Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1158: You Say Something, I Say Something, We Swear This Isn't Planned...

There were 10 True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World at the moment, and even though Yin Jingxu was the last to break through, he had surpassed Lu Wuzi, Zhang Xuansheng, and could be ranked in the same tier as Huang Jinghan…

If things kept up, Yin Jingxu would be able to grow stronger than Huang Jinghan soon and break through to the second tier of the Marital Void Realm before any of them.

Of course… It was extremely difficult to progress in the Martial Void Realm. Be it the opportunities one needed or the lucky encounters one would run into… It wouldn’t be a surprise for them to be stuck in their current cultivation realm for ten or twenty years.

Even so… Yin Jingxu’s rapid advancement was enough to shock Shang Xia.

He knew the truth. During the expedition to the Spirit Faith World, Yin Jingxu just broke through. His foundations were weak and he couldn’t match up to Huang Jinghan if he tried. He didn’t receive too much blessing from the Spirit Luxuriant World either due to the limited role he played. He probably only progressed so quickly because of the inheritance he had obtained.

Maybe it was because Shang Xia had been staring at Yin Jingxu for an unnaturally long time, but Yin Jingxu also noticed his gaze and both of them smiled before looking away.

Shang Xia felt that Yin Jingxu’s aura started to turn a little blurry the next moment.

Clearly, Yin Jingxu seemed to have noticed Shang Xia’s observation and chose to conceal his true strength.

It was then that the other True Immortals also digested the news he revealed.

Yang Taihe was the first to speak. “True Immortal Yin, do you suspect that the disturbance has something to do with the Spirit Abundance World?”

Nodding slowly, Yin Jingxu explained, “Even though the disturbance happened a million miles away from the Spirit Abundance World, it wouldn’t make sense for them not to discover anything. I suspect that the True Immortals of the Spirit Abundance World are fighting with other people.”

Li Jidao gasped, “Can we be certain?”

Glancing at him from the corner of his eye, Yin Jingxu sighed, “Of course, we can’t be sure. However… Because of our grudges with the Spirit Abundance World, we can take advantage of the situation and weaken them anyway.”

Everyone nodded instinctively.

Liu Jingsheng mumbled, “If Palace Master Yin managed to discover the disturbance even though we’re so far away, there’s no way the Spirit Mammoth World and Star Origin City failed to sense it.”

Lu Wuzi chuckled softly, “No one knows what happened to Star Origin City, but not only did they seal off their connection to the other worlds, but the Land of Star Origin also disappeared. No one knows if they will react even if they notice the disturbance. As for the Spirit Mammoth World… They might be involved in such a massive disturbance!”

There was no evidence behind whatever he said, but it seemed quite possible!

Of the several worlds that were connected to Star Origin City and had the qualifications to mess with the Spirit Abundance World, the Spirit Mammoth World ranked at the very top. After all, they were the only other peak-tier Spirit World.

However… Zhang Xuansheng shook his head and sighed, “With the current state of their worlds, it’s not likely the Spirit Abundance World will clash with the Spirit Mammoth World. They definitely understand what a huge conflict between them will entail, and the moment they decide to go all out, both sides will suffer considerable damage. When that happens, the other worlds will definitely join in to fish for benefits from both sides. Unless…”

“Unless, they have no choice but to fight!” Yang Taihe completed the sentence for him.

What reason would it take for the peak-tier Spirit Worlds to come to blows?

Everyone revealed looks of contemplation.

Lu Wuzi coughed dryly and muttered, “I was just throwing random guesses around… Why are all of you taking me so seriously? After all, we can’t verify anything now, can we?”

Li Jidao sneered in response, “Oh? True Immortal Lu, why don’t you head over to see what’s going on?”

Lu Wuzi could obviously hear the mockery in Li Jidao’s tone, and he even suspected that the man had bad intentions for suggesting such a thing. He would rather accept the fact that he was weaker than the rest and look bad before everyone else than to take the risk to respond to Lu Wuzi. He quickly burst out laughing, “Haha! I don’t have the ability to find out what’s going on like you said, True Immortal Li. Why don’t you produce a second True Immortal from your Divine Capital Sect before delegating the task to him?”

Liu Jingsheng looked at Shang Xia with a smile that didn’t really seem like a smile and mumbled, “Looks like we will need to trouble you to head over if we want to find out what is going on…”

Shang Xia acted as though he didn’t see the look on Liu Jingsheng’s face, but he already made up his mind to head over. After all, he was about to go before they called for the meeting.

The disturbance that was happening around the Spirit Abundance World might not actually have anything to do with the Spirit Abundance World, surprisingly enough. After all, he knew that there was another barrel of gunpowder ready to blow.

Moreover, that was something that would produce an even larger blast than if the Spirit Abundance World and the Spirit Mammoth World started to fight one another.

