566: Star Chart 1

The phantom of Ancestor Wuguang smiled and said, "Go."

Chen De accepted the command, took his leave from Ancestor Wuguang, and departed.

A teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime; Ancestor Wuguang was his master, which meant he was his father.

Chen De would risk his life to accomplish whatever his father said.

This master of his was no simpleton; he possessed a cultivation of the Immortal Law Realm Fifth Transformation yet remained nestled in such a small place.

As for this final trial, it required him to find a fragment here, yet it hadn't been specified what kind of fragment it was.

He was simply told that the moment he saw it, he would immediately know it was the fragment he was looking for.

Ancestor Wuguang certainly wasn't talking nonsense; there had to be some basis for his words.

Since there was a basis, Chen De was willing to believe it; after all, he was already Ancestor Wuguang's disciple.

However, Chen De had a feeling that the true purpose of Ancestor Wuguang taking a disciple this time likely lay in this final trial.

After leaving Ancestor Wuguang's phantom, Chen De found himself standing in the middle of a starry sky.

Every twinkling star in this sky gave him an incredibly realistic feeling.

It was as if... they were actual stars.

The starry sky presented here was truly vast; if scaled to the outside world, it would likely be much larger than the entire Wuguang Cluster Domain.

Ancestor Wuguang wanted him to find a fragment here, but there was nothing besides the boundless starry sky.

But since he was sent to find it, it proved the item must be here; he just hadn't found the right method yet.

Thus, Chen De planned to use the most basic method to search first; anyway, Ancestor Wuguang hadn't mentioned a time limit.

This world was only so big; at worst, he would just flip the whole place over to search.

Chen De didn't believe he would still fail to find it after that... an unknown amount of time passed.

As it turned out, Chen De couldn't find it; he truly couldn't.

Even after searching every single corner, it was nowhere to be found.

Even if the fragment's position was constantly shifting, it couldn't have escaped his surveillance.

So, where exactly was the problem?

Since he still couldn't find it, Chen De simply stopped searching.

He sat cross-legged in the starry sky, closed his eyes, and began to think.

If it could really be found just by looking, this stage wouldn't deserve to be called the final one.

Never mind the Legend level; even someone at the Legendary Level could find it given enough time.

Ancestor Wuguang wouldn't be so bored as to make the final trial that simple.

Furthermore, would a trial of this caliber be worth his anticipation and his desire for Chen De to participate?

Therefore, this stage likely wasn't about searching at all, but rather required a different method.

Could it be compatibility? Perhaps the fragment was a treasure, like the world-descending demonic blade, that needed to choose its own master.

If that were the case, it was hard to say whether he could obtain it.

The holy blade chose Chen De because he was a man of unprecedented morality.

But for this fragment, its selection criteria might not necessarily be morality!

So the possibility of morality could be ruled out; after all, Chen De was right here, so why wouldn't it come to him?

Could it be by moving the stars in this sky to arrange them in some special pattern?

Thinking about it, the possibility seemed quite high.

Chen De opened his eyes and acted immediately, beginning to shift the stars.

Unexpectedly, they didn't just feel like real stars; their mass seemed similar as well.

With his Legend realm physical body, he was still far from being able to move planets.

Moreover, there weren't just planets here, but also stars, with masses at least hundreds of thousands of times greater than planets.

For his true body, a single thought would suffice, but for now, he was still a bit short.

From this perspective, the option of moving the stars was clearly unfeasible.

What about lighting up the stars?

Although some of these stars were already bright.

So Chen De tried again with the stars, but neither the bright nor the dim ones responded.

It was evident that Legend level energy was insufficient to light up the stars.

He was still too impetuous... while still trying to think of a way, Chen De suddenly realized something.

Compared to other Immortal Law practitioners, or even those in the Heaven Governance realm, he was far too young.

Consequently, he lacked patience, but how many things in the world could be achieved instantly?

Was he going to be defeated just because he encountered a few things that required patience?

Impossible!

Thus, Chen De repeated his previous actions and began inspecting the area once more.

Once, twice, thrice, four times... a hundred times... a thousand times... It wasn't scary to work hard in the wrong direction, especially when the only consequence was having nothing to show for it.

Who could know or be certain from the start that their choice was correct?

Affirmation first, then negation after some effort, then affirmation again, then negation... such was the normal state of things.

The lifespan of the Immortal Realm was infinite, so what was he so anxious about?

After countless attempts, he had tried every possible method.

Yet he didn't stop for a moment, nor did he show the slightest impatience.

Then, at a certain moment, a stray thought occurred to him.

It caused Chen De to suddenly stop his movements and look up.

He understood; the so-called fragment wasn't hidden within this starry sky—it was this very starry sky!

He felt as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun, yet there wasn't much excitement in his heart.

Perhaps those who truly want to win do not have smiles on their faces.

"Master, I found it,"

"The fragment you mentioned is actually this starry sky!"

As Chen De's voice fell, the figure of Ancestor Wuguang appeared in the area.

A gratified smile appeared on his face; perhaps at this moment, he truly considered Chen De his disciple.

"You found it correctly; that so-called fragment is indeed this starry sky."

Then, the starry sky transformed into a two-dimensional plane in Ancestor Wuguang's hand and began to shrink continuously.

Finally, it turned into a paper fragment the size of a tenth of a fingernail.

It contained an incredibly terrifying power and simultaneously brought about a very peculiar sensation.

Holding it felt as if one were holding everything.

At the same time, an extremely strong sense of incompleteness filled his perception.

It was as if it were telling him, "I am a fragment."

The fragment hovered in Ancestor Wuguang's hand as he asked Chen De, "Disciple, do you know what its name is?"

Chen De shook his head. "I do not know!"

"The star map, though that was its name when it was complete."

"For now, you can just call it the star map fragment."

star map!

Yet another unknown thing had entered Chen De's mind.

Just looking at the aura of this star map fragment, one could guess that the so-called star map was definitely not simple.

At this moment, Ancestor Wuguang suddenly handed the star map to Chen De. "This is the reward I spoke of. You shall accept it."