Chapter 464: Meeting Dead Soldiers and the Foundation Again

In the star power turbulence from the star gate's explosion, a large amount of spatial turbulence was mixed in.

Even with Tianyang Xingjun's strength, as he waved his large sleeves repeatedly and suppressed it with surging star power, it took a full ten breaths for the star power turbulence here to calm down.

By the time Tianyang Xingjun rushed in, except for a bone pit that had been destroyed beyond recognition, nothing was left.

"Search, in all directions, search three hundred miles for me; if you find anything, sound the alarm."

With an angry roar, the seven eighth-tier powerhouses who had just arrived soared into the sky again, scattering in all directions, their incomparably vast star power and primordial spirit consciousness searching in all directions without restraint.

Tianyang Xingjun's divine consciousness, however, rippled like water in all directions, searching carefully and not letting go of even the slightest detail.

Why did Cheng Yuexiao come here?

Also, where did the other four of the at least five eighth-tier powerhouses discovered earlier come from?

Which side did they belong to?

What were they fighting over here?

What was Cheng Yuexiao trying to cover up by risking his life to delay him just now?

Unfortunately, the traces of the battle had been destroyed by the terrifying turbulence from the star gate's explosion, to the point where not a single trace could be found.

However, the spatial turbulence from the star gate's explosion was itself the biggest clue.

And this bone pit that was clearly dug manually.

Although many bones had been blasted into bone powder, just looking at the degree of weathering of those white bones, the time was at least twenty years.

Ten-odd breaths later, Tianyang Xingjun found half a corpse from the bone pit.

It was very fresh; the degree of air-drying and decay of this corpse would not exceed two months.

The key was that there wasn't a single trace of dried blood inside.

Tianyang Xingjun's eyes suddenly flashed with sharp light.

Blood God Sect!

Fixed star gate!

It had existed for at least twenty years!

Suddenly, Tianyang Xingjun looked at the Meizhou Branch Palace Master of the Tianyang Star Palace, who had just arrived and was waiting outside the bunker.

Seeing Tianyang Xingjun's gaze fixed on him, while he was still holding a piece of not-fully-decayed bone,

a look of misery suddenly appeared in the Branch Palace Master's eyes.

As the light on the Star-Plucking Token flickered continuously, vast star power suddenly erupted from within the body of this sixth-tier late-stage Branch Palace Master.

A cloud tower suddenly appeared, and the moment it appeared, it exploded into countless starlight.

Tianyang Xingjun, who was still thinking, widened his eyes, instantly realizing something, and understood everything completely.

But it was a breath too late.

His figure moved, instantly rushing toward the exploding starlight, wanting to retrieve something.

But almost at the same time the star tower exploded, a point of flame light also erupted from the void, directly exposing a point of spatial fluctuation before Tianyang Xingjun.

"Bastard!"

Tianyang Xingjun roared, his divine consciousness surging wildly, directly pulling out the Sumeru space fluctuation that had just exploded before him with the fastest speed. The moment his divine consciousness surged in, his old face had already turned completely black.

Everything inside the Sumeru space had been completely destroyed.

Even the Sumeru space itself had become dilapidated and broken.

Not to mention the items stored inside.

Except for ashes, there was only spatial turbulence!

Before this Meizhou Branch Palace Master self-destructed, he had directly detonated a fire-type emblem inside his Sumeru space. After this fire-type emblem exploded, it directly detonated the star jade tablets inside his Sumeru space; this terrifying star light fluctuation directly destroyed everything inside his Sumeru space without leaving a trace!

Let alone residual leaves, even slightly larger ashes couldn't be found!

"Xia Zhong!"

Tianyang Xingjun almost spat these two words out from between his teeth.

The next moment, a streak of light from an eighth-tier early-stage expert returned from afar and landed before Tianyang Xingjun.

"Lord."

"Investigate, I want to know all the information about this Meizhou Branch Palace Master from birth to death, all contacts, and all suspicious information!" Tianyang Xingjun roared.

