bookpower Chapter 381 - 367: Rules
Chapter 381 - 367: Rules
"To slay a Hollow Void Demon Cultivator! To refine and kill the Yin Moon Sect's Peak Master with the Evil Eye!?"
Upon hearing Wang Que's words, Qin Zhengfa almost thought he had heard wrong.
He stared dumbfounded at this Hollow Void of Dashang, "Refine and kill a Refining Void Demon Cultivator!? Are you not joking with me?"
"Absolutely true, not a shred of falsehood."
Wang Que responded solemnly.
"How is that possible... isn't he a newly advanced Refining Void? No matter how much his cultivation had strengthened, achieving Refining Void in less than ten years, ten years is merely enough to achieve minor success in one or two Dao Techniques aside from his lifebound art, confronting an established Refining Void Demon Cultivator like the Evil Eye, at most he could only match him evenly, let alone defeating him, how could he possibly... kill him!?"
Qin Zhengfa again spoke, his words filled with doubt.
Such distrustful attitude should have made Wang Que, who meant well, uncomfortable, but he showed no sign of it.
For he himself felt the same when he first received this news.
After repeatedly confirming the news was undoubtedly true, it still took him a long time to fully accept it.
Thus, facing Qin Zhengfa's doubts, he appeared very patient, "I know it feels incredible to you, but this news has already spread throughout the entire Southern Capital today, the process of his refining the Evil Eye Demon Cultivator lasted three days, witnessed by thousands of cultivators with their own eyes, you just need to inquire a little to find out clearly, I couldn't possibly lie to you about something that is already an open secret."
"This... this..."
Qin Zhengfa was somewhat bewildered for a moment.
A Refining Void who had not advanced for ten years, had already become so powerful that he could even refine and kill a well-known Refining Void Demon Cultivator of the Yin Moon Sect?
And the key point was that his cultivation had not even reached a hundred years?
Since when had a Refining Void, merely one step away from the peak of the Northern Sea, become so devalued?
A sense of panic as if the new waves of the Yangtze River were pushing the old waves, and the old waves were dying on the beach, surged inside him, causing his tumultuous thoughts to not settle for a long time.
"The capabilities of Evil Eye... not to mention surpassing over ninety percent of Refining Voids in the Northern Sea Star, sixty or seventy percent is no problem, for Alkaid to not only defeat him but to refine and kill him, such strength... among Refining Voids, already belongs to the very top tier."
At this time, Wang Que changed his tone of speech, "I guess unless a Shattered Void personally intervenes, there is almost no one in the Void Refinement Realm who could kill him, and as long as he cannot be killed, given his growth rate... achieving Shattered Void is probably just a matter of time, by then..."
Qin Zhengfa felt a chill in his heart.
His mind felt as if it had been doused with a bucket of cold water, instantly calming down.
Shattered Void!
That was genuinely standing at the peak of the Northern Sea.
You should know, Dao Lords are either deep beneath the earth, observing the Gate of the Immortal Realm, waiting for it to open, or deep into the universe's space, firstly to see if they could find other Gates of the Immortal Realm with less competitive pressure, secondly, it's also to chance upon opportunities to enhance their own strength in preparation for the contention when the Gate of the Immortal Realm opens.
Apart from a few decades close to the opening of the Gate of the Immortal Realm, the figures of Dao Lords were rarely seen on the Northern Sea Star.
In this situation, a Shattered Void was the undisputed ruler, the most powerful on the Northern Sea Star.
A Shattered Void...
Especially one backed by the Heavenly Dao Sect...
Was definitely not an existence that he, as a Patriarch, could afford to offend lightly.
Wang Que, guessing what he might be thinking from the changes in Qin Zhengfa's emotions, continued, "Sect Leader Alkaid declared half a year ago at the Dao Artifact auction that no one, no matter what grievances exist, should openly fight within the Southern Capital... He had already stated his condition beforehand, and since we have come here, we should do as the host does, follow local customs."
He cast his glance upon Qin Zhengfa, smiling inquiringly, "True Monarch, what do you think?"
After weighing the pros and cons, Qin Zhengfa took a deep breath, "What you said does indeed make sense."
He glanced at the Fourteenth Prince beside him...
