Shen Yuan knew nothing about the strange phenomenon of the shining stars in the outside world. At this moment, he was completely immersed in the understanding of the magical power of star numbers.
The "Purple Star Numbers" that was once obscure and difficult to understand like a heavenly book is now fully displayed in front of Shen Yuan.
Inside the courtyard, the Saint Enlightenment Array reenacted the Starry Sky Bodhi. Countless nodes of the array turned into Starry Sky Bodhi. The light of awakening the spirit sprinkled down from the hanging Bodhi, pointing out the myriad changes of the Star Image Method for Shen Yuan. Between the rhythm of Shen Yuan's breathing, wisps of Qingyuan Xuanzhen Qi helped Shen Yuan to maintain his original heart.
Countless astrological horoscopes intertwined in Shen Yuan's eyes. The starry sky in the secret courtyard was also constantly evolving according to Shen Yuan's will. The mysterious ways of the stars were all displayed in this small courtyard.
In the courtyard, Gong Buyu raised her head and tried to understand the mystery of the changes in the stars, but after just a moment, she lowered her head with regret. Even with her extraordinary talent, it was difficult for her to understand the true meaning of the stars.
In the Tiansheng Spirit Pond, the dragon carp had already been dazzled by the projection of the stars in the sky, and was lying on its back in the spirit pond with its eyes rolled up.
Only Bai Xue, holding a dried fish in her mouth, lay on the stone table, staring blankly at the starry sky. Her beautiful big eyes kept flashing with obsession, as if she was completely immersed in it.
This strange phenomenon lasted from the afternoon until late at night, and the imperial court and the blessed lands in Daxia had already heard the news and took action.
One after another, the ancient true masters and true lords were awakened from their slumber, and used the sect's Taoist artifacts that suppressed the sect's foundation to deduce the source of the changes in the stars in the sky.
Those with weak strength among them may get lost in the complicated changes of the stars and waste their life if they are not careful.
Even if a true master who is proficient in the art of deduction takes action, he will not be able to glimpse the source among the myriad of stars. No one can peek into it because it is hidden by the secrets of heaven.
In the end, this complex constellation lasted until late at night, until a round of moonlight shone from the moon, and the starry sky under the projection of the stars in the sky slowly dissipated.
In the secret realm of the courtyard, countless starlights transformed from the projections of the stars in the sky fell into Shen Yuan’s spiritual platform, interweaving into a huge chessboard on the spiritual platform.
Although there is no magical power, the number of the Earthly Evil Stars has returned to its place!
Shen Yuan slowly opened his eyes. Countless stars dotted his deep pupils, reflecting the changes of the stars in the sky.
An aura other than this world quietly emanated from Shen Yuan, as if he was living above the stars, not bound by the constraints of this world.
Standing up slowly, Shen Yuan only felt that there seemed to be the light of the stars above the sky guiding him. If it weren't for the Xuanhuang Realm's connection with heaven and earth blocking the guiding light, he would be able to directly ascend to the upper realm with the starlight and achieve the status of the Star God of the Sky.
"Is this the magical power of star numbers?"
Shen Yuan felt the changes in his body, and as soon as he thought about it, all kinds of information about the star number magical powers were projected onto the system interface.
Star Number (the 47th Divine Power): With the heavens as the board and the stars as chess pieces, one can play out all living things and use the astrology to predict the future, understand destiny, and derive changes.
(The foundation of the Great Starry Way can be based on the position of the star gods in the heavens.
Holding the Milky Way stars, one can combine the way of the stars to derive all the mundane things; holding the 108 star gods of the Heavenly Gang and the Earthly Sha, one can receive the command from the Heavenly Court to ascend to the realm of the gods; holding the 28 constellations, one can combine the stars of the heaven to become a celestial being; holding the Nine Star Gods, one can derive the way of the Heavenly Gang to glimpse the great way of the Golden Immortal; holding the Purple Star Emperor, one can directly point to the origin of the great way of the stars.)
