Chapter 2967: Immortal's Grotto!
After reading through the complete history of the Celestial Palace Star World, Jiangnan finally had a clear picture!
Just as Good Big Pot had said, the Cosmos Realm really wasn't something every world had!
The Starry Sky Will blocking the birth of Cosmos Realm cultivators was the norm, not all starry worlds were as special as the Ten Thousand Races Star World!
For an ordinary starry world, if life within wanted to ascend to Cosmos and reach the same level as the World Will, they probably only had a window of ten to twenty billion years. During that period, the Starry Will was still in a weak, immature developmental stage and couldn't set up good shackles yet!
Once the Starry Will matured and set up level shackles—the firmament—then there was absolutely no chance!
This was exactly the situation in the Celestial Palace Star World!
The existence of the Great Dao World Tree was the embodiment of the Starry Will!
It was much more mature than the Ten Thousand Races Starry Will!
So when he first arrived and tried to break out, it was in such a hurry!
But judging by the current situation, even the Celestial Palace Starry Will couldn't do anything to him!
Besides squeezing him a bit, what else could it do? Starry Will was naturally born and had tremendous limitations!
"I'm just visiting. It better not mess with me, or else Jiangnan wouldn't mind tearing up its chive patch!"
But at this moment, a question arose in Jiangnan's mind.
(｡･ˇ～ˇ･) "If the Starry Will successfully evolves to the end... what form does it take?"
For some reason, the images of Big Eye and Little Eye immediately flashed through Jiangnan's mind!
A crazy guess was born in his thoughts!
Σ(°△°|||) "Damn? Could they be...? The reason these records exist—is it for study reference? To avoid pitfalls? To learn from each other's strengths? Hiss—"
Even Jiangnan was startled by his own wild idea, but he couldn't confirm whether the true identity of the Watchers was exactly that of a fully ripened Starry World Will transformed into human form.
Jiangnan shook his head. "Ah—forget it, not important! The question is, how do I get my hands on this world's Spirit Refinement Method!"
Jiangnan's earlier guess was correct. In this Celestial Palace Star World, the development of Force of Will and cultivation methods were extremely advanced!
Far surpassing the Ten Thousand Races Star World!
In over twenty billion years of development, there had been almost no historical gap!
The spiritual sense of cultivators was the foundation of Force of Will. They started training from that so-called Lingtai Realm!
That was equivalent to their Bronze Rank, okay?
Because whether it was alchemy, artifact forging, talisman crafting—all auxiliary professions—or manipulating magic tools for combat, exploration, etc.—all required spiritual sense and Force of Will!
And using spiritual sense for attacks was a standard tactic!
Thus, the cultivation of Force of Will ran through almost every cultivator's entire life. With such a long development time, it would be strange if it wasn't advanced!
The six paths of Immortals, Gods, Demons, Spirits, Arts, and Dao had different focuses, but all six placed extreme emphasis on cultivating Force of Will and had yielded abundant results!
Compared to the cultivation methods here, what the Ten Thousand Races Star World had was just a little brother!
Jiangnan was drooling with desire!
This was exactly what he was lacking!
But the problem was, how could he learn it just by reading from the real book pages?
In the Celestial Palace Star World, there were various techniques and secret arts. These things were all stored in technique scrolls, also called divine ability plates!
Under normal circumstances, you stick the technique scroll on your forehead, inject spiritual sense, and you get the information, secret arts, techniques, etc.!
When Jiangnan was flipping through the Celestial Gourd Daoist's qiankun bag earlier, he saw many jade slips—those were technique scrolls!
People could learn just by sticking them on, then go home, sit cross-legged, and start cultivating on the spot!
How was Jiangnan supposed to know what was in those technique scrolls, and how they practiced them?
And the most top-tier secret arts didn't even use technique scrolls; they were directly transmitted by sect elders via spiritual sense!
The various Dao Sects also had extremely strict control over technique scrolls, with forbidden areas like Scripture Depositories!
Jiangnan's heart itched!
Even if he wanted to get his hands on technique scrolls, it wasn't easy! And even if he got one, he wasn't sure he dared use it!
Who knew if sticking a technique scroll on his forehead counted as an energy exchange?
He should have kept the technique scrolls from the Celestial Gourd Daoist's bag so he could study them!
(◞‸◟) "Ah—a mistake, a mistake! Let me cultivate a bit in the Life Forbidden Zone first and think of a way!"
"If there's really no solution, I'll have to take the risk and go out once, and be a bold thief again!"
Jiangnan absolutely didn't want to give up on the Spirit Refinement Method of this Celestial Palace Star World!
He knew clearly that this was a golden opportunity!
He had to seize it!
...
Jiangnan honestly started cultivating in the Life Forbidden Zone!
But the Celestial Palace Star World was anything but peaceful!
The news that the Great Dao World Tree had wildly flashed over ten thousand times shook the entire cultivation world, sending ripples through a thousand layers!
All cultivators understood that the entire cultivation world was about to change!
The high-level figures of the six Dao Sects held a Dayan Dao Convention to discuss countermeasures!
They still hadn't figured out the real reason for the tree's wild flashing, nor the source of the apocalyptic calamity!
After all, there had been no warning beforehand!
So they decided to mobilize the full strength of the six Dao Sects to first investigate anomalous locations in the starry sky and any events or causes that might trigger the calamity!
