Splitting the Heavens

If Shang Xia was able to draw on a portion of the energy contained in the You Continent when he was in the third tier of the Martial Void Realm, everything changed after his breakthrough. In the fourth tier of the Marital Void Realm, everything was but a thought away.

Of course, that wasn’t all that changed. Other than the ability to control the heavens and earth along with the power of the world, the most obvious transformation was to his domain.

Shang Xia needed to slowly adapt to the new changes, but at the very least, he learned of a new function of his domain. Once it covered the You Continent, he knew that he would be able to appear anywhere he wanted.

Other than that…

Shang Xia raised his head instinctively, and even though he was still in the Talisman Pagoda, he was vaguely able to feel the presence of the power of the stars outside the Spirit Luxuriant World.

Shang Xia naturally understood that it was because of all the energy he absorbed from the Crimson Soul Tablet.

The energy Shang Xia had been absorbing had been processed by the Crimson Soul Tablet and it had been somewhat weakened, but it was still concentrated power of the stars that came from the Essence Ping World. Shang Xia felt a sense of familiarity with it after entering the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm.

The only thing he didn’t know was if the intimate feeling would assist him if he wished to walk down the path of a Stargazer, and if he would be able to make it if he wanted to become one at his current level.

Consolidating his foundation with the return of his last clone, Shang Xia originally wanted to remain in seclusion for another period of time in order to gain better control of his strength before emerging.

However, he felt powerful starlight being drawn to the Star Observatory in the Tongyou Elysium the next second. During his time in seclusion, Shang Xia didn’t know how many times the Star Observatory in Tongyou Elysium had been doing it, but he knew that such a big disturbance would definitely be felt by the other True Immortals. He even knew that the Stargazers of the Heavenly Star Palace would be able to determine the existence of Stargazers in the Tongyou Elysium with that, and they might even be able to deduce that the Tongyou Institution already possessed their own Star Observatory.

Indeed… As dense starlight fell through the heavenly screen above the You Continent to enter the Tongyou Elysium, even though the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World didn’t show up immediately, their divine souls reached over to learn what was happening.

All of them seemed a little cautious, and it might be because of Shang Xia’s attempt at breaking through. Even though they didn’t know if he had already become a high-level True Immortal, they knew better than to risk offending one for such trivial matters. Their divine souls merely hovered around the heavenly screen above the You Continent without truly infringing on the You Continent. They didn’t try to interrupt the descent of starlight either.

Compared to the other True Immortals, the reaction of the Heavenly Star Palace in the Star Observatory in the Jiao Continent was a lot more intense.

Yin Jingxu appeared above the heavenly screen above the Jiao Continent and stared straight at the stream of starlight falling into the You Continent.

Behind him, a cultivator who had a clean but rather foolish look with robes that were a little too large for him could be seen.

“Are you sure it’s something only Stargazers can do?” Yin Jingxu asked without turning back.

The cultivator raised his head and a pair of sparkling eyes. He glanced in the direction Yin Jingxu was looking in and mumbled, “There’s more than a single way to draw starlight from the vast sea of stars. I cannot be sure it’s the work of a Stargazer. Hmm… But I feel like that’s most likely the case.”

The cultivator was clearly one of the Stargazers developed by the Heavenly Star Palace, but the way he spoke was slightly weird.

Yin Jingxu seemed to be used to the way the Stargazer spoke and he simply nodded. “If it’s truly the work of a Stargazer, are you able to determine anything else from the stream of starlight they are drawing over?”

Tilting his head to the side, the Stargazer continued, “The quality of starlight they’re drawing over isn’t too high, but it has been done on a large scale. It’s either many weaker Stargazers or those of lower-levels working together, or… Hmm… Or there’s a Star Observatory in the You Continent!”

Even though Yin Jingxu had prepared himself for it, he couldn't help but feel his eyelids jumping when he heard the deduction.

“What else?” Yin Jingxu continued to ask with his tone as placid as possible.

Carefully glancing at Yin Jingxu, the Stargazer quickly retracted his gaze before sniffling softly, “They should be drawing over the power of starlight to cultivate extermination origins. They might also be doing so to assist the breakthrough of an Astronomer to a Stargazer…”

Yin Jingxu nodded slowly before he continued, “That would mean that the Tongyou Institution not only has a Stargazer, but also secretly built a Star Observatory. They might even be producing a second Stargazer now… Is that it?”

Yin Jingxu seemed to be asking a question, but his tone left no room for doubt.

The Stargazer behind him lowered his gaze as though he was trying to hide his presence.

As one of the 3 Stargazers of the Heavenly Star Palace, he was clear Yin Jingxu was feeling extremely disappointed and indignant.

Originally, the Heavenly Star Palace was the only faction in the Spirit Luxuriant World with a Stargazer inheritance. They also had the only 3 Stargazers and a Star Observatory in the world. That allowed them to enjoy an exalted position in the Spirit Luxuriant World.

