Desolate Devouring Art
Chapter 1652 - Blue Origin Star
As soon as Radiant finished speaking, she settled into her role as an instructor. First, she directed everyone in their cultivation. She used the pressure of an immortal artifact to suppress them, tormenting them so severely that in just one day, they were nearly beyond recognition.
Liu Wuxie had already gone to the other world, where another hundred people were also waiting for him. This group had far more diverse cultivation, including both members of the Heavenly Dao Society and the Heavenly Dragon Sect. ππ£πππππππΌππ²πΉ.ππ π
"Wuxie, let's begin," Zhuge Ming said, his face full of anticipation.
After failing to make it into the first hundred-man team, he had gone straight to the Heavenly Dao Society the night before and refused to leave. Aside from him, Elder Long and Elder Ding Yi had also received invitations to come.
These people had once shown Liu Wuxie kindness, and he naturally would not mistreat them. Ding Yi, in particular, was so moved that he lost the ability to speak when Liu Wuxie personally came to find him.
Over the years, Liu Wuxie had already repaid nearly every debt of gratitude he owed. But repaying kindness tenfold had always been the way he conducted himself.
Elder Long sighed inwardly. He was already satisfied that his disciple had earned a place on the hundred-man team. He hadn't thought he himself would also have the chance to cultivate inside an immortal artifact under Liu Wuxie's guidance.
"Here are one hundred cultivation techniques that I have revised, along with one hundred immortal arts. I will send them into your soul seas now," Liu Wuxie said, wasting no time, as it was too precious.
He had personally modified all their cultivation techniques, pushing them closer than ever to techniques from the celestial realm. As for the immortal arts, they were not especially powerful on their own, but Liu Wuxie had selected each one with a specific purpose.
"Wuxie, why do I feel that these immortal arts aren't complete?" Zhuge Ming asked.
He was not the only one who felt that way. Everyone else wore the same puzzled expression.
Shi Qian and the others had noticed the same thing earlier, but they had chosen not to say anything aloud.
"It's called the Thunder Crescent-Moon Slash. Each of you will cultivate only a part of it, and once all of you unleash it together, it will form a complete immortal art capable of rivaling the power of an immortal," Liu Wuxie explained.
Even if every one of them broke through to the Quasi-Immortal Realm, they would still be no different from ants before true immortals. Only immortal arts could contend with immortals, but unlike Liu Wuxie, none of them possessed an immense quantity of immortal runes inside them. That meant no single one of them could unleash a complete immortal art on their own.
That was why Liu Wuxie had devised this method, splitting a powerful immortal art into many parts and letting a hundred people unleash it together. He had also discovered that when one hundred people released it in unison, its power would actually become even stronger than when used by a single person, though that required every one of them first to reach the Quasi-Immortal Realm.
If ten quasi-immortals joined forces, their power could rival an immortal at the first-level Heavenly Immortal Realm. If a hundred quasi-immortals joined forces, they would be strong enough to kill an immortal at the first-level Heavenly Immortal Realm.
With Radiant guiding Shi Qian's group, they would discover that soon enough.
"Now that all the arrangements are complete, everyone is to devote themselves entirely to cultivation. As for everything else, Nightmare City's artifact spirit will handle it," Liu Wuxie said. The two artifact spirits would each guide one team, and that alone would already serve as one layer of testing for them.
Radiant and Nightmare City's artifact spirits had already begun competing against each other, and a single day passed in the blink of an eye.
The two worlds linked together, and a vast battlefield gradually took shape between them. Nightmare City's artifact spirit had manifested as a middle-aged man in black robes, while Mu Tianli and the others stood behind him, each emanating a powerful aura.
In only a single day, everyone's cultivation had undergone a drastic transformation, mainly because the immortal energy in this place was so dense that cultivating here was nearly equivalent to cultivating in the celestial realm.
The team led by Radiant carried a fiercer aura, and every one of them radiated an intense fighting spirit. They had all suffered Radiant's brutal torment over the past day, and the rage building inside them had reached the point where they were desperate to vent it.
