Stellar Transformation-Chapter 505: Episode 15 - 14 Dual Choices

Qin Yu and Hei Yu continued to stay in the second layer of space in the Jiang Lan Realm and never went back to Fu Jue Village. Qin Yu had initially entered Fu Jue Village just to familiarize himself with the overall environment of the Divine World. But now, he was preparing to undergo deep cultivation, so why would he care about anything else?

In the Divine World, many people disappeared every day, which was a minor matter. If he wanted to return to an ordinary life later, he would just need to spend some Divine Spirit Stones at the Wei Chi City Lord’s Mansion to resolve the issue.

In the second layer of space in the Jiang Lan Realm, five people were sitting together, eating and drinking. These five were none other than Qin Yu, Hei Yu, Uncle Fu, Wu Lan, and an extremely tall and dark-skinned man.

"Wu Lan, how much longer until your Divine Tribulation arrives?"

Qin Yu asked with a smile.

"My Divine Tribulation? I’m not sure, I still haven’t sensed it," said Wu Lan helplessly. He hadn’t been in the Divine World for long with Qin Yu, but since he had been staying in the second layer of the Jiang Lan Realm, he had essentially lived through over a hundred thousand years.

Not sensing the Divine Tribulation after more than a hundred thousand years at the Ninth-level Demon Emperor was quite frustrating for Wu Lan.

"Brother Wu Lan, don’t worry. When the time comes, I, Old Wu He, will accompany you in crossing the Divine Tribulation," the tall, dark-skinned man said with a big laugh. "The Jiang Lan Realm of the master is truly great, just like another world. Here, I am not bound at all and can even transform into human form. It’s so exhilarating."

Wu Lan replied with a light smile, "Demon beasts in the Divine World are bound by restrictions and cannot transform before passing the Divine Tribulation. However, demon beasts can transform into human form when they go to the Lower Realm, and the same principle applies in this Jiang Lan Realm."

Qin Yu understood this very well.

The more than eighty pets he had rescued, while in the pet cage, retained their original forms, but once released, they all could transform into human form.

"If I appeared in the Divine World now, I would have to revert to my Black Annihilation Ant form," Wu Lan said, shaking his head helplessly.

This was also why Wu Lan never left the Jiang Lan Realm for so many years.

Wu He was none other than the ’Underground Cave Dragon’ that Qin Yu had subjugated in the Divine Spirit Stone Mine. The Underground Cave Dragon could not transform into human form in the Divine World due to restrictions, but it could in the Jiang Lan Realm. Wu He was his name.

After eating and drinking were finished.

"Wu He, Wu Lan, the two of you just quietly cultivate. Little Black and I are going to cultivate too," said Qin Yu.

"Yes."

Wu He and Wu Lan replied respectfully and then left side by side. Wu He and Wu Lan were good friends; in the world of demon beasts in the Divine World, both the Underground Cave Dragon and the Black Annihilation Ant were considered royalty among demon beasts.

The Underground Cave Dragon excelled in individual combat power, whereas the Black Annihilation Ant was superior for its ability to control vast swarms of ants. Compared to the Underground Cave Dragon, the people of the Divine World were even more afraid of the disastrous ant swarms.

Seeing the two leave, Qin Yu turned to Hei Yu and said, "Little Black, now that Feifei has left and you don’t have a sparring partner, you should follow Uncle Fu to Mishen Palace. Take a look at the Cultivation Technique books left there. There are quite a few books about combat methods in the Mishen Palace that might benefit you."

"Without a sparring partner? No, there is one," Hei Yu said with a light smile, shaking his head.

"Oh?" Qin Yu looked at Hei Yu in surprise, "There aren’t many people in this Jiang Lan Realm, who is your sparring partner?"

"Uncle Fu, of course," Hei Yu turned his head to look at Uncle Fu, "Uncle Fu is faster than Heavenly Gods, and his attacks are extremely sharp. Sparring with him will be of great help to me."

Uncle Fu looked at Qin Yu in turn.

Qin Yu, of course, knew of Uncle Fu’s strength; he was very fast and his attacks were very decisive. With Hei Yu’s current strength, he was no match for him.

"Uncle Fu, what do you think?" Qin Yu asked Uncle Fu.

Uncle Fu said with a smile, "I don’t have much insight into space, but the old master once taught me a set of battle methods that rely purely on speed and strength. I think it would be sufficient to exchange pointers with His Highness Hei Yu, and I’ll be sure to measure myself."

"That’s fine," Qin Yu agreed after some thought. "Little Black, if you feel lonely and bored, go ahead and bully Wu He and Wu Lan."

"Bully them?" A smile couldn’t help but appear on Hei Yu’s stern face.

