Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1069 - 1038: Starting the War We Need

Jiang Ding once again paid special attention to the Nascent Soul Cultivators of more than a dozen Minor Thousand Worlds near the Flame Stone Star Domain, whom the Horned Demon Imperial Clan refers to as kings.

Compared to the harsh conditions imposed on the Slave Clan's Refining Void Stage, there are quite a few more kings among them. There are more than a dozen around here, all of which are servants of the Flame Stone Great Emperor; the Magic Stone Clan has the most, with four Magic Stone Clan kings, while the rest are typically one king per race.

Of course, the most numerous are the kings of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, totaling in the tens.

It must be said that the Horned Demon Imperial Clan has exceptional bloodlines. With a mere population of over one hundred million, they have produced so many Great Emperors and kings, a suffocating achievement.

"There's actually a human king..."

Jiang Ding looked surprised and scrutinized closely.

This human king was called the Blood River King, a king of the Blood Path, who was also quite famous in the surrounding Small Worlds more than five hundred years ago. Back then, the Human Race wasn't in such a state and was considered a strong clan among the many Slave Clans, valued by many kings of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.

But later on, some changes occurred.

According to official announcements from the Flame Stone Imperial City, the Blood River King sought to achieve Divinity Transformation beyond Nascent Soul, aspiring to become a Great Emperor of the Human Race, and then he died, slain by a king of the same order from the Horned Demon Imperial Clan.

The Blood River Sect, where the Blood River King hailed from, was annihilated by the kings of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan and a large number of Slave Clan kings. The surrounding humans, whether they participated or not, were similarly slaughtered.

This is why the Human Race in the surrounding Star Domain is weak. The civilization of the Immortal Path has been destroyed once again, with the race on the brink of extinction.

Jiang Ding's thoughts churned, and he made up his mind.

"Let us, engage in an Emperor's Child War."

"As far as I know, the Flame Stone Imperial Crown has not yet condensed into existence. We can promote its birth."

Jiang Ding looked at the surrounding Taoist disciples and suggested.

The rule of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan in the Horned Ming Realm is terribly stable; no Alien Race can shake it, only internal turmoil might offer a chance.

Conveniently, not only does this internal turmoil exist, but it is also intense.

Jiang Ding hoped to gain the approval and help of the surrounding Taoist disciples.

Their own strength is rather modest, but the eight Great Experts are very strong, especially their ability to divine and obscure with Tianji, which is very necessary in such situations.

"Oh?"

Heavenly Calculator Daoist and Shadow Demon felt a pulse of thought, sinking into contemplation, seemingly having similar speculations before.

"What does this mean?"

Ji Liuyue was somewhat puzzled.

"An Emperor's Child War is a type of internal conflict within the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, where within a certain region, everyone below the Great Emperor must participate."

"This is a warrior race, with many rules."

Jiang Ding explained patiently: "In a region where a Great Emperor resides, as time passes and the luck of the clan, the luck of the Great Emperor gathers, an 'Imperial Crown' that exists between the real and the unreal will condense, which can increase the chances of an Emperor's Child becoming a Great Emperor."

"Yes, they are weak, the chances for ordinary Emperor's Children to ascend to Great Emperor are not high."

"Usually, the Imperial Crown condensed by the region ruled by a Great Emperor is of course meant for their progeny; this is only logical. However, this kind of logic only applies among powerful Great Emperors."

"The weaker Great Emperors cannot decide for themselves, like Flame Stone Great Emperor."

"Some Ancient Emperors may send their offspring, those who are related to the ruling Great Emperor of the area and possess legitimate rights of succession, to fight fairly for the Imperial Crown, which is in accordance with the rules of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan."

"Therefore, I hope to facilitate such a war below the Refining Void Stage."

"Only war can create chaos, allowing us access to those Fourth Order and Fifth Order Spiritual Veins, to control these veins for at least a short time and set up Formation instruments."

Jiang Ding painstakingly explained his preliminary plan.

These are just preliminary plans, a thought for now.

