"No wonder Ling Xi and the other True Disciples have so much confidence in my breakthrough to the Refining Void stage."
Alkaid reflected on the attitudes of the few True Disciples: "A Void Category special physique inherently deepens a cultivator’s understanding of the Great Void Path. From Hollow Void to Refining Void, it’s a process of continuously enhancing the perception of the Void Force, optimizing, and reshaping Cave Heaven, just waiting until my understanding of the Void Force is sufficient, and feeling that the stability of Cave Heaven can accommodate the ’Dao seed’ I wish to contain, then I can use Dao Techniques to condense the ’Dao seed’ and start the practice for the Refining Void phase."
He pondered the significance of the Hollow Void stage.
It’s somewhat akin to a form of cultivation’s "Foundation Establishment."
The "Foundation Establishment" for achieving Dao!
With the establishment of Cave Heaven, one has laid the groundwork for "Integrating Dao."
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If you want to implant different "Daos," you need to create different Cave Heavens.
"Dao seed..."
Alkaid murmured this term in his mind.
When practicing Dao Techniques, cultivators can condense a Dao seed for this technique upon initiation and then "plant" it in the Cave Heaven, where it will thrive and grow.
This is the core of cultivation for practitioners up until they Integrate Dao and become a Dao Lord.
Therefore, which Great Dao they choose and what kind of Dao seed they condense is directly related to the cultivators’ future growth direction.
In theory, the stronger the Great Dao, the better.
But the stronger the Great Dao, the more difficult it is to comprehend, and the higher the demands of the "Cave Heaven."
Many prodigies, proud and ambitious, have chosen the four Supreme Daos and the Core Daos just below them, only to end up with no achievements despite eons of comprehension. Even if they are lucky enough to enter the threshold of Dao and condense a Dao seed, their own Cave Heaven cannot bear the power of the Dao seed, and they end up spending many times longer than ordinary people just in the Hollow Void and Refining Void stages.
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Not only that, but even if the Dao seed matures, merging Dao and becoming a Dao Lord is also a matter of life and death for those at the pinnacle of their cultivation of top-tier Daos.
The more powerful the Great Dao, the easier it is for the cultivator to be "transformed by the Dao" during the merging process. Therefore, if one truly aims for Ascension to Immortality...
Choosing a more ordinary Great Dao can make the Dao cultivation path smoother.
Moreover, sometimes there is a phenomenon of mutual restraint between the Great Daos. The weaker Daos may not necessarily be weak, and the stronger ones may not always be invincible.
"This step is truly of paramount importance."
Alkaid then perceived the thirteen Dao Techniques he had mastered...
The Great Void Path, the Soul Dao, the Devouring Great Dao, the Stellar Path...
Oh, and there’s also the Supreme Human Emperor Dao Technique that was obtained from Penglai Dao Lord pointing directly to the Origin Dao.
"Which Great Dao to choose..."
Alkaid contemplated deeply.
He had mastered too many Daos, which could only be considered a trouble of choice.
"Choosing a Great Dao as a Dao seed planted in Cave Heaven is akin to a lifebound Great Dao, and that Dao technique also belongs to a Lifebound Daoist Art. Theoretically, as the foundation that carries all Great Daos — the Great Void Path, it is the most suitable choice, and it is also the most common choice among cultivators, with one in every two making this selection... But..."
The Great Void Path is easy to learn but difficult to master.
Despite it seems that everyone can grasp some mystery of the Void Path, in actuality, the practice difficulty of the Great Void Path ranks within the top ten, or even the top three, of all the Daos.
The simplest is often the most inscrutable.
"Apart from the Great Void Path, the next best option would naturally be the Destiny Dao. This Dao is the summary of all Daos, capable of commanding the other two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine Great Daos, perfectly compatible with the powers of all Daos. It makes it possible for one to exert power comparable to one’s lifebound Dao technique even when practicing other Dao techniques... a splendid thing that everyone desires, but practitioners of the Destiny Dao are extremely rare. The sole reason is that it is one of the most difficult Daos to cultivate, without exception!"
Alkaid browsed through the information on the selection of "Dao seeds" for the Hollow Void stage.
Even though he has obtained many Supreme Divine Powers through High-Dimensional Cognition, none of these powers are directed towards the Destiny Dao.
From this alone, one can see how arduous the cultivation of this Dao is.
"Only one Great Divine Power points towards the Destiny Dao... This indicates that even the cultivator himself has not successfully proved Dao and achieved Dao Lord status..."
Alkaid searched for a while, and finally focused his mind on Causality and Time, the two highest Daos.
After some time, he determined a ranking.
The Great Void Path as the first choice.
Next were the Destiny Dao, the Time Dao.
Then came the Creation Dao, the Great Path of Destruction, the Soul Dao, and the Origin Dao.
However, as to the specifics, Alkaid planned to wait a little longer.
"The true contact with the Three Thousand Great Daos for a cultivator occurs in the Shattered Void Realm. Practitioners of the Shattered Void Realm can perceive the essence of the Void, face the Three Thousand Great Daos directly, and choose one of them to diligently comprehend, preparing for future proof of Dao and merging Dao into a Dao Lord. Therefore, I will wait until my realm reaches the Shattered Void Realm and I get access to the information related to the Three Thousand Great Daos before I finalize my ultimate choice."
Having made a decision, he quickly settled his mind.
Although he did not intend to plant a Dao seed for the time being, it did not mean that cultivators could not practice Dao Techniques and stabilize their Cave Heaven.
It’s just that without a Dao seed, they cannot step into the Refining Void Realm.
Next, he focused on enhancing the state of his Cave Heaven to the utmost limit and as quickly as possible transformed the five Supreme Divine Powers he had mastered into Dao Techniques.
