Chapter 1491: A Lone Expedition

The Eighteen Regions of the Myriad Races Alliance are now entirely in the hands of the Immortal Sects!

The Immortal Sects are now advancing toward the Nine Great Immortal Sect World Groups of the Ancient God Domain.

"Jiang Ding, intelligence has arrived from the Demon God Sect World Group regarding an event that occurred approximately thirty-one years ago."

"The one who transmitted this information is a fourth-generation... quasi-citizen."

At the Council of State, a piece of intelligence was delivered with a tone slightly heavy.

Jiang Ding was stunned, then fell silent.

Quasi-citizen.

This is a term that has appeared in the Immortal Sects in recent millennia; it refers to the children of citizens from distant lands, mostly sword cultivators of the Immortal Sects who, during peaceful times in the Ancient God Domain, used the teleportation arrays opened by various powers to infiltrate distant foreign realms as citizens.

Undoubtedly, citizens capable of undertaking such missions must be citizens of extremely excellent moral character and thought.

In distant realms, even after they died and their lifespans ended, they continued to steadfastly execute the Immortal Sects' infiltration orders, striving to gather intelligence on foreign realms and transmit it to the mother star.

This piece of intelligence from thirty-one years ago was exactly like that.

The one who transmitted this intelligence was the child of an infiltrated citizen; his ancestor was an Immortal Sect Nascent Soul cultivator who had already died of old age, yet his child continued to execute the Immortal Sects' orders.

However, this child could not possibly be an Immortal Sect citizen.

Indeed, this child did not even know what he was doing; he merely performed such actions through inheritance to obtain Gong Fa inheritance, or spirit stones, treasures, and the like, for some secrets are only accessible to citizens.

When this Immortal Sect sword cultivator was on his deathbed, looking at his child, what would his expression have been?

Was it a cold and ruthless gaze, focused solely on the Immortal Sects' grand strategy with no other thoughts, looking at the natives?

Or was it a gaze of loving sorrow and helplessness?

No one knows.

"In the future, these meritorious contributors should be treated with favor."

Senior Wanji Zhenzun sighed lightly.

On the front lines, citizens are sacrificing themselves; in rear laboratories and behind enemy lines on reconnaissance battlefields, people are also sacrificing themselves; all citizens are contributing to the common goal.

Citizenship rights will not be expanded at present; this is the foundation of the constitution.

"Let us look at this intelligence."

Yuan also shifted away from this issue involving the underlying logic of the Immortal Sects' constitution and said, "Thirty years ago, in the Demon God Sect's Bone Demon Minor Realm where this quasi-citizen resided, it was originally the territory of the Painted Skin Peak of the Demon God Sect, but thirty years ago, those above suddenly informed them that this had become the territory of the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace."

"After years of investigation, this quasi-citizen confirmed that not only the Bone Demon Minor Realm, but the surrounding minor realms had also become the territory of the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace."

"Similar intelligence has also been transmitted from multiple other Demon God Sect World Groups."

"Therefore, we speculate..."

"... the Demon God Sect... may have fallen, seized by the Eight Great Immortal Sects. I fear the Nine Great Immortal Sects of the Ancient God Domain are also in grave danger."

"If we arrive at the Nine Great Immortal Sect World Groups of the Ancient God Domain in two thousand years, we may encounter troops from the Eight Great Immortal Sects."

"Perhaps this is good news?"

Yuan smiled.

In two thousand years, as many Immortal Sect Void Refinement and Soul Transformation cultivators advance, the strength of the Immortal Sect Central Army Group fleet will surge by double.

At that time, I wonder if the great powers of the Eight Great Immortal Sects will be able to advance to the Late Stage of Dao Integration?

Absolutely impossible!

Armies can rapidly increase in strength as their numbers grow and their soldiers become stronger, but for a Dao Integration Great Lord to become so powerful in merely two thousand years is thinking far too much.

The lifespan of a Dao Integration Divine Lord is one hundred thousand years; two thousand years is far too short in terms of their life cycle to allow for any significant change.

"Indeed, it is good news."

"I wish to go to the Dark and Bright Sword Heaven Realm."

