# Chapter 1635: Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden
On the shore of the Truth Sea, Zhang Ruochen and Feng Yan stood side by side.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen was not using the Formless Thirty-Six Transformations, appearing in his original form.
There was no helping it. According to Feng Yan, once one entered the Truth Sea, any transformation would become ineffective. In that case, it was better to cross the sea with one's true appearance.
The sea wind howled, carrying a chill.
Feng Yan smiled and said, "If I remember correctly, Brother Zhang has only cultivated in the Truth Temple for thirteen days."
"That's correct," Zhang Ruochen said.
Feng Yan said, "But I, in the Truth Temple, have cultivated for over eight hundred days in total, more than two years."
Zhang Ruochen could tell that Feng Yan had the intention of sparring with him. However, Feng Yan also felt that the advantage he held was too great, making it seem unfair.
After all, this place was called the "Truth Sea." The deeper one's comprehension of the Way of Truth, the farther a cultivator could cross.
Zhang Ruochen asked, "Brother Feng, how many Truth Rules have you comprehended?"
"Two thousand eight hundred and fifty."
Feng Yan did not hide it and directly told him.
Zhang Ruochen fell silent.
In terms of attainment in the Way of Truth, Zhang Ruochen was indeed far behind Feng Yan. Up to now, he had only comprehended two hundred and forty-seven.
There was no helping it. Feng Yan had cultivated in the Truth Heaven Domain since childhood, which gave him a significant advantage.
Moreover, Feng Yan's physical constitution, spiritual power intensity, and application of Sacred Arts were all not inferior to Zhang Ruochen.
However, because his attainment in the Way of Truth was still very low, Zhang Ruochen had set his goals very low as well. He had not even thought about competing with Feng Yan.
Being able to cross the third layer of the sea would already satisfy him.
If he could cross the fourth layer, that would naturally be even better.
After entering the Truth Temple to cultivate for a period of time and making substantial progress in the Way of Truth, it would not be too late to cross the fifth and sixth layers.
From ahead came a commotion.
Zhang Ruochen and Feng Yan's gazes were both drawn over, and both were slightly startled.
"Green Fangs, Green Fangs has actually come to the Truth Sea."
"Green Fangs's cultivation has already broken through to the Saint King realm. He's most likely here to challenge the pass of the fourth layer of the sea, wanting to enter the fifth layer."
...
The person who had arrived was none other than a former top one hundred powerhouse on the Sacred Merit Ranking, the number one talent of the Yin Yang Realm, Green Fangs.
The appearance of such a figure naturally caused a stir.
Zhang Ruochen revealed a bitter smile. "What a narrow path for enemies."
Thinking it over, Zhang Ruochen took out a metal mask and put it on his face.
It was best to conceal his identity. After all, the enmity between him and the Yin Yang Realm was too great. It would be better to avoid starting a battle with Green Fangs before even beginning to cross the sea.
Green Fangs arrived at the Truth Sea, stood on a bare rock, crossed his arms over his chest, closed his eyes to rest, and quietly waited.
A moment later, even louder clamor arose.
This time, the shore of the Truth Sea became completely boiling.
What formidable figure had arrived now?
Zhang Ruochen looked over and saw a snow-white, magnificent strange bird pulling an ancient chariot radiating Sacred Light, breaking through the air. Above the ancient chariot, brilliant starlight shone; below the ancient chariot, clouds and mist gathered into a long bridge.
Driving the chariot was a tall, burly man with a big beard, his whole body emitting golden light, and two terrifying powers that could seize one's soul swirling in his pupils. He was clearly a quite formidable powerhouse.
Such a strong person was merely a charioteer.
What kind of figure was sitting inside the ancient chariot?
"That's the carriage of the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden. I didn't expect her to come cross the Truth Sea as well." A strange light appeared in Feng Yan's eyes.
The ancient chariot stopped. A small, jade-like hand lifted the carriage curtain.
Then, a peerless heavenly maiden stepped out from the carriage with extreme elegance. Starlight flowed all over her body. She wore purple robes, and on her head was a foot-tall bright red crown, like a divine ruler shooting straight into the sky. Her jet-black long hair, like willow catkins, hung all the way to the ground and drifted gently with the wind.
The Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden was proficient in an ancient method that made her features appear exceptionally hazy. Even with Zhang Ruochen's eyesight, he could not clearly see her face.
This woman's temperament was quite outstanding—vast like smoke, tranquil like water, appearing mysterious and unfathomable.
On the shore, some cultivators wanted to approach to strike up a conversation or pay respects, but the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden was protected behind the tall, burly man with the big beard. Any cultivator who tried to get close would be glared back by him.
The big beard's cultivation was very strong. Just by releasing his Sacred Might, no one dared to take a step closer.
Zhang Ruochen asked, "This woman has also just broken through to the Saint King realm, and her strength seems very formidable."
"Seems very formidable?"
Feng Yan was somewhat embarrassed and laughed. "Brother Zhang, you don't even know who the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden is, do you?"
"I have some impression, but I just can't remember where I heard about her," Zhang Ruochen said.
Feng Yan shook his head with a wry smile. "Before you participated in the Merit War, the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden was number one on the Sacred Merit Ranking. You surpassed her, pushing her down to second place on the ranking."
"I see."
Zhang Ruochen looked at the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden again, his eyes narrowing. "But no matter how I look at her, she doesn't seem like a woman who enjoys killing. How did she accumulate so many merit points?"
