Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal
Chapter 61 Curtain Falls_2

He could only give it a cold treatment for now.

...

At present, under the lead of Zong Yan, Alkaid obtained some elixirs and treasures of heaven and earth stored at the Rebirth Society's Dayu headquarters.

During this time, he entered the Rebirth Society's database and briefly browsed through various cultivation techniques and classics.

As a result...

The number of cultivation techniques and martial techniques in the Rebirth Society was not small, but they were nothing compared to the vast amount of information Alkaid had.

All the martial techniques were at least a level inferior to "Formless Limitless".

In the end, he did not choose a Martial Path cultivation technique, but instead picked up a Qi Refining Technique.

The mystical ancient tree's [Martial Path] branches could only collect information related to the Martial Path, and as the profession of Qi Refinement had not yet been opened, there was not much information recorded about it.

At least...

High-rank battle armors using flying swords instead of missiles as killing techniques could only be used by cultivators of the middle and high ranks of the Qi Path.

...

"Gather Qi, Nurture Qi, True Qi..."

Alkaid flipped through this Qi Refining Technique.

The characteristics of the Qi Refining Technique...

Refining essence into qi.

Condensing all the body's energy into True Qi, and then using True Qi as the foundation to release spells and kill enemies.

The power of the spells was not small.

But since all the essence was used to nurture the True Qi, the physique of the cultivators was not very strong.

A single bullet could easily take down a cultivator at the third layer of Qi Refinement.

"Third layer of Qi Refinement, similar to a martial artist with a grenade launcher..."

It couldn't be said who was stronger or weaker, it was more a difference in specialization.

However, just as there was a transformation at the fourth layer of Body Refinement, the fourth layer of Qi Refinement was similar.

Practitioners of the Qi Path at this stage developed their Divine Sense, guiding spells with it, akin to installing a tracking system on a grenade launcher, instantly widening the gap between them.

"The Qi Refining Technique stops at the fourth layer, and even the fourth layer is only mentioned briefly, with no method provided on how to develop the Divine Sense."

Alkaid put the book down.

No method, then no method.

Looking at the current situation, Qi Refinement...

Seems a bit fragile.

It's not as satisfying as Body Refinement where one polishes their own body.

You need to be able to stand firm to make an impact.

"Ring ring!"

At this moment, his phone rang again.

He glanced at the displayed number and chose to answer.

Soon, Ye Yuhe's voice, filled with worry, came through: "Young Master Su, I hope I'm not being presumptuous in bothering you, but my senior brother... he"

"I'm aware," Alkaid replied, while reassuring her: "Don't worry, he won't be in trouble."

"It's not that... he called me last night, said a bunch of nonsensical things, talking about 'the world is wrong, the truth is not as we imagine' and such... Then today, this incident occurred, and I've lost contact with him."

"I know,"

Alkaid tried to keep his tone a bit gentler: "I know what he's referring to, he won't be in trouble."

"You really know?"

"Yes."

"Then he...?"

"Wait a while."

Alkaid said.

Xia Wuyuan definitely had to be put on ice for a while.

In terms of safety...

Essentially, Xia Wuyuan had not made any mistakes, and the Dayu Royal Family wouldn't do anything drastic to such a powerful Grandmaster over this matter.

Given that he was in the Grand Procuratorate, unless the Rebirth Society and Dayu Country tore relations completely, they wouldn't dare to storm the Grand Procuratorate to kill him.

The problem was not significant.

However, after he reached the status of Martial Saint, it would be necessary to bring up the issue, urging the Dayu Royal Family to release Xia Wuyuan as soon as possible.

The current status as Grandmaster...

His words might not carry decisive weight at this level.

"Alright then."

Ye Yuhe had nothing more to say.

After all, the relationship between her, Xia Wuyuan, and Alkaid was not particularly close.

After hanging up the phone, Alkaid took out a Snow Ginseng Pill he carried with him, took one, and practiced internal cultivation for his internal organs.

Martial Saint, ah.

...

The next day.

Zong Yan arrived outside the small attic where Alkaid lived.

With a wave of his hand, several people behind him began opening a number of boxes.

"Divine Shadow Sword!"

This Martial Saint pointed to one of the sword boxes, "To some extent, it's no longer inferior to a Magic Artifact, take a look."

Alkaid approached the sword box.

