Having left the danger-filled Solar Star, Xuan Wazi still felt lingering fear, but he was even more excited. Dancing on a knife's edge and toying with future big shots was truly addictive. He adjusted his direction and headed for the Lunar Star, distant from and opposite the Solar Star, cold and aloof.
The Lunar Star, formed from Pangu's right eye, was the source of supreme yin. It was utterly different from the Solar Star's blazing, domineering heat. It radiated cold, pristine light, like flawless jade hanging high in the night sky. Dense Essence of the Great Yin and icy energy filled its surroundings, tranquil and profound.
As he approached the Lunar Star, the scorching heat instantly vanished, replaced by a refreshing chill. The star's surface was not covered in flames, but in crystalline Moon Laurel Divine Trees, mountains and terrain that seemed carved from icy jade, and a clear pool that emitted extreme cold—the place where Lunar True Water gathered.
"This environment is much more comfortable." Xuan Wazi took a deep breath of the cool lunar spiritual energy and felt his Spirit Soul clear. He remained concealed as his divine sense cautiously extended outward.
Very soon, within the Lunar Star's core region, amid a cluster of structures resembling the Moon Palace, he sensed two powerful auras that were cold and aloof yet shared the same origin. Both had reached the late stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, carrying the clear radiance of moonlight and the biting chill of frost. They belonged to the Lunar Goddesses—Xi He and Chang Xi.
Unlike Di Jun and Taiyi on the Solar Star, who actively expanded and consolidated their forces, Xi He and Chang Xi seemed to prefer peace and quiet. They merely cultivated on the Lunar Star, occasionally tending to the Moon Laurel Divine Tree and collecting Lunar True Water and moonlight essence.
"Two cold beauties..." Xuan Wazi stroked his chin, his eyes turning. "What kind of 'cool' surprise should I give them? I can't exactly plant traps like I did for Di Jun and Taiyi. That would be far too unkind to lovely ladies."
His gaze swept over the shimmering Lunar True Water pool, which radiated bone-piercing cold, then over the tall, upright Moon Laurel Divine Tree, its entire body seeming to be sculpted from ice and jade and emitting a delicate fragrance. Finally, his gaze settled upon a plaza outside the Moon Palace paved with the Lunar Star's specialty, Moon Crystal Stone.
A mischievous idea took shape once more.
He silently moved to the edge of the Moon Crystal Stone plaza. Then, from his system space, he took out... a drop of [Ancestral Dragon Blood Essence]!
Unlike the blazing destruction contained within Primordial Phoenix Blood Essence, Ancestral Dragon Blood Essence contained ultimate power and control over water, carrying an immense, majestic, and slightly damp aura.
What Xuan Wazi intended to do was similar to what he had done on the Solar Star, but his method would be more refined and... more misleading.
He did not blend the blood essence's aura into the Lunar Star's origin. That would have been too easy to detect and too deliberate. Instead, with extreme care, he used his divine sense like a brush, painting the faintest traces of the unique Dao rhythm and pressure belonging to dragonkind and water control within that drop of Ancestral Dragon Blood Essence onto several key points of the Moon Crystal Stone plaza, as though they had "accidentally" "stained" the area. He then cleverly mixed them with the Lunar Star's own incredibly faint tidal-gravity fluctuations.
This "staining" was extremely slight, like dew gliding over a lotus leaf without leaving a trace, yet it could continuously emit a barely perceptible aura unique to a top-tier dragon expert who had once lingered there.
After finishing everything, Xuan Wazi retreated once more and hid at a safe distance to observe.
Not long after, the Moon Palace gates opened, and a woman wearing plain white palace robes emerged. Her temperament was as cold as the moon, and her beauty was unmatched. She was the elder sister, Xi He. She appeared to be heading toward the Moon Laurel Divine Tree to gather moon laurel seeds, but as she passed the Moon Crystal Stone plaza, her steps paused slightly.
Her delicate brows furrowed as she keenly sensed an extremely subtle change in the plaza's aura. The feeling... carried immense pressure and a faint hint of moisture. It clashed with the familiar cold lunar aura, yet it did not feel hostile. It was more like the residual aura left behind after a powerful existence had paused here only moments ago.
