Chapter 467 Black Star

A talisman to dispel idlers was affixed to the awning, and passersby immediately dispersed. Master Yuan Hao looked at Yu Sheng with a smile, and while raising his hand to conjure up a few stools, he explained, "First of all, let me correct one thing. Not only have these small ornaments here been blessed, but your statue has been blessed as well. I'm honest with you. It really can ward off evil spirits if you buy it. I've tried it on two mountain goblins..."

Yu Sheng was about to sit down on the stool, and when he heard what Lao Shuaibi said, he almost fell to the ground: "Is this the point?"

"How is it not the focus?" Yuan Hao's eyes widened. "My Qianfeng Lingshan's consecration technology is incomparable to the entire Taixu Lingshu..."

Yu Sheng slapped his forehead and let out a long sigh.

Luna and Hu Li had already gathered at the stall nearby without knowing when, with a heartless doll sandwiched between them. One could even hear the three of them mumbling to each other: "Hey, you guys really don't say these eyes look a bit alike!"

"My benefactor's eyes are more beautiful than this..."

"Silly fox, you are so soft-hearted. Everything he does looks good to you."

"Yeah, that's right."

"Hey, listen, silly fox! Even C-Button supports me!"

Yu Sheng's eyes twitched as he listened to the mutterings beside him. He stepped forward and grabbed the old handsome man's hand: "Seriously, let's take this thing away..."

Yuan Hao slapped his thigh and said, "It's no use just asking me to withdraw."

Yu Sheng: "...What do you mean?"

Yuan Hao raised his hand and pointed nearby: "Look around you?"

Yu Sheng looked in the direction the person pointed and spotted a souvenir stall nearby. Several large portraits of people were prominently displayed under the awning. The center one had two lines of large characters. On the left was written "Great Enlightenment, Sage and Great Virtue, Yu Sheng, the True Lord of the Realm of Great Mercy," and on the right was written "Spiritual Light Illuminates Everywhere, Alleviating Disasters, Removing Misfortunes, and Repelling Evils"...

The painting style of the portrait is very Taixu style, with a solemn appearance and auspicious clouds surrounding it, and aura. Yu Sheng himself felt that if he took it home and hung it in the living room, it might really be able to ward off evil spirits - then there would be two flat figures in the house.

After a few random thoughts in his mind, he broke out in a cold sweat. He looked at the old handsome man in front of him who was leisurely and contented with himself with an uneasy expression: "Who came up with this... Did you lead the charge?"

"How can I take the lead?" Yuan Hao laughed. "Besides, does this even need a leader? Don't you think about the reason for today's celebration?"

Yu Sheng was stunned for a moment, then he realized with a mixture of laughter and tears that a series of chain reactions were bound to occur after the angel fell - but this time the chain reaction went in a direction he had never expected...

He kind of missed the border area being under Secret Service control, always maintaining "normalcy."

At this moment, Yuan Hao suddenly moved closer, lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "There is a share..."

Yu Sheng reacted quickly and was shocked on the spot: "This is also possible?!"

Yuan Hao pulled out a palm-leaf fan from somewhere and waved it, "Under normal circumstances, it's definitely not possible. Mainly because things that can be hung on the wall to ward off evil spirits are usually lost in ancient times, or simply made up by the people. It's hard to find something like yours that is still alive."

Yu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "That brings me back to the point..."

Then he looked up and around, suddenly revealing a smile. He moved his stool closer to Master Yuan Hao, and the two of them lowered their heads and began to whisper. They immediately hit it off, working hand in glove, colluding...

Ai Lin seemed to notice the movement behind her. She turned around to look at Yuan Hao and Yu Sheng, who were huddled together and whispering something. She raised her hand and poked Gu Huli's tail: "What are they discussing?"

Hu Li pricked up his ears and after listening for a while, he became happy: "My benefactor said he would buy me something delicious!"

Irene: “…I shouldn’t have asked you.”

Meanwhile, Yu Sheng and Yuan Hao finished their conversation and suddenly remembered something: "Oh, shouldn't you be on the mountain right now? As the Sect Leader, shouldn't you be out on a day like this?"

"I left an avatar in Queyun Palace," Yuan Hao said, waving his fan. "The affairs of the sect are really boring, and leaving an avatar is enough to handle them."

"Master Yuan Ling has no objection?"

Yuan Hao waved his hand: "Junior brother, I've gotten used to it."

Yu Sheng listened and sucked his teeth: "What if he really hits me?"

Yuan Hao raised his eyes to the sky and said, "I'm used to it too."

Yu Sheng: “…”

How should I put it? He's worthy of being the kind of person who was kidnapped after going down the mountain to dance and was made a Taoist companion for twelve years, and who can still come back as if nothing happened. Compared to this mental state, Lao Shuai is simply a natural saint for cultivation, and his Taoist heart is as solid as if it's dead.

Feeling a little emotional, Yu Sheng leaned back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief. He then calmed down a bit and sat up. "It's just right now. Now that the Dark Angel's problem has been solved, we both have some free time. I have something to ask you."

