Chapter 1172: The Immortal Gate's Planetary-Class Warships Are About to Enter Mass Production

"... The above are my humble opinions, shared with all fellow Daoists."

Jiang Ding rose from the Dao-Lecture Platform.

Over the course of three years, he had explained everything in his heart as clearly as he could for his listeners, and had patiently and meticulously answered every question.

How much they ultimately gained depended on the cultivators' own talent and foundation.

In matters of teaching, one lets things take their natural course; the one who transmits the Dao can do no more.

This Dao-Lecture Assembly, which had lasted three years, had also reached its end.

"Many thanks, Great Sun Canghai Tianjun!"

"Farewell, Great Sun Canghai Tianjun!"

The Nascent Soul cultivators rose in unison and bowed.

Just like children from primary school through university standing to bid their teacher farewell, there was no essential difference here — all were elders and juniors.

"May all fellow Daoists enjoy a flourishing and enduring Dao journey."

Jiang Ding gave a slight nod, rose into the sky, and gradually vanished from the sight of all the Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun.

In the sky, a clone of a youth in blue had somehow become the true body at some unknown moment.

"The latest version of the *Wan Hua Wanhua Ciyuan Jing* is about to be completed. When that happens, the immortal gate's scriptures will no longer be inferior to those of the Xian Sect, at least at the Soul Transformation stage and below..."

"The planetary-class warship project still needs some final touches. There's no helping it — those fellows have been fighting wars for the past thousand years, and clones can't shoulder the heavy lifting. It's seriously delayed our R&D progress. We must now list this project as the highest priority in our engineering sequence. Otherwise, when the Badaxian Sect produces a He Dao Divine Monarch and the immortal gate cannot mass-produce planetary-class warships, that would be far too dangerous..."

"The *Wan Hua Wanhua Ciyuan Jing* merely matching the Badaxian Sect won't do — it's not enough. We possess the complete inheritance of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, yet we can only achieve this much. That shouldn't be..."

The final words were spoken by Jiang Ding.

The Canghai Tianjun of the immortal gate always gathered like this.

Either they were discussing the profound and the Dao, or they were talking about scientific research matters, or else political situations — though the latter was rare. Mainly the first two.

"Jiang Ding, congratulations!"

"In the blink of an eye, you've already advanced to Soul Transformation. Time passes like a dream..."

The surrounding Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun, as well as clones of Mie Ri Canghai Tianjun, Wan Ji Canghai Tianjun, Yuan, and others, took some time out to offer their congratulations one after another — a scene full of jubilation and eager anticipation.

The Great Sun Sword Child could truly be called a nuclear-powered donkey!

Even at the peak of Nascent Soul, he had displayed extremely high efficiency in immortal Dao scientific research. His individual computing power surpassed that of several dozen Soul Transformation cultivators, and he had made tremendous contributions to projects such as the improvement of the *Wan Hua Wanhua Ciyuan Jing* and other Gong Fa, the planetary-class warship project, and the digestion of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's inheritance.

It could be said that the immortal gate's great development in immortal Dao technology over the past two thousand years was inseparably tied to the Great Sun Sword Child.

And this was still the Great Sun Sword Child at the Nascent Soul stage.

What would the Great Sun Sword Child at the Soul Transformation stage be like?

The very thought was simply exhilarating!

This was the difference between the immortal gate's Great Sun Sword Child and the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's Great Sun Sword Child: in immortal Dao scientific research, he displayed powerful ability that could greatly accelerate the development of immortal Dao science.

No, this seemed too biased.

Not objective.

Unlike ordinary cultivators of the Xian Sect who made no effort to advance, the Dao Children of the Xian Sect were equally creative. The Xian Sect's progress in immortal Dao technology rested entirely with the great powers and the Dao Children — and this was especially true of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion.

Take Zou Zou Xiyuan, for example. The Great Sun Sword Pavilion originally had no He Dao-stage Gong Fa for the *Great Sun Sword Scripture*; it was entirely thanks to Zou Zou Xiyuan inheriting the scattered research of successive Great Sun Sword Lords and then achieving a great breakthrough.

