Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 438 424: Damning with Faint Praise

The abilities that Alkaid had displayed were already beyond what the Yin Moon Sect could withstand.

Even though they still had their strongest three Supreme Elders at the Star Core, but...

Call them back?

Don't even think about it.

Otherwise, they would have to face the wrath of a Dao Lord.

What's the point of having a Yin Moon Sect that's useless, unable to handle even the smallest task?

And if they couldn't bring back the manpower from the Star Core...

Sealing the mountain...

It really was the only choice left.

For a moment, the previously furious Moon Shadowless felt his emotions dissipate, as if all the strength had been sapped from his body: "The dignified Yin Moon Sect, one of the Six Sects of the Demonic Dao, being forced by a single person from the Heavenly Dao Sect to seal our mountain..."

Disgrace!

Utter disgrace!

"As long as the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn. Alkaid's edge is now fully revealed. He will soon be on the preselection list for Dao Lords, and he will rank among the top candidates. When this happens, there will inevitably be Void Dao Lords who are wary of him and want to strangle him in his cradle... Especially the Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord... Having lived for one hundred and twenty thousand years, he is the one who can least tolerate those young geniuses who have achieved the Shattered Void in the Void Path! He also likes to kill off those immensely talented Shattered Void geniuses in the Void Path!"

The Demon Lord said calmly, "Once Alkaid falls, we will reclaim our lost territory bit by bit, all of it."

Upon hearing this, what life force had been drained from Moon Shadowless seemed to be rekindled somewhat.

A tree that stands out in the forest is easily felled by the wind.

Geniuses like Alkaid, if they had taken any other path, it might have been okay, but now he follows the Void Path, and is high-profile to boot, having single-handedly forced their Yin Moon Sect into sealing the mountain...

He was practically courting death.

"Seal the mountain!"

Moon Shadowless immediately said, "The Yin Moon Sect will seal the mountain effective immediately!"

After speaking, he added, "Also, spread the word that Alkaid is exceptionally talented and is bound to become a Void Dao Lord in the future... Furthermore, he once had a great opportunity and obtained a top-tier Void Dao Artifact, which is precisely why he was able to single-handedly breach our Yin Moon Sect, forcing us to close our doors!"

The Sect Leader of the Yin Moon Sect said with a sneer, "Now that things have come to this, we cannot worry about the dignity of our Sect. Let's use the fame of our Yin Moon Sect as a stepping stone to elevate him, and then... we'll just wait to watch him fall from high up, to be shattered to pieces."

The Demon Lord nodded slightly after hearing this.

Whether others believe the top-tier Dao Artifact or not is irrelevant.

If it could make those powerful enough to kill Alkaid, those top Shattered Void cultivators, or even a Dao Lord's thoughts, tilt even slightly, even by just a bit, then this rumor would have achieved its intended effect.

What follows...

Watch him build high towers, watch him feast guests, watch his towers collapse.

Extreme rigidity will lead to easy breakage.

On the Northern Sea Star, Dao Lords are the true rulers.

For geniuses like Alkaid...

The sharper one's edge, the quicker they die.

"Just wait, he won't be pleased for much longer."

Moon Shadowless, the Sect Leader of the Yin Moon Sect, made this last bit of defiant commentary.

...

Heaven's Curse Sect.

The entire area within thirty thousand miles of the Heaven's Curse Sect was leveled by Alkaid with a single strike of Great Annihilation Sword Qi.

Mountains were moved, and seas hung upside down.

Right now, he is sitting on a rock.

This rock is at the bottom of a huge canyon. Looking to both sides, towering cliffs over three thousand meters high rise up like two colossal walls, or like hundreds of stories of connected high-rises reaching into the clouds, obscuring the skies around, making those at the bottom of the canyon only able to see a narrow strip of sky above.

The canyon itself is also vast, stretching over three thousand miles. Inside, one could host large-scale ball games, or even build a city completely confined to the bottom of the canyon.

