Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1142 - 1110: The Thousand-Year Slumber of the Immortal Sect Disciple

Jiang Ding felt a deep sense of unease in a foreign land and had already begun to miss his hometown.

"Not bad."

"It's a mature decision. You haven't been blinded by the slaughterous desires of a sword cultivator, which is good."

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch highly praised his decision: "To be honest, in a star domain-level battlefield, the power of someone below the refining void is not that important. I was actually thinking of persuading you to go back earlier, but I didn't want to interfere since I'm not familiar with the way of the sword cultivators."

"In my view, the best use you can be to Xianmen is to quickly advance to Divinity Transformation, or even to Refining Nothingness."

"We can handle these kinds of ordinary battlefields."

"Besides, do you understand about the advancement of Immortal Sect disciples to Divinity Transformation?"

asked Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch.

Jiang Ding shook his head.

"The Immortal Sect disciples' ascension from Nascent Soul Peak to Divinity Transformation, according to historical records, is rather special."

"It might take up to a thousand years."

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch slowly said.

"A thousand years?"

Jiang Ding was not too shocked but began to ponder deeply, even though a thousand years almost exceeds the entire lifespan of a Nascent Soul Monk.

He felt a certain familiarity, as if all his paths led to this outcome.

"You also have a premonition?"

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch was slightly surprised and after pondering, said: "According to historical records, Immortal Sect disciples will remain at the Nascent Soul Peak for at least a thousand years, and I think the reason relates to the micro Immortal Tao ecosystems within their bodies."

"This micro Immortal Tao ecosystem can be considered a miniature world."

"Even though a disciple starts refining this miniature world from a young age, throughout their cultivation, for a world, even a miniaturized one, this period is still too brief."

"The growth of a miniature world needs sufficient time for evolution and change, which is a period that cannot be shortened by any means."

"Do Immortal Sect disciples live that long?"

Jiang Ding asked doubtfully.

Taking An Tuzi as an example, he's just over a thousand years old this year; where does another thousand years come from?

"Not that long."

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch nodded: "Except for Qingmu who can have an extraordinary lifespan of over two thousand years, other disciples, according to historical records, have a lifespan of about fifteen to sixteen hundred years, although it's a bit longer than that of ordinary Nascent Soul Monks, it's not much longer."

Magic cultivation, the oldest and most populous profession of the Human Race, has similarly given birth to many brilliant achievements in Immortal Tao.

Sword cultivators have the Immortal Sword Intent that can extend life; they have something similar.

"My guess, along with Wan Ji's,"

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch made a judgment: "Immortal Sect disciples will probably undergo a thousand-year slumber at their Nascent Soul Peak to fully develop the miniature world within their bodies, thereby preparing to break through to Nascent Soul Cultivator."

"For virtually every disciple, historical records indicate that after reaching the Nascent Soul Peak, they disappear for a long period without exception."

"This is likely not a coincidence."

"So..."

Jiang Ding murmured.

His mood was somewhat low.

"You're still a little bit away from the Nascent Soul Peak, right? Wan Ji and I, along with Yue, are trying to figure out something."

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch consoled: "With the Great Emperor Scripture for reference, the Refining Void Path of Xianmen is about to achieve a major breakthrough, and I am quite confident that I can develop this life-prolonging secret technique of inducing slumber in the miniature world within the body."

"No,"

"It definitely will!"

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch emphasized, speaking gravely.

His daughter, Gu Lin True Lord, also cultivated the Refining Void Space Secret Art that births a miniature world within, making this slumbering secret technique crucial for her.

Even more important than for the Dari Swordsman!

The Dari Swordsman possesses a staggering two-thousand-year base lifespan.

If he were to stack numerous Life Extension Elixirs and secret techniques, even without sleeping, he could forcibly live over two thousand five hundred years, enough to span the entire lives of two generations of Immortals of Nascent Soul; thus, allowing the micro-world within his body to evolve naturally, without the need for the sleeping secret techniques that promote evolutionary growth of the micro-world.

The Xianmen Sect has the technology for sleeping.

