Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

"How should we choose?"

The Three Demons looked at each other, and Wu Tianya the Dragon Demon felt a bit uneasy, "Sect Leader Zhang, could you speak clearly?"

The wandering Star Sea is fraught with danger, and having a Star Realm to settle in has been his long-time dream. Besides, now that his people have been unsealed, they are resting and recuperating on the Celestial Capital Star, but how can it be as safe as a Star Realm?

Zhang Kui did not hurry to answer but waved his hand casually to catch a piece of rubble from the ground, "Please take a look, everyone."

The Three Demons swept their Divine Thought over it and immediately frowned, "How could this be?"

In their eyes, this ordinary piece of stone had become extremely dense, with a peculiar Evil Qi faintly permeating it.

Zhang Kui squeezed it casually, and the stone instantly turned to powder.

"When we first entered the Black Tide zone, I found it strange how this place has such an unclear Yin and Yang that it could erode even the Domain. How can a Star Realm be preserved here?"

Zhang Kui’s words instantly woke the Three Demons, leaving no trace of excitement in their eyes.

Indeed, the Star Realm held immense significance and power in their minds, which made them forget a crucial point.

The reason the Star Realm can protect countless beings as they traverse the ominous void is due to its vast Defense Array.

Without the array’s defense, this place would be no different from the shattered meteorites scattered across space.

Wu Tianya’s eyes moved slightly, "Does the Sect Leader ask us to choose because there is a way to save it?"

"It cannot be saved, but it can be exchanged!"

Under the puzzled gaze of the Three Demons, Zhang Kui smiled and said, "Although I haven’t witnessed it myself, I speculate that Star Realms are roughly of two types."

"One is a Domain formed by ordinary arrays, like a colossal Starship. The other is refining the entire Life Star, possessing complete reincarnation, which can be called a Little World where all beings proliferate freely."

"Either type needs to carry countless mortal beings to persist in the vast Star Sea without extinction, but this place has become a dead zone where not even streams can exist."

Saying this, Zhang Kui’s eyes shone and scanned the ground, "But everything has its dual nature. The unclear Yin and Yang here are just what I need."

"I give you two choices: one is to enter the future Celestial Essence Star Realm but must merge with the Kaiyuan Divine Dynasty. The other is that I will re-refine it for you, though it requires quite some time to wait."

Indeed, although this place is perilous and mortals cannot survive here, it sparked Zhang Kui’s inspiration.

Once the Celestial Essence Star Realm is refined on a large scale, it will undoubtedly attract coveting eyes from space, so powerful defensive forces are necessary.

This Abandoned Star Realm, invaded by the Black Tide zone, has also become unclear in Yin and Yang, perfect for storing Thunderous Power, with its array patterns still intact.

Transforming this place into something akin to a Floating Cannon, revolving around the Celestial Essence Star Realm for protection, would surely deter all opponents!

He even had the refining location in mind, just on the Thundercloud Star where Blood Thunder rolls.

"Thank you, Sect Leader Zhang."

The Three Demons had complex expressions in their eyes.

To be honest, Zhang Kui didn’t need to make this exchange; after all, this Abandoned Star Realm was useless to them as well.

Wu Tianya the Dragon Demon originally intended to reform his cultivation on the new Immortal Path. Seeing Zhang Kui’s conduct, he had no further concerns, bowed deeply, and said, "Wu is willing to join the Celestial Essence Star Realm; I ask the Sect Leader to accept me."

The Rakshasa Insect Mother and the Fish Demon Priest exchanged complex glances, "Sect Leader, we need some time to consider."

Both choices had drawbacks. Joining the Celestial Essence Star Realm would bind their tribe’s fate entirely to Zhang Kui, necessitating serious consideration.

Why did that Wu Tianya agree so quickly? Could there be a benefit?

The two Demons exchanged a glance, deciding to later interrogate this cunning person thoroughly...

...

Though the plan was set, nothing happens overnight. Dragging this Abandoned Star Realm to the Celestial Essence Star Zone required immense manpower and resources, and they could only wait until everything was ready.

Zhang Kui, accompanied by the Three Demons, flew up to an even more ancient Star Reef, leaving them amazed by what they saw.

This place was in an even more desolate state than the Abandoned Star Realm, not only eroded by the Black Tide zone with Evil Qi but also having enormous visible pits and fissures.

Some ancient structures still had discernable outlines, towering and grand, with stone benches even measuring tens of meters high, indicating the enormous size of the native race.

Though the time was ancient, and many signs unclear, they generally deduced what had happened.

This Star Realm in the Dark Star Zone, for reasons unknown, traversed the vastness of space to attack this race, and both eventually fell into the Black Tide zone.

Not every ruin leaves clues, especially here where everything is eroded, and no records were found.

Although riddled with mysteries, they had no time to explore, urging the fleet to continue forward.

After more than half a month, they finally reached the Celestial Splendor Star Zone, and without hesitation, they entered the Meteorite Sea.

"Look, what is that?!"

Soon after, someone exclaimed.

Among the densely packed Meteorite Sea, a colossal entity quietly floated—turtle shell, black scales, dragon head—resembling an old tortoise as massive as a mountain range, but shrouded in Corpse Qi and long fallen.

