Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1022 - 991: The Gender-Indeterminate Shadow Demon Taoist Disciple

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Great Sun Heavenly Pond, Sun Abyss.

Under the Sun God Wood, Jiang Ding unfolds his Divine Sense and Sword Intent, engraving the Great Sun Heavenly Gang Divine Prohibition designs onto the Taiqing Flying Sword with Great Sun Luminous Gold mixed with myriad golds of the world.

Since advancing to the Nascent Soul Stage, he has been refining the Taiqing Flying Sword, a Treasure equivalent to a Primordial Spirit Treasure, for over a hundred years. Under exceptionally superior conditions such as the Great Sun Heavenly Pond and Great Sun Luminous Gold, his progress has been rapid, nearly traversing a thousand-year refining journey of other Nascent Soul Cultivators in just over a hundred years.

As of today, he has finally refined up to the twenty-fourth Heavenly Gang Prohibition, and the Taiqing Flying Sword is about to step into the realm of a Middle-Grade Primordial Spirit Treasure.

Clang!

With a resonant sound of ethereal sword hum, Jiang Ding completes the final inscription of the Great Sun Heavenly Gang Divine Prohibition designs.

The Taiqing Flying Sword absorbs the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi from all directions, the twenty-four Great Sun Heavenly Gang Runes within the sword body shine brilliantly, their auras connected as one, full of spirituality, capable of spontaneously absorbing and exhaling Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi to maintain its existence, its aura suddenly rising further.

Middle-Grade Primordial Spirit Treasure, Taiqing Flying Sword!

"Middle-Grade Primordial Spirit Treasure…"

Jiang Ding gently strokes the body of the Taiqing Flying Sword.

He can feel its excitement, and the joy of the entire Great Sun Heavenly Pond, as if a child in a cradle has grown another year older.

As his life-linked Sword of Dao Foundation, the growth of the Taiqing Flying Sword will instantaneously bring about a breakthrough in his combat power.

While Jiang Ding's heart rejoices, the crimson color in his eyes deepens, even forming fine threads of bright red, revealing its fierce and terrifying nature.

Yueling holds her breath, not daring to speak.

According to her experience, every Dari Swordsman who goes a hundred or more years without seeing blood, especially the blood of the powerful, falls into madness, indiscriminately slaughtering friend and foe alike.

Even she, if she doesn't hide well, could be sought out by the Swordsman seeking to kill her.

Historically, all sorts of horrific acts have been committed by the Dari Swordsmen in such states, despised by gods and ghosts alike.

Yet, things did not proceed as Yueling expected.

The crimson hue in Jiang Ding's eyes gradually receded until it was back to normal.

"Lose control?"

"That's absolutely impossible."

Jiang Ding whispers, "Slaughter only blooms when I need it; when I don't, it is nothing more than a sharpening stone for my Dao Heart, unworthy of mention."

"A mere murderous intent, unworthy of mention…"

Yueling, well-hidden, scoffs at his words.

Every Dari Swordsman says the same, all very confident, without exception, she's long been used to it.

Jiang Ding initially had thoughts of prematurely dealing with the Northern Ice Field Heavenly Monarch, especially since the Taiqing Flying Sword had undergone a breakthrough and killing intent was spontaneously surging in his heart, but now he no longer desires it.

Having promised to break through to the later stages of Nascent Soul, that's precisely what he'd do.

Nobody, nothing, can interfere with him.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, calm gradually returns, the Great Sun Destroying Sword Intent blooms, cleansing his Divine Soul, clearing all murderous intents from his Divine Soul leaving it as clear as crystal, without a single impurity.

Jiang Ding falls back into normal cultivation, continues to accumulate Mana, refining his Sword Intent.

His vast Divine Soul spreads out, his immense Sword Intent spreads out, in a place like the Sun Abyss which is supremely conducive to the cultivation of a Dari Swordsman, his Sword Intent had already matured more than fifty years ago, now even closer to condensing the Sword Soul.

