After many old friends advanced to Void Refining, Jiang Ding's life grew peaceful again.
He kept busy every day, and his days felt full.
But just a few decades later, the Immortal Sect convened another council meeting. This time, it was not to confront a danger, but to announce good news.
"We've successfully reached the Celestial God Palace's Heavenly God Domain."
"As we expected, the Eight Great Immortal Sects have occupied it. But they've begun withdrawing now, along with their disciples."
Divine Mechanism announced, "We expect the Immortal Sect Central Army Group fleet to complete its occupation of every domain held by the Eight Great Immortal Sects in the Ancient God Domain within another six hundred years."
"We're almost certain to encounter no resistance."
"After that, the Immortal Sect will enter a period of great development and construction. We must put all forty-one domains to use and build an unprecedented system of immortal industrial production."
"From then on, the materials we smelt for our warships will come from more than ten thousand worlds."
"The Immortal Sect Materials Academy of Sciences will have more than ten thousand worlds as sources of raw materials."
"The Immortal Sect's pill-making industry will have Spirit Medicine Gardens in more than ten thousand worlds; its cultivation-technique research will draw on the accumulated techniques of more than ten thousand worlds..."
"From then on... we'll have everything!"
Divine Mechanism's voice rang out.
Ever since its founding, the Immortal Sect had been mired in poverty, stretching one spirit stone into two and pinching every last coin. But today, it had achieved its ideal society of the immortal path to a degree. Resources were more plentiful than ever, and every citizen's wealth was soaring.
Jiang Ding, for example, was already beginning to surpass Harmony in wealth and approach a celestial