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Chapter 304, The Twelve Grotto-Heavens of Southern Elephant City
The night was as dark as ink, the stars were dazzling, and the stars were like shards of glass crushed by the gods, scattered in all directions, weaving the celestial sphere into a flowing and magnificent picture.

Zihua Changxi, who was originally feeling heavy-hearted because the Zhou Tian Star Plate had absorbed some kind of energy from her, was also shocked by this magnificent and spectacular sight.

Looking at the stars that seemed so close, Hua Changxi, who had collapsed to the ground, involuntarily reached out her hand.

You can pluck the stars from the sky!
It seemed as if she could touch the stars in the sky if she just kept reaching out.

Of course, this was just Hua Changxi's illusion.

Hua Changxi quickly recovered from her shock and then noticed that the entire sky seemed to be pulled by some invisible force, and the stars began to rotate and move in reverse.

Soon, a celestial phenomenon appeared.

Above the sky, the starry sky is like a curtain.

In the east, the stars emitted a hazy blue glow, and among the dancing starlight, a giant blue dragon seemed to lie dormant, the entire star field brimming with vitality.

In the south, the stars shone like blood-red jade, forming the shape of a firebird. Their blazing light seemed to burn with an inextinguishable flame, turning even the darkness into a warm red, and even the star trails bore scorch marks.

In the west, it seemed as if a white tiger was treading on stars, the star wind howling like knives, even the stars themselves carrying a chilling, metallic aura.

In the north, a ferocious beast with a serpent's body coiled around a tortoise's back lies coiled in the Star Abyss, drawing in the flow of stellar energy to form a small vortex. All the stars revolve around the beast, time seems to freeze, and even the falling stars slow down by a third. [Smile]
Hua Changxi felt as if his soul had been drawn away by the stars, and in a daze he heard the four spirits chanting: "The Azure Dragon governs life, the Vermilion Bird governs fire, the White Tiger governs killing, and the Black Tortoise governs silence. The four symbols revolve, and the stars never fall."

Hua Changxi felt her mind go blank. When her eyes regained their clarity, the prominent Four Symbols constellation in the night sky had disappeared. She could only see a blue sky in the east, a red glow in the south, a golden glow in the west, and a desolate, cold sky in the north.

Thinking of what she had just seen, Hua Changxi swallowed hard and prepared to stand up by supporting herself with her hands on the ground.

Only then did she realize that the Qintian Tower beneath her had changed drastically.

The 'ground' beneath her, whose material was indistinguishable, faintly shimmered with starlight. Whenever she moved, spiderweb-like starlight patterns would light up on the 'ground,' as if an ancient formation was awakening in the dark night.

Hua Changxi shuddered, suddenly realizing that she seemed to have done something 'big' again.

"Am I truly the chosen one?"

Otherwise, why would she be the one to be involved in such big commotions?
However, Hua Changxi maintained a respectful but distant attitude towards the so-called chosen one.

People are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat. She just wanted to cultivate her own path in peace and quiet, without being noticed by too many people.

"I hope today's events won't cause me any trouble!"

Hua Changxi hurriedly stood up, preparing to run away.

But as soon as she stood up, she froze.

Standing on high ground and looking out, she could see the entire capital city at this moment.

Hua Changxi's heart suddenly began to pound. Compared to the shock brought by the Four Spirits Constellation, the myriad lights she saw now seemed to touch her heart even more.

"Young friend Hua, drip a few drops of your essence blood into the Zhou Tian Star Chart; you might be surprised by the results."

Just as Hua Changxi was immersed in the warmth of human kindness amidst the myriad lights of homes, a male voice entered her ears.

Hua Changxi snapped back to reality. Who was it? Who was talking to her?

"That sound just now seemed to be a telepathic spell?"

Who is sending her a telepathic message?

Hua Changxi looked around, and finally bent down to look down, only to find two figures on the high building of the Heavenly Department, and another person on the Guangyin Building in the distance.

Of the three, she knew Wei Zhenjie, but she had never met the other two.

She had dealt with Wei Zhenjie before, and she recognized his voice, so the telepathic message she just heard must have been sent to her by one of the other two.

Hua Changxi noticed a tortoise shell in front of the person with Wei Zhenjie, and immediately guessed that the person was very likely the master of Qintian Tower. As for the person on Guangyin Tower, he should also be the master of Guangyin Tower.

