Star Martial Era: The Way of Star Light Cultivation

Chapter 1001: Chapter 399: The Old Ritual Officer’s Decision

With Great Governor Pei Ze blocking the way, National Master Cheng Yuxiao, who was being fully surrounded and attacked by two people, finally freed his hands.

In an instant, the Nine Bright Chime rang continuously, the starlight torrent from the Star-picking Tower, along with the five-colored meteor, all bombarded the Wood Spirit Palace Master.

At the moment the disciple escaped, the Wood Spirit Palace Master transformed into a flash of thunder light and fled rapidly, splitting into eight thunder light clones as the thunder exploded, escaping ahead.

Each time the Nine Bright Chime of National Master Cheng Yuxiao rang, a thunder light clone exploded.

Under the bombardment of the starlight torrent and the five-colored meteor, four of the Wood Spirit Palace Master’s clones were shattered eventually.

The remaining four clones combined into one, transforming back into the true form of the Wood Spirit Palace Master.

At the moment of reappearance, the Wood Spirit Palace Master’s face turned pale, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Each clone in his clone skill contained a part of his primordial spirit power and a trace of the Divine Soul Origin, now the origin was seriously injured.

However, his Thunder Star Skills were extremely fast and had at this point escaped beyond the range of Wanyi City.

If Cheng Yuxiao pursued now, he would lose much of his home-field advantage.

Moreover, at such speed, neither Pei Ze nor Elder Peng, who are Eighth Tier, could catch up.

Considered safe.

At the moment the Wood Spirit Palace Master retreated, the Sumeru Palace Master also acted. The soundless zither emitted a piercing ’thump’ sound, and as one invisible space barrier after another appeared, the figure of the Sumeru Palace Master also began to phase out!

”Not that easy!”

With a cold snort, the Nine Bright Chime and the five-colored torrent from the Star-picking Tower’s main building gathered their firepower towards the Sumeru Palace Master, as did Great Governor Pei.

In an instant, the dozen or so space barriers set up by the Sumeru Palace Master for defense during evacuation were shattered layer by layer!

It looked like it was about to hit the Sumeru Palace Master, interrupting the Space Shifting Star Skill of the Sumeru Palace.

But the Sumeru Palace Master spat out a mouthful of essence blood fiercely onto the soundless zither.

In an instant, a blood-colored space barrier appeared, firmly blocking the combined fire of National Master Cheng Yuxiao and Great Governor Pei Ze.

The figure of the Sumeru Palace Master, thus, managed to completely phase out and disappear.

But before disappearing, the Sumeru Palace Master spat out another mouthful of fresh blood.

Clearly injured!

The next moment, the Sumeru Palace Master and the Wood Spirit Palace Master appeared fifty miles outside Wanyi City, coldly staring at Wanyi City.

National Master Cheng Yuxiao, holding the Nine Bright Chime, flew to the edge of Wanyi City with Great Governor Pei Ze and Elder Peng, and then shouted loudly towards the two, ”For the gift the two Palace Masters gave today, I, Cheng, will certainly visit personally to express my thanks someday!

And I ask the two Palace Masters to guard their gates at all times!

If I, Cheng, go and meet no resistance, I may launch a great killing spree, washing the two palaces in blood!”

Upon hearing this, both the Sumeru Palace Master and the Wood Spirit Palace Master were both shocked and angry.

This threat is quite terrifying!

Today, the power Cheng Yuxiao exploded with was top-tier within the Eighth Tier Peak realm.

If both Palace Masters were truly absent, they might really be washed in blood!

But the problem is, there’s a saying: ”Day after day for a thief, but not every day to guard against a thief!”

This is quite a dilemma!

”If you can, why can’t I!

For today’s gift, I, Cheng, will seek every opportunity, day and night, to repay it!” Cheng Yuxiao laughed coldly.

The Sumeru Palace Master and the Wood Spirit Palace Master exchanged glances, both looking rather helpless.

Today, it seems they tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing a handful of rice!

Mainly because that Qian’an Emperor didn’t catch up!

In the future, if they leave the palace, they’ll have to be extremely cautious!

Troublesome!

But for now, this is all that can be done!

