Chapter 1281: Reunion in the Sea of Stars (7k)
A large number of Hedao corpses were flying around like kites being pulled by strings. The expressions on their faces still showed the joy of escaping from the disaster.
“Damn it…”
Looking at these faces that were vivid not long ago, now completely frozen, Guan Xingxiu could no longer bear it, and the Falling Star Sword turned into a golden light and slashed straight forward.
A green figure suddenly appeared and blocked the sword light.
Ice crystals blooming like flowers appeared at his fingertips. The surrounding air seemed to be frozen, and the Falling Star Sword was also frozen in mid-air.
"This is... Qingshuang?"
Xu Guanhai looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar figure and couldn't help but screamed in surprise.
It turned out that the one who cast the spell to stop the Falling Star Sword was none other than Hedao Qingshuang, who had his inner strength drained out and died not long ago.
only……
Guan Xingxiu narrowed his eyes, unable to hide the shock in his heart.
"Old Guan, be careful, this Qingshuang is not Ji Wantao himself, but the spirit of heaven and earth!" Xu Guanhai also saw the clue in an instant and reminded loudly.
The five surviving Hedaos suddenly became nervous again.
After a careful observation, they found that the appearance of Qingshuang, the Soul of Heaven and Earth, was no longer the blurry face it once was. Instead, it was very similar to the appearance of Qingshuang Immortal Venerable Ji Wantao when he was alive.
What made them feel even more terrified was that behind Qingshuang, the new soul of heaven and earth, a thin line stretched out and extended into the void.
The thin thread was exactly the same as the weapons they had discovered Feizhou used to kill Hedao.
As they confronted the flying boat, a large number of thin lines stretched out from nothingness.
Familiar faces seemed to float out from the shadows.
Surrounded the five survivors.
Sun Luchang's face turned pale and his body trembled: "How is it possible? Death is fine, but the soul of heaven and earth can be extracted and refined? What kind of evil magic is this..."
However, Zimei seemed to be thinking: "This place is far away from the Xuanhuang Realm, and the law of returning to heaven has naturally lost its effectiveness. If some special means are adopted, it may not be impossible to disguise as the heavenly way and accept these spirits of heaven and earth."
Xu Guanhai smiled bitterly: "Old Guan, it seems that we are doomed this time. I, Old Xu, may not be afraid of one or two souls of heaven and earth. But with so many... and this terrifying flying boat..."
Guan Xingxiu's eyes flashed with determination: "Then destroy this monster first!"
"Wait!" When the Falling Star Sword was about to pierce through the deck of the flying boat, Lan Yu suddenly stopped him.
Lan Yu strode forward, blocking the way between the spirits of heaven and earth, and said in a deep voice: "Check the current probability of completing the task."
All the floating souls of heaven and earth fell into stillness. After a moment, the cold voice of Wang Zun Feizhou came: "The feasibility of the current mission is extremely high."
“Current energy reserves: sufficient.”
"Energy replenishment program terminated."
…
The sounds continued to echo, and the floating, expressionless spirits of heaven and earth were dragged by those thin lines and returned to nothingness.
The seemingly hopeless crisis disappeared in an instant.
Sun Luchang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh. He was still a little bit unbelievable: "Just... just like that?"
Lan Yu's expression did not ease at all: "It's only temporary. Now it seems that as long as we don't run away, it will not attack us as long as we have enough energy."
Guan Xingxiu nodded and said in a cold voice: "But when its energy is insufficient, it will definitely hunt and absorb us. Humph, we are all important officials of the Immortal Alliance, but now we are reduced to food for tools in this cold void. It's really ironic..."
Zimei didn't say anything and her expression was serious.
Only Xu Guanhai smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect to live a little longer, I'm lucky. Everyone, relax. This guy swallowed so many Hedao at once, maybe he can hold on to see the old man Tianzun?"
"Besides, they were ambushed before. If the five of us work together and take precautions together, we may be able to successfully escape from this damn place." Xu Guanhai said this using his spiritual consciousness.
