Chapter 271: Ying Tian

Hearing the cultivator’s words.

Jiang Jian’s spirit stirred slightly, but he did not dismiss it as idle chatter.

Instead, he halted his steps and looked upward.

Deep within his pupils, frost-white light flowed.

Karma fire can dispel illusions and reveal the true source.

Under its enhancement,

the scene high above in the sky,

appeared before his eyes like a giant cinematic screen.

Especially directly beneath the water-star warship,

torrents surged through the air, light and shadows scattered wildly!

Tens of thousands of lifeforms hovered in midair, locked in fierce battle—the spectacle was breathtaking.

Thousands of water-star squads left behind team members to pilot airships, flying up and down, darting rapidly through the battlefield.

The water-star lifeforms possessed only ordinary cultivation levels.

Yet their technological equipment was exceptionally refined!

Hundreds of airship beam cannons fired continuously, stirring the qi, raining down in dense volleys, causing immense trouble for the Surge Spring cultivators!

Yet,

these cultivators had many techniques; whenever hit by coordinated beam salvos, they each employed methods to evade, and casualties remained relatively light.

In contrast,

over a dozen Nascent Soul lifeforms moved like tigers among sheep, their surrounding aura raging violently.

They launched a one-sided massacre against the water-star lifeforms!

“Their corpses seem… unusual.”

Jiang Jian observed for a while and faintly sensed something strange.

Every water-star lifeform, upon death, transformed into a long, jelly-like substance.

Even if their bodies were shattered,

these transparent, jelly-like substances scattered everywhere and hid themselves away.

It wasn’t just Jiang Jian who noticed.

In the battlefield,

other figures of “Deputy Director” rank had also detected this.

After communicating with other Nascent Soul cultivators,

they still chose to first eliminate the water-star lifeforms, then collect their corpses for later study.

Above,

the tear in the sky had begun to heal.

Beneath it,

the colossal water-star warship remained silently suspended, appearing utterly unafraid, as if immune to attack.

Indeed, it was so.

The ordinary ground-level technology was limited.

Whether it was annihilator cannons or particle beams, any attack striking the water-star warship was blocked by its hull barrier and deflected back, triggering violent explosions.

In the absence of any Spirit Platform cultivators acting,

nothing seemed capable of harming this water-star warship.

“Don’t leave yet.”

The cultivator leapt onto a flyer and landed before Jiang Jian.

Jiang Jian withdrew his gaze and glanced at him. “What is it?”

The cultivator smiled. “Have you considered joining the White Night Pavilion?”

As he spoke,

he blinked at Jiang Jian. “With your strength, you’re more than qualified to become a White Night Pavilion Elder!”

The White Night Pavilion is a subordinate organization of the Star-Controlling Hall.

Its main territory lies within White Night Prefecture.

The position of Pavilion Master is held by the current White Night Prefecture Lord.

Within a pavilion building,

aside from the Pavilion Master,

the Star-Controlling Hall mandates two “Patrol Envoys” and five “Deputy Directors.”

There were also two "Patrol Envoys" and five "Vice Directors."

are the “Elder” positions!

The number of Elders is unlimited.

Only top-tier Surge Spring cultivators, second-jing prodigies, qualify for the “Elder” position!

The White Night Pavilion has roughly a thousand members.

Among them, fewer than thirty hold the “Elder” title.

These thirty Pavilion Elders,

each one is a Surge Spring prodigy!

The cultivator’s words now, declaring Jiang Jian strong enough to become a White Night Pavilion Elder, clearly showed high regard for him.

“I’m not from White Night Prefecture.”

Jiang Jian shook his head; his spiritual aura surged as he prepared to activate “Step Between Heaven and Earth.”

The cultivator froze, then snapped back to himself and hurriedly said, “According to Star-Controlling Hall rules, even those not from White Night Prefecture may join the White Night Pavilion!”

The moment he finished speaking,

the white-robed youth before him stepped forward—and vanished in a streak of black light!

The white-robed youth before him had already taken a step forward, dissolving into black light!

The cultivator stared at the direction he’d disappeared, clicking his tongue and sighing.

He had originally intended to guide Jiang Jian into the White Night Pavilion, then form a team with him.

His original plan had been to act as a guide and recommend Jiang Jian into the White Night Pavilion, then form a team with Jiang Jian.

he’d earn a large commission and gain a powerful ally, greatly ensuring his own safety.

He would not only earn a large commission but also gain a powerful teammate, greatly ensuring his own safety.

with their combined strength, using water-star lifeforms to rack up contributions, they could exchange for countless spiritual resources.

A powerful alliance, using Water Star lifeforms to rack up contributions—how many spiritual resources could they exchange for?

Jiang Jian had no knowledge of his thoughts.

He focused his spirit, activated “Step Between Heaven and Earth,”

and, disregarding spiritual energy consumption, performed rapid, consecutive teleports!

His original form nearly became a streak of black light.

With unbelievable speed, he raced toward Chang’an Prefecture!

Along the way,

Jiang Jian flew swiftly through the low-altitude battlefield.

Water-star lifeform corpses kept falling beside him like dumplings dropped from a pot.

Bodies of Water Star lifeforms kept falling beside him like dumplings into boiling water!

the tear in the sky above grew smaller and smaller.

The water-star warship stood firm as a mountain, its bow and stern reversing, unleashing terrifying propulsion that sent blazing trails of light as it moved toward the opening beyond!

What chilled the White Night Pavilion members was this:

The water-star warship completely ignored the water-star lifeforms dying endlessly beneath the clouds.

As if the Great Underling Demon Lord had gone to great lengths to send them here merely to use others’ blades to kill them—to make them willingly walk to their deaths!

Jiang Jian passed through this place without stopping.

Instead, he pushed his teleportation technique to its limit, fleeing the battlefield, soon arriving outside Chang’an Prefecture!

At the border of Chang’an Prefecture,

troops were heavily stationed, patrols constant.

Jiang Jian’s form solidified,

materializing amid interwoven black light.

“No crossing borders without permission during wartime!”

A soldier with a rifle stood coldly before Jiang Jian.

Jiang Jian said nothing, but pulled out his identity device for scanning.

The soldier frowned, flicking his wrist.

A holographic screen instantly displayed Jiang Jian’s citizen information.

The holographic screen immediately displayed Jiang Jian’s citizen information.

Only that.

The records contained herein are all real-time information.

Inactive information did not appear.

"Here."

Jiang Jian whispered.

He shook his wrist.

The text on the screen immediately intertwined, forming a three-dimensional image that revealed a jade tablet!

The jade tablet’s texture was fine and delicate.

Engraved upon it were mountains, rivers, the Earth, and the Moon.

On its reverse side,

were engraved the characters: "Chang’an Fu, Yingtian Bureau."

This was an item Jiang Jian obtained from his Level 5 resource pack.

The Yùpái of the Yingtian Bureau!

(End of Chapter)