Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 532 - 519: Promotion
Under the Great Void Technique, all were equal.
When Alkaid sacrificed the Ten Directions Abyss Tower, a supreme holy artifact that could amplify the power of the Great Void Technique and cause soul interference, the battle had almost lost its suspense.
Especially since their formation had already been seen through by Alkaid, and a corner of it shattered.
With one Dao Lord falling, the second, third, and fourth followed…
The top expert Evergreen Dao Lord had wanted to fight to the death against Alkaid using the power of his immortal artifact, but Alkaid never gave him that chance.
The soul interference trait inherent in the Ten Directions Abyss Tower meant that before they could perish together, Evergreen Dao Lord was preemptively controlled by Alkaid, who then dealt him a fatal blow.
With the death of Evergreen Dao Lord, the formation dispersed, and the remaining Dao Lords died, save for a Time Dao Lord who was subdued by him. None of the last eleven Dao Lords of the Sun and Star Sect survived.
Of course, there might have been one or two Dao Lords who had taken their sect's heritage and core disciples and fled the Sun and Star Sect in advance. But these few who slipped through the net were no longer important.
Without the backing of the Sun and Star Sect, without the heritage of millions of years, and without the traditions left by the Dao Venerable, it would be difficult for them to cause any significant waves in the future.
With an outstretched hand,
the treasure of the Sun and Star Sect fell into his grasp.
Alkaid examined it closely and received confirmation.
"Indeed, it's the Artifact Refining method of a 'Dao Lord'."
He felt no surprise.
He had sensed traces of this artifact refining method on the Great Dao Golden Book.
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"Since others have also mastered the 'Dao Lord' Artifact Refining method, I wonder if the 'Ritual Path' Artifact Refining method has been mastered by anyone?"
He was somewhat curious.
But upon careful reflection of the information he knew about Dao Venerables, he did not recall hearing about any leaving behind a large number of immortal artifacts.
Having one or two seemed to be fairly good.
And many Dao Venerables seemed to share one feature.
They made a fleeting appearance.
The duration of their stay in the Lower Realm was not very long.
A thousand years was considered quite lengthy.
As for those who claimed ten thousand, several tens of thousands, or even a hundred thousand years, much evidence suggested that those were later generations using their names to deceive and swindle.
Because their time in the Lower Realm was short, many Dao Venerables seemed to have no intention of crafting a large number of immortal artifacts, thus making such artifacts extremely rare in the universe.
After some contemplation, he went straight towards the gate to the Immortal Realm at the Sun and Star Sect's headquarters.
His powerful Divine Sense spread like a vast net, instantly permeating the Sun and Star Sect while decrypting and taking control of the remaining parts of the Mountain Protection Array.
Without a Dao Lord to maintain the formation and with his own seventeenth level expertise in formation path, this process was not difficult.
Although he had taken control of the formation, Alkaid had no intention of immediately wiping out all disciples of the Sun and Star Sect.
The territory occupied by the Sun and Star Sect was no less than the entirety of Northern Sea Star.
How many cultivators lived on such a planet?
Not to mention Golden Core cultivators, just the count of those in Hollow Void, Refining Void, and Shattered Void Realm alone could be tens of thousands.
His reason for controlling the mountain protection array of the Sun and Star Sect was, on one hand, to facilitate an inventory of the headquarters' supplies, and on the other hand…
It was for Shao Hua.
…
"Whoosh!"
A flash of light.
The figure of Shao Hua appeared beside Alkaid.
No words were needed, they understood each other's minds, he knew the time had come.
At that moment, this Shattered Void clone of the Path of Time went to the center of the formation, while Alkaid controlled the formation to ensure that even if he was distracted by other things, this clone would have enough defensive power to ensure its own safety.
Once everything was ready, Alkaid killed the Time Dao Lord who was suppressed in the Ten Directions Abyss Tower.
In the tumult of the Great Dao, Shao Hua did not hesitate to Integrate Dao.
