Chapter 2176: Beings Sealed Within the River of History

Jiang Ding silently gazed at the starry sky.

That rotting, twisted mountain peak had already receded into the distance, leaving not even a trace behind, not a shred of karmic memory existing among all beings, and even his own memory had begun to suffer a blurring assault, showing subtle wavering, attempting to erase his recollection of this matter—only to fail under the defense of the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul.

"This existence…"

"…is not a being of the present world…"

Jiang Ding murmured to himself.

He had already begun to explore time, to explore higher-dimensional space; as one of the strongest beings at the very pinnacle of this era, he had long since shed his ignorant, juvenile form.

The enemy just now came from history, from the river of time past!

Such a being is extremely dangerous within the present world; the present world's time and spatial matter hold malice toward such beings… no, it cannot be called malice!

That would be too subjective, too emotional.

It should be said that the present world's time and spatial matter exert tremendous suppression upon beings from history—like a balloon at the bottom of a ten-thousand-meter deep sea, constantly bearing immense pressure; the slightest change and the balloon would be crushed to bursting by the present world's time and spatial matter, and whatever existed within the balloon would perish along with it.

This is what that rotting, twisted mountain peak was enduring at every moment.

In the present world's special environment, He was not invincible.

Unless…

Jiang Ding furrowed his brow.

The next moment, his divine soul connected to the Myriad Dharma Pivot, and he sent a message to the True Immortal of Myriad Dharma.

"Myriad Dharma,"

"what is the Undying Mountain Forbidden Ground?"

The True Immortal of Myriad Dharma and the Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal were not entirely hostile—before their formal encounter.

Over the past million-plus years, the two had collaborated on many Immortal Dao scientific research projects; both sides had benefited greatly, and there was still a certain degree of friendship between them.

One very important reason was the presence of the Weizi Imperial Clan within the Dao Court.

The Weizi Imperial Clan's standing within the Dao Court was neither bad nor good—neither suppressed nor especially supported—but in the end they had produced a Quasi-Emperor, and the clan's power had flourished considerably, mainly due to Weizi Cheng, the loser of the Sacred Sword Duel within the Time Rift.

But objectively speaking, this greatly eased the conflict between the two Human True Immortals.

The True Immortal of Myriad Dharma hailed from the Weizi Imperial Clan and held deep affection for this family.

In the future, if the opportunity arose, the Immortal Gate would dispatch large numbers of exchange students into the Myriad Dharma Yin-Yang Imperial Heaven, wholeheartedly serving the True Immortal of Myriad Dharma with absolute loyalty.

In fact, the Immortal Gate already had a group of people using the Myriad Dharma Pivot to handle many scientific research issues for the True Immortal of Myriad Dharma, having received the True Immortal's commendations many times—battle merits, official titles, nominal fiefs, and the like—with rewards even exceeding what the Weizi Imperial Clan received within the Dao Court.

This was the tacit understanding secretly formed between the two Human True Immortals.

Namely, regardless of victory or defeat, both sides' families and sects would be preserved and allowed to continue surviving.

Jiang Ding would certainly find a way to kill the True Immortal of Myriad Dharma.

The True Immortal of Myriad Dharma felt the same way.

Under this premise, many things could still be discussed.

After a moment, through layers of translation, a cool, clear voice came through the Myriad Dharma Pivot to Jiang Ding, speaking lightly: "…The Undying Mountain Forbidden Ground… the forbidden ground where the various Emperors of the Phoenix Immortal Clan slumber…"

"…You need not worry overmuch; this is not your concern…"

"…This is something that needs to be considered only in the future, when I become Emperor and condense the Emperor's Imprint, and the world's time-space sealing force is temporarily weakened by a large margin…"

This woman's voice was cold, yet carried a tone of assured victory.

She seemed to have already regarded the Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal as a defeated foe destined to perish at her hands, acting as though there was nothing more to say.

"Haha!"

