Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

Purple Cloud Courtyard.

Alkaid had just finished receiving Dong Liu and others, affirming their contributions to the twenty Flying Swords of Purple Cloud.

Moreover, he directly awarded a large bonus to all the Artifact Refiners involved in the prototype refining of the twenty Flying Swords of Purple Cloud.

After completing these tasks, he returned to his own residence.

Slightly distracted, he quickly arrived at a place in the Void Divine Realm specially designated for recording information.

Here, detailed information was available concerning his current cultivation level, realm, secondary professions, and status.

Of course, compared to the somewhat vague and broad descriptions given by the ancient tree, the information here was much more down-to-earth.

"Martial Path at Third Rank Star God, Qi Refinement in the Fission Stage of the Fourth Rank Golden Core, Divine Refinement at the Peak of Dharma Phase, or Fourth Rank... Speaking of which, the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique and Heavenly Dao Sword Intent, although both techniques encompass Body Refinement and Divine Refinement, are clearly centered around Qi Refinement, merely compensating for the shortcomings of Body Refinement and Divine Refinement."

While looking at these pieces of information, Alkaid pondered lightly, "Taking Body Refinement as an example, filling 108 acupoints with Meteoric Star Power qualifies as a First Rank Star God, capable of accommodating Fission Power, and when filled with Heavenly Star Power, it reaches the Second Rank Star God, capable of hosting Fusion Power. When all 108 acupoints are filled with Main Star Power, it is a Third Rank Star God, which means accommodating the power of Crimson Red Golden Core." Enjoy new adventures from My Virtual Library Empire

Further up, after opening 365 acupoints and filling them all with Main Star Power, one can fully unleash the power of the Sunburst Golden Core.

As for the Fifth Rank Star God with 1,080 acupoints, they can freely exert the power of the Blazing White Golden Core without any restraint.

Such is the case with Body Refinement, and so it is with Divine Refinement as well.

The stage of Dharma Phase involves the duration for which one can maintain the Void Divine Realm.

One year, one lifetime, one cycle, one meet, one era.

It is said that the prime Dharma Phase Cultivators who opened up the Void Divine Realm achieved one era, lasting 129,600 years without decline.

Of course, this refers to those kinds of Void Divine Realms that are purely opened up and then hardly utilized.

The more frequently it is used, the greater the wear and tear on the Void Divine Realm.

As long as the Dharma Phase Cultivators are alive, they can maintain and repair it; however, without maintenance, few Void Divine Realms last the duration of one cycle, which is 360 years.

The most ancient method of distinguishing the strength of a Dharma Phase was by years, lifetimes, cycles, meets, and eras. In recent times, these complicated terms were simplified to Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, Peak, and Perfection, and even Northern Sea Star in order to facilitate operations, plans to adopt a classification similar to Star Gods from First Rank to Fifth Rank, corresponding to the Fourth to Eighth Layers within the Golden Core Nine Layers.

"Star Master, Primordial Spirit, replacing Body Refinement, Divine Refinement from First to Third Layer; according to this data, my current cultivation, if calculated strictly according to the Mysterious Origin Creation Technique and Heavenly Dao Sword Intent system, my Body Refinement is equivalent to the Third Layer Star Master plus Third Layer Star God - Sixth Layer, and my Divine Refinement equivalent to Third Layer Primordial Spirit plus Fourth Layer Dharma Phase - Seventh Layer."

Having read this information, he smiled slightly, "Since the realms of Body Refinement and Divine Refinement exceed the Fourth Layer Fission Realm, my actual combat power should be on par with the Fifth Layer of Golden Core, added to my own Realm..."

He sensed the progress of "Immortal Path - Hollow Void" at 47% in the ancient tree.

"Considering my exceptional cultivation realm, my current actual combat power is definitely Peak of the Fifth Rank Fusion Realm of Golden Core, possibly even reaching the domain of the Sixth Rank Crimson Red Golden Core! And since the cultivation system of Cangwu Great World has its flaws, a Sunburst Golden Core might not necessarily defeat a Fifth Rank Fusion Realm... Plus I also possess an External Elixir, so, my real combat prowess.... Taking down three to five Sunburst Golden Cores would not be out of the question."

Alkaid calculated for a moment.

After a while, he felt somewhat emotional, "It's complicated. It's said that the world where the Moon Demon Empire is located has a special device that can directly observe a person's specific combat power, extensively referencing Body Refinement, Qi Refinement, Divine Refinement cultivation, equipment, techniques, secret arts, and realm with extremely high accuracy... If there were such a device, one could easily achieve 'know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated.'"

In his contemplation, he also thought of his "Perception" secret technique.

Unfortunately, this low-grade secret technique now completely lagged behind his strength improvements.

Just like being the top student in elementary school is completely ignored in society.

"In terms of raw power, even if I'm not the best in Cangwu, I'm probably not far off, as for soft power..."

Alkaid "looked" at his two secondary professions.

In order to refine the Fusion Separa ring, his [Artifact Refining] had advanced to 61% in the realm of Artifact Sage.

Converted to the calculation method of this world, he should be a Level 12 Artifact Refiner.

[Formation] wise...

Since the growth of others was too slow, and relying solely on Alkaid himself to arrange a Formation required too much time and effort, he had only pushed it to what equated to Level 10 Formation Master in this world.

The breakthroughs in the two secondary professions had each brought him a talent.

The talent given by [Artifact Refining] was Master of Myriad Spirits - Spiritual Treasure Chapter.

A divine skill capable of transforming a Spiritual Treasure into "life."

And [Formation], on the other hand, had granted him a "All Techniques" talent.

It made it easier for him to discover Formations and their flaws.

It was a passive talent.

However...

The All Techniques talent currently only gave him a better understanding of Formations, as for breaking them...

