Chapter 420: Peak of Foundation Establishment

"Ding!"

"You are receiving Level Five Permission Intelligence. This intelligence is protected by the Great Spell of the Immortal Sects. Do not disclose it to those without sufficient permission."

The voice of the Central Array Spirit Computer sounded.

Jiang Ding's face showed a solemn expression.

"Originally, this realm possessed a quite brilliant Immortal Dao civilization. Various small worlds had Soul Transformation cultivators, and even many small realms, accumulated over countless tens of thousands of years, possessed several Void Refinement cultivators."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun spoke slowly.

"Over three hundred thousand years ago, the Jiudaxian Sect arrived here, jointly annihilated the original Immortal Dao civilization, established their own sects here, and raised the Immortal Dao civilization here to another level."

"This has little to do with us. The Blue Fluorescent Star is also an outsider, appearing here due to the intersection of cosmic space."

"In short, after the Jiudaxian Sect ruled this realm, things remained stable for tens of thousands of years, and then,"

"a terrible and bloody civil war erupted."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun asked, "What do you think is the reason?"

"Above Void Refinement."

Jiang Ding answered without thinking.

Only this could make Void Refinement cultivators risk their lives and disregard everything.

"Correct."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun nodded: "The resources of this realm are quite abundant. Under the crude, gu-style raising by the Jiudaxian Sect, nine Void Refinement great powers could still be born, but this is the limit. To advance further is simply impossible."

"The only way is to eliminate the other sects one by one, gather the heavenly treasures and earthly gems of the entire realm, and then use the Hibernation Secret Art to slow the flow of lifespan, accumulating for over a hundred thousand years."

"This way, one could theoretically possess the resources to break through Void Refinement."

"The final result of the war was inconclusive."

"Sometimes a certain sect would gain the upper hand, only to be quickly suppressed by the combined efforts of the other sects, including the Sun Moon Sword Pavilion at that time."

"The Sun Moon Sword Pavilion of that era was divided into two lineages: the Sun Lineage and the Moon Lineage."

"The Sun Lineage was explosive and offensive, advocating extreme offense and destruction, often risking sword qi breaking the body and flesh burning to ashes."

"The Moon Lineage was relatively gentle; the Moon Sword specialized in illusions and sword arrays, using relentless attacks to quickly defeat enemies."

"When the two intersected in soul and spirit, they would have a mutually reinforcing effect."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun secretly glanced at Jiang Ding.

"What happened later?"

Jiang Ding's expression did not change.

"Later,"

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun seemed disappointed.

"Under insufficient resources, the Sun and Moon lineages jointly agreed to take turns ascending to Void Refinement every thirty thousand years."

"Inside the Sword Pavilion, after a generation of the Great Sun Sword Disciple grew up, unwilling to accept the flaws in his Ji De Gong Fa and to gather resources to reach higher places, he rashly broke the alliance, launched a bloody purge, and slaughtered the Moon Lineage almost to extinction. Only the Moon Lineage sword cultivators stationed outside the sect escaped a portion, and afterwards went to the Qingmuxian Sect seeking refuge, becoming its sword path branch."

"Sixteen thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Sword Pavilion was renamed the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, and within just over ten thousand years, it resolved the flaws in its Ji De Gong Fa, beginning to execute the plan to swallow the Badaxian Sect."

"At its peak, the Great Sun Sword Master's pressure weighed upon the realm. The Void Refinement great powers of the Badaxian Sect could only guard their mountain gate arrays, relying on the super teleportation arrays within their sects to support each other. Often, it was eight Void Refinement cultivators plus the sect array; the Great Sun Sword Master simply could not win."

"But even so, the Great Sun Sword Pavilion held huge strategic initiative. With forty-two small worlds in hand, and a number of small worlds twice that under its indirect control, countless heavenly treasures and earthly gems gathered, accumulating another seventeen or eighteen thousand years, it might not be impossible to trigger a qualitative change."

