Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 358 - 344 Shallow

"Whoosh!"

Alkaid used Void Blink hundreds of times in succession, traversing millions of miles, and returned to the battlefield.

However, before reaching his destination, Qi Sha had already taken the initiative to come forth.

Clearly, the battle with the Golden Cicada Demon King had been decided.

That was to be expected.

After all, the innate Great Dao of the Golden Cicada Demon King was not adept at straightforward combat. Against someone like Qi Sha, who possessed the Great Path of Destruction and had cultivated the Great Annihilation Sword Qi to near perfection, how could he be a match?

As soon as they met, Qi Sha already presented the corpse of the Golden Cicada Demon King: "My lord, I have not failed your expectations."

"Good."

Alkaid simply said, "Let’s leave here first."

But at that moment, he seemed to perceive something, waved his hand, and the Heaven-Sealing Stele reappeared: "Since you’re so eager to depart, I’ll send you on your way."

The sealing space inside the Dao Artifact vibrated continuously, as if the Shadowless Demon King and the other two Great Demons were about to break through, with destruction imminent.

"Stand by my side."

Alkaid ordered.

"Yes."

Qi Sha responded.

He wasn’t too concerned about Alkaid’s ability to handle three Demon Kings.

At the Hollow Void Realm, he could face three Demon Kings alone, and now that he had stepped into the Refining Void Realm...

Even though he had just advanced, relying on the saved efforts from not having to convert the power of Cave Heaven and Void Force allowed his strength to increase significantly.

In this situation, Alkaid taking on those three Demon Kings only seemed like a fun game to him.

As it turned out, the current Alkaid did indeed find it easy to deal with ordinary Demon Kings.

The three Demon Kings suppressed by the Heaven-Sealing Stele had nothing notable in combat, with the Shadowless Demon King only adept at concealment.

The other two Demon Kings...

If they had been capable, they would have escaped just like the other three Demon Kings at the earliest opportunity.

Therefore, when Alkaid released the three Demon Kings, it didn’t take him much time to kill them all.

However...

What caught him by surprise was that he had been delayed for a short while, yet the three cultivators from the Penglai Immortal Sect hadn’t caught up?

"Penglai Immortal Sect, truly at a loss for successors," Alkaid remarked.

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Qi Sha was taken aback and asked, "What happened?"

"Nothing much, just ran into that Deputy Sect Master Leng again," Alkaid said simply, without elaboration.

But Qi Sha, piecing together Alkaid’s attitude and giving it some thought, guessed what had happened. "After all, Penglai Immortal Sect has only been established for a hundred years. Compared to the other top sects in every aspect, they are more than a notch below. Penglai Dao Lord intended to cast a wide net, using her reputation to recruit enough cultivators at the Hollow Void, Refining Void, and even Shattered Void levels to strengthen the sect, to truly provide Penglai Immortal Sect with the foundation of one of the Ten Great Immortal Paths. But her four disciples didn’t think so," he said.

"None of the four disciples are competent?" Alkaid asked, somewhat surprised.

"The eldest disciple Shi Lin is alright, her cultivation reaching the Shattered Void, but that Shattered Void has little to do with her own talent; it’s almost as if she was forcibly pulled up by Penglai Dao Lord. Otherwise, with her talent, it’s quite likely she could never break through the Hollow Void in her lifetime. But since she knows her talent is lacking and has received much favor from Penglai Dao Lord, she feels guilty towards her younger fellow disciples. With Penglai Dao Lord not having much time to teach, she almost single-handedly raised her three junior disciples, becoming quite indulgent towards them," said Qi Sha, lowering his voice slightly: "But ultimately, her nature is too gentle, and she’s indecisive, nowhere near being the right person to act as Sect Master. Yet Penglai Dao Lord has no one else to rely on. Even knowing she is not suitable for handling sect affairs, she’s still left in the Acting Sect Master position."

Alkaid nodded upon hearing this.

A Sect Master with determination and means is indeed crucial for the development of a sect.

"The remaining ones are Deputy Sect Masters Leng Qingqiu and Zhan Xiao. Those two were spoiled by Shi Lin. It’s said they used to be somewhat better, but since the establishment of Penglai Immortal Sect, Shi Lin has been instilling in them the idea that the sect is in its infancy and that they must safeguard and pass on the legacy for their master. As a result, the Deputy Sect Master Leng has gradually become narrow-minded, envious of talents, and suspicious of everyone, thinking they want to scheme against the family property of Penglai Immortal Sect," continued Qi Sha, barely able to suppress a laugh: "As for Zhan Xiao, he’s obstinate and self-righteous, the kind of cultivator who centers everything around himself and can’t tolerate any contradiction. He also thinks he’s decisive and believes that ruling a sect should be like this."

Alkaid was somewhat speechless.

What kind of individuals did Penglai Dao Lord take under her wing?

"I won’t mention the youngest sister Shui Yunhan. Her talent is good; she reached the Hollow Void Realm in less than a hundred years. However, because Shi Lin has placed high hopes on her and she’s surrounded by people who constantly praise her as a peerless genius, the number one under the heavens... Over time, she too became convinced of her own superiority, reportedly looking down on others through her nostrils..."

Qi Sha paused, glancing at Alkaid.

A peerless genius?

In front of his lord Alkaid, who dared to claim such a title?

