Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

"Of course, the requirements for the speed are no less than 2.6 times the speed of sound, the lethality is not lower than level 4.5, and the spirit consumption must be within 190. Naturally, I can't joke about these data,"

Alkaid said, with a slight smile, "The reason it can achieve such parameters is that I used a special technique exclusively available to me when refining this flying sword! I call it, the Spirit Nurturing Art."

He then briefly explained the slightly modified principle of the 'All-Spirit Lord's Secret Method.'

"The Spirit Nurturing Art allows a sword cultivator using this flying sword to quickly gain its 'lifebound flying sword' characteristics, thereby increasing the maximum burst speed of the sword from 2.2 to 2.8, nearly a 30% increase. The lethality increased from 4.1 to 5, an increase of over 20%. Other aspects have also been positively affected to varying degrees,"

Alkaid added.

If the lifebound flying sword of a sword cultivator is destroyed, not only does it take a considerable amount of time to nurture it back, but the cultivator also suffers greatly in vitality and may even damage their foundation.

To put it bluntly, a great cultivator using a superior grade spiritual artifact whose lifebound flying sword is destroyed would not think about recovering for the next three to five years; and if it were a treasure...

The time for nurturing and conditioning would be at least ten years to start with.

Of course, the advantages are also very clear, which can amplify a sword cultivator's combat power by thirty to fifty percent.

"Such a secret technique..."

Zhao He was both surprised and delighted, "High-rank sword cultivators are already at a somewhat difficult stage. Due to limitations in cultivation, they can only wield spiritual artifacts at most. If they use treasures, their true qi will be drained in a couple of swings, and superior grade spiritual artifacts won't last much longer either.

Interior and medium grade spiritual artifacts are the best choice, but if they refine an interior or medium grade spiritual artifact into their lifebound flying sword, would they replace it upon becoming a great cultivator? If they do replace it, it'd be a waste of three to five years. If they don't, they're at a disadvantage against an opponent's lifebound flying sword.

Your secret technique excellently solves this problem."

Alkaid nodded slightly, "It's just that the boost to combat power is slightly less than that of a true lifebound flying sword."

The enhancement of a lifebound flying sword reaches thirty to fifty percent, while that of the 'All-Spirit Lord' is only twenty to thirty percent.

"You're underestimating this technique. Once a lifebound flying sword is destroyed, it not only damages vitality but, in severe cases, even the foundation is compromised. Therefore, sword cultivators naturally need to consider this risk when deciding to fight. But now, this sword doesn't count as a lifebound flying sword, so what's there to worry about?

Fight with all out power, fearlessly, and the fighting spirit can easily add another ten to twenty percent to their strength, which is by no means inferior to a real lifebound flying sword,"

Zhao He said.

As for the quality of flying swords, he, as the Hall Master of the Campaign Hall, had a say in it.

"It seems that this flying sword will have no problem meeting the requirements set by the higher-ups."

Alkaid said.

"Considering comprehensive performance, this flying sword can be regarded as a third generation one, without a doubt,"

Zhao He said without hesitation.

Following this, he seemed to think of something, "Can this technique be applied to other flying swords?"

"Not at the moment,"

Alkaid shook his head, "This is a technique I created exclusively for this particular flying sword."

"Is that so?"

Zhao He frowned slightly.

Yun Lai, who was standing by, glanced at Alkaid and immediately said, "Alkaid is very young, with an agile mind; his artifact refining technology, compared to ours, is filled with wild imaginations. Sometimes he'll have a sudden stroke of inspiration, presenting extraordinary views, producing effects like finding gems from another mountain."

Zhao He listened and nodded.

He had already read about Alkaid more than once.

He was quite familiar with Alkaid's performance in tackling the 'Celestial Shadow 60.'

This was indeed a master artifact refiner full of creative ideas.

Therefore, it was not impossible for him to have developed such a technique specially for this flying sword.

At that moment, he praised, "Since you have such a talent, you might as well continue researching in this direction. If in the future the superior grade spiritual artifacts, or even treasures you refine, can incorporate this technique, the flying swords produced by our Nine Cauldrons Sect will surely be revered by all sword cultivators in the world."

Alkaid listened and nodded.

He also felt relieved.

The 'All-Spirit Lord' technique had no small influence, and by bringing it out, he assumed a certain risk.

Fortunately, he anchored this secret technique to this flying sword, and it wasn't something that would compel others to risk everything recklessly.

At least, they wouldn't take the risk until they'd figured out the related technology behind this flying sword.

And by the time they unraveled the technology within this flying sword, several years, or even a decade or more, would have passed, and by then, he would have the capability to protect himself.

Of course, all these were worst-case scenarios.

From the information he had at present, the newly established Nine Cauldrons Sect was far from decadence, making the likelihood of such things happening very low.

This is also why he had brought this technology out.

"Well, let's test the sword now,"

Zhao He said. Shortly, someone had already approached.

A young man in his thirties.

"Having Yun Qing test the sword would most likely showcase the flying sword's various performances,"

Zhang Jianlin, who was at the side, said with a smile.

Yun Lai's eyes held a trace of satisfaction.

Yun Qing was his son, a sword cultivator at the peak of the Ninth Layers of Qi Refinement.

In every way, he was impeccable.

"Let's go; to our Campaign Hall's testing ground,"

Zhao He said.

Since Alkaid was unable to control the sword, he was led by Zhao He. The group directly soared through the sky, heading for the Campaign Hall.