Fiery stood beside Shi Qian, while Xiao Rou stood beside Mu Tianli. Both the beast and the demon looked eager for battle. This was also a new experiment for Liu Wuxie, as he was trying to teach immortal arts to both a beast and a demon.
"Fight!" A roar rang out as Qiao Bian and Han Feizi both charged forward, while Sun Xiao and the others quickly spread out. After a full day of training together, their coordination had already become far more refined. But one position remained empty, since Xiao Luo had yet to return.
"Kill!" Mu Tianli rushed out as well, leading his team into a frontal clash with the opposing side, and flesh and blood immediately flew. A true battle to the death had erupted between both teams, and neither side dared to hold back in the slightest. If they were careless, they would suffer heavy injuries.
However, as long as a single breath remained in them, Radiant and Nightmare City's artifact spirit would step in and save them.
Liu Wuxie took out two immortal pills and crushed them, releasing their medicinal energy into the surrounding atmosphere.
After the battle ended, everyone greedily absorbed that energy, and each of their cultivation began to rise. If news of their rate of advancement ever leaked out, it would shock the entire world.
Liu Wuxie had also thrown all the treasures he had obtained from the Outer Astral Spacetime inside, where they constantly released celestial realm laws for everyone to absorb.
Before entering, each elder of the Heavenly Dragon Sect had received a large quantity of resources. The same was true for the Heavenly Dao Society, as Mu Tianli had mobilized all of their reserves into this training.
Liu Wuxie then exited Nightmare City. Only fifteen minutes had passed outside. But inside, days would soon stretch into years, and after only a few months, they would be able to condense their immortal arts.
Liu Wuxie left the Heavenly Dao Society and headed straight for Blue Origin Star. Xiao Luo had departed half a month ago, and under normal circumstances, she should have returned by now.
His three senior brothers had wanted to accompany Xiao Luo and help her, but she had refused. She wanted to avenge her parents with her own hands, and not even her grandfather had been able to stop her.
The journey from Indigo Bamboo Star to Blue Origin Star required only a single day. Liu Wuxie used the teleportation array and arrived on Blue Origin Star one day later.
Blue Origin Star was steeped in legend. It was said that an immortal had once been born there, and that divine beasts had also walked its lands. A mysterious aura seemed to envelop the entire planet.
Even Liu Wuxie didn't know the identity of Xiao Luo's enemy, as he had spent nearly all of his time improving his cultivation over the past year, rarely having asked about the matter.
Luo Hai was currently cultivating inside Nightmare City, and interrupting him now could easily cause inner demons to arise.
The moment Liu Wuxie arrived, he spread out his divine sense and covered half of Blue Origin Star. As long as Xiao Luo remained somewhere on the planet, he would be able to find her. But he soon frowned because no matter how he searched, he could not detect a single trace of Xiao Luo. He wondered whether she had already left Blue Origin Star.
Liu Wuxie took out a Communication Talisman and crushed it, but when no response came back, a bad feeling immediately rose in his heart. Without delay, he entered Blue Origin City, the core of the entire planet.
"Sorry to trouble you, but have you seen this woman?" Liu Wuxie asked, taking out Xiao Luo's portrait and showing it to a passerby.
The passerby shook his head. "I haven't."
Liu Wuxie asked more than a dozen people before he finally found a clue about Xiao Luo.
"She looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen her," an old man replied. His cultivation was ordinary, only at the Origin Conversion Realm.
"Old Sir, can you try to recall?" Liu Wuxie asked as he took out five thousand astral crystals and placed them in the old man's hand.
The old man closed his eyes and began searching through his memories.
"The woman in this portrait is too young, but I once saw a woman who looked somewhat similar. I'm not sure if she's the person you're searching for," the old man replied respectfully.
"Oh? Can you tell me about it?" There were indeed many people in the world who resembled one another, but an eighty percent similarity was rare. At that level, most people would mistake them for the same person at first glance.
"She's the Luo Clan's madam," the old man replied uncertainly. The lady in the portrait resembled the Luo Clan's madam, but he could not say for sure whether they were related.