They would report layer by layer, check one by one, determine the true cause of the tree's wild flashing, and then face and solve it together!
At the convention, Li Daoyan's expression was serious.
(｡･ˇ◠ˇ･) "Daoist friends! Since the beginning of the Dayan Era, we now face an unprecedented crisis. This era was founded by our own hands. We must surpass the old era and lead the cultivation world to unprecedented glory!"
"No calamity is allowed to threaten the continuation of the Dayan Era! This is the moment that tests us!"
"Although there are still no signs of calamity, you all know better than I what the Great Dao World Tree means to the entire cultivation world!"
"From today onward, this matter is to be treated as the highest priority. Issue the Dayan Dao Decree to facilitate the work of all sects!"
The ancestor of the Eight Desolates Demon Sect, the Lingque Demon Venerable, smiled. "No matter what it is, it won't shake the continuation of the Dayan Era. I haven't had enough of my comfortable days yet!"
The ancestor of the Ember Silence Demon Sect, the Ultimate Darkness Demon Emperor, grinned sinisterly. "I haven't moved in too long; this old bones have rusted. Misfortune lurks within fortune, and fortune hides within misfortune. The appearance of an apocalyptic calamity might also represent an opportunity!"
"It might even break this deadlock for us!"
As he spoke, the Ultimate Darkness Demon Emperor's eyes were deep. The other Pseudo-Genesis Realm experts also had somber expressions!
Li Daoyan narrowed his eyes. "We'll talk about that after we find out the cause. All of you climbed up through bloody storms—don't flip your carts at the critical moment!"
"Go! Contact me immediately if there's any news!"
The Dayan Dao Convention ended, and the six Dao Sects started operating like precision machines. The entire cultivation world was suddenly in turmoil!
And the appearance of the Dayan Dao Decree made cultivators realize the seriousness of the situation!
Normally, the six domains had strict boundaries. It was inconvenient for people from other sects to operate in outer domains!
But now, with the Dayan Dao Decree issued, it was like seeing the six Dao Sects themselves—nothing could take priority!
Investigations became much easier!
Under the actions of the six Dao Sects, the entire cultivation world was being turned upside down!
However, the Loose Cultivator Alliance wasn't participating. They weren't exactly on good terms with the six Dao Sects!
At this moment, outside the Demon Pupil Star Domain!
The Celestial Gourd Daoist, the Tunyun Daoist, the Cuijian Fei, the Shentong Zi, the Spirit Puppet Master, and more than a dozen Unbounded Rank experts had all arrived!
Even three Celestial Ships had come, and there was a huge crowd of loose cultivators!
Not quite ten thousand, but at least eight thousand!
The Celestial Gourd Daoist was furious!
"Tunyun! Are you fucking crazy? Is your mouth made of cotton pants? You tell everyone you meet?"
"When exploring an Immortal's Grotto, the fewer people who know, the better, right? What are you doing? It's only been a few days—does the entire Loose Cultivator Alliance already know?"
The Celestial Gourd Daoist had been forced to call for backup when surrounded!
Who knew the news would spread so fast, bringing this many people at once?
The Tunyun Daoist was a bit embarrassed.
(•́ω•̀٥) "That day when you sent me a message, I was discussing Dao arts with Cuijian Fei, and she... she heard it too?"
"I couldn't very well leave her out, right?"
The Celestial Gourd Daoist's face turned black. Cuijian Fei chuckled.
(˵ಡლಡ) "Tianhu, you fell into a Demon Sect Dojo. I helped a lot of people to get that settled for you!"
"Since this matter has come up, we can't exactly help for free, right?"
"Besides, an Immortal's Grotto defended by a Random Teleportation Celestial Restriction—that's not something one or two Unbounded Realm cultivators could handle. Be careful you don't flip your boat in the gutter!"
"Many hands make light work, you know?"
The Celestial Gourd Daoist's face got even darker. Many hands did make light work, but they also split the loot!
"Then what about these boatloads of loose cultivators? Are they here to cheer us on?"
The Spirit Puppet Master raised his hand. "The alliance was organizing a training trip for outstanding disciples, and the job fell on me. Exploring an Immortal's Grotto? Isn't that a great training opportunity?"
The Celestial Gourd Daoist started cursing under his breath!
But the Shentong Zi frowned. "I've already used my pupil technique to scan the Demon Pupil Star Domain. Why don't I see the golden star you mentioned?"
The Celestial Gourd Daoist ground his teeth. "No shit! The Celestial Restriction triggered a chain reaction, and it's hidden!"
The Spirit Puppet Master nodded. "Indeed. My prohibition talisman shows that there's fluctuation of spatial-type restrictions here, but I can't detect any Celestial Yuan reaction at all. How high-level is this Celestial Restriction?"
The Tunyun Daoist coughed lightly. "Enough talk. Let's start the exploration. We're right under the nose of the Great Dao Sword Sect—we don't want them to snatch it!"
With that order, the several boatloads of loose cultivator disciples plus over a dozen Unbounded Realm experts all made preparations!
They headed straight toward the Demon Pupil Star System!
Jiangnan: !!!
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇) "Damn? Are you kidding me? Do you think this is a vegetable market? Or a training ground? And an 'Immortal's Grotto'? Do I look like an immortal to you?"
"Can't I even cultivate in peace?"