Chapter 1515: Immortal Butterfly
"The Nine Spirits Realm Heavenly Dao truly is peculiar..."
Jiang Ding scratched his head.
This was completely unrecorded in the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's heritage; only by fully grasping the power of the Heavenly Dao Rules Net could one have personal experience of it.
"Swordsman, this exactly indicates the glorious future of the Great Sun Swordsmanship!"
"Just look!"
Yue, who now wielded the power of the Harmonization Peak, made the same discovery and excitedly said, "Perhaps, in the future, this place will become a path to True God, one of the centers of the cosmos, destined to be extraordinary, which is why this world has a friendly feeling towards Great Sun Swordsmanship."
"Hahaha, very well then."
Jiang Ding laughed.
Having confidence is a wonderful thing.
Jiang Ding closed his eyes slightly, his Divine Sense unfolding, the Sun Rules Sword Dao Heavenly Dao Law Net spreading over hundreds of thousands of kilometers, and linking with the Nine Spirits Realm's Heavenly Dao Rules Net.
He was clearly searching for something.
"Swordsman..."
Yue was a bit nervous.
A moment later, Jiang Ding opened his eyes, extended his hand, and spread his palm open.
Swish!
Swish swish!
Soon after, three points of light appeared in the distant starry sky, flying toward them through the Rules Net, landing in his hand; they were three shimmering flying swords, about three feet in size, with light flickering on them from time to time.
Buzz!
The Taiqing Flying Sword vibrated slightly.
These three flying swords were very similar to her, also containing Magic Arts-Breaking Immortal Gold and Taiqing Spirit Iron, but their internal refining techniques were completely different, entirely orthodox methods from the Great Sun Sword Pavilion.
"Sigh!"
Yue's little face dropped.
"Confiscated."
"We'll talk about it later."
Jiang Ding showed a satisfied look and put away the three sword embryos.
These three sword embryos were naturally the dark hand arranged by the Great Sun Sword Pavilion over ten thousand years ago before its destruction, the seeds of future heritage, waiting for future revival.
If the situation were suitable, such as after internal conflicts within the Xianmen Sect and Eight Great Immortal Sects resulting in mutual defeat and demise or severe injury, making it impossible to possess the power of a Domain Overlord for a period, these seeds of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion would sprout and grow, nurturing new Dari Swordsmen, rebuilding the Great Sun Sword Pavilion.
These three sword embryos might be useful for Jiang Ding.
If in the future he were to fall in battle or reach the end of his lifespan, he could consider cultivating the next generation of Dari Swordsmen for the Xianmen Sect to continue its protection.
Though the Great Sun Swordsmanship carries various risks, it truly is powerful and could compensate for the Xianmen Sect's lack of individual combat strength.
Of course, at that time it would be necessary to upgrade these three sword embryos, to reforge them; at least seventh-rank sword embryos would be needful.
In fact, there are people within the Xianmen Sect currently following the Great Sun Sword Dao.
All the traditions are open, and the growth path of this generation's Great Sun Sword Master is transparent, naturally leading others to emulate and pursue the "Great Sun Seed Sword Refining Method."
According to statistics, over the millennia, a total of one hundred and nine thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven citizens have crafted weakened versions of the Great Sun Flying Sword; all are remarkably gifted, deserving of the title of Elite, citizens of the Xianmen Sect who can do anything they desire as long as it complies with the law.
However, the end result is that they all succumbed to their Internal Demons.
Not one left, all perished.
Some died from Fire and Demonic after crafting the weakened version of the Great Sun Flying Sword for some time, while others died during the Qi Practicing Phase, with the majority perishing during the Foundation Building Period.
The strongest cultivator reached Nascent Soul Late-Stage, dying from Fire and Demonic.
This demonstrates the terrifying dangers of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's Great Sun Swordsmanship.
The Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm's Pure Yang Lineage is dangerous enough, for solitude in yang does not endure, but the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's Sword Dao is several dozen times more dangerous, with death looming at any moment.
How did the Great Sun Sword Pavilion do it?
By selecting and searching among countless living beings within the Domain to find a Dari Swordsman, replacing one who dies with another, replacing anew after millions, tens of millions, hundreds of billions of cultivators perish!
According to the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's experience, in the same era, by disseminating the most basic Great Sun Sword Refining Method, as long as enough people die, for a long enough period, over centuries or millennia of continual death, they will eventually find the one suitable person.
By that time, in the same era, all the flying swords of those who once cultivated the "Great Sun Sword Refining Method" will become nourishment for the growth of the Dari Swordsman's flying sword.
The Xianmen Sect, having only lost a little over a hundred thousand cultivators, dreams of finding another Dari Swordsman; it's practically a fantasy.
The "Great Sun Sword Refining Method" was designed precisely for such a process.
Initially, sword refining is not perilous but gradual, granting the sword refiner immense power and talent enhancement while clearly communicating all risks, filtering the true Sword Cultivators among countless cultivators.
Even in death, there will be decades or centuries of brilliance, making many cultivators willing.
Jiang Ding traversed from one Domain to another, arriving at the Mother Star through the teleportation Formation, and then did not enter the Mother Star but left the atmosphere, flying into the depths of the cosmos.
