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"I have now captured your divine sense signal, and will hereby invite you in, granting you the permissions. As for the rest, I won't interfere anymore,"

Alkaid said.

"Alright."

Li Qingshan nodded.

He then felt somewhat troubled.

They rewarded Alkaid with a spiritual treasure, and Alkaid immediately returned the favor by offering up an even better-performing spiritual treasure. This…

It made him unsure how to compensate him going forward.

He pondered, considering giving him another promotion.

A Dharma Phase cultivator, after all.

Elevating him directly to Hall Master level, with the treatment of a Deputy Sect Master, wouldn't be excessive, right?

If it weren't for the fact that he had joined the Nine Cauldrons Sect not long ago, which made it impossible to fully trust whether he was truly in tune with them, ready to shed his blood for the prosperity and expansion of the sect, even allowing him to take the position of Sect Master wouldn't be out of the question.

As for now…

They would need to interact for some more time.

Both sides needed ample time to deepen their understanding of each other.

Perceiving the direction of this telepathic guidance signal, Alkaid locked onto the location and his divine sense burst forth.

Space and time appeared to be warped on another level.

This layer did not belong to the material world but to a realm of divine sense, divine consciousness, and spirit.

It was as if a special connection had suddenly formed between two minds—yet it was countless times clearer than telepathy.

After sensing one another, he directly drew another stream of divine consciousness into the "Divine Nation" that manifested from the Dao Fruit.

"This is..."

Li Qingshan's divine consciousness continuously probed his surroundings.

"The space formed by this Void Divine Realm is limited for now, please forgive me,"

Alkaid explained.

Ultimately, it was due to the limited strength of his divine sense, which could not support too many external connections.

"The first batch to learn of this Void Divine Realm consists of no more than one or two hundred people, counting the Hall Masters and local supervisors. Having a completely secure method of communication is more than enough,"

Li Qingshan said.

"I will now transfer the permissions to you. From here on, it's your call how to explain it to them,"

Alkaid said.

"Alright."

Li Qingshan acknowledged.

In reality, as the master of this "Divine Nation," Alkaid could monitor all information within the Divine Nation.

To some extent, Li Qingshan and the others' willingness to let everyone discuss and deliberate sect matters within this Divine Nation required trust barely less than Alkaid exposing this "Spiritual Treasure" to them.

Because from then on, as long as he constantly monitored it, any information from the Nine Cauldrons Sect would have no secrets from him.

As Alkaid willed it, a part of the control over the Divine Nation transferred into Li Qingshan's hands.

Even though he only had the power to communicate and interact, and things like blocking divine sense communication, disturbing divine sense transmission, modifying divine consciousness information, and forming divine sense dead zones all required Alkaid's personal action, the ability to contact any cultivator at any time with the power of the Divine Nation still filled him with awe.

"Is this the control that Dharma Phase cultivators have over the Void Divine Realm? Truly inconceivable…" Li Qingshan said, continuing to sense around him.

"Next, you need to contact the others and record their divine sense, divine consciousness, and divine intent fluctuations. When you need to send a message, you can directly transmit it to them through their recorded signals, using the Void Divine Realm's transmission. This method allows communication that is hard to interfere with, no matter the environment or distance," Alkaid said with a smile, introducing the concept: "Unless this Void Divine Realm is destroyed."

"As long as the Nine Cauldrons Sect stands, such a thing will never happen!"

Li Qingshan declared firmly.

Alkaid nodded.

He then taught Li Qingshan how to use the functions of the Divine Nation.

After all, as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Li Qingshan was far less adept at using the Divine Nation than him.

It would probably take some practice before he could truly utilize the Divine Nation's power to pull people in or send messages.

After the instruction was over, Alkaid withdrew his focus.

He reflected on his interaction with Li Qingshan.

"Does a top-tier spiritual treasure like the 'Primordial Realm' really exist?" he wondered.

Recalling Li Qingshan's reaction at that time and the suggestions he persistently offered during their subsequent conversation, Alkaid faintly guessed something.

Suddenly…

He showed a knowing smile.

...

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

After getting accustomed to the features of the "Void Divine Realm," Li Qingshan also smiled.

After some consideration, he summoned his disciple: "Immediately elevate the information concerning the 'Primordial Realm' to the highest level of secrecy."

"Yes,"

the disciple responded.

"Wait a moment."

As his disciple turned, Li Qingshan appeared to think of something else.

In a world replete with Divine Cultivators and Dharma Phases, there were no real absolute secrets.

Therefore, he changed his mind.

"Erase all information concerning the 'Primordial Realm'."

"Erase…"

This disciple hesitated a bit, "I'm afraid it's quite difficult to completely eradicate."

"I know, just execute it,"

Li Qingshan said.

Many things, whether one can do them is one matter, and whether one does them is another.

The information that was to be erased.

The Primordial Realm.

And...

Alkaid.

He has secrets.

Secrets he didn't want Alkaid to know.

But for the sake of Nine Cauldrons Sect, he was willing to offer up such secrets.

Moreover, this secret was so shocking...

Once exposed, he would face unimaginable risks.

Thus, he naturally couldn't inquire about this secret.

He also needed to help Alkaid conceal this secret well, making sure it wasn't exposed in the slightest.

Only then...

Could he truly put Alkaid's mind at ease.

"Trust."

Li Qingshan quietly repeated these two words in his heart.

It was something even more precious than hope.

