Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

"Whoosh!"

As Jing Zhengyang endured great agony, several streaks of light pierced through the sky from the horizon.

Among these people, besides three from the Hollow Void realm, Mo You, the Peak Master from the Refining Void, was also among them.

But even with the presence of this Refining Void Peak Master, the group seemed to still regard a person from the Hollow Void as their leader.

This person from the Hollow Void was none other than Langya, the direct disciple of Zong Wenxian from the Northern Region, groomed to be the future leader of the Southern Region for the Heavenly Dao Sect's junior sect leader.

"Family Head Jing, how does the situation fare? Have the demon cultivators from the Yin Moon Sect who invaded our Southern Capital been suppressed?"

Langya asked, then immediately added, "I was traveling in the Northern Region when I heard the Southern Region was in trouble, and I mobilized my forces to come assist at once."

Jing Zhengyang glanced at the junior sect leader...

Assist?

More like taking over territory.

With Alkaid's death, the Southern Region would definitely revert to being managed by the sect leader.

Given Wu Changfeng's unsatisfactory performance recently, it was unlikely that he would continue to manage the Southern Region, so most likely, it would be this Refining Void almost-Sect Leader directly managing the Southern Region. Read new adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

Consider it an early acquaintance with the identity of master of the Southern Region.

However...

That's if everything goes smoothly.

The current situation was that...

"I'm also not sure what exactly is happening within Southern Capital now, Sect Leader Alkaid... seems to have called someone to repair the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation... Now, the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation completely isolates the inside of Southern Capital from the outside, ensuring that no messages can get out and no outside information can get in,"

Jing Zhengyang said.

"Complete isolation..."

Langya said gravely, "Is there a possibility that the Southern Capital has fallen and right now, the demon cultivators from the Yin Moon Sect are trying to take control of the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation to use Southern Capital as a base to eventually invade and annex the entire Southern Region, thereby wresting this area of forty-nine states from our Heavenly Dao Sect?"

Jing Zhengyang was taken aback, vaguely guessing something.

"What does Junior Sect Leader Langya suggest?"

"We must forcibly activate the grand formation from outside! We cannot allow the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation to fall into the hands of the Yin Moon Sect! Otherwise, with the power of two Shattered Void and five demon cultivators, coupled with the prowess of this formation, Southern Capital will become a huge thorn in the side of our Heavenly Dao Sect,"

Langya spoke decisively, "Supreme Elders Jing Yuntian, Chi Yun, and Gu Li have arrived, and moreover, Supreme Elder Zhen Xuanyuan has already rallied the troops, ready to strike..."

As he spoke, he paused for a moment, "There's been a malfunction in the sect's teleportation array that links to Southern Capital, plus the Supreme Elders went to the border first, which is why it took till now. But once we enter Southern Capital and recalibrate the Southern Capital's teleportation array with our sect's, the sect's masters can directly reach the Southern Region through the teleportation array to face the great crisis brought by the Yin Moon Sect's forces stationed at the border."

Jing Zhengyang naturally knew what the malfunction meant.

He estimated it wasn't just the teleportation array that malfunctioned; the area's Shadow Retaining Stones probably also just happened to be damaged.

This would conveniently make it impossible to check for anything when the time came.

However, he naturally wouldn't say these things out loud but merely nodded heavily, "Then we'll do as the Junior Sect Leader says."

"Good, I'll immediately gather a few Supreme Elders to use the formation Talisman Records left by the Dao Lords to forcibly open the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation."

Langya began to send messages quickly.

His reasoning was impeccably justified.

But Jing Zhengyang knew what was going on.

The Yin Moon Sect using Southern Capital as a base to invade the Southern Region?

It wasn't that simple.

Just an excuse.

After all, the formation had withstood for half a month and hadn't shut down yet, a strong sign that Alkaid's lineage hadn't lost.

They might even be gaining the upper hand.

In this context, forcibly opening the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation was the most advantageous option for Langya.

If Alkaid and the Eight Desolations Demon Lord were at a stalemate, their arrival could help defeat the Eight Desolations Demon Lord, a major merit that would belong to them.

