Blue Star, Star Domain

Xia Qingshan’s figure gathered outside Blue Star, with a complex expression of anger, hatred, and regret, all mixed together.

An hour ago, he was a four-star immortal with four planets.

However, just one hour later, his life was out of control, temporarily escaping the hold of the four planets.

To say he felt no regret or anger would be impossible.

However, Xia Qingshan quickly calmed down; he was already thinking about how to clean up this mess. He would not easily give up.

Throughout his life, he has lived hard, enduring countless years to rebuild his soul, gaining a significant advantage and increasing his strength. He saw good days approaching, and now this happens—he would never accept it.

"Give up Lingqing Star?"

Xia Qingshan kept thinking and came to a decision: to give up Lingqing Star.

Lingqing Star is now under a strong attack from the Buddha Sect, and most of his strength has been transferred to the clone on Lingqing Star, which is currently in battle. Xia Qingshan is considering whether or not to abandon Lingqing Star.

If he gives it up and regains his power, he will have enough strength to suppress a few newly ascended immortals, ensuring he won’t lose the remaining planets.

However, Xia Qingshan is still very hesitant because he fears that if he loses Lingqing Star, the Buddha Sect will not let it go, and he might end up losing all his planets.

Jiang Star, Star Domain

Lin Jiang watched Xia Qingshan, who was growing quieter, and felt more contempt for him. His assessment of Xia Qingshan was not wrong; he chased small gains while forgetting great principles, and he was more hesitant than Xia Qingshan in taking on big tasks.

"Xia Qingshan, are you thinking about giving up on Lingqing Star?"

Lin Jiang spoke up, startling Xia Qingshan.

"Hmph, so what if I give up? I will fight back the same way I took it before. I don’t believe that Blue Star will stop just because you left."

Xia Qingshan said coldly. Although Lin Jiang now has almost all the experts of Blue Star under his control, the foundation Lin Jiang built for Blue Star still remains. With Blue Star’s industrial level, cultivation level, and education system, it can fully recover its strength in at most a thousand years. That is certain.

"You are overthinking. As soon as you withdraw, the Buddhist sect will invade Lingjing Star, Jiang Star, and Blue Star until they eliminate you."

"The Buddhist sect does not have that kind of strength."

"What if we cooperate with the Buddhist sect?"

"Are you brave enough…?"

"What is there to be afraid of? We cultivators can mingle with anyone. At least the Buddhist sect follows rules. If it comes to it, we can forget about these planets and go to Canglan Star instead. You can ask Senior Li if he is willing to take us."

"If Lin Jiang is willing to come to my Canglan Star, he would be very welcome."

Li Canghai said with a smile. This was not a joke; he knew that his disciple, Ming’an, and the others were eager for Blue Star’s technology. If Lin Jiang and the others are willing to come, that would be a great thing.

Moreover, Li Canghai also began to pay more attention to Lin Jiang and the others. Hundreds of years ago, when they attacked Lingfa Star, there were very few strong fighters from Blue Star, even counting those left behind, there weren’t more than thirty or forty. Now, however, their numbers have increased several times, and this rapid growth in strength is astonishing.

Upon hearing this, Xia Qingshan was furious and nearly exploded with anger, as he currently had no way to deal with Lin Jiang’s attack.

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The battle on Lingqing Star ended quickly because Ming’an and the others arrived, and behind Ming’an were countless cultivators, with many strong fighters appearing.

However, the war among the immortals was not over; the True Buddha continued to beat Xia Qingshan, because Li Canghai and the others did not intervene.

"Li Canghai, as a fellow immortal from the Heavenly Court, if you stand by and do nothing while I am in danger, I will report you to the Heavenly Court!"

Xia Qingshan was desperate; there were several True Buddhas fighting him, each one incredibly powerful, and he was no match for them.

Li Canghai remained expressionless; if Blue Star’s plan succeeded, there would be four immortals for just one loss, and the Heavenly Court would not suffer. Plus, they were four easily manageable immortals, so why should he intervene?

"Senior Brother Ming’an, I’m a bit confused. What are Lin Jiang and the others doing? Is this internal conflict?"

Jian Xing said to Ming’an, "It’s the first time I’ve seen cultivators fighting among themselves. I just can’t understand it."