"It’s a Star Beast from the Celestial Splendor Star Zone..."

The Dragon Demon Wu Tianya had a serious expression, "There were rumors that the Dark God’s clone missed the time to expand because this beast on Celestial Splendor Star was obstructing it. Now that it has fallen here, I’m afraid the Dark God has already occupied the reincarnation."

Zhang Kui realized that it was likely similar to the previous situation on Celestial Essence Star, with the Evil God and the Star Beasts fighting over the reincarnation.

The difference was that Celestial Essence Star had an additional Longevity Immortal Queen, creating a tripartite stalemate, allowing it to persist until his rise.

Everyone dared not slack off, and the entire fleet accelerated with a roar, the divine light shaking the starry sky, constantly advancing towards the center.

However, as soon as the fleet left the Meteorite Sea, they saw the surrounding crimson starry sky begin to twist, and massive celestial bodies began to move.

"Be careful!"

Immediately, many small starships veered off course, but fortunately, the surrounding captains timely rescued them.

Bang!

A flash of bright light appeared ahead, then continued to spread around.

"Damn it!"

The Fish Demon Priest’s face turned extremely ugly, "That’s the light of the shattered reincarnation, Celestial Splendor Star is likely already gone."

Celestial Capital Star’s reincarnation was weakening, and even with countless wandering races maintaining it, it would take a long time to recover. Celestial Splendor Star was considered a backup base.

To be honest, neither he nor the Rakshasa Insect Mother agreed to Zhang Kui not because they weren’t planning to use this place as a retreat.

But now, everything was for naught.

Suddenly, a dark and cold divine thought swept across the starry sky from the direction of Celestial Splendor Star, noticing their existence.

"Quick, we’re leaving!"

The Rakshasa Insect Mother had panic in her eyes, "Once it absorbs the reincarnation, the Dark God’s clone will become a Star God body, we definitely can’t match it."

Not just her, the Immortal Path Alliance fleet was also in chaos, with many starships starting to change direction.

The Evil God clone and the Star God were completely different levels, the sense of security brought by their numbers vanished in an instant.

"Is there anywhere to run?"

Zhang Kui let out a cold snort, his booming voice vibrating through the starry sky, reaching every mind, then his form leaped, transforming into a stream of light shooting into the starry sea.

Everyone hesitated.

They knew Zhang Kui was right, not to mention whether they could escape, if the Dark God conveniently reached Celestial Capital Star, under the dreadful divine thought infection, it was feared all their kin would become followers, leading to endless disaster.

"Why run!"

The Dragon Demon Wu Tianya astonishingly got angry, "At this point, the only way is to fight, quickly deploy the array map Sect Leader Zhang bestowed!"

After a furious shout, everyone awoke, and various starships erupted with Yin Yang True Fire, beginning to change formations in the sky.

The journey across the stars had long stretches of boredom in two months, with Zhang Kui seeing the spread of Yin Yang True Fire, he simply passed down an Innate Divine Fire Demon Suppression Array.

This array used each starship as a node, capable of gathering everyone’s strength to maximize the power of the Yin Yang True Fire.

With the most powerful Star Whale as the core, as the starships rotated and moved, the silver Yin Yang True Fire began to connect into a sheet, as if it would set the whole starry sky ablaze...

Not mentioning the fleet behind, after Zhang Kui plunged into the starry sky, using the Soaring Clouds and Mist technique, propelled by celestial forces, he quickly left everyone behind.

Boom!

An immense phantom rose into the sky, robed in black, faceless, with a green light wheel burning fiercely behind it, its size even rivaling a celestial body, exuding a sinister aura, standing over the star river.

"Dark God..."

Zhang Kui’s eyes were solemn as he stopped.

Why are Star Gods terrifying, because unlike Star Beasts, who can only rely on their horrific physical bodies, their divine thought also merges with laws, presenting limitless phenomena.

The Dark God’s clone definitely wasn’t this massive, that was its domain range, influenced by divine thought, forming the shape of its main body.

Boundless sinister thoughts crossed the starry sky, pressing towards Zhang Kui.

"It’s you, well, I’ve said before, there’s no place in this cosmos for you anymore!"

In an instant, Zhang Kui’s vision was filled with illusions, the sound of twisted, frenzied whispers in his ears.

"You’re still lacking!"

Zhang Kui gave a cold snort, simultaneously deploying his Void Domain and Divine Protection Skill, causing all illusions and strange sounds to vanish, followed by the flash of Ten Thousand Sword Lights.

He scrutinized the Dark God’s clone, though it was a clone formed from countless divine thoughts after the main body fell asleep, after devouring the essence of reincarnation, its strength seemed a notch higher than the Red Pigeon Divine Son.

Using the Dharma Aspect Heaven and Earth might temporarily suppress it, but if it couldn’t be eliminated within a short time, it would face a life-and-death crisis.

Zhang Kui was contemplating a battle strategy when suddenly a spirit light flashed through his mind, and he felt the Dark God seemed somewhat familiar...

"It’s you, Duan You Immortal King!"