Chapter 1054

Deep within the dark starry sky outside the Mo Shi Xiao Gao Jie, no light reflected back; everything was concealed. Even an Emperor scanning with divine sense could discover nothing.

Amidst this pitch-black canopy, millions of steel warships, fighters, and star fortresses danced like planets orbiting a sun, forming tangible orbital rings that composed a terrifying chaotic formation spanning the starry sky, always in a state of imminent war without a moment's relaxation.

At the center of this vast star fleet, within the phantom silhouette of a world shrouded in purple mist, a sixteen-year-old youth with pale skin lay in silent slumber, having done so for several years.

He no longer resembled a mere head.

The body below the head had regrown: flesh and blood reborn, shattered bones revalued and restored, meridians and dantian recovered; the flame rule power inherent in the flesh was purged, and any part that could not be purged was abandoned, then replicated and multiplied from the intact flesh to form a complete body once more.

Now, a complete human form existed.

Yet the skin was terribly pale, devoid of blood color, lacking blood flow; these regenerated meridians and flesh were extremely fragile, completely insufficient to bear cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage.

Magic cultivators likewise have requirements for their magical bodies.

A magic cultivator's body is not as solid as a body cultivator's, capable of withstanding magic treasures directly, yet the requirements are not low: adaptability, affinity, and capacity for magic power all demand extremely high standards.

The magical body of a magic cultivator evolves entirely toward spells and sword arts, equivalent to blocks of precise crystal chips and high-tech hardware facilities, and is of extreme importance to cultivators.

Suddenly, the handsome youth's eyelashes trembled.

After a moment of effort, his eyes finally opened.

"Hiss... hiss..."

Jiang Ding's face twisted slightly.

The moment he opened his eyes, intense pain like countless ants crawling and biting surged through his entire body; there was not a single place inside or outside his body where it did not exist, causing his body to tremble uncontrollably, unable to suppress this instinct.

This was good news; it meant the body had truly begun to recover and was not a lump of dead flesh.

"Let's not take this kind of injury again..."

Jiang Ding inhaled lightly.

As a cultivator, divine sense, sword intent, and magic power were his instincts; now they flowed normally as he meticulously scanned his own body.

This further intensified the body's excruciating pain.

Those newly formed meridians, flesh, and bones simply could not bear his magic power and sword intent; every scan passed through like a knife scraping, causing agony.

This was because he had controlled the amount of magic power, probing only with a tiny wisp; if it were any greater, the meridians would likely have exploded into fragments.

"Has it recovered?"

Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun, who had been watching closely from the side, finally relaxed his heart and smiled: "Although your body was regenerated from your original flesh and blood, it is still newborn and cannot yet bear your magic power; it will likely require repeated tempering over ten or twenty years to restore its original state."

It was proliferated from your original flesh and blood, but it's still newly born and cannot yet bear your magic power. It will probably need repeated tempering for ten to twenty years before it can return to its original form."

Jiang Ding instinctively touched his brow and drew it out.

The Taikong Flying Sword was still twisted like a pretzel, cracked in many places; it had directly withstood an Emperor's strike, its aura extremely faint, flickering only every few seconds, weak and lifeless.

The Taiqing Flying Sword was still twisted into a braid-like shape, with cracks appearing in many places. She had taken a full blow from the Great Emperor head-on, her aura utterly feeble, flickering only once every several seconds, listless and drained.

Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun said helplessly.

For a sword cultivator, his flying sword is even more important than his body; if the body shatters, one can still live, but if the flying sword is completely shattered, the sword cultivator is doomed to die with no possibility of survival.

For a sword cultivator, his flying sword is even more important than his own body. If the body shatters, one can still live; but if the flying sword is completely pulverized, the sword cultivator will undoubtedly die, with no possibility of survival whatsoever.

"In this regard, the Sword Pavilion possesses extremely rich experience; rest assured."

Dayang Dayang Tianchi's Yue Ling interjected: "You can simply cast it into the Dayang Dayang Tianchi, then prepare Synthetic Synthetic Gengjin No. 4 and vast quantities of metal-attribute heavenly treasures... might we have the trunk of the Taiyi Qingmu Divine Tree from Qingmuxian Sect?"

"In the past, the Sword Pavilion greatly favored this material; it is very useful for repairing flying swords."

"The Five-Colored Earth of Wuxingtian Sect is also excellent, as are the Three Qinghe Sands from Shangqing Lingbao Sect, the Tianxing Crystal Threads from Tianji Xian Palace, and the Wu Earth Mother Qi from Brother Xuanwu Tian Palace..."

She listed numerous precious treasures of the Badaxian Sect in one breath, as if counting her own family's possessions.

Clearly, during the peak of the Dayang Sword Pavilion, they had borrowed no small amount from others, and related sword dao secret techniques had been developed.