Successive Great Sun Sword Lords had always been the cultivators with the highest comprehension in the realm — that was the reason.

At the same time, this was the most common and widespread phenomenon in the endless cosmos: the strongest cultivator drove breakthroughs in a realm's immortal Dao technology, while all the other cultivators in the entire realm combined could not compare to the strongest in this regard.

Nevertheless, even so, the contemporary Great Sun Sword Child still displayed immortal Dao research ability far surpassing that of all previous Great Sun Sword Pavilion Sword Children — this was related to the environment in which he had grown up.

"It is all thanks to the excellent guidance of the various seniors."

Jiang Ding said with a smile.

"Haha, indeed!"

"Naturally."

The clones of Mie Ri Canghai Tianjun, Wan Ji Canghai Tianjun, and others laughed.

Everyone had become so familiar with one another over these several thousand years that they couldn't be more so, and their friendship was no ordinary one. They exchanged only a few polite words before plunging back into the intense, drum-tight pace of their various immortal Dao research projects.

Especially the Top Priority project of mass-producing planetary-class warships, which concerned the very survival of the immortal gate.

Jiang Ding spread out his divine sense and immediately discovered new changes.

In the past, during his peak Nascent Soul stage, when he had participated in these projects, there had been certain problems that no matter what could not be solved. Several dozen seniors and he had racked their brains together for over fifty years, nearly pulling out all their hair, yet still found no solution.

But now, with just a little thought, the answer surfaced in his heart.

"For Project No. 2131 of the planetary-class warship engine furnace, I now have a new approach. The plan is... I suggest building a prototype to try it out..."

"And also Hull Project No...., Project No...., Project No...."

Jiang Ding pointed these out casually, and they were not merely inspirations but detailed experimental plans covering multiple disciplines, including spiritual energy studies, metallurgical engineering, and tissue engineering.

Over the past two thousand years, he had participated in too many projects, and had unconsciously accumulated too much foundation — not just a narrow specialization in the Sword Dao.

Outside the Sword Dao, he was already no weaker than many Soul Transformation cultivators of the immortal gate.

The reason was simple: his divine soul's computing power

He was strong, and his divine soul was active. In this kind of creative immortal Dao research, this brought many advantages, making it very easy to reach the average level, even though this was not his own specialized path.

The Dao Children of the Xian Sect had a natural, enormous advantage in these areas, because in traditional immortal cultivation sects they were the sole main force of the entire sect's immortal Dao research.

In a short time, several major results were resolved by Jiang Ding.

"Impressive!"

Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun's eyes blazed with excitement.

Yuan and others had set out on expeditions beyond the realm, leaving behind only numerous clones. The main burden of the immortal gate's research had fallen on him and the Soul Transformation Canghai Tianjun who stayed behind on rotation, and the pressure had truly been immense all along.

Now, it seemed there was a new donkey to share the load?

"There's also the planetary-class warship cannon project. I'm very interested in this area. I think Project 3421 should have a viable alternative plan…"

Jiang Ding had no idea what was on Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun's mind and spoke at length, going through all the inspirations that had suddenly burst forth after his advancement to Soul Transformation.

This was precisely why he had come here first, disregarding his injuries.

The surrounding Canghai Tianjun quickly took notes, knowing how precious these things were.

It was no exaggeration to say that these inspirations might push the Immortal Sect's scientific research forward by leaps and bounds for hundreds or even thousands of years. In a situation where every second counted, no amount of solemnity was excessive.

"…That's roughly everything."

"My injuries this time are not light. My divine soul nearly perished. I need at least a hundred years of closed-door cultivation to recover, otherwise I'm afraid it will leave lasting damage, which would be detrimental to the future."

Jiang Ding thought of the painful matter and sighed: "From now on, I'll be relying on all of you seniors."

Soul Transformation cultivators generally did not suffer serious injuries, and serious injuries usually required a very long time to recover.

What Jiang Ding was thinking of was the confusion in his Dao heart — he did not know how to catch up with a sword prodigy of extraordinary talent from a Near-Immortal-level faction.

Rather than letting the gap in strength between them grow ever wider as time stretched on.