Chapter 129: Two Paths (Please vote for monthly tickets)

Following the order of the Red Scale leader Chi You, the five major tribes under the jurisdiction of the Red Scale Wang Ting received the order in the first instance.

The order was very simple, only five words: Act according to plan.

The moment the order was received, the previously quiet five major tribes suddenly boiled over.

Before long, squad after squad of Meal of Mist Realm warriors, carrying a large number of Star Jade Tablets, rushed straight to the highest point nearest to their tribe.

Box after box of low-grade Star Jade Tablets containing a large amount of Star Power were poured onto the altar that had already been built at the highest point; a rough count showed the quantity was in the tens of thousands.

An hour later, the news was transmitted back to the Red Scale Wang Ting.

"Great King, news from all departments, they have completed the layout according to the Great King's order." Chi Mu reported.

"What about the Wang Ting here, is it ready?" Chi You asked.

"Reporting to the Great King, the altar has also been prepared according to requirements." Chi Mu said.

Chi You nodded, not in a hurry, and continued to wait there; before long, a spirited young man of the Red Scale clan arrived, and the moment he arrived, he bowed deeply to Chi You.

"Child greets Father King."

"Hmm, get up quickly."

This was the prince of the Red Scale tribe, Chi Meng; Chi Mu and a group of subordinates also paid their respects to Prince Chi Meng, but as they got closer, Chi Mu and the subordinates suddenly showed joy on their faces.

Prince Chi Meng was the genius of their Red Scale tribe, breaking through to Refine Star, Seventh Layer at twenty-seven, and had been cultivating bitterly for the past two years.

Just as he approached the prince, Chi Mu suddenly discovered that the prince had broken through again.

Refine Star, Eighth Layer!

It really was Heaven blessing their Red Scale clan.

In front of a group of subjects, Chi You personally handed a palm-sized crimson scale seal, representing the royal power of the Red Scale clan, to Prince Chi Meng.

"From this moment, Chi Meng is the new King of my Red Scale clan! If I have any accidents, you will act according to his orders." As soon as Chi You said this, everyone's expression was filled with sorrow.

They knew many things.

Their King's Spirit was controlled by the Chen Guo people; once something went wrong in the Fire-Splendor Star Domain, the Chen Guo people could easily kill their King.

Prince Chi Meng was even more tearful.

Although he had long known that such a day would come, when this day really arrived, he was incomparably sad.

"No need to be sad! Even if we don't resist, my lifespan is coming to an end!

Using my life to pave a path for you, to fight for a way of survival for our Red Scale clan!

For decades, the Chen Guo people have taken massive amounts of resources from us every year, and every ten years or so, they have to carry out a major purge of us, killing our elite geniuses, just to enslave us forever!

Fortunately, my child's talent is excellent.

This time, after temporarily blocking the star gate with this secret technique, my child must cultivate with one heart. You must break through to Refine Star, Ninth Layer in the shortest possible time.

At that time, you won't have to be controlled by Chen Guo like me; no matter how many geniuses Chen Guo sends, kill them all!

Let my Red Scale clan regain freedom!" Chi You said solemnly.

"Father, rest assured! Once I break through to Refine Star, Ninth Layer, as long as we don't have to pay supplies, in a few years, we can rebuild the star gate ourselves.

At that time, I will personally lead a team to kill into Chen Guo!

If Father has any accidents on this trip, I will personally behead ten thousand Chen Guo people to sacrifice to Father's spirit in heaven!" Prince Chi Meng stated on the spot.

"Slap!"

Chi You slapped Prince Chi Meng on the face, directly swelling Chi Meng's cheek.

"In these years, the learning of Chen Guo, did you learn it in vain?"

"The son of a thousand gold does not sit under a dangerous hall! I've let you copy it ten thousand times, haven't I? Why can't you remember!" Chi You roared.

"Remember, in a few years, if there is an opportunity, you can kill into Chen Guo to plunder population and supplies, but you absolutely cannot enter Chen Guo personally! The strength of Chen Guo's homeland is something you cannot imagine!" Speaking of this, a trace of fear suddenly appeared in Chi You's eyes.

"Child remembers!"

"Hmm, this point, you must remember! Go, within three months, you must break through to Refine Star, Ninth Layer! At the same time, order all tribes to take out all the stored cultivation supplies and let the children cultivate and improve their combat power to their heart's content.

This time, the action can only block the star gate for three months!

Three months later, Chen Guo warriors will inevitably descend.

At that time, as long as we destroy this wave of Chen Guo warriors, we can exchange it for decades or even over a hundred years of safety for our Red Scale clan." Chi You ordered.

