Preparations to Enter Heaven Star Island

"It's Yin Corpse Sect's disciple again, and even Foundation Establishment Cultivator is here."

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had seen many monks dressed similarly along the way, but he didn't expect that Foundation Establishment Cultivator would also come to join in the fun.

At the same time, judging from their familiar names, it is obvious that they are still regular visitors.

The fate of those monks after they were bought is probably obvious.

This is Lightless Sea, a place of disorder and chaos.

Fraud and forgery are commonplace here, and everything is fake regardless of its origin.

Evil Arts and Mo Dao just changed their appearance here, and there is nothing more than an extra process for disguise.

Arriving at such a place, Xiao Chen could already foresee that fighting would inevitably break out within the ruins, or even outside the ruins.

Since he wanted to explore the ruins, he didn't expect to stay out of it.

It is necessary now to go back and study the information we just obtained.

Not for any other reason, at least when a fight breaks out, they can identify which faction the enemy comes from.

Morning Radiance Pavilion is a little better, the information after spending Spirit Stone is indeed detailed.

In the Lightless Sea, the saying One Sect, One Religion, Eight Families is widely circulated.

First of all, this sect is of course Yin Corpse Sect, whose status is transcendent and unshakable.

Within five hundred years alone, three Nascent Soul True Lords have appeared in public.

And Morning Radiance Pavilion specifically stated that Yin Corpse Sect had records of unprovoked activation of Sect Protecting Great Formation many times before, and the real number will only be higher.

The next lesson is Subduing Ice Sect, whom Xiao Chen met before.

It was founded by the sudden rise of Hidden Ice True Monarch, and in just seventy years, it became a behemoth second only to the Yin Corpse Sect.

The most critical point is that according to the information currently available to the Morning Radiance Pavilion.

There are probably more than a hundred Golden Core cultivators in the Subduing Ice Sect.

Although there are only thirty-four people here from reliable sources.

However, in various rumors that have been widely circulated, they have counted more than two hundred people Golden Core True Person who may have some connection with the Subduing Ice Sect.

Among them are some monks who claim that they have an irreversible relationship with the Subduing Ice Sect, such as Qiu Fanghui.

As for the last Eight Great Families, Morning Radiance Pavilion gives a total of fourteen surnames.

Among them is Zhang Family, whom Xiao Chen saw before Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

The reason why there are fourteen surnames is because there is no clear conclusion about the so-called Eight Great Families.

Lightless Sea This place is very strange. There has never been a Lineage that can be passed down for more than a thousand years.

Most of the time, with the death of the Golden Core ancestor in the clan, the Lineage force will directly fall apart.

Occasionally there are Golden Core descendants in the family who are more outstanding, which can delay the process for some time, but in the end it will not exceed two generations.

Due to the rapid changes, various rumors are mixed, and there is no unified statement.

Morning Radiance Pavilion So I specially noted a few more Lineage, and emphasized that these fourteen companies are only relatively strong at the moment, and will probably be reshuffled in a few years.

"They are all new Golden Core Lineage, then it's okay."

Xiao Chen put down the first piece of information, which is undoubtedly good news for him.

Local forces are often the most troublesome part of such competition.

Not only is there a network advantage when competing within the ruins, but the key lies in off-field factors.

For example, those monks who were lucky enough to escape from the ruins alive may not be able to leave safely with their harvest if they offend local forces.

There is no need to offend, after all, the common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the jade.

Things like local snakes waiting for work outside and bullying those with more power often happened in the past.

Fortunately this time, Xiao Chen only needs to watch out for the Subduing Ice Sect and Yin Corpse Sect.

These two families are both well-established, so they should pay more attention to their food and appearance.

"Hey~, I'm afraid it's hard to say."

After seeing the chaotic situation of West Market, it is now difficult for Xiao Chen to have any expectations for the bottom line of these two sects.

He couldn't help but sigh, "I hope the worst won't happen."

The so-called worst-case scenario is naturally that a certain Nascent Soul True Lord doesn't want to be shy and directly takes revenge for his own family members by bullying the small ones.

