Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery
Chapter 529 - 514: The Method of Manifesting Spiritual Puppets

Beneath the Sun God Wood, the essence of the Great Sun and the tidal waves of Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi surged forth and then slowly receded.

Under the tree,

Jiang Ding opened his eyes, signaling the end of a three-month long cultivation session.

A brief Inner View Dantian.

"Mana has increased somewhat, this kind of cultivation requires perseverance, like the constant dripping that wears away a stone."

After watching for a while, Jiang Ding shifted his gaze to the inbox on his mobile phone, where a large pile of documents had accumulated densely packed together.

'Immortal City Sword Dojo Location Selection, Rental Details' 'Immortal City Educational Cold Weapon Master List' 'Sword Dojo Headquarters New Recruitment List'...

A huge pile of emails, covering every aspect of the Sword Dojo.

Wei Hu is an old hand in the industry.

He knew the importance of leaving traces for accountability; otherwise, many issues that were originally clear-cut could become murky and innocence would no longer be innocent.

Regardless of whether the higher-ups looked or not, the work had to be done.

"Three months, and it seems a lot has happened."

Jiang Ding mused to himself.

Divine Sense flowed into them, and after a quick browse and comparing it with the report from financial director Liu Caihua, he got some understanding of the current situation of the Sword Dojo.

For now, this should be reliable.

Then every year, he would hire a professional third-party audit team to supervise and investigate, and that would be sufficient.

"The first batch of over fifty swordsmanship coaches who were poached is already in place. They need some training, which I estimate will take at least six months each time."

"These people claim to be masters because they teach well. However, their own talents and comprehension are nothing extraordinary. One term is six months… My time should not be wasted on such matters."

"To hire someone? No, Xianmen does not have Foundation-building cultivators with a very solid foundation in swordsmanship."

Jiang Ding silently contemplated.

"I should apply for a teaching clone."

Just like Immortal Luling, Immortal Dinghai, and other teachers, they all possess clones, but it's not because they have cultivated some extraordinary secret technique, or anything like that.

An incarnation, especially one capable of independent thought, begins to be accessible at the Nascent Soul Stage, often designed as a secondary Nascent Soul or flesh and blood spirit fruit. All require top-notch Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure and secret techniques to refine, belonging only to a select few.

The kind that Hua Xue and Bai Gui have, crudely splitting off a small part of the Divine Soul to be housed in Qi Practitioners of a lower realm, is not an incarnation but can only be called a flesh and blood puppet.

Not only can it not be sustained for too long, or otherwise, the Soul Fragment will fuse into the flesh and cease talking, but should it be damaged, it would lead to a loss of the Divine Soul, potentially stalling progress forever, making it not worthwhile.

Xianmen, on the other hand, has developed an efficient form of incarnation called the Great Void Sacrificial Spirit Method.

Simply by refining with Divine Sense and leaving a Divine Sense Brand behind, one can completely control a lower-level clone that can also think independently, dealing with some mechanical work that doesn't require much creativity, such as calculations, teaching, managing affairs, etc.

The only drawback is that it can only be used within Xianmen.

The key principles of the Great Void Sacrificial Spirit Method require the aid of the Tai Xu Fantasy Realm, which is unavailable outside of Xianmen.

Even so, it's a great breakthrough, freeing cultivators from many mundane tasks.

Jiang Ding's Divine Sense accessed the network, found the official website of the Tai Xu Fantasy Realm, and registered for a clone, filling in his name, ID number, requirements, and other information before clicking on the application.

"Ding!"

"You are applying for a Tai Xu Fantasy Realm clone."

"This action will occupy computational resources of the Tai Xu Fantasy Realm for an extended period. Requirements include the Nascent Soul Realm, corresponding military merits, Xianmen teaching position or similar status. The use of resources is under review… Your authority is being verified…"

The voice of the Array Spirit rang out.

Jiang Ding, calm and collected, wasn't worried about these things.

Within Xianmen, as long as his abilities met the usage standards, there generally wasn't any concern over permission issues.

He was still a student, without any formal position that is.

"Permission granted."

"You are applying for a Golden Pill Peak level incarnation, ID Gold-QS431. A fee of 1.5 million Low-grade Spirit Stones is required for the materials, 80% of which must consist of third-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure."

