Chapter 334: Submit New World Coordinates

"Dari Sect."

Jiang Ding muttered to himself.

Faintly, illusions of a colossal celestial tree and a brilliant blue sun appeared behind him; the aura of nullifying magic, destroying magic, and suppressing magic spread, and a chilling killing intent radiated outward, instantly turning the area within a thousand meters bone-chillingly cold.

Any Foundation Establishment cultivator who stepped into this range would immediately have their Shen Hun He Fa frozen, losing all sense of time.

The soul of the Kong Que King, trapped within layers of seals, trembled, instinctively revealing a look of fear.

It's normal for a sect to have "Ri" in its name.

"Ri" means the sun hanging high in the sky; since ancient times, it has had many worshippers and has been a source of inspiration for many greats in crafting spells and Gong Fa.

Sects like Ri Zhao Sect, Tian Ri Sect, Lie Yang Sect, and countless others are commonplace—nothing unusual.

"But why, of all names, did you choose Dari Sect?"

Jiang Ding took a deep breath.

This instantly reminded him of the record left by Xiang Xiang Qiyu, the Ancestor.

Three thousand years ago, two boys emerged from a black void formed by a relic of the Nine Heavens; one of them bore the Da Ri Yin mark on his forehead, instantly seizing Xiang Xiang Qiyu, who was then merely a Qi Condensation cultivator, and after nine deaths and one survival, escaped with immense fortune.

"One coincidence is possible; two coincidences? The odds are extremely low."

"From a tactical standpoint, it's best to treat it as already happened—even if it turns out to be a false alarm, it doesn't matter."

Jiang Ding calmed down; the chilling killing intent and the illusions of the giant tree and sun vanished, and he continued downward, focusing intently on the intelligence regarding Dari Sect.

"Big Sister, what are the distinguishing traits of this Dari Sect?"

In the Kong Que King's memories, the Bai Hua Hu Wang asked again.

"They favor white robes, excel in Ri-type spells, pure and yang, especially effective at countering demonic arts that are cold, eerie, and bloody, as well as our Yao race—they're a very troublesome sect, devastatingly potent in same-level combat."

Princess Princess Chiyan's expression was solemn: "Whether Liu Dao Sect or Dari Sect, both are major human sects—we are utterly unable to match them; we can only minimize the chance they notice us."

"If things truly become hopeless, we must take only a few close kin to Wan Yao Valley, become slaves or servants—perhaps we can still survive and preserve our bloodline."

She sighed.

"It's best not to go that far."

The Kong Que King and Bai Hua Wang's expressions changed.

Among the Yao race, racial distinctions are far more severe than among humans; even when humans fight to the death, at least they're all the same race, and they mostly only kill the top tier.

The common folk and mid-to-low-level disciples are still used—even demonic cultivators do this, because mid-to-low-level disciples themselves are wealth.

But if we become a vassal race to a great clan,

Being slaves, servants, or concubines is bad enough—but the key is we'd be forced to charge into every major battle, constantly draining our clan's cultivator lives, and our realms would be strictly forbidden to exceed the designated limit by even a hair's breadth, or we'd instantly face Lei Ting annihilation, with not a shred of hope.

Jiang Ding did not skip any further memories of the Kong Que King; he spent over ten days slowly reviewing every frame, leaving nothing out.

No further intelligence on Dari Sect emerged—only that passing mention.

"Excels in Ri-type spells?"

"The most famous thing about them, the first impression they give, isn't swords—what the hell is this?"

Jiang Ding frowned; his earlier resolve wavered slightly, hesitating: "Even if Da Ri Chun Jian Ge changed its name, could they possibly change their swords?"

"That's the foundation of their entire cultivation system."

"Probably even if we captured Princess Princess Chiyan, her Shen Hun wouldn't hold more information—distance is too great, we can only rely on hearsay."

Jiang Ding mused.

"If only we could capture a high-ranking Liu Dao Sect cultivator—they're currently at odds with Dari Sect, so they'd surely know concrete details."

"But that's extremely dangerous; if even a single Nascent Soul cultivator appears and I'm not beside the teleportation array, I'll be in grave danger."

"Hand it over to… the Immortal Sects to develop, and destroy the Dari remnants in the shortest time possible?"

A thought surfaced in his mind.

At the same time, a deep sense of reluctance arose.

The resources of an entire world.

If I could monopolize them, they'd nearly satisfy the requirements for ascending to Soul Transformation—but if the Immortal Sects develop them, though results come fastest, I'd lose over half the gains.

Then multiple Nascent Soul cultivators—or even Soul Transformation cultivators—would have to be deployed, risking their lives in battle; the military expenses alone would be terrifying.

These military expenses must be covered by gains from this other world.

