658: Unknown...

Seeing Yang Dian put away the myriad spirits stone, Yun Shengxue immediately showed a disappointed expression.

Yang Dian could see the negative effects of the myriad spirits stone, and so could she.

She had thought that after Yang Dian noticed the negative effects of the myriad spirits stone, he would dislike it and return it to her.

Just as she was feeling down, Yun Shengxue saw three shimmering silver fragments, seemingly containing all the beauty and magic in the world, appear in Yang Dian's palm.

'star core fragment?'

As the thought arose, she saw the Senior stretch out his five fingers and grab something in her direction, as if he had taken something and placed it among the three star core fragments.

Before she could even have a bad thought, the three star core fragments, which had turned from shimmering silver to dazzling gold, were already suspended in front of her.

"This myriad spirits stone was, after all, something you snatched from the crocodile-headed man, so I won't take it for free."

"Three star core fragments."

"The one on the left is called 'Wait,' and it contains one of my casual strikes."

"The one on the right is called 'Hold On,' and it also contains one of my casual strikes."

"The middle one is called 'That One,' and it contains one of my serious strikes."

"I have infused your Qi into these three star core fragments. As long as you hold a star core fragment and shout the corresponding command, the star core fragment will crack open and release the energy I stored inside."

"'Wait' and 'Hold On' are just my casual strikes, so you can also control their direction."

"'That One' is different."

"'That One' contains one of my full-power strikes. Once activated, heaven and earth will mourn, and all living beings will fall silent."

Yang Dian pointed around him:

"Just like this place."

"Once activated, no one can escape."

"Not even you."

Although Yang Dian spoke of danger, Yun Shengxue still clutched the three star core fragments tightly in her hand.

What kind of star core fragments were these?

These were clearly treasures that could save civilizations from the brink of death twice.

And a trump card to drag an opposing civilization down with them!

Although they were exchanged for the myriad spirits stone, Yun Shengxue felt it was a worthwhile trade.

She didn't think she or her clansmen could withstand the backlash of the myriad spirits stone.

If they truly obtained the myriad spirits stone, they could only take it to the market to exchange for other treasures.

Now, having exchanged it for three trump cards from Yang Dian, she was more than satisfied.

'One myriad spirits stone could be exchanged for three trump cards from the Senior; this shows that the Senior is not a stingy person.'

'If the Ling Yuan World could become a subordinate race under the Senior, wouldn't we no longer have to live in constant fear?'

With this thought, Yun Shengxue prepared to re-introduce herself.

But before she could speak, Yang Dian spoke first:

"Tell me why the various civilizations are fighting so fiercely, with civilizations falling almost every moment."

Yun Shengxue suppressed the urge to re-introduce herself and immediately answered Yang Dian's question:

"Because there are too few resources in the Guixu."

"You have been in the Guixu for so long; you should also be able to feel that there is no Spiritual Qi in the Guixu."

"Besides Spiritual Qi, other Cultivation resources are also extremely rare in the Guixu."

"In the Guixu, there are only basic necessities for ordinary people to survive, such as sunlight, water, and air."

"In this environment, let alone making further progress, it's already good if a Cultivator's strength doesn't decline with the passage of time."

"But can Cultivators, especially powerful ones, watch their strength decline, or even face their impending demise because their strength hasn't improved?"

"Of course, that's impossible."

Seeing Yang Dian nod slightly, she continued:

"Therefore, war and plunder are topics that can never be avoided in the Guixu."

"Every moment, there are powerful individuals plundering the resources of other civilizations."

"Those with kinder hearts only seize the Spiritual Qi resources of other civilizations."

"Those with evil hearts not only seize Spiritual Qi resources but also occupy the Star Remains of other civilizations, and even refine the intelligent beings of other civilizations into blood and flesh elixirs, just for a slight increase in strength."

"Every hundred years, pseudo-immortal powerhouses awaken from their slumber to collect tributes from various races."

"For those who fail to offer sufficient tribute, their entire civilization will be devoured by the pseudo-immortal powerhouses."

"In the Guixu, there is no civilization, no morality, only survival."

"War and destruction are merely means to seek the continuation of civilization."

At this point, Yun Shengxue added:

"Of course, some extremely evil people have no civilization."

"Upon discovering the harsh environment of the Guixu, the first thing these extremely evil people did was to turn on their own civilization, turning it into fodder for their own improvement."

"In the Guixu, there is no future."

After listening to Yun Shengxue's narration, Yang Dian's interest in the Guixu instantly diminished by more than half.

In short, this damned place was not only poor, but its people were also crazy, and no one knew when a few desperate madmen would appear.

'If others knew I had a way to return to the present world, wouldn't they go crazy?'

Recalling the scene of those Star Remains Realm powerhouses, trapped in the Guixu for countless years, joining forces to confront him, Yang Dian's heart twitched.

Although he was strong, could these old monsters who had existed in the Guixu for countless years be weak?

'I need to leave.'

'I need to leave before the Guixu powerhouses set their sights on me.'

Just as he was about to make a quick escape, Yun Shengxue suddenly remembered something and spoke with some hesitation:

"Oh, Senior, there's something I don't know if I should say."

Yang Dian stopped his action of summoning the Dimension Butterfly and turned his gaze towards Yun Shengxue.

Seeing this, Yun Shengxue continued:

"I heard my grandfather say that some Divine-Grade powerhouses at the pinnacle of the Guixu possess a certain secret technique."

"This secret technique allows them to absorb the Origin of the Guixu and rapidly increase their strength."

"Of course, the consequence is an increasingly tighter connection with the Guixu, completely losing the possibility of leaving the Guixu."

"I wonder if you need this secret technique?"

"If you need this secret technique, you might be able to return to the Ling Yuan World with me."

"I can ask my grandfather who has this secret technique."

Yang Dian raised an eyebrow at her words.

Since the Ling Yuan World could know such information, it must have a certain status in the Guixu.

Unfortunately, he felt nothing for the Guixu.

Perhaps when he became invincible in the future, he would return to explore the secrets of the Guixu and find out why the Guixu didn't 'devour' Star Remains.

But now?

He'd rather not.

The Universe was colorful; why would he mix in a desperate place like the Guixu?

He looked up at the colorful barrier on the horizon, rippling like ocean waves.

Withdrawing his gaze, Yang Dian gently shook his head at Yun Shengxue's expectant eyes:

"Not for now."

"However, I've made a note of the Ling Yuan World."

With that, Yang Dian raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

Yun Shengxue only felt her vision blur for a moment, and then she left that purely nascent space, arriving in a colorful, distorted world where there was no up, down, left, or right, and everything she saw was warped.

"I've been sent out."

After murmuring to herself, she turned her head. A pitch-black sphere, about a meter in diameter, which appeared remarkably regular in the distorted world, floated silently behind her, emitting ripples that made her, accustomed to the distorted world, fall into a trance.

However, before she could sink into it for long, she felt a sharp pain emanating from her body.

Vaguely, some chaotic sounds also came from a distance.

"Why is it Yun Shengxue who came out?"

"Where are the people of the Black Dragon Clan?"

"Look, red fur is growing on her, she's been tainted by ill omens..."