The Nine Immortal Sect Councilors gathered once more in the highest-level conference room of the Central Array Spirit Computer, suspending all cultivation and research work.
"The vast and boundless realms..."
True Venerable Wanji made no effort to hide the burning desire in his heart. "Everyone, I once proposed a plan called the 'Dead Star Expedition Plan': build a Dao Integration Grade combat fortress as large as a planet, carrying tens of billions of Immortal Sect Citizens and hundreds of millions of Immortal Sect Citizen Fleet members, then launch an expedition into the distance."
"This would be a fortress capable of fighting continuously for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. Its citizens could be born, die, and cultivate within it."
"Over hundreds or thousands of years, we would conquer a realm, bring light to the myriad races within it, and vastly expand the Immortal Sect's living space."
By now, because of the immense distances and remote expanses involved in realm wars, war was no longer what low- and mid-level cultivators imagined it to be. The journey alone might consume the entire lifespan of a Nascent Soul True Lord, from birth to death.
Hibernation technology could be applied to a small number of people, but clearly could not put everyone into hibernation.
Therefore, constructing a dead star fortress was indispensable. Expedition citizens could live, reproduce, and cultivate within it for dozens of generations before reaching their destination and launching an attack on the target.
"Back then, you said this plan was too distant and impractical."
"And now?"
True Venerable Wanji's gaze burned brightly.
"There are many problems that need resolving."
"First, the Citizen Rights of citizens born outside the home planet. Second, with realms separated by vast distances and thousands of years, the Expeditionary Force may develop strong independent tendencies.