A group of subordinates left to carry out the order, but Chi Mu stepped forward again, "Great King, the Red Scale Heart shows that near the Fire-Return Mountain, there is still an Chen Guo genius who descended earlier, and five batches of people have already been sent there, all of whom have been killed by him, look..."

"What level were the warriors sent there?"

"The fifth batch was four Refine Star Realm, one Refine Star, Fifth Layer, one Refine Star, Fourth Layer, two Refine Star, Third Layer." Chi Mu said.

"All of them were killed? It seems it should be a top genius of Chen Guo!"

Pondering in place for a while, Chi You suddenly said, "Chen Guo's top genius likely has Second-Tier star weapons on him; you personally take people there, capture him if you can, if you can't capture him, then kill him!

But the Second-Tier star weapons on him must be obtained.

If you can gather a full set of Second-Tier star weapons for Chi Meng, even if Cheng Yuexiao, who conquered our clan alone twenty-odd years ago, comes in person, he will also be defeated and die!"

"Understood! Subordinate will go now, but the distance is quite far, estimated to take half a day to arrive!"

"Go quickly!"

After Chi Mu left, the Red Scale leader Chi You walked straight toward the plaza behind the Wang Ting.

On the plaza, there was a huge altar, and on the altar, the accumulated Star Jade Tablets numbered tens of thousands.

After Chi You arrived here, he suddenly took out a small statue; after inputting Star Power, the statue suddenly glowed with faint starlight, and a hazy human figure emerged from the statue.

"Envoy, I have prepared the altar according to your instructions and am about to start the action; I want to confirm, can the things you promised me be delivered?" Chi You asked.

"As long as you can successfully block the Chen Guo star gate, and then according to what I said, the things I promised you will arrive within seven days!" The voice inside the statue said.

"Thank you, Envoy!"

"Hurry up, Chen Guo has already started war preparations; at most four more hours, their warriors will descend!" The voice inside the statue said.

"So fast!" Chi You was astonished.

"Believe it or not!"

After speaking, the starlight on the statue disappeared.

Chi You's face showed a look of relief; fortunately, he was decisive enough, otherwise...

The next instant, Chi You walked to the very edge of the altar, cut his wrist with a knife, and dark red blood immediately dripped toward the Red Scale Heart held in his hand.

This is a supreme treasure passed down by the clan, said to be able to communicate with the Star Will of this star where they reside, and can protect them!

The blood fell into the Red Scale Heart and was instantly sucked dry.

But the next instant, this Red Scale Heart suddenly shot out crimson light.

Chi You's starlight poured in simultaneously, controlling and urging it; the next instant, the Red Scale Heart flew out six rays of starlight, instantly crossing time and space to land on the six altars filled with Star Jade Tablets.

The moment the starlight fell, all the Star Jade Tablets on the altar seemed to be ignited.

In an instant, the tens of thousands of Star Jade Tablets on each altar burned up, and the terrifying Star Power fluctuations instantly soared into the sky, gathering toward the place where the Red Scale Heart was located.

Feeling the terrifying power that the Red Scale Heart could control, even Chi You, who had experienced wind and rain, became excited.

This day had finally arrived!

"Go!"

Following Chi You's angry roar, he raised the Red Scale Heart with both hands; the next instant, the terrifying starlight gathered on the six altars soared into the sky, blasting toward the sky of the Fire-Splendor Star Domain!

Rumble!

Thunder sounded on flat ground in the sky.

Ripples constantly spread out in the sky, constantly intensifying.

Finally, a faint star gate began to emerge under the impact of this Star Power.

"Break for me!"

The moment the star gate emerged, Chi You raised the Red Scale Heart again; in an instant, all the starlight rushed toward the star gate that had just emerged.

One after another.

The star gate that had just emerged in the sky also trembled violently.

In the secret realm of Chen Guo's National Dao Academy Autumn Examination, the moment the light mass in the void flickered violently, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao disappeared on the spot.

The next instant, the Star-Plucking Tokens of the Left and Right Libationers and several academic officials flashed simultaneously, their expressions changed, and they also disappeared instantly.

The next instant, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao, the Left and Right Libationers, and several academic officials appeared simultaneously in a space within the main building of the Star-Plucking Tower in the current world.

In this space, five star gates stood.

The star gate on the far left was flickering crazily at this time, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's long hair danced, and starlight surged toward the star gate of the Second-Tier Fire-Splendor Star Domain like a waterfall; seeing this, the Left and Right Libationers and several academic officials stepped forward simultaneously, Star Power surging wildly in their bodies, and star constellations appeared before them.