The realm of supernatural power: Entering the hall
Just as Shen Yuan expected, the degree of compatibility between the Star Number Divine Power and Shen Yuan was far beyond his imagination.
After comprehending the astrological power through "Purple Star Numbers", Shen Yuan's astrological power directly surpassed the initial stage and entered the second level of mastery.
This realm directly catches up with the Disha sword technique, and is second only to the Hutian technique which is about to enter the third realm.
There are two key points that enabled Shen Yuan to enter the second realm just after he mastered the star-number magical power.
The first point is that the astrological power is deduced from astrology and numerology. This kind of power requires extremely high talent and understanding, but does not have too strict requirements on cultivation and practice time.
Shen Yuan's comprehension can only be considered average among humans, but with the assistance of the two great enlightenment treasures, the Sage Enlightenment Array and the Qingyuan Mysterious Qi, even an idiot can be forced to become a genius, let alone Shen Yuan?
In addition, Shen Yuan had done some research on "Purple Star Numbers" ten thousand years ago. After he was freed from the only shackles of the Earthly Evil Magic in this world, he naturally found it easier to comprehend it.
The second point is also the most important one.
The star number supernatural power is the foundation of the Starry Way. Ultimately, it relies on the power of the stars in the sky. The upper limit of the star number supernatural power is not determined by the talent and ability of the person who possesses it, but the degree of compatibility with the Starry Way.
As everyone knows, the stars in the sky have long been controlled by the Dou Department, one of the eight departments of the Heavenly Palace.
As the one with the deepest foundation and the strongest power among the eight departments, the Dou Department has an almost strict control over the stars in the sky.
Even if ordinary practitioners have mastered the magical power of star counting, if they cannot obtain the status of a star god in the Doubu Department to be in harmony with the Great Way of Stars, they will ultimately find it difficult to glimpse the mysteries of the Great Way.
The most important reason why Tianji Pavilion was able to defeat Tianyun Sect and control the star number supernatural power ten thousand years ago was that Tianji Pavilion was related to the star gods of Doubu. Those who controlled the star number supernatural powers in all generations could ascend to the upper realm and enter Doubu, and become the stars of the Milky Way.
Although the Milky Way stars are only of the lowest status among the Zhoutian star gods, not everyone is qualified to control them.
Before the Tianji Pavilion approached the Doubu Star God, several generations of masters of the star-numbering magical power did not even have the status of the Milky Way stars. Even if they mastered the star-numbering magical power, they could only stop at the third level and could not even glimpse the starry road.
But after Shen Yuan comprehended the magical power of star numbers after appearing in this world for ten thousand years, everything became completely different.
Although Shen Yuan had no idea what kind of catastrophe the upper realm had encountered, he was certain that there must have been heavy losses within the Heavenly Court. Even the Emperor Donghua Shaoyang, who was in charge of the incense and fire, had quietly fallen.
You should know that Emperor Donghua Shaoyang is not only the supreme emperor of the incense and fire sect, his true body is also the True Lord of the Sun who sits in the Sun Palace and controls the Sun Star. He is the chief of the Nine Star Gods.
In the Dou department, if the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole in the Central Sky does not care about worldly affairs, then the Emperor Donghua, the head of the Nine Stars, will be respected.
Even Emperor Donghua, the head of the Nine Stars and deputy lord of the Dou Department, died in the catastrophe. The Dou Department must have also suffered a catastrophe and could not completely control the stars in the sky.
Under such circumstances, the Dou Department's suppression of the Star Avenue can no longer be as strict as it was ten thousand years ago, and the star number magical power has a higher upper limit.
When Shen Yuan comprehended the second level of the star-number magic power, he could feel the light of the stars guiding him to ascend. This phenomenon was enough to prove that the position of the Doubu Star God was missing. It had reached the level that anyone who was close to the Avenue of Stars could obtain the position of the Doubu Star God.
And the most important point is that Shen Yuan, who possessed the magical power to drive away gods, conferred the title of Sun God ten thousand years ago. As the magical power of Disha was the only one in the world, it was almost equivalent to the position of Emperor Donghua.
