Alien Hotel.

Chapter 455 Tracing the Origins of the Great Void
The doors of the main hall of Queyun Palace slowly closed, and the disciples on duty guarded every entrance to the hall. No matter who asked, the answer was always the same: the sect leader and Mr. Yu were discussing important matters.

Inside the main hall, Yu Sheng was recounting the information he had obtained from Yun Qingzi to Yuan Ling and Yuan Hao.

The story behind the celestial bodies, Yun Qingzi's true plan, and... the secrets of the Taixu Spiritual Pivot, the Flying Feather Starfield, and the "Relics of the Emperor".

Planets that did not exist in the creation blueprint, the Feathered Starfield that should have been a vast uninhabited area, appeared in the blueprint as if deliberately "planted" in, merely as a footnote to the "Remnants of the Emperor"...

When Yuanling Zhenren was halfway through the conversation, he took out a medicine gourd from his robes and, together with Yuan Hao, took some medicine while listening, fearing that his Dao heart wouldn't be able to hold on until Yu Sheng finished speaking.

"That's basically the situation," Yu Sheng finally finished explaining the cause and effect after a long time, and then breathed a sigh of relief. "By the way, although Yun Qingzi's final plan was not implemented, based on the intelligence we have so far, the success rate of his plan should be very high."

"...Senior Yun Qingzi must have been deeply eroded by the Star-Evolving Body at that time, and most of his consciousness was no longer under his control," Yuan Ling Zhenren said with emotion. "Under such circumstances, he was still able to complete this arrangement with his remaining self-awareness...which is truly admirable."

Master Yuanhao nodded slightly, but couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, it's a pity that he couldn't communicate normally with people at that time, and his every word and action was controlled by the Star-Evolving Body. Otherwise, if the Taixu Spiritual Pivot had cooperated and the border had taken precautions in advance, the situation would be better now—at least the Shuji side wouldn't have suffered such a great loss today."

As a witness to the cataclysmic changes that occurred in Shuji, he clearly still couldn't forget the scene of the celestial body's tentacles growing out of the planet. When he mentioned the loss of Shuji, his tone was full of regret.

"How is Shuji doing now?" Yu Sheng asked curiously.

"The situation has just calmed down, but the real challenge has just begun," Yuan Ling slowly began. "However, the good news is that the orbital facilities of Shuji and the Immortal Ship Platforms of several major cities are undamaged. Several relief teams that departed from the nearest planet have already arrived there. Although Shuji has been eroded and controlled by the celestial body for hundreds of years, the celestial body's goal is not to kill the people on the planet. Furthermore, you prevented the planetary disintegration caused by its 'ascension' process, so the casualties there are far less than expected..."

“In addition, all of us Feiyu people are cultivators. Although ordinary people cannot cultivate the ability to fly and escape into the earth, they can basically draw qi into their bodies and strengthen their muscles and bones. So even though the environment in Shuji is harsh and resources are scarce, most people can survive for a long time,” Yuan Hao added from the side. “However, the biggest problem there now is not the harsh environment, but that many cities have been damaged by earthquakes caused when the star body emerged from the planet. Not only have they lost contact with the outside world, but some cities have even been completely trapped in sinkholes… This makes the rescue work extremely complicated and difficult.”

"Is there anything I can help with?" Yu Sheng asked instinctively.

“This kind of disaster cannot be saved by one person alone. It requires the collective wisdom and concerted efforts of everyone,” Yuanling Zhenren waved his hand. “And you don’t need to worry. Although the situation is complicated, my Feiyu Star Region is still a major power. We still have ways to deal with various disasters. It may take a long time for Shuji to fully recover, but we will never give up on them.”

Yu Sheng nodded thoughtfully, while Yuan Ling and Yuan Hao whispered a few words in front of him, their attention quickly returning to the "Emperor's Legacy".

“We still believe that we should try to find a way to continue to investigate the secret of the ‘Emperor’s Legacy’,” Yuan Ling raised his head and looked at Yu Sheng very seriously. “Afterwards, we will contact various sects and factions and make this information public to them. The Taixu Spiritual Pivot is very large, but with today’s mechanical and secret techniques, digging through the Earth’s core is not difficult.”

“Actually, even if we dig through the Earth’s core, we might not find anything, but we still have to look for it,” Yuan Hao nodded. “If the planet we’re on is really not in the ‘Creation Blueprint,’ then it means that the very foundation of our Feiyu people’s livelihood is very likely ‘problematic.’ Although this land has been peaceful for many years, it does involve the very foundation of hundreds of millions of people… We won’t feel at ease until we find out.”

This was clearly a "family matter" of the Taixu Ling Shu, and Yu Sheng naturally had nothing to say about it. However, he was somewhat curious: "Where do you plan to start your investigation?"

Yuan Ling and Yuan Hao exchanged a glance and said in unison, "Another realm."

After a two-second pause, Yuan Ling explained earnestly, "No one knows the origin of the Emperor's Legacy, but at least those suddenly appearing 'alien realms' are real. Even the giant warriors brought from one of these alien realms are still in the Demon Suppression Tower. This shows that even though the 'Emperor's Legacy' in the original blueprint has changed from a 'footnote' to the current Taixu Spiritual Pivot, it still left some parts that are not compatible with reality during this 'transformation' process. And these parts that are not compatible with reality may contain some secrets of the reshaping of the universe."