With the input of massive Star Power, this star gate that was flickering violently and about to collapse stabilized.

But it kept sending out ripples of starlight.

This represented that someone within the Fire-Splendor Star Domain was continuously attacking the star gate.

The Grand Master, the two Libationers, and several academic officials all had gloomy expressions, continuing to output Star Power.

A question floated in everyone's mind.

Too coincidental!

Just after deciding to carry out a cleanup of the Fire-Splendor Star Domain in advance, and only an hour after starting combat mobilization, there was a rebellion inside the Fire-Splendor Star Domain!

This timing was too precise!

This was a very bad omen.

And in the secret realm of Chen Guo's National Dao Academy Autumn Examination, following the abrupt departure of several giants, the light mass in the sky that only had Xu Jin's name suddenly extinguished.

The light mass dissipated, so naturally, Xu Jin's name was gone.

Ning Yuchan's expression changed drastically, and she looked anxiously at Mountain Chief Dong Zhao.

Dong Zhao only pondered for a breath and then disappeared directly, leaving the Autumn Examination secret realm of Chen Guo's National Dao Academy.

The next instant, Dong Zhao and Ning Yuchan appeared one after another in front of the branch of the Star-Plucking Tower in Jinshan Prefecture.

In front of the Star-Plucking Tower branch, there was no one.

Dong Zhao urged the Star-Plucking Token to make the Star-Plucking Tower branch appear, and then stepped into the Star-Plucking Tower branch.

Inside the building, there was also no one!

Dong Zhao's expression instantly became incomparably solemn.

"Mountain Chief..."

Ning Yuchan, with an anxious face, just wanted to say something, but was stopped by Dong Zhao, "Yuchan, we cannot panic, we absolutely cannot panic!"

Calming down and pondering for a few breaths, Dong Zhao slowly opened his mouth, "It can be confirmed that the Fire-Splendor Star Domain has a problem, and Xu Jin has been trapped inside. But it can also be confirmed that Xu Jin should still be alive!

And in the short term, there is no great danger."

"Go, return to the secret realm with me!

The Grand Master and the others will inevitably handle this matter."

Before returning to the Autumn Examination secret realm, Dong Zhao directly called for the Patrol Star Guard Squad Leader Zhang Yunliang.

"Guard here, notify me the first time anyone appears from the Star-Plucking Tower." Dong Zhao ordered.

"Mountain Chief, rest assured."

After giving instructions, Dong Zhao returned to the Dao Academy; only in a safe place could he enter the Autumn Examination secret realm again.

On the summit of Fire-Return Mountain in the Fire-Splendor Star Domain, Xu Jin was looking at the sky in astonishment.

Just now, a fantasy-style grand scene was staged in the sky.

Xu Jin dared to guarantee that even the most awesome movie special effects in his previous life could not produce such an effect.

Too majestic.

It felt like the sky of the entire Star Domain was moving.

A huge pillar of Star Power light kept blasting the sky until the star gate emerged, and after the star gate appeared, it began to blast the star gate again.

But countless ripples of Star Power drifted down from outside the sky, injecting into the star gate, maintaining the stability of the star gate. This situation lasted for a full quarter of an hour.

The pillar of light blasting the star gate disappeared.

But on that star gate, it was already cracked inch by inch!

Fortunately, it didn't shatter.

Xu Jin had a premonition that if this star gate shattered, he estimated he wouldn't be able to go back.

A sense of unease floated in his heart.

Just two hours ago, Xu Jin had just finished off a batch of Refine Star Realm Red Scale clan experts, the strongest being Refine Star, Fifth Layer, which took Xu Jin a little effort.

Normally, finishing off a wave of alien races, at the very least, one could rest assured and cultivate for six hours.

Xu Jin had only cultivated for two hours, and an abnormality appeared.

"Something big I don't know about must have happened!"

Xu Jin pondered, and suddenly made a decision.

Since a big change has occurred, it's better to go back early.

Those who die under the waves are all tide-riders.

Safety first.

Especially in this alien Star Domain far from the current world.

The next instant, Xu Jin directly crushed the Return Jade Tablet.

One second.

Three seconds.

Five seconds.

Xu Jin was stunned.

He was still in place!

The Return Jade Tablet had failed!

Doesn't this mean he can't go back?

In an instant, Xu Jin became a bit anxious.

Traveling to the current world, he could accept it.

