Chapter 785: Star Land Protecting Array Attacked

"That man stole your Cosmic Modeling Device, and you still think he's decent?" Ding Huan stared at Bamboo Sprout in surprise.

He had met honest people before, but an honest person as naive as Bamboo Sprout? He had never seen the like.

Bamboo Sprout smiled awkwardly: "No, I was severely wounded and left with only a faint, unawakened soul fragment. My soul fragment hid inside the Cosmic Modeling Device, and later, the device fell into that man's hands."

"He discarded many things inside the Cosmic Modeling Device. I used some of his belongings, and that's how I slowly regained vitality and a physical form."

Ding Huan's earlier expression of surprise vanished, replaced by disdain.

"Bamboo Sprout, you're impressive—you actually managed to forge the Cosmic Modeling Device."

Bamboo Sprout hadn't caught Ding Huan's meaning, but Wen Keshu had. She said nothing to warn him.

Though Bamboo Sprout had lived the longest, he had interacted with very few people, and many things didn't occur to him immediately.

Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, he immediately shook his head: "The Cosmic Modeling Device is a primordial treasure born at the dawn of creation, a companion of Chaos. How could I possibly have forged it?"

Ding Huan chuckled: "If you didn't forge the Cosmic Modeling Device, then it must be a naturally occurring treasure."

"When you lost consciousness, that meant the Cosmic Modeling Device became ownerless. And if it's ownerless, whoever claims it owns it."

"He obtained the Cosmic Modeling Device, restored your life and body, and even didn't kill you. And yet you still claim he stole your Cosmic Modeling Device?"

"Heh, Bamboo Sprout, I'm not mocking you—but can you honestly say the Cosmic Modeling Device belongs to you? Logically, you should be grateful for his life-saving grace and his mercy in sparing you."

Ding Huan didn't need to ask—he already knew the man who obtained the Cosmic Modeling Device had a remarkably broad heart.

Since Bamboo Sprout was inside the Cosmic Modeling Device, the man could have easily killed him.

Yet the man, knowing Bamboo Sprout was the previous owner, let him go.

In the vast universe, such a person is exceedingly rare.

If it were him, he would almost certainly have killed the other.

Just like the Eternal Divine Wheel—he had never met its former master, the Eternal Divine Sage.

In his eyes, the Eternal Divine Sage was a man he must kill.

But if the former master had been someone like Bamboo Sprout, he might not have killed him after all.

Bamboo Sprout clearly had no scheming in him—he was just an honest fool. Whether to kill him or not didn't really matter.

The Eternal Divine Sage, however, could never be as honest as Bamboo Sprout.

Just as he must kill the Eternal Divine Sage, the Eternal Divine Sage would surely list him as his top target.

Bamboo Sprout smiled awkwardly: "I've been too petty."

Ding Huan slapped Bamboo Sprout on the shoulder: "At least you've realized that. Still, if you ever go out into the world, you'll almost certainly be sold by someone—and still count the money for them."

"Don't leave Blue Star Divine Land. Come with me to my Blue Star Academy and just live out your days."

"Thank you, Brother Ding! I'm willing to follow you," Bamboo Sprout said, overjoyed.

He had stayed by Wen Keshu's side for so long—he knew he had no cunning. Going out alone, as Ding Huan said, he'd surely be sold.

As for his once-grand ideal, he now found it laughable.

"Lord Ding, may I also follow you to the Blue Star Academy?" Wen Keshu asked quickly.

Bamboo Sprout chimed in: "Brother Ding, Keshu is a good person. Her nature is kind—she always thinks of others first."

Ding Huan nodded: "Fine. You can come with me too."

He had seen Wen Keshu's actions—she was no evil person. Staying with Bamboo Sprout for so long proved her kindness.

She must have realized that someone like Bamboo Sprout, if left alone, would be sold in an instant.

…

After Ding Huan restored the cosmic laws of Blue Star Divine Land, he urgently set about subjugating the Eternal Divine Wheel.

Thus, until now, there was still no Star Land Plaza outside Blue Star Divine Land.

The entrance to the Star Protecting Array had never been opened.

Only on the twentieth year after Ding Huan left Blue Star Divine Land did Qu Yi, the vice sect leader of the Blue Star Academy, assign guards to the entrance of the Star Protecting Array.

Though guards were stationed there, they had no authority to open the Star Protecting Array at will.

At this moment, a spaceship appeared at the entrance of the Star Protecting Array of Blue Star Divine Land.

Though the array remained closed, the several cultivators guarding it could clearly see the spaceship approaching.

They had guarded this array for over a hundred years; such spaceships passing the entrance were not uncommon.

Most of the time, when these ships passed the entrance gate, they would knock on the array.

Upon realizing no one opened the gate, they usually didn't wait long—they departed quickly.

But this time was different. After one cultivator stepped out of the spaceship and knocked on the gate, he simply waited.

His demeanor suggested he intended to wait indefinitely until the Star Protecting Array gate opened and he could enter.

"Does this guy think we'll open the gate for him?" Zhuo Yun asked, staring at the cultivator knocking on the gate.

He was a disciple of the Blue Star Academy and had secured this guard duty by ranking in the top ten of the selection trials.

Standing beside Zhuo Yun was Tan Ben, a disciple of the Qishendao Sect.

Tan Ben obtained this post solely because he had infiltrated the Divine Clan and made great contributions to humanity.

