Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

Chapter 282 Growth

"First, diplomacy; then, war..."

Upon hearing this, Alkaid's heart sank slightly, "These top forces really are domineering; there's no choice but to join them."

"That matches the overall environment of the Northern Sea Star."

Li Hanqiu directly handed him several invitations, "Take a look."

"This is..."

Alkaid briefly glanced over them, "Hundred Flowers Valley, Iron Blood Sect, Cloud Mountain County's City Lord's Mansion, Zhou Family of the Immortal Martial Sect?"

In a county, a large clan could at most reach the Blazing White Golden Core level, having one or two Deep Blue Golden Cores would be the limit.

It was probably the same for the Zhou Family of the Immortal Martial Sect.

The remaining Hundred Flowers Valley, Iron Blood Sect...

Were just somewhat stronger than the Cloudsoar Sword Sect, with one or two Blazing White Golden Cores in the sect.

"What are they trying to do?"

As Alkaid spoke, he quickly thought of something, "Is this a probe?"

"Exactly."

"Why?"

"Why?"

Li Hanqiu himself found it somewhat amusing, "Because we have been too lenient."

He looked at Alkaid, "A force that possesses a Hollow Void level powerhouse wouldn't just not aggressively expand, wipe out the eleven nearby factions of various sizes, and annex the one hundred three cities of Cloud River. The only possibility for their inaction is that they are ostensibly strong but actually weak, their strength is insufficient! That supposed Hollow Void is very likely a Hollow Void War Immortal, or even a Hollow Void War Immortal on the brink of death, one who cannot easily make a move."

"It must be the other members of the sect showing cowardice."

Alkaid said.

To inspire the people of the Nine Heavens Sect to strive harder, apart from a very few individuals, Alkaid and Li Hanqiu had not disclosed the true condition of the Hollow Void within their sect to others such as Hall Masters and Domain Masters.

As a result, they all believed what Wan Liugui said, that Li Hanqiu could only live for three to five more years without taking any action.

Even though several periods of three to five years had already passed, they still lacked the confidence that comes from backing by the "Hollow Void."

Whether a force has confidence can be discerned from many aspects.

"A foreign force with a Hollow Void War Immortal, and this War Immortal is about to die, what kind of substantial assets must they leave behind? Especially recently, this force has grown extremely quickly, clearly under the reality of considerable assets! Under the temptation of these assets, all sorts of demons and monsters naturally turn their gaze here," Li Hanqiu said, looking at Alkaid, "They are courting their own death, but this is the Northern Sea Star, if you don't oppress others, people will think you are ostensibly strong but actually weak, and they will come after you, because being strong without plundering the weak is the most abnormal of normal things here!"

This illogical matter is indeed a truth in the Northern Sea Star.

If you're that strong, why not plunder?

Back in the Cangwu Great World, when the Nine Cauldrons Sect held a grand military review, many people were puzzled: given how powerful the Nine Cauldrons Sect had become, why didn't they deploy troops to other forces or establish bases?

Even in the relatively orderly Cangwu Great World, the Northern Sea Star...

The law of the jungle is even more blatant.

"When the time is ripe, I will make time to wipe out the Hundred Flowers Valley and the Iron Blood Sect, but after eliminating the Iron Blood Sect and Hundred Flowers Valley, we will have unified the Cloud River Mountains. Should we strengthen the sect? If we do bolster the sect, should we focus solely on growth, or should we also expand externally? Expansion makes it easy to offend Dashang and the Immortal Martial Sect, but not expanding means being exploited by Dashang and the Immortal Martial Sect while also facing the schemes and malevolence of other forces, wondering if we are again inadequate," Li Hanqiu said, letting out a long breath, "So, this just confirms what Susan, Yang Han, and the others said, in the Northern Sea Star, if you don't join the top forces and gain a certain degree of voice, you'll never truly stabilize."

"When everyone harbors evil intentions, upholding justice becomes the greatest heresy," Alkaid said.

