Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 698 - 679: The Origin of the Name "Heavenly Monarch Sun Extinguisher

"...As the lifespan decline tribulation commences, your life energy will instantly wither, bringing you to the brink of death. Do not fear, for this is part of rebirth..."

Amidst the crowd, Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch spoke at length.

Many Immortals of Nascent Soul held their breath, listening attentively, not even blinking, for fear of missing anything.

Jiang Ding, from the periphery like an auditing student, steadied his mind and listened to the lecture seriously.

Without surprises, Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch, though appearing nonchalant, indeed acted nonchalantly as well, frequently ending up in prison every few days.

However, when it came to teaching, he was extremely meticulous, starting from the principles of breaking through Nascent Soul and transforming into Divinity, like a baby tearing through the womb, growing robustly, and then step by step advancing, spreading to various aspects.

It was evident that he was not adept at lecturing. Many parts were rather rigid, not fully considering the knowledge base and comprehension abilities of the audience.

Jiang Ding and many early-stage Immortals struggled with understanding various parts, not as seamlessly interpreted as what would come from those who spent years tending to the educational field like Immortal Dinghai, Immortal Luling, and Immortal Liexing, who did not provide targeted explanations.

But in terms of depth of knowledge, he far surpassed them.

Jiang Ding and others could only jot down notes, planning to ask questions later, or to consult with any available Heavenly Monarch at leisure.

The Heavenly Monarch's lecture went on for a full six months.

During that time, the Immortals of Nascent Soul remained motionless, like wooden puppets, with sweat occasionally dripping from their foreheads and wisps of white smoke rising from their heads, their Divine Souls working at extreme speeds.

Within their Sea of Consciousness, countless thoughts were born and extinguished, working overtime.

At that moment, they were completely defenseless; even a three-year-old child could have knocked them over one by one.

Not just them, outside the clouds, numerous Heavenly Monarchs were also listening in silence. The reason they did not reveal themselves was the same as Jiang Ding's, believing that the 'protagonists' of this lecture were the Immortals of Nascent Soul. They did not want to overshadow the main act and provided the best possible learning environment without creating disturbances.

"...With that, one can transcend the Wind and Fire Lifespan Decline Tribulation and then pass through the Six Dao Heavenly Tribulation, allowing the already transformed Divine Soul and mana to undergo further refinement."

"This way, Divinity Transformation is achieved."

Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch declared in a carefree manner.

"Did all you youngsters understand? If not, ask now."

"We thank Senior Mieri!"

Without any prompting, many Immortals of Nascent Soul stood up in unison and thanked the young man with blond hair in the center.

It was a natural and spontaneous gesture, just like the salutations to a teacher over the many years.

"Senior Mieri, your Daoist name 'Sun Extinguisher' comes from your compilation of a complete set of combat strategies for sword cultivators, which significantly turned around the bleak situation in the Great Sun Sword Pavilion's battlefield."

"This was a crucial part of your path to enlightenment. Could you please elaborate on that for us?"

Then, without any hesitation, Immortal Luling hurriedly asked the question.

In his view, the ease with which Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch had passed the Divinity Transformation was closely linked to his youthful experiences, not merely learning some miraculous secret technique or encountering some great fortune on the battlefield.

An opportunity for Divinity Transformation at best served as a catalyst.

'Sun Extinguisher...'

Jiang Ding's face darkened.

He felt as though he was being targeted.

"Haha!"

"Not bad, Young Wei Chi!"

Sun Extinguisher Heavenly Monarch was delighted, hit right in the feels: "Actually, compiling combat strategies is rather common, many can do it, but executing it effectively is quite difficult, as there is a huge gap between theory and reality."

"My success back then was mainly due to this."

He opened his palm to reveal a whirl of dark ash, within which a red and sharp sword-light flickered.

Jiang Ding stared at the dark whirl, and for some reason, alarms went off in his mind, feeling like he was being targeted.

Barely discernible.