Hearing Zhuo Yun's words, Tan Ben smiled: "You're right—he clearly intends to wait here indefinitely for us to open the gate."

"Heh, then he'll be waiting a long time. We don't have the authority to open the Star Protecting Array. Just hope he doesn't attack Blue Star Divine Land—otherwise, he's dead."

Zhuo Yun chuckled, secretly feeling superior.

Others could only wait outside Blue Star Divine Land, while they could cultivate inside it—that was the difference.

Outside the Star Protecting Array of Blue Star Divine Land, Ni Cangxing showed no impatience.

Even if he had to wait centuries, he would not miss this second chance.

To find the entrance to the Star Protecting Array of Blue Star Divine Land, he had searched for over a hundred years.

Now that he had finally found it, how could he give up?

Ni Cangxing was not only waiting, he was standing respectfully outside the protective array of Blue Star God Land, waiting.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

What puzzled Ni Cangxing was that at the entrance of Blue Star God Land's protective array, not only did no one enter, no one came out either.

Could it be that he had come to the wrong place?

That doesn't make sense.

As a God Realm, whether complete or incomplete, there should still be people coming and going, right?

Just as Ni Cangxing was wondering whether this rule-repaired God Realm might have other entrances and exits, a flying shuttle swiftly approached from afar and stopped at the entrance of Blue Star God Land's protective array in just a short while.

Ni Cangxing was secretly horrified in his heart.

This flying shuttle's grade was far more powerful than his top-grade divine artifact spaceship.

It was evident that this flying shuttle was at least a Postnatal Spirit Treasure.

Anyone who possessed a Postnatal Spirit Treasure-grade flying artifact was definitely no ordinary person.

As soon as the flying shuttle stopped, a tall, thin man came out from inside.

The man raised his hand to put away the flying shuttle, and in just a few steps landed in front of Ni Cangxing: "Open the protective array."

The tall, thin man was almost giving Ni Cangxing an order.

Ni Cangxing hurriedly said: "I'm not the array keeper either; I'm also here waiting for the entrance gate of the Star Land Grand Array to open."

Although the tall, thin man had not made a move, Ni Cangxing could sense that the other's strength was far greater than his own.

The domain pressure when speaking gave him a sense of mortal danger.

"Then get lost." The tall, thin man waved his hand, and Ni Cangxing, pressed by the overwhelming aura, involuntarily flew backward.

Ni Cangxing was horrified in his heart; he was, after all, a Pseudo-Saint, yet before this man he didn't even have a chance to strike back.

Just how strong must he be?

While Ni Cangxing was still pondering, the tall, thin man suddenly produced a Heaven-Earth Spade.

The Heaven-Earth Spade whipped up a violent aura that stirred the momentum of this patch of void, slamming into the protective array.

Boom!

The Star Land Protective Grand Array merely swayed once under that spade strike, then stood firm as a rock.

Ni Cangxing was dumbfounded — this fellow actually wanted to forcibly attack the Star Land protective array, how could that be allowed?

Not only Ni Cangxing, but Tan Ben and Zhuo Yun, who were guarding inside the protective array, were also stunned.

Someone actually wanted to forcibly attack Blue Star God Land's Star Land Protective Grand Array — how could this be allowed?

The next moment, several messages were sent by them to Blue Star Academy.

Knowing full well he was no match for the tall, thin man, Ni Cangxing still charged at him:

"Stop! How dare you attack the Star Land protective array…"

"Seeking death!"

The tall, thin man, who had been preparing to continue his attack, saw Ni Cangxing charging over and instantly flew into a rage.

He didn't even bother using the Heaven-Earth Spade; with a backhand he threw a punch straight at the charging Ni Cangxing.

Before Ni Cangxing could even reach the tall, thin man, he felt himself blocked by the other's domain, and immediately a terrifying aura slammed into him.

In his shock, Ni Cangxing had just barely produced a defensive artifact.

That terrifying divine essence Dao rhythm struck his defensive artifact squarely.

Crack!

Ni Cangxing's defensive artifact actually shattered directly, and Ni Cangxing was blasted away by the terrifying Dao rhythm aura.

Ni Cangxing felt a crushing sense of death, and a wave of despair welled up in his heart.

He sensed that within the Dao rhythm aura that had blasted him away lurked a killing intent on the verge of detonating; perhaps in the next instant, he would be torn to pieces in that Dao rhythm explosion.

Just at that moment, a Dao rhythm force of equal ferocity swept in.

Ni Cangxing was carried away by this force, bursting out of that terrifying killing-intent vortex.

Almost at the same instant Ni Cangxing was carried away, that killing-intent Dao rhythm exploded.

Boom!

Even space was shaken into rippling tremors, as if it could collapse at any moment.

The tall, thin man gave a startled "hmph," stopped his attack on Blue Star God Land's protective array, and turned toward Ni Cangxing's position.

The one who had saved Ni Cangxing was a man with a pointed chin and small ears.

The man's whole body radiated surging Dao rhythm aura — clearly a powerhouse at a glance.

"Who are you, and why do you interfere with my, Jue Yue's, business?"

"This Saint is Min Yuan. What, your affairs cannot be meddled with?" As Min Yuan spoke, his momentum surged violently, making Jue Yue shiver involuntarily.

Although Min Yuan's looks were ordinary, the commanding presence of one long accustomed to standing above others could not be faked.