Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 1627: Chapter 666: The Emperor’s Three-Thousand-Year Scheme

In the Lingji Small World, Xu Jin finished reading the material Sima Qu had given him, and his expression was somewhat solemn.

Emperor Jidao’s plans for the Kunling Domain were far deeper than he had imagined.

The Baidou Divine Sect actually emerged a thousand years ago.

However, the reason for its emergence comes from an ancestor’s decree.

It pointed out the characteristics of a certain small world, instructing the Lingji Star Hall Master from a thousand years ago to send someone to explore, even providing relevant methods.

That generation’s Lingji Star Hall Master, after sacrificing over a hundred elite disciples, finally found the inheritance of the Baidou Divine Sect in the ancestor’s decree.

Subsequently, another decree descended, and the Lingji Star Hall established the Baidou Divine Sect secretly.

Thus, two major forces, one overt and one covert, have been passed down to this day.

As for the jade box, heavily sealed, it was found along with the inheritance of the Baidou Divine Sect at that time, a blood-colored crystal.

According to the ancestor’s decree, the ancestor required the Star Lord of Lingji Star Hall to refine that blood-colored crystal into their body for better communication with the Star Battle True God.

However, that generation’s Lingji Star Hall Star Lord was extremely cunning, or perhaps time had granted him wisdom, and he did not follow the ancestor’s decree to refine the blood-colored crystal into his body but sealed it away.

After all, the ancestor could only issue decrees and couldn’t directly converse with them.

Of course, that cunning Star Lord had even come up with excuses; even if faced with the ancestor, he would only claim that the blood-colored crystal hadn’t been found.

Not only that, that cunning Lingji Star Hall Star Lord even laid down hall rules.

Every successive Hall Master must swear a Great Dao Oath to absolutely never refine it, no matter if there’s an ancestor’s decree.

As that Star Lord anticipated, every hundred years, their ancestor would descend with a decree.

Every decree was roughly the same, always searching for the Star God Blood Crystal with the intent to refine it.

However, each Hall Master wanting to succeed and inherit the predecessor’s legacy needed to swear the Great Dao Oath, rendering the ancestor’s decree useless.

In a sense, this was a case of county officials being better than distant oversee.

Then every generation of Hall Masters recorded the relevant situations and passed them down.

Until it reached Sima Qu.

Sima Qu was indeed ambitious with a certain curiosity.

He wanted to try refining the Star God Blood Crystal to see what consequences would arise.

But was helplessly sworn an oath upon succession.

Unless willing to destroy his own path, there was no choice.

Now, with the Lingji Star Hall completely destroyed, Sima Qu used this last bit of remaining spirit to give all the information regarding the Star God Blood Crystal and Baidou Divine Sect to Xu Jin.

Not out of kindness from Sima Qu.

To be precise, his actions likely harbored sinister motives.

This Star God Blood Crystal, none of the Lingji Star Hall Masters dared refine it, yet now it was handed to Xu Jin.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Xu Jin didn’t dare refine it now, but what about in the future?

It’s hard to say.

Of course, there might be kind intentions, providing Xu Jin with a reminder.

However, Xu Jin was extremely aware of the saying curiosity killed the cat.

He knew firsthand how troublesome the Star God powers received by the Baidou Divine Sect were.

This Star God Blood Crystal drew at least ten decrees from Emperor Jidao over the millennium.

It’s highly likely the core of the Star Battle True God.

It probably contains a significant secret.

Without great confidence, Xu Jin absolutely wouldn’t touch it.

Immediately, Xu Jin applied heavy seals on the jade box, even adding Thunder Seals on the outermost layer, before tossing it deep into the Sumeru Space.

"Teacher, let’s erect a memorial tomb for him."

"Already prepared."

After a brief chat, Xu Jin left with the Lingji Star Hall’s Star-picking Tower Main Building.

Dozens of breaths later, Xu Jin appeared on the edge of the Galaxy Continent, four Star Towers towering fifty miles apart under the sky.

Xu Jin had already fully mastered the authority of these Star-picking Tower Main Buildings, now just waiting for Uncle You Yu True Monarch to arrive.

Then Xu Jin sat cross-legged, activated his Spiritual Platform Star Skill, quickly recovering his heavily spent Divine Soul Power and Star Power.