In recent years, the Heavenly Star Palace has been progressing rapidly because of it.

However… If the Tongyou Institution also nurtured Stargazers and obtained a Star Observatory… With their terrifyingly strong influence, Yin Jingxu had no doubt the importance of his Heavenly Star Palace would fall rapidly and so would his influence. Even the great progress they were making would be slowed greatly.

That was something he didn’t wish to see happen.

Actually… The Stargazer behind Yin Jingxu was still hiding something. That was that if the Tongyou Institution managed to produce a Stargazer who refined extermination origins with the power of the stars, that would mean that the Tongyou Institution not only possessed the Stargazer inheritance… It would mean that it was extremely likely they had the core inheritance of the Heaven Observation Sect!

That was an inheritance that combined the Stargazer inheritance with its martial inheritance. It was something that could allow one to cultivate to the Seventh Order!

It was then that Yin Jingxu asked again, “Martial Nephew Tang Yu, you’re the best Stargazer of our Heavenly Star Palace. How confident are you to become a Grand Stargazer?”

Slightly taken aback, Tang Yu eventually forced a chuckle. “Palace Master, even though I’m slightly better than the rest, it’s because I stepped on the path a little earlier. You’re better off putting your hopes on Junior Sister Jingzi…”

Yin Jingxu finally turned to look at Tang Yu, but he was met with a calm gaze.

Helpless, Yin Jingxu could only turn back as he sighed, “Perhaps it should be time for us to consider moving back to the Yi Continent…”

“The Star Observatory…” Tang Yu tried to ask.

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted with a cold snort. “Of course we have to bring it back with us. Don’t forget, the Jiao Continent is where Kou Chongxue entered the Martial Void Realm. It’s the Tongyou Institution’s territory to begin with!”

Pausing slightly, Yin Jingxu’s tone soothed a little as he continued, “However… The other great powers definitely won’t allow us to easily bring the Star Observatory away. After all, they probably wanted us to stay in the Jiao Continent when they helped to rebuild the Star Observatory for us to consolidate our foundations there…”

Tang Yu gasped, “They actually want us to mess with the Tongyou Institution?”

“Messing with them?” Yin Jingxu shot Tang Yu a cold gaze before snorting in self-mockery, “Do you think we’re qualified to mess with the Tongyou Institution?! Heh… Actually… We might actually need to request for the institution’s help in this matter…”

Tang Yu was utterly confused, and he simply decided to no longer try to understand what Yin Jingxu was going on about. Instead, he looked over at the You Continent to see what transformations the starlight would bring.

He was shocked by what he observed next.

He could see that even though the starlight wasn’t too powerful, the speed at which it was gathering actually doubled before he processed what was happening.

That wasn’t all. An extermination origin was being condensed at a rapid pace before it quickly disappeared into the You Continent.

Tang Yu couldn’t comprehend what was happening as he stared blankly in the direction of the You Continent.

Yin Jingxu, who was standing in front of him, seemed to have noticed the confusion Tang Yu was feeling and he muttered, “Do you find it strange? That’s the ability of a high-level True Immortal.”

“High… High-level… Did True… True Immortal Shang Xia steps into the fourth tier of the Martial Void Realm already?!” Tang Yu started to stutter.

Clearly, as a core member of the Heavenly Star Palace, he wasn’t clueless about the levels of a True Immortal.

Yin Jingxu nodded slowly and started to speak despite his complicated emotions, “Yeah… Our Spirit Luxuriant World… Finally has a high-level True Immortal!

When Shang Xia attempted his breakthrough, he caused a massive disturbance to the World Origin Source and the World’s Will, and every True Immortal in the Spirit Luxuriant World at the moment could tell what happened.

However… They didn’t really know whether he succeeded as there weren't any signs of it. Now that Shang Xia had sped up the creation of an extermination origin so quickly, Yin Jingxu was sure he had succeeded. Anyone else who was watching what happened would also know what happened.

Tang Yu continued to mumble at the side, “But… Is True Immortal Shang Xia also a Stargazer? How else is he able to control the power of the stars with such practiced ease?”

“I don’t know, but True Immortal Little Shang seems to have a lot of secrets on him. At the very least, the True Immortals of our world know that the path of cultivation he has been taking is something unique, and it hasn’t been seen anywhere in our world.” Yin Jingxu shook his head and sighed.

Tang Yu found it hard to believe and he continued to ask, “Can extracting different types of Star Extermination Origins be a part of a cultivation method? Isn't he afraid that if he refines too many of them at once, the disciple attempting to use them will suffer from cultivation deviation? In less serious cases, they wouldn’t be able to cultivate further and in other cases, their dantian would be crippled and they would die a miserable death…”

Yin Jingxu mumbled in response, “Back when True Immortal Little Shang was in the Martial Extermination Realm… He refined his extermination origins simultaneously… He might have some way to help the disciple break through.”

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