Hei Yu, who had reached the Intermediate Divine Being Realm, along with the completely refined Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure ’Snow Silk Gloves,’ had a much greater attack power than before. The last time he faced Wu He in the Divine Spirit Stone Mine, Hei Yu was only a Lower Level Divine Being. Relying on the Cloud Piercing Spear and the Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, he was able to injure Wu He.

Now, with a strength tenfold greater, Hei Yu could spear Wu He straight through with a single thrust.

"No worries, I’ll go bully them," said Hei Yu with a hint of a teasing smile.

Qin Yu smiled and nodded in response.

******

In the following days, Qin Yu was able to calmly focus on his meditation in his own room, fully dedicating himself to the deduction of Array Dao; killing arrays, trap arrays, defensive arrays—each category of formations had several subcategories.

Continuous deduction was like one begetting two, two begetting four, four turning into eight... and on it went, endless and infinite!

Qin Yu’s divine sense worked at an incredibly fast pace, automatically projecting numerous formation patterns in his mind, while symbols of various attributes from the arrays shifted and changed. In a split second, countless talismans disappeared and reappeared.

Yet from the outside, Qin Yu just sat cross-legged, motionless.

...

"Exhilarating, truly exhilarating."

Qin Yu suddenly opened his eyes, his face brimming with smiles. Just then, he had finally succeeded in fully deducing a complex trap array that he had been working on for a full three thousand years.

This sensation of relentless research and hard work finally culminating in success gave Qin Yu a feeling of conquest.

It was as if conquering one peak after another, and Qin Yu also increasingly recognized Uncle Fu’s strength in Array Dao. The killing array that Uncle Fu had initially set up for him to study, with his current strength, Qin Yu could barely discern some truths from the array, but the inner workings remained completely obscure to him.

After conquering each challenge, Qin Yu would take a short rest.

"Is it right for me to devote myself entirely to studying Array Dao?" Qin Yu suddenly frowned, doubting himself.

After so many years in the Divine World, Qin Yu had spent almost all his energy on Array Dao: "To stand tall in the Li’er family, I have only two methods, one is to reach the God King Realm, the other is to become a figure like the Artisan God."

Qin Yu was very clear about his own advantages.

His advantages lay in the ’Meteor Tear’ left by Zuo Qiumei, the Mishen Palace left by the ’Artisan God’ Che Hou Yuan, along with a great number of Array Dao puzzles. He also had some experiences left by Che Hou Yuan.

If he were to try to comprehend the spatial insights left by Zuo Qiumei, how long would it take to reach the Divine King Realm?

Qin Yu pondered for a long time, and the answer was—I don’t know how many years!

Because last time, Qin Yu spent three thousand years of effort, moving from the initial formation of the Soul Golden Core, to reach the peak of Intermediate Divine Being. Based on Qin Yu’s estimation, it would probably take ten thousand years of effort to reach the peak of the Upper Level Divine Being through comprehension.

But the gap between Divine Being to Heavenly Gods is a hurdle.

Qin Yu estimated that it would take tens of thousands of years to overcome, and then Lower Heavenly Gods, Middle Level Heavenly Gods, Upper Heavenly Gods would each be more difficult than the last. The required time would definitely be much longer than before, increasing tenfold each time.

Qin Yu believed that, to reach the Upper Level Heavenly Gods, it would take at least tens of millions of years.

That was still the luckiest scenario. In the Divine World, had there ever been someone who reached the status of Upper Level Heavenly God in just tens of millions of years? In the Divine World, Upper Level Heavenly Gods were influential individuals; none of them managed to succeed without experiencing various challenges and enduring long, hard years of cultivation.

But even that was not the hardest part.

The most difficult leap was from Upper Level Heavenly God to Divine King!

The number of Divine Kings in the Divine World was very limited, just those few. The Eight Great Saint Emperors were all "Divine King" experts, and they had all been around for who knows how many billions of years.

Could one reach the God King Realm solely based on the insights left behind by the "Meteor Tear"?

Qin Yu did not believe so.

If reaching Divine King status were that easy, there wouldn’t be so few Divine King experts in the Divine World. In Qin Yu’s view... even with the insights left by Zuo Qiumei, without sufficient time, enough experience, and that bit of luck, it would be very difficult to ascend from Upper Level Heavenly God to Divine King.

The time required to cultivate to Divine King was something Qin Yu could not determine.

So the first path was not viable!

The second path—to become a top Artifact Refining master comparable to the "Artisan God."

In this regard, Qin Yu had quite enough confidence in himself.

To become an Artifact Refining master, there were several key points.

The first point was having someone to teach you how to refine artifacts. It was a skill, and without a teacher, messing around like a blind person would not yield success. Qin Yu had a vast collection of books left by the "Artisan God," and the guidance from Uncle Fu, who had followed the "Artisan God" for countless years, made learning naturally easier. Other people in the Divine World only had a few who could find a master of Artifact Refining to teach them.

The second point, to have enough materials for refining and experimentation.

