Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 869 - 838: The Domain Will Undergo a Great Change Unseen in a Million Years

"Revive a Daoist disciple?"

The beautiful and ethereal woman fell into deep thought.

This generation's Qingmu Daoist disciple had not yet perished.

A sliver of her Divine Soul Origin still resided on the Green Wood Heavenly Seeds and would not dissipate for a hundred years; there was a possibility of resurrection, but it would require ten times the resources needed to cultivate a new Daoist disciple.

This cost made her hesitate, unable to make a decision.

It should be noted that the resources required to cultivate Daoist disciples are no ordinary things, even though a Daoist disciple is only at the Golden Core Realm, what they need are top-tier Refining Void Stage Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!

And they're not just any Refining Void Stage Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

They must be core materials like Green Wood Heavenly Seeds, Taiqing Spirit Iron, Five Elements Void Copper, Xuanwu Divine Metal… only then can they be called a Daoist disciple.

The cost now required is tenfold!

That is terrifying.

It's equivalent to taking out all the resources capable of cultivating ten generations of Daoist disciples and using them to cultivate one that has already failed.

This is truly heart-wrenching; it could completely deplete the sect's savings, and the remaining Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures may only suffice to cultivate one or two Daoist disciples.

The orderly inheritance of the Sect's Daoist disciples suddenly faced a great risk.

If these resources are consumed, and problems arise with the next few generations of Daoist disciples, there could very well be a gap in the Sect's Refining Void lineage!

Due to these various reasons, it has been almost unheard of in the history of the Immortal Sects to revive a Daoist disciple.

The few exceptions that have occurred were almost always because the current generation's Refining Nothingness Great Expert had a child with sufficient talent who happened to become a Daoist disciple, and for their sake, they spared no expense for revival.

If it wasn't their child, even if it was the child of a brother or a clansman, these relationships are likely far from enough to undertake such an action.

This generation's Qingmu Daoist disciple did not have such a relationship with her.

That was precisely the source of her indecision.

Practically speaking, Refining Nothingness Great Experts live for tens of thousands of years, so a few hundred years of life does not account for a long period of companionship, making it difficult for the typically indifferent Great Experts to develop deep emotions; this generation's Qingmu Daoist disciple had also failed to achieve this.

"What will a newly cultivated Daoist disciple be like?"

The beautiful and ethereal woman asked softly.

She would not personally cultivate a Daoist disciple.

Not wanting to take care of children was one reason.

Another reason was that the Sect Master of the Green Wood Immortal Sect has always been a Spirit Transformation Heavenly Monarch who is best at teaching disciples; equivalently, the Daoist disciple's protector.

At least at a low rank, the teaching ability of the Green Wood Immortal Sect Master is somewhat stronger than hers.

A Master of Refining Nothingness might be known as a revered master, but in reality, they merely identify gaps, supervise, and expound on the Dao at critical moments; they are not with the Daoist disciples day and night as they grow.

"Ancestor, your disciple dares not deceive you."

The Green Wood Immortal Sect Master said respectfully, "The strength of the new one might be a bit better than Ji Daoist disciple's, or it might be a bit weaker. As for temperament, it's not yet determined and will require at least a hundred years of observation."

Daoist disciples, after all, are to be entrusted with the future of the Sect.

It is not enough to just have high natural talent.

In terms of Dao Heart and disposition, they must also be politically competent, at least loyal to the Green Wood Immortal Sect, emotionally attached to the Sect, without hatred—this is the baseline.

Other qualities such as stability, not being too impulsive, martial talent, character, and leadership ability also have an impact.

The Sect's higher-ups will respectfully bow to the Daoist disciples, creating a home-like warm environment for them to grow, while at the same time silently scrutinizing them.

If the Daoist disciple's moral baseline is violated, perhaps some seemingly inevitable accident might occur.

The Sect will then continue to cultivate the next Daoist disciple.

From the perspective of the interest of the Green Wood Immortal Sect Master, it is naturally best to cultivate a new generation of Daoist disciples.

In this way, if she raises the Daoist disciple from childhood, their emotional bond will naturally be different—they can share both triumph and disaster, united in interest.

Moreover, if the Sect experiences great development and resources are no longer a limitation, she might even ascend along with her family, advancing to Refining Nothingness, or at the very least leave behind a prosperous legacy for tens of thousands of years.

This generation of Taoist disciples was cultivated by the previous sect leader who had already died in battle. When it comes to emotional ties, theirs were not very deep; the future is hard to predict.

However, these obvious little schemes naturally dare not be exposed in front of a Great Expert.

"The new Taoist disciples' strength may vary,"

"and the Dao Heart is not yet settled..."

The beautiful and ethereal woman fell into contemplation, with runes of Taiyi Green Wood flickering in her eyes. She gazed at the distant sea of Green Wood trees, and for a long time did not respond.

The Green Wood Sect Master held their breath.

They knew the ancestor was divining, pondering over the entire domain, the situation for thousands of years. Every spark of Divine Sense that bloomed in an instant contained mystical profundities of the Immortal Path that they could not comprehend in hundreds of years.

Several months later,

"Revive."

"At least, she is qualified. Facing the overall situation of the sect, she never retreated an inch and she has sufficient combat experience with the Dari Swordsman."

"No matter the cost, pay it no mind."

The beautiful and ethereal woman said indifferently.

"In the midst of such a great change that hasn't occurred in a million years in this domain, hoarding so many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is pointless."

"If successful, the sect can achieve an enterprise like that of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, advancing above the Refining Void Stage. If we fail, the sect too will perish. Keeping too many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is useless, they will just fall into others' hands for nothing."

"This generation of ours has some chance of being the last generation of our sect."

Her words were ancient and profound, as if she saw certain images in the future flow of time.

"I will strictly follow the ancestral law."

The Green Wood Immortal Sect Master bowed deeply, retreated respectfully, and did not dare to disturb any further.

Several months later, in the heart of the shade produced by the Green Wood Divine Tree that encompassed a realm, a breath of life began to revive, and was predicted to be born in thirty-some years, reappearing in the domain.

At the same time, the other five great Immortal Sects also made similar decisions.

They judged collectively.

Today might indeed be the last generation of Immortal Sects.

If they do not reach above the Nine Heavens, they will plunge into the endless abyss, never to rise again.

The value of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures at this time becomes insignificant.

...

"Another Taoist disciple has appeared... and it's one who was once cut by the Taiqing Flying Sword."

Jiang Ding mused to himself.

The sensitivity of the Taiqing Flying Sword in this regard was terrifying, ignoring the vast domain space and countless mysterious sect formations, naturally sensing the presence of peers of the same level, almost as if bound by some predestined cause and effect, a determined fate.

Clearly, there was something unknown within the Great Sun inheritance.

"Ding!"

"Level 1 military summons."

"Reserve Air-Space Troops general, Mr. Jiang Ding, the Immortal Sect Military Committee requests that you refrain from going out in the coming period, do not engage in deep meditation or breakthroughs, and do not undertake potentially life-threatening treasure refining or other cultivation activities."

"Wait for a possible call to arms from the Immortal Sect."

The Central Array Spirit Computer's voice rang out.

Not just Jiang Ding, but at this time, almost all Nascent Soul Immortals and Divinity Transformation Heavenly Monarchs across the Immortal Sect received similar notices; notices for Golden Pill and lower cultivators would be delayed slightly longer.

"What has happened?"

Jiang Ding was surprised.

However, he already had a suspicion in his heart; the domain situation that had previously stabilized must have undergone another change.

The military intelligence briefing that appeared next confirmed this.