Chapter 387: Return to the Stars
"Moo——"
Upon the vast blue sea, a sudden melodious dragon's roar echoed, resounding amidst the clouds with a majestic resonance, shaking the four corners.
A cyan flood dragon traversed through the clouds, its body agile and graceful, scale armor as blue as green jade, emitting a radiant Taiyin Moonlight, appearing increasingly gentle and serene.
This was the Golden Core Demon, Qing Long Ao Qing, used as a travel mount at the moment, equally enjoying the task.
Though Ao Qing was a natural-born king, tirelessly cultivating day and night, possessing a steadfast heart of Dragon Transformation, naturally yearning for unrestrained flight.
The flood dragon's massive body, four claws swimming through the cloud realm, where clouds conceal and mist swirls, only the boundless East Sea could nurture such powerful creatures.
"Indeed, shallow waters cannot nurture True Dragons; only the sea and abyss are dwellings for flood dragons, awaiting the opportunity for a flight to the skies!"
Li Quanqing stroked Ao Qing's dragon horn, sensing its high spirits, feeling quite joyous.
Its demon energy became vibrant, emerging from the scale armor, transforming into a dense demon cloud, becoming increasingly vivid and boiling.
Li Quanqing rode the dragon, shuttling through heaven and earth, gazing at the endless rolling sea, billowing waves, the sound of waves everlasting, with the roaring noise echoing in his ears.
They had already crossed many sea regions, nearing hundreds of thousands of miles, about to reach the Star Sect, preparing to meet his True Monarch friends.
"Hmm, that old Star Monarch should be considered my good friend too..."
Li Quanqing sat cross-legged on the dragon's head, reminiscing about that wily old man who once harbored ill intentions towards him.
Of course, with his current Nascent Soul transformation, considerable strength increase, and connection with the Four Seas Sect, the situation was settled.
The other could do nothing but greet him with a forced smile, personally inviting him to the Star Sect for Tao discussions and a visit.
Buzzing!!
Starlight spread, spilling forth from before his eyes.
The stars shone brightly, manifesting even in daylight, like a splendid galaxy covering the heavenly vault, transforming into rich star essence qi, surging vigorously.
Li Quanqing gazed at the sea ahead, icy waters surging, star remnants hidden within, large waves crashing upon them, shattering into endless spray and foam.
It could entirely be called a graveyard of stars.
These stars fall into the sea, one after another, like mountains undulating and winding, long embedded within the seabed veins, releasing vast and rich spiritual energy for cultivators' cultivation.
On the surface of these stars, numerous buildings and cities are established, genuinely becoming the dwelling places of immortals, with magic artifacts radiating brilliance, appearing bustling and lively.
Some star remnants, due to time, nourished by seabed spirit veins, have even begun to jadeify, transforming into spirit stone material, looking exceedingly beautiful and radiant.
In comparison, the many islands scattered within the sea, starry distributed, feel less awe-inspiring, reduced to dwelling places for mortals and loose cultivators.
"Moo moo!"
Ao Qing's body wound through, diving into this sea area, devouring with open mouth, immediately enormous star essence qi refined by it, transformed into pure demon energy dispersing throughout its body, nourishing flesh and bones.
That feeling was indeed delightful, only feeling the bloodline boiling throughout.
Qing Long Ao Qing inherently close to the Power of Taiyin, also belonging to a kind of star essence qi, Taiyin Star can even be said to be the king of stars.
For many demon beasts, this powerful and unfathomable star essence qi is the most coveted thing, able to refine the body, cleanse impurities from the bloodline, gaining deeper evolutionary progress.
Ao Qing waved its claws, continuing to fly deeper into the Star Sea, steering gusts of wind, issuing roaring thunderous sounds.
The deeper it went, the stars within the sea grew ever larger, increasingly jadeified star remains were more numerous, surpassing even the Divine Mountain in height.
Above, clouds conceal and mist swirl, essence qi soared to the sky, great arrays sealing the four directions, faintly emitting overwhelming and unfathomable aura.
"This is the true foundation of a Nascent Soul Sect, a cultivation holy land attracting countless cultivators' admiration, capable of unleashing astonishing powerful force..."
Li Quanqing's heart was filled with emotions.
He previously also arrived at the Star Sect, coming for Heavenly Ship forging but did not observe carefully.
Moreover, the cultivation level was not very high at that time, just breaking through the Golden Core Realm, unable to see much deeper essence.
Now with the vision of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, naturally piercing everything easily.
Within these stars, each has cultivators in seclusion cultivating, akin to alternative cave mansions, rented to powerful Golden Core Cultivators.
The Star Sect does not reject these loose cultivators, on the contrary, warmly welcomes them, even willing to teach some non-advanced Star Scripture chapters.
The Power of Stars, pure and potent, suppresses evil, is a common inheritance within the Cultivation World.
Thus, stepping onto the Star Dao cultivators are many, becoming a force that cannot be ignored.
The Star Sect consumes lengthy time, intercepting stars, crafting such a holy land, at times naturally able to rally responses immediately, enhancing the sect's strength.
Qing Long Ao Qing traveled across a hundred thousand miles of sea area, finally seeing where the Star Sect was located, a vast and unfathomable mountain range rising from the ground, straight into the clouds, majestic like a heavenly pillar.
Ancient stars rotating around this mountain peak, emitting gentle brilliance, resembling a canopy of stars, reachable by hand.
Those astonishing ethereal immortal qi rose from various places within the mountain range, mingled with dazzling star radiance, displaying great mysterious vastness.
The mountain gate ancient and magnificent, seemingly passed down from ancient times, star river hanging down, palaces float and sink, suspended among star clouds, periodically pouring forth dazzling brilliance, overwhelming and unfathomable.
This is not something a few Nascent Soul True Monarchs can accomplish, entirely a legacy passed down from generation to generation, even containing the handiwork of Divinity Transformation Venerables, symbolizing the glory of an Ancient Sect.
Li Quanqing watched captivated, pondering how many years of development it would take for the Li Family to achieve such an awe-inspiring scene.
"Greetings to Ancestor Quanqing! Congratulations to True Monarch Hanhai on achieving great success in divine skills, enduring for a thousand autumns, from now on longevity and free spirit!"
A group of Golden Core Cultivators emerged from various places, along with numerous Star Sect disciples, like starlight transforming into a cloud covering the sky, tremendously powerful, rumbling loudly.
They spoke in unison, voices shaking heaven and earth, echoing within this ancient sect, evidently the highest reception ceremony.
"Mr. Li, have you been well?"
Accompanied by hearty laughter, Demon Suppression True Monarch's figure appeared, burly stature, straightforward personality, a model of a righteous cultivator leader.
"Fellow Daoist, you're indeed grand, truly overwhelming, a bit unaccustomed."
Li Quanqing spoke with some self-deprecation, he merely informed the other party beforehand, unexpected to encounter such a grand welcoming ceremony.