65: Chapter 65 Starry Stone House, Ancient Relics, Space Star Storage

The lake water was clear, and Spiritual Qi was dense.

Ye Qing walked across the water to the stone island in the center of the lake.

The island was not large, only a few zhang in circumference. It was made entirely of a warm, milky-white jade that felt warm to the touch and contained faint traces of Spiritual Qi.

The stone house on the island was simple, with only one door and one window, built from the same jade. Time had left faint traces of weathering on its surface, but it did not damage its overall integrity.

The stone house was unlocked, the door ajar.

Ye Qing did not rashly push the door open. He first scanned every inch of the door, walls, and roof with his Divine Sense to confirm there were no hidden Restrictions or traps.

He then took out several detection Talismans, activated them, and threw them into the door gap.

The Talismans fed back that the space inside was small and the furnishings simple, with only a stone bed, a stone table, a stone stool, and a low stone platform against the wall. There was no sign of living creatures, nor were there any obvious anomalies in Spiritual Qi fluctuations.

"Safe."

He gently pushed open the stone door.

The door hinges made a faint, long, creaking sound that echoed in the silent cave.

The scene inside was consistent with the Talisman's detection, simple to the point of being almost empty.

The stone bed was covered in thick dust, while the stone table and stool were clean but empty.

Only the low stone platform against the wall attracted all of Ye Qing's attention.

The stone platform was about a foot high and deep dark blue, as if a piece of the night sky had been cut out and solidified. The surface was as smooth as a mirror, and it was currently emitting an extremely faint yet incredibly pure starlight.

The starlight flowed and rotated slowly on the surface, faintly forming a miniature, constantly changing star pattern.

Although the pattern was small, it gave one a sense of vastness, depth, eternity, and unpredictability, as if one were facing the true, boundless starry sky.

"Is this... a star Formation Plate? Or some ancient treasure that records star charts and inherits the Dao of the stars?"

Ye Qing was shocked and slowly stepped forward.

The closer he got, the more he could feel the pure, ancient, and vast Dao rhyme of the stars emanating from the stone platform. Compared to the star power he had absorbed from star pattern steel jade and star pattern jade marrow, the true meaning of the stars contained in this object was more original and higher.

He reached out his hand, wanting to touch the stone platform.

The moment his fingertips were about to touch the surface, the starlight flowing on the platform suddenly accelerated. The miniature star map flashed violently, projecting a hazy, three-dimensional phantom made of countless points of light, enveloping Ye Qing.

Inside the phantom, countless stars were born and destroyed, galaxies rotated, nebulae gathered and dispersed, performing the birth, growth, peak, decline, extinction, and rebirth of the Universe.

Vast, ancient, cold, and mysterious information, like a bursting dam, rushed into Ye Qing's Sea of Consciousness along with the starlight phantom!

It was not text, nor was it images, but the most direct fragments of Dao comprehension regarding "stars" themselves!

The eternity and change of stars, the order and Chaos of stars, the birth and destruction of stars, the gravity and trajectory of stars, the various properties and applications of star power...

Endless fragments of information washed over Ye Qing's Divine Soul.

A sharp pain came, as if his head were about to explode.

But the "Void Dao Seed" deep in his Divine Soul suddenly shone brightly, emitting cool and tranquil fluctuations, protecting Ye Qing's core consciousness while greedily absorbing, analyzing, and fusing those incoming star Dao fragments.

Ye Qing's own comprehension of star power was also rapidly improving, deepening, and sublimating.

Many previously obscure points suddenly became clear. Countless inspirations and directions for improvement surged for the star portion of the Hunxu Yandao Scripture.

What surprised him even more was that the 280-zhang space in his body also seemed to be stimulated by these star Dao fragments, vibrating violently.

The star phantoms above the space condensed, became clearer, and increased at an unprecedented speed, and their arrangement began to shift towards a more reasonable and profound trajectory.

The starlight cast by the star phantoms became purer and richer, carrying wisps of the newly comprehended star Dao rhyme.

The "sky" of the entire space seemed to come alive, truly beginning to simulate the operation of a miniature starry sky.

This process lasted for about the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn.

When the last bit of starlight fragment merged into his Sea of Consciousness, the light on the surface of the stone platform faded completely, returning to an ordinary dark blue stone, with no more magic.

The star phantom that enveloped Ye Qing also slowly dissipated.

Ye Qing staggered, holding the edge of the stone platform, his face pale, his forehead covered in cold sweat, but his eyes were as bright as stars, full of shock and joy.

"Ancient star Legacy... Although incomplete, it is just a bit of enlightenment left by some great power, but for me, it is no less than a priceless treasure! With this realization, my understanding of the star Dao will far exceed those of the same rank, and the star portion of the Hunxu Yandao Scripture will also be truly perfected!"

He looked inward at himself.

Under the protection of the "Void Dao Seed" and the scouring of star comprehension, his Divine Soul was not only undamaged but more condensed and clear, and his sensitivity to star power was several times sharper.

On his Dantian Dao foundation, those star points were more brilliant, vaguely forming a small star map, echoing the star phantom above the space.

Within his magic power, the true meaning of the stars was richer, and faint phantoms of galaxies appeared and disappeared during operation.

"The harvest is too great."

Ye Qing took a few deep breaths, calming his agitated mood.

His gaze fell again on this dark blue stone platform that had lost its magic.

This object could carry the ancient star enlightenment imprint, so its material must be extraordinary. Even now that the Dao rhyme had dissipated, it must be a top-tier star-attribute Artifact Refining Material.

