Chapter 2407 - 2374: Mother and Sister Reaching the End of Life

"Under the Nine Character Immortal Scripture super project, there are also the Heaven and Earth Ascension project and the Ancient Emperor-level Battleship project."

"In the next forty million years, these four immortal path R&D super projects will be the main focus. This is the draft I have formulated, and I kindly ask all fellow Daoists to review and correct."

Jiang Ding spoke with a gentle tone, handing a jade slip to the many Emperor Realm cultivators and Quasi-Emperors present.

Among them, even the most ordinary and weakest Quasi-Emperor was considered a pillar of a particular discipline in the Endless Starry Sky, able to easily influence tens or hundreds of billions of cultivators, a leader in their industry, representing the interests of a large segment, making their opinions extremely important.

"Yes, Sword Master."

One after another, cultivators took the jade slip.

Progressing an immortal path R&D project is not just a matter of research but a comprehensive matter including livelihood, politics, military, and the human psyche.

Their opinions will not be given now, but will be widely discussed over a thousand years, listening to the views of cultivators from various worlds in the Endless Starry Sky, and only then will the true forty million-year plan be determined.

Jiang Ding simulated the Immortal Scripture, quietly waiting, possessing ample patience for these matters.

...

Vermilion Bird Great Thousand World.

Jiang Ding and the increasingly aging Jiyan Ancient Emperor walked in a world full of flames and bird calls, casually chatting, as one orbit after another shone brightly around them.

The Vermilion Bird Great Thousand World was the place from which Jiyan Ancient Emperor had risen, unifying the Endless Starry Sky.

"Supreme Great Sun, how is the deduction of your Nine Character Immortal Scripture coming along?"

Jiyan Ancient Emperor asked curiously.

An emerging Forbidden Area Ancient Emperor appearing before him was indeed intriguing.

"Not well."

"It will still take about nine billion nine hundred million years before a usable Nine Character Immortal Scripture experimental model might appear."

Jiang Ding first expressed gratitude, then slightly shook his head.

Over the years, Jiyan Ancient Emperor helped out of curiosity for some time, especially with the Forbidden Immortal Scripture project, providing considerable assistance until he found it uninteresting and shifted focus to his own orbits.

"In just ten thousand years, reducing the accumulation process by ten million years?!"

"Impressive!"

Jiyan Ancient Emperor took a deep breath.

Having worked for Supreme Great Sun, he naturally understood the significance.

This generation of Human Emperor lacks the crude simplicity of a sword cultivator. Compared to the same-rank Law Cultivation Ancient Emperor, his construction of an Immortal Dynasty is shorter, with strengths in all facets, especially Dao enlightenment, earning him the title of Law Cultivator among Law Cultivators.

"It’s not impressive."

"The further we go, the harder it gets. For now, we’ve only done some foundational work; there is still the possibility of getting stuck at a certain R&D step in the future."

Jiang Ding did not dare to be proud, for the deeper the research, the more he held respect for the Nine Character Immortal Scripture.

This has to be entering the domain of becoming an immortal, surpassing many emperors, even in the Golden Era. In the most optimistic scenario, no more than twenty Forbidden Area Ancient Emperors exist, perhaps only fifteen or ten — such has been accumulated over countless times by dormant ancient emperors and emperors.

"That’s still impressive."

"If it truly reaches the Golden Era, don’t forget me if you prosper."

Jiyan Ancient Emperor spoke with some sincerity: "Supreme Great Sun, don’t look at me as I am now. If you see me as a major general, I will be both useful and loyal, battling for you across the lands."

"I guarantee no ambition to follow the emperor’s defiance and ancient emperor-cutting path."

"Brother, just be at ease!"

He pounded his chest spiritedly.

"Senior, you accidentally confessed?"

Jiang Ding cast Jiyan Ancient Emperor a glance.

Considering actual circumstances, if the Ancient Emperor of the Sun, Beidou Ancient Emperor, Nine-leaf Sword Emperor, and potentially Supreme Great Sun Ancient Emperor all die, the odds are exceedingly slim, yet Jiyan Ancient Emperor might rise again under chance.

"Hahaha!"

"Brother, I’m truthful. As long as the old Ancient Emperor of the Sun loses, I will certainly ally with you. I don’t ask for much, just prolonged life and wealth."

Jiyan Ancient Emperor laughed heartily.

Amidst laughter, he ventured into orbit upon orbit, harnessing the Power of the Sun Dao to shape subtle swords slashing at his Dao Foundation. Each cut made his body tremble once, weakening his aura. After slashing ten million eight hundred thousand times, he was left with a faint aura weaker than a Nascent Soul cultivator, seemingly about to fade with the wind.

Jiang Ding lightly held his breath.

Buzz!

Bzzt Bzzt!

Amidst the Endless Starry Sky, an entrance trembled amidst the sun’s abundant rays, depositing immense, warm power upon Jiyan Ancient Emperor’s body, pulling him into the sun’s portal.

Before the portal, the figure of the Ancient Emperor of the Sun appeared once again.

Merely a weak clone of divine sense and will, the main body presumably in deep slumber.

"Senior Sun."

Jiang Ding bowed in greeting.

"Supreme Great Sun, see you in the Golden Era."

"If you meet Beidou Ancient Emperor, keep your distance. If you can, it’s best to kill him." The Ancient Emperor of the Sun straightforwardly stated: "That person is too friendly to all races, highly likely to join with Emperors of Ten Thousand Races. His past establishment and ascension started this way, nearly causing the extermination of the Human Race."

The Ancient Emperor of the Sun openly displayed hostility.

Beidou Ancient Emperor, an enforcer of absolute equality between the Human Race and Ten Thousand Races, brought great disasters upon the Human Race.

The Ancient Emperor of the Sun’s words did not arise without cause.

Though Supreme Great Sun Immortal Dynasty is not as extreme as Beidou Immortal Dynasty, it too has accepted a large number of cultivators from various races, including many Quasi-Emperors and Supremes from the Dragon and Phoenix Immortal Clan, Qilin Immortal Clan, Golden Crow Immortal Clan, among others. To the Ancient Emperor of the Sun, this harbors significant risks.

He was imparting advice subtly.

He believed the sole purpose of existence for life from all races should be to quickly die.

"Senior Sun, see you in the Golden Era."

"In hopes of joining forces with you or waging life and death battles against you in the Golden Era."

Jiang Ding did not directly respond, smiled lightly, and said.

"Good."

The Ancient Emperor of the Sun said nothing more, his figure gradually fading.

...

Supreme Great Sun Celestial Pivot.

After consulting various opinions, the Four Immortal Path Super Project plan, also known as the Forty Million Year Project, began to be enacted, profoundly affecting agriculture, industry, education, cultivation methods, military, and other areas. Seeds transcending the ordinary have already been sown, absorbing nutrients to grow, embarking on the long growth process of forty million years.

The Endless Starry Sky began to grow busier and more fulfilling.

Jiang Ding researched daily, refining flying swords, occasionally checking on the various sectors of the Taoist Court, removing factors detrimental to development, all while frequently accompanying his mother and sister.

These days passed one by one.

One by one.

The passage of time for ancient emperors is always rapid. Diligently experiencing each day, one hardly notices the passage of many ages.

Yet, despite the slow progress of the Forty Million Year Project, remaining in a nascent state, time creates an illusion of slowness, as if little has passed.

However, the Great Sun Immortal Mortal Sword Soul informed Jiang Ding of a reality.

Over a million years have already passed.

Human life has undergone countless cycles of reincarnation, the world changing numerous times, and his mother and sister... have likewise reached the end of life.