Feng Yan said, "To become the Heavenly Son or Heavenly Maiden of an ancient civilization, one must go through extremely cruel competition before emerging. Beneath their feet must be mountains of corpses and seas of blood. It's not as simple as you imagine."
Zhang Ruochen pondered for a moment and said, "On the Sacred Merit Ranking, there is only the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden, but not her real name. What is her real name?"
"The Thousand Star Civilization is itself a quite mysterious ancient civilization. Even when the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden comes to the Heavenly Court realm to cultivate, she always moves alone, never letting outsiders approach, and never actively approaching other cultivators. She has almost no friends. So, cultivators who know her name are probably very few," Feng Yan said.
Zhang Ruochen had some understanding of those ancient civilizations.
It was said that those ancient civilizations did not belong to any major world. They could not even be found in the universe, but lived in some secret realm spaces.
According to records in books, those secret realm spaces were some large, some small.
The largest secret realm space was larger than any subordinate mortal world under the Heavenly Court realm.
The smallest secret realm space might only be a single planet.
Moreover, the strength of those ancient civilizations was generally quite formidable. They had a cooperative relationship with the Heavenly Court realm, jointly resisting the Hell realm.
The Heavenly Sons and Heavenly Maidens selected by those ancient civilizations were their representatives in the Heavenly Court realm.
Feng Yan became even more excited, eager to try. "It should be because the Sealing God Platform Assembly is about to be held. That's why the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden and Green Fangs have appeared here. In the next few days, even more talented individuals should come to the Truth Sea. It's going to get more and more lively here."
Ten Truth Boats docked again at the shore.
Green Fangs's whole body emerged with Purifying Divine Flame, turning into a streak of firelight, and was the first to board the leftmost Truth Boat.
Then, the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden's figure became blurry. The next moment, she was already standing on the rightmost Truth Boat, appearing graceful and moving, like a goddess walking on waves. Her jet-black long hair brushed across the water's surface, stirring up circles of tiny ripples.
"Let's go. We'll go too."
Wind and fire cyclones formed beneath Feng Yan's feet as he rushed into the sky, then slowly descended, appearing on the Truth Boat closest to the Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden.
His appearance naturally caused another round of exclamations on the shore.
The Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden, Feng Yan, and Green Fangs—which one of them was not a renowned hero under heaven? The three of them had actually appeared together, crossing the Truth Sea together.
"These three have actually run into each other. How interesting. Rare, truly rare."
"Hurry and send the news. Notify everyone to come and watch. The Thousand Star Heavenly Maiden, Feng Yan, and Green Fangs crossing the Truth Sea together will definitely be quite splendid."
"I wonder who will cross the farthest?"
...
The cultivators on the shore all became excited, sending out Message Light Talismans one after another.
With these three crossing the Truth Sea together, ordinary cultivators naturally did not dare to join in, lest they bring humiliation upon themselves.
Zhang Ruochen walked over unhurriedly and boarded the fourth Truth Boat. Because he was wearing a mask, no cultivator recognized him, so he did not cause a stir.
Only Green Fangs stared deeply at Zhang Ruochen, feeling that his figure was quite familiar.
Then, five more formidable figures appeared one after another, boarding Truth Boats. All five of them were at the Saint King realm, and their identities seemed quite extraordinary.
When two of them boarded their Truth Boats, the shore shouted out the title "Divine Son."
The other three, who dared to board Truth Boats under these circumstances, were most likely quite confident in their own strength.
Now, only the last Truth Boat remained empty, as if no one dared to compete on the same stage with them.
"I, Xiang Chunan, will cross the Truth Sea together with you all."
A dark-skinned man draped in a large red robe let out a loud roar. Then, like a black bull, he leaped violently onto the last Truth Boat.
"Bang."
A large splash of water sprayed up from beneath the Truth Boat.
Green Fangs and another Divine Son-level figure were on either side of Xiang Chunan. Caught off guard, they were soaked all over by the water spray. Both showed anger, very dissatisfied with this suddenly appearing dark fool.
Xiang Chunan seemed not to feel their anger. He revealed a mouthful of white teeth and smiled. "Sorry, sorry. I was too excited just now. My legs couldn't help trembling, making you two completely wet. It's all my fault."
"What a dark fool."
That Divine Son, whose whole body emitted five-colored divine light, snorted coldly.
Xiang Chunan showed a delighted expression. "Hey, this brother, how did you know my nickname? I just arrived at the Truth Heaven Domain, and I'm already this famous?"
The Divine Son radiating five-colored divine light couldn't be bothered with Xiang Chunan and only said coldly, "When crossing the Truth Sea, it's best to stay far away from this Divine Son."
Seeing that the other party seemed somewhat angry, Xiang Chunan maneuvered his Truth Boat farther away from him and moved closer to Green Fangs.
He carefully examined Green Fangs and asked with a grin, "How strange. Why are your teeth so long? Hey, why is your head all green?"
Green Fangs's gaze darkened, somewhat irritated. "Can't you tell the difference between red and green?"
"Is it red? But... it really is all green..."
Xiang Chunan's smile faded, and he fell into thought, muttering to himself.
After a long while, he clasped his hands together and apologized to Green Fangs. "Sorry, sorry. My eyes have been different from others since I was young. I always see green as red and red as green."
"Scram."
Green Fangs was very angry. If not for the impending crossing of the Truth Sea, he would definitely teach this feigning madness dark fool a harsh lesson. An ignorant thing that didn't know life from death, actually daring to openly provoke him.