Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 491 - 477: Branches

In every one of the Ten Great Immortal Paths, there is at least one Dao Lord.

Sects without a Dao Lord had long become second-tier within a cycle of Dao conflict or had attached themselves to a top-tier major sect.

However, the sect with the most Dao Lords was still the Three Pure Sanctuaries.

Supreme Subtlety, Supreme Purity, and Supreme Mystery, the three great Dao Lords, appeared together.

It was for this reason that over these tens of thousands of years, the resounding fame of the Three Pure Sanctuaries was built, making it rightfully the number one sect among the Ten Great Immortal Paths.

In exchanges with Dao Lords like Jun Tian Dao Lord, Emperor Hui Dao Lord, Supreme Subtlety Dao Lord, and Qing Ya Dao Lord, Alkaid had also gained a profound understanding of the circle of Dao Lords.

The Gate of the Immortal Realm on the Northern Sea Star had circulated forty-nine Great Daos.

Among these forty-nine Great Daos, there were more than a dozen that had not produced a Dao Lord for a long time.

Each term, the actual number of Dao Lords who could smoothly ascend to the Immortal Realm was only about thirty or so.

Yet those who came to participate in the Dao conflict were generally around two hundred people, and at times even reached three to four hundred.

The probability of ascension was not one out of ten, but it was also not far off.

In such battles involving one to two hundred, or even two to three hundred Dao Lords, a single Dao Lord was excessively insignificant.

Under such circumstances, Dao Lords who naturally felt a lack of security would spontaneously unite to increase their risk resistance capabilities.

Over time, groups sharing the same values formed on the Northern Sea Star.

For instance, the alliance of thirteen Dao Lords among the Ten Great Immortal Paths.

The alliance of five Dao Lords from the Three Immortal Martial Sects.

The alliance of six Dao Lords from the Four Great Immortal Dynasties.

The alliance of nine Demon Lords from the Six Sects of the Demonic Dao, and so on.

These smaller alliances and groups typically signed mutual defense treaties before the Dao conflict, agreeing that if one party were attacked, the other must provide support.

This term was no exception.

However, since the Dao conflict had not officially arrived yet, the Dao Lords of the Ten Great Immortal Paths hadn't gathered to re-sign the defense agreement; thus, when Alkaid was attacked, some Dao Lords did not act.

After a round of exchanges, each Dao Lord, welcomed by their respective Sect Leaders, returned to their sects.

Those with the least time away from their sects also had thousands of years of absence, naturally, there were many matters to handle.

If there really was something to discuss, it could wait until their issues were settled, and talk at Alkaid's Dao Lord celebration would not be too late.

Moreover, as the Dao conflict approached, the Ten Great Immortal Paths often convened a meeting where all Dao Lords were required to attend, which was also a precious opportunity for exchanges.

...

Aboard the warship returning to Heavenly Dao Sect, Jun Tian Dao Lord still felt emotionally stirred, "I've heard about you, Alkaid Dao Lord, more than once. There's news from Zong Wenxian, Zhen Xuanyuan, and even Golden Book Venerable, although the content varies, they all convey the same message: your talent is exceptionally rare in this world."

This Dao Lord was both joyful and sighed, "Back then, I wondered whether the next Dao Lord of our Heavenly Dao Sect could be you. At that time, I thought that even if you could become a Dao Lord, it would be thousands, or at least hundreds of years later. I never expected that in such a short amount of time, you would already reach this stage by yourself without anyone's help from our Heavenly Dao Sect. It is truly unimaginable."

Alkaid heard a hint of apprehension in Jun Tian Dao Lord's words.

Although he was born in Heavenly Dao Sect and even assumed the position of the Sect Leader, the sect had not contributed much to his cultivation.

Even at the crucial step of becoming a Dao Lord, Jun Tian Dao Lord, the foremost Protector, did not fully perform his duties as a protector.

In such circumstances, if Alkaid chose to leave Heavenly Dao Sect and establish his own sect, no one had the right to say half a word against it.

However...

"If it weren't for the Dao Lord acting in the recent great battle, facing the joint attack of Annihilation, Kunpeng, Hei Yue, and Radiance, our situation would have been relatively dangerous. I will remember this favor,"" Alkaid said, adding, "it's just, I'm also surprised at the rapid mastery of Unity Realm. Depending on the situation, if this term's Dao conflict in the Shattered Void is not intense, I will try to see if there are chances to ascend to the Immortal Realm. If it's too intense... it will have to be postponed until the next term."

Jun Tian Dao Lord heard what Alkaid said, understanding his intentions.

Alkaid would eventually ascend, so whether or not he was willing to stay in the Heavenly Dao Sect as a Dao Lord made little difference.

For a moment, he felt regretful.

Fortunately, Alkaid acknowledged the favor he owed, and with his position as the Sect Leader of Heavenly Dao Sect, this relationship remained. It was beyond words for both sides to become mutually beneficial allies in the future.

"Haha, ascending to the Immortal Realm is indeed the pursuit of all of us, and one must seize any opportunity available,"" Jun Tian Dao Lord said, laughing.

He then took out a storage treasure and handed it over. "I mentioned before that I had obtained some excellent materials for Immortal Artifact refining thirteen thousand years ago. Now, I give these materials to you as a gift to celebrate your advancement to the Unity Realm. I hope you won't disdain them."

"Immortal Artifact materials?"

Alkaid was startled.

The price of Immortal Artifact materials often started at a hundred billion, equivalent to nearly half the wealth of a Dao Lord.

To give such materials away so freely...