In space, a golden Escape Light flickered, resembling a meteor from outer space.
Jiang Ding left the moon, passed Mars, and took a glance at it.
Here it had already transformed into another native land of the Xianmen Sect, where numerous citizens lived and multiplied, the population already reaching fifteen trillion and still growing, to control the vast Domain.
In the future, the nine planets of the Solar System would all become life planets of the Xianmen Sect.
Jiang Ding did not stop, continuing to fly, continuing to fly, into the depths of the distant cosmic starry sky, gradually disappearing from the view of all citizens, only visible through telescopes.
Continuing to fly, continuing to fly, without a moment's rest.
After spending over ten years, occasionally using the Immortal Sect Army Formation's method of random teleportation, Jiang Ding finally left the Solar System.
Finally, here, where no Spiritual Energy could be sensed, not even the slightest trace of it, the universe had completely entered a spiritless state.
"History repeats itself,"
"Back then, Xi Yuan must have also pursued the Xianmen Sect's fleeing fleet to this place..."
Jiang Ding murmured to himself.
At this moment, the immense Mana and Sword Soul within him were sluggish and difficult to operate, with only a tenth of his power remaining, and his Divine Sense range reduced to about ten thousand kilometers.
Even more terrifying, the Spiritual Energy within him was constantly dissipating!
Despite using the Sealing Technique, it was still dissipating; his Mana, his Divine Sense, were dissipating every moment, the Sealing Technique delaying the process but unable to stop it.
Because the Sealing Technique itself was made of spiritual power, it too was dissipating.
It was like a high-energy creature entering a world of low entropy, with all energy leaking uncontrollably, unable to be halted by cosmic rules.
Any high-energy creature entering this part of the universe would ultimately lose all high-energy power, becoming an existence without a single trace of Spiritual Power, thus terminating this natural law of water flowing downwards.
"Such consequences..."
Jiang Ding felt a chill in his heart.
If it were a mortal, losing all spiritual material wouldn't be much of a problem, with little impact.
But for a High-Level Cultivator, especially one who has surpassed a mortal's lifespan limit, losing all spiritual material is fatal!
The immortality of the Immortal Path, the ten-thousand-year lifespan of the Immortal Path, is built on a foundation of spiritual material!
Once this foundation collapses, everything of the Immortal Path will be destroyed.
"I can stay here for a thousand years."
Jiang Ding silently calculated the rate at which his Spiritual Power was dissipating.
He didn't stop, still moving forward, after another ten-plus years, finally finding a frosty planet orbiting an unfamiliar solar system.
This was the first site of Dharma-Ending City for the Xianmen Sect.
In the years gone by, the Xianmen Sect had placed Dharma-Ending City here, but as Immortal Path technology advanced, Dharma-Ending City moved deeper into the universe to guard against Harmonization and beyond.
Jiang Ding stopped on this icy planet, broke through the thin atmosphere, and entered within, casually choosing an icy mountain to sit cross-legged, silently observing his Divine Soul and Mana.
Under cosmic rules, high-energy material transformed to low entropy, all power dissipating.
All power dissipating.
One year, two years, ten years... fifty years, eighty years!
At this time, with Jiang Ding actively releasing the seal, about seventy percent of all his Spiritual Power had dissipated, with many structures of his Divine Soul and Mana revealed as if an ebbing tide exposing a beach.
"So,"
"The foundation of my Divine Soul structure and my Mana structure is like this..."
Jiang Ding closely watched these things, remembering them clearly, seeming to realize something.
Unconsciously, another thirty years passed.
He had stayed in this dark starry sky for over a hundred years, with ninety-five percent of his Mana and Divine Soul power dissipated, finally revealing many of the most fundamental structures.
Jiang Ding fixed his gaze on his Sword Soul.
In this most primal Divine Soul structure, he saw Destruction, Forbidden Law, Mutation rules, he saw his Flying Sword, he saw many things that greatly enlightened him, furthering his understanding of the Swordsmanship above Six Dao Reincarnation and Sword Spirit Realm.
He also saw—
A phantom butterfly!
A butterfly rooted deep in his Divine Soul, merely entwining his Divine Soul, an illusory, hazy butterfly as if in a dream!
In a universe entirely devoid of spiritual material, she finally appeared!
In that instant, all of the past neglect, all the lost memories, all the confusion were finally illuminated, leaving no more puzzlement.
Upper Realm quasi-immortal clan, Heavenly Illusion Immortal Butterfly Clan!
In that instant, Jiang Ding suddenly recalled many things, the spy of the Heavenly Illusion Immortal Butterfly Clan, and the existence of the Heavenly Illusion Immortal Butterfly Clan using many Domain Prides as puppets.
"Good."
"Not bad, really good, really good, indeed,"
"Immortal Butterfly..."
A scarlet, frenzied blood color surged in Jiang Ding's eyes, hot and fiery, yet his tone was calm as he said: "I haven't gone to find you, and you vicious woman dared to strike at me, really good, truly, a straightforward and naïve honest man like me is always bullied, again and again, the Upper Realm is truly a filthy place that needs cleaning."
"Thank you, vicious woman."
"This very remarkable Immortal Path puppet method, I will thoroughly appreciate."