Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1197: Star Beast Invasion 2

“If someone really uses it to water the tree, what do you think will happen?” Shang Xia asked.

Yuan Qiuyuan raised his head to look at Shang Xia, and he wondered, “Martial Uncle Shang, do you really believe that our Spirit Luxuriant World will be able to nurture a rank seven spiritual treasure?”

“Impossible. The limit of a Spirit World is the sixth rank, and we can try to bring a rank seven treasure into the world, but we most definitely cannot get the world to nurture one...” Shang Xia shook his head and sighed.

Yuan Qiuyuan nodded slowly, but he quickly turned serious as he continued to question, “What if we plant the Starry Tree in a completely separate space? For example... Our Tongyou Elysium? If we manage to produce rank seven spiritual liquid and water it constantly... It might just be able to surpass the limit!”

Looking at the shocked expressions on the faces of Shagn Xia, Xin Lu, and Yan Ming, he continued, “Of course, if our Spirit Luxuriant World manages to ascend to an Essence World, the Starry Tree would no longer need to be hidden in the Elysium.”

Shang Xia was dumbfounded for a moment, but he eventually continued, “What use does the Starry Tree have if it breaks through the limit of a rank six spiritual treasure?”

Shaking his head, Yuan Qiuyuan mumbled, “I don’t know the exact use as the Heaven Observation Sect’s records didn’t say anything specific. They only said that it was related to the Seventh Order inheritance and it is most probably a core secret of their sect.”

“Since it’s a core secret, aren’t there any clues?” Shang Xia frowned.

Actually, he wasn’t anxious to learn about the secrets of the inheritance. Instead, he felt that Yuan Qiuyuan’s progress would be affected if the inheritance wasn’t complete.

Yuan Qiuyuan seemed to know Shang Xia’s true intentions behind the question and a grateful light flashed in his eyes. “It’s true that the Heaven Observation Sect’s inheritance isn’t complete, and the inheritance is only up to the Marital Void Realm, but it’s already a massive opportunity for me!”

Yuan Qiuyuan wasn’t wrong. At the very least, the strongest experts in the Spirit Luxuriant World were True Immortals. Even if the inheritance wasn’t complete, it was still one of the top inheritances!

“It’s a shame... However, you’re merely at the Martial Extermination Realm now and you’re still a distance away from the Martial Void Realm. We have a lot of time and chances to make up for it.” Shang Xia comforted.

With a smile on his face, Yuan Qiuyuan wanted to say something, but he noticed Shang Xia’s expression wavering a little before looking in the direction of the heavenly screen.

“Marital Uncle Shang...” Yuan Qiuyuan wanted to say something, but Shang Xia reached out to stop him. Shang Xia had a serious look on his face and Yuan Qiuyuan naturally knew that things had gotten serious. He seemed to have thought of something as the Star Observatory beneath his feet started to rumble as he started to activate it.

The heavens past the spatial barrier of the Tongyou Elysium seemed to be drawn closer before being pushed away. It alternated quickly, and even Xin Lu was unable to keep up with the speed at which he was alternating the use of the Star Observatory.

There was no need to mention Yan Ming since Xin Lu already couldn’t keep up with him.

Even though Yuan Qiuyuan just broken through to the Marital Extermination Realm and became a Stargazer, the might of the Heaven Observation Sect’s core inheritance far surpassed their expectations.

Xin Lu sighed inwardly, but she didn’t seem to lose her composure on the surface. She seemed to be extremely clear of her position in the Tongyou Institution and acted accordingly. She started to assist Yuan Qiuyuan in unleashing his secret art.

Even though Yan Ming was already a Martial Dipper Realm expert, she felt a little uncomfortable as she looked at the scene outside the spatial barrier. In the end, she simply shifted her gaze away and assisted the 2 Stargazers as an ordinary Astronomer.

In a short moment, the scene of the vast sea of stars finally stabilized. Yuan Qiuyuan locked in on a certain spot and zoomed in on a certain spot. A light flashed in his eyes and he gasped, “This... Is this a spatial tunnel created by Star Beasts? Are we getting invaded again?”