He glanced at Jun Tian Dao Lord, realizing that this Dao Lord clearly intended to quickly mend and improve their relationship.

After some thought, he did not refuse the goodwill extended by Jun Tian Dao Lord.

His next step was to upgrade the three top Dao Artifacts he carried to Immortal Artifacts in one go, and he was in need of materials. The timing of Jun Tian Dao Lord's gift was quite appropriate.

"Thank you, Dao Lord," Alkaid said, pausing thoughtfully, "I have just mastered Unity Realm, and I need to properly consolidate and settle into this realm. I plan to postpone the celebration for Unity Realm for a while, about a century from now. Once my realm is stabilized, I will have some good news to share with the Dao Lord.

"Haha, good news? Then I will look forward to it a hundred years in advance,"

Jun Tian Dao Lord said with a laugh.

Alkaid nodded slightly.

Seeing that Heavenly Dao Sect was drawing closer, Jun Tian Dao Lord immediately said, "Well then, Alkaid Dao Lord, go ahead and fully enjoy the congratulations and cheers from all the Elders and Peak Masters."

Alkaid smiled, and under the envious and reverent gazes of people like Zhen Xuanyuan, Gu Li, and True Monarch Ni Chang, he flew out of the warship.

As he flew out of the warship, the members of the honor guard who were initially there just to receive Jun Tian Dao Lord also shouted at the top of their voices: "Congratulations to Alkaid Sect Leader on his advancement to Unity Realm, achieving the status of Dao Lord!"

Powerful waves of Divine Sense vibrated and spread throughout Heavenly Dao Sect, resonating in every corner.

...

An hour later, Alkaid returned to Abandoned Heaven Valley.

He did not return to the Southern Region right away.

On one hand, the Heavenly Dao Sect still had many matters that he needed to handle, at the very least vacating his position as Sect Leader.

On the other hand, he genuinely liked the artifact refining environment in Abandoned Heaven Valley.

Furthermore...

He needed to properly organize some of his gains.

Going to the Southern Capital would inevitably mean spending a day or two receiving the congratulations and visits from the people of Nine Cauldrons Sect.

"Watch over the valley for me, no external visitors for now," he instructed Tang Fenghua upon disembarking.

"Yes."

Tang Fenghua, fervently watching Alkaid, responded, then performed an elaborate bow, "I will heed the Dao Lord's decree."

Seeing his somewhat exaggerated manner, Alkaid knew he was overly excited and chose not to reprimand him, instead giving a slight smile, "Alright, you may go."

Tang Fenghua then leapt up swiftly.

As he watched Alkaid activate the formation, veiling himself once again in Abandoned Heaven Valley, his heart continued to reverberate with excitement.

Though he had never doubted that Alkaid could reach the status of a Dao Lord, even blindly believing that there was nothing in this world that Sect Leader Alkaid could not accomplish, still...

To know that he had passed the final hurdle on the cultivation path and was just waiting for the chance to ascend to the Immortal Realm sent his admiration and zeal for Alkaid to unprecedented heights.

If he could achieve even a thousandth of what Sect Leader Alkaid had in the future, he would die without regrets.

...

"Integrating Dao, eh."

In Abandoned Heaven Valley, Alkaid sat beside a cliff, silently watching the ceaselessly churning magma below, driven by the underground fires.

That he could smoothly achieve the Unity Realm Stage was also within his expectations.

And having integrated Dao, reaching the pinnacle of the universe, came with countless changes as well.

Among the most significant was...

"A new branch has sprouted."

Alkaid focused his mind.

Just as when he had ascended to the Hollow Void stage and a new branch for alchemy had sprouted, now his cultivation stepping into the Unity Realm Stage, another new branch had grown on this Glazed Treasure Tree.

Moreover, as soon as it emerged, this branch quickly grew, its progress directly elevated to the Perfection Level.

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"So... what does this mean? Could it be... that I can integrate Dao again with the Path of Time?"

An unusual light gleamed in his eyes.

Immediately thereafter, he focused his divine consciousness on this newly emerged branch which had quickly matured to "blossom and bear fruit," and produced a divine skill Dao Fruit.

"Second Life."

Alkaid felt this innate ability.

Second Life.

A special class innate ability.

It can only be derived by those with One Body, Dual Souls.

Utilizing the Second Life Dao Fruit to peel off the other soul from One Body, Dual Souls, embed it into the Dao seed of time, using the Dao seed as the body, forming the Second Life.

"One Body, Dual Souls."

Alkaid muttered this term to himself.

This condition...

Was not a split personality.

He quietly recalled all the cultivation-related knowledge he knew, eventually discovering...

In the vast information database he had collected in his mind, nearly at the level of an Immortal Venerable, there were indeed very few references to "One Body, Dual Souls."

Many special beings have an additional soul or spirit besides the Three Souls and Seven Spirits.

Those people, if they grasp the correct methods, naturally have the potential to refine these excess souls or spirits into "clones."

This clone is almost equivalent to the cultivator's second life.

However, his One Body, Dual Souls wasn't innate.

"It's Su Alkaid."

Alkaid spoke internally.

The other slight half of One Body, Dual Souls, was Su Alkaid.

When he had traveled here, Su Alkaid's soul had merged into his own soul.

Now...

With the talent of "Twin Birth," he could again separate this soul, reuse it by embedding it into the Great Dao of Time's Dao seed, and refine it into his second life using the Dao seed as the body.

That is, a clone.

Except, the innate ability of the Second Life is more refined and useful than a clone.

"I originally hesitated over whether to ascend to the Immortal Realm or not, but now, this problem seems to be solved effortlessly."