Ancestral Star

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ancestral Star (祖星)
Alias(es)	Blue Star 14 139
Classification	Azure planet; humanity's ancestral homeland and foundation 139 181
Affiliation	Human Race
Status	Freed from the Three Great Taboos; its Martial Fortune is growing by consuming New Star's Martial Fortune 331 332
First Appearance	Chapter 11

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sealed and suppressed	74, 84	The Bronze Coin, ancient book, and broken sword hilt formed an eternal seal over the planet, restraining cognition, sealing power, and fate. The Federation also suppressed its Martial Dao Luck to conceal Immortal Relics.
Martial Fortune awakened	331	The Ancestral Star's Martial Fortune manifested as an intelligent young golden dragon and began receiving power from New Star's giant Fortune dragon.
Taboos shattered	332	The Three Great Taboos collapsed, ending their blockade. With the Reaching Heaven Dojo anchoring and suppressing its Fortune, the Ancestral Star began continuously devouring New Star's Martial Fortune.
Fortune-nourished growth	332	Its denser Martial Fortune improves native humans' bodies, minds, talents, foundations, and ease of Martial Dao cultivation.

Background / History

Ancient origins

In a remote past, immensely powerful beings gathered spiritually potent fragments of shattered stars into an azure planet, then infused it with an intangible concept. Human infants subsequently descended onto the newly formed Blue Star as streams of light. Within three days, the Human Race had developed there from nothing. 416

The Ancestral Star is associated with ancient histories that predate the Federation's public understanding of Martial Dao. Records of the Innate Apex of Strength were found in a concealed cave beneath Mount Tai, while the North Sea and Mount Tai are both areas guarded by unusually large numbers of Guardians due to their historical importance. 85 338

According to Xiao Hui of the Fox Race, powerful humans once expelled Beast ancestors from the Ancestral Star, stripping them of their names and forms. This account conflicts with Federation research that found no Blue Star origin in Beast biology. 34 121

Federation blockade

After discovering that numerous maps and Immortal Relics—including the Dou Shuai Palace Ruins—were connected to the Ancestral Star, the Federation restricted its Martial Dao development and concealed the existence of martial artists from the general population. 14 84

The Federation's objective was to prevent other races from discovering the relics, then raise the planet's Martial Dao Luck enough to make major mythological ruins manifest. The Martial Examination was intended to let New Star prodigies seize local fortune and enter those relics first. 84

The blockade was publicly lifted shortly before Martial Propagation began, exposing the Ancestral Star to the attention of the galaxy and drawing foreign races, hidden factions, and relic-seekers toward it. 14 32 85

Defensive Properties

Starry Sky Great Wall

The Starry Sky Great Wall surrounds the Ancestral Star as an endless dragon-like barrier. It exists across reality, the mind, and subspace, making it invisible to ordinary people but tangible to non-human beings. 121

• Beasts require immense racial fortune and must extinguish ninety-nine percent of their qi and blood to cross it. 121
• A Beast that fails to meet those conditions is erased outside the galaxy upon confronting the Wall. 121
• The barrier severely limits foreign infiltration, though some Beasts and powerful outsiders have exploited exceptional circumstances to enter. 121 328

Ancestral Star suppression

The planet's restrictions suppress outsiders who enter it.

• New Star humans suffer cultivation suppression when returning to Blue Star. 121
• Heavenly beings entering the Ancestral Star are reduced to mortality. 170
• Even native Blue Star humans can be suppressed after reaching sufficiently high cultivation, though less severely than ordinary New Star people. 329
• The Three Great Taboos formerly reinforced this suppression and sealed the planet from the outside world. 74 332

Retaliation against observation

When a powerful being in the Borderlands traced a Karma Thread and looked directly toward the Ancestral Star, an unidentified defender declared, “Those who spy upon our ancestral land, die,” before killing the observer with a three-edged spear-blade weapon. The incident caused other great entities to flee in terror. 139

Martial Fortune

Martial Fortune is central to the Ancestral Star's significance. It grants differing degrees of protection and blessing to native humans, with greater Martial Dao talent receiving greater fortune. 36

