Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 1358 1326: An Even Vaster Domain Starry Sky

The Nine Great Immortal Sects had broken out of the Horned Ming Realm and entered an unfamiliar domain!

Jiang Ding's entire body tensed up, every hair standing on end.

His Divine Sense and Sword Intent took control of the entire Mother Star's Formation Methods. The Central Array Spirit Computer ceased all other computational tasks, dedicating the planet's entire computational power to reinforce his Divine Soul, ensuring he could react instantly and activate the Xianmen Sect's last-resort escape mechanisms in any situation.

"An unfamiliar domain, an unknown Immortal Dao civilization,"

"Please, let's not encounter a Harmonization-level or, worse, a Near-Immortal level powerhouse..."

Jiang Ding murmured silently in his heart.

If they were to encounter such a being, he even doubted whether the combined forces of the Nine Great Immortal Sects could survive a single moment.

But that wouldn't be the end.

If this terrifying powerhouse harbored malice, one mere thought could unleash unfathomable and eerie causal attacks that would span across Star Domains. The ancestral lands of the Eight Great Immortal Sects and the Mother Star of the Xianmen Sect, along with all their cultivators, would be obliterated in an instant, turned into dust, completely annihilated.

If such a scenario unfolded, their only chance of survival would be to retreat into the Soulless Universe of the Mother Star's origin.

The premise, however, was reacting fast enough—down to one ten-thousandth of a millisecond.

Jiang Ding's mind was cold and calculating as he silently waited.

Time in the Cultivation World was often long and drawn out, especially for High-Level Cultivators and Harmonization-level forces. For them, the passing of several centuries was as uneventful as a few months in mortal lives. Within several centuries, it was nearly impossible for any major changes to occur within a Harmonization-level force.

But at the same time, time in the Cultivation World was also incredibly fleeting.

Especially in the midst of battle, where Harmonization-level combatants could exchange thousands of deadly attacks in the span of a single breath. Battles that determined the destinies of billions upon billions of existences in a domain would conclude as abruptly as they began.

Not much time had passed.

Three minutes, fifty-nine seconds, eight deciseconds, two milliseconds, and nine hundred ninety-seven microseconds later, after countless skirmishes between Harmonization-level cultivators, new information arrived.

"Jiang Ding, our pursuit-and-terminate mission has failed."

Yuan's tone carried a trace of exhaustion.

"With the help of the Central Array Spirit Computer, Tianji successfully locked onto the Jiaoming Emperor and another mid-Harmonization-level Divine Monarch. Our speed outmatched theirs, and not by a small margin."

"Both the Jiaoming Emperor and his companion burned their Essence Blood. We also burned our Essence Blood without hesitation."

"Yet at that moment, a concealed Domain Wormhole appeared before the Jiaoming Emperor and his companion. Their familiarity with the terrain far surpassed ours, and they used this wormhole to escape successfully. We dared not follow them through the wormhole, not knowing what lay on the other side."

"The mission to silence them has failed."

"The plan to seal off all information from the Horned Ming Realm has also been rendered ineffective."

However, Yuan's voice carried no significant tone of despair.

As time passed, a glimmer of excitement began to appear in Yuan's eyes. Seconds later, that glimmer transformed into an unconcealed fervent blaze, which he made no effort to hide, even in the presence of the deputy governor guarding the Mother Star of the Xianmen Sect.

"Good news."

"The enemy is not a Near-Immortal level powerhouse—or if they are, they haven't noticed us."

Jiang Ding allowed himself a slight sense of relief and joined in Yuan's explanation.

If a Near-Immortal level entity had been provoked, they would already have perished eight hundred times over by now. The vast distances across multiple Domain Star Skies would have been no obstacle to such a being's power. Their distance here simply wasn't far enough.

The worst-case scenario had not materialized!

Indeed, the Domain Starry Sky was a place full of hopeless despair.

In many cases, survival boiled down to sheer luck. With bad luck, even the most exceptional Elites and the best Immortal Dao systems would render no escape. Death would be inevitable, with no exceptions.

Earlier, even Yuan's transmission of information had been conducted covertly. Should he perish, the Mother Star would have a sliver more time to react and flee.