For him as a Level 10 Formation Master, ordinary Formations of no more than Level 8 had little secrecy in front of him.

There was no noticeable difference with or without this talent.

And "Master of Myriad Spirits - Spiritual Treasure Chapter" transformed Spiritual Treasures into life...

He attempted to enlighten the Stellar Essence.

And then...

The Spiritual Treasure came alive.

It gained its own thoughts and consciousness.

Then...

Disobedient, wanting to run, to pursue the meaning of his own life.

He was directly refined by Alkaid, becoming one of the energies that filled the 108 acupoints in his body.

In the end, Alkaid concluded that unless he wanted to play a nurturing game, it was better not to bestow "life" upon Spiritual Treasures.

"Artifact Refining, Formation, everything is sufficient for now; what remains is to focus on advancing the progress of the Hollow Void Realm, hoping to reach the true Hollow Void Realm soon..."

As Alkaid said this, he shook his head helplessly.

As he had reached new domains in Body Refinement, Qi Refinement, and Divine Refinement, the elixirs available on the market could no longer support his cultivation.

In other words, he had reached the upper limit of his level.

Divine Refinement was somewhat better, as it was quite idealistic; once the realm advanced, Divine Sense easily underwent transformation, raising the tide and lifting the boat.

Qi Refinement...

The existing Fission Realm actually consumes fewer resources than the Body Refining Star God Realm.

This level of realm required using the Stellar Essence as a Fission Energy Source, utilizing the True Element Spring—the Fission Inner Pill—to easily obtain energy and mass in this material transformation.

But the key point is...

The amount of Stellar Essence produced by the Star God Body is extremely low.

Especially for someone like him, who was at the Main Star Star God Stage in Body Refinement, relying on the daily absorption of Spiritual Power to condense the power of stars, filling his 108 acupoints was insufficient, let alone providing enough essence for the Fission Inner Pill inside his body.

Luckily, when he pushed his realm to 41% of the Hollow Void, he unearthed a secret technique.

Called the Star Devouring Art.

It allowed him to refine the Stellar Star Core, extract the essence of the stars, and fill the 108 acupoints in his body.

"Before the Crimson Red Golden Core, Body Refinement is actually the most crucial part, at least for someone like me who doesn't worry about 'realm', relying on the essence of stars during fission to continuously impact and upgrade the limits of the Fission Inner Pill, raising its temperature and pressure. One day when the high temperature and pressure in the Fission Inner Pill reach a certain climax, the cultivator's utilization of the Stellar Essence can transform from fission to fusion, obtaining even more powerful energy."

Alkaid pondered.

The next stage, the Crimson Red Golden Core...

Three hundred and sixty-five acupoints would spontaneously form a life formation based on the human body, continuously producing a large amount of Stellar Essence, allowing the energy usage in the Fusion Inner Pill to be cyclically utilized: fusion, fission, fission, fusion in an infinite loop.

Of course, this cycle also requires environmental and external energy, but...

The hardest part is still finding the balance point from fusion to the Golden Core, understanding this cycle.

Only by achieving this cycle, could he enter the realm of the Crimson Red Golden Core with an efficiency that geometrically surpasses the Fusion Realm.

"This is also not a big concern for me, after all... my realm has already reached the Hollow Void, from fusion to Crimson Red Golden Core, it's like re-cultivating, being careful will prevent problems. But for others, it's an essential watershed in the nine layers of the Golden Core Realm."

Alkaid reflected for a moment, feeling that if he could solve the "energy problem," his path ahead would be smooth.

The leap from fusion to Crimson Red Golden Core is one of the biggest challenges among the nine layers of the Golden Core Realm.

As for the sixth layer to the seventh layer...

The leap is not that difficult.

After all, the Crimson Red Golden Core does not have the foundation to collapse into the Chaos Void, which is why people classify this realm within the third layer of the nine layers of the Golden Core Realm.

Actually, the fundamental differences between the sixth layer Crimson Red Golden Core, the seventh layer Sunburst Golden Core, and the eighth layer Blazing White Golden Core are minimal; they all deal with accumulating quantity.

Only with the ninth layer, the Deep Blue Golden Core, does one truly break through the limit of "quantity" and truly begin to challenge the Hollow Void Realm.

Therefore, the three significant hurdles of the Golden Core Nine Layers are Core Formation to Fission, Fusion to Crimson Red Golden Core, and the final leap from Blazing White Golden Core to Deep Blue Golden Core.

"Stacking quantity... this quantity refers to energy. In the current Cangwu Great World, almost all elixirs are ineffective for me; even the Hundred Apertures Spirit Pill can only allow one to open a hundred apertures at most, let alone needing to rely on myself to open and fill three hundred and sixty-five apertures..."

As Alkaid spoke, he looked up into the distance.

Outside the Cangwu Great World, 100,008 great worlds spun in endless cycles.

With the "Star Devouring Art" devouring and refining the Stellar Star Core, he could still fill his 108 acupoints.

But the time this process would take was far from brief.

It would take ten to eight years.

And if you add the opening of three hundred and sixty-five acupoints by a Fourth Rank Star God and one thousand and eighty acupoints by a Fifth Rank Star God...

To meet the Body Refining standards within the nine layers of the Golden Core, it would take about one hundred and thirty to forty years.

Although in the new system, the lifespan during the Core Formation Stage had greatly extended, making one hundred thirty to forty years insignificant, but...

For Alkaid, this amount of time was still somewhat long.

"Resources."

Alkaid murmured softly.

After a moment, he gathered his thoughts and his gaze shifted towards the Fusion Ring that he had finally managed to perfect after overtime work recently.

Picking up this Spiritual Treasure, his figure soared into the air, heading straight for Above the Nine Heavens.