Chapter Thirty:
The world was vast, but the ambitions of the Undefeating Sect were vaster still.
After declaring their independence from the Immortal Clans, the sect gathered its full strength and launched the greatest expedition ever recorded—the Grand Star Voyage.
Above the sect's sacred grounds, the Main Character floated in the center of an enormous Star Map Formation, controlling it with his spiritual sense.
Before him hovered seven glowing points across the vast landscape of the world, each radiating ancient power.
Each point represented a hidden Immortal Vault—places left behind by forgotten primordial beings and sealed away by time itself.
Vault of Endless Waters (hidden beneath a shifting ocean)
Vault of the Burning Skies (locked within a flying mountain engulfed in eternal fire)
Vault of the Verdant Abyss (buried under a cursed jungle no mortal had ever returned from)
Vault of the Iron Bones (resting inside a slumbering titanic beast's remains)
Vault of the Whispering Winds (somewhere in the heavenly realms above the clouds)
Vault of the Silent Sands (beneath a moving desert that devoured kingdoms)
Vault of the Twilight Moon (hidden in the folds of space during the blood moon)
The Main Character spoke with a commanding, yet excited voice:
> "We will claim them all—not for greed, not for conquest—but to learn, to evolve, to awaken the true cultivation paths forgotten by time."
The sect's disciples, now numbering in the tens of thousands, prepared for the voyage.
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Building the Celestial Fleet
Under the Main Character's direction, a Celestial Fleet was built:
Massive flying ships forged from Void Silver and Starwood Trees, capable of sailing through storms, oceans, and even minor space rifts.
Each ship was engraved with Formation Arrays for flight, defense, and speed.
Spirit Beasts were bound as guardians of the fleet — Thunder Hawks, Sea Serpents, Stone Lions.
The flagship, named Starbreaker, was personally refined by the Main Character:
Its figurehead was a dragon woven from star-metal and living wood.
Its sails were made of cloud-silk imbued with spatial runes.
Hidden cannons could fire formations and talisman storms.
The Celestial Fleet was a fortress of the skies.
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Departure and First Target: Vault of Endless Waters
The first destination: the Vault of Endless Waters — hidden beneath the Azure Abyss, a bottomless sea ruled by ancient sea beasts and sentient whirlpools.
The voyage was not smooth:
Sky pirates, mercenaries hired by the Immortal Clans, launched attacks.
Mutated spirit storms warped space and time around the ships.
Ancient oceanic spirits tested their resolve.
Every danger became a forge for the disciples:
Alchemists created Storm Pills to shield the ships.
Formation Masters wove Anti-Gravity Formations to survive collapsing space.
Martial Cultivators honed their arts in real battle under the storms.
At the heart of the Azure Abyss, they faced the Leviathan Emperor—an ancient sea beast larger than mountains, crowned by coral, whose breath could sink cities.
The battle was titanic:
Spirit beasts and flying ships darted like shooting stars.
Formation nets captured whirlpools and reversed tidal waves.
Disciples unleashed their full might, each wielding new arts learned from the Vault of Origin.
Finally, standing atop Starbreaker's prow, the Main Character gathered the full might of his sect into one strike:
> "Star Shattering Spear: Heaven-Piercing Light!"
A lance of compressed celestial energy pierced the Leviathan's heart, ending its reign after tens of thousands of years.
The Azure Abyss calmed.
The entrance to the Vault of Endless Waters revealed itself—an ancient temple submerged in glowing blue light.
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Discovery Inside the Vault
Within the Vault, they found treasures that redefined their path:
Ocean Heart Crystals: stones of living water that could empower a cultivator's meridians and spirit sea.
Tidal Flow Techniques: art books teaching water-based martial styles never seen in the modern world.
Breath of the Deep Formations: arrays capable of creating underwater cities or defensive barriers.
Even more, they discovered the First Key—a mysterious jade talisman that seemed to resonate with the other six Vaults, hinting that together, they could awaken a hidden realm beyond even the gods.
The journey had only begun.
The path ahead would be darker, deeper—and even more legendary.
The Undefeating Sect now had a purpose greater than survival.
They would reshape the world itself.
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End of Chapter
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Next: Chapter Thirty-One – Fires of the Sky: Storming the Vault of the Burning Skies!