Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 695: Fourth Element of the Martial Dipper Realm

Chapter 695: Fourth Element of the Martial Dipper Realm

Shang Xia could be said to have gained a ton during his exploration of the Ruined Observatory.

Even through the Starry Tree wasn’t fully grown into a rank six spiritual treasure and was unable to bear a rank six Starry Fruit, causing Shang Xia no small amount of unresigned feelings, neither Shang Xia nor Kou Chongxue’s Clone was in a mood to search for more treasures after hearing the deep hum.

They quickly retreated from the way they entered the Ruined Observatory. Because they destroyed all the restrictions in their way to enter the core, leaving took much less time.

They didn’t stop after emerging from the Celestial Remains. Using Kou Chongxue’s Clone’s resonance with his true body, they started to fly in a certain location in the Celestial Remains.

Because of the regions of shattered space in the Celestial Remains and the strange twisting of space, Kou Chongxue’s Clone had to split off a portion of his strength to assist Shang Xia in their journey despite how anxious he was to meet with his true body.

ALong the way, they had changed direction several times and traveled in seemingly different directions.

Eventually, a foreign aura appeared in Shang Xia’s range of divine perception and it quickly approached them.

Kou Chongxue’s Clone seemed completely unaffected as he continued to fly. He even slowed down slightly.

“Patriarch Kou, you…” Shang Xia couldn’t help but ask.

“Relax. That’s the other clone.” Kou Chongxue’s Clone explained without turning his head.

As soon as the words left his lips, a ray of light appeared in the distance and charged at them. When he arrived, Shang Xia realized that it was indeed Kou Chongxue’s other clone.

“How is the situation over with our true body?” Kou Chongxue’s Water Origin Fate Dipper Clone asked.

“I have no idea. He seems to be trapped somewhere.” The other clone replied.

Kou Chongxue’s Water Origin Fate Dipper Clone asked again, “What do you think that loud sound was earlier?”

“Even though I have no idea how he did it, I don’t think anything other than the Origin Holy Artifact has the ability to rouse the energy that fills the Celestial Remains…”

Shang Xia, who had been silent for some time, interjected, “Patriarch Kou actually found the Origin Holy Artifact so easily?!”

He narrowed his eyes as he stared at Kou Chongxue’s Origin Water Fate Dipper Clone. It was as though he had expected it.

Hehe… The main character of our world is the main character of our world alright… The Origin Holy Artifact that hasn’t been found despite dozens of expeditions to the Celestial Remains was found after 3 quick entries…

Kou Chongxue’s Eternal Spring Fate Dipper Clone didn’t continue to talk about the matter and he asked, “How was your harvest?”

Kou Chongxue’s Water Origin Fate Dipper Clone recounted their experience and Kou Chongxue’s Eternal Spring Fate Dipper Clone stared at Shang Xia in shock. “Starry Tree?! You even managed to find a mythical treasure like that! You guys are really lucky!”

Shang Xia couldn’t help but break out into laughter. “Hehe…”

Kou Chongxue’s Eternal Spring Fate Dipper Clone’s gaze didn’t remain on Shang Xia for long. He turned to address the other clone. “I ran into the group of people who entered the Celestial Remains after us.”

“Are they from the Yuanchen Sect? Did you come to blows with them? What is their cultivation like?” Kou Chongxue’s Origin Water Fate Dipper Clone asked.

Shaking his head, Kou Chongxue’s Eternal Spring Fate Dipper Clone sighed, “They hid their aura and I failed to detect anything from their presence. Moreover, I was just a fate dipper clone. I can’t fight with them! I can’t discern their cultivation either, but they won’t be much stronger than our main body. The only thing I can be sure of is that they aren’t here for the Origin Holy Artifact.”

“If they’re not after the Origin Holy Artifact, what can it be…” Kou Chongxue’s Origin Water Fate Dipper Clone mumbled in confusion.

When the 3 of them were still conversing, they arrived at a certain spot in the void.

Shang Xia looked at the region before him that was filled with horrifying spatial fractures and remnant restrictions and gasped, “This place seems a lot more dangerous than the Ruined Observatory!”

However, the world origin there seemed a lot denser than the rest of the Celestial Remains and from what Shang Xia could tell, the entire region seemed to be producing a vast amount of world origin.

“Looks like it really is the Origin Holy Artifact…” Kou Chongxue’s Eternal Spring Fate Dipper Clone said to himself. After all, Shang Xia wasn’t the only one who could discover the terrifying amount of world origin coming from the space before them.

Shang Xia stared at the chaotic space before him and revealed a hesitant look. “What should we do next?”

The clones stared at each other and the Kou Chongxue’s Origin Water Fate Dipper Clone eventually spoke, “You should wait here. We’ll go look for him.”

As soon as they spoke, they turned into 2 streaks of light that disappeared into the chaotic space. Shang Xia was left alone.

Shang Xia knew that the region they charged into was much more dangerous than the Ruined Observatory he had just been to. He didn’t dare to venture in alone, and he could only wait by himself as he tried to observe the changes happening within.