And this canyon, three thousand meters deep and a hundred thousand meters long...

Was the trace left behind by a single sweep of Alkaid's Sword Qi across the ground.

When tearing through the earth's crust, he had discovered a Treasury.

Even though the items inside didn't amount to the value of a single Dao Artifact, he had a whole contingent from the Nine Cauldrons Sect behind him, with plenty of wealth to afford not to waste.

After inventorying these spoils of war, he didn't leave right away but instead turned his attention back to his Spiritual World.

"It's a bit faster than I expected."

Alkaid looked at the experience that appeared on the "Demon Hunter" branch.

And then...

He turned his gaze to the "Businessman" branch, where a considerable amount of experience had also accumulated.

"Each time I slay a Shattered Void Demon Cultivator, not only can I obtain sufficient Energy through the Demon Hunter branch, but after seizing the Dao Artifacts of the other party, the Businessman will acquire a substantial profit. Thus... although I only killed seven Shattered Void Demon Cultivators this time, this experience is already enough to raise the Businessman branch to the Fifteenth Rank, and I won't be far from filling the progress for the Fifteenth Rank..."

He re-evaluated and soon came to a conclusion.

If the next Shattered Void Realm aliens have three Dao Artifact level spoils each...

"Six should be about enough."

Six Shattered Void Realm aliens, each carrying three Dao Artifacts, would allow his Spiritual World's ancient tree to completely transform into a clear and sparkling glass treasure tree.

"However, I can no longer continue killing the Yin Moon Sect. On one hand, the Yin Moon Sect has completely contracted and hidden within a Fifteenth Level Sect Protection Array. With my current abilities, I might not be able to break through this Formation, and on the other hand... if I continue to kill, the Yin Moon Sect will probably have to seek help from the Integrate Dao practitioners behind them."

He, right now, was not able to confront the power of the Integrate Dao.

After observing for a moment, Alkaid leaped up, soaring directly into the air and arrived above the vast white expanse of Heaven's Curse Sect. He then summoned the Flying Boat and left the Yin Moon Sect, heading towards the Southern Region.

Although he was using a Flying Boat instead of the Two Realms Ruler, the return journey from the Yin Moon Sect to the capital of the Southern Region still did not take much time.

At this moment, the Southern Region was still in a state of high alert.

Especially the Transmission Formation, which was in a semi-activated mode.

Should the need arise, the Southern Region and the headquarters of the Heavenly Dao Sect could connect instantly, allowing Supreme Elders like Zhen Xuanyuan and Chi Yun from within the sect to rush to the Southern Region with ease, to maintain stability.

But now...

It was no longer needed.

"Shut down the Transmission Formation."

Alkaid's Divine Sense conveyed this to the Territory Lord's Mansion.

"Sect Leader!"

"My Lord, you've returned!"

"What happened? I heard that Supreme Elder Gu Li brought people here... Supreme Elders Bu Zhou and Jing Hong?"

As soon as his Divine Sense arrived, the highly tense crowd immediately welcomed him.

Li Hanqiu, Wan Liugui, Qi Sha, and Wu Changfeng were all present.

"Do not worry, the matter has already passed. True Monarch Jing Hong has realized that only under my rule can Heavenly Dao Sect truly welcome a bright future. He will not make trouble for us anymore," Alkaid said, and then added, "Furthermore, I have made some repairs to the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation, enabling it to have a low-energy consumption mode. It will still consume millions of Pure Yang Great Pills every year in this low-energy mode, but such expenditure is no longer significant for us. From now on, we will use this mode as our routine setting."

"Yes, I will activate the Formation right away."

"You persuaded True Monarch Jing Hong, Sect Leader? That's great! If True Monarch Jing Hong does not object, there will be no more suspense about your position as Sect Leader!"

"Congratulations, Sect Leader."

The group congratulated him with smiles all over their faces.