"I have the Tiandu Martial Arts Arena. If I deploy a martial arts barrier, it should be able to delay a lot of time." Lan Yu said.
"After all, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. How about we recuperate for a while and then break out together?"
"If you don't leave, you will definitely die. Let's fight!"
…
Time passed slowly as everyone communicated with each other.
When they all recovered to their best condition and started, the operation went smoother than they had imagined.
Not only was there no Spirit of Heaven and Earth coming out to stop it, even the Wangzun Flying Boat itself was like paper and was easily torn into pieces.
"Out...came out?" Sun Luchang was stunned.
"No!" Guan Xingxiu looked at the void around him with a stern expression.
"Still inside the flying boat! We are imprisoned!"
The Falling Star Sword suddenly burst out with an extremely dazzling light, trying to illuminate the dark space here.
But just like the real starry sky, this place seems endless. The brilliance of the falling stars is like fireflies, extinguished in an instant.
"Go!" Guan Xingxiu still did not give up. He summoned the Falling Star Sword and flew rapidly into the darkness.
But he never expected to return and be completely swallowed up by the darkness.
The other people also found something wrong and used their own methods, but without exception, none of them could escape from this void cage.
"That damn thing had no intention of letting us go from the beginning. We were planning to escape, but it took a step ahead and ambushed us!" Sun Luchang said hatefully.
"This seems to be some kind of formation. It is somewhat similar to the [Liang Yi Micro Dust Formation] in ancient legends." Xu Guanhai said in a daze after observing for a while.
Then he said with some regret: "It's a pity that I don't know the formation, otherwise I could try to break it."
"I don't understand either."
“…”
Everyone remained silent, and then all turned their eyes to Lan Yu.
This veteran master of Hedao has lived for thousands of years, so he should know something about formations, right?
Amid the expectant eyes of the other four, Lan Yu shook his head helplessly: "I do know a little bit about formations, but the level of this formation..."
"He is far superior to me. I can't see through him." Lan Yu told the truth.
For a moment, everyone felt a little desperate.
Deathly silence enveloped the group.
"The formation here is an absolutely claustrophobic space. I can't find the exit. But if that Wang Zun flying boat wants to kill us again, it will definitely open a gap. At that time, it will be our chance."
After a while, Lan Yu suddenly said this again, igniting everyone's hope.
"I will open the martial arts arena, and everyone go in and hide to prevent the flying boat from attacking again."
As he spoke, a circular building appeared in the dark void.
There was no better way, so everyone had to fly into it.
As the gap closed, the five men looked at each other, and a desire to fight suddenly surged in their hearts.
"Master Lan, can you control this magic weapon? Now is not the time to spar with us! We are wasting our energy. What will we do when Feizhou attacks?"
"Oh my god, Lao Guan, why did you sneak attack me?!" Xu Guanhai shouted.
Even though the five of them tried to suppress their restlessness, they could not help but attack each other.
Lan Yu explained helplessly, "This treasure was personally passed down by the great wizard back then. Once you enter it, you will be forced to practice martial arts until you leave. It is the nature of the treasure and cannot be controlled. I did not take it out before because of this reason."
"But we can adjust the intensity of the martial arts performance. I have already adjusted it to the lowest level. Don't suppress your fighting spirit. Just attack at will and maintain the state of combat. With the supplies we brought, we don't have to worry about energy consumption."
After a hectic battle, everyone finally adapted to the situation.
They were competing with each other in a lightweight way while communicating peacefully.
"It's good to warm up like this. At least it can ensure that I'm in the best condition whenever I shoot." Xu Guanhai found joy in the midst of adversity.
Sun Luchang sighed: "It's been a long time since I fought with someone like this, fellow Taoists, please be gentle..."
Guan Xingxiu got back to the point: "In this desperate situation, we only have one chance. So we must be aware of each other's strongest means."
Guan Xingxiu's words were recognized by everyone.
