Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

Chapter 163 Realization

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The blood mist stirred up and shredded by the ripples caused by the high-speed travel of the warship, which slightly puzzled some cultivators from the Limitless Star Palace on board the Patrol Heaven Warship.

"What are they doing? They don't think that their feeble attacks, not even reaching the Foundation Establishment level, could possibly shake our Limitless Star Palace's Patrol Heaven Warship, do they?"

"Who knows? Those folks from the Nine Cauldrons Sect were just a bunch of fringe players without any qualifications to enter the core circle at the Artifact Sect, maybe they lack the experience and don't understand the might of the Patrol Heaven Warship?"

"Our sect has been suppressing the remnants of the Northern Alliance on the Sunshine Continent over the past decade or so, we've inspected the Heavenly Star Continent less frequently. It seems we'll have to make regular inspections a norm in the future, it'd also give these upstarts an eye-opener."

Murmurs of small-scale discussion arose among a few individuals.

But...

That was it.

Many aboard the warship didn't even know that four Sword Cultivators from the Nine Cauldrons Sect had violently struck the defensive formation of the Patrol Heaven Warship.

Even if they knew, they wouldn't care.

At most, like that deputy who received the news, they would curse under their breath.

"Bad luck."

The warship continued its full-speed advance.

...

At the gate of Nine Cauldrons Sect in Nine Heavens City.

Inside a palace guarded by formations and of special significance, a number of lamps were lit.

Among these lamps, the several dozen at the top were the most conspicuous, but the maintenance of the several hundred lamps below was nonetheless overseen daily.

These were the Soul Lamps for all the True Disciples, Elders, and Hall Master level figures in the Nine Heavens Domain's sub-sect, with Life Fire burning upon them.

Based on the flickering of the Life Fire, specialized Lamp Holders could even indirectly deduce the current status of the True Disciples and Elders, thereby determining whether they were in danger, as well as their life-or-death situation.

But at this moment...

Without any warning whatsoever.

Four Life Fires went out simultaneously.

Just a second ago, these Life Fires were flickering steadily, but the next second, they dimmed and extinguished instantly.

The sudden change left the Lamp Holder stunned, his gaze immediately falling on the four lamps.

"Yun Qing, Zhan Yunfei, Tu Hong, Zhang Lie!"

These four names flashed quickly through his mind.

This was the elite team that had repeatedly distinguished themselves in the great battle against the Xuanming Sect on Posuo Island in the Eastern Sea in recent months. Enjoy new adventures at empire

Each member of the team was a Qi Refinement Ninth Layer Sword Cultivator, the elite of the elite, with the potential for Foundation Establishment in the future.

Moreover, due to the merits they had earned, the sect had already granted them True Disciple level treatment, allowing them to light a Soul Lamp here.

But now, four Soul Lamps were extinguished at the same time!?

"Those four, they were still fighting on the front lines of the Eastern Sea, apparently on patrol?"

If their Soul Lamps extinguished simultaneously while on patrol, the perpetrator must be a Great Cultivator!

And the four Soul Lamps went out in an instant.

That annihilative power almost effortlessly obliterating four pinnacle Ninth Layer Qi Refinement Sword Cultivators without giving them any chance to fight back... even among Great Sword Cultivators, this was an exceptionally formidable force!

"Big trouble!"

The Lamp Holder immediately reported the situation to his direct superior, who in turn relayed the message to the Campaign Hall.

Campaign Hall Master Zhao He immediately contacted the Great Primordial Spirit Cultivator stationed on Posuo Island, only to find... he couldn't get through!? Was there a problem with the signal?

Under normal circumstances, Zhao He would have tried to reconnect, at least wasting two or three minutes, but now...

He did not hesitate to contact Sect Master Zhao Siliang.

"Sect Master, please use your authority to contact the Heavenly Palace Hall and inquire about the situation in the Eastern Sea, specific coordinates..."

Zhao He glanced at the patrol route newly delivered by the people below for Yun Qing's team, estimated where they disappeared, and swiftly passed the coordinates up.

"What's happened?"

Zhao Siliang, perceiving Zhao He's grave expression, asked.

"Four almost-True Disciples have fallen, their demise instantaneous. According to current intelligence, it must have been the doing of a Great Cultivator, and a quite powerful one at that. Moreover, this clearly hostile Great Cultivator is less than two thousand li away from entering our Nine Heavens Domain!"

Zhao He reported quickly.

"Four almost-True Disciples!?"

Zhao Siliang was taken aback.

