Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

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"Striking first gives you control; striking late leaves you at the mercy of others."

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Leng Tianfeng's Divine Sense echoed beside Alkaid's ear, "By letting the Xie Family return to the Artifact Sect first, you are effectively giving them the initiative. Should the Xie Family bring back an even more formidable power upon their return, all the efforts and achievements you have poured into this place during this period will turn into a wedding dress for someone else."

"I only asked you for information on the Cangwu Realm; you can just answer that," Alkaid said.

"That's all I have to say. The fluctuations in my emotions are completely transparent to you; you can discern which of my words are true and which are false," Leng Tianfeng responded.

"So you also know that I said that deliberately to provoke doubt and discord because I have my own concerns," Alkaid followed.

Suddenly, Leng Tianfeng dared not speak anymore.

At this moment, it was already the third day since the Stellar Sect's portal opened and Xie Yushu and others left. Alkaid stayed at the Longyou Creek Villa, where he inquired about information on the Cangwu Realm from Leng Tianfeng.

This was the conversation that ensued.

"The Artifact Nurturing Realm is of no small value, but the Xie Family might not dare to do so. Stronger Cultivators naturally have higher aspirations," Alkaid said indifferently.

"What about you?" Leng Tianfeng asked. "Generally speaking, only those High Rank Cultivators whose potential has been exhausted and have no hope of becoming a Great Cultivator choose to preside over a realm. You are only twenty years old, with a boundless future, and yet you did not choose to go to the Cangwu Realm with Xie Yushu, Ji Pingtian, and the others?"

"You want to know what's really going on there, don't you?" Alkaid knew very well.

But what Leng Tianfeng said also made sense.

As his Cultivation stepped into the Celestial Realm, he gradually felt what it meant to be in a world that was not abundant in resources and not positioned at a node of Spiritual Power.

If he continued to stay in this world, with his Realm, reaching the Celestial Ninth Rank, which is the Ninth Layers of Divine Demon Body Refining, would not be difficult.

Even ascending to the position of Star Master wasn't too grand a wish.

But...

Without extra resources, the time required for his future Cultivation would inevitably be incredibly long.

To become a Star Master might take decades.

For countless Cultivators, advancing into the domain of a Great Cultivator in decades would be a boon beyond their wildest dreams, but Alkaid...

Did not plan to wait that long.

"I will go to the Cangwu Realm, but I need to understand the specifics before making a decision," Alkaid spoke as he put away the Five Emperors Soul Refining Furnace and no longer paid attention to the Moon Demon.

Just then, his mobile phone rang.

As he answered the call, a somewhat somber expression appeared on Lei Yun's face, "Young Master... the Old Master... he has passed away."

"The Old Master?" Alkaid was somewhat stunned.

He had spoken to Su Chiming on the phone not long ago, who seemed energetic, so how could this be...

Wait.

Alkaid quickly realized who Lei Yun was referring to as the Old Master...

It was Su Huaifeng.

Once he understood, his expression quickly regained composure.

Su Huaifeng...

Theoretically, should have already died, but as the Su Family's influence grew, they had access to increasingly better medical conditions. Although Su Huaifeng was expected not to survive a month when Alkaid first arrived at Tian Nan capital, he somehow held on for nearly a year.

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Regarding this, Alkaid was not too troubled.

After all...

He had not inherited all of the "original's" memories and emotions and was not all that familiar with him, nor with Zhang Ya or Su Anping.

However, considering that in the end, it was the "original's" blood father, and also because his cooperation with the Su Family was still quite good, he still said, "Proceed with the funeral as appropriate."

Lei Yun was slightly taken aback but understood his meaning, "I will pass on the message to the Family Head..."

...

Several days later.

In a cemetery of the Su Family ancestral home.

Dressed in black, Alkaid watched Yeoyu, with a face full of sorrow, shovel by shovel as if she wanted to personally move the earth to bury Su Huaifeng's coffin.

Behind him, hundreds of dignitaries from different realms stood in solemn silence, many with sadness in their eyes.

Among them were Su Chiming, Su Chixin, Su Huaigu, Su Huaiyue, and others.

From the corner of his eye, he even saw Zhang Tianji and Zhang Ya.

At this time, this blood-related mother also had tears streaming down her face, seemingly a loving couple in deep sorrow, but in her eyes, Alkaid saw a hint of deeply concealed satisfaction.

Aside from these family members, Su Yaoxue, Su Yaoshuang, and Su Yaoqin were also beside Yeoyu, lending a hand.

The three of them had lived with Su Huaifeng since childhood, and despite their various dissatisfactions with this irresolute father, now that death had erased all grudges, they could not hide the sadness in their hearts at this moment's arrival.

Initially not intending to help, Alkaid, seeing Yaoyu and the others slowly burying Su Huaifeng, felt compelled to assist, in order to speed up the process.

He remembered that in many places, it is custom for relatives to avoid this moment.

He was not sure why the Su Family did not follow this practice.

However, as Alkaid personally began burying Su Huaifeng, it seemed to signal something, and Zhang Ya's crying grew louder.

It fully reflected the saying that a couple expresses gratitude for even one day spent together, with no overnight grudges between husband and wife.

Others, such as Su Huaiyue and the more emotional females of the Su Family, could not help but tear up as well.

The atmosphere of sorrow seemed to reach a peak at this moment.

Even Yeoyu and Yaoxue, accustomed to enduring hardship and never shedding a tear in Cultivation, could not resist crying out.

As Alkaid listened, he felt not gloomy or burdened by the atmosphere but somewhat disturbed by the noise.

The joys and sorrows of people do not necessarily communicate.

He, Alkaid, is ultimately not that "Su Alkaid."

However, in such circumstances, it was not his place to say much, so he simply sped up slightly and soon finished burying Su Huaifeng.