But if he were trapped in this Second-Tier Fire-Splendor Star Domain in his afterlife, he really couldn't accept it.

It could be seen that this was nine times out of ten a small world with a very low tier or even incomplete.

Otherwise, the cultivation limit of the natives wouldn't be trapped at the peak of Refine Star, Ninth Layer!

An alien race with scales on their faces, a world without a trace of green; such a world, even if Xu Jin became King, had no fun to speak of.

But the problem is, how to go back?

He tried it, and the Star-Plucking Token, which was the only thing that could possibly communicate with the outside world, also had no response!

"Damn, how did the Star Forging journey turn into Robinson Crusoe!"

"Calm down, must calm down; Chen Guo's National Dao Academy will definitely take action!"

Just as Xu Jin was constantly comforting himself, his Star-Plucking Token suddenly shook, and Xu Jin was overjoyed.

The Star-Plucking Token was useful.

However, holding the Star-Plucking Token, he couldn't enter the Star-Plucking Tower secret realm.

The next instant, a line of information appeared on Xu Jin's Star-Plucking Token.

"Sink your mind into the Star-Plucking Token, and you can communicate with me; I am Cheng Yuexiao."

Xu Jin's eyes were stunned, "Grand Master, can you tell me what happened? I saw starlight attacking the sky, then the star gate emerged, and now the star gate is cracked inch by inch, but it hasn't shattered! What should I do next?

How can I go back?" Xu Jin sank his mind into the Star-Plucking Token and immediately issued a series of substantive questions.

When contacting for rescue, don't let the venting of emotions waste precious time; you must ask the most substantive questions.

"Fire-Splendor Star Domain, a rebellion has occurred! Currently, the star gate is seriously damaged, and the repair time will take at least three months."

"Three months, then what can I do? What should I do to go back?" Xu Jin smiled bitterly.

"Two paths." Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao said.

"Please enlighten me, Grand Master."

"What is your cultivation base now, and how is the Star Forging?" Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao didn't rush to say it, but instead asked about Xu Jin's situation.

"Grand Master, my Middle Shang Xinggong Star Forging is two point six inches, Lower Shang Xinggong Star Forging is two point three inches. The cultivation base hasn't improved much; the Middle Shang Xinggong is just barely mid-Forge Star." Thinking about it, Xu Jin gave an astonishing answer!

"Hmm? Two point six inches, supreme-grade star core? Not bad, not bad." The first sentence, the Grand Master was amazed, and the second sentence turned into praise.

Xu Jin heard this and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The strategy was useful.

In such a situation of being trapped in enemy territory, if things go wrong, he would be abandoned!

In the final analysis, it was still a question of cost-effectiveness.

Many times, if the price paid for rescue is too huge, or even terrifying, rescue will be abandoned.

This is human nature.

It is also the rule!

If saving one person requires five people to pay with their lives to save them back, then what is the choice?

Xu Jin didn't know what price Chen Guo would pay to save him.

The only thing Xu Jin could do was to increase his value in the hearts of the Chen Guo lords.

Xu Jin hadn't thought about directly revealing the real Star Forging data.

Middle Shang Xinggong Star Forging three point one inches, Lower Shang Xinggong Star Forging three inches.

Xu Jin personally called this a super-grade star core, a super-grade star core much stronger than a supreme-grade star core.

But Xu Jin didn't dare to say it.

It wasn't to be cautious!

At this time, what is there to be cautious about?

Survival first, expose his value to live and go back!

But Xu Jin thought of another possibility.

If he stated the real Star Forging data, would the lords of Chen Guo's National Dao Academy think he was talking nonsense to save his life and increase his rescue value?

You don't say, this possibility is extremely high.

Because as far as Xu Jin knows, in the history of Chen Guo's National Dao Academy, let alone Xu Jin's super-grade star core, even geniuses who forged supreme-grade star cores are rare, appearing only once every ten years or so.

Therefore, it is safest to only show the value of a supreme-grade star core.

It's very simple, Xu Jin is the first in this year's Autumn Examination, and the ordinary Star-Forging Pills and high-grade Star-Forging Pills he obtained are the most among all disciples.

Xu Jin has a completely certain possibility of forging a supreme-grade star core.

Saying he forged a supreme-grade star core, no one will doubt it!

Everyone will believe it.

But if he says it's a super-grade star core, the result might not be certain.

"How can I go back, please enlighten me, Grand Master." Xu Jin asked again through the Star-Plucking Token.