"Yes, and additionally, the leader of Yun Qing's team is the eldest son of Master Yun Lai. Master Yun Lai is currently... the Chief Artifact Refiner of the Purple Cloud Courtyard, other than Chief Alkaid, responsible for the daily coordination of the entire Purple Cloud Courtyard."

"Chief Artifact Refiner of Purple Cloud Courtyard..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Siliang didn't dare to hesitate. He swiftly utilized his authority as Sect Master to make contact with the Main Sect's Heavenly Palace Hall.

This division...

The Heavenly Palace Hall was directly under the authority of the Main Sect, and other sub-sects...

Despite having configurations similar to the Main Sect, did not possess a Heavenly Palace Hall.

Soon, there was a response from the Heavenly Palace Hall.

"Coordinates entered, Heavenly Palace Number Nine is docking, Heavenly Palace Divine Sense Amplification Array activated, adjustment of observation angle complete, Divine Sense fluctuation will reach in 22.8 seconds..."

The responsible personnel from the Heavenly Palace Hall responded.

Zhao Siliang also issued an order to "expect the arrival of a probing Divine Sense," to prevent some of the Primordial Spirit Cultivators in the Nine Heavens Domain from reacting too drastically.

Or to avoid triggering any monitoring arrays' alarms.

After 23 seconds, Zhao Siliang, who himself was a top-notch Great Cultivator, clearly felt a wave sweep across.

This wave was immense and grand; fortified by the Heavenly Palace formation, it not only scoured from Above the Nine Heavens but also covered tens of thousands of li in range.

This was because Zhao Siliang had provided precise coordinates.

Otherwise, considering the cost and amplification strength of the Heavenly Palace formation, the Heavenly Palace Primordial Spirit seated above could easily scour several hundred thousand li, even up to a million li, in one go.

Of course, the larger the range, the lower the precision, and this was inevitable.

"Exploration complete, Sect Master Zhao, an unknown informational blackout has appeared outside of the Nine Heavens Domain, enveloping an area of ten thousand li.

The Heavenly Palace Primordial Spirit could not explore it; according to the Heavenly Palace Hall's information department, there's a 61.1% probability that it's a 'Full-spectrum Silent' activated Patrol Heaven Warship, a 22.3% chance it's a top-notch Primordial Spirit Realm cultivator proficient in rejecting Divine Sense, and an 11.9% chance it's a natural phenomenon..."

Heavenly Palace Hall quickly came up with a response plan, "We recommend initiating a second-level alert and dispatch stationed cultivators to reconnoiter."

"A 61% chance... Patrol Heaven Warship!?"

Zhao Siliang's pupils shrank sharply, "Where did this Patrol Heaven Warship come from? The Great Sun Sword Sect!?"

"According to intelligence recently acquired by Heavenly Palace Hall, a Patrol Heaven Warship from Limitless Star Palace left the Sunshine Continent, the airspace of the Quicksand Sect and Black Feather Sect, and the Taiyi Sect half a month ago. Since it activated 'Silent' technology, we couldn't track it...

But based on a technical analysis, the information blackout created is very similar, so there's a 73.8% chance that this is the very Patrol Heaven Warship that was formerly stationed near the Quicksand Sect," said personnel from Heavenly Palace Hall, adding, "This is also why we gave a 61.1% probability that it belongs to a Patrol Heaven Warship."

Information is always an entity, not an individual.

Even if the cultivators here at the Heavenly Palace cannot provide a complete scout report on exactly what kind of enemy has invaded, with additional information from other sources, we can still deduce the truth.

"The Patrol Heaven Warship of Limitless Star Palace!"

How can a Patrol Heaven Warship from Limitless Star Palace appear here!?

No!

This is not hard to imagine!

In today's world, only Limitless Star Palace, the Immortal Alliance, and Myriad Beasts Sect possess higher-end Fourth Generation technology, but Myriad Beasts Sect has quieted down following the dissipation of the Northern Alliance.

The remaining Immortal Alliance...

Almost monopolizes the mid-to-high-end elixir market in the Heavenly Star Continent.

The mid-to-high-end Artifact Refining market...

Has always been dominated by Limitless Star Palace.

The appearance of the Nine Heavens 12 improved-type Flying Swords has made a significant impact on the Artifact Refining market, especially the order worth ten million Spirit Stones from Elder Pan Qi of the Golden Temple—he who wouldn't be envious?

In such a scenario, Limitless Star Palace either has to release competitively priced flying swords to compete or...

From the root, suppress and destroy their competitors!

And with the domineering way Limitless Star Palace conducts its affairs, they have clearly chosen the latter.