Every Shattered Void who attempted to Integrate Dao would face a human calamity.
However, the Shattered Void and Integrating Dao Paths of Time were extremely rare.
Furthermore, not long ago, Alkaid had nearly wiped out all Dao Lords in this part of the starry sky, so for a short period, there were no ignorant Dao Lords who sought to become calamities, blocking Shao Hua's path to Integrate Dao.
…
"The Time Orb has completed its metamorphosis."
Alkaid, looking at the immortal artifact he had just successfully refined, tossed it to Shao Hua.
While he himself patiently acted as protector.
During this process, he didn't even take the time or effort to refine a top-tier Dao Artifact using the Great Path of Destruction and Origin Dao for "synthesis."
"A product of the Great Path of Destruction is ready."
A slightly damaged top-tier Dao Artifact appeared in Alkaid's hand.
This was from Ashes, a top-tier Dao Lord of the Slaughter Star Alliance.
With a little repair, it could be used with the Ritual Path Method to refine into an immortal artifact.
As for a Dao Artifact of the Origin Dao…
He could refine one anytime when he was free.
After all, having obliterated the Sun and Star Sect and slain many Dao Lords, his wealth was now extremely abundant.
He had hundreds of types of immortal artifact materials to choose from.
As long as it wasn't some exceedingly rare Dao Artifact, he could gather enough materials to craft it.
"Additionally…"
Alkaid focused a portion of his consciousness on the Lustrous Treasure Tree.
The vast amounts of Experience that had accumulated on the branches of [Demon Hunter] and [Businessman] swiftly poured into the [Artifact Refining] branch.
Instantly, the progress that had reached 7% began to slowly increase.
As the progress climbed, Alkaid's "recognition" was once again heightened, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart.
He felt as though he had become a certain special existence, like a creator, crafting something.
But he could not comprehend this method of creation.
Or rather, with his current level of knowledge, he could not understand it.
Moreover, the entire process was hazy, seemingly lacking a crucial node.
As a result, while he was creating or evolving something, the key detail continually eluded his grasp.
It was like being trapped in a dream where he was neither fully awake nor fully asleep; his will could influence the dream's progression, but he had no control over the direction the dream would evolve in.
The two seemed separated by a layer of mist.
A kind of mist that could perhaps be described as "dimensional."
It was precisely because of this layer of fog that he could see clearly and recognize everything, yet he was never able to interfere with any of the changes substantially.
After a while, this feeling dissipated.
Only then did Alkaid realize that he was progressing in Artifact Refining.
The wealth left by the twelve Dao Lords and the entire Sun and Star Sect, including an Immortal Artifact, had pushed the progress of this branch from the previous 7% to 25%.
According to his previous understanding, this should mean crossing from the early stage to the middle stage of a realm.
The mysterious changes must be the reason for this progress.
"So... is the truth about to be revealed?"
Alkaid murmured to himself.
The Artifact Refining branch progress he anticipated, 80%?
Or 100%?
Or perhaps, the "ultimate" Seventeenth Level?
With this thought, Alkaid continued to digest the information brought about by the rise in Artifact Refining branch progress.
This information...
Most of it was useless.
"It can only be considered an increase in experience, acting as intellectual foundation and reserve."
As Alkaid digested, he felt the progress of Shao Hua's Integrate Dao...
All was calm.
Although the process was slower than when he Integrated Dao with the Void, the entire process was still progressing naturally and steadily.
"It should be settled."
Alkaid felt it for a moment and then turned his gaze back to his Artifact Refining progress.
"25%."
This progress was somewhat unexpected to him.
"Speaking of which, all the assets of the Sun and Star Sect, including an Immortal Artifact, as well as that Gate of the Immortal Realm which cannot be measured by conventional means, have only increased the progress by 6%?"
This was illogical.
A Gate of the Immortal Realm, even deducting the cost of manpower, should give him at least a 10% increase in progress.
