novelraw Chapter 1020: The Goddess in the Scroll
Chapter 1020: The Goddess in the Scroll
At a cursory glance, the vast starry sky seemed chaotic; apart from its vast depth, there wasn’t much unusual. But upon closely observing the endless stars, and as her mental state gradually melded into it, Mu Hanyan suddenly realized that this Star Map was far from simple as it appeared.Her mind immersed within the Star Map, it felt as if she had once again entered the mysterious star plate within her chest. All the stars emitted a faint blue starlight, interconnected with one another.
A hazy painting also emerged in Mu Hanyan’s mind: A woman clad in battle armor floated amidst the endless cosmos, like a divine being ruling over heaven and earth. Countless guards in similar armor bowed at her feet, paying homage.
Although this painting was entirely composed of concentrated starlight, it was remarkably vivid, making one feel as if they were actually there. Mu Hanyan could even sense the majesty on the woman’s face and the reverence in the hearts of those guards.
Unbeknownst to her, the painting became vague and blurry once more. All the stars flickered quietly, gradually losing their splendid brilliance, as though the fall of myriad gods. At this moment, Mu Hanyan felt a profound sense of desolation and endless sorrow.
But in the next moment, the starlight reappeared, now with slight differences from the previous painting. The guards around her had vanished, and only the woman in battle armor stood alone in the vast cosmos, with lines drawn by thin strands of starlight outlining her.
Mu Hanyan suddenly realized that the depiction of the woman in armor was actually composed of merely a part of the stars at the center of the scroll. If these stars were drawn into a Star Map and divided by lines outlined by starlight, the most central part was precisely the original star phase chart of the mysterious star plate at her chest.
Continuing to divide along the lines sketched by starlight, the entire Star Map would be partitioned into nine pieces. Mu Tianlie’s Sky Star Disk, as well as the so-called Star Mechanism Plate obtained from Shen Moce and the others, were all among them.
Mu Hanyan suddenly realized: so this was the complete Star Map, shattered into nine pieces, and existing separately in different Heavenly Destiny Star Plates.
Originally, Mu Hanyan thought that finding all the fragments of the Star Plate to completely restore the mysterious star plate was an impossible task, but now it seemed not as difficult as she thought. She had already found three pieces; as her cultivation improved, finding the remaining six wasn’t entirely impossible.
After all, the higher her cultivation, the higher her status and position, making many things much easier to accomplish. Moreover, she had the Nanyan Commerce behind her, which had now established a foothold in Anyun City. Its influence gradually spread throughout the entire Anyun, and eventually, throughout the Holy Court Continent. It would thus become easier to seek out other Heavenly Destiny Star Plates.
Mu Hanyan gazed for a long time at the woman formed by the converging starlight, both awed by her supreme majesty that looked down upon the world, and deeply saddened by the ineffable loneliness she exuded.
Looking carefully once more at the lines drawn by the starlight, suddenly, Mu Hanyan made an exhilarating discovery.
The fragmentation of the Star Map wasn’t entirely without pattern; it formed the vein of a cultivation technique.
Mu Hanyan suddenly slapped her forehead. The previous breakthroughs of the Heavenly Heart Technique were all due to the star plate’s effect. This time, by coincidence, she had acquired the complete Star Map, so the Heavenly Heart Technique should still have potential for advancement. She had actually forgotten about this.
Without hesitation, Mu Hanyan immediately began to circulate the cultivation technique along that vein.
The Qi within her surged like a relentless tide, and Mu Hanyan’s heart also stirred with tumultuous waves.
The Mu Family’s Heavenly Heart Technique and the Yan Family’s Sky Star Technique were both included in this cultivation technique. However, compared to it, they were merely simplified entry-level techniques. Even though her previous techniques had undergone several upgrades, they couldn’t compare to this one at all.
It turned out this was the complete cultivation technique. The secret techniques of the Mu Family and the Yan Family, passed down through generations, originated from it yet were all incomplete. This Star Map concealed the truly complete cultivation technique!
Even the simplified and incomplete Heavenly Heart Technique was immensely beneficial on its own. So how boundless must the profundity of this complete technique be? Mu Hanyan was so delighted she almost exclaimed aloud.
"Divine Martial Heaven Breaking Technique!" Just as Mu Hanyan was in a state of shock and joy, an ethereal voice echoed in her mind. It seemed like a chant from hundreds of thousands of years ago, yet it resonated eternally within the vast galactic river.
Divine Martial Heaven Breaking Technique—was this the name of the cultivation technique? Mu Hanyan’s heart trembled fiercely, and the image of the woman condensed from the starlight appeared once again in her mind. So ethereal, yet so solemn and majestic.
As far as Mu Hanyan knew, both the Mu Family and the Yan Family were descendants of the Guardian of the Gods. Their ancestral techniques were also from the Guardian of the Gods, the strongest on the continent in the past. According to her grandfather, the power of the Guardian of the Gods originated from the Heavenly Destiny Star Plate.
Therefore, it seemed that all of this should originate from the woman before her eyes.
Mu Hanyan truly couldn’t imagine how powerful this woman was! And what her background might be!
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Yet the Divine Martial Heaven Breaking Technique was too profound. Although Mu Hanyan had already mastered the techniques from both the Mu and Yan families, and the Heavenly Heart Technique had advanced several times, establishing a solid foundation, it was still impossible to comprehend it completely in such a short time. Furthermore, her mind was filled with so many doubts that she couldn’t fully calm down to ponder this cultivation technique; thus after cultivating for a while, she stopped.
Opening her eyes again, Mu Hanyan immediately saw Yu Qingwan’s eyes filled with both puzzlement and concern.
"What’s the matter?" Mu Hanyan looked at Yu Qingwan, then lowered her head to check herself, finding nothing unusual, she asked in confusion.
"Young Master Mu, do you know how long you’ve been standing like this?" At this moment, Doctor Sun’s odd voice sounded from behind.
"Not long, I suppose." Mu Hanyan casually put away the scroll. Only then did she see that beside Yu Qingwan, Doctor Sun and Mu Hanfeng were also there, sharing the same concern.
"You’ve been standing for three days, not moving a muscle for three days. If Young Master Ye hadn’t instructed me not to disturb you, I would have used the golden needle soul-stabbing technique to wake you." Doctor Sun said.
"What, three days?" Mu Hanyan was so shocked she almost dropped the scroll.
It had felt like only a brief moment, yet three days had passed.
"Yes, sister, we were all terrified, thinking something had happened to you in the Soul-breaking Valley, leaving behind some hidden problem." Mu Hanfeng hadn’t completely relaxed yet and looked at Mu Hanyan with concern.