459: Chapter 359 Star City

Gu Changsheng traveled through the Void Realm.

There was no alternation of day and night, only countless meteorites streaking past him.

A journey of ninety million li would take a Golden Core Stage Cultivator several years to fly, but for someone in the Dao Embryo Realm, combined with the Law of Space, it only took half a day.

In the dark Void Realm ahead, a dense meteorite belt gradually emerged.

This meteorite belt was extremely vast, with countless fragments slowly rotating around the center, forming a huge vortex.

On the edge of the vortex, there was a giant meteorite comparable in size to the Central Plains of the Nine Provinces.

On the surface of the meteorite, a city stood tall.

The city walls were made of a certain grey-black Void Realm Ore, inscribed with complex defensive Formation patterns, emitting a faint glow that blocked the turbulence of the Void Realm tightly on the outside.

Gu Changsheng stopped and looked at the city.

Above the city gate hung a plaque with the three large characters "Meteor Star City".

A long line of various Cultivators was queuing up to enter the city.

Gu Changsheng scanned with his Divine Sense.

These Cultivators practiced a wide variety of Cultivation Techniques; some cultivated Spiritual Qi, some cultivated incense, and others cultivated the Qi and blood of the Physical Body.

Their cultivation levels were generally not high, with the vast majority only equivalent to the Golden Core Stage of the Nine Provinces.

Gu Changsheng pulled on the heaven-veiling cloth on his body.

This treasure could not only perfectly conceal him but also control the degree of his aura release at will.

He lifted the effect of absolute invisibility, retaining only the function of shielding perception from the Heavenly Dao, while simultaneously releasing his Early Stage Dao Embryo pressure without reservation.

Boom!

An invisible storm of Law swept out in all directions with Gu Changsheng as the center.

The originally noisy city gate instantly became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

The few Golden Core Stage Cultivators at the end of the line were hit by this pressure, their legs went weak, and they knelt directly in the Void Realm.

Those in front were no better, their faces pale, trembling all over, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Dao Embryo Realm.

In the Void Realm outside the heavens, this level of existence was known as a "Star Lord," a top-tier mighty figure capable of crossing the Void Realm and dominating a world.

In such a small Star City, one might not see a Star Lord descend for hundreds of years.

Among the guard leaders at the city gate, the one with the highest cultivation was only at the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Stage.

Feeling this pressure that transcended the Law, the guard leader scrambled out of the city gate and came before Gu Changsheng.

Thump.

The guard leader knelt on one knee, his head buried deep.

"I did not know a Star Lord had descended, and I failed to welcome you in time. Please forgive me, my Lord!"

Gu Changsheng had his hands in his sleeves, not even glancing at him, and walked straight toward the city gate.

The queuing Cultivators retreated like ebbing seawater, frantically squeezing to both sides, forcefully making a wide path at the crowded city gate.

Everyone kept their heads down, fearing to attract the attention of this mighty figure.

Gu Changsheng walked into the city gate along the path.

The guard leader knelt on the ground, not even daring to mention the city entry fee.

The scene inside the city was much more prosperous than outside.

The streets were wide, lined with shops, and the sounds of hawking and bargaining were endless.

However, as Gu Changsheng walked along the street, the pressure belonging to the Dao Embryo Realm spread with him.

Wherever he passed, all sounds ceased abruptly.

The street vendors, passing Loose Cultivators, and shopkeepers all stopped what they were doing, stood respectfully in place, bowed their heads, and paid their respects.

In this land outside the heavens, the strong being respected was the only iron Law.

If a Star Lord was angered, even if they slaughtered the entire city, no one would dare to make a sound.

Gu Changsheng was not interested in this feeling of being the center of attention.

He scanned the sides of the street and quickly locked onto a luxurious building in the center of the city, nine stories high.

The building was constructed entirely of a type of Spirit Wood emitting starlight, and the plaque read "Star-Plucking Pavilion".

This should be the best place in the city.

Gu Changsheng stepped forward and walked towards the Star-Plucking Pavilion.

The lobby of the Star-Plucking Pavilion had been full of guests, talking loudly.

As soon as Gu Changsheng stepped over the threshold, the air in the lobby seemed to freeze instantly.

