Chapter 1508: Secluded Cultivation

The duo continued to make chit chat with each other while following the kaleidoscope of Star Moon Butterflies at a leisurely pace.

It was at Feng Qingyou said. The Star Moon Butterflies were exceptionally sensitive toward danger. It could always detect a threat early and evade it in time. They encountered many dangers along the way and only managed to avoid it because they were following the Star Moon Butterflies. Otherwise, the consequences were unimaginable.

For example, there was the highly anomalous Soul Scattering Wind. If they hadn’t dove into the water in time, the Soul Scattering Wind, the integrity of their very soul would be threatened. Best case scenario, they would suffer some soul damage and fall terribly ill. Worst case scenario, their soul would scatter, and they would die just like that.

For example, there was the unpredictable Star Rift. As the name implied, it was a stellar rift. Anyone who fell into it would be trapped amidst chaotic currents of time and space, never to escape.

The worst part about the stellar rift was that it was extremely well hidden. It was incredibly difficult to detect unless you were paying close attention, and they existed everywhere in the Sea of Stars. Literally, everywhere. It could appear in the sky, in the sea, or on the sea surface. It was extremely difficult to watch out for.

They absolutely would have fallen into a Star Rift or two if they hadn’t been following the Star Moon Butterflies.

For example, there was the terrible and powerful Star Jellyfish. A small Star Jellyfish was still as big as a hill, and a big one was easily dozens of kilometers tall. They often clung to stars and cast their tens of thousands of tentacles across the waters to catch prey. Only a Sage possessed the power to break its hold.

The worst part was that the Star Jellyfish’s tentacles were near invisible to the naked eye and completely invisible to the spirit. It was extremely difficult to detect.

Some time ago, they saw a three-hundred-meter long Disaster-class Silver-winged Peng getting caught by the tentacles of the Star Jellyfish and sucked dry in just a short time. Luckily for them, they saw the Star Moon Butterflies giving this place a wide berth and subconsciously did the same. Otherwise, they would have followed in the footsteps of the Silver-winged Peng.

For example, there was a Star Tree that even Feng Qingyou had not read in the travel journal. The Star Tree was thick and tall and rooted in the infinite space above. Its tree trunks and lives were growing toward the stars. It was the opposite of a normal tree.

The Star Tree’s roots fed on all flesh-and-blood creatures. Anyone who entered its range would most likely fall prey to it.

The Star Tree was extremely huge, so its roots covered an exceptionally wide range as well. Not only that, its roots looked like stars from below because they were shiny and dazzling. If someone wasn’t paying attention, they would not be able to tell if they were looking at a star or a tree root. By the time they noticed something was wrong, it was very possible that they would have entered the range of the Star Tree and fallen prey to it.

In fact, he and Feng Qingyou failed to notice one such root and thought it was a star. They weren’t following the Star Moon Butterflies’ trajectory exactly either. Because of this, they accidentally entered the Star Tree’s feeding range and were attacked by its tree roots. Luckily for them, they were at the periphery and were able to extricate themselves in time. Otherwise, it would have been a harsh battle at the very least.

This was but a small number of the unbelievable amount of dangers they encountered on their way toward the Star Moon Butterflies’ habitat.

Without exaggeration, they were not strong enough to safely navigate the Sea of Stars right now. Without the Star Moon Butterflies, they wouldn’t die, but their travel speed would have been severely impeded, and they would take a considerable amount of damage.

The duo stuck close to the Star Moon Butterflies, not daring to relax their guard for even a moment. In the end, they were able to make it to a star shaken but unharmed.

Half of the star was submerged in seawater, and the other half was sticking out in the air. It was about two Gold Islands big and covered in mountains and various plants. But unlike your ordinary plants, the grass was tall and thick like normal trees, the flowers were as big as millstones, and the trees were so huge it looked like they were holding up the sky. They were all giving a refreshing floral scent and rich spiritual qi as well.

Countless Star Moon Butterflies were dancing amidst the flowers and harvesting honey and fruits.

Countless pupae about three meters long and surrounded by starlight and moonlight were crawling in between the trees and feeding on leaves, flowers, and grass.

There were even some rabbits, birds and beasts drinking at a stream or playing with each other.

Everything looked tranquil, relaxing, and peaceful. It was an oasis amidst the dangerous terrains of the Sea of Stars.

Even the arrival of two uninvited guests—Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou—did not interrupt the peaceful moment. The Strangers and animals residing in the forest simply shot them a look and ignored them.

After Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou put away the Cloud Boat, they took a stroll through the gorgeous, gigantic forest. Ye Qing sighed with clear admiration, “I didn’t think it’s possible for a paradise like this to exist in the Sea of Stars.”

“There are good and bad things in the world. Peace can exist even in a place of chaos.” Feng Qingyou smiled. “It’s the same for humans, Strangers, and the world.”

Of course, they also understood that just because the peace of this place wasn’t maintained via pure goodness. This was not a place where they could act as they pleased.

The Strangers living here might appear to be harmless, but weak was not their middle name. Any Stranger who could survive the harsh environment of the Sea of Stars must be powerful to an extent. Some of them were impenetrable even to Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou’s senses.

They could rest and recuperate at this place, but if they dared to disrupt this peace for even a moment, then it would instantly become the most dangerous place in the entire Sea of Stars.

Also, they were at the outer ring of the star. The spiritual qi inside the star was even richer. They were certain that greater, more powerful Strangers were entrenched there.

That was why they did not barge into the inner regions of the star recklessly. Now was not the time to be stirring up unnecessary trouble. After finding a relatively secluded place that was far away from the streams and spring water, they set up camp and entered secluded cultivation.

Although the Sea of Stars was riddled with danger, it was also overflowing with spiritual qi and origin qi. The concentration of energy here were at least several times greater than it was in the outside world. This was especially true for this star. That was why it took them only a week to achieve full recovery.

If they were recovering anywhere else, it would have taken them at least a month to achieve full recovery even with the air of miraculous medicine and powerful herbs. It showed just how potent this place was.

They did not hurry to leave after they recovered from their wounds though. Instead, they began refining the god demon blood and Rakshasa God blood.

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Half a year came and went in the blink of an eye[1]. One day, a silhouette fell out of space and appeared in the Sea of Stars.

“Hmph. To think that you have hidden yourselves in the Sea of Stars. It sure took me a long time to find you!”

The silhouette was wearing a white robe that covered their features from head to toe. Only their eyes were flashing in the shadows and brimming with violence and bloodthirst.

No one would feel great if they were robbed, and anyone would be irritated if it had taken months to track down their sworn foe.

Of course, the white-robed silhouette was White Robe Demon Master. The man had been tracking them down for months.

Around three to four months ago, he had achieved full recovery and began his search for Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou, the culprits who had stolen his Rakshasa God Blood.

White Robe Demon Master had lived for over a thousand years, and those time weren’t wasted on trivialities. He wasn’t arrogant enough to say that he knew every art and spell that existed in the world, but he dared to say that was adept in at least a thousand or so secret arts and Magia.

Out of all the secret arts he knew, he was especially adept in the art of tracking and divination. When the two skills were combined together, not even the most elusive prey could escape his grasp.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that he could hunt a soul from hundreds of kilometers away and track them down from thousands. Nowhere in the cosmos or the nine firmaments could they hide from his senses.

In his estimations, it would take him half a month at most to suss out the two rats, reclaim the Rakshasa God Blood, and rip them to a million pieces.

1. Holy shit that’s probably the biggest timeskip we ever had in this novel I think. ☜