Under normal circumstances, with such concerns, many monks would take the initiative to avoid the disciples of the big forces in the ruins.

However, Xiao Chen secretly made up his mind that if he really encounters fortuitous opportunity, he will take what he deserves.

Just do it cleanly and don't leave any witnesses.

The reason why he thinks so is because the second piece of information purchased at the Morning Radiance Pavilion contains a very important piece of information.

There is a high probability that only monks Golden Core and below can enter this ruins.

This news also comes from the Heaven's Secret Pavilion, which is very reliable.

The reason why the ruins are opened on the night of the 10th day of July and are expected to end on the night of July 17th is precisely because it is associated with the astrology.

At present, the entire area within a radius of 50,000 miles from the entrance to the ruins is shrouded in thick white mist.

According to the information given by Falling Fate Master, only when a specific star appears, the surrounding fog will briefly dissipate, revealing the true appearance of the island.

"That's a total of seven days."

Xiao Chen calculated. "It's a little long."

As time goes by, the monks who enter will have more opportunities to find good things.

But having said that, the longer it lasts, the higher the probability that the monks will encounter each other in the ruins, and the higher the probability of seizing treasures from each other.

Morning Radiance Pavilion also specifically noted.

Since this ruins are related to astrology, it is best to prepare relevant means in advance.

Items such as Starry Sky Array used for defense, or Big Dipper Azure Sword Talisman used for attack, may have miraculous effects in the ruins.

"It's interesting."

Xiao Chen Looking at the recommendation below, I suspect it is an advertisement.

Of course, although the above contents are crucial, they are not enough to be worth five thousand Spirit Stone.

What is really important are the three paragraphs at the end.

Chief Heavenly Sound Sect, Fairy Su Ruo, briefly appeared in a market in the Lightless Sea on June 25th.

He was accompanied by more than six companions and purchased two pairs of Dawn Red Weave Butterfly Ribbon.

Yin Corpse Sect has reliable information that its six True Disciple are preparing to pass this relic to determine the next generation chief.

Among them, the person most likely to win the first place is named Zhang Gongxian.

It is said that he is extremely talented and can control six Refined Corpse at the same time.

On June 29, Golden Core Battle occurred 40,000 miles south of Lightless Island.

In less than three quarters of an hour, a local Mid-stage Golden Core monk was killed.

Based on the Magic Trace left at the scene, it is speculated that Hidden Dao Heritage is the descendant of Flame Manipulation School.

In order to prevent the person from being recognized, Morning Radiance Pavilion also thoughtfully pasted the illustrations of Fairy Su Ruo and Zhang Gongxian below the three paragraphs.

Xiao Chen read it a few more times and silently took note of their appearance.

Backed by large sects or hidden inheritance, their strength must be far better than ordinary monks.

If nothing else, these three people should be the main competitors for this trip to the ruins.

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"Daoist Jinguang came back so early?"

Yu Zhenyang As soon as he walked into the attic, he saw the illustration at the bottom and exclaimed, "Wow, what a beautiful fairy!"

Although it is a black and white ink painting, the artist's level is very high.

So much so that he could feel the charm of the country's beauty and heavenly fragrance through the portrait.

"What fairy?"

Cao Mingjie, who was following him, took a closer look, and his eyes shone. "Oh, who is this fairy? She looks... um... pretty."

He paused as he spoke, and for a moment he was at a loss for words.

Xiao Chen simply handed it over with the envelope in his hand. "Haven't you seen it before? This is the current Heavenly Sound Sect chief Fairy Su Ruo."

"It just so happens that you are here. Let's take a look at this information so that we can prepare in advance."

Since we agreed to go to the ruins together, there is no need to hide the information.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't spread the news widely, Morning Radiance Pavilion won't care.

"It will last for seven days!"

Yu Zhenyang quickly frowned. "Then it seems we have to prepare more Talisman, otherwise it won't be enough."

Cao Mingjie also thought seriously, "We have brought a lot of spiritual materials, but they are not very related to the astrology."

"Would you like to purchase some materials now?"

Ma Wenbo, who came after hearing the news, reminded, "The local traders must be well-informed."