Yuan Qiuyuan stared at Shang Xia with a shocked gaze.

Xin Lu looked into the sea of stars with a solemn expression, and it was clear Yuan Qiuyuan’s guess was correct.

Yan Ming also stared at the scene above them, attempting to look for something, but no matter how hard she tried, she failed to notice any strange activity.

Shang Xia nodded slowly with an incomprehensible expression. He eventually asked again, “What else can you see?”

Streams of Star Extermination Qi swirled around Yuan Qiuyuan, and he seemed to be trying to achieve greater resonance with the Star Observatory beneath his feet.

Soon, he raised his head in fright and gasped, “There are rank six Star Beasts among them! There seems... There seems to be 2 of them?!”

Shang Xia roared with laughter and disappeared from the Star Observatory. Only his voice lingered in their ears, “You don’t have to worry about those rank six Star Beasts. There will be other people to deal with the other Star beasts and all you 3 need to do is to backtrack the spatial tunnel and lock on to their nest!”

Yuan Qiuyuan yelled instinctively, “Martial Uncle Shang, don’t forget to collect the Star Core Essence from them! It’s the best material to craft Star Artifacts!”

“Relax. Everything of value on those Star Beast will belong to our Tongyou Institution!” Shang Xia’s chuckle rang in their ears again.

No other instructions came from Shang Xia and clearly, he had already gotten too far to continue talking to them.

Xin Lu suddenly asked in a low voice, “Are there also Star Artifacts recorded in the Heaven Observation Sect’s inheritance?”

Yuan Qiuyuan was slightly taken aback, but he eventually shook his head and sighed, “Nope.”

Xin Lu then turned to Yan Ming to ask, “Does the Tongyou Institution have the inheritance to craft Star Artifacts?”

Yan Ming snorted coldly in response. “Even if we do, the Weapons Hall won’t be able to craft it!”

When the Star Observatory controlled by the Heavenly Star Palace drew over the first Star Beast invasion, Shang Xia obtained a bone that contained the essence of the rank six Star Beast. He used it to trade for a divine talisman brush from Tong Yutang.

The Tongyou Institution also had a Stargazer inheritance and understood that the spiritual treasure that contains the essence of the rank six Star Beast was called the Star Core Essence. The greatest use of it was to craft Star Artifacts that could allow their Stargazers to display greater might!

Then again, it was the second time the Spirit Luxuriant World was facing a Star Beast invasion. Compared to the first time, the Star Beast Pack was a lot stronger than before. They had 2 rank six Star Beasts, and at least 5 rank five ones right behind them. Close to 20 rank three and four Star Beasts were also in the pack, and that wasn’t counting other high-level Star Beasts if they were hiding in their nest.

When they faced their first invasion, the strongest Star Beast was barely at the sixth rank. Now that the Star Beast pack was getting closer and closer, Yuan Qiuyuan could already tell that either of the 2 rank six Star Beasts was far stronger than that of the past.

What was even scarier was the fact that Star Beasts possessed stronger physiques than creatures of the same level since they had the ability to travel through space. They could even fight many cultivators of the same level without falling to a disadvantage. They could fight 1 against 7, or even more...

As such, one couldn’t see that there were barely 30 Star Beasts in the pack. Their collective strength could rival any 2 Elysiums of the Spirit Luxuriant World... Under some specific circumstances.

If no one noticed their invasion, even a peak-tier Spirit World would be thrown into chaos.

However... Now that Shang Xia and the Tongyou Institution discovered the invasion before anyone else, they didn’t request help from any other great power of the Spirit Luxuriant World to face the threat. Shang Xia actually planned to solo the pack by leading the Tongyou Institution alone.

With his decision, the strongest faction in the Spirit Luxuriant World, the Tongyou Institution, was planning to face the invasion by themselves!

The deputy patriarchs of the institution were quickly notified by Shang Xia and soon, the rest of the institution learned of the plan. They started to take up positions in various spots in the You Continent, and those who were wandering outside and had the ability to approach the heavenly screen were informed of what was happening.

The Tongyou Institution seemed to be fully mobilized as streaks of light flashed across the skies of the Spirit Luxuriant World.

