Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal-Chapter 576 - 563 Creation
Creation Group.
Alkaid's Shao Hua incarnation roamed around the Creation Celestial City for several years, using this time to let his Lower Realm self devise strategies and responses to the various tactics of Yu Xiao Immortal King in entering the Creation Group. Only after this, he finally arrived at a top-tier restaurant in Creation Celestial City.
This restaurant is situated at the top of a 30,000-meter-high tower-shaped building. Above it, is the energy matrix that links it to one of the thirty-six Floating Islands. It could be said that this is the highest location in Creation Celestial City, aside from the thirty-six Floating Islands themselves.
When Alkaid arrived at the restaurant, he could clearly see rows of exquisitely dressed cultivators waiting outside.
Whenever some people were called, they would joyously enter, exhibiting an almost pilgrimage-like demeanor into the restaurant.
It seems that having a meal here is considered their greatest honor.
Meanwhile, the restaurant staff maintain a respectfully composed exterior, flawless in etiquette.
But in the depths of their eyes...
lies a condescending view of these queueing individuals, seeing them as nothing but a bunch of ridiculous, clownish figures imitating beauty unsuccessfully.
Of course, this attitude would not occur when facing Alkaid.
When they saw Alkaid approaching their restaurant without a Suppressing Bracelet on his wrist, a cultured female cultivator swiftly greeted him: "Respected honored guest, would you like to dine with us? Our Stepping Immortal Tower has the finest ingredients in the entire Creation Celestial City, guaranteed to satisfy you."
"Um."
Alkaid nodded and directly followed the female cultivator through a different passage into the restaurant.
This scene left the cultivators who had been queueing outside, some for several months, incredibly envious.
Yet not a single one thought this unusual.
Living in the Creation Celestial City for countless years, the subtle influence had long ingrained a deep-seated reverence for hierarchy in these people.
Not to mention low-level cultivators facing high-level cultivators, even high-level native cultivators wouldn't dare contradict those low-level dignitaries.
Their zeal for hierarchical structure means they wouldn't dare rebel, even if it killed them.
During the years Alkaid explored the Creation Celestial City, he also saw news of a Dao Lord forced to commit suicide, framed by a Golden Core Realm cultivator named Liu Ruyan.
Following the staff, Alkaid took the VIP passageway, bypassing the outer halls used by ordinary diners, and entered the inner halls.
Upon entering the inner halls, a Shattered Void Realm cultivator was already waiting there, respectfully leading Alkaid deeper inside: "Honored guest, do you need VIP services, or would you like to upgrade to Immortal Spirit service..."
"Stepping Immortal Tower, Soul-Transference Pavilion, with the highest Immortal King standards."
Alkaid said.
"Soul-Transference Pavilion, Immortal King standards?"
The Shattered Void Realm cultivator was briefly stunned, slightly at a loss: "Honored guest, might there be a mistake? Our Stepping Immortal Tower does not have Immortal King standards, and... the Soul-Transference Pavilion requires reservation. You..."
"Directly report my request to the Chairman of your Stepping Culinary Group. He will understand what I need."
Alkaid spoke in an undeniable tone.
Seeing Alkaid without a Suppressing Bracelet, the Shattered Void Realm cultivator did not dare to delay and immediately said, "Please wait a moment, honored guest. I will consult our manager right away."
Shortly after, another Shattered Void Realm cultivator hurried over and respectfully led Alkaid to the deepest part of the restaurant, into the Soul-Transference Pavilion.
Once in the Soul-Transference Pavilion, it didn't take long before a special device was activated, followed by a projection of Divine Sense.
"Your honor is..."
"How, Di Kong, do you not recognize me?"
Alkaid said with a light laugh: "My aura has changed a bit, but..."
He directly manipulated a trace of the Immortal Spirits' power to mimic a unique fluctuation.
When the cultivator named Di Kong perceived this unique fluctuation, he suddenly became excited: "Your Highness, you... you've returned!?"
Immediately he added: "I'll summon Wu Yin, Huan Shi, and the others to meet Your Highness right away."
Alkaid slightly nodded: "Just the three of you will suffice."
Di Kong, Wu Yin, and Huan Shi, these Immortal Spirits, are all confidants of Yu Xiao Immortal King.
Not only reaching Seventeen Level, but each of them is also deeply loyal.
Seventeen Level Immortal Spirits in the Chaotic Origin Realm, filling powers into the Ancient Immortal Realm, belong almost to the top echelon.
The entire Ancient Immortal Realm combined probably only has a few thousand.
To reopen his scenario with the Creation Group, Yu Xiao Immortal King needed to leverage the power of these individuals.
Of course, this is because he only left the Creation Group 3,000 years ago, and also because he perished unexpectedly while comprehending the Causality Dao.
If he had truly offended Director Xuan Qing, and his departure lasted tens of thousands, several tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years, the once strong following would disperse like monkeys scattering from a fallen tree, by that time how many would still follow and be loyal to him, would be an unknown number.
After all, all sentient beings are creatures of interest.
Soon, Di Kong, Wu Yin, and Huan Shi, the three Immortal Spirits, had hurriedly arrived through special channels to the Soul-Transference Pavilion of the Stepping Immortal Tower.
While the Stepping Culinary Group behind Stepping Immortal Tower may appear high-end and luxurious, commanding great influence in the culinary field of Creation Celestial City to others.
Even the Chairman of the Group was but a disciple of Di Kong.
Knowing that Di Kong was personally present, the entire Stepping Immortal Tower closed its doors to thank guests.
However, Alkaid paid no heed to this, smiling at the three Immortal Spirits, he spoke with a tone typically used by Yu Xiao Immortal King: "It's only been 3000 years, your positions within the group shouldn't have seen much change, right?"
