Chapter 391: Goals and Going with the Flow (10,000 Characters for Monthly Votes)

"Huh? Why hasn't the Altar Path of Ju Nine risen yet?"

At the edge of the Eight Wilderness Continent, Envoy Ju Zhang and Ju Ling stared with eyes wide with anticipation.

A full one-tenth of the world's origin had already been sent down; logically, with this infusion, the Altar Path should have surged upward rapidly.

Yet why, from afar, does it appear utterly still?

"Perhaps… Lord, Ju Nine is using this chance to recover?" Ju Ling suggested a possible explanation.

Ju Zhang nodded; such a possibility existed.

Ju Nine had held on for twenty days—he was already at his limit; a brief rest might be natural.

"A couple of hours should be enough," Ju Zhang speculated.

"Probably."

So Ju Zhang and Ju Ling remained there, waiting for the faintly visible Altar Path below to surge upward swiftly.

After more than half an hour, Ju Zhang, pushing his vision to its utmost limit, suddenly noticed the Altar Path's radiance flickering below.

"Huh, Ju Ling, is the Altar Path moving?"

Ju Zhang pointed to the distant, trembling radiance of the Altar Path.

Ju Ling glanced once—and his lips twitched involuntarily, his heart trembling.

If Ju Nine were standing before him, he would have seized him by the throat and demanded: What are you doing?

Why, after receiving one-tenth of the world's origin, has the Altar Path sunk instead of risen?

Yes—sunk instead of risen.

Ju Ling had observed the Altar Path for twenty days; he knew it intimately.

Though distant, he saw it at a glance.

The Altar Path was descending.

"Lord, the… Altar Path appears to be descending!"

Finally, Ju Ling spoke plainly—he dared not deceive Lord Ju Zhang.

"What?"

Ju Zhang's eyes widened; instantly, he unleashed his star force to its peak, channeling it into his eyes, even drawing a thread of divine light from the Eight Wilderness Cauldron in his Upper Star Palace to infuse his vision.

The distant Altar Path became sharply clear.

The Altar Path truly was descending!

And descending rapidly!

"How could this happen?

What is Ju Nine doing?" Ju Zhang roared in fury.

He had sent down one-tenth of the world's origin—could Ju Nine really destroy the Altar Path?

What was going on?

How could he be this useless!

"Lord, let's observe a little longer—perhaps it will rise again?"

This was the only hope left.

Ju Zhang clenched his teeth, staring fixedly at the distant Altar Path.

Another half hour passed; when Ju Zhang's eyes, flooded with star force for so long, began streaming tears, the Altar Path below—once shimmering with starlight—vanished entirely.

Vanished!

Ju Zhang rubbed his eyes in disbelief!

Nothing remained.

He turned inward to inspect the Eight Wilderness Cauldron.

The starlight marking the star domain's connection to it had also vanished.

"How could this happen!"

Ju Zhang roared, staring at the empty space below.

Ju Ling stammered, unable to speak.

He had already conceived a terrifying possibility.

Until now, the Altar Path had fluctuated—rising and falling—but remained stable.

Yet mere moments after the one-tenth world origin was sent, the Altar Path collapsed.

So swiftly!

This made Ju Ling suspect he had been deceived.

Otherwise, it made no sense!

Regardless, sending one-tenth of the world's origin should have eased Ju Nine's burden.

Even if he needed rest, the Altar Path should not have collapsed so quickly!

Yet Ju Ling dared not voice the thought of deception.

He was afraid.

Envoy Ju Zhang roared—had Ju Nine been before him, he would have already performed soul-searching.

But there was nothing to be done; he could only vent helplessly.

The more he thought, the angrier he became!

Envoy Ju Zhang had been chosen by the Sacred Clan to oversee this world's great matter—his abilities were exceptional in every way.

Now, he had already considered many possibilities.

The most likely one:

He had been deceived.

Otherwise, how could such coincidence occur?

With this thought, many prior events became suspicious.

For instance, whenever Ju Ling asked critical questions, the Altar Path would descend and lose contact.

Now it seemed clear—not a loss of contact, but the other side deliberately forcing the Altar Path down to evade inquiry.

But…

Greed was the root.

Greed—a knife above the head.

Envoy Ju Zhang was filled with regret.

He had hoped to trade one-tenth for two-tenths.

Instead, he lost another one-tenth!

Each fraction of world origin lost was one fraction gone forever.

"What the hell is Ju Nine doing?"

In fury, Ju Zhang stomped the ground—land within ten thousand meters trembled violently.

"This—"

Ju Ling dared not respond.

Yet he dared not speak of deception either.

If he did, how could Lord Ju Zhang save face?

"There are many possibilities—perhaps Ju Nine… died in an accident!" Even this explanation, Ju Ling did not believe.

How could someone die the moment after receiving one-tenth of the world's origin?

Yet Envoy Ju Zhang unexpectedly nodded. "That possibility exists."

With profound bitterness, Ju Zhang swallowed his rage and found himself a face-saving excuse.

"Ju Ling, keep observing!

Keep your eyes sharp.

If you still can't see clearly, I'll pluck them out!"

With a cold snort, Envoy Ju Zhang transformed into a streak of starlight and vanished swiftly.

Only Ju Ling remained, drenched in cold sweat.

Though Lord Ju Zhang had not said it outright, the warning was the harshest possible.

Next time he failed, his eyes would be ripped out.

Ju Nine was a treacherous bastard.

He nearly killed him!

In the Lanshan Star Domain, as Xu Jin fully refined the three-tenths of world origin and the six Celestial Star Willings, the entire Altar Path shattered and dissolved completely.

The Sacred Ancestor's Golden Command and the Ancestral Domain's Star Array Plate also disintegrated into ash at the same moment.

Moments later, all opened their eyes, filled with a shared sense of loss.

Such a cultivation opportunity was like a miraculous encounter.

Twenty days of cultivation equaled five or six years of rigorous external cultivation.

Even more.

Especially Yang Miao.

She stared at Xu Jin—Qi Tian Sheng—with an expression of profound complexity.

Though sent by the Grand State Advisor, she knew: this debt was enormous.

When she arrived, she was at the peak of Fourth Stage, Ninth Layer, but now her cultivation base had soared to Late Fifth Stage, Fifth Layer; with a bit more diligent practice upon returning, she could break through to Fifth Stage, Sixth Layer.

More importantly, her Lower Star Palace had broken through to Fifth Stage, First Layer.

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【 Huoxifaze ： Qijie （60）】【 Tuxifaze ： Liujie （56）】

【 Shuixifaze ： Wujie （45）】【 Leixifaze ： Wujie （46）】

【 Fengxifaze ： Wujie （46）】【 Muxifaze ： Sanjie （26）】

【 Jinxifaze ： Sanjie （24）】

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"That's right, but you two are prettier than flowers!"

Xu Jin's remark instantly flushed both women's faces red.

A compliment that would be perfectly normal in his past life was here nearly nuclear-level in impact.

"Let's go, we need to head back!" Xu Jin said with a laugh, steering the conversation away.

"Everyone, we're heading back!" Xu Jin called out to the crowd loitering around the Star Gate.

After a hundred breaths, Xu Jin led the group through the Star Gate, leaving the Lanshan Star Region!

Today is April 23rd.

The Emperor of Great Chen had set the final deadline for Blood God Zi Fu Ying as April 30th.

Next, Xu Jin must rush back to the mortal realm without delay!

Not only was the agreed meeting date with Blood God Zi Fu Ying drawing near!

But Xu Jin also had to return early to the mortal realm to prepare with the State Tutor.

(End of Chapter)