Chapter 2399: Came

Novel

Although there was no way to invade the starry sky and achieve Dao Integration through a shortcut, Hai Chen, being less powerful, couldn't demand it. Sacrificing the lives of tens of thousands of his subordinates for a natal treasure—especially one that was both offensive and defensive—was not considered a loss.

A few days quickly passed. The anticipation on Hai Chen's face intensified, but as time went on, his anticipation turned into anxiety, then unease, apprehension, and finally disappointment!

An oath made in the name of the Star Abyss Will could not be broken under any circumstances. Therefore, he never even considered that Lu Ye would be unable to fulfill his promise from the beginning. He simply believed that Lu Ye... was probably dead!

Otherwise, he wouldn't fail to appear.

Ten years of waiting, tens of thousands of subordinates sent to the other side—only for it all to be in vain?

Hai Chen was on the verge of madness.

He didn't grieve over the loss of his subordinates; he only cared about the natal treasure that was rightfully his!

Sharing Hai Chen's feelings at that moment was Boluomou, the person in charge of the Star Abyss Gate on the Tiangang side. This cultivator was not as naive as Hai Chen and commanded a greater number of subordinates. Thus, even after ten years and suffering heavy losses, he still had a large number of Star Abyss beings loyal to him.

Like Hai Chen, he believed Lu Ye was dead. Beyond disappointment, he felt rage, and immediately issued an order for his forces to launch a full-scale invasion of the starry sky.

At the Star Abyss Gate in the Tiangang Star System, a monumental battle suddenly erupted.

Ten years ago, the starry sky forces would have been utterly incapable of resisting an invasion of this magnitude. At that time, only Qingniao, a Dao Fusion realm cultivator, was stationed there, and the number of Dao Entry realm cultivators was pitifully small.

But in the past ten years, the situation had been completely overturned. Now, the number of Dao Entry realm cultivators here was at least eight hundred, if not a thousand. Furthermore, each possessed a Dao Artifact, and none of them were weak.

Moreover, over these past ten years, Narcissus and Chen Li had successively advanced to the Dao Fusion realm, bringing the total defensive strength here to three Dao Fusion cultivators.

Therefore, despite the large number of invading enemies, they were not enough to cause the starry sky's defensive line to collapse.

Just as this great battle was raging, a colossal figure arrived.

Elder Tree's estimation was correct; it indeed took Lu Ye ten years to transport the Blood Ancestor's corpse from the Kyushu Star System to this location.

When that colossal entity suddenly appeared and approached the battlefield, an immense oppressive force was felt by both allies and enemies across the vast expanse.

It was a level fundamentally beyond their reach, a fear that could not be directly confronted.

The starry sky cultivators knew that Lu Ye was controlling the Blood Ancestor's corpse, but the Star Abyss beings were unaware. They had never imagined that the cultivators of this starry sky were not only formidable overall but also possessed such a supreme and mighty entity.

As soon as the Blood Ancestor's corpse neared the battlefield, the invading Star Abyss beings panicked and fled back the way they came. They truly didn't know the full extent of the Blood Ancestor's corpse's power, but even within the Star Abyss, they had never witnessed such a colossal figure.

The full-scale invasion battle, which had just erupted with such ferocity, ended abruptly and anticlimactically with the arrival of the Blood Ancestor's corpse.

Upon receiving the news, Boluomou's expression darkened and became unsettled. He genuinely couldn't comprehend the situation in the starry sky on the opposite side.

First there was a powerful Dao Fusion cultivator like Lu Ye, and now a towering giant had appeared. What kind of starry sky was this?

In his mind, the starry sky was merely a slaughterhouse, a place for arbitrary invasion and slaughter.

Yet, the starry sky he had encountered was distinctly abnormal.

However, he couldn't simply leave. With Lu Ye still not showing up, the natal treasure was no longer an option, so his only hope was to use the shattered starry sky as a shortcut to achieve Dao Integration.

He still commanded a large number of viable Star Abyss cultivators, so his future might not be entirely bleak.

Outside the Star Abyss Gate, Lu Ye, controlling the Blood Ancestor's corpse and under the gaze of countless eyes, raised a hand and grasped Mount Fangcun!

Over the past ten years, news of the Blood Ancestor's corpse had spread far and wide; even those who hadn't seen it with their own eyes had heard much about it.

But only at this moment did many cultivators truly understand that merely hearing about it could never convey the immense shock delivered by this body.

Under everyone's gaze, Mount Fangcun, like a speck of dust, was held in the palm of that sky-obscuring, earth-shrouding hand. Immediately, the Blood Ancestor's corpse nodded slightly towards the Dao Entry cultivators, then changed direction and sped towards the Puling Star System!

The second step of the plan was accomplished!

Next, Lu Ye would travel to Puling to initiate the final measures. If successful, there would be an opportunity to repair the Star Abyss Gate; if not...

The migration of starry sky beings would then have to commence.

Over the past ten years, Elder Tree had been preparing for this, with various realms, large and small, actively constructing transport vessels. Under Elder Tree's plan, ten years would be roughly enough time to migrate the starry sky beings into Banlan.

However, this would inevitably place immense pressure on Banlan, as there weren't enough suitable realms to accommodate such a vast population.

The journey continued for another long period.

