Chapter 1792: Disrupted Thoughts

"Eh? It's already completed?" Shang Xia looked toward Yuan Qiuyuan with pleasant surprise.

He hadn’t expected that the institution’s chief Stargazer would find the time to refine a higher-tier version of the Three Lights Water while constantly monitoring the evolving dynamics of the various Heavenly Fields. It was truly a unique surprise.

The Three Lights Spiritual Liquid was clearly a more advanced form of the Three Lights Water which already had remarkable effects for True Immortals, especially when used for the first time. It could boost their cultivation, replenish their inner qi, and help to heal their wounds.

Now that Yuan Qiuyuan refined rank seven Three Lights Spiritual Liquid, the third man-made rank seven spiritual treasure finally appeared in the Essence Luxuriant World since its ascension. Also, it was something only Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue could benefit from as Sages.

As for the first and second man-made rank seven spiritual treasures... They were obviously the advancement medicine Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue made when they became Sages.

The higher one’s cultivation level, the rarer and more difficult the refinement of supportive medicine.

That made Yuan Qiuyuan’s success with the Three Lights Spiritual Liquid all the more significant.

After Yuan Qiuyuan respectfully offered the bottle of Three Lights Spiritual Liquid to the 2 of them, Shang Xia pushed it to Kou Chongxue. “Patriarch Kou, you just entered the Martial Emptiness Realm and it’s the best time to use it to accelerate the growth of your dantian. It can save you a year and a half and you should be able to progress quite far into the first star.”

Kou Chongxue, however, calmly split half of the Three Lights Spiritual Liquid and gave it to Shang Xia. "This is more than enough for me. Why not delay your departure a bit? Refine a few drops yourself and see how effective it really is."

Shang Xia didn’t reject the offer. Keeping the remaining spiritual liquid, he turned to Yuan Qiuyuan and asked, “Was it difficult to gather the materials required to refine the Three Lights Spiritual Liquid? Do you need our help?”

Yuan Qiuyuan replied instantly, “That’s also what I wish to report. I didn’t need too much essence from the suns and moons to refine the Three Lights Spiritual Liquid. Those might be rare, but we were able to collect them from the sun and moon of our world. It’s Starlight Essence that is difficult to come by. Even though the Star Curtain has fallen and the chaotic streams around our Heaven Observation Field have scattered, allowing the Starry Tree to gather a lot of Starlight Essence, it isn’t pure enough. I tried several times to refine the Three Lights Spiritual Liquid back then and failed, and only when I mixed in the essence of the stars you collected from the sea of stars did I succeed. The infusion of the essence purified the Starlight Essence, allowing me to succeed instantly.”

"Hmm..." Shang Xia pondered aloud. "The essence of the stars? Do you mean the Origin Light of the suns? I recall giving you all the unused ones I had last time. How much do we have left?"

"Uh... About that...” Yuan Qiuyuan scratched his head sheepishly. "They're all gone!"

Shang Xia broke out with roaring laughter. "Got it. I’ll make another trip into the void when I get the chance. We’ll see if I can harvest more Origin Light from a suitable sun.”

After Yuan Qiuyuan and Yan Ming departed, Kou Chongxue suddenly turned to Shang Xia. "Right, the matter of Fate Stars reminded me... Remember what Zhuo Gudao and the Star Origin Lord’s Starlight Clone said about how the Heaven Observation Sect’s experts had their Fate Star discovered and crippled by their enemies... Do you think that could affect you?"

Shang Xia shook his head. "Possibly, but I don’t think it’ll be anything significant. Besides, my so-called Fate Star isn’t that easy to find."

But Kou Chongxue’s expression turned serious. "This concerns your cultivation. You mustn’t be careless! Even if the impact isn’t fatal, could it slow your progress? Will it weaken your combat strength or help enemies track your movements? If someone is already scheming in secret, any of these could be a flaw in your cultivation. It’s not just killing you instantly by destroying the star. Any vulnerability they can exploit counts!"

"And your Fate Star... It might be called that in the Heaven Observation Sect’s inheritance, and even if your cultivation doesn’t follow their path and their enemies can’t deduce their location, what if those from the Heaven Observation Sect can? They’ve been studying the stars for centuries, and at their peak, they were feared across the sea of stars. Who knows what secrets they uncovered? Especially since both the Star Origin Lord and Zhuo Gudao are deeply entangled with their legacy... You can’t ignore the possibility!"

Kou Chongxue’s advice was sincere, and Shang Xia took it seriously. He couldn’t help but reflect and realize how complacent he’d become. He felt that he had once again become overly confident after reaching the third star of the Seven Star Realm. His successive victories against invading Sages had only deepened his arrogance.

Looking back on his encounters with those foreign Sages, Shang Xia now realized that none of them actually put their lives on the line to fight him. They always retreated when their plans fell through, seemingly thwarted by him each time, but at no real cost to themselves. At most, they’d lost a few expendable clones which wasn’t something that could harm their foundations.

But he, on the other hand... He exposed far too many of his cards during those battles. His strength, his techniques, even some of his secrets... Everything was on the table for his enemies to analyze and exploit!

It was entirely possible that people were already trying to determine the position of his Fate Star using the same methods once used against the Sages of the Heaven Observation Sect.

Even if they failed, the mere thought that so many unseen eyes were calculating his downfall gave Shang Xia, a third star Sage, a rare chill. He couldn’t help but wonder just how many of his weaknesses had already been discovered and documented.

Kou Chongxue’s voice boomed in his mind the next moment. “Your heart is disturbed.”