All the guests felt that suffocating sense of oppression, stopped their chopsticks one after another, and even their chewing movements froze.

A chubby middle-aged man scrambled out from behind the counter.

This fat man's cultivation was not low, at the Perfection of the Golden Core Stage; he was clearly the manager of the Star-Plucking Pavilion.

The fat manager ran to Gu Changsheng, his face full of fawning smiles, his waist bent at ninety degrees.

"Your arrival, Star Lord, makes the Star-Plucking Pavilion shine! My name is Qian Duoduo, and I am the manager here."

Gu Changsheng looked around the quiet lobby.

"Find me a quieter place."

Manager Qian nodded repeatedly.

"This way, my Lord! The 'Heaven Number One' private room on the top floor has always been vacant, prepared specifically for mighty figures like you!"

Manager Qian led the way, his posture extremely low, not even daring to make a sound while walking.

The guests in the lobby only breathed a sigh of relief after Gu Changsheng's back disappeared around the corner of the stairs, discovering that their backs were already soaked with cold sweat.

Top floor, Heaven Number One private room.

The arrangement here was extremely luxurious, with the floor covered in soft Spirit Beast fur, and the tables and chairs carved from ten-thousand-year Spirit Wood.

In the center of the room, a furnace of top-quality incense for calming the mind was lit.

"Bring some of the best tea you have here." Gu Changsheng tapped on the table.

Manager Qian hurriedly agreed and retreated.

After a while, Manager Qian came in personally carrying a tray.

On the tray was a set of exquisite jade tea sets, and a refreshing fragrance drifted from the teapot.

Manager Qian carefully poured a cup of tea for Gu Changsheng, then respectfully stepped aside, standing with his hands at his sides, not daring to breathe loudly.

Gu Changsheng picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The taste was passable, and the Spiritual Qi contained within was quite pure.

He put down the teacup and looked up at Manager Qian.

"I have been in seclusion for many years and have just come out to walk around. What is the current situation in this Void Realm outside the heavens?"

Manager Qian's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

In seclusion for many years? Just came out?

Could this Star Lord be some old monster who just woke up from an ancient ruin?

Manager Qian did not dare to ask more, hurriedly organized his thoughts, and replied respectfully.

"Replying to my Lord, this Star Domain of ours is generally still the same as before."

"Headed by the three Major Thousand Worlds of the Tai-Xu Realm, Xuanhuang Realm, and Netherworld, there are tens of thousands of Middle Worlds and Small Worlds attached to them."

Gu Changsheng raised an eyebrow.

Major Thousand Worlds?

"What level is the Mingliu Realm considered?" Gu Changsheng threw out a name casually.

Manager Qian was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully.

"Is the Lord referring to that Mingliu Realm that Cultivates the incense divine path? That is just a remote Minor Thousand World."

Gu Changsheng had an idea now.

A place like the Mingliu Realm, which had three Early Stage Dao Embryo experts sitting in charge, could only be considered a Minor Thousand World.

The Nine Provinces Realm was probably not much better, and perhaps because its Origin had been sucked dry, it might not even count as a Minor Thousand World.

"What about this Shattered Star Sea?" Gu Changsheng continued to ask.

Manager Qian hurriedly replied.

"My Lord, this Shattered Star Sea is the largest lawless land in our Star Domain."

"It is said that in ancient times, this was once an extremely prosperous Major Thousand World, but later, I don't know what happened, the whole world was shattered and turned into this boundless meteorite belt."

"Because the Heavenly Dao Laws here are completely chaotic, and the hands of the three Major Thousand Worlds cannot reach here, it has become a gathering place for all kinds of Loose Cultivators and desperadoes."

Gu Changsheng tapped his fingers lightly on the table.

"Since it is a lawless land, why don't I see many Dao Embryo Realm experts in the city?"

Manager Qian smiled bitterly.

"My Lord, you don't know. Star Lord mighty figures of the Dao Embryo Realm are overlords everywhere; they usually enjoy offerings in major worlds, so who would be willing to come to this godforsaken place to suffer."

"Usually, in this Meteor Star City, even those at the Perfection of the Golden Core Stage are rare."

