Slaughter Billions to Save One's Kin

Jiang Ding ordered the dozen or so Golden Core Cultivators beside him to supervise with their divine sense and notify the other Golden Core Cultivators. Then he stored these Fourth-grade Natural Treasures, along with the seven Nascent Soul treasures, into his Storage Jade Pendant.

Immediately afterward,

Jiang Ding no longer paid attention to this place. Sword light flashed, tearing through space, and he appeared within the Scripture Repository.

The Black Clan's wealth was extremely important to him now and could greatly accelerate his Dao Path.

But in the long run, their Inherited Cultivation Techniques might prove even more important.

Especially the original cultivation techniques passed down by Shuoyang Heavenly Monarch, which had never been altered by generations of Black Clan Nascent Soul Cultivators.

It was not that these techniques were particularly profound.

Rather, they represented an entirely different line of thought!

Jiang Ding had a premonition that they would greatly aid the sudden burst of inspiration he had experienced before, as well as his comprehension and research into the Sword of Gold Annihilation—something like a catalyst.

"Greetings, True Lord!"

Wei Qingqing, Yu Zhong, and the other Golden Core Cultivators gathered around the tallest building at the very heart of the Scripture Repository, a place also known as the Black Tower. Upon seeing the figure who had cleaved open space with a sword, they respectfully bowed.

"Fellow Daoists, thank you for the effort."

Jiang Ding gave a slight nod and stepped into the Black Tower, which throughout history only Black Clan Direct Lineage members acknowledged by a Nascent Soul had been allowed to enter.

His divine sense swept across the surroundings.

There were not many—only a little over a thousand cultivation technique canons. Most were Nascent Soul spells, Nascent Soul treasure-refining methods, the insights of Black Clan Nascent Soul Cultivators from