Cultivation begins with planting techniques

The journey through the ancient world was quite tedious.

Aside from occasionally visiting towns and markets frequented by cultivators to gather intelligence and understand the current situation in the Ancient Huan Realm, Li Ye and his two companions spent most of their time traveling in their flying boats.

Along the way, they encountered quite a few cultivators from this realm, but the Ancient Huan Realm was currently drawn to the unprecedented opportunity of the descent passage.

Most of the cultivators I encountered came and went in a hurry, seemingly all yearning for the descent passage, intending to go to the human world in order to escape the cultivation environment of this world, which was already in a state of irreversible decline.

This applies to both major sects and independent cultivators.

This has led to the gradual decay of order in many areas of the Ancient Huan Realm. Many forces have devoted most of their power to the descent passage, and the Tribulation Cultivators have become active as a result.

Even though Meng Jingde's Heavenly Profound Flying Boat was quite unassuming in appearance, it was still coveted several times. After leaving the market, it was intercepted by a rogue cultivator who lacked the eyesight to do so.

The three of them, including Li Ye, all used almost the same method: they simply attacked and killed them all.

Such things are hardly a pleasant pastime; encountering them too often only adds to one's annoyance.

As for other gains, there were not many due to the exhaustion of the journey.

Fortunately, the journey that took more than two years has finally come to an end.

Li Ye and his two companions stood on the clouds, gazing at the location of the Holy Star Sect in the distance, their eyes filled with anticipation and excitement.

Its mountain gate is quite unique, as it stands atop several towering mountains that resemble tall towers.

Each towering mountain peak seems to have a focal point, which receives the celestial radiance of different natures from the heavens, which then condenses at the focal point and twinkles like stars in the world.

These stars connect and form a star map above, slowly evolving, possessing an indescribable mystery and power.

"Brother Li, do you have a way to break this formation?"

Bai Minghua looked at Li Ye.

Meng Jingde also cast an expectant glance his way.

According to their investigations along the way, the Holy Star Sect still occupies the Descending Realm Passage and is engaged in a fierce battle with the Central Continent.

It is said that the Holy Star Sect mobilized almost its entire force to enter the mortal realm, with the Supreme Elder Xingchenzi personally overseeing the operation, leaving only a Nascent Soul Elder to remain in the sect.

Such defensive measures were practically useless to the three of them.

The Holy Star Sect is currently empty inside, and only this extraordinary array makes them slightly wary.

If Li Ye can break the great formation, they can successfully take down the Holy Star Sect today and seize its secret treasures!

Li Ye held the tortoise-shell compass in his hand, his brows slightly furrowed.
"This formation can draw upon the power of the stars in the heavens to condense constellations. Even though it is affected by the spiritual energy of this world, it still possesses power at least at the fourth-tier high-grade level. I need some time to observe and deduce its effects..."

Even though he was about to reach the fifth level of array formation, he couldn't simply break a large array he had never encountered before.

Meng Jingde and Bai Minghua were naturally aware of this as well.

Upon hearing Li Ye's words, they instead showed delight.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Li. We have plenty of talismans for breaking restrictions, and you are welcome to use them at will!"

"The leader of the Southern Frontier Demon Clan is very wealthy and powerful," he said magnanimously.

Li Ye nodded, but his expression remained serious.

The sect's grand formation of the Holy Star Sect is truly profound, and it is very likely to be a quasi-fifth-order grand formation similar to the Embedded Realm Spirit Void Formation.

It possesses the ability to connect with the power of the stars in the heavens, and is less restricted by spiritual energy. Once it exerts its full power, it may not be an exaggeration to say that it has more than just the peak combat power of the fourth rank.

This is no different from the Embedded Realm Spirit Void Array, which is merely a defensive array. No one has paved the way for him to test its secrets beforehand. Rushing into the array would be quite risky.

Therefore, he naturally had to be more cautious. The three of them then descended from the clouds and hid in the mountains.

Meng and Bai acted as protectors, while Li Ye observed the formation from afar, constantly trying different approaches.

However, he didn't have time to do much deduction; he merely recorded the changes on the surface of the star array for further investigation.

Suddenly, Li Ye's spiritual senses were triggered, and the tortoise shell compass in his hand also moved strangely, transforming into a robe that draped over his body, its wondrous ability to disrupt the heavenly secrets and conceal the vital energy being activated on its own.

"Be careful, you two! Someone is spying on us!"

Li Ye's divine sense spread out, and the Wooden God Cauldron suddenly appeared behind his head, hovering above him, with wisps of cyan silver aura protecting him within.

Meng Jingde and Bai Minghua reacted almost immediately before he gave his hint.

One of them threw out a jet-black pearl, which dispersed the misty black fog.

One of them had a magnificent parasol rising above his head, which, when opened, was enveloped in a seven-colored radiance.

He then placed himself and Li Ye in the middle.

Clearly, as protectors, they had also noticed the lurking presence.

"Who dares to spy on us in secret?!"

Bai Minghua let out a low shout, and a demonic sound seemed to whistle from within the black pearl. One by one, demons burning with different flames emerged from it, spreading along with the black mist and whistling rapidly in all directions.

They wanted to force the person hiding in the shadows to come out!
"You three are being unreasonable!"

A young voice rang out, its tone tinged with dissatisfaction.

"The three of you went so far as to cross realms and hide outside my Holy Star Sect, intending to attack my sect... and you still dare to so confidently refute my spying. Such shamelessness is truly unprecedented in my life!"

In these words, twinkling starlight appeared, thus creating a patch of light amidst the black mist where the demons of desire roamed.

A figure shrouded in starlight appeared before Li Ye and his companions.

He was young, with black hair, and although his appearance was ordinary, his eyes sparkled like stars, making him quite extraordinary.

Most importantly, this person's undisguised magical power was clearly at the late Nascent Soul stage!

"Who are you?"

As Bai Minghua coldly watched him, the Six Desires Demons gathered in the black mist and surrounded him.

Even surrounded by so many demons, the man remained calm and composed.

He smiled faintly, "I am Xingchenzi, the Supreme Elder of the Holy Star Sect. I greet the three fellow Daoists from the mortal realm!"

Star Child!
According to intelligence reports, Xingchenzi, who was fighting fiercely with the Central Continent forces in the human realm on the other side of the descent passage, has actually appeared here!

At this moment, Li Ye and the other two didn't care whether the intelligence was wrong or whether they just happened to catch the Star Child returning from the descent passage.

A hint of murderous intent surfaced in their eyes.

Since they were going to attack the Holy Star Sect anyway in order to seize the inheritance, and since this Star Child dared to come to them alone, they might as well capture him and save themselves some trouble!

But before they could make a move, Xingchenzi continued on his own:
"I am deeply honored that the three of you have traveled from afar..."

"The only thing that could make a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator go to such lengths is the secret method for breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage..."

"If what you three fellow Daoists are seeking is indeed this item, I am quite willing to share it..." (End of this chapter)