Stellar Transformation-Chapter 159: Volume 7 - 12 Tenglong Continent

Qin Yu let out a sigh of relief at this moment, but seeing Hou Fei in such a state, he couldn’t help but laugh.

"Feifei, aren’t you usually very brave? Just now, Master was merely demonstrating one divine skill, would you like to experience the others? What you’ve seen was just an appetizer, the next will certainly be even more formidable," Uncle Lan said seriously, yet his eyes were brimming with laughter.

Hou Fei, who had initially felt dizzy and weak, immediately straightened up, vigorously shaking his head, and looked at Uncle Lan, "Master, your disciple now understands the great divine powers of Master, and my heart is full of admiration. Master’s divine skills are truly extraordinary, so please spare your disciple."

Hou Fei’s fiery eyes pleaded pitifully with Uncle Lan.

"Alright," Uncle Lan said with a smile, "Let’s put this matter to rest for now. You should focus on your cultivation, for you will naturally be able to use such abilities in the future."

At this moment, Qin Yu’s mind was still replaying the scene he had just witnessed, where Uncle Lan used the wind-controlling technique. The vortex’s terrifying power didn’t affect him, standing a dozen meters away—such control over energy was indeed remarkable.

Furthermore, the vortex was so powerful that it could tear through space, yet Hou Fei inside was unharmed.

Also, after the collapse of space, the vortex enveloped Hou Fei, who had completely entered the spatial crack, yet he emerged unscathed. Such divine skills surely surpassed the so-called tearing of space.

"Little Yu, what are you daydreaming about? You all should head back to the cave mansion," Uncle Lan said with a smile as he lifted the restrictions around them.

Qin Yu immediately said, "Uncle Lan, please come and rest at the Red Blood Cave Mansion with me. I still have many unanswered questions I wish to ask." Hou Fei also eagerly said, "Right, Master, you haven’t visited the Red Blood Cave Mansion yet. Let your disciple lead the way and show you around."

Uncle Lan, unable to refuse Qin Yu and Hou Fei, acquiesced, "Alright, let’s go rest there for a while."

The three of them then went straight back to the Red Blood Cave Mansion. As soon as Qin Yu and Hou Fei returned, the entire Red Blood Cave Mansion erupted in excitement. When Qin Yu was taken away by the three princes of the Nine Evil Hall, the protectors all worried whether he would be killed.

Hei Yu, upon seeing Qin Yu and Hou Fei’s return, was extremely excited. This past year, Hei Yu had been constantly worried about Qin Yu, wishing he could immediately go to the Nine Evil Hall. But due to Qin Yu’s strict orders, he could only stay and hold the fort at the Red Blood Cave Mansion.

Upon their return, the Red Blood Cave Mansion celebrated with a grand feast, and Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Hei Yu, the three brothers, drank for a day and a night. Uncle Lan, however, stayed in his own residence, choosing not to join in the noisy celebration.

Several days later, the Red Blood Cave Mansion returned to its usual quietness.

Inside a grand hall in the northern district of the Red Blood Cave Mansion, Qin Yu and Uncle Lan chatted over tea.

"Uncle Lan, that Azure Dragon spoke of the Dragon Clan, and I’ve also heard of something called the Chaotic Star Sea. Can you explain it to me? I am really curious," Qin Yu said as he put down his teacup, looking at Uncle Lan, waiting for an answer.

Uncle Lan laughed upon hearing Qin Yu’s question.

"I knew you would ask about this. Alright, I’ll explain it to you in detail," Uncle Lan said, also putting aside his teacup and organizing his thoughts before speaking slowly, "Little Yu, do you know how vast this sea area is?"

Qin Yu frowned, then replied, "South of the Hidden Dragon Continent, the waters are nearly boundless, tens of billions of miles away lie the Penglai Immortal Domain and the Purple Flame Demon Prison."

"What about further south?" Uncle Lan continued to inquire.

Qin Yu was taken aback and then shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Actually, Qin Yu had only heard about the Penglai Immortal Domain and Purple Flame Demon Prison from others; he had never been to either place. As for the actual distance to these locations, nobody knew for sure, and the so-called billions of miles away was only an arbitrary figure. However, Qin Yu knew it to be beyond a hundred million miles.

Uncle Lan nodded and said, "The Hidden Dragon Continent, as well as hundreds of millions of miles south of it, belong to a world where mortals and Cultivators coexist. However, if you head further south toward the distant ocean, you will encounter the ’Chaotic Star Sea’."

"The Chaotic Star Sea?" Qin Yu’s eyes sparkled.

Uncle Lan nodded and said, "Indeed, the Chaotic Star Sea, which is different from an ordinary sea domain. Between the Chaotic Star Sea and ordinary sea domains, there are invisible restrictions, not the narrow definition of restrictions, but a type of rule, natural rules!"

"Natural rules?" Qin Yu was taken aback.

Uncle Lan nodded and said, "Yes, if a Cultivator flew south from the Hidden Dragon Continent, across hundreds of millions of miles of the ocean, reaching the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea, they would discover that the sea waves there are sky-high, and nature’s spiritual energy is incredibly ferocious."