Li Hanqiu nodded, "The Northern Sea Star, a paradise for the strong, a hell for the weak!"

As he spoke, he continued reflectively, "It seems that many powerful cultivators in the Northern Sea Star also understand this point, but they are unwilling to make changes, because the rules are in their favor, they even introduced a system of True Disciples utterly different from what we know to maintain the rules of the Northern Sea Star, but it's also because of this system that I would suggest you choose a top-ranking sect."

"Hiding behind the big banner,"

Alkaid said.

"Right, even though competition within the sect is also very intense, having this big banner will save a lot of trouble," Li Hanqiu said.

Alkaid nodded, understanding Li Hanqiu's point.

Moreover, he wasn't particularly averse to becoming a True Disciple of a top force.

After all, True Disciples in the Northern Sea Star had too much autonomy.

Though called disciples, they're actually spokespersons for the interests of a small group.

Their relationship with the sect is more like a partnership,

like a collaboration between individual enterprises and investors.

"So, which force do you think I should choose?"

"Dashang is not suitable. From what we can see now, the Immortal Martial Sect, Heavenly Dao Sect, and Three Pure Sanctuaries are the best choices," Li Hanqiu had obviously researched relevant information over the past decade and could easily list the options, "No need to mention the Immortal Martial Sect, claimed to be one of the three martial sects, and the closest to us. The Heavenly Dao Sect, on the other hand... across the Sea of Turmoil, is also not far, and being able to enter can eliminate a hidden danger. The remaining Three Pure Sanctuaries, being one of the strongest among the Ten Great Immortal Paths, is not an exaggeration to say it's in its heyday."

While speaking, he passed over a Jade Talisman, "Take a look and choose for yourself how to proceed. Even if you feel you don't want to be bound by a sect and plan to develop on your own, we will support your decision."

"Alright."

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Alkaid took the Jade Talisman.

The two ended their conversation and descended towards the Nine Heavens Sect.

...

Alkaid ascended into the sky unnoticed, but Li Hanqiu's departure caused quite a stir.

When the two descended, Li Qingshan, Tang Fenghua, Huang Tianhao, and others came forward to meet them, each looking at Alkaid with joy.

"Real Person Alkaid!"

"Congratulations, True Person, on condensing the Blazing White Golden Core! The Hollow Void is within reach!"

"Under the leadership of True Person and the Supreme Elder, our Nine Heavens Sect is thriving and flourishing indeed."

Several people bowed and offered their congratulations at the same time.

Alkaid nodded at them.

After sizing them up, he also showed a smile, "You reached the Constant Light Realm? Impressive indeed."

"All of us have consumed hundreds of Pure Yang Great Pills, if we couldn't achieve the Constant Light, then we would disgrace the cultivation given by True Person and the Supreme Elder," Tang Fenghua said with a smile.

Alkaid, recalling the effects of the Pure Yang Great Pill, and considering Li Qingshan and others' innate talents coupled with the deep foundation they had laid in the Cangwu Great World, it was within reason that they had made such progress and reached the Heavenly Fire Realm and Constant Light Realm over these few decades from their accumulated potential.

"How many in the sect are now in the Heavenly Fire Realm, Constant Light Realm? Has anyone formed a Golden Core?"

He asked with concern.

"The sect currently has two in the Crimson Red Golden Core Realm, twenty-six in the Constant Light Realm, one hundred and eighty-nine in the Heavenly Fire Realm, and over two thousand core formation cultivators," Li Qingshan responded.

Tang Fenghua, full of emotion, declared, "In such a short time, many powerful figures have emerged within the Nine Heavens Sect. Had this been in the Cangwu Great World, it would have been unimaginable. Now with these cultivators, our Nine Heavens Sect truly has a solid foundation in the Cloud River mountain range."

"Two in the Crimson Red Golden Core? Who are they?"

Alkaid was somewhat surprised.

"One is Xu Nianhua, the other is Su Yaoxue," Li Qingshan said.

"Xu Nianhua, Su Yaoxue..."

