Primordial Stellar Art

Tang Tian was shrouded in starlight and began accepting the inheritance. He had no awareness of anything happening in the outside world.

Qian Rong, chief of the God Clan, looked at the starry sky before him and sighed. "Siren, you've suffered."

The starry sky trembled, and an illusory figure appeared before Qian Rong, the God Clan chief. He looked at Qian Rong with pain in his expression.

"What suffering is there to speak of? Back then, I arrived a step too late and failed to help the God Clan. You and I, brothers, were separated by the boundary of yin and yang. You have only a wisp of remnant soul left and could vanish at any moment, while I am at least still alive."

The person who had appeared was none other than Master Fan, Fan Siren, who had always remained hidden without a trace.

Fan Siren's appearance was rather ordinary. His narrow eyes were slightly squinted, and paired with his two thin mustaches, he looked exceedingly wretched.

"This is a calamity of my God Clan. It has nothing to do with you. Yet for the sake of my God Clan, you were willing to sacrifice yourself for righteousness and become..." Qian Rong's expression was filled with grief. He had not wanted to drag his good brother into this.

"You and I are brothers. Why say such things? In this universe, the only one who ever thought highly of me, Fan Siren, was you, Qian Rong. Rest assured—even if my soul scatters and my spirit dissipates, the God Clan's vengeance must be avenged!"

A cold gleam and killing intent flashed in Fan Siren's eyes, showing just how deep the bond between him and the God Clan chief truly was.

"My time has come. This child is very good, but before he grows up, I will need you to take greater care of him. Do not let them discover him."

Qian Rong's expression turned grave as he gave his instructions in a deep voice.

Fan Siren nodded. "I have not known Tang Tian for long, but I can tell that he is a man who values affection and righteousness. Leave the God Clan's vengeance to him. Before he reaches the supreme realm, I imagine no one will notice him."

"Good. With you here, I can rest easy." Qian Rong smiled faintly, his gaze turning toward the starry sky, his expression reluctant to part.

Once he finished speaking, his figure slowly faded away, scattering with the wind. He transformed into a streak of starlight and merged into the starry sky.

Fan Siren narrowed his eyes slightly. After gazing up at the stars for a moment, he glanced at Tang Tian, who was still accepting the inheritance. The corner of his lips rose slightly, and his figure vanished from sight.

Tang Tian knew nothing at all about the conversation between Fan Siren and Qian Rong, the God Clan chief.

At this moment, Tang Tian's mind had already been flooded by wave after wave of information, leaving him unable to process it all.

This information was all composed of the God Clan's script. Tang Tian originally could not recognize a single character, but among the inheritance entering his mind were also the God Clan characters taught by the God Clan chief.

In other words, he had learned the God Clan's script in an instant.

"Primordial Star Scripture..." Tang Tian was overjoyed.

Possessing a powerful cultivation art was the prerequisite for a cultivator's powerful rise.

As the saying went, many people were not lacking in talent; they simply could not find the door through which to enter.

Without a powerful cultivation art, no matter how heaven-defying one's talent was, one would ultimately be nothing more than a mortal.

Legend had it that in primordial times, the God Clan stood high above all others and cultivated to the utmost extreme. A single drop of blood could transform into a sea of blood, and a single acupoint was a star.

If the Primordial Star Scripture could be cultivated to completion, then who in this world could possibly kill Tang Tian?

Even Qian Rong, the God Clan chief, had not cultivated the Primordial Star Scripture to its utmost extreme. Otherwise, his final days would not have been upon him, his lamp running dry of oil, leaving him with only a wisp of remnant soul after being beaten.

The reason Qian Rong had just scattered away and transformed into a streak of starlight that merged into the starry sky was precisely because he had cultivated the Primordial Star Scripture.

This expanse of starry sky was the God Clan's most mysterious sacred land, the Burial Ground of Stars.

It was said that after every member of the God Clan fell, they would enter the Burial Ground of Stars and turn into starlight.

