"What happened?"
"A thunderclap in the dead of night? The Star Palace is urgently calling for reinforcements from all sides. Could something have happened to the Flood Dragon Ship?"
"The Star Phenomenon deep in the Black River is terrifying. Something major definitely happened. Could they really have dug up a Flood Dragon?"
Tian Yuan City was thrown into a full-scale uproar. The Star Palace, suspended high above the Star Gazing Manor, erupted with a sky full of starlight that illuminated the night. A gigantic, illusory summons token appeared in midair!
Anyone holding a Star Official token was detected by the summons. They needed to assemble immediately. Anyone who delayed would be executed!
Who would dare challenge such supreme authority? The magnificent giant city seethed with commotion. The estates of the various powerful clans flung open their gates, while Star Masters from every direction hurried toward the Star Palace.
Dark clouds loomed over the city, and the horns of war had begun to sound. Such a upheaval had never occurred in the history of the Tian Yuan Star Observation Manor's establishment!
The High-Ranking Star Official on duty was drenched in cold sweat. He had just reported the matter through the Star Palace, only to find that the reaction over there seemed even more intense than here!
One had to know that he had reported it to headquarters!
There were probably already Star Lords on their way to the Black River.
At present, he was using the starry-sky channel established by the Star Palace and nervously waiting for the second wave of intelligence that headquarters was about to send back.
It had to be said that the Star Palaces were closely connected. Tugging one thread moved the entire body. Who could still use force under such circumstances?
"Boom!"
Deep in the Black River, violent winds raged and surged. Lightning flashed and thunder roared as torrential rain crashed down from the heavens. Endless raging waves were approaching the riverbank, and large-scale shipwrecks occurred along the way.
All of this seemed to foreshadow an extremely grim future.
Within the jade-white palace beneath the river, dazzling light erupted from its depths.
Chen Fusheng sat cross-legged atop the dragon vein, visualizing the stars in the heavens. His sense of touch was astonishingly acute.
It was as if he had climbed into the starry sky, roaming the Galaxy and touching one star after another. In the snap of a finger, a thousand years passed.
"The Other Shore Heavenly Road, Destiny's Long Bridge—where is my destination?"
Chen Fusheng spoke these words as he roamed the Other Shore and reached the end of destiny. He was like a resplendent giant star standing in the heavens.
Viewed from a macroscopic perspective, the stars filling the sky were like diamonds embedded in a black curtain. Once one reached destiny's Other Shore, the stars in the heavens became terrifying beyond measure!
A pressure laced with deadly terror descended. Before a truly complete star, what was a living being? Nothing more than an insignificant speck of dust.
Chen Fusheng truly understood the mysteries of the Other Shore. It was as if the starry sky had opened a window for him, while his crown bone swallowed the energy flowing across the surfaces of the sun, moon, and giant stars.
Clearly, just as Xu Changfeng had said, what they touched within the Three Realms was merely the outer material of celestial bodies—nothing more than a splash of water by the shore.
The Other Shore Nine Heavens rose one layer after another. Only when the process of raising one's realm resonated with the stars and elevated one's level could one effectively absorb the inner substance of the stars.
But how many Star Masters could a single star nurture? Star Masters of the same type were also countless.
At present, the energy within Chen Fusheng's body was undergoing a qualitative transformation!
And this qualitative transformation involved every part of his physical body. A series of vital indicators were all increasing!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
His heartbeat thundered. His five viscera rumbled, and his limbs and bones glowed. The Life Essence Blood gushing forth grew steadily denser, as if an ant were swelling to gigantic proportions.
His physical body had endured a thousand hammerings and a hundred refinements, while the energy spraying from his pores began to take on a multicolored sheen.
Clearly, this was the result of various energy attributes fusing together.
Starlight of every color formed a gorgeous substance that swirled around his physical body, making him look like a divine being.
"I can break through!"
Chen Fusheng completely ascended to the Other Shore Realm, and the multicolored radiance across his body surged explosively.
His physical vitality was vigorous, like that of a Flood Dragon Elephant. The roots of his body broke through their shackles, releasing even more powerful potential. In an instant, he resonated with the Star Phenomenon on a deeper level!
Even the stars in more distant regions were flashing for Chen Fusheng.
Patrolling Heaven and Dotting Stars—illuminating the stars across the sky!
"What happened?"
On the bloodstained Flood Dragon Ship, Xuan Yuanchang was filled with uncertainty. More luminous stars were appearing in the sky. The stars in distant regions began to shine, and the boundaries of the darkness expanded!
"The stars in this stretch of sky are all flashing. That isn't normal. There hasn't been any projection of a Heavenly Star."
Xuan Yuanchang fell into thought. He had once witnessed a mighty Heavenly Star Master display overwhelming power, communicate with a Heavenly Star, and project a terrifying star phantom into the world, thereby mobilizing the stars in this stretch of sky!
