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175: ”Beichen Ten Thousand Stars Record”Ye Yuxuan gazed at the sky, her expression unchanged, but her dormant competitive spirit began to pound violently.

Boom—!!!

A roar echoed through heaven and earth, like war drums beating, carrying a heart-shaking power.

The golden-black light instantly became dazzling, and all experts in the Imperial City, except for those above the True God Realm, raised their hands to shield their eyes.

A moment later, the bursting golden-black light abruptly contracted, the sky returned to silence, and everything seemed as if it had never happened.

Ye Yuanling waved his hand, the golden light shield dissipated, and the night sky became a little clearer.

Just as he was about to head to the quiet room, he suddenly looked up, a hint of terror in his expression.

In the night sky, a vast and boundless phantom appeared. It was merely a head, using the myriad stars as its body, eclipsing the entire night sky.

Its eyes, one gold and one black, held the indifference of the Heavenly Dao, looking down on all living beings as if they were ants.

At this moment, even the Immortal Ancestor, who was meditating in the Imperial Palace, stood up, looking at the phantom in shock.

The next instant, the head phantom dissipated, and the ethereal pressure also vanished.

”Immortal, Immortal Ancestor, what was that?” the Xia Emperor asked, his voice no longer gentle, a rare hint of panic showing.

The Immortal Ancestor gently shook his head, ”Unknowable, unheard of, untouchable. Such power does not exist in the Divine State.”

”Then how should we deal with it?” the Xia Emperor asked.

”There’s no need to deal with it. This might just be due to Sect Master Qin’s Cultivation of Divine Martial, which in the unseen world, stirred some ancient power,” the Immortal Ancestor said.

Whether it was a natural landscape or the projection of a great power, it was beyond the Xia Kingdom’s ability to contend with.

Worrying about it would only add to their troubles.

In the quiet room, Qin Jiang opened his eyes, one gold and one black. Behind him, a phantom of a Daoist appeared, its face identical to his.

Before long, the Daoist phantom vanished, and his golden-black eyes returned to normal.

Looking at the panel, he still had many potential points left, but if he were to deduce the Purple Mansion Cave Illumination Scripture, he wouldn’t be able to raise the Eastern Wood Longevity Body to the Perfection Realm as well.

After a moment of hesitation, he decided to deduce the Purple Mansion Cave Illumination Scripture first.

Given his current strength, whether the Eastern Wood Longevity Body was at the ninth layer or the ninth layer Perfection, the difference in his combat power increase was not significant.

However, deducing the Purple Mansion Cave Illumination Scripture was different. Although it and the Eastern Wood Longevity Body both belonged to the category of health preservation techniques, their emphasis was not the same.

The Eastern Wood Longevity Body focused more on the quantity of life force, while the Purple Mansion Cave Illumination Scripture focused more on the quality of life force.

The combination of the two would yield far greater results than merely raising one of them to the ninth layer Perfection.

’Potential, deduce, Purple Mansion Cave Illumination Scripture.’

”Deducing... Deduction complete.”

”Purple Mansion Cave Illumination Scripture (Perfection) advanced to Bei Chen Myriad Stars Record (First Layer) (1/25000) [92%].”

”Bei Chen Myriad Stars Record (First Layer) (1/25000) [92%].”

”Potential Points: 4218.8.”

The moment the deduction was complete, Qin Jiang felt his body rapidly falling, to the point of a sense of regression.

A moment later, the falling sensation disappeared, and his Divine Sense had already arrived in an unknown place. Around him was an boundless starry sky, and above, seven divine stars shone.

The Big Dipper, surrounded by myriad stars.

A wisp of purple light fell from the foremost star. The next instant, the surrounding scenery rapidly changed, and when he regained his senses, he was back in the quiet room.

The Concentration Incense in the censer had burned more than halfway, the ash falling, the tip of the incense glowing faintly red, emitting wisps of fine smoke.

Hoo~

Qin Jiang exhaled deeply, a flash of purple light across his brows.

Looking at the panel, the first layer alone required twenty-five thousand experience points. Although it wasn’t as much as the Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record, it was still much better than the Eastern Wood Longevity Body.