He was quickly disappointed. After the clones entered, they seemed to have disappeared completely. Not the slightest disturbance could be felt.

Helpless, Shang Xia could only split off a portion of his consciousness to look at the treasures he gained during his trip to the Celestial Remains.

The first of the treasures he obtained was a portion of the rank four and five pine cones from the semi-rank five Ten Thousand Needle Pine. There were also several strands of rank three pine needles and a branch he could use to craft a high-grade spear.

After running into the Ten Thousand Needles Pine, Shang Xia received the help of Kou Chongxue’s Clone to obtain the rank five spiritual treasure, the Falling Jade Spring. There was also the rank four spring water it produced.

Finally, Shang Xia managed to gather a total of 9 cases of Star Essence in the Ruined Observatory and with the 2 he had, he probably found enough material to restore his Abyssal Blade.

Star Essence wasn’t the only thing he received in the Ruined Observatory. He took a piece of Star Rock for himself and a whole lot of extermination qi that filled half his Spirit Extermination Gourd.

According to his estimations, the amount of extermination qi in there could form 2 extermination origins if they were of the same type. Unfortunately, they weren’t. Moreover, he had to get some experts to separate the extermination qi in the gourd when they got back. He didn’t know how many strands of extermination origins they would be able to gather eventually.

Other than Star Essence and the piece of Star Rock, Shang Xia filled a bottle with a third of the pool of Starlight Water. He also picked 5 leaves from the Starry Tree that could be used to craft rank five talisman paper before obtaining a Vital Jade Marrow Fate Dipper!

The other treasures naturally went to Kou Chongxue’s Origin Water Fate Dipper Clone.

“Now, I’m only missing a Gui Water Fate Dipper Essence before gathering everything I need to break through. The treasures required to craft the Five Elements Paradoxical Yin Yang Paste had already been gathered and from what Kou Chongxue said, we could have created the semi-complete advancement medicine as long as they found his alchemist friend…” Shang Xia muttered to himself.

It was a pity he only found his rank five Water Element spiritual treasure in the Celestial Remains. Otherwise, he could have prepared the semi-complete medicine before exploring the area.

A loud blast resounded through the Celestial Remains and a strong spatial fluctuation soon followed. The space twisted violently and giant cracks appeared everywhere. There were even spots in space that started to collapse as the region before Shang Xia turned even more dangerous. It was as though the space in the Celestial Remains became more fragile after the blast from earlier.

Even though Shang Xia didn’t know what caused it, his instincts told him that there were other Martial Dipper Realm experts who entered the Celestial Remains. Moreover, there were definitely more than 1 of them…

The entire group of Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors who gathered after the Celestial Remains had been breached by Kou Chongxue and those from the Yuanchen Sect probably entered, and Shang Xia knew there would be someone who would quickly arrive at where he was.

He might be standing before a region of extreme danger, but he didn’t think for a second that Kou Chongxue and himself were the only ones aware of the specific spot in the Celestial Remains. After all, others had been exploring the Celestial Remains for a long time. He knew that he would be wrong if people wouldn’t approach a region just because it was filled with danger.

On the contrary, the more dangerous a region was, the more everyone would be attracted to it.

If his existence were to be discovered by those who entered…

When he was still thinking of his next course of action, a ray of yellow light appeared from the depths of the dangerous region and flew straight at Shang Xia.

Shang Xia might have guessed the identity of the person who came, but he still prepared himself for any unexpected surprises.

The yellow light slowly transformed into a figure before him and Shang Xia found him to closely resemble Kou Chongxue.

“Are you Shang Xia?” The person who came revealed a slightly stiff smile as though he wasn’t used to it.

“Yes. Senior, you are…” Shang Xia replied with a slight trace of shock.

The person who came chuckled, “You probably guessed it. I am another clone the true body just created. I heard that you managed to obtain the rank five spiritual treasure, the Falling Jade Spring and a complete Vital Jade Marrow Fate Dipper?”

Shang Xia responded instinctively, “That’s right. Senior, why are you here?”

Even though he had asked his question, the previous sentence the clone said was still replying over and over in his mind. “ I am another clone the true body just created.”

If Kou Chongxue just created him, that would mean that he had already refined his fourth fate dipper!

His cultivation had already entered the fourth element of the Martial Dipper Realm!

The new clone smiled before explaining the situation, “A huge group of experts from the various powers have entered the Celestial Remains. I am here on orders of my true body to bring you into the forbidden region before us to seek refuge.”

“Huh?” Shang Xia looked at the clone before him and turned to stare at the forbidden region. He didn’t know how to react.

“You’re really lucky. My true body found several strands of fate dipper essences in there and wonder if you can use any of them.” The clone placed his hand on Shang Xia’s shoulder and even though his first instinct was to avoid it, he couldn’t evade the actions of a Martial Dipper Realm clone.

He felt his body moving rapidly as the space around him changed. By the time everything returned to normal, he discovered that he had already arrived in front of a three-legged giant copper cauldron that had the height of 2 fully grown men.