Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Without hesitation, Xingchenzi immediately stopped activating his source energy and the secret technique of forcibly manipulating the power of the surrounding stars.

This is indeed a prudent move.

In his view, without his assistance and support, even though Li Ye had the Star Stone Token in hand, he would not have been able to sustain the divine light transformation he had just witnessed.

Even when he stopped the secret technique, the star power gathered by the great formation did not dissipate on the spot, and the seven stars above Li Ye's head still shone brightly.

This made his heart sink.

Although the stars had just changed, turning from life to death, and almost wiped out all the plants that had sprouted, the first few giant trees that were planted still exist.

The tree spirit maintained its position, echoing the stars in the sky, indicating that it still had a certain grasp of the stellar power in this area.

It can almost be said that after the Star Demon was killed in one blow, Li Ye, an outsider, now controls more power here!
If he has ulterior motives and intends to monopolize all the opportunities here, even Xingchenzi might not be able to escape!
Even Meng Jingde and Bai Minghua, who had an alliance with Li Ye, were quite wary at this time.

Even if they join forces with Xingchenzi, as long as Li Ye can unleash that divine light again, they will lose one or two of them, if not all of them are wiped out.

Such a threat is enough to make them take it seriously!
However, to his and Meng's and Bai's surprise, Li Ye did not make any move.

After killing the Star Demon, he suddenly unleashed a beam of azure-silver divine light, which instantly traversed the void, reached the Star Demon, enveloped him, and carried him back, casually putting him away.

Upon seeing this, Xingchenzi hesitated slightly.

Although it is unknown which predecessor of his Holy Star Sect achieved enlightenment from the corpse of this Star Demon, with such cultivation and methods, and the ability to gather the remnant souls of elders from ten thousand years ago, he must have a high status.

His corpse had been tempered and refined by the power of the stars, and its depth was unknown. Even though it had been tainted by death energy and its remnant soul was broken, it still had great value.

If it could be taken back, it would be of great significance and use to the Holy Star Sect in its current state.

However, the divine light that had manifested the deathly intent of the Big Dipper was still present. It was good enough that Li Ye did not attack them. Xingchenzi's thoughts flashed for a moment before he accepted it.

Immediately, the tree spirits reached their limit and collapsed and died.

Without its support, the formation could no longer restrain the chaotic array and stellar power around it, and as the starlight dissipated, the Big Dipper disappeared.

Li Ye then gracefully landed, cupping his hands in thanks.
"Thank you for protecting me, fellow Daoists. Otherwise, my shallow deductions might not have been enough to kill that fiend Star Demon in one fell swoop!"

"This man was lurking in the shadows, trying to kill us. We didn't want to get entangled with him, but he still resorted to ruthless methods. Brother Li, eliminating him is exactly what we wanted!"

Bai Minghua spoke in a deep voice, his posture more humble than ever before.

He believed his supernatural powers were close to those of a god, and that if the Star Demon hadn't been inside this broken fifth-order star array, it might not have been his match.

But just now, the opponent only used the Vermilion Bird constellation formed by the Star Array to stop him, and with the help of many corpse demons, they entangled him and made it difficult for him to get close.

Li Ye only needed one strike to kill it, and the numerous corpse demons were only affected by the aftershocks before being harvested.

Such supernatural transformations, directly addressing the changes of life and death, are truly extraordinary.

He had even harbored some ill intentions towards such people in the past, and almost became enemies with them, which was truly dangerous.

Now we need to be more cautious!

"Brother Bai is absolutely right. Without Brother Li's help, we would have been in grave danger!"

Meng Jingde, who was standing to the side, swallowed a magic pill and solemnly echoed his sentiment.

"Fellow Daoist, are you not prepared to give the three of us an explanation for this matter?"

Having nearly had his physical body destroyed in a single blow, he is now recovering after consuming a medicinal pill, and his flesh and bones are beginning to grow back. He will not let this matter rest.

