Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 243 - 233: Response

Alkaid, Li Qingshan, and Wu Qingying brought Xie He to the Alchemy Hall and transferred the control of the Green Jade Pill Cauldron, a Spiritual Treasure, to his hands.

Along with it, the art of refining the Hundred Apertures Star Pill was also transferred to his hands.

Xie He, having received the elixirs, was eager to repay the kindness shown by Alkaid and soon secluded himself to study.

As for Wu Qingying, she decided to take a three-day break to rest properly.

She didn’t even consider discussing the art of alchemy with Xie He, a Ninth Layer Three-Star Alchemist.

For the next three days, she just wanted to let her brain relax and lay down.

...

Meanwhile, Alkaid, along with Li Qingshan and a group of staff, was touring the headquarters of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.

"You spend most of your time traveling between the Nine Heavens Domain and North Dipper Domain, so this is the first time you are truly observing our Nine Cauldrons Sect headquarters, isn’t it?"

Li Qingshan smiled and said, "Although our Nine Cauldrons Sect headquarters is just a sub-sect of the Artifact Sect from the past, it still has a rich historical heritage. It’s worth taking a good look around when you’re free."

"There will be an opportunity,"

Alkaid replied.

He quickly used his Divine Sense and said, "The Immortal Alliance is not harassing us because they are sure that we did it, but merely because the Limitless Star Palace is behind all this mischief..."

"I know,"

Li Qingshan said with a smile, nodding slightly in a somewhat carefree manner, "At the root of it, our Nine Cauldrons Sect is too weak, which makes the Immortal Alliance want to extort us."

"Does the sect have any countermeasures?"

"It’s difficult,"

said Li Qingshan. "Despite the old ancestor’s firm stance, the moment of mutual destruction hasn’t really arrived yet, and, once we completely fall out with the Immortal Alliance, it would also be very detrimental to the development of Nine Cauldrons Sect. We still need the elixirs sold by the Immortal Alliance in many areas... Thus, no matter how fiercely we fight in secret, on the surface, we still have to maintain the necessary decorum... In such a situation, our Nine Cauldrons Sect ultimately has to make some concessions."

"Concessions..."

Alkaid frowned.

His methods were very clean.

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Theoretically, it should have taken the Immortal Alliance three to five years to turn their attention to the Nine Cauldrons Sect.

But just at that moment, the Limitless Star Palace intervened, creating complications.

Yet, if this led to the Nine Cauldrons Sect being extorted, he would also feel remorse.

"Don’t worry, we have our ways."

At that moment, a Divine Sense passed through the Void Divine Realm.

Both Alkaid and Li Qingshan’s spirits stirred, and they simultaneously appeared in the Void Divine Realm.

Just in time to see Li Hanqiu, who had arrived early and was neither hurried nor slow in his demeanor.

"Settled?"

Li Qingshan said.

"Yes, the Nine Cauldrons Sect will completely open up the Spirit Pill market and will no longer impose additional taxes on the Immortal Alliance’s Spirit Pills,"

Li Hanqiu responded.

"The Spirit Pill Market…"

Li Qingshan’s expression changed.

If the treasure pill market was something the Nine Cauldrons Sect needed from the Immortal Alliance, then the Spirit Pill Market...

The Nine Cauldrons Sect had the capability to manufacture all generations of Spirit Pills, at most the cost and effectiveness could not compare to those of the Immortal Alliance.

Yet, by relying on the protective policies originally in place by the Nine Cauldrons Sect, a significant portion of the Spirit Pill Market within the sect’s territory was still in their hands.

Now, once the Spirit Pill Market was fully opened...

With the more cost-effective Spirit Pills from the Immortal Alliance impacting the market, the alchemy department of the Nine Cauldrons Sect would definitely suffer a major setback, and a halving of orders was almost foreseeable.

Then, the spirit stones that were originally meant to be used within the Nine Cauldrons Sect would essentially end up being earned by the Immortal Alliance.

"This is indeed an opportunity,"

Li Hanqiu said with a smile. "Over five years, a substantial number of cultivators from our sect have practiced the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique, and the alchemy hall has also produced some results with the pills developed for cultivators practicing this method. Taking advantage of the impact of the Immortal Alliance’s Spirit Pills on our own industry, we can shift those less competitive alchemy institutes to focus on refining pills specifically developed for the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique, thereby accelerating the efficiency with which our cultivators practice the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique."

Hearing Li Hanqiu’s words, Li Qingshan gradually calmed down.

His uncle’s words were indeed not unreasonable.

This was an opportunity.

An opportunity to force many alchemy institutes to transform.

Moreover, it was foreseeable that the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique would inevitably become a mainstream system in the world; therefore, the alchemy institutes that began refining relevant pills early on undoubtedly had an early-mover advantage.

With this advantage, when the Nine Cauldrons Sect became strong enough to publicly reveal this cultivation system, by then, the entire Cangwu Great World might even allow them to become the dominator.

This was a plot that he, along with Li Qingshan and Alkaid, had devised.

A plot that could potentially allow the Nine Cauldrons Sect to replace the Limitless Star Palace using this advanced cultivation system, achieving formal unification of the Cangwu Great World.

The current extortion by the Immortal Alliance, if well-utilized, could even turn the crisis into an opportunity.

"I was overthinking it,"

Li Qingshan said.

"You need to watch over the secrecy of the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique’s inheritance. Continue to announce that this is a newly developed technique by us, and that the technique can only be transmitted internally, step by step, without allowing anyone to divulge it..."

