Chapter 355: Transformation of the Can Dou Platform

Outside the Altar Path of Yanjia Wangcheng's altar, Cui Chongguang, Li Tian, Ji Xiuchuan, and others stared in astonishment at Xu Jin, Ning Yuchan, Ji Hongli, and Hou Yunzhang, who had suddenly begun cultivating within the Altar Path.

They didn't understand why these four had started cultivating at this moment.

Yet Ji Xiuchuan, the Staff Officer, was a sixth-rank eighth-layer powerhouse with extensive experience.

After observing for just a few breaths, he stepped forward to the entrance of the Altar Path, studied the torrent of star force pouring down, and immediately understood the situation—he chuckled.

"This is their fortune."

"What do you mean?" Li Tian asked, puzzled.

"Look at this torrent of star force pouring down—isn't it incredibly fierce?"

"Yes," Li Tian nodded, confused.

"If the star force spilling out from the exit is this dense, how concentrated must the star force inside the Altar Path be? Probably ten to twenty times stronger than outside!"

"I estimate one day of cultivation inside equals ten days outside," Ji Xiuchuan deduced.

"What?"

Li Tian's face was stunned.

He had never imagined such a thing could exist.

Such astonishing cultivation efficiency—one day equals ten—and it was free.

Normally, whether they used a fourth-rank Star Force Mystery Realm or activated a fourth-rank Star Gathering Array, they consumed vast quantities of fourth-rank Star Jade Tablets.

How much cultivation resource would they save by cultivating inside the Altar Path for a few days?

"They've even activated a Star Gathering Array!" Cui Chongguang said slowly, envious and jealous.

Though his cultivation base had reached fifth-rank ninth-layer peak, that was only for his Middle Star Palace.

His Lower Star Palace was barely fifth-rank second-layer.

If he went in and joined them, wouldn't he surge one or two layers?

"They've even activated a Star Gathering Array!"

Li Tian watched Hou Yunzhang and Ji Hongli inside using the Star Gathering Array—his heart felt as if pierced by a venomous snake, sharp with pain and regret.

That's another fourfold multiplier!

One day inside would equal thirty to fifty days outside!

Such efficiency!

Such massive savings in cultivation resources!

The regret!

A miraculous opportunity!

Li Tian felt he had just missed a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

"I—I'll try to rush in and cultivate!"

"Hey—"

Before Ji Xiuchuan could stop him, Li Tian charged toward the Altar Path's entrance.

In an instant, the torrent of star force pouring down slammed into him, hurling him backward, his protective starlight flickering and vanishing, his chest searing with pain, blood trickling from his lips.

As Li Tian panicked, he yanked himself away just in time to avoid serious injury!

"Impossible! This Altar Path clearly draws star force from the entire Huashi Star Region—you're charging against the current, defying the entire Huashi Star Region's cosmic momentum—you won't make it in!" Ji Xiuchuan said.

After a long silence, Li Tian glared at the four cultivating inside, stomped his foot in fury, and reluctantly went into the city to hunt down alien races.

Watching Li Tian leave, Ji Xiuchuan shook his head.

The Dao of the world demands sacrifice before reward.

Li Tian had calculated too precisely.

Had he simply been brave enough to join them from the start, he'd be reaping benefits now.

He might have emerged at fifth-rank ninth-layer.

But now—

Inside the Altar Path, Xu Jin had fully grasped how to refine and control this world's primordial will.

Even Xu Jin, with his eight Mingji Star Patterns and immensely powerful divine soul force, could not directly seize it.

A medium was required to draw this ancestral land's primordial will.

That medium was the celestial and terrestrial star will.

Only star will of the same affinity could attract the world's primordial will.

That meant Ning Yuchan could only attract and refine primordial will tied to metal, while Ji Hongli could only absorb and refine primordial will tied to wood.

This ancestral land's primordial will totaled twelve parts: earth accounted for three, fire for two, metal for two, water for two, wood for two, and wind for one.

