Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

Alkaid looked at the flying boat Dao Artifact, feeling very pleased.

"Since it has transformed into a Dao Artifact, it can no longer use its previous name."

Alkaid sensed the various capabilities of this flying boat.

It could traverse the void at an extremely fast speed, its performance not inferior to that of the Void Disk.

Inside, it boasted a space that stretched for hundreds of miles, evenly distributed, also containing various formations leaning towards everyday life.

It just consumed more than the Void Disk.

"It can completely be regarded as a mobile sect headquarters, so I might as well name it after Dragon Majestic City, where I once lived in the Nine Cauldrons Sect."

Dragon Steed Flying Boat.

Alkaid took his time to truly feel this flying boat.

"Once I break through to the Hollow Void Realm and incorporate the Void Disk into the Dragon Steed Flying Boat, and redesign and refine both Dao Artifacts, it should be possible to transform it into a superior Dao Artifact. Of course, it could only be of the Void Category Superior Dao Artifact."

Given the materials of these two Dao Artifacts and his Artifact Refining skills, achieving this goal would not be difficult.

The real challenge at the moment was his inadequate cultivation level.

After a while, Alkaid began the process of refining the flying boat.

Although he did not completely refine this flying boat himself, it was enlightened and brought into the Way by him, so the refining process went very smoothly.

In less than half a month, he had fully grasped the fundamental changes of this Dao Artifact.

"Fortunately, the trait of the 'Child of the Void' grants me a perception of the void on par with Hollow Void, or else, I wouldn't be able to truly operate either the Heaven-Sealing Stele or the Dragon Steed Flying Boat."

Of course, his own Realm of Void Refinement was equally crucial.

Both were indispensable.

If it were any other cultivator who wasn't at the Hollow Void Realm, they could only use a Dao Artifact as a top-tier Spiritual Treasure with slightly better quality."

"Realm..."

Alkaid pondered, casting his eyes upon the ancient tree in his spiritual world.

Looking at the indifferent branches of the "Businessman"...

"Things don't seem very good."

Previously, whether it was defeating the Cloudsoar Sword Sect or selling Supreme Divine Powers, there was no progress boost to the "Businessman" branches.

At the time, he didn't think much of it.

Defeating the Cloudsoar Sword Sect mainly relied on Li Hanqiu's involvement, and selling divine skills...

Selling information gathered through "High-Dimensional Cognition" was clearly a very unprofitable transaction for the "Businessman."

It was like a common person using a "supercomputer" to solve a 10-yuan internet bounty.

At first glance, the process seems simple, but in reality, the energy consumed just to start up the "supercomputer" is far more than 10 yuan.

Not to mention the inherent value and significance of the computer itself.

"The first entry of 'experience' should have been the annihilation of the Black Dragon Thieves, but during that process, I used the Red Refining Divine Fire Thunder, and the final profit was just tens of thousands of Pure Yang Great Pills—a loss indeed. I would accept no experience gain, but then again..."

Alkaid found it somewhat incomprehensible as to why obtaining that flying boat did not result in any experience gained.

Given the value of that flying boat, superior to the Rift Sky Disk...

It should have propelled his Void Refinement Realm by at least 20% to 30%.

"It must be... labor cost?"

Alkaid had somewhat figured it out over time.

He had spent a month searching for the Black Dragon Thieves' stronghold.

Of course, a Blazing White Golden Core would not have such an exaggerated labor cost.

Alkaid's gaze shifted to the branches of "Artifact Refining."

Fifteenth Level Artifact Refiner.

With sufficient cultivation, this title meant one could refine top-tier Dao Artifacts.

If barely anyone in Void Refinement possessed even a single Dao Artifact, then top-tier Dao Artifacts belonged to the equipment of Dao Lords.

The status may not match that of a true Dao Lord, but compared to Shattered Void, the difference wouldn't be much.

Just like how in the past, Dong Liu and other Artifact Sect Grandmasters had Foundation Establishment pinnacle cultivators guarding them.

