Chapter 1102: Stars Appear in the Bloody Sky

08 Aug, 2024

Chapter 1102: Stars Appear in the Bloody Sky

"The cost of crossing the river is actually like this …

"It's so expensive. If it's just crossing the river, it doesn't mean much.

"Then there's a high probability that there are other clues."

Xu Qing continued to check the information recorded in the jade slip, and soon he confirmed his judgment.

"This Divine Blood River doesn't only exist in the southwest, but also in the other two regions.

While crossing the river, we were actually in absolute safety!

Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.

"As long as one steps on the ferryman's boat, the ferryman will be responsible for the safety of the pedestrians during the six-day journey, and no outside interference is allowed.

"And the ferryman's strength is unfathomable. After all, all of them are from the Immortal Capital and are criminals of the Immortal Capital, so they're punished here."

Xu Qing pondered and thought of a possibility.

"According to my previous understanding of the Immortal Capital's Hunting Trial, all the people who obtain the tokens fight each other like insects. Then this so-called ferryman …"

"It will give each person with the token two protection and respite!"

"No matter what kind of crisis they face, as long as they step on the ferryman's boat at the critical moment, they will have six days of rest."

"And if the strong are given six days to rest and prepare, the final outcome of the battle will be unpredictable."

Xu Qing's eyes flashed.

In this way, the opportunity to cross the river was very valuable.

"The important thing is when to use it. Since I can see this effect, most of the other cultivators in the fifth star ring should be able to understand it too."

"The Immortal Capital's Hunting Trial of the fifth star ring is a little interesting."

Xu Qing thought for a while and digested the information. After confirming that there were no doubts, he walked in the bustling city and began to check the records of the various geniuses recorded in the jade slip.

There were a lot of geniuses recorded in it.

There were about a hundred geniuses in each of the four star fields in the east, south, west, and north.

Some were from sects, some were from families, some were from rogue cultivator forces, and some were lone travelers.

Every single one of them had extraordinary strength, and those who could be recorded in the Immortal Treasure Pavilion's map were naturally all famous figures.

Therefore, in Xu Qing's view, the information on the fifth star ring's geniuses could be seen as a list to a certain extent.

Among them, there were eight people who were highlighted on the map.

They were the brightest stars among the hundreds of chosen ones in the fifth ring, and were looked up to by countless people.

The first thing Xu Qing paid attention to was the Southern Star Field where he was located.

Of the eight stars, two were in the Southern Star Field.

The first one was from the Southern Region's orthodox Great Immortal Mountain. He was a Quasi-Immortal Great Emperor's disciple named Lan Yun.

It was said that this Sub-Immortal Lan Yun was extremely senior and was the junior brother of the Heaven Patrolling Sect's Great Deity Mountain.

It was said that he could have broken through the Immortal Gate long ago, but due to some accidents, he was delayed. Now, he was only half a step away from breaking through the Star Gate.

The disciples of such a character were naturally not ordinary.

His disciple's name was Jiang Fan. He had cultivated for less than five hundred years, yet his cultivation was already at the early stage of the Sovereign Realm. Furthermore, he had grasped seven Authorities. He had even managed to kill a peak Sovereign Realm expert at the cost of being seriously injured.

The battle had taken place thirty years ago, shocking the entire Southern Starry Domain. Even the geniuses of the other Starry Domains had heard about it through their own channels.

It was also because of this that Jiang Fan was known as the number one chosen one of the Southern Region.

Apart from this person, there was another one of the eight stars in the Southern Star Field. She did not come from a sect. Instead, she came from the Yuanshan Clan, one of the top three clans in the Southern Region.

This person's name was Yuanshan Su. She was a female cultivator, and because she liked to wear green robes, she was known as Fairy Qingsu.

Her cultivation was slightly higher than Jiang Fan's, and she had reached the middle stage of the Sovereign Realm. However, she did not have as many Authorities as Jiang Fan. She only had four.