"Therefore, at that time, the appearance of the Immortal Sects, one can imagine how delighted the Badaxian Sect was, giving massive support."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun smiled: "Can you imagine? In those days, when cultivators of the Badaxian Sect came to the Immortal Sects, cultivators of the Qingmuxian Sect taught the Immortal Sect cultivators the way of spiritual plants, cultivators of the Wan Shouxianzong taught us how to raise spiritual beasts, the Brother Xuanwu Tiangong taught us how to conduct military array defense and attack, and the Shangqing Lingbao Sect taught us weapon refinement..."

"Pity, with the destruction of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, all of this vanished like smoke and clouds."

"Not only that, led by the Brother Xuanwu Tiangong, with the Wuxingtian Sect having an ambiguous attitude, the Badaxian Sect smoothly launched a backstab."

"Although the Immortal Sects had prepared long ago, they still suffered heavy losses, gaining nothing, relying on their final reserves to guard the Mother World for over a thousand years."

"Until the Badaxian Sect once again fell into civil war over dividing the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's inheritance, only then did they Xu Xu send out troops to recover part of the spoils."

"Even so, we still cannot be enemies with the Badaxian Sect."

"I heard, recently, you plan to go to the Great Sun Dayang Tianchi?"

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun finally revealed his purpose.

"That is correct."

Jiang Ding nodded lightly.

Several decades, for a Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun, is just recent.

"The Badaxian Sect cannot be regarded entirely as enemies."

"Because we cannot win."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun spoke solemnly: "The Brother Xuanwu Tiangong is a mortal enemy, a stubborn faction. The Wan Shouxianzong, specializing in the Shadow Demon Abyss for lurking and hiding, is the same. As for the others, the Qingmuxian Sect, the Tianji Immortal Palace, the Dandingxian Sect, etc., if they do not take the initiative to strike, we had best not provoke them either."

"Of course, do not be bound hand and foot. They are just some juniors; it is not enough to affect the realm's relations."

"Mainly, we must cultivate this habit: try to combine our own interests with the Immortal Sects' grand situation, and while borrowing strength, protect its existence."

"Understood!"

Jiang Ding said seriously.

The interests of the Immortal Sects are his interests; this is beyond doubt.

Here, he can receive the most top-tier Immortal Dao technology assistance, his Ji De Gong Fa can be greatly deduced by the Immortal Sects, and unlike the sects, he does not need to guard against outsiders while also guarding against insiders, unable to fully trust anyone, where a slight slip means death and the destruction of the Dao."

Returning to the dormitory, Jiang Ding unfolded the Blue-Golden Great Tree and entered cultivation again."

Time flowed leisurely; ten years passed."

This year, Jiang Yuan successfully reached Foundation Establishment with the assistance of many super-grade spiritual treasures of heaven and earth. Her daughter, the younger twin of the dragon and phoenix pair, successfully switched to the Ji De Gong Fa, becoming a Qi Refining cultivator, while the brother began to marry and have children."

Jiang Yuan had a grandson."

Jiang Ding paid no further attention to any of this."

The grace of a gentleman lasts only three generations.

Being too far apart, they are almost strangers to each other; meeting would only breed awkwardness, forcing them to ask about girlfriends, marriage, or jobs to ease the tension and close the distance, which would only make them loathed.

It is better not to meet at all.

Nine more years passed.

Lin Lin Yuanwang married a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Jiang Ding graduated with a master's degree and successfully became a doctoral student at Qingfeng University; An Siyan and Jin Jin Lingfeng did the same. The top talents of the Immortal Sects would keep ascending, receiving careful instruction from the strongest cultivators of the sect and obtaining the finest training available in the realm.

Twenty-two more years passed.

Beneath the blue-golden tree, breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the essence of the great sun, he completed the final Zhou Tian cycle of his magic power circulation, which slowly settled down.

Jiang Ding opened his eyes.

A flash of bright light vanished in an instant; after years of tempering, his magic power was pure and perfect, leaving no room for further improvement.

"Peak of Foundation Establishment."

(End of this chapter)