Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension-Chapter 244 - 211: Arriving at Dragon Head Island_2

Chapter 244: Chapter 211: Arriving at Dragon Head Island_2

Zhao Sheng let out a silent sigh, turned his head for a last look at the cave-laden cliffs of Ao Shou, then reached into his bosom for a Storage Bag. With a flick of his hand, he tossed it to the entrance of a nearby cave mansion.

Afterward, he resignedly flew over to the back of Hu Xiao and landed behind Jiu Chi.

“Brace yourself!”

Just then, a voice with a warning came from beside him. Suddenly, a great force surged from below his feet, his body tilted sharply backward, and the howling wind by his ear turned into invisible Wind Blades brushing against his face.

Zhao Sheng’s mind stirred, and Spiritual Power burst forth, instantly forming a blue Light Shield around him for protection.

At that moment, an invisible circular Barrier rose around them, completely blocking out the chilly sea breeze.

In just a few breaths, Hu Xiao had soared into the Cloud Sky, with Dome Turtle Island below now as small as a sesame seed, quickly hidden by the thick layer of clouds.

In an instant, a black light streaked across the night sky like a Meteor, twinkling a few times before vanishing into the far reaches of the horizon.

It was not until then that the stone gate of a cave mansion near Dianjing Mansion was pushed open from the inside, and Zhao Yunxian emerged, his face covered in sweat.

He picked up the Storage Bag, looked up at the murky, profound night sky with a face full of fearful relief, and his mouth moved several times, but no one knew what he had said.

…

Dragon Head Island lies between the Inner and Outer Star Seas and is the vital connection between them. It is approximately thirty thousand li away from Dome Turtle Island by sea.

Though the speed of a Demon Pill Realm Hu Xiao was fast, it would still take three days to reach Dragon Head Island.

During the journey, Zhao Sheng asked Master Jiu Chi earnestly about the current situation of the Spirit Clan.

It seemed that he was not in the least worried about Zhao Sheng trying to escape.

To his questions, Master Jiu Chi was exceedingly patient, sparing no detail in his answers.

Thus, over the days, Zhao Sheng gained a fairly clear understanding of the recent situation of the Spirit Clan.

Master Jiu Chi’s original human name was Qiu Chijiu, but in the true naming conventions of the Spirit Clan, he was referred to as Wang Jiu.

The Spirit Clan did not organize their hierarchy based on generational seniority like the Human Clan but instead differentiated status based on the purity of bloodlines and levels of cultivation.

According to him, individuals of the Spirit Clan with a low bloodline purity, no matter how high their cultivation, could only have a single-character name. Only those whose blood could stir the Clan Guardian Artifact were entitled to a three-character True Name.

As for what the Clan Guardian Artifact of the Spirit Clan was?

Zhao Sheng was very curious, but Master Jiu Chi only smiled and remained silent, saying that Zhao would naturally see it once he returned to the Spiritual Abyss.

The population of the Spirit Clan was sparse, with only over a hundred individuals of the three-character bloodline. Counting the two-character bloodline members, they did not exceed one hundred thousand in total.

What shocked the Human Clan, however, was the startlingly high proportion of Spirit Root individuals among the Spirit Clan—almost one in ten.

And it seemed as if the Spirit Clan were the chosen children of the heavens; the difficult Foundation Establishment that the Human Clan saw as a significant hurdle was something the Spirit Clan could break through with a bit of effort, achieving a terrifying success rate of forty percent.

What’s more, the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation could not stop the Spirit Clan’s exceptionally talented individuals. Under the protection of their Clan Guardian Artifact, their success rate in overcoming the Tribulation far exceeded that of the Human Clan by more than tenfold.

Only upon advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm did the odds between the Human and Spirit Clans begin to look similar.

The Spirit Clan highly valued bloodline purity and favored internal marriage within the clan to maintain it, rarely engaging in intertribal marriages. This led to difficulties in bearing offspring and slow population growth.

Even so, the number of three-character bloodline individuals of the Spirit Clan, who could move their Clan Guardian Artifact, had been dwindling over the past few thousand years.

If not for these various factors, the Spirit Clan would have already conquered the Sea Dominator and Dragon Serpent Clans, unified the vast millions of li of ocean territory, and expelled the Human Clan from the Shattered Star Sea.

Instead, they were now forced to repeatedly incite Sea Demon tides in order to make their way into the Star Algae Sea.

While speaking, Master Jiu Chi seemed quite indignant, as if he were complaining about the Human Clan occupying space without contributing.

Zhao Sheng noticed the implications in his words and repeatedly inquired why the Spirit Clan always initiated Sea Demon tides. Was their objective not to prevent the Human Clan from expanding their maritime territory? Could it be purely out of revenge for the Human Clan’s slaughter of sea beasts?

Master Jiu Chi looked disdainful and then revealed a significant secret to Zhao Sheng.

The reason the three sea overlords always stirred up the Sea Demon tides, aside from exacting minor revenge on the Human Clan, was mainly to seek an audience with the Star God.

