Chapter 57

Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief, finally managing to gather all four major families together.

The opening date for the Star Ash Mystic Realm has finally been confirmed.

The courtyard at the foot of the mountain in the Agronomy Department became increasingly lively as they gathered together to eat mutated steamed buns.

Lin Zhaoqin and Zhong Kun found it strange and ate with great relish.

Even Feng Lüxia and the other two had a great appetite, finding that these mutated steamed buns, which they had been eating for over ten or twenty years, did indeed have a unique flavor.

Yu Hongyuan exclaimed, "Senior Sister! The forum says the Star Ash Mystic Realm will open in three days!"

Li Yang quickly took out her phone to check the messages.

As expected, she received a notification from the Academic Affairs Office, instructing her to prepare to enter the Star Ash Mystic Realm in three days.

It's finally open!

Li Yang needs Star Ash Soil!

Lin Zhaoqin said, "Senior Sister, you should hurry up and break through to a higher realm."

Zhong Kun also said, "That's right! Your Star Aperture are all full now. If you don't break through to the next realm soon, it would be a huge waste to go to the Star Ash Mystic Realm."

Li Yang looked at them and asked, "Do you know anything about the situation inside this Star Ash Mystic Realm?"

She searched extensively on the forum, but firstly, the students who were qualified to enter had already graduated, and secondly, the well-informed scions of prominent families rarely posted on the forum, leaving only a bunch of older students who relied on hearsay to post and trick people into clicking.

The back-and-forth passing of information only makes it harder to ascertain its reliability.

Zhong Kun said, "My dad said the Star Ash Mystic Realm was taken from a 'small world' in the Star Ash Realm Domain."

Li Yang asked curiously, "These Realm Domain can be divided?"

Lin Zhaoqin added, "Ordinary Star Wielders definitely can't do that, but a God-level Weapon Forger can 'cut' anything and 'forge' anything."

Li Yang developed a strong interest in weapon forging. "I see."

Zhong Kun added, "Under normal circumstances, it's very difficult for us to enter the Star Ash Realm Domain, but this Realm Domain is extremely beneficial to human cultivation!"

Lin Zhaoqin added, "That's right. The Starlight in the Star Ash Realm Domain has excellent properties and is extremely compatible with humans. We can absorb it with twice the result with half the effort. What's even more amazing is the Star Ash Rain inside; a single shower can even sculpt Star Aperture."

Yu Hongyuan and Fang Chuyun clearly didn't understand this, and asked, "Does the Star Aperture still need to be carved?"

Li Yang naturally knew that because she had previously taken the Realm-Breaking Pill, her teacher had helped her refine her Star Aperture, which cost her 400 years of lifespan.

Unexpectedly, the Star Ash Mystic Realm contains "rainwater" used to carve Star Aperture.

Zhong Kun continued, "Star Ash Rain is a rare and precious occurrence, but the entire Star Ash Mystic Realm operates on its own, and everything from the air to the river water to the soil is an invaluable treasure."

Li Yang was intrigued and asked, "I heard that after entering the Star Ash Mystic Realm, one can freely take out these rare and precious materials?"

Zhong Kun: "..."

Lin Zhaoqin: "..."

Li Yang realized something was wrong and asked, "Is it not allowed?"

Zhong Kun sighed, "Alright."

Lin Zhaoqin added, "But you can't bring it out."

Li Yang: "???"

Zhong Kun said, "Under normal circumstances, things from other Realm Domain, once they flow into the Huaxia Realm Domain, will melt into Starlight and dissipate into the air."

Lin Zhaoqin said, "Unless you have a very high rank and can protect these things, or you have a special container to carry them, or you directly refine them into pills or forge them into Star Weapon."

Zhong Kun said, "Let alone inanimate objects, even Astral Realm creatures... will be suppressed after entering the Huaxia Realm Domain. They will either be reduced to exotic beasts and plants, or directly transformed into Starlight. Those that can barely retain their consciousness will experience a significant drop in their cultivation level."

Lin Zhaoqin said, "I heard from my great-aunt that thirty years ago, Peak Ninth Grade cultivator from the Fenglie Clan forcibly entered the Huaxia Realm Domain, and his cultivation level dropped to the Sixth Grade Realm the moment he entered."

Li Yang: "!"

She now has a concept of these realms. If the Ninth-Grade Supreme is like a nuclear bomb, then the Peak Ninth Grade is like dozens of nuclear bombs.

Falling to the Sixth Grade is equivalent to dozens of nuclear bombs misfiring and becoming rocket launchers!

No wonder Lianxin is so weak...

It wasn't just that the teacher hadn't fed him for the past twenty-eight years, but also because of the suppression of his Realm Domain.

Li Yang then asked, "Since the Astral Realm beings are suppressed by the Huaxia Realm Domain, what are we afraid of? They won't dare to invade anymore, right?"

Zhong Kun said quietly, "Yangzi, where do you think this Realm Domain suppression comes from?"

Li Yang: "!" She understood.

Lin Zhaoqin was already explaining, "It is precisely because countless Star Wielders guard the Huaxia Main City in the Astral Realm that the Huaxia Realm Domain has such a powerful suppressive force. Once the main city falls, the suppressive force of the Realm Domain will also disappear."

"It's the same in every Realm Domain. The stronger the main city's defenses, the stronger the Realm Domain's suppression. I heard my great-grandfather say that there's a powerful Realm Domain, once an outsider enters, they'll be instantly demoted from Ninth-Grade Supreme being to Third Grade Initial Stage!"

