Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1018 - 987: The Horned Ming Realm Owns a Medium Thousand World!

"Those eight people have gone mad, completely reckless of their own lives."

"In the past few instances of martial exercises, they have displayed an extremely unusual fearlessness in the face of death, with tight coordination, unlike anything we've ever seen."

Yuan sighed, "Therefore, we cannot stop them; we cannot prevent them from coming into contact with the Horned Ming Realm."

According to the plans of the Xianmen Sect, they should not start exploring outward until they have at least produced Refining Nothingness Cultivators.

Currently, resources aren't really scarce; we possess twenty-six Minor Thousand Worlds, which is more abundant than at any time in history. The Refining Nothingness project is progressing in an orderly manner. It has not encountered any insurmountable bottlenecks, and stable development is what the Xianmen Sect urgently needs right now.

Sadly, the Eight Great Immortal Sects do not recognize this and also have the capabilities.

"Horned Ming Realm..."

Jiang Ding took a deep breath, his heart trembling.

A foreign Immortal Path civilization, whose strength and depth, whose level of Immortal Technology development are all unknown...

Everything is unknown.

If the Horned Ming Realm possesses an Immortal Path civilization far superior to the Xianmen Sect...

Then, the Xianmen Sect and the Eight Great Immortal Sects would face certain destruction without suspense, vanishing from existence, from the Domain and the cosmos, forever forgotten just as the countless civilizations that have dissipated over the long river of time.

The surrounding Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarchs also showed a look of horror.

"Next, I will share with you all some intelligence on the Horned Ming Realm, derived from the divine soul of their Emperor's child that we have decoded."

After the Heavenly Monarchs digested what Yuan had just said, he continued, "If the memory contained within the Horned Ming Realm Emperor's child divine soul has not been fabricated by their clan's powerhouses, then according to the intelligence, the Horned Ming Realm is ruled by a race known as the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, comprising several hundred Minor Thousand Worlds and possessing the Domain of a Medium Thousand World."

"Its richness far surpasses our Nine Spirits Realm."

"A Medium Thousand World?!!"

"A Medium Thousand World? Is this some kind of mistake?"

Many Heavenly Monarchs were shocked, even fearful, realizing something.

"Yes, it is a Medium Thousand World."

Yuan knew what they were thinking and sighed, "It's the Medium Thousand World that Great Sun Sword Pavilion and others yearn for—a world that might give rise to beings above Refining Nothingness."

"Those eight madmen knew this yet still disagreed with the Xianmen Sect's plan to destroy the spatial channel."

"Damn it, have they gone mad?"

A Heavenly Monarch couldn't sit still any longer, saying angrily, "Do we not know their capabilities? Among those in Refining Nothingness, they are very strong, at the Peak of Refining Nothingness, and their heritage is not weak, but in front of those above Refining Nothingness, they're not even worth as ants!"

"They're courting death!"

"Courting death!"

"No, we can't die along with them!"

Canghai Heavenly Monarch stood up, his face filled with murderous intent as he proposed, "Even if those eight have gone mad, we must try to destroy the spatial channel, even if in the end the Eight Great Immortal Sects destroy the Xianmen Sect, we cannot confront beings above Refining Nothingness now."

"Absolutely not!"

"Right!"

Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch's expression was icy, "Have they truly gone mad?"

"No matter if they're truly mad or pretending, we don't have to bother with them."

"Do they really think that if they're not afraid of death, we will be?"

"I would rather battle with the eight mad Masters of Refining Nothingness than face entities beyond Refining Nothingness right now."

"Start the war!"

"Exterminate the Eight Great Immortal Sects!"

"Right! We can't go die with them..."

The surrounding Heavenly Monarchs also became agitated, their anger rampant and their killing intent extremely chilling. If a Golden Pill Monk were present in such an atmosphere, they would die in an instant without making a sound.

"Silence!"

Yuan forcefully knocked on the podium.

The solemn silence of the nearly furious Heavenly Monarchs was suddenly pierced by the dropping of a pin.

"I haven't finished speaking, please wait a moment."

Yuan continued, "From the Divine Soul of the Emperor, it is observed that this Medium Thousand World once gave birth to beings that surpassed the Refining Nothingness stage. They were referred to as the Jiaoming Emperor, but in this era, no such individuals have emerged."

"Note that this is information from the Emperor's Divine Soul."

"Furthermore, the individuals of Emperor Level, called Great Emperors by the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, number fifty-six in the open!"

Fifty-six Masters of Refining Nothingness!

Jiang Ding's breath caught in his throat.