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Before he could ask further, Jiu Chi continued, “Kid, the Human Clan treats the Star God as a secret, hiding its existence from low-level Cultivators. But in our Spirit Clan, what’s that kind of secret? You must be wondering what kind of existence the Star God is,” he said.

Zhao Sheng nodded earnestly in response.

Master Jiu Chi laughed heartily, sitting cross-legged on the back of Hu Xiao, then he spoke with an air of mystery, “The Star God… it’s not human!”

Zhao Sheng collapsed.

Regaining his senses, he rubbed his forehead, complaining somewhat resentfully, “Senior, please don’t beat around the bush.”

“Until now, you have not once called me uncle or any similar term,” Master Jiu Chi suddenly said, his tone turning aggressive.

Zhao Sheng immediately fell silent.

The meaning behind the other’s words was crystal clear. However, Zhao Sheng was still apprehensive about recognizing his Spirit Clan identity.

To tell the truth, over the past few days, Master Jiu Chi had indeed treated him very well.

If he returned to the Spirit Clan, his future would be bright.

Moreover, as he gained a deeper and clearer understanding of the Spirit Clan, Zhao Sheng suddenly realized that the Spirit Clan and the Human Clan were very similar in terms of lifestyle and habits, not to mention that the physical resemblance between the two clans was over ninety percent.

Between the lines, Master Jiu Chi subtly conveyed a point of view: the Human Clan was a lineage that branched off from the Ancient Spirit Clan countless tens of thousands of years ago. From the perspective of bloodline origins, the Spirit Clan’s status was far above that of the Human Clan.

Despite Zhao Sheng’s deep skepticism about this viewpoint, the fact that there was no reproductive isolation between the Spirit Clan and the Human Clan was indeed true.

Seeing is believing, hearing is not.

Zhao Sheng knew his attitude was beginning to soften, and occasionally a thought emerged in his heart, “Perhaps living as a member of the Spirit Clan for a lifetime wouldn’t be so bad.”

But this wavering was not enough to shake Zhao Sheng’s tenacity forged over several lifetimes.

Therefore, Zhao Sheng deflected and asked lightly, “You haven’t told me what exactly the Star God is.”

“You’re such a stubborn little guy! Just like your old man,” Master Jiu Chi cursed with a chuckle upon seeing this.

Zhao Sheng turned a deaf ear to the teasing, maintaining a serious expression of attentiveness.

Seeing his reaction, Master Jiu Chi shook his head in dissatisfaction but didn’t insist on it. Instead, he went straight to the point, “If you could maintain such obstinacy when meeting the Ling Yuan Ancestor, then I’d truly admire you.”

After finishing his words, he returned to the topic at hand, “The Star God is not a human, nor is it an immortal. It’s… how should I put it. The Star God is an existence akin to the Heavenly Dao, mysterious and varied in form. Its true body is something I’m not quite clear on. However, I once heard the elders in my clan say that the Star God is also referred to as the Sea God by our clan.”

At the mention of the “Sea God,” Zhao Sheng’s heart trembled, instantly recalling the mishap he encountered in the Mist Sea Floor cave mansion.

Those remnant thoughts of the banished Spirit Clan immortal had also mentioned the nurturing of a Primordial Sea God in the sea. Could it be that the Primordial Sea God he spoke of is the current Star God?

The Star God in the Star Algae Sea? The Star God awakens once every hundred years?

The Spirit Clan stirs up the Demon Tides for the Star God!

Why would the Star God Palace conceal the secret existence of the Star God,

and why does the Spirit Clan seek an audience with the Star God?

Why do high-level cultivators from the Human Clan, Spirit Clan, Demon Clan, and others place such great importance on the Star God? What benefits could they possibly reap from it?

In an instant, Zhao Sheng’s thoughts whirled, and his spirit light exploded.

He swiftly pieced together many things, yet numerous doubts surfaced in his mind.

With these doubts in mind, Zhao Sheng finally arrived at Dragon Head Island on the evening of the following day.

…

Dusk was settling in, the sky bathed in red glow, as half of the Great Sun had already sunk, leaving only a crescent of the setting sun at the horizon. The sunlight cast a dim blood-red hue, painting the sea surface with glittering waves surrounded by a misty scarlet aura.

Standing on Hu Xiao’s back, Zhao Sheng looked down upon the endless vast ocean.

Beneath the water were vast swathes of shadows, where countless, oddly shaped sea beasts frequently leaped from the sea, creating innumerable splashes.

At the same time,

The sea surface churned with ceaseless waves, generating vast stretches of white foam. Huge spines in shades of dark green, silver-white, and crimson appeared above the water. These colossal sea demons freely roamed the sea, occasionally swallowing the smaller sea beasts nearby.

Above the sea, the sky was filled with various sea birds and demon beasts, each flock occupying its territory. They would sometimes soar up with a whoosh and sometimes plummet down, resembling shifting clouds that scudded across the sky.