Chapter 1194: The Millennial War in Jiao Jiao Mingyu Finally Ends in Victory

Jiang Ding and Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun together conducted numerous tests on this Ancient God Token.

They performed attack tests using high-temperature smelting, low-temperature freezing, mechanical chopping, energy attacks from the Five Elements of Jin Zhi Fa, Yin-Yang, shadows, space, sword intent, and magical intent.

The final result yielded nothing.

This token, seemingly having a physical form, actually appeared to be a form of energy, a method of spatial marking; all attacks mastered by the Immortal Gate passed straight through it without causing any effect.

Except for Immortal Arts.

Clang!

A sword qi like a sunbeam appeared between Jiang Ding's fingers; though clearly light, it manifested as waves and threads, this being the application of Jin Zhi causality in sword techniques.

Ding!

This wisp of sword qi struck the Ancient God Token, finally producing the sound of striking a physical entity and bouncing it away, yet still unable to damage this Ancient God Token.

"I think,"

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun pondered, "this may involve spatial application methods beyond Dao-Integration; we have a vast gap compared to such spatial application methods, perhaps even unable to touch them."

"I truly dare not imagine what it would be like to be an enemy of such foes."

"Within the realm, luck is so important that it leaves one feeling powerless, as if all efforts are useless; once a great calamity arrives, one can only endure it."

He sighed lightly.

"How could it be useless?"

Jiang Ding smiled, "At least when we die, we will have a clear conscience, a bright sword heart, and no regrets."

"Besides, the Immortal Gate has a retreat: our End of Magic City, a universe completely devoid of spiritual energy; the higher the energy of a creature, the stronger its power, and the stronger the 'attraction' it experiences within it."

"This cannot be avoided."

"Just as water flows downward, stones fall, and sunlight shines, high energy naturally disperses toward low energy; this is our tremendous advantage."

"To some extent, the powerful in the Immortal Dao are life forms extremely evolved and adapted to spiritual qi; when they come to a spirit-less universe, they will inevitably face many difficulties. With these advantages, we may not be unable to flee."

"After all, although we cultivate immortality, our genes evolved in a spirit-less universe, so our adaptability far exceeds that of others."

Jiang Ding declared with high morale.

"There is merit in that."

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun thought for a moment, agreed, and showed a smile.

"Simply fleeing ourselves is not enough; we must find a way to get all Immortal Gate citizens aboard."

"Previously, the technology was insufficient; while we could transport hundreds of billions of people, maintaining their lives in a spirit-less universe was impossible. Now, as the Immortal Gate is about to ascend to a Dao-Integration level power, perhaps the situation has already changed..."

Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun fell into pleasant reverie.

The two discussed the construction plan for the Six Realms Reincarnation Laboratory for a while longer; finally, Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun explicitly assured Jiang Ding that it would be completed in only eighty years.

Jiang Ding was reasonably satisfied and took his leave.

Jiang Ding lived a relatively calm and regular life.

Each day he cultivated, accumulated magic power, honed his sword techniques, contemplated the Six Realms Reincarnation, participated in the mass production project of planet-class warships for the Immortal Gate, and continued the never-ending project of deducing Immortal Gate Gong Fa.

Currently, the main focus was the busy work of deducing the Nine Scriptures' Gong Fa for the Void Refinement realm, aiming to produce the Gong Fa for all Nine Scriptures.

This was for the consideration of other Soul Transformation Canghai Tianjun; the Gong Fa they cultivated were not necessarily the same as Yuan's, as each walked a different path; one could not focus solely on Yuan's path while ignoring theirs; the water in the bowl must be kept level.

Additionally, there was the Gong Fa project concerning depth aspects.

For instance, making the Wan Hua Ci Yuan Jing comparable to the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's Gong Fa; this was also being done, and because there was the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's Gong Fa as a reference, plus the Great Sun Sword Disciple's utmost efforts to push it forward, progress was the fastest.

While cultivating and researching, Jiang Ding, Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun, and others also attended to the education of the younger generation of the Immortal Gate.