"Blue Star is different from us. Each of our families has elder immortals who care for us. But Xia Qingshan of Blue Star is a lonely person, without any teachings to follow. He looks down on Lin Jiang and the others, seeing them as nothing more than ants under an immortal. It’s odd that they don’t resist; who among cultivators at our level isn’t rebellious?"

Ming’an analyzed, "The reason for this situation isn’t complicated. The planets in Canglan Star have order. They have elder immortals who became immortal and feel a teacher-student bond with them, so they wouldn’t easily kill them."

But for Blue Star, Xia Qingshan is not capable; he thinks he can easily control Lin Jiang and his friends. He forgets that those with high cultivation are above many others. How can they be threatened forever? Revolt is only a matter of time, and Xia Qingshan should have his own teachings by now.

Of course, it’s also possible that Xia Qingshan believes Blue Star’s teachings are what he has left behind, and Lin Jiang and the others must listen to him unconditionally.

"So, what should we do next?"

"The situation is unclear, so everyone should be careful and not act rashly. But our ultimate goal is to prevent the Buddha Sect from taking advantage of us."

Ming’an said they are now a force of intimidation. They will try not to get involved in the internal struggles of Blue Star; they only want to intimidate the Buddha Sect. In the end, they will all be winners.

Meanwhile, Xuan Fa and other Bodhisattvas from the Buddha Sect are analyzing the situation. One Bodhisattva feels tricked and says, "Senior Brother Xuan Fa, I think we’ve been fooled by Liang Long. Now that the Heavenly Court’s power is involved, it will be too difficult for us to take Lingqing Star."

"Yes, Senior Brother Xuan Fa, we were fooled."

"There’s nothing we can do now; we can only wait and see how things go."

Xuan Fa gritted his teeth. He did not know if they were fooled, but he understood that even if it was a trap, they had to jump into it. That was unchangeable. Now, it was just about how the situation would unfold.

"Senior Brother Xuan Fa, can we first drive away Ming’an and his people? The Lingqing Star is not very strong, so we can plan for the future."

"Senior Brother Xuan Fa, Lingqing Star’s Space Battleship currently has no strong fighters protecting it. It would be good to take the Space Battleship first."

Some Buddhist cultivators from the temple suggested either attacking Ming’an and his group first or taking down the battleship. They were worried about both, especially since they were cooperating.

However, Xuan Fa did not agree. The current situation was unclear, and they could not use too much strength. In previous battles, the temple was defeated because they had exhausted too much power and were then overwhelmed by the enemy’s reinforcements. He wanted to learn from that lesson.

"Boom!"

Just as everyone was at a standoff, the first bolt of lightning struck down on Lingqing Star, faster than Cao Ying from Blue Star crossing her tribulation.

"Delightful"

Liang Long received a strike of lightning and shouted in delight.

The power of the lightning strikes increased one after another. This first hit was only equivalent to an ordinary Transmigration Stage attack, so it was nothing for Liang Long. Instead, the lightning helped wash away his impurities, making Liang Long feel very delighted.

"Boom"

The second lightning strike came down a few hours later. Liang Long was hit again. He was covered in darkness, but still felt incredibly delighted. His muscles were rapidly moving, recovering at an astonishing speed.

Liang Long’s trial attracted much attention, especially the unusual events surrounding him. The cultivation world has secret techniques for quick healing, but all of them come with a huge cost. However, in Liang Long’s case, they could not tell what secret technique he was using.

Xia Qingshan’s face turned dark. It was one thing to get beaten, but the key issue was that Liang Long made it look so easy to face the lightning strikes. What could he do about that?

"Boom"

With the third lightning strike, Liang Long was knocked down, blood and flesh flying everywhere, with deep wounds exposing his bones. Yet, Liang Long still did not yield. His flesh continued to move quickly, and his injuries were healing rapidly.

"The calamity of heaven is truly well-known."

Liang Long lay on the ground and took a pill, putting it in his mouth. Now, everything in front of him was an illusion, and Liang Long found it hard to believe.

Because he also received the experience of overcoming tribulations from Ming’an and the others, which told him that only the last thunder tribulation was filled with illusions. Why did the third one start now?

The current illusion was not difficult for him. The essence of an illusion is to awaken the inner flaws of the cultivator, and Liang Long believed that his heart was complete, so those illusions had many flaws.

After a long time, Liang Long stood up again and looked at the dark clouds in the sky. His fighting spirit was very high. Wasn’t it just a mere thunder tribulation? It could not stop Liang Long’s steps.