FVN Chapter 329 Foreshadowing
Chapter 329 Foreshadowing
Wan Liugui and others moving in brought the operations of Nine Cauldrons Peak back to normal.
Alkaid, however, was not in a rush to focus on their training. Instead, he summoned Xu Nianhua, instructing him to take a portion of Pure Yang Great Pills and Void Dao Elixirs, under the protection of Wan Liugui, to Nine Heavens Sect quietly.
With his wealth in Pure Yang Great Pills now in the billions, nurturing the elite of the Nine Heavens Sect was a breeze.
This was also considered the most direct way to give back to the Sect.
After arranging the task, Alkaid shifted all his focus onto the refining of the Two Realms Ruler in the time that followed.
Striving for perfection and to ensure a failsafe process, he once again spent three years adjusting the state of the Two Realms Ruler to its peak before guiding it to Entering the Way.
With such enormous investment in manpower and time, this treasure indeed did not disappoint, smoothly completing its transformation into a Dao Artifact.
...
Above the main peak of Nine Cauldrons Peak, shrouded by formations.
The figure of Alkaid blinked in and out of existence.
Each blink covered tens of miles.
Key to note was the astonishing frequency of his blinks.
In the span of one breath, he had shifted several times.
This flexibility, was more than twice what it had been before.
And the reason each of his blinks only moved him tens of miles was not because that was his limit, but rather because that was extent of the main peak.
In reality, utilizing the power of his Cave Heaven to its fullest, along with the synergy between his unique traits as a son of the Void and the force of the Void, allowed him to blink thousands of miles in an instant.
Of course, such intense activation of the Cave Heaven's power was highly straining on one's self, akin to a mortal sprinting a hundred meters.
Even though Alkaid, now at the pinnacle of Hollow Void, had fine-tuned his Cave Heaven condition to the utmost, which is tantamount to bringing his "Physical Strength Value" to the current stage's limit, consecutively performing hundreds of Void Blinks was still his limit. Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire
"Whoosh!"
With another execution of Void Blink, the figure of Alkaid returned to the center of the plaza.
He looked at the Dao Artifact in his hand, akin to a ruler yet capable of easily stirring ripples in the Void, a slight smile on his face, "Going all out with Void Blink allows me to rush out a million miles in one go, easily leaving any Refining Void in the dust. With this, the structure of my combat system is finally beginning to take shape."
He tucked the Dao Artifact away, "Of course, this is just the basic framework. To form a perfect combat system, aside from offensive Dao Artifacts like the You Long Sword, Movement Technique Category Dao Artifacts like the Two Realms Ruler, and Domain control Dao Artifacts like the Heaven-Sealing Stele, I still need defense-type, mind-type, support-type, and flight-type Dao Artifacts... Only then can I be truly fully equipped."
The gap between Hollow Void and Refining Void, and between Refining Void and Shattered Void, was actually not too wide to bridge.
While Hollow Void conquering Refining Void was rare, it still occurred from time to time. However, Refining Void overcoming Shattered Void was virtually unheard of.
The reason lies in the fact that Shattered Void's equipment is far superior to that of Refining Void.
A single Refining Void cultivator carrying one or two Dao Artifacts might not provoke envy.
But if he possessed four or five, six or seven Dao Artifacts, it would definitely attract risk-taking Refining Void cultivators eyeing a big score.
But with Shattered Void...
Alkaid said, and without much small talk, went straight to the point, "This time I have quite a few materials I need to purchase, so please have Elder Shu record them so that all the elders, disciples, and stewards can help keep an eye out and collect them."
"Please speak, Junior Sect Leader Alkaid."
Elder Shu Chunqiu waved his hand, and a list unfolded.
He obviously planned to personally record Alkaid's mission requirements.
Without hesitation, Alkaid quickly spoke of the various materials he intended to purchase.
Some of these materials were already well-known on the Northern Sea Star, while others were not recorded even on the Northern Sea Star, existing only in Alkaid's "information vault."
Although these materials were all for the refining of Dao Artifacts, none of them were main components, and their average price ranged from 100,000 to 1,000,000 Pure Yang Great Pills.
This was because Alkaid planned to refine these materials again after collecting them.
Otherwise...
Directly collecting high-grade Dao Artifact materials was not only exorbitantly expensive but also too conspicuous.
If encountered by those who also possess the ability to refine Dao Artifacts, those at the Artifact Sage level might have been able to discern something.
Even so, when Alkaid reported the names of over a hundred materials in one breath and the total purchase amount reached 800 million, Elder Shu Chunqiu, the Hollow Void Elder, couldn't help but say, "The items Junior Sect Leader Alkaid is looking for through these missions... seem to be Artifact Refining materials? Or materials for refining Dao Artifacts? You couldn't possibly also be an Artifact Refiner of the highest caliber, could you?"
"I have indeed done considerable research on Artifact Refining, and now that my cultivation has reached Hollow Void, I plan to try refining a Dao Artifact," Alkaid said.
It was appropriate to show some of his own capabilities, also to prepare for attracting the first batch of followers for when he became the Vice Sect Leader in the future.
Issuing missions to purchase Dao Artifact materials was a suitable method, which easily led those with intentions to speculate privately.
His words obviously made Elder Shu Chunqiu's pupils constrict: "Refining a Dao Artifact!?"
Although he already had related speculations from the materials Alkaid purchased, now hearing that Alkaid truly intended to refine them himself, he still inquired repeatedly with some loss of composure, "Junior Sect Leader Alkaid... you... you can refine Dao Artifacts!?"
Alkaid did not confirm, nor did he deny, merely saying, "Let's collect these materials first before discussing further."
Elder Shu Chunqiu was startled.
That's right, the cultivation standard for refining Dao Artifacts was Hollow Void, possessing True Spirit and the power of Cave Heaven.
Only with the power of Cave Heaven could one bear the essence of the Great Dao and refine it into a Dao Artifact.
It had been only six years since Alkaid's breakthrough to Hollow Void, and even if his Artifact Refining knowledge was high six years ago, he likely had not had the chance to attempt refining a Dao Artifact.
Now that he had stabilized his Hollow Void realm, whether he could refine a Dao Artifact would naturally have to wait until he tried with the proper materials collected.
"Good! Good! Good!" Elder Shu Chunqiu immediately said, "Junior Sect Leader Alkaid, I will set the priority of your task to the highest, and strive to collect the materials for you as quickly as possible, allowing you to attempt it."
His words, this Hollow Void Elder had already involuntarily used respectful language.
"Thank you, Elder Shu, those with related materials can come directly to Nine Cauldrons Peak to find me," Alkaid said with a smile, not rejecting the kindness of the Hollow Void Elder.
Subsequently, Elder Shu Chunqiu enthusiastically helped Alkaid with the task recording, personally overseeing every step, until the missions to search for the materials were successfully issued.
Seeing all the tasks had been issued, Alkaid bowed and said politely, "Elder Shu, when you have free time, you're welcome to visit our Nine Cauldrons Peak. The entire Nine Cauldrons Peak will surely receive you with due ceremony."
"When I have the time, I will certainly visit personally," replied Elder Shu Chunqiu seriously, with a bow.