And it's not just military expenses—many Jin Dan, Nascent Soul, and Soul Transformation cultivators are still people; they must cultivate too, and they too need to claim their share of the new world's gains.

No one will yield an inch on something tied to their fundamental Dao path—it has nothing to do with morality; the reasons are entirely legitimate and reasonable.

Layer upon layer of division,

What lands in the hands of a single Foundation Establishment cultivator might still be an immense fortune, enough to reach Nascent Soul with plenty left over.

But the opportunity for Soul Transformation would be lost forever.

"Yet, a Nascent Soul cultivator lives twelve hundred years."

"Three thousand years have passed—if the former Da Ri Chun Jian Zi is still alive, he must now be a Soul Transformation cultivator—a Soul Transformation Da Ri Chun Jian Zi!"

"I need to think more…"

Jiang Ding's mind was in turmoil; his figure flickered and vanished.

Mine dormitory.

The Blue Gold Tree spread out, gathering heavenly spiritual energy and Da Ri essence from a ten-kilometer radius, shining brilliantly.

Beneath the tree, a youth in blue robes did not cultivate; he sat with closed eyes, meditating, carefully observing his true heart, repeatedly simulating in his Shen Hun events that might occur in the future.

Seven days later.

"Enough—I've been blinded by spirit stones."

"Developing it alone brings great gains, but extreme danger; the Immortal Sects' development yields less, but still an astronomical fortune—enough to reach Nascent Soul with plenty left over."

"After Nascent Soul, my ability to protect myself will be entirely different."

Jiang Ding opened his eyes, his gaze filled with resolve, no longer hesitating.

"Now there is a question: does the Immortal Sect possess long-range interdimensional technology? This world has never been mentioned in the Immortal Sect's records; it must be extremely distant."

"And the share of profits I can receive needs to be confirmed."

Jiang Ding stood up, connected his soul to the library, and as a citizen, applied through official channels to connect to the Central Array Spirit Computer.

"Name: Jiang Ding, Gender: Male, ID Number:... You are connecting to the Central Array Spirit Computer citing a major crisis as the reason."

"Please note, if no incident has occurred, you will face six months of detention; repeated violations will result in penalties increasing exponentially... Confirm?"

"Confirm."

"Connection successful."

A massive pressure of spiritual sense surged from the public area into the mine dormitory belonging to the private domain, flashing by in an instant, announcing the arrival of the Central Array Spirit Computer's will.

"Inquiry."

Jiang Ding spoke directly: "A citizen obtains coordinates for a new world for the Immortal Sect; what is the specific reward?"

This information was also available online, but since the matter was of great importance, he wanted to hear the answer directly from the Central Array Spirit Computer.

"According to the 'Interdimensional Development Management Act'."

"If a citizen obtains coordinates for a new world unknown to the nine major Immortal Sect powers, and the new world is successfully conquered by the Immortal Sect, the citizen will receive a one-time reward of three billion low-grade spirit stones; this reward can be exchanged at a standard rate for rare heavenly treasures below the Soul Transformation realm with the highest priority."

"Thereafter, you shall enjoy five percent of the profits from developing this world after deducting costs, valid for life and inheritable for three generations."

"Additionally, within this world, you shall enjoy priority rights for commerce and development, as well as tax rights over ten land ports and one sky-port, valid for life and inheritable for three generations."

"Using you as the standard, judging by a conventional small world, this income would allow you to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage and still have a large surplus remaining."

It was not much different from what he had calculated based on online data.

"Understood."

Jiang Ding took a deep breath and took out a crystal stone.

This was a plane coordinate calculator he had purchased over ten years ago, originally intended to be used if life or death occurred during exploration of another world, leaving a final breath to send to the Immortal Sect.

It was also good that after his departure, he could look after his mother and sister a little, allowing the Immortal Sect to prosper even more.

"I choose to anonymously surrender the new world's plane coordinates."

"Receiving... The Immortal Sect will thank you for your contribution..."

A beam of invisible light shot down from the sky, and the crystal stone vanished instantly.

"Calculating plane coordinates... Planning the operation plan to conquer the new world... Please wait..."

"... Wait... wait..."

The Central Array Spirit Computer's response suddenly became sluggish, as if it had fallen into some calculation of terrifying data volume, and its voice became intermittent.

Jiang Ding was not in a hurry, waiting silently.

One month later.

"Plane coordinates calculation complete."

The voice of the Central Array Spirit Computer came: "This new world lies outside the world cluster where the Immortal Sect is located, in an Unknown World cluster, the distance is extremely vast, far exceeding the spatial teleportation capabilities of Void Refinement cultivators."

"The Immortal Sect has not mastered teleportation technology across world clusters and cannot develop it."

"This incident handling is concluded."

(End of this chapter)