”National Master, over at the Imperial Palace, it seems Tianyang Star Lord has gone there!” Pei Ze reminded.

”What, Tianyang Star Lord?”

Cheng Yuxiao’s face suddenly changed, immediately worrying about Xu Jin’s safety.

Inside the Imperial Palace, the old Ritual Officer saw clearly this scene of the National Master’s victory!

In an instant, many thoughts flashed through his mind!

Countless ideas crossed his mind!

But ultimately, it all condensed into two words: Ancestor’s teachings!

The first rule of the Holy Ancestor’s teaching of Dachen: By all means necessary, extend the imperial position and bloodline inheritance of the Imperial Family!

At that moment, the old Ritual Officer understood that he had reached a pivotal decision point!

What he does next.

Will decide the future direction of the entire Dachen.

If he allied with Tianyang Star Lord, insisting the National Master orchestrated the regicide, Dachen would be on the verge of collapse, and after the conflict, how much of the Imperial bloodline could survive would be uncertain!

If he insisted Tianyang Star Lord committed regicide, but Tianyang Star Lord would present plenty of suspicious evidence!

Additionally, if he chose to maintain Dachen, then how would he face the National Master in the future?

Up to this point, the old Ritual Officer approximately understood that the person behind the regicide wasn’t the National Master himself, but it definitely couldn’t be unrelated to the National Master!

He might even say it was arranged by the National Master!

Power, timing, motivation; after all these factors aligned, this was the conclusion reached!

Although he often had a peaceful mindset, having to face a regicide day by day was something he probably could not endure!

He would have no face to meet the Emperor in the future!

Moreover, although the Emperor was killed, a dignified state funeral was still necessary!

And the bloodline of the Dachen Imperial family still needed to be placed upon the throne!

All of this, he couldn’t do.

But the National Master could!

However, whether the National Master would be willing to do so was another question!

In a moment, the old Ritual Officer thought of many things.

Ultimately, he found a way out for himself!

In just an instant, the old Ritual Officer made up his mind, his eyes becoming extremely resolute!

The next second, the old Ritual Officer roared in anger.

”Tianyang Star Lord, first you assassinate my Qian’an Emperor, then rob the National Treasure Seal, I will burn myself today to die with you and avenge His Majesty’s deep-seated grievance!”

Amidst the roar, the star tower manifested behind the old Ritual Officer suddenly burst out with countless light flames, conjuring multiple illusions, pouncing towards Tianyang Star Lord.

This was the old Ritual Officer making an angry move without warning; Tianyang Star Lord was initially thinking of teaming up with the old Ritual Officer, persuading him to pin this false charge on Cheng Yuxiao!

Unexpectedly, the old Ritual Officer turned against him suddenly!

Instantly, he was in big trouble!

But at the moment when the old Ritual Officer was about to burn his primordial spirit to self-detonate the star tower and perish with Tianyang Star Lord, he suddenly saw Qian’an Emperor’s corpse!

If he exploded like this.

The Qian’an Emperor’s corpse would be utterly destroyed.

No, that cannot be!

In the next instant, the old Ritual Officer, whose star tower was already beginning to burn with primordial spiritual flames behind him, rushed towards the sky with Tianyang Star Lord.

Tianyang Star Lord became both angry and fearful!

Not only did he have to bear the unjust accusation, he was at risk of being gravely injured and then left behind by Cheng Yuxiao.

Blazing starlight exploded from the surface of Tianyang Star Lord, and ninety-nine layers of star towers appeared in an instant. As the starlight exploded, the old Ritual Officer’s arms were forcibly blasted apart and blasted away from before him.

But merely separating for a few dozen meters, the old Ritual Officer’s star tower exploded into countless torrents of starlight, like a heavenly river, bombarding Tianyang Star Lord!

At the moment of being bombarded, a small tower suddenly appeared, protecting in front of Tianyang Star Lord.

Simultaneously, Tianyang Star Lord crushed the Space Shifting Symbol!

He must retreat.

What bad luck!

Boom!

As the small tower trembled violently, Tianyang Star Lord disappeared with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth!

At the same time, National Master Cheng Yuxiao’s Star-picking Orders began to flash continuously!