Chapter 1973 - 1971: Happy Little Nine

Although he didn’t know who exactly killed his magic body, as long as the main body and the magic body weren’t separated, there was always a connection between them that wasn’t affected by distance.

After a moment of fury, Black Cloud frowned and pondered, recalling everything that happened before the magic body faced trouble.

It turns out that the Nine Provinces, which had mysteriously disappeared after that earth-shattering war ten thousand years ago, were now in a very remote star system. If he hadn’t known this, it would be fine, but now that he knew, how could Black Cloud possibly let it go?

Over there, the magic body had thoroughly investigated, and the Nine Provinces was now just an ordinary large domain, only containing Constellations and not even a Moon Jade. How could it be suddenly killed?

Only a Sun Blaze can kill a Sun Blaze.

And the power of the magic body is not something an ordinary Sun Blaze could handle, so there must be more than one powerful Sun Blaze hidden within the Nine Provinces!

Sure enough, even after a span of ten thousand years, one must not underestimate this domain in the slightest.

He would not let the death of the magic body go unpunished, especially since the Nine Provinces were also linked to the supreme treasure, the Dao Tree. This alone suggested he might have to seek help and call in some favors.

Furthermore, he had to consider the possibility that the Dao Tree legacy might have already been acquired by someone...

Thinking this, he suddenly remembered that Yuan Du once mentioned to the magic body that the Three Worlds Island’s Lu Ye had been advancing rapidly in cultivation, clearly possessing some great opportunity.

Previously, he was unaware that Lu Ye was from the Nine Provinces, so he didn’t think much of it. But now, connecting the information he obtained, could this Lu Ye be... Black Cloud’s gaze flickered, his spirit invigorated. If so, there’s no need to go to the Nine Provinces. As long as he can find a way to resolve things with Lu Ye in the All Phenomena Ocean.

No, since Lu Ye is now in the Nine Provinces, the Nine Provinces must not be spared either!

With countless thoughts swirling in his mind, Black Cloud quickly formed a vague plan. No one knew if or when that great calamity would arrive, but with his level of cultivation and power, he was already making preparations for the future.

And if he could gain the Dao Tree legacy, he would have an extra measure of self-preservation when the great calamity descended. After all, this was a stellar space supreme treasure, only stellar space supreme treasures could play a role in such a catastrophic event that swept through the stellar space.

The Nine Provinces was shrouded and isolated by scenes created by the Asura Field Treasure, so the death of a Sun Blaze went without a ripple, unnoticed by anyone in the Nine Provinces.

Lu Ye thanked Chen Xuanhai and the other two, watching them return to Mount Fangcun before leisurely making his way to the Governor’s Hall.

The Constellation stationed here was unknown to Lu Ye, likely having recently been promoted within the last two years. He wondered why his fate was such that he ended up on guard duty.

Though Lu Ye did not recognize him, he certainly recognized Lu Ye and greeted him with respect.

As his cultivation level rose, Lu Ye’s status in the Nine Provinces grew ever more prominent. In terms of age, many of the older generations were likely older than him, but in terms of contribution to the Nine Provinces, none could match even a fraction of what he had accomplished.

No one in the cultivation world was unaware that the current prosperity and thriving state of the Nine Provinces was largely due to Lu Ye of the Righteous Blood Sect.

As a result, the Righteous Blood Sect had become a top-tier big sect in the Nine Provinces, commanded respect and no one dared to underestimate it.

After exchanging a few brief words with the Governor, an order quickly spread from the Governor’s Hall, transmitted through layers of cultivators, rapidly reaching various places.

On the Unparalleled Continent, a four-person squad was searching for traces of the Corpse Race. All team members had only True Lake cultivation, led by a handsome young man in white clothes with a long sword at his waist, clearly a combat cultivator.

Influenced by Lu Ye, the number of combat cultivators in the Nine Provinces had increased significantly in recent years, especially those using swords. Numerous young disciples were emulating his style.

This young man was undoubtedly one of them.

"Spent three days and only found a few isolated Corpse Races; earning merit is getting harder," sighed a woman in magic cultivator attire within the group.

Since the establishment of contact between the Nine Provinces and the Unparalleled Continent, several years had passed, and the Unparalleled Continent no longer saw rampant Corpse Races. With continuous hunts by cultivators, their numbers dwindled, making today’s pursuit of battle merit on the Unparalleled Continent quite challenging, primarily dependent on luck. Good fortune might lead to encountering some Corpse Races, while bad luck might mean not seeing any for days.

Encountering a few isolated ones in three days was still considered good for them.

"Yeah, this efficiency hardly beats meditating and cultivating back in the Nine Provinces," another physique cultivator responded.

With the increasing foundation of the Nine Provinces, the nature’s spiritual energy inside had become much more abundant. Although most of the spiritual energy had been stockpiled by Number Nine using special methods, there was no way the domain could have been left with none.

