The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 945: Visiting Another World

Inside the mansion, Patriarch Geodard and his brother Alric were inside the patriarch’s working room. The room had a large window that showed the scenery of the garden outside, and at this moment, Patriarch Geodard was looking out with a calm expression.

Behind him, Alric was drinking a herbal drink while sitting on the sofa. After enjoying the drink for a moment, he finally spoke.

"This time, it’s from the Ignarus family. Well, it’s getting more boisterous."

Patriarch Geodard did not change his expression. "I don’t care where they came from. As long as they did not come from the parties that helped our world in the war, then let them keep waiting," his tone was clearly displeased.

"The audacity of those people to come now and offer their help to rebuild this world after the war is over, and they even want to meet with His Majesty. I truly want to slap those people for their shameless nature."

Alric understood his brother’s frustration, and he agreed with him. He still remembered how most of these families were reluctant to send their support during the war. They could speak thousands of reasons for not helping.

Even when they wanted to help, they proposed outrageous rewards that made his blood boil. In the end, they would let the world die as long as it was not their own.

He knew the reason for their actions.

They simply did not want to spend their resources on another world, even though that world was on the brink of falling into the devils’ hands.

Only a small number of families truly sent their help without demanding much in return, but even that was still not enough for them.

Moreover, he knew that between worlds, there was rivalry, and the Blue Pearl World was one of the worlds considered by many to be the most dangerous. With more famous and powerful cultivators compared to others, the other worlds believed it would be good to weaken or even erase the power of the Blue Pearl World altogether.

This was the very thing that made Alric and Patriarch Geodard truly furious. For the sake of petty competitiveness, they could allow an entire world to be taken over by the devil forces.

They did not consider that their own worlds could be next, yet that was something bound to happen. The devils always expanded their territory, and it would be too late to talk about unity if they continued to ignore the pleas of other worlds.

Such actions would surely lead to the end of the White Ring Star Cluster, the place they called home, just like the Northern Star Cluster and countless other star clusters that had already fallen into the devils’ forces.

Alric suddenly smiled. "Well, I don’t think those families will let us off easily because of how we treated their envoys, but they cannot do anything for now. They can only wait and see."

Patriarch Geodard nodded. "Yes. As long as the name Aldrian the Great spreads, they will be reluctant to act against us or even against this world. This is advantageous for us, as we need time to recuperate after the long war. We have already weakened greatly, and at this moment, we are vulnerable compared to those major families from other worlds."

He then looked at his brother and walked toward the sofa across from him.

"No matter how arrogant and stupid they are, they will not act recklessly as long as they believe His Majesty is still here. There may still be a few doubtful souls, but that alone is enough for us to keep them in check," he said before he sat down.

"Once His Majesty appears at the victory banquet next week, it will be engraved in those bastards’ minds that they are nothing. We can stand without their help. They were the ones who pushed us aside, and they will only remain bystanders in the future." He added before picking up a cup of herbal drink and taking a sip.

"Speaking of the victory banquet, is everything in order?" Alric asked.

Patriarch Geodard smiled. "Everything is fine, brother. There are no issues. The others have also confirmed they will attend, so it will be a grand event."

Alric nodded. "Good. Still, be careful of those bastards who might try to ruin the atmosphere. Those shameless people could attempt something foolish and end up bringing disgrace."

Patriarch Geodard nodded in return. "I have already taken that into consideration, brother. But if those shameless bastards truly fail to restrain themselves and don’t know their own position, then I am afraid the banquet could turn into a bloodbath."

Alric sighed. "I hope they understand the situation and don’t do anything foolish in front of Aldrian the Great."

The two brothers then discussed other matters.

While they were still talking, the subject of their discussion was already in a world he had never stepped into before.

Aldrian had already arrived at Arantes Star, a world composed mostly of land, with only forty percent of its surface covered by water.

A week ago, Aldrian had been invited by Sword Maiden’s master to visit their sect, and he accepted the invitation. This was also a good opportunity for him to visit another world in the Central Star Cluster, broaden his knowledge, and do some sightseeing.

It was also a way for him to take a short vacation after his busy activities.

He arrived at the special landing zone of the Celestial Lotus Sect, where interstellar vessels were allowed to land. After a few moments, he finally stepped out of the vessel and immediately saw that many people were already waiting for him. They included the higher-ups of the sect as well as many disciples.

He spotted Sword Maiden and her master, the Celestial Lotus Sect Master, Huang Zhanfeng.

The moment Aldrian approached, soft chatter spread among the disciples. Their eyes glimmered as they finally saw the most famous person in the Central Star Cluster. The male disciples looked at him with deep respect, while the female disciples blushed at his handsome appearance.

When Aldrian reached the line of the sect’s higher-ups, Sect Master Huang Zhanfeng cupped his hands.

"We welcome Your Majesty, Emperor Aldrian, to the Celestial Lotus Sect."

Aldrian smiled and cupped his hands in return. "Thank you, Sect Master, for welcoming me. I suddenly feel bad that the sect master himself had to personally come out to greet me."

"Aish, no, Your Majesty. This is how it is supposed to be. I am the one who invited Your Majesty, so I should show proper courtesy and give you the best welcome," Sect Master Huang replied.

Aldrian nodded and then looked at Sword Maiden.

"Miss Meilan, it is good to see you in good condition. I can also see that you are much stronger now compared to a month ago when we met at my wedding."

Sword Maiden smiled under her veil, cupped her hands, and gave a small bow.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

The disciples who witnessed their senior sister Meilan’s reaction were astonished.

All this time, they had only seen her remain expressionless. She was known as the Ice Queen who never showed any expression aside from her calm demeanor.

Seeing her show even a different expression was truly shocking and a new experience for those present.

However, since it was Aldrian the Great whom she was facing, it made sense that their Ice Queen showed a different side of herself.

After that, Sect Master Huang introduced the other higher-ups of the sect to Aldrian. Once the introductions were finished, he brought Aldrian on a tour of the sect.

The Celestial Lotus Sect was located within a valley, surrounded by towering mountains.

The sect was truly vast and had seven mountain peaks under its domain. These seven peaks also served as places for disciples to learn and train according to their specialties. There was a peak specializing in alchemy, medicine, forging, sword cultivation, spear cultivation, body cultivation, and inner cultivation.

Aldrian was brought around to observe the disciples’ activities and many areas of the sect before he was finally taken to the sect’s main hall. There, many tables had already been arranged for a welcome banquet.

Aldrian’s table was placed beside the sect master at the center, while the others were arranged on both sides of the hall.

After everything was settled, Sect Master Huang opened the banquet. They began to enjoy the feast, and while the banquet was ongoing, Sect Master Huang looked at Aldrian with a smile.

"Your Majesty, my apologies if I sound presumptuous. I know that Your Majesty has just arrived, but may I ask if you could give us one or two pointers after this? We would like to learn something from Your Majesty. We know that Your Majesty’s comprehension of cultivation and swordsmanship is profound, considering that you have achieved many things that others believed to be impossible."

Hearing this, Aldrian also smiled.

"Of course. There is no problem with that. It would be my pleasure to offer something that could benefit Sect Master Huang and strengthen the Celestial Lotus Sect as a whole."

Hearing his words, the people present showed enthusiastic expressions.

"Thank you, Your Majesty," Sect Master Huang said as he cupped his hands.

"So how does Sect Master wish for me to give guidance? Through a lecture, or something else?" Aldrian asked.

There was a moment of silence as Sect Master Huang thought it over before looking back at him.

"Well, besides giving a lecture to the elders, if it is not too much to ask, could Your Majesty spar with me?"