Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1346: 1314: The Heavenly Dao Chessboard in the Cosmos

Chapter 1346: Chapter 1314: The Heavenly Dao Chessboard in the Cosmos

Across the expanse of time, three hundred years have passed.

For the domain, this period may be insignificant, yet it signifies three hundred years of immense advancement in Immortal Sect’s Immortal Tao Technology, supported by Harmonization-level Divine Soul computational power, leading to multiple breakthroughs in Immortal Tao Technology.

Two hundred years ago, in 14796, all of the Immortal Sect Nine Fairy Scriptures achieved breakthroughs. Though still possessing Void Refinement peak-level inheritances, their potential and foundation are now on par with the Void Refinement chapters of the “Great Sun Sword Sutra.” For the first time, they surpassed Immortal Sects of similar levels in terms of mana and Divine Sense.

Of course, this doesn’t mean Immortal Sect cultivators can best Immortal Sect peers in single combat. That’s not their forte; Immortal Sect cultivators are not designed for single duels.

Moreover, even though the Immortal Sect Nine Fairy Scriptures surpassed those of the Eight Great Immortal Sects of similar levels, they cannot compare with cultivation methods from Immortal Sects in the Upper Realm.

The inheritance obtained by Jiuling Domain’s Immortal Sect can only be considered a secondary inheritance from the Upper Realm Immortal Sect—essentially a stripped-down version. It cannot be equated to the true inheritance of the Upper Realm Immortal Sect.

One hundred and fifty years ago, in 14749, Immortal Sect’s first seventh-order material, Alpha-1 Synthetic Geng Metal, equivalent to a low-grade seventh-order material, successfully entered mass production, stepping out of the laboratory and drastically reducing production costs.

Although its cultivation cost remains high, it can now be applied beyond the Taibai Netherworld Sky Patrol Arrow—such as enhancing key components of the Central Array Spirit Computer or upgrading the primary cannon of the Free Immortal Sect vessel—no longer so hopelessly constrained.

This was accomplished by Yuan and his team. Despite subsequent attempts by Wanji True Venerable to overshadow their achievements, he could not outpace them for the patent rights.

Additionally, there was Taoqing True Venerable. She and her team developed cultivatable sixth-rank Spiritual Vein plants, capable of bearing grain every three hundred years.

If consumed long-term, this grain would vastly consolidate the foundations of Nascent Soul cultivators, offering a stronger chance to attempt Void Refinement. Nevertheless, while sixth-rank Spiritual Veins are mass-producible, they remain exceptionally expensive—beyond the affordability of an ordinary fortune.

As a result, Taoqing True Venerable and her team amassed substantial wealth, becoming extraordinarily rich.

Similarly, Divine Machine True Venerable and his team made breakthroughs in array spirit algorithms and Immortal Tao Industry’s refinement programs, increasing the output of Alpha-1 Synthetic Geng Metal. They, too, profited tremendously.

And so on…

In Immortal Sect, breakthroughs in Immortal Tao Technology have always been the best way to make a fortune.

The Immortal Sect Sword Dao Science Academy developed the DRTJ-003 planetary-level cannon, which employs Six Dao Reincarnation structured energy gathering. Its performance outstripped existing market artillery by a considerable margin, securing seventy percent of the planetary and meteor-class warship cannon orders for the next five hundred years, creating an enormous source of revenue.

This pertains to the overall development of Immortal Sect.

For Jiang Ding personally, his work on the Six Dao Reincarnation structure brought deeper integration into Immortal Sect Industry, facilitating further growth. He appears to be inching toward Rules of the Dao itself, seeing a glimmer of breakthrough potential—his strength advancing significantly, rendering him no longer a weak figure among Void Refinement cultivators.

With the aid of certain formation traps, he seemingly could slay early-stage Void Refinement cultivators.

However, this is merely a derivative accomplishment from promoting Immortal Sect Immortal Tao Industry’s progress.

For the past three hundred years, besides his work in Immortal Sect Industry, Jiang Ding focused on his cultivation, including refining flying swords and advancing his methods. His primary Divine Soul computational power was applied to developing the Golden Karma Sword Escape Skill.

Currently, a prototype has emerged.

“Golden Winged Great Peng Dao-cutting Sword…”

Jiang Ding murmured.

In his gaze, a vision seemed to take shape.