"Pay."

Jiang Ding didn't waste words and directly transferred the money from his bank account.

The price was not expensive, purely covering the cost of materials and labor with no markup.

A meager 1.5 million Low-grade Spirit Stones for a Golden Pill Peak level incarnation, a deal that would leave anyone in disbelief.

It was simply too cheap, practically akin to a welfare benefit.

Though he had lost his source of income following the loss of the Three Kingdoms cultivation world, 1.5 million Low-grade Spirit Stones still seemed like a considerable amount...

But that was no matter, Mu Tiansnow was a great person. Her storage bag contained a wealth of several hundred million low-grade spirit stones, enough to last her many years; she wouldn't run out of food before the loan was approved.

"Payment successful."

"Dispatching for you now..."

In front of him, space blurred, and a silver-white box appeared, its entire body metallic and about the size of a coffin, landing smoothly on the ground.

"Delivered personally by the Central Array Spirit Computer... This thing seems quite important."

Jiang Ding was startled.

He thought back carefully and realized that the phrase 'This action will occupy computational power of the Tai Xu Fantasy Realm' was laden with importance, crucial to the Xianmen Sect.

"Please be aware."

"This incarnation possesses a certain creativity, comparable to a Golden Pill Monk with excellent comprehension. It can be used to derive cultivation methods, practice magic, participate in research and development, and must not be taken outside the home planet nor traded with cultivators from the outer realm."

The voice of the Array Spirit appeared again, with a hint of warning in its tone.

"Understood."

Jiang Ding took a deep breath, his expression solemn, and spoke earnestly.

Upon hearing this, he instantly knew he had misunderstood.

This wasn't some sort of puppet for handling menial tasks, but a cultivation accelerator exclusively for Xianmen cultivators!

One of the benefits of a professorship at the Xianmen Sect, a reflection of Xianmen's profound heritage.

The silver-white coffin slowly floated towards him.

Jiang Ding opened it with his permissions.

Hum!

The lid opened outward, revealing a figure inside.

The skin was smooth, hairless, with no face, no fingerprints, no mouth, nose, eyes, ears, or limbs, like a human embryo that had developed only halfway.

"Initiating bonding process, then continue to grow and differentiate..."

Jiang Ding pulled out the manual and read it carefully for a long time, then stretched his finger out over the faceless person's head.

A drop of fresh blood fell onto the center of the forehead.

In the moment the fresh blood dropped, the faceless being was triggered into a growth spurt; its skin undulated wildly like waves, and points on its body protruded, quickly enlarging to form arms, legs, hands, and so on.

Soon after, things like eyes, nose, and hair also began to grow.

In the blink of an eye, a handsome young man appeared inside the silver-white coffin.

He opened his eyes, and they shone like stars.

But with just one look,

Two perspectives split before Jiang Ding's eyes—one where he was naked, and another where he was dressed in a blue robe with the Sun God Wood standing tall behind him.

In both views, thoughts and ideas could instantly emerge in his mind.

"Incredible..."

Jiang Ding marveled.

He tried sending the third-tier, top-level escape technique "Magnetic Space Flash" into the clone's divine soul, prompting it to deduce the skill.

The clone instantly became dazed, its eyes losing their luster.

After a short while, bits of magical essence emerged in Jiang Ding's mind for consideration and correction before continuing to delve into thought.

"The efficiency... is roughly one-sixth of mine."

Jiang Ding was stunned.

You must know, he currently had a divine soul five times that of his peers, comparable to a Nascent Soul, and yet this mere Golden Pill Peak being was able to achieve a sixth of his efficiency in comprehending magic, which was simply outrageous.

Moreover, and more crucially, this clone didn't need to cultivate or do anything else and could ponder over magic all day long.

"Let's switch to 'Magnetic Concealment Skills'."

"It works just as well!"

"Truly, the heritage of a Domain Overlord is impressive. Compared to a Cultivator of the lesser realms, it's like cheating."

Jiang Ding exclaimed in admiration, his joy growing as he introduced some Great Sun Sword Pavilion swordsmanship he was pondering into it.

"Uh, that won't work."

"It keeps getting stuck, and the efficiency is less than one percent."

"Not the same area of expertise."