After the Skyfall

Chapter 905 Star Core
A lucky cloud rose from a shattered continent in the realm of demons and gods, facing the blazing sun, and flew towards the end of the sky.

After a few days of rest, Li Yi decided to take some time today to search for the lair of the Golden Crow Demon God and see if he could find anything unexpected.

His divine blood was depleted and could not be replenished in a short time. However, his injuries had almost healed. But without the blessing of incense and fortune, Li Yi's combat power had declined significantly.

It's estimated that if he returned to the wild world, he wouldn't even be able to defeat a Lord of a Hundred Mountains.

But at least Li Yi's life is not in danger. You should know that the divine blood warriors in the barbaric world usually die after burning their divine blood. How could they be as vigorous as he is now?

As Li Yi flew higher and higher, he soon arrived in the outer space of the Demon God Realm.

It's cold, desolate, and completely empty here.

"Could I have made a mistake?" Li Yi wondered to himself. He dared not venture into the depths of space, for the endless starry sky could swallow everything. Even for a cultivator like himself, getting lost in the starry sky would be extremely dangerous.

However, after a brief period of observation...

Soon, Li Yi discovered some clues.

In the direction where the sun's rays set, a huge meteorite floats in space, orbiting the Demon God Realm in a specific trajectory.

However, Li Yi understood that such a large meteorite could not remain quietly here under the gravitational pull of the Demon God Realm unless some force interfered with it to maintain a long-term balance.

Realizing this, he immediately flew over.

But before they could get close, a demonic power was unleashed, transforming into a blazing sun fire that swept in with the power to incinerate everything.

Li Yi was startled and immediately took out his crimson gold artifact. He then swung his giant axe and forcefully cleaved the true solar fire in two, avoiding being caught in its blast.

"It is a great formation set up by the demon god. Anyone who gets close will be killed by the demon god's power."

This force is not weak; it is enough to severely injure the Demon King. If one were to force their way through, the outcome would be a terrible death.

In the realm of demons and gods, such a powerful formation is more than enough, since the strongest beings below the demon god level are demon kings. However, such a formation could not stop Li Yi.

Although Li Yi's combat strength has declined significantly, he still has his own methods.

He then took out a celestial warship from the Five Elements Bracelet.

Because the great war had ended, his two immortal warships were naturally retrieved. However, he gave one of them to his father, Li Jiye, and took it back to the Incense World.

They used the immortal warships to clear the way.

Even with the power of the demon god activated and the true fire of the sun burning, it still could not be destroyed.

This new warship, built with divine wood and fused with crimson gold, was so powerful that even the Demon King couldn't destroy it. It would naturally be no problem for it to block this power of the Demon God. After all, the great formation was just a great formation, not the Demon God himself.

With the cover of the immortal warship, Li Yi arrived at the huge meteorite without any trouble. He then picked up his giant axe and chopped off a corner of the meteorite, wanting to see what secrets it held.

As the massive meteorite was cleaved open, a surge of intense heat rushed out.

Inside, a self-contained space was revealed, with an ingenious array in operation, drawing upon endless solar power, which condensed and remained undispersed, transforming into a unique blessed land.

Under such high temperatures, even without the protection of a large formation, the Demon King would not dare to venture deep into it.

Li Yi didn't take anything for granted. He entered the Immortal Dao Warship, using its protection to shield himself from the high temperatures, and flew inside to investigate.

"That's right, this is the lair of the Golden Crow Demon God. I thought she really lived in the sun, but I didn't expect she was hiding inside a meteorite. That makes sense, the sun is so far away from the Demon God Realm, it's not suitable for staying for long."

He felt that the Golden Crow Demon God stayed here because he wanted to keep an eye on the Demon God Realm at all times, and did not want to slumber in the distant sun, where it was too lonely and there were no living beings to accompany him.

However, Li Yi didn't find anything good in the Golden Crow's lair. Perhaps the Golden Crow Demon God had already taken away the important things when the great battle began.

However, this meteorite could withstand the tempering of the sun's true fire for countless years without being damaged, and it was a treasure in itself. Li Yi decided to take it with him.

The immortal warship flew slowly but quickly, and Li Yi saw a special mountain peak in this space.

The mountain peak was crystal clear, as if carved from beautiful jade, but it radiated a terrifyingly high temperature. However, that was not the point. The point was that there was a nest at the top of this mountain, and inside was a crimson egg, which was marked with many ancient Taoist marks.

This aura felt familiar; Li Yi had sensed it before.

"It's not the Golden Crow's egg, but the aura of that Fire Phoenix. So her physical body is actually here." Li Yi's eyes lit up. He could even feel the astonishing life force emanating from the Fire Phoenix egg.

The creature inside is clearly still alive.

However, having lost the soul of the Fire Phoenix, this egg is destined never to hatch. If left unattended for a long time, the life inside will gradually die out and eventually perish completely.

"Bring back."

Without hesitation, Li Yi immediately ordered the Immortal Warship to open its hatch. He forcibly endured the terrifyingly high temperature and immediately put the Fire Phoenix Egg into the Crimson Gold Five Elements Bracelet.

After finishing this task, he continued to explore the space.

