Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 1020

Demon Domain, Heavenly Tiger Tribe Star Domain

The brutal war continued, as if the entire universe was in turmoil. The aura and spiritual power were rampaging, stirring up a storm.

Human beings, the demon race, and pieces of mechanical wreckage were everywhere. The terrifying pressure made them float like little boats in a vast ocean, drifting about.

Space Battleships exploded one after another. Many cultivators in the battle were very curious, especially those from the Tiannan Star Domain and Tianbei Star Domain. Many of them had seen Space Battleships in battle before, but this time, the power of the Space Battleships was indeed quite ordinary.

The key issue was that they could not see what the problem was. The tactics were the same, the weapons were the same, the commanders were the same, everything was just like before. However, the battle results were less than half of what they had been previously, and the losses had increased several times. The Space Battleships were almost gone; what on earth was happening?

This was Liang Long’s terrifying strength. The same ships, the same weapon configurations, the same tactics, but he could change the battle results, making Space Battleships unstoppable, or turn them into nothing special.

As for why he wanted to do this, it was naturally Lin Jiang’s request. In the battle against the demon race, Heavenly Court could win, but it couldn’t win too easily; they couldn’t let Immortal Lord Chang Rong feel too comfortable.

By the third Blue Star day of the battle, Liang Long led the remaining Space Battleships to retreat. These Space Battleships had already taken damage and had little fighting strength left. Liang Long took back most of the ejected escape pods and then left the battlefield.

Without the support of the Space Battleships, the next battle became very cruel. The demon race was not weak; some divine beasts were even stronger than human cultivators.

Heavenly Court was indeed stronger than the demon race overall, but it depended on the mode of war, which affected the deployment capability on the battlefield. Heavenly Court could not send all its strength to the battlefield, so in this case, Heavenly Court’s strength would not be greater than that of the demon race.

On the battlefield, Lin Jiang had not yet defeated a single enemy. He was entangled with a small dragon immortal, and they had fought countless rounds without either side gaining the upper hand.

However, others had varying outcomes. The immortals from Heavenly Court and the Demon Immortals from the demon race each had their victories and defeats. Over thirty immortals had already left the battlefield, and no one knew exactly how many had fallen.

"Two hundred dao auras."

Lin Jiang’s mind was also on the cultivator battlefield. In this battle, he no longer held back and had been secretly collecting dao auras, reaching a total of two hundred.

Lin Jiang believed that no one present had more than him, because those immortals were truly fighting. How much energy could they have to gather dao auras?

On the seventh Blue Star day, the Heavenly Court and the demon race agreed to a ceasefire. There were no unexpected factors; they simply could not continue fighting. The cultivators and immortals on both sides had reached their limits. If they pushed on, they would both suffer, and in the end, it would benefit the Buddha School.

"Useless, all useless…"

"Especially you, Lin Jiang, wasn’t the Space Battleship unstoppable? How did you make it like this? You are just useless…"

After the battle, Immortal Lord Chang Rong angrily scolded Lin Jiang, pointing at his nose. The faces of the Blue Star immortals were very unpleasant. They only had ten percent of the forces; how much did victory or defeat matter to them?

Lin Jiang remained calm, not angry or arguing, letting Immortal Lord Chang Rong scold him. The harsher he scolded, the more united the Blue Star immortals became, and the more sympathy the other immortals felt for them. If Lin Jiang wanted to do something later, he would have his reasons.

"Chang Rong, brother, that’s enough."

Seeing that all the immortals looked unwell, the nearby Immortal Lord quickly intervened because Immortal Lord Chang Rong not only scolded Lin Jiang but also scolded all the immortals.

"Prepare the troops for battle again, Immortal Lin Jiang. Command your planet to speed up the construction of the Space Battleship. Before the next great war, the number of Space Battleships must return to its previous level."

Immortal Lord Chang Rong said coldly. He had two purposes for this battle: first, to conquer the Heavenly Tiger Tribe planet and complete Heavenly Court’s strategic mission, which was the most important; second, to weaken the strength of the Blue Star forces. However, for now, it seemed that the Blue Star’s greatest loss was the Space Battleships, which were not very valuable.

