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Chapter 425: Chapter 421 Blue Light Association
"It’s actually just a mutual aid group formed by Blue Star survivors who fell to this world,"
Jin Sixian said.
"Survivors?"
Zhao Yushu was startled, "Has someone... encountered a mishap?"
"In this world, you wouldn’t really think everyone could just happen to live in a peaceful environment and come through it safely, would you?"
As Jin Sixian said this, her tone carried a hint of helplessness, "Many people disappeared and were never seen again after one round of conversation."
Zhao Yushu opened her mouth.
She had long harbored similar suspicions, but hearing them voiced by Jin Sixian still evoked feelings of empathy and sorrow for the like.
"Half a year ago, I heard about Yellow Dragon Mall. At that time, I thought about coming here to see if there were any of our Blue Star compatriots. Though Purple Thunder City is next to Wind and Rain City, the distance between the two is still too far. If not for a trading caravan from the Wind and Rain Chamber of Commerce coming to Purple Thunder City half a month ago, I probably wouldn’t have had the chance to follow them to Wind and Rain City to verify."
As Jin Sixian spoke, a smile finally appeared on her face, "Fortunately, this trip wasn’t in vain. There are actually two of our compatriots in Wind and Rain City."
"You’re intentionally searching for Blue Star compatriots lost in this world?"
Zhao Yushu said.
"Intentionally searching..."
Jin Sixian fell silent for a moment, then continued, "As far as we’re able, given that the situation has changed from before."
"Changed?"
Zhao Yushu was somewhat confused.
"Since you’ve also inquired about similar news, you must have heard of the seniors Xing Bieli and Chao Jiuyin?"
Jin Sixian said.
"Yes."
Zhao Yushu nodded vigorously, somewhat expectantly, "Those two..."
"Are also people from Blue Star who have been stranded here."
Jin Sixian nodded in agreement, "Moreover, they came here much earlier than us, especially Senior Xing Bieli, who came to this side... twenty-two years ago."
"Twenty-two years!?"
This number, let alone Zhao Yushu, even Gu Jinlai was somewhat shocked.
After all, he had been in this world for only about seven years.
"Yes, this senior never told us his identity on Blue Star, but he was probably a senior executive of some corporation. He’s quite perceptive in management. His identity in this world was just that of an ordinary farmer in his thirties. And in this world, the difficulty for an ordinary person to stand out is imaginable. He made it by relying on his own capabilities, step by step getting bigger, and sixteen years ago, gained the appreciation of the Holy Emperor through the banking model, gradually entering the core circle of the Holy Dynasty..."
Jin Sixian said, her expression dimming, "After twenty-two years, although he toiled in cultivation, due to old age and poor talent, he ultimately only managed to reach the Hugging Pill Realm. In the might-makes-right environment of the Holy Dynasty, no matter how capable he was, he could not avoid the crush of power struggles..."
Gu Jinlai and Zhao Yushu exchanged a look.
They knew the outcome for Xing Bieli.
He died.
"Power struggles..."
Gu Jinlai listened, and felt some regret.
A cultivator of the Hugging Pill Realm, no matter how high his status, when faced with the games of those at least Devas, or even Saints and Martial Saint Levels, being crushed and sidelined was his only fate.
"Although Senior Xing Bieli has passed away, the ’Blue Light Association’ he founded still exists. The ’Star Shadow,’ a strange communication object he and Senior Chao Jiuyin created together, is still being used by us as a bond that keeps all members of the Blue Light Association united,"
Jin Sixian said, taking a deep breath, "It is precisely by this bond that the people of the Blue Light Association help each other, grow together, and finally managed to establish themselves firmly in this world."
"Blue Light Association."
Zhao Yushu repeated the name.
The glory of Blue Star?
After a while, she finally said, "Sister Jin, how many members does Blue Light Association have?"
"The association has a total of one hundred and nineteen members, but..."
Jin Sixian said, sighing slightly, "Eighty-one have not spoken for over a year."
One hundred and nineteen members, eighty-one not speaking for a year, chances are grim.
Just thirty-eight left!?
At this moment, Gu Jinlai profoundly realized how difficult it was for Blue Star people to survive in this world.
He glanced at Zhao Yushu and Jin Sixian.
Thinking of Xing Bieli, who after twenty-two years of arduous cultivation had only achieved the Hugging Pill Realm, and Chao Jiuyin, who had also been in this world for over a decade but seemed not to have cultivated his True Spirit...
He felt profoundly fortunate to possess "Qing Lian," this supreme treasure.
Otherwise, given the perilous situation when he first arrived in this world, he likely would have ended up like those eighty-one people, quietly buried outside Changjun City in some desolate mountain or ridge.
"This is the Star Shadow."
Jin Sixian took an object out from her backpack behind her.
This was a...
It looked slightly larger than a mobile phone, but had a similar screen-like feature.
"I believe you’ve realized by now, Star Shadow, to some extent, can be considered a smartphone," she began, "It is a creation of Monarch Chao Jiuyin. Of course, given the vast difference in civilizations between this world and ours, its functionalities can hardly be compared to a real smartphone—it’s more like a chatroom. It’s activated by spiritual power and controlled by the mind... or rather, brain waves."