Of the experts rushing to take up their positions, the experts of the Tongyou Institution weren’t the only ones. There were also several mid to high-level experts of the You Continent who didn’t seem to be affiliated with the Tongyou Institution. Of course, they were the minority.

Cultivators of the You Continent rushed into Star Ships that were already waiting, and the moment they were operational, the Star Ships soared into the skies and flew towards the heavenly screen.

Naturally, the Tongyou Institution couldn’t hide such a huge commotion after mobilizing so many people. Factions of all sizes were alerted to the massive disturbance, but eventually, all of them shifted their attention to how efficiently the Tongyou Institution gathered their forces.

At the same time, transmissions talismans and divine souls flew across the Spirit Luxuriant World without end. All of them had one goal, and that was to find out what the Tongyou Institution was doing!

It didn’t take long for the Heavenly Star Palace to warn the rest of the world they were facing another Star Beast invasion.

As soon as the news started to spread, the entire world fell into disarray.

However... Many sharper experts seemed to have made the connection and wondered if the Tongyou Institution was actually crazy for trying to take on the pack of Star Beasts alone.

...

Shang Xia knew that as soon as he gave the order to prepare for battle where they would take on the invasion alone, there would be a large number of casualties on the You Continent. However... He didn’t hesitate to give the order.

That wasn’t all. He even had the guts to make the decision without a second True Immortal in the Tongyou Institution!

What was even harder to understand was the fact that the deputy patriarchs agreed without a second thought and poured every resource they had at their disposal to support the operation!

Other than the fact that Shang Xia wanted to monopolize the benefits of the Star Beast Pack, his main goal was to test the Tongyou Institution's reaction speed when facing an external invasion.

No one knew why, but after Kou Chongxue returned from the Star Origin Dao Field after the changing of the Star Origin Guards Commander and Shang Xia came back from the Essence Ping World, they had been in a rush to break through to a high-level True Immortal.

If only 1 of them felt that way, or if they went through the same thing and felt a sense of urgency to advance, they might have made a mistake and might be rushing things. However... For both of them to experience something completely different, yet reach the same conclusion... There was no way it could be a coincidence!

Star Ships tore through the heavenly screen as they rushed in the direction of the Star Beast pack.

Even though they didn’t stop to gather themselves, it wasn’t as though those Star Ships were running about aimlessly. They adjusted their speeds accordingly to form up while flying toward the pack, and some of them even managed to deploy simple battle formations in case they ran into enemies right off the bat.

With the Tongyou Institution mobilizing everyone to take on the threat, the other great powers also started to gather their forces.

The Tongyou Institution’s actions might face some criticism from the Spirit Luxuriant World for wanting to monopolize the benefits, but the other great powers wouldn’t sit still and watch the battle from the sidelines.

To put it another way...

Fuck! Even if we have to enter the battle late and try to fight with them for the benefits... It beats picking up their scraps!

With the various powers gathering their forces after the Tongyou Institution to take on the Star Beast pack, a silent contest within the Spirit Luxuriant World was about to unfold.

After experiencing the first Star Beast invasion, the Spirit Luxuriant World naturally understood that behind every pack lay a treasure trove that was also known as the Star Beast Nest. Precious treasures were nurtured within and there were many high-level treasures which were rarely seen in the world.

From how the pack was even stronger than last time, it went without question that their nest would only be bigger and would have nurtured more treasures!

As long as they determined the location of the Star Beast Nest, they would be able to gather great benefits!

In the past, the Heavenly Star Palace was the only faction with a Stargazer inheritance, and they also nurtured a Stargazer. Locating the Star Beast Nest could only be left to them.

Now... There was another faction that had the ability to locate the Star Beast Nest, and the Heavenly Star Palace had their work cut out for them!

If the other factions were dumb and hadn’t discovered what happened when starlight fell through the heavenly screen on the You Continent back then, for the Tongyou Institution to fully mobilize before everyone else was a clear sign! They took the initiative to rush to stop the invasion, and any respectable faction would realize that the Tongyou Institution had already nurtured Stargazers of their own and were able to contend against the Heavenly Star Palace!