Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

”The Eight Great Immortal Sects can keep these two people like pigs.”

”But they will never allow them any chance of transcendence, and in this regard, they are even more vigilant than us and their magic is profound.”

Yuan earnestly summarized.

”After all, Xianmen is indeed somewhat lacking in exploring how to make people fall into bottlenecks.”

The surrounding Heavenly Monarchs burst into roaring laughter.

”It’s not necessary to take it too seriously.”

”Back then, Xu Yan was invincible among his peers and had few rivals.”

Heavenly Monarch Wanji pondered for a moment and comforted those around him, ”Two thousand years have passed, and Xianmen’s magic and cultivation methods have undergone several iterations of change. Moreover, without the support of the army, the so-called Xu Family Army and Xu Research Institute are nothing but a joke—capable of providing him with very little assistance.”

”I estimate that any Xianmen cultivator of the same rank could defeat him with ease,” he suggested.

”When the situation in the Outer Realm changes, we can simply choose any Xianmen citizen to renounce their citizenship, which will completely free us from the constraints of the Central Array Spirit Computer’s treaty, and we can kill him.”

”It’s merely a minor irritation,”

”If not for the coercion by the Eight Great Immortal Sects back then, these two would have died long ago.”

”Heavenly Monarch Wanji, I can take on this task.”

Heavenly Monarch Canghai said with a smile, ”Defeating him is uninteresting. Bring in another dozen or so of the same rank, complete with an army, and let’s liberate his spirit thoroughly, ensuring not even a trace of his Divine Soul can escape.”

”Me too...”

”And me...”

”After the task is complete, don’t get in the way of my citizenship application, okay...”

The surrounding Heavenly Monarchs showed expressions of interest, eager to try.

”It’s still early yet.”

Heavenly Monarch Wanji was speechless, and the face of an old man appeared on the computer screen, crying and laughing.

The crowd chatted idly while listening intently to Zhang Junsheng on the podium, sharing his research experience.

The lecture that spanned over a month slowly came to an end.

Next was the time for questions and answers.

In this regard, Zhang Junsheng was somewhat inferior, often sweating profusely and stammering, searching for help with his eyes in the crowd below.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

”Jiang Ding!”

”Come over here!”

Zhang Junsheng flew over, pulled a young man in green up to the stage, and said with an exaggerated bravado, ”Ahem, everyone, your questions are too simple, I won’t answer them one by one, so instead my student Jiang Ding will answer your questions.”

”...”

”Hahaha...”

A group of Immortals of Nascent Soul burst into laughter.

”Damn Zhang, you’re showing off!”

”You’ve made me proud!”

Some Immortals of Nascent Soul cursed with a laugh, some enviously said, ”Why haven’t I taken on such a doctoral student? He just lies there and wins, where’s the justice in that!”

”Ah, to compare oneself to others is to invite frustration.”

”It’s just bad luck.”

”...”

Each one was filled with envy and jealousy.

As Immortals of Nascent Soul, each held high status and power, with many Golden Pill and Foundation Building students under them.

By comparison, their lamentations were endless.

”How could you sparrows understand the ambition of a swan?”

Zhang Junsheng’s expression was indifferent, his demeanor as carefree as clouds and wind, with the air of a hermit who disdained to defend himself.

”Damn it!”

”Screw this!”

”Just you wait, I’ll also find a student to carry me to success one day!”

The cursing went on and on.

In the midst of a lighthearted atmosphere, Jiang Ding stepped up to the center of the podium, ready to tackle questions from all sides.

”Jiang Ding, what do you think, aside from the Sword Dao, are the other aspects to which the prototype of Sun Extinguisher can be applied?”

As Heavenly Monarch Canghai stood up to ask his question, the entire Golden Palace returned to silence, where even a pin drop could be heard.

This question was also of concern to everyone.

”Warships, Air-Space Mothership cannons, as well as on the addition of Immortal Techniques to cannon shells,” Jiang Ding, who had thought about this previously, answered without hesitation: ”The prototype of the Sun Extinguisher is just one aspect of the application of Golden Causality. It’s nothing more than a slant towards the Sword Dao. Its principle still relies on Divine Soul and Sword Intent sensing the ’source of Golden Causality’ within the heavens and earth, thereby drawing in its power to add to the Flying Sword or cannon shell, greatly enhancing its potency.”

It wasn’t just a simple sentence.

Along with his words, magic structures, swordsmanship structures, sensations and understandings of Golden Causality, and transmissions of Divine Sense spread in all directions.

”Such a volume of information...”

Many Immortals were shocked in their hearts as they looked at the young man in green on the podium.

In such a short time, even without seeking to understand deeply, but merely to remember, they began to feel a slight headache and swelling in their Divine Souls.

How was this Mid Jindan Stage cultivator able to comprehend it?

”Sword Intent, the fundamental source of the Golden Causality...”

After taking some time to digest and understand these words, Canghai Heavenly Monarch asked again, ”What if there’s no Sword Intent?”

It was a vast chasm.

