Chapter 430: Realm Token

Hua Changxi stared at the well-shaped pool that exhaled the galaxy, her eyes filled with undisguised suspicion.

Even if what Yuan Qi said was true and there were many treasures in the Star Sea Pool, could the value of those treasures compensate for the loss of the merit power that had been sucked away from her?

Yuan Qi saw the skepticism in Hua Changxi's eyes and let out a long, heavy sigh: "The Star Sea Pool connects to the meridians of the stars in the Four Spirits Realm. All ownerless treasures eventually follow the trajectories of the stars and fall into it."

"It would be no exaggeration to call it the largest treasure vault in the Four Spirits Realm."

"During the War of Sealing the Realm before the Great Extinction of antiquity, even the Four Spirits Emperors returned to chaos, and the gods and Daoist Lords who followed could not escape the calamity of falling."

"But the imperial weapons held by the Emperors, the divine weapons wielded by the gods, the Daoist weapons refined by the Daoist Lords, and even the rare treasures they collected throughout their lives would not vanish because of their masters' demise."

"Those things can be obtained by those with affinity through this Star Sea Pool."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi's eyes finally brightened. She looked at Yuan Qi: "Can't I grab a few more times?"

Yuan Qi looked at her and smiled without a word.

Hua Changxi understood his meaning and did not press further. Instead, she stood quietly by the pool, focusing her mind to feel it.

Seeing that she was sensible, Yuan Qi reminded her: "The objects in the Star Sea Pool are bound by stellar gravity. They cannot be taken by brute force; you must rely on your own power to resonate with the treasures to draw them out."

Hua Changxi looked up: "How do I trigger resonance with the treasures?"

Yuan Qi smiled: "Everyone has their own affinity; you must experience it yourself, Peak Master Hua."

Hearing him say this, Hua Changxi knew she wouldn't get any more answers.

Having had the experience of seizing the six blessed lands of Nanxiang City, she knew that many things required personal exploration to be understood. Even if she encountered setbacks, she could make corrections during the process.

With this thought, she began to adjust her breathing. When her state reached its peak, she decisively and slowly extended her right hand into the star-studded pool.

Seeing Hua Changxi be so decisive and straightforward, a look of appreciation flashed in Yuan Qi's eyes.

This drive to dare to think and act in Hua Changxi was born to be a pioneer!

Outside the Star Sea Pool, Hua Changxi could only roughly see the brilliance of the stars inside. It wasn't until her right hand submerged into the well mouth that, through the perception of her hand, she felt a strong sensation of being in a starry universe!

She felt billions of stars being born and dying in circulation; she perceived countless blurred light shadows floating in the star river—some like swords, some like towers, some like scrolls, and others emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

Those things were precisely ownerless magical artifacts, ancient treasures, materials, and jade slips.

However, these treasures were not stationary. They were bound by invisible stellar gravitational fields, moving slowly along their respective orbits, maintaining a subtle distance from each other, forming a grand and magnificent dynamic star map.

Grab the treasures?

How to grab them?

Those treasures looked close at hand, but in reality, they were far away.

Hua Changxi began to circulate her spiritual power. Strands of spiritual Qi extended from her right hand like silk threads, cautiously touching this sea of stars.

"Hum—"

The moment the spiritual Qi dispersed, the entire Star Sea Pool was like a lake surface into which a stone had been thrown, rippling in circles.

Those floating treasure shadows seemed to be startled; their speed of movement suddenly accelerated, and their light flickered, becoming even more elusive.

"Hiss~"

The power of the stars backlashed along the spiritual Qi, piercing her right hand like thousands of fine needles, causing her brows to knit tightly in pain. To avoid a more violent counterattack, she had to tentatively increase her spiritual power output bit by bit.

"It won't work!"

As the spiritual power increased, the tearing force of the stellar power grew stronger. If this continued, let alone grabbing a treasure, her right hand would likely be torn apart by that violent stellar gravity.

"Perhaps, besides 'grabbing', one can also 'guide'."

Hua Changxi thought of the scene when she used 'Law of Heaven and Earth' to draw upon the laws of heaven and earth for her own use.

With her right hand in the Star Sea Pool, she couldn't use 'Law of Heaven and Earth', but she could use the 'Buddha Kingdom in the Palm' and 'Ten Thousand Fires Paying Homage' divine abilities.