After adapting for a moment, he invested his potential points into the Eastern Wood Longevity Body.

”Eastern Wood Longevity Body (Third Layer) (8000/30000) [86%], Experience +283000.”

”Eastern Wood Longevity Body (Ninth Layer) (1000/200000) [86%].”

”Potential Points: 1388.8.”

A green light flashed under Qin Jiang’s skin, and his hair grew by about a foot. Other than that, there were no significant changes.

It wasn’t that the improvement of the Eastern Wood Longevity Body was small, but rather, for Qin Jiang at this moment, raising a Divine Martial to the ninth layer would no longer cause a surge in strength.

Looking at the remaining potential points, he didn’t invest all of them into the Eastern Wood Longevity Body, because as long as it wasn’t at Perfection, then it didn’t matter to him what stage of the ninth layer it reached.

’Potential, add points, Bei Chen Myriad Stars Record.’

”Bei Chen Myriad Stars Record (First Layer) (1/25000) [92%], Experience +138000.”

”Bei Chen Myriad Stars Record (Fifth Layer) (8000/45000) [92%].”

”Potential Points: 8.8.”

The boundless starry sky flashed past, and streaks of purple glow descended from the void, penetrating the roof and entering his body.

A comfortable sensation spread from his limbs and bones, as if some deficiency had been made whole, giving him a feeling of fullness.

He knew that this was because as the power of the Bei Chen Myriad Stars Record gradually caught up with the Eastern Wood Longevity Body, his Physical Body was also gradually approaching a state of balance.

After a slight adjustment and adaptation, he stood up and gently pushed open the door of the quiet room.

Outside the courtyard, Ye Yuanling, Ye Yuxuan, and Steward Xu were all present.

”Congratulations, little friend, on breaking through,” Ye Yuanling said with a smile.

He had rushed over after the star-faced human face disappeared, but he hadn’t expected Qin Jiang to emerge from seclusion until much later, probably to adapt to his increased power.

He couldn’t help but sigh. Previously, Qin Jiang’s strength had already far surpassed ordinary True God Realm Peak, reaching an inconceivable Realm.

And now, he was immeasurably stronger, and it was unknown whether he or a True Immortal was stronger.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but smile. Impossible, True Immortals had already transcended the mundane, high above, looking down on the entire mortal world. Even a True God as strong as Qin Jiang would never be their match.

The divide between Immortals and mortals was an insurmountable iron law.

Even the First Ancestor of the Xia Emperor, when he was still in the True God Realm, was severely wounded by a single strike from a True Immortal. No matter how strong Qin Jiang was, at most he could contend with a True Immortal for a few moves, but he would never win.

”Not at all, I should thank Senior Ye for protecting me,” Qin Jiang said with a smile.

Ye Yuanling’s expression stiffened upon hearing this, and he chuckled, ”Heh, hehe, little friend Qin is too polite. This is what this old man should do.”

Ye Yuxuan, standing nearby, glanced at her grandfather. If watching also counted as protection, then couldn’t she also be considered Qin Jiang’s Protector?

”Since little friend has emerged from seclusion, will you attend court tomorrow?” Ye Yuanling asked.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly, ”Of course.”

”Very well, then I won’t ask for leave either.”

The next morning, the morning light was still dim, and the starlight had not yet faded, but many ministers were already waiting outside the Imperial Palace.

After a long while, the bell for the Chen hour rang, the Imperial Palace gates opened, and a grand procession of officials entered the Imperial Palace.

Upon entering the court assembly area, the Imperial Palace guards began moving chairs to both sides of the main avenue.

After the many ministers were seated, accompanied by a loud shout from above, the atmosphere immediately became lively.

Joyful music, yet not lacking in solemnity, several rows of Imperial Guards holding various bright banners quickly stood on both sides of the main avenue in the square, and dozens of palace maids walked out in an orderly fashion, scattering flower petals on the avenue.

A few breaths later, the Xia Emperor, dressed in a nine-Dragon yellow robe, ascended to the high platform and waved his large hand.

Immediately, several voices overlapped, echoing through the Imperial Palace.

”Welcome—Sect Master of Changshou!”