Very few Xianmen cultivators ever comprehended anything like Law Intent and Sword Intent; they generally didn’t place much importance on it.

”Military Spirit.”

Jiang Ding was well-prepared: ”We can achieve a similar effect with the Military Spirit and use it to experience the fundamental source of the Golden Causality. My hypothesis is...”

Several days later, Canghai Heavenly Monarch took his seat.

”...My questions are finished.”

Following that, Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch from the Xianmen Science Institute stood up to inquire.

”How about the application in cultivation methods?”

”I believe that applying the Golden Causality to cultivation methods has the potential to be one of the key factors in further breakthroughs for Xianmen’s Skills, making it possible to better absorb and control the golden attribute of Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi...”

Jiang Ding answered earnestly, sharing some of his achievements from ”Immortal Techniques·The Preliminary Form of the Destroying Golden Sword” as his response. There were no concrete answers, mostly conjectures and possibilities.

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch showed no sign of disappointment, glowing with excitement as he discussed the matters.

”What about the application in material synthesis...”

The third question came from another Nascent Soul Cultivator.

There were no Immortals of Nascent Soul present.

For research of the caliber of the Golden Causality, Immortals of Nascent Soul could only take on an auxiliary role, performing more mechanistic and simple tasks as per the directives of the Nascent Soul Cultivators, their capacity insufficient for deeper thought.

One after another, Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarchs posed questions.

Jiang Ding did his best to respond, but his stockpile of insights was quickly depleted.

In fact, once his insights were shared and empty, he was no longer able to participate in the discussions of the Heavenly Monarchs. Many of the magic spells and principles they casually mentioned were beyond his comprehension due to the lack of sufficient foundation in the Immortal Path.

The Q&A session of the presentation progressed swiftly.

After more than half a year, it quickly evolved from simple sharing of experiences to exchange among the Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarchs. The Immortals of Nascent Soul observed, trying to understand things that could be useful for their own paths.

Jiang Ding stepped down from the podium and, after searching for a while, finally found a being with a computer for a head and mechanical limbs for a torso.

He was engaged in an animated discussion with Yuan and others, his mechanical arms swinging like selfie sticks.

”Senior Wanji!”

Jiang Ding jogged over, performed a respectful salute, and handed over a Jade Slip: ”I’ve recently had a stroke of luck and inadvertently found a method to refine Scorching Sun Spirit Iron; please have a look...”

”Scorching Sun Spirit Iron?”

Heavenly Monarch Wanji’s excited mechanical arms paused momentarily as he divided a Divine Soul thread to continue the conversation with Yuan, while his main consciousness approached, took the Jade Slip, and examined it for several minutes.

”...Sword Intent refining the spirit, the emotions of all living beings refining the sword...”

”So that’s how it is, not so mysterious after all.”

Heavenly Monarch Wanji came to a realization, set down the Jade Slip, and his expression on the computer screen turned into one of confident assurance: ”Right then, I’ll have it ready for you within twenty years.”

”Senior Wanji is mighty!”

Jiang Ding was overjoyed.

”Hold on, there’s more.”

Heavenly Monarch Wanji said with a smile: ”The Great Sun Sword Pavilion’s sword refining materials require a wide variety of Sword Intents to refine, which we don’t have here. However, the Tai Xu Fantasy Realm can serve as a substitute. You need to apply for it, which requires library points and the computational power of the Central Array Spirit Computer.”

”Another thing, from now on, I need a strong Sword Dao will... Do you understand what I mean?”

”I don’t understand.”

Jiang Ding admitted honestly.

”...How should I put it?”

Heavenly Monarch Wanji thought for a moment, searching for a more concrete explanation: ”From now on, within Xianmen, especially among the many citizens, it would be better to have more people involved in the Sword Dao, things related to swordsmanship.

That is to say, within these twenty years, you need to hold as many swordsmanship conventions as possible, develop and promote swordsmanship online games, dueling events, and such, to get more citizens involved.”

”In this way, we can generate a large amount of intense Sword Dao will, which, after purification, can be used to refine the Dari Swordsman version of the Scorching Sun Spirit Iron.”

”Do you understand now?”

”I understand!”

Jiang Ding immediately grasped the concept.

”Good, go have fun then, your matter won’t be delayed.”

”Okay then.”

Jiang Ding scurried off happily.

He stayed in the Golden Palace for a while longer, mainly to address some questions from Immortal Dinghai and others, as well as to provide support related to swordsmanship required for their research.

Different research projects here were advancing, showing progress.

All this, although there was no war happening, was still more crucial for Xianmen than actual combat.

Months later.

”Teacher, let’s leave it at that for now.”

Jiang Ding waved at Immortal Dinghai and Immortal Luling: ”I still have things to do. If any new swordsmanship issues arise, come find me after three years.”

He then disappeared in a flash.

Looking at the direction, it was towards Xiandu No.1 Prison.

”Don’t learn from Senior Sun Extinguisher in this regard...”

Immortal Dinghai watched him leave, saying helplessly.