With a single sword strike, the demons and monsters vanished like smoke.
By now, there was little beneath the Celestials that the Great Sun Sword Lord needed to concern himself with.
This was true not just of one cluster of worlds. Across the endless universe and its starry reaches, such beings were few enough to count.
"These tedious tricks..."
Jiang Ding sighed.
He paid the battlefield no further mind and continued lecturing all the Immortal Sect's Void Refining cultivators. Using the ongoing Dao Integration tribulation as an example, he explained everything in detail, relating it to each cultivator's circumstances.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Boom!
As the final web of heavenly tribulation descended, the unending thunder finally fell silent.
The ink-dark clouds began to disperse, revealing the tranquil starry sky, the eight spinning planets and Pluto, and the Sky-Covering Divine Banyan rooted throughout the star region. Life returned to everything.
In the sky, a gaunt, otherworldly Daoist rose to his feet. His aura had undergone a qualitative leap, and its pressure bore down in every direction.
"Salutations,"
Jiang Ding began softly.
"Salutations!"
Billions of people across the Immortal Sect rejoiced and spoke as one.
"Salutations,"
"Divine Lord Yuan!"
"Congratulations on attaining the Great Dao and gaining a hundred thousand years of life! Congratulations on achieving Dao Integration, advancing another step along the immortal path, and bringing longevity within reach!"
The congratulations of billions of citizen cultivators shook the cosmic stars and rivers. The fleets' collective will surged into the heavens, dimming stars, diverting asteroid belts, and setting light trembling.
"Hahaha..."
"Hahaha..."
Yuan could not contain his elation and burst out laughing.
"Thank you, everyone."
"Thank you. I've merely taken the first step. In the years to come, may every one of you rise like a dragon and not leave