Chapter 351: 164 Star Astrology Divine Power_2
Chapter 351: 164 Star Astrology Divine Power_2
Chapter 351: Chapter 164 Star Astrology Divine Power_2
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In the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, before one stood as a Star God of the Upper Constellation Bureau, even the controllers of Star Astrology Divine Power across generations lacked a pantheon seat among the River Han’s stars. Despite mastering the Star Astrology Divine Power, they could only reach the Third Realm, utterly incapable of glimpsing the Constellation Path.
Yet, after Shen Yuan delved into the Star Astrology Divine Power in this era of ten thousand years, everything began to differ starkly.
Shen Yuan could not fathom what great calamity the Upper World had suffered, but it was certain that the Heavenly Court had incurred substantial losses internally, to the extent that even the Donghua Shaoyang Emperor who presided over the Incense Offering Divinity Path had quietly fallen.
It should be noted that the Donghua Shaoyang Emperor was not only the Supreme Emperor of the Incense Offering Divinity Path but also the actual personage overseeing the Sun Star from within the Taiyang Palace, the leading Sun True Monarch among the Navagraha Star Monarchs.
Within the Constellation Bureau, if the Emperor Ziwei of Central Heaven North Pole did not concern himself with worldly affairs, then respect was accorded to the Donghua Emperor as the leader of Navagraha.
With the fall of the Donghua Emperor, the foremost of Navagraha and deputy lord of the Constellation Bureau during the great calamity, the Constellation Bureau must have also been struck by a massive disaster, crippling their complete control over the Universe Stars.
Under these circumstances, the suppression of the Constellation Path by the Constellation Bureau could no longer remain as stringent as it was ten thousand years ago, allowing the Star Astrology Divine Power to reach a higher threshold.
Upon comprehending the second realm of Star Astrology Divine Power, Shen Yuan could sense the light of stars beckoning ascension, a phenomenon that proved the lack of Star Gods in the Constellation Bureau to a degree where those close to the Constellation Path could attain the position of a Star God.
More importantly, Shen Yuan wielded the Gods Purging Divine Power ten millennia ago, decreeing the Sun God, and in this era’s unique circumstance of having the sole Earthly Destroyer Divine Power, his status was nearly equivalent to that of the Donghua Emperor.
Although this was just a subtle misunderstanding, the deed of fostering the sun and moon and decreeing the Sun God in place of the Donghua Emperor still lingered within the Primal Chaos Realm.
This granted Shen Yuan an indistinct connection to the masterless Sun Star, albeit an invisible one.
Though this subtle connection was not enough for Shen Yuan to be recognized as the Sun Star Monarch, it sufficed to press down on many other star deity ranks.
Supported by this essence from the Constellation Path, Shen Yuan ascended to greatness in a single stride, directly pushing the Star Astrology Divine Power to the second realm.
At this thought, Shen Yuan stepped forth, and with spatial teleportation, he appeared in the courtyard instantly.
Gong Buyu, who was gazing at the vanishing stars in the sky and noticed Shen Yuan’s sudden appearance, trembled in spirit and quickly bowed deeply to Shen Yuan:
“Buyu pays respects to the Master!”
“No need for such formality.”
Shen Yuan waved his hand casually, looking towards the night sky of the Courtyard Secret Realm.
Because Shen Yuan had utilized the Candle Dragon Immortal Sword to derive Zhuming Chengye, it gained a measure of the true essence of the sun and moon, and coupled with a fortuitous encounter with the Sainthood Attainment Enlightenment Array Formation, the celestial formation’s nodes evolved a Starry Sky Bodhi, thus also assuming the atmosphere of a small universe.
Now, as Shen Yuan perceived the Star Astrology Divine Power, the projection of the Universe Stars also descended, further imbuing the scene with a true essence of the stars.
“It happens to be a fortuitous opportunity that has completed the transformation of your starry aspect.”
Murmuring softly to himself, Shen Yuan watched as the star patterns in his eyes trembled. In an instant, the narrow sky of the Courtyard Secret Realm began to transform drastically.
Star projections from the heavens above were imprinted upon the firmament, faintly corresponding with the ubiquitous Starry Sky Bodhi within the secret realm.
The dazzling starlight and the Light of Enlightenment intersected at this moment, as the Sainthood Attainment Enlightenment Array Formation began to spread from its foundational nodes towards the starry expanse.
The Sainthood Attainment Enlightenment Array Formation once dubbed as Starry Sky Bodhi by Shen Yuan, had only ever been a constructed semblance of divine stars by the formation’s nodes. Now with the Universe Stars projecting upon the nodes, the array quietly began to evolve a true starry aspect.
With each star being lit, the Sainthood Attainment Enlightenment Array Formation kept undergoing transformations, the implications of universe stars and fate interweaving before Shen Yuan’s eyes.
Cool starlight descended, and Gong Buyu within the courtyard seemed to witness a supreme deity handling the stars, strategizing the universe with their cosmic game.
Eventually, the branches of the Starry Sky Bodhi Tree fully extended, almost merging with the starry sky of this realm, and the layout of the myriad stars slowly solidified.