Before long, he arrived at another place. This place was very strange, as if he had entered a starry sky. Starlight shimmered everywhere, and endless energy flowed here. Even the terrifying high temperature became docile as if it had been tamed.

In addition, the AI ​​Red Princess warned that there was a significant fluctuation in gravity here, and the entire Immortal Path Warship seemed to be affected by some kind of force, unconsciously falling towards the ground.

"How could the lair of the Golden Crow Demon God be such a place?" Li Yi wondered.

However, he could tell that even the Golden Crow Demon God rarely came here, because the place was empty, quiet, and showed no signs of activity; moreover, it was a relatively remote location within this space. Soon...

Li Yi found the source of the anomaly here.

It was a broken boulder, about ten feet tall, radiating terrifying energy fluctuations that surpassed any intact wonder. In addition, it shimmered with starlight. Although the reason was unclear, one could tell with the naked eye that this boulder was extraordinary.

Without a doubt, this is a treasure.

However, Li Yi didn't recognize it, but he still decided to put it into the Five Elements Bracelet and study it slowly later.

But the moment he stepped off the warship, the terrifying gravity instantly sent him crashing to the ground. The force was so strong that he felt like he couldn't move an inch.

If it weren't for his amazing physique and terrifying strength, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand this gravity.

"An interesting stone with its own gravity field," Li Yi thought to himself in amazement.

It's estimated that the Golden Crow Demon God left this thing behind because it must have been too heavy and would have been a burden to him; otherwise, such a treasure wouldn't have been left behind.

He tried to collect it, but failed.

The Crimson Gold Five Elements Bracelet was unable to contain the giant rock.

This is the first time I have seen this.

Li Yi tried many times, even thinking it was a distance issue, and tried to collect it after getting closer, but all of them failed.

"So you can only move this stone by your own strength?"

He defied the immense gravity and arrived beside the boulder.

Under the terrifying flow of energy, Li Yi didn't even dare to touch it with his own hands, but this level of energy would burn him and damage his body.

Li Yi gripped a giant axe, a divine artifact of crimson gold, and attempted to cleave it open.

However, when he gathered all his strength and swung his axe, the crimson gold artifact in his hand was knocked away, while the broken boulder remained intact.

"Even a divine weapon of crimson gold couldn't break through it?"

Li Yi's lips twitched; it seemed this thing was even more special than he had imagined.

"Hua Qing, do you know what this is?" He then took out the knife coin and asked Hua Qing's remnant soul.

Because Hua Qing's remnant soul had already made a move once before, it wasn't in a very good state this time. But when Li Yi asked him a question, it woke up and recognized the object in front of it at a glance.

"This is incredible! This is a fragment of a broken star core. Where did you find it?"

Hua Qing was very surprised and found it unbelievable.

“Star core fragments? What are those?” Li Yi asked.

Hua Qing said, "The most precious things left after a world is destroyed are the treasures nurtured by heaven and earth, and only cultivation worlds with abundant spiritual energy have a certain probability of nurturing star cores."

"I see." Li Yi roughly understood: "What's the use of this thing?"

“Refining magical artifacts can aid in cultivation. Placing them in the world of Dharma decline can also revive spiritual energy. If a cultivator stays with the star core for a long time, their body can even undergo a transformation, acquiring a stellar body that can resonate with the stars in the heavens and cultivate certain supernatural abilities,” Hua Qing’s remnant soul said. “This star core must have wandered from the depths of the universe, otherwise it wouldn’t have been shattered into such a state.”

"After all, the universe is full of mysteries, and even an indestructible star core cannot protect itself. However, this does not matter. A broken star core and a complete star core have the same function. The only difference is the size. Your star core is already large enough and can be used for a long time in the future."

He sometimes couldn't help but sigh that Li Yi was indeed much luckier than him.

At this level, a star core can be found.

It should be understood that in the true cultivation world, even if a powerful cultivator destroys a hundred stars, it would be difficult to extract a single star core.

"I want to store it in my storage magic item. Is there any way to do that?" Li Yi asked.

Hua Qing's remnant soul said, "The power of the Crimson Gold Five Elements Bracelet in your hand is too weak to collect the star core. Unless you have a better storage magic treasure, there is no possibility. I suggest you open the interdimensional gate and throw this thing into a certain world for the time being, and then find an opportunity to use it later."

Li Yi thought this made sense.

He immediately ordered the immortal warship to open the gate to the world of incense, and then used the giant axe in his hand as a hook to forcefully pull the broken star core inside.

Upon entering the world of incense offerings.

The star core crashed into a desolate place like a meteor, and then endless cosmic energy burst forth, making the spiritual energy of the incense world even richer, and this effect is still intensifying.

Hua Qing is right. If this thing were placed in the Dharma-ending Age, it could definitely restore the spiritual energy of an entire realm.

However, Li Yi felt it was safer to leave it in the Incense World, at least there was no need to worry about it being lost, because there were no powerful figures in the Incense World who could steal it.

After finishing this task, Li Yi planned to go for a walk in other places.

The remnants of the demon god are a vast treasure trove; a careful search will always yield surprising results.

(End of this chapter)