Bombarding Cultivators with Cluster Artillery

At home, downstairs in the residential complex.

Jiang Ding stood under a pine tree, his eyes closed as he entered the cultivation state.

In college, it was quite easy to ask for leave.

Cultivation was not something that could be forced into a student by pressing down on their head, it only required one to be responsible for oneself.

Passersby came and went on the roadside, but they all subconsciously ignored him.

Not until five or six hours later.

"What are you doing here?"

Lin Wanqiu stared dumbfounded, immediately grabbing his ear and scolding angrily, "You've only started school for a few days, and you're asking for leave so frequently, how are you going to study?"

Even so, Jiang Ding could still clearly feel her joy.

"Mom, there is a reason."

Jiang Ding opened his eyes.

"For real?"

Lin Wanqiu, seeing the seriousness in his eyes, became half-convinced and let go of his ear.

"Over here."

Jiang Ding found a quieter spot in the neighborhood near an artificial fountain with a mist of water.

The two walked one in front of the other, just as they had for so many years before.

Lin Wanqiu's heart relaxed in an instant.

"Mom, what do you think about cultivation?"

Jiang Ding asked.

"What do I think?"

Lin Wanqiu gave him a look, "Which Fairy Gate citizen doesn't wish to cultivate? It's just a matter of insufficient abilities. Besides, I'm too old now, there's no hope anymore."

She seemed to understand something, waved her hand, and was lost in thought for a long time.

"You don't need to fret over this, it's an inevitable part of the growth of every cultivator. So many Immortal Jin Dan and Immortals of Nascent Soul, without exception, have all bid farewell to their relatives early."

"Perhaps it will be very painful at the beginning."

"But time washes away everything, and after a while, you'll get used to it."

"By then,"

Lin Wanqiu smiled and said, "Our Dingding will become the Old Stranger Jiang in other people's eyes."

"It's different with mom."

"Different?"

Lin Wanqiu chuckled, "Then tell me, what's different?"

"Mom is the mother of a future Heavenly Monarch."

Jiang Ding stated confidently.

"So it must be extraordinary, mom, have you ever heard of Herbal Magical Fruit..."

He explained what it was.

"What?"

Lin Wanqiu exclaimed in shock.

"So, let's head to the Array Spirit Cultivation Room in Rongcheng Library, it may take several months for your physique to transform."

Jiang Ding, holding onto the stunned Lin Wanqiu, took a taxi towards the library.

She seemed like a soul lost in thought.

Not until they entered the Cultivation Room and saw the Healing Room in the center did she come back to her senses and asked seriously, "The Herbal Magical Fruit... does it also work for Jiang Yuan?"

"Yes."

Jiang Ding extended his Divine Sense to adjust the various data of the test Healing Room, placing Green Grass Spirit Liquid, Concentrating Spirit Medicine, and other items inside, as he nonchalantly replied.

"Then I won't take it, give it to Jiang Yuan,"

Lin Wanqiu shook her head, "I'm almost fifty this year, and even with the Herbal Magical Fruit, there's not much hope for me. It's better to give it to Jiang Yuan to make her cultivation path a little smoother."

"That's not possible, mom,"

Jiang Ding said calmly, "If you insist on refusing, then I can only crush this Herbal Magical Fruit; there will be no second possibility."

"Don't be so moved by your own sacrifice."

"Also, if Jiang Yuan dares to accept your offer, I will beat her until you can't recognize her anymore."

"You, this..."

Lin Wanqiu pretended to hit him.

"All right, let's get started."

Jiang Ding finished the test and wheeled her into the Healing Room, carefully taking out the Herbal Magical Fruit from the Jade Box and handing it to her.

He said solemnly,

"Ms. Lin Wanqiu, the future owner of the Herbal Spiritual Body, you can do it!"

"Well... okay then."

Facing his determined gaze, as sharp and cold as a sword, Lin Wanqiu had no confidence in persuading him, so she could only sigh and take a small bite of the Herbal Magical Fruit.