Although this was just a subtle misunderstanding, the deeds of giving birth to the sun and the moon and conferring the title of Sun God on behalf of Emperor Donghua still remain in the Xuanhuang Realm.
This made Shen Yuan vaguely connected to the Sun Star that had lost its monarch.
Although it is impossible to reach the level of recognizing Shen Yuan as the Sun Star Lord, this vague connection is enough to overwhelm many star gods.
With the blessing of the origin of being close to the Avenue of Stars, Shen Yuan ascended to the heavens in one step and directly deduced the star-number magical power to the second level.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuan took a step forward and instantly appeared in the courtyard through space teleportation.
Gong Buyu, who was watching the stars disappearing in the sky, noticed Shen Yuan who suddenly appeared. His heart trembled and he immediately bowed to Shen Yuan:
"Bu Yu greets the Master!"
"No need to be so polite." Shen Yuan waved his hand casually and looked at the night sky in the secret courtyard.
The secret realm of the courtyard gained some of the true meaning of the sun and the moon because Shen Yuan evolved Zhu Ming Chengye with the help of the Zhulong Immortal Sword. In addition, by chance, he entered the Holy Enlightenment Array and evolved the Starry Sky Bodhi with the nodes of the array, and it also had the atmosphere of a small world.
And today, Shen Yuan comprehended the magical power of star numbers and also sent down the projection of the stars in the sky, adding some of the true meaning of the stars to it.
"It was fate that enabled you to evolve the starry sky."
Shen Yuan sighed softly, the stars in his eyes trembled, and in an instant, the small sky in the secret courtyard began to undergo earth-shaking changes.
The projections of stars from the heavens are imprinted on the sky, vaguely echoing the starry sky bodhi trees that are spread throughout the secret courtyard.
The bright starlight and the light of awakening the spirit were in the sheath at this moment, and the Saint Enlightenment Array began to spread gradually from the foundation of the array nodes to the starry sky.
Although the Saint Enlightenment Array was once called the Starry Sky Bodhi by Shen Yuan, the so-called starry sky was ultimately just a false starry sky constructed by the array nodes. At this time, the projections of the stars in the sky were reflected on the array nodes, and the Saint Enlightenment Array actually evolved into the image of the starry sky.
As the stars lit up one by one, the Enlightenment Array was also constantly changing, and the interpretation of astrology and numerology by the stars in the sky continued to intertwine in Shen Yuan's eyes.
As the cold starlight fell, Gong Buyu in the courtyard seemed to see an almighty god in charge of the stars in the sky, performing countless interpretations with the falling stars.
Finally, the branches of the Starry Sky Bodhi Tree stretched out completely, almost blending into the starry sky of this world, and the layout of the stars in the sky slowly froze.
Magnificent stars are spread all over the secret courtyard. Standing in the courtyard, Gong Buyu feels a vastness he has never felt before. He feels as if he is in a sea of stars with countless stars within reach.
After doing all this, Shen Yuan walked slowly to the stone table under the jujube tree, stroked the fallen leaves on the stone bench with his long sleeves, and slowly sat down.
In an instant, the heaven and earth seemed to tremble slightly, and the stars returned to their positions completely.
On the stone table, Bai Xue seemed to be attracted by the magnificent constellations in front of her, her bright big eyes staring at the stars in the night sky with fascination.
Shen Yuan raised his lips slightly, and without disturbing the kitten's interest, he turned to Gong Buyu and asked:
"How long has it been since I went into seclusion to practice?"
Before Shen Yuan unexpectedly returned to Wanzai because of the Tianyuan Secret Order, he stayed in that closed little world for a full eighteen years, which is only eighteen months in the Xuanhuang Realm.
The disordered flow of time and the incomplete rules made Shen Yuan unable to determine how much time had passed in the present world.
But what is certain is that this period of time is definitely not short, because he can feel that the rules of this world are constantly being repaired, and the suppression on the Divine Transformation cultivators is almost non-existent.