The sixth elder, Xia Zhong, who was in charge of intelligence for the Tianyang Star Palace and had just arrived, was completely bewildered.

"I just discovered that the matter here is related to the Blood God Sect, and it is highly likely to be a Blood God Sect lair that has existed for over twenty years. This guy not only destroyed his star tower right in front of me, but also completely destroyed his Sumeru space.

Before he died, he also sent out several starlight messages.

Investigate for me!

I want to know what kind of person could actually plant an eye under my nose for twenty years.

To be able to make a high-ranking Branch Palace Master under my command become a dead soldier!

This is truly... a surprise!"

Tianyang Xingjun's expression was incomparably grim.

This sudden discovery made him realize a problem: the interior he thought was solid as a rock had already developed problems without him knowing.

When you find a cockroach in your house, the places you can't see are already swarming with cockroaches.

"Investigate, investigate to the end!

No matter who is involved, investigate it for me; absolutely no leniency!" Tianyang Xingjun added again.

Beside him, the sixth elder, Xia Zhong, who had just arrived, was already covered in cold sweat.

He was in charge of intelligence and was more sensitive in this regard.

A Blood God Sect lair had existed on their territory for over twenty years, and they hadn't noticed at all.

How big of a loophole was there in this?

I'm afraid it couldn't be explained by the death of one Branch Palace Master.

Suddenly, the sixth elder, Xia Zhong, realized that internal turmoil was probably about to begin!

A quarter of an hour later, all the eighth-tier powerhouses who had gone out to search returned, none of them bringing back any valuable discoveries.

Tianyang Xingjun stood in the ruins of the bunker, his expression gloomy.

Even though his vision was incomparably clear, he felt as if a black cloth had been covered over his eyes.

The situation was becoming chaotic and confused.

Hu!

After a long time, Tianyang Xingjun suddenly let out a long breath, "Elder Xia, thoroughly investigate everything here.

Everyone else, immediately rush to the Meizhou state capital, and then teleport directly to Great Chen's Dachen Wan Yi. If you can't teleport, teleport to the nearest Star-Plucking Tower branch and rush over with all your might!

Since Cheng Yuexiao dares to leave Dachen Wan Yi,

then give him a lesson he will never forget for the rest of his life.

Great Chen's eighth-tier experts should also die a few."

After giving the instructions, Tianyang Xingjun rose on the stars and rushed toward the Meizhou state capital first.

The other six eighth-tier experts of the Tianyang Star Palace followed closely, but the gap in strength and speed caused them to immediately stretch into a line.

"An eighth-tier star domain, actually completely refined into an inheritance land! Seven Kill True Monarch is truly a god-like man."

This was the first sentence State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao said after entering the Seven Kill Secret Realm.

Inside the Seven Kill Secret Realm, the two thousand one hundred-odd youths who had just entered, along with over a thousand fifth-tier and sixth-tier aliens, were looking at this world with slightly curious and panicked eyes.

"Senior Brother!"

Seeing Xu Jin return, Mo Daniu, who had entered safely, was incomparably pleasantly surprised and ran over.

Having cultivated in the Falling Plum Star Domain with Xu Jin for nearly a month, and piled up with a large amount of Xu Jin's Three-Essence resources, Mo Daniu's cultivation had already stepped back onto the first layer of Refine Star.

Now, at Xu Jin's request, he was beginning to polish his star arts.

"You are Daniu?" State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao asked with a smile, patting Daniu's head.

Mo Daniu looked at Xu Jin somewhat ignorantly.

"Call him State Preceptor."

"Greetings, Lord State Preceptor."

"Hahahaha!"

Cheng Yuexiao laughed loudly and casually took out two fourth-tier star weapons, handing them to Mo Daniu, "Two little trinkets; they'll be enough for you until the fifth tier. In the future, you must listen well to your Senior Brother."

Having received a gift, Mo Daniu didn't dare to accept it, but looked at Xu Jin again, seeking Xu Jin's opinion.