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Among all the cultivators of the Northern Sea Star in this generation, who could compare?

"Given what you’ve said, Shi Lin really isn’t suitable to be in charge of Penglai Immortal Sect," Alkaid commented.

Hearing this, Qi Sha hurriedly added, "The information I got is from various sources, not necessarily completely accurate. I even suspect that some major sects are fanning the flames behind the scenes. They want to spread the notion that the prospects for Penglai Immortal Sect are bleak, to deter people from joining them. That way, when Penglai Dao Lord ascends to the Immortal Realm in the future, they can smoothly carve up the Penglai Immortal Sect."

Alkaid nodded, "Then the Penglai Dao Lord should be able to see this point, shouldn’t she prepare some measures in advance?"

"Of course, she would."

Qi Sha said, "The Penglai Dao Lord probably knows she isn’t very good at mentoring disciples, and with her being busy preparing for the ’Dao Struggle,’ she doesn’t have enough time to teach disciples. She simply tossed some secretly cultivated talents into the Ten Great Immortal Paths, the Four Great Immortal Dynasties, the Three Immortal Martial Sects, and even the Six Sects of the Demonic Dao, intending to use these forces’ mature disciple training systems to cultivate a qualified successor for her…"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Alkaid, "There should be quite a few people in our Heavenly Dao Sect who think that you are such a disciple sent over by the Penglai Dao Lord."

Alkaid frowned upon hearing this.

This perception wasn’t good for him.

"If your relationship with the Penglai Immortal Sect is really significant, it doesn’t matter, but if it’s just average… I advise you to clarify the boundaries with them as soon as possible, otherwise… there might be some trouble."

Qi Sha carefully warned.

Alkaid looked at him...

It wasn’t hard to guess from his somewhat cautious tone that he also harbored such a suspicion.

After a moment, he finally said, "My relationship with the Penglai Dao Lord isn’t that significant. As a True Disciple, I did receive some help from her, but that’s all there is to it. With this outing to slay the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor, I consider the debt of that favor repaid."

Qi Sha didn’t know whether to feel sorry or relieved upon hearing this.

It took him a while before he said, "Whether it is the Heavenly Dao Sect or the Penglai Immortal Sect, you should still think it through carefully."

Alkaid pondered the dissatisfaction that had arisen between Leng Qingqiu and himself, especially the words he had said, and he vaguely understood that this Deputy Sect Master might have been intentional in some aspects.

Her purpose was to cut off the possibility of him leaning towards the Penglai Immortal Sect.

"Shortsighted."

Alkaid silently remarked to himself.

Glancing at the warship appearing in the distance ahead, he said, "Alright, let’s return."

"To Biyou Fairy City?"

"Back to the Heavenly Dao Sect first."

Alkaid spoke, pausing briefly, "What we are hunting isn’t just a Demon King, but a Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor. Such an existence should multiply the contribution value by several times. But if I go to claim the rewards now, that Deputy Sect Master Leng would surely find a way to renege on the deal. I will wait until my status becomes that of a Deputy Sect Master and solidify my Void Refinement Realm before claiming those bounties."

"I will follow your will, Master."

Qi Sha nodded slightly.

As a Refining Void Level Demon Emperor, Alkaid’s slaying of it ought to bring at least 2 billion contribution points.

That’s a minimum.

Realistically, the value of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor would amount to 3 billion to be considered normal.

Those 3 billion, along with the Golden Cicada Demon King, the Shadowless Demon King, and other members of the Demon Race...

The total value had already surpassed that of a Dao Artifact.

Being cautious about an interest involving a Dao Artifact-level benefit was not an exaggeration.

Immediately, the two of them landed on the warship of the Heavenly Casualty War Hall.

As more and more members of the Heavenly Casualty War Hall returned, the warship gradually accelerated, leaving the range of the Outer Sea and heading towards the Heavenly Dao Sect.

...

"A sect that came together entirely because of the Penglai Dao Lord."

In the captain’s resting room, Alkaid reflected on his understanding of the Penglai Immortal Sect and couldn’t help but emit a sigh.

This sect…

Really was held up by the Penglai Dao Lord alone.

Yet, such a motley crew, which besides the Penglai Dao Lord had no masters who could make their mark, was still known as one of the Ten Great Immortal Paths.

One could imagine the enormous influence of the Dao Lord.

However…

Alkaid focused his mind on the ancient tree formed by "High-Dimensional Cognition."

After consecutive battles, especially after slaying the Void Refinement Realm member of the Demon Race, the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor, he had accumulated plenty of demon hunting experience.

Now that he had some free time…

Without hesitation, he quickly poured all these "experiences" into what the [Immortal Path: Shattering Void] represented.

With the branches growing rapidly, a torrent of information about the "Shattered Void" Realm also surged in.

Amongst this information, aside from many insights on cultivation in the Shattered Void Realm, the most important for Alkaid were the comprehensions of Dao Techniques.

These comprehensions were exquisitely profound; even he had to spend some time to digest them.

Fortunately, with the gap between "Shattering Void" and the "Integrate Dao" Realm representing the Dao Lords being so vast, slaying so many Demon Kings, including a Demon Emperor, the ultimate progress in advancement remained minimal.

The growth progress halted at 23%.

Although it only advanced to 23%, the information involved...

"The Sword of the Void and Void Blink, these two Dao Techniques, can now be elevated to great achievement."