Chapter 2618: Undying Immortal Puppet

In the path of immortality, any accumulation of foundation will not be without effect.

Although Jiang Ding's current immortal Dao universe constant experience formula has not reached seven characters, and progress is only halfway, the efficiency of influencing the Great Dao during the operation of the original ancient scriptures has already surpassed that when he first began advancing to eight characters by a great deal, and can even be said to have a greater chance of defeating his former self at the beginning of the eight-character advancement.

In strength, he has already pulled away from his former self.

If he were to step out of the Tai Shang Da Ri domain to fight the emperors, perhaps he could battle two eight-character immortal scripture ancient emperors and maintain at least tens of thousands of exchanges without showing decline.

"Is that all?"

Jiang Ding let out a light sigh.

Recalling just over a thousand years ago, he could single-handedly battle the emperors of the endless starry sky, and even if he adopted guerrilla tactics and individual breakthroughs or assassinations, it might not be impossible for one person with one sword to slay all the emperors under heaven, the sole honored one in the golden age, with many possibilities existing.

Although such a future as the sole honored one in the golden age exists, there is no possibility of becoming an immortal, for the emperors are too weak to serve as a qualified ladder to immortality, and thus he does not take it.

Unexpectedly, in just over a thousand years, he has already fallen to this state.

Now, he has the certainty to defeat any one ancient emperor, but if this eight-character immortal scripture ancient emperor makes slight contact and then immediately flees, he also has no way to deal with it, unable to slay it; perhaps hunting it down for hundreds of thousands of years could achieve it, but there is no such opportunity, and he cannot kill it.

The talent and ability of any one eight-character immortal scripture ancient emperor are the pinnacle of countless ages in the endless starry sky; killing one of the same rank is extremely difficult.

The only way to kill them is through a tremendous gap in strength. "Only after I advance to seven-character immortal scripture will everything change."

"For now... I will hide within the Tai Shang Da Ri Extermination Demon Sword Formation of the Heavenly Yuan, for I suspect that once I step out of the formation by even one step, nine eight-character immortal scripture forbidden zone ancient emperors will immediately surround and slaughter me, and if such a situation arises, the probability of survival is likely less than one percent."

"This does not even count the three solar ancient emperors."

Jiang Ding sighed somewhat.

Now, the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor and the Desolate Rock Dragon Emperor cannot be provoked.

It is better to hide.

After fully absorbing and digesting all insights from the battle with the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor, Jiang Ding's immortal soul computing power had about fifty percent surplus; after thinking, he invested this divine soul computing power into the research of the original ancient scriptures of the undying ancient emperor and the research of the Swallowing Ancient Great Emperor, these two projects being highly related and mutually promoting.

Those forbidden zone ancient emperors outside are wild.

The Swallowing Ancient Great Emperor is domesticated.

Domesticated has its advantages: domesticated beasts are fat and large, nutritionally rich, and after breeding, their quality better suits consumption habits; it is not said that wild ones are necessarily better, on the contrary, in most cases domesticated ones are better, which is why Jiang Ding places such importance on the Swallowing Ancient Great Emperor.

Under his careful cultivation, perhaps in the future the Swallowing Ancient Great Emperor will surpass those eight-character immortal scripture ancient emperors, who knows.

Jiang Ding took a step forward and arrived deep within the Great Dream Sword Realm. Here, it is cold and deathly silent; a white bone immortal phoenix as large as a star sinks and floats, emitting terrifying pressure; the Six Paths of Reincarnation Great Dao spreads across his body, with scenes of the human realm, hungry ghost realm, hell realm, and heavenly person realm cycling endlessly; the surrounding space is hazy, as if new netherworld life is about to be born nearby!

If not for seeing the sword hole on the skull of this white bone immortal phoenix, one would almost think this immortal phoenix is still alive.

"Six Paths of Reincarnation Immortal Dao Universe Constant..."

Jiang Ding came beside the undying ancient emperor, gently stroking his skull, and whispered.