Gu Changsheng paused.

"Rare usually? Does that mean there are many recently?"

Manager Qian nodded repeatedly, lowering his voice.

"My Lord is wise! Recently, this Shattered Star Sea has been very lively!"

"Star Lords from a dozen surrounding worlds are all rushing here. Just what I have seen from afar at the city gate in the past few days, there are no less than five!"

Gu Changsheng leaned back in his chair.

"Because of that so-called Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Tomb?"

Manager Qian gave a thumbs up, his face full of flattery.

"My Lord is brilliant! It is precisely because of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Tomb!"

Gu Changsheng did not accept his flattery, just looked at him quietly, waiting for the rest.

Manager Qian felt his scalp tingle under Gu Changsheng's gaze and hurriedly poured out all the information in his belly.

"This Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Tomb is said to be the core Secret Realm left behind by that shattered Major Thousand World."

"It only opens once every one hundred thousand years."

"Not only are there countless Cultivation Techniques, Secret Manuals, and Sharp Weapons left over from the ancient times inside, but most importantly, it nurtures Innate spiritual objects!"

When Manager Qian said the four words "Innate spiritual objects," his eyes shone, but they quickly dimmed again.

That level of treasure was simply not something he, a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, could touch.

"Innate spiritual objects?" Gu Changsheng picked up the teacup and blew on the hot steam.

Manager Qian swallowed and continued to explain.

"My Lord, those are supreme treasures that can allow Dao Embryo Realm mighty figures to be reborn, and even touch a higher Realm!"

"It is rumored that this time in the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Tomb, there is an 'Innate Void Green Lotus' about to mature."

Gu Changsheng's tea-drinking movement stopped.

Void Green Lotus?

This name sounded a bit compatible with his own "primordial wood" Dao Fruit?

Manager Qian did not notice Gu Changsheng's strangeness and continued to talk endlessly.

"Besides this Void Green Lotus, there is another more important reason that attracts so many Star Lords."

Manager Qian looked around and leaned in a little mysteriously.

"I heard that an ancient strange treasure capable of restraining the 'World-Devouring Beast' has appeared in the Immortal Tomb!"

Gu Changsheng put down the teacup, his fingers tapping a crisp rhythm on the table.

"World-Devouring Beast?"

Manager Qian shivered all over, his face showing an expression of extreme fear.

"My Lord has been in seclusion for many years, so you may not know. This World-Devouring Beast is the most terrifying disaster in our Star Domain."

"They wander in the Void Realm outside the heavens, specifically looking for worlds with weak boundaries to lie on and devour the world's Origin."

"Once targeted by them, the Spiritual Qi of the entire world will slowly wither and eventually turn into a dead land."

Gu Changsheng sneered in his heart.

He knew this thing too well. There was one lying outside the Nine Provinces Realm, and he had even cut off a dozen of its tentacles.

It seems that the "Void Predator" in the system panel is called "World-Devouring Beast" here.

"Does no one care about this thing?" Gu Changsheng asked.

Manager Qian shook his head with a bitter face.

"How can one care? That monster has thick skin, and ordinary Dao Embryo Realm attacks don't even count as scratching an itch on it."

"Moreover, once they are under fatal threat, they will bind their own energy to the boundary of that world. Forcibly killing it would mean the entire world would be buried along with it."

Gu Changsheng nodded secretly.

This fat man's information was quite accurate, exactly the same as the hints given by the System.

"Do the top mighty figures of the three Major Thousand Worlds not make a move?" Gu Changsheng asked again.

Manager Qian lowered his voice.

"Those mighty figures have no time to deal with these idle matters. World-Devouring Beasts usually only pick soft persimmons to squeeze, specifically targeting those Small Worlds."

"As long as the fire doesn't burn their own heads, those top mighty figures are too lazy to provoke such a troublesome monster."

Gu Changsheng understood.

This Void Realm outside the heavens is a completely dark forest.

The Law of the jungle, everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door.

The Nine Provinces Realm had been sucked for so many years, and no one came to care about its survival.

"So, those Dao Embryo Realm experts who rushed here are all aiming for that strange treasure that can restrain the World-Devouring Beast?" Gu Changsheng brought the topic back.