It was possible Tong Yutang had started his operation, and it was highly likely the True Immortals of Essence Worlds were a part of it. They might have started their scheme against Guards Commander Zhuge Xiang…

The other True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World were waiting for Shang Xia to say something, but seeing the blank look on his face, none of them knew how they should start.

Yang Taihe couldn’t help but look at everyone present before locking onto Yin Jingxu. He suddenly asked, “Palace Master Yin, I wonder if you managed to discover the tracks of the Land of Star Origin? Fellow True Immortals, do you have any way of learning what’s happening in Star Origin City right now? Why would they disappear suddenly?”

Yin Jingxu was shocked by the sudden question, but he quickly replied, “Ever since Star Origin City sealed off its connection with the outside world, the members of my Heavenly Star Palace have been trying to look for its tracks around where it was stationed. However, everything happened suddenly and there was no warning at all. Regrettably, we were unable to find any traces of the Land of Star Origin…”

“The Land of Star Origin is pretty massive, and all of us have been there before. Even if we haven’t we definitely sent disciples there before and heard stories about it. To be able to make such a massive landmass disappear and not be discovered after such a long time… It’s something that cannot be done with a mere formation, secret arts, or even a divine artifact. Not even a Holy Artifact can make something so large disappear. There’s no need to consider any individual strength either. From what I know… There’s only a single possibility left, even though it’s something I’ve only heard of in legends… The Land of Star Origin might be a Dao Field!”

“Dao Field?” The True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World revealed confused expressions. The only people who didn’t look that shocked were Li Jidao and Yang Taihe. As for Shang Xia, he quickly snapped back to reality after hearing the term and stared at Zhang Xuansheng.

“What’s a Dao Field?” Liu Jingsheng asked, and a trace of suspicion could be seen in his eyes.

Glancing at him, Zhang Xuansheng mumbled, “You can think of it as a massive secret region that’s far larger than any Elysium.”

Liu Jingsheng was slightly taken aback, but he quickly followed up with another question. “The Land of Star Origin doesn’t seem to be protected by any spatial barrier. Before we set up the spatial tunnel, I even tried to send some disciples over and they weren’t obstructed by anything…”

Zhang Xuansheng explained calmly, “That’s the difference between a Dao Field and an Elysium. Actually, it doesn’t matter if it’s an Elysium or a Holy Land. Both are things that cannot leave the confines of the world it was created. To be exact, they can both be classified as secret regions, independent spaces built on the foundation of the world they were founded. A Dao Field is a completely different concept. They are secret regions that can exist independently in the vast sea of stars! From the looks of it, that’s what the Land of Star Origin is!”

Yin Jingxu asked yet another question, “Without the support of a world… What is the Land of Star Origin, or rather, the Star Origin Dao Field, relying on to sustain itself? Especially after it disappeared in the void… Could it actually be hidden somewhere?”

Zhang Xuansheng shook his head and sighed, “I wouldn’t know anything about that. After all, that’s touching on a much higher concept than I know. However…”

“However?” Yin Jingxu pushed.

“... However, to be able to establish an independent space in the sea of stars… It should only be possible if a Seventh Order expert took action!”

“Seventh Order?!” Yin Jingxu gasped.

Everyone else, including Shang Xia, who already knew that the Land of Star Origin might be a Dao Field, felt their hearts trembling at the possibility that a Seventh Order expert was involved.

For all of them who had reached their current cultivation level, they knew that even though the Seventh Order was just one realm away, it looked to be an insurmountable gap. Even if they added up all the obstacles and difficulties they faced when cultivating, they might not even come close to the complications of breaking through to the Seventh Order.

“Could it be the Star Origin Lord…” Yang Taihe was catching his breath as he continued, “... In that case, the cultivation level of the mysterious Star Origin Lord who established Star Origin City can basically be confirmed. Our guess that the Star Origin Lord is a mere high-level True Immortal, or might have already died, should no longer be valid. He has to be in the Seventh Order, and an expert at that level probably has an extremely long lifespan.”

Lu Wuzi muttered instinctively, “In that case, could the disappearance of the Land of Star Origin be related to the Star Origin Lord?”

Zhang Xuansheng shot a cold glance at Lu Wuzi and muttered, “He doesn't have to do that himself. It’s a special ability of the secret region.”

Yang Taihe added, “What we can be sure of is that the Land of Star Origin. No, we’ll refer to it as the Star Origin Dao Field from now on… They definitely ran into some trouble. However, we can be sure that the Star Origin Lord wasn’t involved in it. If a Seventh Order expert took action personally, would there be a need to hide the Dao Field? Do you think anyone is stupid enough to mess around in the territory of a Seventh Order expert when they’re present?”

He quickly continued, “From what I can infer, the Star Origin Lord, a Seventh Order expert, definitely exists. However, something might have happened to him and it’s impossible for him to control the situation at the moment, causing the Star Origin Dao Field to hide itself in the void and cut off all connection to the various worlds.”

Shang Xia, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke, “What does anything all of you are saying now have to do with the disturbance outside the Spirit Abundance World?”