Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

Chapter 565 - 469: The Sunfall Pledges Allegiance, Celestial Alliance Pact

The elders’ hall of the Sunfall Star Realm is located underground.

It is a massive, expansive cave, surrounded by crystals formed from high-temperature melting and solidification, ancient and dim. Some of them even glimmer with faint light, making the ancient sculptures appear even more mysterious.

Unlike the incessant internal strife in the Vast Sea Star Realm, the Sunfall Star Realm, having long wandered in the void and faced survival pressures, is instead more united.

At this moment, the elders with Immortal-level cultivation in the hall have solemn expressions.

Among them are either members of the Three-Eyed Ancient Race with three heads and six arms, or Demons with long feathers and scales, each wearing grand black robes but all with solemn brows.

"When can the core grand array be repaired?"

"It will take at least ten days."

"How can that be, even though we don’t know why the Red Pigeon Legion left, they could return at any time, and then we’d all be in ashes!"

"Hmph, Lie Yan, what brilliant strategy do you have?!"

"How about... we lift the seal?"

"Absolutely not!"

Just when they were arguing, someone suddenly furrowed their brow and looked towards the entrance of the hall, their eyes lighting up with joy: "Black Fire Elder has returned!"

A flash of black light appeared at the entrance, instantaneously appearing before them; it was the fortuitously escaped Black Fire Taoist.

"Black Fire Elder, you’re alive!"

"Truly fortunate."

"Yes, brother, are you hurt?"

The Black Fire Taoist is a man of righteousness, quite respected even within the Elder Council. Everyone gathered to greet and inquire, and one of the previously noisy ones asked:

"Brother, you returned just in time, our next step..."

"No need."

The Black Fire Taoist slightly waved his hand, his expression grave as he looked at everyone:

"The Red Pigeon Legion has been completely annihilated!"

"What?!"

The hall was in an uproar.

......

Mighty Kunlun, shining on all sides.

On the snow-capped peaks, the Golden Body of Tai Shi stands suspended in the air, golden eyes with light and shadow swirling, reflecting all things in the Divine Dynasty.

Nowadays, the Human Race Divine Path has grown increasingly powerful. If the Earth Evil Silver Lotus and Yin Yang True Fire are the core of the Celestial Essence Star Realm, then the entire Divine Path is the meridians, maintaining the operation of the Divine Dynasty.

Under the deployment of the Divine Path network, in the void, the starships clearing the battlefield are transporting the crystalline bodies of the Three-Eyed Firebirds and altar fragments to Shazhou.

Beside Tai Shi, the Immortal King Tower floats slowly.

In the void inside the Immortal Tower, Zhang Kui looked at the thirty-plus suppressed Red Pigeon Divine Sons and nodded slightly, then his figure flashed into the Immortal King Hall.

In the Immortal King Hall, Luo Changsheng was silently gazing at the star map before him, full of contemplation.

He had used the fake death strategy to escape like a cicada shedding its shell; to deceive the world, he chose to stay in this secluded Immortal Hall, relying on Zhang Kui for all information.

Zhang Kui strode forward, opened his wine gourd, and took a sip, asking, "What are you looking at, senior?"

"Looking at the future..."

Luo Changsheng said in a deep voice: "Since you want to seize the reign over the world, you naturally cannot charge recklessly like covering one’s head, you must have a plan."

"Those behind-the-scenes manipulative forces have their imprints ingrained in everything; they probably won’t awaken until the day heaven and earth overturn, so there’s no need to worry for now. Rather, many Starry Sky Evil Gods and Immortal Kings will become obstacles."

"Now that the Longevity Star Realm is controlled by Chi Chong, that fellow is mighty and has significant ambitions. We should temporarily avoid his edge, but unfortunately, with the drastic changes in the world today, it’s hard to know the situation in other star realms..."

Zhang Kui nodded slightly, "Indeed, none of those guys are easy to deal with. We must first ascertain the situation, but foremost, we must strengthen ourselves. Are those Divine Sons enough for time travel?"

Luo Changsheng felt for a moment, then nodded: "Almost, but there’s still an Evil God Fiend being suppressed, adding it in will do."

Zhang Kui was overjoyed, "That’s great!"

Currently, his Celestial Gang Skill is temporarily enough, but his Tao Cultivation is lacking. If elevated to a half-step Starry Sky Dominator level, he can really wrestle with those guys.

Luo Changsheng nodded slightly, then said in a deep voice:

"Your plan does have a glimmer of hope, but the only thing I disagree with is that you are giving away too much!"

"I’ve seen too much; the living beings of this world are both pitiful and hateful; even a small benefit will make them lose their heads. To accomplish great things, you must keep them under control, without a shred of transgression!"

