Chapter 1433: Leaving Zangtian Pavilion

Amid the cold gazes of numerous Dao-Integration Divine Lords, Jiang Ding remained calm and composed, closing his eyes to regulate his breath.

Threads of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy and the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars surged from all directions, falling upon him to form a gown of starlight silk; moreover, a Sun Divine Tree, piercing the sky, burst from the earth, its blue-gold trunk spreading in all four directions, its canopy like an umbrella, shielding an expanse of tens of thousands of kilometers.

Here, it became the dwelling of the sun.

Jiang Ding sat cross-legged.

Threads of sun essence and the refined radiance of the stars fell upon him, giving birth to rows of tender pink flesh patterns that constantly interwove, finally forming a layer of skin like that of an infant, draped over his body.

In merely a few breaths, he had once again restored his normal human form, no longer in the state of a skeleton, a robe of green and white Taoist cloth draped upon him.

Of course, this did not count as a full restoration, but merely as having the appearance of a human form.

The bodies of magic cultivators and sword cultivators need not be as solid as those of body cultivators, unyielding as Vajra, indestructible through ten thousand calamities, yet they similarly condense numerous profound crystallizations of the mysteries of the Immortal Dao.

Just as the supercomputing crystal units of a warship, though serving no purpose in terms of solidity, inferior to an iron hammer, yet for the amplification of spells and sword techniques, for the amplification of divine sense and sword intent, for the absorption of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy and the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars, for the storage of spiritual energy, for the nurturing of the soul and spirit...

These various complex functions cannot be compensated for by simply using life spells to sprout a patch of flesh and blood.

It requires at least centuries of tempering, with divine sense and magic power constantly polishing, cultivating specific Gong Fa and secret techniques, before finally one can refine a magical body that perfectly matches oneself.

Jiang Ding could feel that his newly born body was fragile beyond belief; even the slightest wisp of magic power and divine sense flowing through it felt as if being cut by a knife, burning with pain, requiring constant refinement and polishing countless times; and this was while his bones still remained, otherwise it would take at least a thousand years.

While cultivating to heal his injuries, Jiang Ding allocated a portion of his soul's computing power to upload a file to the Central Array Spirit Computer.

This file simultaneously appeared on the Military Committee of the Immortal Gate Central Army Group, shared with all Immortal Gate Void-Refinement cultivators.

This file quickly attracted the attention of Void-Refinement cultivators from distant Immortal Gates; even while fighting on the battlefield, they allocated a considerable portion of their soul's computing power to deduce this intelligence.

"The Supreme Commander of the Ninth Star Front Army, Great Sun Canghai Tianjun, submits a top-secret document of the highest level."

"'The possibility of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races of the Ancient Divine Realm, the Demon God Sect, and the Nine Great Immortal Sects uniting under immense external pressure, and conjectures and numerous experiments regarding the potential overall strength they could exert.'"

"... Under external pressure, specifically under cruel and direct life-or-death pressure, the three major powers of the Ancient Divine Realm have the possibility of uniting, and possess a certain strength, likely around eighty percent of their total strength.

At the same time, they lack mutual trust among themselves, with much caution; if the Immortal Gates

choose to concentrate their firepower to fiercely attack a single point, the Dao-Integration forces of the Ancient Divine Realm at this array node will inevitably show signs of wavering and retreat; theoretical strength and actual strength cannot be equated..."

"... There are too many historical grudges between these Ancient Divine Realm powers; any one side desires to annihilate the others to dominate the Ancient Divine Realm alone. Regardless of who wins or loses, they must guard against each other, otherwise even if they defeat the Immortal Gates, it will still be a failure..."

"... I believe that the three major powers of the Ancient Divine Realm perfectly fit all the characteristics of a 'mob'; their theoretical strength basically cannot be exerted, so there is no need to pay them too much attention."

"However, there is one special situation; I ask the members of the Committee to pay attention."

"We may despise the three major powers of the Ancient Divine Realm strategically, but tactically, we must take them seriously."