Even in Northern Sea Star where might prevails, compared to Artifact Refining, Alchemy, Formation, cultivators valued their own strength more, but him, as a Fifteenth Level Artifact Refiner, would suffice to have a protector in Void Refinement personally guarding him.

"If I set aside my identity as a Blazing White Golden Core and assume the identity of someone in Void Refinement who spent a month looking for top-tier Spiritual Treasure, only to find it's not even as good as a Quasi-Dao Artifact..."

He sighed inwardly.

That would explain it.

However, the reason he had been so adamant about levelling his "Artifact Refining" back then was due to the extremely grave situation.

They were fleeing from the Cangwu Great World, heading to Northern Sea Star, and at that time, Li Hanqiu, as a Hollow Void War Immortal with just three to five years of life remaining.

In his desperate situation, he aimed to quickly raise his "Artifact Refining" level to find a way to deal with Li Hanqiu's lifespan issue.

In such circumstances, it was under no choice but to push "Artifact Refining" to Fifteenth Level.

"For a long while to come, the 'Businessman' branch won't be of any use—I probably have to wait until I reach Hollow Void, or even Void Refinement, and possess hundreds of millions of Pure Yang Great Pills to let the 'Businessman' experience grow again."

Alkaid was clear in his mind.

But considering the several Dao Artifacts in his possession...

He could only say, every gain has its loss.@@novelbin@@

Luckily, his realm had reached Void Refinement, and advancing step by step from here would suffice.

...

After mastering the operation of the Dragon Steed Flying Boat, Alkaid used the same method he previously employed to disguise the Void Disk to perform another layer of disguise, concealing the Dao Artifact's characteristics.

Then, piloting this "top-tier Spiritual Treasure" level flying boat, he soared across the Sea of Turmoil, familiarizing himself with its operations while ostentatiously parading around.

A top-tier Spiritual Treasure was of considerable value even to those in Hollow Void, let alone to those with Deep Blue Golden Core and Blazing White Golden Core.

In theory, him driving such a flying boat blatantly, especially when he had deliberately revealed his mere Blazing White Golden Core cultivation, should have made him a prime target for being followed and killed in the turbulent Sea of Turmoil, but the result...

Was an unexpectedly calm journey!?

Wherever the Dragon Steed Flying Boat went, cultivators gave way.

All cultivators avoided it from afar as soon as they felt the treasure light emanating from the Dragon Steed Flying Boat, regarded as a "top-tier Spiritual Treasure"—Crimson Red Golden Core cultivators were no exception.

He even happened to pass by a gang of thugs surrounding an island, intending to annihilate the cultivation sect that occupied it and was guarded by a Sunburst Golden Core.

Yet before his Flying Boat arrived, the gang had not only refrained from destroying the sect but had also fled in panic aboard Escaping Light, one after another.

Even some of the warships they had been steering were left unattended.

In the end...

The island not only avoided the crisis of annihilation but also incidentally made a small fortune.

Thus, he swaggered across half the Sea of Turmoil.

"What's going on?"

Alkaid frowned slightly.

Had he specifically used a "top-tier Spiritual Treasure" as bait to fish, only to find that not a single big fish was hooked?

Had even the small fish been scared away?

He is not some grand True Disciple from a major sect...

"Wait! True Disciple of a major sect!"

At that moment, Alkaid realized something.

Although he had only revealed his Blazing White Golden Core cultivation, to possess a top-tier Spiritual Treasure with a Blazing White Golden Core, especially...

To dare to flaunt such a treasure so ostentatiously, was akin to telling others, I am someone of high status, extraordinary origin, lofty and exalted.

As for the Blazing White Golden Core cultivation...

The descendants of major sects often have the combat power of a Deep Blue Golden Core when they wish to become True Disciples.

The Blazing White Golden Core was no exception.

After all, the differences between the Crimson Red, Sunburst, Blazing White, and Deep Blue realms are nowhere near as absolute as the gap from Deep Blue to the Hollow Void.

