Chapter 1739: The Immortal Sect Industrial System Undergoes a Great Transformation

The Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu Dao Child and the others fell silent.

This coldness and stillness even affected the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong Afterglows, who said, somewhat puzzled: "An invitation from a Fourth-Step Dao Child — that's a tremendous blessing. What's wrong with you all?"

"No matter what the future holds, it's always good to discuss the Dao right now."

"Could he possibly kill you here? Is it really that serious?"

The Lingbao Realm Afterglow said, caught between tears and laughter.

The surrounding Dao Children all exchanged a chilly, faintly uneasy glance, as if they could read each other's thoughts.

"He really could?"

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow was taken aback.

That Fourth-Step Dao Child — over the past two thousand-plus years they had seen him many times, always during prison labor reform, collaborating on numerous projects, especially the Top Priority planar passage repair project, jointly driving several millennia of progress in the world's cluster Immortal Dao sciences.

In their eyes, that Fourth-Step Dao Child, aside from being somewhat fierce on the battlefield, was in daily life a perfect gentleman — modest, eager to learn, respectful of elders, mindful of old ties, scrupulous in etiquette — nothing like those abnormal sword cultivators, and they could not help but admire him for it.

He was simply a model Law Dao Child!

As for his demeanor on the battlefield — life-and-death struggle, mutual enmity — that was normal; in the past, disciples had gotten along very well with this Fourth-Step Dao Child.

Why were these disciples different now?

"Ancestor,"

"Different, he's different now."

Meeting the puzzlement of the sect Afterglows, Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu Dao Child Ji Liuyue lowered her voice: "We have now reached the threshold of the Sacred Sword Duel. To him, we are no longer objects of complete disregard, and besides, we are not citizens of the Immortal Sect… so we are in very great danger."

"This danger stems from the Great Sun Sword Dao."

"He himself may not be able to control it."

The six Dao Children swiftly transmitted over records of their sects' past histories.

Generation after generation of Great Sun Sword Children, generation after generation of Great Sun Sword Masters — their madness was utterly without kinship, utterly unpredictable, neurotic.

This was the peculiarity of the path, its tremendous danger.

The six Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong Afterglows were shaken to the core.

"The Great Sun Sword Dao…"

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow divined for a moment, then was silent for a long while: "The transformation of the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm inheritance began with this first-generation Great Sun Dao Friend, didn't it?"

"Truly extraordinary."

He addressed the first-generation Great Sun Sword Master, a Void Refinement cultivator, as Dao Friend.

The surrounding Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong Afterglows showed no surprise at this form of address, only sighing, envious, admiring.

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow performed another divination.

"No matter."

"Our young friend here is still far

from complete loss of control; he is still very safe right now."

The Tianji Xiangong Afterglow chuckled lightly: "In this old man's view, in at least another twelve thousand seven hundred years will he become truly dangerous. At that time, you fellows need only avoid him."

The surrounding crowd breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the Great Sun Sword Master was in a normal state now, naturally they had to meet.

The two sides had signed an alliance; now, with everything waiting to be rebuilt, it was precisely the time to deepen bonds and understanding, to avoid future misjudgments that might bring great calamity.

Without any fuss, the group walked a few steps, leaving the street where the Immortal Capital First Prison stood, and at another corner saw a youth in blue robes who seemed to have been waiting for some time.

"Greetings, Great Sun Dao Friend."

Ji Liuyue and the others offered a salute.

"Greetings, six of you."

Jiang Ding smiled and returned the salute.

One could clearly sense that a new estrangement had arisen between them, no longer as it had been before the Afterglows descended.

More like the relationship from long, long ago.

Politics always changes the feelings between people.

"Fellow Daoists, it has been long since you came to the Immortal Capital; you must be unfamiliar with it."

"Why not take this opportunity to tour together?"

Jiang Ding invited.

This invitation was nominally a private meeting, like old friends — in fact, it was also arranged by the Immortal Sect's diplomatic department.

Between nations, and especially among the powerful individuals of the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong who held the vast majority of strength and authority, there was not only cold interest, but also the existence of affection and sentiment.

Such sentiment could likewise influence the situation of the realms under certain circumstances; the Immortal Sect would not overlook it.

"Excellent!"

The Lingbao Dao Child laughed heartily.

The surrounding Dao Children could not help but feel pleased and much more at ease.

Cold interest matters, but sentiment is the adhesive of cold interest. The Immortal Sect's way of doing things undoubtedly put them more at ease, their vigilance reduced a little.

The group chatted and laughed merrily, like tourists from out of town, walking together through the bustling streets of the Immortal Capital.

They observed the local customs and culinary habits everywhere, then came to the Immortal Capital Clear Wind University to visit, watching the students coming and going in hurried steps, and the parents of incoming freshmen who had just seen their children off for registration.

Among these freshmen were many single-subject or multi-subject top scorers from various provinces.

Tens of thousands of years had passed, and many things seemed unchanged.

The six great Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong Afterglows and Dao Children carefully observed the Immortal Sect's newly admitted disciples — yes, in their eyes, these freshmen were newly admitted registered disciples.

"Remarkable."

"It's almost like turning decay into magic…"

Lingbao's lingering radiance exclaimed:

"Every single disciple here, every one of them, possesses a pure spirit and soul, knowledge far surpassing their peers, a firm Dao-heart, and a heart turned toward the Sect; they are almost comparable to our core seed disciples when we were in the Upper Realm."

"Yet this is merely one batch per year."

"This is just a world cluster; no, it is merely talent born from a hundred trillion mortals. The Disciple Peaks of the Immortal Sects can truly be said to turn stone into gold."

"Remarkable."

The lingering radiance of Qingmuxian Sect also praised.

This Sect is merely a Heavenly Man-level power, situated only in a tiny world cluster, impoverished and destitute, yet it manifests the characteristics of an Immortal Sect in the Great Thousand World in every aspect; truly it is beyond comprehension.

At this moment, everyone noticed that as a warship arrived and landed, a large group of young disciples wearing antique-style Daoist robes came to the campus.

They followed closely, their expressions reserved, emitting an aura that made them feel deeply intimate, as if seeing young children in their own homes.

"Are these our juniors?"

The lingering radiance of Tianji Xiangong asked.

The cultivators within were mostly from the Six Great Immortal Sects; there were also some from Dandingxian Sect and the Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Sect, but their numbers were very small, less than one-tenth of any single one of the Six Great Immortal Sects.

"Yes,"

"Senior Tianji."

Jiang Ding introduced: "These young Daoist friends will spend their entire undergraduate years at Qingfeng University here; those excellent enough will continue to pursue Immortal Dao Master's and Doctoral degrees, participating in various projects of the Immortal Sects, mainly in the directions of Life, Fate, and the Five Elements."

"Over these years, these young Daoist friends have produced many very outstanding results, and their own Dao paths have greatly advanced."

"Truly worthy of being orthodox disciples of the Profound Gate from the Senior Sects."

Jiang Ding praised.

"Where, where."

"Young friend, you flatter us; they are merely some unpromising children."

The lingering radiance of Tianji Xiangong smiled so widely his mouth would not close.

The Immortal Sects are indeed trustworthy.

Through their gaze, they looked into classroom after classroom; there, many Sect disciples were studying, and in the laboratories, many disciples were conducting experiments. Through these various methods, these disciples deeply participated in the Immortal Sects' scientific research, produced results, received rewards, and advanced their own Dao paths.