Sister Jin paused, "Its ability to capture brain waves is not strong, so unless your spiritual will is as condensed as that of the Refining God Immortal, you can only send messages composed of the text you wish to express through brain waves coupled with a voice input feature. It’s somewhat complex, but to achieve even this, Monarch Chao Jiuyin has already devoted a great deal of effort."
"It’s quite impressive already,"
Gu Jinlai said.
Although it was somewhat inferior to the Great Sun Heavenly Sect’s Thousand-mile Light and Shadow Mirror, for a Great Heavenly Master who had embarked on the Heavenly Master Path for over ten years, it was indeed very commendable.
After introducing the features of Star Shadow, Sister Jin looked at Zhao Yushu and Gu Jinlai, "The purpose of the Blue Light Association is to help and support each other, to better survive and establish ourselves in this world, and even... one day, to uncover the true circumstances behind Elder Xing Bieli’s death and avenge him."
At this, her voice paused slightly, "So, whether to join the Blue Light Association is your choice."
Zhao Yushu’s gaze fell on Gu Jinlai.
And Gu Jinlai...
did not hesitate much.
"I’ll join,"
he declared.
The Blue Light Association had existed for over a decade and was spread across major cities of the Holy Dynasty. Through the information channels of the association, he could get a more direct understanding of the situations in other cities and thus form judgments about the larger environment of the Holy Dynasty.
Hearing Gu Jinlai’s agreement, Zhao Yushu also hesitated little, "I’ll join too." 𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
"Good,"
Sister Jin said, her face lighting up with a relieved smile, "Welcome to the association. Even though thanks to the advantage of ’learning from others to improve oneself,’ most members who have survived until now have moved beyond the lower echelons, when facing the unreasonably powerful Saints, Martial Saints, or even Void Immortals of the Holy Dynasty, we still need to unite to stand firm and possibly even strengthen ourselves."
After finishing, she glanced at Gu Jinlai, "We come from Blue Star, where the education we received is beyond ordinary people. Following the path of Martial Arts is too wasteful for us."
"Sometimes we simply have no choice,"
Gu Jinlai said.
"Yes, no choice. There are three of us in the Blue Light Association who have taken the path of the Martial Artists,"
Sister Jin mentioned, smiling, "However, a cultivator who has reached the Hugging Pill Realm can live over a hundred years. Those who cultivate Divine Thought to refine themselves can even live close to two hundred years, which is why many who initially followed the Martial Arts path have switched to becoming cultivators."
"Is the Blue Light Association very strong?"
Zhao Yushu asked curiously.
"Not particularly strong. Currently, we have one Monarch, three Divinity Transformations, and ten Refining Gods,"
"One Monarch, three Divinity Transformations..."
The power of the Blue Light Association indeed indicated they were beyond the lowly ranks.
A Monarch was also considered formidable within the Holy Dynasty.
"Following the cultivator’s path isn’t unrelated to the instructions given by Elder Chao Jiuyin,"
Sister Jin explained, "Both Elder Chao Jiuyin, and the then-present Elder Xing Bieli, believed that we, the people of Blue Star, are best suited to follow the Heavenly Master Path. Only through the Heavenly Master Path can we maximize the informational advantage we possess. They even sought several powerful Heavenly Master Skills for us to comprehend and lay the groundwork early on."
"Heavenly Master,"
Gu Jinlai nodded.
The prerequisite for becoming a Heavenly Master was to Refine Qi into a Hugging Pill.
"According to the research of Elders Xing Bieli and Chao Jiuyin, the reason why we were able to come to this world is that we all have the talent of ’great spiritual strength’. This is evident since we were able to achieve remarkable success in various fields back on Blue Star,"
Sister Jin continued.
Her words surprised Gu Jinlai somewhat.
He knew Zhao Yushu was a genius girl who had swept through Xia Yu University, and now it seemed, so were the others.
Great spiritual strength...
Or rather, extraordinary talent was necessary to survive and ’cross over’ to this world?
He pondered for a moment, yet he also felt there was some truth to it.
The so-called spirit and talent likely referred to the strength of the soul.
Only those with strong enough souls could successfully perform ’Body Seizing’ rebirth after crossing to this world, otherwise, most people would not even survive this phase.
A strong soul made the journey on the Heavenly Master Path naturally smooth.
He couldn’t help but think about himself.
His success on the Heavenly Master Path was tied to Qing Lian, but his own talent was also indispensable.
"The reason I said earlier that the situation has slightly changed..."
Sister Jin paused for quite a while before continuing, "A year ago Elder Chao Jiuyin seemed to have realized something and stopped bringing more people to the Heavenly Master Hall for further training, despite many meeting the requirements and still remaining in the Blue Light Association. Moreover..."
Here, her expression turned slightly somber, "Elder Chao Jiuyin and the dozen comrades who were taken to the Heavenly Master Hall have also lost contact with us..."
"Lost contact?"
Gu Jinlai felt a shock inside, "You mean!?"
"It might be like what happened to Elder Xing Bieli, unfortunate circumstances under internal strife, or maybe as Elder Chao Jiuyin had speculated..."
Sister Jin involuntarily lowered her voice, "There is something wrong with the Heavenly Master Hall."
