Chapter 1200: A More Glorious Future for the Great Sun Sword Dao

"Congratulations to Great Sun Canghai Tianjun, on advancing further in cultivation!"

As soon as the blue-robed youth arrived, a circle of Immortal Gate Canghai Tianjun congratulated him in unison.

"Haha, fellow seniors, fellow Daoists, you're too kind."

Jiang Ding smiled faintly: "It's only a small step forward. I'm still far from being able to influence the main battlefield situation of the Immortal Gate, so there's no need for such solemnity."

"Being modest now? Don't play that game with Laozi."

"Don't think I don't know your tail's been sticking up for ages…"

The surrounding Canghai Tianjun laughed and scolded.

The group chatted for a while, flattering each other back and forth, a complete chain of idle talk, then discussed the mysteries and expounded on the Dao, before falling into their usual discussion of research matters.

Mainly focused on the research and development of the Immortal Gate's Nine Classics Void Refinement Gong Fa, as well as the Harmonized Dao military formations and offensive spellcraft.

Besides these collective Immortal Gate projects, each had their own projects — for instance, Jiang Ding's Six Paths Reincarnation Sword Art and the Five Elements Metal Karma Sword Escape Art; other Canghai Tianjun also had their own research projects, all vital to their own Dao paths.

When everyone pooled their wisdom and needed talent in certain areas or technical assistance, a single shout across the Immortal Gate would bring people to help; there was no fear of not finding the relevant talent.

Of course, payment was required.

Although it was always at a preferential price, one couldn't keep having others work for free.

This was why so many Immortal Gate Canghai Tianjun enthusiastically participated in others' projects — the wealth, library points, and Immortal Dao knowledge accumulated in the process could, when they themselves needed it in the future, likewise summon a group to participate in projects tied to their own Dao path.

Those who did nothing would find that at critical moments, no one would come; a mere Immortal Gate citizen identity was useless on its own.

This was actually the daily life of the Immortal Gate Canghai Tianjun.

It wasn't that they had to wait until today to seize the chance to discuss — they discussed every single moment, ran experiments, and researched matters of the Immortal Dao.

Everyone connected their information through the Immortal Gate's divine sense network; the efficiency of Immortal Dao data transmission and information exchange far exceeded that of individual cultivators communicating through divine sense.

As long as the main body was within the Immortal Gate, where one physically was didn't matter.

"The Void Refinement Gong Fa of the Divine Light Myriad Radiance Scripture already has a complete framework; next is refinement. In this regard, the Great Light Sword Scripture of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion has strong reference value…"

Jiang Ding also joined the discussion, continuing to perfect the Immortal Gate's Void Refinement Gong Fa inheritance.

The Divine Light Myriad Radiance Scripture was the Gong Fa cultivated by Extinguishing Sun Canghai Tianjun and many other Immortal Gate Canghai Tianjun, holding important significance within the Immortal Gate.

While they discussed, the avatars of many Canghai Tianjun were conducting experiments across the Immortal Gate — meridian-level magic power circulation network model simulation tests, clone meridian practical tests, central array spirit computer simulation data tests… all manner of field research experiments running in sync,

proceeding, consuming vast amounts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures and computing power every moment, never stopping even in the most difficult years of war.

High-intensity theoretical and practical experimental research were the two great treasures of the Immortal Gate's Immortal Dao technological progress.

In real life, it wasn't so carefree and easy, so graceful and elegant, as Canghai Tianjun gathering together to discuss the profound Dao — during experiments, big explosions happened from time to time, leaving them covered in soot and ash, blowing half their lives away.

This was what often happened.

……

After another year or so of conversation, exchanging progress on various projects, the many Immortal Gate Canghai Tianjun gradually dispersed.

They were very busy.

Although many tasks could be handled through avatars, the main body's role was also vital, and they still had to attend to cultivation — their free time was not much.

Jiang Ding returned to the thirty-third Tiangang orbit, within the Dayang Dayang Tianchi.

"Sword Son! Sword Son! Sword Son!"

"Welcome, Sword Son!"

"Welcome to the Sword Pavilion — the strongest Sword Son in all history!"

