Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

"Are we really going to kill the Endless Dao Lord?"

Penglai Dao Lord was startled for a moment before shaking his head, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but the Dao Lords of the Void Path are as cunning as monkeys. I can't kill him."

"What if I use myself as bait, and set up a Fifteenth Level Formation to trap the Unforbidden Dao Lord, preventing him from using the Void Force to escape the battlefield? Would you then be able to kill him?"

Alkaid said.

"Use yourself as bait?"

Penglai Dao Lord's eyebrows furrowed. "What exactly are you trying to do? Why must you take action against this Unforbidden Dao Lord?"

Alkaid pondered, ultimately deciding not to tell him about the "Dao Lord Count."

After all, he couldn't be sure that the information he had received was completely accurate.

Initially, he had even guessed that a Dao Lord's breakthrough might be related to destiny.

Furthermore...

Such news was too shocking.

It wasn't widely circulated even among the Immortals, and only a few high-rank Immortals and Immortal Venerables had real access to this secret.

Telling her in advance might not be a good thing.

"It's rumored outside that I intend to refine my spirit at the moment of forging a top-tier Dao Artifact to thereby achieve the Great Dao. There is some truth in this, but what I plan to refine is not a top-tier Dao Artifact, but..."

"A Semi-Immortal Artifact?"

Penglai Dao Lord inquired.

Alkaid nodded, then took out the Endless Tower: "The reason why I am using materials meant for Immortal Artifacts to forge this Dao Artifact, even though I could make a top-tier one, is to ensure an absolute success. Once I obtain the Sky Banishing Tower and extract the Soul Charm Mysterious Crystal from it, the Dao Artifact I hold will transform rapidly! Then… I am ninety percent confident that I can immediately become a Dao Lord!"

"Ninety percent confident? Immediately become a Dao Lord!?"

Penglai Dao Lord showed a shocked expression.

Ascending to Dao Lord status is not an easy task.

The process of integrating the body with the Dao can take a year or two at best, or even decades at worst.

Now, not only did Alkaid claim he could become a Dao Lord immediately, but he also mentioned a peculiarly high confidence of ninety percent!?

Even if she, the foremost Dao Lord of the Northern Sea Star, were to attempt another breakthrough, her confidence would only amount to fifty-fifty.

Ninety percent confidence...

This was almost no different from guaranteed promotion to Dao Lord.

Once Alkaid achieved Dao Lord status...

Not to mention Immortal Artifacts and Immortal Arrays, but Semi-Immortal Artifacts and Quasi-Immortal Formations were definitely within reach.

By then, even if she went to the Immortal Realm, the inheritance of the Penglai Immortal Sect would be secure without a worry.

Moreover...

Having a good relationship with such a Dao Lord, proficient in both Formation Artifacts and Dao Artifacts, could provide mutual support in the Immortal Realm to strive for even higher realms in the future.

"Really ninety percent confident?"

Penglai Dao Lord couldn't help but ask again.

"Yes!"

Alkaid nodded solemnly.

"Good!"

Penglai Dao Lord could not help but say, "Then let's do as you say! Set up a trap to lure out the Unforbidden Dao Lord and then kill him to seize the Sky Banishing Tower from him!"

She looked at Alkaid, and in her eyes...

There seemed to be some excitement. "Do you have a plan?"

Alkaid couldn't help but glance at the Dao Lord, feeling that she...

Wasn't exactly the kind to stay out of trouble.

But he quickly said, "The Endless Tower, merged with the Soul Charm Mysterious Crystal, can transform into a Semi-Immortal Artifact. If the Unforbidden Dao Lord gets hold of my Endless Tower, he too can make this top-tier Dao Artifact transform by integrating it with the Soul Charm Mysterious Crystal. In other words, as soon as he learns of this, he will attempt to seize it from me without any need for our prompting."

He paused in his speech. "The most crucial point is to keep you out of the picture."

"Me?"

Penglai Dao Lord gave him a look. "If I am distracted, won't you be targeted by the Unforbidden..."

"Just like dealing with the Abyssal Ruins."

Alkaid said with a smile, "As long as I can withstand the Unforbidden for a moment, and you come to my aid, all problems will be resolved smoothly."

"You are thinking too simply."

Penglai Dao Lord directly said, "Dao Lords are more cautious than you think, and they have many more methods. With the precedent of the Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord, the next attempt will definitely aim for flawless execution. In other words, unless they know for certain that there's no chance you'll be rescued, or they truly have the capability to kill you before I can react like the Abyssal Ruins case, they would not repeat that mistake of charging into a Formation and getting trapped."

"It's not about charging into a Formation, but about having the capability to kill me before you could react."

Alkaid said, "Other Dao Lords are extremely cautious when facing peers of the same level, and against you, a Dao Lord, maintaining the utmost vigilance is only fitting. However, they also possess an absolute sense of superiority over all Cultivators below the Dao Lord level, and as long as they know you are present in the Deep Blue Sea but away from me, while I just happen to leave the Heavenly Dao Sect or the Southern Capital at the same time, those scheming Dao Lords will definitely not hesitate to take action."

"I cannot deny that."

Penglai Dao Lord nodded. "Because once they make their move, there is no outcome other than you being captured on the spot, and without any risk, they will not hesitate."

Having said that, she looked at Alkaid. "You couldn't possibly be telling me that without the support of the Heavenly Dao Sect or Southern Capital's Formation, and without drawing on the power of the Golden Book Venerable, you can still withstand a Dao Lord for a moment?"

"Exactly."

Alkaid nodded. "That's the confidence behind using myself as bait."

"Impossible, you have no idea how powerful a Dao Lord can be."

