Chapter 1064: Heavenly Star Palace’s Scheme

Shang Xia might have described everything simply, but everyone present was a True Immortal... Well almost, but all of them could tell how dangerous it had been.

As soon as both sides started to fight, the rank six Star Beast utilized its innate talent to bring both of them away!

Any existence in the Martial Void Realm could shatter a land mass in the vast sea of stars. However, to be able to forcefully carry out a spatial transfer under such circumstances, they might be thrown into a random spatial crack if they weren’t careful. If they were lucky, they would be able to end up in some random space. If they were unlucky, they would never be able to escape from where they ended up.

It was then that Shang Xia’s gaze landed on Yin Jingxu. He chuckled, “Palace Master Yin, you really caused a huge disturbance this time. Even I was shocked.”

Yin Jingxu, who just managed to calm himself, felt his heart pounding again. “No, I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare! It truly was an accident! I didn’t think that things would go so far!”

Shang Xia didn’t care about his explanation and he continued to ask, “I believe your Heavenly Star Palace has records related to Star Beasts, right?”

Yin Jingxu replied hastily, “Yes, but... About how we would draw over Star Beasts with the starlight we summoned...”

Shang Xia waved his hands and interrupted, “Hand over all the records related to Star Beasts to all of us. I believe my request isn’t going overboard. From the looks of it, as long as the Star Observatory remains, our world will frequently be harassed by Star Beasts.”

Despite being completely unwilling to hand over what Shang Xia wanted, he didn’t dare to reject in the slightest. He even had to act as though he was accomplishing a noble task as he responded, “Of course! Of course we’ll share the information we know! It’s our duty to do so.”

Shang Xia nodded slowly and gestured to where he once stood. He unleashed his domain and with his inner qi, he restored the shattered space. After he was done, the destructive qi was nowhere to be seen. Even the spatial fluctuations had been quelled.

When he was done, Shang Xia muttered, “I was transported into their nest by the rank six Star Beast. Now, we need the Heavenly Star Palace to use everything they have to locate the Star Beast Nest in the vast sea of stars. When we’re done, we will need the various factions to construct a spatial tunnel to head over. This should be the job of Stargazers, and I believe helping locate places like this is part of the agreement the Heavenly Star Palace made when we agreed to assist you in the reconstruction of the Star Observatory.”

Yin Jingxu replied hastily, “Yes, of course! It’s our duty!”

Lu Wuzi found it slightly weird and he wondered out loud, “Since you were brought to the Star Beast Nest, don’t you know where it is?”

Shang Xia shook his head and sighed, “There’s something strange about their nest. It seems to be drifting about in the sea of stars and the reason I was able to return was because of our World’s Will. I wouldn’t be able to locate their nest even if I wanted to...”

Nodding slowly, Lu Wuzi mumbled, “Since that’s the case, we should take the chance to head out there for a stroll when the chance comes.”

Lu Wuzi might also be a True Immortal of the Spirit Luxuriant World, but his Void Origin was heavily damaged when he ascended. He was firmly stuck in last place among the True Immortals in terms of combat strength. Also, he was the only True Immortal of the Ice Essence Sect. His inheritance had yet to be fully integrated and he didn’t dare to head out into the sea of stars randomly. The only time he left the Spirit Luxuriant World was to go over to the Star Origin City.”

Yang Taihe suddenly asked, “True Immortal Little Shang, what is there in the Star Beast Nest exactly for us to have to quickly construct a spatial tunnel there?”

After thinking for a moment, Shang Xia explained, “Because I had limited time, I couldn’t fully explore the Star Beast Nest. However, it should be located in the remains of some collapsed secret region. Things in there might be useless to us, but it might be a good place for disciples of our factions to gain experience. I also feel that if we manage the Space Beast Nest properly, it might become one of our hidden bases of operations in the sea of stars. In the future, we can’t possibly do nothing and develop as we were. In order to hasten our growth, there are no two ways about it. We have to expand. Even if we don’t disturb others, they won’t watch us do what we want and let us go...”

Liu Jingsheng also added, “True Immortal Little Shang is right. Palace Master Yin, I wonder if the number of Stargazers you have is enough... Those you helped to nurture for us have been wasting their time away back in our Elysiums. We don’t have a Star Observatory for them to use. Even if we did, they are just Students and Scholars... They won’t be able to use it properly. Why don’t we send them over to your Heavenly Star Palace to help you guys out? Even if they’re just assistants, they’ll be able to learn something and at the very least, become an Astronomer like you. What do you think?”

Raising his head abruptly, Yin Jingxu quickly remembered his current situation and lowered it just as rapidly. He grumbled softly in response, “Alright...”

With a face full of smiles, Liu Jingsheng addressed the rest, “What do the rest of you think?”

Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia agreed with faces full of smiles.

Lu Wuzi also agreed while chuckling, “That would be for the best! However, Palace Master Yin, you can’t hide anything this time!”

Even though he sounded like he was joking, Yin Jingxu knew that Lu Wuzi was far from kidding. It was a serious warning!

The matter of the Star Beast invasion drew to a close just like that. However, everything allowed the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World to understand that with the continued growth of the Spirit Luxuriant World, they would be facing more and more threats.

...

As they made their way back to the You Continent, Shang Xia spoke to Kou Chongxue, “The Yuanchen Sect’s attitude towards the Heavenly Star Palace is obvious. From the looks of it, they don’t seem like they’re giving up on the Jiao Continent. Yin Jingxu’s actions could even be said to be a direct provocation to them.”

