bookpower Chapter 310 The Peak
Chapter 310 The Peak
Outside Biyou Fairy City.
Jiang Heavenly Venerable, Hou Feng, Tong Ming, and Mo Shan were gazing distantly at Biyou Fairy City, which was continuously emitting celestial light, each feeling somewhat gloomy.
Tong Ming had failed to take revenge on behalf of the True Transmission disciples of the Heavenly Vein and assert their authority.
Hou Feng had failed to secure the reward promised by Jiang Heavenly Venerable.
As for Jiang Heavenly Venerable...
At this moment, his desire to kill Su Alkaid was no longer just about erasing the humiliation, but also contained a deeply hidden trace of fear.
Although he did not show it at all, deep inside, he truly felt startled by Su Alkaid's growth.
First, in the Heavenly Dao Sect disciple assessment, Su Alkaid had displayed combat power comparable to that of a Deep Blue Golden Core, nearly becoming a True Disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect in one fell swoop, gaining an extra talisman of protection from the sect.
After that, he even killed two Hollow Void War Immortals and two Deep Blue Golden Core cultivators in the Province Prefecture of Dashang in the Northern Sea.
Such combat power was genuinely terrifying.
The defeat of the Hollow Void War Immortals could be said to have been premeditated by Su Alkaid, who had prepared in advance.
But the killing of the two Deep Blue Golden Core cultivators was an iron-clad fact.
When the True Disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect, ranked thirty-fourth, Xuan Shuang, was also suspected to have died at Su Alkaid's hand, Jiang Heavenly Venerable's sense of crisis had reached its peak.
Although Xuan Shuang was not as strong as him, he would need to expend significant effort to handle him. If his opponent determinedly tried to escape, he might not be able to kill him with certainty.
Yet such a disciple had fallen at Su Alkaid's hand...
The key was that his growth was too swift.
It was this very rapid growth that truly terrified and horrified him.
He already possessed strength comparable to a True Disciple ranked in the top twenty, perhaps even top ten, of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
What about in ten years? Would he be able to join the ranks of Hollow Void contenders like him?
And in another decade, might he advance to Hollow Void even faster than him!?
At that thought, Jiang Heavenly Venerable emphatically declared, "This individual must not be allowed to live!"
"But what can be done? The person has hidden in Biyou Fairy City; who would dare to risk offending the Penglai Immortal Sect behind it by making a move?"
Tong Ming said irritably.
On minor matters, he was willing to give face to Jiang Heavenly Venerable, a Shattered Void True Transmission disciple, but when it involved risking his life...
Jiang Heavenly Venerable's face was far from sufficient.
At this time, Tushan, who was behind them, said, "Gentlemen, I have already located the person. It is your Immortal Vein's responsibility to arrest and interrogate the suspect; I will take my leave now."
With that, he left directly.
Clearly, he was no longer willing to be involved with them.
Tong Ming and Hou Feng opened their mouths, wanting to retain him, but since he was also a Hollow Void cultivator and did not owe them any courtesy, they were helpless.
"We might need to report this to the Vein Master."
Tong Ming also sensed that something was amiss.
Hou Feng's enthusiasm and Jiang Heavenly Venerable's relentless pursuit indicated other underlying factors.
This might have something to do with the rapid cultivation of the Deep Blue Golden Core by Su Alkaid.
Serendipity?
Inheritance?
Or perhaps...
Dao Artifact!?
If it were earlier, he would have thought it was the former, but on their pursuit of Su Alkaid they could never catch up to his speed, making it impossible not to suspect that Su Alkaid might possess a Void Shuttle type Dao Artifact.
Hou Feng smiled and nodded, "We'll be outside Biyou Fairy City keeping watch, to prevent Alkaid from slipping away during this time."
...
Biyou Fairy City.
A cave dwelling several miles in diameter.
Through the formation, Alkaid observed the occasional streaks of light flashing outside.
Those were the traces left by cultivators sweeping through the void.
"Truly beautiful," Alkaid sincerely remarked.
Such splendid concealment and Sky filled with flowing light were scenes he could never have witnessed in his world in his entire life.
"Indeed, living on these Floating Islands is quite torturous for mortals. Simply going up and down the mountains poses a life-threatening danger for them, but for cultivators, these sprawling mountain ranges thousands of miles across become their best playgrounds."
His gaze turned towards a towering mountain nearby and a waterfall flowing straight down from it...
"Moreover, they can transform the landscape of the mountains and valleys however they wish, instantly. Under such circumstances, every corner of these Floating Mountain ranges can be considered a scenic wonder of the world."
What freedom, what joy.
This was almost the life he had dreamed of.
And yet...
There were always those who incessantly disturbed him, unwilling to let him fully enjoy it, constantly putting him in danger.
When one's life is not secure, even delicacies taste like wax, let alone appreciating these scenic marvels.
Fortunately, now inside the cave dwelling, these ten years had been safe.
And ten years...
"Are enough," Alkaid turned and moved to the cultivation area.
On a plaza spanning a thousand meters in diameter, he sat cross-legged with numerous Pure Yang Great Pills distributed around his body, continuously devoured by the Kunpeng Swallowing Sky Technique he operated.
The process...
Was exceedingly fast!
In less than a year, his Deep Blue Golden Core had undergone its second transformation, escalating to new heights!
The massive bulk made it so that even without transforming into Chaos Void, the power emanating from it still distorted the surrounding void, and even the formation covering the plaza could barely contain all of his aura.
This power naturally drew the attention of nearby cultivators.
"Such formidable power, could this be a Golden Core Ninth Layers peak expert on the verge of breakthrough?"
"Golden Core Ninth Layers peak might not even suffice to describe it, such a foundation... could it be one of the individuals on the Hollow Void reserve list?"
"I once met the thirty-third ranked person from the Hollow Void reserve list we from the Ten Great Immortal Paths formulated, a True Disciple from the Heavenly Dao Sect named Ling Xi, and even her power had not reached this level," various discussions emanated from around.
However, Alkaid's aura, after briefly escaping, was quickly reined in by him, rapidly stabilizing his state.
Half a month later, his Deep Blue Golden Core operated smoothly without any discomfort inside him.
"Finally... Deep Blue Golden Core Middle Stage," Alkaid remarked.
The Deep Blue Golden Core Middle Stage was not the ultimate form of the Deep Blue Golden Core for others, who would continue refining it to ensure a better breakthrough into the Hollow Void Realm, polishing the Deep Blue Golden Core to its ultimate limit where no further advancement was possible.
But for Alkaid...
It was enough.
"I can advance to the Hollow Void Realm now," Alkaid remarked.
Just then, as if sensing something, he turned around abruptly.
But saw, unbeknownst to him when she arrived, a woman clad in a white robe with hair trailing down to her toes had already appeared on his cultivation plaza.
How she had arrived and how long she had been there, Alkaid had not noticed at all.