If someone from Alkaid's side had trapped the Eight Desolations Demon Lord and was currently eliminating these demon cultivators, their activation of the formation would also smoothly allow them to grab the credit while erasing some potentially compromising information.

Either scenario would be better than doing nothing at the sidelines.

"I will now gather troops to prepare for the forthcoming great battle,"

Jing Zhengyang immediately said.

"There's no need; the three of us are more than enough to deal with these demon cultivators from the Yin Moon Sect."

At that moment, a Divine Sense message came through.

Soon after, a Flying Boat-like Void Dao Artifact flashed through like a streak of light.

When this Flying Boat-like Void Dao Artifact halted, Supreme Elders Jing Yuntian, Chi Yun, and Gu Li appeared simultaneously.

Among the three, Jing Yuntian and Gu Li were both from the Shattered Void realm and were allies of Sect Leader Zong Wenxian.

"The Capital Dragon Slaying Formation has yet to close, and with the power Sect Leader Alkaid commands, it's impossible to withstand the Eight Desolates, Dark Dual Demon Lords from the Yin Moon Sect for so long. It's highly likely that Southern Capital has fallen. To prevent the crisis in Southern Capital from spreading throughout the entire Southern Region, I will use a backup Talisman Record and forcibly activate the grand formation!"

As soon as Jing Yuntian arrived, he made a decisive decision.

"Wait, let's first try to contact Sect Leader Alkaid inside the formation. If Sect Leader Alkaid is at a crucial moment using the formation to eliminate the Eight Desolates, Dark Demon Lords, your sudden activation of the formation might allow these two Shattered Void demon cultivators to escape,"

Chi Yun, who supported the vice sect leader Shen Junyan, and who wasn't exactly aligned with Sect Leader Zong Wenxian, objected.

"We don't know exactly what's going on inside the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation right now; rashly contacting them could alert them. Let's do as Supreme Elder Jing Yuntian suggested, and forcibly activate the formation. And as for these two Shattered Void demon cultivators escaping? With the three of us here, should we fear that we can't stop them?"

Supreme Elder Gu Li followed up.

"But..."

Chi Yun still wanted to say something.

But Jing Yuntian, who held the backup Talisman Record for the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation, had already moved to the formation's top-most spot corresponding to the Territory Lord's Mansion.

He suddenly activated the Talisman Record in his hand and targeted the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation.

Accompanied by ripples scattering in circles, the entire Capital Dragon Slaying Formation surged violently.

"On guard!"

Jing Yuntian shouted loudly.

But he covertly gave Jing Zhengyang a meaningful look.

Upon receiving the look, Jing Zhengyang secretly nodded and immediately assumed a stance as if facing a great enemy.

However...

Although the Talisman Record that controlled the Formation erupted, causing a vibration, the Formation...

surprisingly did not open.

It still maintained its state of isolating the inside from the outside.

This result slightly startled Supreme Jing Yuntian.

"How could it be?"

He stared at the spare Talisman Record that had been thrust into the Formation, almost thinking he had taken the wrong item.

Fortunately, this state lasted only a moment before the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation activated once again.

Brilliant flowing lights spread in all directions, slightly opening a gap in the Formation.

Through this gap, those at the very top of the Formation finally "saw" what was happening inside the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation.

What first entered everyone's field of vision was a Cave Heaven.

A vast Cave Heaven spanning thousands of miles.

Within that thousand-mile Cave Heaven, a fundamentally immensely powerful, yet immensely weakened Heavenly Demon Origin surged, trying to escape the confines of the Cave Heaven.

But it was suppressed by the Cave Heaven and couldn't escape in the slightest.

Not far from there, two Shattered Void Demon Cultivators were pinned down by the Heaven-Sealing Stele Dao Artifact.

Another two Shattered Void Demon Cultivators were resisting but were under assault by Wu Changfeng, Qi Sha, Ling Ruogu, Chi Yu, and others, their situation also precarious.

This scene made everyone slightly startled.

However, when they sensed the identity represented by the Heavenly Demon Origin being refined by that Cave Heaven, no matter if it was Langya, Mo You, Jing Zhengyang—those of Refining Void and Hollow Void, or Jing Yuntian, Chi Yun, and Gu Li the three Shattered Void Supreme Elders, all sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Is that... the Dark Demon Lord!? The Heavenly Demon Origin of the Dark Demon Lord!?"

