As these words were spoken, the crowd at the venue was slightly taken aback.
Immediately after, a Refining Void of the Taiyi Immortal Sect suddenly stood up, "Alkaid Sect Leader, is what you said true? Accepting private custom orders for Void Category Dao Artifacts?"
Before Alkaid had a chance to reply, one after another, the Refining Voids began to inquire.
"You can forge Dao Artifacts? Is this true?"
"Alkaid Sect Leader, may I ask which Artifact Sage you have invited to customize Dao Artifacts? Can you only customize Void Category Dao Artifacts? Or can you also customize Dao Artifacts corresponding to other Great Daos?"
"Artifact Sage? Has another Artifact Sage been born in Northern Sea Star? Or are you saying that from beyond the stars, another Artifact Sage has come to our Northern Sea Star? This is really wonderful news! Private customization, that’s a personalized Dao Artifact! The cultivation speed of a Refining Void or Hollow Void with a personalized Dao Artifact is worlds apart from those without."
With Alkaid announcing this news, at that moment, not a single person could remain seated.
Penglai Immortal Sect’s Refining Voids and Hollow Voids even began to suspect that this so-called "Artifact Sage" behind Alkaid might actually be the Penglai Dao Lord.
They weren’t the only ones with doubts; the Refining Voids and Hollow Voids of the Heavenly Dao Sect felt the same.
"Dao Artifacts! Accepting orders for Dao Artifacts customizations! How is this possible? Do they really have the support of an Artifact Sage behind them?"
"This is big trouble, the troubles for our Sect Leader just got serious, Alkaid actually..."
"Nonsense! This must be Alkaid creating hype! He still has a few Void Dao Artifacts in hand; he advertises that they can customize Dao Artifacts, leading people to mistakenly believe he has an Artifact Sage behind him. Then he uses this to recruit followers and expand his power, preparing for when he refines into Shattered Void Realm to confront the Sect Leader! An Artifact Sage?! How rare and valuable is that? If anyone were to advance to Artifact Sage, it would create an uproar and be known to all; how could it wait until now for Alkaid to reveal this?"
The Refining Voids and Hollow Voids from the Heavenly Dao Sect were in turns shocked, questioning, speculating, and even...
Almost indignant with embarrassment.
Some Hollow Voids who stood completely on the side of Zong Wenxian directly assumed that Alkaid was making a show of strength, preparing for his future competition with Zong Wenxian for the position of Sect Leader.
And this view was acknowledged by many.
Artifact Sage!
In terms of importance, an Artifact Sage ranked even higher than a Supreme Elder of the Shattered Void Realm.
Once an Artifact Sage emerged, every power would try every means to conceal them, preventing any contact with the outside world and any danger to them.
But...
If an Artifact Sage expressed the intention to join a top power, that power would definitely do everything possible to bring the Artifact Sage back to the Sect, even if it meant deploying several Shattered Void beings and risking the wrath of another top power.
So, Alkaid has the support of an Artifact Sage who can forge Dao Artifacts?
That just doesn’t seem to add up.
Of course, these were the thoughts of those firm supporters standing behind Zong Wenxian.
Many Refining Voids and Hollow Voids were aware that the Void Sword sold by Alkaid was the second Dao Artifact he had offered.
Moreover, during his battle with the Demon Cultivators of the Yin Moon Sect, some had seen him using several Dao Artifacts.
For a Refining Void to possess so many Dao Artifacts was completely illogical.
But if there was an Artifact Sage supporting him...
Then everything would make sense.
"Ladies and gentlemen, our delivery time varies from ten to several hundred years. If you don’t trust us, you can wait and see. However, we will complete the orders based on the sequence of placement. Thus for Dao Artifact forging, it’s on a first-come, first-served basis."
At this moment, Alkaid’s Divine Sense once again spread throughout the venue.
"I’ll take a gamble!"
