Chapter 837

The heavenly tribulation crashed down with a boom—, shattering space, breaking through the shield, and fiercely battling the warship's cannonballs.

Amidst the storm clouds and lightning, the warship bobbed up and down, occasionally roaring as it fired a deafening shot that pushed back the heavenly tribulation's lightning.

After a long time, despite repeated bombardments from the ship's cannons, it ultimately could not be stopped.

Crack!

The lightning pierced like a blade, rupturing the warship's shield, tearing through the deck forged from high-grade spiritual composite metal, melting a vast expanse into molten metal that dripped from the sky.

At the warship's center, a fist-sized Nascent Soul wore a solemn expression, its tiny hands gesturing rapidly, weaving spells to reinforce the warship and prevent further damage, then casting spell after spell.

The void formation patterns continuously spread, greatly amplifying the warship's strength and cannon power; amid the heavenly tribulation and battle, the warship's core transformed toward an infant treasure.

Everyone held their breath, staring intently at this scene.

Jiang Ding was learning too.

Immortal sect cultivators, from the Jin Dan stage onward, no longer rely on heavy treasures like Shanfeng, Shi Yin, or iron ruyi.

They rely on warships!

The warship is their Ben Ming Fa; their glory and ruin are one and the same.

Wu Wu Mengsha is now breaking through her own cultivation while simultaneously pushing her warship to break through, drawing closer to an aerospace carrier.

All the high-grade materials she had accumulated over the years, along with the pre-built arrays, radar systems, and ship cannons—components of an aerospace carrier—now underwent a qualitative transformation.

Gradually, the final heavenly tribulation struck, nearly splitting the warship in two, its aura dwindling.

The hundreds of li of dark clouds slowly dispersed.

"Success."

Teacher Gu Lin judged: "Wu Wu Mengsha's foundation is still substantial; she gained much during the realm war, narrowly escaped danger, achieved Nascent Soul, extended her lifespan by twelve hundred years, and attained Mid-Grade Nascent Soul."

"Beyond Low-Grade. In the future, Soul Transformation is also possible."

"Good thing Wu Xuejie has immortal fortune."

Jiang Ding exhaled in relief.

Over these centuries, old friends had gradually perished or fallen into slumber; now, with one acquaintance advancing to the next realm and furthering the Dao, he was genuinely delighted.

"Wu Xuejie's Nascent Soul Dao has been accomplished."

"A great blessing—it sets a fine precedent, clearly a sign of fortune."

The surrounding Jin Dan cultivators were also stirred.

Everyone dared not disturb, silently waiting.

Until months later.

Clouds of rosy light surged on the horizon; a tall woman walked down from the clouds, radiating immense pressure that made everyone's hearts constrict slightly and their magic power grow sluggish.

This was because she had just broken through to Nascent Soul and had not yet fully mastered her internal magic power and spiritual awareness.

"Congratulations,"

"Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun, your Nascent Soul Dao is finally complete!"

Teacher Gu Lin began.

"Congratulations, Master Dinghai Zhenjun!"

"Wishing Master Dinghai Zhenjun twelve hundred years of extended life..."

"Master Dinghai Zhenjun, don't forget us..."

A group of peak Jin Dan cultivators bowed deeply, solemn and unified, presenting a formidable spectacle.

"Hah! Don't flatter me!"

Wu Wu Mengsha rolled her eyes: "I'm going ahead first. Wait until you reach Nascent Soul, then we'll exchange insights—don't say your old Xuejie is putting on airs then."

"Hahahaha..."

Everyone laughed.

Their atmosphere was relaxed; there was no sudden shift in titles or relationships after an immortal sect member's advancement, none felt constrained.

Next came the Nascent Soul lecture and other rituals.

Jiang Ding and Teacher Gu Lin and the other cultivators listened attentively, then took their leave.

Next, five more years passed.

On this day, the newly elevated Master Dinghai Zhenjun Wu was invited to visit the Great Sun Ruins Laboratory, meeting one by one many familiar and unfamiliar lab members; after becoming acquainted, the two walked together through the lab, littered with craters and sword scars.

