionable.

They encountered such a sect for the first time.

Various standardized elixirs, treasures, talismans seemed to be endlessly produced; no matter how many you order, as long as you pay Spirit Stones, they can manufacture them for you, with prices often less than half of what they were before, truly alluring.

The dumping of Immortal Sect’s products, while welcomed by many forces’ cultivators, also deeply offended these local alchemists and refining masters.

These alchemists and refining masters and their allied interests have now regarded the Immortal Sect as an unyielding adversary, vigorously advocating the destruction of the Eastern Devil School within their sects, creating quite a commotion.

However, this uproar naturally does not affect the Immortal Sect.

Under the serene domain situation of these years, numerous killing intents are brewing, with many foundational contradictions and conflicts present, making the clamor from these external alchemists and refining masters utterly insignificant.

…

Great Sun Heavenly Pond.

Amidst the radiant brightness, many Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures and Synthetic Geng Metal No. 1 were smelted, transforming into countless luminous rules and restriction runes that fell onto the Taiqing Flying Sword, gradually enhancing her aura.

This refining and devouring method differs from consuming Thunder Destruction Sword Embryo; it is a method of imprinting rules and restrictions to elevate the tier of flying swords and treasures.

Over thousands of years of refining, the Taiqing Flying Sword’s aura gradually became perfect.

As the final stroke was made, a complete Sun Rules Restriction Rune Star appeared within the Taiqing Flying Sword, radiating boundless sunlight.

If one were to lift their gaze higher and further, one would find that there are altogether nine Sun Rules Restriction Rune Stars.

These nine Sun Rules Restriction Rune Stars emanate circles of golden ripples outward, producing array patterns that integrate into the entirety of the three-foot sword body, making the flying sword’s aura seamless and flawless.

Taiqing Flying Sword, Nine Sun Rules Divine Prohibitions, refining void space treasure complete!

Clang!

Simultaneously, with a crisp sword cry, Jiang Ding’s aura suddenly surged a bit, his cultivation base entering the peak of the God Transformation Realm.

Peak of God Transformation!

“Finally,”

“Peak of the God Transformation Realm…”

Jiang Ding opened his eyes, golden lines flickering in his twin pupils, imbued with the taste of destruction and slaughter: “My realm reached the peak of God Transformation, yet my mana and Divine Sense haven’t entered an extreme state.”

“The Immortal Sect’s cultivation method falls short of my current Sword Dao Realm.”

“I still need four to five hundred years to allow my Material Sun Sword Soul and Sword Spirit Realm Swordsmanship to instead push my mana and Divine Sense beyond the cultivation method’s limit for a qualitative transformation.”

Sword Spirit Realm Swordsmanship!

The Sixth Realm of Sword Dao Swordsmanship had already naturally reached.

This is the sword skill of a Upper Realm Immortal Sect Sword Son level, though its height may not be as high, it is indeed of the same level.

If Jiang Ding had cultivated the fundamental cultivation method from a true Upper Realm Immortal Sect, like the supreme inherited cultivation method from the Great Yin Yang Sword Realm, the “Eight Desolations and Infinite Yin Yang Sword Scripture,” he could immediately reach the extreme limit of his mana and Divine Sense upon breaking through the peak God Transformation, and to a higher limit.

Unfortunately, the Immortal Sect’s cultivation method hasn’t reached such heights.

This means Jiang Ding and the Upper Realm Immortal Sect disciples will inherently have a cultivation method gap in mana and Divine Soul, not to mention the myriad resource and educational differences brought post-acquisition. Although they are in the same grand tier, he still needs to look up to them.

“What a pity…”

“If I could return to the Upper Realm, face off against a Immortal Sect Sword Son, or an Immortal Butterfly of the quasi-immortal clan, even if I fail at the end but survive the escape, my mana and Divine Sense would surely break through the limit again, creating a stronger foundation, further narrowing the gap with the Immortal Sect Sword Sons.”

Jiang Ding sighed softly.

