Star Chain Imprisonment! Lunar Goddess?

"Comprehend the laws of the stars and temper the Dao foundation of my body!"

"After observing the movements of the Stars of the Heavens, I have finally grasped some of their profound mysteries."

"By communicating with the Stars of the Heavens and using stellar power to condense chains of order, I can trap cultivators at the peak of the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm, or even Golden Immortals of Grand Dao."

Ling Xiao awoke from cultivation and gazed at the stars filling the sky with a smile.

He formed hand seals with both hands. Starlight blazed around him as chains condensed from stellar power pierced through the void, their cold radiance chilling the soul.

"Star Chain Imprisonment!"

With a low cry from Ling Xiao, the star chains sealed off the vast space ahead. Even earth, fire, wind, water, and space itself froze, as though time had come to a halt.

His gaze sharpened, and the star chains twisted in a deadly strangulation, unleashing torrents of violent energy.

The vast stretch of space was left utterly shattered.

Had it been a cultivator, they would already have been reduced to dust.

Seeing this, Ling Xiao frowned slightly. "Star Chain Imprisonment is merely a divine ability and killing move. According to my deductions, perhaps one day I will be able to lay down a peerless grand formation comparable to the Grand Star Constellation Formation."

"This formation shall be called the Myriad Stars Grand Formation, and Star Chain Imprisonment will also be one of its wondrous transformations!"

His cultivation at the middle stage of the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm was ultimately limited.

Unless he possessed supreme treasures such as the Hetu Luoshu or the Chaos Bell, he would only gain such power after attaining the Dao of the Golden Immortal of Hunyuan.

Of course, he was not in a hurry now.

He restrained his aura, and the phenomena dispersed.

"I spent quite some time refining the origin of the stars. Should I continue exploring the starry sky, or return to Penglai Immortal Island first and make plans for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation?"

Ling Xiao sank into thought.

Just then, Ling Xiao sensed a strange Dao Resonance. Its aura was both sacred and tainted with impure laws. Had he not controlled the World-Cleansing Creation Dao, he would not have noticed this anomaly.

"Please, Dao Friend, save me..."

Somewhere beyond perception, a gentle yet urgent voice entered Ling Xiao's primordial spirit.

"On the Lunar Star!"

"The dojo of Xihe and Changxi... What exactly is hidden within this Lunar Star?"

Ling Xiao said in a grave voice.

Since the Primordial Wilderness had first been opened, countless secrets had remained hidden within heaven and earth. As the Lunar Star had been formed from Pangu's right eye, Ling Xiao could not determine who this voice belonged to.

However, one thing Ling Xiao could be sure of was that after he had inadvertently released the aura of the World-Cleansing Creation Dao while cultivating, the owner of that voice seemed to have grasped a lifeline and sought his aid.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ling Xiao headed for the Lunar Star.

With the Primordial Chaos Measuring Ruler, Pure Yang Sword, Investiture of the Gods List, and God-Slaying Whip under his control, even though he was only at the middle stage of the Golden Immortal of Grand Dao realm, he was confident that he could find a chance at survival in a crisis.

A moment later.

Ling Xiao stepped through the void and landed upon the Lunar Star.

The Moon Laurel Tree emitted a silver glow. A palace stood beside it, while beneath the tree, a figure swung an axe against its trunk.

"I am Ling Xiao. I have been traveling through the starry sky and have come specifically to pay my respects to Seniors Xihe and Changxi!"

Ling Xiao raised his voice and spoke calmly.

The Heavenly Court governed the Three Realms, and he was the Great Emperor of the Azure Radiance. So long as he did not deliberately offend those two, they would not challenge the majesty of the Heavenly Court.

"Since the end of the Lich Tribulation, Xihe and Changxi have remained in secluded cultivation. The Lunar Star is now managed by me on their behalf. Why has the Heavenly Emperor come here?"

The palace glimmered with cold light, and three Heavenly Dao Divine Runes manifested above it: Cold Moon Palace.

A graceful Female Immortal with a slender figure walked lightly before Ling Xiao. Her face was white as snow, carrying an otherworldly beauty untouched by mortal dust.

She held a Jade Rabbit in her arms, her pretty face betraying neither joy nor sorrow.

"Greetings, Dao Friend Chang'e!"

Ling Xiao gave a Daoist salute, recognizing the woman before him.

Tales and rumors concerning Chang'e's origins were widespread throughout the Primordial World. Some claimed that she had ascended to immortality after secretly consuming Queen Mother of the West's divine medicine, while others said she was one of Changxi's Three Corpses.

There were countless different accounts, and Ling Xiao did not dare to be certain.

The secrets of a Quasi-Sage Great Being were not his to speculate upon.

"I was originally traveling through the void, but I sensed that some opportunity awaited me in the depths of the Lunar Star. Thus, I wished to investigate. Would Dao Friend Chang'e be willing to grant my request?"

