Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 470 - 456: Despair

This sudden change, as if confirming the guess in his heart, instantly caused Alkaid's pupils to constrict sharply.

"Really!?"

His heart was filled with tumultuous waves.

Could it really be true?

The place marked on the Star Chart as a high-energy spot...

Was it really a Gate of the Immortal Realm?

A brand new Gate of the Immortal Realm?

"How is this possible…"

He couldn't help but utter these words.

What did a Gate of the Immortal Realm imply?

It was an existence that could drive countless Dao Lords into frenzy.

Countless Dao Lords continuously left the Northern Sea Star, venturing deep into the cosmos in search of opportunities, and among these opportunities, discovering a new, less competitive Gate of the Immortal Realm was undoubtedly the greatest.

The coordinates of such a gate...

They could be sold for a sky-high price in the billions.

Moreover, they could be sold repeatedly.

Only after being sold to dozens or hundreds of people, when the news could no longer be contained, would its value be exhausted.

Depending on the resources and deterrent power of the seller, the total value of such Gate of the Immortal Realm's coordinates was absolutely in the trillions, even tens of trillions.

No wonder the "Businessman" branch's experience had spiked, equivalent to many times that of slaying a Dao Lord.

"Whew!"

After a long while, Alkaid took a deep breath, recovering from the shock of discovering a brand new Gate of the Immortal Realm.

"I wonder how many Dao Lords have gathered around this Gate of the Immortal Realm... No matter how many, its value won't be greatly affected. But if it's a completely newly emerged Gate of the Immortal Realm... even ten trillion wouldn't suffice. If one could monopolize such a gate..."

Alkaid scarcely dared to imagine it.

However, the possibility of monopolizing the Gate of the Immortal Realm was low.

In the past, Northern Sea Star had a powerful force that tried to block off a Gate of the Immortal Realm, claiming it as its own.

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The result...

It provoked public outrage.

Various Dao Lords attacked in unison, completely uprooting this force and turning it into dust of history.

Since then, no sect has dared to risk offending all Dao Lords by claiming a Gate of the Immortal Realm as its own.

Therefore, even Alkaid, in this moment, restrained such thoughts.

He glanced at the Star Chart in his hand, and then at the spots marked by Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord for exploration if life permitted...

He suddenly laughed.

After laughing for a moment, his expression turned to one of sighs and emotions.

"It is time, it is fate."

It really was fate.

Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord had lived for 120,000 years, always striving to ascend to the Immortal Realm through a Gate of the Immortal Realm.

Yet, he missed the chance by a step at the end.

"Perhaps, this is also a kind of causal backlash."

Alkaid seemed to understand.

The narrow-minded nature of Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord wasn't something that developed in his later years.

He had always been domineering in his youth.

Only in his later years did he become increasingly insane. Whenever he learned of the emergence of a talented practitioner from the Void Path, he would strike at them, ruthlessly killing them without leaving any survivors.

And nearly every promising youth, potentially a future Dao Lord, was born with Fortune.

Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord repeatedly thwarted such talented individuals in their infancy, and his own fortune had long turned into negative effects, resulting ultimately...

Even though the opportunity was right in front of him, the backlash of fortune and causality still caused him to miss the chance to ascend to the Immortal Realm.

One should know that even if a Gate of the Immortal Realm already has many Dao Lords around it, its value still far exceeds any top Dao Artifact.

If Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord had used the coordinates of this Gate of the Immortal Realm to ask some Dao Lords to escort him, allowing him the chance to enter, he could have enlisted the support of a dozen or twenty Dao Lords.

Together, these people could keep all the Dao Lords of the Void Path at bay, escorting him safely into the Gate of the Immortal Realm.

But now...

Talking about this no longer had any significance.

Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord was already dead.

Through Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord, Alkaid also reflected on something.

"The chances of Demon Cultivators attacking the Integrate Dao are lower than those of orthodox cultivators, and with the experiences of Abyssal Ruins Dao Lord... it must all be due to causality and fortune. This world's causality and fortune... or perhaps say destiny, should truly exist! Could it be... this is why many cultivators cannot precisely control why they can successfully integrate Dao? Those unknown factors, could they be the meddling of the Dao of Causality and Destiny Dao?"

Alkaid pondered, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

The structure of this world was the Three Thousand Great Daos.

The power of the Three Thousand Great Daos was omnipresent.

Not just the universe and all things, but also myriad beings.

All life and matter were parts of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Therefore, in the future actions...

One must consider things more comprehensively.

After admonishing himself inwardly, Alkaid focused his mind on the surge of energy in the "Businessman" branch.

"This time, it really is striking it rich overnight."

He chuckled lightly.

The next moment, all the energy of the "Businessman" branch was channeled into "Integrate Dao - Void."

As energy poured in, the progression of this branch also rapidly advanced.

5/10000, 7/10000, 10/10000…

The branch's progress swiftly leapt into the realm of one-thousandth and continued to climb higher.

15/10000, 20/10000...

Finally, the branch representing the core of Cultivation, "Integrate Dao - Void," stopped at 81/10000.

"It's almost reaching one percent," Alkaid thought to himself.

The progress brought with it a massive influx of information in his mind.

Among this information, a particular part caught his attention.