"Yes."
Di Kong immediately replied: "I still manage several departments including the Great Dao of True Knowledge as Vice President."
"My position has not changed either."
Huan Shi spoke but then turned to look towards Wu Yin.
The Immortal Spirit hesitated for a moment, then said: "Personnel recruitment has always been an important position, Director Alpha has already booked me, he's giving me trouble, and many under me have been pulled over by him..."
"Alpha."
Yu Xiao Immortal King subtly nodded.
Within his repeated strategic derivations using the cognition of Yu Xiao Immortal King, he had clashed with this director several times.
There were quite a few overt and covert struggles involved.
Naturally, there were strategies to cope with the current situation.
"I am well aware of it. It's just that they act out because they see I'm in trouble. Once I return to the board, he will quickly fall in line,"
Alkaid said.
"Return to the board?"
The Immortal Spirits looked delighted: "Has Your Highness's authority been restored? Have you also acquired enough Great Dao Shares to ascend to Immortal King?"
Immortal King, Eighteenth Level authority.
That is the minimum requirement to enter the group's board of directors.
"Since I've come, it means I am confident enough,"
Alkaid said, standing up: "Due to some reasons, I cannot disclose the opportunities I have, but…I believe, once I meet with the chairman, he will make the right decision. Now, take me to see the chairman."
Saying so, he lightly added: "After all, I am still a civilian, not yet employed by the Creation Group."
"I will make an appointment with the chairman right away."
Di Kong immediately responded.
Alkaid was their backer; his return to the board would be a great help to them.
Soon, a group of people took Alkaid, heading straight for the Creation Immortal Island above their heads.
As vice presidents of the group and part of the management, and with permission from Chairman Xuan Qing Immortal King, their journey was exceptionally smooth.
Alkaid quietly assessed the Creation Group staff he encountered on his way to meet the chairman.
The top positions within Creation Group were completely monopolized by Immortal Spirits.
Local cultivators could at most rise to a manager's position.
The majority of local cultivators were at the bottom tier, serving as staff.
The number of Immortal Spirits Primordial Yi Master could mobilize was too few.
To be precise, the Immortal Spirits willing to venture into Ancient Immortal Realm and take a gamble were too few.
Spread across the Nine Major Groups, there were only a few hundred thousand of them.
For a group as large as the Creation Group, a few hundred thousand Immortal Spirits were merely a drop in the bucket.
To ensure better governance over the land of the Ancient Immortal Realm, they naturally needed to leverage the power of some local cultivators to achieve their goals.
After observing for a moment, Alkaid quickly arrived at the chairman's office district.
This office area had not a single local cultivator.
The lowest authority seen here was at the Sixteenth Level.
"In Chaotic Origin Realm, the number of authority holders of Fifteenth Level and above approximately increases by ten to thirty times per level, in some key positions it could reach a hundred times, for example among one or two hundred Fifteenth Level authorities there might only be one Sixteenth Level authority holder... Sixteenth Level authority holders, they are truly the elite of the elite, this chairman indeed has a pool of talented individuals under him."
Alkaid observed.
Overthrowing this chairman would not be an easy task.
Using force rashly and creating a situation unfavorable for the development of Creation Group might even provoke the intervention of the Master of Creation.
It appeared, his earlier thoughts were too simplistic.
Playing by the rules of the Ancient Immortal Realm and Chaotic Origin Realm against them, defeating them was not an easy task.
Fortunately...
The ability to leverage High-Dimensional Cognition from the thousand-year grand dream allowed him to escape the difficult situation.
As Xuan Qing had only invited Alkaid, Di Kong and a few others stopped at the entrance to the chairman's office.
As Alkaid, led by the chairman's assistant, passed through the Immortal Array acting as the "gate", a vast, impeccably clean, white space appeared before him.
The highest ruler of the Creation Group in the Ancient Immortal Realm, Chairman Xuan Qing appeared before Alkaid.
"Yu Xiao, your quick return is a surprise to me, looks like your comprehension of the Causality Dao has yielded significant results."
Xuan Qing said with a smile.
"Causality Dao and Destiny Dao are mystical and unpredictable, we clearly have the upper hand yet we've been unable to eliminate the remaining forces in the Ancient Immortal Realm, it must be the meddling of the Gate of Cause and Effect and the Gate of Destiny."
Alkaid responded.
"We've felt this too, hence the main forces of the Nine Major Groups have focused on the Gate of Destiny and the Gate of Cause and Effect,"
Xuan Qing said, sighing somewhat: "After all, it's the final stand of the Ancient Immortal Realm, a desperate counterattack, maybe a few Sovereigns aren't afraid, but we, as Nineteen Level and Eighteenth Level Immortal Spirits, might really suffer losses in there."
He paused, then chuckled: "Perhaps our hesitation to move forward and delaying the final action are influenced by the Gate of Destiny and the Gate of Cause and Effect, after all, we are in the Ancient Immortal Realm."
Alkaid nodded: "However, I may not have grasped the mysteries of the Causality Dao, but in the Lower Realm, I did make some gains."
"Oh?"
Xuan Qing's gaze then shifted over.
Alkaid casually pointed with an empty hand, a ripple of time and space emanated.
"Time Great Dao?"
Xuan Qing was somewhat surprised: "You are not going through the Void..."
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He didn't finish his sentence as the ripples of the Void once again spread out from Alkaid's hand.
The transformation of these two forces suddenly made the calm Xuan Qing Immortal King stand up abruptly: "This is…"
"Correct."
Alkaid nodded: "I have mastered both the forces of Time and Void."