• Martial Fortune is required to access certain Immortal Relics, including the Dou Shuai Palace Ruins. 36 84
• The Federation sought to intensify public desire for Martial Dao through martial-artist privileges, subsidies, and social status in order to raise the planet's fortune. 43 330
• Kong Jinyin's modified body was fused with the Ancestral Star's Martial Fortune and became central to the attempt to transfer that fortune to New Star. 228 331
• After Kong Jinyin sacrificed himself, Su Tu fused the newborn Fortune spirituality with the Ancestral Star's Martial Fortune and enabled it to devour New Star's Fortune in reverse. 331
• This collision of fortunes attracted the notice of subspace evil gods, creating a new external threat despite the planet's growing strength. 331 332

The Three Great Taboos

Before their destruction, three connected taboo objects formed the seal over the Ancestral Star. 74 331

• Bronze Coin / Gold and Silver Treasure Tree — imposed a massive cognitive distortion, including distortions related to wealth and money. 74 331
• Ancient Book / Wordless Heavenly Book — released words as chains and possessed an immense sealing power. 74 328
• Broken Sword Hilt — embedded in the earth and restrained the fate of the Ancestral Star. 74

The taboos were separate manifestations of a single connected force. Once the Coin Taboo collapsed, the other two quickly shattered as well, completely lifting the planetary blockade. 331 332

Relationships

• Human Race — The Ancestral Star is humanity's ancestral land and foundational homeland; its native humans receive its Martial Fortune. 36 181
• Human Federation — Officially claimed to protect the planet, but restricted its Martial Dao development and planned to exploit its fortune and relics. 14 32 84
• New Star — Its Martial Fortune was originally intended to consume the Ancestral Star's; the process was reversed after the Three Great Taboos collapsed. 331 332
• Su Tu — Fused the newborn Martial Fortune spirituality into the Ancestral Star's Fortune, allowing its young Fortune dragon to consume New Star's Fortune. He can thereafter sense and use Martial Fortune from anywhere. 331
• Kong Jinyin — Sacrificed himself to free the Ancestral Star from Kong Chunqiu's control and enable the fusion of its Fortune with New Star's. 331
• Starry Sky Great Wall — Planet-spanning defensive barrier that protects the Ancestral Star from non-human intrusion. 121
• Beasts — Most are barred by the Great Wall, though some seek to infiltrate the planet for humans' qi, blood, and fortune. 23 36 121
• Subspace evil gods — Drawn to the collision of Martial Fortunes but warned away by Su Tu's projected Primordial identity and the End Deity's presence. 331 332

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Martial Propagation and the Martial Examination — The Ancestral Star becomes the center of a Federation plan to raise Martial Dao Luck, manifest the Dou Shuai Palace Ruins, and distribute its opportunities among New Star prodigies. 84 85
• Foreign infiltration — Beasts, the Seven Great Alliances, and other powers begin targeting the planet as its secrets and relics become impossible to conceal. 121 219 234
• Three Great Taboos scheme — Kong Chunqiu, Wen Shi, and the Remnant Peak Sword Master use taboo powers to disrupt the Ancestral Star's shackles and prepare to extract its Martial Fortune. 328 329
• Liberation of Blue Star — Su Tu and Kong Jinyin turn the scheme against its creators, destroy Kong Chunqiu's manifestation, shatter the taboos, and begin transferring New Star's Martial Fortune to the Ancestral Star. 330 331 332
• Galactic focal point — Its growing Fortune, ancient protections, and connection to humanity's origins make the Ancestral Star a source of alarm to foreign races, Sages, evil gods, and other great existences. 139 181 234 331

Notable Quotes

“Those who spy upon our ancestral land, die!”
— Unidentified defender responding to an external being's attempt to observe the Ancestral Star 139

Trivia

• The Ancestral Star's native technology was deliberately kept far behind New Star technology despite humanity's interstellar capabilities. 48
• The planet's Martial Fortune manifests as a small but intelligent golden dragon, unlike New Star's immense yet mindless Fortune dragon. 331
• Powerful figures across the galaxy regard the Ancestral Star as both humanity's root and a potential source of dangers or opportunities beyond their understanding. 181 234 329