"A Dao Lord is the foundation for becoming an Immortal. Only when one steps on the path of the five types of Immortals is one truly an Immortal, and Immortality is divided into four realms... Apart from the initial phase of being an Immortal, reaching one percent alignment with the Great Dao qualifies one as an Immortal Venerable, one-tenth as an Immortal King, and finally, completely mastering a Great Dao as a Daoist Ancestor," Alkaid read, feeling no relief but, instead, an indescribable pressure.

Especially when he saw what Immortal, Immortal Venerable, Immortal King, and Daoist Ancestor truly represented, he felt this pressure growing, like a tsunami, seemingly ready to engulf him completely.

"How can this be..."

Alkaid's eyes became unfocused, his entire being destabilized by the terrifying impact of this revelation.

"How is this possible..."

He muttered unconsciously.

The reason this news was so shocking was because...

"Dao Lords are numbered!"

Alkaid said.

In the cosmic stellar void, the vast Immortal Realm, each Great Dao allows only ten thousand Dao Lords, or a thousand Immortals, a hundred Immortal Venerables, ten great Immortal Kings, and...

One Daoist Ancestor!

Whether a Dao Lord or an Immortal, let alone an Immortal Venerable or Immortal King, none are compatible!

The cake is only so big.

Each Great Dao represents a cake with only a tiny ten thousand pieces!

The so-called ascension of Shattered Voids to Dao Lord, the Dao Lords' ascension to Immortals, all involve snatching shares and competing for profits from other Dao Lords and Immortals. Under these circumstances, who would allow a lower-ranked Immortal to ascend?

Why would the Dao Lords allow a Shattered Void to achieve Dao Lordhood?

And how could an Immortal possibly allow a Dao Lord to become an Immortal?

It goes the same for Immortal Venerables, Immortal Kings, and even Daoist Ancestors.

Suddenly, a flash of insight struck Alkaid's mind.

"I finally understand why every Shattered Void's understanding of striking through Integrate Dao is so vaguely articulated. Some well-prepared Dao Lords might perish in the process of Dao Transformation, while some who risk a do-or-die attempt, risking nine deaths for one life, those Shattered Voids might actually become Dao Lords... Even those who have succeeded in Integrate Dao, if they were to strike at it again, they wouldn't dare say they have enough confidence..."

Shares!

It's because of the shares of the Great Dao!

There are just so many shares for each Great Dao, perhaps at a certain point, a Shattered Void strikes at Dao Lordship and, possessing a solid foundation, ultimately breaks through successfully.

Similarly, at another point in time, even if they strike at the same Integrate Dao, because there aren't enough shares left, even the most prepared Shattered Void attempting another ascension...

Can only descend in despair.

"Dao Lords are numbered."

The entire Immortal Realm, or rather, the entire universe, can accommodate only thirty million Dao Lords!

Three million Immortals, three hundred thousand Immortal Venerables, thirty thousand Immortal Kings, or...

Three thousand Daoist Ancestors!

This number is not too many, but too few.

Too few to a degree that causes despair and suffocation in those who come after.

And it was because he "saw" this information existing only in the Immortal Realm that Alkaid felt such a tremendous impact, to the point where he could not stabilize his mind, or control his speech or emotions.

"Too few... this number, too few..."

Alkaid kept repeating.

Just ten thousand Dao Lord positions for one Great Dao!

If that Great Dao gives birth to nine Immortal Kings, it allows only a thousand Dao Lords to exist.

At that moment, he also thought of something.

"Why have I never touched upon the Destiny Dao or Causality Dao!? Could it be because there exists a Daoist Ancestor for each, the Destiny Dao and Causality Dao, so as long as the two Daoist Ancestors do not perish, no one who comes later will be able to traverse these two Great Daos?"

Are there no shares left at all for these two Great Daos?

Then, he thought of why, after Shattered Voids break through to Dao Lordship, their power is essentially set and hardly sees significant growth.

Despite being the strongest in the Northern Sea Star, Penglai Dao Lord struggles greatly against the combined forces of three to five Dao Lords.

Other Dao Lords...

Can only fight one on one, or at most one on two.

But this isn't even the most terrifying part.

The real horror is...

"If each Great Dao has only a mere ten thousand shares, then in order to obtain more shares and evolve into an Immortal Venerable, an Immortal King, or even a Daoist Ancestor, how cruel must those high-ranking Immortals be towards just ascended Dao Lords!? The Dao Lords are not ascending to the Immortal Realm but are going through the Gate of the Immortal Realm to get there, and once they arrive, what really awaits them—is it eternal life and immortality?"

Alkaid didn't know.

This is a mystery.

But...

Despite the information about the Immortal Realm that has been passed down over countless years, not a single Dao Lord who has entered the Immortal Realm has ever returned to the Lower Realm...

One can already guess what that implies.

Every Dao Lord of the same category is a competitor.

The way Immortals increase their cultivation is by killing weaker Dao Lords and acquiring their 0.01% share.

Whether it's Shattered Voids ascending to Dao Lords or Dao Lords becoming Immortals, it's not achieved through cultivation but...

Ranking!

Only when the Dao Lords and Immortals in front die, can the Shattered Voids and Dao Lords behind successfully take their place.

"If this is true... then... that Immortal Realm that all Dao Lords long for and aspire to, how desperate must it actually be!"