Like a piece of jelly, piercing a little bit of the skin, all the juice gushed into her mouth.

She felt groggy and collapsed in the Healing Room.

The door of the Healing Room closed.

The computer monitors show that all vital signs are normal.

"Three months..."

Jiang Ding muttered to himself.

He didn't go to Jinlingshan Mountain; instead, he sat cross-legged, paid the fee to enable the Array Spirit to open the First-order top-quality spirit vein spiritual energy concentration, and entered a state of cultivation.

The Cultivation Room fell completely silent.

The ticking sounds of equipment performing regular self-checks echoed on occasion, and nothing else.

Time slowly passed.

Three months went by in a flash.

Jiang Ding opened his eyes; a flash of light blue disappeared from his pupils, his aura strengthened slightly, and there were more than two years left before he could reach the ninth layer of cultivating Qi.

"I have the feeling that time is becoming less and less valuable."

Jiang Ding stood up, his gaze and Divine Sense fixed on the Healing Room, feeling somewhat anxious.

Ding!

The Healing Room vibrated slightly, the door opened, and Lin Wanqiu appeared groggy, stretching lazily, no different from someone who had just woken up.

"Ah? So soon?"

Lin Wanqiu was astonished.

In her perception, it seemed like a matter of opening and closing her eyes.

"Is it a failure? I said it should have been given to Jiang Yuan."

Seeing the seriousness on Jiang Ding's face, she felt anxious and complained.

Jiang Ding ignored her, took her hand, and sent his Divine Sense into it, his spirit invigorated.

Compared to the last check-up, the long-standing injuries in her body had disappeared, and her cell vitality had been enhanced several times; she could be said to have rejuvenated by more than ten years.

More importantly, the meridians were all interconnected, with faint green Runes flashing in between. This was the case for every delicate meridian.

"It's a success."

Jiang Ding revealed a smile.

"Array Spirit, recommend a suitable Cultivation Method for mom."

It was easy for the Array Spirit to make such a recommendation purely based on body data and the compatibility with various Cultivation Methods without having to extrapolate the future.

"'Ancient Tree Samsara Technique' (62% compatibility), 'Evergreen Technique' (54% compatibility), 'Skyscraping Pine Crane Technique' (47% compatibility)..."

A series of Cultivation Method names popped up, all of them wood-element methods, taking into account Lin Wanqiu's knowledge of the Immortal Path. They were all the most basic Cultivation Methods.

Jiang Ding opened up the "Ancient Tree Samsara Technique," spent time carefully reading it, and understood it completely.

In a nutshell,

it was a rather ingeniously conceived Cultivation Method with poor combat capabilities and a moderate cultivation speed.

Every ten years, a 'tree ring of the ancient tree' would form in the Elixir Field. As long as one avoided serious conflict or injury from fighting with an enemy, it would significantly slow down the decay of the body and Divine Soul caused by the passage of Life Energy but would instead build up vitality.

Thus extending one's life by thirty years, reaching far beyond the lifespan of mortals, to a hundred and fifty years!

After sixty years, with six 'tree rings of the ancient tree' formed, one could increase the success rate of foundation building by one and a half percent.

"This will do, whether there is foundation building or not, there is a guaranteed increase in lifespan." Jiang Ding was very satisfied and looked at Lin Wanqiu, "What do you think, mom?"

"It's okay, I guess."

Lin Wanqiu nodded, not understanding much in this area.

"Mom, you're going to start high school soon."

Jiang Ding reminded her.

"I've met with the principal of Rongcheng No.1 Middle School, and with a donation, you've secured the right to audit classes. The teachers will take you seriously."

"You must study diligently, preferably spend five to six years learning the technique. Don't be in a hurry, to avoid going into demonic cultivation. Every bit of effort beforehand won't be in vain..."

"Okay, I got it."

He went on and on for a long time, making Lin Wanqiu very uncomfortable.