Chapter 1357: Unparalleled Incident

The Winds Rise in Kyushu

"Little Junior Brother, we'll leave this to you here," Feng Wujiang said. Beside him, Qiu Min nestled intimately, like a young woman in her late teens. Standing together, they truly made a handsome couple; from their appearance, one couldn't tell Qiu Min had already given birth to a daughter.

Lu Ye shaded his eyes with one hand and waved the other lightly. "Go quickly, go quickly! Seeing you two together like this makes your junior brother feel so lonely!"

Qiu Min chuckled, covering her mouth. "If Junior Brother Yiye feels lonely, why not find someone to keep you company?"

The senior brother and his wife left. Lu Ye returned to the main hall and conducted a brief inspection.

Currently, the most important asset at the Guardians' Hall was naturally the star map of the starry sky near Kyushu. This was the result of continuous exploration by many cultivators of the Star Constellation realm in Kyushu. However, because the explored area was not yet comprehensive, it still needed improvement. It was believed that soon, the near-space around Kyushu would be fully explored. Besides the star map, there were also the spirit jades Lu Ye had previously given to Jian Guhong.

When they were first given to Jian Guhong, there were fifteen thousand pieces of spirit jade. These were kept at the Guardians' Hall for the guardians to use for their cultivation, to prevent any delays in their progress.

It appeared that not much had been used so far. After all, cultivators who had just entered the Star Constellation realm did not consume a large amount of spirit jade. Lu Ye had experimented before; an average person typically only needed about twenty pieces of spirit jade per month to sustain their cultivation.

Fifteen thousand pieces would last for several decades.

In addition, with Lu Ye taking charge of the Guardians' Hall, two more secret chambers were added.

One of the secret chambers contained numerous jade slip rubbings he had brought from the Dwarf Clan's Xi Yuan Pavilion. These documented the Dwarf Clan's various explorations of the starry sky over the years, which held significant importance for Kyushu at present.

The other secret chamber housed the sound talismans Lu Ye had previously refined.

The range of Kyushu's Heavenly Secret coverage was ultimately limited. Moreover, in the starry sky, cultivators used sound talismans to contact each other, so Kyushu naturally needed to align itself with the outside world in this regard.

So, from now on, if anyone in Kyushu was to advance to the Star Constellation realm, or if there were already existing Star Constellation cultivators, they should report to the Guardians' Hall.

First, to receive their own sound talismans and leave their imprint on other talismans, facilitating communication between themselves and others.

Second, to consult the information in those numerous jade slips to learn more common knowledge about the starry sky, so as not to be utterly lost once they entered it.

The message had already been disseminated, and as time passed and the news fermented, these regulations should gradually be implemented.

Days spent in the Guardians' Hall were lonely and monotonous. Aside from occasionally receiving messages from other Star Constellation cultivators to update the star map, Lu Ye had nothing else to do.

Every day, besides cultivating, he immersed himself in studying the voluminous ancient texts brought from the Dwarf Clan.

It's worth mentioning that after nearly two years of exploration, Kyushu's Star Constellation cultivators had, quite by coincidence, located the whereabouts of the Peerless Continent!

Before its discovery, Kyushu had been completely unaware of the Peerless Continent's exact location, only inferring that it was not too far from Kyushu. This was because, thanks to Yue Xin's arrangements from years past, Kyushu could draw upon the Peerless Continent's essence, and smooth exchanges could occur between the two realms. If the distance were too vast, it would naturally be impossible, even if Yue Xin was a Sun Glimmer realm cultivator, for him to connect the two realms.

It was none other than Lu Ye's old acquaintance, Meng Jie, the third sect master of Zhengqi Sect, who found the Peerless Continent!

He was among the very first group of cultivators in Kyushu to advance to the Star Constellation realm. Perhaps feeling he bore the heavy responsibility of exploring the starry sky, while everyone else was only exploring the near-space around Kyushu, he pushed straight ahead, venturing further and further.

This also aligned with his character as a body cultivator: straightforward, brave, and fearless, always charging into the front lines and protecting his comrades from behind.

No one could even contact him when Yue Xin descended upon Kyushu.

Until one day, he suddenly discovered a realm that seemed to possess some vitality. Upon entering it, he was surprised to find cultivators from Kyushu.

Thus, it was confirmed that this was the Peerless Continent.

Meng Jie himself did not return to Kyushu because the journey back was too far and time was pressing. However, once he was on the Peerless Continent, establishing contact with Kyushu became simple.

He simply found a few Kyushu cultivators and had them relay the message back. If it weren't for the fact that the formation set up by Yue Xin did not support teleportation for Star Constellation realm cultivators, he could have used that formation to directly teleport back to Kyushu.

Therefore, the current star map at the Guardians' Hall, while generally circular, had a distinct protrusion in one particular area, as if the circle had grown a long horn.

The tip of that horn marked the location of the Peerless Continent.

Lu Ye estimated that, at the pace of a Star Constellation realm cultivator in the early stage, flying from Kyushu to the Peerless Continent would take at least over a year.

This also aligned with the time Meng Jie had spent during his exploration, as he wasn't constantly flying; he would stop along the way to search for spirit jades.

Meng Jie's discovery of the Peerless Continent was entirely due to luck. After all, once beyond Kyushu, space expanded spherically, and with a year-long journey between the two realms, even a slight deviation could have caused him to miss it.