"I'm afraid that at this moment, the spiritual materials related to the astrology have been sold out or the prices have increased."

"We might as well prepare more original Talisman and win by quantity."

The three of them discussed it and quickly formulated a new preparation plan.

There is quite a lot of content, ranging from Talisman to elixirs, from Spirit Artifact to formations.

Most of these things come from the Three Immortals Sect's past experience in exploring ruins, and they sound very reasonable.

It was also at this time that Xiao Chen learned that they had visited many ruins in the Inner Sea.

Although they are all old ruins, they have made many friends who like to explore ruins.

It is precisely because of this that we received the news in advance that Outer Sea and New Ruin were opened this time.

"Daoist Jinguang, then please help me find out if there is any Falling Star Stone for sale outside."

Yu Zhenyang simply drew a sketch. "If there are any, bring a batch back, but regardless of whether there are any, we will still meet up in four days."

Since there were so many things that needed to be prepared, the three brothers alone could no longer take care of going out.

Xiao Chen readily accepted. "Okay, leave it to me."

In the next four days, he not only retweeted Lightless Island, but also visited other islands within a radius of 50,000 miles.

It's a pity that all astrology-related materials have been sold out.

But he didn't gain anything.

While inquiring about spiritual materials nearby, Xiao Chen unexpectedly learned that Hidden Ice Sect Left Guardian had also arrived near the ruins.

Judging from the position, this Left Protector who has never met before should be better than the previous Right Protector.

Potential competitors plus one.

At the same time, on the way back to Lightless Island, Xiao Chen also saw a Golden Core cultivator wearing a red robe and Sun Scarf on his head.

Judging from the outfit, it should be from Five Thunder Temple.

I remember that before Southern Lao Sea set off, he heard that Five Thunder Temple invested a large number of manpower in hunting Yin Spirit.

Now it seems that they did not forget to send people to explore New Ruin at the same time.

Since he doesn't know the other party, Xiao Chen doesn't know whether the other party is powerful or not.

Possible competitors plus one.

"Daoist Jinguang, you came back just in time."

As soon as they landed on the spirit boat, Yu Zhenyang reached out and handed over a stack of Talisman: "These are six Ice Soul Cold Light Talismans. They have certain killing power and can also limit the enemy's movement."

"In addition, here are twelve Return Origin Thick Earth Talisman. You should keep them with you for self-defense."

"This Talisman is best used while standing on the ground. It can absorb the earth's energy on its own to increase its defense capability by 10%."

Xiao Chen was a little surprised. "You have prepared so much in just four days?"

As far as he knows, under normal circumstances, a Tier 3 Talisman Master can draw three Tier 3 Talismans in one day.

Although drawing the talisman itself seems effortless, the process of preparing materials, condensing Divine Sense and guiding Spiritual Power is not simple.

The main reason is that when you are tired, it is easy to make mistakes during drawing, causing Talisman to be invalidated.

Therefore, even if you want to force yourself to work overtime, it is not a problem that can be solved by willpower alone.

"It's just that I'm familiar with it."

Yu Zhenyang smiled and waved his hand, "We brought a lot of various spiritual materials before coming here, which can save a lot of time."

"Besides, I have visited so many ruins before. If I didn't have two brushes, I would have been eaten up and wiped clean."

"Go in and talk first, and I'll show you our array."

Entering the attic on the right front, there are as many as twenty-four Portable Array Plate placed in separate places.

Ma Wenbo is currently lying in front of the table on the left, concentrating on drawing Talisman Making basket.

I turned a deaf ear to the footsteps around me and the noise from the machine's operation.

Xiao Chen followed the sound and looked over, only to see Qiu Fanghui standing among the four disassembled Mystic Iron Puppet, frowning as if thinking about something.

There was also a pile of materials placed on the ground, including five pairs of dark iron arms next to each other.

One of the advantages of Puppet Mechanism Art is that it can quickly repair damaged puppets by replacing them, thereby quickly restoring combat effectiveness.

At the same time, different effects can be achieved by installing different mechanisms.

Of course, this is also one of the disadvantages, because these backup mechanisms also require a lot of resources to build.

The more you prepare at the same time, the higher the additional cost.

