Chapter 764: The Great Sun Sword Disciple's Territorial Claim

With a single sword strike, a million cultivators submit!

In the sky, at the boundary between the gale layer and the cloud layer, originally an ambush site for the Black Tortoise Sky Palace cultivators, there is now only silence.

Hundreds of thousands of cultivators kowtowed and knelt, offering their loyalty.

The Iron Fleet of the Northern Sky Front passed through the chaotic boundary one after another, staring dumbfounded at the battlefield, having fired not a single shot, as if in a dream.

This scene has never appeared among the Immortal Sects!

Even if the Black Tortoise Sky Palace cultivators were crushed, as long as they retained more than half their strength, it would be impossible for them to surrender as a unit; no matter how one argued, the surrender policy would be useless.

But these Black Tortoise Sky Palace military formation cultivators before him, who clearly still retained most of their strength and still had the possibility of a desperate struggle, yet...

"Why is this happening?"

Teacher Ouyang Hui said in disbelief.

This is completely different from the military education received; there is nothing about it in the books.

In the warship communication channel, there was also silence.

Soon, someone sighed softly.

"... Territorial Rule Claim..."

"... Outsiders, we are regarded as outsiders, but the Great Sun Sword Disciple is regarded as a peer..."

Someone said softly.

The voice was very faint, as if the moment it left the mouth, it had already been scattered by the wind.

In the communication channel, a death-like silence fell.

'Willing to die for you...'

'Die for you...'

This term has never appeared in the mouths of the Immortal Sects' enemies from beginning to end, no matter what advantage or what crushing strength, it has never appeared.

Obviously, no cultivator is a fool.

No outsider cultivator believes they can attain the Dao within the Immortal Sects; at most, they can only scrape by for a lifetime.

As officers of the Immortal Sects, their ideological and moral scores must be at least 'Good'; many fleet commanders keenly discovered the differences within this, and something very dangerous.

This possibility, this tendency, could trigger a split within the Immortal Sects.

It is still controllable now.

If in the future, a group of outsider Soul Transformation and Nascent Soul cultivators, for their own interests, choose to support someone, collude with the interior, then...

"Die for you..."

Jiang Ding chewed on this term; his near-perfect ideological and moral score prevented him from simply passing it over or turning a blind eye.

After a moment,

"Fellow Daoists, please rise."

Jiang Ding looked up: "Within the Immortal Sects, all cultivators are equal; there is no concept of dying for anyone. Since you have surrendered, the Immortal Sects will keep their promise and give what should be given."

"Sword Disciple..."

Some cultivators felt disappointment and unwillingness in their hearts.

A promise? The kind of promise given to cultivators of small realms?

How is that enough!

Why can't you accept us?

We can also fight, we can also kill, we have loyalty, we have talent; we only lack an opportunity, we only need one opportunity; whether we succeed or fail, we will have no regrets.

"Sword Disciple..."

Clang!

Jiang Ding drew his sword, looked around at the Black Tortoise Sky Palace disciples, his eyes flickering with threads of scarlet, his tone slightly cold: "Fellow Daoists, please, rise."

He repeated it again.

In his conception, the Immortal Sects should widely accept and actively cultivate outsider cultivators with excellent ideological and moral qualities, talent, military merit, and creativity, absorbing a continuous stream of new blood into the Immortal Sects, embracing all rivers to form the path to ascension.

The Immortal Sects need citizens.

Not so-called loyalty.

Whether these people have cognitive barriers and different concepts caused by education, or whether they received vague spiritual suggestions from the Black Tortoise Sky Palace upper echelons to sow discord within the Immortal Sects...

In any case, they must abide by the Immortal Sects' regulations!

Even if he wanted to accept them, he would propose it openly in the Citizens' Representative Assembly, woo them, promise benefits, propagate, persuade, suppress, pass, and then execute.

Not to create some small group of so-called loyalty!

This is quite ridiculous.

Such small groups are of no benefit to the Immortal Dao except for being fierce and ruthless in internal strife.

"We..."

"We obey!"

Under the sound of the sword, many Black Tortoise Sky Palace cultivators felt a chill in their hearts and quickly rose.

Many felt extremely disappointed in their hearts.

But at the same time, they felt somewhat relieved; at least the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect does not seem to break promises, after all, the Great Sun Sword Disciple's promises are rarely broken.

