Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

"This thing..."

Yu Qianzi's breath hitched, suddenly feeling that her previous estimations were far too conservative.

With this thing plus the Great Sun Swordsman, Zhong Guangzi simply wouldn't stand a chance, and whether he could survive would test the renowned Sword Escaping Technique of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, famed throughout the domain.

My god!

She couldn't help feeling somewhat desperate in her heart.

How can a Sword Cultivator be so reliant on external things?

Even reliance is fine, but the Sword Intent and Cultivation Base should stagnate because of it.

The way of the Sword Cultivator is to be purely and wholly dedicated.

Sword Intent is faith, the lofty sublimation of will, and cannot be self-deceit; how could this person using external aids not be influenced in any way?

"Super Sun Vessel..."

Jiang Ding was similarly surprised in his heart, yet he did not feel the same shock as the others.

Because this project was none other than what he, along with Zhang Junsheng, his senior brothers and sisters in the department, as well as various predecessors from the Xianmen Science Institute, had collaborated on for decades, pouring their heart and soul into creating!

Without needing any explanation, he was intimately familiar with every Formation Method within it.

Engraved on the sword-shaped unmanned aerial vehicles was the Great Sun Converging Light Array, which was a third-order high-grade array on individual drones; when more than six hundred were combined, it formed a fourth-order Great Sun Converging Light Array.

There was also a fourth-order Star-Attracting Array, which could forcibly draw starlight from celestial stars, a light that magic could not conceal.

Another was a fourth-order Engineering Control Summation Formation Method, directing the unmanned aerial vehicles to perform millions of maneuvers per second...

And so on and so forth,

These small high-grade third-order drones were engraved with complex composite three-dimensional Formation Methods, mobilizing resources from various academies and institutions, pooling the wisdom of the entire Xianmen, painstakingly researched for decades, nearly a century, culminating in this product.

"The main feature demonstration is complete."

Nan Yunqi pinched his Mana Technique, his fingers trailing afterimages, retracting the drones. Each movement was incredibly slow, and perspiration could be seen faintly forming on his forehead.

Clearly, controlling more than eight hundred sword-shaped mirror drones to form a miniaturized version of the Dyson sun domain required a great deal of mental effort, and both deploying and retracting the drones took a considerable amount of time.

"Senior..."

Jiang Ding's expression changed slightly.

Such a prolonged introduction likely held no practical use in real combat.

Besides, his Divine Sense was nowhere near capable of comparing with Yun Gong Immortal, let alone achieving such speed.

"Don't worry, it's not yet complete."

Nan Yunqi smiled and said, "Your Divinity Transformation-stage Dao-number Stone is currently being handled by the Xianmen Science Institute's Array Spirit research facility. Immortal Count Spirit and his colleagues are refining it into a super warship's Ship Spirit, which is expected to be completed in five to six years for installation on the vessel."

"At that time, with the help of the Ship Spirit, controlling it will be much easier."

"Understood."

Jiang Ding breathed a sigh of relief.

Dao-number Stone.

Seized from the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, belonging to a Swordsman from the Shangqing Lingbao Sect.

Even at the Golden Pill stage, he could control a large number of third-order low-grade Flying Swords and several mid-to-high-grade Flying Sword Treasures, known as the Baijian Swordsman. In battle, a hundred swords would be unleashed simultaneously, capable of slaying enemies across great realms, recognized as the most accomplished among the young generation of the Shangqing Lingbao Sect's Sword Dao.

The reason was that he possessed a special spirit physique, capable of multitasking, as well as a Life Flying Sword refined from a Divinity Transformation-stage material, the Dao-number Stone.

The Shangqing Lingbao Sect was originally neutral.

Jiang Ding had no intention of killing him.

However, he voluntarily followed the Mysterious Heavenly Swordsman of the Xuanwu Tiangong, accompanied by over a hundred Sword Intent Sword Cultivators from three sects, and attempted to slay Jiang Ding in hopes of nipping the Great Sun Swordsman of the Eastern Devil School in the bud.