Towards this prince whom he usually adored and saw much of himself in with the Deep Blue Golden Core, he suddenly felt an inexplicable dislike.
Despite having the treatment of a prince, he still couldn't breakthrough to Hollow Void — a lack of ability.
One of these four was Yue Kuhai, a Vein Master of the Dao.
The other three were Qian Ren Peak Master, and Lu Wanshi and Li Baijie, both backing their respective families from the Thirteen Peaks of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
Among the four, Yue Kuhai indeed came for the Dao artifact, but Qian Ren, Lu Wanshi, and Li Baijie obviously had other motives.
However at that moment, what motives they had no longer mattered.
Even though the four were of the Refining Void level, they were still left utterly dispirited by the news that had come not long ago and had been confirmed several times.
"The Thunder Halberd... That's exactly the Dao artifact that Xie Tong had. If even his Dao artifact has fallen into Alkaid's hands, there's no doubt that the Refining Void Demon Cultivator was really killed."
"I can hardly believe that someone who advanced to the Void Refinement Realm less than ten years ago could possibly have killed Xie Tong, a Refining Void famous for many years! I had once had a confrontation with this Refining Void Demon Cultivator, and I am deeply aware of how tough he is!"
"This world, after all, has some geniuses that we simply cannot understand, like that Penglai Dao Lord... Who would have thought that she, in just a thousand years, would grow from a renegade True Disciple of the Heavenly Sea Sword Pavilion to one of the strongest Dao Lords of this era, even forcing the Heavenly Sea Sword Pavilion to close its doors? This Alkaid... He might also be a talent of this level."
"You don't mean to say... he has hopes of becoming a Dao Lord!? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Isn't it right to cultivate him as a Dao Lord's successor? After all, the reality of the Great Dao cultivated by Jun Tian Dao Lord and Alkaid's Great Void Path do not conflict but complement each other, not only does it not trigger Dao conflicts, it can also make him a powerful ally."
The four exchanged thoughts continuously.
When the topic came to Alkaid's potential to Integrate Dao...
Everyone fell silent.
After a while, Qian Ren Peak Master said, "I think, with a Refining Void Demon Cultivator lost, the Yin Moon Sect won't just let this go, especially since their Sect Leader has gone to the battlefield beyond the domains, clearly showing no timely support will be given to Alkaid."
"That's true, but if Alkaid just defends the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation and doesn't leave, even if the Supreme Elders of the Yin Moon Sect make a move, they can't do much about Alkaid, right? And once a Supreme Elder arrives in the Southern Region, even if Zong Wenxian wants to suppress Alkaid, someone of the same level as the Supreme Elder from within their Sect must act; otherwise, once Alkaid reports this through the Great Dao Golden Book to a Dao Lord, everyone involved will be severely punished."
Yue Kuhai said.
Capital Dragon Slaying Formation.
Thirteen Level Formation.
A terrifying great formation maintained by the Refining Void that could even have a chance to kill a Shattered Void.
Second only to the Sect's Fourteenth Level Mountain Protection Array.
With Alkaid defending within the formation, it may be difficult to trap and kill the Shattered Void of the Yin Moon Sect, but holding out until reinforcements from the Heavenly Dao Sect arrive should not be a problem.
"Let's just see how this auction goes," Lu Wanshi said, "In the coming days, we better advise our family members not to go out so easily."
"Staying indoors isn't safe enough."
Li Baijie said, "It's better to send those useless family members out of the Southern Capital to prevent them from causing trouble and providing an opportunity for severe punishment or even for others to exploit the situation and take over our control points."
Lu Wanshi nodded.
Qian Ren opened his mouth as if to say something but, thinking about Alkaid's strength of having killed a Refining Void Demon Cultivator, suppressed all thoughts and ideas back down.
Without a Dao artifact, his strength might be even less than Xie Tong's.
He might as well wait for the Sect Leader to decide.
This auction's disruptions...
Let whoever cares handle it.
...
The originally somewhat agitated Southern Capital, following the death of a Refining Void Demon Cultivator from the Yin Moon Sect, quickly calmed down.
Everyone seemingly learned what it means to "follow the host's lead" and "when in Rome, do as the Romans do."
In this environment where everyone respected the laws, the last few days quietly passed.
The day of the Dao artifact auction finally arrived.