bookpower Chapter 261 Fighting Desperately
Chapter 261 Fighting Desperately
"Actually..."
Alkaid held the Dao Artifact that had transformed from the Space-splitting Disk, beckoned with an empty hand, and the entire disk rapidly shrank, soon diminishing from a diameter of ten thousand meters to the size of a palm.
"It truly is a Spiritual Treasure assembled entirely from top-tier materials..."
His expression was somewhat complex.
He had originally hoped that this top-tier Spiritual Treasure would evolve into a Dao Artifact, thereby posing a threat to Jiang Heavenly Venerable, who had achieved the Deep Blue Golden Core. He hadn't expected...
Its materials meant it shouldn't have evolved towards a "slaughtering" direction but rather transformed into a Dao Artifact that could be used by cultivators below the Hollow Void Realm, specifically for traversing the Void.
This function no longer suited the name Space-splitting Disk.
It should be called the Void Disk instead.
Especially since...
This Dao Artifact, aside from being able to create a wormhole for Void traversal, also contained an internal space.
Although the space was not extensive, it still reached half the full size of the Dao Artifact.
That is, a radius of ten miles.
"Even though it is not a Slaughter Category Dao Artifact, having this Dao Artifact's ability to traverse the Void, at least... allows me to take the surrounding... even core members of the Nine Cauldrons Sect, out of the Cangwu Great World."
As Alkaid said this, his expression became a bit unusual.
Their current situation was not so much leaving the Cangwu Realm as it was fleeing.
Even before Jiang Heavenly Venerable had arrived, just the supreme reputation of his Deep Blue Golden Core had scared them all into a disgraceful flee.
This outcome...
Was very embarrassing.
But just as Li Qingshan had said, having green mountains left, no fear of no firewood.
With this thought in mind, his Divine Sense detached and he directly said, "There's no need for everyone to scatter, I have a way to twist the Void and perform Void traversal, to leave the Cangwu Great World. Contact those core members and see how many are willing to leave with us."
Saying this, he sighed, "Currently the Nine Cauldrons Sect is developing well, asking them to abandon their homes is not something everyone can decide on. This process should not be forced. Considering we all belong to the Artifact Sect lineage, Jiang Heavenly Venerable might not utterly annihilate the Nine Cauldrons Sect."
As Li Qingshan was arranging a series of staff movements, he suddenly received this message and was momentarily stunned.
"Twisting the Void!?"
Then, his eyes brimmed with uncontrollable joy, "To twist the Void and perform Void traversal, just like Hollow Void powerhouses!?"
"Yes."
Alkaid nodded slightly.
"Good."
Li Qingshan responded emphatically.
Looking at Alkaid, "The reason why the Nine Cauldrons Sect has the development it has today, True Person Alkaid has contributed hugely. I believe no one would truly be ungrateful, besides, the Nine Cauldrons Sect is the Nine Cauldrons Sect, the Artifact Sect is the Artifact Sect, the nature of the two is completely different. Once Jiang Heavenly Venerable arrives, the Nine Cauldrons Sect has only one fate, to dissolve and return to the former mode of the Artifact Sect..."
"At least we can survive,"
Alkaid said, "That Jiang Heavenly Venerable is exceptionally talented, the Nine Cauldrons Sect turning into the Artifact Sect, others' situations may not necessarily be so difficult."
"It's different, at least for us core members, it's different. Moreover, I think although Jiang Heavenly Venerable's talent is great, your talent, Alkaid, is certainly not inferior to his..."
Li Qingshan spoke, then quickly corrected himself, "No! In my view, your talent is even better! The only reason why your Fission Realm in your forties seems inferior to his Deep Blue Golden Core in his nineties is due to environmental constraints! If you could also go to the Northern Sea Star, in the environment of abundant resources of the Northern Sea Star, I believe you would have already achieved the true Sunburst Golden Core by now, and another ten or so years to achieve the Deep Blue Golden Core would not be far-fetched!"
"You flatter me."
If given limitless resources, with his current Realm, he might even have a shot at the Hollow Void.
But...
Who knows what the situation at the Northern Sea Star really is.
And to what Level its resources belong.
If the resources are plentiful but more difficult to obtain than now, thinking about advancing to Deep Blue Golden Core, it might take decades more.
