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Chapter 321: Chapter 318 Star Spirit Platform
Endless Mountain.
The border to the north of Qiantian.
This was a vast expanse of wild mountains stretching tens of thousands of miles, inhabited by countless fierce beasts.
As early as a hundred years ago, this continuous mountain range had already become a forbidden zone of life where miasma, poisonous insects, and wild beasts could easily snatch away the lives of ordinary people and even that of cultivators. With the transformation of demon spirits into devils a hundred years ago, the area had turned into a playground for devils.
If it were not for Li Mufeng, the direct disciple of the present-day Saint, the Earthly True Immortal Xu Wu, who had been tirelessly guarding outside the Endless Mountains, the devils inside would have surged out long ago.
By then, the four great Winter States to the east, south, west, and north would inevitably succumb like Mu State, utterly fallen and breeding even more devils.
At this moment, within the Endless Mountain, in a perilous mountain crevice, two women who looked quite bedraggled were hiding with an elder.
However...
The two women were in a slightly better condition. Despite their wounded bodies and tattered clothes, which made them look disheveled and even exposed skin as white as the frosty snow in some areas, they could still move without much difficulty.
But the elder they were with had a severe injury, his breath so weak it was like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
Even as he lay there, motionless and sunk in slumber, his face still quivered with pain and his body trembled non-stop.
"Elder Martial Uncle..."
"He was traveling the True Spirit Realm, trying to find a path that avoided devils based on the distribution of spiritual energies... to allow us a safe escape to Qiantian."
"But Elder Martial Uncle’s injuries..."
"..."
The two women exchanged words for a moment, then quickly fell silent.
Suddenly.
The elder’s eyes flew open, filled with a trace of shock, wonder, and confusion.
At that moment, from afar came a series of roaring sounds.
Though still at a distance, those sounds awakened the elder from his confused state.
They reminded him that he was still being hunted by devils.
"Elder Martial Uncle."
"Master."
The two women called out anxiously, "The devils seem to have caught up with us, we need to leave."
The elder composed his divine sense, and after a moment, he spoke, "Hong Ye, Yun Ling, put me down. There are many devils in the Endless Mountain, and the True Spirit aura on my body is like a torch in the darkness to these devils. Even if they are tens or hundreds of miles away, they can ’see’ it clearly. With me, you can’t escape."
"Elder Martial Uncle, don’t speak. In another eight thousand miles we’ll be able to break through the Endless Mountain and return to Qiantian, a place where devils dare not step foot, and where my sect resides. Once we get there, we will be safe," Hong Ye said gravely.
"Eight thousand miles..."
If it were anywhere else, traversing eight thousand miles wouldn’t take long at all.
But this was the Endless Mountain.
The Endless Mountain teeming with devils beyond count.
Even if Hong Ye was a Deva and Yun Ling was a top-tier Monarch, once tangled with three or five Demon Demon Kings, the only fate awaiting them would still be a dead end.
Moreover, Qiantian might not be as wonderful as they say, it could be just like some other realms...
Where devils farm humans.
And choose rulers to govern through the ignorant masses, making people believe they live in a safe place to maintain the growth of their spiritual essence.
They were all the most spiritually advanced of creatures, but the spiritual essence contained within the deadened and numb compared to the vibrant and active was starkly different.
Hong Ye seemed to perceive the elder’s thoughts, and she said sternly, "Elder Martial Uncle, I believe that the Qiantian Cultivation World has the capability to defend the Qiantian World..."
"Defend Qiantian? Our Xuanji Sect has an Earthly True Immortal and still could not escape the doom of annihilation. My impression of the Qiantian World is only of a few Devas, even though you said Qiantian has given birth to a few Earthly True Immortals. But to contend against devils... it’s still not enough," the elder shook his head.
"Elder Martial Uncle..."
Seeing they were only eight thousand miles away from breaking through the Endless Mountain and truly stepping into the Qiantian World, and considering the secret that had been sworn to be strictly kept by all the high-ranking officials of the Qiantian World a hundred years ago, Hong Ye felt it was time to inform Elder Martial Uncle.
Immediately, she took a deep breath and said emphatically, "Elder Martial Uncle, Qiantian has not only Earthly True Immortals but also Divine Weapons!"
Upon hearing this, the elder and Yun Ling were both taken aback.
The elder in particular couldn’t help but tremble as he stammered, "You... Hong Ye... what did you just say?"
"Elder Martial Uncle, you heard right, Divine Weapons!"
Hong Ye reiterated, "Qiantian has Divine Weapons!"
"Divine Weapons... Divine Weapons capable of recognizing a master!?"
"Yes, Divine Weapons capable of recognizing a master."
Hong Ye nodded, "And the one recognized is an Earthly True Immortal."
"Divine Weapons recognizing an Earthly True Immortal as master... Divine Weapons recognizing an Earthly True Immortal as master..."
The elder muttered to himself for a while, then slowly gathered his spirits and nodded firmly, "Divine Weapons, Divine Weapons that are still ’alive’... and considering one of them recognizes an Earthly True Immortal as master... defending Qiantian indeed seems viable."
He strained to stand up.
But the slightest movement aggravated his wounds, his complexion turned deathly pale.
