Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

Chapter 176 Promotion

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Two months later.

At the peak of a mountain outside Dragon Majestic City, Alkaid fully merged his power with the Cangwu Great World, feeling his physical body's strength as if he could split mountains and sever rivers...

Alright.

This state was not considered strong.

Compared to this moment, not long ago in Nine Heavens City, using formations to activate hundreds of sword cultivators, technique cultivators, and divine cultivators to launch attacks, that was truly powerful.

"Body cultivation has also reached the Star Lord Realm."

Alkaid thought to himself.

However, because he had already experienced a more powerful state of strength, his breakthrough to the Star Lord Realm did not bring him much surprise.

At best...

It was an enhancement to his ability to protect himself.

But at this moment, the entire Nine Cauldrons Sect treasured him greatly, and he could mobilize hundreds of great cultivators.

Not to mention that he had just broken through to the Star Lord Realm, even if he cultivated the Stellar Demon God Body and reached the equivalent Third Rank of the late Star Lord stage, it still wouldn't be enough.

"Indeed, the times have changed."

Alkaid sighed.

The era of cultivators fighting alone had completely become history.

He slightly diverted his mind, perceiving his spiritual world.

The ancient tree had not grown a new branch due to the advancement in the "Martial Path."

It seems the next branch would grow only after reaching Dharma Phase or Star God.

"Congratulations, Chief, on your promotion to Star Lord."

Seeing Alkaid descend, three people came to greet him at the same time.

Qin Yi, Bai Lu, and the Fourth Rank great sword cultivator who had established his Dao Foundation—Tang Fenghua.

Tang Fenghua was not only a Fourth Rank great sword cultivator who had ignited true fire with his Dao foundation but also a direct disciple of the Sect Master Li Qingshan.

His presence served as a direct bridge between Alkaid and Sect Master Li Qingshan.

From this, one could see the high regard Nine Cauldrons Sect had for him.

"Just a newly promoted Star Lord."

Alkaid responded.

He then glanced at Tang Fenghua, "I always feel that great cultivators like you, who have established their Dao Foundation, should focus solely on enriching yourselves, elevating your Dao Foundation to an Immortal Foundation, and then preparing for the push to the Golden Core Realm. Bodyguard duties like this should be enough with Wang Feng and others."

"A man knows his own business best, being able to elevate to Dao Foundation level was all thanks to the master's support. As for Immortal Foundation... I dare not hope. Rather than wasting precious resources on me, it's better to free up opportunities for other young cultivators with more talent. As for me... I will head to the front lines, so as not to waste my position or disappoint the master's cultivation of me."

Tang Fenghua said with a smile, "Moreover, Chief Alkaid, you don't travel out often, so I still have quite a lot of free time for cultivation."

Alkaid gave him a look.

This direct disciple of the Sect Master was exceedingly polite in his dealings, without a trace of the arrogance that came from being in the Main Sect and backed by the Sect Master.

In times of danger, he was also among the first to charge into battle.

In fact, all thirteen of Li Qingshan's disciples were like this.

Apart from three great cultivators who had not yet cultivated to the Third Rank, the remaining ten had been deployed at the forefront locations like the Eastern Sea Archipelago and the Myriad Big Mountains, six had already fallen, and the other four, besides one assisting Li Qingshan with sect affairs, were also stationed outside.

Protecting Alkaid's safety, Tang Fenghua indeed had a relatively easier task compared to the other two.

At that moment, Alkaid descended the mountain to the mid-mountain area.

Here, a cluster of buildings nestled amongst the greenery.

At the foot of the mountain, densely packed buildings existed in large numbers, evidently able to accommodate a hundred thousand people without question.

This was the relocated and once again expanded Purple Cloud Courtyard.

Although this expansion was aimed at quality improvement, the number of Artifact Refiners in Purple Cloud Courtyard hadn't increased much, but space needed to be reserved.

Currently, due to the suppression from Limitless Star Palace, spirit artifacts were not selling well, but who knows about the future.

Moreover...

If spirit artifacts are not selling well, what if one day Nine Cauldrons Sect begins to sell treasures?

Treasures are always priceless. If Nine Cauldrons Sect really dares to sell them and offers enough value for money, many forces would rush to place orders with Nine Cauldrons Sect even at the risk of offending Limitless Star Palace.

When Alkaid returned home, he found that Purple Rose was already waiting there.

Seeing Alkaid, she immediately stood up, "Chief Alkaid, the first batch of fifty interior-grade treasures we received has passed verification. The flying swords have not only achieved the standards of third-generation flying swords in every parameter, but their spirit consumption is also significantly lower than typical third-generation flying swords. The Artifact Refining Hall and Campaign Hall are both very satisfied with the performance of this flying sword."

"Oh, that's good to hear."

Alkaid nodded, not surprised.

Even interior-grade, third-generation flying swords acquired from the Myriad Beasts Sect would start at a hundred thousand spirit stones.

Now, with thirty thousand spirit stones, it was possible to buy a flying sword that didn't lag behind the ones from the Myriad Beasts Sect that cost over a hundred thousand...

The mere first batch of three hundred interior-grade flying swords saved Nine Cauldrons Sect tens of millions of spirit stones.

Of course, knowing that the Myriad Beasts Sect heavily marked up their prices, up till now Nine Cauldrons Sect had bought less than a hundred third-generation flying swords, with most great cultivators using the sect's own first-generation and second-generation flying swords.

Even so, Alkaid had still managed to save tens of millions in funds for the Sword Cultivation Department.

These tens of millions of spirit stones, if used on some high-ranking sword cultivators with superior or superior-grade spirit roots, could whip up several dozen Foundation Establishments in three to five years.

