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Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 546 - 533 Trivial Matters
Great Dao Tower.
Inside, the major laws vibrated ceaselessly, utterly grinding fourteen Demon Saints to nothingness.
The body of each Demon Saint, having been tempered through numerous trials, transformed into a hundred thousand Spirit Origin Elixirs after being ground to dust.
If ordinary Demon Kings used these Spirit Origin Elixirs, they would suffice as life-saving trump cards to turn the tide in a battle of life and death and counterkill their adversaries.
If used for refinement, they also had many benefits for the cultivator's understanding of innate talents.
The path of a Demon Saint was in various ways similar to that of a Human Immortal, turning their own bodies into carriers for their Innate Divine Abilities and Origin Immortal Techniques.
The Spirit Origin Elixirs refined from the body of a Demon Saint naturally had immediate effects when cultivators comprehended Divine Skills and Dao Techniques.
Alkaid made a grasping motion, and the space surrounding the hundred thousand Spirit Origin Elixirs began to contract, soon forming a visible crystal in his hand.
In truth, the Void is formless and insubstantial.
However, as a Dao Lord of the Great Void Path, he could treat space as a tangible object, freely manipulating it, but those whose cultivation was insufficient could not touch the intricacies of space. Therefore, Alkaid could only display it through special means, which explained why he held the crystal in his hand.
"The Void has become palpable."
Alkaid looked at the crystal in his hand.
Then, silently perceiving his surroundings, "Moreover, now my perception of the outside world is vastly different compared to ordinary people."
He looked at his own arm, "Mortals can clearly sense their limbs and body and control them, while cultivators through Divine Sense can extend this range to hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of miles, thereby drawing upon the energy within that range. To some extent, at this stage, a cultivator has essentially transformed into a giant of thousands to tens of thousands of miles. However, Divine Sense is merely a framework until Core Formation takes place, creating a furnace within the body that, following the Heavenly Fire Realm and Constant Light Realm, refines the Golden Core. The framework is then truly filled, and at this time, a cultivator is no different from a Stellar."
But there are some differences.
Stellars form naturally.
Unable to control their own ferocious energy, they are in constant fusion, radiating light and heat all the time.
But cultivators in the Golden Core Realm can well control the energy inside their bodies, avoid internal consumption, and thus extend the stable operation of the "Golden Core."
"The Golden Core continues to expand and, one day, will collapse into a black hole, whose energy is even more fierce and rampant. Yet, with their exceptional talents, human cultivators have devised a way of transforming the force of the Dharma Phase into Cave Heaven, converting the fierce energy of the black hole from reality to voidness and using it as a medium to touch the Void Path, hence evolving into a Cave Heaven World."
Alkaid reached out, his ethereal hand gesturing, and rings of spatial ripples emanated from his hand.
These ripples were the distortions he caused in the Void with his own power.
Similar to how black holes can bend space-time.
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However, unlike the furious energy radiated by cosmic black holes, he, or cultivators in the Hollow Void Realm, through Cave Heaven, can freely manipulate this wild energy at will.
Indeed, at this stage, those in the Hollow Void surpass in real volume those blue giant stars with diameters exceeding hundreds of millions of miles, effectively equivalent to a black hole.
Once they fully release the power of Cave Heaven, they can, like black holes, devour and tear apart all surrounding stars and materials.
And further up, after touching the true realm of Integrate Dao based on the Great Void Path, this power becomes even more vast.
Truly entering into the scope of the Universe.
Like now, if Alkaid immersed all his mind into the Great Void Path, his perception would extend through the Void Path to cover light-years, decades of light-years, even hundreds or thousands of light-years.
If this state of immersion is deep enough, the entire galaxy would fall under his perception.
Of course, few Dao Lords do this.
Being completely immersed in this state lowers their guard against dangers from the outside world, and if someone were to attack suddenly during this time, they wouldn't be able to react in time.
Thus, very few Dao Lords truly choose to immerse themselves in the Dao they have integrated, existing as one with the Dao.
But at least from this, it is evident that a Dao Lord can cover a galaxy with his perception.
And for humans, even ordinary people, as far as their eyes can see, that is the extent of their reach.
"To experience this detail right now, it truly is incredible."
Alkaid briefly sensed the Northern Sea Star and the surrounding starry sky, his eyes filled with wonder, then withdrew his gaze.
Afterward, he did not use the method of Void Blink to return to the Nine Cauldrons Sect but rose on his Sword, maintaining a speed equivalent to the Blazing White Golden Core Level, and flew unhurriedly toward the direction of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
Alkaid successively extinguished the Nine Veins of Demon Immortals, five factions of Demonic Path, and all Integrate Dao of the Ten Divine Clans, daunting all the Dao Lords of the Northern Sea Star.
He could guess without detailed sensing that most of the foreign Dao Lords had already fled.
The remaining Dao Lords had become unprecedentedly well-behaved.
Fearing that he, the Dao Venerable, could not restrain his killing intent and was preparing to exterminate all Dao Lords not from the Northern Sea Star.
Historically, it was not unheard of for those who had cultivated to Dao Venerable to purge the surrounding Dao Lords.
Even...
The emergence of every Dao Venerable often indicated stacks of carcasses.
It was merely a matter of killing more or less, and whether the cleansing was complete or not.
This is also why people are aware that Dao Venerables possess the strength to confront a hundred foes, dominating an era.
This is all a lesson written in blood.
The Dao Lords were trembling in fear, not to mention those below the Dao Lords like Shattered Void, Refining Void, and Hollow Void.
Under these circumstances, as Alkaid traveled by Sword, he hardly encountered any life-and-death struggles.