"My great-aunt even went to Realm Domain with very weak suppression. She was only suppressed by a few minor realms, dropping from the Peak Eighth Grade to the Eighth Grade Middle Stage."

Although Li Yang had never been to the Astral Realm, she had at least gained a better understanding of it.

Lin Zhaoqin steered the conversation back on track, saying, "So, there's no need for the Star Ash Mystic Realm to restrict entrants from bringing anything back... because those who go in are all low-level cultivators, and they simply can't bring anything back."

"And high-ranking Star Wielders have no need to occupy the resources of their juniors in this secret realm."

"As for that special container..." Zhong Tuhao couldn't help but sigh, "Yangzi, don't even think about it. If you could afford that special container, you wouldn't even bother with those things in the Star Ash Mystic Realm."

Li Yang felt a chill run down her spine, but she quickly remembered something else.

High position...

Lianxin...

Li Yang quickly asked the system, "Tongzi! With Lianxin's rank, is it possible for her to bring Star Ash Soil out of the Star Ash Mystic Realm?"

System: [Do you want to consume 30 years of your lifespan for this query?]

Li Yang: "..."

She gritted her teeth and said, "Inquire!"

System: [Yes.]

Li Yang couldn't help but curse it, "Blackhearted System!"

However, this news is crucial. With Star Ash Soil, she wouldn't have to worry about not having a thousand-year lifespan... Oh, to be bolder, maybe she could even have a lifespan of tens of thousands of years!

Chapter 57

Lin Zhaoqin and Zhong Kun were still introducing the Star Ash Mystic Realm to Li Yang.

They were quite harmonious at first, chatting back and forth.

As they talked, they started to compete.

Especially Lin Zhaoqin, who is extremely competitive and insists on revealing things that Zhong Kun doesn't know.

Zhong Kun was supposed to be a lazy bum, but Lin Zhaoqin somehow crossed his line—when it came to being a chatterbox, he never lost.

So they began frantically releasing "intelligence" exclusively for the scions of aristocratic families.

Si Kui didn't stop her.

There are some things she can't say because her Spirit Points is too high; casually saying things that imply high status could negatively impact the children's Spirit Sea development.

Aristocratic families have a secure information transmission chain. For example, Eighth Grade can tell Seventh Grade, and then Seventh Grade can tell Sixth Grade, and so on. This way, only words are transmitted without the mental suppression of those in higher positions.

Let alone the Huangcheng trio (Li Yang, Fang Chuyun, Yu Hongyuan), even the old farmer trio (veteran Agronomy Department students) were completely stunned.

Yu Hongyuan asked, "Is it really that amazing? The flow of time is different in different Realm Domain?"

Lin Zhaoqin quickly replied, "Of course! The Star Ash Mystic Realm is actually quite good. One day in Huaxia is equivalent to a month in the secret realm. I heard from my great-aunt that some Realm Domain can have a ratio of one to one hundred!"

"One day in Huaxia is equivalent to a hundred years over there?"

"Right!"

"This, this..."

"Therefore, if you're not at the Third Grade Realm, never wander around the Astral Realm. If you accidentally fall into some Realm Domain, you'll simply die of old age there, and there won't even be time to save you."

After reaching the Third Grade Realm, one has mastered basic cultivation techniques and can significantly increase their lifespan. Falling into that realm is essentially a way to accelerate cultivation.

But will his personality change drastically after he gets out...?

It's hard to say.

Of course, the probability of encountering such Realm Domain is extremely low. Star Wielders at the Sixth Grade Realm would love to find such Realm Domain, enter it, and seclude themselves for decades to break through their cultivation level.

Li Yang was also stunned. She couldn't help but think of the Longevity System, and even more so of the 900,000-year-old Lianxin.

Life...

Time...

As expected, this Longevity System is related to the Astral Realm. Could it be that the system connects to a Realm Domain with an extremely fast time flow? Is that why it can accelerate her growth by consuming her lifespan?

Li Yang tried asking Tongzi.

The system completely ignored her.

"Can't I even check if I consume my lifespan?"

The system is still frozen.

Li Yang already knew the answer in her heart.

Silence is also a form of response.

Her words definitely touched on some key points.

Fang Chuyun murmured, "My sister doesn't know any of this..."

Fang Chuyun's father might Dao Yi, but he doesn't dare tell his daughters yet. He'll only tell her little by little once Fang Suyun reaches the Fourth Grade, and then she can tell her younger sister, who will later advance to the Third Grade Realm...

This is how the family has passed down its traditions from generation to generation, gradually growing to its current size.

Yu Hongyuan looked at Li Yang and said, "Senior Sister, your trip to the Star Ash Mystic Realm was equivalent to traveling for two months!"

The Star Ash Mystic Realm was only open for two days, but for Li Yang, who entered the secret realm, it felt like two months had passed.

Zhong Kun spoke up before Lin Zhaoqin could, saying, "Don't worry, once you're inside, it's just meditation and cultivation. As long as you don't wander around, Yangzi's physical sensation will only last two days, but as for the cultivation progress... I estimate that with your talent, you can fill your Star Aperture directly!"

Yu Hongyuan found it hard to believe and asked in bewilderment, "What does 'not wandering around' mean? What does 'feeling like you're not going anywhere' mean?"

Zhong Kun answered again, saying, "You can think of the Star Ash Mystic Realm as a more advanced first-class dormitory. Yangzi goes there to 'sleep'... Oh, you only have two Star Aperture, and you don't even know how to enter meditation yet. Once you can enter meditation, a day will be gone in the blink of an eye."