Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

Jiang Ding ordered the ten or so Golden Pill Monks beside him to supervise with Divine Sense and informed the other Golden Pill Monks, then he stored these fourth-order Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures along with seven Nascent Treasures into his Storage Jade Pendant.

Right after that,

Jiang Ding no longer paid attention to this place, and with a flash of Sword-light, he tore through space and appeared inside the Sutra Pavilion.

The wealth of the Hei Clan was very important to him at this moment; it could greatly accelerate his path.

But in the long term, the possibility of inheriting their Cultivation Methods might be even more important.

Especially those passed down from Shuoyang Heavenly Monarch that had not been altered over generations by the Nascent Soul Monks of the Hei Clan.

It's not to say that these Cultivation Methods are particularly profound.

But rather that they represent a completely different train of thought!

Jiang Ding had a premonition that this would play a significant catalytic role in the inspiration he had had a sudden breakthrough in previously, aiding the comprehension and development of the Destroying Golden Sword.

"Show Immortal respect!"

Wei Qingqing, Yu Zhong, and other Golden Pill Monks surrounded the core high-rise of the Sutra Pavilion, also known as the Black Tower, and now, upon seeing the figure of the sword breaking through space, they bowed respectfully.

"My fellow Daoists, you've worked hard."

Jiang Ding nodded slightly as he took a step into the Black Tower, which for generations could only be entered by those of the Hei Clan's direct lineage who had been recognized by the Nascent Soul.

Divine Sense swept in all directions.

Not too many, just over a thousand Cultivation Method tomes—most of them were Nascent Soul magic, methods of refining Nascent Soul Treasures, epiphanies of past generations of Hei Clan's Nascent Soul Monks, family histories, and the like. Genuine Nascent Soul level Cultivation Method legacies were not many.

"Seven volumes."

Jiang Ding, with a casual wave of his hand, collected seven volumes of Cultivation Methods with pure black covers into his grasp.

"'Thousand Crow Feather Transformation Canon,' 'Great Black Heaven Night Canon,' 'Golden Flame Fire Feather Canon,' 'Hundred Ghosts Myriad Transformations Slaughter Truth Canon'..."

All of them were legacies that could be cultivated straight up to the Nascent Soul Peak, unbroken over ten thousand years, thus the inheritances were intact.

Without seeking thorough understanding, Jiang Ding quickly read through them.

"Diabolism families, Diabolism Cultivation Methods, quite cruel indeed..."

A moment later, Jiang Ding mused to himself.

Many of these Cultivation Methods required the bloodline of the Hei Clan to practice, with plenty of bloody and cruel means.

Frequently, it required tens of thousands of collateral bloodline Cultivators containing the same origin power to be used as raw materials, refining their Vital Souls and blood bones to cultivate magic, increasing the aura of slaughter and ferocity.

And this had to be continued incessantly, every few years.

Within these lines of Spiritual Scripts, collateral Cultivators were nothing more than the best materials, the higher their Cultivation Base and the greater their talent, the better the effect.

But it couldn't be denied

that these Cultivation Methods had a particularly excellent aspect.

They were quick to achieve and had low thresholds!

The requirements for talent and comprehension were relatively low. As long as all the conditions were met—collateral blood bones, Bloodline and Spiritual Root Sacrifice Technique, collateral Vital Souls, and other raw materials—the cultivation speed could surpass that of their peers even with lower talent and comprehension, and bottlenecks were fewer, at least under the Nascent Soul and below the Nascent Soul Stage.

This laid the foundation for the constant emergence of strong individuals, and enduring prosperity of the bloodline.

Compared with other Loose Cultivators, the threshold for cultivation for the Northern Plains family's direct lineage Cultivators was much lower. Over ten thousand years, it was rare for any family to have no Nascent Soul Monks in their generations, all thanks to these Cultivation Methods.

Moreover, having a monopolistic control over various Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures and Cultivation Methods further widened the gap with Loose Cultivators.

If it hadn't been for the invasion by the Great Sun Sect, the rule of the Northern Plains families might have continued for tens of thousands more years.