Seeing Zhang Kui remain silent, Luo Changsheng got somewhat irked and mocked, "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, they regard the myriad things as straw dogs. To be a saint of this world, one must be likewise. Time flows, the myriad things travel against it; human hearts will not change them. Saying that the sentient beings are the hope sounds rather laughable."

"Do you really believe in things like morality?!"

Zhang Kui was silent for a while, then suddenly said:

"Belief is existence, disbelief is nothing."

"Then is there, or isn’t there?"

"Belief is existence, disbelief is bloody nothing!"

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Kui looked outside the hall, smiling calmly,

"If I don’t believe, it truly ceases to exist..."

......

In the void, with no sunrise or sunset, only measurable by scale, time always seems to pass quickly without notice.

Ten days later, the enormous Sunfall Star Realm, shimmering with faint light, advanced in the void. In the distance, the Celestial Essence Star Realm shone brightly like a star.

"It’s truly unbelievable!"

One of the elders, with divine light bursting in their eyes, admired, "Our Sunfall Star Realm is unique; who would have thought the other side could advance automatically with mere arrays, much faster than us, definitely with a brilliant Refining Realm Master at the helm."

Another Demon elder, seeming unconvinced, said, "That may not be the case; if we were to unveil the seal underground..."

"Shut up!"

An elder from the Three-Eyed Ancient Race with all white beard shouted angrily, "That seal must not be unveiled; no one is allowed to mention this matter again!"

Everyone exchanged looks, cupping their hands one after another:

"Yes, Great Elder."

The elder’s expression softened slightly, turning to Black Fire Taoist:

"Black Fire, as you said, that Celestial Essence Star Realm is indeed strong. We may follow them, but are you sure they won’t annex us?"

The Black Fire Taoist had a peculiar expression, "When I left, their Sect Leader sent word that following them was permitted, but unless willing to submit to the governance of the Human Race Divine Path, they would not incorporate us into the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty’s register."

As soon as this was said, everyone burst into laughter:

"These terms... they really consider themselves a hot commodity!"

"Haha, I’ve never seen such brazen folks!"

...

As the elders of the Sunfall Star Realm were mocking, Yuan Huang and others were also watching the Sunfall Star Realm through the Stargazing Disc.

"Marvelous."

The elder of the Profound Pavilion was gleaming with excitement, "According to the information, the Sunfall Star Realm was originally a Sun Star, after extinguishing, it evolved into a Life Star, and just before breaking apart, was refined into a Star Realm."

As he spoke, the old man’s eyes were full of regret, "Unfortunately, the Refining Realm Master they found is a blockhead; if the Sun Star had a trace of remaining fire, who knows, they might have forged a Divine Artifact more formidable than the Star Shining Thunderfire Shuttle."

He recalled discussions the Sect Leader had with them about Divine Artifacts, and the myriad creative ideas were praiseworthy. Among these was the idea of using a star as the artifact’s body; if realized, the power...

The others shook their heads speechlessly, ignoring this artifact-crazy elder of the Profound Pavilion, and started to discuss among themselves.

"Although they’ve chosen allegiance, we must still be cautious."

"That’s right, human nature is unpredictable; exchanges between sides are inevitable, but openness must be limited."

"Our Divine Dynasty harbors aspirations to transform the world, inevitably needing to consolidate various forces in the future, so we must establish a protocol in advance..."

Before long, the high-level meetings between the Celestial Essence Star Realm and the Sunfall Star Realm concluded, officially named an alliance. Yet, everyone knew it was essentially the Sunfall Star Realm accepting the protection of the Celestial Essence Star Realm.

The location was naturally chosen at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, and when the elders from the Sunfall Star Realm entered, they were utterly amazed.

"They... have so many Spirit Mountains, with most lying abandoned, simply... this is absurd!" A Demon elder’s eyes turned red.

"This Celestial Essence Star Realm has such abundant Spiritual Qi, probably comparable to those legendary Immortal Realms..."

"Shut up, you’re making a fool of yourself!"

The Great Elder of the Sunfall Star Realm felt an ominous premonition.

The negotiations went very smoothly, and both sides agreed to a treaty:

The Sunfall Star Realm would follow the Celestial Essence Star Realm, engaging in regular material exchanges, and committing personnel to battles when necessary...

Despite various restrictions, generally, both sides were satisfied, setting the tone for future territorial expansion.

Of course, the condition of joining the Divine Dynasty, initially trivialized, was mysteriously included in the treaty by the many elders of the Sunfall Star Realm.

Having witnessed the prosperity and stability of the Celestial Essence Star Realm, they began to feel uncertain about their future plans...