Kou Chongxue replied, “That’s not surprising at all. Actually, the Yuanchen Sect set their sights on the Jiao Continent long before us. Actually, I interfered with their plans when I used the support of the Jiao Continent to break through. Their plan to completely devour the Jiao Continent was thus disrupted.”

“Should we start taking precautions? Not only do we need to guard against the Yuanchen Sect, but we also need to deal with Yin Jingxu of the Heavenly Star Palace now! I can’t shake the feeling that the Heavenly Star Palace has much deeper schemes that we haven’t discovered...” Shang Xia mumbled.

Kou Chongxue quickly responded, “The Jiao Continent is massive and when we succeeded in our conquest of the Azure Flame World, the spatial tunnel was constructed above the Jiao Continent. The 3 main continents we brought back also entered the heavenly screen above the Jiao Continent and it can be said that the benefits the Jiao Continent received are great. The Yuanchen Sect’s true aim isn’t to fight with us over the Jiao Continent! They want to split it up and create a new continent!”

Shang Xia was taken aback when he heard Kou Chongxue’s revelation. He only managed to react after a short moment. “The Yuanchen Sect actually has such plans?! Right now, our Spirit Luxuriant World has 33 continents... If they create another, wouldn’t that mean that we would reach the limit of a Spirit World?”

A sneer left Kou Chongxue’s lips. “So what?! Thinking back, the Divine Capital Sect, White Deer Paradise, and some other factions wanted our You Continent to be wiped off the map!”

When they finally returned, Kou Chongxue gave Shang Xia a general rundown of what happened after he was sent away by the rank six Star Beast. “Yan Ming’s suspicions are right. The Heavenly Star Palace possesses a complete martial inheritance for Stargazers.”

“So what? The Heaven Observation Sect was so strong back then with their powerful inheritance... Weren’t they still exterminated?” Shang Xia chuckled.

Pointing at Shang Xia, Kou Chongxue broke out in laughter, “Brat, why does this sound like you are trying to teach me what to do? When did our positions change?”

Summoning the high-level experts of the institution, Kou Chongxue told them what happened before instructing, “That’s pretty much what we’re going to be focused on next. We definitely have to join the patrols in the vast sea of stars. We have to discuss the details with the other factions. Next, we need to hasten the defense system around our world. For the foreseeable future, I will personally take charge of matters in the You Continent. We won’t need too many people to stay in the Formation Hall. Every rank three Formation Master and above can head up to the heavenly screen. Alright, the last matter is related to the Stargazer inheritance...”

As he spoke, his gaze passed everyone in the hall and landed on 2 figures sitting at the back. “Yan Ming, you guys...”

Before he was done, Yan Ming interrupted, “Patriarch Kou, we are thinking of becoming a rank three Astronomer before heading over!”

“Why so?” Kou Chongxue asked.

“If nothing goes wrong, our future as a Stargazer is limited. We wish to use our inheritance to become a rank three Astronomer before going over to learn their inheritance. It would be great if we could fill in the gaps of what we know.”

After she spoke, she patted the Upper Division student beside her and muttered, “At the very least, this kid should be more promising when walking down the path of a Stargazer.”

Kou Chongxue grunted softly and everyone turned to look at the uncomfortable-looking student sitting behind Yan Ming. Eventually, he laughed, “What is your name? Which division are you from? Who is your teacher anyway?”

...

When Kou Chongxue was hosting the meeting in the main hall of the Tongyou Institution, the same scene was playing out with the other great powers.

Of course, there was also a great discussion happening over at the Heavenly Star Palace. In one of the structures constructed under the Star Observatory in the Jiao Continent, every single Martial Dipper Realm expert of the Heavenly Star Palace was gathered.

“Hmph! The 6 great powers are real bullies!” One of the new Martial Dipper Realm experts roared with anger and slapped the table while getting to his feet after hearing Yin Jingxu’s recount.

“Sit down!” Ha Dengqing snapped. Only after seeing them reluctantly getting back to their seat did he continue. He growled in a low voice, “Is there a point shouting and screaming over here? We’re on the chopping block right now! No matter what, you can be considered a great pillar of our sect. What do you think you would do if you were in Palace Master Yin’s position?”

Ha Dengqing was one of the most senior elders of the Heavenly Star Palace. His status was prominent and he had a lot of authority. He was also one of the main supporters of Palace Master Yin Jingxu. The moment he spoke, a majestic pressure suppressed everyone in the hall.

Yi Jingzi yelled suddenly, “The main thing we need to do now is to stall for time! As long as Palace Master Yin manages to enter the Martial Void Realm, the 6 great powers of the Spirit Luxuriant World will become the 7 great powers! When that happens, the rules will definitely have to change. As for us sharing the Stargazer inheritance... I don’t think it’s a big deal anyway. Since we already nurtured so many rank two Astrology Scholars for the various factions, making some of them rank three Astronomers won’t do any harm. As long as the inheritance of the Heaven Ob... As long as

that

inheritance doesn’t leak, so what if we share the way to become a Stargazer?”

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Ha Dengqing understood that even though she made sense, there were also flaws in her logic. However, seeing as several younger members of the Heavenly Star Palace were about to leap off their seats in anger, he quickly turned to Yin Jingxu to ask, “Palace Master, how much longer until you can enter the Martial Void Realm?”

Indeed... Everyone calmed down after hearing the question as they awaited his reply.

Yin Jingxu’s gaze swept across those in the hall before speaking slowly, “Soon. If there are no accidents, I will be able to break through within the year! Even if we have to delay it slightly, I will need 2 years at most!”

He looked at Yi Jingzi and continued, “It’s a shame there was nothing left from the Azure Flame World and we need to continue looking for clues. However... the Star Beast Nest True Immortal Little Shang discovered might really be a chance for us!”