Stellar Transformation-Chapter 451: Episode 14 - 24 Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan

Chapter 451: Episode 14 Chapter 24 Golden Punishment Lord Xing Yuan

The Immortal, Demon, and Demon World are boundless and vast, of which the enigmatic Dark Star Realm is divided among countless strong practitioners into three major factions, with the ’Golden Punishment Sect’ being the foremost among those three factions. Golden Punishment Star is the Sect’s Holy Star. It is also one of the three Holy Stars of the Dark Star Realm.

Golden Punishment Star.

The entire Golden Punishment Star houses only one super-large city, where a massive number of powerful practitioners reside. The roads are wide and clear, with numerous streets crisscrossing within the city, flanked by countless buildings, some towering, some not so tall.

There are areas for martial competition, places for relaxation, and venues for food and drink... The prosperity of the Golden Punishment Star is comparable to the most top-tier cities of the Immortal World and the Demon World.

The streets are bustling with people, and among them is Qin Yu, clad in a fluttering black robe.

Strolling quietly on the streets, Qin Yu’s steps seem slow, but in just a few strides, he reaches the end of the street. Then, Qin Yu changes direction and continues moving forward... His destination is the Holy Mountain.

At the heart of the city on Golden Punishment Star stands a towering mountain ten thousand zhang high, situated at the very center of the city. At the peak of the mountain is the headquarters of the Golden Punishment Sect, which is home to the Sect’s high-ranking officials, including the leader of the three Sovereigns of the Dark Star Realm—the Golden Punishment Monarch—who also resides there.

The Holy Mountain extends over a vast area, and the city’s cultivators consciously avoid getting close to it. It is a restricted area, not open to ordinary people.

And now, Qin Yu had arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain.

"A mountain within the city truly exudes grandeur," said Qin Yu, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly before he took steps towards the mountain path.

At the base of the Holy Mountain, guards were stationed. Upon seeing Qin Yu’s approach, they called out from a distance, "This is the Holy Mountain, outsiders are not allowed inside."

Without uttering unnecessary words, Qin Yu immediately presented the fifteen-star Emperor Token. Seeing the token, the guards immediately showed respect, "Lord Liu Xing, the Great Elder has already decreed that you are to be allowed passage."

"You know that I am Liu Xing?" Qin Yu asked, slightly puzzled.

The guard answered respectfully, "Currently, within the Golden Punishment Sect, there are only two people awarded the fifteen-star Emperor Token, Lord Liu Xing and Elder Wen Feng. I recognize Elder Wen Feng, so since you could present the fifteen-star Emperor Token, naturally, you must be Lord Liu Xing."

Qin Yu couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity.

It turned out that in the Golden Punishment Sect, only he and Wen Feng had been granted the fifteen-star Emperor Token.

Ascending the steps, Qin Yu began to make his way up the mountain.

Qin Yu didn’t fly or rush up at high speed, but rather climbed the mountain slowly, observing everything on the Holy Mountain carefully. The mountain path was winding, weaving through forests and rivers, even cutting through the belly of the mountain.

The Holy Mountain covered hundreds of miles. Many ancient trees on the mountain stood a kilometer tall, with trunks wide enough that it would take dozens of people holding hands to encircle them. There were also animals, but Qin Yu couldn’t identify most of them; they were quite different from those on Zixuan Star.

Suddenly, Qin Yu saw a streak of light shooting from the sky. As it landed and the figure became clear, it turned out to be Wen Feng, the captain of the Law Enforcement Team, whom Qin Yu had interacted with before. A smile was on Wen Feng’s face.

"Liu Xing, you were still here after all. The Great Elder and I received a message from the guards below, so we were waiting for you outside the Sect’s Front Hall, not expecting that after such a long wait, you still wouldn’t show up, and we couldn’t find you even when searching with Soul Power. I came down the mountain path to look for you, only to find you’ve only covered a small part of the journey in such a long time," Wen Feng said, somewhat irritated.

Qin Yu couldn’t help but smile, "Wen Feng, I didn’t know you were waiting there, and besides, as I was climbing, I found the scenery of the Holy Mountain quite nice, so I stopped to admire it along the way. I’m truly sorry."

"Fortunately, I came down to find you. If we had kept waiting according to the Great Elder’s words, given your pace... we really would have had to wait until dark for you to reach the summit." Wen Feng said with a smile, "Come on, don’t look anymore. There’ll be plenty of time to see it later."

Qin Yu nodded his head, "Then I’ll follow you and hurry up."

Qin Yu and Wen Feng turned into streams of light, tracing two arcs as they shot straight towards the pinnacle of the Holy Mountain.

