Chapter 74: Breaking Through to the Sun Star Realm

Early morning, the morning glow rises.

Suirenshi and the group of humans who came from the Human Ancestral Land, under the guidance of Baize, arrived in the high sky dozens of miles away from the Zhushan Tribe.

Seeing the silhouette of the Zhushan Tribe from afar, Suirenshi and the others were secretly delighted.

Finally, they were almost there!

Suirenshi could not help but bow solemnly to Baize, who had been flying quickly to lead them the whole way, and said, "Many thanks to Demon Saint Baize for your protection along the way!"

Baize waved his hand dismissively and said, "The Human Race is also a part of my Demon Race. As a Demon Saint, it is only right for me to help you out; there is no need for such formalities!"

Although he said this, Suirenshi and the others were still very grateful.

Suirenshi said cautiously, "Now that we have arrived near the Zhushan Tribe, we need not trouble Demon Saint Baize further for protection; we can proceed on our own."

Baize chuckled and said, "It is no matter. I, this Demon Saint, have nothing else to do anyway, so I will see you into the Zhushan Tribe and, by the way, take a look at how that great sage of your Human Race preaches the Dao!"

"This..."

Suirenshi suddenly felt a bit troubled.

He had not forgotten that the humans of the Zhushan Tribe had told him that there were currently quite a few members of the Wu Clan in the Zhushan Tribe!

If this Demon Saint Baize were to run into them, it might lead to some conflict, which was not something he wanted to see.

However, just as they could not refuse Baize's escort, it was naturally impossible for them to dismiss Baize at this moment.

Baize glanced at him coldly and said, "What? Could it be that after I, this Demon Saint, have escorted you for so long, I cannot even go to your Human Race as a guest?"

"No, no, no, of course not!"

Suirenshi hurriedly waved his hands, then had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "It is the honor of our Human Race that the Demon Saint is willing to visit us, so we naturally welcome you!"

Only then did a smile appear on Baize's face, and he said, "Then let us head over quickly!"

Before the words had faded, they had already crossed the distance of dozens of miles and arrived directly above the Zhushan Tribe.

In an instant, everyone in the Zhushan Tribe noticed the large expanse of demon clouds appearing in the firmament.

The humans became nervous one after another, while the expressions of the members of the Wu Clan sank.

Houtu sensed Baize's aura immediately, but just as she was about to take action, she suddenly discovered that besides Baize, there were many human auras within those demon clouds!

Seeing this, Houtu's expression could not help but change: "This Baize, could it be that he has captured these humans to use as hostages?"

With a thought, her figure leaped up abruptly and appeared in front of Baize and the others in the sky.

Seeing her appear, Baize frowned and asked with feigned confusion, "Houtu? Why are you here?!"

Suirenshi and the others were shocked, looking at Houtu in disbelief.

This person was actually Ancestral Witch Houtu?!

The news previously reported by the Zhushan Tribe said that many members of the Wu Clan had come to visit their tribe, but it never mentioned that even Houtu was here! Houtu looked at Baize coldly and said, "Baize, you have captured so many humans; are you not afraid that Sister Nuwa will find out and hold you accountable?"

Baize smiled indifferently and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? I, this Demon Saint, am escorting this group of humans here; how did it become capturing humans?"

Houtu frowned and looked at Suirenshi and the others with some suspicion.

Suirenshi hurriedly explained, "Ancestral Witch Houtu has misunderstood; Demon Saint Baize is indeed escorting us here."

Houtu narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Baize, and said, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

Baize laughed and said, "Is your Wu Clan not overstepping its bounds? If I, this Demon Saint, want to visit the Human Race and the humans have no objections, do I still need your permission?"

Houtu really did not know how to answer for a moment.

Just at this moment—

"Hum!"

A scorching aura suddenly emerged from the Stone Palace, immediately drawing her attention.

Immediately after, a faint look of joy appeared on Houtu's face, because this aura clearly meant that Lu Yun had completed his breakthrough!

Below, Duobao, Guangchengzi, and Xuandu in the Bamboo Mountain Tribe, who were originally watching the standoff between Houtu and Baize, all looked toward the direction of the Stone Palace in unison.

Duobao said in astonishment, "That human actually broke through to the Mysterious Immortal realm at this very moment?"

Xuandu was even more shocked than Duobao!

Because, as an Innate Human, he was born an immortal and had been accepted as a disciple by Laozi; under Laozi's guidance in cultivation, he had only reached the perfection of the Golden Immortal realm, still one step away from the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm! Yet what about that Lu Yun? He appeared to be an Acquired Human, and yet he had actually broken through to the Mysterious Immortal realm!

Although there was still a significant gap in cultivation compared to him, it still made him feel somewhat hard to accept.

If this Lu Yun were also a disciple of a Saint, he could accept him cultivating so quickly, but all signs indicated that Lu Yun did not seem to be one.

Xuandu vaguely guessed that Lu Yun's cultivation method likely came from the Wu Clan.

Since Lu Yun could cultivate so quickly, did that not mean the Wu Clan's cultivation method was more suitable for the Human Race?

Could it be that his painstaking efforts to join the Ren Sect were actually a wrong choice?

Xuandu suddenly fell into self-doubt.

As for Guangchengzi, he was not very surprised by Lu Yun's breakthrough.

Because a mere Mysterious Immortal was not enough to surprise him much.