Manager Qian nodded repeatedly.

"Exactly! Many Star Lords of Small Worlds have had their worlds targeted by World-Devouring Beasts and are suffering. Hearing that a strange treasure has appeared this time, they have all gone crazy and rushed over, wanting to get the treasure to go back and save their worlds."

"There are also people from Major Thousand Worlds who want to get their hands on the treasure, hoard it as a rare commodity, and take the opportunity to blackmail those Minor Thousand Worlds."

Gu Changsheng touched his chin.

This Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Tomb is really a hot commodity.

Innate spiritual object "Void Green Lotus", an ancient strange treasure that can restrain the World-Devouring Beast, and a Legacy pointing directly above the Dao Embryo.

Taking out any one of these would be enough to make these Dao Embryo Realm experts fight until their dog brains come out.

"When will the Immortal Tomb open?" Gu Changsheng asked the key question.

Manager Qian hurriedly replied.

"Replying to my Lord, counting the time, there is probably half a month left."

"The entrance to the Immortal Tomb is in the 'Extinction Abyss' in the deepest part of the Shattered Star Sea. The Laws there are extremely chaotic now, and even Star Lord mighty figures dare not approach easily. We must wait until the Void tide recedes in three years, and then the entrance will be completely revealed."

Gu Changsheng nodded.

Three years, there is still plenty of time.

He now holds the top-quality True Treasure liangtian ruler, and wears the perfectly concealing heaven-veiling cloth.

In the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Tomb, he will definitely be able to gain an advantage.

"Alright, I understand." Gu Changsheng stood up.

Manager Qian hurriedly stood up and stood respectfully to the side.

"My Lord, are you going to rest in my shop, or..."

Gu Changsheng glanced at him.

"Prepare the quietest secret room for me, and do not let anyone disturb me."

Manager Qian felt like he had received amnesty and nodded repeatedly.

"My Lord, rest assured! There is an independent Immortal Cave in the backyard of the Star-Plucking Pavilion, and the Formation is absolutely safe. Even I don't dare to approach it half a step. You can rest there with peace of mind!"

Manager Qian led the way and guided Gu Changsheng to the independent Immortal Cave in the backyard.

The Immortal Cave was indeed very quiet, surrounded by Formations that isolated detection.

Gu Changsheng walked into the Immortal Cave, waved his hand, and completely sealed the stone gate of the Immortal Cave.

He sat cross-legged on the jade bed, not rushing to Cultivate, but summoned the system panel.

The blue light screen unfolded before his eyes.

[daily intelligence update]

[Intelligence 1: The 'Void Green Lotus' in the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Tomb is one of the ultimate forms of the wood-element Origin. If you can refine it, your 'primordial wood' Dao Fruit will undergo a qualitative change, greatly improving your Dao Embryo grade.]

[Intelligence 2: The ancient strange treasure that restrains the World-Devouring Beast is called the 'Spirit-Slaying Guillotine'. This item specifically breaks the Origin binding of Void giant beasts and can kill them completely without harming the world boundary.]

[Intelligence 3: The Middle Stage Dao Embryo Sword Cultivator 'Ling Wuji' of the Xuan-Tian Sword Sect of the Tai-Xu Realm has arrived at the Shattered Star Sea. This person is determined to obtain the 'Spirit-Slaying Guillotine'.]

Gu Changsheng finished reading the intelligence and closed the panel.

He was determined to get the Void Green Lotus.

As for that Spirit-Slaying Guillotine, he would still try to get it if he had the opportunity.

"Tai-Xu Realm, Xuan-Tian Sword Sect, Middle Stage Dao Embryo..."

Gu Changsheng leaned on the jade bed, fingers tapping lightly on his knees.

The water in this Void Realm outside the heavens is much deeper than in the Mingliu Realm.

The Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Tomb will definitely be a big melee.

Although he has the liangtian ruler and the heaven-veiling cloth, he is only at the Early Stage of the Dao Embryo Realm after all.

He must plan carefully.

Gu Changsheng closed his eyes, and the cyan-gold Dao Embryo Origin in his body began to circulate slowly.

He wanted to adjust his state to the absolute Peak before the Immortal Tomb opened.