Having quickly grasped the crucial causality of the situation, Zhao Siliang immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Patrol Heaven Warship!

A bloodthirsty Patrol Heaven Warship, charging straight toward their Purple Cloud Courtyard in the Nine Heavens Domain!?

"Zhao He! Activate first-level combat readiness, all major formations in Nine Heavens City, Dragon Majestic City... and the surrounding cities are to be activated at full power!"

Zhao Siliang ordered promptly.

"Activate at full power!?"

Zhao He was taken aback.

Formations are really a thing that, once activated, burn Spirit Stones rapidly.

Especially those large-scale city protection formations, running for just one day could consume tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

Zhao Siliang said in a grave voice, "A Patrol Heaven Warship from Limitless Star Palace is charging towards us! Its target is Purple Cloud Courtyard!"

"Patrol Heaven Warship!?"

Zhao He's pupils contracted sharply.

It's actually a Patrol Heaven Warship from Limitless Star Palace!?

"Lucky Yun Qing and the others reminded us in time, otherwise, if we had allowed that Patrol Heaven Warship to blatantly appear above our Nine Heavens Domain... and the Nine Heavens Domain had no defense at all... the consequences would be unimaginable... Their blood has not been spilled in vain!"

Zhao Siliang said to Zhao He, "Gather all the Star Masters, Body Cultivators, Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivators, Technique Cultivators, and Primordial Spirit Cultivators. War is coming."

"All!?"

"All!"

"Understood!"

Zhao He nodded firmly and quickly complied.

The entire Campaign Hall, following his succession of commands, got into rapid action.

"Purple Cloud Courtyard! The superior-grade Spiritual Artifact market... the future Grandmasters of Artifact Refining..."

Zhao Siliang took a deep breath and quickly activated the workstation's communication interface, sending a message, "Connect me with the Sect Master!"

He himself was the Sect Master of the Nine Heavens Domain's Sub-sect.

And calling someone else Sect Master...

Soon, the communication connected.

A figure dressed in green robes, who appeared to be about thirty years old and full of vigor, was projected.

"I am Li Qingshan."

"Sect Master."

Zhao Siliang gave a slight bow, and without waiting for him to speak, went straight to the point, "I need help from the Main Sect."

"Zhao Junior Brother? What happened?" Li Qingshan asked quickly.

He didn't mind Zhao Siliang's interruption at all.

In Nine Cauldrons Sect, there's only a difference in duties. The equality of all individuals isn't just empty talk.

Zhao Siliang was brief and to the point, and through Divine Sense communication, he quickly explained the peril currently facing the Nine Heavens Domain.

"A Patrol Heaven Warship has come directly to our Nine Cauldrons Sect's territory, and even slain four of our True Disciples! Their blood will not be shed in vain!"

The Nine Cauldrons Sect Master didn't hesitate to make his stance known, "Main Sect Command, all the Great Cultivators from the six domains surrounding the Eastern Sea, rush to the aid of Nine Heavens! Order the Campaign Hall Hall Master Zhou Yuan to lead the 'Sword Execution Courtyard' at top speed to the Nine Heavens Domain!"

"Sword Execution Courtyard!?"

Zhao Siliang trembled at the mention of this group that represented the strongest military force of the entire Nine Cauldrons Sect, "Sect Master, are you planning to..."

"I've heard more than once about the achievements of Purple Cloud Courtyard. If I weren't too busy, I would have liked to meet the Chief of Purple Cloud Courtyard myself. He is the top-class talent we need in Nine Cauldrons Sect. If we can't even protect such talents, how can our Nine Cauldrons Sect speak of rising and rejuvenating?"

Li Qingshan's voice was firm and resounding, "Moreover, the Quicksand Sect has been devoured by Limitless Star Palace and its allies, they are now searching for the next target, and we, Brahma Heavenly Kingdom, Holy Fire Sect, Witch Sect, are all within the range of their prey... If we don't want to be targeted by Limitless Star Palace, we must fight!"

Zhao Siliang inhaled sharply, grasping the deeper meaning behind the appearance of the Patrol Heaven Warship.

"Our Nine Cauldrons Sect must show the strongest stance in the face of provocation!"

"But what if..."

"There are no 'ifs'!"

Li Qingshan clenched his fist tightly and swung it forcefully, "We must fight, only by winning can the Nine Cauldrons Sect continue to survive and develop!"

Zhao Siliang became resolute, solemnly responding, "Please rest assured, Sect Master! Nine Heavens Domain will not disappoint you!"