Upon hearing these words, the Refining Voids who had the feeling that Alkaid might indeed have the support of an Artifact Sage all stood up.
"Alkaid Sect Leader, are you serious? I’m in need of crafting a Void Dao Artifact! Can you accept the order?"
The Prince of Dashang Immortal Dynasty was the first to act following this statement.
"Prince, is your lifebound Daoist Art known as ’A Thought of Void’? Are you looking to forge a Dao Artifact based on this technique?"
Alkaid inquired.
"Indeed."
The Prince nodded.
He was a Refining Void who had ascended three thousand years ago.
However, due to the significant debts incurred during his attempt to break through to Refining Void, repaying them took up a considerable amount of time, and only recently had he started to accumulate enough to afford a Dao Artifact.
’A Thought of Void’ was a Void Technique of sealing and suppression, theoretically well-aligned with the characteristics of the Heaven-Sealing Stele.
For many Refining Voids, obtaining a Dao Artifact of the same category as their Great Dao already felt like a boon from heaven; how could they dare to hope for a perfect match?
This was also the reason he had come to auction for the Void Sword.
Now that Alkaid had mentioned the possibility of customizing a Dao Artifact, to him, it was an unexpected delight.
Even if he was not yet sure whether this news was true or false, he was willing to risk at least one billion Pure Yang Great Pills to give it a try.
"It’s possible,"
Alkaid answered, "Such a Dao Artifact isn’t difficult to forge. It can be delivered within a hundred years."
While speaking, he assessed briefly, "Based on the characteristics of ’A Thought of Void,’ I’ll charge you 1.5 billion, with a down payment of 150 million. Do you accept?"
"Delivery within a hundred years?"
The Prince was momentarily startled.
A hundred years!?
"A delivery within a hundred years? Ha, unless a Dao Lord intervenes, even an Artifact Sage who has refined to Shattered Void wouldn’t be able to forge a Dao Artifact within a hundred years easily. Sect Leader Alkaid, don’t joke about our Heavenly Dao Sect’s credibility,"
At this moment, a Hollow Void Elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect could not help but speak up.
His words caused many of the eager-to-buy Refining Voids to quickly cool down.
How could anyone make a Dao Artifact within a hundred years?
If the production rate was really that fast, Dao Artifacts would be flooding the market, and they wouldn’t be as scarce as they are now.
Could it be a huge scam?
Even though it’s just a ten percent deposit, the numbers add up to a staggering fortune.
With Alkaid’s talent, if he took the deposit and then disappeared into the starry universe, who could possibly contend with him?
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Although the likelihood of this possibility was low, it made many in Refining Void become sensible.
Alkaid glanced at him and recognized the figure.
Elder Zuo Xingchen of the Immortal Vein.
Without guessing, one could tell he was aligned with the Zong Wenxian lineage.
"While I am not entirely opposed to questions, if your lineage doesn’t trust me, then from now on, you’d better not conduct business in the Southern Region," said Alkaid indifferently.
His reference to "this lineage" was clearly about the whole Immortal Vein.
These words caused the Hollow Void Elder’s face to change color.
Following this, Alkaid looked back at the Zhenyue King, "If you don’t believe, I won’t insist."
As Zhenyue King looked at Alkaid, what he thought of was not something else...
But rather the rumors about Alkaid himself.
It was said he had ties to the Penglai Dao Lord.
If this information was true, with the Penglai Dao Lord intervening, crafting a Dao Artifact compatible with ’A Thought of Void’ within a hundred years would be a piece of cake.
Even if the information was false...
It didn’t matter.
If Alkaid, truly without the support of a Dao Lord, had still managed to reach Refining Void in such a short time and had the strength to slay the longstanding Refining Void evil demon ’Evileye’ ...
How extraordinary must his talent be?
In the future, not to mention reaching Shattered Void Realm, integrating Dao to become a Dao Lord...
That was not beyond hope.
