Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

Chapter 561 - 465: Origins of the Immortal Tower, Surviving Old Demon

In the dark starry sky, a massive black hole suddenly appeared, and the Celestial Essence Star Realm glimmered with bright silver light as it slowly leaped out of the Underworld Starry Sky.

After a month of navigation, the Longevity Star Realm had been left far behind, and the vortex-like disc was now only the size of a soybean.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One after another, Divine Crystal Immortal Ships soared into the sky, flying in all directions. The void was riddled with dangers, and they had to venture out to scout every location.

At the same time, the cities beneath the Spirit Mountain of the first layer of the Divine Continent also awakened, with the citizens of the Divine Dynasty emerging from the Divine Path Dream Realm to begin their daily labor and life.

The Underworld Starry Sky contained an inexplicable power that interfered, and if mortal beings stayed for extended periods, their Divine Souls would be damaged, gradually descending into madness. Fortunately, consuming Grain Avoidance Pills and entering the Divine Path Dream Realm could prevent this.

Shazhou, Oasis City.

Old Man Mu’en carefully wrapped his headscarf, put on a vest, and pushed open the courtyard gate.

He was a widower. Though he had no worries about food and drink, he had no interest in finding someone to manage him. The earnings from helping the Profound Pavilion with deliveries were enough for him to lead a leisurely life.

However, as soon as he stepped onto the street, he saw many people staring at the sky without moving. Old Man Mu’en looked up and was immediately dumbfounded.

He saw huge shadows soaring into the sky, and the daylight gradually dimmed as the True Sun Fire atop Siling Mountain grew ever brighter.

Old Man Mu’en swallowed, "Sun Divine Wood..."

He recognized these objects, having heard that they were treasures hauled back from the Star Sea. Each stood as tall as Kunlun Mountain, piercing the clouds, and, when laid flat, filled the entire desert.

Even the people of Shazhou were curious about where such enormous divine trees could grow, but they gradually lost interest, only for new anomalies to occur now.

The cultivators of the Profound Pavilion atop Siling Mountain were equally excited. They navigated the Starships through the gigantic trees reaching into the sky, carefully inspecting the resplendent arrays on them.

During their navigation in the Underworld Starry Sky, they were not idle.

Zhang Kui personally took charge, mobilizing a thousand Immortal Levels and tens of thousands of Profound Pavilion cultivators, who worked in shifts, finally completing the refinement of these thousands of Sun Divine Woods.

Everyone knew that this was preparation for the next upgrade of the Celestial Essence Star Realm.

Capturing a wandering star, just contemplating being part of such a grand project filled all the Profound Pavilion cultivators with excitement, prompting them to inspect even more diligently.

"Jia Sixteen is normal!"

"Wu Thirty-Seven is normal!"

"..."

While they were meticulously probing, in the void beyond the Celestial Essence Star Realm, Zhang Kui stood in mid-air, calmly watching as the giant trees floated into the star realm’s orbit, with streams of light intertwining continuously.

His current cultivation level was almost equal to that of True Monarch Ying Hai, with divine power skills surpassing his, thus arranging arrays on these Sun Divine Woods was a task of ease.

Of course, these were merely initial preparations. A Sun Star is at least a few thousand times larger than the Celestial Essence Star Realm; capturing it would be immensely challenging.

Zhang Kui’s plan referenced the Formless Celestial Immortal Sect’s shrinking array, driven by the Celestial Essence Star Realm core, first forming the Sun Divine Woods into a Dyson Sphere-like network array, then using the Sun Star’s own power to shrink it, connecting it to the Celestial Essence Star Realm core to support the cosmic membrane.

This was a massive plan; any misstep would lead to a cosmic disaster. However, if successful, the Celestial Essence Star Realm itself would be equivalent to a Half-step Starry Sky Dominator, with its protective capabilities increasing a hundredfold.

"Your method is indeed unique."

Luo Changsheng’s voice came from the Immortal King Tower, with a hint of appreciation, "Cultivation is not only about the art of war. Changing heaven and earth can also aid in comprehending the Great Path of heaven and earth. The Divine Control Power Celestial King of the Formless Star Realm excels in this way. The Star God Puppet he refined can even capture and kill Evil Gods. Unfortunately, I’m not skilled in this path and can’t help you."

Since their previous disputes, perhaps Luo Changsheng had become utterly disappointed in him, and with no further expectations, he merely waited to watch the show, and their relationship had somewhat eased.

"Formless Star Realm, Divine Control Power..."

Zhang Kui pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "The Celestial King is too modest. Your Immortal King Tower is extraordinary; it can suppress the starry sky evils. That Fire of Time is even more mysterious and unfathomable. I consider myself proficient in artifact refining, but I still can’t fathom it."

Luo Changsheng was silent for a long while, then spoke in a deep voice, "The Immortal King Tower... was refined by me, yet also not refined by me."

Zhang Kui was taken aback, "What do you mean by that?"

Luo Changsheng hesitated for a moment before saying, "I contemplated the Path of Time, seeking to explore the future by entering the river of time. To speak of a river is not accurate; it’s akin to a river, a tree, a net, beyond words to describe."

"I saw the dark future. With my Dao heart damaged, I had nothing to fear, so I exerted all my might to reverse my Divine Soul upstream, striving to see the origin..."

Zhang Kui was captivated and couldn’t help but ask, "What did you see?"

Luo Changsheng sighed, "I forgot."

"Forgot?!"

Zhang Kui was somewhat surprised, "That was the origin of time, possibly related to the Path Origin. How could such an important thing be forgotten?"

"Hmph, I have no need to deceive you."

