Chapter 305: Top Figure of the Moment

The twelve cave heavens encircle South Elephant City...

Hua Changxi stared unblinkingly at the All-Heavens Star Disk, trying to etch the positions and terrain of South Elephant City and the twelve cave heavens into her mind.

Unfortunately, like the Hundred Thousand Mountains before, the manifested Vermilion Bird totem was disappearing at a visible rate.

Soon, all the spiritual light within the All-Heavens Star Disk dissipated.

Hua Changxi let out a long breath. Aside from the five sacred lands, the Central Continent also had four elephant cities. South Elephant City had twelve cave heavens—what about the other elephant cities?

How many cave heavens and blessed lands guarded them?

Hua Changxi withdrew her focus, moved her gaze away from the All-Heavens Star Disk, and once again looked up at the starry sky. Then she collected the serpent demon's corpse and, without any lingering attachment, descended from the Qin Tian Tower.

On the way down, Hua Changxi truly felt how much the Qin Tian Tower had changed. Heightening was only the most basic alteration; the entire structure seemed forged from starstone, shimmering with starlight and blazing with stellar radiance. The stairs were like star orbits condensed from nebulas, and walking on them felt as though one were treading through the starry sky itself.

Although the transformed Qin Tian Tower was extremely splendid and magnificent, Hua Changxi was in no mood to appreciate it.

There was no helping it—too many forces were entrenched in the capital. Without even thinking, she knew the commotion the Qin Tian Tower had stirred would definitely draw attention from all sides.

Hua Changxi didn't want to stand out or run into the various groups rushing over. She was descending the tower as fast as possible.

At one point, she wanted to fly straight out of the Qin Tian Tower, but some kind of restriction inside prevented her from mobilizing her spiritual power.

The result of relying only on her legs to run down was that just as she was about to step out of the Qin Tian Tower, she ran smack into Yuan Qi and Wei Zhenjie, who were coming from the Celestial Department.

"Young Friend Hua!"

Looking at Hua Changxi as she hurriedly hit the brakes, Yuan Qi smiled very amiably and took the initiative to greet her.

Hua Changxi looked at him: "Was it you who sent me that telepathic message just now?"

Yuan Qi didn't deny it; he smiled and nodded.

Wei Zhenjie then took the initiative to introduce: "Hall Master Hua, this is Yuan Qi, the master of the Star Observation Tower."

Star Observation Tower?

Hua Changxi was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized—the Qin Tian Tower was probably also called the Star Observation Tower.

Yuan Qi smiled at Hua Changxi: "May I ask if Young Friend Hua has dripped a drop of blood essence into the All-Heavens Star Disk? Did you gain anything?"

Hua Changxi actually didn't want to talk much with Yuan Qi, but she was very eager to know the operating principles of the All-Heavens Star Disk: "Tower Master Yuan, why can the All-Heavens Star Disk absorb blood essence?"

Seeing that Hua Changxi dodged the question, Yuan Qi didn't press further. He smiled and said, "The All-Heavens Star Disk is a congenital spiritual treasure born alongside the Four Realms; it can manifest the trends of the Four Realms' situation."

"As long as it's a living being of the Four Realms, after the All-Heavens Star Disk absorbs that being's blood essence, it has a chance to manifest some things related to that being."

"Living beings can use these manifested phenomena to plan their own lives. In this way, they can avoid many detours."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered as she listened. She probed: "I dripped the serpent demon's blood essence in, and what manifested was the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Does that mean entering the Hundred Thousand Mountains would be more advantageous for the serpent demon?"

Upon hearing the words "Hundred Thousand Mountains," both Yuan Qi and Wei Zhenjie's expressions changed dramatically.

Wei Zhenjie's face was solemn: "It's actually a demon from the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

Yuan Qi's expression was no better: "According to ancient records, more than seventy percent of the beast tides that erupted in the Central Continent were launched from the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

They had originally thought the demons that infiltrated the capital were just from some backwoods origins; they never expected it to come from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. This was very troublesome.

Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi exchanged a glance. They had allowed the serpent demon to charge into the Star Observation Tower. Now that they knew the serpent demon was from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the purpose of the serpent demon luring Hua Changxi into the Star Observation Tower was highly questionable.

Seeing Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi look so serious, Hua Changxi mentally marked the danger of the Hundred Thousand Mountains as well. She wanted to continue questioning, but hearing the sounds of people approaching from afar growing denser outside the tower, she knew she couldn't stay here any longer.

"Both of you, I have matters to attend to. I'll take my leave first." After saying this, without waiting for Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi to react, she quickly walked out of the Star Observation Tower.

As soon as Hua Changxi stepped out of the Star Observation Tower, she saw Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen: "What are you doing here?"

"How did you..."

Tong Yao looked at the Star Observation Tower, then at Hua Changxi emerging from inside. Seeing that the cultivators on Central Street were growing more numerous, she hurriedly said, "This isn't a good place to talk. Let's leave first."

Hua Changxi nodded and quickly followed Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen away.

Although Hua Changxi left in a hurry, quite a few people saw her come out of the Star Observation Tower.

The first to arrive at the Star Observation Tower were Hua Dalang and his Demon-Suppressing Army, followed closely by Xia Ziyang, Meng Yuchuan, and their group.

Hua Dalang looked at the greatly transformed Star Observation Tower, then glanced with a complex expression in the direction where Hua Changxi had disappeared.

After Ninth Sister pursued the snake demon into the Qintian Tower, the tower transformed into the current Observation Star Tower—what did they do inside?

Xia Ziyang looked at the Observation Star Tower, his expression somewhat grave, and without hesitation he sent a message to Xia Zhen.

During this time, other cultivators gradually arrived.

Inside the Observation Star Tower, Yuan Qi ignored the growing crowd outside and led Wei Zhenjie upstairs.

Wei Zhenjie looked at Yuan Qi. "You seem different when it comes to Hua Changxi."

Neither the earlier transmission nor the later explanation resembled Yuan Qi's usual 'tight-lipped' demeanor.

Yuan Qi sighed inwardly. There was no helping it—the karmic debt was too great; he could only repay a little at a time.

On the other side, Hua Changxi, Tong Yao, and the other two had already left Central Street.

Hua Changxi briefly recounted how she had encountered four Transformative Infant demons at the East City Gate, killed three, then chased the snake demon all the way into the Observation Star Tower.

Tong Yao looked at her. "After today, you might become the number one celebrity in the cultivator circles."

Hua Changxi: "Is it really that exaggerated?"

Yan Zhenzhen chimed in: "It's not an exaggeration. The reappearance of the Observation Star Tower, stirring up the stars of the Zhou Tian, is definitely a major event in the Four Spirit Realm. And you, as a relevant person, will certainly attract a lot of attention."

Jing Liao saw Hua Changxi frowning with a poor expression and comforted her: "Everything has two sides, fortune and misfortune depend on each other. Benefactor Hua need not worry too much."

Yan Zhenzhen also nodded and asked Hua Changxi with curiosity: "What did you do that caused the Observation Star Tower to reappear?"

That was exactly what Hua Changxi wanted to know. She looked at Tong Yao and the other two: "I placed my hand on the Zhou Tian Star Disk at the top of the Observation Star Tower, and then some energy inside me was absorbed. After that, the big transformation of the Observation Star Tower happened."

"Do you know what was absorbed from me?"

Hearing this, Tong Yao and the others exchanged puzzled glances.

Hua Changxi thought for a moment and then added that the Zhou Tian Star Disk had also absorbed the golden threads condensed by the snake demon: "I think I must also have those golden threads inside me. Do you know what they are?"

Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen were still completely confused.

But Jing Liao seemed to be pondering, looking at Hua Changxi: "If this humble monk is not mistaken... what was absorbed from you should be the power of merit."

Hua Changxi let out an "Ah," and Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen also looked utterly surprised.