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Chapter 305, The Number One Figure

The twelve grottoes guard Nanxiang City.
Hua Changxi stared intently at the Zhou Tian Star Chart, trying to memorize the location and topography of Nanxiang City and the Twelve Grotto-Heavens.

Unfortunately, just like the previous Hundred Thousand Mountains, the manifested Vermilion Bird totem is disappearing at a visible rate.

Soon, all the spiritual light in the Zhou Tian Star Chart dissipated.

Hua Changxi let out a long sigh. Apart from the five holy lands, there are four great elephant cities in the central continent. The southern elephant city has twelve grotto heavens. What about the other elephant cities?

How many blessed lands and grottoes surround them?

Hua Changxi regained his composure, shifted his gaze from the Zhou Tian Star Chart, looked up at the starry sky once more, then put away the snake demon's corpse and left Qintian Tower without any hesitation.

On the way downstairs, Hua Changxi truly felt how much the Qintian Tower had changed. The increase in height was just the most basic change. The entire building was as if it were made of star stone, with starlight and starlight shining brightly. The stairs were like star trails formed by nebulae. Walking on them was like walking in the starry sky.

Although the transformed Qintian Tower was magnificent and splendid, Hua Changxi had no mood to appreciate it.

There was no way around it; there were too many powerful forces entrenched in the capital. It was obvious that the commotion caused by Qintianlou would attract attention from all sides.

Hua Changxi didn't want to stand out or run into the various groups that were rushing over, so she was going downstairs as fast as she could.

During this time, she wanted to fly directly out of Qintian Tower, but there seemed to be some kind of restriction inside the tower, preventing her from mobilizing her spiritual power.

The result of running down the mountain on foot was that just as Hua Changxi was about to step out of Qintian Tower, she bumped right into Yuan Qi and Wei Zhenjie, who were coming from the Ministry of Heaven.

"Young friend Hua!"

Seeing Hua Changxi hurriedly stepping on the brakes, Yuan Qi greeted her with a friendly smile.

Hua Changxi looked at him: "Were you sending me a telepathic message just now?"

Yuan Qi did not deny it, and nodded with a smile.

Wei Zhenjie then took the initiative to introduce, "Master Hua, this is Yuan Qi, the master of the Star Gazing Tower."

Stargazing Tower?
Hua Changxi was stunned for a moment, then realized that Qintianlou was probably also called Guanxinglou (Star-Gazing Tower).

Yuan Qi smiled at Hua Changxi: "I wonder if young friend Hua has poured a drop of his essence into the Zhou Tian Star Chart, and whether there has been any gain?"

Hua Changxi didn't really want to talk to Yuan Qi much, but she was eager to know the operating principle of the Zhou Tian Star Compass: "Master Yuan, why can the Zhou Tian Star Compass absorb essence blood?"

Seeing that Hua Changxi avoided answering, Yuan Qi did not press the matter, but smiled and said, "The Zhou Tian Star Compass is an innate spiritual treasure born with the Four Spirit Realms, and it can manifest the situation and trends of the Four Spirit Realms."

"As long as it is a living being from the Four Spirit Realms, the Zhou Tian Star Disc has a chance to manifest something related to that living being after absorbing its essence and blood."

“Living beings can plan their lives based on these manifested things. In this way, they can avoid many detours.”

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered as she listened, and she tentatively asked, "I dripped the snake demon's essence blood into it, and what appeared was the Ten Thousand Mountains. Does this mean that it would be more advantageous for the snake demon to enter the Ten Thousand Mountains?"

Upon hearing the words "Ten Thousand Mountains," Yuan Qi and Wei Zhenjie's expressions changed drastically at the same time.

Wei Zhenjie's expression turned grave: "They're actually demons from the Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

Yuan Qi's expression was not much better: "According to ancient records, more than 70% of the beast tides that broke out in the Central Continent were initiated by the Ten Thousand Mountains."

I originally thought the demons who infiltrated the capital were just some amateurs, but I never expected they came from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. This is quite troublesome.

Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi exchanged a glance. They had allowed the snake demon to rush into the Star Gazing Tower, but now that they knew the snake demon came from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, its purpose in luring Hua Changxi into the Star Gazing Tower was questionable.

Seeing the serious expressions on Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi's faces, Hua Changxi mentally marked the danger of the Ten Thousand Mountains. She wanted to press for more information, but the sounds approaching from outside grew increasingly intense, and she knew she couldn't stay any longer. "Gentlemen, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave." Without waiting for Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi's reaction, she quickly left the Star Gazing Tower.

As soon as Hua Changxi stepped out of the Star Gazing Tower, she saw Tong Yao, Jing Liao, and Yan Zhenzhen: "What are you doing here?"

"What are you doing"

Tong Yao glanced at the Star Gazing Tower, then at Hua Changxi who came out from inside, and seeing that there were more and more cultivators on the central street, he hurriedly said, "This is not the place to talk, let's leave first."

Hua Changxi nodded and quickly followed Tong Yao, Jing Liao, and Yan Zhenzhen away.

Although Hua Changxi left in a hurry, quite a few people saw her coming out of the Star Gazing Tower.

The first to arrive at the Star Gazing Tower were Hua Dalang and his Demon-Suppressing Army, followed closely by Xia Ziyang, Meng Yuchuan, and their group.

Hua Dalang looked at the drastically changed Star Gazing Tower, then glanced in the direction where Hua Changxi had disappeared with a complicated expression.

After Jiu Niang chased the snake demon into Qintian Tower, Qintian Tower became the current Star Gazing Tower. What did they do inside?
Xia Ziyang looked at the Star Gazing Tower with a somewhat solemn expression. Without hesitation, he sent a message to Xia Zhen.

During this time, other cultivators also arrived one after another.

Inside the Star Gazing Tower, Yuan Qi ignored the growing number of cultivators outside and led Wei Zhenjie upstairs.

Wei Zhenjie looked at Yuan Qi: "You seem to treat Hua Changxi differently."

Neither the previous telepathic message nor the subsequent explanation seemed to reflect Yuan Qi's usual tight-lipped nature.

Yuan Qi sighed inwardly. There was nothing he could do; the karmic debt he owed was too great, and he could only repay it little by little.

On the other side, Hua Changxi and Tong Yao had already left Central Street.

Hua Changxi briefly recounted her encounter with four Nascent Soul demons at the East Gate, how she killed three of them, and how she chased the snake demon all the way to the Star Gazing Tower.

Tong Yao looked at her and said, "After today, you'll probably become the most influential figure in the cultivation world."

Hua Changxi: "Is it really that exaggerated?"

Yan Zhenzhen continued, "It's no exaggeration. The reappearance of the Star Gazing Tower has stirred up the stars in the heavens. This is definitely a major event in the Four Spirit Realms. And you, as a person involved, will certainly come into the spotlight because of this."

Seeing that Hua Changxi's brows were furrowed and her face was not good, Jingle comforted her, saying, "Everything has two sides, and fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Benefactor Hua, there is no need to worry too much."

Yan Zhenzhen nodded, looking at Hua Changxi curiously: "What did you do to make the Star Gazing Tower reappear?"

This was also the question Hua Changxi wanted to know. Looking at Tong Yao and the other two, she said, "I put my hand on the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Pan (a celestial disc) on the top of the Star Gazing Tower, and then some kind of energy in my body was absorbed. After that, the great changes that happened at the Star Gazing Tower occurred."

Do you know what was sucked away from me?

Upon hearing this, Tong Yao and the other two exchanged bewildered glances.

Hua Changxi thought for a moment, then mentioned that the Zhou Tian Star Disc had absorbed the golden lines condensed by the snake demon: "I think I should also have those golden lines in my body. Do you know what they are?"

Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen were still completely confused.

Jingle, however, seemed to be deep in thought as he looked at Hua Changxi and said, "If I'm not mistaken, what was absorbed from you was your merit power."

Hua Changxi exclaimed "Ah!", and Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen also looked surprised.

(End of this chapter)