Magnificent stars spread over the entire Courtyard Secret Realm, and Gong Buyu, situated within the courtyard, felt an unparalleled vastness previously unfelt, as though she was amidst a starry sea with countless stars within reach.
Shen Yuan, having completed all this, calmly walked towards the stone table under the jujube tree, his long sleeves gently brushing away the fallen leaves as he leisurely seated himself.
In an instant, as if the heavens and earth quivered, the stars were finally in their proper places.
On the stone table, Bai Xue, seemingly captivated by the magnificent constellation before her, stared at the stars in the night sky with mesmerizing wide eyes.
The corners of Shen Yuan’s mouth slightly curved upward, not wishing to disturb the little cat’s amusement, but he turned to Gong Buyu at his side and asked:
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“How long has it been since I started my closed-door cultivation?”
Shen Yuan had previously returned to a time ten thousand years earlier due to the accidental activation of the Heaven’s Decree Secret Order. He had stayed for a full eighteen years in that sealed small world, which only amounted to eighteen months in the Primal Chaos Realm.
The disordered and incomplete rules of time made it impossible for Shen Yuan to determine exactly how much time had passed in the present world.
But one thing was certain: it was definitely not a short period, because he could feel that the rules of this world were continuously being repaired, and the suppression on Spirit Transmutation cultivators was almost non-existent.
Just a few days were needed, and there would be no more obstacles to advancing to the Spirit Transmutation Stage in the present world, and those Spirit Transmutation cultivators who had survived till now within the grotto heavens sacred ground could also appear in this world.
Gong Buyu responded softly, “It has been three months since Master last appeared.”
“Three months?”
Shen Yuan was somewhat surprised.
For Shen Yuan, three months was definitely the longest period of closed-door cultivation.
However, compared to the changes in the rules of heaven and earth, three months seemed far from enough to allow the rules to be fully restored to the extent that a great Spirit Transmutation cultivator could descend.
“Could there have been some unforeseen event?”
Shen Yuan’s index finger gently tapped the stone table, his eyes slowly revolving with the trajectories of stars, and the stars in the night sky revolved following Shen Yuan’s will.
After a while, a hint of astonishment flashed in Shen Yuan’s eyes:
“I did not expect that the source of this world’s changes would actually be on me?”
Using his Star Astrology Divine Power, Shen Yuan realised that the reason for the accelerated restoration of the world’s rules over the past three months was the influence of his realization of the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Great Divine Power.
The Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Great Divine Power outside the Primal Chaos Realm had triggered unknown changes, and a large amount of Heaven and Earth’s Primordial Elemental Qi had infiltrated the Primal Chaos Realm, indicating signs of accelerated recovery.
“However, this might not necessarily be a bad thing.”
After recognizing the source of it, Shen Yuan became much more at ease.
Had this been before his time-travel of ten thousand years, Shen Yuan might have worried about the impending relaxation of the world’s suppression.
But after having traveled to the ancient past and witnessed a real era of cultivation prosperity, Shen Yuan already had quite a bit of confidence in his heart.
Once the restrictions of the world were completely lifted, Shen Yuan would be able to break through to the Spirit Transmutation Stage. By then, Shen Yuan could confront a Spirit Refining True Being without relying on the advantageous conditions provided by the trial.
With such strength, it’s not to say he could dominate the present world, but at the very least, preserving himself wouldn’t be much of an issue.
In addition, this travel through ten thousand years of time had also added quite a bit to his own foundation.
Thinking of this, Shen Yuan’s eyes retracted their starlight and he picked up the Bronze Ancient Sword with spots of rust around his waist.
The Candle Dragon Immortal Sword Darkness-Light, an Immortal Artifact that shook the world ten thousand years ago, had always been carried by Shen Yuan after obtaining it. The passage of time and long deprivation of Spirit Energy had worn away its spirit essence. Despite Shen Yuan’s advancement in the Earthly Destroyer Sword Technique and his nurturing of this sword, it was ultimately difficult to bring back the mystique of the Immortal Sword.
When Shen Yuan crossed ten thousand years to a time ten thousand years ago, the Darkness-Light Sword still appeared rusty and no one could recognize its true form as an Immortal Sword.
However, as Shen Yuan’s true body returned to the present after ten thousand years, all the treasures he carried with him had undergone temporal erosion, and this Immortal Sword had undergone changes in the shadows.
If not for Shen Yuan’s touch of Star Astrology Divine Power that allowed him to perceive it by chance, the issue would have gone undetected.
He drew out the Darkness-Light Sword, and the blade still bore the mottled rust of temporal erosion. But within the varying shades of dark red rust, there was a faint trace of the flavor of time’s changes.
Unlike Zhuming Chengye which was just a simple concept of time, the essence of time’s changes had truly merged into this Immortal Sword.
“Candle Dragon was originally a local deity who presided over time. The Darkness-Light Sword, despite its diminished spirit essence, was able to capture the essence of time’s changes. If I could travel to ten thousand years ago again, and let the Candle Dragon Immortal Sword experience the erosion of time several times, perhaps I could awaken the true intent of the Candle Dragon’s Path of Time within the sword.”