Chapter 184 Divine Nation
Alkaid had barely finished relaying the message through Tang Fenghua when his communicator bracelet started vibrating within a minute.
As his communicator bracelet vibrated, Alkaid felt a slight ripple in the Void Divine Realm, as if a Dharma Phase was casting a "gaze" in this direction.
Alkaid's heart stirred, as he answered the communicator, he also traced the communication fluctuations into the Void Divine Realm.
At this moment, he actually discovered hundreds of similar signals.
Each signal was strikingly similar to the one he was connected to, and during this process, even more similar signals were generating and releasing.
The Dharma Phase that had cast its "gaze" towards this signal clearly couldn't track all the signals instantly, and was simply probing along the wrong ones.
The ultimate source of these signals...
Was the Heavenly Palace Cultivators above the Nine Heavens.
There were Heavenly Palace Cultivators covering for the master of this signal.
"Hall Master Alkaid?"
At this time, Li Qingshan's voice came through.
It brought Alkaid, who was engrossed in the exchange of Divine Sense information, back to his senses.
"Sorry, I got distracted by the commotion for a moment."
"Commotion? What commotion?"
"This is also the intelligence I wanted to share with Sect Master Li."
As Alkaid spoke, he turned his gaze to the Sect Master of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
Through their interactions over this period, they had established a certain level of trust, and some "things" that shouldn't have been disclosed now had his trust to be revealed.
He went straight to the point: "Sect Master Li should already be clear about my experience in the Alkaid Realm, right? You should also know that I once had contact with a Moon Demon..."
Li Qingshan laughed upon hearing this, "Hall Master Alkaid, are you worried that we suspect you are a member of the Moon Demon Empire? The reason why the Jiang Family and Xie Family thought so was due to their ignorance; they simply couldn't comprehend the degree to which true talent could soar. Thus, they labeled things they couldn't understand as demons and monsters, thinking you were a Moon Demon incarnate. But in reality, talents like yours that achieve High Rank Body Cultivation within two or three years in a subordinate world, though rare, are not unheard of."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "Moreover... many of our hall masters have had close contact with you, and not a single one has sensed anything odd about you, which shows that you truly belong to the Human Race... If you really could deceive all of us from such close quarters, it would prove that your skills are countless times stronger than ours. In that case, if you really wished to harm us, we would be powerless to respond, wouldn't we?" Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire
Alkaid shrugged after listening, "It looks like I don't need to explain much, so I'll keep it brief. The talent that I displayed during the battle of Dragon Majestic City should seem very familiar to you, right?"
When Li Qingshan heard Alkaid say this, he was initially taken aback, but then quickly grasped what he meant, and his pupils contracted slightly, "You mean..."
"You can think of it as if I obtained a Spiritual Treasure, one that I got a clue to from the Moon Demon I had once contacted, and ultimately fell into my hands. It's a top-notch Spiritual Treasure suitable for Dharma Phase Cultivators!"
Alkaid summarized it in a straightforward manner.
"A Dharma Phase Spiritual Treasure!?"
Li Qingshan looked at Alkaid: "You mean with this treasure, you can achieve effects similar to those of the Void Divine Realm?"
"Yes."
Alkaid nodded, "That's not all, this treasure's capabilities are even more miraculous than the Void Divine Realm... Moreover, my Artifact Refining Technique has been advancing by leaps and bounds, and this treasure is also indispensable to that progress."
"It's the Origin world!"
Li Qingshan's eyes were filled with wonder: "It must be the Origin world, the legendary treasure that the Artifact Sect tried to utilize to counter the Moon Demon Empire!"
"The Origin world?"
Alkaid was slightly taken aback.
"Yes!"
Li Qingshan declared emphatically: "The Artifact Sect became the first target of the Moon Demon Empire because, during their conflict, they had begun to sense the constraints of the Moon Demons, who solely focused their efforts on the Divine Cultivator path. Thus, they intended to craft a powerful Spiritual Treasure that could suppress the Moon Demon Empire. The extensive preparations for refining this treasure, however, led to the leak of information, which brought doom upon the Artifact Sect."
He looked at Alkaid somewhat nostalgically, "I had always thought this was just a rumor passed down with distortions... But now, hearing your description of this item... it's very likely to be true, and furthermore... this treasure known as 'the Origin world' was not only completed but also taken by the Moon Demon Empire and, after their defeat, ended up in your hands."
Alkaid was at a loss for words after hearing this.
He had prepared for the worst when disclosing some of his abilities.
If the Nine Cauldrons Sect truly harbored malicious intentions, they would certainly not kill him before getting their hands on this "treasure."
That would give him enough time to turn the tide.
It's essential to be wary of others.
However, he never expected...
Li Qingshan...
To have perfectly prepared all the justifications for him.
He glanced at Li Qingshan, only to see the Sect Master as if coming to another realization, promptly saying: "The matter of the Origin world is of utmost importance. The value of such a Spiritual Treasure could rival half a Dharma Phase Cultivator. Aside from a very few core members of the sect, absolutely no one else should be informed. If anybody asks, just blame it on me."
Alkaid nodded.
"So..."
Li Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief: "What exactly are the effects of this Spiritual Treasure?"
"I won't discuss the heritage involved, but this Spiritual Treasure can act as a sort of Void Divine Realm, not to mention, from now on, the core communications of the Nine Cauldrons Sect won't need to trouble the Heavenly Palace Cultivators to throw up smoke screens anymore."
