Chapter 1742: Breakthrough in the Law-Destroying Diaphragm Technique

Everyone fell into deep deduction.

The Immortal Gate was the convergence of numerous top scientists and the will of the Great Sun Sword Lord, working together through the Central Array Spirit Computer to deduce the future.

The six Afterglow Immortal Sects, meanwhile, used the Afterglow of the Celestial Mechanism Xiangong as their core to deduce the future.

A long while passed.

"Then, where does our future lie?"

The Great Sun Sword Lord asked.

The future?

What future?

Naturally, the future of the Gods and Buddhas Great Thousand World.

A Great Thousand World must possess a Supreme Being.

If one cannot resolve the Supreme Being, then even annihilating every powerhouse in the entire Great Thousand World would be useless, holding little meaning.

In the world of the Immortal Dao, the top-tier powerhouses represent nearly everything.

All power, all wisdom, all wealth, everything… all belongs to the beings at the very top.

The Great Sun Sword Lord was asking how to deal with the Supreme Being of the Gods and Buddhas Great Thousand World.

These Immortal Sect Afterglows should possess much experience in dealing with such matters.

"Sword Lord."

"Actually, the matter is very simple."

The Afterglow of the Celestial Mechanism Xiangong deduced for a moment, then changed its form of address, stared at the blue-robed youth before it, and said seriously: "So long as you reach the peak of Heaven and Man, so long as you come to any Great Thousand World, you will inevitably advance to Supreme Being."

"Then, you will be invincible beneath the heavens."

"That alone is sufficient; what need is there for any strategy or planning?"

This answer caused the many Divine Monarchs of the Immortal Gate to tremble.

Indeed.

The matter was so simple.

For a Fourth-Step Dao Lord, advancing to Heaven and Man was like breathing, and advancing to Supreme Being was nearly inevitable—where could the difficulty lie?

Unfortunately, his ambition…

"Senior, I wish to become an immortal."

Jiang Ding said lightly.

A plain, unremarkable answer—nothing impassioned, nothing resolute, no ringing declaration, just like an ordinary chat—yet it revealed an incomparably unshakable will.

To become an immortal, one must reach the extreme at every single stage.

One must break through one's own limits at the Dao Merging stage, even reaching the limit of the True Immortal Lady's Ninth-Step Dao Merging, thereby compensating for the broken foundation from a humble origin of the past, and laying down the foundation for immortality.

This goal, no matter what, would never be abandoned.

The Great Sun Sword Lord was willing to fight to the end alongside the Immortal Gate, facing all enemies, even dying together with the Immortal Gate and its citizens, fearing nothing.

However, the Great Sun Sword Lord was unwilling to abandon his own immortal path for the sake of the Immortal Gate, becoming a mediocre Supreme Being.

The interests of the individual and the Immortal Gate were equally important.

The Great Sun Sword Lord had never advocated selflessness.

This should not be the case, this is

the selfishness of living beings.

Whether within or outside the Immortal Gate, any being who wishes to place their own selfishness above the Great Sun Sword Lord's Dao path, stripping him of his road to immortality—such beings shall learn why the Sword of Law Destruction is sharp, and why the enmity of blocking one's Dao is irreconcilable.

"Sword Lord,"

"We understand."

The Afterglow of the Celestial Mechanism Xiangong's tone grew a measure more respectful, indicating that it absolutely had no intention of affecting the Great Sun Sword Lord's path to immortality.

A being who broke through the Fourth-Step limit in a barren land—without any need for guessing—must have endured countless hardships and dangers, countless life-and-death battles, struggling against people, against the earth, against the heavens, with a sword heart forever unwavering, and a heart for immortality that could not be shaken.

Any being who dared to scheme in this regard—even a citizen of the Immortal Gate—would be extremely dangerous.

This was only right and proper.

Without such an unwavering longing for immortality, how could one possess the miracle of the Fourth-Step limit?

"Then, Sword Lord,"

"We have only the second path."