He then took the lead and said: "My strongest attack was just enlightened not long ago in this sea of stars. It is called [Sword Divides the Stars]. Be careful!"
Guan Xingxiu shouted softly, and the sword slashed out. In an instant, it seemed as if endless starlight was born from it.
The Star-Splitting Sword did not hit the other four people, but only struck the sky above the martial arts arena.
The sky shook, cracks appeared, and then quickly healed.
Guan Xingxiu exclaimed: "What a treasure!"
The four of them then demonstrated their own killer moves.
As they performed martial arts, they became more and more in tune with each other.
They even jointly developed a set of combined attack techniques.
Trapped in the void, I don’t know how time passes.
The five people in harmony with the Dao were like sharpening swords, nourishing their own energy and spirit.
As soon as the opportunity arises, he will strike out with the strongest sword.
I don’t know how long it took…
The huge vibration startled them.
It was not the martial arts arena that was shaking, but the entire dark void outside the martial arts arena that was shaking.
Or in other words, it originated from Wangzun’s flying boat.
During the long period of martial arts training, the five people have already achieved a certain degree of mutual understanding.
They reached a consensus in an instant, waiting for the flaw to come.
Without any warning, the darkness disappeared and the light reappeared.
They seemed to be back in the cabin of the flying boat.
But the five people who had suffered a loss once did not hesitate at all.
The strongest combined attack that had been brewing for a long time was launched directly.
"Sword divides the stars!"
"Watch the starry sea at dusk!"
"Yu Mie!"
…
Roarious shouts rang out at the same time, and five rays of light merged into one, slamming heavily onto the wall of the flying boat.
However, a scene that made them somewhat desperate appeared.
A black hole inexplicably appeared on the wall, directly swallowing up the huge destructive power brought by the combined attack of the five people.
The holes slowly healed and the wall returned to its original state.
However, the killing moves they had practiced for a long time were like a joke and failed to cause any damage at all.
All five of them looked pale.
Guan Xingxiu's spiritual heart was broken and his body was shaky.
"How is this possible?" He muttered to himself absentmindedly, looking totally unable to accept it.
The strongest attack had missed, and the five people were so disheartened that they could hardly muster the thought of resisting.
But soon, the Wangzun Flying Boat shook violently again, waking them up.
"No? Is it the outside of the flying boat that is under attack?"
"Void Disaster?"
The five people suddenly came to their senses and looked ecstatic.
"We still have a chance!"
At this time, they also discovered the abnormality of the flying boat.
The spirits of heaven and earth that had been absorbed before did not show up.
The flying boat seemed to have experienced a great battle, and tiny cracks could be vaguely seen on the walls.
Just as the five people were stunned and confused.
Wang Zun Feizhou's cold voice sounded again.
"The Third Battle of Unknown Civilizations in the Star Sea."
"The reserve energy has been exhausted."
"After deduction, the possibility of winning the next battle is zero."
"Implementing backup plan..."
"Transferring data..."
"Starting the self-destruction of the flying boat..."
The sound of the flying boat made the five surviving Hedao masters change color in anger.
"not good!"
Lan Yu subconsciously opened the martial arts arena and covered the five people again.
The other four also used their own methods to help each other.
"Starting... starting... starting..."
However, something that shocked them happened again.
The sound of Wangzun Feizhou seemed to be disturbed by something, as if it was stuck and kept repeating.
But there was no explosion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A huge roar was heard again above the flying boat.
Amid the billowing smoke and dust, a circular gap suddenly appeared. More than 30 unknown beings wearing strange armor filed in through the gap.
They were well-trained and ten of them were sent to surround Lan Yu and his group.
The others continued to explore inside the flying boat.
"Brother Lanyu, you are knowledgeable. What do you think is going on now?" Xu Guanhai asked in a voice transmission.
Guan Xingxiu said uncertainly: "Unknown civilization in the starry sea?"
"It's possible. Don't be impulsive. Try to see if you can communicate first."
