Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Jiang Ding’s gaze turned toward the direction of the Xianmen Sect, his eyes deep and distant.

He had already discovered the Financial Fortune Dao; it was a very special path, where danger and fortune coexisted, requiring an extremely flourishing industry and economy, and very likely could only be successfully developed and expanded within the Supreme Great Sun Immortal Dynasty.

This meant that the Financial Fortune Dao had the potential to become a sword.

A sword that, in a Golden Era, would sever the economies of many historical Immortal Dynasties and incite violent upheaval—a Financial Sword!

What others lack, I possess; what others possess, I refine!

This special sword was very likely something many historical Immortal Dynasties had no resistance against; used to stab at their economies, one thrust would be almost certain to land. It might prove useful beyond imagination, allowing the Supreme Great Sun Immortal Dynasty to open a vast gap in production and economy between itself and the other Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors during the Golden Era.

The Xianmen Sect was destined to undergo this process.

Jiang Ding slightly closed his eyes and continued deducing the Heavenly Dao, pushing the scientific and technological development of the Immortal Dynasty even further.

...

Under the governance of the Human Emperor, the Immortal Path flourished in a grand盛世, and there was peace everywhere.

Time flowed quietly; before one knew it, more than seven hundred years had slipped by.

The Endless Universe Starry Sky had once again changed to a new visage; even Emperor Realm Cultivators whose Life Energy spanned tens of millions of years had already altered before the Ancient Emperor. In a trance, he could not find a single familiar face from those who had participated in the previous experiment; they had all gone into slumber.

”Once more, new faces in the Human World,”

”The second Nine Character Immortal Scripture experiment begins again...”

Jiang Ding opened his eyes; his gaze slowly fell upon the many Emperor Realm Cultivators of the Immortal Dynasty, as well as the many Quasi-Emperor Venerables, a trace of trance within his eyes.

He constantly felt the illusion of people coming and going, yet not a single one remaining.

These Emperor Realm Cultivators of the Immortal Dynasty and many other cultivators of all levels cast eyes of worship, fervor, even filial longing toward the Human Emperor seated upon the Crystal Divine Throne, as though gazing upon a Divine that had existed eternally since the opening of heaven and earth.

”Fortunately, there is still... my wife.”

Jiang Ding turned his head and looked at the woman beside him.

The Empress was at his side and had always been there.

”Your Majesty?”

She blinked her eyes.

Her gaze, gentle as water, fell upon her husband—the Ancient Emperor of the Human World, who had shone invincible for an entire era and would continue to rule over the world for an unimaginably long time in the future.

”Let us begin.”

”This is the concentrated eruption of the fortunes and成果 accumulated over twenty-four million years, the concentrated outburst of Immortal Wisdom.”

Jiang Ding remained silent.

Now, the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor was twenty-five million years old.

In four million years, the last familiar figure at the Ancient Emperor’s side would depart; never again would there be old faces in the Human World. What would things be like then?

Would the living beings of the Human World ultimately be left solitary and alone?

”The second Nine Character Immortal Scripture experiment,”

”Let us begin, Fellow Daoists.”

Jiang Ding looked toward each of the powerhouses of the Taoist Court, his voice gentle.

”Yes!”

”Sword Master!”

The many Emperor Realm Cultivators and Quasi-Emperors throughout the Immortal Dynasty responded in a thunderous chorus.

Compared to the experiment eight million years ago, these cultivators were far more composed.

This was because the Immortal Dynasty’s Ministry of Education had already turned the experience of the previous experiment into teaching material and had repeatedly simulated it countless times within the Great Dream Sword Realm. One could say these cultivators were all seasoned veterans.

”Commence!”

Buzz!

Buzz, buzz, buzz...

The Three Thousand Heavenly Dao in the Endless Starry Sky trembled; in countless worlds, the various experimental Formation Methods and instruments slowly lit up, forming one pattern after another. Earth Emergent Golden Lotus, heavenly flowers raining down, the vision of Pangu opening the heavens, and other phenomena appeared one after another; the stars shook, and the Great Dao manifested.

The Destruction Dao emerged from the Starry Sky; Da Chang began to fundamentally alter the Endless Starry Sky!