Master Yuan Hao raised his eyelids: "Oh? What's the matter?"

Yu Sheng reached out and opened a small door in the air nearby. He rummaged around inside for a while, then pulled out a small box. He opened it in front of the handsome old man and said casually, "This is a strange thing that suddenly appeared in my house. I originally came to Qianfeng Lingshan to ask you about it, but I didn't expect to encounter such life-threatening events as the alien explosion and the Dark Angel as soon as I arrived. I was delayed... Come, take a look. Does it look familiar?"

When the lid of the box was opened, a piece of cloth made of strange material and with mysterious patterns on the surface lay quietly in the box.

Zhenren Yuanhao curiously leaned over to take a look, and indeed there was a hint of surprise on his face.

Yu Sheng noticed the change in the other person's expression: "I heard that you have a similar fragment over there."

Yuan Hao pondered for a moment, then nodded gently: "I do."

Yu Sheng leaned forward unconsciously: "Do you remember where it came from?"

Yuan Hao recalled for a moment, his face serious. "About a hundred years ago, I was traveling near the Algrade star field, and my immortal ship unexpectedly broke down. It was the spirit disk part..."

"Ahem, there's no need to explain the immortal ship malfunction in detail. I don't understand it either, and to be honest, I don't think it's surprising at all—your immortal ship seems to always have malfunctions," Yu Sheng interrupted with two dry coughs. "Just tell me what happened next."

Yuan Hao didn't feel embarrassed at all and was quite calm: "In short, I lost control and crashed into a 'black star'..."

"Black Star?"

"Yes, it's a completely dark celestial body, but for some reason, a faint glow is evenly distributed across a large area of air near it. It's this faint background light that allows the 'black star' to be seen... It's extremely obvious, and strange."

“Is it a black hole?”

"Of course not," Yuan Hao shook his head. "I recognize black holes. That celestial body is completely different from a black hole. It has no gravity, and even its 'entity' cannot be detected. When spiritual consciousness strikes it, it's like striking empty space, penetrating directly into it. If you must say, that 'black star' is even more like a shadow reflected in the universe.

“But it’s real.

"At that time, my immortal boat lost control and crashed directly into that pitch-black 'planet'. From the perception transmitted by the immortal boat, it should have a layer of 'surface' that was almost liquid and even moved slowly. The immortal boat had a brief deceleration when it fell into that 'liquid' layer, but soon, I penetrated into the interior of the 'black star'.

"Down there was a chaotic space, and even with my divine sense, enhanced and amplified by the Immortal Boat's many formations, it was difficult to perceive the environment beyond my visual range. I remember seeing many large clouds floating in the air, and the deeper I went, the more condensed the clouds became, until they looked like isolated islands floating in the air. I passed through some of these islands, and most of them were empty, but in some of them, I saw some strange and bizarre sights."

Yu Sheng asked curiously, "What a strange and bizarre sight?"

"Hmm," Yuan Hao nodded slightly, "Some are solitary high-rise buildings floating in the chaos, some are structures that seem to have been torn from the wreckage of some huge ship, and some are strangely curled land, or rivers floating in the darkness...

“I walked through them and felt that they were like foamy phantoms, intangible and untouchable.

"But after passing those 'clouds', the situation changed again - deeper down, there were vast expanses of ruins piled up layer upon layer."

"Ruins?!" Yu Sheng said in surprise.

"Yes, ruins. They're all different kinds of buildings, twisted beyond recognition, jumbled together in a chaotic mess, piled up like a mountain. Furthermore, the ruins are entwined, with a circular 'deep pit' in the middle... It's called a 'pit,' but it's even larger than the entire Thousand Peaks Spiritual Mountain. Thick black fog constantly emanates from the depths, and within this fog are gushing building debris.

"The debris fell onto the surrounding mountain of ruins, causing it to grow taller. However, the top of the mountain was constantly swallowed by the clouds in the sky, turning into a flurry of ash that fell back into the pit. This cycle continued over and over again. Watching it... was extremely depressing and unsettling."

"I'm getting goosebumps just hearing you say that," Yu Sheng rubbed his arms subconsciously and adjusted his sitting position. "So what then?"

"Then I flew down into the big pit..."

Yu Sheng: “…Ah?”

What the hell? They just rushed in. Are these cultivators really that brave?!

Yuan Hao threw up his hands and said, "I'm panicking too! My immortal boat is out of control!"

"Oh, I forgot about that—and what then?"

"Then I passed through the black fog and saw another, much larger, yet obviously more complete and orderly, ruin below. It looked like a large, collapsed temple, with many magnificent stone pillars standing on a giant stone square. In the distance, there were collapsed, crooked vaults and beams. A huge shadow—I couldn't make out what it was, only the outline of half a human body, but it seemed to be mixed with other body structures—fell between the stone pillars."

Yu Sheng blinked his eyes and his expression gradually became solemn.

That scene... looks familiar!

(End of this chapter)