"How stable is your cultivation, Xuejie?"

Jiang Ding asked casually.

"About settled."

Wu Wu Mengsha sighed regretfully: "If not for my lifespan nearing its limit, I truly would've waited until Yin Yang Xu Gao Jie—then I could've clung to your coattails and perhaps achieved Cheng Jiu Shang Pin Nascent Soul, increasing my chances of Soul Transformation in the future."

"No matter. In the Immortal Dao, nothing is absolutely fixed."

"Continuous research, continuous exploration—Soul Transformation's path will gradually solidify."

Jiang Ding comforted: "What are your plans for the future? Join the military? A corporation? Or take up our old profession as professor of Great Sun Ruins?"

He was very eager for the last option.

Still, he must primarily respect the individual's wishes—if they refused, he wouldn't press.

"Naturally, Great Sun Ruins—I'm used to this."

"More importantly, the benefits are excellent; a professorship at Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong's department is normally impossible for a newly elevated Nascent Soul—insufficient seniority."

Wu Wu Mengsha said apologetically: "Jiang Ding, will I be taking your position? If so, I'll join the military for a while, accumulate merit and wealth, fulfill my Nascent Soul conscription, and lay groundwork for my future research."

"No—it's exactly what I hoped for."

Jiang Ding smiled: "Xuejie doesn't know—I have too many tasks, I'm swamped, but the Great Sun Ruins specialty is vital; without a successor, I couldn't abandon it, so I've been deeply troubled."

"If Senior Sister can take over, that would be for the best."

"Really? Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Wu Wu Mengsha thought for a moment, it did seem to be the case, so she agreed.

This junior of hers—an adult Sword Dao Department professor, the Sword Dao Hall laboratory, plus following the Canghai Tianjun's studies and so on—truly had an enormous amount of matters, year-round divided attention like an octopus.

"Then that would be best."

Jiang Ding smiled and said: "I'll apply upward right now. I estimate about two months, and the transfer order from above will come down. When the time comes, I'll bring you to meet the laboratory's new colleagues and fellow students, and we'll just complete the handover."

"Thank you."

……

Several months later, Jiang Ding completed the handover, packed up, and returned to his dormitory on Silver Sky Island.

"Back here again."

"It always feels like the place is a bit cramped."

Jiang Ding complained.

After staying in the Dayang Ruins laboratory for so long, coming here felt a bit unfamiliar.

However, he had no plans to move either.

"After Nascent Soul, we'll talk."

Jiang Ding planned in his heart: "After Nascent Soul, the Dayang Dayang Tianchi can be retrieved. The Dayang Dayang Tianchi will be my cultivation ground for a very long time to come, and it should also be the main structure of my super capital ship and future star fortress. A great deal of construction will be based on this."

After returning to the dormitory, he had nothing to tidy up, so he simply sat cross-legged, released the Taiqing Flying Sword and the super warship Dayang, and let them roam about—

Usually it was the super warship Dayang that roamed, going to the warship maintenance center, chatting with other ship-spirit friends and the like.

The Taiqing Flying Sword only ever appeared within Jiang Ding's divine sense range, never straying far.

Jiang Ding's divine sense entered the network, participating in various Sword Dao laboratory research, the adult Sword Dao Department's teaching work, Senior Wanji Canghai Tianjun's sword-forging technique R&D Sword Dao technical consultations, researching the Fourth Realm of Sword Dao, the realm of indestructibility, and so on.

Beyond that, because he had more free time, following Luling Master Dinghai Zhenjun's instructions, he began studying military formations, occasionally seeking guidance from senior predecessors like Mieri Canghai Tianjun who were skilled in this path.

Although his progress wasn't as exaggerated as in Sword Dao—merely average talent—it could still be called steady and solid, with improvement every day.

And so, time drifted by, and before anyone knew it, seventeen years had passed; the Yin-Yang Void Realm began to be born within the cosmos.

(End of this chapter)

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