With this thought, Hua Changxi directly unleashed the 'Buddha Kingdom in the Palm' divine ability.

The moment the divine ability unfolded, her right hand suddenly surged in size, and the stellar power crazily tore and shredded her expanding limb.

She ignored it and grabbed fiercely toward the densest area of treasures—whatever she grabbed, she grabbed!

Just before her giant hand was about to be crushed, her fingers finally clamped onto a cold token.

Having obtained the token, Hua Changxi did not withdraw her hand. Instead, she went all out and unleashed the 'Ten Thousand Fires Paying Homage' divine ability.

The fire vortex rising from her palm pulled the surrounding starlight to rotate, and a fiery red longbow emitting a scorching aura was gradually dragged over by the gravitational force.

Cracks had already spread to her wrist on her right hand. Daring not to delay, she grabbed the longbow and violently pulled her hand out of the pool!

Yuan Qi could not see what Hua Changxi did after she extended her hand into the Star Sea Pool.

But when he saw Hua Changxi withdraw her hand, and the pillars on the four sides of the forbidden area erupted with bright light, with the Zhu Que pillar in the south even emitting the cry of a Zhu Que, a look of shock appeared on his face.

"Bang, bang!"

Because her right hand was cracked, Hua Changxi could barely hold the token she had grabbed and the fiery red longbow she had attracted.

As soon as her hand left the Star Sea Pool, the token and the longbow fell to the ground, stirring up ripples of light.

"This is..."

Seeing the token and the fiery red longbow, Yuan Qi's pupils shrank, his face full of shock: "You actually obtained these two things!"

Hua Changxi had no time to respond. At this moment, all her attention was on her excruciatingly painful right hand—blood dripped through her fingers, and the entire hand was covered in spiderweb-like cracks.

She hurriedly circulated her spiritual power to stop the bleeding and then unleashed flames to burn away the blood on the ground. Only when the wounds stopped seeping blood did she look up at Yuan Qi: "Do you recognize these two things?"

Yuan Qi stared at the token and the longbow on the ground, his Adam's apple rolling. It took a while before he spoke: "This is the Realm Token and the Zhu Que Bow!"

The Zhu Que Bow was easy to understand.

After Hua Changxi had absorbed and refined the Zhu Que essence blood, she didn't find it strange that she could attract magical artifacts and treasures related to the Zhu Que.

"What is the Realm Token?"

Hua Changxi picked up the token. It was covered in profound runes, and the four corners were carved with lifelike totems of the four spirits: Azure Dragon, Bai Hu, Zhu Que, and Black Tortoise.

Yuan Qi sighed: "Those who hold the Realm Token can freely enter and exit the Four Spirits Realm without being blocked by the realm barrier, equivalent to carrying a small realm gate with them."

Seeing that Hua Changxi was somewhat indifferent and did not understand its importance, Yuan Qi added: "Do you know what methods cultivators of the Four Spirits Realm have if they want to leave the realm?"

Hua Changxi felt that leaving the realm was still a bit distant for her and indeed didn't value the Realm Token in her hand too much, but she still asked casually: "What methods are there?"

Yuan Qi: "The most standard method is naturally to take the realm gate."

"There are four great realm gates in the Four Spirits Realm hanging in the nine heavens, guarding the east, south, west, and north, which are the Four Directions Heavenly Gates."

"The realm gates are the key to maintaining the stability of the Four Spirits Realm and are guarded year-round by the Azure Dragon, Bai Hu, Zhu Que, and Black Tortoise armies. Ordinary cultivators may not even be able to get close to one in their entire lives."

"Besides the four great realm gates, one can also leave the realm through some special secret realms or spatial rifts, but the danger is immense; almost nine out of ten never return."

"And those who obtain the Realm Token can not only shuttle freely between realms but can also use it to find the Realm Temple."

Realm Temple?

Hearing a new term again, Hua Changxi hurriedly asked: "What is the Realm Temple?"

Yuan Qi shook his head: "I don't know much about this either. I only know that there are other realms outside the Four Spirits Realm, and the interactions between these realms form realm gatherings similar to markets in certain star regions."

"And the Realm Temple is the iconic palace representing a realm at the realm gathering." ===== CHAPTER 431 =====