NOVEL NEXT Chapter 572: Turmoil
"Hum hum!"
In the Immortal Realm.
Alkaid's share of the Void Path breakthrough reached a thousand.
And as his share broke through a thousand, achieving the status of an Immortal King, he had already perceived something.
He projected a Mind Thought to "see" the Dao Fruit that emerged upon the Perfection of Integrating Dao - Void.
The Dao Fruit was straightforward.
"Dao Lord."
Alkaid said and couldn't help but turn his gaze to the Dao Fruit presented when Artifact Refining ascended to the Sixteenth Level.
The name of that Dao Fruit was the same.
However, compared to that Dao Fruit, this one was undoubtedly far more domineering.
"One with the Path."
Alkaid continued, pausing slightly in his tone: "Or rather, its true name should be Daoist Ancestor."
Now that he had this Dao Fruit, plus his control over a thousand shares of the Great Void Path, he understood that he had the qualification to exert mighty force with little effort.
By utilizing the power of this Dao Fruit, along with his own shares, he had almost sovereign-like control over other shares of the Great Void Path.
Should he wish, he could seize all the Great Dao shares in the entire universe of the Ancient Immortal Realm in a very short time.
This seizing was different from the Tian Yu Immortal King's forceful plundering and pulling of the everywhere present Great Void Path shares in the Ancient Immortal Realm; it was about expelling those who had already achieved Integrate Dao, the Void Dao Lords, from the Great Void Path...
And even "purifying" them from the Great Void Path, thus reclaiming their shares of the Great Dao.
At that time, he, as the "Dao Lord," would truly become an existence comparable to a Void Ancestor.
However...
"Forcefully stripping the Great Void Path from all Void Dao Lords, Void True Immortals, and Void Immortal Venerates... would create too much commotion and could easily catch the attention of the Master of Primordial Yi. Therefore... it's better to first eliminate the Tian Yu Immortal King in a less conspicuous manner."
Alkaid settled his mind.
Destroying the Void Immortal King could not only provoke infighting within the Nine Major Groups, distracting them from promptly reporting to the Master of Primordial Yi, but also, upon obtaining the shares of the Great Void Path from Tian Yu Immortal King, his own share would approach half. Then he could force all shares in the world to return to him in an instant.
The time to achieve "Void Daoist Ancestor" would be vastly shortened, nipping all potential crises in the bud.
"However, becoming a Void Daoist Ancestor is not enough. Even the combination of a Void Daoist Ancestor and a Time Daoist Ancestor can only threaten the Nine Great Sovereigns, and cannot truly be on par with them. The best plan would be to also obtain the power of Destiny and Causality; with the four Supreme Daos integrated as one, then facing the Sovereigns should not be a problem."
Upon thinking this, Alkaid remembered that there are nine Sovereigns in the Chaotic Origin Realm.
And also a Master of Primordial Yi equivalent to the peak of Sovereignty...
For a moment, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"I might still be lacking a bit; I must Integrate the Three Thousand Great Daos as one to have the power to suppress the Nine Great Sovereigns and the Master of Primordial Yi."
Thinking this, Alkaid began to weigh the possibilities.
The union of the Ancestral Path figures of Time and Void could only threaten the Nine Great Sovereigns.
From this, it can be inferred that Daoist Ancestors are probably one level below the Sovereigns.
Integrating the four Supreme Daos equates to a level comparable to the Sovereigns.
And when the four Supreme Daos also incorporate the Three Thousand Great Daos, it will reach the combined level of power of the Nine Great Sovereigns, including the Master of Primordial Yi, ascending to a new Realm—Universe Level.
That is to wield the power that controls the entire universe.
Then, in confronting the Chaotic Origin Realm...
Alkaid's thoughts came to a halt.
"I do not truly wish to see the Chaotic Origin Realm and the Ancient Immortal Realm clash to mutual destruction, causing the universe to collapse. Once I truly possess that kind of power, after thousands of years of dreaming, the Divine Skills would have been investigated, and I will truly have the power to use 'High-Dimensional' forces, by then there probably won't even be a need for conflict."
Alkaid settled his mind again.
He turned his attention to the branches of Integrating Dao - Time.
Next, he would fill up the progress of this branch as well, and likewise produce a Dao Fruit of the Path of Time.
For him now, this process was not difficult, it was merely a matter of time.
At the moment, Alkaid again calmed his mind, refining one after another carriers of the Path of Time and Void Path, while also advancing the progress of the Path of Time Realm as he consecrated the Supreme Holy Artifact, the River of Time.
However, after hundreds of years of such peaceful cultivation, Alkaid sensed something.
To be precise, it was Alkaid's original body in the Lower Realm that perceived something.
...
In the starry sky.
Alkaid, who had just come out from a headquarters formed by six Dao Lords, suddenly took out a Jade Talisman.
This Jade Talisman was already broken at this moment.
The vast universe made communication not an easy task.
Alkaid used the method of Artifact Refining to create pairs of Jade Talismans. When one of the paired talisman broke, the other would likewise shatter, thus serving as a warning.
He left these talismans at some key locations, and those key locations often housed significant figures or valuable possessions.
At present, the broken talisman in his hand corresponded to...
"The Dao Lord of Sun and Star Sect?"
Alkaid was somewhat surprised: "I originally thought that the Gate of Eternal Life would be the first to seek revenge against me, but instead, problems arose from the Sun and Star Sect first?"