If he really swindled himself, consider it an early investment in this peerless individual with the potential to become a Dao Lord.
With this thought, Zhenyue King said sternly, "I naturally trust Sect Leader Alkaid."
He directly took out part of the resources initially planned for auctioning the Void Sword, "Sect Leader Alkaid, the items here are worth 1.5 billion Pure Yang Great Pills without a doubt, many of which I’ve collected in the hopes of finding someone to craft the corresponding Dao Artifact for me someday. Please have a look."
"Alright," Alkaid nodded slightly, "Being able to proactively provide materials for the corresponding Dao Artifact might allow me to deliver it even faster."
To deliver faster...
Unless Alkaid truly had a Dao Lord backing him, they dared not imagine such a scenario.
Then Zhenyue King, with a smile, said, "Just watch and craft as you please, Sect Leader Alkaid and the master behind you. If you can’t deliver within a hundred years, I can accept a delay of another hundred or two. Three thousand years have passed; I’m not in a rush."
Alkaid nodded slightly and accepted the Storage Treasure.
As he received the materials from Zhenyue King’s hands, several other Refining Void figures stood up one after another.
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"Sect Leader Alkaid, I would also like to commission a Dao Artifact from you..."
"My lifebound Daoist art is ’Sword Opens Heaven’s Gate’; I wonder if I could ask Sect Leader Alkaid to craft a corresponding Dao Artifact? Name your price."
"And me, Sect Leader Alkaid..."
Clearly, these Refining Void figures also held similar thoughts as Zhenyue King.
If Alkaid couldn’t deliver on time, or even absconded with the money, it could be seen as an early investment in this future Dao Lord.
Even if he couldn’t deliver in the short term, once he ascended to a Dao Lord and could effortlessly craft Dao Artifacts, he would not likely continue to default on the deal.
Of course, such a move was not without its risks.
That would be if Alkaid couldn’t manage to successfully Integrate Dao.
But if it’s an investment, there’s no such thing as no risk at all.
Very quickly, of the thirty-odd Refining Void figures present, six submitted their orders.
In Hollow Void as well, three took the gamble and paid a deposit of over a billion.
The enormous sum provided by these nine people was comparable to the sale of a Dao Artifact, bringing the total wealth Alkaid possessed to more than 40 billion.
This scene made Zuo Xingchen, Qian Ren, Li Baijie, Lu Wanshi, including Yue Kuhai, and others frown deeply.
40 billion!
A fortune worth 40 billion Pure Yang Great Pills!
Even for Zong Wenxian, the Sect Leader, amassing such a vast fortune might take a thousand years.
After all, his daily expenses as Sect Leader were also considerable.
Especially since the Refining Void stage in itself placed a heavy emphasis on resources, with these earnings...
Alkaid’s ascent to the pinnacle of Refining Void would definitely be significantly shortened.
"Untouchable indeed."
It took a while before Lu Wanshi finally took a long breath.
His brows relaxed.
He glanced at Qian Ren, "Unless Sect Leader has other remarkably successful actions up his sleeve next, our Lu Family... has decided not to provoke Sect Leader Alkaid any further."
Qian Ren was in fact also thinking of retreating, but it wouldn’t do to show it, and he simply said, "Alkaid has refined and killed a Refining Void of Yin Moon Sect, now with such a staggering initial fortune, Yin Moon Sect will inevitably take action. I think, he may not survive the ordeal that will soon come."
"Then let’s wait and see, but in the meantime... our Li Family will also shift our stance. If the Yin Moon Sect, or the Sect Leader has no action in the next ten years, our Li Family will withdraw from the Southern Region."
Li Baijie followed suit.
Qian Ren nodded.
He knew Li Baijie was scared, and he was too.
With such an astonishing talent and now endowed with so many resources, and with a territory entirely his own at that...
Hiding in the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation, even those in the Shattered Void Realm could only watch helplessly.
The momentum was already built.