Penglai Dao Lord shook his head, "That is an existence surpassing the Stellar, surpassing the Chaos Void Level, no single celestial body can compare to it, the Power of the Great Dao they harness would ultimately make you confront… the entire starry sky, the entire universe!"

"I know."

Alkaid said, "I've faced the Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord before, and when the Heavenly Abyss collapsed, it was indeed beyond what any cultivator could withstand, but… before me, I doubt anyone dared to say they had ninety percent confidence they could achieve Integrate Dao, right? Since I dared to say such words, naturally I have my basis."

Hearing this, the Penglai Dao Lord couldn't help but size him up repeatedly.

Only after a while did she say, "Are you serious?"

"When I am ready, the Dao Lord might try, and if you think I cannot resist the Dao Lord for even a moment, then it's not too late to reject my suggestion."

Alkaid said with a smile.

Seeing Alkaid's convinced expression…

Despite what her intellect told her about the huge gap between a Dao Lord and the Shattered Void, not to mention a temporary confrontation, just surviving a Dao Lord's brief pursuit would be enough to be recorded in the history of Northern Sea Star, but…

Alkaid, he seemed to defy conventional reasoning.

Just as before her, who would have thought someone could become a Dao Lord in such a short time?

And…

Compared to her, Alkaid, who reached Shattered Void level in a hundred years, possessed even more outstanding talent.

Thinking this, Penglai Dao Lord also smiled, "I accept your point, a genius truly cannot be measured by common standards, but, merely thinking this way, it's still very difficult to capture a Dao Lord."

She directly said, "Dao Lords of the Void Path are extremely versatile, able to advance and retreat freely. When the Unforbidden Dao Lord finds he cannot defeat you quickly, he will naturally decide to retreat and escape, for caution's sake, and once a Void Dao Lord like the Unforbidden Dao Lord resolves to flee, even I might not be able to stop him."

"I might not be able, but what about adding a Fifteenth Level Binding Formation?"

Alkaid said.

"A Fifteenth Level Binding Formation?"

Penglai Dao Lord exclaimed in surprise.

"I've said it, just like dealing with the Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord, recreating the scene from that time."

Alkaid said.

"You can't mean to say you plan to set up a Fifteenth Level Formation in advance somewhere? The energy required to move a Fifteenth Level Formation, even on Northern Sea Star, would at least need to cover tens of thousands of miles, harnessed from tens of thousands of miles of earth's energy and not to mention many main formation operators. With such a grand scale, how could a Dao Lord remain unaware?"

Penglai Dao Lord looked at him puzzled.

"I have a way to create a Fifteenth Level Formation inside my body and reveal it at the critical moment, but I will need the Dao Lord's help with this."

Alkaid said, adding afterward, "Help me refine another top-tier Dao Artifact."

"Using the artifact as the formation?"

Penglai Dao Lord was evidently familiar with this method.

Alkaid, famed for his dual expertise in artifacts and formations, being able to refine a Fifteenth Level Formation into a top-tier Dao Artifact, seemed plausible.

"That's fine."

Penglai Dao Lord nodded and looked at Alkaid more curiously, "I really want to know how you plan to use the force of Shattered Void to confront a Dao Lord… Even if you help me refine a top-tier speed class Dao Artifact, it would still take me the time to drink a cup of tea to come over from the sect. How will you withstand the first wave of attacks from Unforbidden Dao Lord and hold him with the formation for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea?"

"Once we have refined this Dao Artifact, after I make some preparations, then you will naturally understand,"

Alkaid responded with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Penglai Dao Lord nodded, "Alright, I will patiently wait then."

Alkaid nodded and then asked, "What speed class Dao Techniques does the Dao Lord specialize in?"

"Speed class Dao Techniques naturally focus on the Void, Flowing Light; I specifically pursued dual cultivation in the Void Category of 'Miles in a Step' to more conveniently hunt down the Jade Kirin Demon Saint,"

Penglai Dao Lord said.

Alkaid guessed as much from the speed she demonstrated when she rushed to aid the Heavenly Dao Sect from the Deep Blue Sea.

This Dao Technique was slow to activate, not as sensitive as Void Blink, but one step taken, and indeed it could turn the remotest distances into mere steps.

"Then I will prepare a top-tier Dao Artifact for the Dao Lord using this technique."

"Good, is there anything I need to do to assist?"

"When I need the Dao Lord's help, I will let you know,"

Alkaid said.

Penglai Dao Lord nodded.

Having agreed on their plans, this Dao Lord did not stay long in Abandoned Heaven Valley.

To facilitate working with Alkaid, she had already been away from Penglai Immortal Sect for over a decade.

If it weren't for the Jade Kirin Demon Saint blocking her not too long ago, fearing she had set a trap, during this time he would probably have been unable to resist causing some disturbances by staying hidden in the depths of the Nine Veins of Demon Immortals.

But speaking of which…

She had just obtained a top-tier Dao Artifact; perhaps it could be used to cunningly draw out the Jade Kirin Demon Saint.

With all these thoughts, Penglai Dao Lord quietly left.

Once Penglai Dao Lord had left, Alkaid turned his attention back to another top-tier Dao Artifact embryo prepared in Abandoned Heaven Valley.

"Eight Desolates Mirror."

Alkaid looked at this top-tier Dao Artifact.

After refining this Dao Artifact, only the Fifteenth Level Formation was left.

However, he had already decided where to place this Fifteenth Level Formation.

Compared to others' Cave Heavens, his own had fused with the Heart of the Void, and with just a bit of filling and repairing, it could completely serve as a carrier for a top-tier grand formation.