Even so, she had the experience of fighting a peak Sovereign. Although she had lost, she had successfully escaped with her life.

Xu Qing's eyes shone with a sharp light as he looked at the information of the Southern Star Field prodigies.

"One is at the early stage, the other is at the middle stage …

"The former has seven Authorities and can kill a peak Sovereign Realm expert. The latter has four Authorities and can survive a peak Sovereign Realm expert.

"They are indeed peerless."

Xu Qing continued to look at the information of the stars in the other three star fields as he pondered.

"Two stars in the Northern Star Field are from the orthodox Sword Immortal Sect!

"These two are twins. It is said that they were born with a sword in each of their bodies. They have innate sword constitutions and were personally taken in as disciples by the Sword Immortal Sect's Immortal Sentinel!

"They are named Qian Jun and Bi Yi.

"Ever since they started cultivating, they have always been in the limelight and have always been the center of attention in the Northern Region.

"Now, they are both in the early stage of the Sovereign Realm and have four Authorities. They can fight a peak Sovereign Realm expert alone, and together, they can fight a Quasi-Immortal Great Emperor!

"Due to their magnificent battle records, they are ranked as two of the eight stars in the Fifth Star Ring."

Xu Qing couldn't help but feel a sense of yearning. Then, he looked at the information about the stars in the Eastern Region.

Xu Qing's pupils contracted when he saw the names of the Eastern Region's prodigies.

The Eastern Region was ranked first among the four Star Fields in the Fifth Star Ring.

This was not only because three of the eight stars were in the Eastern Region, but also because the overall number of prodigies in the Eastern Region far exceeded that of the other three regions.

Of the three stars in the Eastern Region, one was from a lone cultivator force, one was from a family, and one was from the orthodox Star Ring Tower.

Among them, the lone cultivator prodigy was called Xie Lingzi. He rose to prominence in a battle of life and death. He used the Devouring Technique to kill countless people. He also cultivated the Demonic Dao.

When he was still a speck of dust, he joined a sect. Later, he betrayed the sect and was hunted down for sixty years. After that, he disappeared without a trace.

Many years later, he reappeared and joined another sect. Then, he betrayed the sect and was hunted down again. However, the outcome was the same.

In the following years, similar things happened a total of seven times.

He became a disciple seven times and betrayed the sect seven times. Finally, under endless pursuit, he rose against the trend and became a Sovereign. The moment he became a Sovereign, he slaughtered everyone in the sect he joined.

He achieved his Dao of Slaughter amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Then, he fought a battle with the prodigy from the Eastern Region, who came from a family, and they were evenly matched.

Thus, he was listed as a star.

As for the prodigy from the Eastern Region, he was also extraordinary. He was a mid-stage Sovereign and had five Authorities. He also had the battle record of defeating late-stage Sovereigns.

His name was Zhou Zhengli, and his family was the number one family in the Eastern Region. Just like their name, they were chivalrous and kind, and were respected by countless cultivators in the Eastern Region.

It could be said that he and Xie Lingzi were polar opposites, which was why they both wanted to kill each other.

The third was Xing Chen from the Star Ring Tower, the number one prodigy in the east.

He was given the name of Star Ring and was this generation's Star Ring Disciple. His cultivation had reached the late-stage Sovereign Realm and he had nine authorities. His strength was unpredictable and he rarely fought.

He had only challenged a Quasi-Immortal Great Emperor once in a public battle.

He defeated him in a single battle.

He was famous throughout the world.

Any one of these seven could be said to be peerless.

As for the last one, he was from the Western Star Zone.

The Western Star Zone was also the weakest of the four star zones in the fifth star ring. Not only was there only one Xing Chen, but the orthodox Dao Immortal Sect in the Western Star Zone was also in decline.

On one hand, the Sky Sentinel of the Western Star Zone had an extraordinary mentality and did not care much about the development of the sect. As a result, there were very few people in the sect, and most of the people in the sect did not seem to care.