Now, it can be clearly stated that Jiang Ding's Sword Intent has the capacity to completely overwhelm the Magic Intent of the Immortal Sect Disciple at the Eight Great Immortal Sects, no longer being on the same level, and returning to the traditional advantage held by a Dari Swordsman.

Historically, the Dari Swordsmen of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion have always far surpassed the Immortal Sect Disciples in terms of Sword Intent and Swordsmanship, and now he has returned to such a position.

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While cultivating, Jiang Ding allocated part of his Divine Soul's computational power to oversee various tasks, including reading the latest literature from the Xianmen Sect.

Among these tasks, the largest portion of the Divine Soul's computational power undoubtedly went into the research and development of the Great Sun Transformative Mystique.

Thanks to the breakthrough achievements of the Moon Exploration Expedition Laboratory, the research progress of the Great Sun Transformative Mystique forcibly advanced by over thirteen thousand years, and now it only needs twenty-three thousand more years to be successfully developed, without any opportunity or comprehension.

In just a hundred years, the Moon Exploration Expedition Laboratory had nearly completed one-third of the Great Sun Transformative Mystique's research work.

It can be said that the computational power of eight Masters of Refining Nothingness is indeed formidable.

Currently, the Xianmen Sect and the great powers of the Eight Great Immortal Sects are still in a cooperative state. After calculating the spatial coordinates of the Horned Ming Realm, the current focus of the Moon Exploration Expedition Laboratory has shifted to the Seventh Order Great Formation and developing Magic and Treasures targeting the strong members of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, specifically those that can more effectively break through the Immortal Bodies of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.

Another three years of cultivation passed.

Jiang Ding opened his eyes and flew towards the entrance of Qingfeng University.

At this time, a Shadow Demon Abyss Daozi arrived.

As someone of equal status in the Xianmen Sect, he needed to go forward to receive him and provide corresponding etiquette since they had not fallen out; etiquette still mattered.

A green-clothed youth arrived at the entrance of Qingfeng University and stood quietly, the passing students automatically ignoring him.

Yes, it was just Jiang Ding alone.

There was no one else, nor any grand welcoming scene; under the strong request of the Shadow Demon Abyss, all these ceremonies were canceled, simplified to the most minimal state.

This is the style of a Sect like the Shadow Demon Abyss.

Sneaky, like a rat in a drain, wishing to stay hidden in an unknown place forever, unknown to anyone, whether in the Xianmen Sect or the Seven Great Immortal Sects.

Jiang Ding closed his eyes to nourish his spirit for a moment and then opened them.

A few hundred meters large, ragged and eerie wooden house quietly flew from a distance, with two translucent shadows, one large and one small, standing on it.

All the surrounding people, even Nascent Soul Cultivators, would unconsciously ignore them.

The larger shadow made brief eye contact with Jiang Ding, gave a slight nod, and then disappeared.

This was a Peak Divine Transformation Cultivator from the Shadow Demon Abyss, carrying a Great Power Directive, who would personally meet him to discuss the research and development issues of stealth Magic and equipment for the Horned Ming Realm.

"Great Sun Swordsman, why is it you?"

"Where is the Gu Lin True Lord? I want to see her, not you."

The smaller shadow spoke in a delicate, weak voice, not as dark and husky as imagined, and immediately stated her conditions, showing discontent with staying with Jiang Ding.

"You..."

Jiang Ding stared at her.

The Shadow Demon Daozi also stared at the young man in green, observing the blood gold patterns that appeared and disappeared in his eyes, feeling a bit creeped out.

She was ready to communicate with the Central Array Spirit Computer of the Eastern Devil School at any moment, which the Eastern Devil School had guaranteed; otherwise, she wouldn't have come here.

"You... used to be male."

Jiang Ding slowly spoke, his voice very calm, without any murderous intent.

"Right."

The Shadow Demon Daozi casually said, "When communicating with female Daoists, I am male; when communicating with male Daoists, I am female, it's always like this!"

"I see."

Jiang Ding nodded, said nothing more, and took her to complete the procedures for becoming a Visiting Professor at Qingfeng University.