Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 202 Is the Star God Comparable to the Heavenly Dao?_2

After pacifying Zhang Tongzi, Ling Yuan Ancestor proceeded as if nothing had happened, turned around, and walked to the middle, saying sternly, "Since everyone is here, I presume you have verified the evidence provided by me."

The Ink Black Serpent King nodded and continued, "Indeed! There are signs that a Great Tide of Star Algae is about to occur in the Star God Sea. Calculating the time, nearly a hundred years have passed since the last Divine Sacrifice of the Star God; it should be time for the Star God to awaken soon."

"Hehe! I just happened to be upgrading during the last Great Tide and missed it. This time, I cannot afford to miss it. I'll take care of the western attack."

Zhang Tongzi chuckled, his tentacles excitedly slapping the ground beneath him.

When the Overseas Sea Demon's three Sea Dominators stir up a Great Sea Demon Tide to attack the Shattered Star Sea Human Clan, to reduce conflicts, they often divide into three fronts according to the power territories.

"Hmm, as usual, the middle route will be attacked by the Demon Ruins, the eastern route belongs to my Jiao Long Clan. However, this time I can only send two Seventh Rank Sea Beasts, and no more than twenty of the Sixth Rank."

After listening, Ling Yuan Ancestor smiled slightly and turned his head to look at the Sky Wolf Arhat.

After pondering for a moment, the yellow-robed old monk intoned, "Heaven has compassion for all living beings! Our sect does not wish to see life suffer needlessly and to minimize slaughter and calamity. We will try our best to pacify the islands including Tianfeng Island, Zhi Ao Island, Prisoner Dragon Island... among others of the six islands."

Tianfeng Island is one of the Thirty-Six Star Constellation Spirit Islands, belonging to the First Defense Island Chain, while Zhi Ao Island, Prisoner Dragon Island, and the other five are Dragon Scale Level Spiritual Islands, part of the Second Defense Island Chain.

The six spirit islands are roughly in a straight line from the outside inwards, and they all fall under the middle route's territory.

In other words, the six islands had already been covertly controlled by Buddhism, effectively opening a "gap" in the two major defensive island chains without anyone's knowledge.

Sky Wolf Arhat came from Sacred Heart Temple, which is located on the Bright Great Snow Mountain of the West Desolate Continent with unfathomable strength, indeed a sectarian Sea Dominator of a continent.

Buddhism, led by Sacred Heart Temple, tried to spread its teachings in the Shattered Star Sea numerous times but was strongly repressed by the Star God Palace, resulting in repeated failures.

This time, Ancient Buddhism sending Sky Wolf Arhat to establish secret contacts with the three great Overseas Sea Dominators could be seen as a probe towards the Star God Palace and, in a way, a form of retaliation.

No sooner had Sky Wolf Arhat finished speaking than Zhang Tongzi protested discontentedly, "Unfair! With the support of your Sacred Heart Temple, the Demon Ruins are gaining too much advantage. I want to switch with you. This time let our group attack the middle route."

Ink Black Serpent King: "This king feels the same way."

Anticipating this, Ling Yuan Ancestor smiled and said, "Do not be hasty, friends! This triple-front attack, with the east and west as feints, the high-ranking members of the Sea Dominator and Jiao Long Clans who are interested may also join the middle route. When the time comes, we'll all go to see the Star God together. As for the spots, you can snatch them from the Human Clan."

"Aow! Count this king in, baldy, are you coming?" The White Wolf King leapt up all at once, the wolf face filled with excitement, turning his head to look at the yellow-robed monk, his gaze extremely serious.

"Amitabha! The monk is not greedy; this time, Sacred Heart Temple only desires five spots," the yellow-robed monk said, bowing deeply.

"Ridiculous!"

"No way!"

Before the words were fully out, Zhang Tongzi and Ink Black Serpent King flatly refused in unison.

The number of spots to communicate with the Star God after each awakening is very limited, never exceeding a hundred at most.

Every time the Star God awakens, the Star God Palace tries to monopolize all the spots by using the name of the Divine Sacrifice, activating the Sealing Heaven and Locking Sea Array to seal the entire Star God Sea, barring outsiders from entering.

The Overseas Sea Dominators, especially those from the Spirit Clan, often incite boundless slaughters and calamities in their scramble for the spots.

First, it is to breach the Sealing Heaven and Locking Sea Array temporarily, allowing high-ranking clan members to rush into the Star God Sea.

Second, it is to please the Star God, in exchange for a chance for "Enlightenment."

In the lower layers of the Cultivation World, the Star God is a transcendent being almost unknown to anyone, but at the Nascent Soul level, it's a well-known "secret."

The Star God is an incredible entity, immortal and unfathomable, on par with the Heavenly Dao.

Among the Nascent Soul Ancestors, there circulates a saying: the Star God is omnipresent and omniscient!

