Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

Chapter 153 Realm Master

Inside the tavern.

Murong Yuan returned to his seat and continued to accompany Zhou Ming, the deputy director of the Operation Department.

Before he could start a conversation, a woman dressed as an assistant quickly came to him and whispered, "Alkaid Chief has arrived."

At these words, Zhou Ming's face immediately showed delight, and he said to Murong Yuan with a smile, "Young Yuan, I heard from others that your Murong family had managed a connection with the Chief of Purple Cloud Courtyard, but I was somewhat skeptical. Now, it seems I have underestimated you. Let's go downstairs to welcome him."

"The Chief of the Purple Cloud Courtyard?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Yuan's face revealed an uncontrollable joy.

He's come!?

The person who is currently highly sought after in the presence of all the Hall Masters, Vice Hall Masters, and even Sect Master Zhao...

He actually came!?

Immediately, he stood up quickly: "It is also an honor for the Purple Cloud Chief to grace us..."

Zhou Ming pulled him and quickly walked outside.

Not just him, it seemed many in the grand hall had received the news and began to stand up.

Suddenly, in the huge hall, there were dozens of people rising to their feet like a tide, heading toward the exit.

Most of them were the VIPs seated at the foremost tables.

Those at the back didn't even have the qualifications to get up and join.

Meanwhile, at the side of the banquet hall, Xie Yi'er and Xie Yushi, the focal points of this banquet, were talking about something. Seeing this scene, they paused slightly.

But a woman dressed in glamorous attire beside them quickly urged them, "What are you standing around for? Alkaid Chief is here, hurry up to the entrance to welcome him. What is your status, and what is Alkaid Chief's status? Do you expect him to come over to greet you?"

Xie Yi'er and Xie Yushi hurriedly stood up and, following the crowd, headed to the entrance.

By their side, several brightly smiling girls gathered around them, full of envy, "Sister Xie, can you believe you actually managed to invite Alkaid Chief?

You don't know how high the revenue of Purple Cloud Courtyard is right now—hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones a month, and even the annual salary of a regular Artifact Refiner is pushing towards ten Spirit Stones, it's simply unimaginable, the envy of all those working in the Energy Department earning just one Spirit Stone a year."

"The achievements of the Purple Cloud Courtyard are all brought about by Alkaid Chief alone. Without Alkaid Chief, the Purple Cloud Courtyard would still be relying on the sect's subsidies to get by."

"I heard Alkaid Chief is very young, is that true? Sister Xie, can you let me sit next to him later? I would be willing even to serve tea or water."

The girls spoke one after another.

Xie Yushi might dismiss them, but Xie Yi'er looked at them...

Each one was young and beautiful, in their early twenties, and crucially, their talent and strength were not weak.

None of them were below the Fourth Layer in Qi Refinement.

Yes, Qi Refinement Fourth Layer, not Body Refinement Fourth Layer.

All of them were those with innate talent for cultivation.

If they could enter the Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement and transform into an Innate Body before the age of thirty, they would surely look as pure and lovely as eighteen- or nineteen-year-old girls, and could maintain this youthful vitality for forty to fifty years.

Such is the advantage of following the path of Qi Refinement.

Yet now, these people were gathering around her just to show their face in front of Alkaid?

"I…"

Xie Yi'er opened her mouth, wanting to explain something, but she really didn't know how to put it into words.

At that moment, someone at the front started shouting, "Make way, make way, don't crowd the entrance, block the way, please go back to your seats."

His words gained the agreement of several influential people who echoed, "Yes, yes, go back to your seats, don't add to the chaos."

"Maintain order."

Suddenly, the crowd surged, and people began to step back.

This pushed even Xie Yushi and Xie Yi'er, the hosts of the banquet, to the side.

She could only stand among the crowd, watching as Xie Yushu, the Family Head of Murong, and several influential persons who needed to flatter and befriend Murong's Family Head, escorted her straight to the main seat.

Although she was the host of this banquet, at this moment, no one's gaze lingered on her even for a second.

Soon, the group was seated and the banquet was announced to begin.

Xie Yushu and Murong Yuan specifically invited Alkaid to give the first speech.

Even though he only said a brief sentence, the applause below was thunderous.

After Alkaid stepped down, Xie Yi'er and Xie Yushi finally had the chance to step up and make their presence known.

But when the two of them began to speak, they realized that ordinary people might still listen, but those influential people all focused their attention on Alkaid and had already started pushing cups and changing toasts.

That feeling...

It was as if they were mere actors performing on stage.

After stepping down, they also had little time to rest as Xie Yushu, Murong Yun, and Murong Hua, who Murong Family intended to matchmake with her, came over in a hurry.

"Quick, Yi'er, let's go and toast to Alkaid Chief," Murong Hua said, his face full of excitement.

Because, at this moment, having the privilege to offer a toast to the Purple Cloud Chief himself symbolized status and position.

He guessed if they were too late, Alkaid would simply stand up and propose a toast to "everyone in the hall" and settle it.

Amid the calling and pulling of others, Xie Yi'er and Xie Yushi finally reached Alkaid's side.

Others...

Knowing that Alkaid came on account of the goodwill towards the Xie Family, naturally provided face.

"Congratulations to you for entering the Nine Cauldrons Sect. I hope you will achieve early success in your cultivation and even go to the Main Sect for further studies, aspiring to reach the protector or True Transmission statuses."

Alkaid smiled at the two. Stay updated through empire

At the same time, Kong Xuan beside him brought forward two boxes.

Seeing the elongated packaging of the boxes, someone in the crowd couldn't help but let out an uncontrollable exclamation, "These are the Purple Cloud Type 12 Flying Swords produced by the Purple Cloud Courtyard."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a stir among the crowd.

