Chapter 991

Inside the Thousand Star Spirit Dome, the scattered starlight suddenly vanished all at once.

The brilliant starlight throughout the entire sanctuary vanished instantly, leaving only emptiness.

Xu Jin, who had been contemplating the Dao of Laws, slowly opened his eyes, his expression one of lingering satisfaction.

The Dao of Laws he had been contemplating was halfway understood.

Xu Jin also knew that the time for contemplation in the Thousand Star Spirit Dome had ended.

With his spiritual sense inwardly observing, the Chaos Star Tower inside him held countless densely packed Dao of Laws, each interlinked like a chaotic dragon, constantly churning and refining.

Every breath allowed Xu Jin’s Chaos Star Tower to grow stronger.

Clearly, six hundred and twenty-one Dao of Laws were far from the Chaos Star Tower’s limit.

But Xu Jin had long since made his decision: it was enough.

His master, Fenghua Emperor, had once told him: pursuing limits on the path of cultivation is good, but not everything must be pushed to extremes.

On the path of cultivation, what matters is seamless harmony and complete mastery over change.

If one chases limits too obsessively, it’s like using a small horse to pull a massive cart—it becomes counterproductive.

Moreover, no prior experience exists to guide what further changes the Chaos Star Tower might undergo.

Thus, Fenghua Emperor advised Xu Jin not to pursue extremes in the matter of the Chaos Star Tower.

A misstep could dig an insurmountable pit in his own cultivation path, just as the former Yu Yu True Person had done, potentially harming himself.

As starlight flickered, immense force surged forth, and Xu Jin was instantly teleported out of the Thousand Star Spirit Dome.

“Xu Xingjun, your contemplation time has ended—you may leave.” The duty True Person smiled.

“Thank you for your trouble!”

Xu Jin bowed slightly, then used spatial teleportation to depart immediately, making no stop on any island in the Thousand Star Combat Zone, instead teleporting directly back to his master’s Tianluo Star Island.

The Chaos Star Tower had reached psychological satisfaction; the next step should be attaining True Personhood.

Not long after Xu Jin left the Thousand Star Spirit Dome hall, an Emperor suddenly appeared before it, and the duty True Person immediately bowed in greeting.

“Your servant greets Emperor Jingchuan.”

Emperor Jingchuan waved his hand casually and asked offhandedly, “How has the scheduling for the Thousand Star Spirit Dome been lately?”

“Your Imperial Majesty, due to the Star Calamity, the number of cultivators seeking contemplation has surged dramatically; the waiting list is now extended to two years ahead.”

“Oh? Who has been coming lately to contemplate?” Emperor Jingchuan asked.

“Your Imperial Majesty, here is the list.” The duty True Person handed over the registry.

“Oh? Even this Yu Xingjun has Zige to contemplate the Thousand Star Spirit Dome?”

“Your Imperial Majesty, he earned it through special-class battle merits—likely accumulated by his sect on his behalf.”

Such things were common.

A single cultivator, even if he tried, could hardly earn even first-class battle merits, let alone special-class.

But if a sect pooled the battle merits of many disciples into one person, it was possible to accumulate special-class merits, as long as they met the Alliance’s criteria—and no one would scrutinize closely.

“That’s true! I was just thinking of meeting him, but I didn’t expect Xu Jin had already finished his contemplation.”

“Your Imperial Majesty, he has finished, but only recently—should you search, you could still find him.”

“Oh? How long ago did he finish?”

“Your Imperial Majesty, less than half a quarter-hour!”

“Thank you.”

With a slight nod, Emperor Jingchuan, having confirmed his identity, departed.

Soon after, several others began to stir.

Within fifteen minutes, all information on Xu Jin that the Thousand Star Alliance could gather was delivered by Emperor Jingchuan to the powerful Time Emperor.

“Xu Jin—age unknown, newly recruited disciple of Fenghua Emperor. How is his cultivation base only Yu Xingjun?”

Gazing at the long list of information, the Time Emperor’s gaze finally settled on Xu Jin’s cultivation base, his expression one of disappointment.

“Only Yu Xingjun? His attainments must be extremely low—likely just a beginner!”

“Looks like I’ll have to wait.”

“But I am a Time Traveler—I can wait.”

“And I have the patience to wait!”

【Keep an eye on this Xu Jin. If there are any major developments or changes, notify me immediately.】The Time Emperor issued another order.

On the twenty-second day of the third month, Xu Jin returned to Tianluo Star Island, where his master resided.

During this time, Xu Jin contacted his mistress, Duyue Emperor.

Xu Jin’s original intention was to assist her with one or two actions, helping her accumulate battle merits.

But he hadn’t anticipated that the aftermath of his previous strike—slaying twelve powerful True Persons on Huyi Star Island—still lingered.

Four days ago, another star surge occurred.

A medium-sized star realm fragment.

Without Xu Jin’s involvement, the True Persons of Youshi Star Island easily drew the medium-sized star realm fragment back.

Primarily because they were still terrified from that one battle against Huyi Star Island.

Though five new True Persons had since been replenished, high-rank True Persons remained scarce.

This caused the True Persons of Huyi Star Island to become extremely cautious.

Though the True Persons of Youshi Star Island hadn’t exactly won by default, their victory was nearly as effortless.

The harvest from two medium-sized star realm fragments directly compensated for Youshi Star Island’s losses.

【Jin’er, your strikes are too powerful! After careful thought, I advise you to hold back once you attain True Personhood.

Otherwise, if you’re targeted too early, not only will your growth become difficult, but even your master’s path to becoming a Great Prohibition Emperor will grow harder!】After their exchange, Duyue Emperor sent another starlight message.

【Mistress, rest assured—I understand.】

Xu Jin truly understood.

His mistress’s meaning was likely that he should pretend to be weak, gather more star realm fragments, and strengthen his master’s Emperor Star Island.

But even without her advice, Xu Jin would have considered this.

Having enjoyed so many benefits from his master, it was time for Xu Jin to repay him.

Besides, only when his master ascends to Great Prohibition Emperor can Xu Jin truly let loose.