Seeing the opposition from the other two forces, Sky Wolf Arhat pondered for a moment and with a sincere expression said, "If that's the case, the monk requests two guaranteed spots."

"Agreed, but only two!" Before the other two could protest, Ling Yuan Ancestor quickly agreed.

Zhang Tongzi reluctantly said, "Alright."

At this moment, the Ink Black Serpent King suddenly spoke up, "If we can come across that despicable person from the Sky Sun Sect this time, I hope everyone can help me slaughter this wench."

"The Dragon-taming Sword Immortal's swordsmanship is peerless, and although her cultivation is only at Nascent Soul Middle Stage, her strength is no less than that of a Great Cultivator. Moreover, she is particularly adept at Sword Light Divine Escape, able to travel tens of thousands of miles in one go. Killing her is difficult, very difficult!" Ling Yuan Ancestor frowned.

"Old Serpent King, now is not the time for personal vendettas. How about I lend you a hand after the Divine Sacrifice of the Star God? As long as the matter is successful afterward, just gift me a taste of a Seventh Rank Dragon Whale." Zhang Tongzi played with his tentacle with a cheery smile.

"Amitabha, this old monk possesses a secret technique capable of breaking Sword Light Divine Escape, and that Cloud Dragon can be dealt with by the Sky Wolf Arhat. As long as the Serpent King agrees to return the Light Buddha Relics, this old monk is willing to help."

Upon hearing the words Light Buddha Relics, the Ink Black Serpent King's complexion changed and he flatly refused, "Absolutely impossible! The Light Buddha willingly fed himself to the dragon and eventually attained Rainbow Ascension together with our ancestor. The relic has since become a holy object of our clan, and we will absolutely not use it for trading."

"Then... this old monk can take a step back, allow me to visit your clan's Holy Dragon Hall and meditate for a hundred years," the yellow-robed old monk proposed immediately.

This time, the Ink Black Serpent King hesitated.

After a long thought, he finally said with uncertainty, "This matter is of great importance, I must discuss it with the Dragon Emperor upon my return before I can give you an answer."

"Agreed!" The Sky Wolf Arhat consented crisply.

"Alright, let's discuss how we can deceive the Star God Palace, and then aim to breach the Inner Star Sea in one fell swoop..."

Ling Yuan Ancestor's words immediately brought the conversation back to the main topic.

...

The next morning, a fog suddenly rose in the sea area near Nine Virtuous Isle.

The fog enveloped the entire Nine Virtuous Isle, with its various sub-isles looming through the dense mist.

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The breeze blew, and the fog on the sea surface scattered like flowing clouds, setting off the pavilions and towers on the islands like a multitude of Immortal Palace treasure halls.

In the quiet room of the sea-side cave mansion, Zhao Sheng silently operated his Mysterious Skill, as Spiritual Power coursed from his Dantian through his limbs and bones, then back to the Dantian along the Extraordinary Meridians.

With each completion of the Nine Revolutions Great Circulation, a massive number of spiritual energy particles were crushed and refined by the Spirit Power Vortex, transforming into streams of pure Spiritual Power, gradually enhancing his cultivation.

"Phew..."

From Zhao Sheng's mouth, a long white column of breath was exhaled.

This column of breath seemed somewhat extraordinary, as if solidified, lingering in the air for a long time without dissipating.

"I can't wait any longer, I must find the Primordial Heavy Water as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be laughable to accidentally upgrade to Foundation Establishment Late Stage!"

Zhao Sheng rose from the cushion and, sensing the void in the column of breath, a grave expression surfaced on his face.

"I also need to get my hands on the Thousand-Pattern Star Algae Fruit as soon as possible. It seems I can't avoid making a trip to Day Island."

Thinking thus, Zhao Sheng quickly left the quiet room and the cave mansion, controlling his sword to pierce through the thick fog, flying towards a crescent-moon-shaped sub-island to the north.

There are eight sub-islands in Nine Virtuous Isle, one of which is called Day Island, also known as Black Market Island.

This place is a melting pot of a variety of creatures; it was both a den of iniquity and a cutthroat environment.

Day Island is the largest black market trading venue within tens of thousands of miles, where the people who come aren't law-abiding, or the goods they carry are of dubious origin.

There are rumors that Day Island is one of the Shattered Star Sea Demon Pirate Group's venues for disposing of stolen goods.

The Spring and Autumn Alliance holds an ambiguous attitude toward these claims, neither acknowledging nor denying them.

In just a few minutes, Zhao Sheng landed in front of Ruyi Square on Day Island.

Entering the market, he didn't glance at the weirdly shaped signboards on both sides and went straight to a shop named Red Light Tower.

A moment later, he successfully met with the shopkeeper.

Smelling the faint scent of blood from the person opposite, Zhao Sheng understood and smiled knowingly, deliberately releasing a bit of blood light,