I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 124 Void, Stars

"Moreover, once a demon form develops sentience, it is no longer something that only has a 'form' but no 'spirit,' but a real celestial demon, a true demon."

"The emergence of such a celestial demon is equivalent to the cultivation of a Golden Core cultivator, and its transformations are numerous and its methods are unpredictable, making it truly terrifying..."

As the Taoist priest spoke, he smiled and said, "Of course, junior brother, you don't need to worry."

"Even if such terrifying demons truly exist, the sect will not allow you to face them."

As he spoke, he led Ying Chan and the other man to the foot of a Dharma altar.

This altar is covered with runes, profound and mysterious. Isn't it the Taixu Altar?

However, this Taixu Dharma Altar is somewhat unusual in shape, standing at six zhang and six chi tall, and its material also seems unusual.

At this time, there were already seven or eight people below the altar.

With Ying Chan and Li Xuanying added, the number of people was already quite large. Seeing this, the Taoist said, "Fellow disciples, please ascend the altar."

Everyone flows towards goodness.

After ascending the altar, the Taoist priest said, "I wish all my fellow disciples a safe and successful journey."

As soon as he finished speaking, the runes of the Great Void emitted a faint light, and then all things faded away.

Ying Chan couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

He had always been quite curious about the outer void, and had even considered taking on the task of guarding the Primordial Stone Mine.

Ultimately, however, due to the long timeframe, they chose to guard the Azure Sky-Supporting Array.

In the blink of an eye, several months had passed, and Ying Chan had finished his duty guarding the Azure Sky-Supporting Array. Unexpectedly, he was summoned by imperial decree and had another opportunity to go to the Primordial Stone Mine.

What kind of scenery lies beyond the heavens?
We should remain still and wait until all things are restored.

Looking up, a magnificent picture unfolds before your eyes.

Before me lay an endless, dark void, stretching for countless miles, utterly empty.

But at the edge of the horizon, a dazzling galaxy hangs upside down, its interior sparkling with light, sometimes shimmering, sometimes glowing, sometimes flickering, magnificent and unparalleled.

This timeless beauty instantly captivated everyone's attention.

For a moment, everyone was speechless.

It wasn't until a moment later that everyone came to their senses, looked around, and found that the surroundings were flat, with some houses built besides the altar at their feet, seemingly located on a hill.

Below the altar, a Taoist priest was waiting. When he noticed that everyone had come to their senses and descended from the altar, he cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, fellow disciples."

Soon someone stepped forward, returned the greeting, and began to talk with the Taoist.

Ying Chan listened quietly from the side and realized that this Taoist was actually one of the disciples guarding the Primordial Stone Mine.

"Ashamed to say that."

He said, “It is our duty to defend against demonic creatures, but recently, for some reason, more and more demonic creatures have been attacking us. It is already beyond our capabilities to rely on just me and a few others on duty.”

"Fortunately, our sect is insightful and has gathered many fellow disciples to sweep away the demonic form..."

"Everyone, please follow me."

The group followed him to the top of the cliff, where they saw a vast and desolate plain.

On the plain, there was no grass or trees, no mud, only blue stones like those on the mountain, and many broken traces could be seen.

Ying Chan noticed that at the end of his line of sight, there was a faint arc, and his heart stirred.

"You may not know this."

The Taoist on duty then said, "The land beneath our feet is actually a star, its shape perfectly round like a chicken egg."

Ying Chan had already guessed, but the others were mostly shocked upon hearing this.

Li Xuanying couldn't help but ask, "Are we on a star?" "Indeed, we are standing on the surface of a star." The guardian Taoist continued, "This star is entirely composed of primordial stone ore. Whenever a meteorite impacts the earth, primordial stones may be born."

He pointed to the distance, where some mountain peaks could be faintly seen: "Therefore, the disciples on duty do not gather in one place, but each take up a mountain peak to monitor the meteorite... and the distance between them is extremely far."

At this moment, Ying Chan suddenly spoke up and asked, "What is that?"

"Hmm?" The Taoist on duty looked in the direction he was looking and noticed a turbid stream of air swirling across the land in the distance. He frowned.

“That is the extraterrestrial demon form.” The Taoist said in a deep voice, “As you all have probably noticed, this star has a fairly abundant spiritual energy.”

"These demonic forms are extremely greedy for spiritual energy. After they fall into this planet, they will continue to devour spiritual energy, never satisfied."

"If the spiritual energy is damaged too much, it may be completely lost from this star, and the star's atmosphere will also dissipate."

"At that time, even if we have cultivation, we will not be able to survive on this star."

"So that's how it is. No wonder we had to wipe out the demonic form."

The young Taoist priest who first spoke with the guard pondered for a moment and then said, "Shall we set off now?"

Upon hearing this, someone else said, "The stars are so vast, in my opinion we should split up and do our own thing."

Since none of them were in the same industry, they naturally had no objections.

At this moment, the Taoist priest on duty said again, "Wait a minute, there is one more thing I need to tell you all."

"Please remember, everyone, that you must not fly too fast on these stars, and you must not try to escape beyond the atmosphere of the stars."

He pointed to the boundless void and solemnly said, "We Xuan Guang cultivators cannot traverse the void. If we were to truly break free from the starry atmosphere, we would face certain death."

A slight chill ran through everyone.

"I will keep your words in mind, fellow Daoist."

The young Taoist priest cupped his hands again, saying, "In that case, we will not delay any longer."

Having said that, he leaped up and flew away on a streak of blue light.

Seeing this, everyone followed suit and soon scattered in different directions, leaving only Ying Chan and Li Xuanying behind.

"Senior brother," Li Xuanying looked around and asked, "Where are we going?"

Without much thought, Ying Chan pointed into the distance and said, "Our fellow disciples are all heading in other directions, so let's head this way."

Li Xuanying readily agreed.

Ying Chan bowed to the Taoist on duty and said goodbye, then leaped into the sky.

He hadn't noticed anything while his feet were firmly planted on the ground, but now that he had ascended into the air, he suddenly understood.

The constraints imposed on cultivators by this celestial realm are negligible.

If Ying Chan were willing, he could even increase his escape speed to two or three times the previous speed, and traveling tens of thousands of miles a day would probably be no problem.

However, Ying Chan had not forgotten the warning given by the Taoist priest on duty.

He suppressed his urge to fly away, and without even summoning the Taiyao True Fire, he simply rode the wind and flew away, his clothes fluttering in the breeze.

Seeing this, Li Xuanying followed suit, and the two flew leisurely forward.

Unfortunately, this starry sky is desolate, with little scenery to admire.

Li Xuanying shook his head and said, "Could it be that all the stars in the heavens are like this?"

"What difference is there between that and a stone ball? It's just that it's a bit bigger."

Ying Chan gazed at the faint lights in the boundless void and simply smiled: "Perhaps on some stars, there are also mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, where living beings thrive?"

(End of this chapter)