He was not surprised about Xu Nianhua forming the Crimson Red Golden Core.

This individual had high innate talent, having formed an inner core years ago and was a priority in the list of twenty-four focused cultivations, likely a few thousand of those tens of thousands of Pure Yang Great Pills were used on him.

Hence, advancing from core formation to the Crimson Red Golden Core Realm over a dozen years was not strange.

But Su Yaoxue...

"With Su Yaoxue's talent being at the limits to be included in the priority cultivation list, how could she possibly reach the Crimson Red Golden Core without excessive cultivation..."

"That was my decision,"

Li Hanqiu interrupted before Alkaid could finish.

He sternly said, "I know that you carry tremendous pressure, so much that you barely have spare time for your family, but... while we uphold fairness and selflessness, we cannot take your sacrifice for granted and ignore others, especially considering the incident nine years ago when the young girl deviated while breaking through to the Heavenly Fire Realm, nearly losing her life. Did you know that?"

Alkaid was taken aback.

He was aware of this incident.

It had stayed in his mind at the time.

But over the years, it had slipped from his memory with his full focus on cultivation.

"Then her..."

"I went into Dashang Realm to buy a Nine Refinements Great Elixir, which barely saved her from the brink of death. The elixir, valued over ten thousand, naturally does more than just saving a cultivator from deviation. With the help of this elixir, not only were her cultivation issues resolved, her constitution was also improved, and with the residual medicinal effects, she managed to break through two realms in nine years, condensing a Crimson Red Golden Core."

Nine Refinements Great Elixir.

If a Crimson Red Golden Core cultivator took it, it might be possible to create a Sunburst Golden Core.

However...

He didn't oppose Li Hanqiu's decision.

He simply didn't want Su Yaoxue and the others to become dependent on him, but that did not mean he would stand by indifferently if Su Yaoxue were to deviate from her cultivation.

This incident had happened...

Due to his negligence.

Li Hanqiu's handling of the situation was indeed best.

"Thank you. I will compensate for the elixirs used," Alkaid said.

Li Hanqiu shook his head, not arguing over this needless issue, "That young girl is too diligent. Her perseverance in cultivation is almost heart-wrenching to witness. If you truly don't have the time to teach her, then allow me to take her under my wing for now. I can't promise much, but I can certainly offer some experience from progressing from the Crimson Red Golden Core to the Sunburst Golden Core."

Alkaid pondered for a moment, and didn't refuse: "Then I shall impose on True Monarch."

The Su Family was gone.

Su Yaoxue was the only one from the Su Family who had succeeded.

Nine years ago, an oversight had caused that accident.

Now, as she had shown such exceptional diligence, perseverance, determination, and unwavering conviction, what harm could there be in giving her a bit of a boost?

"It seems we need to procure more Pure Yang Great Pills. With ample elixirs, the sect members can continue their rapid advancements," Alkaid said with a smile.

"Our people from Nine Cauldrons Sect are the elites who remained after the huge purge. When we were in the Cangwu Realm, being stuck at the Foundation Establishment was largely due to flawed cultivation techniques and the environment, but those issues with the techniques were resolved decades ago. With resources like the Pure Yang Great Pills, everyone's cultivation naturally advances rapidly."

Li Hanqiu had a deep understanding of the sect's situation, "If we have enough Pure Yang Great Pills, in another decade or so, we might see someone break through to the Sunburst Golden Core Realm."

Alkaid nodded.

And speaking of acquiring assets like the Pure Yang Great Pills, the biggest owners were none other than forces on the level of the Ten Great Immortal Paths.

The Pure Yang Great Pills of Northern Sea Star, Void Dao Elixirs, the Ten Great Immortal Paths, Demon Race Nine Veins, and Six Sects of the Demonic Dao dominated not quite a hundred percent but at least ninety-nine percent of the resources.

Broadly adding up dozens of forces, less than one ten-thousandth of the total number of cultivators held ninety-nine percent of all the resources in Northern Sea Star.

This was the true portrayal of resource distribution in Northern Sea Star.