Within the chest cavity of the white bone immortal phoenix, a nine-character original ancient scripture still operates; this is his copied replica, used to drive this massive forbidden zone ancient emperor's body, and to improve the Great Dream Sword Realm; it has already shown preliminary effects, greatly increasing the efficiency of education, administration, and communication in the Great Dream Sword Realm.

Now, Jiang Ding views this nine-character original ancient scripture from a higher perspective, and suddenly gains many insights.

A thought arises in his heart.

This six-paths-of-reincarnation great dao nine-character original ancient scripture can advance to eight characters.

Mainly, because the undying ancient emperor back then was too close to the eight-character immortal scripture, differing by only a hair, and now this hair can be compensated for in the eyes of an old-brand eight-character immortal scripture ancient emperor.

Yes.

Although the Tai Shang Da Ri Gu Huang only advanced to eight-character immortal scripture over a thousand years ago, which is but a snap of the fingers on the cosmic scale, he is indeed an old-brand eight-character immortal scripture forbidden zone ancient emperor.

This is the depth of the immortal Dao, not time. "Although it will be difficult to improve thereafter, if successful, it will not lose its value as an important current combat power."

"It is possible."

Jiang Ding's heart stirred.

Boom!

The Endless Dharma Dao descended here silently and soundlessly, its pressure terrifying yet extremely inwardly restrained, producing no phenomena, only existing within the space of an inch.

The Tai Qing flying sword of the Five Elements Immortal Ban followed, unsheathing and merging with the Endless Dharma Dao, intertwining in chaotic and terrifying radiance.

How long, unknown.

When all light disappeared, a sword between form and formless, the Endless Dharma Dao sword appeared; floating between existence and non-existence, it could easily cleave space and rules, even causing the Great Dao to shatter beneath its blade, making the place where its blade lies become a barren immortal Dao black hole, where nothing exists, not even rule-space such a thing, a bad point in the immortal Dao universe.

"Still lacking a little..."

Jiang Ding muttered to himself, pinched the hand seal, and again cast a stream of immortal arts.

This Endless Dharma Dao sword constantly adjusts, constantly fine-tunes; sometimes heavy and terrifying, wanting to collapse an entire star field; sometimes light and ethereal, as if wanting to merge into space and drift with the wind; sometimes utterly chaotic, wanting to lose the form of the blade, destroying the vast surrounding space...

After dozens of years passed, this Endless Dharma Dao sword finally stabilized, all its indicators meeting the requirements. "Record the new immortal art, store it in the library."

"Named as, Immortal Art: Six Paths of Reincarnation Modified Great Dao Surgical Blade."

Jiang Ding took out paper and brush, scribbled on it, and in an instant a paper took shape; he sent it to the top journals of the immortal sect and immortal dynasty, and also established a new discipline, named Original Ancient Scripture Reformation Studies.

This discipline is typical of high-precision immortal Dao science, with the lowest entry threshold being ancient emperors and cultivators of extreme accomplishment in immortal bodies.

After completing the publication, Jiang Ding held the Great Dao Surgical Blade and approached the undying ancient emperor and the six-paths-of-reincarnation original ancient scripture, black and white light flashing in his pupils as he carefully scanned and planned the reformation scheme for the original ancient scripture.

This is extremely complex and difficult; the six-paths-of-reincarnation original ancient scripture's patterns are so complex as to make the divine soul of an ordinary ancient emperor collapse; a single misstep will inevitably cause the six-paths-of-reincarnation original ancient scripture and the undying ancient emperor's immortal body to collapse, resulting in a terrifying self-detonation, leaving not even a drop behind.

"... Six-tenths confidence."

"Or perhaps the time is too tight; such a project should not be something to accomplish in decades, too contrary to immortal Dao science, but there is no way, for I am currently being besieged, and one inattention could mean death."

"I can only gamble."

"If I win, I can obtain a puppet barely possessing the combat power of an eight-character immortal scripture ancient emperor."

"If I lose, the consequences are bearable."

Jiang Ding murmured to himself.