He is now far beyond the foundation above Harmonization, yet still far from the Near Immortal level foundation, with only a slight hope.

However, he has no choice but to forsake perfection and ascend to Refining Nothingness in four to five hundred years.

“No matter,”

“No matter, I am not born noble, I lack so much perfection.”

Jiang Ding restrained his inner discontent.

With so many strong cultivators in the domain, not every one achieves the utmost in every tier’s foundation; for instance, the supreme strong cultivator of the Thunder Sun Heavenly Sword Realm, who rose during the late Great Tribulation, emerged from a Taoist Sect, his God Transformation Realm might not even surpass Jiang Dingzi’s current state, yet he could still rise.

Foundations only make the Immortal Path much smoother, but they aren’t absolute.

“I will bypass the Refining Nothingness threshold in five hundred and sixteen years.”

“At that time, my mana and Divine Sense will reach the limit.”

Jiang Ding calmly calculated: “During this period, I wonder if I can catch up with the schemes of the Nine Great Immortal Sects in the Ancient Divine Domain, preferably ascending before the outbreak of war.”

For him, ascending to Refining Nothingness is a matter of whim, without any difficulty.

The wait is merely to allow his mana and Divine Sense to reach the limit, laying the strongest and best foundation within his ability.

The schemes of the Nine Great Immortal Sects in the Ancient Divine Domain relate to that Ancient God Dao Hidden Sky Pavilion.

After over two thousand years of brewing, they seem to have gained a certain grasp, able to further pave the way to the Hidden Sky Pavilion, redirect the full attention of the Devil God Sect and the Alliance of Ten Thousand Clans there, to acquire the inheritance above Harmonization without disturbing the wars among the Nine Great Immortal Sects in the Ancient Divine Domain.

The Immortal Sect and other nine great sects alike have been waiting for a long time.

As early as several hundred years ago, after continuous military expansion for thousands of years, the Immortal Sect’s citizen fleet had already reached the number of twenty billion, with sixty-seven Refining Nothingness cultivators, over seventy thousand God Transformation Realm cultivators, and the rest were the weakest soldiers at the peak of Foundation Establishment; the military might had reached a peak.

Sixty-seven Refining Nothingness cultivators, over seventy thousand God Transformation Realm cultivators, along with the second-line forces defending all sides, and the third-line Alliance forces recruited fleet, the total military numbers exceed a hundred billion, consuming a massive amount of Spirit Stones annually, the Immortal Sect’s economy can no longer sustain.

Under such a strategy of reckless militarism, an economic crisis is imminent!

The Immortal Sect is about to go bankrupt!

If war does not break out soon, the Immortal Sect will slip from its peak state, with many God Transformation Realm cultivators forced into slumber to reduce consumption, many Nascent Soul Golden Core cultivators’ salaries cut to a tenth of the original, citizen education budget and welfare allocation reduced to a twentieth of the original…

Everyone must tighten their belts, endure through the Immortal Sect’s economic crisis, falling into a weakened state, possibly requiring over ten thousand years to recover.

War has become a necessity for the Immortal Sect.

Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, Green Wood Immortal Sect, among other sects are alike.

The economic system of the Eight Great Immortal Sects is even more fragile than the Immortal Sect.

Their Harmonization God Monarch has already ascended to the Harmonization Middle Stage, their sect’s Taoist Soldiers have expanded tens of times, possessing significant strength at the Harmonization Stage, and if war does not emerge, the economic system of the Eight Great Immortal Sects might implode, causing everyone except the Taoist disciples to cease cultivation.

Now, for the Nine Spirits Realm, the issue isn’t whether to have war or not.

But when the war will start!

If the Nine Great Immortal Sects in the Ancient Divine Domain do not initiate an attack, they will relinquish their geographical advantage, give up sowing discord, and instead declare war against the Nine Great Immortal Sects in the Ancient Divine Domain, against the Devil God Sect, against the Alliance of Ten Thousand Clans…against all forces.