"Is this... the aura of dragonkind? And so pure and ancient..." A trace of doubt arose within Xi He. Did dragonkind not mainly operate in the Four Seas? Even when Ancestral Dragon was still alive, he had rarely set foot in a place of supreme yin like the Lunar Star. Why had such pure, powerful dragonkind aura been left here? And this aura... vaguely felt familiar to her. It seemed somewhat similar to the pressure of Ancestral Dragon from her memories, yet even older and more majestic?
She stopped and concentrated, carefully sensing it, but the aura was too faint, like a dying candle in the wind. It was impossible to grasp, much less trace to its source.
At that moment, her younger sister Chang Xi also came out. Seeing her sister standing blankly on the plaza, she asked, "Sister, what is it?"
Xi He told her what she had sensed. Chang Xi also examined the area carefully and revealed the same puzzled expression. "There really is a strange residual aura... It is neither of our Lunar Star's origin nor that of an ordinary immortal spirit. It feels more like... like some extraordinarily powerful sovereign of the water clans?"
The two sisters exchanged glances, each seeing confusion and a trace of vigilance in the other's eyes. Dragonkind had just suffered a great calamity, and Ancestral Dragon had fallen. Why would such a powerful dragonkind aura appear on the Lunar Star? Was it friend or foe? What did it want?
Naturally, they would never have imagined that this was merely the prank of a schemer. This lingering aura, carefully "forged" by Xuan Wazi and carrying Ancestral Dragon's original Dao rhythm, successfully drew the attention and suspicion of the two goddesses, adding a touch of unease to the cold Moon Palace.
Watching Xi He and Chang Xi's puzzled, wary, and slightly uneasy expressions from afar, Xuan Wazi nearly laughed out loud.
"Hehe, a 'cool' greeting from dragonkind. I hope the two goddesses enjoy this little 'accident.'" He thought smugly, When Di Jun really comes to propose in the future, perhaps this lingering 'Ancestral Dragon-level' aura on the Lunar Star will give him a little trouble! Just thinking about it is amusing!
[Ding! Detected that the host successfully created a mysterious atmosphere on the Lunar Star, arousing Xi He and Chang Xi's doubts and vigilance. This meets the criteria for "Not Being a Person" behavior. Reward: divine ability 'Lunar Concealment Technique' (concealment greatly enhanced beneath moonlight), one section of Innate Spirit Materials 'Laurel Divine Branch' (provided by the system as a friendly gift, not stolen).]
"Laurel Divine Branch?" Xuan Wazi stared at the section of branch that had suddenly appeared in his hand, seeming to be carved from ice crystals and emitting a cold fragrance and dense Essence of the Great Yin. He froze for a moment before bursting into delight. "System Bro, not bad! Whatever I want, I get! Now I've got something good for artifact refining or tea brewing!"
He had originally regretted failing to obtain a branch from the Fusang Tree, but the system had directly compensated him with a Laurel Divine Branch. Though it was "provided as a friendly gift," its quality was unquestionably excellent!
After happily putting away the Laurel Divine Branch, Xuan Wazi knew he should not linger here either. Although Taiyi was more vigilant, Xi He and Chang Xi were still Grand Unity Golden Immortals. If he remained too long, they might discover more clues.
"I've toured both the Solar Star and Lunar Star. Next..." Xuan Wazi stood at the edge of the Lunar Star, looking down upon the vast, boundless Primordial World below. His gaze turned toward the west, where Malevolent Energy and demonic intent were growing ever denser, and toward Jade Capital Mountain in the east, shrouded in immortal energy.
"The prelude to the Dao-Devil War should be about to begin, right?" He sensed the two grand wills between heaven and earth becoming increasingly distinct and faintly opposed, and a smile of anticipation curved his lips. "If this humble Daoist doesn't meddle in such a historic event, wouldn't that betray the name 'Xuan Wazi'?"
"Still, before that, I need to make more preparations. At the very least, I need to advance my cultivation and enter the Grand Unity realm before I'm qualified to be a proper 'fisherman' in a contest between Quasi-Saints."
His figure flashed, turning into an almost imperceptible streak of light. Rather than heading directly west or east, he flew toward Mount Buzhou. It was his "birthplace," relatively familiar to him, and as the heavenly pillar, Mount Buzhou's lingering pressure of Pangu and chaotic laws of heaven and earth made it the perfect place for him to attempt a breakthrough into the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and condense the Five Qi in his chest!
A new storm was about to arrive, and Xuan Wazi was preparing to throw himself into it with greater strength, continuing his Primordial World journey of "Not Being a Person."
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