Chapter 1615: Meeting the External Avatar and the Deduction of the Star Charts

Shang Xia dared to continue along the route through the Essence Ming Heavenly Field to the Chaotic Sea of Stars for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was much closer and would take less time. No matter what... Time was of the essence. Secondly, Sage Gu Yi and the rest didn’t know that he was planning to leave the Heaven Observation Field, let alone travel through the Essence Ming Heavenly Field when Sage Gu Yi had already sent a clone over.

Of course... Shang Xia was confident of passing through the void because his path had been charted by 2 Grand Stargazers! As he traveled, he would hover on the edge of the chaotic streams, ready to rush into it if a Sage intercepted him. He was certain he would be able to survive even if a Sage tried to pursue him.

In the current situation within the Heaven Observation Field, even if Shang Xia were discovered and intercepted, it was highly unlikely that Sage Gu Yi would make things difficult for him.

After bidding farewell to Dou Zhong, Shang Xia quickly steered his small Star Ship along the route planned by Yuan Qiuyuan and Xin Lu, heading deep into the Essence Ming Heavenly Field.

It took about 5 days, and as expected, the journey was smooth. Shang Xia bypassed the spatial checkpoint set up by the Essence Ming World to the Chaotic Sea of Stars without any incidents, entering once again.

The moment he stepped into the Chaotic Sea of Stars, the familiar feeling of his senses being suppressed from the chaotic streams returned.

The first thing he did was sense the direction of his External Avatar. Then, he faintly sensed connections in 5 different directions, likely the Spirit Calming Vessels he placed in the World Origin Source of other worlds, with 2 of them in the Essence Ping World.

Of the 5 connections, Shang Xia felt the strongest connection from the first vessel he placed in the Azure Ruling World. After all... The vessel he placed there was his personal weapon, the Holy Artifact, and it was also in the midst of unleashing his martial intent.

Shang Xia also sensed that the Azure Ruling World was close to completing its transformation into a Spirit World.

After steadying himself in the void, Shang Xia directly flew towards the location of his External Avatar.

His priority was to locate the 7 Suns that were arranged in the formation of the Big Dipper.

Meanwhile, in a deep space location within the Chaotic Sea of Stars, Shang Xia’s External Avatar, assisted by Yan Ming, was conducting a field survey of the fourth Star Chart created by Yuan Qiuyuan. Suddenly, he stopped his attempt to collect the origin energy from the sun in front of him and turned to look deep into the void behind him.

Due to their proximity to this sun, his External Avatar could handle the powerful energy coming from it, but Yan Ming, who was only in the Martial Dipper Realm, was struggling as her inner qi rapidly evaporated under the intense heat.

Seeing her companion distracted, Yan Ming couldn't help but urge, "Oi, hurry up, I can't last much longer!"

Turning to look at her, Shang Xia’s External Avatar mumbled, "My main body is coming!"

"Who?" Most of Yan Ming's focus was on resisting the scorching heat of the sun, and she didn't quite catch what he was saying. "You'd better hurry up, we're too close!"

Seeing her anxious gaze, Shang Xia’s External Avatar smiled helplessly and reassured, "Calm down, he's already here."

Yan Ming was momentarily stunned, still confused due to the exertion when the surrounding heat waves were pushed to the side. Her inner qi, which was rapidly burned away, settled down instantly.

Yan Ming, by now well-versed in the ways of the world and familiar with the domain of a True Immortal, turned around just in time to see Shang Xia slowly approaching from the void behind her.

"Why are you here?!" Yan Ming couldn't help but glance in another direction at the External Avatar before addressing Shang Xia who had just approached.

Zhu Nang would occasionally enter the Essence Ming Heavenly Field to visit the Star Beast Nest while reporting the news of whatever happened in the Heaven Observation Field to the institution. Yan Ming would also obtain the reports. At the same time, Zhu Nang would supply her and Shang Xia’s External Avatar with a batch of resources. As such, they weren’t exactly unaware of the situation in the Heaven Observation Field.

Because of that, Yan Ming felt that Shang Xia’s full attention should be on the Essence Ping World. It should be unlikely for him to enter the Chaotic Sea of Stars, especially since the 3 World Alliance and Patriarch Kou could do without the help of a top-tier combatant like him.

Shang Xia chuckled in response, "There will be a brief period of calm inside the Heaven Observation Field. I took this opportunity to quickly come out and check on things!"

After speaking, Shang Xia glanced at his External Avatar, already getting an update on the recent events from him. However, he still turned to yan Ming to ask, "How is everything going? Is it all going smoothly?"

Yan Ming pulled out a large stack of Star Charts made from special parchment from her storage item, took out one that looked newer, and handed it to Shang Xia. "We just finished the survey of the third not long ago. It basically meets the requirements you set for the 7 suns being in the Big Dipper formation. The only imperfection being that while the 3 suns representing the position of the Alioth, Phecda, and Dubhe are bright, they are a third smaller compared to the other suns.”

Shang Xia frowned. "Do you mean the 7 suns in the third Star Chart are not balanced in size?"

Yan Ming nodded. "Essentially, that's it. Moreover, the sun in the Alioth position is bright but not hot. When trying to refine its origin light, we found it pretty weak. We suspect that the sun looks strong on the outside, but might be too weak to exist for long. Even without any external attack or damage, it might naturally exhaust itself in 1,000 years or so."

Shang Xia chuckled in amusement, "That’s a lot of flaws. Why not call it complete garbage instead of being imperfect?”

Yan Ming never held back in front of Shang Xia; after all, she was the old acquaintance who had exchanged blows with Shang Xia in the Battlefield Between the Two Worlds. They went way back. She immediately retorted, "That's because you haven't done the actual surveys of the first and second Star Charts! Heh, otherwise, you would think that the third is perfect compared to those... Those flaws that I just mentioned might even sound like nitpicking to you!”

Shang Xia looked somewhat taken aback and turned to his External Avatar. He failed to sync up all the details quickly.

His External Avatar spread his hands and sighed, "She’s right; I also thought the third Star Chart might be good enough. However... our mighty Stargazer Yan thinks that we should head out to confirm the remaining 2 to give you a sufficiently satisfactory and sincere presentation."

Caught off guard, Shang Xia quickly smiled apologetically at Yan Ming. "I apologize... Please don't take offense!"

Yan Ming snorted coldly, ignoring Shang Xia's apology, and continued to focus on surveying the sun in front of her.

Shang Xia helplessly turned to his External Avatar and asked, "is this a sun located on the fourth chart?”

His External Avatar gestured towards a sun that seemed only a stone's throw away but was actually still tens of thousands of miles apart and explained, "This sun is at the Megrez position of the Big Dipper in the fourth chart. We’re trying to collect its origin energy for comparison with those in the other positions which will allow us to draw a conclusion...”

Shang Xia quickly asked, "Based on the current progress, how likely do you think the fourth chart will be what we’re looking for?”

His External Avatar shook his head and sighed, "Although we've only surveyed 4 of the 7 suns so far, the origin energy they contain is uneven, with a wide gap between the weakest and the strongest. Although 3 suns have not yet been surveyed, based on the current state, the fourth chart might be better than the first and second, but it can’t match the third.”