He did not venture further but remained in the starry sky near the Peerless Continent, searching for spirit jades.

There were many Star Constellation cultivators in Kyushu, leading to fierce competition, but on the Peerless Continent side, he was the only one, allowing him to search as he pleased.

A month swiftly passed, and Lu Ye finally finished consulting all the voluminous ancient texts. Numerous creative ideas surged within him, making him eager to begin deducing new spirit patterns.

Many spirit patterns needed deducing. Essentially, many of the spirit patterns he had acquired before reaching the Divine Sea realm were no longer adequate, as was evident from "Sharpness" and "Guard."

However, deducing a new spirit pattern was not a simple matter, so he could only prioritize one.

Lu Ye chose "Guard"!

Both "Sharpness" and "Guard" were among the first spirit patterns he acquired, playing a significant role in combat. Now, "Sharpness" had been replaced by "Divine Edge," but "Guard" had no replacement spirit pattern. Naturally, he needed to strengthen this aspect first.

Basing his efforts on "Guard," and utilizing the deductive power of the Talent Tree after its second evolution, combined with his own mastery of the spirit pattern path, Lu Ye believed that with enough time, he should be able to deduce an an excellent spirit pattern.

During this period, newly advanced Star Constellation cultivators occasionally came to the Guardians' Hall to report, collect their sound talismans, and then immersed themselves in the secret chamber containing numerous jade slips for consultation, staying for many days without emerging.

Previously, the Guardians' Hall had been quite desolate, with hardly anyone visiting. But since Lu Ye took charge, it had gradually become livelier.

Though not bustling like a marketplace, it was much better than before.

Lu Ye condensed his own clone to specifically receive these individuals, and at the same time, fill in the gaps in the star map based on information transmitted back from outside.

His main body, meanwhile, was immersed in deducing the new spirit patterns.

His own spirit jades were constantly being consumed in this state. While an average Star Constellation cultivator in the early stage only needed about twenty pieces of spirit jade per month, Lu Ye was different. Initially, he required around one hundred and twenty pieces per month, and now, with the increase in his strength, it was approximately one hundred and fifty pieces. This wasn't a significant increase, as he had not yet made any substantial breakthrough in his cultivation realm.

This was still within his controlled, efficient cultivation. If he were to cultivate without restraint, no amount of spirit jade would be enough to squander. Of course, doing so would result in immense waste.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Lu Ye was studying his new spirit patterns.

After such a long time, the new spirit patterns deduced based on "Guard" were beginning to take shape. However, their defensive power had not yet met Lu Ye's expectations, so he had been constantly trying to improve the finer details in recent days, to see if he could refine these new spirit patterns further.

Suddenly, a message arrived via his Battlefield Mark.

This was normal; Star Constellation cultivators exploring outside would occasionally contact him to relay the locations and conditions of discovered celestial bodies, allowing him to update the star map. Little Nine would also sometimes chat with him to pass the boring time.

What was unusual, however, was that not just one message arrived, but three consecutively. Soon, even more messages followed one after another.

Even via sound talismans, people were sending messages.

Lu Ye's expression turned serious. He immediately realized that something significant must have happened; otherwise, there was no reason so many people would be contacting him within such a short time.

He quickly immersed his mind to investigate, and his expression fell. Something had happened to the Peerless Continent!

Just an hour ago, cultivators from Kyushu who were honing themselves and earning merit on the Peerless Continent suddenly detected intense sounds of battle from outside the sky. The magnitude of these sounds was far beyond anything the Divine Sea realm could produce.

Currently, Meng Jie was the only Star Constellation realm cultivator from Kyushu outside the Peerless Continent. Therefore, no one knew whom he was fighting. Divine Sea cultivators who went to the Peerless Continent to earn merit were not typically at a very high level, and naturally, they were powerless to investigate.

After observing for a moment, they felt the sounds of battle growing increasingly intense, even mixed with Meng Jie's roars and shouts. Those Divine Sea cultivators immediately realized something was wrong and quickly sent people back to Kyushu via the teleportation array to relay the information.

As the message was relayed layer by layer, many reachable Star Constellation cultivators quickly learned of the situation and, in turn, began contacting Lu Ye, the current Kyushu Guardian. This was why messages were now pouring in via his Battlefield Mark and even his sound talismans.

Lu Ye quickly reviewed all the information, but the situation he grasped remained unclear.

At present, those on the Peerless Continent only knew that Meng Jie was fighting some enemy, but no one was clear about the nature of this enemy.

Previously, facing such a situation, Kyushu would have been powerless to provide support due to the immense distance. However, now there was a possibility of assistance.

After a brief moment of thought, Lu Ye swiftly sent messages in all directions, ordering people to transmit news to the Peerless Continent: all Kyushu cultivators were to go into hiding, and at the same time, conceal and obscure the location of the passage leading to Kyushu.

He chose not to recall them because Kyushu cultivators were currently dispersed across various locations on the Peerless Continent, making it impossible to gather everyone back in time. If the enemy were to break through Meng Jie's defenses, rashly recalling the Kyushu cultivators would only allow the enemy to trace the path and find the teleportation passage.

That was a creation left by Yue Xin, and currently, no one in Kyushu could repair or even rebuild it. Once destroyed, Kyushu would lose its connection with the Peerless Continent.

Therefore, concealment and hiding were absolutely essential.