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Qin Yu and Wen Feng landed, and in front of them was a space filled with green grass, where many cultivators were cultivating. Beyond the clearing stood a majestic hall that exuded grandeur—befitting of the main hall at the Golden Punishment Sect headquarters.

"This is Green Grass, a common place for disciples within the sect to cultivate and spar. The palace behind is the Front Hall of the Golden Punishment Sect, and the main hall is even further back," Wen Feng said, pointing at the distant palace.

Qin Yu nodded, but was inwardly startled—he had thought the hall before him was the main hall, not realizing it was just the Front Hall.

"The scenery of the Holy Mountain is nice. There are seventeen peaks of similar heights around, each with its own distinctive buildings." Qin Yu glanced around. The mountains where the important buildings such as the Front Hall and main hall of the Golden Punishment Sect were located were not the tallest, but one of the lower among the eighteen peaks.

Wen Feng also looked around at the seventeen peaks and said with a smile, "Among these seventeen peaks, seven are built with side halls for personal residence. The remaining ten peak’s buildings belong collectively to the Golden Punishment Sect."

Qin Yu nodded.

"The side halls on those seven peaks belong to the Golden Punishment Lord, three Deputy Sect Masters, the Great Elder, the Guardian Elder, and myself as the captain of the Law Enforcement Team," Wen Feng explained, giving Qin Yu a clearer understanding.

These seven peaks represented the seven titans of the Golden Punishment Sect.

Wen Feng smilingly said, "Lord Liu Xing, since you are taking the position of Tributor, the sect will certainly arrange a private residence for you. Anyway, of the other ten peaks, there are only two functional buildings; the other eight are the previous residences of past Golden Punishment Lords, kept only for commemoration."

Qin Yu shook his head and smiled, "No need; any residence will do for me."

"That won’t do," Wen Feng shook his head promptly and said, "Lord Liu Xing, it seems you still don’t understand what being a Tributor means. Traditionally... any expert in the Golden Punishment Sect lineage that has reached fifteen-star Emperor level has the qualification to compete for the position of Monarch. And it’s an established rule that if there are no other positions arranged for a fifteen-star Emperor-level expert, they are designated as a Tributor. The esteemed status of a Tributor is equivalent to a Deputy Sect Master... only without much to do."

"So that’s how it is." Qin Yu inquired, "The Golden Punishment Sect has Deputy Sect Masters, how come there is no Sect Master, could it be... the Golden Punishment Lord is the Sect Master?" This was Qin Yu’s guess.

After all, the Sect Master of the Golden Punishment Sect should nominally be the highest-ranking person in the sect—if such a person exists, then what would that mean for the Golden Punishment Lord?

"Correct." Wen Feng nodded and smiled, "The Golden Punishment Lord is actually our Monarch, and these three Deputy Sect Masters... they are there for better management of the various Yuan Dong Stars under our command."

"Wen Feng." A red-haired elder from the Green Grass ahead walked over, "I was waiting over there, but here you are, chatting with Liu Xing."

"Ah, sorry, Great Elder." Wen Feng replied with a smile, then turned to Qin Yu and said, "Lord Liu Xing, this is the Great Elder ’Fran.’ Elder Fran manages many affairs, to put it simply... he is in charge of intelligence."

Elder Fran couldn’t help but show a wry smile, then with a cheerful expression addressed Qin Yu, "Lord Liu Xing, my name is Fran, and you may call me Fran."

"Elder Fran, hello," Qin Yu nodded slightly.

"Lord Liu Xing, your willingness to come to the Holy Mountain to take up the position of Tributor delights me greatly. However, His Majesty must be troubled now because... he has to arrange the construction of your residence," Elder Fran said with a chuckle.

Qin Yu shook his head, indicating he did not want to discuss this any further.

"Elder Fran, I wonder if it is possible to arrange a meeting with His Majesty," Qin Yu spoke directly, his presence on the Holy Mountain to serve as a Tributor? Unlikely. It was all for the sake of the Pass Token.

Elder Fran nodded and said, "Of course, it’s possible. In fact, you will be able to meet His Majesty very soon."

"Then please take me to him," Qin Yu said, not wanting to waste time.

Elder Fran turned to Wen Feng with a smile, "Wen Feng, look, Liu Xing is already eager to meet His Majesty and secure his position as a Tributor." Wen Feng also nodded, looking towards Qin Yu.

To truly become a Tributor, one must receive the official edict from the Golden Punishment Monarch.

Qin Yu had not yet become a Tributor.

"I have an important matter to discuss with His Majesty," Qin Yu explained, "Elder Fran, please lead the way."

Without saying much more, Elder Fran nodded, "Follow me. His Majesty is currently in the conference hall." With that, Elder Fran began to lead the way.

Qin Yu kept pace with Wen Feng, walking side by side.

