Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

After playing for a while,

Jiang Ding turned into a streak of electric light and flew off into the distance.

Minutes later, he landed on what seemed to be a mandatory lecture classroom which was just a grassy area with a stone podium.

Having just achieved a breakthrough, the Eaglet True Qi had transformed into Electromagnetic Mana, and his control over his body was extremely poor; as he approached, streams of Divine Sense involuntarily scanned the anomaly.

"Damn! Dari Swordsman has reached the Seventh Level of Qi Practicing!"

Ou Daocheng exclaimed with a face full of envy.

He too had chosen a Jing-level Cultivation Method, and had his father take an eighteen-year vacation to care for him and teach him at the Xianmen Sect. He became a Second-Order Formation Master at a young age, yet after eight years of study, he still couldn't get started.

"It's actually true!"

"The essence of the 'All-transforming Magnetic Origin Sutra,' he has become stronger."

Many students looked in that direction with serious faces.

More than half of the students had given up on the fantasy of Jing-level methods and started practicing with Classics-grade methods, making significant progress, generally reaching the eighth or ninth level of Qi Practicing, with many planning to begin foundation building.

For them, as the top students of the Lanying Planet, this wasn't too difficult.

With another ten to twenty years of accumulation, plus a bit of help, the vast majority would succeed.

"Congratulations!"

"The Immortal Path starts from here."

After a moment of silence, the surrounding students offered their congratulations.

"Thank you."

Jiang Ding politely expressed his gratitude. While there was a certain competitive relationship among everyone, more importantly, there was cooperation; they encouraged each other and consulted each other for learning. There were no deep, bitter hatreds.

"You've actually outpaced me!"

Jin Lingfeng, looking around in disbelief, said, "And to think I was ahead of you by so much, plus I've been preparing for the switch to cultivation since I was little, even practicing with the lower 'Fa' level methods of the 'All Heavens Northern Dipper Scripture.'"

"Maybe it was just good luck, a moment of inspiration?"

Jiang Ding said with a smile.

"That's still quite impressive."

An Siyan said earnestly.

They had also been studying non-stop over the years, amassing Immortal Path knowledge and deepening their foundation, expecting that in two or three years they might successfully make the switch.

Jiang Ding felt a flash of evasive gaze and instinctively looked in its direction.

The Taoist of Five Elements, An Tuzi, didn't shift his gaze, staring at the podium.

'He has become stronger again.'

'My mana not only no longer holds an advantage, but it's actually at a great disadvantage... I must not leave Qingfeng University by even half a step!'

He was well aware of the terrifying obsession sword cultivators had with enhancing their Sword Intent.

To a peer of equal standing who possessed top-tier law intention, those who were comprehending sword intent appeared as no different from a ginseng fruit—willing to face death without fear, utterly crazed.

Jiang Ding politely nodded, no longer observing him.

An Tuzi was still at the Peak of Qi Practicing, emanating the aura of a Fa-Level Technique.

He still had a ways to go before he could switch; even just the Qi Practicing chapter of the "Great Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture" was half a grade higher than the same level from Xianmen Sect, making it even more difficult.

If he could complete the switch during his undergraduate years, the next twenty years, it would be quite an accomplishment.

This was also the main reason the Five Elements Heavenly Sect sent him on an exchange program.

Boom!

The melodious sound of the bell rang out, interrupting the students' chatter and drawing their attention to the center.

On the podium,

An old man with a sword scar across his face had appeared at some point, stretching from his left eyeball to his right jaw, deep enough to reveal bone.

His left eyeball had been replaced with a metallic, artifact eye, and his body exuded the residual murderous aura of the battlefield.

"Teacher Yu Chi, good day!"

Jiang Ding stood up and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings to Immortal Luling!"

An Tuzi and the other two bowed deeply with the utmost respect, not daring to make a single error, showing even greater reverence to this Nascent Soul Peak monk who had just stepped down from the battlefield of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace.

The course on the Air-Space Combat System isn't usually required for foreign students, but because of his own ideas and actions as a foreign Nascent Soul Immortal of the Five Elements Heavenly Sect, An Tuzi had obtained the qualification to audit the class.