Xu Jin patted Daniu's head lovingly, "Since the State Preceptor gave it to you, just accept it."

This child had experienced hardships; now, he was sensible to the point of making one's heart ache.

State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao's divine eyes were like lightning, and as his divine consciousness surged, the situation of these three thousand-plus newcomers was already clear.

"These rescued children cannot leave the Seven Kill Star Domain for a short time, especially those children who have already cultivated the Blood God Sect's power; either shatter their stars and recultivate, or wait until their cultivation reaches the fourth tier and they have condensed other source star patterns before they can leave the Seven Kill Star Domain.

Also, these aliens must be strictly managed," State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao instructed.

Hearing this, Xu Jin nodded. Among the two thousand-plus children, over half had already forged stars; these children must cultivate to the fourth tier before they could go out.

Otherwise, once the Blood God star power was used, it would be a big trouble.

As for shattering stars and recultivating?

No need.

With nearly a thousand children, firstly, Xu Jin didn't have that much energy.

Secondly, Xu Jin had always believed that it was people who killed, not knives!

As long as the Blood God Sect's Blood Source star pattern wasn't used to condense the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill using the Blood God Sect's secret techniques, it wasn't evil.

The reason he did it for Daniu before

was mainly because under the Blood God Sect's free-range cultivation, only a mid-grade star core was forged for Daniu, ruining his cultivation.

Of course, the more important reason was because Daniu's identity was special.

"State Preceptor, I was just about to tell you; these people will live in the Seven Kill Star Domain from today on, but they need the State Preceptor to support them with a large amount of food and various basic living supplies.

If possible, could the State Preceptor mobilize some craftsmen and various artisans, especially tutors?

It would be best to mobilize a portion of retired soldiers for me to facilitate management," Xu Jin said.

"These are all simple. In my Great Chen, every year there are impoverished people and refugees from disasters who voluntarily go to the star domains we control to start over. However, you have to find the person to manage everything yourself; this is your own foundation and future strength," State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao said.

"Thank you, State Preceptor."

Hearing this, State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao laughed loudly.

"State Preceptor, taking advantage of this leisure time, I also want to try and see if I can improve your strength again," Xu Jin said.

"Oh, you have this means?" State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao asked in surprise.

"Whether it succeeds or not, the State Preceptor will know after one try," Xu Jin said.

"I believe you, and I am willing to try, but it won't work right now," State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao said seriously.

"Why?" Xu Jin was somewhat puzzled.

"You, you still don't understand Tianyang Xingjun! This person's mind is extremely meticulous, and he doesn't like to suffer losses.

Now, having been pitted by us once, and the Falling Plum Manor having gained nothing,

I'm afraid he will raid Dachen Wan Yi, so I must return quickly," State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao said.

Once these words were spoken, Xu Jin was shocked; this possibility indeed existed.

"State Preceptor, if those eight eighth-tier experts from the Tianyang Star Palace all arrive at the same time, the pressure Dachen Wan Yi has to bear is truly...

In that case, I will return with you to participate in the battle!" Xu Jin said.

"That won't be necessary!

Tianyang Xingjun now has a large family and business, and having accumulated for so many years, he may break through to the ninth tier at any time.

You say if he happens to take advantage, he won't have any hesitation.

But if you want him to fight me to the death, he is unwilling!

Therefore, as long as I return to Dachen Wan Yi, he will likely just put on a show," Cheng Yuexiao said.

State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao's analysis also fit Tianyang Xingjun's personality, but Xu Jin was puzzled again, "State Preceptor, why did the Tianyang Star Palace suddenly pop up with so many eighth-tier experts? Tianyang Xingjun actually easily gathered seven eighth-tier experts?

While our Great Chen..."

Xu Jin's meaning was self-evident.

"This is very normal! My Great Chen, not to mention having been weak for a long time, has been nearly 'selected for excellence' every year for the past twenty years!