"Lord Liu Xing, what are you planning to do?" Wen Feng inquired.

In Wen Feng’s mind, Qin Yu was an Interstellar Ascetic with profound abilities who did not seek fame. He did not believe Qin Yu was vying for the position of a Tributor, so there had to be an important reason behind his visit.

"I want to enter the Mishen Palace," Qin Yu stated his intention directly, "but I lack the Pass Token."

"You want to enter the Mishen Palace? Now?" Wen Feng’s eyes widened.

"What’s so strange about that?" Qin Yu said with a smile.

Wen Feng expressed his doubts, "There are many Divine Artifacts inside the Mishen Palace, but with your current level of Cultivation, only Upper Grade Divine Artifacts would be of use to you. And finding Upper Grade Divine Artifacts inside the Mishen Palace is very difficult."

Wen Feng still thought Qin Yu was at the Fifteen-star Emperor Level. He did not know that Qin Yu’s body had reached the Seventeen-star Emperor Level. Even Upper Grade Divine Artifacts would not be of much use. Moreover, with Qin Yu’s current understanding of space, Upper Grade Divine Artifacts were useless to him.

"The Restriction on the outer perimeter of the Mishen Palace is a Divine Restriction, extremely powerful. Lord Liu Xing, it’s better for you not to enter," Wen Feng advised.

Qin Yu just smiled and shook his head.

How could Wen Feng know that Qin Yu possessed the ’Mysterious God Scroll’ and did not care about those outer Divine Artifacts? What he truly valued was the core of the Mishen Palace’s inner sanctuary.

Qin Yu had seen the Green Emperor’s strength. The Green Emperor was so powerful that even the current Qin Yu was not confident about facing him. After all, even the Peng Demon Emperor could not move an inch in the Green Emperor’s presence. His imposing strength was unquestionable. The reason for the Green Emperor’s strength was the treasure within the Mishen Palace. By Qin Yu’s estimation... it was likely that the Green Emperor had been fortunate enough to obtain a treasure that had slipped out from the inner sanctuary of the Mishen Palace.

The inner sanctuary of the Mishen Palace? Qin Yu was determined to obtain it.

"Sigh, forget it. I won’t try to dissuade you anymore. It’s not so simple to enter the Mishen Palace; just the Pass Token requires the agreement of all three Sovereigns," Wen Feng said on the side.

Upon hearing ’requires the agreement of all three Sovereigns’, Qin Yu frowned slightly.

Indeed, this was something troubling for Qin Yu.

At this moment, Qin Yu and Wen Feng, led by Elder Fran, had already traveled quite a distance. The trio had long passed the Front Hall and the Main Hall, and now they were outside an ordinary courtyard.

"Lord Liu Xing, this is the conference hall. His Majesty and the others should be inside," Elder Fran said with a smile.

Qin Yu nodded, but as Elder Fran was about to push open the door, it opened automatically. As the door opened, a person walked out from the inside, a round and chubby middle-aged man. His gaze fell upon Qin Yu, "This must be Lord Liu Xing."

Qin Yu nodded, his Divine Sense instantly probing the man’s strength — Twelve-star Emperor Level.

Wen Feng spoke from the side, "Lord Liu Xing, this is one of the three Deputy Sect Masters of the Golden Punishment Sect, Deputy Sect Master Kou Feng. Deputy Sect Master Kou Feng has been in his position for a very long time, and most internal affairs of the sect are managed by him."

"Deputy Sect Master Kou Feng," Qin Yu gave a slight bow.

"Come, His Majesty is waiting inside," Kou Feng said, his chubby face revealing a friendly smile as he grabbed Qin Yu’s hand and led him inside. Qin Yu’s eyebrows knitted slightly — he was not accustomed to being led by the hand, especially by another man.

With a slight movement, Qin Yu withdrew his hand — merely a minor act of spatial control on his part.

"Eh?" Kou Feng looked back at Qin Yu in surprise. He did not feel Qin Yu exert any force, yet his hand had slipped through. Kou Feng did not believe he had loosened his grip.

This Liu Xing was no ordinary person, Kou Feng thought to himself.

Then, Kou Feng continued forward with a beaming smile. After crossing the front courtyard, they stepped into a spacious hall. Currently, there were four people in the hall, with only one person sitting in the chief seat. Without doubt, this person was the most exalted in the Dark Star Realm — one of the Three Great Sovereigns, the Golden Punishment Monarch! 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

As Qin Yu entered the hall, all four pairs of eyes within turned to him.

Qin Yu’s gaze also turned towards the Golden Punishment Monarch, his eyes not displaying any particular reverence, simply looking at the Monarch calmly.

"Hmph!" A cold snort resounded through the hall.

(End of Chapter Two, today’s updates are complete...)