Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal
Chapter 39 Treasures

The cervical vertebrae shattered.

The cervical nerves collapsed.

Even with the enhanced physical condition of the demon-transformed man, his life force was rapidly escaping from him.

Yet even so, as Alkaid neared the man by two meters, he suddenly burst forth with utmost speed, pouncing forward and viciously stomping on the man's head.

"Crack!"

The clear sound of the skull shattering rang out.

"Huff."

Alkaid exhaled a breath mixed with the scent of blood.

Only at this moment did he truly relax.

"Tssk!"

He pulled out the Chengying Sword.

He didn't know what this demon creature truly was.

But as long as they existed in human form, they had the same vital points humans did.

Thus, with a neck injury nearly causing a break, if humans couldn't survive it, they shouldn't be able to either.

Besides...

The skull was shattered.

However, considering that this demon actually possessed Divine Intent attack methods, stronger than any other demon Alkaid had encountered before, he still made some effort to decapitate the demon's head.

"Young Master Alkaid..."

At that moment, the voice of Lei Yun, tinged with concern, came from the alleyway.

"It's nothing."

Alkaid responded.

Considering the issue of disposing of the body, and since he didn't have a driving license, he would need Lei Yun to drive him to De Yue Tower...

"Call Lin Xiaowei and have her come over,"

he instructed.

"Yes."

Lei Yun, hearing Alkaid's response, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

While Alkaid glanced at the man's attire...

A successful person.

Luxury car, luxury watch.

Instantly, he embodied the excellent tradition of a businessman pursuing profit, taking the watch from the man and searching his body for a while.

As for loans...

Like nodding or blinking, that was now impossible to get through.

But in a moment, Alkaid seemed to discover an unexpected treasure.

A black bead the size of a table tennis ball.

The bead was crystal clear and shiny, as if it could absorb a person's soul.

Alkaid glanced at it, and in a trance, he saw the scene of the man answering a phone call.

An elder instructed him to clandestinely erase those who continued to investigate "Yulong International."

Such a vision caused Alkaid to quickly concentrate his spirit.

"What is this..."

He watched the black bead with some surprise.

Then, as if he realized something, he concentrated and perceived his businessman profession.

Indeed, this branch of his profession had gained a substantial amount of nutrients.

So much so, it was even more than the three hundred million he had previously earned.

It was a Treasure Bead.

Probably worth dozens of billions.

Yes!

Dozens of billions!

The reason the nutrients didn't skyrocket was because the "labor cost" of this "transaction" was too great.

He was injured.

The time he lost due to his injury was also calculated into the "labor cost."

Besides, along with the substantial growth nutrients the businessman profession had gained, the career of his fourth branch finally surfaced.

Alkaid sensed it briefly.

Artifact Refining

This profession left him with a rather peculiar expression.

"So... this is not a scientific world, but a world of immortal cultivation? Urban Cultivation?"

However, when he closely felt the initial ability of Artifact Refining at First Rank, he understood.

"This profession... would really suit screwing bolts in a factory in the future."

This thought emerged in his mind.

But in an instant, he pushed it aside.

What bolting.

With dozens of billions from the Su Family waiting for his inheritance, he wouldn't need to be screwing bolts.

However, the method for gaining "experience" at First Rank for this profession was to produce precision instruments, assemble them, and make them function.

The amount of experience gained depends on the precision, utility, influence, value, and other factors.

"So, to level up the experience for this profession, I need to become the king of bolting, open my own factory, and freely screw bolts?"

Alkaid shook his head.

He looked at the Treasure Bead in his hand.

He remembered a sentence the middle-aged man had said.

"When I kill you, I'll naturally replace the information I'm looking for."

A treasure that absorbs the residual memories of the dead?

Could it be that the Artifact Refining profession was activated by this bead?

But why could he only obtain such a brief clip from the man?

Was it because his "Divine Intent" was too weak, the enemy's too strong, or was there some kind of spell or technique required to use this treasure?

But whatever the reason, this thing...

It was already beyond science.

"Interesting."

Alkaid put away the Treasure Bead.

This time, both the Demon Hunter and businessman professions had gained a fair amount of "experience," he decided to first harvest the Dao Fruit of Fourth Rank Martial Saint and take a peek at the realm of Fifth Rank "Divine Intent." Once his Martial Path reached Fifth Rank, he would replace time to advance the Artifact Refining profession.

He was curious to know whether he could eventually refine a Lifebound Magical Artifact or Lifebound Immortal Sword.

As he pondered, a large amount of nutrients flowed to the Martial Path.

Suddenly, the already 85% complete Martial Path branch wildly grew, quickly blossoming and producing fruit, and without losing momentum, surged towards the Fifth Rank.

Alkaid quietly digested the rapidly increasing experiential insights.

A wealth of information on the Blood Replacement and Marrow Cleansing process filled his mind.

The extensive accumulation of experiences even enabled him to see through a person's circulation of qi and blood with the naked eye, based on their movements.

If at this time, he were to assist a Grandmaster protector whose physique had been tempered to the human limit in breaking through the boundary...

I dare not say it's a sure bet, but the odds would be quite favorable.