Alkaid nodded to them, "Follow me."

He led the group without further explanation, quickly arriving at a palace rigged with various Communication Formations and Divine Sense Projection Formations.

When he activated the palace's Formations, he cast a Divine Sense directly into the Formation.

Instantly, this Divine Sense traversed through the Void with the power of the Formation, directly projecting to the corresponding Formation at the Heavenly Dao Sect.

An Hollow Void Elder was guarding this Formation.

Upon detecting Alkaid's Divine Sense, he quickly stood up, "Sect Leader Alkaid."

"Hmm, call for Supreme Elders Zhen Xuanyuan and Chi Yun to come see me," Alkaid commanded.

Then it seemed he remembered something, "Has Supreme Elder Gu Li returned? If he has, call him over as well."

"Supreme Elder Gu Li has returned; I will summon them right away," the Hollow Void Elder promptly responded.

Alkaid was only a Vice Sect Leader in title, theoretically having no right to demand that three Supreme Elders come to meet him.

Yet, this Hollow Void Elder felt nothing amiss in Alkaid's words.

It seemed as though it was only natural for the three Supreme Elders to come to him.

Soon, Supreme Elders Zhen Xuanyuan and Chi Yun hurried over.

The recently returned Supreme Elder Gu Li, looking solemn, was caught off guard and gave a polite yet awkward smile when he saw Alkaid.

He directly said, "Sect Leader Alkaid, the recent incident was really a misunderstanding. I have ordered a generous gift to be prepared and sent to the Southern Region... I hope Sect Leader Alkaid can be lenient in consideration of us being from the same sect…"

"Fair enough," Alkaid responded calmly.

However, he did not display any attitude that could be judged.

"Sect Leader Alkaid, what exactly happened... True Monarch Bu Zhou, he..." Zhen Xuanyuan, who came along, could not help but ask.

"True Monarch Bu Zhou was unfortunately harmed by the two Demon Lords, Chi Hun and Slaying Soul. I have already dispatched someone to bring a copy of the Shadow Retaining Stone here. In due time, you all can make the announcement at the sect and hold a memorial for him. However…" Alkaid said calmly, "I have also taken revenge for Supreme Elder Bu Zhou. I, alone with sword in hand, entered the midst of the Yin Moon Sect, successively slaying the Demon Lords Deception Night, Sky Prison, Murderous Intent, Gold Nih, and Curse Mark. The killing caused heads to roll and blood to flow like rivers in the Yin Moon Sect, finally making them pay their blood debt with blood. The veracity of this news, I believe the pieces you placed within the Yin Moon Sect will soon confirm for you."

His tone was calm as he recounted, but the content was enough to make Zhen Xuanyuan, Chi Yun, and Gu Li take a sharp breath.

The information they had received did indeed indicate that Alkaid had broken into the Yin Moon Sect and started a massive slaughter.

However, those pieces had limited status, and the information they received was only that Alkaid had broken into the Yin Moon Sect's territory and caused tremendous chaos without knowing the specifics.

Hearing Alkaid's personal description now...

"Deception Night, Sky Prison, Murderous Intent, Gold Nih, Curse Mark, five Shattered Void Realm Demon Lords…"

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Zhen Xuanyuan's voice turned dry as a sense of slowness seeped into his Divine Sense, "They... are all dead!?"

"Dead."

Alkaid nodded lightly, "Not just them, the Demon Lords Slaying Soul and Chi Hun, who killed Supreme Elder Bu Zhou, are also dead. I have avenged Supreme Elder Bu Zhou."

"Plus Slaying Soul and Chi Hun..."

"The Yin Moon Sect has lost seven Supreme Demon Lords!?"

"Good heavens…"

Immediately, not just Chi Yun and Gu Li, but even Zhen Xuanyuan, the chief Supreme Elder at the peak of Shattered Void, was plunged into indescribable shock and dismay.