"Then allow me to offer my early congratulations, the future Yin-Yang Ancient Emperor."

Jiang Ding smiled faintly.

The other side did not respond further.

The two sides were too far apart; transmitting such information consumed considerable energy, and the True Immortal of Myriad Dharma had no interest in continuing the exchange.

Jiang Ding likewise did not continue concerning himself with these matters, and his gaze turned instead to this battlefield.

The spoils were not many—the corpse of the True Phoenix Son, plus the Phoenix Heaven Nest this Emperor-grade artifact, and the remaining sixty percent of the True Phoenix Undying Immortal Nature—just these three things could capture his attention.

Within these things existed the Dao of the True Phoenix's Original Ancient Records, holding important reference value for the future research and development of the Supreme Great Sun Sword Dao.

Refining the Five Virtues Qi Fortune True Feathers and the Phoenix Heaven Nest into the Taiqing Flying Sword could enhance the flying sword's might.

After pulling eighteen ordinary feathers from the True Phoenix Immortal, Jiang Ding collected all these things, then looked up into the starry sky.

Two old acquaintances were carefully flying over, cupping their fists in salute.

"Greetings, Canghai Tianjun!"

Da'ai Supreme Being spoke with utmost respect.

"Greetings, Little Martial Uncle!"

Han Lin, on the other hand, appeared somewhat excited.

He did not bother to conceal these emotions; between the two of them existed a great deal of trust as a foundation—after all, they were people who had grown up together from the days of mortal childhood, from among the mortals of the Yue Kingdom.

"Why are you two being so formal?"

"It's been how many years of friendship now."

Jiang Ding smiled, tossing each of them nine Phoenix feathers: "Earlier, when we were destroying the many star-domain grand formations of the True Phoenix Crimson Flame Imperial Heaven, you two took part in the battle."

"Since you took part in the battle, you have battle merits."

"These are your battle merit rewards; in addition, each of you has a 0.5% battle merit contribution. The battlefield contribution points can be exchanged within the Great Dream Sword Realm for whatever cultivation techniques, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and the like you need, as you see fit."

"Even brothers settle accounts clearly—do the two Daoist friends have any objections?"

As Jiang Ding spoke, images appeared one after another before him.

At that time, Han Lin and Da'ai had transformed themselves into two chess pieces, disrupting the heavens' karmic ties and rules, obstructing and delaying the True Phoenix Immortal's search for the Law-Destroying Spirit-Locking Seeds.

This was genuine, solid contribution.

As for the criteria used to assess the quantity of contributions, there is a set of standards; these standards come from the current Dao Court and are implemented entirely according to the Dao Court's Master Tushan Law, with no favoritism and no deductions.

"Little Junior Uncle!"

"I have no objections!"

Han Lin and Da Ai were grinning from ear to ear; they swiftly took hold of their respective nine Phoenix feathers without the slightest hint of politeness.

Phoenix feathers!

True Immortal-grade Phoenix feathers!

These are far too precious compared to any quasi-Emperor-grade materials; their value is immeasurable.

Not to mention there are additional battle merit point rewards; do not think that merely 0.5 percent of battlefield contribution each is insignificant, for this involves a battle concerning over a thousand star domains and the allegiance of countless Great Worlds!

In such a battlefield, 0.5 percent of battlefield contribution represents a terrifyingly huge reward, symbolizing a vast ocean of heavenly treasures, earth treasures, Gong Fa, and secret arts, enough to make countless quasi-Emperors envious, their eyes turning red with jealousy.

Indeed,

they had known this long ago!

The Great Sun Sword Disciple is a man of principle; even if you establish battle merit worth a single spirit stone, he will give it to you, deducting not a fraction, with a reputation so high it is terrifying; this is the reason why these two repeatedly took the initiative to visit and seek cooperation.

The two of them advancing to the quasi-Emperor realm is already an inevitable matter.

(End of this chapter)