Six two-hours later, Xu Jin’s Thousand Star Token flashed, and You Yu True Monarch’s Starlight Transmission arrived.

[Little Jinzi, I’ve arrived near the Kunling Domain, hurry up, strive to finish within a two-hour, the chaotic Star Gang within the Galaxy is fierce, at most I can hold for a two-hour without moving.]

[Understood, I’ll act immediately.]

The next instant, Xu Jin suddenly stood up, simultaneously triggering the highest authority of the original four Star-picking Tower Main Buildings.

Instantly, the four Star-picking Tower Main Buildings burst with starlight, with star wave fluctuations faintly reaching the sky.

Simultaneously, Xu Jin stepped onto the stars, following the starlight, ascending to the Nine Heavens, where Divine Thoughts transformed into special tracking Desire Worms, tracing their roots along the starlight.

In just a breath, Xu Jin’s expression shifted sharply.

Found it!

His form shifted, disappearing on the spot, instantly teleporting twice, Xu Jin then appeared above the Nine Heavens Cloud Layer.

Above the Nine Heavens Cloud Layer, besides the billowing sea of clouds, was a vast nihil.

Yet all of Xu Jin’s Desire Worms floated nearby.

Xu Jin lightly stomped a foot, and silver Space Star Power rippled outward like waves.

In an instant, a towering Star Tower reaching a hundred floors appeared before Xu Jin, shimmering with bright starlight.

The Star-picking Tower Main Building revealed!

According to Emperor Fenghua, space is fundamental.

The stronger the Suppression Artifact, it requires space to bear it, finding clues and shaking space can reveal its presence.

Next, the most crucial step must occur.

According to Master Emperor Fenghua, destruction is the fastest.

But if this Star-picking Tower Main Building is truly a tenth-tier Suppression Artifact left by Emperor Jidao back then, Xu Jin wouldn’t be able to destroy it.

Anyone who could achieve Emperor status, at the tenth tier, isn’t just any Star Lord, and naturally their suppression artifacts are immensely powerful.

Moreover, this Suppression Artifact, having been nourished for countless years in the Kunling Domain, has grown to an extremely astounding level.

Due to its rank, it hasn’t advanced in grade, but it’s absolutely the most powerful among Tenth Rank Suppression Artifacts.

Xu Jin wants to destroy it, which is nearly impossible.

Hence, Emperor Fenghua’s suggestion to Xu Jin is to directly refine the Artifact Spirit.

Even if Emperor Jidao is strong, being separated by millions of miles makes support extremely difficult; even if support were possible, You Yu, the True Monarch, would block his power, making refining the Artifact Spirit relatively simple and safe.

[Master Uncle, I’m about to start.]

[Don’t worry, even if Emperor Jidao projects his power here, I can cut it off with one sword.] To this, You Yu, the True Monarch, was incredibly confident.

In the next moment, Xu Jin instantly merges the Heaven and Earth Authority of the Star-picking Tower Main Building into one, and then uses the merged Heaven and Earth Authority to activate the Star-picking Tower Main Building before him.

One breath later, beyond the brilliant starlight of the Star-picking Tower Main Building, a starlight portal unexpectedly opens directly.

This brings joy to Xu Jin’s heart.

What Master Fenghua, the Emperor, said was indeed correct.

Emperor Fenghua speculated that the authority of the main building was split from within the Star-picking Tower Main Building.

If gathered together, it can control the main building to a certain extent.

Once inside the main building and finding the Artifact Spirit, it can be forcibly refined.

A fortress is easiest to breach from the inside.

In the next moment, Xu Jin proceeds into the Star-picking Tower Main Building, and upon entering, appears in a space shrouded in starlight, almost simultaneously, the form of the Star Spirit suddenly manifests.

"Xu Jin, how did you get in here?" The Star Spirit is astonished.

"I collected the authority and came over, came in. Why haven’t I seen you for a while?" Xu Jin asked.

"The master has orders." The Star Spirit said.

"What orders?"

"Cannot be said!"

Xu Jin shook his head helplessly.

An Artifact Spirit is just an Artifact Spirit, extremely loyal to executing the master’s commands.

It must be refined.