On the other hand, there were more family forces in the Western Star Zone than in the other three regions. After noticing the attitude of the Dao Immortal Sect, they chose to compete with each other and develop.

Even Xing Chen from the Western Star Zone was from a family. However, due to his own efforts and the foundation of his family, he eventually joined the Dao Immortal Sect and became the Sky Sentinel of the Dao Immortal Sect.

His name was Li Mengtu.

And his family had a special characteristic. All the direct descendants had the word 'Tu' in their names.

As for his cultivation, he was only at the early-stage Sovereign Realm and had four authorities. However, his combat strength, coupled with the strange spells from his family and the cultivation of his master, had the battle record of killing a mid-stage Sovereign Realm.

It was also because of this that he was reluctantly listed as a star.

Otherwise, there would be no other suitable candidates in the entire Western Star Zone.

After all, the standard of a star was those who had cultivated for less than a thousand years.

After reading this information, Xu Qing could already see a lot about the prosperity of the fifth star ring from these eight stars.

A strong fighting spirit rose in his heart involuntarily.

"I will also work hard to reach such heights here!"

Xu Qing took a deep breath and looked for the next shop in the crowd.

This time, in addition to buying maps, he also wanted to buy some pills and Dharma treasures that were suitable for him.

In order to prevent any accidents, Xu Qing did not buy from the same store in the following days. Instead, he spread out and bought everything he needed from different stores.

Finally, when a new aurora vortex was about to appear in the sky, he began to walk out of the city.

"Leave this place. Find a desolate mountain and cultivate in seclusion there."

"I have to comprehend the Art of Time and Space as soon as possible and try to comprehend the Eighth Extreme as soon as possible …"

"Make a breakthrough in cultivation and reach the Eight Realms of Soul Accumulation."

The information from the map made Xu Qing feel an even stronger sense of danger towards his own strength.

Just like that, time passed.

When Xu Qing was not far from the city gate, a new small vortex appeared in the aurora in the sky.

This meant that a new day had arrived.

And the instant this small vortex appeared, the sky changed drastically.

The aurora's blood-colored light exploded out, filling the entire sky above the Southern Domain.

Within the blood-red light, stars appeared!

There were about one or two thousand stars that filled the sky. Some of them were very close to each other, while others were very far away. Some were shining brightly, while others were dim.

As soon as it appeared, the countless Cultivators of the Southern Domain instinctively looked up.

Xu Qing, on the other hand, frowned.

He found that the Quasi-immortal token in his storage bag was trembling at this moment, emitting a force that even the storage bag could not block. It was connected to a star in the sky.

That star was dim.

Next to this star, there was another star that was shining brightly.

In just an instant, the image in the sky dissipated, and an uproar immediately sounded.

"The Immortal Capital Hunt has entered the second stage!"

"All the tokens have been revealed … and they can sense each other's presence."

"I don't know how the other regions are doing, but in the Southern Domain … there will be a bloodbath."

When the voices of the crowd reached Xu Qing's ears, he recalled the scene that he had seen before, where there were other stars near his star.

"The reason why I didn't activate the token was that I was worried about this situation."

"But now it seems that even if I didn't activate it, in this so-called second stage, the tokens that haven't been activated will still appear in the sky."

"But I'm not sure if other holders will be able to accurately lock onto their targets if they don't activate it."

Xu Qing muttered to himself, and his expression returned to normal. He did not show anything special in the crowd, nor did he immediately speed up. Instead, he maintained his previous speed and headed toward the city gate.

At the same time, in the Spirit Mine where Xu Qing had appeared more than 30 days ago, there was a red-haired young man with dozens of vortex totems standing there, staring at the sky.

After a while, he withdrew his gaze from the sky and looked at the broken bubble world around him, sensing the thin Spirit Qi here.

His face was gloomy.

"Ling Feng once said that he would give me a Quasi-immortal token as a gift."

"Now … he has died, and the token is gone."

"And the collapse of this place indirectly affected my battle …"

"You're courting death!"