"Having these would be best; if not, it will still work, just slower, and the improvement after the flying sword is repaired will be smaller."

"Having these is best, but it's fine if you don't—it's just slower, and the improvement after the flying sword's repair is completed will be a bit smaller."

Yes, every time the Dayang Sword Disciple's sword was damaged in bloody battle and then repaired, it was the most perfect sword-refining process, far more efficient and powerful than ordinary sword tempering.

Yes, every time the Great Sun Sword Embryo's sword is damaged in bloody battle and then repaired, that is itself the most perfect sword-forging process—far more efficient and far stronger than the usual sacrificial refining of a flying sword.

Each of these materials was a foundational divine material of the Badaxian Sect; otherwise, the Dayang Flying Sword would not have deemed them worthy; ordinary things she already possessed, producible within the Dayang Dayang Tianchi itself.

Every single one of these materials is a heritage-grade divine material of the Badaxian Sect; otherwise, the Great Sun Flying Sword wouldn't have taken a liking to them. Ordinary things she already has herself—they can be produced right within the Dayang Dayang Tianchi.

"There should be some chance of success."

Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun calculated for a moment, saw Jiang Ding about to speak, and waved his hand: "This is a work injury; you need not worry. I will handle the accounting matters myself."

Immortal Sect spirit stones cannot be given to anyone without cause; even for Yuan, they must comply with regulations, leaving no room for personal favors.

"Jiang Ding, your reward has arrived."

"Regarding the reward for your war merit this time."

Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun handed Jiang Ding a document issued by the Immortal Sect Citizen Assembly and said: "Your war merit this time consists of two parts. First, you completed the infiltration mission in the Nine Spirit Domain and successfully lured and captured the Yan Shi Emperor; the greatest reward for this merit, the partial repair of the Dayang Dayang Tianchi by the Jiudaxian Sect, has already been given to you in advance."

"However, the Immortal Sect also offers another reward: a Void Refinement War Merit, which you may use to exchange for anything you need."

The grand reward is that the Jiudaxian Sect will help you repair part of the Dayang Dayang Tianchi; it has already been given to you in advance."

"However, the Immortal Gate also has another reward for this: granting you one share of Refining Void battle merit, which you may use to exchange for anything you need."

To this day, he had finally begun to touch Void Refinement-level war merit.

As far as he knew, only by making major contributions on a Void Refinement-level battlefield could one obtain Void Refinement War Merit; the appearance of each Void Refinement War Merit was accompanied by bloody storms between realms, making it extremely precious.

Currently, within the Immortal Sect, only four people possessed Void Refinement War Merit.

They were Yuan, Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun, Senior Wanji Canghai Tianjun, and Cang Hai Canghai Tianjun.

Among them, Cang Hai Canghai Tianjun was somewhat of a filler; in the previous realm war, he commanded an Immortal Sect fleet of one front to resist the Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu Dao Soldiers of Qingmuxian Sect for a long time, falling far short compared to the three predecessors.

Nevertheless, Cang Hai Canghai Tianjun was already considered a super tough man; commanding a Void Refinement military formation with a Soul Transformation body, anyone hearing this would admit he was a top-tier Soul Transformation genius.

Among them, Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun was somewhat padding the numbers; in the previous realm war, he commanded a fleet of one army group from the immortal gate to resist the Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu Dao Soldiers of Qingmuxian Sect for quite a while, but compared to the previous three predecessors, he was far inferior.

Still, Cang Hai Canghai Tianjun could already be considered a super fierce man — with a Soul Transformation cultivation, commanding a Void Refinement army formation, anyone who heard this would have to admit he was a top-tier Soul Transformation heavenly prodigy.

The Refinement Void Battle Merit, to put it simply by analogy, is a spatial treasure.

With it, you can have the Immortal Gate refine for you a sixth-tier spatial treasure—an item used by Refinement Void great powers, something on the level of a Great Emperor weapon—and you don't even need to provide the materials yourself.

Now, having obtained this share of Refinement Void Battle Merit, Jiang Ding instantly became the Immortal Gate's fifth-ranked meritorious contributor.

"The second share of Battle Merit is because of the 'Dao Heart Plants Demon Slave Scripture.' The Immortal Gate grants you a share of Refinement Void Battle Merit."

Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun continued: "Do you have any objections to this? If you do, I will report it upward on your behalf; if it is reasonable, the Immortal Gate will make a change."

"No objections, let it be so."

Jiang Ding said with a smile.

He was indeed satisfied with this and did not wish for too great a reward.

Because, in reality, he is one of the Immortal Gate's largest shareholders, and ordinarily within the Immortal Gate he can easily obtain many conveniences on the Dao path—such as Tui Yan Gong Fa, or designing warships, and the like.

If the reward were too great and drew off too much cash flow, affecting the Immortal Gate's development, that would be something he was unwilling to see.