The master of Guangyin Tower probably couldn't send a message to Qintian Tower, so the only person who could have sent her a message was the master of Qintian Tower.

"A drop of blood into the Zhou Tian Star Compass?" Hua Changxi felt a sense of rejection when she thought about how the Zhou Tian Star Compass had previously absorbed some kind of energy from her body.

However, since Wei Zhenjie had helped her and had no hostility towards her, the possibility of the Qintianlou Master, who was with Wei Zhenjie, plotting against her was probably not very high.

"Want to try?"

The master of Qintian Tower sent a special message, and Hua Changxi was somewhat tempted. While hesitating, his gaze swept over the snake demon's body, and his eyes lit up. He took out a gourd ladle and stepped forward to take a ladle of the snake demon's essence blood.

"Let's try using the snake demon's blood essence first."

After collecting the snake demon's blood essence, Hua Changxi walked to the Zhou Tian Star Compass and found that the Zhou Tian Star Compass had also changed.

When I looked at the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Pan before, it was just a flat white jade table. But now, although the shape of the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Pan has not changed, it has become 'three-dimensional'. It clearly has boundaries, but it gives people a sense of vastness and boundlessness.

Hua Changxi manipulated her spiritual power to drip the snake demon's essence blood into the Zhou Tian Star Plate.

One drop, two drops, three drops.
The snake demon's blood disappeared as soon as it entered the Zhou Tian Star Plate, as if it had been absorbed.
Unfortunately, even after Hua Changxi dripped more than ten drops of the snake demon's essence blood, the Zhou Tian Star Compass showed no reaction.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi, who was still thinking about running away, didn't bother to drip it in drop by drop and poured all the snake demon blood he had collected into it.

At this point, the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Pan (a celestial compass) finally showed some reaction.

A bright white light shone brightly in the Zhou Tian Star Chart, and a continent appeared in the central area. In the northwest of the continent, dozens of mountain ranges with ravines and gullies appeared. Then, spiritual light gathered above the mountain ranges.

The light distorted and transformed into four characters: Ten Thousand Mountains.

Almost the instant the characters were formed, the four characters "Ten Thousand Mountains" burst apart with a roar, and the next moment, those mountain ranges disappeared as well, followed by the disappearance of that continent.

"One Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

Hua Changxi guessed that the continent should be the Central Continent, but she didn't know what the Ten Thousand Mountains were like. She made a note of it and planned to find an opportunity to ask Tong Yao about it.

Seeing that the snake demon's blood could make the Zhou Tian Star Compass reveal the continental landscape, Hua Changxi gritted her teeth, used her spiritual power to cut her finger, and carefully dripped a drop into the Zhou Tian Star Compass.

As soon as a drop was placed, the Zhou Tian Star Chart lit up with a white light.

The central continent reappeared, and in the due south direction, a magnificent red palace appeared—Lingguang Palace.

Upon seeing Lingguang Palace, Hua Changxi was taken aback. Could it be that the Zhou Tian Star Chart was showing a region related to her?

Seeing the white light in the Zhou Tian Star Chart begin to flicker, Hua Changxi thought that the energy was insufficient, so she quickly dripped another drop of her essence blood into it.

The essence blood dripped down, but this time there was no visible effect; however, the white light shone even brighter.

Hua Changxi hesitated for a moment, then dripped her essence blood onto the Zhou Tian Star Compass again. This time, she didn't hold back and dripped several drops at once.

More drops of blood have obvious benefits.

Within the Zhou Tian Star Chart, a patch of fire appeared below the Ling Guang Palace.

Immediately afterwards, other things began to appear in the firelight.

The first thing that appears is a grove of phoenix trees, followed by Suiren Valley, Yehuotai, Huoyun Cave, Jiutian Huoquan, Chiyan Mountain, Huoyan Cave, Zhurong Tomb, Lihuo Cliff, and Guihuo Well.

Starting from Lingguang Hall, connecting these places together forms a pattern of a firebird.

Hua Changxi was stunned: "This is... the Vermilion Bird totem!"

At the heart of the Vermilion Bird totem stands a magnificent city—Southern Elephant City.

Behind Nanxiang City, there is a fiery pool that flickers on and off – the Nirvana Pool.

Hua Changxi recalled the locations she had noted down that clearly exhibited spatial fluctuations, which perfectly matched the areas shown on the Zhou Tian Star Chart.

These places must be the blessed lands that Tong Yao mentioned.

(End of this chapter)