Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 482 - 439: Capturing the Taiyin Swordsman

Bright sparks blossomed.

A Bluegold Flying Sword appeared in front of him, stubbornly resisting the assault of the Moon-White Sword Qi's thunderous roar.

After a moment of deadlock, the Moon-White Flying Sword broke away, plummeting into the distance, its Spiritual Light significantly dimmed.

It was unmatched in the absolute contest of strength and speed.

"The second realm of the Sword Dao, Sword Qi Thunder Sound!"

Jiang Ding revealed a hint of yearning, "It seems to pair exceptionally well with the combat style of the electromagnetic main gun, pushing both speed and power a step further!"

Sword Qi Thunder Sound!

It was a realm within the Sword Dao, a sword cultivator's absolute control over the Flying Sword, a technique similar to Divine Abilities, which could greatly increase the Flying Sword's speed suddenly.

Often the enemy's Divine Sense and Mana could not react in time before they were defeated under the sword.

"Despicable, shameless!"

Yu Qianzi gnashed her teeth, extremely emotional as she looked up at the sky.

Above in the high sky, a silver-white Air-Space Warplane shone brightly, consuming the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi within dozens of kilometers, its thirty-plus-meter long electromagnetic main gun's barrel emitting a faint blue, gathering infinite light, creating an incomparably heavy oppression.

"You can't do this!"

"This isn't fair!"

Yu Qianzi shouted loudly, trying to intimidate, "Sword Cultivators should not rely on external objects like this, otherwise, your Sword Dao realm will never advance, stagnating forever at the same place."

"Oh."

Jiang Ding's expression was indifferent.

"This is actually a scabbard, not an external object."

The way of the Sword Dao lies in the heart.

As long as one believes in their heart, anything can become a sword. No one can define what the Sword Dao should be. No one has the right to do so.

Boom!

The Air-Space Warplane's electromagnetic main gun roared as the Taiqing Flying Sword was accelerated to the limit. The Bluegold sword body was no longer visible, almost turning into a streak of light.

The Bluegold light of the Elimination Method, aiming at the young girl in the sky!

"Moon!"

Yu Qianzi worked hard to calm her unease, yelling sharply.

Whoosh!

The Moon-White Taiyin Flying Sword radiated moonlight, illuminating all around, and differentiated into eight identical swords. Countless Moon-White Sword Qi emerged between the nine swords, with moonlight and a misty white fog spreading.

In a breath's time, a chilling Moon White Sword Formation took shape.

"Moon, slash!"

Yu Qianzi drew her sword finger downward.

Rustle...

The sound of the wind blowing and water ripples.

A Moon White Flying Sword devoured the Sword Qi from within the formation, its light greatly increased as it rose slowly upwards, turning into a bright moon surrounded by white clouds, its light reaching every corner of the land.

Then a second moon ascended, followed by a third, a fourth... until the ninth!

Nine crescent moons hung high in the sky!

This Swordsmanship, on par with the highest technique of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, the Nine Suns Ascending, was said to have once dried up an ocean and slain a Native Master of Refining Nothingness in the Great Sun World by the Great Sun Sword Master.

Endless moonlight spread out, filling the Great Sun Heavenly Pond, even overshadowing its own radiance.

"Slash!"

In the sky, the first crescent moon moved against the Bluegold light, flying slowly. However, it only seemed slow because under the influence of Taiyin Sword Intent, everyone's Divine Soul operated sluggishly and uncontrollably.

They could only watch helplessly as the dazzling Bluegold Sword Light met and collided with the crescent moon.

Boom!

An earth-shattering explosion occurred, the Spiritual Light shattered, the crescent moon deformed, broke, collapsed into countless pieces, while the Bluegold Sword Light remained undiminished, the Destruction Sword Intent gloriously illuminating the Great Sun Heavenly Pond.

Boom!

Boom Boom!

Successive thunderous noises occurred, with crescent moons continuously breaking, incapable of withstanding, and within moments, eight moons were extinguished, leaving only the last one.

Ding!

This time, under the slashing of the Bluegold Sword Light, a real metallic tremor sounded, the Moon White Flying Sword let out a mournful cry, the Spiritual Light shattered, and it dimmed rapidly, uncontrollably flung afar.

Whoosh!

Jiang Ding didn't hesitate, his sword slashed towards the neck of the Taiyin Swordsman, intent murderous and cold.

"Don't..."

In the face of death, Yu Qianzi cried out in fear.

But her cry did not evoke any compassion.

The Bluegold blade of the Law-Breaking cut touched the neck, cool and cold, slicing the skin and tender neck.

Bang!

Yu Qianzi's graceful figure shattered into radiant Spiritual Light, reappearing hundreds of kilometers away.

"Teleportation Talisman..."

Jiang Ding's expression remained unchanged.

With a tap of his foot, the tail wings of the Air-Space Warplane spurted jets of gas, roaring away into the distance at a terrifying speed that most Golden Pill Monks could only dream of matching.

After barely twenty breaths, the Sword Intent of Destruction unfolded again, locking onto a young girl in a Moon-White Fairy Skirt seven or eight kilometers away.

"This isn't fair!"

"You, a cultivator who relies on external objects!"

