Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 534 - 521 Mist

The battle at the headquarters of the Sun and Star Sect lasted for several days before finally drawing to a close.

During that time, countless Dao Lords fell.

Fortunately, because the battle destroyed the Stellar Sect's portal, those frenzied Dao Lords from the Slaughter Star Alliance could not make it to the headquarters of the Sun and Star Sect in time, thus their lives were spared.

Otherwise, the number of Dao Lords who would have perished in this battle might well have broken into triple digits.

Even so, of the over forty Dao Lords from the Slaughter Star Alliance who arrived one after another, only a mere handful managed to escape with their lives.

The rest were trapped in the Ten Directions Abyss Tower and, like bones in a tomb, were killed one by one by Alkaid over the following period.

The Dao Lords of the Slaughter Star Alliance, along with the twelve, including Evergreen Dao Lord, who guarded the headquarters of the Sun and Star Sect—altogether, the number of Dao Lords fallen in this battle was indeed no less than fifty.

The prosperity around the Sun and Star Sect, with hundreds of Dao Lords, was almost entirely decided by Alkaid's single battle.

His sword swept through the Eight Desolates, dominating the universe.

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Several days later.

A figure arrived out of the Void and floated before Alkaid.

"You've finally made it."

Alkaid let out a slight sigh of relief.

And this figure…

…was none other than Shao Hua, the Time Dao Lord who had successfully completed the Integrate Dao.

He too smiled faintly, stepping into the center of the Formation to consolidate his realm.

The two shared Mind Thoughts, like the left hand and the right hand, and did not need too much verbal communication to understand each other's intentions.

And with Shao Hua's ascension to Dao Lordship…

"In the coming period of time, it will be essential to refine some Time Immortal Artifacts to ensure that Shao Hua, even while staying in the Lower Realm, still possesses the power to wipe out the starry river, thus ensuring the absolute security of the powers belonging to the Nine Cauldrons Sect, Penglai Immortal Sect, Heavenly Dao Sect, and others within the Northern Sea Star," Alkaid contemplated.

Of course, he had another idea, and that was to bring the core forces like the Nine Cauldrons Sect to that newly discovered Gate of the Immortal Realm.

Given time to develop that Stellar Sect, it's conceivable that the Nine Cauldrons Sect could grow into a monstrous entity like the Sun and Star Sect.

As for the Gate of the Immortal Realm of the Sun and Star Sect…

Too many Dao Lords knew of this Gate of the Immortal Realm.

Without the Sun and Star Sect, it would inevitably attract the covetous gazes of numerous Dao Lords.

Before his ascension, they would not dare to make rash moves; however, once he ascended to the Immortal Realm, he would immediately face a dire situation surrounded by wolves and tigers.

In such a scenario, it's not just the Nine Cauldrons Sect that wouldn't withstand the pressure—the Heavenly Dao Sect and even the combined forces of the Ten Great Immortal Paths would be equally overwhelmed.

"The Gate of the Immortal Realm of the Sun and Star Sect can only serve as an alternative," Alkaid thought. "It just so happens that I plan to refine a batch of Dao Artifacts to serve as offerings for integration into the Ten Directions Abyss Tower. In the meantime, I'll spread rumors of my intention to establish a brand new power to oversee the Gate of the Immortal Realm. I anticipate that it won't be long before Dao Lords come to pledge their allegiance."

After all, he wasn't planning to monopolize the Gate of the Immortal Realm like the Sun and Star Sect, but rather, he was willing to sell the ascension slots of the Gate of the Immortal Realm. In this way, other Dao Lords would not only stop viewing him as an enemy but would instead go out of their way to uphold his legitimacy.

"The blood spilled by dozens, perhaps hundreds of fallen Dao Lords, is enough to make all Dao Lords in this starry sky submit to me wholeheartedly, to duly follow the rules I set," Alkaid thought, at the same time, reflecting on the legends about Dao Venerables.

Why does the world know that Dao Venerables possess the power to defy hundreds and dominate an era? Naturally, because they fought for it.

Each Dao Lord had to demonstrate this kind of power, defeating one Dao Lord after another, even facing the encirclement and assassination of hundreds of Dao Lords, emerging victorious before they were truly revered as Dao Venerables and respectfully accepted the status they held in this part of the universe.

It became apparent that the path he now walked was the same as that of other Dao Venerables.

"Dao Venerable."

Alkaid murmured this term to himself.

This battle, he too had enacted the glory of one against hundreds, hadn't he?

But still…

The thought that every Dao Venerable was suspected to be the reincarnation of an Immortal King, and the realm of Immortal Kings was far superior to his own, by tenfold no less.

Especially the Void Immortal King.

In the face of such a being, he feared that he would be just like the Dao Lords standing against him, unable to exert even half of his power.

Therefore, it was not yet time to relax and be careless.

Contemplating this, he moved and arrived at the headquarters of the Sun and Star Sect.

To be exact, he arrived at a floating palace where only the Sect Master and a very few disciples directly related to the Sect Master's line were allowed to enter.

Since he now controlled the entire Great Formation of the Sun and Star Sect, even the Sect Master's direct disciples and followers originally inside could not enter or leave and were trapped inside.

Only after he opened the Formation did these people regain their freedom.

And upon regaining freedom, thirty percent of the cultivators charged at him with slogans, launching a fearless attack against him.

Another half fled the scene as quickly as they could.

Two more tenths seemed to want to pledge allegiance to a new master.

Alkaid paid no attention to those who left, but whether it was those who launched an assault or those who considered changing allegiances and betraying, he wiped them out with a wave of his hand. Yet, he sat entrenched in the palace, no longer paying heed to the outside world's changes.