If you include the Immortal Artifact palace and other resources, 15% is not a small number.
But the result was only 6%?
"Unless, the Gate of the Immortal Realm is not included in the 'businessman's' profit range."
Alkaid said.
By some judgments, the Gate of the Immortal Realm still did not belong to him.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, Alkaid seemed to perceive something and looked out into the depths of space.
There, Dao Artifact-level warships were Traversing from the Stellar Gate he had previously passed through.
The appearance of each warship was accompanied by the aura of one or several Dao Lords.
Soon, the number of Dao Lords arriving was no less than thirty.
After a moment of consideration, Alkaid shook his head, "They have caught up after all."
He had given the Dao Lords of the Slaughter Star Alliance a chance, but evidently, they did not seize it.
That was to be expected, though.
People often only believe what they want to believe.
Especially when there are huge benefits ahead, even some dangers that are visible to the naked eye will be selectively ignored by them.
"Shao Hua is in the process of Integrating Dao, they must not be disturbed."
Alkaid pondered in his mind.
The caretakers of this part of space...
Their temperaments seemed somewhat abnormal.
The Dao Lords of the Sun and Star Sect looked down on everything, arrogant, thinking others must flatter and bow to them.
The Dao Lords from outside the Sun and Star Sect, on the other hand, were selfish and self-preserving, without a hint of "unity and morality."
Eager to join in when there were benefits, scattering at the first sign of trouble.
Alkaid had seen this state of affairs only in mortal kingdoms.
Corrupt and decadent rulers, and apathetic subjects.
Right then, Alkaid's figure flashed, moving to meet the warships that were approaching incessantly.
...
Elsewhere.
Warships of the Slaughter Star Alliance were rapidly approaching.
In their rush to pursue without giving Alkaid any chance to catch his breath, they abandoned the idea of waiting for other Dao Lords to unite into a formation.
Fearing they would be too slow and allow Alkaid to escape their control, potentially transforming into a threat capable of annihilating the future rule of the Slaughter Star Alliance over this part of space.
However, as soon as they sensed that Alkaid was going to pass through the Stellar Gate to the Sun and Star Sect headquarters, the Nine Palaces Dao Lord still raised sufficient vigilance.
He was well aware that the Sun and Star Sect headquarters had an Evergreen Dao Lord presiding and that with the defense and heritage of the Sun and Star Sect itself, Alkaid, in his desperate situation, should not be capable of overcoming the Sun and Star Sect.
Alkaid himself should be aware of this too.
Even if he wanted to exploit the near-annihilation of the main forces of the Sun and Star Sect to take all their resources, he would have to wait until his injuries healed.
Yet, Alkaid had arrived at the Sun and Star Sect at this time, acting as if he didn't take the defensive forces of the Sun and Star Sect seriously at all.
This anomaly made the Alliance Hierarch of the Slaughter Star Alliance somewhat uneasy.
Yet all the Dao Lords were eyeing the Gate of the Immortal Realm of the Sun and Star Sect, eager to take their place, and he couldn't afford to stop them. Even as the Alliance Hierarch of the Slaughter Star Alliance, he would be overthrown by those Dao Lords who felt victory was within reach.
Without the Sun and Star Sect, their biggest enemy, the Slaughter Star Alliance...
Gradually escaped his control as Hierarch.
He was stuck between a rock and a hard place!
Torn between preserving his combat power and his status as the Alliance Hierarch, he chose the latter.
So despite knowing there was an issue, he still relentlessly pursued to the end, leading the Dao Lords straight into the heart of the Sun and Star Sect.
He just hoped Alkaid would once again engage in a fight with the Star Slayer Venerable where both sides would suffer, giving them an opportunity to benefit once more.
If it turned out to be impossible...
Retreat first!
He brought over sixty or seventy Dao Lords; no matter how formidable Alkaid might be, killing so many Dao Lords would take time. If he stayed back a bit and detected something amiss, he would flee immediately.
The living hold hope.
