Stellar Transformation-Chapter 158: Season 7, Episode 11, Spatial Collapse

The Hidden Dragon Continent is mostly populated by mortals; to the south lies the Boundless Sea, dotted with numerous Immortal Islands. Far beyond, millions of miles to the south of the Hidden Dragon Continent, lies a region formed by the proximity of several hundred islands—the Penglai Immortal Domain, which is the heartland of the overseas Cultivators.

In the Penglai Immortal Domain, Sects are numerous; each of the hundreds of islands is extremely vast, and most of them have millions of mortals living on them, with each island generally hosting over a thousand Cultivators. The number of Cultivators in the Penglai Immortal Domain is well over a hundred thousand.

However, among its numerous Sects, the ’Qingxu Temple’ stands at the forefront.

This ’Qingxu Temple’ does not have many disciples and is only considered an intermediate Sect within the Penglai Immortal Domain. Yet, Qingxu Temple boasts a Great Elder, ’True Master Yan Xu’, who has already reached the late stages of Kongming, just one step away from the Tribulation Crossing Stage,

He is the leading figure of the Penglai Immortal Domain.

On Qingxu Island within the Penglai Immortal Domain—

This Qingxu Island is arranged with dozens of Spirit Gathering Arrays, and the Spiritual Energy is dozens of times denser than the ordinary seas. The closer to the center of Qingxu Island, the thicker the Spiritual Energy becomes, to the point where one can see clouds of ’mist’ billowing, with numerous Cultivators either Sword Controlling, Wind Controlling, riding clouds, or flashing through the sky.

In an ancient and unadorned pavilion, a silver-haired elder with a face as ruddy and smooth as a baby’s sat beside him, the Temple Master of Qingxu Temple, known as ’True Master Yan Lan’. The silver-haired elder was indeed the Great Elder of Qingxu Temple, ’True Master Yan Xu’.

"Brother Master, the ’Hundred Dew Tea’ from the Purple Sun Sect is truly unique. They only frequently send it to you; I am only able to enjoy such fine tea often because I share in your good fortune," True Master Yan Lan said with great pleasure as he savored a small sip of tea.

True Master Yan Xu, however, smiled indifferently, "That Purple Sun Sect has grand ambitions, aiming to be the best everywhere. Our Qingxu Temple may not have such ambitions, but we possess the strength. Their eagerness to please us is thus not surprising."

As the most powerful figure in the Penglai Immortal Domain, True Master Yan Xu is indeed the number one personality there.

"Brother Master, the Purple Sun Sect has tens of thousands of disciples in this Penglai Immortal Domain, while we have merely a few thousand. In fact, if it weren’t for the regulations set by our Founding Master, our Qingxu Temple would have far surpassed them in numbers. Even though our disciples are few, our experts here and on the Tenglong Continent are stronger than theirs," True Master Yan Lan said, some pride coloring his tone.

"Junior Brother, our Qingxu Temple’s Cultivation Method places great emphasis on one’s state of mind, requiring a state of Detachment and Serenity to achieve great success. If we recruited many disciples and formed many alliances, it would only tarnish Qingxu Temple with discord and chaos, preventing our disciples from achieving great accomplishments," True Master Yan Xu said with a smile.

True Master Yan Lan nodded in agreement.

"If it were not for the contempt I held for the strife among Cultivators on the Tenglong Continent, vying for heavenly treasures, and with every Sect boasting numerous experts, making it far more chaotic than here, would I have forsaken the Tenglong Continent to remain here?"

True Master Yan Xu said this with a sigh.

Suddenly, True Master Yan Xu flipped his hand and produced a Communication Order. With a sweep of his Spiritual Sense, he smiled and said, "Junior Brother, who would have thought that the Green Dragon Association of the Green Dragon Palace would send news to me."

"The Green Dragon? The one who didn’t return to the Dragon Clan?" True Master Yan Lan said with a smile.

True Master Yan Xu nodded, "What would he do in the Dragon Clan? There, he’s just junior; he’s better off here, enjoying his freedom. Eh, the Star Pavilion..." True Master Yan Xu suddenly fell silent, engrossed in conversation with the Azure Dragon through the Communication Order.

After a moment—

True Master Yan Xu’s expression became somewhat grave as he put away the Communication Order, his eyebrows furrowed into a ’川’ shape, clearly contemplating something.

"Brother Master, what could be so important to make you ponder so deeply? Could it be that the eighth Jade Sword has appeared, or perhaps the ninth Jade Sword?" True Master Yan Lan said laughingly, implying that the only matter that could capture the attention of the Five Great Forces of the Overseas Cultivation World was the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion.

True Master Yan Xu nodded, "Yes, the eighth Jade Sword has appeared."

"Oh, where?" True Master Yan Lan’s eyes lit up, "Big Brother, considering that the Purple Flame Demon Prison already obtained two Jade Swords, and the Green Dragon Palace got two as well, our Penglai Immortal Domain has only one... Shouldn’t one of the eighth and ninth swords belong to us?"