Xu Jin assigned the wood and metal portions to Ji Hongli and Ning Yuchan respectively.

Let them refine them first.

Xu Jin himself focused on refining the remaining seven parts.

The instant he successfully refined the second portion of fire primordial will, the Can Dou Platform in his mind trembled slightly.

This surprised Xu Jin greatly.

Could the primordial will affect the Can Dou Platform?

Or—

【Detected Great World Primordial Will. Detected Small World Celestial Terrestrial Star Will. Merge?】

This sudden message in Xu Jin's mind startled him.

Merge or not?

After a few breaths of thought, Xu Jin made his decision.

Merge!

After merging, the Can Dou Platform might grant him even greater benefits.

If he didn't merge, both the Can Dou Platform and the primordial will remained inside him—wasting potential!

【Merge】

Xu Jin's mind activated, initiating the fusion.

The next instant, the two portions of fire primordial will he had just refined, along with the Fire Spirit Heart he had previously absorbed, began merging under the Can Dou Platform's starlight.

The fusion was swift.

In just over a dozen breaths, it was complete.

Integrated into the Can Dou Platform.

Yet it transformed into a brilliant crimson orb, suspended above the Can Dou Platform like a star.

When Xu Jin's mind touched it, a value instantly appeared in his heart.

【Fire Law: Fourth-Rank (33)】

"Integrated? Or—?"

Inner observation revealed the fire law force hovering above the Can Dou Platform, emitting a gentle glow that illuminated Xu Jin's four star lamps, subtly enhancing their radiance.

This was merely surface effect; the exact changes to the star lamps and Can Dou Platform remained unclear to Xu Jin.

Additionally, within his Upper Star Palace, a new celestial authority had formed.

Compared to celestial authorities from other star regions, it was tiny—only two parts, less than twenty percent.

But it was likely the celestial authority of the Great World: the Ancestral Land's Cave Heaven.

And there was more.

Many primordial will portions remained unrefined.

The next instant, Xu Jin activated the Earth Spirit Heart, drawing and gathering the two portions of earth primordial will to refine.

This time, it took six hours to complete.

The moment refinement finished, the Can Dou Platform stirred again—Xu Jin followed the same procedure.

Soon, another star-like earth law force appeared above the Can Dou Platform, emitting a faint glow that made the platform even more magnificent.

When Xu Jin's mind sank into it, he immediately sensed something.

【Earth Law: Fifth-Rank (44)】

With this comparison, Xu Jin instantly understood.

One portion of primordial will directly elevated one law by one rank.

Xu Jin had received three portions of earth primordial will, plus his original Earth Spirit Heart—his earth law force had instantly reached fifth-rank.

Gazing at the two law stars suspended above the Can Dou Platform, Xu Jin's mind wandered.

Did the State Advisor, or the Sun Star Lord, or the Azure Star Lord, possess such law forces?

They probably did.

But even if they did, they likely had very few.

Xu Jin felt this bounty had been substantial.

A few breaths later, Xu Jin calmed his thoughts and continued drawing and refining the remaining primordial will.

Six hours later, two more law stars appeared above Xu Jin's Can Dou Platform: water and wind.

But the water and wind law stars were far weaker than earth and fire.

【Water Law: Third-Rank (23)】

【Wind Law: Second-Rank (14)】

Four law stars hung above Xu Jin's Can Dou Platform like stars, their faint glow illuminating the star lamps more splendidly than before—but their exact functions remained unknown to Xu Jin.

But Xu Jin was certain—there was definitely an effect.

It just hadn't been discovered yet.

Meanwhile, within the Upper Star Palace, the celestial authority of the Ancestral Ground's Cave Heaven had risen to eight-tenths.

This filled Xu Jin with delight.

Though only eight-tenths, based on Xu Jin's experience:

Even this eight percent of the Ancestral Ground's Cave Heaven's celestial authority held great utility.

Whenever Xu Jin entered the Ancestral Ground's Cave Heaven, he would no longer be targeted by its celestial will.