After all, the Wangzun flying boat that they were helpless against was easily conquered by this group of mysterious people. This shows the strength of this group of people.
If you can avoid taking action, it’s better not to do it.
After some discussion, Lan Yu finally asked, "Fellow Daoists, we have no ill intentions..."
The other side responded quickly, using the same language: "Stop talking nonsense and be quiet!"
"Brother Liu, we can't break their protective magic weapon for now. Do you want to use [Immortal Seal] again?"
"Don't worry, just trap them. We'll talk about it after we tow this flying boat back."
…
"Immortal seal?"
Lan Yu and others looked at each other.
Time passed slowly in the eerie atmosphere.
The slight vibration of the Rebirth Flying Boat broke the deadlock.
"Huh... You can take off your protection now."
With sounds of relief, another team of people came to Wangzun's flying boat and took over the place.
The leader was a long-haired man wearing a strange Taoist robe and a half-broken black jade hairpin on his head.
Although the man exuded the same aura of the Hedao realm as Lan Yu and the others.
But apart from this, there seems to be another mysterious force involved.
This made the five Hedao masters from the Xuanhuang Realm involuntarily feel a slight sense of crisis in their hearts.
It was like facing a horrific disaster in the endless dark void.
"This fellow Taoist..."
Lan Yu and others tried to communicate with Changfa Hedao.
The other party seemed not to hear anything, and just muttered to himself: "Sure enough, Brother Zhao was right. We really captured a ship in that direction. This is something that hasn't happened in thousands of years."
"Keep an eye on them!"
Lan Yu and the others were about to speak, but they saw the long-haired man glance at them inadvertently.
In the dark eyes, a character appeared like a ghost.
It appeared in the minds of Lan Yu and the others, and in an instant it became like heaven and earth, filled with what they saw, felt, and heard.
The eyes cannot see and the ears cannot hear.
Fallen into endless darkness.
But from the outside, it seemed as if Lan Yu and the other four were frightened by just a quick glance from Changfa Hedao.
He stood there in a daze.
There was silence in the place. After Changfa Hedao left, people started to whisper.
"Elder Wang is getting stronger and stronger. You should know that these people are all real powerful Hedao masters!"
"What a bullshit Hedao. If you don't understand the power of [Xianzhuan], what's the difference between you and us Jindan and Yuanying? You're just a little stronger."
“That makes sense.”
…
Changfa Hedao returned in a hurry, and naturally other professionals came to inspect the captured flying boat.
Although the level of refining of this flying boat is indeed impressive, the most crucial thing is that it did not sense the power fluctuations of the True Immortal seal characters.
So the real value is actually average.
What Changfa Hedao is concerned about now is something else.
Zhao Xian from the Zhengdao Academy actually predicted the arrival of this flying boat from the depths of the starry sea...
How is this done?
Could it be that he had secretly comprehended another power of True Immortal Seal Characters?
Changfa Hedao was puzzled and subconsciously touched the half-broken black jade hairpin on his head.
"This person has been silent for seven or eight years. Is he finally going to show his prowess now?"
"First, within one day, he entered the stage of Divine Transformation in the morning and reached the stage of Integration in the evening, which completely broke the perception of everyone on the Immortal Boat about the speed of cultivation. Then, he realized a completely new type of True Immortal seal characters..."
Changfa Hedao walked hurriedly and soon returned to Duanxian Tower from the immortal boat docking port.
In a quiet and dim secret room, Chang Fahedao saw Zhao Xian, who also had disheveled hair.
"Brother Zhao." Changfa Hedao no longer had the arrogance he had shown outside before, and said softly.
Zhao Xian pretended to be deaf and closed his eyes, no one knew what he was thinking about.
From time to time, his fingers gently moved in the air and he muttered something.
The ignored long-haired He Dao was not angry at all. Instead, he stared intently at the trajectory of Zhao Xian's fingers in the air, secretly trying to figure it out.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Xian finally spoke up: "Has the flying boat been found?"
