Chapter 1716: The World Above An Essence World

"I got separated from them!"

Chu Jia listened in surprise to Hai Yuanyuan's statement.

However, Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar seemed unfazed by her revelation. He spoke calmly, "Got separated? Isn't it more likely that you acted on your own and got trapped in a formation, couldn't find your way out, and ended up lost?"

Hai Yuanyuan opened her mouth to respond, but ended up just turning her face away with a huff.

Chu Jia alternated her gaze between Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar and Hai Yuanyuan before bursting out into laughter, "Well, what's done is done! By the way, what about the Void Lotus you just got?"

Hai Yuanyuan was no fool; in fact, she was very clever. Surrounded by the 3 True Immortals from the Spirit Tip World, she was desperate to escape without thinking too much. Later on, reflecting on her escape, she understood that someone helped her in the dark. Seeing Chu Jia and Shang Xia’s Origin Star Avatar, she realized that they had probably seen everything.

She turned back and re-entered the ruin she had originally hidden in. Moments later, she reemerged holding the Void Lotus, which she handed to Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar, saying somewhat defiantly, "This is a gift to my teacher; you're just keeping it for him!"

She was treating Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar and Shang Xia as two separate entities.

Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar, not one to get upset over a sullen girl, took the lotus and inspected it with a slight regret, "It's only of the sixth rank, what a pity."

With that, he opened the front of his robe and placed the Void Lotus into it. Beneath the robe was actually just a cluster of energy that came from Shang Xia’s Big Dipper Star Origin, which also contained a strand of his soul.

Placing the Void Lotus inside his chest was like implanting a heart into the Origin Star Avatar.

Hearing Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar's somewhat regretful tone, Hai Yuanyuan said, "Maybe there's more than a single Void Lotus nurtured by the ruined world!"

Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar turned to look at her with a thoughtful look, as if he was considering something.

Rather than racking her brains, Chu Jia asked, "Why do you say that?"

Hai Yuanyuan explained, "Don't forget, this Void Lotus was nurtured in a secret space within an ark. According to our recent excavations in this ruin, just before the ascension of the Spirit Lyric World, a giant ark had transported a recently destroyed Spirit World fragment back. The Void Lotus might have used the world fragment instead of the Spirit Lyric World’s essence to mature.”

Chu Jia stared at her in shock. "You already knew about the Spirit Lyric World? It seems your exploration had been quite fruitful...”

Hai Yuanyuan was somewhat proud of herself as she chuckled happily, "Although the people from the Spirit Tip World entered the scene before us, by the time I got separated from our group, our exploration had nearly reached the core area of the world ruins. We caught up with several Elysiums from the Spirit Tip World who were led by high-level True Immortals.”

Chu Jia’s eyes widened in shock, then a look of realization dawned on her. "You must have contributed to this, right? While your Five Elements Movement Art might not be as good as your teacher’s in breaking formations, when it comes to finding weaknesses, even your teacher admits that you have surpassed him!"

Hai Yuanyuan grinned and glanced at Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar, looking even more pleased with herself.

Just then, Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar spoke up quietly, "How many Secret Void Brilliance Talismans and other rank four and five formation-breaking talismans have you used?”

Hai Yuanyuan’s expression froze momentarily, then she huffed at Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar and turned away.

Chu Jia, finding the situation amusing, tried to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, now we need to find Song Zhen and the others and regroup as soon as possible. Based on our conversation with Guan Ziqing before coming here, it might not be long before people from the Essence Du World finds this place."

Hai Yuanyuan pouted towards Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar before grumbling, "Isn’t he here? As a Sage, is there anyone his match unless Yan Yu comes personally?”

This time, however, Chu Jia responded seriously. "That's not necessarily true. Ever since your teacher advanced to the Seven Star Realm, we have encountered many existences who possess the strength of a Sage. Not many of them are clones from a Sage as well. Most of them are merely projections of their power. In fact, clones are actually one of the weakest forms of their power they send out.”

"Yan Yu has been a Sage for decades. Who knows how strong his accumulations are? Like your teacher said, anyone capable of advancing into the Martial Emptiness Realm is not to be underestimated."

Hai Yuanyuan glanced at Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar and whispered, "Did he say that? My teacher doesn’t brag; he’s always modest, talking about how lucky he is break through and praising others... He wouldn’t include himself in that praise."

Chu Jia’s expression became odd, and she looked at Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar, who was looking elsewhere with a weird smile on his face.

As they continued discussing the Spirit Lyric World ruins, they wandered through it, searching for traces of Song Zhen and the others.

With Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar, a Sage, and Chu Jia, a rank six Formation Grandmaster, Hai Yuanyuan found the subsequent journey much easier. However, due to the strong restraint and deterrence of Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar from doing anything stupid, she did not get separated again.

During their exchanges, Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar and Chu Jia also learned that Song Zhen and his group had made considerable gains in their recent explorations. They obtained at least 2 different rank six advancement medicine recipes, a complete secret arts inheritance, and 3 rank six martial arts techniques

In addition, there were other valuable inheritances, including those related to alchemy, talisman making, and the art of formations.

Of course, much of it also included records about the history and customs of the Spirit Lyric World before its destruction, helping them to understand more about the destroyed world.

"Oh, right, we also found some records about the Heaven Observation Field, specifically some records about the Heaven Observation Sect."

Her comment instantly grabbed the attention of Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar and Chu Jia.

"What does it say?" Chu Jia’s tone became unusually serious.

Hai Yuanyuan replied, "The information we found is quite fragmented, almost like snippets noted down after someone overheard them. It says that the destruction of the Heaven Observation Sect was pushed by forces in worlds superior to Essence Worlds. Sages from various Essence Worlds also acted together to destroy the sect.”

Chu Jia was about to speak when Shang Xia's Origin Star Avatar abruptly interjected in a grave tone, "Who else knows about this record?"

Hai Yuanyuan answered, "Such secrets naturally shouldn't be leaked. After discovering it, only a few of us True Immortals read it. Oh, by the way, Zhu Nang has advanced to the second tier!"