Chapter 1231: We Meet Again (You Little Bitch)

Looking for his weapons wasn’t going to be easy with how chaotic the flow of space was in the region.

However, Kou Chongxue returned with his weapons before long.

Shang Xia’s attention might be on the remains of the talismans stuck on the corpse, but he also noticed Kou Chongxue’s return. At the same time, he saw that there were also talismans stuck on his weapons to block his connection to them.

“That’s quick.” Shang Xia spoke casually with his attention still on the talisman.

Kou Chongxue didn’t destroy those talismans on them and started to speak, “Those talismans on them not only restricted the artifact spirit, but it also possessed some slight ability to stabilize the space around them. They weren’t swept too far away and from the looks of it, the True Immortal you killed probably planned to retrieve them after getting away.”

The talisman Shang Xia was studying seemed to twitch slightly as they conversed and it quickly crumbled into dust that drifted off into the void.

Seeing the look of regret on Shang Xia’s face, Kou Chongxue couldn’t help but ask, “What’s the matter? Did you fail to gain much from this?”

“Not really. It helped me to gain a lot of inspiration in my research of the Illusion Talisman. However, I wanted to try to replicate the talisman, but it disappeared before I was done studying it...” Shang Xia sighed.

“Illusion Talisman?” Kou Chongxue raised an eyebrow and asked. He suddenly started to laugh, “It’s good that you learned something from it. However, these talismans on your weapons haven’t lost their effects yet. You might be able to replicate them and their effects should still be amazing.”

Shang Xia retrieved his weapons and glanced at the talismans on them before nodding to himself, “These are rank six talismans indeed... Moreover, from how they are used to block off all connection with the owner and their ability to suppress the artifact spirit, it’s clear they are used to steal weapons...”

After he was done, Shang Xia explained to Kou Chongxue the reason he was researching ways to improve his Illusion Talisman.

Kou Chongxue couldn’t sit still after hearing what he said. “What are you waiting for then?! We have to head back so you can complete it.”

As they made their way back, Shang Xia explained everything that happened when Kou Chongxue was away. That included the process he used to enter the level of Dao Unity, the Star Beast Nest he discovered that allowed them to come into contact with the Essence Xing World, and their plan to defend it, the situation that changed between the Star Origin Dao Field and the many worlds that connected to it, and finally, the Spirit Thistle World’s intentions to form an alliance.

As they weren’t delayed by Kou Chongxue’s clone, Shang Xia brought them both back quickly since he recalled how he came over earlier. At the same time, Shang Xia wasn’t afraid of getting lost due to his connection with his clone back in the Spirit Luxuriant World.

Neither knew how long had passed, but both of them felt the chaotic streams around them grow weaker and Shang Xia could tell that his connection with his clone back in the Tongyou Elysium was growing stronger. It meant that they had already arrived in the void around the Spirit Luxuriant World.

As the void around them started to calm down, both of them started to create spatial tunnels without hesitation. They wanted to return to the Spirit Luxuriant World as quickly as they could, and they didn’t bother concealing their aura while doing so.

The distance of millions of miles was nothing to a high-level True Immortal like Shang Xia. It didn’t take long before they noticed the floating islands and many defensive fortresses that made up their defense system.

At the same time, the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World also arrived above the heavenly screen to stare at them in shock.

The commotion they caused wasn’t small, and when they returned, Liu Jingsheng seemed to be the most emotional when he saw them.

As soon as they arrived at the heavenly screen above the Jiao Continent, Liu Jingsheng asked, “True Immortal Little Shang, why are you here?! Where is Junior Brother Huang?”

Shang Xia was slightly guilty, but he had to ignore the question for the time being. He quickly explained the situation to the others, “The Spirit Faith World should have submitted to the Essence Ming World and their experts might reveal the location of our first Star Beast Nest to them!”

With the exception of Liu Jingsheng, the expression of the other True Immortals changed. All of them felt a sense of danger looming over their heads.

Even though Liu Jingsheng understood the severity of the situation, he couldn’t help but ask, “True Immortal Little Shang, you called Junior Brother Huang over to the second Star Beast Nest around the Essence Xing World. If they discover the spatial fluctuations over there and attack, our world will also be exposed and the risk might be even larger than the Essence Ming World’s discovery!”

Even if the Star Beast Nest around the Spirit Faith World was revealed, the Essence Ming World would need to rely on the Spirit Faith World if they wished to invade. However, if the Essence Ming World took over the second Star Beast Nest, they would be able to directly attack the Spirit Luxuriant World, and it wouldn’t be pretty if they did. Their world might just be exterminated by the might of a superior Essence World.

Shang Xia couldn’t be bothered with his concerns at the moment and could only cup his fists towards him to express his apologies. He shot a glance at Kou Chongxue before nodding at Yin Jingxu before rushing into the spatial tunnel that led to the first Star Beast Nest around the Spirit Faith World.

Kou Chongxue cupped his fists in Liu Jingsheng’s direction as well before rushing behind Shang Xia.