You know this.

On the path of cultivation, below the seventh tier, you can pile up resources, but the seventh and eighth tiers are the true tests of talent and comprehension.

'Selection for excellence' took away the small elite group of our Great Chen.

Naturally, there are fewer people in our Great Chen breaking through to the seventh and eighth tiers these years.

The Tianyang Star Palace has a large family and business, the largest population, and the widest resources; it is also normal to have accumulated seven eighth-tier experts in the current world.

However, our Great Chen is not completely without them.

Most of our Great Chen's elites in the past were sent to the Star River Battlefield.

In the last half year, on the Star River Battlefield, our Great Chen has added two eighth-tier experts, but few people in the current world know about it.

Moreover, the 'selection for excellence' matter can be stopped next year.

Plus, with our Great Chen's national strength advancing by leaps and bounds this year, in a few years, our Great Chen's top combat power will be able to grow rapidly," Cheng Yuexiao said.

Hearing this, Xu Jin nodded.

This was indeed the case.

Although this year, he had gotten many star domains, many resources, and star patterns for Great Chen.

But the seventh and eighth tiers couldn't be caught up with in a year.

"Alright, send me back! For other matters, settle things here, and then come to the current world to find me," State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao said.

"Good!"

The next moment, Xu Jin's consciousness sank into the Seven Kill Palace he had refined, connecting to the current world, and as he sensed it, he wanted to directly place the Seven Kill Star Domain's star gate inside Dachen Wan Yi City.

But he tried it.

It didn't work.

Outside Dachen Wan Yi City, it also didn't work.

He tried several times, until he was five hundred miles away from Dachen Wan Yi, before he could place and open the star gate.

The next moment, State Preceptor Cheng Yuexiao stepped out and disappeared.

Xu Jin, however, began to explore the characteristics of opening a star gate in the current world.

After trying for a while, he found that it couldn't be opened in many places, but without exception, they were all related to the Star-Plucking Tower.

Finally, the experience summarized was that the Seven Kill Star Domain's star gate could only be opened five hundred miles away from the main building of the Star-Plucking Tower.

It could only be opened two hundred miles away from a branch of the Star-Plucking Tower.

Apart from this, no other restrictions had been found for the time being.

The next moment, Xu Jin looked at these three thousand-plus youths and aliens, feeling a bit of a headache.

This was definitely a start from scratch.

If he really did it, it would be troublesome.

"Daniu, can you manage these youths?" Xu Jin suddenly looked at Mo Daniu.

"This... I don't know," Mo Daniu was a bit afraid, "But I can try!"

"Hmm, then try! It doesn't matter if you make a mistake; just correct it, but there is one condition: you absolutely cannot delay cultivation."

"Senior Brother, I understand."

While letting Daniu manage, Xu Jin called the leader of this group of aliens over.

"Qingmu, protect Daniu well; if anything happens, listen to Daniu."

"Understood." The sixth-tier ninth-layer peak alien Qingmu nodded busily.

"Hmm, this is your reward; if you do well, there will be more rewards." Xu Jin casually threw out a Three-Essence Long Gui Forging Soul Pill.

With the elixir in hand, Qingmu was overjoyed and directly followed behind Daniu to act as a bodyguard.

Of course, Xu Jin couldn't really let Daniu, a child, manage these thousands of people.

He had long since asked the State Preceptor to notify Hou Yunzhang.

As early as when Xu Jin decided to execute this plan, he had already thought of the candidate.

There must be someone trustworthy and steady to manage and cultivate these youths inside the Seven Kill Star Domain.

Hou Yunzhang was the best candidate.

I wonder where he is?

I guess he should be fast!

The next moment, watching Daniu start to learn his previous appearance and organize these children into groups, Xu Jin himself started by taking stock of the harvest.

Inside the Falling Plum Manor's bunker, Xu Jin had obtained a total of two eighth-tier and four seventh-tier Sumeru spaces; now was the time for the harvest.

(End of chapter)