"You know about the Luo Clan?" Liu Wuxie asked. He was already nearly certain that the woman the old man referred to was indeed the Luo Clan's madam, and she might very well be Xiao Luo's biological mother.
"I do, but very few people mention it anymore because what happened took place many years ago," the old man said as he recalled the past.
"Old Sir, would you allow me to buy you a drink?" There was an inn nearby, and Liu Wuxie invited the old man to go inside with him.
"Since that's the case, I'll trouble you," the old man replied. Having lived for so long, he naturally had enough judgment to recognize that Liu Wuxie was no ordinary person.
Once the two of them took their seats, the old man slowly began recounting what he knew.
A thousand years ago, the Luo Clan had been a powerful clan on Blue Origin Star. It had contained experts at the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal Realm and could be considered a second-tier clan. But fifteen years ago, all three hundred members of the Luo Clan had been slaughtered in a single night.
Although the Luo Clan had only been a second-tier clan, it had enjoyed an excellent reputation. That was why no one knew who had committed such a vicious massacre against them.
Liu Wuxie frowned. To slaughter three hundred people in one night, including experts at the Earth Immortal Realm, meant the culprit had to be someone at the Heaven Gaze Realm.
"Who was the culprit?" Liu Wuxie asked. If he could identify the one who had destroyed the Luo Clan, then he would also be able to identify Xiao Luo's enemy.
"There are rumors that someone coveted the Luo Clan's madam, and that desire brought disaster upon the clan. The culprit is said to be the Powder-Faced Gentleman, Zhuo Zhiqiu," the old man whispered.
"Since that's the case, do you know where this Zhuo Zhiqiu comes from?" Liu Wuxie asked.
"If I'm not mistaken, he's a guest retainer under Blue Origin Star's planet lord. That's all I know, and thank you for the meal," the old man said. He had revealed so much only because of the five thousand astral crystals, and once he finished speaking, he rose and left the inn.
After the old man departed, Liu Wuxie slowly turned his gaze toward a certain region of Blue Origin Star. After paying the bill, he vanished from the inn and headed straight for the residence of Blue Origin Star's planet lord.
As a first-tier planet, Blue Origin Star's planet lord had to be at least a quasi-immortal, and anyone who could hold that position could not possibly be ordinary. Over the years, the planet lord had gathered countless experts under him, and his overall strength was no weaker than that of the Heavenly Dragon Sect. Experts from every direction flocked to him each year, seeking protection and swearing allegiance.
Many vicious criminals, sect traitors, or experts who had offended powerful enemies eventually found themselves with nowhere else to go and could only seek refuge under someone stronger.
Blue Origin Star's planet lord accepted all who came, but unlike the major sects, he did not take disciples. That meant anyone who sought his protection had to be an expert already. If they were too weak, he would not even accept them.
That was what made him so terrifying. Not to mention the authority he already held as the planet lord. Just from that alone, one could already imagine how difficult it would be for Xiao Luo to take her revenge.
Liu Wuxie was not too worried about Xiao Luo's ability to deal with Zhuo Zhiqiu, who was probably no higher than the upper levels of the Heaven Gaze Realm. Even if she couldn't kill him, she should still have been able to protect herself. What truly worried Liu Wuxie was Blue Origin Star's planet lord and the possibility that he might have intervened. Had he stepped in, Xiao Luo would be in real danger.
With no time to waste, Liu Wuxie headed straight for Blue Origin Star Lord's residence, and two hours later, a vast castle appeared before him. It was an enormous estate spread over more than a hundred and fifty thousand acres, with the surrounding grounds laid out like gardens.
The entire castle resembled a world of its own, and a large number of experts patrolled the area, questioning anyone who dared to approach.
Liu Wuxie did not move any closer. Instead, he activated Ghost Pupil and searched the castle for traces of Xiao Luo. He knew that if Xiao Luo had truly come here, she had likely left something behind.
Sure enough, Liu Wuxie soon locked on a certain region.