Swallowing the Stars: Analyzing All Things

The world of wind scales, a valley of ruins.

Less than half an hour after Lin Yan left, four or five figures broke through the air from different directions and landed above the ruins.

The leader was an old man with a withered face, dressed in a dark red robe, with a faint layer of blood mist surrounding him.

Behind him, four Blood Moon Tower members, also dressed in dark red armor, stood scattered, their eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Every member of the Blood Moon Tower who enters the Realm Lord's World must report their status in the virtual universe at any time.

Location, vital signs, and whether a battle has occurred must all be synchronized in real time. This is the ironclad rule of Blood Moon Tower over the years, and also the survival rule they have summarized from countless raids and killings.

Just now, within a mere three breaths, the signals of all three members disappeared simultaneously.

Three breaths.

How short is three breaths at the cosmic level?

The three cosmic-level powerhouses vanished instantly, leaving no trace in the virtual universe before logging off.

"Three people died almost simultaneously."

A middle-aged man behind the old man said in a low voice, his voice filled with undisguised shock, "The person who made the move is at least a seventh-level cosmic-level being, and... their strength far surpasses that of others of the same level."

"We must investigate."

The old man's fingers tightened slightly, his voice low and cold, "Start investigating all the clues from here, find this person. This world of the Realm Lord is only so big, he can't escape."

"No one can ever default on a debt owed by the Blood Moon Pavilion."

As a plundering force, the Blood Moon Tower's claim of having any moral standards is false.

In the Blood Moon Tower's creed, there is no justice or evil, no right or wrong, only the distinction between "ours" and "others'".

If something belongs to someone else, you take it and it becomes yours; but if someone kills one of your people, that becomes an irreconcilable feud.

This is not because they care so much about the lives of their members, but because if anyone kills a member of the Blood Moon Tower and can get away with it, where would the Blood Moon Tower put its face?

How will they survive in this star field after this? How will they make other idle martial artists fear them and obediently hand over their valuables?

unless……

The other party is someone the Blood Moon Tower cannot afford to offend.

Otherwise, we must continue the investigation, not to avenge the three dead members, but to uphold the infamous reputation of Blood Moon Tower.

Blood mist surged.

The red-robed elder, along with the four figures behind him, gradually blurred in the churning blood mist.

……

Of the three Wind Scale Stones, only one remains today.

Two more pieces were scattered in a corner of this world. After leaving the destroyed valley, Lin Yan immediately began to explore deeper into the Wind Scale World.

For the next few days, he traveled between mountains and deserts.

There is a subtle resonance between the wind-scale stones. This is the message he received from that stone. As long as the distance between the two stones is close enough, they will resonate with each other.

He took out the wind-scale stone and kept it close to his body, using it as a compass to guide his direction.

As Lin Yan traveled between the mountains and the desert, it was also the sixth day since he entered the Windscale World.

On the other side of this Windscale world.

There is a swamp shrouded in thick fog, the air thick with the smell of decay, and grayish-white bubbles floating on the surface of the swamp, each bubble releasing a deadly poisonous fog when it bursts.

A Blood Moon Tower team accidentally entered the swamp and got lost for two days. After losing six members, they discovered a Wind Scale Stone on a floating island in the heart of the swamp.

On this floating island entwined with withered ancient trees, a pale-faced man holds a translucent, milky-white stone in his hand, its interior revealing fine golden patterns.

"Wind Scale Stone!!!"

Upon receiving the message from the Wind Scale Stone, Chi Wuxie was immediately overwhelmed with immense joy.

He was just an external member of the Blood Moon Tower. He came in with the team to explore, originally just to complete the mission, but who knew that he would unexpectedly obtain such a "treasure".

This is a treasure.

It also represents a vast amount of wealth.

"Wind Scale Stone, the key to the core of the Wind Scale World. The three stones combined can open the Wind Scale Palace." Chi Wuxie's narrow eyes narrowed slightly.

Three pieces?

In other words, besides the one he has, there are two other pieces scattered in some corner of this world's master realm.

Three Wind Scale Stones must be collected to open the Wind Scale Palace mentioned in the message and obtain the inheritance and treasures of the Wind Scale Realm Lord.

……

Virtual universe, Blood Moon Tower's base.

On a subsidiary island next to Ningxuan Island stands a pitch-black palace shrouded in blood-red moonlight. A crescent moon is engraved on the palace door, with three drops of blood dripping from its tip.

This is the Blood Moon Tower's base in the virtual universe, and under normal circumstances only core members can enter.

But at the moment.

A pale-faced man knelt in the hall, facing a figure shrouded in a blood-red light.

The figure's face was obscured, only a pair of scarlet eyes emanating from the light screen, coldly staring down at him.

"Wind-scale stone?"

The voice of the person in the seat above was low and hoarse.

"Yes, Lord Xuyuan." Chi Wuxie's voice was respectful. "According to the information coming from the stone, there are three such stones. Once you collect them all, you can open the Wind Scale Palace."

"Three pieces..." the Lord of the Xuyuan Realm murmured to himself, "That means the other two pieces should also have been obtained by someone in this Lord's World, or are still hidden in some corner."

"grown ups."

Chi Wuxie raised his head, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes. "Should we send more people in to investigate?"

"No."

The voice of the Lord of the Xuyuan Realm came from behind the light screen, "No need to make a fuss. Half a month later, when the world entrance expands, you will hand over that Wind Scale Stone to Chiqi. You don't need to worry about the rest."

The Windscale Palace requires three Windscale Stones to open.

Now that Blood Moon Tower has acquired one piece, they are now qualified to compete for the other two, regardless of who holds them.

However, if a large number of people are sent in now, it would be blatantly telling the other forces that Blood Moon Tower has made a major discovery in the Wind Scale World, creating unnecessary competition.

Moreover, if the news leaks out, Canglang Mountain, the royal family of Ningxuan Kingdom, Muling City... they will all pounce on us.

At that time, let alone the treasures of the Wind Scale Palace, even the stone in Chi Wuxie's hand might not be able to be kept.

"yes!"

Although Chi Wuxie felt somewhat unwilling, he understood that he had no right to resist the decision made by the Lord of Xuyuan Realm.

If this matter hadn't involved the inheritance and treasures of the Windscale Realm Lord, he wouldn't even have been able to enter this hall.

"Understood."

Inside the dark palace, the blood-red light curtain slowly dissipated, and the figure disappeared into the darkness. Chi Wuxie knelt alone in the empty hall, and only left the hall after seeing no movement.

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