Between heaven and earth, clouds and mist drifted vaguely, and immortal palaces stood in great numbers. Only a speck of light color rippled in the clouds. Not until approaching a pavilion did it suddenly bloom.
Inside the pavilion was a dim great hall.
Redwood tables and chairs, beams and pillars carved with dragons, and a shrine placed right in front, along with three wisps of green smoke in the shrine, added a bit of incense aroma to this place.
The next second, the blooming light color pushed open the gate of the pavilion, making a creaking sound. Immediately after, it fell into the building, transforming into a staggering figure. It was precisely the youth who had just bid farewell to [Star Lord Clear River]. But he seemed not to have recovered from the dizziness after teleportation yet.
"This is..."
The youth looked around. Only when seeing the shrine in front of him and associating it with the secret scriptures he had read before, did he hurriedly straighten his expression.
The youth was named Zhu Xuanhao.
But his surname was not Zhu. Instead, he came from a great clan of the Star Palace's [Azure Dragon Constellation], named the "Zhu Xuan Clan." It could be said he was indescribably noble.
If not for this, he couldn't have cultivated the [Azure Dragon Constellation] and reached the level of Foundation Establishment Perfection. After all, this was the Star Palace's most important [Supreme Star Chart]. There were only a sparse four charts in the entire [The Vast Realm of Myriad Lands], each held by a great clan. It wasn't something mud-legged commoners could cultivate.
"[The Mortal World]... I've come!"
Zhu Xuanhao took a deep breath, a strong fighting spirit emerging on his face. He immediately placed the jade tablet [Star Lord Clear River] gave him into the shrine.
The next second, the shrine reacted.
Incense smoke permeated above the shrine, steaming up a mass of smoke that wrapped Zhu Xuanhao completely. Seeing this, Zhu Xuanhao immediately sat down and began to regulate his breath and enter meditation.
All the smoke was inhaled into his mouth and nose.
Immediately after, he opened his eyes wide. Divine light bloomed in the depths of his eyes. Seeming to have received some kind of blessing, he actually opened the [Sea of Bitterness] in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, the world shattered.
Looking back, Zhu Xuanhao found himself already on the Cloud Peak recorded in the clan. He realized in his heart that this was inside [The Mortal World].
Soon, he would face the heroes of the world from ancient times to the present here.
During this period, he would inevitably experience bitter battles. Perhaps he would also meet respectable opponents, bosom friends he regretted meeting late, and confidantes born at the wrong time... Thinking about it was a little exciting!
Just as Zhu Xuanhao was daydreaming, infinite concepts had already constructed his first opponent before his eyes. Seeing this, Zhu Xuanhao immediately charged forward bravely to kill.
Undeniably, he indeed had strength.
He formed hand seals, rolling spiritual power gathering at his fingertips, igniting spiritual fire, turning into a color of mixed gold and red, surging like a bursting dam!
Fire, the central star among the Azure Dragon. When the center is raised, the seven stars appear.
Rolling raging fire poured out from his palm, wrapping his entire body while simultaneously spreading in all directions, burning heaven and earth into gold and red.
"Eternal Sun Star Fire, rectifying Midsummer!"
Amidst the resounding incantations, raging fire churned, directly swallowing the first opponent created by [The Mortal World], burning it into a handful of ashes in the blink of an eye.
After this, several opponents appeared successively, all solved by him in the same way.
And in this process, he could clearly sense his Dao Heart constantly devouring something inexplicable, climbing towards perfection bit by bit.
"Coming here this time was indeed right!"
Zhu Xuanhao looked pleasantly surprised. Star Palace cultivation was completely different from the Immortal Nexus Demonic Path. It still revered the ancient method, cultivating [Spiritual Power], having its own miraculous profound wonders.
First, the realms of both were the same.
Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul.
The difference was that Star Palace cultivators wouldn't temper divine abilities in the Foundation Establishment realm, nor would they create Blessed Lands, let alone condense Golden Nature. Those were all the dregs of the Grotto-Heaven Method.
Of course, due to the collapse of the [Dharma Body], except for a very few special cases, the lifespan of cultivators in the world was greatly reduced, and the ancient method had difficulty progressing.
Fortunately, there was a supreme one, the [Supreme Dao Primordial Sovereign], who opened the Twenty-Eight Constellations Chart, settled the [The Vast Realm of Myriad Lands], and created another heaven and earth.
The former ancient method was also corrected and compiled again by the supreme one.
Cultivating [Spiritual Power] with the previous ancient methods required grinding and transforming spiritual power bit by bit over long years. Without a hundred thousand years, it was impossible to reach perfection
But now it was different.
Now in the Star Palace, all cultivators no longer needed to polish spiritual power themselves. Instead, they could sense the [Star Chart] in the sky and borrow the [Star Chart] to accumulate spiritual power.
Using the lesser heavenly cycle of one's own spiritual power circulation to match the greater heavenly cycle of the [Star Chart] circulation, making spiritual power grow constantly. After reaching the extreme, it would transform. After cycling like this five times, one could try to merge one's own spiritual power with the [Star Chart], replacing the heaven's heart with one's own heart, achieving the sovereign lord of the [Star Chart].
