Chapter 1536: Big Dipper and Seven Stars

"You are correct," Shang Xia affirmed Ge Qingzhu's guess, then continued, "If anyone is most sensitive to Zhuo Gudao's advancement to the Martial Emptiness Realm, it would definitely be the Star Origin Lord himself! Because his soul imprint within the core of the Star Origin Dao Field has been obliterated, the Star Origin Lord will notice it immediately.”

Sun Haiwei followed up. "That’s why the Star Origin Lord also reacted, accelerating his control over the Essence Ping World at the cost of expelling and refining the parts of the world he cannot control...”

Ge Qingzhu continued, "That being said, the re-emergence of the Frost Tide in the Spirit Abundance World might not be because they triggered it...”

Sun Haiwei shook her head at that. "It's hard to say. Perhaps the Star Origin Lord was taking advantage of the situation. However, it seems the patriarch and others have already noticed something amiss, otherwise they wouldn’t have left for so long under the guise of practicing battle formations."

Sun Haiwei's comment made Ge Qingzhu nod in agreement. "Right, the patriarch’s departure this time has indeed been unusually long, and as far as I know, they already practiced the battle formation many times..."

Ge Qingzhu turned to Shang Xia and continued, "Speaking of which, the joint battle formations practiced by our alliance require someone with absolute strength. You should be the core of the formation, but you never joined a single session.”

Shang Xia smiled in response. "Me? I'd rather not."

Before anyone else could ask why, Shang Xia explained, "Joining their battle formation has become utterly meaningless for me now. It’s better to fight alone. I might even be able to provide them with additional support if needed...”

They understood his meaning immediately. With his strength, it would be useless to tie him down to a battle formation.

Unable to resist, Ge Qingzhu asked, "Just how far has your cultivation reached?”

Shang Xia chuckled softly, “I should be preparing to enter the Seventh Order...”

Ge Qingzhu was struck speechless, but he wasn’t the only one. Yuan Qiuyuan and Sun Haiwei who were standing at the side felt their eyes widening in shock. Xin Lu was the only person who could maintain her composure as she covered her mouth while giggling softly.

Turning a little serious, Shang Xia said, "Since we are pretty sure of the Star Origin Dao Field’s progress, we need to hasten the development of the Elysium in the Jiao Continent and Dou Zhong’s ascension.” Pausing slightly, Shang Xia added, "We need to quickly gain the power to resist a Martial Emptiness Realm Sage!”

“Do you still have any other concerns?” Sun Haiwei couldn’t help but ask.

Shang Xia's expression sank as he explained, "Once Zhuo Gudao consolidates his foundations, he will be able to form a Heavenly Field around the Star Origin Dao Field. It will be the easiest path to strengthen his cultivation and it is the most common way for Sages in the Heavenly Fields outside the Heaven Observation Field to enhance their strength.”

With his revelation, Ge Qingzhu seemed to have noticed how Shang Xia had something else to discuss with the Grand Stargazers and he quickly found an excuse to leave. “I’ll make a trip to the Bing Continent then. If Dou Zhong really plans to break through, I’ll protect him.”

Sun Haiwei also added, "In that case, I'll go to the Jiao Continent to take care of matters regarding the Elysium there.”

Turning to Ge Qingzhu, Sun Haiwei reminded him, “Right, you might want to inform Dou Zhong that he should try to break through after the Elysium takes shape.”

Ge Qingzhu nodded in understanding. As an Elysium True Immortal who was saved at the very last second by Shang Xia, he understood that having an Elysium would add another layer of security for Dou Zhong’s advancement.

In case he runs into an accident during the ascension process, he would at least be able to become an Elysium True Immortal and continue down the path of cultivation.

“We control the World Origin Sources connected to the Bing Continent and Ji Continent. With the Elysium in the Jiao Continent, we have several slots to nurture True Immortals. If Dou Zhong succeeds, he will take up 1 of the slots.” Shang Xia mumbled to himself, “If our Spirit Luxuriant World can’t ascend to become an Essence World soon, it won’t be long before our institution will no longer be able to produce True Immortals.”

Ge Qingzhu and Sun Haiwei exchanged a look but neither responded to Shang Xia's remark.

The Tongyou Institution was about to possess 5 True Immortals, and they could still produce 2 more. One had to know that in the other factions, they only had 1 or 2 True Immortals! Getting another slot for advancement was extremely valuable.

Factions like the Yuanchen Sect, Heavenly Star Palace, and some others might not even have another slot for their disciples to advance to the Martial Void Realm!

After Ge Qingzhu and Sun Haiwei took their leave, Shang Xia turned to Yuan Qiuyuan and Xin Lu, the two Grand Stargazers. "I need you to find 7 special suns in the sea of stars to prepare for my future ascension.”

Although Xin Lu had hinted to him in the past, after hearing Shang Xia’s revelation, Yuan Qiuyuan couldn’t help but show a touch of excitement.

"What should we do?"

"What requirements do you have?"

Xin Lu and Yuan Qiuyuan asked at the same time.

Shang Xia thought for a moment as he organized his thoughts. In the end, he said, "Firstly, they need to be as remote as possible. Secondly, they need to be of sufficient mass.”

𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Pausing, Shang Xia glanced at Xin Lu, then turned to Yuan Qiuyuan. "You can learn about the general situation outside the Heaven Observation Field through Xin Lu. As a fellow Stargazer, she can definitely provide you with more precise positioning and advice."

"As for the third point... They need to be able to form a certain pattern that can be observed from our Spirit Luxuriant World.”

Yuan Qiuyuan immediately asked, "What pattern?"

Shang Xia did not hesitate. He openly displayed the arrangement of the Big Dipper. "Arrange the 7 suns in this pattern, just make sure it appears like this from our Spirit Luxuriant World.”

Then Shang Xia added, "After finding them, you should deduce the exact coordinates. I need to travel there myself to look at them.”

Yuan Qiuyuan thought for a moment before he spoke again, "This task should not be too difficult. The charts I've drawn from previous observations could be useful, and I can also prepare several sets of suns for you to choose from."

Xin Lu added, "I will filter through the suns he finds..."

Shang Xia smiled. "You guys should be skilled at these things. I’ll wait for you to inform me of your findings and I’ll head out to find them.”

Just as Shang Xia was about to leave, he suddenly seemed to remember something and turned back. "Oh, and also take note of the approximate distance of those suns from our world.”

While speaking, Shang Xia pointed towards the north. "It would be best if these 7 suns are in that position, covering at least one-third to one-fourth of the northern horizon."

Yuan Qiuyuan was taken aback. "Finding 7 sun stars in the depths of the starry sky outside the Heaven Observation Field is already challenging. If they also need to cover such a large area, the distance between them might be extremely far. Moreover, if you need to look at each one yourself, it might consume too much time."

Xin Lu also asked, "As long as the pattern of the arrangement remains the same, can the size be reduced somewhat?"

Shang Xia thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Let me worry about looking for the suns. On this matter, I would rather slow down my advancement to ensure that we maintain the pattern of the Big Dipper. Please take care of it.”