Chapter 1691: Ninth Page, Tenth Page

In order to solve the problem, they could only leave the Spirit Luxuriant World. When Shang Xia’s clone, Yuan Qiuyuan, and Yan Ming arrived outside the heavenly screen with the Star Map, the members of the Azure Qing World had already left the Spirit Luxuriant Palace.

When Kou Chongxue noticed them, he could guess what they were about to do a,nd he quickly followed behind.

Glancing around the deep void, Kou Chongxue frowned. "Won't this make too much noise and attract prying eyes? If someone recognizes the Star Map, it might cause trouble for us later."

By then, the Star Map had already landed in Shang Xia’s hands. He couldn’t help but chuckle, “Even if someone recognizes it, it doesn’t matter as long as their true bodies can’t personally enter our Heaven Observation Field.”

Kou Chongxue thought for a moment and suggested, "We should at least set up a barrier in the surrounding void to prevent anyone from spying on us."

Shang Xia smiled, and the dark starry space in the depths of the void suddenly lit up. Brilliant starlight started to gather around the 4 of them, enveloping them in a hazy barrier.

The next moment, Shang Xia reached out to touch Yuan Qiuyuan’s shoulder. He channeled his Big Dipper Star Origin’s energy into the Grand Stargazer, causing his aura to rise rapidly.

Feeling the majestic and pure inner qi inside him, Yuan Qiuyuan marveled at the powerful energy he had never encountered before. However, as he was enjoying the feeling, Shang Xia urged, "Hurry up, your body can't withstand it for long, be careful not to explode!"

Startled by the warning, Yuan Qiuyuan quickly focused and flipped the half-opened Star Map to the next page.

The restrictions on the page instantly dissolved, and Yuan Qiuyuan gently turned a bronze page.

Yuan Qiuyuan and Yan Ming who were both Grand Stargazers, quickly leaned over to examine the new page.

After a moment, Yan Ming sighed with regret, "It's a pity we're not at the Star Observatory. Otherwise, we will be able to immediately verify the locations..."

After carefully examining the chart, Yuan Qiuyuan hesitantly pointed to a direction in the void. “Maybe... Maybe there’s something in that area?”

Shang Xia looked in the same direction he was pointing. "Could it be pointing to the Essence Ping World?"

Yuan Qiuyuan was momentarily startled.

Before he could say anything, Kou Chongxue interjected, "Didn’t we already determine that the first 4 pages of the Star Map points to worlds within our Heaven Observation Field? The fourth page already indicated the direction of the Essence Ping World, right? How can there be repetition?”

Yuan Qiuyuan replied, "I just made a rough guess of the direction. It indeed coincides with the direction of the Essence Ping World, but we still need to perform a bunch of calculations to determine the exact distance.”

Shang Xia grunted once before he continued, "It could indeed be a coincidence, but there's no rush to calculate now. Since we opened the page and the restrictions have disappeared, we have plenty of time to calculate them back in the Star Observatory. Let’s see if we can continue.”

At this point, Yuan Qiuyuan realized his body was tingling intensely, a sign that it was reaching its limit, so he hurriedly continued to turn the bronze pages.

Turning the tenth bronze page was not easy. Shang Xia could clearly feel the restrictions on the page dissolving slowly, while Yuan Qiuyuan's body was on the verge of collapse under the impact of his inner qi.

"If you can't bear it, don't force it!" Shang Xia said, "There's plenty of time. If you advance to the Martial Void Realm later, you can turn it all the same."

By then, Yuan Qiuyuan was drenched in sweat. He was nearly at his limit and barely able to speak. However, he shook his head and continued to flip open the tenth page.

Seeing his determination, Shang Xia continued to channel his inner qi into Yuan Qiuyuan while also splitting off even more of it to strength his physique, allowing him to continue.

Finally, with Yuan Qiuyuan's efforts, the restrictions on the tenth page completely dissolved. A new chart was revealed, but Yuan Qiuyuan collapsed the next instant from exhaustion.

Kou Chongxue caught Yuan Qiuyuan and turned to ask Yan Ming, "Can you make anything out?"

Yan Ming stared at the bronze page and shook her head. "Without the Star Observatory, I can’t make a judgment.”

Eventually, Kou Chongxue addressed Shang Xia. "I'll take them back to the Tongyou Elysium first."

Shang Xia nodded, removed the barrier he had set up, and watched as Kou Chongxue brought them back into the Spirit Luxuriant World.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The next moment, he turned to stare deep into the void with a trace of mockery. When he was done, he turned back to enter a cave he had casually set up to continue meditating.

After Shang Xia entered his cave, the few stars that had been scattered in the depths of the void suddenly began to blink rapidly, and then soon disappeared into the dark depths.

At that time, Shang Xia was no longer paying attention to the changes in the sea of stars outside the Star Curtain. He was focusing all his energy on restoring his inner qi and trying various methods to speed up his recovery. He even hoped to find inspiration to create his rank seven arts.

Naturally, it was no easy task. His time in seclusion grew longer, and Shang Xia started to feel a sense of isolation. No matter how he tried, he couldn’t get rid of the annoying feeling that he wasn’t restoring inner qi quickly enough.

Originally, Shang Xia thought that it was due to the chaotic energy in the sea of stars. He even left the area around the world for a short period, only to discover that it had nothing to do with it.

That gave him the sudden realization that it might not be due to the Spirit Luxuriant World. To be exact, it should be because of the Star Curtain that was causing his unease.

Looking at the sparse stars in the void, Shang Xia felt that only by leaving the Heaven Observation Field would there be a possibility of him escaping the cage-like confinement...

Perhaps only then could he truly grasp the inspiration to create his rank seven arts.

Unfortunately... The current situation within the Guantian Domain, and the fact that nearly all the True Immortals in the Spirit Luxuriant World were injured, made it impossible for him to venture far from the Heaven Observation Field.

At the very least, he didn’t completely waste his time. He managed to establish a deeper connection with the Crimson Soul Tablet and the next time he needed to summon it, he wouldn’t need to pull it out from the space between his eyebrows.

Time stood still for no one. The 38th year of the Spirit Luxuriant Calendar arrived, and according to the calculation of Grand Stargazers Yuan Qiuyuan and Yan Ming, the Star Curtain could last for 2 to 3 years at best.

The reason their estimation was shortened by so much was that too many people had been traveling in and out of the Star Curtain in recent years.

All worlds in the Heaven Observation Field were responsible, and the clones of Sages outside the Star Curtain entering were also significant causes. However, the Spirit Luxuriant World’s contribution to that also couldn’t be denied.