The ranks between stars were rigidly defined: Seventh Grade Heavenly Stars, Eighth Grade Dao Stars, and Ninth Grade Saint Stars!
According to ancient legends, in the Ancient Era, on the day the Zhou Dynasty fell, the Saint Stars burned. The stars throughout the Abyss Realm resonated, and countless giant stars began to revolve, ultimately outlining a world-destroying offensive!
What kind of battle formation was that? Even Xuan Yuanchang found it impossible to imagine.
After the ancient war, many Star Masters lost their Natal Stars and died in despair.
Quite a few Dao Stars and Heavenly Stars in the Abyss Realm had even been destroyed. As a disciple of the Heavenly Star Manor, Xuan Yuanchang also knew that there were no Heavenly Stars hanging in this stretch of sky.
Why was the Heavenly Star Manor supreme? Because they had established Star Palaces in regions where Heavenly Stars hung high!
Then, since the transformation in the Black River's starry sky was neither a mobilization by the Star Palace nor a remote mobilization by a Heavenly Star Master, why did the stars continue to shine? Why was the scale still expanding?
Chen Fusheng had no idea that his breakthrough had triggered a celestial wonder. He continuously plundered energy from the stars, stabilizing what he needed to break through.
"So this is the Other Shore Realm. Once you take that step, you establish a deeper connection with the stars."
Chen Fusheng spoke softly. The multicolored energy covering his body seemed like a curtain of the starry sky, enveloping his form. It looked even more like a gorgeous battle robe covering his flesh.
"Multicolored substance—the energy form unique to our Contemplation Method."
The energy substance of the Other Shore Realm could reveal the profession of a Star Master: Liu Bai's giant shield, Han Yu Rou's Divine Weapon Heavenly Sword, and so on.
As the multicolored energy returned to his physical body and drilled into his qi sea, it manifested in an even more extraordinary way.
It was as if a dragon had returned to the sea. His qi sea became deep and vast, taking on the flavor of a living ocean. The multicolored radiance leaped upward to the extreme, pierced through his physical body, and erupted from his skin as dazzling multicolored halos.
Chen Fusheng's cultivation continued. He absorbed the dragon vein's energy and plundered the stars' essence, nourishing his shell through his pores and crown bone.
He knew very well that the first breakthrough was different from ordinary cultivation. This was a rare opportunity to grow stronger, allowing him to accumulate a batch of foundations in a short period.
By contrast, subsequent attempts to break through the Other Shore threshold could not trigger a Starry Sky Phenomenon.
He even took out the spirit fish treasure and refined it. With the aid of the three energies, the multicolored substance emerging from his pores continued to surge.
Layer after layer!
His minor realms broke through. Thanks to the spirit fish treasure and the dragon vein's substance, by the time he stood at the Third Heaven, the multicolored substance transformed once again!
It looked extremely profound, with dense points of light glittering within.
During a deep gaze, the multicolored substance resembled a beautiful starry sky. The points of starlight glittered within, looking even more like the imprints of stars carved into his physique, shaped like densely packed bolts of lightning!
If this scene spread, it would be absolutely astonishing. The multicolored energy reflected points of light from the stars. If, in the future, the giant stars of all ages shone into reality alongside his cultivation—
"This is my future Star Phenomenon. It has only begun to manifest now."
Chen Fusheng did not know whether the extraordinary person from back then had given the phenomenon a name.
But he remained silent. It would be better not to unleash this phenomenon. Otherwise, it would be the same as hanging a label on himself and telling the world that he was walking a forbidden path.
From breaking through to standing in the Third Heaven, Chen Fusheng discovered that the roots of his physical body were somewhat unstable.
Clearly, he still needed to continue strengthening his physical body. Only by using sufficient physical mass to contain the stellar substance was he following the proper path of cultivation.
After all, he primarily cultivated his physical body, while Star Masters cultivated their qi seas!
What was the greatest difference between him and the Meditation Method? Naturally, he had not obtained the recognition of a Natal Star. He had only forcibly seized the creation of the starry sky through his powerful physical body!
"The physical body is the root system, and it will be the same in the future."
"From here on, my cultivation will focus on continuously strengthening my physical body, plundering the essence of the stars, and awakening the Star Phenomenon to pave the way for the Three Realms."
Chen Fusheng opened his eyes, and the world looked different to him. His vision, hearing, sense of smell, and everything else had surged.
His physical senses were extraordinarily sharp. Relying on himself, he gained a general grasp of everything within dozens of miles.
Chen Fusheng was filled with delight. Through the dragon vein, he detected that the battle involving the Flood Dragon Ship had ended. He was just about to activate the Purple Python Diagram and retreat when he suddenly discovered a major problem.
The Star Chart Heavenly Pillar could no longer be activated. He could not even sense the pillar, as if it had vanished from within his body.
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