Alien Hotel.

Chapter 446 Yun Qingzi's Scheme
A translucent and flowing illusory light floated in the endless void, like a curtain woven from crystalline matter. In this strange space-time constructed by the "memory" of the celestial bodies, Yu Sheng quietly pondered some questions.

Ankaela, a celestial body... what will be next?
What lies behind these known "dark angels"—the goddess of beauty, the star of Heca, and the tree angel?
One after another, “dark angels” appear in this world. Their “descent” itself seems to indicate something. At the end of the known universe, some “truth” seems to be revealing itself in an unsettling way.

In a space dominated by memory and consciousness, there seems to be no clear concept of time. Yu Sheng didn't know how long he had been lost in thought. When he came to his senses, Yun Qingzi was still standing quietly in front of him.

“For many years, this seed has been searching for a place to take root,” the old man said slowly. “I was devoured by it, but by some twist of fate, I also gained its memories. After repeatedly going through these memories, I have only come to one conclusion—with the power of mortals, we cannot fight against this extraterrestrial demon.”

Yu Sheng stroked his chin: "Extraterrestrial demons..."

Yun Qingzi's expression was blank: "Depending on one's stance, all enemies of man are evil spirits. No matter how pitiful or lamentable they may be, they are still a calamity. Perhaps He only wants to live, but if He lives, people in this world will continue to die."

Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows: "So you're really trying to find a way to solve the problem of celestial bodies?"

Yun Qingzi was silent for a few seconds, then sighed, “I admit that in the last few hundred years… I have indeed begun to be influenced by the Star Derivative Body, and the influence has deepened day by day. So in the end, even I am not sure how much of those thoughts and methods are still from my original intentions, but at least one thing is true… The Emperor’s legacy was the only possible solution I could think of at the time.”

Upon hearing this familiar term again, Yu Sheng frowned: "What exactly is the Emperor's legacy?"

Yun Qingzi didn't speak, but simply turned around and gently waved her hand behind the crystal curtain.

The curtain quickly became transparent, and the crystal-clear illusory light seemed to dissipate in a few breaths. Then he saw the vast and endless space, with large and small immortal ships, orbital gun emplacements, and synchronous orbital palaces serving as planetary defense nodes, all standing ready in space. Behind those lines of defense, as if facing a formidable enemy, was their vibrant home planet—the Taixu Spiritual Pivot.

Looking at the beautiful, cloud-shrouded planet in space, Yu Sheng was curious about Yun Qingzi's intentions, but before he could ask, she broke the silence—

"Fellow Daoist, are you aware of the ancient 'annihilation' calamity and the story of the ancient Holy Spirit recreating the universe?"

Yu Sheng thought for a moment and nodded: "I know a little."

“Alright, then there’s no need to explain many things,” Yun Qingzi nodded slightly. “Fellow Daoist, do you know that according to the original ‘blueprint’ of the Ancient Holy Spirit, there should not have been ‘Tai Xu Ling Shu’ in this recreated universe, or even the ‘Fei Yu Xing Yu’ lineage?”

Yu Sheng: "...?!"

"Many years ago, I encountered a bottleneck in my pursuit of the Great Dao," Yun Qingzi said slowly, seemingly oblivious to the astonished look on Yu Sheng's face. "Not to boast, but compared to others, I do have some talent in the pursuit of the Dao, so the 'bottleneck' I encountered... was more troublesome than for ordinary people."

"The problem is—where does heaven and earth come from? Beyond the boundaries of heaven and earth."

"In order to break free from the shackles, I have been searching everywhere until a thousand years ago, when I encountered an opportunity in Garrison-3."

"A chance encounter?" Yu Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then realized, "Wait, you mean... the moment the celestial body descended upon Garrison-3?"

"Calamity is also an opportunity," Yun Qingzi nodded gently. "Everyone knows that the descent of the Dark Angels will briefly pierce through the world. Is it possible that this moment of 'piercing' also gives us mortals a chance to glimpse 'beyond the universe' and see the underlying structure of the world?"

Yu Sheng: "..."

Seriously?! Are all you cultivators this audacious and reckless?! The world gets blown up and your first reaction is to go check it out?!

"In that battle, I did try my best but failed to win. However, at the same time, I finally understood some things," Yun Qingzi said, seemingly unaffected by the strange look in Sheng's eyes. "In that brief rift that pierced the world, I saw some fleeting shadows beyond the river of time... those were the shadows cast on the 'boundary' of the world when the ancient Holy Spirit recreated the universe. In a sense, they were the original 'blueprint' of our world."

Listening to Yun Qingzi's unhurried narration, Yu Sheng's heart stirred, but he couldn't help but recall the things he had seen through the "perspective" of the "Otherworldly Hotel" during his previous hyperspace travel—

The colossal information structures beneath the observable universe, and the markers that support the world's operation. At the time, he only glanced at those lights and shadows, not having time to think about them carefully, but now, recalling them... could those things, their most fundamental information, be the "blueprint of the world"?
Could that be the "shadow" Yun Qingzi saw the moment the angel descended? Or at least have some connection to it?
Yun Qingzi's voice continued to reach his ears: "...I am but a mortal, and it is difficult for me to see through the profound Dao in those shadows, but with just a fleeting glance, I have 'knew' many things."