The problem he faces now is the need to continue the evolution of his micro-world during the sleep, without letting it stagnate due to the Taoist disciple's suspension in sleep; this is highly contradictory and extremely challenging.

"Naturally, it is so."

Jiang Ding also thought of this possibility and reassured: "At worst, it would just be letting Gu Lin True Lord sleep for a few thousand years. Once I live to two thousand years old, everything will be clear; developing the sleeping secret technique won't be a problem."

"You don't have to worry about anything."

He, in turn, reassured the Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch.

"This..."

"This would also be true."

Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch laughed, relaxing quite a bit.

His wife had already passed away; he really didn't want to bid farewell to his daughter as well, hence his distress was indeed unwarranted.

The two chatted idly for a while, mainly exchanging insights about cultivation.

This is a habit; Xianmen cultivators instinctively share their cultivation experiences with other Xianmen cultivators and ask them about doubts they encounter in their cultivation.

This is an instinct they cultivate from a young age.

Undoubtedly, as a prospective emperor and the strongest individual combatant of the Xianmen, the Dari Swordsman possesses the ability to debate the Dao with Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch and in the realm of Sword Dao, the difference between him and others is like that between Mount Everest and a small hill, possessing much knowledge worth learning.

Conversely, Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch's achievements in Formation Methods and Array Spirit Algorithms are not something any young cultivator could just match.

When people with different specialties interact, they often spark the flames of wisdom, jointly advancing the progress of Immortal Dao technology.

After the discussion, Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch departed.

"Yue, concerning the Nascent Soul Peak disciple's sleep."

After Divine Mechanism Heavenly Monarch left, Jiang Ding inquired.

"Swordsman, indeed it is so."

"You do not need to worry about anything."

Great Sun Heavenly Pond Moon Spirit immediately said: "The historical sleeping place for each generation of Dari Swordsmen is at the core of the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, the place where past Great Sun Sword Masters attempted to create Immortal Techniques, this will aid in the growth of your Sword Intent, Divine Soul, and increase the probability of mastering the Power of Order."

"If possible, it's best for you to master the Power of Order at the Nascent Soul Stage, as it would aid your breakthrough above the Refining Nothingness."

"In the past, Xi Yuan regretted deeply, in his era, within the entire domain there were only eight Taoist disciples, not enough to bring out an exceptional sharpness, the enemies were too weak to activate all his potential, he was helpless and could never master the Power of Order during the Nascent Soul Stage."

"With such favorable conditions and a wealth of Sword Dao resources at your disposal, it would be a shame to waste it."

"I naturally understand that."

"Yue,"

Jiang Ding slightly furrowed his brows: "I need the related Thousand-Year Sleeping Secret Art, do you have it?"

"I do, Swordsman."

"Do not worry."

Surprisingly, Great Sun Heavenly Pond Moon Spirit answered immediately: "Your sleep in the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, that is the responsibility of the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, I will be in charge of teaching you the Sleeping Secret Art, guiding you on how to most effectively nurture your nascent Sword Realm during your sleep period, you should know, the development of a nascent Sword Realm is directly linked to the understanding and emergence of the Power of Order."

"The reason I didn't mention this before is because that little guy named Divine Mechanism was around, the Sword Pavilion's strictly confidential inheritance cannot be divulged to him."

"Ha ha ha!"

"Yue, you are truly wonderful!"

Jiang Ding's mood became very cheerful as he laughed: "So, can I divulge it?"

"No!"

"Really, you can't, Swordsman!"

Yue's voice sounded somewhat desperate, as if seeing a super prodigal recklessly wasting money, frantically saying: "If the Sword Master were here, he would strictly forbid you from doing such things, personally chasing down any cultivator who gets the secrets of the Sword Pavilion, millions of lives would perish because of it."

"Ha ha!"

"He isn't here though, is he?"

Jiang Ding laughed heartily, unconcerned.

In the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, the Great Sun Sword Master and the Dari Swordsman are completely equal; the Dari Swordsman can do anything he wants, and no one can control him.