Chapter 1152: Ziwei Heavenly Fire (Second update, requesting everything)

It took Li Zhangsheng only seven days to deduce the *Zhou Tian Star Dou Demon Taming Art* to the seventh layer, which is the King level.

"Success at last, I can finally cultivate!"

Li Zhangsheng stretched, a brilliant smile appearing on his face.

The hard work during this period finally allowed him to cultivate the top-tier Demon Taming Art he had long admired.

Even among top-tier Demon Taming Arts, *Zhou Tian Star Dou* is the most supreme existence; only the *Twelve Capital Heaven Divine Fiends* can compare to it.

As for the legendary *Pangu*, it completely exceeds the level of top-tier Demon Taming Arts and is not included in the count.

"So fast!"

Ning Bizhen was somewhat surprised; Li Zhangsheng's deduction speed was three days faster than expected, which made her yearn for the Wisdom Fruit even more, though she did not know when she would be able to find the next one.

At this moment, Kailan flew over and handed a Jade Bottle to Li Zhangsheng.

"A total of five were successfully refined this time!"

"Kailan, how is the effect of the Yuanrong Jade?"

Li Zhangsheng expressed his satisfaction; although there was no shortage of Nether Profound Crystal, several other materials were in short supply, so he could only provide enough for Kailan to refine one or two batches.

Judging from the results, Kailan's success rate this time exceeded forty percent.

"It can probably increase the success rate of the Ten Directions Nether Pill by 5%."

5% might seem small, but for the Ten Directions Nether Pill, it is already quite good; if refining lower-grade Alchemical Pills, the success rate increase would be more than just 5%.

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Li Zhangsheng put away the Ten Directions Nether Pill and began to wait quietly for nightfall.

Star-type cultivation techniques are best practiced at night.

When night fell, Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen exchanged a glance and began to enter a state of cultivation.

Li Zhangsheng sat cross-legged on the Ten-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, and a Starry Sky Gate appeared above Ning Bizhen's head.

Under the guidance of the two Strange Treasures, 365 Primordial Stars in the night sky visibly blinked, and immediately, pillars of starlight descended.

Heavenly Realm, Star Palace!

"What is going on?"

The Disaster King, who was still guarding outside the Ziwei Palace, flew high into the sky and looked at the nearby palaces, his eyes filled with surprise.

At this moment, 365 pillars of starlight landed on the corresponding palaces, forming sheets of star curtains, as if they were connecting with the Primordial Stars in the sky; the Disaster King could vaguely feel that these star palaces seemed to have undergone certain changes, yet they could not be perceived by the naked eye.

These palaces possessed purification functions; ever since these pillars of starlight landed on the palaces, the violent factors within them were quickly smoothed out and became increasingly refined.

In just a breath or two, the 365 palaces shook slightly and simultaneously shot out a pillar of purified starlight, shooting toward an unknown space.

"Star Essence!"

The Disaster King frowned; after being purified by the Star Palace, this star power was actually converted into Star Essence that was easier to absorb.

"What on earth is going on?"

The Disaster King thought of several possibilities, but he could not be sure which one it was.

He wanted to follow the direction of the starlight pillars to take a look, but unfortunately, the Star Palace was sealed, and crucially, judging from the direction, it was clearly not the world of Spirit Beasts.

Most importantly, the Disaster King had to continue to wait here for the 'Dijiang' who had broken into the Ziwei Palace to steal the ancient Star Emperor Inheritance to seize the opportunity to escape.

Which was more important was clear at a glance.

Compared with the ancient Star Emperor Inheritance, this matter could only be considered a minor detail.

In the Dawn World, Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen waited for a while, and the pillars of starlight finally descended, wrapping them in rich starlight.

"Eh, Star Essence!"

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen were both surprised, but they did not break out of their meditative state and continued to circulate the *Zhou Tian Star Dou Demon Taming Art*.

Compared with star power, Star Essence was clearly easier to absorb.

Soon, points of light began to blink on the two of them; these were the Star Apertures they had condensed, each with dozens of them, still a long way from the number of the Zhou Tian.

Li Zhangsheng quickly absorbed the Star Essence, and lines began to appear between the dozens of Star Apertures blinking on his body surface, connecting them to each other.

After a long while, all the dozens of Star Apertures were connected together.

Until this moment, another small point of light appeared on the body surface, frantically devouring the Star Essence, and the point of light began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a quarter of an hour, Li Zhangsheng's body shook violently, and the brightness of the small point of light soared, becoming as bright as the other Star Apertures.

Li Zhangsheng did not expect that he would open a Star Aperture in such a short time.

A line appeared, connecting this Star Aperture.

Soon, another small point of light was born.

At this moment, earth-shaking changes were also taking place in Li Zhangsheng's Consciousness Sea.

Countless Star Essence turned into waves, and wherever they passed, the stars, moon, and sun transformed by Mental Power became increasingly brilliant and dazzling, and the connections between them were also rapidly deepening.

Not long after, the waves stirred up by the Star Essence continuously washed over the soul crystal.

In this process, the volume of the soul crystal began to grow at a slow speed.

After an hour, Li Zhangsheng opened his eyes, and the smile in his eyes could not be hidden.

On the other side, Ning Bizhen opened her eyes.

The two looked at each other, and everything was understood without words.

*Zhou Tian Star Dou* is worthy of being a top-tier Demon Taming Art; its cultivation efficiency far exceeds the Pseudo-Top-tier Demon Controlling Art practiced before.

In just one cultivation session, two Star Apertures were successfully condensed.

At the current cultivation speed, Li Zhangsheng was fully confident that he could cultivate his Mental Power to the King Peak within nine months.

In addition, Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power had also become more Pure, which could reduce the Mental Power consumed by releasing Secret Techniques.

Not only that, Li Zhangsheng discovered that as long as the seventh layer of *Zhou Tian Star Dou* was cultivated to perfection, he could comprehend the complete Hunyuan Heluo Forbidden Array in advance.

If one cultivates the "Three Constants Twenty-Eight Mansions," one must wait until reaching the Double-Character King realm to deploy the Hunyuan Heluo Forbidden Array, whereas "Celestial Starry Heavens" advances this by one grade.

The gap seems to be only one grade, but the Hunyuan Heluo Forbidden Array is extremely powerful, strong enough to trap a Demon Emperor Level Demon Pet for a period of time, and its effects grow even more potent as the user's realm increases.

Besides the Hunyuan Heluo Forbidden Array, Li Zhangsheng also comprehended a star-type divine ability—Ziwei Heavenly Fire.

Ziwei Heavenly Fire belongs to the origin fire of the stars, formed by the convergence of starlight from the seven stars: Heaven Book, Tianxuan, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, and Kai Yang; it is extremely yang and rigid, possessing great power, and its might doubles if cast under the starry sky.

Whether it was the Hunyuan Heluo Forbidden Array or the Ziwei Heavenly Fire, both allowed Li Zhangsheng's strength to improve once again.

Ning Bizhen's gains were not much smaller than Li Zhangsheng's, with the gap between the two mainly reflected in the difference between the Ten-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform and the Starry Sky Gate.

Li Zhangsheng was in no rush to deduce the eighth layer of "Celestial Starry Heavens," instead turning his main energy toward perfecting the creation of new life and the research on advancing the Imitation Demon Refining Pot.

(End of this chapter)