During this period, Yun Qing had already begun familiarizing himself with the flying sword's characteristics.

From his quick transition from awkward to skilled movements, it's clear that he has incredible talent in the way of the sword cultivator.

The Campaign Hall, indeed, the most violent organization in the Nine Heavens Domain.

Due to its location surrounding the East Sea Archipelago, not only were there hundreds of great cultivators stationed there, but there were also over ten thousand high-rank cultivators.

However, Zhao He had no intention of taking Alkaid on a leisurely stroll around the place.

There were many confidential matters within the Campaign Hall that Alkaid was not privy to, and having him sign various confidentiality agreements would have been troublesome.

...

Yun Qing spent the entire afternoon sword testing.

Despite that this process wasn't a matter of a day or two, after this afternoon's assessment, Zhao He realized that the performance of the flying sword had not been overstated by Alkaid.

"Hahaha, in my view, with such excellent performance, this flying sword is essentially a done deal,"

Zhao He said with a laugh, "A year's project, and here we are, just half a month in, you've brought us such a great surprise. If it passes verification, the order will come through soon, and the reward for you will certainly not be small."

"Then I'll be waiting for the good news from Hall Master Zhao."

Alkaid said.

"I have a feeling that this sword will surely make a name for itself in the Eastern Sea, and thus, have you thought of a good name for such a famous flying sword?"

Zhao He asked.

"I'm waiting for this sword to help turn the tide for Purple Cloud Courtyard. Therefore, following the sequence number, let's call it Purple Cloud model twelve flying sword,"

Alkaid said.

"In reality, for a flying sword destined to become famous, you could name it after yourself. From now on, it will become your calling card,"

Yun Lai reminded from the side.

For the name of a flying sword named after oneself to soar to every corner of the world—this is every master artifact refiner's dream.

"I did consider it, but then I thought better of it. This sword... it has not yet reached the limit of my artifact refining technology,"

Alkaid said.

Zhao He, upon hearing this, his eyes shone slightly, "Then we will look forward to Chief Alkaid developing a new model of the fourth generation flying sword."

Alkaid nodded slightly, "I'll do my best."

...

At night, Alkaid departed and returned to Purple Cloud Courtyard.

And coming back with him was the master artifact refiner, Yun Lai.

He looked around and said with a smile, "If everything goes as expected, the order for these three thousand flying swords is bound to land in the hands of Purple Cloud Courtyard. But... with so much space in Purple Cloud Courtyard and only so few artifact refiners, you need to urgently recruit more."

Alkaid, hearing this, quickly realized something.

Having completed the development of "Xianying 60," the next project, "Xianying 70," might not be started too eagerly, meaning Yun Lai would be free for a while.

Alkaid then said with a smile, "Although Purple Cloud Courtyard is about to undergo rapid development, we still lack a pivotal figure like the Sea-Calming Divine Needle to oversee the core. I wonder if we could invite Master Yun Lai and your team to settle in? To oversee the operation of various aspects of Purple Cloud Courtyard?"

"My team can hardly be called the Sea-Calming Divine Needle..."

Yun Lai modestly said.

After a bit of polite conversation, he eventually agreed to bring his team and join Purple Cloud Courtyard.

For this, Alkaid offered a base salary of five hundred spirit stones plus a 1% profit-sharing contract for three years.

Every master artifact refiner is a treasure of the various artifact refining courts, and it takes a substantial offer to keep them.

...

In the days that followed, Alkaid let Yun Lai help him expand the production scale of Purple Cloud Courtyard.

Meanwhile, he took the Immortal Golden Body Pills he had purchased to enhance his cultivation.

An elixir costing six hundred spirit stones per bottle could naturally not be compared to Celestial Pills.

In just ten days, Alkaid's Celestial Body had already reached great achievement.

And as long as he continued taking the Immortal Golden Body Pills, in at most one or two months, he would reach perfection.

With his realm already up to standard, he would then directly step into the Star Master realm.

It was on the third day of Alkaid's advancement to the eighth layer of body refinement that Zhao He brought good news.

The Main Sect's Campaign Hall adopted the Purple Cloud Twelve's proposal, and moreover, they set the purchase price for each flying sword at four hundred spirit stones.

Compared to the mainstream flying sword among high-rank sword cultivators—Dragon Abyss—Purple Cloud surpassed it in all performance aspects, making the final purchase price unsurprising.

Alkaid even thought that the price was a bit lower than he had anticipated.

However, considering that the ultimate goal of the Nine Cauldrons Sect's purchase of these flying swords was to stabilize the situation in the East Sea Archipelago, and the Nine Heavens Domain was the closest to the East Sea Archipelago, he accepted the offer.

With the resources department coordinating with the Campaign Hall, soon, the first batch order for six hundred flying swords and the required funds were issued.

A total of two hundred and forty thousand spirit stones!

What a pity...

At this moment, the transaction had not yet been completed, so these two hundred and forty thousand spirit stones did not yet belong to him; otherwise, with such an astonishing amount of spirit stones coming in, the experience he would gain as a [Businessman] would definitely skyrocket.

With these two hundred and forty thousand spirit stones as motivation, Alkaid quickly entered into the production of the Purple Cloud Twelve Flying Swords.

Six hundred flying swords, with the full effort of all the artifact refiners at Purple Cloud Courtyard, were completed in just two months.