Over the past ten years, Lu Ye had expended enormous effort to synchronize with the Blood Ancestor's corpse. Now, wearing this special automatron, he no longer felt much heaviness. Although he couldn't yet move it as easily as his own arm, normal control presented no issues.

Mount Fangcun was not large to begin with. In the starry sky, it resembled an unremarkable meteorite or rockery. When it was drifting in three separate parts, many cultivators, even if they stumbled upon it, wouldn't have noticed anything, mistaking it for an ordinary meteorite.

Even after its three parts reunited, Mount Fangcun's volume remained relatively small.

With Mount Fangcun grasped in the hand of the Blood Ancestor's corpse, it truly looked like a speck of dust.

Mount Fangcun had been completely emptied; all the miniature people had been relocated to a realm in Tiangang in advance. This was a precaution, as no one knew what changes Mount Fangcun might undergo if Lu Ye's plan succeeded, so the miniature people naturally had to depart beforehand.

The best outcome, as Elder Tree had previously mentioned, was that if Mount Fangcun's foundational power wasn't too severely damaged, there would be no adverse effects; it would simply remain as it was. In that case, Lu Ye could then bring Mount Fangcun back, allowing the miniature people to return.

But this was merely the best-case scenario...

Make the greatest effort, but prepare for the worst.

During the journey, Lu Ye silently sensed and experimented.

His long-held anxiety finally eased.

It proved that this path was feasible because, with the Blood Ancestor's power, he indeed managed to activate some of Mount Fangcun's might, unlike before, when he couldn't find a way no matter how he tried.

However, to repair the Star Abyss Gate, he needed to access its origin, and his current level of control was not sufficient.

For the previous ten years, Lu Ye had focused on synchronizing with the Blood Ancestor's corpse.

For the next ten years, he would concentrate on integrating Mount Fangcun's power.

A year later, Mount Fangcun, held in the colossal hand, had transformed from a speck of dust into a grain of sand.

Another year passed, and Mount Fangcun transformed from a grain of sand into a tiny pebble.

Yet another year, Mount Fangcun transformed from a tiny pebble to the size of a longan fruit.

The continuous transformation of Mount Fangcun was not due to any flaw in this supreme treasure, but rather a continuous manifestation of Lu Ye's increasing ability to activate its power.

The larger Mount Fangcun became, the higher the degree of control he could exert over it.

Day after day, year after year...

On this particular day, in the Puling Star System, a million li away from the Star Abyss Gate, numerous figures had gathered.

This Star Abyss Gate in the Puling Star System had appeared twenty years ago, and throughout that time, not a single enemy had managed to invade from it.

Everyone knew this was thanks to the ancient sage Yun Shiwang. On the unseen other side of the Star Abyss Gate, this sage, wielding the supreme Sky Pivot Sword and driven by his unwavering resolve, had guarded the pass for twenty years, holding it against countless foes.

Over these twenty years, almost all newly advanced Dao Entry realm cultivators in the starry sky had emerged from this very location.

Because it was connected to the inner realm, the Star Abyss energy here was incredibly dense, and the circulating Dao power was exceedingly abundant. Consequently, the area covered by the Star Abyss energy now extended beyond just the Puling Star System, encompassing several nearby star systems as well.

The many figures gathered here were all Lu Ye's closest kin: Hua Ci, Su Yuqing, Jiuyan, Yiyi, Hupo, the Sect Master, his Master, Shui Yuan, and others.

They all knew that Lu Ye would arrive here today to commence repairing the Star Abyss Gate.

However, based on Elder Tree's recent revelations, no one truly knew whether this endeavor would succeed.

They had gathered here both to witness this historic moment and out of concern for Lu Ye, as everyone knew that repairing the Star Abyss Gate would be no easy feat, and no one could predict what dangers might arise during the process.

As they waited, another figure swiftly approached from a distance. He glanced up at the Star Abyss Gate in the distance, then nodded slightly to the assembled crowd, saying, "It seems I'm not too late."

"Greetings, Daoist Brother Ma."

"Senior Brother."

"Greetings, fellow Daoist."

A chorus of greetings rang out.

It was indeed Ma Bin who had arrived.

Over twenty years ago, with Lu Ye's assistance, he had already advanced to the Dao Fusion realm. Although he wasn't the very first of this generation in the starry sky to reach Dao Fusion, his strength had improved the fastest.

While other Dao Fusion cultivators had remained at the first or second stage for many years, Ma Bin had recently advanced to the third stage of Dao Fusion. It could be said that he was currently the strongest in the starry sky, second only to Lu Ye.

Since advancing to Dao Fusion, he had gone to the Myriad Phenomena Sea, where he usually stood guard.

Such an important event today naturally couldn't be missed, which was why he had hurried here.

Roughly thirty people had gathered here. It wasn't that others didn't want to come, but rather that each battle zone required personnel to remain stationed, so many who wished to attend could not.

These thirty-plus individuals represented six major battle zones, and naturally, they had much to discuss, gathered in one place.

After a short while, someone suddenly spoke up: "They're here!"

Everyone fell silent and turned to look in one direction. There, a colossal entity was slowly approaching, taking deliberate steps.

Even from a great distance, they could feel the immense and magnificent scale of the figure. Although it wasn't their first encounter, they were still left awestruck.

As the Blood Ancestor's corpse gradually drew closer, its immense scale became increasingly distinct.