Yu Qianzi retorted defiantly.

Boom!

The electromagnetic main gun roared once more, and the Bluegold light flashed by instantly.

The dimmed Spiritual Light of the Moon White Flying Sword collapsed, the Taiqing Flying Sword crashed into the girl, the Moon White Fairy Skirt torn asunder, the Sword Qi shield broke, leaving the flesh with no defense.

Death arrived with clarity.

"Alas!"

A sigh echoed.

An endless oppressive force spread throughout the entire Great Sun Heavenly Pond and into the cosmic domain.

In an instant, the Blue-Gold Sword Light had congealed.

All around, flowers, grasses, trees, rivers—everything came to a standstill. Even thoughts seemed to vanish, leaving a blank emptiness.

Indistinctly, a girl, her lifeforce seemingly boundless, was being dragged by the branches of a primitive ancient tree toward the starry sky and the domain, casting a 'wait and see' glance back.

"Refining Nothingness…"

The thought surfaced in Jiang Ding's mind, and then his thinking halted.

Then, there was an endless white light.

After a long time, the oppressive force dissipated, and all directions returned to normal.

"Master of Refining Nothingness."

Jiang Ding opened his eyes, his thoughts resumed, and his Sword Intent swept the surroundings.

The ancient tree had vanished.

On the spot, a girl in a Moon-White Fairy Skirt stood awkwardly, seemingly having fallen from the sky, covered in dust.

"Great Sun Swordsman, long time no see."

Yu Qianzi greeted him with a calm composure.

"It has been quite some time,"

Jiang Ding nodded slightly.

What had just happened must have been the effect of the Master of Refining Nothingness's method left within her by the Green Wood Immortal Sect.

After that, there was no 'after that.'

This was Xianmen Sect territory!

Whoosh!

A Blue-Gold Flying Sword descended, arriving at the forehead of the Taiyin Swordsman.

"No need for this."

"Haha."

Yu Qianzi laughed awkwardly, desperately trying to salvage the cold atmosphere: "We are all sword cultivators in this domain; we should support and understand each other."

"Stop fooling around."

"You don't resemble a Great Sun Sword Cultivator at all."

Jiang Ding frowned.

"The Taiyin lineage and the treacherous Great Sun Sword Cultivators are not the same."

"Three thousand years ago, the Green Wood Immortal Sect, Taiyin lineage, and Xianmen Sect were all united against the Great Sun Sword Pavilion,"

Yu Qianzi reined in her smile, speaking demurely.

"That is true."

"Quickly, compensate!"

Jiang Ding nodded and cut to the chase: "Hand over the Great Sun Sword Pavilion inheritance controlled by the Taiyin Sword Sect, and I'll let you go."

The Green Wood Immortal Sect was generally more peaceful among the Eight Great Immortal Sects, remaining neutral.

The power of Xianmen Sect was still not enough to face the siege of the Eight Great Immortal Sects, and it was best not to embark on such action until the right moment arrived.

"Okay."

Yu Qianzi complied obediently, quickly handing over a Jade Slip.

Jiang Ding's expression softened slightly.

Taking the Jade Slip, his Divine Sense flooded into it, and a deluge of Spiritual Scripts poured into his Sea of Consciousness.

Swordsmanship, Cultivation Methods, Sword Arts, Sword Formations... there was nothing missing, a bewildering array of various inheritances from the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, all meticulously detailed.

But they were all at the Foundation Building level.

"Fellow Daoist…"

A hint of murderous intent surfaced in Jiang Ding's eyes.

This was not one of the Green Wood Immortal Sect's Taoist disciples.

Should he be killed, it wouldn't be much of an issue.

"I don't have any higher-level methods!"

Yu Qianzi felt a chill within her heart and hurriedly explained, "Green Wood Immortal Sect is not the Eastern Devil School... nor Xianmen Sect, we only have Cultivation Methods corresponding to our levels."

"I'm only slightly higher in status; otherwise, regular disciples have Spirit Soul Restrictions on their Sea of Consciousness, preventing them from revealing anything."

Jiang Ding paused.

Silently.

It was indeed true.

Immortal Sects were unimaginably stringent and secretive about their inheritances, viewing them as their most vital foundation.

In the eyes of many High-Level Cultivators, it was alright to lose any amount of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, as long as the inheritance remained in hand, for there was still a chance of future resurgence.

Conversely, losing the inheritance meant that all would surely be lost eventually.

"Seal yourself."

Jiang Ding sighed.

If he wanted the inheritance of the Green Wood Immortal Sect, there was certainly no chance.

However, if he sought a portion of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion inheritance possessed by a swordsman of the Taiyin lineage, perhaps there was a slim possibility in exchange for this Taiyin Swordsman.

"Not letting me leave?"

"No problem."

Disappointed in her heart, Yu Qianzi didn't hesitate, closing her eyes as a hazy and illusionary aura of Taiyin Sword Intent spread out, sealing her own Divine Soul.

Her body swayed and fell forward.

Jiang Ding waved his hand, catching her body. Strands of Sword Qi of Destruction infiltrated her body and every meridian, placing a second seal on her.

Then, he tossed her into his Storage Jade Pendant that could house living beings.