A twilight universe descended from the Nine Heavens upon the Human World.

The Taiyin Sun Stars grew dim; the essence of the sun and moon began to dissipate. The Heavenly Dao, omnipresent like a woven net, began to collapse; Spiritual Energy began to show inertia; the Spiritual Veins of the world dissipated; Spirit Stones began to deteriorate; Divine Peaks a million zhang tall lost their support and, under gravity, swayed precariously, on the verge of collapse...

In the Endless Starry Sky, a great rain fell, pouring down without end.

This was the rain of the Dharma-Ending City Age; as each raindrop fell upon the earth, spiritual material of the Immortal Path dissolved and seeped into the soil, causing the land to fundamentally lose the possibility of generating Spiritual Power. When raindrops fell upon Spirit Beasts, those Spirit Beasts that had already birthed wisdom began to grow unbearably stupid...

The entire Endless Starry Sky began to shift toward the Dharma-Ending City Age!

This did not conform to the cyclical laws of the universe!

This was a confrontation with the entire Heavenly Dao, a single Immortal Dynasty attempting to oppose the decrees of heaven!

Rumble!

Crack, crack...

The terrifying power arrived right on schedule, causing the Nine Character Immortal Scripture experimental Immortal Array of the Supreme Great Sun Immortal Dynasty to creak; crack after crack appeared as it was on the verge of collapsing and self-detonating.

This time, the many powerhouses of the Immortal Dynasty did not panic; everything proceeded according to the prearranged plans.

Whenever new anomalies arose, they were all individually repaired under the personal adjustments of the Ancient Emperor; everything on the Immortal Path remained unruffled, utterly different from the first Nine Character Immortal Scripture experiment.

One millisecond.

Two milliseconds, three milliseconds.

The Immortal Array of the second Nine Character Immortal Scripture experiment achieved its preset target, then held out for another half millisecond before it completely collapsed, rending open the darkness of the Endless Starry Sky across an unknown number of billions of light-years.

The body of the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor trembled, his face turning deathly pale.

And that was all.

Nothing more.

The backlash power of the Immortal Array was far weaker than the last time.

”Sword Master...”

Many Emperor Realm Cultivators and Quasi-Emperors cautiously looked toward the Ancient Emperor.

”It succeeded.”

”Fellow Daoists, rest for a moment.”

Suppressing the turbulence of Mana within his body, Jiang Ding smiled faintly. ”You have all worked hard.”

”Hahaha!”

”Many thanks, Sword Master...”

Countless powerhouses of the Immortal Dynasty rejoiced.

To participate in such a successful Nine Character Immortal Scripture experiment would be an extremely important credential along their Dao path, tremendously beneficial to their future Cultivation.

...

Tens of thousands of years later, the data from the second Nine Character Immortal Scripture experiment was fully organized.

In an instant, the aura of the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor surged dramatically; his presence grew even more transcendent, his entire being exuding a sense of crystalline clarity, as though freshly cleansed.

”Your Majesty?”

The Empress held her breath and looked toward the Ancient Emperor.

”It’s done, the soft persimmon.”

”There were no accidents at all.”

Jiang Ding lightly pointed with a finger, and a dusk-hued simulated Original Ancient Talisman emerged within Dubhe.

It was complete, innately the center of the Endless Starry Sky, possessing Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor–level precision in calculating the Immortal Dao Universe Constant. Every single pattern was so clear that it no longer had the conjectures and haziness at many nodes like the previous simulated Original Ancient Talisman, which had required the assumption of many unknown risks.

This simulated Original Ancient Talisman could calculate the Immortal Dao Universe Constant at Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor level with one hundred percent accuracy!

This meant that the probability of the Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor advancing to Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor was one hundred percent!

”How many years has it been...”

”Your Majesty has finally fulfilled his wish; this concubine’s heart is filled with utmost joy.”

A great weight in the heart of the Fusang Empress fell away; faint tears surfaced in her eyes.

In just a few million more years, she would have to leave the Ancient Emperor. Her only concern was that she might never awaken from that sleep, and upon opening her eyes again, would no longer be able to see the Ancient Emperor.

Now, this final worry had vanished.