Li Hanqiu instructed, "Of course, once more people cultivate it in the future, it being leaked is only a matter of time. However, that’s estimated to be ten or eight years later. With various smokescreens we release during this period, those sects that obtain this incomplete technique and learn it was internally developed by us might not take it too seriously, which buys us another ten or eight years. By then, a generation of cultivators will have grown up, with Foundation Establishment Realm and Unity Realm cultivators probably emerging in some number. At that point, we won’t have much to worry or fear."

"I understand. Everyone practicing this technique will have to establish a Heart Demon pledge. Furthermore, Hall Master Alkaid is also helping to screen and monitor these disciples. Plus, with us transmitting it step by step, I am confident that we can keep it secret for ten or eight years,"

Li Qingshan said with a smile.

Li Hanqiu nodded.

Then, he turned his attention to Alkaid, "You have your own heritage, and I am not surprised that you could unleash a power even greater than Feng Ao’s after achieving the Dharma Phase. However, the power of the Golden Core you used at that time..."

"It was the art of External Elixir refinement."

Alkaid said.

"External Elixir!?"

Having studied the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique for so long, Li Hanqiu was naturally aware of this method.

However, considering the instability of that Crimson Red Golden Core...

He said with some retrospect fear, "That was quite risky of you."

"I was confident."

Alkaid smiled and said, "Of course, it is extremely risky for others, but if one has enough understanding of the nine layers of the Golden Core and moreover, has attained the rank of a Dharma Phase Cultivator in advance, the process might not be so difficult."

Li Hanqiu listened, pondered for a moment, and nodded, "That’s true, but this kind of feat is something only you could achieve, others... even if given a Crimson Red Golden Core, would be helpless."

After speaking, he added, "Unless it’s that kind of exceptionally stable Crimson Red Golden Core."

"A stable Crimson Red Golden Core... Golden Core Sixth Layer, those people... placed in Cangwu Great World would likely be able to drag down all the Sunburst Golden Cores."

Alkaid said.

Li Hanqiu listened and profoundly nodded his head in agreement.

"External Elixir, huh."

Li Qingshan, who was listening to their exchange from the side, felt very envious.

This was a skill that could grant someone the power of the Crimson Red Golden Core level directly.

He had also shifted to cultivating the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique and had achieved the First Layer, completing the foundation’s combing.

In reality, for cultivators in the Cangwu Great World, the First Layer was not difficult.

The difficulty lay in the Second Layer, the Unity Realm.

This layer required the fusion of essence, energy, and spirit.

Essence here represents the physique; spirit refers to the Primordial Spirit.

However, many Foundation Establishment Cultivators had not cultivated both physique and Primordial Spirit, and it could be anticipated that this step would likely hold them up for a long time.

Of course, it would only be for a while.

The Mysterious Origin Creation Technique handed down by Alkaid was too perfected.

Perfected to the point where not only were there various annotations, but also extremely detailed cultivation experiences were provided.

It almost dissected and crushed the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique for them to study; anyone with sufficient talent and comprehension wouldn’t encounter any difficulties in learning.

"True Person Li, have you made any discoveries from studying the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique recently?"

Alkaid asked.

"There have been some gains, the state of the Golden Core has improved quite a lot compared to before, but it’s still far from being completely stabilized," Li Hanqiu replied.

"No rush, take it step by step."

"Hahaha!"

Li Hanqiu couldn’t help laughing upon hearing Alkaid’s comforting words.

Who would have thought that he, the Sea-Calming Divine Needle of the Nine Cauldrons Sect, would one day need reassurance from a junior, just like an ordinary old man.

Yet, thinking about Alkaid’s success with the External Elixir and his concurrent cultivation of the Dharma Phase, a future of boundless potential…

Suddenly, a sense of old-age satisfaction emerged spontaneously.

Who could have imagined that such an unparalleled genius would appear within the boundaries of Nine Cauldrons Sect and lead the sect towards a future that was gradually becoming visible to the naked eye?

...

Alkaid stayed in Nine Cauldrons Sect for just one day.

Li Qingshan and several Hall Masters and Vice Hall Masters from the Main Sect hosted him well.

It was indeed a true gathering outside the Void Divine Realm.

The next day, Alkaid left with Xie He and the Green Jade Pill Cauldron for Dragon Majestic City in the Nine Heavens Domain.

The reason for taking Xie He...

was because it was not suitable for him to be exposed to the public eye at the moment.

And to ensure that he was not detected by any Dharma Phase of the Immortal Alliance or Limitless Star Palace, staying close to Alkaid was the best option.

Otherwise, even in the headquarters of the Nine Cauldrons Sect in Red City, he might inevitably be investigated by a Dharma Phase’s Divine Sense, thereby alerting the Immortal Alliance to the fact that the incident at the Ascendant Tower was indeed the work of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.

...

Dragon Majestic City, as the former largest city of the Nine Heavens Domain and home to a Sub-sect, had all the necessary facilities.

The Sub-sect Level Alchemy Hall was also there.

Although everything had been moved out, and its class was not on par with the Main Sect’s Alchemy Hall, with a command from Alkaid, this Alchemy Hall quickly replenished all its equipment, and it was all set up for Xie He to focus on alchemy.

As for Alkaid himself...

He returned to his residence at the mountain peak where Purple Cloud Courtyard was located, planning to thoroughly digest the gains from this trip to the Immortal Alliance.

As he focused his mind, he soon "saw" the initial feedback.

[An efficient transaction.]

[You successfully obtained a rich harvest with minimal human resource cost, businessmen branched out nourishing growth...]