Chapter 1538: Shifting and Spying

Dou Zhong's attempt to break through to the Six Heavens went without any problems. After successfully branding his soul into the world through the World Origin Source connected to the Bing Continent, the Tongyou Institution welcomed their fifth True Immortal.

After all, Dou Zhong had been highly regarded by Shang Lubing and had been carefully nurtured by Kou Chongxue. He had solid foundations in the Martial Dipper Realm which helped greatly in his advancement.

However, after successfully advancing to the Six Heavens, Dou Zhong also tried to emulate Shang Xia by attempting to include the entire continent into his domain, but he fell short of success.

Still, his domain managed to encompass nearly half of the vast Bing Continent, which was only second to Shang Xia’s achievement.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

The duration of Dou Zhong's advancement wasn’t particularly long. Just 3 days after his advancement, Shang Xia left the Spirit Luxuriant World. He brought Song Zhen to Star Beast Nest No.1 where the Spirit Faith World and their once affiliated worlds were.

As the Spirit Faith World and the others had been integrated into the Essence Ming Heavenly Field, the Star Beast Nest that had once been at the edge of the chaotic streams had been pushed deeper.

When Shang Xia arrived at Star Beast Nest No.1, he found that Yin Jingxu from the Heavenly Star Palace and Jiu Jing from the Divine Capital Sect were present. They were both second tier True Immortals at the moment.

"You guys..." Shang Xia had previously seen Yin Jingxu at the Spirit Luxuriant Hall, and Jiu Jing should have been the person stationed in the Star Beast Nest.

Yin Jingxu smiled and said, "I am here to replace True Immortal Jiu. We are currently in the process of handing over duties."

Upon seeing Shang Xia and Song Zhen arrive, Jiu Jing’s eyes lit up. "You guys came at just the right time! Since we’re all here, why don’t we work together and move the Star Beast Nest closer to the edge of the chaotic streams?”

Due to the expansion of the chaotic streams, they had been pushed deeper, and greater pressure had been placed on the grand formation, causing them to use a lot more resources than before.

There had been proposals to move Star Beast Nest No.1, but because high-level True Immortals like Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue had been away, the matter had been delayed.

It wasn’t like there were few True Immortals in the Spirit Luxuriant World, but other than Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue, most of them were second tier True Immortals. Moving the Star Beast Nest was pretty much beyond their capability.

Since 4 True Immortals were present in the Star Beast Nest, with Shang Xia being a part of them and Song Zhen, a third tier True Immortal present, the timing could not be better.

Shang Xia didn’t reject the proposal as that was one of the reasons he had come.

Yin Jingxu, a Stargazer himself, has already come up with a plan on where to move the Star Beast Nest. No one knew how many times he had thought about it to ensure no mistakes occurred.

With Shang Xia overseeing the operation, the True Immortals successfully moved Star Beast Nest No.1.

During the process, the other lower-level cultivators within the secret region sensed no danger, and the various resource sites opened within the secret region were unaffected. Even the Five Element Teleportation Formation they had set up only required minor adjustments before it could be reused.

After the move, Star Beast Nest No.1 had advanced tens of thousands of miles from its original position, significantly reducing the pressure from the chaotic streams.

The exchange point that used to rely on Star Beast Nest No.1 had long been abandoned due to the expansion of the chaotic streams but could now be re-established.

It was also the reason he brought Song Zhen over. He needed the merchant group leader to help take charge of matters there.

Of course, apart from that, Shang Xia had other purposes for sending Song Zhen over. He wasn’t targeting the Essence Ming World, but the Spirit Faith World under them.

As they completed the shifting of the Star Beast Nest, Shang Xia noticed a fleeting presence in the distant void disappear.

From the brief glimpse of the aura displayed in that instant, the person secretly observing them was undoubtedly a high-level True Immortal.

As for where he came from... Shang Xia didn’t even need to think about where they came from.

"Looks like they have always been paying attention to this Star Beast Nest.” Shang Xia smiled and said to Song Zhen, Yin Jingxu, and Jiu Jing, who had noticed his abnormal reaction and followed him.

Jiu Jing didn’t seem surprised. "Is it someone from the Essence Ming World? Ever since Star Beast Nest No.1 was drawn deeper into the chaotic stream due to its expansion, the high-level True Immortals of the Essence Ming World have become increasingly brazen."

Song Zhen asked in surprise, "Jiu Jing, did you already know someone was secretly watching you guys?"

From Song Zhen's perspective, he didn’t know how a second tier True Immortal could discover the presence of a high-level True Immortal of the Essence Ming World.

Jiu Jing smiled. "It was Patriarch Kou who accidentally discovered it. Although the other party's intention was to plot against this secret realm, their deeper purpose was to use this realm to find the coordinates of our Spirit Luxuriant World and the gap in the Star Curtain. Too bad for them, as long as we use the teleportation formation and the True Immortals here don’t leave, they wouldn’t be able to do a thing. That is also why the True Immortals stationed here have to be a second tier True Immortal or higher.”

Yin Jingxu followed up, "This time, they probably thought that moving Star Beast Nest No.1 might present an opportunity, but unfortunately, due to True Immortal Shang’s presence, they were scared off."

Song Zhen felt their approach seemed too risky, but before he could speak, Shang Xia said, "The matters of the Essence Ming World eventually need to be resolved, but not now. Whatever it is, we still need to be cautious."

Song Zhen quickly nodded in agreement.

After arranging the matters of Star Beast Nest No.1, Shang Xia soon returned to the Spirit Luxuriant World. He used the Five Element Teleportation Formation to reach Star Beast Nest No.2.

The moment he arrived, he was greeted by his high-level True Immortal External Avatar.

"Congratulations, true body, on further advancing your cultivation. You are only a step away from entering the Seven Star Realm now!” His External Avatar, who looked exactly like him, cupped his fists and bowed.

"Haha, you’ve been stationed here for many years, guarding this point for the institution. Your hard work is equally commendable!" Although Shang Xia could communicate telepathically with his External Avatar, the experience of conversing and exchanging pleasantries with himself still amused him.

After another short exchange, they went to the small courtyard Shang Xia had once used for making talismans.

In recent years, since the External Avatar had been living there, he had added more vitality and charm to the small courtyard.

Seeing Shang Xia look around the courtyard and express his amazement, his External Avatar laughed, "Since I've been stationed in this Star Beast Nest, I don't need to worry about cultivation troubles and have had plenty of time to tend to some plants and flowers."

After the two sat down inside, Shang Xia asked, "What's the current situation in the Essence Xing World? Has contact with the Wanyun Association been smooth in the past 2 years?"