Chapter 1179: Seven Star Sect Ceremony

This is the funeral of their Seven Star Sect; for the dead, they cremate them on the spot and then scatter their ashes where they died. The reason for doing this is that dust returns to dust, and earth returns to earth; this is a certain belief of theirs.

Not until the ashes of the two were scattered onto the earth could this ceremony be considered truly finished. Tianxin watched the place where the ashes of her two subordinates lay in silence, speechless for a long time.

"Is this the law of your world of Dharma Cultivators?" Chen Yu asked, standing behind Tianxin.

"Yes, this is the law of the world of Dharma Cultivators. The weak can only be killed; secular laws cannot restrain anyone in this world." Tianxin turned her head back.

Chen Yu sighed slightly. He did not know what to say; Tianxin and the people of the Seven Star Sect were not bad, and he did not know if he should continue to hide his identity.

"That is why I let you follow me, because without our protection, you might never reach that place," Tianxin said.

"Why help us?" Chen Yu said. "I have read many novels; people in your world view ordinary people as ants. How could you take the initiative to help us?"

"Because you remind me of my father. If someone could have helped us thirty years ago, perhaps he would not have passed away. After he died, the Seven Star Sect was leaderless for a long time, until now, fallen to such a state."

"Then the thing you are looking for this time, is it to revitalize your Seven Star Sect?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, there are Heavenly Treasures there. If we obtain these things, we can revitalize our Seven Star Sect," Tianxin said indifferently.

"Then have you ever thought that a legend is just a legend, and what if there is nothing you want inside?"

Chen Yu's words made Tianxin fall into silence. Chen Yu's words made her fall into deep thought. She pondered for a long time before raising her head and saying, "What you said is something we have never considered."

"Because the Cloud Void Realm is a blessed land in itself; it is one of the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens of the present age, and there are many secrets within it."

"Moreover, I heard the legend about the Cloud Void Realm a long time ago, so regardless of whether this legend is true or not, I must try. Otherwise, the Seven Star Sect will never have a day of success."

Chen Yu felt helpless, not knowing whether to tell her the truth, but he felt that everyone has their own persistence. If he told her and her long-held wish fell through, he did not know what she would think.

Furthermore, he and she were not familiar with each other, and Chen Yu did not know if saying this would make her think he had other motives.

"Go and rest. At the Hour of the Rat, which is midnight, we will enter this blessed land," Tianxin said.

"Why enter at the Hour of the Rat?" Chen Yu asked with some confusion.

"This blessed land is named 'Xiaoyue' and is a world system completely different from our own. Only at the Hour of the Rat, when the yin and yang energy of heaven and earth is silent, can we enter," Tianxin said.

"So that's how it is." Chen Yu was startled. Before coming here, he had no idea about this. If he hadn't met Tianxin, he would have really had to expend quite a bit of effort.

Soon, the Hour of the Rat arrived. Bamu came to report: "Master, the Xiaoyue Gate has opened. Let us go."

"The time is very short. Go." Tianxin made a prompt decision and, taking the remaining people, climbed up a mountain along a mountain path.

Chen Yu and Sanwei also followed forward, only to see a light ring vaguely flickering ahead.

This light ring seemed to be an energy mass, similar to a black hole, but different from a black hole.

In fact, in this world, there are many spaces independent of this plane; this is a special phenomenon that exists in spatial rifts.

In ancient times, the residences of some deities existed within such planes, so it was generally difficult for people of the world to find them.

So-called Grotto-Heavens are nothing more than this.

Passing through this gate quickly, the scene before their eyes brightened, and a valley appeared ahead.

In the valley, birds sang and flowers smelled fragrant. A beam of light condensed in mid-air above; although it was late at night, this place was as bright as day.

Chen Yu's spirit lifted. This place was indeed pleasant with Spiritual Energy. If one were to say the outside world belonged to the era of the end of Spiritual Energy, the Spiritual Energy here was so dense that calling it a Grotto-Heaven was truly without any fault.

"Everyone be careful. Although this place is a blessed land, it is accompanied by great danger," Tianxin instructed. "Everyone must be highly vigilant."

"Yes," the disciples of the Seven Star Sect shouted in unison.

"You two walk in the middle," Bamu looked at Chen Yu and Sanwei. "Our people will protect you in the center, so as to avoid any danger."

"Thank you," Chen Yu said gratefully.

Although he said so, Chen Yu still felt some apology in his heart. After all, they were pretending to be ordinary people, letting these people risk their lives for them; he felt quite uneasy about it.

The group began to walk toward the depths of the blessed land. Chen Yu looked around, seeing Heavenly Treasures on both sides that were rarely seen outside, and every blade of grass and every tree was moving with Spiritual Energy, which fully showed that there was no lack of Spiritual Energy inside.

Tianxin seemed to be very familiar with this place. She led the people, avoiding many dangerous places, and then walked toward a mountain.

"Have you been here before? I see you are very familiar with the terrain here," Chen Yu asked.

"My father had been here and left behind a notebook. The last time the Xiaoyue Realm opened was decades ago," Tianxin said. "And this place only opens once every few decades."

"The last time the Secret Realm opened, did many people lose their lives here?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, many people died here; they could never walk out again," Tianxin sighed slightly and said. "Including my father, he was one of them."

"I'm sorry." Seeing her expression was somewhat unusual, it seemed the past was a matter that could not be mentioned for her.

"It's fine, it's a thing of the past. For me, it is very distant; anyway, I don't even know what my father looked like. From the time I could remember, I took over the position of Sect Leader." Tianxin smiled indifferently. She did not seem to take this matter to heart, but Chen Yu could clearly see a trace of loneliness in her eyes.

"If I said, perhaps there is nothing you want inside here?" Chen Yu paused, but in the end, he could not help but speak out.

"The things we want? You mean, treasures?" Tianxin raised her head to look at Chen Yu.

"Yes, perhaps there are no treasures you are looking for inside here," Chen Yu nodded and said. "Don't ask me how I know, because according to convention, generally speaking, such a grand event that alarms many people ends up with nothing, and one can only end up with a bamboo basket to draw water—all in vain."