In other words, Xu Jin could slip into the Ancestral Ground's Cave Heaven silently and unseen.

The next instant, Xu Jin activated the eight Mingji Star Patterns again, sensing the world's primordial source within the Altar Heavenly Path.

He soon discovered that Ning Yuchan had already completed the refinement of the two-tenths of the Metal-element world primordial source.

These two-tenths of the Metal-element world primordial source were equivalent to two hundred units of celestial stellar will—twenty times the amount of single-element celestial stellar will Xu Jin had previously obtained!

Recall that Xu Jin had only acquired a dozen units of celestial stellar will for Fire and Thunder; even that had greatly aided his comprehension of the Star Patterns and massively boosted his combat power.

This amount—equivalent to twenty units of celestial stellar will—how immense would its benefit be for Ning Yuchan?

Exactly how great, Xu Jin could not yet estimate.

But it was certainly enormous!

Having completed the refinement of the world primordial source, Ning Yuchan had already begun cultivating; the aura of the Lower Star Palace was already rising!

On the other side, Ji Hongli had also activated the Wood-element celestial stellar will within her body, refined the two-tenths of Wood-element world primordial source, and then began cultivating—her cultivation base had already surged!

The most surprising to Xu Jin, however, was Hou Yunzhang.

By calculation, Xu Jin had spent a day and a half refining the world primordial source; Hou Yunzhang had trained relentlessly for the same duration.

After a day and a half of intense cultivation, Hou Yunzhang's cultivation base had broken through from Fifth Stage, Seventh Layer to Fifth Stage, Eighth Layer.

This was merely the Middle Star Palace.

Cultivation had its limits and consumed divine soul energy.

Thus, Hou Yunzhang had now helplessly fallen asleep, recovering his divine soul energy in slumber.

The next instant, Xu Jin casually sent a Warm Dream spell to Hou Yunzhang, accelerating his recovery.

Within barely half an hour, Hou Yunzhang awoke from his sleep, refreshed and invigorated, immediately resuming cultivation.

Meanwhile, Xu Jin began cultivating himself!

Such an environment, saturated with star energy, was practically a sacred ground for Xu Jin.

Especially within the range of his divine soul force, this plundering-style cultivation was astonishingly fast!

After half a day, Xu Jin's Middle Star Palace cultivation base rose from the early stage of Fourth Stage, Seventh Layer to its peak.

Fortunately, before arriving, Xu Jin had already harvested all the Golden Stars and Brilliant Stars of Fourth Stage, Seventh Layer.

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare break through now!

One day later, Xu Jin's Middle Star Palace cultivation base reached the peak of Fourth Stage, Eighth Layer; he then began cultivating to elevate his Lower Star Palace.

One and a half days later, his Lower Star Palace cultivation base also reached the peak of Fourth Stage, Eighth Layer.

For a moment, Xu Jin considered breaking directly into Fourth Stage, Ninth Layer.

He felt his cultivation could surge straight to the peak of Fourth Stage, Ninth Layer.

But in the end, Xu Jin held back.

Cultivation base is easy to gain; Golden Stars are hard to find!

Once past this stage, it cannot be backfilled.

He decided to halt cultivation.

But not cultivating didn't mean wasting this star energy.

The next instant, Xu Jin activated his powerful divine soul force to channel the vast star energy, beginning to strengthen his Fire Source Star Pattern!

Abundant star energy enhanced the strengthening process.

On the other side, Ning Yuchan, Ji Hongli, and Hou Yunzhang's cultivation bases continued to rise.

Meanwhile, the Altar Heavenly Path was gradually contracting and collapsing with the passage of time.

Across the Altar Heavenly Path, the Ancestral Ground's Cave Heaven grew ever more distant.

But on the other side of the Ancestral Ground's Cave Heaven, another Altar Heavenly Path—originating from some unknown star domain—was drawing ever closer, ever closer!

So close that Envoy Ju Zhang's expression began to brighten with delight!

(End of Chapter)