“This will be a long-term project, and the investigation will be carried out across the entire planet and even the entire galaxy. It’s not convenient to keep bothering you,” Yuan Hao said, looking at Yu Sheng. “We will contact the border region and ask their ‘alien experts’ to assist us.”

The Borderlands Special Operations Bureau is a well-known professional organization for combating alien entities and other entities. Their deep-sea forces and alien investigation teams operate not only within the Border City, this "alien nest," but also frequently serve as dispatched expert teams to various factions to handle crises. For the Feather Starfield, a "peaceful land" where high-risk alien entities rarely appear, it is normal practice to hire people from the Borderlands when a troublesome alien entity emerges—and other factions do the same.

Yu Sheng naturally had no objection to this—although he was indeed quite curious about the "Emperor's Legacy" itself, what Taixu Ling Shu was about to undertake was clearly not a simple project like sending two or three people to investigate a foreign land, but a "civilization exploration" level project. This kind of job is typical of being demanding, time-consuming, labor-intensive, and resource-intensive. His "inn" only had four people at most, not counting the mass-produced puppets used to make up the numbers (and the exact number of people was still questionable), so there was really no need for him to compete for this kind of job.

However, he specifically mentioned to the two old men that if the investigation into the Emperor's Legacy made any significant progress, especially if it involved the Dark Angels, they must contact him. As the world's most prestigious "Angel Counter-Expert" (and the only one), his request was clearly reasonable and impossible for anyone to refuse.

Yuan Hao readily agreed, but the old man was also somewhat puzzled: "From what you're saying, you think the investigation into the Emperor's Legacy will eventually become connected with the Dark Angels?"

Yu Sheng thought for a moment, then nodded with a serious expression.

"Why do you say that?" Yuan Hao asked again.

Yu Sheng thought about it more seriously this time, but in the end he shook his head: "Just take it as my spiritual intuition."

Yuan Hao looked at him carefully for a moment, then nodded slightly: "...I understand."

“Alas, it’s a pity that the ‘Ominous Wandering Star’ has changed,” Yuan Ling stroked his beard and suddenly sighed. “Originally, it should have been the most knowledgeable about the ‘special’ nature of the Taixu Spiritual Pivot. If we could get it to cooperate, we might have been able to find a breakthrough in the investigation from other aspects. Unfortunately, at this critical moment, it has become a mute.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng broke out in a cold sweat. He thought to himself, "That old man really dares to think this way—you Taixu Lingshu have kept people locked up underground for three thousand years and fed them shit. What level of negotiation expert do you need to find to fool that ball into helping you with this kind of thing? Putting everything else aside, do you really dare to help and do you really dare to trust it?"
Of course, there's no need to worry about that now. After all, the Ominous Star has become a hapless creature that gets knocked off the ceiling and can't get down on its own unless someone helps it. There's no hope left... I wonder if it has recovered by now. What if it gets excited and knocks off the ceiling again when it sees four Eileens around?
I always felt that Eileen was capable of doing something like this.

Yuan Ling, however, was unaware of what Yu Sheng was thinking when he suddenly seemed lost in thought after hearing "ominous star." He simply made a casual remark and then naturally changed the subject: "In a few days, there will be a celebration both on and off the mountain to celebrate the safe passage through the 'Star-Evolving Body' calamity. It will be quite a lively occasion. You can also send your children from your cave down the mountain for a stroll..."

……

At the same time, on Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain, at Beast Taming Peak.

A pavilion is built on the mountainside, surrounded by a large open space, a pond, a small bridge, and a grove of trees. Various rare animals frolic in the woods, and in the distance, the sun sets in the west while a mountain spring murmurs outside the pavilion.

But amidst such a pleasant scene, the giant serpent demon that had coiled itself around the pavilion pillar was tense all over, with several of its heads hanging down from mid-air, constantly breathing on Yuanhe Zhenren who was sitting in the pavilion.

"You old thief Yuan He!" The snake queen's beast heads growled threateningly, while the human head looked on warily. "What exactly do you want—first you dragged me to the upper level and made me look at myself in a bunch of mirrors, then you brought me here without explaining your purpose... I'm warning you! I may not be able to beat you now, but I still won't be able to beat you in the future! I'm no threat to you, so please let me go back to jail, okay? I really didn't intend to run away! I got up early because I was hungry, so I went next door to eat some fruit. And I didn't steal it; I discussed it with the person in the next room, and he said he had no objection... He even bit his tongue..."

Snake Princess slid down from the pavilion pillar in one go, and shamelessly lay on the ground with a series of loud pats, but even in this state, she still didn't forget to call him "Old Thief Yuanhe" repeatedly, as if the title had been imprinted in her conditioned reflex.

Master Yuanhe could only look at the giant snake demon in front of him with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. After a long while, he finally let out a soft sigh.

"The Snake Princess."

"Huh...what?"

"From today onwards, you no longer need to return to the Demon Suppression Tower—Qianfeng Lingshan is yours to choose."

Boa Hancock: "...Huh?!"

(End of this chapter)