Yin Jingxu couldn’t help but sigh softly in response, “The first Star Beast Nest might be small, but Lu Wuzi wouldn’t be able to hold it on his own. True Immortal Huang should have been left over in the second Star Beast Nest after True Immortal Little Shang’s disguise and he should be able to hold off for a period of time. However, True Immortal Lu won’t be able to last a second if they launch an offensive...”

After he spoke, the last Free Immortal of the Spirit Luxuriant World also entered the spatial tunnel.

After they left, the other True Immortals above the heavenly screen stared at each other silently.

Yang Taihe might be tempted to split off a clone to follow them, but he decided against it as he was afraid he would cause more problems.

At the side, Li Jidao sneered, “What do you guys think of their approach?”

Liu Jingsheng might not have said anything, but his expression was as ugly as could be.

Zhang Xuansheng glanced at everyone present with a cold gaze, ignoring Li Jidao completely.

The only person who responded was Yang Taihe. “Everyone... We need to hasten the nurturing of our disciples... We’re too passive when it comes to defending our Star Beast Nests...”

...

In the first Star Beast Nest, Lu Wuzi was shocked by the sudden arrival of Shang Xia, Kou Chongxue, and Yin Jingxu. However, as an expert who also controlled a great power, he quickly understood the reason behind their arrival.

The only thing he couldn’t make sense of was where the danger came from.

“It’s the Essence Ming World. The Spirit Faith World might have submitted to them, and it’s very likely they would reveal the location of our Star Beast Nest.” Shang Xia gave Lu Wuzi a quick rundown of the situation.

Lu Wuzi’s eyes widened in shock and he gasped, “What do we do now?”

If Shang Xia was able to keep the experts of the Essence Xing World at bay with his cultivation and pretending he was from another Essence World, there was no way he could do the same to the Essence Ming World. After all, they had their fair share of run-ins.

Shang Xia glanced at Kou Chongxue and Yin Jingxu before muttering, “If we have no other choice, we’ll destroy this place and crush all traces of our spatial tunnels. We’ll wipe away our existence of ever being here...”

“Are we really going to have to go so far?” Yin Jingxu sighed.

With the expansion of the Star Beast Nest, the Heavenly Star Palace had been benefiting a whole lot from it. They also spent a lot of effort in its development and they would only be able to see returns after tens, if not hundreds of years!

If they gave up the Star Beast Nest so easily, the Heavenly Star Palace would suffer a huge blow!

“That will only happen in the worst-case scenario. At the end of the day, we need to see the intentions of the Essence Ming World. If we can negotiate with them, we might be able to keep this Star Beast Nest.” Shang Xia explained.

Kou Chongxue also added, “At the end of the day, we’re still too passive...” When they first left the battlefield, Kou Chongxue had been restoring his inner qi. He hadn’t been talking much.

Yin Jingxu couldn’t help but grumble helplessly, “We’re still too weak... After all, the other party is an Essence World!”

“They might be strong, but they have a lot of considerations too. We only need to let them know that we have a way to retreat unscathed, and they won’t push us too far...” Shang Xia explained.

At the side, Kou Chongxue spoke up again, “We have too few True Immortals... Our accumulations and foundations are far weaker than those peak-tier Spirit Worlds anyway.”

Everyone else fell silent for some time. Only after a moment did Lu Wuzi think of something. He asked, “There are disciples of many great powers here. Should we clear them out first?”

Before the others could say anything, Shang Xia replied, “Nope!”

Seeing how everyone had turned to him, Shang Xia explained, “If we run into any danger, I have the ability to move everyone at once.”

Shang Xia didn’t mind sharing how powerful a high-level True Immortal was at that point in time.

...

It didn’t take long before Shang Xia shifted his gaze into the distance. He spoke in a low voice, “They really came...”

“Is it a high-level True Immortal?” Kou Chongxue asked at the side.

Nodding slightly, the corners of Shang Xia’s lips raised slightly. “It’s actually someone I’m familiar with!”

Under their strange gazes, Shang Xia left the secret region and looked in the direction of the spatial fluctuations that just appeared.

Kou Chongxue and the rest followed closely behind him.

Kou Chongxue could also feel the disturbance caused in the void and he snorted coldly, “There are 2 of them, and 1 of them is someone we know well...”

The void started to shake in the distance as 2 figures emerged to face Shang Xia and the rest.

“Fellow high-level True Immortal of the Essence Ming World... It’s been long since we last met, but you’re still as amazing as ever.” Shang Xia cupped his fists at the female cultivator who arrived.

Gao Qin stared at Shang Xia with a look of suspicion. Only after Lan Zhengfeng reminded her did she reveal a look of shock. She stared at Shang Xia with her eyes widening slowly, “It’s you! You actually became a high-level True Immortal!”

Shang Xia chuckled softly in response, “I managed to run into a few opportunities along the way and advanced through luck...”

A soft sigh escaped Gao Qin’s lips. “The 4 of us discovered the Essence Ping World back then, but I didn’t expect you to gain the most. If I’m not mistaken, Ju Wenxiang should have died in your hands... True Immortal Shang, do you think my guess is correct?”