The long-haired man nodded.
"This immortal boat comes from the other side of the starry sea, where the Xuanhuang Realm was located in the past."
"The Xuanhuang Realm, like our Immortal Boat, has survived since the catastrophe. But they still retain a considerable amount of resources..."
A trace of surprise flashed across the long-haired Hedao's face.
Zhao Xian continued, "It's a pity that the Xuanhuang Realm is too far away from us. And it's too close to the Immortal Ruins."
"It's not worthwhile to take a trip on the Immortal Boat. Of course, the specifics still need to be decided by the Council of Elders."
Zhao Xian said as he handed a spot of light to Changfa Hedao.
After reviewing the information in the light spot, Changfa Hedao's breathing became a little faster.
"Brother Zhao, I don't know these, how do you perceive them?"
Before leaving, Changfa Hedao asked quietly.
Zhao Xian smiled slightly: "Although the sea of stars is vast, in the eyes of a true immortal, it can be seen through at a glance. When you, Wang Hai, comprehended the true immortal seal characters, didn't all kinds of strange visions emerge in your mind?"
Wang Hai naturally wouldn't say no, he nodded and said: "I see. Brother Zhao is really gifted!"
Zhao Xian accepted it calmly, and then handed over a light spot: "This is my new insight. After you read it, please submit it to the Elders Council."
Wang Hai felt like he had found a treasure. He instantly forgot all the previous unpleasantness and couldn't wait to read the contents.
"Great, great."
Wang Hai was obsessed and addicted to it, unable to extricate himself.
It was not until a long time later that the half-broken black jade hairpin on his head trembled slightly, as if it would break free at any time. Wang Hai finally came to his senses.
"Brother Zhao is truly a talented person!" Wang Hai bowed sincerely this time, and then left the place very excitedly.
Zhao Xian, or the Holy Fetus Li Fan, looked at Wang Hai's departing figure, feeling his distorted back slowly losing control under the influence of the power of the True Immortal Seal characters, and revealed a barely perceptible smile.
Due to the inconsistent flow of time, nine years have passed since Zhao Xian broke through to the Nascent Soul stage and was accepted as a core disciple by the Zhengdao Academy.
The real Zhao Xian, because of the illusion created by the Saint Fetus Li Fan, was always nervous and worried that the Xuanxian Boat would be destroyed in the future. Even with Li Fan's help, he still had many demons in his heart.
Even the divine consciousness that the holy fetus Li Fan separated was about to be consumed, but his condition did not improve.
Because he showed abnormal behavior many times, he was noticed by the third elder of the academy and almost exposed Li Fan's existence.
Li Fan also vaguely felt the difference between the Xuanxian Boat and the Xuanhuang Realm in terms of cultivation.
Immortal Boat monks, whether they are breaking through bottlenecks or practicing on a daily basis, are extremely susceptible to the influence of their inner demons.
This inner demon originates from the Way of the Sea of Stars and is directly imposed on the cultivator himself.
Every time Li Fan helped it intercept, the inner demon would appear more and more frequently.
And as Zhao Xian's actual realm becomes stronger, the power of this inner demon is also increasing day by day.
So Li Fan simply didn't waste his time on him, and directly used the [Daodan] technique he learned on the Xuanxian Boat on Zhao Xian.
The divine thoughts merged and replaced it.
Eliminate the possibility of inner demons appearing from the root.
Zhao Xian’s talent can only be described as acceptable.
But what surprised Li Fan was that after swallowing the Dao Dan, he, who inherited Zhao Xian's body, also inherited the characteristics of the original inhabitants of Xianzhou.
Also along with cultivation, there will be invasions of inner demons.
However, compared with Zhao Xian, Li Fan, who has experienced many things in life, has a strong will.
It is not something that can be shaken by any ordinary demon.
Therefore, there are no obstacles to cultivation.