The moment he stepped into the Dayang Dayang Tianchi, Jiang Ding was stunned.

All around, everywhere was a scene of celebration — various celestial cranes dancing through the sky, golden lotuses springing from the earth, immortal children clearing the way, and a kind of golden peony with sharp, blade-like edges blooming everywhere.

This was the Pavilion flower of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, named True Yang Peony, the favorite thing of the first-generation Great Sun Sword Master.

Amid the many phenomena, ancient, vast, weighty immortal music descended from beyond the heavens; one after another, Great Sun Heavenly Swords of terrifying aura hung in the sky, towering aloft — each Heavenly Sword was an extremely powerful and fearsome existence within Void Refinement, capable of slaughtering in all directions within Void Refinement. The last one was the most terrifying of all, bearing the aura of Zou Zou Xiyuan.

There were also the sounds of lectures on the Sword Dao — countless profound Sword Dao heavenly tones right before one's eyes…

Each of these displays had its own meaning, carrying the weight of history, with specific rites and protocols.

Being within it, one felt as if placed into the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's arduous founding — blazing trails through thorns, generation after generation of Great Sun Sword Masters treading the path of their predecessors, pressing forward one after another, one generation dying and another being born, exploring step by step through history.

Being in such a scene stirred something in the heart.

"Yue,"

"It's very grand."

Jiang Ding was silent for a moment, then said: "Is this a celebration of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion?"

"Yes, Sword Son."

"This is called the Sword Son Ascension Ceremony. Only a Great Sun Sword Son who has slain a Dao Child of the Badaxian Sect or Jiudaxian Sect is qualified to hold it."

Yue said with some sadness: "Unfortunately, it's only a phantom right now — there aren't enough Great Sun Sword Cultivators, nor the blood of billions of Immortal Sect cultivators to lay the foundation."

"It's nothing, Yue."

"It's fine."

Jiang Ding's voice softened a little: "As long as the Great Sun Sword Son exists, the entire Sword Pavilion exists.

Trivial details like these need not be minded."

"The Sword Pavilion of the past — it was simply that Zou Zou Xiyuan took the wrong path. Just beat them to death."

"Uh…"

Yue was choked up, somewhat speechless.

However, when no Great Sun Sword Master existed, the Great Sun Sword Son could indeed define the correctness of the Sword Pavilion's history, until another Great Sun Sword Cultivator capable of challenging him appeared to set things right.

Otherwise, this was the fact.

Yue felt inexplicably happier.

As long as the Sword Pavilion existed and flourished, that was enough.

Zou Zou Xiyuan, even if he knew today, would still be happy.

He dislikes all Sword Heirs, especially this generation's Great Sun Sword Heir, but he acknowledges strength; as long as the Great Sun Sword Heir's power is sufficient, he does not care whether his own existence's history is defined as an error.

Lost, he admits the result.

"Sword Heir, your artifact has broken through the Realm of Void Space, reaching Hua Shen Zhong Qi—no, even the initial stage!"

"This means the Sword Pavilion's path has ascended another level!"

Yue's melancholy vanished quickly; he exclaimed excitedly: "In the past, the Sword Pavilion's limit was during Zou Zou Xiyuan's time; when he advanced to Hua Shen Late Qi, his life blade became a Realm of Void Space artifact, gaining the ability to survive in the Realm of Void."

"Your foundation is even deeper now."

"This means your advancement to the Realm of Void faces almost no major obstacles; if you do not fall into self-destruction later, you may even have a strong chance of advancing to Dao Union in the Nine Spirit Realm's barren environment, without needing a Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie."

"But do not be arrogant—your hope of advancing beyond Dao Union remains slim…"

Yue chattered endlessly, repeatedly giving warnings.

Around them, the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's ceremony proceeded in orderly fashion; significant scenes from history appeared, illuminating the space around the two.

From the First Great Sun Sword Master opening the Dao, through successive Great Sun Sword Masters continuously advancing the Great Sun Sword Dao, to Zou Zou Xiyuan's peak, followed by destruction.

Now, upon the ruins, the Great Sun Sword Dao welcomes an even more glorious future.