It was a slightly longer short sword, measuring roughly eighty centimeters including the hilt, with just over sixty centimeters of blade length, less than three feet.

Alkaid took the Divine Shadow Sword out of the sword box.

The moment it was in his hands, he immediately felt the unique characteristics of the sword.

Light.

Unparallely light.

"This is..."

He was somewhat surprised.

The sword, by the look of the material, should have weighed at least three to five kilograms, but it felt as though it weighed nothing.

"That's the difference between Divine weapons and ordinary famous swords or treasured swords,"

Zong Yan said, "The Divine Shadow Sword is not only extremely durable and capable of slicing through iron like mud, but it's also as light as a feather. Furthermore... swing it around."

Upon hearing this, Alkaid immediately flourished the sword.

As the sword danced, for some unknown principle of lighting, the blade seemed to carry along a trail of visible shadows.

"This is..."

He stopped swinging the sword, and only then did the shadows trailing the blade gradually catch up and meld into the sword.

"This is exactly why the Divine Shadow Sword is named 'Divine Shadow'!"

Zong Yan explained, "A Divine Sword that can create illusions of shadows, just imagine the advantage it holds in a life-and-death battle. There's no need for me to elaborate, right?"

Alkaid gave a solemn nod.

He continued to examine the sword, "How is this achieved? The principle of light refraction?"

"Do not use mortal conventional thinking to understand the mysteries of Magic Artifacts."

Zong Yan smiled and said, "Winged flight, to the ancients, seemed incredible, as if it allowed mortals to fly like celestials. In reality, it's nothing but an application of aerodynamics. The Divine Shadow Sword's shadow-following effect has mysteries that we cannot comprehend, just as the ancients couldn't with winged flight. It's a matter of not reaching certain levels.

When the level is reached, naturally you will understand."

Without responding, Alkaid held the sword and continued to examine it, as was his habit.

His eyes were filled with curiosity.

"If you really want to understand the principle, it might be that the sword's peculiar material, when swung, produces friction with the air. The energy provided by this frictional process activates a design in the blade similar to a projection, resulting in the light and shadow effects."

Zong Yan added with a smile.

Alkaid listened but did not think any further.

The advancement of technology had already turned many of the mythical techniques of immortals into reality.

The wondrous effects on the Magic Artifacts that he couldn't comprehend...

Were merely due to his lack of extensive knowledge.

"Furthermore, this is the 5S-grade Battle Garment you purchased, the Red Gold Battle Armor. Even the Rebirth Society doesn't have many of these. You can make do with this set for now."

Zong Yan swiftly opened the second box.

Alkaid glanced at it and nodded.

A 5S-grade Battle Garment would be sufficient for a short while.

Besides the Divine Sword and Battle Garment, what followed were cultivation resources and medicinal materials.

Some of these materials were for Internal Cultivation of the viscera, but most were used for Blood Replacement and Marrow Cleansing.

With another three hundred billion Red Star Currency soon to be credited to his account, Alkaid spared no expense in purchasing the best medicinal materials available.

It was precisely because of this financial backing and these materials that he dared to simultaneously perform Blood Replacement and Marrow Cleansing, nurture Divine Intent, and cultivate his Flawless True Body when the time came.

"That's highly efficient,"

Alkaid remarked.

"Naturally,"

Zong Yan said with a smile.

Then, as if he remembered something, he added, "By the way, the day after tomorrow, Yao Hu, who's ranked twenty-ninth on the leaderboard, will challenge Wan Ren Mountain, who's ranked twenty-sixth, at Dayu headquarters. Do you want to stay and watch the excitement before you leave?"

Twenty-nine, twenty-six...

The leaderboard of the Rebirth Society covered dozens of Grandmasters and Martial Saints from several countries in the Middle East, carrying significant weight.

Being ranked twenty-ninth and twenty-sixth, although not Martial Saints, these individuals were certainly among the most powerful Grandmasters just below them.

Even a Martial Saint like Zong Yan, aged and in declining health, might not have an advantage against them.

He wanted to know just how powerful these top-tier Grandmasters really were, especially compared to those demons.

"I'll stay two more days to watch it then,"

Alkaid decided.

Now, Alkaid was not in a hurry to return to Tian Nan.

The next afternoon, Yue Xingzhou called with a grave tone, bringing news.

Xia Wuyuan had died.

He did not die in the royal capital.

He died in Tian Nan.