"The Chaotic Star Sea is extremely vast. As far as I know, even with your speed, it would take a hundred years to traverse the Chaotic Star Sea," Uncle Lan said with a smile.

Qin Yu was shocked.

With his speed, Qin Yu could reach a million miles in a day, which amounted to three hundred million miles in a year. Uncle Lan’s mention of a hundred years—did that not mean the expanse of the Chaotic Star Sea crossed a distance of hundreds of billions of miles?

"Such a vast planet is indeed very rare," Uncle Lan remarked.

Qin Yu was taken aback.

"Uncle Lan, what did you just say?" Qin Yu hurriedly asked. Ordinary Cultivators might not grasp the concept of a planet, but Qin Yu had learned from Thunder Mountain Residence that there were countless planets in the universe, and that they were situated on an exceptionally large and rare super-planet.

Uncle Lan said with a smile, "Continuing from earlier, although you can traverse such a long distance in a hundred years, once you enter the Chaotic Star Sea, I suspect you would not last even a day."

"Why?"

Qin Yu exclaimed in astonishment.

"Because the Chaotic Star Sea is incredibly dangerous, so perilous that even experts in the Tribulation Crossing stage dare not cross it casually. Only Great Success stage experts and some formidable Independent Immortals dare to traverse the Chaotic Star Sea with impunity," Uncle Lan affirmed confidently.

In Qin Yu’s view, no matter how vast the sea was, as long as he had sufficient time, he was sure he could cross it.

After all, in Qin Yu’s opinion, ordinary tsunamis and hurricanes posed little threat to a Cultivator like him. But according to Uncle Lan, the Chaotic Star Sea was not as simple as an ordinary sea domain.

Uncle Lan said with a smile, "Let’s not talk about what is inside the Chaotic Star Sea for now, you don’t need to know that yet. If you cross the Chaotic Star Sea, you will come across a tranquil sea domain, very similar to the sea domain where we are located."

Qin Yu listened carefully.

"That sea domain is also much larger than our sea domain. After traversing it, you will find a huge continent, a land thousands of times larger than the Hidden Dragon Continent. That land is known as ’Tenglong Continent’." After speaking for so long, Uncle Lan finally brought up Tenglong Continent.

Qin Yu’s eyes lit up.

So it turned out that between the Tenglong Continent and the Hidden Dragon Continent lay two tranquil sea domains, as well as the incredibly dangerous Chaotic Star Sea. The distance was indeed vast.

"Hidden Dragon Continent is a continent of mortals, where mortals manage everything. In contrast, Tenglong Continent is the opposite, it is a continent of cultivators, and the number of cultivators there is so vast that they are counted in the hundreds of millions," Uncle Lan praised.

Qin Yu was not particularly surprised.

After all, in this Overseas Cultivation World, just the number of Undersea Demon Cultivators is several million, not to mention the Immortal Practitioners and Demon Cultivators. Even if there aren’t ten million cultivators, there would still be seven or eight million.

Tenglong Continent is clearly the core of the Cultivators, so it’s normal that there are even more cultivators there.

Uncle Lan took a sip of tea and said, "Hidden Dragon Continent, along with this body of water you’re in, is known as the ’Northern Chaotic Star Sea,’ while Tenglong Continent, and the tranquil sea to its north, is called the ’Southern Chaotic Star Sea.’ The center is the Chaotic Star Sea."

Qin Yu nodded; by now, he had roughly understood the general situation.

"By the way, Uncle Lan, according to what you’ve said, this place is extremely far from Tenglong Continent. How do the experts like the Azure Dragon keep in contact with Tenglong Continent?" Qin Yu asked curiously.

Uncle Lan replied, "In the south, beyond the Penglai Immortal Domain and the Purple Flame Demon Prison, and near the edge of the Chaotic Star Sea, there’s an island. On that island is an Ancient Transmission Array. This array can directly transport cultivators from here to Tenglong Continent without having to cross the Chaotic Star Sea."

"An Ancient Transmission Array?" Qin Yu pondered.

Uncle Lan continued, "The age of this Ancient Transmission Array is beyond our knowledge, but the transmission process is also very dangerous. Only those with the strength of the Kongming Stage can safely cross through it. For cultivators below the Kongming Stage, the likelihood of dying during the crossing is very high."

"Kongming Stage."

Qin Yu suddenly realized why there were so few experts above the Kongming Stage in this part of the Overseas Cultivation World. According to his understanding, even if the cultivators were not numerous, given the years that had accumulated, there should have been some at the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

But now, the Azure Dragon, a Divine Beast at the Early Kongming Stage, is called the number one expert of the Overseas Cultivation World. It turns out that many top experts have gone through the Transmission Array to Tenglong Continent. No wonder it was so.

"Little Yu."

Uncle Lan’s face suddenly became serious, and Qin Yu listened attentively.

"Remember one thing, never enter the Chaotic Star Sea out of curiosity unless your strength is at least comparable to that of a Tribulation Crossing Immortal," Uncle Lan was well aware of the horrors of the Chaotic Star Sea and naturally wanted to warn him.