Asking themselves honestly, compared to the Sword Heart of the Great Sun Sword Disciple, their value is negligible; even if they broke the promise, it would only cause some slight disturbance to the Sword Heart.

Next, taking in the prisoners, temporarily isolating the Black Tortoise Sky Palace prohibitions, cleaning the battlefield... the Sky Fleet handled various matters in an orderly manner.

Jiang Ding surveyed the sky and the earth around him.

The first feeling was water vapor, abundant water vapor; standing in the sky for a while, droplets of water condensed on the sword qi shield, reaching down and falling.

As for the earth...

There is no land.

This world is composed entirely of oceans, rich in aquatic demon beasts, with diverse species; unique creatures of the Minor Thousand Worlds number in the tens of thousands, possessing immense scientific research value.

Beneath the seabed, the reserves of Spirit Gold veins are colossal.

This is a world of considerable value.

At this moment, the sky is clear for ten thousand li; white clouds reflect on the sea surface and bounce back, blurring the boundary between sea and sky in a trance, merging into one, making it impossible to distinguish heaven from earth.

This is precisely the origin of the name Tian Hai Gao Jie.

"Target: the Xuan Wu Ding Gao Jie formation in the Western Sea."

After finishing the battlefield cleanup, Jiang Ding ordered.

"Yes!"

The Sky-Sea Front Fleet charged toward the center of the Heaven Pillars.

In the distance, thirty-six Ding Gao Jie Heaven Pillars pierced the clouds, extending into the starry sky; they were one of the foundations of Brother Brother Xuanwu's rule over this realm.

"Fire!"

"Release!"

There was no small talk or ultimatum; speed is precious in war, so forty-eight Sky-Sea Group Armies immediately unleashed a volley!

Forty-eight cages of destruction light beams descended from the sky, blasting toward the land; the roar of explosions shook the earth, and spiritual light steamed up into clouds.

In the blink of an eye, the thirty-six Xuan Wu Ding Tian Pillars teetered on the verge of collapse.

The hastily gathered large numbers of Foundation Establishment and Jin Dan cultivators lacked precise formation practice, utterly unable to fully unleash the power of the Xuan Wu Ding Gao Jie Great Formation; fear spread rapidly.

Boom!

Boom-boom!

No one cared what they were thinking.

The Group Army Fleet's naval guns bombarded without pause, continuously, until the Heaven Pillars fell; those within the formation who surrendered were spared, while those who refused to surrender were blasted into ashes along with the Ding Gao Jie Heaven Pillars.

No matter how they chose, they could not affect the course of the battle.

Three hours.

In just three short hours, the thirty-six Xuan Wu Ding Gao Jie formations collapsed and shattered; the speed in a realm war was simply terrifying, almost no different from an armed parade.

"Set up the formation."

Jiang Ding nodded.

"Commander,"

Teacher Ouyang Hui hesitated for a moment and said, "Should we split the forces, simultaneously dispatch fleets to the Eastern Sea, Western Sea, Northern Sea, and Southern Sea to bombard the Xuan Wu Ding Gao Jie formation bases and set up the Immortal Gate Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie formation? This would quadruple efficiency."

"Indeed, there would be risks."

"However, without the Dao Son and the Ten Kings of the Heavenly Palace, it seems acceptable; the Dao soldiers and military formations of the Xuan Wu Heavenly Palace are no match for us."

"No need."

Jiang Ding refused.

"Steady and solid progress is enough; saving this little extra time will change nothing."

"Yes!"

Teacher Ouyang Hui understood his decision, turned, and left to arrange the formation.

The facts were exactly as Jiang Ding had predicted.

Two months later, the Xing Chen Ding Gao Jie in the Western Sea was successfully established; the Ding Gao Jie Heaven Pillars shot straight up into the clouds, establishing contact with the military formation outside the realm.

Thus, proceeding steadily and solidly, they set up Ding Gao Jie formations along the way, swept away the remnants of the original Xuan Wu Heavenly Palace forces, extinguished incense and faith, penetrated every grassroots branch, and established the Immortal Gate's rule.

Eight months later, Tian Hai Gao Jie was fully under actual control.

Afterward, without resting, the Northern Sky-Sea Front Army handed this realm over to second-line garrison troops, flew into the starry sky, and began the next expedition.

Two minor realms are far from enough!

(End of this chapter)