Chapter 1056: The Thousand-Year Slumber of the Immortal Sect Disciple

Jiang Ding felt deeply uneasy about the Otherworld and had already begun to miss his homeland.

"Not bad."

"This is a mature decision; you have not been clouded by the sword cultivators' desire for slaughter. This is good."

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun was quite pleased with his decision: "To speak the truth, in a star-domain-level battlefield, a power below Void Refinement is not very important. I originally intended to persuade you to return early, but since I did not understand the path of sword cultivators, I dared not interfere."

"In my view, your greatest contribution to the Immortal Sect is to quickly advance to Soul Transformation, or even to Void Refinement."

"We can handle this kind of ordinary battlefield."

"Furthermore, do you have any understanding of the Immortal Sect Disciple's advancement to Soul Transformation?"

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun asked.

Jiang Ding shook his head.

"The Immortal Sect Disciple advancing from the peak of Nascent Soul to Soul Transformation is, according to historical records, quite special."

"It may take over a thousand years."

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun said slowly.

"Over a thousand years?"

Jiang Ding was not too shocked; instead, he pondered carefully, even though the timeframe of a thousand years was about to exceed the entire lifespan of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

He felt a certain familiarity, as if all his various paths were leading to this result.

"You also have a premonition?"

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun was somewhat surprised; after pondering for a moment, he said, "In historical records, the Immortal Sect Disciple will remain at the peak of Nascent Soul for at least a thousand years. The reason for this, I think, should be related to the micro-immortal Dao ecosystem within their bodies."

"This micro-immortal Dao ecosystem can be viewed as a micro-world."

"Even if the Disciple begins to refine this micro-world from childhood, continuing throughout their entire cultivation, for a world, even a micro-world, this time is still too short."

"The growth of a micro-world must have enough time to evolve and change; this time cannot be omitted under any circumstances."

"Is the Immortal Sect Disciple's lifespan that long?"

Jiang Ding asked in confusion.

Taking An Tuzi as an example, he is just over a thousand years old this year; where would another thousand years come from?

"It is not that long."

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun nodded: "Except for Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu, the Disciple will possess an extraordinary lifespan of over two thousand years; according to historical records, other Disciples have a lifespan of around one thousand five or six hundred years. Although it is longer than the lifespan of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, it is not that long."

Dharma cultivators, the oldest and most numerous profession among the human race, have also produced many powerful experts and given birth to numerous brilliant and glorious Immortal Dao achievements.

Sword cultivators have the Indestructible Sword Intent to extend their lifespan; they have something similar.

"I and Yuan estimate,"

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun made a judgment: "The Immortal Sect Disciple should undergo a thousand-year slumber at the peak of their Nascent Soul stage to allow the micro-world within their body to fully grow; only then will they proceed to break through to a Soul Transformation cultivator."

"Historical records show that almost every Disciple disappears for a long time after reaching the peak of Nascent Soul, without exception."

"This should not be a coincidence."

"Then..."

Jiang Ding whispered.

His mood was somewhat low.

"You are still a bit away from the peak of Nascent Soul, right? I, Yuan, and Senior Wanji are thinking of a way."

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun comforted him: "With the reference of the Great Emperor Scriptures, the Immortal Sect's path to Void Refinement is about to achieve a major breakthrough. I have a fairly high confidence in creating this secret technique to promote the slumber of the micro-world within the body."

Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun consoled him: "With the Great Emperor's scriptures for reference, the Immortal Sect's path to Refining Void is about to achieve a major breakthrough. I have considerable confidence that I can work out this slumber secret art that promotes the internal micro-world."

"It will definitely be created!"

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun intensified his tone and said in a deep voice.

His daughter, Teacher Gu Lin, also cultivates the Void Refinement space secret technique that births a micro-world within the body; this slumber secret technique is crucial to her.

It is even more important than for the Great Sun Sword Disciple!

The Great Sun Sword Disciple possesses a terrifying lifespan of two thousand years; this is still just the base lifespan.

If numerous lifespan-extending pills and secret techniques are stacked, even without slumbering, he can forcibly live for two thousand five hundred years, which is enough for the birth, aging, sickness, and death of two generations of Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun, allowing the micro-world within his body to evolve naturally without needing the slumber secret technique to promote the micro-world's evolution.

If one stacks many life-extending pills and secret arts, even without slumbering, he could forcibly live past two thousand five hundred years—enough for two generations of Nascent Soul Zhenjuns to be born, age, fall ill, and die—fully allowing the internal micro-world to evolve naturally, making the slumber secret art that promotes micro-world evolution unnecessary.

The difficulty encountered now is that while slumbering, the micro-world within the body must continue to evolve and not stagnate along with the Disciple's slumber; this is very contradictory and quite difficult.

