Chapter 974: Enemies Are the Nourishment of My Great Dao

Jiang Ding landed at the entrance of the Immortal Capital Library.

He followed the many mortals and many low-level cultivators in queue, swiped his identity card, and walked into the library.

Among the crowd, Jiang Ding felt somewhat dazed.

Only at this moment did he notice that Nascent Soul cultivators seemed to be very rare creatures — even in the capital of the Immortal Sect it was the same. Looking around the entire circle, the highest cultivation present was merely Golden Core cultivators; not a single Nascent Soul cultivator.

Jiang Ding swiped his identity card, walked into the library, gradually going deeper, and finally arrived at the Jin Huang Palace.

There were even fewer people here. Generally only Soul Transformation cultivators could come here; at the entrance, often years or decades would pass without a single figure appearing.

From the perspective of a mortal, this place could be called desolate and rarely visited by human traces.

However, from the perspective of Soul Transformation cultivators, it was a different story.

This was the liveliest place in the Immortal Sect. People came and went. Friends and peers who normally wouldn't meet for hundreds of years could be encountered here from time to time, seen everywhere. Gradually it developed into the favorite haunt of the Immortal Sect's Tianjuns.

Jiang Ding walked into the Jin Huang Palace.

The fluctuation of the spatial array flashed and vanished. Looking out, the sky was vast and the earth broad, with clouds and mist swirling in all four directions, a vast expanse of white. Only at the very center, the sealing prohibition storing the Jin Huangyu beautiful diagram shone brilliantly, with a dozen or so Immortal Sect Tianjuns currently comprehending around it.

Other Tianjuns gathered in small clusters here and there, discussing matters of scientific research, discussing events occurring between realms, or simply chatting and bragging.

Each cluster of people was separated by soundproofing arrays, so as not to disturb the others.

However, this was not some prohibition or taboo — people could move freely between the clusters. From time to time, someone would come over to listen on the side, join the discussion, or leave and head to a circle that interested them.

The pace of the Tianjuns' scientific discussions was very drawn-out. A single discussion could easily last several years, and some continued for decades. Therefore, everyone made extensive use of clones, switching back and forth with their main body—

In the small circle of Senior Wanji Canghai Tianjun, Yuan, Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun, and others, Jiang Ding saw a youth in blue.

He was speaking eloquently, expounding on the Great Sun Sword Dao, discussing certain technical difficulties in the large-scale industrial application of the Great Sun Sword Dao in Great Sun Refined Gold.

A circle of Tianjuns listened attentively, occasionally raising questions.

This small-circle seminar on the large-scale industrial application of Great Sun Refined Gold had already lasted twenty-seven years, and from the look of it seemed nowhere near ending — it would apparently continue for several more decades.

"Taking the Sacred Sword Duel of sword cultivators as a reference, if the Immortal Sect uses military formations and army souls to directly defeat the pure sword Dao will within the Great Sun Refined Gold, it can turn the Great Sun Refined Gold to its own use.

In this process, one must note that the warship's owner — at the very least the long-term operator — must personally participate in defeating the army soul, otherwise the sword Dao will within the Great Sun Refined Gold simply won't acknowledge it; switching to another person won't work…"

Jiang Ding stepped forward and took over the topic.

His clone spontaneously dispersed, transforming back into his main body, and continued speaking eloquently.

In that instant, his logic and divine soul computing power received a qualitative leap in enhancement. The surrounding Tianjuns' eyes lit up, and seizing this opportunity they fired off a string of questions concerning sword Dao one after another, giving no time to rest at all.

Previously, they had not asked questions because they knew the divine soul computing power of a clone was limited and could not handle so many questions simultaneously.

Previously, they had not asked, knowing the clone's divine soul computing power was limited and could not handle so many questions at once.

"The Sacred Sword Duel must be at the same realm."

"One can have many people gather army souls to fight, but it's best at the same realm. If one is capable, one may use a lower realm to defeat a higher one — this will give the Great Sun Refined Gold's performance a certain boost…"

"It can involve many people, condensing a military soul to fight, but they should ideally be of the same realm; if capable, one can defy the odds by attacking from a lower realm, which will raise the performance of the Great Sun Shining Gold to a certain extent..."

