Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

Chapter 426 - 347: Moon Palace Immortal Sect, Ancient Mirror Star Map

The events of ancient times have endured through the ages, making many truths difficult to verify and shrouded in layers of mystery.

In a common world, they might just be topics for idle conversation, but in this realm of cultivation, they leave a lingering poison, causing countless darkness and chaos.

Zhang Kui frowned and watched for a moment, then with a wave of his hand, imprinted these patterns onto a black jade plate, turning to stare at the dark and deep passage without hesitation and boldly stepping inside.

These matters would be known in due time; what he must do now is lead everyone to survive first...

...

The starship burned with silvery flames, swiftly traversing the void.

From when they departed Celestial Essence Star until now, they had been flying for several two-hours. The massive blood moon seemed close yet was still some distance away.

Inside the starship, everyone was staring ahead with solemn expressions.

The Great Venerate Toad lamented, "No wonder we must traverse the Star Sea from the Underworld; if it were in the mortal world, it could take hundreds of years at a stretch."

"Not only that..."

Cyan Flood Dragon’s eyes carried a hint of wariness, "Don’t you feel that this starry sky seems somewhat amiss?"

City Lord Jin frowned deeply and nodded, "Indeed, at first sight, the Underworld’s scarlet starry sky appears gorgeous, but over time, it inexplicably gives rise to agitation, as if..."

"The entire cosmos is bleeding!"

Yuan Huang remained silent for a while, "Indeed, we must be vigilant. Even we Immortals have this feeling, let alone ordinary cultivators. It seems the Underworld Starry Sky is not suitable for long-term crossing; no wonder Immortal Sects need to be established..."

They discussed seriously, meanwhile, Shen Xu’s clone’s Dharma Aspect floated in mid-air, golden light flickering in its eyes, recording every word.

The purpose was certainly not surveillance.

This was the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty’s first starship voyage, not only to explore the Moon Palace but also to conduct various tests on the starship. After all, Immortal bodies could survive in the starry sky, but ordinary cultivators could not do without the starship.

The time always passed quickly during starry travel, and before they realized it, the vast moon was close at hand. The discussion had long ceased, as everyone was focused unblinkingly on the way ahead.

It was a gigantic floating island, appearing as an entire piece of pitch-black rock, cold, desolate, and without any vegetation, silently suspended on the Blood Moon’s orbit of unknown mighty power.

And the lofty Immortal Sect stood upon it, flanked by simple bronze pillars, each towering like Kunlun, with a grand archway inscribed with the two large words "Celestial Essence," whose imposing presence was shocking, especially in this starry sky, appearing ancient and mysterious.

"Immortal Sect..."

Yuan Huang tightly pressed his lips, his eyes filled with astonishment.

The Celestial Essence Star had a broken Immortal Sect, but it had long been severed by Zhang Kui. This was their first close view, and they were immediately awed by its might.

Cyan Flood Dragon remarked, "Suppressing the heavens and dominating the Star Realm, the achievements of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty are indeed unimaginable."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Though they understood various causes and effects, harboring resentment towards the Infinite Immortal Dynasty, they could not help but acknowledge its many splendors.

Yuan Huang took a deep breath, "The starship will remain here, and we will ascend to investigate."

At his command, the starship was instantly enveloped in shimmering silver light and came to a halt, while several individuals teleported out, expanding the power of Small World Domain, transforming into several massive light clusters that circled and then landed on the gigantic floating island.

Yuan Huang and the others were in no hurry to advance and began exploring with Divine Thought.

This island was not barren; it had ancient, weathered stone steps and pavilions, and bronze chains deeply embedded in the black rock, but all were covered in dust, with cracks here and there.

"It should be where the ancient starships docked..."

The Great Venerate Toad’s eyes were full of interest, looking around.

"Eh?"

He suddenly frowned and looked several hundred meters away, where there were many fragments of Star Armor and a long drag mark that was exceptionally clear, visibly differing from the surroundings, turning to ask, "City Lord Jin, didn’t your Huo Continent have a starship that left?"

"It should be the traces they left behind."

City Lord Jin had also long noticed and replied, "That starship carried a Divine Strange Pearl, and with no remnants on the floating island, it must have gone to the mortal world."

Cyan Flood Dragon shook his head slightly, "We were too hasty at that time and unaware of the starry dangers; they are probably long gone."

At this moment, Yuan Huang’s eyes suddenly flashed with a bloody light, and he abruptly lifted his head, saying sternly, "There’s something up there!"

"What?!"

Everyone looked up.

In the Underworld, there was always an inexplicable power blocking the probing of Divine Sense, and their focus had been on the floating island, neglecting the top of the lofty Immortal Sect.

Emerging from the dark crevices of the Immortal Sect’s gigantic archway were over a hundred black, deformed giant creatures climbing out like spiders, some with thousand feet like centipedes, their bodies covered with twisted and bizarre faces, some like headless giants with fanged mouths on their abdomens spewing out countless tentacles...

"Underworld strangeness!"

Despite their astonishment, no one felt fear.

These were Monarchs of the Strange, numbering in the hundreds, a force that could have once toppled the world, but now they were all Immortal, able to handle them with ease.

Roar!

Though sound could not be transmitted here, the bizarre, frenzied howling penetrated the minds of everyone, soon followed by colossal figures hurtling down like falling mountains.

With a cold snort, the Sea Eye Yaksha King soared instantly, his domain of black light distorting constantly; as soon as the Monarchs of the Strange extended their claws, the surrounding space distorted strangely, resulting in shattering bones and torn flesh, black blood splattering.

The Monarchs of the Strange had potent life force, and their blood and flesh thudded onto the ground, still writhing and twisting, attempting to merge.

However, the Great Venerate Toad’s eyes flashed with a fierce glow, with transparent ripples extending outward, causing everything to tremble, and vast rocks along with the Monarchs of the Strange instantly turned to ash.