Hearing this, Chang'e fell into thought.

At last, her red lips parted. "The Heavenly Court governs the Three Realms, and the Lunar Star naturally falls within its domain. Heavenly Emperor, you may enter its depths, but you must not damage the Lunar Star's origin."

At this, Ling Xiao let out a breath of relief.

Had Chang'e refused, he would have had to convince her with virtue.

Xihe and Changxi had also incurred Karmic Force of Slaughter during the Lich Tribulation. In the past, the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother had refrained from acting against them due to their positions, but Ling Xiao had no such reservations.

If they did not know what was good for them, he would serve them the Great Summoning Technique.

Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun were no pushovers. After all, they still had old and new grudges with the Demon Clan!

"Then many thanks, Dao Friend Chang'e."

Ling Xiao offered his thanks, and his figure vanished from the spot.

"For Nephew Lu Ya to make an enemy of Ling Xiao truly was not a wise choice... Alas..."

Chang'e sighed softly and shifted her gaze toward the figure beneath the Moon Laurel Tree.

There was pity, hatred, and a trace of affection in her eyes.

If Ling Xiao had been there, he would certainly have reached a conclusion: Chang'e truly was one of Changxi's Three Corpses...

At this moment!

Ling Xiao held the God-Slaying Whip in hand, while the Investiture of the Gods List hovered above his head. The Heavenly Dao Merit Halo emerged behind him, and layers of law restrictions sealed the space within several feet of him, forming a barrier.

The deeper he ventured into the Lunar Star, the more waves of chill he felt.

The cold pierced his spirit and bones, filling him with dread.

"Xihe and Changxi were born from the Lunar Star and are its divine spirits. Logically speaking, their abilities should be immense. Why have they failed to discover the anomaly in the depths of the Lunar Star?"

"Could it be that the owner of that voice possesses cultivation even greater than theirs?"

Ling Xiao felt as if a layer of fog veiled his eyes, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart.

After some time, frost covered his body, and even his primordial spirit seemed frozen solid. Ling Xiao drew the Pure Yang Sword, and the blazing Pure Yang True Fire helped dissolve the chill.

"This is the core of the Lunar Star!"

"Ultimate Pure Yin Energy surges here, and it even contains Lunar Law. If I cultivated here for a hundred years, I would certainly be able to control this power."

Before Ling Xiao stretched a boundless deep-blue ocean.

Every drop of water was condensed from Pure Yin Energy and heaven-and-earth spiritual qi, having undergone the evolution and tempering of countless ages.

It could be said that every drop weighed ten thousand jun.

When the Primordial World was opened, the first wisp of innate pure yang qi became Dong Wanggong, while the first wisp of innate pure yin qi became Queen Mother of the West. It was precisely for this reason that Dao Ancestor Hongjun personally named them the leaders of the male and Female Immortals.

Pure yin was boundless and contained endless mighty power of heaven and earth.

Yet lunar power was even more terrifying and ancient, for it had been born after chaos was opened and flourished during the Creation Calamity.

"Pure Creation Dao!"

Ling Xiao formed hand seals, and waves of sacred, immaculate radiance blossomed through the space. The phantom of the twenty-fourth-grade Pure World White Lotus emerged with a thunderous roar.

Ling Xiao did this to locate the source of that strange Dao Resonance.

After an unknown length of time, Ling Xiao's brow twitched slightly. He said in surprise, "I never expected that a Chaos Void would be hidden within the Lunar Star Core. The source of that voice is there."

"Perhaps when Great God Pangu created heaven and earth, this Chaos Void merged into the newly born world, only to later be drawn into the Lunar Star by chance."

A deep light flickered in his eyes. Grasping the Primordial Measuring Ruler, Ling Xiao descended to where the Chaos Void was located, then fiercely swung this Postnatal Merit Treasure forward.

The Lunar Star trembled, and monstrous waves rose across the deep-blue ocean.

A spatial rift silently appeared.

Lunar Law and origin transformed into a raging torrent, mixed with chaotic currents as they poured from the rift. Seeing this, Ling Xiao did not dare waste any time and stepped directly into it.

Then he activated the Heavenly Investiture List, using it to temporarily seal the spatial rift.

Otherwise, if that torrent were allowed to scour the Lunar Star Core, Ling Xiao did not dare imagine what chaos might result. Nor could he bear the overwhelming karma and Karmic Force.

Before his eyes!

Gale winds howled, and turbulent currents sprang up everywhere.

Lunar origin and laws occupied space spanning countless miles, evolving into a breathtaking star field. Yet at the center of that energy storm sat a figure in meditation.

Chaos Sha Qi, Karmic Force, and murderous evil intent.

All of them eroded the lunar origin and laws. The life aura of that figure was like a candle about to go out, as though it would vanish completely at any moment.

"Is this... the Lunar Goddess?"

Ling Xiao murmured in disbelief.

The speculation in his heart was confirmed at that very moment!