Compared to the times Lu Ye was cultivating, the cultivation environment within the Nine Provinces had improved by several folds.

Though sitting in meditation for cultivation might be slow, it was sustainable and could be done anytime.

"Do the Divine Seas have any solutions?" another ghost cultivator inquired.

"What solution can the Divine Sea cultivators offer?" The combat cultivator smiled wryly, "They’re also troubled by the future path of cultivation. It’s not just us who can’t hunt the Corpse Race; the Divine Sea cultivators face the same problem."

The physique cultivator was worried: "Then where is the way forward for the Nine Provinces?"

The few fell into silence, pondering where the path might lead, but who could know?

Suddenly, the combat cultivator’s expression changed, indicating that a message had been transmitted to him. Almost simultaneously, the others also received messages one after another.

Shortly after, they looked up and exchanged glances, seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes.

"I just received a message from my sect. There’s a new training ground within the domain that can accommodate the training needs of those below the Constellation Realm and even those within it. Any cultivator from the Nine Provinces can access it with a battlefield marking to hone themselves and earn merit!" the combat cultivator said.

"I received this message too," the magic cultivator nodded.

"Me too!"

...

The four were briefly stunned before the combat cultivator called out, "What are we waiting for, let’s hurry back and check it out." After saying that, he flew towards the nearest camp, with the other three following closely.

In their flight, they saw countless cultivators rushing towards the camp from all directions, clearly having received the same message from their respective sects.

Everyone was curious about what kind of training ground it was that could support cultivators of the Constellation Realm. Such a thing had never been heard of before.

Not only from Unparalleled Continent were there cultivators returning to the Nine Provinces, but also in stellar space, the Constellations who had been searching for spirit jade hurried back after receiving the news.

Unlike when the Nine Provinces first advanced to a large domain, when its near-space was undeveloped and the Constellations could easily find spirit jade to meet their cultivation needs with no issue.

But over the years, as the number of Nine Provinces Constellations increased, any spirit jade born in the nearby stellar space would quickly be found and collected. As a result, obtaining spirit jade now required significantly more time and effort.

Though Lu Ye had brought back a large amount of spirit jade from Three Worlds Island, enough to meet the cultivation needs of Nine Provinces Constellations, cultivators need more than just cultivation; they also require various kinds of training. Therefore, the Governor’s Hall strictly controlled the distribution of spirit jade, preventing the Nine Provinces Constellations from becoming overly dependent.

The Nine Provinces suddenly became bustling like never before.

In a void space, Lu Ye stood silently. Number Nine was beside him, while Little Flower Girl, still looking timid, hid in the thick fur around Number Nine’s neck, occasionally peeking at Lu Ye but retreating whenever she met his gaze.

Nearby, numerous mirrors of varying sizes reflected different scenes, each showing Nine Provinces cultivators at various stages undergoing trials.

The Asura Field Treasure had been officially put to use. Although Lu Ye roughly understood the situation, he was still uneasy, choosing to stay and observe.

His main concern was whether Number Nine could truly handle this treasure.

But now it seemed he had worried needlessly. Number Nine managed the task effortlessly, which made sense considering Number Nine had maintained the Spirit Stream battlefield and Cloud River battlefield, along with various secret realms, and had meticulously handled the allocation of merit and the exchange of resources and spirit fortune sticks for all Nine Provinces cultivators without error for thousands of years.

Utilizing the Asura Field Treasure was even more effortless than its previous duties.

"Lu Ye, Lu Ye, you brought back something fantastic," Number Nine sounded a bit excited. As the spiritual intelligence born from the union of Nine Provinces Origin and the Heaven’s Augury Compass Artifact Spirit, Number Nine had always had one wish since its inception—to protect the Nine Provinces and ensure its prosperity.

Anything beneficial to the Nine Provinces was something it would fervently pursue.

The activation of the Asura Field Treasure resolved a deep concern for it. From now on, there’s no need to worry about the future path of the Nine Provinces cultivation world.

"But from now on, it’ll require more effort from you." Lu Ye looked at it apologetically. From the perspective of the human race, Number Nine was like an uncomplaining steward, despite having the temperament of a child.

Number Nine waved its paw dismissively, "It’s no trouble at all, a very simple matter." As it spoke, it suddenly remembered something, "Lu Ye, do you think there’s still a need to maintain the Spirit Stream and Cloud River battlefields?"

Before Lu Ye could answer, it made a decision, "Definitely no need to maintain them. Let the Spirit Stream Realm and Cloud River Realm cultivators come in for training as well."

"As long as you’re happy," Lu Ye smiled.

The records within the Asura Field, although capturing shadows above the Constellation Realm, could actually be adjusted. Thus, even if Spirit Stream Realm cultivators entered for training, Number Nine could use the treasure to adjust the shadow’s power to the appropriate level, preventing the cultivators from facing inescapable predicaments.

The principle of the Asura Field is that there are no unsolvable situations during training, a principle that the Treasure would naturally uphold.