Once his current combat power reached a level similar to the peak of the Hollow Void, he planned to sell a Dao Artifact.
If successful, the profits from this sale of the Dao Artifact should enable him to advance his realm from "Immortal Path - Refining the Void" to "Immortal Path: Shattering Void."
If that was still not enough...
Hunting Great Demons in the Deep Blue Sea would also be a good choice.
...
Alkaid settled down to consolidate his cultivation in retreat.
But the birth of a Hollow Void cultivator is an event worthy of grand celebration in any force.
Heavenly Dao Sect, following Alkaid’s request, did not broadcast the news to the point of common knowledge, but such news does not need to be propagated; the undercover agents lurking within the various Sects will spread the news back to their respective forces.
It’s merely a matter of time.
In such circumstances, within just a month, many of the top forces had fully grasped the fact that the Heavenly Dao Sect had gained a new Young Master of the Hollow Void Realm named Alkaid.
Even more so, the origin of Alkaid’s background was unearthed by people due to the significant efforts of Jiang Heavenly Venerable and several Hollow Void Elders to deal with him.
He came from a neighboring node world known as Cangwu.
When this news spread, many envied the good fortune of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
To some extent, Northern Sea Star is similar to an immigrant planet, where the so-called natives are actually cultivators who migrated there earlier due to the existence of the Gate of the Immortal Realm.
For countless years, forces that have rapidly risen to power by absorbing immigrant powers are beyond number.
With Alkaid joining the Heavenly Dao Sect now, it’s not yet clear what kind of leading figure he might become in the future, but at the very least, his prospects of reaching the Refining Void are quite certain.
Gaining another cultivator in the Refining Void would also substantially enhance the Sect’s strength and bring it more benefits.
While most were envying the good luck of the Heavenly Dao Sect, some were also surprised.
This especially included forces located near the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
Cangwu Great World?
Hadn’t this world pledged allegiance to the Taiyi Immortal Sect a hundred years ago?
Didn’t the Taiyi Immortal Sect, in order to show their tolerance and importance towards external powers, even allow Cangwu Great World, which had no Refining Void cultivators, to become the ninth vein among the Six Halls Nine Veins of the Taiyi Immortal Sect?
How come a prodigy eligible for Refining Void from the Cangwu Great World decided to join the Heavenly Dao Sect?
And before this prodigy from the Cangwu Great World had managed to cultivate to the Hollow Void, was he even pursued with a bounty for his life by another genius, Jiang Heavenly Venerable, from the same lineage of Cangwu?
Did they even deploy a Hollow Void for this?
Wow, is this an internal conflict?
In this atmosphere of watching the excitement without shying from the chaos, the news about Alkaid also swiftly reached the ears of those from the Cangwu lineage.
...
Taiyi Immortal Sect.
The mountain range where the Cangwu lineage was located.
Jian Hanzhou, the Hollow Void War Immortal, had just returned from the outside world and landed straight into the main peak’s grand hall.
Upon sensing several Hollow Void War Immortals present there, he burst in immediately.
Before his arrival, his voice preceded him.
"Vein Master Xie! Elder Li, Elder Gelin, have you heard the news... The one named Su Alkaid from our Artifact Sect lineage of the Cangwu Great World has cultivated to the Hollow Void, and he has even become the Junior Sect Leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect..."
But before he could finish his sentence, his voice trailed off.
It was because in the grand hall, several significant figures from the Cangwu Great World were holding a meeting through a technology similar to light and shadow imaging.
The arrival of Jian Hanzhou...
Directly interrupted the meeting.
There was a quiet for a breath or two before Xie Xiong finally sighed and said, "Hanzhou, come in and close the door."
Hurriedly, Jian Hanzhou stepped into the hall and closed the door behind him.
He even activated the hall’s Formation.
He looked at Xie Xiong, Gelin, Li An, and others with serious expressions, and then at the several equally important figures on the light and shadow screens, their faces filled with gravity and even a hint of regret, quickly realizing something.
"Have you heard?"
After asking this, he had a sudden realization.
Right, if even he had received the news, how could the Cangwu lineage, which secretly controlled an intelligence force, not know?
"Hollow Void! Hollow Void! How did it come to be Hollow Void?"
Li An’s eyes were filled with puzzlement.
Not just him, almost everyone in the room had similar thoughts.
Indeed!
How did it come to be Hollow Void?
"How long has it been?"
Gelin was also somewhat bewildered.
Even though he had known about this news for half a day, he still couldn’t completely snap out of it.
Xie Xiong glanced at him but said nothing, as he had only just managed to adjust his own state of mind.
However, the thought of Alkaid’s current achievements filled him with an indescribable pain, "Our Cangwu lineage has missed a truly unparalleled genius..."
"We can’t call him a genius anymore."
One of the Hollow Void War Immortals in the light and shadow screen interrupted, "He has already cultivated to the Hollow Void, how can we still describe him as a genius!? Alkaid... has already made it big!"
Alkaid has made it big!
At this moment, Alkaid had truly become a force to be reckoned with. With his Hollow Void Realm’s astonishing Cultivation, he could thrive in any top-tier Sect.
Not to mention his talent was so exceptional.
As the Junior Sect Leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect, he carried much more weight than the average Hollow Void Elder.
"With the influence Alkaid now holds within the Heavenly Dao Sect, as long as he wishes, it’s likely he can soon rally a power that doesn’t pale in comparison to our Cangwu lineage’s stature," Xie Xiong said gravely.
"Gentlemen, due to our previous misjudgments, our Cangwu lineage has now reached a critical crossroads. What path shall our lineage take from here on out!?"