Several days later, in Heavy Mountain Grotto-Heaven.
The sky was bright, the air clear, and the sea of clouds stretched without end. A streak of flowing light suddenly tore through the cloud layers and sped toward a towering, perilous peak that rose above the clouds.
A moment later, the escaping light landed on a broken cliff jutting out over the cloud sea.
The radiance dispersed, revealing a handsome young master with eyes as brilliant as stars. It was none other than Zhao Chongxu.
The moment he landed, Zhao Chongxu immediately looked jubilant. With a flip of one hand, an olive-shaped "crystal" appeared in his palm, pitch-black throughout yet covered in crystalline veins.
This "crystal" was no ordinary object. It was an exceedingly rare "star core" in all the heavens and universe.
A star core was born only after the destruction of a Ganges Sand World. It was not only the final essence of an entire world, but also the purest crystallization of Earth Elemental Law. It could be called a rare treasure beyond price, its value impossible to measure.
Holding up the star core, Zhao Chongxu climbed all the way up along the bluestone steps. The steps led to the mountain summit, which was also the place where Third Ancestor Zhao Dashan cultivated in seclusion.
Even within Heavy Mountain Grotto-Heaven, only a scant dozen or so people could come to this Three Star Peak, and Zhao Chongxu happened to be one of them.
His face full of "excitement," he hurried across the steps and soon reached the ritual platform at the summit. At a glance, he saw his great-grandfather Zhao Dashan sitting cross-legged at the center of the platform.
Zhao Dashan slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the star core in his great-grandson's hand, his gaze abruptly brightened, and a trace