Chapter 486 Last Month (2)
Yuanjun searched high and low in the star field near the sun, and finally managed to find a small, relatively intact star from a remote place.
He said to Ji Rong with dissatisfaction, "There should be many dead stars here, but now there isn't even a large piece of loose soil. I was thinking that if I went to look for it, I could find my territory as well."
Ji Rong pointed to the enormous sun and said apologetically, "Senior, back then, Xi Tong wanted to create a big sun so that we could have light to shine on. So he placed all the larger stars and floating soil in this area onto Lord Xi's authority and put them to keep him company."
As soon as Ji Rong said this, Yuan Jun's aura dropped again. He said, "Lord Ji, you don't need to tell me the details. I don't want to know at all."
Then, His body suddenly grew larger, and the pale white light around Him intensified. He arched His head over the small star and fled like a shooting star.
Their speed was so fast that even Ji Rong couldn't keep up.
"So fast, they must have exercised their rights! What a waste." Ji Rong thought to herself, and then called out, "Senior, this is the Outer Heaven, don't exercise your rights, let's save our money."
After Yuanjun placed the stardust in the designated location, Ji Rong grabbed seven or eight handfuls of soil from the star and put them into an empty storage ring, then threw them into the spatial inscription path.
Qing Tanzi, who had been waiting below for a long time, picked up the storage ring that was about to be damaged and said with a smile, "Senior Brother Wanfa, I should go up now."
After saying this, she summoned a disciple and had him deliver the storage ring containing soil to Qingqizi. She then led Wu Hao, twelve disciples, and eighty outer disciples of Ji Rong into the Space Inscription Path, heading towards the Outer Heaven.
Ji Rong and Yuan Jun stood on that small star. When they saw Qing Tanzi and his party arrive, they called them over. Together, they anchored the core of the small star and then used a zipper to connect the small star with the Ascension Platform.
The other cultivators weren't idle either; they formed teams of ten and searched for loose soil to keep for later use.
After pulling the chains, there is another important step: to separate the temporary ascension platform from the spatial inscription path.
With Yuanjun supporting the Ascension Platform, Qingtanzi and his disciples worked very smoothly. They embedded the passage with the solidified magic array they had brought up between the inscribed path and the Ascension Platform, and then respectfully bowed to Ji Rong and Yuanjun, saying, "Lord Ji, Senior Yuanjun, we can complete the rest on our own."
Ji Rong nodded and said, "Senior Sister Gaotan, we do have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."
They flew at breakneck speed, past the sun, and into the deeper reaches of the sky.
The further out they went, the more expansive the visible star field became! Ji Rong looked back and saw that the enormous sun was now almost as small as the surrounding stars. She immediately blocked Yuan Jun's way and pointed behind her, saying, "Senior, we can only go this far. If we go any further, we might lose our way and never be able to go back."
Yuanjun looked at the dazzling galaxy that was still far away from Him and said regretfully, "Alright."
They stayed there and looked around.
As expected of a relatively ancient deity, Yuanjun was knowledgeable and experienced. When he arrived in the new world, he saw many different soils and minerals and told Ji Rong what he knew. Ji Rong was so excited that she wished she could immediately call Jiaojue up to mine.
As they talked, they looked around and saw the golden star, huge and beautiful.
There are also stars with abundant jade and water, where the spiritual energy within the earth is magnificent.
You can also see the icy surface of the soil; if you break through the ice, you can see the fairly fertile soil inside.
Occasionally, they could also sense faint spiritual energy on some tiny stars, which had veins resembling mountains.
But the Primordial Lord was not satisfied. He said that although these floating earth stars contained some minerals, they were too old and had a sense of twilight, which he did not like.
Yuanjun stopped only when she saw a medium-sized star covered in a faint white light.
He diligently circled the star twice before beckoning to Ji Rong with satisfaction, saying, "Lord Ji, I want this one. Please bring me the Suspended Moon Terrace."
Ji Rong presented the Suspended Moon Platform to Yuan Jun and asked curiously, "This one looks no different from the others, and its spiritual energy is very thin. Why did you choose it, Senior?"
Yuanjun laughed and said, "Let's go down first, and I'll tell you later." After saying that, she led Ji Rong down into the stars and placed the Suspended Moon Platform on the ground.
He placed the full moon on the platform, and sat cross-legged on the platform, sighing, "Why did I choose it? It is because it is suitable. My authority is much smaller than that of the Moon Lord in the past, so I can only bear such a large land."
But none of them are as lucky as me, Lady Ji. You are the third ruler I have ever encountered, and the luckiest ruler I have ever met.
In the past, even those with extraordinary abilities who wished to ascend to heaven were forced to give up due to the constant conflicts across the Nine Provinces, but you did it.
Having witnessed the vast knowledge within the Yuanjun, Ji Rong wished to befriend him. She shook her head and spoke frankly, saying, "Senior, we cannot accomplish anything solely through luck."
"I was able to accomplish this ascension to heaven not only because the divine path itself had declined, and because the Lord of the Sun and the Golden Mother each cleared away the obstacles, but also because I never did it solely for myself."
Ji Rong looked at the dark Yuanjun under the full moon and said, "Senior, in the past, the rulers of our Nine Provinces were either innate gods or came from powerful clans of the gods. They stood high and could not see the blood and tears below. They all chose to slaughter the lower class to maintain the balance of spiritual energy in the Nine Provinces, but I was born from the lower class."
I knew from a very young age that someone like me, once grown up, would very likely become a dish and appear at the banquets outside the Golden Cauldron Palace.
I am an intelligent being; I know pain and fear. How could I possibly want to cook at the most fertile age? But at that time, the best way out for the strongest of all races was to serve as servants to the gods, so a lowly cultivator like me had even less of a future.
Senior, you asked me to farm source streams for you, I suppose you already guessed it, I've already fixed the source stream regeneration pool.
This pool is too new; it only temporarily delays our realm's need for spiritual energy, barely allowing the Nine Provinces to return to the prosperity of the ancient times.
If this continues, when the spiritual energy is exhausted, even if we don't lift a finger, the lower and middle-level cultivators will fight each other for survival.
Senior, I don't want to kill animals for a grand feast, so I've chosen to step out.
Those ordinary cultivators, like I used to be, felt the same way. No one wanted to become prey; everyone wanted a better life. So they were willing to compromise and support me. After all, with more territory, there was no need to fight over a pittance.
Yuanjun sighed, "Is this your mortal path?"
Ji Rong solemnly said, "Yes, this is my path."
Yuanjun gazed at the dazzling Milky Way in the distance, remaining silent for a long time. Then, he sighed, freezing the ground, and said, "I understand, Lord Ji. You go first. I will merge with this star, and then we will leave."
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