As Alkaid spoke, he paused slightly: "Additionally, when necessary, it could also create an absolute blockade against all Divine Sense information over a certain area, even distorting and altering it."
"Good! Good! Good! This is just too good!"
Li Qingshan, upon hearing what Alkaid said, could not help but be visibly delighted, "I had thought that you contacted me this time to complete the improvements on the Sixth Level Spirit Gathering Array, but to think that you would actually bring us such a huge surprise."
His tone was indescribable with sentiment, "Do you know? The Limitless Star Palace, Myriad Beasts Sect, and the Immortal Alliance, these powers have never once slackened in their surveillance of our communications. Aside from a very few high-ranking individuals who can always connect with Heavenly Palace Cultivators to ensure information security, the communications of others... as long as they want to, they can collect it in real time. Even the disguises established by the Heavenly Palace Cultivators are not one hundred percent safe – some information still risks exposure. Yet, despite knowing this, we have no means to counteract it, because, we do not have a Dharma Phase Cultivator."
Alkaid nodded in understanding.
The top cultivators of the three major sects were, indeed, always keeping an eye on the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
Of course, not just the Nine Cauldrons Sect, but any major sect was within their surveillance range.
Monitoring all communications in Cangwu.
A Dharma Phase Cultivator has that ability.
That is why the incident at Sun Moon Peak caused such a huge uproar in the Cangwu Great World.
The deaths of tens of thousands of people was one reason, another reason...
Was that the Limitless Star Palace actually failed to monitor the occurrence of this event and provide early warning, to nip the danger in the bud.
"I will have the local heads connect to the Void Divine Realm right away."
Li Qingshan said without hesitation.
At the end, he explained, "The reason why only core managers are allowed to access the Void Divine Realm is that the incident has had too huge an impact. If word gets out, it will inevitably lead the Limitless Star Palace to intensify their blockade on us..."
"That is all the intelligence I actually wanted to provide to you concerning this Spiritual Treasure."
Alkaid smiled, "You also said that this Spiritual Treasure is no less valuable than half a Dharma Phase Cultivator. Since it already possesses some characteristics of a Dharma Phase Cultivator, it naturally can do some things that only a Dharma Phase Cultivator can do. For example, by monitoring, observing, and analyzing the Limitless Star Palace and the entire Cangwu Void Divine Realm, it has been concluded not merely as a speculation but as a fact that the Limitless Star Palace has been mired in the quagmire of war."
He confidently said, "For at least the next ten to twenty years, the Limitless Star Palace won't be able to disengage from the quagmire of the Black Feather Sect, which has the remnants of the Northern Alliance supporting them from behind."
"Ten to twenty years!"
Li Qingshan muttered the numbers, his eyes gradually lighting up.
For cultivators, ten to twenty years isn't very long.
But for the Nine Cauldrons Sect, which currently shows signs of resurgence, it is extremely important.
If the Nine Cauldrons Sect really can develop for ten to twenty years without interference...
It's not to say that they would return to their former glory among the top ten Immortal Sects, but reclaiming the East Sea Archipelago, and even the Hundred Thousand Mountains, is certainly not a pipe dream.
"Good! This truly is the best news I've received this year... With this, we can take bigger steps in the direction of the East Sea Archipelago."
Li Qingshan quickly made a decision in his heart.
"However... let's keep the news of your Spiritual Treasure to ourselves. Our biggest competitor in the East Sea Archipelago is the Great Sun Sword Sect. Perhaps we could leverage the power of this Spiritual Treasure to strike the Great Sun Sword Sect hard. If things go well, we could expel their entire force from the Eastern Sea, including those two Patrol Heaven Warships, or even destroy them!"
He spoke.
"Possible."
Alkaid nodded.
The Great Sun Sword Sect had more than just Patrol Heaven Warships; they actually had as many as six.
And within these six warships, not a single one was of the first generation.
Four second-generation warships, as well as two newly-constructed third-generation warships.
Among these six warships, two were stationed in the East Sea Archipelago.
These were the second-generation "Spring Rain" warship and the third-generation "Vajra" warship.
Of course, although the Vajra-class Patrol Heaven Warship reached third-generation standards, both the quality of the cultivators aboard and its equipment were still a notch below those of the third-generation warships of the Limitless Star Palace.
But even so, it still represented a Sea-Calming Divine Needle-level existence in the East Sea Archipelago.
The meaning of Sect Master Li was clearly to use the advantage of the Void Divine Realm to leave these two warships behind in the Eastern Sea.
"I will have the Heavenly Palace Cultivators notify each hall and each local head, and then you can liaise with them..."
Li Qingshan said.
"No need to worry, this Spiritual Treasure possesses a certain extent of proxy effect. I can transfer a part of the authority to you, and later, you can pull them into the Virtual Divine Realm constructed by this Spiritual Treasure."
Alkaid said, "This way, we can better conceal the true location of the Spiritual Treasure."
"It has such an ability?"
Li Qingshan asked, somewhat surprised, "Alright, transfer it to me without reserve. Rest assured, aside from the Supreme Elders, there will not be a fourth person who knows about this Spiritual Treasure."
"I naturally trust in the Sect Master."
As Alkaid spoke, he sensed the Dao Fruit that had formed from the branch representing the Divine Path and had broken through to the Dharma Phase Level.
Divine Nation.
Function, analogous to the Void Divine Realm.
But more perfect than the Void Divine Realm.
Included within was a feature called "Divine Favor."
This allowed the "Divinely Favored Ones" whom the Divine Nation's ruler recognized to wield a portion of the "Divine Nation's" power.