To have the combat power of a Deep Blue Golden Core!

And to have a top-tier Spiritual Treasure level Flying Boat!

Who knows what other hidden measures he has.

In the Sea of Turmoil, where the strongest are at most Hollow Void War Immortals or Deep Blue Golden Cores, such a person is already considered a top-tier entity.

He thought he was here to fish, but in the end...

He almost blew up the entire fish pond.

"Goodness, my blatant mannerisms must seem to those indigenous cultivators of the Sea of Turmoil exactly like the arrogant and domineering bearing expected of a True Disciple from a major sect, right?"

Alkaid complained.

Following that, he stored the Dragon Steed Flying Boat and proceeded with Sword Control.

He released a slight essence of the Blazing White Golden Core and also used a seemingly decent, but definitely not exquisite, Secret Technique to conceal his tracks.

Then...

Things normalized.

For the remaining half of his journey, six Divine Senses as strong as peak Dharma Phase Level swept over his body.

But four hesitated and gave up on intercepting him.

Clearly, their power was limited and they did not have enough confidence.

However, the remaining two Divine Senses quickly pursued him.

One of them belonged to a peak-level Blazing White Golden Core with a combat force of 440,000, a power that even some recently advanced Deep Blue Golden Cores would struggle against.

The other Divine Sense, besides his own Blazing White Golden Core, had summoned two War Immortals who had also attained Blazing White Golden Cores.

It is well known that the further one progresses in the path of the War Immortal, the more difficult the training becomes.

Many War Immortals at the Sunburst Golden Core level find it difficult to maintain, let alone reach the Blazing White Golden Core.

Without exaggerating, the number of individuals in the Hollow Void Realm could very well match that of the Blazing White Golden Core War Immortals.

The two Blazing White Golden Core War Immortals were obviously in their final frenzy, the kind that had only ten or eight years left to live, planning to gather a bit more resources before making a last-ditch effort to break through to the Hollow Void.

Unfortunately...

They encountered Alkaid and directly contributed 20,000 Pure Yang Great Pills to his earnings.

Of course, compared to these several Blazing White Golden Cores, that one War Immortal with a combat force of 440,000 had a much wealthier estate, bringing Alkaid an income of 50,000 Pure Yang Great Pills all by himself.

This outcome made Alkaid quite satisfied.

"Although it delayed me for a few more months, the profit of 70,000 Pure Yang Great Pills... is also not bad."

Alkaid looked at the gradually approaching coastline with a very good mood.

The Sea of Turmoil, truly a treasure land, makes him somewhat reluctant to advance to the Deep Blue Golden Core realm.

Sunburst Golden Cores and Blazing White Golden Cores are the most popular targets for hunting in the Sea of Turmoil.

They have considerable value.

And their power is not so overwhelming as to be invincible.

Once one reaches the Deep Blue Golden Core stage...

Unless there are special reasons, no power would dare to touch these candidates for the Hollow Void.

After reaching shore, Alkaid did not immediately go to claim the bounty of the Black Dragon Thieves. Instead, he took some time to refine the 70,000 or so Pure Yang Great Pills he had obtained from the Black Dragon Thieves, Xuan Mo, and along the way. Enjoy exclusive chapters from My Virtual Library Empire

One year later.

Alkaid assessed his own Golden Core's state.

"The accumulation of the Blazing White Golden Core is nearly at Perfection."

Sensing the final moment of readiness, he even considered making another round trip in the Sea of Turmoil.

As long as he could gather another 100,000 to 200,000 Pure Yang Great Pills, he would surely be able to cultivate a Deep Blue Golden Core.

However, considering that the major powers in the Sea of Turmoil are highly informed, it is unlikely for him to treat the Sea of Turmoil as an ATM again with his Blazing White Golden Core status...

There's a high chance of not being worth the trouble, eventually causing a delay in the True Disciple assessment three years later.

Therefore, claiming the risky bounty from Dashang would still be necessary.

With that thought, he got ready and headed straight for the Province Prefecture of Dashang.