Chapter 1785: Third Star?!

Just as Shang Xia was admiring the talisman brush in his hand which he retrieved and carried a faint air of being his destiny artifact. Major changes were unfolding in the You Continent. Having received nearly 70 percent of the world origin from a fully developed continent of the Essence Ping World, it started to expand rapidly. The effects also started to spread to its neighbors. Eventually, the Essence Luxuriant World noticed the change originating from the You Continent.

Although the incoming world origin was only 70 percent of a single continent of the Essence Ping World, it nearly doubled the volume of the You Continent’s World Origin Source. After accounting for losses due to fusion and assimilation, most of it successfully integrated into the You Continent. But even that amount was enough to push the You Continent’s World Origin Source past its saturation point, causing it to overflow and benefit nearby provinces like the Liao Continent, Bing Continent, and Ji Continent to varying degrees.

Once the turbulence settled, the You Continent’s World Origin Source had grown by about 60 percent compared to before. The most immediate effect of this change was the drastic increase in the concentration of heaven and earth qi in the land.

Moreover, during the assimilation of Essence Ping World’s origin, clashes between origin energies and the cleansing of lingering will left behind various rare transformations. Those phenomena gave birth to a significant number of natural treasures and spiritual materials.

Lastly, the You Continent itself began expanding its territory again, backed by its revitalized World Origin Source. The process, however, was no longer something that could be accomplished overnight. It would likely take years to see the final outcome. Even by conservative estimates, the You Continent’s land had already expanded from 20,000 miles to 23,000 miles, and their neighbors were also expected to grow accordingly.

With territorial expansion, the demand for world origin would also continue to rise.

As for how the improved cultivation environment and abundant resources in the You Continent would benefit martial cultivators, only time would tell.

At the same time, the changes Shang Xia had brought to the You Continent and its neighboring provinces triggered a feedback response from the World’s Will. The blessing of the World’s Will made the refinement of the remaining energy contained in the fourth star in his dantian unusually smooth.

More importantly, during the refinement, Shang Xia naturally found his breakthrough opportunity. With the energy emerging from his Big Dipper Star Origin, the third star was lit.

In other words, Shang Xia had advanced to the third star of the Seven Star Realm.

Almost simultaneously, his rapidly expanding soul extended outward. Through the chaotic streams around the Essence Luxuriant World, he faintly sensed the link with his Origin Star Avatar. A sudden thought flashed through his mind, prompting him to glance up at the 7 suns that had always been mysteriously connected to him.

Just then, a transmission talisman shot out from the Tongyou Elysium and flew into the Talisman Pagoda.

Shang Xia reached out and caught it. It contained a message from Grand Stargazers Yuan Qiuyuan and Yan Ming.

The Spirit Tinkle World and the space around it were being shifted. The Spirit Thistle World was also starting to move and the Spirit Mammoth World was no longer in its original position.

Not only that, several of the old Azure Worlds within the Heaven Observation Field were pushed through the void even faster due to external interference.

The Star Observatory theorized that the surrounding great worlds were taking the opportunity to plunder Heaven Observation Field to strengthen their own.

After all, as Shang Xia had previously learned from the Essence Du World and Essence Chong World. The assimilation of a Spirit World could easily strengthen a Heavenly Field, and could even influence the cultivation progress of Sages.

His eyes flickering with thought. Shang Xia got up and left the Talisman Pagoda and in the next instant, he appeared in the void outside the heavenly screen.

The second he emerged, a familiar figure appeared before him, as if anticipating his move.

This time, however, Shang Xia’s expression was unusually grave, far more serious than when he had faced interference from external Sages.

"Sage Gu Yi, what brings you to my Essence Luxuriant World today?" Shang Xia asked, his tone composed but sharp. He carefully sensed the deep and vast aura of the figure before him. He was , while carefully sensing the deep and vast aura of the figure before him. His wariness was at its peak.

When Sage Gu Yi intercepted Shang Xia, his expression flickered for just a moment, but he quickly masked it.

A third star Sage! The second Shang Xia emerged from the Essence Luxuriant World, Gu Yi had sensed the lingering wave of energy from his recent advancement. The young man before him actually already reached the third star?!

From the looks of it, he was already at the peak of the third star...

How... How did he do it?!

The Essence Luxuriant World had just completed its ascension and lacked any established Dao Field. How could they possibly support a third star Sage?!

What secrets was Shang Xia hiding?

One question after another surfaced in Gu Yi’s mind, only strengthening his resolve to uncover the truth.

Whatever it was, he continued to speak, "Gao Qin was a capable subordinate of mine. She has served under your command for some time. I believe it’s time to return her safely to my Essence Ming World."

Shang Xia chuckled lightly. "Sage Gu, you jest. Gao Qin is now a part of my Essence Luxuriant World. Even my World’s Will no longer rejects here. It is clear proof of her contribution. There is no need for her to return to the Essence Ming World. I believe she’s already made her choice. Why force the matter?"

Gu Yi smiled. "In that case, it seems we must settle this with a fight."

Shang Xia’s face darkened. "Sage Gu, you really mean to stop me? You should know, we’re around my world. This is not your territory."

Both knew that the excuse of Gao Qin’s return to the Essence Ming World was nothing but an excuse for Gu Yi to stall Shang Xia.

Gu Yi’s true aim was to prevent Shang Xia from reuniting with his Origin Star Avatar stationed around the Azure Qing World. After all, 2 Sages from the Essence Xing World had already surrounded them.

Actually, Gu Yi himself was an actual supreme expert in the Martial Emptiness Realm. He was a fifth star Sage and among the many Sages lurking around the Heaven Observation Field, his cultivation was one of the highest.

Now that the Star Curtain was gone, and Gu Yi’s true body had descended, the pressure he brought on Shang Xia was immense.

Yet despite that, Shang Xia knew that it was a battle he could not avoid.

If he failed to establish the foundation of the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field at the critical moment, they would only be thrown into a more dire state.

Fully aware of the stakes, Shang Xia didn’t hesitate. Even facing a senior Sage 2 tiers higher than him, he launched the first strike.