This was entirely different from when he first arrived at the Northern Sea Star, venturing out alone for the first time.
"Such peaceful and prosperous times,"
Alkaid sincerely lamented.
However, he also knew that this "peace" was short-lived.
At best, it would last just a couple of hundred years.
For those in the Golden Core Realm, the first couple of hundred years after the Gate of the Immortal Realm opened were the most perilous, requiring everyone to tighten their belts and live frugally.
But once this period passed...
A large number of sects, which had relied on the support of Dao Lords, would inevitably have to redistribute their territories due to the ascension or death of these Dao Lords. That would be the time to grab land and resources.
When one whale falls, myriad life forms flourish.
Not to mention the territories and resources left vacant by dozens of Dao Lords?
During this process, those who managed to secure the most resources could soar to the heavens, advancing to the Hollow Void, Refining Void, and even Shattered Void stages, becoming dominant figures for nearly ten thousand years. They could assume roles as Elders, Peak Masters, and Supreme Elders in top forces, laying the foundation for their future pursuit of integrating with the Dao.
As for the losers in this conflict...
They would naturally meet their demise, turning to dust and fading into history.
Alkaid, flying on his sword, could see many small sects discreetly developing under the leadership of various Golden Cores.
He could also observe some Hollow Void-level families rapidly growing with support from their ancestors.
Furthermore, he could see forces attached to the top sects gathering strength, preparing to divide up the spoils after the competition for the Dao was over.
All manner of human conditions were vividly laid out before him.
As he flew, the Nine Cauldrons Sect soon appeared before his eyes.
By this time, the Nine Cauldrons Sect had occupied the territory of the Yin Moon Sect for nearly three hundred years.
Over these three hundred years, the Nine Cauldrons Sect had taken root and sprouted on the land of the Yin Moon Sect, growing into a new towering tree.
Although as a relatively new sect it could not compare with forces like the Heavenly Dao Sect or the Taiyi Immortal Sect, it was clearly a step ahead of the Penglai Immortal Sect.
After all, the Penglai Dao Lord of the Penglai Immortal Sect barely paid attention to the development of the sect or, to put it another way, being a proud seventeenth-level immortal spirit from the Chaotic Origin Realm, she didn't wish to expend too much effort on the Penglai Immortal Sect.
If it weren't for her youthfulness and inability to let go of the separations and farewells of life, or to abandon the friends she made during her growth like Shi Lin, she wouldn't have founded the so-called Penglai Immortal Sect at all.
But Alkaid was different.
For the development of the Nine Cauldrons Sect, Alkaid truly had given it his all.
Let's not speak of True Monarch Xu's people. Many breaking through to the Shattered Void stage, led by Su Yaoxue of the Nine Cauldrons lineage, were almost single-handedly cultivated by him.
Add to that the ever-growing business of Dao Artifacts like the Flying Sword and Jiuzhou Warship...
The development of the Nine Cauldrons Sect was indeed flourishing.
Even though it had essentially restored the Southern Region back to the Heavenly Dao Sect indirectly, the annual revenue of Nine Cauldrons Sect still reached a level on par with that of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
When Alkaid arrived, the entire operation of the Nine Cauldrons Sect was being efficiently run under the assistance of Li Qingshan, the quite experienced Vice Sect Leader.
Cultivators went to and fro, filled with a thriving and prosperous air.
Furthermore, with the new planting of numerous strange flowers and herbs and the breeding of various rare and exotic animals inside the sect, the entire atmosphere of the sect had transformed from the gloomy ambience of the Yin Moon Sect to a more ethereal and serene one.
The very picture of a great Immortal Sect.
"Not bad."
Alkaid nodded slightly.
He briefly perceived the "Shao Hua," busy arranging and transforming the Fuyao Realm. The workload was immense.
The current Fuyao Realm still resembled a scene from purgatory.
However, he figured that once he completed the transformation of the Fuyao Realm, its scenery would surely surpass that of the current Nine Cauldrons Sect in grandeur and beauty.
In an instant, his figure flashed and appeared in the palace where Su Yaoyu was organizing the finances of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
Upon his arrival, Su Yaoyu naturally sensed it.
When she saw Alkaid's face, her expression immediately filled with joy, "Alkaid, you're back?"
"I'm back,"
Alkaid nodded and said, "I also took a round through the Nine Cauldrons Sect. The development is really impressive. Although the younger generation still lacks a bit of experience, in terms of grandeur, it's already comparable to any of the forces among the Ten Great Immortal Paths."
"Yaoxue and the others are very dedicated to the development of the sect."
Su Yaoyu quickly replied.
"Your contributions also shouldn't be underestimated. Managing the material distribution and elixir supplies of the Nine Cauldrons Sect well ensures a fair and just rewards and punishment environment within the sect."
Alkaid said with a smile.
"All thanks to Lin Xia's good teaching,"
Su Yaoyu replied with a smile as well.
Alkaid heard this and chose not to continue on the topic.
No matter how straightforward Lin Xia was at handling tasks, she only had a few more years of experience than Su Yaoyu, who had steadily left Lin Xia behind through continuous learning and growth in practice over the years.
But he knew that this was just Su Yaoyu's personality.
Humble, gentle, non-confrontational.
Once a person's character has formed, unless it encounters a major life change, it's difficult to alter.
"The opening of the Gate of the Immortal Realm is imminent. I'll be staying in the Nine Cauldrons Sect for the next period. I won't intervene in sect matters, but if you have any issues with cultivation, you can ask me,"
Alkaid said.
In this period, which might be the last hundred and fifty years, he planned to spend more time with Su Yaoyu and the others.
If anything unexpected happened, this journey of life would at least have been a full circle.