Though, in truth, the highest-level extermination protocols should not have been wasted on mere ants like them.

After all, it was entirely normal for a powerhouse to crush an ant at will. But to travel countless miles to locate the ant's nest and kill every last one? How bored would someone have to be?

Still, even as ants, the Xianmen Sect had to do everything in its power to fight for survival.

"We can't let our guard down just yet."

"This possibility is partially ruled out, but not entirely."

Yuan had not fully relaxed as he spoke in a low voice: "Take the Xianmen Sect as an example. Even if Foundation Establishment cultivators in a Minor Thousand World rebel, it wouldn't warrant deploying billions of Citizen Fleet troops to suppress them. Such events wouldn't immediately raise alarms for us."

"This unfamiliar domain still holds the possibility of forces far beyond what we can contend with."

"However,"

However!

Wanji True Venerable interjected, his eyes glowing with fervor: "There is also a significant possibility that this domain—this vast, expansive domain, home to multiple Harmonization-level entities—contains no powers beyond the Harmonization level."

"If that is the case, the path beyond Harmonization-level for the Xianmen Sect is about to open."

"The difficulty of our ascent to Harmonization will be drastically reduced. The potential benefits here cannot be understated."

"I propose that in addition to reinforcing the Horned Ming Realm's domain channels with every resource we have, we prioritize intelligence-gathering in this domain, no matter the cost. We must swiftly uncover its mysteries…"

The nine policymakers of the Xianmen Sect quickly refined their plans through sharp exchanges.

Once they reached a consensus, they immediately convened an expanded Divinity Transformation meeting. The Central Array Spirit Computer oversaw everything, imposing the highest level of Spirit Soul Restrictions on the proceedings to prevent any possibility of leaks.

Ultimately, the meeting produced several resolutions, including bolstering Mother Star defenses and strengthening collaboration with the Eight Great Immortal Sects.

The most critical decision, however, was the deployment of reconnaissance units—Xianmen Sword Cultivators. Armed with numerous Divinity Transformation and Nascent Soul level nanoscale liquid-state stealth robots, these units were tasked with carrying out covert reconnaissance operations. Their mission: to gather all the intelligence the Xianmen Sect needed across this unfamiliar domain and even farther domains.

Without question, in a sect where the average individual combat power was comparatively low, the Xianmen Sword Cultivators were the most powerful reconnaissance agents!

Their profession was designed with this objective in mind—expertise in ultimate concealment, delivering a burst of devastating impact, retreating immediately after the strike, and summoning the main battle army for carpet-bombing enemies.

And the most formidable of all reconnaissance agents was none other than the progenitor of the Xianmen Sword Path—Great Sun Heavenly Monarch.

"Great Sun,"

Yuan addressed him in a more formal and solemn tone, "The Sect's seventh-rank nanoscale liquid robots are currently under development. They are expected to be operational in two to three millennia."

"When the time comes, should the war demand it, could you take on the task of scouting the Xianmen Sect's enemies?"

"I have a premonition that, barring the emergence of unimaginably terrifying entities, this will become a protracted war. The Eight Great Immortal Sects' Great Experts may need to ascend to the mid-Harmonization stage before moving to the next phase of their plans. This could take at least five to six thousand years of preparation."

"The same goes for the Xianmen Sect. We require time to grow."

"During this interval, covert reconnaissance missions may prove even more crucial. Obtaining accurate intelligence will determine when we step onto the Domain Battlefield. We cannot afford to forgo strategic positioning or charge blindly into unknown territories."

"You're overthinking it."

"Your request is well within reason and aligns with the Sect's needs. How could I refuse?"

Jiang Ding gave a slight shake of his head, unpleased by Yuan's over-politeness.

Of course, this was typical of Yuan's approach.

He preferred to negotiate and ensure genuine cooperation with others rather than resorting to forceful commands, not treating Jiang Ding any differently from others. Jiang Ding, in turn, saw no need to change Yuan's habits.

As for relying on the intelligence from Shadow Demon Abyss, experts in concealment?

Their reports could serve as references, but never be wholly trusted, lest the Xianmen Sect unknowingly fall into a trap and find itself in grave peril.

The Xianmen Sect had to maintain its independent intelligence network!