In the end, he perished.

His Life Flying Sword became material.

"There is another function, incomplete without the drones, and thus cannot be demonstrated."

Nan Yunqi continued, "According to the design, when the number of sword-shaped mirror drones reaches one thousand and twenty-four, they can form the Sun Sword Domain, possessing the power to amplify the strength of the Array Master and seal off space."

Jiang Ding nodded his head.

Having not seen him for many years, he missed Divine Crow Immortal a bit.

"Lastly, these sword-shaped mirror drones are made with extremely luxurious materials, extensively using Divinity Transformation-level materials... The Swordsmen and reserve Taoist disciples of the Immortal Sects are truly wealthy."

"Therefore, these mirror drones still retain upgrade interfaces, so when you advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, these drones will still be suitable for use, without the need for replacement. You'll just need to spend time refining them again,"

Nan Yunqi concluded.

"That's all. Do you have any questions, or is there anything else you'd like to ask about?"

She made a joke.

"Telephone numbers and Rong Chat Number excluded."

"Although I'm still unmarried and have been going on blind dates recently, looking for a husband or boyfriend, you're too young for me, and we probably wouldn't have much in common."

"No, that's all."

"Thank you, senior, for your guidance. I won't disturb your work and cultivation any longer."

Jiang Ding's expression remained unchanged as he slightly bowed in gratitude.

"Yun Gong Immortal..."

An Siyan and Jin Lingfeng stared blankly, thunderstruck by her words and unsure how to react, feeling both charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

They always felt that these seniors behaved differently in front of them than they did in front of the Dari Swordsman—not so serious and with a hint of camaraderie among equals, very casual.

"Senior,"

Just as they were about to leave, a crisp voice rang out.

Jiang Ding paused, casting his gaze on the stunningly beautiful girl dressed in a moon-white fairy skirt beside him.

"Senior,"

Yu Qianzi said shamelessly.

"Is it possible for you to build a moon-system super battleship for me too?"

The request was extremely presumptuous.

However, obviously, there are many people who are shameless and don't care.

"That's not possible."

Nan Yunqi smiled faintly, her figure flickered, and she disappeared from sight.

"Oh..."

Yu Qianzi's face fell.

In an instant, she felt listless, already envisioning the miserable beating she would receive in the future, and her spirit sank.

Jiang Ding smiled slightly.

Leading the group through numerous turns in this highly secure location, they took a while before they could fly out and then soared toward the massive branches of the Divine Tree covering the heavens, weaving through the stratosphere.

Today was the day of the Dao Law class, a distant course.

From all directions, Golden Pill Monks and a few Foundation-building juniors flew toward them. Every year, Golden Pill Monks graduated, and new juniors joined.

Unknowingly, after decades, Jiang Ding had also become one of the oldest PhD students in the Qingfeng University Cultivation Department.

"Hey, Jiang Ding!"

"Sister Yu, long time no see."

Around them, people greeted each other from time to time. After decades of friendships, they were closer than many family members.

"Long time no see."

Jiang Ding responded to his classmates with a smile.

Compared to him, Yu Qianzi was very aloof.

At most, she would nod slightly with the air of a nonearthly fairy, barely speaking a word, a clear "strangers not welcome" vibe.

Staying beside her for long enough, one would feel a naturally spreading chill affecting both the spirit and flesh, making one uncomfortable and instinctively keeping their distance.

None of her earlier thick-skinned demeanor was visible now.

Everyone sat cross-legged on the stone platform at the center of this leafy area,

As the clear sound of the bell signifying the start of class rang out,

The statuesque instructors on the podium slowly came to life, opening their eyes with a hint of bewilderment as they recalled the lesson. They sent out their Divine Senses to connect with the two hundred or so cultivators around them.

"Jiang Ding, last class we were discussing the Great Sun Conglomerate Army, right?"