Upon hearing this, his and Bai Minghua's gazes fell upon Xingchenzi. Li Ye smiled enigmatically, "Since you've been here before, don't tell me you didn't know about the Star Demon and those late-stage Nascent Soul corpse demons!"

He fiddled with the Star Stone Token, his tone detached and unapproachable.

However, Xingchenzi, who was being interrogated by the three of them, suddenly felt a tightness in his heart.

He was first severely injured, and then he forced himself to use a secret technique. Now his condition has fallen to a low point. If he were to face the wrath of three cultivators of the same level, he would definitely have no chance of survival!

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately said:
"When I first approached the interior, I was forced back by numerous Nascent Soul Corpse Demons, and I indeed did not see the Star Demon's presence..."

"But any further arguments or explanations on this matter are superfluous. I am willing to share the rare treasures within the Star Tower with you three fellow Daoists to quell your anger!"

The extraordinary treasures within the Star Tower!
Li Ye and the other two's eyes lit up slightly.

The Star Refining Divine Method is a method that draws upon the power of stars to refine the nascent soul, making it more compatible with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and assisting in the breakthrough to the Divine Transformation stage.

This tower can draw upon the power of the stars for thousands of years, thanks in no small part to the ingenious array formations. However, the extraordinary treasure that suppresses the array's core also has an indelible effect!
If one could obtain it, its assistance in activating the Star Refining Divine Technique would further increase the success rate of breakthroughs!
However, Li Ye still questioned, "Even the Star Demon, who is close to the Nascent Soul stage, claims that his methods of gaining control over some of the authority here require a Nascent Soul sacrifice to increase his power before he can be moved. How do you intend to do that, fellow Daoist?"

"To be honest with you three fellow Daoists, as the Supreme Elder of the Holy Star Sect, I have my own secret techniques passed down from back then..."

Xingchenzi explained sincerely.

"Although the array restrictions here have been disrupted by the changes in the realm, making it impossible to truly control the Star Tower, there is still a chance to make some effort to extract the sealed treasures within!"

"That extraordinary treasure is a fifth-order meteorite crystal bestowed upon us by the Spirit Realm. Even if we were to divide it into pieces, it would be enough for us to break through to the next level!"

"I am willing to offer this as an apology. What do you three fellow Daoists think?"

Li Ye and the other two pondered for a moment.

"Since you have such intentions, we will naturally not refuse!"

If you don't take what Heaven has given you, you'll only suffer the consequences. They even killed the Star Demon, and most of the Corpse Demons were wiped out by the Big Dipper Divine Light. The remaining ones pose almost no threat to them.

Let Xingchenzi give it a try!

So close, even if he wanted to imitate the Star Demon and launch a sneak attack by mobilizing a large formation, they could immediately counterattack and kill him.

Having reached an agreement once again, the four found a place to rest and recuperate before heading straight for the Star Tower.

The ghouls along the way have become insignificant, so we should take this opportunity to eliminate them and leave no hidden dangers.

Without the Star Demon, the surrounding array began to recover on its own amidst the chaos. Although it was quite dangerous, it could not stop them.

It wasn't until they arrived at the location of the Star Tower and caught a glimpse of the ravine that they realized how bottomless the place was.

The seemingly ordinary ravines appear to plunge straight into the deepest abyss, where yin energy surges and churns, as if reaching another realm.

If it weren't for the Star Tower drawing upon the power of the stars to suppress the Yin energy and bind it, this entire former site of the Holy Star Sect would probably have become a ghostly realm of Yin energy!

"Such a place exists! No wonder so many corpses have sprung up here and hide within..."

Meng Jingde frowned slightly.

Xingchenzi was also seeing this scene for the first time, and his expression was somewhat surprised. "Perhaps it was caused by the chaos in the realm due to the anomaly back then..."

After observing for a moment and seeing that there was no other danger lurking, he said to Li Ye:
"Please return the token, fellow Daoist. The secret technique still requires its assistance..." (End of Chapter)