This was called: Star Lord.
Under the support of the [Star Chart], the brand-new ancient method of cultivation also obtained a qualitative leap. The cultivation speed was not inferior to the Grotto-Heaven Method of the Immortal Nexus Demonic Path at all.
There were a total of twenty-eight [Star Charts].
And combining seven [Star Charts] together could condense a [Supreme Star Chart]. Zhu Xuanhao's [Azure Dragon Constellation] was one of them.
Supreme Star Chart, possessed no changes of Yin and Yang or the Five Elements.
For example, my [Azure Dragon Constellation], although leaning towards the Wood Element, actually dabbles in the concepts of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth Five Elements—as well as Sun, Moon, Yin, and Yang!
At this moment, Zhu Xuanhao only felt a sudden flash of insight.
In ancient method cultivation, the Dao Heart could be said to be crucial. Especially for the [Star Palace] cultivating [Spiritual Power], the strength of the Dao Heart directly determined the amount of spiritual power one could control.
The stronger the spiritual power, the higher the cultivation.
And wanting to attain the position of Star Lord required replacing the heart of the [Star Chart] with one's own heart. The requirement for the Dao Heart in this regard was extremely harsh.
Therefore, with the growth of his Dao Heart, Zhu Xuanhao's spiritual power circulation became increasingly miraculous and smooth. In a trance, he seemed to see a majestic and magnificent Azure Dragon traversing the sea of stars. Its whole body was gathered from starlight, but collapsed in an instant, turning into the size of a thumb, falling into his glabella.
In an instant, Zhu Xuanhao was ecstatic.
"Yes! I made it!"
The next second, Zhu Xuanhao's aura began to rise rapidly. Crossing the pass in the blink of an eye, he was considered to have attain the [Azure Dragon Constellation], possessing the stature of a Perfected Lord!
Regarding this, Zhu Xuanhao was not surprised at all.
After all, from the moment he was born, the [Azure Dragon Constellation] had already been internally decided for him. Simply because he was the person with the most noble bloodline in the Zhu Xuan Clan of this generation.
With this bloodline, there wouldn't be any accidents in his seeking the [Azure Dragon Constellation].
As long as the basic qualities met the standard, success was only a matter of time.
The only thing that surprised him was the speed of attain it. He originally thought it would still take at least a hundred years. Unexpectedly, this time there were results within just a few days.
"[Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness] lives up to its reputation!"
At this moment, Zhu Xuanhao felt a strong intent of repulsion appearing beside him, seeming to want to send him, who had achieved Perfected Lord status, directly out of the secret realm.
With this thought, Zhu Xuanhao hurriedly formed hand seals, wrapping the just attained [Azure Dragon Constellation] around his whole body, then quickly began to restrain his aura. In the blink of an eye, he returned to the state of Foundation Establishment. And as his aura was restrained, the repulsion from [The Mortal World] also dissipated.
Succeeded!
Master indeed didn't lie to me. With the profoundity of the [Azure Dragon Constellation], it's enough to deceive the rules of [The Mortal World] and stay here with the dignity of a Perfected Lord!
For a time, Zhu Xuanhao's confidence greatly increased.
At this moment, a new retained image walked out inside [The Mortal World]. However, it didn't attack, but smiled at him: "You're worthy of being a talent of my Star Palace."
Seeing this, Zhu Xuanhao hurriedly bowed: "Greetings, Master."
This retained image was left by [Star Lord Clear River], and was also the second to last level he knew. Passing this level would be that Immortal Nexus demon who was said to have deceived the heavens and crossed the sea with the dignity of a Golden Core Perfected Lord, sneaking into [The Mortal World], and shamelessly blocked all subsequent challengers to death.
If it were before, Zhu Xuanhao naturally would have had no confidence.
However, now, he smiled confidently, the light shadow of an Azure Dragon emerging behind him: "Master, see if Disciple can fight that Immortal Nexus demon now."
"Hmm..."
Clear River's retained image paused upon hearing this, saying calmly: "You just achieved Perfected Lord status and are high-spirited. No need to rush to suppress your arrogant heart."
Implication: You can't beat him.
Zhu Xuanhao raised his eyebrows instantly upon hearing this.
What does Master mean? That Immortal Nexus demon cultivates [Great Forest Wood]. He is a Supreme Dao Fruit, I am also a Supreme Star Chart. Rounded up, it's about the same.
On what grounds do you think I can't beat him?
Are those coming out of the Immortal Nexus that amazing?
With this thought, Zhu Xuanhao immediately said with a vibrant voice: "Master need not worry. Since I have become a Perfected Lord, I naturally should face difficulties head-on. How can I fear a demon?"
Clear River's retained image fell silent upon hearing this, then dispersed.
Seeing this, Zhu Xuanhao immediately mustered full spirit, prepared to welcome the upcoming opponent.
A moment later, only a loud boom was heard. In the present world, [Star Lord Clear River] saw a figure covered in blood falling out.