Hong Ye hurriedly stepped forward to support him, "Elder Martial Uncle, let me help you..."
"You are the main force in the fight against devils, how will you battle holding onto me?"
The elder waved his hand, "Yun Ling."
Compared with Hong Ye, whose injuries did not affect her actions, Yun Ling’s injuries were more severe.
Yet she still stepped forward, carried the elder on her back, and quickly left the rocky crevice.
"Although Qiantian has an Earthly True Immortal who has been recognized by a Divine Weapon, it might not be able to hold out forever, we must find a safer way out,"
the elder pondered.
"But... in this world, is there truly any place that can be considered safe?"
Yun Ling asked.
"True safety..."
The elder, reviving a bit of spirit in his face, wore a contemplative look.
After a moment, confusion surfaced in his eyes again.
It took a while before he spoke, "There might not be none..."
"Hmm?"
"Our Xuanji Sect, a thousand years ago... by chance, obtained the complete legacy of the Pisces Star Lord. Even though now with the destruction of Xuanji Sect the legacy is incomplete, but according to some records I have read, our Human World and the Demon Realm are not the only worlds... They seem to have explored other worlds and once attempted to merge with those worlds, thereby gaining access to them... It’s just that due to the outbreak of a civil war, those plans were abandoned partway..."
the elder said. "Even though they were abandoned, with the current situation being so dire, there must be a Heavenly Monarch somewhere in the world who would imitate those great creators’ unfinished deeds..."
"Other worlds?"
Yun Ling and Hong Ye were both slightly astonished.
However, the Demon Realm was essentially another world; thus, they quickly grasped this concept.
"A third-party world?"
"Correct,"
the elder mused. "Just now, when I delved deeply into the True Spirit Realm in hopes of using its mysterious properties to avoid the perilous territory of Endless Mountain, I suddenly sensed a peculiar life form. This being’s spiritual nature was weak, yet it was inadvertently involved in the True Spirit Realm. Out of curiosity, I shared spirits with him, and as a result... through him, I saw a world filled with wonder."
As he spoke, his eyes lit up slightly, "Even though his spiritual nature was weak and I only saw a few memories, based on those memories, it appeared to be a stable world..."
Yun Ling and Hong Ye exchanged a glance.
The True Spirit Realm was far too remote for both of the cultivators themselves. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
But the fact that their master had discovered a stable world was indeed true.
"I seized the opportunity to send them the method of building the Star Spirit Platform, and if they can erect the Star Spirit Platform, and we can construct a Star Gate here, we will be able to use Star Gate technology to lock onto the coordinates emitted by the Star Spirit Platform and thus seek refuge in their world."
the elder continued.
"They... are willing to build the Star Spirit Platform?"
Yun Ling and Hong Ye voiced their doubts.
"His spiritual nature was insignificant before me, leaving no secrets hidden. I saw their caution and desire... So, selfishly, I made a decision..."
the elder sighed. "I bypassed their wariness through memory sharing, allowing them to ’see’ the method of constructing the Star Spirit Platform and... to ’see’ a part of the ’True Immortal’s’ wonders..."
Memory sharing...
True Immortal’s wonders?
"The power of a True Immortal?"
"No, while power is desirable, it also brings fear, but immortality, that is something every life inherently craves."
"Immortality..."
Yun Ling and Hong Ye knew the temptation of these two words for ordinary beings.
Even the Heavenly Masters were, in reality, trying every possible means to pursue the path to immortality.
Even a thousand years ago, when the Heavenly Master Civilization had reached its peak, the cultivation civilization never perished, simply because the Heavenly Masters could not achieve immortality.
Those who pursued immortality knew of the threats from Demon Spirits, knew that the Heavenly Masters were the mainstream at the time, yet they still relentlessly pursued the cultivator’s path.
This was also why the cultivation civilization could rise so quickly after the Heavenly Master Civilization collapsed a thousand years ago.
"This is but a leisurely move. It’s far too early to tell whether it will succeed or not, and besides, to establish a Star Gate is no easy feat... Even though we possess the complete technology for manufacturing Star Gates, whether there is a stable place in today’s world, a powerful force capable of building a Star Gate, is still uncertain,"
the elder sighed.
Yun Ling and Hong Ye felt a heaviness in their hearts.
The Star Gate was a super project, on par with Floating Islands.
The cost needed for such an endeavor was astronomical.
And its cost-effectiveness...
Was not exactly impressive.
In the current climate, Star Gate technology no longer held much significance.
"Regardless, let’s first escape Endless Mountain, after traversing tens of thousands of miles, I refuse to believe that the last eight thousand miles will stop us in our tracks,"
Hong Ye rallied her spirits.
Yun Ling and the elder nodded in agreement.
...
Gu Jinlai was unaware of the events unfolding within Endless Mountain.
Even the news that Qiushan Mountain outside Lingxiao City had once again received a mysterious signal was still far away, not yet delivered.
At this moment, all of his focus was on the Chaos True Demon Body.
The stones of other mountains can be polished into jade.
As his understanding of this Cultivation Technique deepened, new ideas concerning the Great Sun Demon God Body Refining Method emerged in his mind.