But it appeared intermittently, and its source couldn't be ascertained at the moment.

"Daily Pursuit Heavenly Soul Locking Skill!"

"Back then, I had a stroke of great fortune and stumbled upon the original structure of this magic skill by accident, greatly enhancing our ability to sense the sword cultivators from the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, allowing us to have more strategic maneuvering space."

"Unfortunately, the skill is extremely difficult to master, taxing both the mind and energy, and it can only lock onto sword cultivators from the Great Sun Sword Pavilion. It has now become a skill for slaying dragons, and few people know it today."

Immortal Mieri couldn't help but feel regret.

"From now on, this should be my direction, to involve myself in the research and improvement of this magic skill, striving to lock onto higher-ranked enemies from the Eight Great Immortal Sects."

Daily Pursuit Heavenly Soul Locking Skill!

Jiang Ding's eyes suddenly lit up.

This magic skill was very useful to him because it was too obscure and he had never paid attention to it before.

In the domain of the Xianmen Sect, there was no aura of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion; thus, the skill was useless here.

Many sages had already turned this place upside down countless times, not to mention people, even items related to the Great Sun Sword Pavilion had all been taken away.

But in the Northern Plains, it still had great use!

To say nothing of locking onto and tracking someone in advance, just the early warning itself could significantly improve his safety.

"Back in the day, in the process of developing the 'Daily Pursuit Heavenly Soul Locking Skill,' my divine soul and mana were tempered during battles with the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, as were my disposition and experience. I believe this was the main reason."

Immortal Mieri looked around at the nascent soul monks, "You juniors can think more in this regard, learn more, reflect more, do more, follow your own hearts and forge ahead without hesitation.

Don't worry about anything, don't hesitate about anything. I myself am open and aboveboard; no matter how much the internal demons tempt me, what can they do to me?"

The surrounding nascent soul monks gained some insight.

"Senior Sun Extinguisher, can you share the knack for spirit refinement? I am lacking in this area."

Without a moment's delay, another immortal of nascent soul questioned immediately after.

"Trick? Spirit refinement secret techniques, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and experience are all there is. If that really isn't enough, go and have a blood battle..."

Immortal Mieri said casually.

It wasn't just one person; he opened up to several hundred threads at once, receiving questions from all the immortals of nascent soul, each thread tagged with highly specialized labels such as 'spirit refinement,' 'transcending heavenly tribulation,' 'polishing mana,' 'internal demon,' and so on. The immortals of nascent soul chose their threads of interest to engage in the lessons.

Of course, there were some who split their soul fragments to attend different classes at the same time, but this was the limit, and only cultivators at the nascent soul peak could manage it.

Because, when a heavenly monarch lectured, even a single phrase was laden with a vast amount of knowledge, and having too many soul fragments just couldn't understand or even record it.

Fortunately, the Xianmen Sect had applied for the Central Array Spirit Computer to assist, so that the teachings could be recorded and watched repeatedly.

The lecture lasted six months,

and the question and answer session continued for another six months.

Immortal Mieri, divided into hundreds of clones, continually received questions from all the immortals of nascent soul, for half a year. With a massive flow of information streaming concurrently on multiple threads, even the robust divine soul of a heavenly monarch was taxed, causing him to see stars and hear incessant ringing in his ears.

"Alright, we'll talk about what you don't understand some other time."

"I have something else to attend to, I must go now."

Immortal Mieri waved his hand, turned his escape light, and swiftly dashed away into the distance.

Looking at the direction, it was towards the Xiandu No.1 Prison.

Familiar with the path, he could find the location accurately even in a state of seeing stars and ringing ears, ensuring that he would enter on time, not a second late.

"Farewell,"

"Senior Sun Extinguisher!"

Behind, countless immortals of nascent soul bowed deeply in salute, sending off the heavenly monarch in the distance with their respectful gaze.

Yu Qianzi felt a stir in his heart, filled with complex and indescribable emotions.