Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

He didn't know how long he flew before he finally stopped. Looking around, he realized that the constellations next to him looked very familiar.

Looking at the dipper-shaped constellation, he suddenly realized, "Isn't this the Big Dipper?"

Could it be that one of the seven stars summoned him? Or perhaps it was the North Star? He looked at the bright star in the sky, but he couldn't sense anything from it.

Yao Guang, Xuan Ji... Li Yuan searched for the stars one by one, but was greatly disappointed in the end, none of them were the correct ones.

But the strong sense of belonging he felt couldn't deceive himself, so he closed his eyes and simply stopped actively searching, drifting along with his instincts.

When he opened his eyes again, he found a very dim star in front of him.

This star is very small and dim, and since it is located right behind Polaris, it is overshadowed by its brilliant light and cannot be seen at all.

The moment Li Yuan saw it, a sudden realization dawned on him: this was it, this was the star he had been searching for.

Without hesitation, he flew toward the dim star. The moment his soul touched it, it merged into it without any hindrance, as if it had always been a part of his body.

Overjoyed, he tried to mobilize the power of the Dark Star, and it worked perfectly. This time, he wasted no more time and, following the trace of connection he had left behind, sent the power of the star into his body.

The power of the law disregards distance; a distance of tens of millions of miles is covered in an instant.

Just as his internal energy was about to run out, a ray of silvery-white starlight descended from the distant starry sky, passing through the clouds and over the rocky peaks, ignoring all obstacles, and fell into Li Yuan's dantian.

The progress of the ninth revolution was still slow, but without the slightest stagnation. The starlight was continuous, faint but never exhausted.

New runes were quietly engraved on the cracks on the surface of the Yuan Dan; they were the mysterious and vast power of the laws of the stars.

Time seemed to drag on.

Li Yuan didn't know how much time had passed; all he knew was that he had to persevere.

During the long ordeal, he tried to split his consciousness in two. One part continued to communicate with the dark star to maintain the stability of the starlight, while the other part sank into the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness to communicate with the Myriad Realms Palace.

He thought of a possibility: if the power of the stars and the power of the Myriad Realms Palace were connected, would it produce a stronger effect?

He tried to guide the two forces and let them converge in his dantian.

At first, the two forces repelled each other, as if they were incompatible. Li Yuan's meridians were torn apart by the two forces, causing him excruciating pain. However, he did not give up and adjusted the frequency again and again, searching for the balance point between them.

Finally, after countless attempts, he found a delicate balance and began to slowly merge.

The combined power was several times stronger than the power of a single star. Like a warm river, it flowed into Li Yuan's dantian and poured into the cracked Yuan Dan.

And that dark star began to shine.

At first, it was just a faint glimmer of light, like a candle flickering in the wind, its glow uncertain.

But as Li Yuan's consciousness merged better with it, the flickering light gradually stabilized and began to shine normally.

Although its light is far less bright than that of the Big Dipper, it is no longer a forgotten dark star. It has found its place and its own light.

Intermittent starlight, like a silver thread, tightly connected Li Yuan's body with the stars.

at last.

"Click."

A crisp cracking sound came from the dantian.

The Yuan Dan, riddled with cracks, shattered completely at that moment.

Shattering does not mean failure. Countless tiny fragments swirl and dance in the dantian, each fragment radiating a dazzling silver-gold light.

That was the color resulting from the fusion of the power of the stars and the power of the Myriad Realms Palace.

The fragments gradually melted as they spun, transforming into a ball of silvery-gold liquid that flowed slowly within the dantian, then gradually condensed, compressing and purifying...

The dantian had become a furnace.

The fragments were repeatedly hammered and refined in the furnace, impurities were gradually removed, and the essence was gradually condensed.

Finally, the silvery-gold liquid condensed into a brand-new, rice-grain-sized crystal, which was the symbol of the Condensation Realm: the Yuan Crystal.

It is only the size of a grain of rice, but the power it contains is more than ten times stronger than the Yuan Dan of a person at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation Realm.

Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

In the depths of his pupils, it seemed as if stars were spinning, and his aura was much deeper than before. He seemed to be one with the surrounding world, and every move he made carried a natural rhythm.

Condensation Realm.

He really succeeded.

Li Yuan was filled with excitement.

At the foot of Xuefeng Mountain, Zhang Daojing, the Celestial Master, who had just arrived at the camp, suddenly stopped.

He felt something, raised his head, and looked up at the deep night sky.

His hair and beard were all white, his face was thin, and his eyes were as clear as a child's. At this moment, his gaze was fixed on a strange star on the horizon.

The star was located near the Big Dipper, but it was not on any known star map.

It seemed to have never appeared before, or rather, it had been too obscure to attract anyone's attention.

But tonight, it began to shine.

Openly display yourself to the world and let your unique brilliance shine.

Although it wasn't particularly bright, it carried a unique aura, like a seed that had been dormant for a long time, finally breaking through the soil.

Zhang Daojing's expression was thoughtful. He calculated with his fingers, his brows gradually furrowing, and an indescribable feeling welled up in his heart.

"What's wrong?" Lou Junbo, who was next to him, noticed his unusual behavior and asked.

"...It's nothing." Zhang Daojing lowered his hand, shook his head, and kept his gaze fixed on the star for a long time. "I just saw an interesting star."

A thousand miles away, in Chang'an, on the Star Gazing Platform.

The Imperial Preceptor Jiang Taixu stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the star map. The night wind fluttered his snow-white Taoist robe, making it seem as if he would ride the wind and return home.

His gaze also fell on the dark star that had just begun to shine.

Unlike Zhang Daojing, he recognized this star.

Or rather, he had been keeping an eye on this star all along.

He had noticed it from the moment it first appeared on the star chart.

But it was too dim back then, and could go out at any moment. He tried many times to calculate the fate corresponding to this star, but each time he was blocked by an invisible force and could not see the truth.

But tonight, everything has changed.

Although its light was still very faint, it could not escape his eyes.

Jiang Taixu remained silent for a long time, then slowly exhaled and murmured to himself, "Finally... is it about to begin?"

His expression was solemn and unpredictable.

Inside the cave, Li Yuan stood up, stretched his limbs, and felt the renewed power within his body.

There is a watershed between the Condensation Realm and the Core Formation Realm. He clenched his fist, and his fingertips could touch the spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowing in the air. The feeling of being integrated with the surrounding environment was an experience he had never had when he was in the Core Formation Realm.

Deep within his consciousness, Li, who had been silently watching him, shifted his gaze and returned to silence. After confirming that he had successfully advanced, he indifferently withdrew his gaze.