True Master Yan Xu shook his head, "Forget it, the eighth sword already has an owner, and the owner has a significant background. It’s time for the Overseas Cultivation World’s five great forces to be renamed the ’Six Great Forces’."

"Six? Among the undersea demon cultivators, aside from the Green Dragon Palace, Bishui Mansion, and the Nine Evil Hall, has there been another one?" True Master Yan Lan immediately surmised that this sixth power must be emerging from the undersea demon cultivators.

Because the cultivators and demon cultivators are all completely concentrated. There’s one Penglai Immortal Domain, and one Purple Flame Demon Prison; there definitely wouldn’t be another one.

True Master Yan Xu nodded, "Yes, named ’Star Pavilion’."

"Star Pavilion, who is the Pavilion Master?" True Master Yan Lan promptly asked. Although True Master Yan Xu was detached and serene, uninterested in fame and profit, True Master Yan Lan, being the Temple Master of Qingxu Temple, still needed to know many things. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Named Qin Yu. But this Qin Yu is no ordinary person. His brother is a Divine Beast, an extremely formidable one at that. His uncle, also the master of that Divine Beast, is an Independent Immortal!" As he mentioned this, True Master Yan Xu’s tone also became somewhat grave.

True Master Yan Lan was also profoundly shocked.

"Independent Immortal?" True Master Yan Lan thought rapidly, "Why would an Independent Immortal come to the northern part of the Chaotic Star Sea? Is there something here worthy of their attention?"

"Big Brother, did that Azure Dragon mention what the strength of the Independent Immortal is?" True Master Yan Lan immediately asked. Qingxu Temple might not have many experts on the side of the ’Penglai Immortal Domain’, but they were indeed as numerous as clouds in the Tenglong Continent.

If it were an Independent Immortal from the First to Third Tribulation, with the reputation of the sect, they would still manage to handle it.

"At least a Sixth Tribulation Independent Immortal, primarily because the Azure Dragon could not accurately judge. This is the most conservative estimate," True Master Yan Xu said, feeling somewhat oppressed by the mention of ’Sixth Tribulation Independent Immortal’.

"A Sixth Tribulation Independent Immortal?"

The complexion of True Master Yan Lan changed drastically.

True Master Yan Lan understood what a Sixth Tribulation Independent Immortal represented. Such a figure could command the winds and summon the rain even in the Tenglong Continent; even Qingxu Temple, with its heritage spanning millions of years, did not wish to offend such a master.

What’s more, a Sixth Tribulation Independent Immortal was only speculation, the most conservative estimate; their true strength was still indeterminable.

"This matter must be reported back to the sect in the Tenglong Continent. Big Brother, generally, Independent Immortals exceeding the Fourth Tribulation are few and far between in the Tenglong Continent. We must be cautious with such a powerful entity and avoid causing any offence," True Master Yan Lan urgently said.

True Master Yan Xu smiled and said, "Rest assured, Junior Brother. How could I be unaware of the significance of such a master? Three years from now is the official opening day for the Star Pavilion. I must pass this information along to the other sects within the Penglai Immortal Domain. We must bring an appropriate tribute."

"Yes, a generous tribute."

True Master Yan Lan nodded and then cautioned, "Big Brother, let’s not tell the other sects for now that the Star Pavilion is backed by at least a Sixth Tribulation Independent Immortal; just inform them that there is an Independent Immortal. That’s all we’ll say."

Even Qingxu Temple, a sect that highly valued ’Detachment and Serenity’, was scheming when facing a super master who was at least a Sixth Tribulation Independent Immortal.

True Master Yan Xu nodded.

...

In the Penglai Immortal Domain, Qingxu Temple took the lead, with Purple Sun Sect and Lanyang Sect as aides, followed by the Twelve Sects and a great number of smaller schools and the like.

And the Purple Flame Demon Prison, located millions of miles away in the deep sea from the Hidden Dragon Continent, consisted of over a hundred islands. Yet the true powerhouse of the Purple Flame Demon Prison was a master without allegiance to any sect or school, known as the ’Purple-haired Prison King’ Yida, whose strength was extremely formidable, already reaching the late-stage Kongming.

Prison King Island, where Yida resided, had very few inhabitants, just a few hundred people. Compared to millions of mortals and thousands of demon cultivators living on other islands, the scale was obviously much smaller.

At the center of Prison King Island was a solitary peak, one side of the mountain completely vertical, like the edge of a sword.

At the top of the solitary peak, a handsome man sat quietly with his eyes closed, cross-legged. In the distance at the peak’s summit, two attendants stood by his side respectfully. This man with long purple hair, hair that touched the ground yet strangely was not tainted by any dust, was none other than the ’Purple-haired Prison King’ Yida.

Suddenly, Yida opened his eyes, a nearly invisible purple light flashing within them and a Communication Order appeared in his hand.

"Green Dragon?"