It only takes a few days and there will be no obstacles to advancing to the God Transformation stage in the present world, and those God Transformation cultivators who have survived in the blessed lands can also appear in this world.
Gong Buyu responded softly, "It has been three months since Master last appeared."
"Three months?"
Shen Yuan was a little surprised.
Three months is definitely the longest period of seclusion for Shen Yuan.
However, compared with the changes in the rules between heaven and earth, three months seems far from enough time for the rules of heaven and earth to be complete enough for a great cultivator to descend.
"Did something unexpected happen?"
Shen Yuan tapped the stone table lightly with his index finger. In his eyes, he saw the trajectories of stars slowly moving. The stars in the night sky also moved according to Shen Yuan's will.
After a while, a trace of surprise flashed across Shen Yuan's eyes:
"I didn't expect that the source of the changes in the world would fall on me?"
Through the deduction of the star number magic, Shen Yuan realized that the reason for the accelerated recovery of the rules of heaven and earth in these three months was actually the influence of the Nine Breaths Subduing Magical Power he had comprehended at that time.
The Nine Breaths to Subdue Qi magical power triggered unknown changes outside the Xuanhuang Realm. A large amount of the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth penetrated into the Xuanhuang Realm, causing the Xuanhuang Realm to begin to show signs of accelerated recovery.
“But this isn’t a bad thing.”
After realizing the source of it, Shen Yuan felt much calmer.
If it were before this time travel of ten thousand years, facing the suppression of heaven and earth that was about to be released, Shen Yuan might have been worried.
But after traveling through ancient times and witnessing the true heyday of cultivation, Shen Yuan felt more confident.
As long as the restrictions of heaven and earth are completely released, Shen Yuan will be able to break through to the realm of transformation. By then, even if Shen Yuan does not rely on the favorable time and place in the trial, he will be able to face the real person of refining spirits directly.
With such strength, even if he couldn't roam the world, at least he would have no problem protecting himself.
In addition, this journey of ten thousand years has also added a lot of experience to myself.
Thinking of this, the starlight in Shen Yuan's eyes faded and he picked up the rusty ancient bronze sword at his waist.
The Zhulong Sword Huiming was an immortal weapon that was famous throughout the world tens of thousands of years ago. All its owners in the past were called the Master of the Zhulong Sword.
This magic sword has always been by Shen Yuan's side since he obtained it. The magic sword has been washed away by thousands of years of time and the long-term exhaustion of spiritual energy has worn away its spiritual essence. Even though Shen Yuan has improved his Disha swordsmanship and nurtured the sword, it is ultimately difficult to reproduce the magic of the magic sword.
When Shen Yuan crossed over ten thousand years to the past, the Huiming Sword was still covered in rust. Ten thousand years ago, no one could recognize the true form of the sword.
However, with the return of Shen Yuan's true body to the world ten thousand years later, the many treasures that Shen Yuan carried with him were all washed away by time. Shen Yuan had always focused his attention on the treasures he had obtained ten thousand years ago, and had actually ignored the secret changes that had taken place in this immortal sword.
If Shen Yuan hadn't accidentally sensed it when his star-number magical power was activated, he would not have been able to detect the problem.
He drew out the Huiming Sword, and the blade was still covered with mottled rust from the erosion of time, but within the dark red rust of varying depths there was actually a hint of decay and end brought about by the passage of time.
Different from Zhu Ming Chengye who only had a simple concept of time, the changes in time remaining in the Huiming Sword were truly integrated into this magic sword.
“Zhulong is an ancient god who controls time. Perhaps Huiming Sword already controlled the way of time when it was at its peak.
Just this trace of decay from time is enough to restore the Huiming Sword to the level of a spiritual treasure.
If I could go back to the time thousands of years ago many times and let the Zhulong Immortal Sword experience the erosion of time many times, maybe I could awaken the true meaning of the Zhulong Time Dao in the sword and restore the power of the immortal sword."