Chapter 1131: Ancient Treasure

Ever since Qin Sang acquired the Star Platform, he cultivated the Thunder Manipulation Art and Celestial Demon Body Tempering with its help. Spending day and night with the Star Platform, Qin Sang attempted to uncover its secrets, but to no avail.

It seemed the Star Platform was merely an item capable of connecting with stars and assisting in the cultivation of the Thunder Manipulation Art.

However, Qin Sang believed it wasn't that simple.

The Black Snake Mountain Ancestor coveted the Star Platform, going to great lengths to send disciples to steal treasures from Landou Gate. This suggested that the Star Platform was very likely connected to some Warlock tribe secret.

While in Canglang Sea, Qin Sang discreetly inquired about it multiple times but found no news related to the Star Platform. As most of his energy was focused on cultivation and the Seven Kills Hall, he couldn't afford to be distracted, so he didn't delve deeper.

At Zhantian Peak, the Star Platform underwent an unprecedented transformation.

"Was it because there wasn't enough dense stellar essence before?" Qin Sang pondered, staring at the Star Platform.

This was his first time bringing the Star Platform to a place like Zhantian Peak.

While he was focused on breaking through, the Star Platform absorbed an unknown amount of stellar essence. Originally a common stone, it had now become somewhat transparent. Starlight passed through the Star Platform, and its material was transforming into jade.

Previously, the Star Platform was pitted and scarred. Now, these scars seemed to have transformed into mysterious runes, imbuing the Star Platform with a strange divine aura.

After Qin Sang dispersed his cultivation, the Star Platform became the core. Stellar essence was continuously drawn to the Star Platform, as if it were a bottomless pit. Not only did it show no sign of stopping, but its absorption speed also increased. Gradually, the phenomenon became more significant than when Qin Sang was cultivating.

The stellar essence on Zhantian Peak was extremely dense. The clearing he had chosen was quite large, but the stellar essence in it was now almost entirely absorbed by the Star Stone.

"If this continues, won't it affect the ancient restrictions and the stability of the space?" Qin Sang retreated to the side, somewhat worried. If the Star Stone were to destroy Zhantian Peak, he would offend not just one or two people, but all cultivators in the Little Cold Domain and the Heavenly Travel Alliance.

*Whoosh...*

The stellar essence formed a terrifyingly large vortex, with the Star Platform at its center. Qin Sang had to keep retreating. He closely watched the immortal restrictions around the clearing and noticed that the glowing masses, intertwined with the restrictions and almost solidifying into stellar essence stones, remained stable and unaffected by the transformation. Seeing this, Qin Sang's expression eased slightly.

His gaze returned to the Star Platform. Qin Sang was secretly horrified; the Star Platform had absorbed an enormous amount of stellar essence. The stellar essence accumulated over countless years in this mountain slope space was almost completely drained. It was hard to imagine what level of ancient treasure it was.

Finally, a hum suddenly echoed from within the stellar essence vortex. In an instant, the stellar essence dispersed, revealing the shimmering Star Platform. Unexpectedly, in the next moment, the Star Platform's light suddenly retracted, and it reverted to its previous plain and ordinary appearance.

After the commotion caused by the Star Stone subsided, Qin Sang cautiously approached and found that despite absorbing so much stellar essence, there was no obvious change. He raised his hand, drew the Star Stone into his palm, and channeled his true essence into it. It was exactly the same as before. It was certain that the Star Stone had undergone an unknown transformation.

"Is my cultivation too low to control the Star Stone for now? Or is it because it's a Warlock tribe treasure, requiring Warlock bloodline? Aya is not awake, and there are no Warlock descendants in the Little Cold Domain. I might have to return to Canglang Sea to find out..." Qin Sang pondered and decided to put the Star Stone away for now.

A rough calculation showed he had been inside for a while, and the Nascent Soul cultivators outside were probably getting impatient. He calmed his breath, erased his traces, continued collecting enough stellar essence stones, returned to the teleportation array, and sent all the treasures back to the immortal abode on the other side.

