Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Chapter 1318: Chapter 1286: The Revival of the Plan Established by the Xianmen Sect 1400 Years Ago

The conscripted army of the Xianmen Sect dispersed to all corners, conquering one Minor Thousand World after another, pacifying them one by one.

Ten years later, the Xianmen Sect had direct control over sixty Minor Thousand Worlds.

Thirty years later, the Xianmen Sect had direct control over ninety Minor Thousand Worlds.

Over fifty years later, the Xianmen Sect had direct control of 155 Minor Thousand Worlds, completing all occupation and pacification tasks assigned by the Great Sun Celestial Lord. Within these Minor Thousand Worlds, the Xianmen Sect established its order.

By this time, the Xianmen Sect had a total of 380 million conscripted cultivators in the army. They were elites drawn from various races, and every single army was mixed, interspersed with cultivators. Xianmen cultivators assumed commanding positions above the rank of army commander, while deputy positions were held by God Transformation-level practitioners from the Minor Thousand Worlds.

In actual combat and garrison duties, Xianmen cultivators firmly held control over military command.

Nominally, Minor World God Transformation cultivators served as deputies, but in reality, they acted as vanguard generals or skirmishers, tasked with disrupting enemy formations or entangling individual powerhouses to limit their mobility, thereby creating openings for the army formations to maneuver and for warships and artillery salvos to decimate targets.

The number of conscripted cultivators from Minor Thousand Worlds swelled to enormous proportions.

380 million cultivators!

Although it seemed like a lot, on average, each Minor Thousand World had only about 2.5 million cultivators stationed across key formation locations to ensure the safety of Xianmen’s logistical channels.

Furthermore, these conscripted cultivators from the Minor Thousand Worlds, true to their name, were essentially militia rather than professional soldiers.

They followed a rotation system, serving fifty years per cycle, with 500,000 conscripts rotated out every fifty years, completing a 250-year rotation cycle.

This meant that a Foundation Establishment cultivator from any Minor Thousand World would only be required to serve once in their lifetime, for fifty years.

The rest of their lives would be spent as civilians fulfilling production duties.

Golden Pill cultivators from the Minor Thousand Worlds were required to serve twice in a lifetime, for a total of one hundred years.

Nascent Soul cultivators and God Transformation cultivators faced the same requirement, though they were eligible to become professional soldiers if they volunteered and applied.

Most Minor World God Transformation cultivators willingly opted for this.

Because, in the military, they could earn more achievements and obtain numerous elixirs, treasures, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, cultivation methods, magical techniques, and more.

Over the years, this enormous conscripted army of the Xianmen Sect had already become well-organized.

Each year, cultivators from various Minor Thousand Worlds retired from service, returning to their respective home worlds through the Super Transmission Array to reunite with their homeland.

Simultaneously, cultivators from over a hundred Minor Thousand Worlds underwent unified training in new recruit camps and then joined unfamiliar military units in completely foreign worlds through the Super Transmission Array.

In these foreign lands, far removed from their home, the only thing they could rely on was the laws of the Xianmen Sect.

No race formed an army independently.

All units were intermixed. While this slightly affected the power of army formations since same-race units were indeed stronger, their inherent instability was abhorred by Xianmen Sect.

During their service, the conscripted cultivators from Minor Thousand Worlds would receive cultivation methods, treasures, elixirs, and more. Their families would enjoy tax reductions, and upon retiring, they themselves would receive a substantial stipend.

In comprehensive terms, the treatment of the conscripted armies from Minor Thousand Worlds was mid-level among cultivators of the same rank. The prospect was promising. Consequently, the enthusiasm of cultivators from all races in the Minor Thousand Worlds to enlist was exceedingly high, often requiring fierce competition. They had to excel in political assessments, talent, comprehension, and other aspects to secure an enlistment slot.

At last, the century-long pacification war had finally reached its conclusion.

Great Sun Heavenly Pond, Sun Abyss.

Jiang Ding sat cross-legged beneath the Sun God Wood as endless rays of light converged upon him, continuously refined through Six Dao Reincarnation and condensed. Enhanced by the sword refining array of the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, it generated an extraordinary level of heat that could awe even Refining Void True Venerables.

At the core of this light, the first synthetic Geng Metal, smelted for over a century, had finally fully liquefied, merging with various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures surrounding it, becoming fine threads that fused with the Taiqing Flying Sword in its crimson critical state. These threads became profound runes of Destruction Rules, etched within the Taiqing Flying Sword.

Ultimately, adjacent to the Great Sun Destruction Rule Divine Prohibition, a hazy core of the Destruction Rule Prohibition began to spread.

The light gradually faded, marking the completion of the century-long process of refining the flying sword.

The aura of the Taiqing Flying Sword had strengthened.

“Refining Void Space Treasure, Rule Prohibition…”

Jiang Ding gently picked up the Taiqing Flying Sword, carefully sensing the restrictions within it, especially the nebulous core of the Destruction Rule Prohibition that had yet to take material form.

Through such meticulous refining, he vaguely deepened his understanding of the Destruction Rules.

Influenced by the Destruction Rules, one of the six orders within the Taiqing Flying Sword—the Primordial Magnet Order—was subtly evolving toward the Primordial Magnet Rule.

“The second Destruction Rule Prohibition will require ten more refinements to fully manifest, equating to a thousand years.”

“And for the Refining Void Space Treasure to reach completion, nine Rule Prohibitions are required.”