How to balance this boundary has always been a big problem.

How should I put it, Xiao Chen originally thought that the overall strength of this temporary team might not be good enough.

But now it seems to have a decent look, and it feels a bit famous.

"Elder brother, it's not good!"

Cao Mingjie hurriedly ran over. "I heard that the ancestors of Eight Great Families are out, preparing to enter New Ruin to seize the treasure."

"Now there are eight more forces, what should we do?"

Xiao Chen Take back the idea you just had.

Yu Zhenyang heard this, although he was a little surprised, but he was still relatively calm. "Third senior brother, don't be anxious, tell me slowly if you have any information."

"Also, I asked you to go find Daoist Li for news. Have you been there?"

Cao Mingjie immediately took out a letter. "I've been there. This is the information Daoist Li gave me."

"On the way back, I originally heard that Heavenly Sound Sect and Yin Corpse Sect had broken down their talks. We should not encounter a blockade."

"Unexpectedly, Eight Great Families seemed to have received the news in advance."

"Not only did they seize this opportunity to enter the ruins, they are also recruiting people at West Market."

"As long as you join their team, you will be given Talisman and elixirs directly, and you will be given Spirit Stone when you come back."

"I only watched for a while, and several comrades Golden Core joined them."

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One thing to say, if Eight Great Families not only goes by himself, but also recruits casual cultivators to join him.

It will indeed lead to many more participants in the ruins.

However, after Xiao Chen thought about it, it seemed that it did not pose any threat to him.

In comparison, he cares more about those powerful monks.

Yu Zhenyang immediately grimaced after hearing this, but he didn't worry first.

Instead, he opened the letter and read it, and his expression immediately relaxed. "Fortunately, the overall situation is pretty good."

Upon seeing this, Cao Mingjie immediately asked, "Elder brother, what good news did Daoist Li write? Please tell me quickly."

Yu Zhenyang concluded. "All those astrological materials were taken away by the Yin Corpse Sect, which is a good thing."

"If everyone doesn't have it, we won't suffer."

"Also, I heard that Five Thunder Temple and Execution Elder are coming this time, so it doesn't really matter."

Huh?

Xiao Chen felt that he heard wrongly. "Wait a minute, Fellow Daoist Yu, Five Thunder Temple is this Execution Elder?"

Within Five Thunder Temple, the position of Execution Elder is generally responsible for external battles.

To put it simply, he is the one who is better at fighting among his peers.

"Ah?"

Yu Zhenyang was stunned for a moment when he was asked. He lowered his head and looked at the letter. "It is indeed Execution Elder, but he is the only one here, so it has nothing to do with us."

"Such a large sect monk will definitely go to Core Area in the ruins to seize the treasure. We can just stay safe until then."

Cao Mingjie also echoed, "Yes, yes, Daoist Jinguang, we don't need to worry about that."

"Of these Ancient Ruins, I especially like to build side halls and side halls. Let's go to those places to find out the leaks."

Three Immortals Sect The three of them have always been struggling around the periphery of the ruins. From the beginning, they were not prepared to compete for the core area.

Therefore, their focus is also on the total number of people participating in the competition and the attitude of Great Powers.

But he didn't really care about the large number of monks coming from the sect.

There is no competitive relationship between top monks and low-level monks.

In the next three days, several people completed their preparations.

Then I took a good rest for two days and was fully nourished Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

On the morning of the tenth day of July, together with Yu Jian, we arrived outside New Ruin.

The reason why I didn't bring the spirit boat was because I couldn't find anyone to guard it when the time came.

Many casual repairmen who arrived in advance have taken out wooden boards and other objects from Storage Ring and temporarily floated them on the sea.

This is mainly done to save real energy consumption.

Different from the casual cultivators, both Yin Corpse Sect and Heavenly Sound Sect brought a very large spiritual ship and anchored it early on.

However, the two spirit ships were hundreds of miles apart, one on the left and the other on the right, and they did seem to be as discordant as the rumors said.

"It's begun, it's begun!"

At midnight in the evening, suddenly there were exclamations one after another.