Yu Sheng did not interrupt the other person, but continued to listen attentively.

"...In that blueprint, the entire space region marked as 'Feiyu Star Region' should have been uninhabited, with no 'Taixu Civilization Circle' or 'Taixu Spiritual Pivot'. Centered on Taixu Star, the surrounding tens of thousands of light-years should have been a desolate wasteland, and there shouldn't even be any celestial bodies."

Yu Sheng finally couldn't help but speak up: "There aren't even any celestial bodies?! Then why..."

"I have been thinking about this for a long time. Even after being devoured by the Star Derivative Body, I have continued to ponder it. Through thousands of deductions, I suspect that the truth here may be related to an inconspicuous 'footnote' in the blueprint."

"footnote?"

“In the blueprint, although the area around Taixu Star is a void, there is something marked as ‘the Emperor’s Relic’. It is not a celestial body, but rather a kind of ‘object’. Although we don’t know why, it occupies the ‘position’ of Taixu Lingshu Star itself.”

Yu Sheng frowned, listening to Yun Qingzi's explanation while pondering. He realized that this matter might point to some of the deepest secrets of the universe's birth. A jumble of guesses even made him dizzy. After a moment, he shook his head vigorously, temporarily putting aside the things he couldn't understand, and looked up into Yun Qingzi's eyes: "So, you're not sure what the 'Emperor's Legacy' really is, only that it's roughly a 'suspicious' existence in the process of this world's birth? Then what does this have to do with the 'Star Derivative Body'..."

“At first, I really didn’t think there could be any connection between the Emperor’s legacy and the problem of resolving the Star Derivation Body,” Yun Qingzi shook his head, “but during these many years of being devoured by the Star Derivation Body and unable to move, I had nothing to do but think. It was during those repeated reflections that I suddenly thought of something—”

"One thing?"

“Three thousand years ago, I and a few old friends joined forces to capture a demon known as ‘Ominous Wandering Star’ in the Taixu Spiritual Pivot,” Yun Qingzi said slowly. “That demon lived by gnawing on the earth’s veins and roamed freely among the stars in the sky, but when it came to the Taixu Spiritual Pivot… it was actually poisoned by the earth’s veins.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng was taken aback, then his expression changed several times before he quickly realized what was happening.

The Ominous Star feeds on the "ley lines." While not as bizarre and terrifying as a celestial body, it still possesses a parasitic and consuming nature towards planets... The Primordial Spirit Hub did not exist in the creation blueprint; this planet itself seems to be an "abnormal product"... The Primordial Spirit Hub is "toxic" to the Ominous Star, as its ley lines cannot provide the latter with any "nutrients"...

Yun Qingzi looked into Yu Sheng's eyes, and a smile gradually appeared on his face: "Fellow Daoist, it seems you've figured it out."

Yu Sheng: "But how can you be so sure..."

"You should know that after the Star Derivation Body parasitized Shuji, people began to be influenced by it. Some of them indirectly became my 'eyes and ears'. Although these people are not in their right minds and are not capable of great tasks, they are still somewhat useful. I have sent these 'eyes and ears' to investigate many times. The most recent time, I used the power of the Star Derivation Body to directly pry open the Demon Suppression Tower of Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain and found the place where E'zhao Youxing was imprisoned. You know about this, fellow Daoist."

"That's right, it was actually a 'test'."

"However, at first, I guessed that the 'Relic of the Emperor' might be some kind of 'ancient treasure,' hidden somewhere in the Taixu Spiritual Pivot, resisting the erosion of the evil 'Ominous Wandering Star' by influencing the earth's veins. If we could find it and 'bring it back' to Shuji, we might be able to solve the problem of the celestial body. But recently, I realized that the so-called 'Relic of the Emperor' was actually the Taixu Spiritual Pivot planet itself, so I had to change my plans..."

Yu Sheng finally understood.

So that’s it!
All the clues finally matched up perfectly, and the connections behind all the events finally surfaced—first, a rift was opened in "Taiyou" to try to pinpoint the exact location of "Emperor's Legacy," then a rift was opened in Taixu Lingxu to pry open the earth vein layer at the bottom of the Demon Suppression Tower, and the power of the Derivative Star Body was used to "test" the Taixu Lingxu with "touch," and finally, the Derivative Star Body was influenced to try to induce it to change its parasitic target...

All of this was so that He could parasitize an "abnormal planet" that did not exist in the creation blueprint.

“I want to poison Him,” Yun Qingzi said calmly, looking into Yu Sheng’s eyes. “My cultivation is limited, and I really don’t have the boundless abilities of you, fellow Daoist. I have been fighting the Star-Evolving Body for a thousand years, but I really can’t find any other way to break the deadlock. This method may be reckless, it may fail, or it may be just being clever, but the Star-Evolving Body is already prepared to ‘ascend’ again. I really have no time and no other choice.”

(End of this chapter)