He used his Perception and found that he was now very far from the Sun and Star Sect.
Over thirty billion light-years.
But having become a "Void Ancestor," his current speed was so fast that it was almost indescribable as "speed."
Despite not being able to treat the entire Universe's "Void" as a part of his body due to insufficient Great Dao Share, but...
Relying on a "Dao Lord's" absolute control over their own Void Force, even in the Lower Realm Starry Sky, he could compress the time needed to cross thirty billion light-years to within three years.
Such speed...
It wouldn't take long to orbit the entire Universe.
With a mere thought from his Mind Thought, the Void Force surged from the Great Dao Tower, quickly resonating with the omnipresent forces of the Void.
Instantly, the entire force of the Great Void Path enveloped him.
Even though he stood in place, the surrounding starry sky twisted.
Like images and pictures being rapidly pulled away, shifting the viewpoint towards the depths of the Universe.
He maintained this state and even had spare time to refine the Great Dream Millennium Technique.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
When he emerged from that state, the Sun and Star Sect was already within reach.
As the distance closed, he quickly sensed the location of the sect's Dao Lord using certain methods.
After a few Void Shuttles, he arrived at a mundane planet, engulfed by yellow sand and storms.
Upon reaching the planet, his Divine Sense swept across and quickly located a palace covered by a Fourteenth Level Formation.
This Formation isolated all traces of life within the palace, but in front of Alkaid, who vastly surpassed the beings of the Lower Realm, it could not conceal anything and was seen through at a glance.
With one Void Blink, he was directly inside the palace.
At that moment, the lineage of the sect and six other Dao Lords were in a heavy atmosphere, their brows furrowed in concern.
Some seemed severely weakened, evidently from the backlash of unleashing powerful Dao Techniques.
When Alkaid flickered in without concealing his aura, the sect's Dao Lords sensed it instantly.
The moment they recognized it was Alkaid, the oppressive tension lifted like a great burden had been removed.
Then, the sect's Dao Lord promptly came forward to greet: "I pay my respects to the Dao Venerable."
After performing a salute, his expression carried a hint of guilt: "Dao Venerable... the Gate of the Immortal Realm has been..."
"Tell me, how many of them are there?"
Alkaid waved his hand.
"There are only four core members whom we had never heard of before, the rest are twelve Dao Lords from the neighboring star spaces who have allegiance to the Sun and Star Sect, making a total of sixteen Dao Lords. However, only one of them actually took action! That one, he demonstrated combat power not inferior to Venerable Dao Level!"
The sect's Dao Lord introduced with a solemn expression, then added after a moment: "Of course, his strength is not on par with yours. However, from their interactions... Among the four, even if they aren't quite up to his level, they are probably not far off, especially one of the Dao Venerables... Judging by the respectful manner of the Melting Dao Venerate towards him... I fear... he may be... stronger."
"Stronger?"
Alkaid was intrigued by the sect's Dao Lord's words: "Did you witness that Melting Dao Venerate in action? Is he one of those so-called Dao Venerables that just claims the title, or does he possess the true strength of a Dao Venerable?"
"If I had witnessed that Dao Venerable's action, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive to have this conversation with you now. As for whether he's a quasi Dao Venerable or a true Dao Venerable... After personally witnessing your Divine Might, I believe I have the capability to judge. Even the Melting Dao Venerate who took action is indeed a true Dao Venerable."
The sect's Dao Lord produced a Jade: "This is a reconstruction of the battle scene based on the information we have, as well as the data on those mysterious Dao Lords and Dao Venerables."
After saying that, he somberly added: "If I'm not mistaken, this is an Avatar dispatched by Huan Yin Dao Venerate himself after the destruction of his Lower Realm Dao lineage."
"An Avatar of Huan Yin Dao Venerate."
Alkaid listened but shook his head.
Now that he was in the Immortal Realm, he clearly understood that these Immortal Kings of this world simply could not invest their so-called avatars or clones in the Lower Realm to do anything.
The reason why many believed that the Lower Realm's Dao Venerables were Avatars of some Immortal King...
The root cause was that after the Immortal Kings perished, their bodies in the Chaotic Origin Realm remained unharmed. When they re-entered the Ancient Immortal Realm through the Lower Realm and showed invincible power, it caused a series of misunderstandings.
He didn't believe Huan Yin Dao Venerate would abandon the body of an Immortal King in the Immortal Realm, as well as the directorship position of the Sun and Stars Group, for the sake of a minor Sun and Star Sect in the Lower Realm.
Contemplating, he projected a sliver of his mind onto the Jade Talisman.
Yet, in just a moment, he realized something.
A hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"It seems... it really is Huan Yin Dao Venerate?"
There had been no news within the Sun and Stars Group that this Immortal King had perished, right?
An Avatar Technique cultivated through One Body, Dual Souls?
Moreover...
The one who took action, the Melting Dao Venerate, truly possessed strength close to a real Dao Venerable.
Although not as smooth as a true Dao Venerable's power circulation, he was clearly much stronger compared to Dao Venerable Changqing and Posa Dao Venerate.
After a brief thought, Alkaid quickly made a judgment.
"An Immortal Spirit of the Eighteenth Level that has downloaded the cultivation experience of an Immortal King, but has never truly become an Immortal King!"