Chapter 1689: Realm Expedition

So many years of friendship — no need for words between them.

After handling some urgent research projects, Jiang Ding arranged several more, mainly concerning the Five Extremities, the Sword of Severing Cause and Effect, Heavenly Man-grade Gong Fa, and other projects tied to his own Dao path.

He already had vague ideas about these important projects; what he needed was Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong's enormous team to verify all manner of conjectures.

This was precisely why the sect mattered to him.

Within Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, Jiang Ding's research efficiency was at least several times greater than when he worked alone — it was like having a super research think-tank at his disposal.

Of course, for the sect, the Great Sun Sword Master was the same.

The Great Sun Sword Master's joining likewise multiplied the sect's research efficiency several times over; the two had grown up together from weakness, complementing each other perfectly.

"In this Break Through Realm, my main gain was in the Law of Severing Dharma."

"I may be slightly arrogant in saying this, but the Dao of Severing Dharma holds great promise — it is the closest path for Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong to give birth to a True Immortal in the future. At the time of merging with the Dao, one imprints the heart of heaven with one's own heart…"

Jiang Ding spoke slowly to a group of the sect's Void Refinement cultivators; numerous Merging-with-Dao Divine Monarchs lurked in the void, listening in.

Sharing insights from breaking through a realm.

This was an old tradition of the sect, never changed.

Decades later, after the many Void Refinement cultivators bowed and dispersed, Jiang Ding continued discussing with Divine Monarch Senior Wanji and the others: "Senior Wanji's proposal to strengthen the research on forbidden nuclear weapons and list this project as top priority is very reasonable. For this path to succeed, we must understand the Law of Severing Dharma more deeply — this benefits both me and the sect immensely…"

The forbidden nuclear weapons were, in fact, the sect's first application of the Law of Severing Dharma, making full use of the mother star's local resources.

"Yes,"

"If we make gains on eighth-tier, or even quasi-ninth-tier forbidden nuclear weapons, the sect can apply these results to military formations, to metallurgy and the crafting of Fa Qi Fa and treasures — beneficial to every industry, and the same for our Dao path."

"According to the Great Sun, every citizen of the sect is gifted; this may well be a major aid for our future ascension to Heavenly Man…"

Senior Wanji had his eye on the entire industrial system of the sect.

"The Law of Severing Dharma applied to Gong Fa…"

Divine Monarch Mieri joined the discussion.

The divine soul computing power of everyone gathered through the eighth-tier Central Array Spirit Computer, forming an immensely vast swarm collective will that swiftly deliberated and decided on all major matters of the sect.

"Ancient God Ancestor…"

Divine Monarch Zhenjun Shenji brought up a person.

"I'll handle it."

"This is what I promised him."

Jiang Ding suggested.

"No problem."

"But note one thing — the Ancient God Ancestor seems to possess information about other world clusters. Back then, his grievous wounds and Zi Wo Feng Yin seemed related to this. If possible, it's best to find it."

Divine Monarch Zhenjun Shenji said.

The sect's general staff was up and running again.

The timing was fully ripe; the Ancient God world cluster should now be thoroughly unified — it could no longer be delayed.

……

The sect's Military Committee's orders were soon formally issued.

Divine Monarch Zhenjun Shenji would command the Second Front, Divine Monarch Senior Wanji the Third Front Army, Divine Monarch Mieri the Fourth Front Army, and Teacher Gu Lin the Fifth Front Army — setting out to garrison various points across the world cluster in extremely short order, to prevent possible unrest and the escape of the Ancient God Ancestor.

All four of these front armies were Heavenly Man-grade fleets!

This was the sect's current foundation — the accumulated results of tens of thousands of years of development. Four Heavenly Man combat strengths sealing the four directions were enough to sweep across the entire world cluster.

Possessing such fighting power yet enduring until now — that strategic patience was truly rare.

There was no other reason: it was for stability. With no external threat, naturally the more cautious the better — best to complete the annihilation of the enemy without a single casualty.