"Has the Dark Demon Lord's Demon Body been shattered?"

"This is Alkaid's Cave Heaven?! He is refining the Dark Demon Lord's Heavenly Demon Origin!?"

Seconds after being stunned by the scene of the Heavenly Demon Origin of the Dark Demon Lord being refined, they speculated on another crucial issue.

"What about the other Shattered Void Demon Cultivator?"

"The other Shattered Void Demon Cultivator is the Eight Desolations Demon Lord, right? Where did the Eight Desolations Demon Lord go? I didn't feel his presence in the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation!"

"Who can tell me what exactly happened here in just half a month?"

The vanished Eight Desolations Demon Lord.

The Dark Demon Lord being refined.

The two pinned Shattered Void Demon Cultivators.

And...

The two critically besieged Shattered Void Demon Cultivators, barely hanging on.

All of it seemed to demonstrate a terrifying truth to the world.

Defeated!

The Yin Moon Sect's two Great Shattered Void Demon Cultivators and five Great Refining Void Demon Cultivators had joined forces to attack the Southern Capital, but in the end...

they met with a crushing defeat!

Not only were two of the Refining Void Demon Cultivators suppressed, but the Dark Demon Lord, a Shattered Void, was being refined.

As for the vanished Eight Desolations Demon Lord...

Thinking of this Supreme Elder of the Yin Moon Sect who initiated this revenge, everyone, even Supreme Elders of the Shattered Void Realm like Jing Yuntian, Chi Yun, and Gu Li, felt an unavoidable chill.

"It seems you all finally deigned to come."

Just then, Alkaid's Divine Sense transmitted from within the Formation, "However, the process wasn't very friendly, forcefully breaking the formation? Those unaware might think you intended to help the Yin Moon Sect Demon Cultivators open a passage to save them from a desperate situation!"

Jing Yuntian couldn't care about anything else and quickly inquired, "Alkaid, where is the Eight Desolations Demon Lord? And in your Cave Heaven, that is…"

"Naturally, it's the Dark Demon Lord. As a Supreme Elder of the Shattered Void Realm, you wouldn't fail to recognize one of our Heavenly Dao Sect's greatest opponents' Heavenly Demon Origin, would you?"

Alkaid calmly responded to this Shattered Void Realm Supreme Elder, "As for the Eight Desolations Demon Lord… since he dared lead an attack on my Southern Capital, naturally he had to pay the price for his actions; two days ago his Heavenly Demon Origin was completely refined by me."

Even though they had already guessed it, at this moment, Jing Yuntian, Gu Li, Jing Zhengyang, Langya, and others still couldn't help but widen their eyes.

The undercover agents of various Sects witnessing secretly also couldn't help but gasp in shock.

"How... possible..."

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, the two besieged Refining Void Demon Cultivators suddenly erupted with a Forbidden Technique, seemingly trying to break out from the encirclement of Qi Sha, Wu Changfeng, and others, exploiting the slight opening of the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation to make a desperate escape.

But before they could even break out of the formation range, Alkaid's Cave Heaven power swept them up, already engulfing the two of them.

"As you can see, the battle isn't over yet. Please forgive me for not being able to timely welcome the arrival of you Supreme Elders."

As Alkaid spoke, the previously opened Capital Dragon Slaying Formation also began to close up again with a shake.

Seeing this, Jing Yuntian was about to take action to enter the Formation.

But at that moment, Alkaid's Divine Sense transmitted again, "Remember, Demon Cultivators are fierce. Don't enter the formation lightly. Otherwise, once trapped inside, if Shattered Void Demon Cultivators seize the opportunity… even you Supreme Elders might face life-threatening danger, wouldn't you?"

With these slightly warning words spoken, the actions of Supreme Elders Jing Yuntian and Gu Li suddenly stiffened.

Thinking of the completely refined, and dead on the scene, Eight Desolations Demon Lord as well as the Dark Demon Lord being refined and near death...

The two Supreme Elders felt as if they had fallen into an ice pit, watching as Alkaid disappeared into the formation, not daring to move forward a single step.