On the contrary, the scorching aura coming from Lu Yun's side made him feel very strange: this aura... why was it so similar to the Sun Star? The only other person who had the same feeling as him was Baize in the sky. One must know that the two leaders of their Demon Race, the Demon Emperor and the Eastern Emperor, originated from the Sun Star, and their true forms were Golden Crows.

He was naturally very familiar with the power of the sun.

But he never expected that this familiar solar power would now appear on a human.

At this very moment, he even suspected that the one cultivating inside the Stone Palace was not a human, but an offspring of Taiyi?!

Otherwise, who else in the Great Desolation could emit such pure solar power?

The reason he did not suspect Di Jun was that he remembered Di Jun had previously mentioned wanting to take the sisters Xihe from the Lunar Star as his wives.

But if this were an offspring of Taiyi, everything Di Jun and Taiyi had done before would not make sense! At this moment, even as clever as Baize, his mind could not process it for a moment.

The Heavenly Court.

Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others, seeing Baize suddenly look as if he had seen a ghost from across the void, could not help but feel puzzled.

They were at a great distance, and this phantom was merely a manifestation of the Shadow Spirit clan's secret technique; naturally, it was unable to transmit the aura Lu Yun was currently emitting back to them.

Therefore, they were very puzzled by the change in Baize's expression at this moment.

Just then, Guiche's expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed, "What is going on there?"

Everyone steadied their focus and looked toward the phantom, only to see that above the Stone Palace in the image, brilliant golden light was suddenly descending, shrouding the entire Stone Palace.

When Di Jun and Taiyi saw this scene, their expressions changed abruptly.

Because they discovered that this pillar of light was, shockingly, an extremely pure power of the Sun!

"Hum!"

The golden pillar of light shrouded the Stone Palace, making the entire Stone Palace look magnificent and breathtaking from the outside! Yet, as Di Jun and Taiyi looked at such a beautiful sight, their expressions were incomparably gloomy.

They had already confirmed that the golden pillar of light was indeed the extremely pure power of the Sun, and it was being Jieyin from the Sun Star into that Human Tribe!

One must know that the power of the Sun is not so easily drawn out, let alone such a pure pillar of it! And the Sun Star is their very lair!

The current situation was as if someone had snatched the things from their home right in front of their faces! Fortunately, the surroundings were filled with high-ranking members of the Demon Race, so no one dared to mock Di Jun and Taiyi.

"Inside that Stone Palace, there should only be that one human!"

"But, how on earth did he manage to do it?!"

While Di Jun was furious, layers of confusion also emerged in his heart.

Taiyi, however, suddenly thought of something and exclaimed in shock, "Could it be that someone stole the Sun Star Banner from the Sun Star and gave it to that human?"

Di Jun's expression changed.

Because what Taiyi said was indeed highly probable!

In the Great Desolation, besides the two of them, the Golden Crows, only the Sun Star Banner they had jointly refined could draw out such pure power of the Sun! And that Sun Star Banner was the key to them setting up the Zhou Tian Star Formation!

The more Di Jun thought about it, the more he felt unable to remain calm, and he immediately said, "Taiyi, you must return to the Sun Star immediately to take a look!"

"Yes!"

Taiyi also knew the matter was of great importance; after responding, he directly unleashed the Golden Crow Transformation Rainbow Technique and flew toward the direction of the Sun Star!

Inside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Di Jun and the others continued to look at the phantom, their expressions inevitably becoming a bit more grave.

Because under their gaze, that Stone Palace in the Zhushan Tribe was still continuously absorbing the power of the Sun! And the phantom they were currently watching was merely presented by the special secret technique of the Shadow Spirit clan; they could not see the interior of the Stone Palace, which was protected by Houtu with her Supernatural Power.

Therefore, they were even more unaware of what Lu Yun was doing at this moment and could only fret in anxiety.

Above the clouds.

"That human is actually performing Jieyin on the power of the Sun?"

When Yuanshi saw this scene appearing over the Zhushan Tribe, he could not help but be somewhat astonished.

With the Supernatural Power of a Saint, they would naturally not have their perception blocked by Houtu's Supernatural Power, so they could now clearly detect that after the vast and mighty power of the Sun descended, it was shockingly all gathering in one place and rapidly disappearing.

Looking at it this way, it was as if it had been absorbed! "This matter is indeed suspicious!"

Tongtian could not help but frown, "I have never heard that the Wu Clan possessed such ability! If they did, they would have long since brought it out to provoke Di Jun and Taiyi!"

Laozi's face also held a bit of uncertainty at this moment.

He even began to suspect whether their previous deductions might have gone wrong.

Could it be that this Human Race actually does not have much of a relationship with the Wu Clan, but instead has some connection with the Demon Race?

But why would the Demon Race side always act in a state of hostility toward him? Afterward, he thought of another possibility: could it be that he was actually taught by Nuwa? Previously, because the cultivation technique Lu Yun used leaned toward body refinement, they naturally deduced that Lu Yun was related to the Wu Clan.

But now, Laozi suddenly felt that if Nuwa had observed the cultivation of the Wu Clan and created a technique suitable for the Human Race to cultivate, the possibility was not small!

Furthermore, the issue of Lu Yun being close to the Wu Clan could seemingly have another explanation.

The update is late! I felt something was wrong while writing these chapters, and after changing them again and again, I finally straightened them out! Asking for all kinds of support! (End of chapter)