*Splash...*

A figure broke through the waves. Qin Sang flew out of Zhantian Peak and saw the three Nascent Soul patriarchs waiting for him.

"Reporting to the three seniors, this junior has completed cultivating the secret art," Qin Sang said, bowing.

Jiugu and the Demonic Path Nascent Soul stared at Qin Sang, checking twice to confirm their seals hadn't been tampered with. Their expressions relaxed slightly, and they removed the seals. Afterward, the three used talismans to re-seal Zhantian Peak.

"Sect Master Leng, your requests have been fulfilled. I shall take my leave! The signs of anomaly in Sin Abyss are becoming clearer, and the major passes cannot afford to be lost. I hope you two do not delay too long."

Jiugu headed south, returning to Cangheng Island, while the Demonic Path Nascent Soul flew northeast to Tianduan Mountain, the demon sect's stronghold. Qing Jun, meanwhile, took Qin Sang back to Yuanshen Gate.

After moving away from the other two, they changed direction, flew for a while, and arrived among some reefs. Qing Jun took out a precious seal. After infusing it with true essence, the seal shot a sword-like green light into the sky. Immediately after, the void rippled, and the gate to the immortal abode appeared out of thin air, accompanied by various unusual phenomena. The immortal abode's gate swung open with a resounding sound.

The two suppressed their cultivation and flashed into the immortal abode. This place resembled a true residence, with its interior like a garden. However, the damage was worse than at Zhantian Peak, requiring them to suppress their cultivation to the Qi Refining stage. Upon arriving inside the immortal abode, the teleportation array was surrounded by ancient restrictive aura, identical to that at Zhantian Peak.

Qin Sang had heard his Senior Sister Qing Jun mention it. This immortal abode was the source of Senior Qingzhu's tragedy. Qing Jun's aunt, who was Qingzhu's senior sister, obtained the immortal abode's precious seal when it appeared. Leng Yuntian discovered the teleportation array and murdered Qingzhu's senior sister to seize the immortal abode, thus forming a deep enmity. Ironically, Yuanshen Gate gained little benefit, ultimately perishing because of this immortal abode, with the entire sect falling into Qing Jun's hands.

Qin Sang retrieved the Star Platform and other treasures. Qing Jun counted the stellar essence stones and nodded with satisfaction. "Good, it's enough! How's your body-refining cultivation going? I noticed your changes aren't very obvious. Did your breakthrough fail?"

"Senior Sister has sharp eyes," Qin Sang said glumly. "Actually, I had a premonition that the true essence of the Azure Luan puppet wasn't enough for me to comprehend the Celestial Demon's Dharma Idol. However, my physical body has indeed advanced a level, and I hope it will help with forming the Nascent Soul."

"Visualizing a Celestial Demon for body refining, what a strange cultivation method..." Qing Jun shook her head repeatedly, hearing of it for the first time. Qin Sang didn't tell her he was cultivating a demon race technique.

As they spoke, the two left the immortal abode and flew towards Yuanshen Gate.

"Senior Sister, think carefully. How much do you remember about the mysterious stone slab and the Qianji Demon King? It seems now that in the cultivation world, perhaps only from that stone slab can one truly observe a Celestial Demon."

Qin Sang was persistent. "Celestial Demon Body Tempering" had an extraordinary origin. What was even more precious was that with the jade Buddha blocking the stellar malevolence, his cultivation speed for this technique was very fast. His current talent allowed him to cultivate both techniques simultaneously, dual cultivation of magic and body. He speculated that there might be a true Vermilion Bird feather in the Southern Bright Lihuo, but it was unknown when the Ziwei Palace would open, and collecting the Southern Bright Lihuo was an even more distant prospect. Even if there were a true Vermilion Bird feather, who knew if it would only be a remnant feather, or if any Vermilion Bird aura would remain?

If there was a chance to approach the mysterious stone slab, he would definitely try his best to seize it.