Qin Yu nodded, but he wondered, "Uncle Lan, what exactly is dangerous about the Chaotic Star Sea?"

Uncle Lan chuckled and said, "I’ll tell you, Little Yu. In terms of the number of experts and degree of danger ... to the north of the Chaotic Star Sea, the danger level is first level. To the south, around Tenglong Continent, it is third-level, and the Chaotic Star Sea itself is tenth level!"

First, third, tenth.

It clearly communicated to Qin Yu the danger levels of the Chaotic Star Sea.

"Why is the Chaotic Star Sea dangerous?" Qin Yu was truly curious as to why the Chaotic Star Sea was so perilous.

Finally, Uncle Lan answered Qin Yu.

"The Chaotic Star Sea may have hurricanes and giant waves, but those are not the true danger to cultivators. The real dangers come from two places: first is the countless terrifying fierce beasts within the depths of the Chaotic Star Sea Sea!" Uncle Lan said with a grave expression.

"Fierce Beast?" Qin Yu was startled.

Uncle Lan nodded and said, "Yes, Fierce Beast! Little Yu, these Fierce Beasts are different from Demon Beasts. Demon Beasts can transform into human form and unlock Spiritual Wisdom, making them not much different from humans. However, Fierce Beasts are the opposite. Their spiritual intelligence is extremely low; they don’t take human form at all, are brutally murderous and terrifying. Ordinary Fierce Beasts are on par with the Purple Evil Flood Dragons, and the more formidable ones are even comparable to Divine Beasts."

Qin Yu was shocked.

Brutally murderous, and ordinary ones can compare to Purple Evil Flood Dragons, while the formidable ones to Divine Beasts.

Aren’t these Fierce Beasts essentially forces of slaughter?

"The rules of nature are profound, full of strangeness and wonders. One of the great dangers of the Chaotic Star Sea is these Fierce Beasts. Ordinary Cultivators traveling through the Chaotic Star Sea are subjected to attacks by these Fierce Beasts," Uncle Lan lamented.

Qin Yu asked promptly, "Uncle Lan, you mentioned there are two great dangers, what’s the second one?"

Taking a sip of tea, Uncle Lan chuckled, "Whether to the north of the Chaotic Star Sea or to the south, the history of the Cultivation World spans well over a million years. Over such a long time, naturally, a considerable number of masters have tried to cross their Tribulations. Some dispersed upon failure, while others became Independent Immortals. Though there are Independent Immortals on Tenglong Continent, most of them reside within the Chaotic Star Sea!"

"Ah!"

Qin Yu was greatly surprised.

"The Chaotic Star Sea may be very dangerous, but the inner cores of those Fierce Beasts are treasures among Independent Immortals. I forgot to mention, unlike Demon Beasts, those Fierce Beasts cultivate their inner cores. Even if they reach the Great Success stage, they still cultivate inner cores," Uncle Lan explained.

Qin Yu originally thought Fierce Beasts were just Demon Beasts with overwhelming madness. Now it seems they are entirely different species.

Demon Beasts cultivate Golden Cores, Nascent Souls, possess spiritual intelligence, and are similar to humans. However, Fierce Beasts have low spiritual intelligence, are brutally murderous, and only cultivate inner cores, unable to transform into human form.

"Generally, Independent Immortals below the Fourth Tribulation stay on Tenglong Continent because some Fierce Beasts that have endured the Ninety-nine Tribulations possess strength comparable to Heavenly Immortals. Fourth Tribulation Independent Immortals and even more formidable ones usually venture into the Chaotic Star Sea. After all, Fourth Tribulation Independent Immortals are comparable to Heavenly Immortals."

Uncle Lan’s eyes held a gleam of light, "The realm of the Chaotic Star Sea is much larger than its northern or southern parts, containing countless treasures of heaven and earth. Fierce Beasts are seen as top-tier medicinal ingredients by some powerful Independent Immortals. Some Independent Immortals are peculiarly temperamental, and offending them can spell doom, not just for those at the Tribulation Crossing stage, but even for Great Success Stage Cultivators, who may likely lose their little lives."

Qin Yu understood.

Fourth Tribulation Independent Immortals were comparable to Heavenly Immortals, whereas Great Success Stage Cultivators couldn’t match up to Heavenly Immortals, let alone those in the Chaotic Star Sea, where Fourth Tribulation Independent Immortals probably ranked at the bottom. Hidden even deeper within the sea could be super experts, who knows whether they were Sixth Tribulation or Eighth Tribulation Independent Immortals? These were all world-shattering, monstrous figures.

Compared to the Fierce Beasts, those unpredictable Independent Immortals were the real danger!

However, for Qin Yu at the moment, whether they be those peerless Fierce Beasts or terrifying Independent Immortals hidden in the depths of the Chaotic Star Sea, they were all uncontestable beings.

"Uncle Lan, can I ask you a question?" Qin Yu asked as he looked toward Uncle Lan; he suddenly very much wanted to know which Tribulation Uncle Lan belonged to.

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