Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 234 - 224: Fusion

"A Crimson Red Gold Core!?"

"Yes, a Crimson Red Gold Core!"

Li Qingshan nodded slightly, "This is a product left behind by an elder at the pinnacle of Core Formation from the Artifact Sect era when his attempt to switch to cultivating a Golden Core failed. He exerted all his efforts to convert his core into a Crimson Red Gold Core, but ultimately, he couldn’t control the power of the Crimson Red Gold Core. In the end, to prevent the power of the Golden Core from erupting and destroying everything, the other members of the sect extracted his Golden Core and sealed it here, planning to use it as a one-time weapon during the great war with the Moon Demon Empire."

He looked at Alkaid with eyes full of hope, "This Golden Core, after being sealed and compressed for a hundred years, has now become much more stable and is not as prone to explode. Since you plan to pursue the path of Qi Refinement, you will inevitably go through the process of Core Formation in the future. I give this to you. Ponder over it... Hopefully, it will be of help to you when you form your own Golden Core."

Alkaid understood what Sect Master Li meant.

Or rather, he understood what True Person Li meant.

After all, such a treasure would most certainly not belong solely to Li Qingshan or the Nine Cauldrons Sect.

They were not only hopeful that he would be able to cultivate all Three Meridians simultaneously but also that on this foundation, he could form a truly stable Golden Core.

"I’ll take the item and will not disappoint the Sect Master or True Person Li."

Alkaid accepted it.

Finally, he added, "In terms of value... this Golden Core probably cannot be measured against a Patrol Heaven Warship, right? After all, if used well, this Golden Core could even force him to defend with all his might, potentially causing the Golden Core to go out of control and leading to mutual destruction."

"Hahaha, that’s true. But if you really can find the correct path to a Golden Core with the help of this Golden Core, the benefits it could eventually bring to the Nine Cauldrons Sect will definitely be much greater than the value of this Crimson Red Gold Core, right?"

Li Qingshan said with a smile.

Alkaid listened and nodded.

"By the way, the Golden Temple witnessed the clash between the Divine Might Academy, Qingfeng Courtyard, and the Great Sun Sword Sect, and they’re extremely envious of the improved Purple Cloud 15 Flying Sword. They’ve specifically inquired whether we are willing to sell this model of Flying Sword."

Li Qingshan looked at him, "The sect has given you the decision-making power for this, but for the external sale version, we would likely have to redesign it. See if you have enough time for that."

"There must be enough time."

Alkaid immediately said.

An Interior Grade Treasure Level Flying Sword could net a profit of over fifty thousand Spirit Stones each.

A Superior Grade Treasure Sword...

Making a clear two hundred thousand isn’t too excessive, right?

The reduced version of the Superior Grade Treasure Level Flying Sword from the Third Generation of the Limitless Star Palace could sell for over two hundred thousand. The Purple Cloud 15 improved model has now set the standard for Fourth Generation Flying Swords, so selling them for three to four hundred thousand each isn’t out of the question.

After all, selling Fourth Generation Superior Grade Treasure Level Flying Swords...

There’s only one of its kind in the entire Cangwu Great World.

"However, this is essentially taking the market from the hands of the Limitless Star Palace. They will likely have countermeasures very soon."

Alkaid said.

"I know, but with the exposure from the battle in the East Sea Archipelago, we’ve already entered into everyone’s line of sight. It’s not easy to keep a low profile any longer. Rather than that, it’s better to take advantage of the Limitless Star Palace being tied up in the war with the Black Feather Sect and absorb as much nourishment as possible, growing and strengthening quickly,"

Li Qingshan glanced at Alkaid, "The Black Feather Sect conflict won’t be resolved so easily, will it?"

"Unless the Limitless Star Palace is willing to admit defeat, there will be no outcome within a decade,"

Alkaid accurately responded, "After all, this is equivalent to the collapsed Northern Alliance joining forces against the Limitless Star Palace in retaliation."

"That’s enough."

Li Qingshan nodded, "Now that the Purple Cloud 15 improved model Flying Swords are ready for external sale, let’s also start preparing for the Purple Cloud 16 upgrade. How about we start with three hundred swords? And equip the core elite Battle Courtyards?"

As he said this, he added, "This set of Flying Swords is derived from the Purple Cloud 15; the cost should be just over two hundred thousand."

"That’s doable."

Li Qingshan nodded.

Since the Purple Cloud Courtyard now procures raw materials for the Flying Swords from various departments within the Nine Cauldrons Sect—spurring many industries like Formation Pattern inscription, component processing, and mineral refinement—the money spent circulates within the sect, enriching its members. Hence, Li Qingshan, as the Sect Master, wasn’t as frugal as before.

Of course, this also related to the rise in income for the Nine Cauldrons Sect and the compensation received from the Xuanming Sect.

In the past, the notion of spending sixty million Spirit Stones at once on Flying Swords would have been unthinkable.

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"Golden Core!"

After Li Qingshan left, Alkaid looked at the sealed Golden Core in his hand and felt somewhat emotional.

In the Alkaid Realm, this would be considered a nuclear-level existence.

Even in the Cangwu Great World, it has significant influence.

If faced with an extremely dangerous situation and he revealed this Golden Core, it might deter the opponent with a threat of mutual destruction, ensuring they wouldn’t dare act rashly.

Of course, if he encountered a madman, then there would be nothing he could do.