He could only audit, unable to ask questions, and there would be no one to answer his doubts or assign homework to him.

"Good day, students, today we'll discuss the structure of the Air-Space Warplane."

Immortal Luling's voice was hoarse, like the clashing of swords, and a sharp aura assaulted their senses.

Jiang Ding listened to the lecture with far more seriousness than usual.

In the past, most of his efforts were focused on language and mathematics classes related to the transitional cultivation methods, needing only to maintain passing grades in this subject.

But now things were different.

Reaching the Foundation-building stage was simply a matter of time for him; it was imperative to start planning his own combat system meticulously.

"The Air-Space Warplane is composed of six parts: the Spirit Particle Engine, the Flight Formation, the Attack Formation, the Control Formation, the Defensive Array, and the Army Formation Connectivity Array."

The Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi stirred slightly, and an Air-Space Warplane appeared in the sky.

Measuring 27.475 meters in length, with a wingspan of approximately 18.248 meters and standing 6.257 meters tall, its black paint job was immaculate. The shell of the wings and body had been specially treated, making it possible to clearly see the densely packed spiritual gold circuits within.

The warplane's missile bay was also open, revealing seven Hunter-76 missiles, each 4.241 meters long. Under the control of a Foundation-building cultivator, each standard missile could directly shatter the protective shield of a Foundation-building Peak cultivator.

Under the influence of a Nascent Soul Monk or Nascent Soul Cultivator's Legal Domain, and with the amplification of an Army Formation, it could affect a tiny outcome on the Nascent Soul or Divinity Transformation battlefield.

'The war weapons of the Eastern Devil School are indeed extraordinary...' An Tuzi thought.

With the right equipment, a cultivator at the Early Stage of Foundation Building could pose a great threat to a Foundation-building Peak Cultivator; if several worked together, death was certain.

"This is the Teaching-645."

Immortal Luling slowly explained, "The main material is Quasi-third-order Synthetic Aviation Aluminium Spirit Gold, fitted with a Quasi-third-order Star Ocean-K54 Engine, inscribed with a Quasi-third-order Flying Formation Method, a Quasi-third-order Star Dou Lu Yin Formation, a Quasi-third-order electromagnetic spirit sonar radar interaction formation, a Second-Stage Top Class Iron Stronghold Formation, and Quasi-third order 10868 Army Formation of the Xianmen Air-Sky troops from the year 10868."

Jiang Ding's breathing hitched.

Listening to this list, it sounded quite expensive.

"The total cost is 1.27 million Low-grade Spirit Stones."

As expected, that price could buy an artifact.

That was just the cost price, relying on the large team of Immortal Dao engineers, metallurgy, array inscribing, refining, and other highly developed Immortal Dao industrial technologies, which resulted in a significantly reduced price. Its actual value could easily be six or seven million Low-grade Spirit Stones at least.

Xianmen issued one to every Foundation-building cultivator.

Not to mention warships and other equipment for Golden Pill and Nascent Soul monks—it's no wonder that other aspects were tight on resources.

"After students join the military service, you will be issued one, but the ownership belongs to Xianmen. If you retire or no longer hold a military or local armed police position, it must be returned to pass on to the next generation of soldiers," said Immortal Luling.

"Alternatively, you can opt to receive a subsidy of 100,000 Spirit Stones to commission the Xianmen Warship Construction Factory to design and build one for you, with ownership belonging to the individual."

"However, it must be equipped with the basic formations of the Xianmen Air-Sky troops and reserve interfaces for connecting to external Army Formations. It may not be traded to people outside of Xianmen."

"Note that these requirements exist even if you do not receive the 100,000 Spirit Stones subsidy."

"If all goes well, the Air-Space Warplane will be your close companion for dozens or even hundreds of years to come. It is essential to understand each of its formations. It is even better if you can inscribe the formations by hand, but if not, you must still have a thorough understanding of them."

"Next, we will learn about the Quasi-third-order Formation, the Star Dou Lu Yin Formation. This formation has 247 key nodes, which are related to the power and range of the Hunter-76 missiles..."

Immortal Luling spoke eloquently, patiently answering the students' questions with a friendly demeanor that belied his fearsome appearance.