The current difficulty is that, while slumbering, the internal micro-world must continue to evolve and not stagnate along with the Dao Child's slumber. This is highly contradictory and extremely difficult.

Jiang Ding also thought of this possibility and comforted him: "In the worst case, it is just making Teacher Gu Lin slumber for several thousand years. After I live to be two thousand years old, everything will be clear; the development of the slumber secret technique is not a problem."

Jiang Ding also thought of this possibility and consoled him: "The worst case is just letting Teacher Gu Lin slumber for several thousand years. Once I live to two thousand years old, everything will be clear, and the research and development of the slumber secret art won't be a problem."

He comforted Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun in return.

He ended up being the one consoling Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun instead.

"That is true."

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun also smiled and relaxed considerably.

His wife had died long ago; he really did not want to bid farewell to his daughter again, so he lost his composure, which was truly inappropriate.

The two chatted for a while longer, mainly exchanging cultivation matters.

This is a habit; Immortal Sect cultivators instinctively share their cultivation insights with other Immortal Sect cultivators and ask other Immortal Sect cultivators about doubts that arise during their cultivation.

This is an instinct they cultivated since childhood.

Undoubtedly, as a Quasi-Emperor, the Great Sun Sword Disciple, who possesses the strongest single combat power in the Immortal Sect, has the ability to discuss the Dao with Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun; in the path of the sword, the gap is between Mount Everest and a small hill.

Unquestionably, as a quasi-Emperor and the Immortal Sect's strongest single-target combatant, the Great Sun Sword Child possessed the ability to discuss the Dao with Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun, and on the path of the sword, the difference was like Mount Everest compared to a small hillock—

Conversely, Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun's attainment in formation arrays and in the Yan Suan Fa of array spirits is something no young person can compare to.

Conversely, Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun's mastery in array formations and in the Yan Suan Fa of the array spirit is not something any young upstart can hope to challenge.

When people with different areas of expertise exchanged ideas, they often sparked brilliant insights, jointly advancing the progress of immortal Dao techniques.

After a session of discussing the Dao, Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun departed.

"Moon, regarding the Dao Child's slumber at the peak of Nascent Soul."

After Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun left, Jiang Ding inquired.

"Sword Child, there is indeed such a matter."

"You need not worry about anything."

The Dayang Dayang Tianchi Moon Spirit immediately said, "The slumber location of every generation's Dayang Sword Child is the center of Dayang Dayang Tianchi—the place where every generation's Dayang Sword Master attempted to create immortal arts. This aids the growth of your Sword Intent, the growth of your divine soul, and increases the possibility of comprehending more of the power of the Sword Dao's Order."

"If possible, it is best that you comprehend the power of Order at the Nascent Soul stage; this will help you break through above Refinement of the Void."

"Back then, Zou Xiyuan was quite regretful. In his era, there were only eight Dao Children in the entire realm, utterly unable to temper an extraordinary edge. The enemies were too weak to draw out his full potential. He was helpless against this and could never comprehend the power of Order at the Nascent Soul stage."

"You have such excellent conditions, such abundant Sword Dao resources—you truly should not waste them."

"That, I naturally know."

"Moon,"

Jiang Ding frowned slightly. "I need a related thousand-year slumber secret art—do you have it?"

"Yes, Sword Child."

"Do not worry."

Unexpectedly, the Dayang Dayang Tianchi Moon Spirit answered instantly, "Your slumber within Dayang Dayang Tianchi is the responsibility of Dayang Dayang Tianchi itself. I will be responsible for teaching you the slumber secret art, teaching you how to nurture your embryonic Sword World to the greatest extent during the slumber. You must understand that the growth of the embryonic Sword World has a direct relationship with the comprehension and birth of the power of Order."

"The reason I did not mention it just now is because that little fellow called Zhenjun Shenji was present. The absolutely confidential inheritance of the Sword Pavilion cannot be revealed to him."

"Hahaha!"

"Moon, you're the best!"

Jiang Ding's mood became excellent, and he laughed heartily. "Then can I reveal it?"

"No!"

"Truly cannot, Sword Child!"

Moon's voice carried a hint of despair, as if seeing a super spendthrift scattering money everywhere, and said in exasperation, "If the Sword Master were here, he would strictly forbid you from doing such a thing, personally hunting down any cultivator who obtained the Sword Pavilion's secrets, causing billions of living beings to die because of it."

"Haha!"

"He's just not here, isn't he."

Jiang Ding laughed heartily, unconcerned.

Within the Dayang Sword Pavilion, the Dayang Sword Master and the Dayang Sword Child were completely equal—

—the Dayang Sword Child could do anything he wished, and no one could control him.