Chapter 498: Not Tomb Raiding, It's Archaeology

"They are very crafty, hitting and running, and before the major factions could surround them, they slipped into the depths of the Starry Sky in advance. So far, there has been no news of the major factions catching up to them."

Xiao Yu said, her tone carrying a smile.

Yin Qi shook his head and smiled.

These three are not ones to be trifled with; with them stirring things up, I don't know how many people among the major factions on this Starry Sky Ancient Road are going to be in for some bad luck.

After all, tomb raiding is never as fast as robbery.

……

In the depths of the Starry Sky, a Flying Saucer is speeding along.

"Woof woof. You dead horse, I told you, don't rob, don't rob, now we're being chased and forced to flee. This Eternal Star Domain has produced a Great Emperor; we could have raided his tomb."

"Neigh, you dead dog, what kind of nonsense are you dreaming about? Is a Great Emperor's tomb something we can raid? Raiding that Great Saint's tomb earlier nearly scared your Grandpa Horse to death; not only was there no harvest, but we almost lost our lives there."

"Ahem, it's not tomb raiding, it's archaeology, you two."

Teng Immortal Pond, a famous scenic spot in the Eternal Star Domain.

The opportunity left behind by Qing Di is, of course, not something just anyone can obtain.

Yin Qi performed the Yao Di Nine Slashes, and soon caused the entire Teng Immortal Pond to erupt with bursts of Divine Light.

As time passed, very few people came here anymore.

The cliff face was brilliant, one symbol after another appeared, and then these various symbols quickly condensed together, transforming into a small path built of symbols, leading to a divine gate within the Teng Immortal Pond.

Ahead was the mirror-like, translucent Teng Immortal Pond, and behind were waves of pine trees and lush, ancient cypresses.

"What Dragon Emperor Dao combination? It's the Black Horse combination."

"Woof woof, that makes some sense."

More than twenty thousand years ago, Qing Di had secluded himself here for a period of time, so it was endowed with a special status; since ancient times, countless people have come here to check in and search for opportunities, only to return empty-handed.

Since he had already come, the opportunity here naturally had to be taken.

"What archaeology? Tomb raiding is tomb raiding, what's there to be embarrassed about? Look, isn't it better to listen to me? We robbed the bases and spaceships of five royal clans, didn't we make a fortune? Isn't this better than tomb raiding?"

In the lake, green lotuses swayed, each one flashing with a greenish luster; the petals were dark green, as if carved from jade, with wisps of delicate fragrance.

"Hmm, now that you put it that way, robbery does seem to have more of a future than tomb raiding."

……

Now that Pang Bo and Ye Fan have embarked on the path of trial, they likely won't come here, so he naturally has to take the opportunity here for himself.

Yin Qi stood with his hands behind his back, standing on a blue stone that looked like a crouching ox.

It must be either a descendant or a successor.

From this moment on, the universe's number one pirate group was born.

……

In the original story, Pang Bo once obtained the opportunity left by Qing Di here.

"Right! From now on, our Dragon Emperor Dao combination is the universe's number one pirate group, dominating all factions. Neigh..."

"Xukong Sword Sword Sword Small Boundary!"

Yin Qi did not linger and walked into the divine gate.

This small world is very small, just a space less than a hundred zhang in radius, simple to an excessive degree.

A stone table lay horizontally, and two stone stools were placed casually.

On the stone table sat a golden Jade Slip and a cyan gourd.

Even though more than twenty thousand years had passed, this Jade Slip and cyan gourd were still glowing with Divine Light, showing absolutely no signs of decay.

Yin Qi walked forward, picked up the Jade Slip, and pressed it against his brow.

Soon, countless pieces of information flooded into his mind.

This information was mainly Qing Di's cultivation insights from back then; through these insights, Yin Qi discovered that when Qing Di embarked on the path of trial, he was already at the peak of the Great Saint realm, one step away from entering the Quasi-Emperor realm.

For Yin Qi, these cultivation insights still had some reference value.

As for the Evolution Liquid in the cyan gourd, it was only Seventh Tier Evolution Liquid, which was of little use to him, but if placed in the Eternal Star Domain, it would likely make countless people fight to the death for it.

Yin Qi prepared to leave it for Yin Tong to use.

As for himself, he was next preparing to refine Ninth Order perfect Evolution Liquid and was currently gathering materials.

………

He did not stay long in the Eternal Star Domain; after setting up an Interstellar Teleportation Array, Yin Qi charged into the Starry Sky once again.

The Eternal Star Domain is not like the Ziwei Star, and he had no plans to conquer it for now, so he only let Yan Ruyu send people to travel here or lay out plans in secret first.

With the current strength of the Heavenly Palace, conquering the Ziwei Star was already quite strenuous.

The universe is too vast, and the efficiency of conquering planets one by one is actually very low; it is far inferior to waiting until he proves his Dao and becomes an Emperor, at which point a single proclamation could settle the entire universe.

On this trip to the Starry Sky Ancient Road, he mainly focused on training himself, while taking the opportunity to find some life-bearing planets for the Heavenly Palace to serve as training grounds for its disciples.

The universe is vast, and in reality, there are still many life-bearing ancient stars in a primitive state.

These ancient stars are rich in Spirit Qi and have complete laws.

If one were to undergo Foundation Establishment and become a Saint here, it would lay a solid foundation for the future.

Seeing Yan Ruyu again, a period of intimacy was naturally unavoidable.

Yin Qi gave her the Seventh Tier Evolution Liquid and also passed on Qing Di's cultivation insights to her.

As a descendant of Qing Di who also cultivates the Emperor Scripture of Qing Di, these insights were of even greater use to Yan Ruyu.

………

After leaving the Eternal Star Domain, Yin Qi was in no rush to hurry on his way; he even put away the Yin Shang and instead traversed the Starry Sky with his physical body, observing the galaxy of stars.

The Star Body focuses on the two words "Star Body".

He always felt that he had not truly understood the Star Body, nor had he developed the full potential of the Star Body.

Walking upon the Starry Sky Ancient Road this time, perhaps I will be able to understand the root cause.

……

The Starry Sky is vast; coldness and darkness are its eternal themes.

At the very beginning, Yin Qi observed this world with his eyes, taking the trajectories of endless stars into his heart; he felt that the stars filling the sky seemed to be arranged in a very profound and mysterious way.

Unknowingly, he gradually became obsessed with it.

Subsequently, he slowly closed his eyes and began to open the world with his "heart," completely merging himself into the Xukong Sword Sword Sword to feel this vast and boundless universe.

He did not know how much time had passed, but Yin Qi suddenly had a feeling that he himself had turned into a star, establishing a most wondrous connection with the stars filling the sky, and a feeling of profound mystery surged into his heart.

Suddenly, the pitch-black Xukong Sword Sword Sword around him lit up, and countless rays of starlight projected through the endless space, causing his entire being to be submerged in an ocean of starlight.

This starlight was not Bing starlight, but star essence.

As the endless star essence merged into his body, Yin Qi's body also began to undergo a transformation; at the same time, he unconsciously operated the Acupoint Secret Technique, merging various kinds of star essence into one Acupoint deity after another.

His physical body was transforming, and his cultivation was climbing, breaking through barriers like a hot knife through butter, reaching the Great Saint Realm.

Boom—!

In the pitch-black Xukong Sword Sword Sword, an endless sound of thunder suddenly "rang" out.

Yin Qi woke up in an instant; amidst the starlight filling the sky, he saw that thick black tribulation clouds had actually appeared above his head, and a moment later, countless Thunder poured down, completely submerging him.

This is the Great Saint Thunder Tribulation.