He tried to lift it.

The stone platform was extremely heavy, probably thousands of catties. If not for his strong Physical Body and the support of his Foundation Establishment Late Stage magic power, he would probably have been unable to shake it.

"Good Material! Bring it back, perhaps it can be used as one of the core base Materials when refining my Lifebound Treasure in the future."

He put the stone platform into his space, not into the waste area, but treasured it by placing it in the center of the Floating Landmass, alongside the moonlight star seed and the earth vein array core mushroom.

As soon as the stone platform entered the space, it resonated faintly with the star phantom above the space, and wisps of extremely thin star Dao rhyme seemed to be slowly precipitating from inside the stone platform, replenishing and nourishing the evolution of the space stars.

"Sure enough, there is still residual rhyme, which can be used as a long-term nourishing object."

Ye Qing nodded with satisfaction and exited the space.

He carefully searched every corner of the stone house again to ensure nothing was left behind.

He also patrolled the cave, collected some samples of the water in the milky-white Spirit Lake; this water was rich in Spiritual Qi and might have some special uses.

Finally, he came to the water curtain of the "Soft Water Spirit Sealing Array".

At this moment, because the core stone platform had been taken away, the Spiritual Qi flow of the Restriction was no longer smooth, and its power was greatly reduced.

Ye Qing cast a few Spells to disturb its nodes, and the water curtain dissipated silently, revealing the passage behind.

He returned along the original path, quickly passed through the crack, and returned to the bottom of the lake.

Before leaving, he wiped away the warning Formation Plate Talisman he had set up outside the crack and put away the portable Formation Plate.

Then he used an escape technique to quietly float up and return to Hunyuan Island.

The Immortal Cave Formation was activated, isolating the inside from the outside.

Ye Qing sat cross-legged and immediately began to retreat to digest the huge gains from this trip to the ancient Immortal Cave.

The first priority was to organize, consolidate, and absorb the massive fragments of star Dao comprehension.

With the blessing of space Comprehension Ability and the assistance of the "Void Dao Seed", this process was still difficult, but the direction was clear and progress was steady.

Countless mysteries about stars were unraveled, categorized, integrated into his own cognitive system, and became part of the Hunxu Yandao Scripture.

His control and application of star power also improved by leaps and bounds.

In the past, he could only roughly guide star power to temper his body, nourish spirit plants, or embellish Spells.

Now, he could initially simulate the "gravity," "trajectory," "burst," and "eternity" characteristics of stars, trying to create new star-type Spells or strengthen existing Spells.

For example, the "Void Star Finger", now with the power of one finger, not only contains Void Realm penetration but also carries the "heaviness" and "burst" of stars, greatly increasing its power.

A trace of star "order" power was integrated into the "Five Elements Demon Sealing Chain", and the binding effect was better.

He even began to try to deduce a "Star Shift Escape Technique" that uses stars for positioning and borrows star gravity for acceleration, as a supplement to "Wind Spirit Wings" and "Void Step".

Secondly, it was to observe and guide the changes in the space.

After the dark blue stone platform was placed in the center of the Floating Landmass, it was continuously emitting faint star Dao rhyme, nourishing and promoting each other with the star phantoms evolving on their own above the space.

Now the stars above the space were no longer just blurry points of light, but one could vaguely distinguish dozens of brighter "main stars" and more slightly dimmer "auxiliary stars", forming a relatively stable, slowly rotating miniature star map outline.

The starlight cast by the star map was of higher quality, the contained Dao rhyme was clearer, and the nourishing effect on all spirit plants in the space was far better than before.

Under such an environment, the moonlight star seed grew significantly faster, the leaves that had condensed the "essence of stars and moon" became more brilliant, and the plant grew a section taller.

Spirit plants such as water jade bodhi, jade marrow ganoderma, and soul soothing flower also grew gratifyingly, and the accumulation of medicinal power far exceeded the outside world.

Because of the initial Perfection of the star system, the entire space became more stable, orderly, and vibrant, and the efficiency and quality of feedback energy were improved again.

The feedback energy continued to scour the Dao foundation, and the Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation steadily moved towards Perfection.

Retreat knew no time.

When Ye Qing initially digested the last bit of star comprehension fragments and integrated them into his own system, and his cultivation had naturally reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage Perfection, a month had passed in the outside world.

He slowly opened his eyes, and it seemed as if galaxies were vanishing and appearing in his pupils, deep and endless.

Foundation Establishment Late Stage, Perfection.

Hunxu Yandao Scripture, Star Chapter, initially formed.

Space star system, taking shape.

Strength, another leap.

"It's time to leave Zhuixing Lake."

Ye Qing got up and looked out the window of the Immortal Cave.

The lake was still misty, and the fog was rising.

But the Opportunity here was exhausted, and there was no point in staying.

He cleaned up all traces in the Immortal Cave, put away the "Lesser Hunyuan Five Elements Earth Vein Array" base, and left only the "earth vein array core mushroom" buried in the heart of the island as a possible "backup" or "coordinate" for the future.

Then, he quietly left Hunyuan Island, drove the Wind Spirit Wings, soared into the sky, and galloped towards the southeast, towards a wider world.

Inside his body, the 280-zhang Cave Heaven, stars operated, moonlight flowed, Chaos was vast, and vitality was infinite.

The journey of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator Ye Qing, amidst gains and growth, continued to move firmly towards the unknown path ahead.