"I'll go inform the people nearby."
But...
If he took out this Dao Artifact he had just enlightened for Li Hanqiu, should Jiang Heavenly Venerable arrive during this time, he would completely lose hope of escaping the Cangwu Great World.
At that moment, Alkaid struggled intensely in his heart.
Yet, in just a short moment, he ultimately made a decision.
He couldn't know when Jiang Heavenly Venerable would arrive, nor what kind of destruction he would bring upon arrival.
But what he did know was that if he didn't give the Void Disk to Li Hanqiu now...
This Sunburst Golden Core that had protected the Nine Cauldrons Sect for a century would undoubtedly perish.
In comparison to things that had not yet happened, it was more important to seize the present moment.
With this thought, Alkaid immediately threw the Void Disk in his hand, injecting it into the terror-inducing Golden Core transformed by Li Hanqiu, which had swelled to a diameter of a million miles, akin to a stellar object.
And as the Void Disk was injected, the Golden Core violently trembled, and soon, the devouring force emanating from it grew even more fierce and majestic. The distortion it caused to space was nearly starting to affect the Cangwu Great World.
...
Time passed.
Three days, five days, ten days...
The breakthrough attempt by Li Hanqiu continued without cease.
The terrifying devouring force grew stronger, and the distortion of space became increasingly pronounced.
This change gradually turned the furious expressions of the Golden Cores, who had hated Li Hanqiu, into ones of astonishment.
Because...
According to the records of the top Immortal Sects, the signs shown by Li Hanqiu were actually very similar to those of a successful ascension.
This made them find it hard to believe.
A less than 1% chance, and Li Hanqiu managed to come across it!?
How could that be possible!?
Just as the many Golden Cores were doubtful and even started to think the signs on Li Hanqiu were increasingly resembling those of ascending to the Hollow Void, around the Cangwu Great World's outer periphery, a vast yet refined and profound void fluctuation spread out.
It was like the calm starry sky suddenly distorted and collapsed, followed by ripples spreading out...
Before these ripples could fully spread out, the distorted, collapsing void suddenly returned to calm.
But within this now calm void, there were two added figures.
One, a tall man in a purple robe with silver long hair, appearing to be in his thirties, with a deep blue crystal stone on his forehead.
And the other, half a step behind the man, an elder whose mere aura distorted the surrounding space.
Lin Deng, Feng Ao, Luo Fu, and Ye Lisha, the four Dharma Phases who were constantly attentive to the developments in the outer periphery of the Cangwu Great World, quickly sensed this spatial anomaly and "saw" these two figures who suddenly appeared in the starry space around the Cangwu Great World's periphery.
When they "saw" the tall man in the purple robe, having obtained portraits from Susan and others, the four Dharma Phases immediately woke up.
Each one couldn't help but gasp.
"Jiang Heavenly Venerable!"
"He has arrived."
"And he didn't arrive using a Starry Sky Boat, nor did he recalibrate the Stellar Sect... He used space twisting for direct, brute-force spatial traversal to reach the Cangwu Great World!?"
At this moment, the four Dharma Phases quickly alerted the Golden Cores of their factions to welcome him, their gazes involuntarily sweeping over Li Hanqiu who was nearing the end of breaking through to the Hollow Void...
Though from the bottom of their hearts they couldn't believe that Li Hanqiu had actually hit that less than 1% chance and taken that step, reality was before their eyes.
Now that Jiang Heavenly Venerable had also burst through the void, and the person beside him...
"Hmm?! Wait!? The Hollow Void protecting Jiang Heavenly Venerable's arrival is Wan Liugui!?"
"The only Hollow Void of the Artifact Sect... Well, it makes sense since Jiang Heavenly Venerable returned to the Cangwu Great World for ancestor worship and to rebuild the Artifact Sect, bringing the Artifact Sect's Hollow Void as a protector is reasonable, but... as I recall, Wan Liugui... is Li Hanqiu's master, and they have a good master-disciple relationship!?"
"Li Hanqiu has made a desperate attempt and succeeded in breaking through to the Hollow Void! And the person acting as protector and escorting Jiang Heavenly Venerable to the Cangwu Great World for ancestor worship is Li Hanqiu's master!? This..."
"I'm baffled! It feels like big things are about to unfold!"