Jiang Ding closed his eyes to rest.
At some point, he opened his eyes.
The eight familiar-looking targets began to scatter. One target carrying the aura of the five elements' cycle vanished, while the other seven began moving toward the Spirit Fire Realm.
"They left? Where are they going?"
"Is there another battlefield? The Immortal Sect Home Planet?"
Jiang Ding frowned slightly, deeply displeased.
The cycle of the five elements meant an endless supply of mana. This was extremely important to him: it could improve his sustained combat ability, increase his cultivation speed, and make refining his flying sword more efficient... A cultivator could never have too much mana; with more of it, nothing was inconvenient to do.
He then closed his eyes again.
Matters involving strategic changes in a Realm War were not something he could participate in. His horizons and experience were far too lacking to support his own decisions.
"Jiang Ding, I have good news."
Shenji Heavenly Monarch came to him as though delivering happy tidings and transmitted, "Through our diplomatic efforts, as well as the Five Elements Heavenly Sect's own intentions, the Five Elements Dao Child, Soil-Calming Sage, has been transferred to the Eastern Front Army Group. He will join the Taiyin Sword Son, Yu Qianzi, in attacking the Bone Forest Army Group."
He looked as though he were waiting for praise.
The youth before him should have said something like, "Thank you, Senior Shenji. The seniors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have worked hard; I am immensely grateful," after which he could say some humble words about how the Immortal Sect was united from top to bottom, all comrades who lived and died together, so there was no distinction between yours and mine.
"What?!!!"
"Why?!"
Jiang Ding froze, then blurted out in exasperation.
"Why