Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

"So, something unexpected happened?"

Alkaid was somewhat surprised.

But upon further thought, it seemed within reason.

This must have been an effect of Zong Wenxian's contingency plan.

"There must have been something we don't know that occurred."

Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, nodded, "Initially, the ones supporting Zong Wenxian were only Jing Yuntian and Gu Li. On our side were me and Zhen Xuanyuan, the Supreme Elder. Two against two, plus you've also attained Shattered Void, the chances of overthrowing him while Zong Wenxian was absent were quite high. At the least, we could have dealt a blow to his reputation and prepared for the next move. But now that Zhen Xuanyuan has changed sides... the things you intend to do next... are going to be difficult."

"Very difficult."

Alkaid smiled, "You don't know what I intend to do next."

Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, was taken aback.

After pondering for a moment, Alkaid said, "Since the situation has changed, let's bring forward some appetizers. It's also a good opportunity to officially make my voice heard within the Heavenly Dao Sect through this matter."

He called out to the outside, "Qi Sha."

"Sect Leader!"

Qi Sha's Divine Sense quickly responded.

"Prepare for battle, take the Heavenly Casualty War Hall, and surround Tianjing Peak," he ordered calmly.

The moment these words were spoken, Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, was stunned.

Tianjing Peak!?

The Tianjing Peak of the Jing Family at the Heavenly Dao Sect's main base?

The Tianjing Peak where the Supreme Elder Jing Yuntian resided?

Alkaid...

Was planning to take people and surround this mountain peak!?

The next second, even though Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, had also attained Shattered Void, he still felt a chill, suddenly standing up, "Alkaid, what are you trying to do?! Surround Tianjing Peak? Are you trying to incite a civil war within the Heavenly Dao Sect?"

Alkaid's expression was composed as he smiled slightly, "My visit to the Heavenly Dao Sect to hold the Shattered Void advancement ceremony wasn't for power struggles. I have only one purpose, and that is to accomplish what I want to do."

"Calm down, this is the Heavenly Dao Sect, not the Southern Capital. Once things escalate, even the Golden Book Venerable would intervene."

Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, hastily said.

"Don't worry, I have a plan," replied Alkaid. "Normally, surrounding Tianjing Peak would indeed have severe consequences, but what if I had evidence of the Jing Family colluding with Demon Cultivators from the Yin Moon Sect to go against me, the Deputy Sect Leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect?"

As soon as he said this, Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder's pupils constricted.

His mind instantly flashed back to the incident of the Eight Desolates and Dark Realm's two Shattered Void Demon Cultivators leading five Refining Void Cultivators to invade the Southern Capital.

If you told him no one was secretly involved in that incident, he would be the first to disbelieve.

The person secretly assisting, originally he suspected it might have been Zong Wenxian's men left behind, but now it seemed...

It was actually the Jing Family?

But after some contemplation, it made sense.

"Do you really have proof in your hands?"

Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, asked and then quickly added, "No, wait, if you had evidence, you should have reported it directly when you crushed the two Shattered Void Demon Cultivators and the five Refining Void ones back then, why would you..."

"Every conspiracy and scheme ultimately requires someone to execute it! And for a cultivator whose strength embodies myriad mighty forces, if you cannot suppress your opponent with power, all the evidence in the world is futile! If they deny everything, even someone as strong as the Golden Book Venerable cannot really intervene to resolve the matter," Alkaid explained calmly, "I used to lack the power to do so, but now... it's almost time."

Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, understood what Alkaid meant.

According to Alkaid, he was once just a Refining Void cultivator, perhaps invincible within that stage and comparable in combat strength to a Shattered Void, but he still lacked the confidence to defeat someone like Jing Yuntian, who was long renowned in the Shattered Void Realm.

But now he had stepped into the Shattered Void Realm...

Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, took a deep breath, "Your concern is right. No matter the evidence you hold, if Jing Yuntian denies everything until the end, you'll still need to resolve the issue by facing him in combat."

Alkaid nodded.

He had experienced this in the Cangwu Great World.

The Limitless Star Palace used to do as they pleased, invading small sects at will, looting resources of medium and small sects, and even when those sects could produce evidence of aggression, no power was able to judge them.

That was because they were strong enough.

The same held true for the Northern Sea Star.

A Shattered Void Realm cultivator standing at the pinnacle of the world, if they deny everything related to a certain matter, the weak had no way to do anything about it.

Only someone like Alkaid, with evidence coupled with the genuine capability to resolve the issue, could truly pin down a Shattered Void Realm Supreme Elder.

"It seems you have decided to make an example of the Jing Family. Be very careful though, Jing Yuntian's strength is not comparable to the Demon Cultivators of the Eight Desolates and Dark Realm. Demon Cultivators excel in preserving life, infiltration, and subterfuge, not in direct combat. But Jing Yuntian, his Myriad Aspects World, has directly overwhelmed not just one Demon Cultivator in the past," Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, solemnly warned.

"I am aware of what I am doing,"

Alkaid responded.

Thereupon, Chi Yun Supreme said, "I will try my best to hold back Gu Li for you, the rest will be up to you."

Alkaid chose this moment to act not because he believed he had the strength to defeat Jing Yuntian but rather...

He had enough confidence that even if Jing Yuntian, Gu Li, including Bu Zhou True Monarch and Zong Wenxian returned together, he was sure he could contend against the four of them, and that's why he decided to put his plan into action.

Whether Chi Yun Supreme was willing to help him hold back Gu Li actually didn't matter much.

