Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 441 427: Strike

Penglai Immortal Sect.

Shi Lin summoned three junior brothers and sisters and directly handed a Jade Talisman to the three of them, "Take a look."

"What?"

Zhan Xiao didn't understand why, but he took the Jade Talisman and checked its contents immediately.

However, just a glance was enough to make his expression change dramatically, "This... How is this possible..."

"What has caused the junior brother to behave so abnormally?"

Leng Qingqiu couldn't help but project her Divine Sense.

But as her Divine Sense clarified the information, the Deputy Sect Master of Penglai Immortal Sect couldn't help but cry out in shock, "This is impossible!"

"Senior brother, Senior sister?"

Shui Yunhan couldn't sit still anymore and quickly probed the Jade Talisman with her Divine Sense.

After seeing the information, her complexion turned pale.

After a good while, she even looked at her senior sister, Shi Lin, somewhat bewildered, "The Vice Sect Leader of Heavenly Dao Sect, Alkaid... alone with a sword, broke into the Yin Moon Sect, slashed seven Supreme Demon Lords of the Yin Moon Sect, and forced the Yin Moon Sect into seclusion? One person overpowering an entire sect? Is this... Is this true?"

"This matter is now common knowledge, absolutely true."

Shi Lin said, sighing softly, "Back when Alkaid made a name for himself in the Southern Region, defeating the two Shattered Void Demon Lords of Eight Desolates and Darkness, you said he relied on the advantage of formations and it wasn't real skill. Afterward, when he killed Jing Yuntian in the Heavenly Dao Sect for colluding with Yin Moon Demon Cultivators and managed to overcome Zhen Xuanyuan and Gu Li two-on-one, you claimed it was an inside plot. Even boasting shamelessly that you could achieve the same level of cultivation after reaching the Shattered Void. What about now?"

She glanced at her junior brothers and sisters, "The fall of the seven Shattered Void Demon Cultivators of the Yin Moon Sect has been confirmed by undercover agents of many forces. The Yin Moon Sect has been forced to retract all their powers and shut their doors, not venturing out. You can't possibly still have excuses, thinking that the Yin Moon Sect sacrificed their sect's reputation to go along with a charade orchestrated by Sect Leader Alkaid, can you?"

"How can this be... How is this possible..."

Leng Qingqiu was reminded of the first time she saw Alkaid.

Back then, he was clearly only at the Hollow Void...

Alright, although he had broken through to the Refining Void, it was still a recent advancement.

He had relied solely on the might of his Lifebound Daoist Art to barely escape with his life from her, Zhengyang, and Xuan Yin—all three of whom were in the Void Refinement Realm.

But now...

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How long has it been!?

Merely a few decades.

Not enough time for her to master a single Dao Technique!

And snapping back to reality...

"How could he... have become this powerful?"

The Deputy Sect Master murmured to herself.

"This must be because the master... is..."

Zhan Xiao opened his mouth as if to say their master favored Alkaid and secretly supported him.

But he couldn't finish his sentence.

Shi Lin, however, knew what he wanted to say.

This time, she didn't spare her junior siblings' feelings, stating bluntly, "Secret support? Even with the all-out backing of a Dao Lord, who could truly achieve such a feat?"

She swiftly continued, "The Crown Prince of the Heavenly Primordial Immortal Dynasty, Yuan Wuxiu, with outstanding talent, reached the Refining Void in just a hundred years. Three hundred years ago, after the Primordial Sword Dao Lord returned from the Extraterritorial Starry Sky, Yuan Wuxiu has been cultivating by his side ever since; yet even after three hundred years, he's currently only nineteenth on the Dao Lord candidacy list! The direct disciple of Dao Lord Bi Luo of Tongtian Gate, who had the honor of being personally mentored by the Dao Lord for hundreds of years and then cultivated arduously for three thousand years after the Dao Lord's departure, is now over four thousand six hundred years old, ranking tenth on the list, and in his lifetime has slain no more than five Shattered Void beings. Even the True Monarch, the direct disciple of the Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord, who's followed the Dao Lord for three thousand years and cultivated for eight thousand years to date, ranks sixth, also unable to achieve the feat of single-handedly overpowering a sect!"

Having said this, the usually amiable and congenial Shi Lin glanced at the others, "Alkaid has only cultivated for a mere hundred years, and even with the constant guidance of a Dao Lord, how could he reach such heights without exceptional talent? What about you? The total amount of time our master has guided you all adds up to almost a hundred years, yet you haven't even broken through the Shattered Void Realm. What right do you have to stand here so high and mighty?"

After her words, Zhan Xiao, Leng Qingqiu, and Shui Yunhan were left speechless.

Particularly Shui Yunhan, who couldn't help but shrink back.

At least Zhan Xiao and Leng Qingqiu had not yet reached the Shattered Void, whereas she...

As a direct disciple of a Dao Lord, she hadn't even broken through to the Void Refinement Realm after more than a hundred years.

She used to be proud of reaching the peak of the Hollow Void in less than two hundred years, but when compared to Alkaid...

No!

The two were incomparable.

"To this day, I must admit, I have been neglectful in my duties as your senior sister, utterly failing in my guidance and oversight of you."

Shi Lin sighed deeply, "You keep saying Alkaid relied solely on our master's cultivation, but in fact, while our master may have helped him a little, it doesn't come close to a fraction of the support given to us. You should be able to infer that; she doesn't have the time while preparing to deal with the Dao conflicts and has to constantly monitor the movements of the Jade Kirin Demon Saint."