The Formation of the Sun and Star Sect continued to operate continuously, and his own aura enveloped the space above the Sect, deterring all those who harbored malicious intentions.

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"The Time Orb, Blade of Destruction, the second Human Emperor Sword... and the Time Stream," Alkaid observed in the palace, integrating the gains he had collected, surrounded by the four great Immortal Artifacts.

In his expression, it was unclear whether to lament or to rejoice.

"Dao Lords, each one a called Universal Overlord Level existence in the starry domain, dubbed the Child of an Era without exaggeration. Yet at this moment, they are like materials, one by one, refined as part of these Immortal Artifacts..."

His expression was indistinct.

If other Dao Lords ended up like this before him, who could guarantee that his future self wouldn't appear the same in the eyes of someone stronger?

He who kills will be killed in turn.

At this moment, with the four Immortal Artifacts revolving around him, his sense of insecurity not only did not diminish, but it gradually increased.

He felt that he was starting to lose his understanding of this world.

After a while, Alkaid regained his composure and turned his attention to the energy accumulated from defeating the forty Dao Lords of the Slaughter Star Alliance, on the "Demon Hunter" and "Businessman."

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Looking at these energies...

For the first time, his heart wasn't filled with much joy.

Instead, it carried a hint of heaviness.

A heaviness, as the truth drew nearer, bred an unfounded sense of dread.

After a while, Alkaid adjusted his mood.

Fear is not the solution to the problem.

"Let's see what the real Immortal Realm is all about!" he resolved.

In the next moment, the energies from both branches began to pour into the Artifact Refining process.

Instantly, his vision was elevated once again.

His soul seemed to peel away from his body, looking at the transformation of the Three Thousand Great Daos and the operation of the entire world with a higher-dimensional gaze.

In this special state, the branch progress that had only reached 25% shot up to 66% in one breath.

At this point, the energy on the Demon Hunter branch was exhausted.

Next was the Businessman branch.

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"I have completely taken over the Sun and Star Sect. Everything of the sect, including this Gate of the Immortal Realm, belongs to me. The energy this time... is not small!"

As his thoughts flowed, the lustrous Artifact Refining branch's growth progress had already exceeded 80%.

Once past this threshold, Alkaid's already heightened perception seemed to be elevated yet another level.

In a vague sense, he seemed to perceive the existence of another dimension.

Himself!

The Immortal Realm!

And, the dimension where his high-dimensional cognition resided!

But within the central part of that dimension's perception, there lay a layer of fog.

A layer of fog that he could never truly see through due to the lack of some critical nexus.

Even with Artifact Refining's Nineteen Level progress exceeding 80%, he still couldn't cross this region.

In this state, he had no choice but to refocus his attention on the Supreme Holy Artifact.

The refining method for the Supreme Holy Artifact had become even more perfect.

Vaguely, it seemed to contain the Three Thousand Great Daos.

However, since he had not yet come into contact with many Daos, although the Supreme Holy Artifact referred to them, the details were not exhaustive.

It was merely as if telling him that only by refining all the Immortal Artifacts corresponding to the Three Thousand Great Daos into a single Holy Artifact, could he create a flawless Supreme Holy Artifact.

That is, the strongest Supreme Holy Artifact.

"The focus is not on the Supreme Holy Artifact, but on that fog-like barrier, as well as... the critical nexus that I'm lacking," Alkaid mused to himself.

This sensation was very uncomfortable for him.

The truth seemed to be right before his eyes, and if only he could disperse this layer of fog, it would completely reveal itself to him. Yet...

He still couldn't see it.

It really was...

"Am I too 'far' away?" Alkaid asked himself.

Him!

The Immortal Realm!

The dimension of his high-dimensional cognition!

Separated by an Immortal Realm in the middle.

"In other words, I must enter the Immortal Realm to truly clear that layer of fog and understand the truth of high-dimensional cognition, and at the same time... also understand... the ultimate concept of my existence?"

He diverted a portion of his thoughts to glance at the progress of Integrate Dao - Void.

There was no change in progress, but the share of void he controlled had increased from a previous 9.9 to 18.5.

Of course, the additional 8.6 progress was mostly stored in the "Soul Dao" reservoir through the Supreme Holy Artifact, the Ten Directions Abyss Tower.

If he dared to use more than 10 shares of the Void Path, he could easily break through the void barrier. Then, the pull from the Immortal Realm would capture him, and he would enter the Immortal Realm.

"Although I can't use more than 10 shares of void, during the time I've been increasing my share of void, I haven't been without gains..."

As Alkaid spoke, he immersed his mind in the Void Path.

Through the Void Path, he could clearly feel the immense entity that was a bit distant from this starry space...

Or rather, the Immortal King who dominated the Northern Sea Star was now attracted by his presence here and was rapidly approaching this starry sky.

The arrival was quicker than he had anticipated. He thought the power of the Time Orb could help conceal him for decades, but it turned out to be less than a year.

The Immortal King truly was formidable.

Fortunately, this meant the crisis on the Northern Sea Star was temporarily lifted.

It also meant that trouble was imminent here.

"Really... he just won't give up."

Alkaid exhaled a long breath.

He decided that for the next while, he would not make a move against the Void Dao Lord.

Even if another Void Dao Lord presented himself, he would first confine them in the Ten Directions Abyss Tower and wait until a safe location before killing and refining their share, lest that dreadfully persistent Immortal King quickly pinpoint his location.

But on the other hand, now...

There were no Dao Lords foolish enough to target him anymore.

"It's about time to return to the Northern Sea Star. Also..."

After some contemplation, Alkaid recalled the slight emotional anomaly he spotted when discussing the topic of "Immortal reincarnation" with Penglai Dao Lord...

She must know something.

"Perhaps, it's time for a frank conversation with Penglai Dao Lord."

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