Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1148: Best Place for Cultivation

Shang Xia, who had been absorbing the power of starlight with his Crimson Soul Tablet, was sure that the prison could never contain him.

The reason he stayed for so long was because he wanted to absorb more energy while he was at it.

Moreover, he had the experience of disrupting the grand formation around the prison, and right after that, Shang Xia realized his ability to absorb the power of starlight became better and he had some degree of control over it.

Of course, with Shang Xia running into the third floor of the prison, he might not alert the Star Origin Guards and Stargazers in the Star Observatory above, but he would most certainly catch the attention of the prisoners down there.

After his many considerations, Shang Xia felt that he had to continue concealing his true identity when he ran down there. As for the reaction of those down there… He would have to see what they were thinking.

As people who had been imprisoned by the Star Origin Guards, all of them on the third floor probably had very complicated identities. Shang Xia really wished to know if they could remain silent about his appearance when all of them had a common enemy, the Star Origin Guards.

…

Shang Xia might not be a Formation Grandmaster, but he was great when it came to breaking formations!

Even though it sounded very contradictory, that was the truth.

When Shang Xia was in the Triple Command Realm and comprehended his Divine Killing Spear, he discovered that his inner qi had the special properties of destroying everything in its path.

In the Four Constellation Realm, Shang Xia could stir the passage of time, and his Samsara Nether Blade could sunder everything in its way and cause everything it touched to wither.

After advancing into the Five Element Realm, he gained the ability to transform his inner qi any way he liked.

Finally, when he reached the Six Direction Realm, with his gradual advancement and improvement, Shang Xia was able to grind away at any type of formation or restriction. As long as it didn’t surpass his actual realm, he was 80 percent sure he would be able to get rid of it… Actually, he was 100 percent sure he could deal with any restriction or formation at the same level. The only reason he would fail would be because he took too long and was discovered.

At that moment, Shang Xia could feel the flow of the power of starlight through the Crimson Soul Tablet. As long as he followed it upstream, he would eventually find where it was more concentrated or the formation nodes!

While hiding from the cultivators on the third floor to the best of his abilities, Shang Xia was able to find 3 to 4 formation nodes. However, they were hidden too deeply and despite being able to feel their presence, he couldn’t reach them at all. There was no way but to give up.

Giving up on them for the time being, he decided to head over to the formation nodes that were a little weaker. In the end, he arrived at a cell that contained a small formation node. Thankfully, it was empty at the moment and Shang Xia was free to do whatever he wished.

Even under such circumstances, Shang Xia still split off a clone and hid its cultivation level before sending it back to his cell. After that was done, he sneaked into the cell on the third floor.

He might have been at one of the weaker formation nodes, but the density of the power of starlight was 7 to 8 times stronger than his original cell. His Crimson Soul Tablet started to devour it greedily.

The power of starlight that had been absorbed by the Stargazers in the Star Observatory above after spending a great deal of effort would be silently stolen away by Shang Xia. he would take about 30 percent of the power of starlight that had be channeled to the prison beneath the Star Observatory, and it would become nourishment for the Crimson Soul Tablet.

Throughout the process, as the tablet continued to absorb the power of starlight, it would produce a large amount of energy for Shang Xia. It allowed him to restore the energy he was using to keep up his disguise, and there was even more such that it could be used to solidify his foundations. He could even feel that his Six Harmony Flawless Rod Technique was slowly reaching a state of completion and he was getting stronger as each day passed.

With so many benefits to be had, Shang Xia even wanted to remain in the prison and continue cultivating! He felt that he could reach the level of Dao Harmony if he remained there, but reality was cruel. There were things he needed to do.

When Shang Xia found a spot where he could steadily absorb the power of starlight, he couldn’t help but think back to Feng Ziying and Kou Chongxue and wonder if they actually forgot about him. After all, he hadn’t heard from them in a long time.

Of course… that was nothing but bullshit. Both of them weren’t idle in the time Shang Xia had been trapped in the prison beneath the Star Observatory. Because they hadn’t been able to reach him, they could only delay their plans to attack the prison with his help. With the massive undercurrents flowing in the city and the intense security placed around the Star Observatory, Kou Chongxue and Feng Ziying could only turn their attention somewhere else for the moment. In fact, they were silently preparing for something else.

“I was nearly exposed because of a few people! Why the hell are you in such a hurry anyway?! So what if a few Formation Grandmasters of the Azure Oddity World die? After all, you can bring their inheritances back with you and you wouldn’t have lost much…” Feng Ziying spoke casually to Kou Chongxue. In fact, he seemed to be grumbling about the patriarch’s actions without a care for his status.

“Don’t tell me you’re not worried about the kid…” Kou Chongxue snorted in response. There was a trace of mockery in his voice as he spoke.

“What the hell do I have to worry about? That little shit has rather impressive abilities and rather than thinking about him, we better start thinking if I revealed any flaws…” Feng Ziying snorted once, but he quickly turned his attention back to what he was saying before, “Hey, don’t change the subject here. You haven’t told me why you wished to protect those Formation Grandmasters from the Azure Oddity World. You better not think that Feng Ziyuan looks easy to hoodwink. She might look a little dumb at times, but she’s extremely sharp. How else do you think she is able to keep the Fourth Camp under check?”

A soft sigh escaped Kou Chongxue’s lips. “Those Formation Grandmasters were able to escape from the Azure Oddity World back then because the kid helped them. With his life-saving grace and their current predicament, bringing them to our Spirit Luxuriant World wouldn’t pose a problem!”

Feng Ziying wanted to say more but was stopped by Kou Chongxue. “Wait, I’m not done yet. We are lacking in formation inheritances, and especially rank six ones, but at the same time, we also have very few Formation Grandmasters. The rise of our Tongyou Institution happened too quickly and we are far from the other factions in terms of our foundations.”

Feng Ziying turned to Kou Chongxue and asked, “Are you planning to get them to help Young Lady Chu create the rank six formation around the institution?”

“That’s not all. We also need people who have sufficient achievements in the art of formations. Only then will we be able to lay down a massive formation that is related to entering the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm. Actually, only the kid and I knew about this. You’re the third person hearing about our plan…”

Feng Ziying got to his feet and started walking away the next moment.

Kou Chongxue couldn’t help but yell behind him, “Where are you going?”

“I’ll go see if there's anything else I need to patch up. Anyway, all those Formation Masters from the Azure Oddity World are of the third rank or higher.”