Questions he could answer, he answered; questions he couldn't, he gave his own reasons, or his own conjectures.

His opinions on sword Dao questions received the serious consideration of all the Tianjuns.

Because Jiang Ding was the Immortal Sect's number one in sword Dao.

Even more so because Jiang Ding was, within the entire Nine Spirit Realm domain, at least in the top twenty in sword Dao ranking. In the future, as his cultivation broke through, he would quickly become top ten, top five in the realm domain's sword Dao.

And even, the realm domain's number one in sword Dao.

This was beyond doubt. The Great Sun Sword Pavilion's exploration of sword Dao was unrivaled across the realm domain; those who bore the title of Great Sun Sword Child were born wearing this crown.

What was happening now was merely a return to the track he ought to have been on.

"…It is precisely so."

After speaking, Jiang Ding stepped back and began to listen attentively.

"This material, Great Sun Refined Gold, possesses the possibility of further strengthening…"

Senior Wanji Canghai Tianjun took the stage next, explaining his own conjectures, research plans, and the support he needed from the surrounding Tianjuns.

Jiang Ding, for his part, listened obediently.

Apart from sword Dao, in other respects he was a student; now it was time to learn from the Tianjuns. The surrounding Tianjuns were similar.

The Immortal Sect's immortal Dao scientific research progress was not the sole pursuit. In this process, the learning and ability improvement of the participants, the improvement of their array Dao level, and so on, were equally vital.

This was the cultivation process, the Dao-comprehension process, of the Immortal Sect's Tianjuns.

Everyone, in mutual discussion, mutual learning, and joint practice, improved their immortal Dao accumulation and immortal Dao foundation bit by bit.

Jiang Ding listened attentively to Senior Wanji Canghai Tianjun's immortal Dao research plan, occasionally letting his mind wander slightly and looking around.

Now, over a hundred years had passed. Having digested the spoils of the last realm-domain great war, and with the Badaxian Sect's major concessions in trade, the Immortal Sect's Soul Transformation cultivators had once again recovered to the order of magnitude of two hundred. It could be said

that they had already recovered their full-strength state of power, and were now surpassing it.

Many historically slumbering prodigy Zhenjuns gradually awoke, obtained Soul Transformation opportunities, and began their advancement.

Recently, the queuing order of the slumbering prodigy Zhenjuns had sped up.

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun, Luling Master Dinghai Zhenjun, Zhang Zhang Junsheng, Ciyuan Master Dinghai Zhenjun, Elder Bo Ming Master Dinghai Zhenjun… and so on — the voices and faces of these teachers and elders appeared in Jiang Ding's heart.

It was estimated that in another thousand-plus years, he would be able to meet them.

If they could gain the upper hand in the Jiao Jiao Mingyu war, the pace would accelerate substantially.

Jiang Ding participated in the Great Sun Refined Gold special meeting with his main body.

Three years later, the intense discussion was still ongoing; the meeting showed no sign of ending.

A clone appeared before Jiang Ding, once again replacing the main body.

Jiang Ding's main body, meanwhile, walked toward Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun, who was gazing into the distant sea of clouds, and explained his purpose — regarding the matter of limiting the Mo Facheng Yin.

Jiang Ding's true body walked toward the Divine Machine Master Canghai Canghai Tianjun gazing at the sea of clouds in the distance, stating his purpose regarding the matter of restricting the Mo Facheng Yin.

Zhenjun Shenji Canghai Tianjun's eyes widened, and he said in astonishment.

Divine Mechanism Canghai Tianjun's eyes went wide, and he blurted out in astonishment.

"I've heard of strengthening one's life-preserving trump cards, but I've never heard of someone willingly weakening their own."

"That's practically no different from being insane."

Jiang Ding fell silent for a moment.

He found it somewhat impossible to explain this problem to a master of military strategy and a law cultivator.

"Senior, because—"

"Cultivators of the same rank and higher ranks—"

"They are not my enemies, but my whetstones, the provisions for my great Dao. I need to protect them well, and cannot let the Mo Facheng Yin imprint harm them."

Jiang Ding said slowly.