As the stars in the sky changed, the dense fog that had lingered for several months began to gradually shrink.

The rate of contraction is faster than predicted.

In just a quarter of an hour, the outline of a large island faintly appeared in front of everyone.

The entire island is oval in shape, and Xiao Chen can't see the end of it at a glance. It is estimated to be at least tens of thousands of miles away.

"Ouch!"

Suddenly there was a cry of surprise from the front, and then an impatient cultivator fell like a kite with its string broken, falling straight onto the sea.

"Be careful, it's Anti-Air Restriction!"

Immediately, a knowledgeable monk issued a warning and took the lead in lowering the altitude.

The monk who fell into the sea also floated up at this time and seemed to be unharmed.

The surrounding fog had all faded away at this time, and about ten miles ahead stood a huge stone monument.

There are three buckets of Ancient Seal Script engraved vertically on it.

"Eh? What is this word?"

A monk asked out of curiosity, "Which Daoist friends do you know? Please give me some advice!"

"What a strange text, I've never seen it before!"

"I seem to have seen it in the High Antiquity book before, but I don't know what these three words mean."

High Antiquity classics?

Xiao Chen At this moment, he suddenly thought of the landscape Divinity Painting he had previously obtained from the Divine Fire Sect Golden Core, including the mysterious piece of Word Tablet from White Bone Gate.

There was Yinli Script on it that he couldn't recognize, and it looked somewhat similar to the three Ancient Seal Script in front of him.

This was an unexpected clue.

When you have a chance later, you can look for a few Eastern Domain and Ancient Books to study.

But we'll talk about this later. For now, let's go to the island first.

Due to the influence of Anti-Air Restriction, everyone could only fall into the sea and swim over ten miles away from the island.

Fortunately, there is no one among the monks who is not good at water, so this is not an obstacle to everyone.

Cao Mingjie was even a little happy. "It would be best not to allow flights on the island. The Return Origin Thick Earth Talisman we prepared can take some advantage."

What he said was really okay.

"It turns out this place is called Heaven Star Island."

A young man who looked to be in his twenties, wearing a white robe and a blue scarf, stood under the stone tablet and easily read the words on the tablet.

Although he did not shout loudly on purpose, the monks present had sharp ears and eyes, so they naturally heard it clearly.

"Oh, I can actually recognize Ancient Spirit Script."

Not far away, Five Thunder Temple Execution Elder, wearing a red robe, asked curiously, "Which family are you from?"

When the white-robed young man heard this, he first bowed his hands and saluted, and then shook his head. "I have met the senior, but my master does not allow his name and sect name to be revealed outside."

I understand, he is the descendant of Flame Manipulation School in the intelligence.

Xiao Chen understood immediately.

The so-called rule of not disclosing the sect should be true, but sometimes this sentence itself is a kind of revelation.

However, the other party is obviously also deliberately attracting the attention of others to show off his identity as Hidden Dao Heritage.

Many Golden Core cultivator look young on the outside, but are actually very old.

But there are also people who can really break through Golden Core at a young age, especially those who have entered the world and are generally the proud ones of heaven.

It seems that this person is obviously not a peaceful master.

"Oh, that's it."

That Execution Elder had obviously read the information and smiled knowingly.

"Long~! Long~! Long~!"

Suddenly there was a loud noise ahead.

Immediately afterwards, walnut-sized runes lit up from the ground and spread all the way to the interior of the island.

Although the thick fog had returned to the island before, except for the edges of the island, nothing could be seen in the middle, and even Divine Sense could not detect it.

At this time, as the runes were illuminated, part of the fog immediately dispersed, revealing a spacious avenue.

Seeing this, everyone moved forward along the avenue.

After walking for about twenty miles, we bypassed a rockery made of huge rocks.

I saw that the main road in front of me suddenly divided into nine small roads.

Each path is about twelve feet high and six feet wide, and can accommodate up to two people walking side by side.

If nothing else, this should be the first test.

Many casual cultivators were hesitant, but several major forces had a tacit understanding and each chose a different path to move forward.

"Let's go here."

Yu Zhenyang observed it, deliberately avoided several major sects, and chose the one on the far right.