"Reporting to Immortal Lord, from the project approval to production, testing, and becoming battle-ready, it takes about twenty years of Blue Star time. I don’t know when the next great war will be, and I’m afraid Blue Star cannot complete the task."

Lin Jiang replied calmly that with the production capacity of Blue Star and Mahayana Star, if they pushed to the limit, they could actually make up the losses in two or three years. If they used their strategic reserves, they could do it in three months, because Blue Star still had many warships in storage.

But why would Lin Jiang want to take them out? Don’t Space Battleships cost money?

"Lin Jiang, what do you mean?"

"Immortal Lord, what I mean is Blue Star cannot deliver warships for battle in a short time; building warships takes time."

"Lin Jiang, do you dare to disobey? Do you really think I won’t dare to kill you?"

"Even if the Immortal Lord kills the small immortal, they can’t produce it. Warships don’t just appear out of thin air. Can the Heavenly Emperor really order the Immortal Lord to bring out a thousand immortal weapons in a day? Can the Immortal Lord do that?"

"How rude! What is your status to dare question this Immortal Lord?"

"What does status have to do with it? Aren’t we reasoning with each other? Is the Heavenly Court not a place for reason?"

"You…"

The Immortal Lord Chang Rong was very angry and was about to strike, but the two Immortal Lords immediately stopped Chang Rong.

"Lin Jiang, the Immortal Lord Chang Rong is anxious because the battle isn’t going well. You shouldn’t take it to heart. This Immortal Lord asks you, how many warships can you bring out in a short time?"

"Maybe around ten to twenty. The others are used to protect my Mahayana Star and Blue Star. The Immortal Lord won’t take away all the warships that guard us, right?"

"That’s natural. If there are no more warships, then so be it. The Heavenly Court used to have no warships and still won."

The Immortal Lord said, contrasting sharply with Immortal Lord Chang Rong, showing no aggressive attitude at all.

After that, the Immortal Lord ordered everyone to rest. The immortals and cultivators took a break and did not return to Fangwai Star, instead searching for a deserted planet in space to relax.

Lin Jiang quietly communicated with everyone, asking how many dao auras they had stolen. They replied, and it turned out that Lin Jiang had the most. The others only had three to five or about twenty, and altogether, they still did not have more than Lin Jiang.

"Taoist Friend Lin"

"Taoist Friend Li"

"Taoist Friend Lin, your presence is becoming stronger; it seems your confidence is growing."

Li Canghai smiled thoughtfully at Lin Jiang and said, before Lin Jiang seemed timid in front of Immortal Lord Chang Rong, but now he is becoming bolder.

"Well, a small person like him, the more you give him face, the more arrogant he becomes. After living for a few hundred thousand years, he truly thinks he is powerful."

"Ahem, are you ready to let loose?"

"What I mean to say is, when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold."

"Are you worried too much?"

"Taoist Friend Li, do you really think you are worrying too much?"

"What does it mean?"

"The Blue Star camp has thirty immortals, which isn’t considered strong in the Heavenly Court. Even you, from Canglan Star, are stronger. Why do they treat me like this?"

"A tree stands out in the forest."

"No, I misspoke. Because we are united, Blue Star is firmly under our control. There are no factions within the Blue Star camp, and the immortals of Blue Star have lived and died alongside me many times. So I ask you, Taoist Friend Li, how many immortals from Canglan Star are willing to risk their lives for you, truly willing to face death?"

"Lin Jiang, don’t sow discord."

Li Canghai’s face suddenly darkened; he was angry because the words struck a chord with him.

Canglan Star is stronger than Blue Star, with more immortals from there. Canglan Star has five major sects and about twenty medium-sized sects. The five major sects make up about seventy percent of the immortals, while the twenty medium-sized sects account for about thirty percent.

Among the five great sects, the relationships are still friendly, with Li Canghai’s sect leading the way. Usually, they can work together without any problems, but Li Canghai could hardly believe that if a real crisis arose, they would stand with him, especially when facing certain powerful forces.

"Hehe, Brother Li, it’s easy to fool others, but it’s hard to fool yourself."

Lin Jiang only let out a cold laugh and then said nothing more. They were all smart people; it was enough to break the tension. Li Canghai was left there, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.