Next steps include reporting to the Xianmen Sect strategy research department, requesting more support, formulating a more rational and efficient strategic plan, and securing the support of the eight Great Experts in matters of Cause and Effect, divination, and obscuring Heavenly Mechanism. Otherwise, even the most cunning plan is futile.

With a mere whim of a Great Emperor, all ants will perish.

"What a vicious plan..."

Ji Liuyue was stunned for a moment.

After all, as a Taoist disciple of the Eastern Devil School, it seemed that the Eastern Devil School had experienced the times when the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace was filled with servile Sects and was very experienced in handling such situations.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Ding watched her.

"Quite impressive."

Ji Liuyue let out a dry chuckle.

"Now, it seems that the Imperial Crown of the Flame Stone Great Emperor is not in the period of coalescence?"

Shadow Demon asked.

He had considered such a plan as well, but soon gave it up, as it wasn't so coincidental that the battle for the Imperial Child of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan would erupt as soon as they arrived.

"Firstly, historically, the coalescence of an Imperial Crown often occurs in the later years of a Great Emperor, formed from the destiny of the clan and the fortune of the Great Emperor."

"I have made a statistic involving a recorded one thousand seven hundred and twenty-one Great Emperors in the history of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan and found the probability to be above ninety-five percent."

Jiang Ding handed them a chart.

"Coincidentally, the Flame Stone Great Emperor is currently in his later years."

"His Imperial Crown should coalesce within one to two thousand years, or it could even naturally form within a few hundred years."

"Could it be possible to hasten this process with our help?"

Jiang Ding posed a question.

This involved the Immortal Path techniques of the Refining Void Stage, something he could not answer, and only the Xianmen Sect and the Eight Great Experts of the Eight Great Immortal Sects could consider.

"It's possible."

Heavenly Calculator Daoist nodded his head, giving a decisive answer.

The Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace is the most advanced in the Nine Spirits Realm in researching the mechanics of fate and destiny.

"Currently, the Flame Stone Great Emperor has a son and a daughter, named Yanliu Imperial Child and Yan Hua Imperial Child. They will definitely not give up on the Imperial Crown as it relates to their hopes of becoming a Great Emperor."

"In contrast, the true lord of this Star Domain, the Ancient Emperor Cangyan, his family has numerous descendants, many of whom are related to the Flame Stone Great Emperor, as uncles and nephews with full legal inheritance rights to the Flame Stone Imperial Crown, these are the Imperial Children with rights later in the line of succession."

"In past history, the Ancient Emperor Cangyan has repeatedly sent his own Imperial Children to compete for the Imperial Crown, even involving the territories of other Ancient Emperors."

"In the rules of the Horned Demon Imperial Clan, the top ten ranked heirs all qualify to compete for the Imperial Crown; Flame Stone Great Emperor also emerged victorious from such competition."

"This is the norm, and the lords often greedily expand their family's power within the bounds of the rules."

"If the Flame Stone Imperial Crown coalesces, I believe, it could trigger a war we need, and by then, the weaker party's Imperial Child would probably be willing to accept the allegiance of a foreign king."

"That time might be our opportunity."

"It's possible."

"But what if the war we need does not break out?"

An Tuzi asked, "Looking at history, if the Great Emperor and the Ancient Emperors within the region have good relationships, receiving the support of the Ancient Emperors, or the rightful heir happens to have only their own children, there won't be any battle for Imperial Child succession."

"Then all our investments would have been wasted."

"We would just have to look for another opportunity, as this is all inevitable."

Jiang Ding nonchalantly replied.

He answered the questions posed by the surrounding Taoist disciples one by one, and finally said, "Does anyone else have questions? Or perhaps a better strategy? If not, then please sign this plan and send it back for review, and let's see what the higher-ups think."

"Our cultivation bases are low, and our visions narrow; many things, in fact, are not thoroughly considered, they must be supplemented and corrected by those behind us; they are our true backbone."

"If the higher-ups agree, then we can proceed."

"Very well."

The surrounding Taoist disciples pondered for a long time, left their marks on this plan, and handed it over to Shadow Demon to send it to the higher-ups.