"Specifically, I do not recommend that the Immortal Gates, like me, constantly impose powerful life-or-death crises upon the numerous Dao-Integration Divine Lords of the Ancient Divine Realm, making them clearly foresee their own death; this maddening sense of fear will, within an extremely short time, truly foster unity among them, completely erasing their intense mutual contradictions in a brief period..."

"I suggest that the Immortal Gates should give the three major powers of the Ancient Divine Realm some hope, do not press them too hard, let them always believe they have a way out, do not let them believe their death is inevitable..."

"The three major powers of the Ancient Divine Realm in this state are harmless; even if united with forces like the Brother Xuanwu Palace, there is no need to fear them; they fundamentally lack the will to fight to the death, their mutual caution is profound, they are truly a mob..."

"The above."

"All of this is derived from my current wisdom and experience, as well as data analysis collected from numerous Dao Disciples and Holy Disciples of the Ancient Divine Realm; since I am not skilled in strategy and planning, I ask everyone not to believe it entirely, but to use it as reference only; it is best to read it critically, pooling wisdom and strength to make decisions that best serve the interests of the Immortal Gates."

"—Jiang of the Ninth Front Army."

On the last line, the divine sense seal of the Immortal Gate Vice Marshal and the audit seal of the Central Array Spirit Computer were stamped, confirming that this was indeed a document submitted by the Immortal Gate Vice Marshal, not forged by anyone.

Jiang Ding ignored the fighting of numerous Dao-Integration Divine Lords within the Void Spirit Abyss and the constant attacks by various powers of the Ancient Divine Realm on the Zangtian Pavilion array, quietly cultivating and healing his injuries.

He did not go to find An Tuzi and the others.

Because they, still in the Hua Shen Qi realm, were too weak.

Furthermore, because after the Zangtian Pavilion array shattered in the future, he might have to face a Dao-Integration level battlefield; at such a time, even a single breath, a second of healing time, would be extremely precious, impossible to waste on these Dao Disciples of the Nine Spirit Realm.

The inherited disciples of the Upper Realm Immortal Sects would be more acceptable, barely meeting the standard of equal risk and reward.

Amid such intense and urgent healing, time slowly passed.

No one knew how long had passed.

Boom!

Accompanied by the sound of the sky tearing apart, the heavens collapsed and the earth cracked, the sun and moon lost their light, and the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy surged wildly.

The array of the Ancient Divine Dao's Zangtian Pavilion was no longer suitable for living beings to exist!

Jiang Ding opened his eyes.

He saw massive palms covering the sky, hairy arms, sharp wings and claws tearing the sky, greedy desires burning intensely, each one rushing towards the inheritance sites scattered throughout the Ancient Divine Dao's Zangtian Pavilion; wild killing intent bloomed between them, even completely ignoring the numerous powers of the Nine Spirit Realm.

The inheritances above the Dao-Integration level truly appeared before them!

However, not all Dao-Integration Divine Lords were like this, with eyes only for the inheritances above the Dao-Integration level, completely ignoring everything else.

"The ants who killed my son..."

"Shi'er..."

Two Dao-Integration Divine Lords, their eyes revealing killing intent as cold as ice.

Even in the face of opportunities above the Dao-Integration level, they could maintain their rationality, willing to waste some time to take revenge for their own children and direct disciples.

"So it is two elders."

Jiang Ding stood up, quietly looking at the two people before him.

The ancestor of the Nether Black Sky Crane Clan, Black Sky Divine Lord, and the ancestor of the Five Qi Immortal Sect, Five Qi Divine Lord.

The former was understandable; the latter, as a human Dao-Integration Divine Lord, even a Dao-Integration Divine Lord of a Righteous Immortal Sect, was generally a cold and heartless existence, far from valuing their direct disciples as much as bloodline demons value their own children.

After all, the gap between an Immortal Sect Ancestor and a Dao Disciple spanned tens of thousands of years; there was a generation gap between them, and no bloodline affection; cultivating a substitute was not unacceptable.

Five Qi Divine Lord's reaction was so intense, truly unexpected.

It seems that this Immortal Sect, sharing the same origin as the Wuxingtian Sect's inheritance, also implements the system where the Ancestor personally raises the Dao Disciple; the emotional bond is deep, surpassing that of a parent and child.