The Afterglow of the Celestial Mechanism Xiangong deliberated for a long while, then said: "We need to secretly infiltrate the Gods and Buddhas Great Thousand World, conduct experiments within it, collect all manner of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and continuously raise our own strength."

"I wonder if all of you fellow Daoists know of the matter of the Great Thousand World's baptism?"

The Afterglow of the Celestial Mechanism Xiangong asked.

"Is it that beings who come to a Great Thousand World for the first time will receive the Great Thousand World's baptism, thereby gaining an opportunity for their own foundation to undergo a transformation?"

The Divine Mechanism Divine Monarch's eyes lit up.

"Precisely so."

"Although it may be useless for the Sword Lord—his foundation is far too deep… for our sect's Dao Lords, for Daoist Yuan and the others, it is a great opportunity. This is the value of the Great Thousand World—deep Dao essence, complete rules."

Yuan, the Ten Thousand Mechanisms Divine Monarch, the Sun-Slaying Divine Monarch, and others were all deeply moved.

This was a rare opportunity to raise the probability of advancing to Heaven and Man.

The Afterglow of the Celestial Mechanism Xiangong continued: "We can use the Great Thousand World to continuously accumulate our strength, push the Central Array Spirit Computer toward the Quasi-Ninth Stage, raise our cultivation to the peak of Heaven and Man, and bring every aspect to its extreme."

"Then, launch a full-scale invasion of the Great Thousand World, truly break through to the Ninth Stage, and establish a foothold there."

"This is the Supreme Clarity Spiritual Treasure Sect's Fallen Immortal World Ancestral Court, the path to Supreme Being of the Spiritual Treasure Realm."

"Such a path, we can draw lessons from."

"Lying in wait, biding our time, using the Great Thousand World's resources and rules to elevate ourselves until we reach the limit, then waiting for the right moment—when the great army descends upon the Great Thousand World, we will complete the transformation to ninth-tier combat power in an instant."

"I wonder, what do you all think?"

The afterglow of the six great sects looked toward the many cultivators of the Immortal Gate.

The same immortal-path experiments, research, and utilization produce entirely different results when conducted in the Great Thousand World versus the Zhong Senior Qian Shi Gao Jie; only the Great Thousand World offers such conveniences, and only by using the Great Thousand World's rules as a cornerstone can one see farther and walk farther.

This is the material foundation upon which a cultivator achieves Supreme.

The Immortal Gate's collective will completed its deliberation in an instant.

"Seniors, you are all Lao Cheng Chi Zhong—this strategy holds tremendous value."

The Immortal Gate's ruling elders, with an official attitude, expressed great recognition of this strategic direction.

Both sides reached an agreement on future matters.

In the end, everyone looked toward Great Sun Sword Son.

The strategic plan had been initially completed; now they only needed to truly infiltrate the Great Thousand World and secure a domain in which to lie in wait.

Only one person could accomplish this.

Although the Immortal Gate's people did not quite agree with this matter.

"The Gods-and-Buddhas Great Thousand World—I am very fond of it."

"Within it, there are beings I am very fond of, and therefore, I am willing to go."

Jiang Ding smiled and said: "However, this requires a breakthrough in the 'Law-Severing Membrane' technology. It concerns my escape arts, my concealment, and our obscuring of heavenly secrets, so as to avoid being divined by Supremes."

"I wonder if a few seniors could help me develop the Law-Severing Membrane technology as soon as possible?"

This was the prerequisite for penetrating deep into a foreign realm, and likewise an important cornerstone of his future Dao path.

Jiang Ding had a premonition that in the future, the days he spent fleeing for his life might be very numerous; his abilities in escaping and concealment had to be elevated as quickly as possible.

"Sword Son is too courteous."

"To be able to lend you a hand is our honor."

The afterglow of Tianji Xiangong stroked his beard and smiled.

Returning to the Great Thousand World was the highest ideal of all the Suoyouxian Sect afterglows; under no circumstances would they give it up, let alone that it could earn them a personal favor from a fourth-step extreme Dao Son.