At the Ninth Front Army's officers' meeting.
Yuan and the others had set up a stable ultra-long-range communications array and were sharing their combat experience with their comrades in the Ninth Front Army. Together, they reviewed the lessons they had learned.
Jiang Ding looked past Yuan, Venerable Divine Mechanism, Venerable Myriad Mechanisms, and the others.
A starry battlefield stretched behind them. Corpses littered it, the rules of the Heavenly Dao lay shattered, and space was in disarray, slowly recovering under the universe's inertia.
Behind the expeditionary army's commanders stood a dim, shadowy middle-thousand world.
The Demon Heaven Realm!
A middle-thousand world belonging solely to the Immortal Sect!
With the Demon Heaven Realm as its foundation, the Immortal Sect could more easily swallow the surrounding small-thousand worlds like a whale and spread the light of its civilization farther afield.
A middle-thousand world would also provide the foundation for an ultra-long-range inter-realm teleportation array. They would no longer have to rely on fleet jumps to return.
The Immortal Sect's expeditionary army had reestablished its connection with the rear.
That meant a steady stream of replacement troops, warships, fighter craft, pills, and talismans. No longer duckweed without roots, the expeditionary army could sustain its operations far more effectively. It was no longer a lone force deep behind enemy lines.
"Salute!"
Jiang Ding stood. "To our comrades in the First, Second, and Third Front Armies. Congratulations on opening new living space for the Immortal Sect and bringing more light to the beings of this region of space."
"Salute!"
"Congratulations, comrades!"
Venerable Sun Slayer, Venerable Pingyang, Fire Leopard Three, Flower Vine, and the other officers saluted in unison, their faces alight with excitement.
"Congratulations to you all!"
Venerable Jinliu, stationed farther to the rear, and Venerable Canghai and the others stationed on the Immortal Sect