Cultivation, classes, refining magical treasures and warships, research.
In the blink of an eye,
another eight years passed.
Beneath the Solar Divine Tree, the Supreme Clarity Flying Sword rang out. A heavenly-gang restriction formed in an instant upon its crimson blade, shining brightly. Its spirituality rose another level. Like a human infant spirit, it was naturally the center of a sea of spiritual energy.
The third heavenly-gang restriction was complete!
"My cultivation..."
Jiang Ding opened his eyes. A hint of gold glimmered within them, and a scorching, terrifying killing intent swept across nearly a hundred kilometers. The souls of every living creature in its reach stiffened, leaving them dazed.
An instant later, clarity returned to his eyes, and heaven and earth fell still, as though it had all been an illusion.
He looked inward at the sea of qi in his dantian.
"My cultivation has advanced again. I'm much closer to late Golden Core."
"Thirty-seven years to go. Just enough time to refine four more heavenly-gang restrictions. Soon, soon..."
Jiang Ding murmured to himself.
"There's just one problem, though."
"I'm out of money."
Thanks to the selfless contributions of Burning Bone True Lord and True Lord Yinjiu, along with Tushan Immortal City's taxes and the funds turned over by the Tu Shan Maidservants, Jiang Ding had once held assets worth 25.7 billion low-grade spirit stones.
Before Blazing Sun Spirit Iron appeared, when refining his flying sword had been slow, he could turn a profit each year and still set aside a great deal of wealth.
After Blazing Sun Spirit Iron appeared, his wealth had melted like snowflakes beneath the sun, at a rate that was shocking to behold.
First, building the Blazing Sun Spirit Iron No. 1 Factory had cost 12.1 billion low-grade spirit stones.
Refining the flying sword was