Zhan Xiao and Leng Qingqiu fell silent.

Their master was indeed very busy.

And...

As Shi Lin had said, even if Alkaid had secretly received support from their master, the fact that he could cultivate to such a level in just a few decades would be enough to become a source of pride for any Dao Lord.

"Actually, now I'm rather hoping that Alkaid is indeed a chess piece that our master has secretly cultivated and promoted. Compared to him, we disciples of the Penglai Immortal Sect are simply too incompetent. Once our master enters the Gate of the Immortal Realm and ascends, Penglai Immortal Sect will most likely fall apart immediately. If Alkaid is here, letting him take over Penglai Immortal Sect can at least maintain our sect's lineage,"

Shi Lin said somewhat helplessly.

"Alkaid taking over Penglai Immortal Sect?"

Leng Qingqiu was taken aback and immediately shouted, "I disagree!"

By his side, Zhan Xiao also quickly added, "Indeed, Senior Sister, Penglai Immortal Sect is what we've developed through our arduous efforts, no matter what, we can't just hand it over to an outsider... Even if he may indeed be a disciple our master took in secret, but... how can a disciple who is not officially recognized truly inherit our sect's traditions and lead Penglai Immortal Sect to prosperity with sincerity? Maybe all he cares about is the benefits of our Penglai Immortal Sect, and once he becomes the sect master, he might exploit us at will."

"The benefits of Penglai Immortal Sect? Exploit at will?"

Hearing Zhan Xiao's words, Shi Lin could not help but laugh derisively: "Do you think Penglai Immortal Sect has that many benefits? If it weren't for our master's occasional subsidies, Penglai Immortal Sect wouldn't even be able to balance its basic income and expenses, with an annual income less than a hundred million! Once our master leaves, Penglai Immortal Sect will be a mess! And how much is Alkaid's Southern Region earning this year? Let me tell you! It's three hundred million! His Southern Region's income is three times that of our Penglai Immortal Sect! Furthermore, as they fully release the production capacity of the Southern Region, future profits will inevitably break through to five hundred million, a billion!"

She looked at her junior brother: "Don't just stay stuck in your own small patch, the Deep Blue Sea. Go out and see more! With such profits, tenfold or more than ours, do you think he would covet our Penglai Immortal Sect?"

"Five hundred million, a billion are just future profits. Now, isn't it also three hundred million? Penglai Immortal Sect could make their profits climb by thirty percent, how could they ignore that?"

Leng Qingqiu spoke out, immediately saying, "Either way, I absolutely do not accept him taking over the Penglai Immortal Sect."

Shi Lin had only heard some similar arguments from Penglai Dao Lord, and now she had brought them out to gauge the attitudes of her junior brothers and sisters. Given their reactions...

She further thought about their master's tone at the time...

At this moment, the acting sect master completely lost faith in them.

After a while, she slowly said: "Whether or not you agree doesn't matter. If it really comes to that day, we can just split Penglai Immortal Sect into two. Those who are willing to join Alkaid's side can follow his commands, and those who aren't, in consideration of our brotherhood, I won't force you."

"Split the sect?"

At this revelation, Shui Yunhan suddenly became alarmed, "Senior Sister, are you abandoning us?"

"Yes, Senior Sister, we're all one family in Penglai Immortal Sect, how can you just cast us aside?"

Leng Qingqiu said with dissatisfaction.

"Even families can split over disagreements in views. Isn't that normal?"

Shi Lin spoke calmly: "Although what I'm saying is only a possibility, if you keep going like this, the possibility of splitting the sect will become even more likely. When that time comes, the only ones you can rely on will be yourselves."

"Senior Sister... How can you say that..."

Leng Qingqiu still wanted to say more, but Shi Lin interrupted, "Alright. If you can acknowledge your faults and cultivate diligently, showing enough potential and talent, our master will surely cultivate you and entrust you with great responsibilities. But if you continue to show little accomplishment..."

She sighed with some weariness: "Let it be."

...

Alkaid had no idea that because of information about him, Penglai Immortal Sect was facing a potential split.

At this moment, he was secretly following Qi Sha, leading his forces to enter the territory of the Yin Moon Sect, annexing the lands of the Sixteen States near them.

He had initially thought the Yin Moon Sect would have left some tricks behind on these territories, but in the end...

The Yin Moon Sect withdrew cleanly.

Not to mention Hollow Void, Refining Void, Shattered Void practitioners, they hadn't even left behind many Hollow Void War Immortals, all of them retreating back to the vicinity of their main sect's gates.

Under these circumstances, the Southern Region's army, led by the likes of Qi Sha, Chu Gushan, and Qin Shimoon, advanced with unstoppable momentum.

After touring the headquarters of the Yin Moon Sect again, Alkaid looked at the formation that was half-activated but did not rashly break in.

Once he confirmed the Yin Moon Sect had indeed closed itself off, he returned to the Southern Capital.

Upon his return, Li Hanqiu, Wan Liugui, and others had only just managed to refine the Dao Artifact Flying Boats that Alkaid had bestowed upon them, preparing to return to Cangwu Great World.

Seeing that there were no major issues, he did not waste any more time.

With Li Hanqiu and a few hundred others, they boarded the Dao Artifact Flying Boat, soared into the sky, and headed directly to the Extraterritorial Starry Sky.