Instantly, silver ripples spread out from beneath Xu Jin’s feet, while the Star Spirit turns pale, and the whole interior of the Star-picking Tower Main Building starts to tremble. At the same time, the Mingji Star Pattern carrying Xu Jin’s vast Divine Thought spreads out instantly, rapidly covering the entire Star-picking Tower Main Building.

Xu Jin has already begun, according to Emperor Fenghua’s taught method, to search for the location of the Artifact Spirit’s true body.

Simultaneously, in a distant star realm hall, Emperor Jidao suddenly opens his eyes, his gaze instantly becoming incredibly sharp.

In the next moment, as the illusionary image of a star tower appears in Emperor Jidao’s eyes, another illusionary star tower also appears before him.

Within the illusionary star tower, there is also a small white-clothed Star Spirit.

In an instant, everything was reflected before Emperor Jidao, including Xu Jin’s actions.

"Not my disciple who obtained that half of the Summer Key?

And this little fellow has a master guiding him.

Attempting to refine my Artifact Spirit, severing my backup plans completely."

In mumbling, Emperor Jidao smiled, "Clever indeed, the idea is correct! However, you have no idea what my true arrangement and purpose are!

My arrangement of three thousand years, constantly adjusted to now, is not something you can comprehend.

Alright, let me test you!"

In the next moment, with a single thought, he subtly influences the Star-picking Tower Main Building, and a starlight emerges from the Galaxy, then swiftly descends into the Kunling Domain.

Within the Galaxy, You Yu, the True Monarch, eyes turned cold, instantly brandished a sword.

The sword light, in the Galaxy, slices as if cutting through an inn, with stars flashing all around, directly severing the descending Galaxy, scattering starlight into the chaos of the Galaxy.

Within the Galaxy, faint ripples also emerged!

"You dare come!" In the Galaxy, You Yu, the True Monarch, sneered, yet the sword light is in a state of readiness.

He knows very well that if it’s truly important, then this power projection will likely not stop here, and might even bring down disciples!

The big move is probably still behind.

Within the star realm hall, sensing that his projected power was cut off, Emperor Jidao looked in the direction of Kunling Domain, a smile appeared in his eyes.

"With a True Monarch guarding, it seems other forces intervened; this matter can’t be postponed!"

In the next moment, Emperor Jidao looked fondly at the Star Spirit avatar within the illusionary image of the Star-picking Tower before him, softly said, "Little Star Spirit, you are going to suffer!"

In an instant, he triggered the spell!

The next moment, within the main building of the Star-picking Tower, Xu Jin suddenly rejoiced as he searched for the location of the Star Spirit’s true body, he found it!

As his Divine Thought investigated, the white-clothed Star Spirit, radiating the origin aura of the Star-picking Tower, appeared before Xu Jin.

The expression of the white-clothed Star Spirit suddenly transformed into overwhelming fear.

Being found out by Xu Jin, that was normal.

"Quick... run!"

Just as the white-clothed Star Spirit uttered these two words, it suddenly exploded into pieces.

Exploding in an extremely even manner.

The fragments of the Star Spirit exploded and fell to specific points within the Star-picking Tower Main Building, forming an intricately shimmering starlight array.

The reaction of the Star Spirit, Xu Jin didn’t understand.

However, this suddenly appeared, shimmering starlight array, Xu Jin immediately recognized its significance.

Space Movement!

It carries the aura of Space Movement.

But it’s very complex!

Reflecting on the Star Spirit’s warning earlier, Xu Jin feels something is wrong, instinctively wanting to activate Space Movement Star Skill to leave.

Yet almost simultaneously with Xu Jin’s reaction, the explosion of the Star Spirit triggered the power within the Star-picking Tower entirely.

The whole Kunling Domain released intense power fluctuations, which converged into the Star-picking Tower Main Building, its accumulated power for thousands of years erupting in an instant.

In the next moment, Xu Jin is melting within the starlight of the Star-picking Tower Main Building, transforming into a starlight shooting skyward, directly breaking out of Kunling Domain, projected deep into the Galaxy.

Above the Galaxy at Kunling Domain, witnessing this scene, You Yu, the True Monarch, was dumbfounded.

He immediately contacted Emperor Fenghua!