Chapter 1732: The New Immortal Gate Landscape Has Taken Shape

The six great sects' Afterglows were speechless for a long time.

"If,"

"If this is true,"

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow took a deep breath: "If the Immortal Gate can prove this point, our conditions can be lowered further. But if you want us to contribute selflessly, or just toss out a few scraps of reward and then seize what our sect has passed down for tens of millions of years — that is absolutely impossible."

"If Fellow Daoist insists on this, there is no need to say more."

This time, he no longer brought up the partial citizenship rights within the Immortal Gate.

Everything, all of it, was for the sect's rise once more. As long as there were sufficient benefits and guarantees, anything could be traded.

"Fellow Daoist,"

"Then, we can trade inheritances."

Jiang Ding was not surprised, and said calmly: "You must compile a list of all the inheritances you possess. When the Immortal Gate needs a certain technique, the Immortal Gate can exchange it with Immortal Dao techniques."

"How about this?"

Trade and exchange are the foundation of the Immortal Gate's rule over the world's communities.

"Immortal Dao inheritances of equal value?"

The Tianji Immortal Sect Afterglow asked.

"Twenty to one."

Jiang Ding said calmly.

"It means the Immortal Gate can exchange a technique worth one for any technique of yours worth twenty. This exchange is compulsory and cannot be refused."

"How much a given technique is worth, and how it is judged — these can be discussed later."

The victor carries the bearing of a victor.

The six great Afterglow Immortal Sects, when driven into a dead end, were indeed powerful and terrifying.

But the six great Afterglow Immortal Sects, when given a path to survive and when they could be split and drawn over, were not so unbeatable — one might even say they were fragile.

Under such a premise, the six great Afterglow Immortal Sects were not worth fearing.

Thus, naturally, no overly generous terms would be offered.

The six great Afterglow Immortal Sects deliberated long, and calculated long.

"In that case,"

"Acceptable."

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow acknowledged this unequal reality.

"Regarding the security between us."

"Because the Heavenly Dao Covenant cannot be trusted and has been breached repeatedly, the inheritance treasures of the predecessor sects need to be fitted with a large number of quasi-ninth-tier forbidden nuclear weapons. In the future, if your strength breaks through, the quantity and quality of the forbidden nuclear weapons will be raised accordingly, to ensure the covenant is maintained."

Jiang Ding said calmly: "On this point, the Immortal Gate can make concessions — that is, the yield of the forbidden nuclear weapons will not be lethal, only severely wounding to the brink of death, still leaving the ability to abandon everything and flee."

"How about it?"

"Acceptable."

"This is a measure that lets both sides rest easy."

The six great Afterglow Immortal Sects no longer continued

to contend.

Jiang Ding fell silent here, and spoke no more.

The inheritance of Jiang Jiang Jinxian, control and safety — these two core concerns the Immortal Gate cared about most had been resolved. Next was the six great Afterglow Immortal Sects' turn.

Beyond their core interests, the Immortal Gate was willing to make concessions.

"What our sect seeks is not much."

"Nothing more than a Supreme."

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow said slowly: "The Immortal Gate must guarantee one condition — when the Great Sun Sword Lord ascends to Supreme, the six great Afterglow Immortal Sects must likewise be permitted to ascend to Supreme. No direct or indirect obstruction may be set up. Moreover, if it does not shake the Immortal Gate's most core interests, the Immortal Gate must assist the six great Afterglow sects in achieving Supreme."

Supreme was the Afterglow Immortal Sects' final bottom line.

All the struggling, all the fighting to the death, was for this.

"Thirty to one."

"Even if it does not touch the most core interests, assisting a Supreme still requires a great deal of effort."

Jiang Ding and the collective will of the Immortal Gate fleet said.

If the Great Sun Sword Lord ascended to Supreme, he would surely be able to sweep aside all directions. Even if six more Supremes appeared, they could be completely suppressed — there was no need to fear anything.

If such a day truly came, it would surely be a good thing.

Having six Supremes, having six paths to the extreme of rule-branches as part of the Immortal Gate's great industrial chain, would inevitably make the Immortal Gate even more prosperous.