According to the plan, he lurked in the Zhengdao Academy, greedily absorbing the technology accumulated by Xianzhou over thousands of years.
Then he volunteered to come to the Duanxian Tower on behalf of the academy.
Learn and try out the method of harmlessly utilizing the seal characters of the True Immortal as mentioned by Duanxianlou.
What Duanxianlou said is true.
They did master the ingenious method of using a portion of the power of True Immortal's seal characters with the bodies of ordinary cultivators.
Just like how the Hedao monk named Wang Hai subdued Lan Yu and his four companions with one move.
The key point is the half-broken black jade hairpin he was wearing.
This jade hairpin is a relic of the world-destroying artifact collected by the immortal boat in the vast ruins. Over the years, it has been influenced by the seal characters of the true immortals. Therefore, the body of the hairpin has traces of the Tao corresponding to the seal characters of the true immortals.
And it is constantly washed by the star power echoing in the void.
The collision of two different kinds of true immortal power created the special existence of this black jade hairpin.
The method of "Entering the Tao" that Xianzhou Xianshuyuan has mastered over the years is also through these world-destroying relics to grasp the power of the remaining true immortal seal characters.
But the artifacts they chose were all influenced by only the power of a single True Immortal.
The deeper one enters the Dao, the stronger the constraints of the True Immortal Seal Characters will be. Not only will the body undergo some terrible changes, but even the mind will be affected and become crazy.
Duanxian Tower accidentally found this relic with the remaining power of two kinds of true immortal seal characters.
They call upon and study one of them, and regard the reverberating star power attached to it as an anchor point.
When one goes too deep into the Tao, one can break away from the state by tracing back the influence of the reverberating star power.
Although doing so, to a certain extent, the power controlled is not as good as that of Xianshuyuan.
But it is safe and can be promoted by most monks.
Even if one is only at the Nascent Soul stage, with the assistance of special world-destroying artifacts, after a period of training, one can instantly activate and unleash the power of True Immortal Seal characters.
And if the battle is taking place in the sea of stars, the surrounding environment may just have the corresponding residual power of True Immortal seal characters.
Then its power can only be described as terrifying and terrible.
It is far beyond the limits of ordinary Hedao cultivators in the Immortal Boat.
Because of the proposal of this method, Duanxian Tower came from behind and almost completely replaced Xianshuyuan, becoming the real ruler of Xianzhou in name only.
However, considering that the power of senior [entrants] would still be needed in extreme cases, Xianshuyuan was still retained.
Li Fan sneaked into the Broken Immortal Tower and personally tried to "enter the Tao" with an anchor point.
But having witnessed the full-scale explosion of the true immortal seal characters, how could he possibly look down on such a trick?
What concerned him here was the research on the seal characters of different True Immortals.
Because the Immortal Boat cultivators can only use the World Destroyer Relics to infer the source of the power of the True Immortal Seal. Just like a blind man touching an elephant, each cultivator has different insights because of their different views.
Li Fan, the eyewitness, was able to select the correct versions from a pile of speculations.
Hungry, chaotic, nothing, etc., those who have seen the complete appearance of the characters will not care.
The [Alone] encountered while crossing the sea of stars, as well as the other [Fall], [Nothing]...
Li Fan really felt like he had found a treasure.
The seal characters of the True Immortal have different forms of expressing power, but they all come from the hand of [Ming Daoxian].
In a sense, they have something in common.
After mastering four or five correct answers, Li Fan could more easily find a version that was closer to the facts from the research of Duanxianlou.
This is also the fundamental reason why he has been able to hand in the so-called "insights" after disguising himself as Zhao Xian.
In fact, it is worthy of being called the True Immortal Seal. Even if it is a version deduced based on the performance of power, it can still be compared with the killing power of cultivators.
Saint Fetus Li Fan was practicing outside the Immortal Boat, and the damage he caused made him secretly astonished.
Among the many documents in Duanxian Tower, what interested Li Fan the most was the speculative research on the classification of true immortal seal characters.
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