Artifact Refining, like other crafts, required practice to become skilled. Even if one was theoretically advanced, one still needed to start from ordinary divine artifacts and step by step experiment and accumulate experience before finally becoming an Artifact Refining master.

Similarly, experimentation required lots of materials. Without a sufficient foundation, who would dare to use materials so freely? Qin Yu dared, because he had an immense wealth left by the "Artisan God."

The third point was the control of the flames, that is, the level of Divine Sense.

After acquiring the Meteor Tear, Qin Yu’s Divine Sense had become comparable to that of a Lower Heavenly God. And how many Heavenly Gods were there in the entire Divine World? Could all the Heavenly Gods refine artifacts?

The fourth point, the level of the True Fire within one’s body!

To melt some materials, flames were needed. Qin Yu was now in the Late Origin period, still possessing the Black Divine Fire. But with just another step forward, his True Fire would become the "White Pure Fire," which was the True Fire possessed by Heavenly Gods. Furthermore, Qin Yu also had the "Refining Fire Bracelet," ensuring his supply of flames was likely unmatched by anyone.

The fifth and final point was the understanding of Array Dao.

Qin Yu had spent nearly ninety thousand years to comprehend the First Realm of Array Dao. Although this was an Array Dao First Realm that had strayed from the correct path, even the fastest person in the history of the Divine World took one hundred thousand years to comprehend the First Realm of Array Dao. Che Hou Yuan took a whole million years on his first attempt.

The talent Qin Yu displayed in Array Dao needed no mention, and with some experience and reminders from "Che Hou Yuan," this prevented Qin Yu from going astray.

With better talent than Che Hou Yuan, not taking detours, along with nearly perfect conditions—should Qin Yu still fail to become another "Artisan God," it could only be considered that fate had abandoned him.

******

Qin Yu was steadfast in his belief, wholeheartedly deducing Array Dao. As time passed, his comprehension of Array Dao grew deeper, while he also increasingly felt the boundlessness of the ocean of formations.

One hundred and twenty thousand years.

Qin Yu had spent a total of one hundred and twenty thousand years researching and comprehending Array Dao. He ceased his deductions and research because he had encountered a bottleneck.

"Uncle Fu," Qin Yu called out.

Uncle Fu resided in the room next to Qin Yu’s. Hearing Qin Yu’s call, Uncle Fu immediately came over: "Master, what do you need?"

"Uncle Fu, I was just studying a Trap Array, but I can’t judge its power myself. I feel this Trap Array’s attack has many possibilities, yet I can’t determine which one it is. What should I do?" Qin Yu said somewhat anxiously.

Uncle Fu smiled.

"Master has finally reached this stage," Uncle Fu said, bringing a wave of relief to Qin Yu, as it seemed Uncle Fu had been waiting for him to reach this stage.

"Master, your deductions of Array Dao in your mind are all hypothetical, theoretical. In practice, many things turn out differently than imagined. Previously, you were probably more certain of the effectiveness of the formations, but as the formations become more complicated, your Divine Sense can no longer judge them. Now is the time for experimentation!"

Uncle Fu looked at Qin Yu with a smile.

"Master, do you remember when you asked me for Low Grade Divine Spiritual Stones, and I brought out so many Low Grade Divine Spiritual Stones and various Crystal Stones from the storage ring?"

"I remember." Qin Yu could hardly forget that scene.

Uncle Fu nodded and said: "The formations I deduced have become so complicated that even I can’t determine their power anymore, because they’ve reached a level of complexity. So, I’ve been using some Low Grade Divine Spiritual Stones to lay out formations for experimentation."

"Are you saying I should conduct formation experiments? But how to experiment?" Qin Yu began to ponder.

Hei Yu? Wu Lan? Wu He? Let them experience the formations.

No good!

Some formations were too powerful; what if they were gravely injured or lost their lives? And it wasn’t feasible to waste other people’s time. After all, Little Black and the others needed to cultivate as well.

Uncle Fu to come?

Uncle Fu had no soul. Some soul-based attacks were completely ineffective, and it was impossible to test the power of formations that way.

To personally experience the power of the formations?

This, too, was not an option. Although within the Jiang Lan Realm, one could emerge unscathed, but if one used the Space Power of the Jiang Lan Realm to counter the attack, then how could one test the power of the formations?

"Master, it’s quite simple. Learn from the former master, find a place where bandit forces gather, set up formations in some areas, and use those bandits for experiments," Uncle Fu suggested.

Qin Yu’s eyes brightened.

"Good, let’s choose..." Qin Yu smiled, "the edges of the Black Dragon Pond’s territory."

Suddenly, Qin Yu’s body trembled, and an aura spread from his entire body. Qin Yu was taken aback, and then his eyes were filled with ecstasy: "After one hundred and twenty thousand years of effort, this Star Space has finally completely evolved successfully."

(End of Chapter Two!)

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