Thirty to one meant the Immortal Gate could exchange a technique worth one for a technique of the six great Afterglow Immortal Sects worth thirty.

"Ha!"

"Naturally, no objection!"

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow laughed heartily and agreed at once.

The core of the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect was the Central Array Spirit Computer. The Central Array Spirit Computer operated according to programs and logic. If they could obtain the guarantee of this civilization heavy weapon, the treaty could be genuinely executed within the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect — truly effective, unlike the promises of most sects.

This was also why they were willing to negotiate.

Otherwise, swap in many other Immortal Sects, and no matter how flowery their promises, no one would pay them any heed.

The more cautious the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect was, and the harsher their conditions, the more it showed they truly intended to abide by them — not signing a covenant today and tearing it apart tomorrow.

"The Sun-Destroying Divine Lord serving as commander of the Eleventh Front Army is not feasible."

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow continued.

"He is too extreme. He is very likely to make us actively go to our deaths — too dangerous. Could he be replaced by Teacher Gu Lin?"

"Furthermore, the execution of all military law must be approved by the Central Array Spirit Computer, and military law must be clear and fair — it may not be as generous as yours for the Immortal Gate's soldiers, but it must be relatively fair."

"Acceptable."

"The military law currently used by the conscripted legions composed of vassal civilizations and forces under the Immortal Gate

is executed quite well. We can specially issue a military law for you — treatment lower than that of the Immortal Gate's citizen legions, but higher than that of ordinary conscripted legions."

Jiang Ding and the collective will of the Immortal Gate fleet were extremely generous regarding these minor details.

"The six great Afterglow Immortal Sects need to join your scientific research system, not simply carry out production on your industrial chain — doing nothing but crude, clumsy work."

"We want to be brought into your Immortal Dao scientific research system and become an important part of it."

The Afterglow of Tianji Xiangong said in a heavy voice.

In the deductions of the Afterglows of the six great Immortal Sects, the most valuable thing about the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect was almost precisely this set of Immortal Dao research and development systems — their disciples had merely learned a half-baked version, yet over hundreds of thousands of years their inheritance had advanced by leaps and bounds.

This is the future.

This time, the collective will of the Immortal Gate fleet fell into a long period of contemplation.

The Immortal Gate clearly understood just as well where its own advantages lay, and this time the discussion lasted a long while.

"Agree to it."

"Simply establish six more research institutes. In any case, the Immortal Gate also needs to continuously explore the rules of Heavenly Mechanism, Life, the Five Elements, and so on. Now that we have free labor, why refuse?"

Yuan concluded with a wave of his hand.

The advantage of the Immortal Gate's scientific research system was not merely the research institutes, but an entire society. As long as it did not degenerate itself, the six great Immortal Sects could never catch up.

If the Immortal Gate itself degenerated, in the endless cosmic starry sky, where was there not some enemy ready to trample it underfoot?

At that time, having one more of the six great Immortal Sects would not be much, and having one less would not be little.

"One final supplementary condition."

"Reforming sects into universities is acceptable — Tianji Xiangong can be changed into Tianji Xiangong University, and ideological and moral education can likewise accept the Immortal Gate's guidance. However, the internal promotion of core disciples, inheritance disciples, and Dao Sons within our sects shall be decided by ourselves; the Immortal Gate must not interfere."

The Afterglow of Tianji Xiangong said solemnly: "This is the very foundation of our sects."

"Just as you would never discuss broadly loosening citizen rights, this too is our citizen right — our sect belonging."

This time, the collective will of the Immortal Gate fleet did not deliberate for long.

"Acceptable."

As this word fell, like the sound of heavenly music, it swiftly dispelled all killing intent and icy cold.

"We thank the Upper Sect for its grace!"

"May the Immortal Gate endure for ten thousand generations, flourishing forever!"

The Afterglows of Tianji Immortal Sect, Lingbao Realm, and the others bowed deeply in gratitude, overflowing with thanks, the great stone in their hearts finally falling to the ground.

This brand-new contract, once concluded, would surely allow the sects to thoroughly establish firm roots in this world cluster; the sects' inheritance would take root and sprout here, until in the future they once again grew into towering trees.