Luo Changsheng’s tone became somewhat unpleasant, "I only took a glimpse, and it nearly caused my Divine Soul to lose itself. I painstakingly retreated to closed meditation, spending a millennium integrating that feeling into the Immortal King Tower. After the tower was completed, I forgot everything completely. Even I have never heard of Fire of Time being able to burn those dark hand imprints!"

"Oh, I see..."

Zhang Kui suddenly realized, not expecting this Immortal King Tower to have such mysterious origins, no wonder the Longevity Immortal Monarch had various schemes to keep it as a trump card.

At this moment, one by one, the towering Sun Divine Woods were already flying into orbit. Zhang Kui focused his mind, forming hand seals with his fingers. The Divine Court Bell atop Kunlun Mountain resonated with a clang, and the Yin Yang True Fire illuminated the starry sky.

Under the impact of the surging Divine Path power, each Sun Divine Wood began to slowly float, merging into the All Heaven Star Array, first spreading brilliant starlight before gradually disappearing.

Inside the surrounding starships, many cultivators of the Profound Pavilion and the spectating Celestial Pavilion Immortal Level erupted in cheers.

Zhang Kui’s lips also revealed a smile.

With the Earth Evil Silver Lotus core and the All Heaven Star Array, using the Sun Divine Wood for array formation was no longer a problem. The next step was to find a wandering Sun Star.

...

Will the Sun Star wander?

If it remained within the Longevity Star Realm, perhaps no one would have such a thought. However, entering the Endless Void really broadens one’s horizons.

If the Star Realm represents stability, then the Endless Void signifies chaos. Not only wandering Sun Stars might appear, but other more dangerous things could also emerge.

"Careful, retreat quickly!"

In the dark void, two Cave Heaven Divine Crystal Immortal Ships emitted dazzling brilliance, swiftly spreading apart, heading in different directions.

Behind them, gravitational chaos ensued, the starry sky vibrated, and the Yin Yang True Fire from the immortal ships was pulled into thin lines as if a terrifying monster was dragging them from behind.

After a long time, the void returned to normal.

Inside one of the Cave Heaven Divine Crystal Immortal Ships, Yuan Huang panted heavily, the blood light in his eyes gradually fading, and said in a deep voice, "Dao brother, are you alright?"

On the other ship, Great Venerate Toad puffed up his mouth and cursed, "What goddamn bad luck, running into a wandering black hole. This thing is hard to detect, only noticeable up close, how did we just happen to stumble upon it!"

"Don’t complain, Dao brother."

Yuan Huang looked at the Stargazing Disc and said solemnly, "The void is vast, finding a suitable wandering Sun Star is not easy. We are already far from the Celestial Essence Star Realm’s protection range, everything must be done carefully... Hold on, something’s happening!"

While speaking, Yuan Huang suddenly noticed a large patch of red dots appearing on the star map, scattered about, resembling starships.

On the other side, Great Venerate Toad similarly noticed, and asked in confusion, "Seems like all remnants, wonder when it happened."

In the Endless Void, many races and star realms wander, but due to its vastness, this was their first encounter.

Yuan Huang’s eyes showed contemplation, "Dao brother, let’s go take a look, but be cautious."

With that, the two Cave Heaven Divine Crystal Immortal Ships concealed their forms, silently and rapidly flying toward the target.

Soon, a large stretch of starship wreckage appeared before them, most showing signs of being burnt, as if violently torn apart by something.

Great Venerate Toad and Yuan Huang simultaneously flashed out, transforming into two light clusters, one red and one blue, floating and observing the surroundings gravely.

Great Venerate Toad sneered, "True Sun Fire... It’s the Red Pigeon Race!"

Yuan Huang was about to speak when suddenly a blood light flashed in his eyes, "Who’s there, come out!"

He stared fiercely at a piece of void, although the other party used the Invisibility Skill, his Power of Laws could detect even the faintest blood qi.

At the same time, two Floating Divine Fire Cannons on the Cave Heaven Divine Crystal Immortal Ships suddenly emitted silver flames, these things were akin to magical treasures, seamlessly united with their minds.

"Spare us, two Dao friends!"

In the void, a black robe rolled over, revealing an old demon from the Demon Race, black-feathered with white mustache, his body covered in wounds oozing golden blood, with two huge wings behind him.

Turns out he was an Immortal Level Black Hawk Old Demon, who somehow refined his wings into an invisibility treasure.

Yuan Huang’s eyes flashed with blood light, "Who are you?"

The old demon looked terrified, cautiously bowing, "I am Black Fire Taoist, due to my star realm being attacked by the Red Pigeon Race, I had no choice but to lead the rear, luckily retained."

"Star realm?"

Great Venerate Toad’s eyes lit up, knowing from the residual power of the True Sun Fire that it was the Red Pigeon Race, but did not expect to encounter another wandering star realm, curiously asking, "What’s the name of your star realm?"

The Black Hawk Old Demon smiled bitterly, "Sunfall Star Realm."

"Pfft, hahahaha..."

Great Venerate Toad burst into laughter, "What a name, no wonder those firebirds are giving you trouble."

The Black Hawk Old Demon grimly laughed, "In my star realm, the name has its reason, I’ll explain to you later, the Red Pigeon Race is on the move with over thirty Divine Sons, this place is dangerous, we should leave early."

"Over thirty Divine Sons..."

Great Venerate Toad’s eyes flashed with brilliance, secretly transmitting, "Brother Yuan Huang, could it be..."

"Very likely, report immediately to the Sect Leader!"

The two secretly communicated, meanwhile, the Black Hawk Old Demon grew increasingly anxious, continuously looking back, voice trembling, "Two, the Red Pigeon Race patrol, could return, this place is not safe to linger."

Great Venerate Toad laughed, grinning broadly:

"Don’t worry, when it comes to dealing with firebirds... We’ve got it down!"