"The Purple Cloud Type 12 Flying Swords, reportedly achieving Third Generation standards, are one of the most advanced Interior Grade Spiritual Swords in the world today. Currently, they are supplied only to the Campaign Hall, unavailable for purchase by anyone else."

"Oh my God, this set of Flying Swords has a standard price of four hundred Spirit Stones, and the outside world's bidding price has reached over five hundred Spirit Stones."

"Two Spiritual Artifact Flying Swords... This gift... is too precious! Our Shao Family can't afford it even if we went bankrupt..."

Various discussions mixed with exclamations continuously arose from the crowd.

Xie Yi'er, looking at Alkaid who instructed Kong Xuan to give such a generous gift, was somewhat stunned.

Four hundred Spirit Stones!

This is a gift worth a whole four hundred Spirit Stones!

Alkaid...

Just gave it away as if it was nothing.

This shows how incredibly profitable the Purple Cloud Courtyard must be under his management, and how wealthy he is now.

"This... Chief Alkaid, this gift is too valuable..."

Xie Yushu quickly stepped forward.

"Just a small token, we've received no small amount of care from you in the Artifact Nurturing Realm."

Alkaid smiled and said, "Accept it."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yushu immediately understood.

The two Flying Swords, firstly, were a congratulatory gift for Xie Yi'er and Xie Yushi's admission to the Nine Cauldrons Sect, and secondly...

It probably accounted for Su Family's complete acquisition of control over the Artifact Nurturing Realm from the Xie Family.

From now on, the Artifact Nurturing Realm would completely belong to the Su Family's private territory.

"Congratulations."

Kong Xuan stepped forward and handed the two sword boxes to Xie Yi'er and Xie Yushi.

Seeing that Xie Yushu no longer refused, Xie Yushi happily accepted and sincerely thanked him.

Xie Yi'er then glanced at Kong Xuan...

In just a few months, Kong Xuan...

Had already reached the Fifth Layer of Body Refinement, not far from catching up with her.

At this rate, in at most a year or two, he was likely to become a High Rank Body Cultivator.

And what about her?

Her family's Spirit Stones were already spent in supporting their entry into the Nine Cauldrons Sect; never mind one or two years, even three to five years, or even ten to eight years, it was questionable whether she could become a High Rank Body Cultivator, and the gap between them was likely to visibly widen.

Ultimately, it came down to the different choices she and he had made.

If she had listened to Xie Yushu at the time and followed Alkaid, now...

Kong Xuan wouldn't have been the one in the limelight.

Finally, in front of everyone, she still took the sword box, emotionally responded with a "Thank you."

...

Alkaid didn't stay till the end of the banquet that he was attending, as he received a call and left early.

On one hand, he indeed had matters to attend to back in Dragon Majestic City.

On the other hand...

The banquet had made him realize that he had now moved beyond the ordinary strata.

If one were to measure using the standards of Tian Nan Province, even if he could not yet match the stature of Governor Wei Kongming or local magnate Yue Nanxing, his influence was likely no less significant than that of Su Chiming in his prime as the wealthiest man in Tian Nan.

Of course, this was under the circumstance that he had not yet announced his upgrade in Artifact Refining to "Grandmaster" level, otherwise, standing on equal footing with Zhao Siliang, the Sect Master of a Sub-sect, would not be out of the question.

In contrast, Xie Family, Murong Family, were merely akin to the affluent strata with assets in the hundreds of millions, maybe with one or two family members holding positions in the Nine Cauldrons Sect, but at most at the minor manager level, just a bit better than ordinary disciples.

Shaking his head, Alkaid didn't ponder further and returned to the Purple Cloud Courtyard.

In the Purple Cloud Courtyard, the main voices like Sub-sect Sect Master Zhao Siliang, the Campaign Hall Master Zhao He, Elder Zhang Jianlin, Chief Artifact Refiner He Renzhi, Logistics Hall Master Wu Xunzhen, and from the headquarters in Red City the Vice Hall Master and Flying Sword Division Director Xiang Tianheng, led by Yun Lai, Wei Yan, and Lu Yuan, had already started their tour.

It was the message from Sect Master Zhao Siliang leading an inspection that prompted his hasty return.

Before Alkaid could speak upon their meeting, Zhao Siliang had already stepped forward and grabbed his hands, "I'm terribly sorry for the sudden visit, we didn't get to inform you in advance, please forgive us, Chief Alkaid."

"Not at all, having Sect Master Zhao visit our Purple Cloud Courtyard is an honor and delight for all of us—how could there be any displeasure?"

Alkaid responded politely.

Zhao Siliang then proceeded to introduce the people with him one by one.

Of course, the only one worth considerable introduction was the Vice Hall Master Xiang Tianheng from the Main Sect Refining Hall.

As Xiang Tianheng felt the aura radiating from Alkaid, his face was also full of smiles as he greeted, "It is a great honor for Chief Alkaid to choose our Nine Cauldrons Sect. Please rest assured, Chief Alkaid, any reasonable request you make, we at Nine Cauldrons Sect will do our utmost to fulfill."

As he spoke, he pointed at a young woman behind him wearing a purple long dress, "This is Array Master Purple Rose specially brought from the Main Sect. Our sect has learned about the damages to the Stellar Sect_gate in your world and has sent her to lead a team to repair and realign the gate directly connected to your world.

From now on, during the appropriate window, Chief Alkaid can travel back and forth to home whenever he wishes."

After speaking, he also pulled out a document, "Moreover, Nine Cauldrons Sect officially recognizes Chief Alkaid's ownership of the Artifact Nurturing Realm. From now on, this world will be named after Chief Alkaid, to be called the Alkaid Realm, with Chief Alkaid as its first Realm Master."