However, since this Supreme had shown a certain amount of goodwill, he did not refuse.

Becoming the Sect Leader of Heavenly Dao Sect in the future, he would need enough manpower to carry out his orders.

This act of uniting within the same camp against another undoubtedly was the best way to strengthen the relationship and build trust between them.

Chi Yun Supreme soon left.

After his departure, Alkaid immediately summoned Li Hanqiu, Chi Yu, and Ling Ruogu.

Even the newly willing followers, Qin Shimoon and Chu Gushan, the two Peak Masters, were called over by him.

Direct confrontations like this one were the best test to see whether a person's allegiance was genuine or insincere.

"What has happened?"

Li Hanqiu asked with a solemn expression, "I just saw Hall Master Qi Sha gathering everyone from the Heavenly Casualty War Hall, it seems as if they are preparing for battle?"

"I have discovered that the reason Southern Capital suffered the attack by demon cultivators from Yin Moon Sect was that someone inside our Heavenly Dao Sect colluded with these demon cultivators and provided them support. At the most critical moment, they even interfered with the operations of the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation, almost causing our City Defense Formation to fail to activate. And for that battle... had the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation not been there, not only would we have died, every single person in Southern Capital would have perished in the fight!"

Alkaid spoke righteously, "Thus, these traitors who colluded with demon cultivators to attack our Deputy Sect Leader must be brought to justice and pay for their actions!"

Upon hearing this, the gathered Elders of Hollow Void and the two newly joined Peak Masters' expressions changed simultaneously.

The grand effort made by the Yin Moon Sect to send two Shattered Void Demon Cultivators and five Refining Void Demon Cultivators to attack Southern Capital was clearly problematic to anyone who thought about it.

Especially since after the attack, the Transmission Formation of Heavenly Dao Sect was somehow broken, which was all too conspicuous.

This issue also caused resentment within the Heavenly Dao Sect, and many believed that the actions of the Sect Leader's faction against the Vice Sect Leader had completely overstepped the mark.

But as the "victim," Alkaid kept silent on the matter and did not come forward to seek justice, so after others had raised their voices for a while, they fell silent, and it seemed as though the incident had simply passed.

However...

It was unexpected that Alkaid would suddenly take action at this moment.

"Such harmful individuals must be strictly punished without mercy, otherwise what cohesion can there be for Heavenly Dao Sect henceforth?"

Qin Shimoon, who had recently pledged loyalty, was the first to express his eagerness, "If Sect Leader Alkaid has any orders, just command me, and I will do everything within my power."

"Indeed, colluding with demon cultivators to frame our Deputy Sect Leader of Heavenly Dao Sect? Such acts are absolutely intolerable!"

Chu Gushan followed suit.

Since Alkaid dared to deal with the matter at this time, he must have had considerable assurance.

Now that he had boarded Alkaid's ship, he naturally had to see it through to the end.

"Good, you all come with me. At the same time, spread the news, so as to prevent misunderstanding among our colleagues in Heavenly Dao Sect. True Monarch Li, you stay behind at Nine Cauldrons Peak to activate the Peak's Formation and prevent anyone from affecting the disciples of Nine Cauldrons Peak!"

Alkaid said earnestly, "I have conclusive evidence of those who colluded with the demon cultivators, so I will not wrong a single good person, nor will I let a single bad person go."

"Yes!"

Everyone who received orders from Alkaid responded simultaneously and quickly became busy with their tasks.

As he took over the control authority of the Nine Cauldrons Peak's mountain Formation, Li Hanqiu seriously advised, "Be careful! If it's impossible, do not force it. With your talent, time is on our side."

"Rest assured, I have made full preparations, otherwise I would not have chosen to hold the Shattered Void Promotion Ceremony at this time, nor would I have placed it at Heavenly Dao Sect,"

Alkaid nodded to him.

He soared into the sky, heading straight for the ready Heavenly Casualty War Hall.

Following Qi Sha's command, thirteen of the thirty warships, the main combat vessels, soared into the sky, carrying the Heavenly Casualty War Hall along with newly joined disciples from the Chi, Shu, Ling families and myriad others, a force of over a thousand, heading straight for Tianjing Peak.

At this moment, Alkaid himself was the focus of attention of all in Heavenly Dao Sect.

He suddenly led the fully armed Heavenly Casualty War Hall, seething with a murderous aura, away from Nine Cauldrons Peak toward the nearby Tianjing Peak, a scene that immediately drew everyone's gaze.

Just then, people had already spread the news through their respective channels.

When they learned that Alkaid had evidence of someone colluding with demon cultivators from the Yin Moon Sect and was seeking justice, it all seemed very normal to them.

Even when Alkaid decided to place the "Shattered Void Promotion Ceremony" in Heavenly Dao Sect instead of Southern Capital, many knew that this Sect Leader Alkaid would definitely take major action.

It's just that no one expected the action to come so swiftly.

In an instant, various Elders of Hollow Void and Refining Void were alerted, and even Venerables like Zhen Xuanyuan and other Supreme Elders were no exception.

By the time Alkaid's Heavenly Casualty War Hall had arrived and surrounded Tianjing Peak, it did not surprise people too much.

There's nothing new under the sun.

The suspicion of the Jing Family in colluding with the Yin Moon Sect to target Alkaid, the Deputy Sect Leader, was indeed the strongest.

Now, it remained to be seen who would prove to be the more adept in the struggle between Alkaid, the newly promoted Shattered Void Deputy Sect Leader, and Jing Yuntian, the Supreme Elder.