The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 896: Descending

Sword Maiden nodded after hearing her master.

"Unfortunately, master is in seclusion. If not, you could have met him earlier. I believe master could benefit from him. Even I managed to break through much faster than I anticipated after only watching all of his actions recently. His swordsmanship is truly something that could give anyone enlightenment even if they only see him." she said.

Her master raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"This is the first time I have heard you praise someone like that. This makes me even more eager to meet him. From your opinion, what kind of person is Aldrian the Great?"

"Well, I could say that he has quite an interesting character…" she then told her master all of her experiences meeting him when he was in seclusion.

While the master and disciple discussed Aldrian and the forces of Arantes Star making great progress, the situation of the other forces in different worlds was also good. In one of the worlds where Akares Star's force was attacking, they had already conquered the entire world much earlier compared to Red Mist Star.

At this moment, they had started to rebuild some of the places so the area could become more proper for long-term living. Although it was still not permanent, at least they were no longer only tents but already buildings. They planned to build more proper structures after the war in the Fallen Star Cluster was entirely over.

In one of the biggest cities, an alliance force led by the Valroy family was building their temporary accommodation. As the troops worked on constructing the structures, inside one of the wooden buildings that had already been completed, two figures were sitting around a table with teacups on it.

Randolf was with his father, Patriarch Elliot, and Randolf had just entered the room to start their conversation.

"Red Mist Star finally fell. It was much faster than I predicted. To conquer that big world in only a little more than a month with that number of troops… as expected of Aldrian the Great," Patriarch Elliot commented.

Randolf nodded. "Well, with him there, those devils stood no chance, so I'm not really surprised."

There was a moment of silence as Randolf sipped his tea and enjoyed it before Patriarch Elliot opened his lips again.

"So, what is your plan for this world? You must have something in mind, right? We are not just following Aldrian the Great into war because we want to look good in front of him, am I correct?"

Randolf smiled. "Of course, Father. We will gain extra benefits in this war. We came here not only to win the war but also to spread our influence and our god's teaching."

"Will this not become a problem if Aldrian the Great finds out about it? Will he be okay with it?" Patriarch Elliot asked.

"Well, as long as we do not give any sign that we are the ones behind it, it is fine. Moreover, I do not think Aldrian the Great has much time to check every world when he already seems busy with his own matters in the future," Randolf answered.

Although he believed that Aldrian was an apostle of some gods, most likely from the rebel side, Aldrian was still a mortal with many limitations. Aldrian would not have the means to check every individual in every world, and he could not control the free will of the people. Some people might choose to worship certain gods, and Aldrian would not know about it.

Even a system had its own limitations. At this moment, he still believed that Aldrian and his system would not find anything unusual about him even if Aldrian used his system to read his secret. He would appear to be a harmless person, as the information shown in Aldrian's system would be normal.

The system inside himself would hide any information that could make him suspicious, so he did not worry if Aldrian used his system on him.

If he spread the god's influence in this or other worlds slowly, Aldrian would not find anything about him even if Aldrian discovered people worshipping other gods.

Patriarch Elliot picked up his tea as he nodded. "Well, that's true," he said before taking a sip.

"The only thing we need to do is make sure our activities are not obvious and let our influence spread naturally. We can easily do that in this world because we contributed greatly to this world's conquest," Randolf said.

"Although many will think that Aldrian the Great is a major factor in the victory of the war in the Fallen Star Cluster as a whole, we can still control some of the narrative later in this world, which in the end will make people interested in our god," he added.

"Well, let's hope everything goes according to your plan," Patriarch Elliot said.

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An hour later, Aldrian was inside his tent in a meditative position. His focus remained on sensing more about the flow of faith in the world. At this moment, he finally reached the point where he could be confident about the direction of the faith energy. He took a deep breath.

"I hope that the place will be on my side of the world. If not, it will take longer to reach it," he thought.

He could sense the flow of the world's faith energy, but it was only a general direction. If the place was actually located on the northern side of the world, for example, then he would have to cross a large part of the world or even get close to the core of the planet.

If that underground place was located in the region below him, then he predicted he would need "only" two weeks to reach it.

Of course, he would not spend two weeks drilling underground in one go. He would create his domain when he took a rest, allowing him to return to the surface and return below whenever he wanted.

After confirming the direction of the faith energy, he created a hollow space deep underground, just large enough for his body, where his domain could still reach. After that, he teleported to that small space, and the moment he arrived, total darkness greeted his sight. He ignored the darkness and finally started to drill.

After he appeared, with still in a standing position, his body moved downward and kept moving at high speed as he dived deeper and deeper. His speed reached a kilometre per second, and his movement was smooth, as if he were moving through water. The solid soil beneath him opened naturally as if it were clearing a path for him.

He controlled the soil using earth laws, and he would have to use this method until he found the place he was looking for. With darkness as the only thing he could see and the rumbling sound of shifting earth surrounding him, the journey might have been boring, but for him that was fine.

He kept descending in the same position for the next few hours before he finally needed to rest to replenish his energy. Without wasting any time, he created his domain to create a point of teleportation.

After his energy replenished, he continued descending. He could sense that the faith energy became clearer the deeper he went. His movement also followed the direction of the faith energy.

As he moved deeper, he could also sense many energy stones, and all of them were at peak level. These energy stones were located in places untouched by anyone, which explained why there were so many of them and how they could develop into peak level undisturbed.

However, he ignored them and kept descending. He only stopped after another two hours because, at that time, he had to return to the surface. There was a party waiting, and as an important figure, he had to appear in it.

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On the surface, the night had already fallen. The sight of day and night in the south pole did not change much because of the sun's position, which never truly sank below the horizon. When night came, the sky only grew darker, but never to the point of total darkness.

At the basecamp, where a large but simple banquet had been arranged, many people had already gathered. All of them came from various races. Humans, spiritual beasts, dwarves, elves—here they showed a unity rarely seen in their home worlds. They looked amicable and conversed freely with one another as if there were no hidden intentions between them.

Their bond had formed over the past month as they battled together as comrades in arms, as a single team. The battles where they could have lost their lives created a strong connection, and the moments when they supported one another were engraved in their hearts.

At the banquet site, there was a platform where all of the high-ranking commanders stood on standby, waiting for the most important figure to take the stage.

A few moments later, the figure they had been waiting for finally appeared. Aldrian emerged from his tent, followed by Baek Jimin.