Chapter 2361: The First Fusion Path of This Starry Sky

Such rapid cultivation methods inherently have drawbacks, primarily an unstable foundation. If one's foundation is shaky, advancing to the Daoist Master realm becomes utterly impossible. This is especially true for the Furnace Method, which is exceedingly dangerous; activating it with an unstable foundation could not only prevent breakthrough to the Daoist Master realm but even cause one to self-immolate and perish completely.

However, due to the accumulated heritage of countless years among various races in the starry sky, there are many Sun-lit cultivators. In the past, cultivation was difficult to advance, but precisely because of this difficulty, their foundations were very solid. Consequently, a period of accelerated progress didn't pose a significant problem for them.

Take Gu Sheng, for example: even with his exceptional talent and the title of the Yellow Dragon Realm's most brilliant rising star of his generation, at a normal cultivation pace, he would currently be, at most, in the early Sun-lit realm.

However, after his journey through Jiuzhou and the Soul Race ancestral land, he rapidly grew to the peak of the Sun-lit realm, and then successfully entered the Daoist Master realm.

Further aided by a Relic, his growth rate did not slow down even after entering the Daoist Master realm, and he is now a Seventh-level Daoist Master.

The power within Relics can actually be refined as Dao Power!

As the Yellow Dragon Realm is the largest realm in the starry sky, it certainly wouldn't lack Relics. With no regard for material loss, it wasn't difficult to help Gu Sheng acquire Dao Power more efficiently using these items.

Even Abuluo, who was as renowned as Gu Sheng back then, has now also advanced to the Seventh-level Daoist Master realm with the full support of the entire Ancient Barbarian Realm.

This is a terrible era, yet it is also one where this generation of newcomers can rapidly distinguish themselves.

Lu Ye had a general understanding of the situation at Illusion Extinction; it wasn't good, but not too bad either.

"What about the other Star Abyss Gates? How does the situation compare to here?" Lu Ye asked again.

Gu Yunliu sighed.

At his sigh, Lu Ye's heart skipped a beat, instinctively sensing something bad.

"Of the other five Star Abyss Gates, three had similar situations to Illusion Extinction. Only the Myriad Forms Sea and Tian Gang Star System faced more severe circumstances."

"What do you mean?" Lu Ye's expression became solemn.

"The progress of the various Star Abyss Gates isn't synchronized. Take Myriad Forms Sea, for example: Ninth-level Daoist Masters have already appeared there, and Tian Gang is similar."

"Ninth-level!" Lu Ye exclaimed, startled.

If Ninth-level Daoist Masters can pass through, doesn't that mean all Star Abyss creatures, except for Fusion Daoists, are now qualified to cross over from the other side of those two Star Abyss Gates?

How immense must that number be?

If this continues for a while longer, even Fusion Daoists might be able to enter!

Lu Ye's vision blurred, as if he saw scenes of rivers of blood and mountains of corpses at those two locations.

Not to mention that Mount Fangcun leads the defense at Tian Gang, but Myriad Forms Sea can be considered one of his foundations. If it were lost, the losses would be incalculable.

Mount Fangcun is indeed a supreme treasure, but the Miniature Race cannot fully unleash its power. Even Lu Ye, as the master of Mount Fangcun, can only simply wield it.

And while Hua Ci controls the Three Treasures Coins at Myriad Forms Sea, these coins are remarkably effective in one-on-one combat but cannot play a significant role when the enemy numbers are large.

"Don't panic, lad," Old Tree suddenly spoke. "The situation isn't as bad as you imagine."

Lu Ye composed himself. "What do you mean?" he asked.

"Have you forgotten there are two Fusion Daoists in our starry sky?" Old Tree reminded him.

Lu Ye blinked, then realized with a start. He had indeed forgotten, mainly because he hadn't interacted much with those two and had been wandering outside for years. Upon suddenly hearing about the situations at Myriad Forms Sea and Tian Gang, he hadn't been able to recall them in his moment of urgency.

Bluebird, Dancer!

These two ancient gigantic beings are Fusion Daoists!

Back then, to ensure Jiuzhou could successfully enter the Thousand Hills Graveyard, Lu Ye had specifically gone to discuss with Bluebird and gathered some information about the Star Abyss from it.

Bluebird actually didn't have any grand desires; it merely wanted to wait until the Star Abyss Gate opened enough for Fusion Daoists to pass through, then leave the starry sky with Dancer.

After the last invasion of the starry sky, Bluebird and Dancer missed the opportune moment to leave and had remained in the starry sky all these years. For Fusion Daoists, while the starry sky was stable, there was no direction to pursue, which was actually intolerable.

Now that the starry sky was being invaded again, they undoubtedly had a chance to leave.

"Even if they are Fusion Daoists, they might not be able to stop so many invading enemies, right?" Lu Ye couldn't help but be skeptical.

Over these countless millennia, no one knew how much Dao power Bluebird or Dancer still retained. Their strength back then shouldn't have been high; otherwise, they couldn't have survived such a great battle.

With such strength, the number of Daoist Masters they could contend with was very limited.