Yida immediately began to communicate in depth with the Green Dragon. After a moment, Yida put away the Communication Order and said emotionlessly to the attendants behind him, "Pass down my order. Tell the Sect Leader of the Flame Demon Sect and the Palace Master of the Yin Yue Palace to come to me. I have important matters to discuss with them."

"Yes."

The two attendants bowed and then vanished from the mountaintop at once.

"At least a Sixth Tribulation Independent Immortal." Yida bit his lip, droplets of blood beading on the surface. Yida extended his tongue and licked the blood clean, then once again closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, as if nothing had happened.

******

Qin Yu and Hou Fei glanced ahead.

Ahead was the location of the Red Blood Cave Mansion. Qin Yu and Hou Fei both felt their hearts palpitate. My God, from Black Stone Island to Red Blood Cave Mansion, that was a distance of eighty million miles. Such a remote distance, and yet they had returned in an instant.

"Instantaneous Movement, the legendary skill said to be used by immortals."

Qin Yu still remembered what was recorded in those cultivation books, but Uncle Lan was truly too freakish, taking two people and directly deploying Instantaneous Movement to get here. This level of skill was currently beyond Qin Yu’s imagination.

"What are you two silly boys dawdling for? Aren’t you going back?" Uncle Lan said with a smile.

Hou Fei immediately snapped out of his shock and exclaimed, "Master, I’ve never experienced Instantaneous Movement before. It’s so thrilling! Do you know how long it took me to get to Black Stone Island following Big Brother? A year, and now we’re back in an instant. Master, what other Divine Skills do you have that you haven’t shown? Let me have a feel, come on!"

Hou Fei’s eyes sparkled.

"Your Master’s Divine Skills are plentiful, but I fear you don’t have the guts to try them," Uncle Lan said with a smile, stroking his beard.

Unconcerned, Hou Fei retorted, "Lack the guts? Master, don’t you know how formidable your disciple is? There’s nothing I dare not do. Just use whatever Divine Skills you want, let me experience it."

"Alright, then I’ll let you experience... My Wind Control Skill," Uncle Lan said to Hou Fei with a smile.

Qin Yu’s eyes lit up, and he watched attentively from the side. Since getting to know Uncle Lan, Qin Yu hadn’t seen him take action very often. Seeing such a powerful expert take action was a rare opportunity that normally one could hardly wish for.

"Come on, give it your best shot, let this Marquis feel what Wind Control Skill is all about," said Hou Fei, excitedly with a gleam in his eyes.

"Are you ready?"

Uncle Lan reminded him, while at the same time setting up a Restriction spanning hundreds of meters around them. He certainly didn’t want others to see some of his moves.

Hou Fei clenched his fists, his body primed with energy, completely prepared for what was to come.

Uncle Lan’s hands moved.

"So fast!" Qin Yu was shocked, feeling for an instant that Uncle Lan had formed hundreds, perhaps thousands of Hand Seals, but because of the speed, Qin Yu simply couldn’t determine how many Uncle Lan had actually made.

Uncle Lan smiled, then pointed nonchalantly at Hou Fei and said, "Vortex!"

Instantly, a blue Vortex enveloped Hou Fei. The blue Vortex wasn’t very high, about five to six meters, and its diameter wasn’t large either, just enough to engulf Hou Fei. The range wasn’t very extensive, and Qin Yu, standing not too far away, was not affected at all.

It spun rapidly, the speed of rotation reaching terrifying levels, and Hou Fei also began to rotate at high speed, all the while shouting peculiarly.

"Hissss~~~"

On the periphery of the Vortex, because of the rapid rotation, the surrounding space could not withstand the pressure and began to collapse. In an instant, Qin Yu clearly saw space collapsing, the area of collapse slightly larger than the Vortex itself.

"Not good." Qin Yu’s face changed.

Space rifts were something Qin Yu had heard about. Once caught in a space rift, even an Independent Immortal might not survive, making Qin Yu worry for Hou Fei’s safety.

However, at this moment, Uncle Lan still wore a calm smile, not the least bit concerned, which slightly reassured Qin Yu. At that moment, Hou Fei was being swept up by the Vortex, spinning at an extremely high speed. Such velocity would have torn an ordinary person’s body apart.

Inside the space collapse zone, the blue Vortex was completely unaffected by the powerful suction power of the collapsing space. Qin Yu clearly saw that within the chaotic streams of energy in the collapsing area, each stream of energy was frighteningly strong, but as soon as those energies touched the Vortex, they vanished without a trace, not harming Hou Fei in the least.

"Stop."

Uncle Lan pointed again, and the blue Vortex gradually slowed down. The space fissures also repaired themselves automatically. The sea currents filled that spot once again as if space had never collapsed there.

The blue Vortex dissipated, and Hou Fei fell over as if exhausted, his eyes dizzy, mumbling, "Feels... so dizzy..."

(Today I’m not feeling well, my mind is fuzzy, and I’m slower at typing. The second Chapter will be updated today; I guess it’s because I haven’t been sleeping much and exercising little at home.)

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