Apart from these four front armies, the First Front Army fleet commanded by Senior Wanji — the sect's strongest front army — was likewise on standby, ready to descend upon the Black Mist Star Sea at any moment to prevent any accident.

One final point: the sect's General Staff had considered the issue of the Ancient God Ancestor's resurrection.

"Great Sun Advisor,"

"Could you undertake an expedition to the former Badaxian Sect realm and wipe out the remnants of the Ancient God Dao there, to prevent the Ancient God Ancestor from resurrecting in that place?"

Divine Monarch Zhenjun Shenji inquired.

"Good."

Jiang Ding nodded.

By his habit, he would have simply charged straight at the Ancient God Dao's mountain gate in the Black Mist Star Sea, dragged the Ancient God Ancestor out and beaten him to death — confident he could sweep all before him now.

But if the sect preferred this steady, step-by-step arrangement, he could accept it too; it was nothing but a few hundred years, after all.

The figure of the youth in blue gradually faded away.

Upon receiving the Military Committee's orders, Jiang Ding set out immediately. He reached the Minor Thousand Worlds closest to the former Badaxian Sect realm via super teleportation array, then plunged headlong into the vast, endless cosmic starry sky, his figure vanishing completely.

In the past, the sect's fleet needed at least ten thousand years to reach the former Badaxian Sect realm.

The current sect's fleet was a far cry from before — at most a thousand years to fly to the former Badaxian Sect realm. With Jiang Ding himself, only three hundred years were needed.

Three hundred years, for a Dao Child with a lifespan of five hundred thousand years, was practically the snap of a finger.

An invisible figure wove through the vast, boundless starry sky of the realm.

"Sword

Child,"

"You are the first Merging-with-Dao Sword Master of the Sword Pavilion."

In Dayang Dayang Tianchi, Yue popped her head out and said solemnly: "With the blessing of the ancestors through the ages, the Great Sun Sword Dao will surely surpass the Taiyin and Taiyang Sword Daos, drawing closer to the path of immortality!"

"In the future, an Immortal shall surely be born within the Great Sun Sword Dao!"

Only when alone with the Great Sun Sword Child could Yue feel happy and at ease.

The current Eastern Extreme Demon Sect put immense pressure on her — she didn't even dare speak inside, afraid of being suppressed at the slightest misstep, living every day with utmost caution.

"I've already noted it down."

Moon took out the history of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion and scribbled notes with a flurry of strokes.

"Moon,"

"You haven't been happy lately?"

Jiang Ding asked.

Moon had always been very happy, except for these recent years.

"Yes, Sword Child."

"Any random army group from the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect could wipe me out. I'm scared."

Moon said angrily.

This fellow was an extremely pragmatic spirit.

If she could win, she'd be wildly arrogant; if she couldn't, she'd immediately turtle up, never provoking anyone.

"Wait a few more years, Moon."

"I'm very poor right now."

Jiang Ding thought for a moment: "Once I have money, I'll immediately refine you into a Heavenly Being-grade Great Sun Dayang Dayang Tianchi. Also, I've got a lead on that one Immortal-Slaying technique nurtured by successive Great Sun Sword Masters. I'll work out a rudimentary version and place it on you—at the very least, the kind that can wound a Fourth-Step Extreme Unity-of-Dao Divine Lord."

"By then, you'll be incredibly powerful."

"At that time, will you become happy?"

"I will."

Moon's eyes lit up.

"I definitely will!"

"I will absolutely be happy!"

She patted her chest and vowed.

"That's good."

"I'll work hard to make money."

Jiang Ding showed a smile.

At this moment, the soul coordinate in the Sea of Consciousness, after several decades of adjustment, was finally transmitted into his Sea of Consciousness.

It was a chaotic vortex-shaped thing, faintly visible, hazy and indistinct; as soon as divine sense touched it, one could enter the legendary Ten Thousand Laws Heavenly Pivot and behold all manner of top-tier human elites.

Jiang Ding hesitated for a moment, then probed his divine sense into it.

In an instant, an entirely new heaven and earth appeared in his consciousness.