Yet the surrounding Heavenly Monarchs remained emotionally stable, not as agitated as they would be upon hearing about levels beyond Refining Nothingness.

"Among these Great Emperors, most are likely at the early stages of Refining Void, at the level of Immortal Sect Daoist Soldiers at the most. Among them, there are nine Ancient Emperors who have established nine sanctuaries; they are the strongest among them, reputed to have the potential to become Emperors and can be considered as very powerful Masters of Peak of Void Refinement."

"In addition, we must consider the possibility that since this race has produced individuals above the level of Refining Nothingness, they may possess corresponding methods."

"These are the general intelligence we have gathered from the Emperor's Divine Soul. More detailed information can be found here, which everyone is invited to read carefully."

Yuan took out several dark black Jade Slips and distributed them to everyone.

This was extremely rare in Xianmen Sect, as they usually transmitted files through the network. Now they were distributing physical Jade Slips, indicating the highest level of confidentiality, ensuring that even if the Immortal Sect's network was breached, no information would leak.

A dark black Jade Slip also appeared before Jiang Ding. He calmed his Divine Sense and Sword Intent, which surged into the slip.

Surrounding Heavenly Monarchs did similarly, plunging into deep reading and contemplation.

The Jade Slip detailed the customs, language, culture, and racial situation of the Horned Ming Realm.

It was a Domain inhabited by multiple races, including the Human Race, Tree Demon Clan, Stone People Race, Fox Tribe, and others, accounting for ninety-nine percent of the intelligent beings within the Domain.

However, the rulers had nothing to do with these races.

The Horned Demon Imperial Clan, with a population of just over a hundred million, ruled over everything.

The Horned Demon Imperial Clan was a race where every citizen was a soldier, each bestowed with formidable Body Refinement talents. Countless rulers and Great Emperors were born of this race.

They dominated all, and every other race was enslaved by the Horned Demon Imperial Clan—serving as slaves, sustenance, servant armies, and sacrificial offerings to their ancestors; they held the power of life and death.

Heavenly Monarchs possess powerful Divine Soul Computational Power. Shortly, they had all finished reading the information.

"Currently, it appears there is no one beyond the level of Refining Nothingness..."

One Heavenly Monarch hesitated, "As such, it seems we cannot decisively engage in war with the Eight Great Immortal Sects; objectively speaking, if the Eight Great Immortal Sects were truly to fight to the death, we indeed wouldn't stand a chance."

"The Emperor's Divine Soul cannot be fully trusted."

Some Heavenly Monarchs expressed doubts, "I even suspect that these Emperors' children are merely bait, intentionally released to entice unfamiliar Domains. Their Divine Souls might have been tampered with in advance."

"Even if the Emperor's children's Divine Souls were untampered, based on the current information, the Horned Ming Realm is still too powerful, with fifty-six Masters of Refining Nothingness, all of the same race. We're no match for them."

"Not to mention the potential Nascent Soul Cultivators..."

"And the methods beyond the level of Refining Nothingness left behind by the previous generation of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan..."

"After all, an Emperor's child at the peak of the Golden Pill level, what real secrets could they know? There might be those beyond Refining Nothingness lying dormant within the Horned Demon Imperial Clan..."

Numerous Heavenly Monarchs engaged in heated debate, voicing their concerns, none of which were optimistic.

Yuan listened to the opinions of various Heavenly Monarchs, as well as Jiang Ding and the Gu Lin True Lord.

"I understand your thoughts," Yuan noted with a sigh. "However, under these circumstances, it is impossible for us to wage a decisive battle against the Eight Great Immortal Sects. They are determined to make contact with the Horned Ming Realm, whether it is a trap or not."

"Since we are unwilling to engage in a decisive battle with them, we must consider participating in the war."

"At present, Xianmen Sect and the Eight Great Immortal Sects are discussing how to covertly and efficiently gather intelligence on the Horned Ming Realm, infiltrate its ranks, and obtain more accurate information. For this purpose, we have established a new intelligence department centered around the Shadow Demon Abyss, named 'Shadow'."

"Xianmen Sect will craft some equipment for the infiltrating cultivators of the Shadow Demon Abyss and help design various Concealment Spells..."

"As for when this infiltration operation will be exposed, it's hard to say."

"If we're pessimistic, a Domain war might erupt within a few hundred years. For this reason, I suggest further opening trade with the Eight Great Immortal Sects to assimilate as many high-tier Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures as possible. This will allow more Xianmen Sect Nascent Soul Cultivators to emerge and better arm Xianmen Sect in preparation for the future..."

The meeting at the Golden Palace proceeded in an orderly fashion.