Jiang Ding calculated, “In other words, I need nine thousand years to refine the Taiqing Flying Sword to perfection… No, it’s not that simple. The later stages of refinement will become increasingly difficult, and it’s impossible for each Rule Prohibition to take only a thousand years.”

“Roughly estimated, it might take about seventeen thousand years for the Taiqing Flying Sword to become a pinnacle Refining Void Space Treasure.”

“In comparison to the thirty-thousand-year lifespan of Refining Void cultivators, this seems fast…”

“My ass!”

“Seventeen thousand years!”

Jiang Ding sighed.

“This span equals the lifetime of two generations of God Transformation cultivators. Even for me, seventeen thousand years later, I’d be at the end of my life, with only a few thousand years left to live.”

The deeper one delved into the Immortal Path, the longer the required time became—he was already accustomed to this.

“There must be a way to accelerate this process…”

Jiang Ding searched through the Great Sun Sword Pavilion’s inheritances and quickly identified a legacy: “The ‘Taiyin Taiyang Sword Sacrifice Technique’… A technique from the Daymoon Sword Pavilion requiring a Taiyin Swordman—no, I won’t use that.”

“‘Sun Sacrifice Sword Technique,’ the Taiyang Sword Child’s exclusive method for refining flying swords in the absence of a Taiyin Swordman. However, it’s dangerous and often leads to death. While this technique is the most efficient and outstanding, originating from the Upper Realm’s Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm, it requires rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures unique to the Upper Realm.”

“‘Great Sun Sacrificial Sword Technique,’ created by successive generations of Great Sun Sword Masters referencing the ‘Sun Sacrifice Sword Technique.’ Its efficiency is one-tenth of the latter, but it has the advantage of using materials found entirely within the Nine Spirits Realm. Furthermore, it doesn’t require a Taiyin Swordman. Beyond that, the flying sword’s power, speed, potential, and other aspects fall short compared to the ‘Sun Sacrifice Sword Technique.’”

“This is expected; the Great Sun Sword Pavilion isn’t on par with the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm.”

“I’ll start with the ‘Great Sun Sacrificial Sword Technique.’”

Jiang Ding quickly made his decision, choosing the same path as successive generations of Great Sun Sword Masters.

There was no other option; the Nine Spirits Realm and the Horned Ming Realm differed significantly from the Upper Realm regarding Immortal Dao environments. Their Heavenly Materials, Earthly Treasures, cultural geography, and inheritances could not be entirely shared, and the required materials couldn’t be collected.

The foundation of comprehending the ‘Great Sun Sacrificial Sword Technique’ was Sword Realm Sword Skill and perfected Sword Intent, which posed no issue for Jiang Ding.

Beep beep!

At this moment, an image was projected from the Sun God Wood by the Super Warship Great Sun Battleship, resembling an airborne gathering of warships during a military conference attended by numerous Xianmen Celestial Lords and Refining Void True Venerables.

It was Yuan, Divine Machine True Venerable, and others.

“Marshal!”

Jiang Ding stood up and saluted.

“Great Sun Deputy Commander!”

Yuan raised his hand in return, smiling, “Congratulations on completing the pacification, securing Xianmen’s logistical channels. You’ve relieved all concerns for us on the frontlines. Excellent work.”

“Not at all. Seniors like you bear the real burden on the frontlines.”

Jiang Ding felt somewhat embarrassed.

Indeed, the intensity of the battlefield at his location was rather low, even lulling one to drowsiness. It couldn’t compare to the terrifying frontlines where Celestial Lords’ Harmonization constantly occurred.

“It’s the same.”

“Not much difference.”

Yuan turned to the main topic, “Great Sun Deputy Commander, as per our deployment 1,427 years ago, with the imminent advent of Celestial Lords’ Harmonization in the Immortal Sects, the ‘Heavenly Hunting Plan’ will soon be executed. We kindly request you to head to the frontlines immediately, station at the Sun Star, and ensure Xianmen achieves its leap forward, permanently securing its right to exist within the domain.”

“A deployment from 1,400 years ago?”

Jiang Ding was momentarily stunned.

He had no idea what Yuan was referring to.

Crack!

In an instant, a specific seal within his Sea of Consciousness shattered.

His Divine Soul received a special external message, and with numerous critical clues, the blank spaces of his Divine Soul started automatically filling in. Now fully restored, it no longer needed absolute confidentiality—the moment had come for the hidden blade to be unsheathed.

“The ‘Heavenly Hunting Plan,’ of course!”

Jiang Ding suddenly understood.

“I’m heading out immediately.”

He responded promptly.

1,400 years ago, when warfare in the Horned Ming Realm became inevitable, numerous Xianmen Celestial Lords and Sun Sword Children relied on the predictions of the Central Array Spirit Computer to foresee the scene of today’s impending Celestial Lords’ Harmonization within the Immortal Sects.

To counter this, they invested enormous manpower and resources, surpassing even the terror of warfare in the Horned Ming Realm, devising a comprehensive project.

Centered around curses, positioning, and Heavenly Dao Rules Net, they initiated a strategic plan.

For absolute secrecy, many Celestial Lords erased and sealed all relevant memories within their Divine Souls until specific triggers or entry into the Heavenly Hunting Plan Laboratory awakened the information.

Among them, Sun Sword Children and many cultivators from the Xianmen Sword Dao Science Academy deeply participated in numerous aspects of this plan.

Several key milestones required Jiang Ding’s presence to fully unfold, which explained Yuan’s summons to recall him.