As the sword slashed forth, infinite Golden Karma formed the hazy silhouette of an ancient divine avian—the Golden Winged Great Peng. Its sharp beak carried a Bluegold Flying Sword, diving into the Heavenly Dao’s Law Net before vanishing in an instant.

In one strike, all karma, aura, spiritual energy, and Divine Sense remnants dissipated completely, as if with the sword master himself.

Currently, this sword escape technique is about sixty percent complete.

The remaining portion requires deeper understanding of Golden Karma. Ideally, direct comprehension of the Immortal Skill fragments sealed in the Great Sun Heavenly Pond by Xi Yuan could expedite this.

This will require careful planning, as unsealing Xi Yuan’s restrictions without triggering the self-destruction formation is extremely challenging—not something achievable merely with Harmonization-stage power.

“Another three hundred years already…”

Jiang Ding looked toward the sky, sighing deeply.

With growing cultivation realms, time seemed increasingly trivial. Three hundred years flitted by like the blink of an eye, accomplishing far less than one hoped before time simply passed.

Buzz!

At this moment, heaven and earth rippled with terrifying pressure, causing the Heavenly Dao Rules Law Net to collapse and distort. The Divine Wood Sky-Covering Rong rooted across the vast Medium Thousand World rustled mightily, its outer branches recoiling into tight clusters under the formidable external force—even Harmonization-grade Divine Wood couldn’t ignore this.

“Accounting for Green Wood Immortal Sect’s great expert factors, the timing seems just about right.”

Jiang Ding showed no alarm or surprise, murmuring to himself.

Looking to the distant starry sky, he indeed saw eight towering, vague, and ominous figures radiating immense auras, suppressing an entire swath of heavens.

This time, however, they displayed neither direct murderous intent nor breached Immortal Sect Formation’s attack range—much more restrained than their previous appearance.

“Yuan,”

“Come forth for a chat!”

The Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace’s great expert bellowed.

“Hahaha!”

“Why not?”

Yuan laughed heartily, manifesting at the core of Immortal Sect Formation, showing no refusal to converse.

He pondered briefly before activating an army formation, gathering himself alongside a sliver of Divine Souls from Great Sun Celestial Lord, Divine Machine True Venerable, and seven others, projecting their forms tens of thousands of kilometers into a serene patch of starry sky.

This location, similarly distant from the great experts’ bodies by tens of thousands of kilometers, ensured fairness for both sides.

Jiang Ding did not object, dividing a thread of Divine Sense to let Yuan take it.

…

In this section of the starry sky, eight great experts’ projections emerged alongside nine Void Refinement Immortal Sect figures.

Deprived of support from billions of citizens, the differences in aura between the parties became immediately apparent—Immortal Sect may have nine representatives, but they are dwarfed by any one of the great experts. Even as mere projections devoid of real power, the disparity was unmistakable at first glance.

Nonetheless, the eight great experts reflected none of this in their expressions.

“Yuan, with idle time on our hands, shall we play a game of chess?”

The Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace’s great expert said lightly.

Without waiting for Yuan’s response, he traced with his fingers in the void, sketching nineteen vertical and horizontal lines, unfurling a vast chessboard world spanning thousands of kilometers across the starry sky.

Jiang Ding held his breath, focusing himself.

As he gazed upon the celestial chessboard, an overwhelming tide of rules and Dao information crashed over him in an instant, nearly obliterating his Divine Soul with unbearable pain.

This was no ordinary chessboard; it was clearly the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao Rules Law Net!

For Void Refinement cultivators, such vast amounts of information were lethal—enough to instantly explode one’s Divine Soul. Their essence simply lacked sufficient qualifications to engage with this chessboard.

Buzz!

At that moment, Yuan pointed his finger, unleashing a radiant blue primordial magnetism light.

Instantly, the force of Immortal Sect’s three billion citizen fleet enveloped him—the collective computational power of billions merged, bolstered by the Central Array Spirit Computer’s full support.

This blue magnetism light shot toward the starry chessboard, similarly carving nineteen lines vertically and horizontally, creating an intersecting chessboard layer perfectly matching the one drawn by the Heavenly Mechanism Immortal Palace’s great expert.

“A game of chess?”

“Very well.”

Yuan nodded slightly. “Over time, domains have been stained with far too much bloodshed. Immortal Sect has always favored peace, unwilling to perpetuate slaughter.”

“With seniors so inclined, nothing could be better.”