It could only end when they became completely corrupt internally, when the direct lineage had completely fallen, degenerated, and deteriorated, to the point where they couldn't overcome the greatly lowered threshold set by their invincible ancestors, giving birth to the Nascent Soul Monks, and the rule of the Northern Plains families would end.

"The core of these Cultivation Methods is to significantly lower the threshold of the Nascent Soul. In this respect, they contain powerful Immortal Path technological insights."

"So then..."

Suddenly, Jiang Ding's heart throbbed, and he conceived a terrifying thought.

"Is it possible to extrapolate and upgrade such a quickly achieved cultivation method for my mother, allowing her to possess a lifespan of over a thousand years..."

"Theoretically, it seems..."

This would require an entire world, as well as a massive number of blood relatives with the same origin, to serve as the raw materials, as well as the development and trial and error of the cultivation method—achievements beyond the reach of ordinary people.

But perhaps, he had such conditions.

After obtaining a certain level of strength, marrying in great numbers and having many children would easily proliferate millions of humans with the same bloodline within just over a hundred years. Techniques like secret birthing techniques, the Bloodline and Spiritual Root Sacrifice Technique, the Blood Bone Refinement Method, and other Immortal Path techniques are readily available and could be adapted with some modifications.

"Is it possible..."

"Is it possible..."

Jiang Ding's face showed a struggle.

Strands of black Qi appeared on his face, flickering and twisting his features into something ferocious and terrifying. It frightened the surrounding Golden Pill Monks, who retreated in horror, clutching their mouths tightly, daring not to make the slightest sound.

Clang!

The Taiqing Flying Sword vibrated slightly, and the spirit-breaking and Law-destroying Sword Intent spread throughout the Sea of Consciousness, clearing away all external demons.

Nothing abnormal was found.

She chirped cheerfully, then continued her silence, paying no attention.

For her, billions of human beings were as insignificant as grass, their blood, their bones, their souls were just one of the many things in the world, nothing special.

Whether to kill or to let live, to take or to seek, it was all her whim.

"No, it can't be done."

"This is wrong."

After a long while, the struggle in Jiang Ding's eyes faded away, the black Qi on his face dispersed, and the Lake of Heart returned to calm. "Mother, she is my mother, and my children are also my relatives. They are the same, equal. How can one be sacrificed for the other?"

"No matter what, this is wrong."

He returned to normal and was silent for a long time.

Perhaps, even a True Immortal could not avoid the passing of close kin, which happened in the distant days of youth, forming a part of the cycle of life and death, with no exceptions for anyone.

The abnormal behavior of a True Immortal, along with the sudden restoration of sanity, made the surrounding Golden Pill Monks tremble in fear, truly experiencing the feeling of serving a king as if facing a tiger.

Just a moment ago, everything was fine, normal. One misstep, a chaotic Divine Soul, and everyone could die.

And the other party didn't do it on purpose!

There's simply no reasoning for this; one could only consider themselves unlucky.

"True... True Immortal..."

Yu Zhong waited a long while, seeing silence all around him, and no one daring to meet his gaze. He gritted his teeth and took a step forward: "The cultivation method you spoke of... this... we..."

He stuttered, hesitant, not daring to speak directly.

"Cultivation methods are feasible."

"Fellow cultivators, I shall not change my promise until there is an irresistible external force."

Jiang Ding knew what was in their hearts and did not unleash his anger, controlling his expression to show a gentle smile: "These seven cultivation methods can be copied by the top two in terms of merit. Remove the bloody and morbid parts of the Diabolism technique, and as long as the requirements are met, you may choose for yourselves."

"And look here."

Jiang Ding pointed to the sky, and streams of delicate Sword Qi sprouted, weaving and entwining like snakes, quickly manifesting two towering Heavenly Sword steles, exhaling Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi in all directions, booming and standing tall above the Beast Spirit Immortal City.

The many Golden Pill cultivators quickly concentrated their gazes.

On these two sword steles, the rows of upright Spiritual Script displayed two lines of large characters.

"Beast Spirit Heaven and Earth Treasures List!"

"Beast Spirit Merit List!"

The two sword steles, resplendent with treasure light, tugged at the trembling hearts of all Golden Pill cultivators as they looked up line by line.