They constantly monitored the Immortal Gate's educational endeavors, occasionally holding one or two Dharma Lectures, gathering the Jin Dan and Nascent Soul cultivators of the Immortal Gate to answer their questions, ask what difficulties they encountered on their paths, and so on.

Time flowed like water; such fulfilling yet peaceful days passed for over sixty years.

"I seem to have forgotten something?"

One day, after finishing sword practice, Jiang Ding sheathed the Taiqing Flying Sword behind him, transforming it into a Sun God Tree one hundred thousand meters tall, and suddenly froze.

"It is the Sword Dun Fa."

"I need an effective Dun Fa; in the future, if facing enemies like the Heavenly Sword Sword Disciple, I must be able to flee."

Jiang Ding slowly recalled it, feeling somewhat ashamed.

In these years, he had nearly forgotten what fleeing was, never considering it in this regard.

Looking at it now, it seemed like sitting in a well and viewing the sky, having stayed in a comfortable environment for too long, thus losing the vigilance one should possess.

"This is an error; it must be corrected."

Jiang Ding pondered silently: "A Dun Fa, one capable of fleeing before the Heavenly Sword Sword Disciple, can only be developed from Immortal Arts; Jin Zhi causality is quite good, and the Metal Dun Fa within the Five Elements Dun Fa is also viable; there is a possibility of combining the two to develop a brand new spell."

"But this is not my forte; I only have some talent in offense..."

Jiang Ding found himself at a loss.

After pondering for a long time, he decided to start first, to set up the framework, and wait until Yuan, Wan Ji Canghai Tianjun, and a large group of Immortal Gate research elites returned, then restart it.

If multiple Void Refinement cultivators were born among the Immortal Gate cultivators, then the Immortal Gate's overall research capability would also increase significantly, and the Five Elements Jin Zhi Causality Sword Dun Fa might successfully emerge.

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Quickly, spending several years, Jiang Ding barely managed to create a framework, placed it in the Immortal Gate Sword Dao Science Academy, gathered a group of Canghai Tianjun resting in the Immortal Gate and a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators to launch the project, and began slowly advancing this Sword Dun Fa project.

This matter marked the time when the Great Sun Canghai Tianjun became active once again, appearing before the Immortal Gate cultivators.

From then on, many people never saw his physical form appear in public again in their lifetimes.

The concept of time for Soul Transformation cultivators differs greatly from that of ordinary citizens.

Unknowingly, another two hundred years passed.

During this period, the mortal citizens of the Immortal Gate reincarnated for several generations; most living beings in the human world had been replaced, yet the Jiao Jiao Mingyu War of the Immortal Gate continued.

This year, a major event occurred.

The Immortal Gate's planet-class standard warship has finally been confirmed for mass production. The first mass-produced planet-class standard warship is shaped like a starry-sky city, with a diameter of nine hundred and thirty-seven kilometers, and has been named Refinement-001 by the Immortal Gate's Equipment Department.

This planet-class standard warship is currently unowned; its command authority will belong to the second Immortal Gate cultivator to advance to Refinement. At that time, this Refinement cultivator will bring the Star Fortress supercomputer core refined over a lifetime and part of the Star Fortress hull, take up position at the core of the planet-class standard warship, and complete the warship's advancement.

Jiang Ding attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for this warship, which embodied the painstaking efforts of him and many Immortal Gate Canghai Tianjun, then continued to busy himself with cultivation, practicing sword arts, deducing the Six Paths Reincarnation Sword Art, Gong Fa, the Five-Element Jin Zhi Karma Sword Escape Art, and other projects.

Time passed once again — another hundred and twenty years.

On this day, a piece of news arrived from the Jiao Jiao Mingyu front line, and instantly caused a sensation throughout the entire Immortal Gate.

Countless Immortal Gate cultivators went utterly wild — throwing their hats, stripping off their clothes, drooling, banging their heads against walls, planting themselves headfirst into the ground like trees… and all manner of such crazy behavior was everywhere; peals of wild laughter and fervent cheers rang out everywhere, shaking the entire planet.

All of this was because of a single military report from the front line.

The Immortal Gate's Jiao Jiao Mingyu First Expeditionary Army has won the thousand-year war!