"Defending against enemies doesn't mean having to kill them! Sometimes, the mere presence of a strong individual is a deterrent," Old Tree chuckled. "In any case, these two are currently stationed at Myriad Forms Sea and the Tian Gang Star System, respectively. For now, the enemies on the other side don't dare to act rashly. But what will happen in the long run is hard to say, especially since there must be Fusion Daoists on the other side. If Fusion Daoists can cross over from there, the deterrence of these two will cease to exist."

Lu Ye understood.

From this perspective, the enemies at Myriad Forms Sea and Tian Gang should all be blocked on the other side, unlike the massive invasion here at Illusion Extinction.

This is clearly because Star Abyss cultivators who escaped Bluebird and Dancer returned to the other side and reported the situation. With Fusion Daoists stationed in the starry sky, how would those Daoist Masters dare to act rashly? They are probably waiting now, waiting for their Fusion Daoists to lead the charge.

Lu Ye fell into contemplation. From the current perspective, the priority should be to resolve the troubles at Myriad Forms Sea and Tian Gang. Otherwise, if Fusion Daoists truly invade the starry sky, it would be quite troublesome. While he could certainly kill them, his side would inevitably suffer huge losses before eliminating the enemies.

This danger must be nipped in the bud.

As he was pondering, Gu Yunliu suddenly took out a sound talisman to check it, then his brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Old Tree asked.

Gu Yunliu said, "There's news that some variables have appeared on the battlefield. A group of humans appeared at some point and are wreaking havoc across the battlefield. Their weapons are somewhat strange, seemingly Relics, capable of boosting their strength. Star Abyss cultivators targeted by them were almost all killed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present looked solemn.

Although the cultivators invading the starry sky came from various races, there were actually very few humans among them. The sudden appearance of a large group of humans naturally drew attention.

The more than eighty Daoist Masters at Illusion Extinction, scattered across the battlefield in groups of two or three, naturally discovered many situations.

Especially since these humans were all very strong and seemingly each possessed a Relic, that made them even more noteworthy.

"Don't worry," Lu Ye said, "I brought this group in."

Lu Ye naturally wouldn't conceal anything regarding the Variegated Humans; he just hadn't had time to say it yet.

"You brought them in?" Gu Yunliu stared at Lu Ye in astonishment. "Did you subdue this group of humans in the starry sky?"

"Not exactly subduing, more like cooperation," Lu Ye explained. "They come from a starry sky called Variegated. This starry sky is a bit different from ordinary ones; it was cultivated into a Dao Weapon by a powerful individual..."

Lu Ye briefly explained the situation of Variegated to everyone.

The group listened in silence.

After a long while, Old Tree slowly spoke, "In other words, you brought back an entire starry sky from outside, and within that starry sky, powerful individuals are abundant, with Fusion Daoists by the handful?"

True, the situation within that starry sky is complex, so not too many powerful individuals can be deployed.

True, only Daoist Masters can enter currently.

But three thousand Daoist Masters! And each of them possesses a Dao Artifact capable of boosting their strength...

With such a force infused into the starry sky, the numerous crises they had previously faced would be easily resolved and amount to nothing!

"Indeed, the world is vast and full of wonders," Gu Yunliu sighed with emotion after a long while.

He hadn't expected Lu Ye to have been away for only ten years, yet actually found a way to resolve the starry sky's crisis and returned at such a critical juncture. This was simply a miracle.

"Lad Lu," Old Tree asked, "allow me to ask a presumptuous question: how much influence do you have within that Variegated starry sky?"

He considered more deeply. While it was true that Lu Ye brought good news, if his influence over Variegated was insufficient, it was highly possible that a situation of "driving out a tiger only to let a wolf in" could arise. He had to worry about this.

Because within the starry sky, there were also treasures coveted by Star Abyss powerhouses!

Including himself!

"How should I put it?" Lu Ye pondered for a moment. "By a stroke of luck, I refined Variegated and can be considered its master. They were previously trapped within it, unable to leave, so now, anyone who wishes to come out must have my permission! Furthermore, within Variegated, due to long-term continuous warfare with the Insect and Blood races, the human race is actually very united internally. Our starry sky is also primarily human, so there's a natural compatibility between us and them."

Hearing this, Old Tree said, "If that's the case, then it's good. However, among cultivators, strength ultimately reigns supreme. Observing your aura, you should have entered the Fusion Dao realm, right?"

As these words were spoken, Gu Yunliu and the others also showed questioning expressions. He had wanted to ask Lu Ye about his cultivation level before but hadn't found a good moment to speak.

"You have keen insight, Old Tree. I indeed entered the Fusion Dao realm not long ago, and am now considered a Second-level Fusion Daoist."

Gu Yunliu and the others all showed joy.

Lu Ye entering the Fusion Dao realm meant that the first Fusion Daoist powerhouse was born in their starry sky!

Of course, Bluebird and Dancer didn't count; they were remnants from the previous invasion of the starry sky.

The birth of the first Fusion Daoist—if this news were to spread, it would undoubtedly bring joy and encouragement to the entire starry sky.