Those with powerful cultivation would transform into stars.

"Huu..."

Tang Tian opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

He rose to his feet and gave this empty expanse a deep bow.

All members of the God Clan were buried here. Although Tang Tian was not one of them, his heart still felt heavy with sorrow.

From this day onward, he bore another thread of karma upon himself. It was a responsibility, and also a promise.

"Seniors, this junior shall take his leave."

With a thought, Tang Tian left the Burial Ground of Stars, exited the first level of the Primordial Unity Tower, and appeared in the outside world on a cliff at the edge of Starfall Forest.

After receiving the God Clan's inheritance, Tang Tian had naturally gained the Primordial Unity Tower's recognition. He could now enter and leave this God Clan continent freely.

Everything he had just experienced felt like a dream, yet Tang Tian knew that he had already become different.

"Kid, you should hurry and cultivate the second turn of the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, bringing the Blood-Burning Realm to its utmost limit."

Just as Tang Tian was lost in thought, Fan Siren's voice rang out.

"Uh..."

At the thought of the perverse nature of the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, Tang Tian could not help but have his hair stand on end. Clearly, the experience of cultivating the first turn still lingered in his heart.

"Master Fan, why were you absent all this time just now? I obtained the inheritance..."

Before he could finish, Fan Siren interrupted him. "I got sleepy and took a nap, is that not allowed? Hurry up and cultivate. I'm sleepy, so I'm going back to sleep for a while. Don't disturb me unless it's important."

"..."

Tang Tian shrugged. With a flash of his figure, he ran toward the distance.

To cultivate the second turn of the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, one condition had to be met first.

He had to consume a Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill and use its medicinal power, which contained the strength of heavenly thunder, to burn the blood within his body.

The Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill required many kinds of spirit herbs to refine. If someone else were cultivating the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, reaching the second turn would truly give them a headache, because it required pill refinement.

It was precisely because of pill refinement that Tang Tian had been so interested before.

Pills were divided into grades one through nine, from lowest to highest.

Each grade was further divided into lower, middle, upper, and supreme tiers.

The Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill was a second-grade pill and rather difficult to refine.

The reason was that most of the herbs required for the Thunder Essence Blood-Burning Pill were lightning-attributed spirit herbs. Thunder possessed destructive power, and the slightest carelessness could cause the pill furnace to explode and destroy the spirit medicines.

"Thunder Remnant Grass, Thunder Cherry Blossom, Heavenly Thunder Vine... and the blood of a Thunderclap Beast..."

The other herbs were common and easy enough to obtain, but these four alone gave Tang Tian a headache.

Finding spirit herbs was Tang Tian's goal, and he had to do it quickly.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, in some relatively remote places, he found many of the herbs he needed, including several stalks of Thunder Remnant Grass.

While gathering the Thunder Remnant Grass, he even encountered high-level Blood-Burning Realm demon beasts guarding the herbs, but Tang Tian easily dealt with them all.

High-level Blood-Burning Realm demon beasts could no longer pose any threat to Tang Tian.

In a certain valley, Tang Tian's gaze became slightly grave. He had searched every place he could in the outer region of Starfall Forest, yet he had not found the herbs he needed.

To find the remaining Thunder Cherry Blossom, Heavenly Thunder Vine, and Thunderclap Beast, he would have to enter the depths of Starfall Forest.

But unknown dangers lurked in the depths of the forest. With his current strength, entering would be no different from seeking death...

"If I do not master the Nine-Turn Heavenly Thunder Art, then when the date of the agreed battle arrives, even if I do not die, I will become a laughingstock..."

Tang Tian took a deep breath, a trace of madness flashing in his eyes.

"Damn it, isn't it just going in to find spirit herbs? If this young master goes in to have some fun, so what?"

[Author's note]: The second chapter is here. The third will be posted shortly. If you all like "Sword Dao Mad God," please do not be stingy—cast your precious votes.