Jiang Ding and Divine Mechanism Heavenly Lord put the Ancient God Token through a battery of tests.
They smelted it at high temperatures, froze it at low temperatures, hacked at it with machinery, and struck it with spells of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—the Five Elements. They also tested attacks involving yin and yang, shadow, space, sword intent, spell intent, and other special methods.
In the end, they learned nothing.
The token appeared solid, yet it also seemed to be a form of energy, a kind of spatial marker. Every attack the Immortal Sect possessed passed straight through it without affecting it in the slightest.
Except for immortal arts.
Clang!
A strand of Sword Qi appeared between Jiang Ding's fingers. It resembled a beam of sunlight, yet it rippled and took the shape of a thread. This was an application of the Causality of Metal to swordsmanship.
Ding!
The strand of Sword Qi struck the Ancient God Token. At last, it made the sound of a blow landing on something solid and knocked the token away, but it still could not damage it.
"I think,"
Divine Mechanism Heavenly Lord said thoughtfully, "this may involve a way of using space that lies beyond Dao Integration. The gap between us and that method is so vast that we cannot even touch it."
"I can hardly imagine what it would be like to face an enemy capable of this."
"Across the realms, luck matters so much that it can leave a person feeling powerless, as though every effort were useless. When a great disaster comes, all we can do is endure it."
He sighed softly.
"How could our efforts be useless?"
Jiang Ding smiled. "At the very least, when we die, our consciences will be clear, our sword hearts bright, and we'll