Jiang Ding pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "There lies the Heavenly Man inheritance needed by the Immortal Sects, my own Dao path; furthermore, I can learn from the Dark and Bright Sword Heaven Realm what has happened between the Eight Great Immortal Sects, the Nine Great Immortal Sects of the Ancient God Domain, the Demon God Sect, and other powers."

"Venerable elders, what is your opinion?"

The Dark and Bright Sword Heaven Realm is relatively close to the Demon Heaven Realm, only a few hundred years of travel by ship.

The surrounding Immortal Sect Councilors remained silent for a long time.

"Sigh,"

"No."

"This... is very dangerous."

Yuan sighed helplessly: "I truly cannot understand the path of sword cultivators; why take risky moves? Why refuse to proceed steadily and suppress opponents in two thousand years? I do not agree."

"I agree as well."

Zhenjun Shenji Zhenzun and others frowned.

It is still wartime; Immortal Sect soldiers must obey the orders of the Immortal Sect Military Commission, not act on their own.

"Venerable elders,"

"You cannot stop me."

At this moment, Jiang Ding no longer compromised or yielded; he said quietly, "This is the choice that maximizes the interests of the Immortal Sects, as well as my personal interests."

"Why?"

"The Heavenly Man inheritance!"

"If the Immortal Sects wish to explore the Heavenly Man inheritance alone, how many years would it take? Fifty thousand years? One hundred thousand years? No one knows; no one can estimate."

"But now, there is an excellent opportunity."

"I can obtain the inheritance from the Dark and Bright Sword Heaven Realm."

"The founder of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm can also be the founder of the Immortal Sects; everything can be discussed. We can also worship the founder of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm; our existence can also carry forward the inheritance of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm; the Dark and Bright Sword Heaven Realm will be preserved, and sword cultivators can continue their inheritance."

"The Immortal Sects are not

simply taking the inheritance for nothing; there is solid legal and traditional support."

"Elders,"

Jiang Ding said lightly, "If you disagree, then we can only convene an expanded meeting."

Great Sun Councilor, with students all over the world!

The actual person in charge of the Immortal Sect's education system for nearly ten thousand years, the Tiangui Tiangui Laoguai of the Immortal Sect Sword Dao Science Academy; his influence in every aspect of the Immortal Sect is extremely profound, his reputation is deep. Once there is a solid reason, many Soul Transformation cultivators of the Immortal Sect will easily follow the Great Sun Sword Master's viewpoint.

"Sigh..."

Yuan, Zhenjun Shenji Zhenzun, and others exchanged glances, all feeling bitter.

This meeting stalled for decades, and in the end, it did not escalate to an Immortal Sect expanded meeting.

The Great Sun Sword Master achieved victory.

The Immortal Sect will, according to his viewpoint, undergo a massive strategic shift.

Over a hundred years later, Zhenjun Shenji Zhenzun returned from the expedition via teleportation to the Demon Heaven Realm, succeeding the Great Sun Sword Master in guarding the Demon Heaven Realm, presiding over backend Immortal Dao scientific research work, the production of worldly treasures and spiritual materials, and the allocation of synthesis and refinement industries.

The Great Sun Sword Master himself, under Zhenjun Shenji Zhenzun's farewell, flew toward the distant realm starry sky, beginning his own sword-testing path alone.

"Jiang Ding,"

"Safety comes first. How could the Great Sun Sword Master, so powerful, have his path cut off by a momentary defeat?"

Zhenjun Shenji Zhenzun taught earnestly.

"If the situation is impossible to manage, let's just run away first, and wait to make a comeback later; this is not shameful."

"Hahaha!"

"Rest assured, Elder Zhenjun Shenji."

Jiang Ding laughed heartily, waving his hand: "Rest assured, running away is my specialty; I have never relaxed my training from beginning to end. If we can't win, we'll flee."

"Keep your heart in your belly."

"Alright, I'm reassured. Just remember, if you can't win, flee..."

Zhenjun Shenji Zhenzun urged again.

"Mm-hmm..."

Gradually, the figure of the youth in green robes transformed into a brilliant sun ray, diving deep into the dark depths of the starry sky, disappearing from sight.