His gaze lingered on the Golden Core for a moment before quickly shifting to the [Businessman] branch of the ancient tree in his Spiritual World.

However, the amount of experience accumulated there surprised him.

"Equivalent to thirty million Spirit Stones? Is a Golden Core so undervalued?"

Alkaid pondered for a moment.

He quickly realized something.

This battle has passed and his reputation was clearly no longer hidden.

In the eyes of others, he demonstrated strength comparable to a Dharma Phase Cultivator with the possession of "Primordial Realm" and successively captured two Patrol Heaven Warships from the Great Sun Sword Sect. He and the Sea Fortification Courtyard he leads are powerful enough to stand on equal footing with the Sword Execution Courtyard, which is directly governed by Li Qingshan.

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Additionally, considering his own achievements in Artifact Refining and Formation...

He feared that he was now noted by all major powers.

And in terms of importance, it was no less significant than Li Qingshan.

In such circumstances, his influence was no longer confined to the Nine Cauldrons Sect but aimed at the entire Cangwu Realm.

Describing it as a leap in identity and weightiness was by no means an exaggeration.

For this reason, trading the Patrol Heaven Warship, into which a considerable amount of manpower and resources had been poured for capture, for a single Golden Core, ultimately yielded only an "experience" equivalent to thirty million Spirit Stones.

"Thirty million isn’t too little; it should just allow me to glimpse the mysteries of the true Golden Core Realm."

With this thought, he hesitated no longer and chose to stimulate the growth of the [Qi Path] branch.

Instantly, the entire Qi Path branch grew rapidly, blooming and bearing fruit in an instant.

It was during this process that the growth direction of the [Qi Path] branch seemed to reach out and attach to the [Divine Path] branch.

Not just this branch, but the [Martial Path] branch was doing the same.

The three of them showed a trend of merging at this moment.

With the fusion of the three, some information that Alkaid had not previously captured...

Or rather, had not triggered the key words, emerged.

Previously, he always felt that his "High-Dimensional Cognition" ability was akin to a search engine.

And a search engine...

Only searches for what you intend to search for, it doesn’t delve into anything else.

At best, it only mentions a bit here and there about something unavoidable.

So, when he searched for [Martial Path] high-dimensional cognition, it only showed him martial path.

When he searched [Divine Path], it only presented him with content related to the divine path.

As for whether there were flaws within...

The searcher judges for themselves.

Now, with the resonance between [Martial Path][Divine Path][Qi Path], it undoubtedly refined and made more accurate the general search direction.

The information obtained may not be as extensive, but it was more comprehensible to Alkaid.

"Qi Path Ninth Layer?"

He recalled the cultivation system from the Northern Sea battlefield that Li Hanqiu and himself had mentioned...

"Does the cultivation described here for the Qi Refining Stage also encompass nine layers of Qi Path? And above the ninth layer of Qi Refining comes the nine layers of the Golden Core..."

He looked surprised.

He didn’t bother to check what kind of Dao Fruit had formed.

He absorbed the information related to the nine layers of the Golden Core... or rather, the nine layers of the Alchemy Dao.

Foundation Establishment, Union, Core Formation, Fission, Fusion, Crimson Red, Sunburst, Blazing White, Deep Blue!

The nine realms spun in his mind.

Foundation Establishment...

There was no such thing as ordinary Foundation Establishment or Dao Foundation.

It was fundamentally about establishing an Immortal Foundation.

Even more mystical than the Immortal Foundation, its core significance was to allow a cultivator to practice the three paths of essence, energy, and spirit simultaneously.

Once the three paths unite into one, embodying the physique of a Star Master and the Divine Sense of a Primordial Spirit, one is considered to have entered the Union Realm.

Beyond Core Formation...

"Good heavens, that’s a lifespan of a thousand years? That’s probably equivalent to the First Generation Golden Core of the Cangwu Great World, right? No, even the First Generation Golden Cores of the Cangwu Great World only have lifespans of four to five hundred years."

The remaining Fission, Fusion, Crimson Red, Sunburst, Blazing White, all looked familiar.

However, compared to the extremely extreme realms of the Cangwu Great World, the descriptions of the Golden Core here were as stable as they could possibly be, as normal as could be.

And...

As long as one could form a Crimson Red Golden Core, one could live for over three thousand years.

However, the biggest difference between the Crimson Red Golden Core and the Sunburst Golden Core was the inability to collapse into a Chaos Void.

That is to say, without reaching the realm of the Sunburst Golden Core, one has definitely cut off the possibility of achieving the Hollow Void Realm.

Of course, forming a Sunburst Golden Core doesn’t guarantee entry into the Hollow Void.

The Sunburst Golden Core only possesses this possibility, daring to break through at this stage; unless favored by destiny, the outcome is almost certain death.

Even for a Blazing White Golden Core trying to reach the Hollow Void, it is extremely dangerous, with a one in ten chance of survival.

Only those who have forged a Deep Blue Golden Core can truly smoothly step into the Hollow Void Realm, becoming a genuine sovereign of the starry sky.

Alkaid digested this information one by one.

Even though he had some prior understanding, the impact of this information was still redefining.

When he finally managed to assimilate all this information, a month had already passed.

And within his spiritual world...

The three branches of [Martial Path][Divine Path][Qi Path] that initially grew only in one direction were now completely entwined with one another, although still dominated by the [Divine Path], they were indistinguishable from each other.

He just needed to complete the breakthrough at the "Hollow Void" realm level in the future, and the three branches would merge into one.