Chapter 1965: Tongyou Dao Field Pt.2

The Tongyou Elysium had not yet completed its transformation into a Dao Field, so neither Shang Xia nor Kou Chongxue could enter it freely at the moment.

Ge Qingzhu welcomed them just outside the entrance and merely lifted the restrictions so both Sages could observe everything from outside.

But just as Shang Xia was about to extend his divine soul inside, the space in front of them was suddenly torn open. Chu Jia walked out with several Formation Masters from the institution, all of whom were rank four Talisman Grandmasters or higher. They were engaged in an animated discussion.

The moment they saw both Sages, the Formation Masters immediately bowed in salute... Of course, Chu Jia was an exception. She instantly started grumbling while glaring at Shang Xia. "Hmph! You’re finally here! The space in the Tongyou Elysium is still insufficient. And the newly expanded spaces need to be stabilized with powerful techniques. Right... Once you help, we’ll be able to save a large amount of high-grade resources that would otherwise be used for deploying formations.”

Shang Xia smiled when he heard the familiar nagging, but he still asked, "Didn’t I leave behind my World Establishing Art in the Scripture Depository? Has no one trained in it?”

If enough people had mastered the World Establishing Art, then expanding the Tongyou Elysium wouldn’t have been a problem.

Chu Jia scoffed in response. "Heh! Your secret art is too amazin,g and it’s too difficult for anyone to cultivate. Right now, only three or five people have barely managed to learn it. Even then, they just scratched the surface. The speed at which they can open up space is painfully slow. If we wait for them to reach true mastery and expand the Elysium, who knows how long it’ll take?"

Shang Xia turned to look at Kou Chongxue beside him, only to see the patriarch offer a wry smile. “Expanding the space within an Elysium is always a slow and meticulous process. Besides, I’ve been stuck near the Void Mirage for years. Everything in the institution has been handled by them. Given what they've achieved, I’m already quite satisfied."

"Fair enough." Shang Xia considered that he himself had been traveling through the star regions in the Chaotic Sea of Stars all those years while frequently summoning the fleet. Each time the fleet went out on an expedition, the strongest experts in the institution would be mobilized, along with those from the various sects in the Heavenly Field.

Under those circumstances, the fact that progress in the Essence Luxuriant Heavenly Field hadn’t stagnated but was growing steadily was already a rare accomplishment.

"Oh, right," Shang Xia suddenly remembered something and asked Chu Jia, "You mentioned earlier that three or five people have learned the World Establishing Art. Who are they?"

Chu Jia wrinkled her nose and mumbled, "Who else? The first one is, of course, your disciple Hai Yuanyuan. She’s also the best at it. Aside from her, there’s Instructor Ge..."

Shang Xia looked at Ge Qingzhu with surprise. In response, Ge Qingzhu offered a slightly embarrassed smile and said, "I took advantage of my favorable location to study the secret art. If I were anywhere else, the secret art wouldn't have been nearly as easy to practice."

Chu Jia continued, "There are two others. They are newly advanced True Immortals from the past few years. They are still in the early stages of the Martial Void Realm, but they show some promise. Their cultivation realm limits their efficiency in spatial expansion, but at least it’s better than nothing."

Shang Xia smiled and nodded. "Could I suggest they learn some rod techniques? Feel free to share my Six Harmony Rod Technique with them, but there is no need for them to learn the whole thing. They can just pick one or two moves that best suit them. It might help with their cultivation of the secret art."

Shang Xia wasn’t speaking to Chu Jia or Kou Chongxue specifically but rather to Ge Qingzhu.

As an Elysium True Immortal of the Tongyou Institution, Ge Qingzhu had the responsibility to carry forward the sect's heritage and to guide and nurture the institution’s cultivators.

Shang Xia had already compiled all of his martial inheritance below that of the Seven Star Realm and recorded it in the institution’s Scripture Depository. It was available to qualified cultivators.

Although his martial path had been uniquely forged through the Crimson Soul Tablet and his personal peculiarities, he had never hoarded his knowledge. On the contrary, he hoped that those who followed his path would improve and enrich the techniques through their own cultivation.

Chu Jia, growing impatient, interjected, "Enough, enough! Since neither of you can enter the secret realm right now, what exactly do you plan to do?"

Kou Chongxue smiled and gestured to Shang Xia. "You should go ahead. My techniques aren’t so easy for others to control."

Shang Xia nodded and turned to Chu Jia. "Yuanyuan should be carrying one of my Heaven Liberation Talismans. Just have her activate it inside the Elysium. Also, here are several rank six Heaven Liberation Talismans. Please distribute them to those who have mastered the World Establishing Art."

Chu Jia accepted the talismans and immediately handed two of them to Ge Qingzhu. Then she asked, "What about your Six Harmony Supporting the Heavens? The construction of the Essence Ark is still underway, and we need the Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar for it. We can’t use it to stabilize the space here.”

Shang Xia was momentarily taken aback but then smiled. "If we really need it, I’ll send my External Avatar into the Elysium.”

Chu Jia raised her eyebrows and looked at him in shock. "Isn’t your External Avatar also a Sage?”

Shang Xia chuckled. "His cultivation level is entirely up to me, isn’t it?"

Chu Jia was briefly stunned, but quickly followed up, "But how can an External Avatar know your martial intent?"

Shang Xia laughed and said, "You must have forgotten about Su Chi of the Heart Lamp Sect and their secret art!”

Not long after he spoke, Shang Xia’s External Avatar arrived, having received the summons.

After hearing the instructions, his External Avatar merely made a helpless expression before letting his aura plunge, falling rapidly from the Seven Star Realm.

"Let’s go!" Shang Xia’s External Avatar said to Ge Qingzhu and Chu Jia, then nodded to Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue before diving headfirst into the Tongyou Elysium.

Once everyone had left and only Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue remained outside, Shang Xia said, "If it was just about opening and stabilizing an Elysium on the verge of transformation, there was really no need for you to call me back personally."

Kou Chongxue grinned. "I know! But since you were the one who started it, it’s best not to leave things half-finished."