"Experience exhausted, climbed to Fifth Rank, and pushed the progress to 15%."

At this stage, not only do you start nurturing the spirit, but it also includes some applications of the "spirit".

Visualization.

Hypnosis.

Perception.

Manipulation.

Every living being is born with a spirit.

Control one's spirit, and you control all living beings.

Just 15% progress cannot fully reflect the power of a Fifth Rank cultivator.

But from this realm's various applications of the "spirit," Alkaid had realized that to such beings, ordinary creatures were...

Too fragile.

If he were now successful in nurturing his spirit, he could fully utilize hypnosis, manipulating others' minds, making someone leap to their death.

By extension, if he used this method to control the head of a nuclear weapons base, he could make them launch a nuclear missile directly.

Of course, those with strong wills can resist hypnosis from others.

But as cultivators rise in ranks, reaching the Sixth Rank, Seventh Rank, even if they have no other growth, just fully nurturing their spirit, they could control some military high-rank officials, launch nuclear missiles at each other, and destroy the world.

"Humans are the foundation."

Alkaid muttered under his breath.

Even the most powerful weapons need humans to wield them.

And humans of the modern world, compared to cultivators who wield the power of the "mind,"...

Are too weak.

The glitzy and glamorous modern civilization, in front of these "God Realm" powerhouses, is as ephemeral as flowers in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water, easily destroyed.

"Fortunately, this Dao Fruit is specifically for such circumstances."

He divided his spirit to perceive the Dao Fruit formed by the Fourth Rank Martial Saint.

The Great Sun Suppressing God Diagram.

Visualizing the great sun, burning all things with the resplendent power of the great sun, guarding one's spirit.

Specifically used to fend off attacks on Divine Intent and erosion of the spirit.

If he had the Great Sun Suppressing God Diagram in the battle against that demon, not only would he not have lost his wits facing its Divine Intent attack, but he could have also burnt the opponent with the visualized resplendent great sun, injuring its spirit.

In a clash at the level of the spirit, the home-ground advantage is too significant.

Unless there is an absolute advantage, otherwise, one careless move in a Divine Intent attack could backfire.

"Once my spirit is nurtured, and with the newly acquired Treasure Bead, when I slay demons next, I should be able to get answers from them and replace out how vast the force behind them truly is."

Alkaid thought to himself.

The truth wasn't far from being unveiled.

"It's over here."

Just as Alkaid was digesting the gains from this battle, a voice came from afar.

Footsteps...

And not just a few.

As Alkaid stood up to look outside the alley, he saw not only Lei Yun and Lin Xiaowei but also Ye Yuhe.

Including Xia Wuyuan, who was visibly injured with somewhat unstable vital energy.

Seeing him, Alkaid was somewhat surprised, but thinking about it, it also made sense.

Xia Wuyuan obviously had many questions now.

Lin Xiaowei happened to be with Ye Yuhe, and when Lei Yun made the call, he heard it, so him following was not strange.

"What is this...?"

Lin Xiaowei and Ye Yuhe were the first to see the decapitated corpse on the ground.

"Young Master Alkaid, are you alright?"

Lei Yun quickly asked.

"It's nothing."

Alkaid responded.

Even though the demonic features of the man retracted after his death, Xia Wuyuan still recognized the key point immediately: "Had to be beheaded?"

Alkaid glanced at him, understanding what he meant: "They're a bit more resilient than humans, but they have the same vital points as humans."

Xia Wuyuan took a deep breath and said solemnly, "These... people, what is their origin?"

"I'm waiting for you to replace out the results."

Alkaid said, then glanced at him: "You look a bit rough."

"I thought he was only at the level of a martial master, but when it really came to fighting, his strength was not below mine... no!"

Xia Wuyuan was somewhat reluctant to admit it but still said: "In terms of the Martial Path, he was stronger."

"Then you..."

Alkaid looked at him.

Xia Wuyuan directly pulled out a firearm that was larger than an ordinary pistol: "When I captured the fourteenth Martial Path championship, the Third Prince gifted this to me, Black Blade, 12.7 caliber, with a specially-made bullet, muzzle velocity reaching 1,130 meters."

Clearly.

This Martial Saint was not only incredibly proficient in the Martial Path...

But also in firearms.

Alkaid nodded at this point.

The same firearm, in the hands of different people, obviously yields vastly different powers.

"This is..."

At this moment, Ye Yuhe's gaze fell on several footprints not far from the body.

The stone-paved ground clearly bore a few imprints of footsteps.

And on the wall where the imprints led, there were web-like cracks.

This kind of destructive impact...

Was exactly like the scene of Xia Li's death not long ago.

If before it was just conjecture, then now...

It was confirmed beyond doubt.

For a moment, Ye Yuhe looked at Alkaid with some astonishment.

It was hard to imagine that such a young man, a generation younger than her own senior, had such strength!?

"Did... Young Master Alkaid leave these?"

Lei Yun glanced at the shattered floor and then at the damaged shoes Alkaid was wearing, her eyes filled with disbelief.

This...

What kind of strength is needed to cause such astonishing destruction!?

Martial master!?

Or perhaps...

Grandmaster!?