His arrangements might buy a little time, until...

Both sides completely trusted each other.

Until...

Nine Cauldrons Sect grew powerful enough to suppress all risks, thereby allowing the truth to be revealed in the light of day.

...

The emergence of the Void Divine Realm brought a great shock to Nine Cauldrons Sect.

So much so that the improved Sixth Level Spirit Gathering Array that Alkaid later introduced had its thunder stolen.

Of course, Alkaid himself didn't want to attract too much attention.

He spent his days continuing to teach Array Masters the Sixth Level Spirit Gathering Array and stayed behind the scenes, covertly monitoring, as he watched the folks of Nine Cauldrons Sect discuss with soaring spirits and high interest the grand plans for a major campaign in the East Sea Archipelago.

Of course, he also did not slacken his cultivation of the Star Master's Path.

He raised his "Martial Path" to 91% with the remaining experience from "Formation" and "Divine Path," and although he did not reach the Star God level, the mastery allowed him an even more efficient method of cultivation.

With the presence of the "Soul of the Stars," the treasure, his cultivation of the Star Master's Path proceeded at a steady pace toward the realm of forming his lifebound stellar, also known as the Second Rank of Star Master.

Of course, the resources spent during this period were substantial.

Especially during the time when he was consolidating his lifebound stellar, it seemed as if half the Nine Cauldrons Sect was mobilized, and pile after pile of resources were delivered to him, aiding him in quickly advancing his realm.

Of course, he couldn't let Nine Cauldrons Sect work for nothing; he wouldn't miss out on paying the necessary spirit stones.

There was no choice, there were too many spirit stones; if he didn't spend some, there would be nowhere to even store them.

As a "Businessman," it was his mission to ensure the circulation of goods; how much could they consume just by saving up the spirit stones?

Even with Lin Xia, Leng Jun, Su Yaoxue, and others from the Su family helping to spend them, the speed of spending money was still far slower than the rate of earning it.

...

At this time, the upper echelons of Nine Cauldrons Sect finished their discussions and officially formulated the strategic plan for the East Sea Archipelago.

To ensure the feasibility of the strategic goal of advancing ten thousand li into the Eastern Sea, Nine Cauldrons Sect even moved some cultivators hidden among the common folk from the shadows to the forefront, having them assist in the defense of various regions.

And on the side of the Eastern Sea, the number of Great Cultivators reached over a thousand.

Among them, Sword Cultivators numbered over four hundred.

Although among these more than four hundred people, those from the Sea Fortification Courtyard could only assist with defense, such a large-scale deployment of manpower still showed Nine Cauldrons Sect's determination to reclaim the East Sea Archipelago.

This great battle was headed by Vice Hall Master of the Campaign Hall, Lou Yuyu, and supported by the Hall Master of Heavenly Palace Hall, Murong Hui.

Accompanying them was the Hall Master of Mystic Formation Hall, Gao Shenghan.

The presence of these three core figures from Nine Cauldrons Sect hurried to the front line, signaling a sense of urgency in the Nine Heavens Domain.

In the Void Divine Realm, the Great Sun Sword Sect, Primordial Yang Sect, Star Sea Sect, Dayue Dynasty, Ancient Immortal Sect, and Xuanming Sect all stood up to accuse Nine Cauldrons Sect of creating tension in the Eastern Sea.

Limitless Star Palace also made a public statement, declaring that it would protect the interests of its allies in the East Sea Archipelago and that they had already submitted a proposal to the Elders' Council, awaiting approval before deploying two Third Generation Patrol Heaven Warships to the Archipelago.

However...

What they didn't know was that Nine Cauldrons Sect's capacity for gathering and processing information about the Void Divine Realm had been elevated to a new level.

Even if they couldn't penetrate the Void Divine Realm of the Limitless Star Palace, they could still track the movements of the Patrol Heaven Warships based on occasional traces left by high-rank cultivators from the Limitless Star Palace in the Void Divine Realm.

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Not a single warship was moving closer to the Eastern Sea.

Plus, repeatedly confirmed reports indicated that Limitless Star Palace was deeply mired in the war with the Black Feather Sect...

Nine Cauldrons Sect unanimously judged that Limitless Star Palace was merely bluffing, resorting to strategic intimidation.

Having made this assessment, Nine Cauldrons Sect hesitated no more.

First, they publicly condemned in the Void Divine Realm the actions of other Sects occupying Nine Cauldrons Sect's islands in the Eastern Sea, presenting document after document to prove that the East Sea Archipelago had always belonged to Nine Cauldrons Sect, successor of the Artifact Sect, and sternly warned all the forces occupying the islands to retreat swiftly, or else it would be considered an invasion of Nine Cauldrons Sect's territory.

This message was published for three days, causing an uproar at the Cangwu Alliance Conference.

But as soon as the three-day ultimatum expired, Vice Hall Master of the Campaign Hall, Lou Yuyu, gave the order, and the first squadron of one hundred and eight Sword Cultivators, equipped with Purple Cloud Type-13 Flying Swords, alongside powerful Divine Cultivators, set out from the Nine Heavens Domain and headed straight to a large island not far away that had been lost not long ago—Fangyuan Island.

And ironically, the power that had taken possession of this island during the Limitless Star Palace's warship invasion of the Nine Heavens Domain was none other than the Xuanming Sect.

Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys!

The overly zealous Xuanming Sect was precisely the first chicken chosen by Nine Cauldrons Sect!