hotmtlnovel Chapter 172 Tribulation
Chapter 172 Tribulation
"A hundred thousand cultivators who had refined their Divine Sense have died!?"
This number was astoundingly high.
It should be known that to refine one's Divine Sense is tantamount to embracing an entirely different concept.
Those who had not yet refined their Divine Sense were engaged only in basic societal production, ensuring the normal functioning of a sect's foundational level.
Their existence was akin to foundational keystones, continuously filtering out those beneficial for the development of the sect who had refined their Divine Sense.
This layer then, through the production of Spirit Stones and by filling in some key departments that required Spirit Stones for their operation, allowed the sect to function and, in turn, cultivate more of its management, core, and ruling layers, until ultimately forming the entire structure of the sect.
It's no exaggeration to say that to refine one's Divine Sense is to change one's destiny, to leave the base level behind. In any department, one could receive decent treatment, and even if one wished to join another sect, they would not be rejected.
And now, in an instant, over a hundred thousand of the elite layer had perished...
"Limitless Star Palace, in order to demonstrate their influence to the world, has dispatched over a dozen Patrol Heaven Warships to blockade our Nine Cauldrons Sect from all sides—east, south, west, north, and even the heavens above us are swarming with their warships and Heavenly Palace Cultivators."
Qin Yi said, "Such an all-encompassing blockade has naturally had an astonishing effect. I suppose you have also felt the instability in the Void Divine Realm as of late, right? But... Such a deployment of force inevitably leads to a relaxation of their defenses in other areas. It was during this time that the long-planned remnants of the Quicksand Sect infiltrated Sun Moon Peak, sealed off its Protective Formations one by one, and then a Great Technique Cultivator made his move... nearly destroying the entire mountain..."@@@@
"What will Limitless Star Palace do in response?"
Alkaid said.
"Such an act severely provokes the dignity of Limitless Star Palace. Whether it's to give an explanation internally or to show their fangs externally, they must take action. I don't know what specifically they will do, but... for the time being, they probably won't have as much energy to deal with us."
Qin Yi said, "Of course, they won't spare any effort in terms of economy, influence, and containment through the Cangwu Alliance, but at least they won't dare to mobilize over a dozen Patrol Heaven Warships and completely blockade our Nine Cauldrons Sect as they're doing now... After all, who knows how many remnants of the Quicksand Sect are still lurking within Limitless Star Palace's domain, and how many other forces dissatisfied with the overbearing nature of Limitless Star Palace are waiting for a chance to act."
Alkaid nodded his head.
The shift in attention of Limitless Star Palace...
It was the perfect opportunity for Nine Cauldrons Sect to strengthen and refit in secret.
Without further ado, he went straight to Purple Rose and took out a Jade Talisman.
"This is the design of a Treasure that upgrades the Purple Cloud Type-12 Flying Sword. Take a look."
"A Treasure!?"
Purple Rose was slightly startled, then couldn't help revealing a look of joy, "You... You can refine Treasures now?"
"Just this type of Flying Sword,"
Alkaid said, "Well, from Spirit Artifact to Treasure, it's indeed a big generational difference. Let's call it the Purple Cloud Type-13 Flying Sword."
He planned to name the future Medium Grade Treasure the Purple Cloud Type-14, and the Superior Grade Treasure, the Purple Cloud Type-15.
Of course, the Medium Grade Treasure was often a substitute for the Superior Grade, and Alkaid wouldn't bother too much. When he had enough funds and raised the level of the Formation, he would directly start designing the Purple Cloud Type-15, and it would perform up to the Fourth or even Fifth Generation standard.
If he could truly equip all elite Great Sword Cultivators with the Fifth Generation Flying Swords...
They would not only suppress the sword cultivators of Limitless Star Palace but in a clash with the Great Sun Sword Sect, it would no longer be them suffering a 40:7 defeat; instead, they would be the ones achieving such a victory against the Great Sun Sword Sect.
"I'll have Grandmaster Dong Liu from the water sect verify this immediately."
Purple Rose said, and then gave Alkaid a glance, "Shall we go to Red City together?"
"First, let's verify it,"
Alkaid replied.
And this kind of information, unless one's own Void Divine Realm is breached, cannot be interfered with, blocked, distorted, or altered.
Crucially, once used to attack and descend upon a particular area, it can directly create an information black domain over that region.
In other words...
One could utterly destroy the communication and information of that Sect, including Divine Sense transmission and tactical guidance.
In today's age, once all of a party's information is entirely blocked and communication returned to a state of basic shouting, that battle...
Is essentially over.
At this moment, Bai Lu suddenly said, "Actually, the reason why the upper echelons have not yet decided whether to let you oversee a Sword Cultivation Academy under the Campaign Hall, or let you focus solely on Artifact Refining, or perhaps... not disturb your Cultivation, is because they do not know how to properly arrange your position."
She glanced at Alkaid, "Your command over numerous Primordial Spirits and Foundation Establishment Cultivators is being internally promoted by our Sect as a new type of Formation, while externally... it is kept a strict secret, but a very few of us at the Primordial Spirit Realm can still feel that this wonder... is a bit similar to the Void Divine Realm."
Void Divine Realm.
Alkaid paused to reflect.
The Divine King's secret technique did indeed have some semblance to the Void Divine Realm.
"At the moment, within our small circle in the Nine Heavens Domain, there is a bold... and even impractical speculation."
Bai Lu looked at Alkaid with hopeful eyes, even with longing, "Perhaps... one day in the future, you might be able to break the shackles in one go with the Primordial Spirit and rise to the Dharma Phase! Allowing our Nine Cauldrons Sect to become the fourth Sect in the Cangwu Great World that possesses a Dharma Phase!"
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"I'll do my best."
Alkaid said.
Thereafter, Bai Lu continued to introduce to Alkaid the precautions for using the power of Heavenly Thunder to temper the Primordial Spirit.
Although Alkaid had gathered more complete information from the "Divine Path" than what Bai Lu told him, he still listened patiently.
Three days later.
Alkaid did not waste any more time.
His Primordial Spirit left his body, transforming into a beam of light and soaring straight up to the Ninth Layers of Heaven.
Bai Lu, Zhang Jianlin, and a select few Primordial Spirit Realm Cultivators and high-ranking members of the Nine Heavens Domain who were aware of his plan to face the Tribulation all looked up.
Moreover, Zhao He, the Hall Master of the Campaign Hall, led two teams of Sword Cultivators to follow him into the clouds, keeping their distance as protectors, to prevent any disturbances.
Of course, Alkaid had to shoulder the process of Heavenly Thunder Tempering by himself.
For a Primordial Spirit Realm Cultivator, this was essentially a part of their Cultivation.
...
Upon reaching above the Nine Heavens, his Yin Attribute Primordial Spirit quickly stirred the Yang Attribute forces outside, immediately causing the atmosphere to roil and the skies to surge with wind and cloud.
The severely changing atmospheric environment caused the internal forces of Yin and Yang to clash violently, and in less than a minute...
"Boom!"
A bolt of Scorching Sun Heavenly Thunder streaked across the Void.
Drawn by the Yin force of his Primordial Spirit, the Heavenly Thunder aimed directly at where Alkaid was and struck down toward him.