"Xu Jin, there are two paths. The first path is for you to survive in the Fire-Splendor Star Domain for three months! Three months later, the star gate will be repaired, and my Chen Guo elites will surge into the Fire-Splendor Star Domain, and while blood-washing the Fire-Splendor Star Domain, they will pick you up and go back.

But there is one problem: because the Red Scale clan communicated with a wisp of the Fire-Splendor Star Domain's star will, your location will be clearly sensed by them.

These three months, you may have to face attacks that are stronger wave by wave!

Surviving is possible, but it is also very difficult." Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao said.

Hearing this, Xu Jin was silent for a while.

To be honest, if there were no star will marking his location, then Xu Jin would have great confidence in surviving in the Fire-Splendor Star Domain for three months.

Xu Jin felt that there were not many existences in the Fire-Splendor Star Domain that could threaten him.

Currently, only existences at the late Refine Star stage could threaten Xu Jin.

Fighting guerrilla warfare and then hiding, especially with the stealth star pattern, surviving for three months is absolutely no problem.

But with this so-called star will marking his location, it's difficult.

"Grand Master, what about the second path?"

"The second path is even more difficult!

Kill the Red Scale leader, get the Red Scale Heart that can communicate with the star will in the Fire-Splendor Star Domain, refine it, and you will be able to come back." Cheng Yuexiao said.

"What is the Red Scale leader's cultivation base?" Xu Jin asked.

"The Red Scale leader is named Chi You, Refine Star, Ninth Layer peak."

Hearing this, Xu Jin pondered silently.

Very powerful, but there were still quite a few chances of winning.

Especially since Xu Jin could perform pouring-style attacks with his Star Power; this was a killing move.

Originally, he was going to bring emblems in, but before entering, Ning Yuchan had specifically instructed him that emblems above the Second-Tier could not be brought into the Second-Tier Star Domain.

So he put them down.

Xu Jin's silence made Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao mistakenly think that Xu Jin was afraid and that Xu Jin had no confidence.

"Actually, don't worry about the Red Scale leader! As long as you find him and confirm that the Red Scale Heart is on him, then contact me, and in a single thought, I can destroy him!

Your real difficulty is that you will face the attacks of hundreds of Refine Star Realm experts of the Red Scale clan one after another!

Since the Red Scale clan dares to rebel, there will be at least two or more Refine Star, Eighth Layer. There will probably be four or five Refine Star, Seventh Layer." Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao said.

"In other words, I don't need to find them; they will come to find me."

"Yes, but the Red Scale leader, you need to find him; he should be in the Red Scale Wang Ting." Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao was a bit strange; he didn't expect this young man to actually choose the more difficult second path.

"Grand Master, in this process, can I get any help from the National Dao Academy?" Xu Jin asked.

"Unfortunately, Xu Jin, before the star gate is repaired, I cannot give you any substantive help!

However, I can give you some help in other aspects." Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao said.

"What help?"

"First is the map; I can give you the map of the entire Fire-Splendor Star Domain. Then, it's me!"

"You, Grand Master?" Xu Jin was a bit surprised.

"Yes, it can only be me! Because I have also refined a Red Scale Heart before, I can locate the Star-Plucking Token on you through it; I will keep my mind on it at all times, and if you have any doubts, you can ask me immediately!

Whether it's tactics, strategy, or other difficulties, you can ask me at any time!"

Speaking of this, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao sighed helplessly, "Sorry, what I can do at the moment is only this much."

"Xu Jin, I can promise you a reward; if you can return alive from the Fire-Splendor Star Domain, you can choose a high-grade star pattern from me to learn. Besides that, every enemy you kill in the Fire-Splendor Star Domain will be recorded as Dao Merit for you!" Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao said.

"Thank you, Grand Master, I know what to do." Xu Jin pondered.

"Good, I will transmit the map to you now, and I will mark the location of the Red Scale Wang Ting for you. In addition, these few days, if you have the opportunity, cultivate with all your might.

You are only at mid-Forge Star; if your cultivation base can improve by one point, your survival probability will increase by one point, understand!" Cheng Yuexiao urged.

"If you really encounter enemies you can't handle, you can exchange their Red Scale King's life for safety, and I will cooperate with you!

Of course, the possibility of success is not high, but it is an opportunity after all." Cheng Yuexiao said.

"I remember."

The next instant, Xu Jin's Star-Plucking Token flashed with starlight; Xu Jin urged his Star Power according to the method taught by Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao and immediately projected a map.

According to the map, Xu Jin's current location is on Fire-Return Mountain in the Fire-Splendor Star Domain.

Fire-Return Mountain, 1,200 miles away from the Red Scale Wang Ting!

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