"This is the final payment for the first batch and the deposit for the second batch of flying swords."

Purple Rose brought over a gilt note.

"Hmm, Purple Cloud Courtyard can produce fifty flying swords in two months... Of course, this is mainly due to a lack of manpower. If we can transfer two or three teams of Artifact Sect Grandmasters over, three hundred flying swords can be produced in half a year."

Alkaid took the gilt note at least valued at two million spirit stones.

"Two or three teams of Artifact Sect Grandmasters..."

Purple Rose appeared somewhat helpless, "Every Artifact Grandmaster has their critical tasks; some Artifact Grandmasters focus on producing magical treasures that enhance the battle power of body cultivators, some work on Patrol Heaven Warships, and others focus on the construction of Stellar Sects and exploration of new worlds. Those with spare capacity... are very few."

Alkaid naturally knew this.

Forging flying swords was just one aspect of Artifact Refining.

However, flying swords were extremely important to Sword Cultivators, which is why they seemed so significant.

In fact, beyond flying swords, there were over a dozen other directions in Artifact Refining.

Even within flying swords, there were various different categories.

Some flying swords excelled in speed, some in combat, some were flexible and suited to Sword Cultivator dueling, while others were extremely stable and unfazed by Divine Sense interference, and so on.

In fact, all this information...

was in Alkaid's mind.

But...

His time was limited, as was his energy.

Just like Martial Path knowledge required the body to test it personally.

This experience too needed to be practiced to be put to use.

At the moment, his focus was still on flying swords.

Thinking this, he directly said, "Bring over all the Artifact Refining Grandmasters specializing in flying swords. They're currently only working on Second Generation and Third Generation flying swords, right? But top Immortal Sects are already using Fourth Generation flying swords. Even if they succeed, it won't mean much. Instead of that, we might as well concentrate our efforts on a set of flying swords and evolve them to the Fourth, Fifth, and even Sixth Generation. If the generation gap can really reach that extent, would their flying sword categories still be meaningful?"

"Fifth Generation flying swords, Sixth Generation flying swords..."

Alkaid's words stunned Purple Cloud on the spot.

Let alone Sixth Generation flying swords, even Fifth Generation flying swords were only slightly rumored from Limitless Star Palace.

Neither the Immortal Alliance nor Myriad Beasts Sect had much movement yet.

But Alkaid...

Was he really already looking at such levels?

"The value of troops lies in their quality, not their quantity."

Alkaid said, "The current Nine Cauldrons Sect should not seek all-around development, but rather initially concentrate efforts to excel in one direction to the utmost degree. Once we lead in this area, then we can consider diversifying into other areas."

"Chief Alkaid, are you... are you really already starting to plan for Fourth and Fifth Generation flying swords?"

Purple Cloud's voice trembled slightly.

Alkaid did not speak but went inside the room and brought out a Jade Talisman, "This is my design concept for the Purple Cloud 13, Fourth Generation flying swords. Although it's not completely designed yet, fully upgrading Purple Cloud 13 is just a matter of time."

Saying this, he paused, "This is also why I told you not to place too many orders for the Purple Cloud 13 model flying swords."

"I understand."

Purple Cloud took the Jade Talisman and said earnestly, "I will have the Artifact Refining Hall verify this information and convey your intentions, Chief Alkaid."

"Hmm."

Alkaid nodded.

Although the Purple Cloud Courtyard had recently completed quality expansions, Treasure-level flying swords were much more complex than Spirit Artifact-level ones, and ordinary Artifact Refiners couldn't even handle the assistant's tasks.

That's why, with just fifty flying swords, Purple Cloud Courtyard had to work overtime for two months to produce them.

At this rate, producing three hundred flying swords would take a year.

Completing a multimillion-dollar order in a year would naturally thrill other Artifact Refining Courts, but for Alkaid...

It was too slow.

Making money was too slow, and it wasn't as good as helping Golden Temple refine Spirit Artifacts.

This was also why he brought out the not yet fully designed Fourth Generation Purple Cloud 13 improvement prototype.

To bring over more Artifact Refining Grandmaster teams to assist himself and improve the refining efficiency.

And, he was right.

As time passed, his mastery in formations would rapidly improve, and once his array mastery caught up with his artifact refining, filling the last gap in artifact refining and designing Fifth and Sixth Generation flying swords wouldn't be difficult.

...

In the quiet room.

"Formation."

Alkaid said.

After completing the first payment, he had the equivalent of several hundred thousand Spirit Stones in his account.

It quickly accumulated a lot of [Businessman] experience.

His gaze lingered on [Divine Path] for a moment and then tried elevating it.

He quickly concluded,

"I'll probably need five to six hundred thousand Spirit Stones to advance to the Dharma Phase Level."

Cultivation of the Primordial Spirit leaned towards the idealistic; once the realm was reached, advancing the cultivation was simple.

Moreover, elevating the Primordial Spirit to the Dharma Phase would also allow its branches to bloom and bear fruits, forming a new Innate Divine Ability.

That would be greatly beneficial in practicing the Divine Path.

"Five or six hundred thousand, the gap isn't big, but due to being economically blockaded and oppressed in the market, it's a bit difficult to earn and accumulate this amount of Spirit Stones by just circulating it within Nine Cauldrons Sect," Alkaid contemplated, inevitably directing his gaze toward the [Formation] branch.

Ultimately, breaking through from this aspect was necessary.

With a thought, the [Formation] branch surged upwards, instantly advancing through the Apprentice, Array Master, and High-Rank Array Master stages, reaching the Grandmaster level.

But it slowed significantly after reaching Array Master.

In the end...

It only progressed 41%, stopping at the degree of a Fifth Level One Star Array Master.