Chapter 305: The Foremost Figure of the Moment
The Twelve Grotto Heavens guarded Nanxiang City.
Hua Changxi stared intently at the Zhou Tian Star Chart, wanting to engrave the location and terrain of Nanxiang City and the Twelve Grotto Heavens into her memory.
Unfortunately, just like the Hundred Thousand Mountains before, the manifested Vermilion Bird Totem was disappearing at a visible rate.
Soon, all the spiritual light in the Zhou Tian Star Chart dissipated.
Hua Changxi let out a long breath. Besides the Five Great Sacred Lands, the Central Continent also had four Elephant Cities. Nanxiang City had the Twelve Grotto Heavens; what about the other Elephant Cities?
How many Cave Heaven Blessed Lands guarded them?
Hua Changxi withdrew her thoughts, moved her gaze away from the Zhou Tian Star Chart, looked up at the starry sky once more, then collected the snake demon’s corpse and descended from the Qintian Tower without any lingering attachment.
On the way down, Hua Changxi truly felt how much the Qintian Tower had changed. Its height increase was just the basic; the entire structure seemed to be made of starstone, shimmering with starlight and radiating brilliance. The stairs were like star trails condensed from nebulae, making it feel as if one were walking through the starry sky.
Although the greatly transformed Qintian Tower was splendid and magnificent, Hua Changxi was not in the mood to admire it.
It couldn’t be helped; too many powers were entrenched in the Capital City. Without even thinking, she knew that the commotion caused by the Qintian Tower this time would surely attract attention from all sides.
Hua Changxi did not want to be in the spotlight and wished to avoid encountering the various people rushing over, so she was descending as quickly as possible.
During this time, she had wanted to fly directly out of the Qintian Tower, but there seemed to be some kind of prohibition within the building that prevented her from mobilizing her spiritual power.
The result of relying solely on her legs was that just as Hua Changxi was about to step out of the Qintian Tower, she bumped directly into Yuan Qi and Wei Zhenjie, who were coming from the Heavenly Department.
“Little Friend Hua!”
Seeing Hua Changxi hastily braking, Yuan Qi kindly smiled and greeted her.
Hua Changxi looked at him, “Was that you transmitting a message to me just now?”
Yuan Qi did not deny it and nodded with a smile.
Wei Zhenjie then took the initiative to introduce, “Hall Master Hua, this is Yuan Qi, the Star Gazing Tower Master.”
Star Gazing Tower?
Hua Changxi was stunned for a moment, then realized that the Qintian Tower was likely also called the Star Gazing Tower.
Yuan Qi smiled at Hua Changxi, “May I ask if Little Friend Hua dripped essence blood into the Zhou Tian Star Chart? Did you gain anything?”
Hua Changxi actually didn’t really want to chat much with Yuan Qi, but she really wanted to know the operating principle of the Zhou Tian Star Chart. “Tower Master Yuan, why can the Zhou Tian Star Chart absorb essence blood?”
Seeing Hua Changxi avoid the question, Yuan Qi didn’t press further and said with a smile, “The Zhou Tian Star Chart is an innate spiritual treasure born with the Four Spirit Realm, capable of manifesting the trends of the Four Spirit Realm.”
“As long as it is a living being of the Four Spirit Realm, after the Zhou Tian Star Chart absorbs the creature’s essence blood, it can, with a certain probability, manifest things related to that creature.”
“Living beings can use these manifested things to plan their lives. This way, they can avoid many detours.”
Hua Changxi’s eyes flickered as she listened, and she tentatively asked, “I dripped the snake demon’s essence blood into it, and it manifested the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Does this mean it would be more beneficial for the snake demon to enter the Hundred Thousand Mountains?”
Upon hearing the words “Hundred Thousand Mountains,” Yuan Qi and Wei Zhenjie’s expressions changed drastically.
Wei Zhenjie’s face was solemn, “Could it be demons from the Hundred Thousand Mountains?”
Yuan Qi’s expression was not much better, “According to ancient records, over seventy percent of the beast tides that erupted in the Central Continent originated from the Hundred Thousand Mountains.”
They had initially thought the demons lurking in the Capital City were just some rogue elements, but they never expected them to be from the Hundred Thousand Mountains. This was very troublesome.
Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi exchanged glances. The snake demon’s intrusion into the Star Gazing Tower was something they had allowed. Now that they knew the snake demon was from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the snake demon’s motive for luring Hua Changxi into the Star Gazing Tower was worth considering.
Seeing how serious Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi looked, Hua Changxi also mentally marked the danger of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. She wanted to ask further, but hearing the sounds from outside the tower growing louder and closer, she knew she couldn’t stay there any longer.
“Gentlemen, I have other matters to attend to. I’ll take my leave.” After speaking, without waiting for Wei Zhenjie and Yuan Qi to react, she quickly exited the Star Gazing Tower.
As soon as Hua Changxi stepped out of the Star Gazing Tower, she saw Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen. “Why are you here?”
“How did you…”
Tong Yao looked at the Star Gazing Tower, then at Hua Changxi emerging from it, and seeing the increasing number of cultivators on Central Street, he quickly said, “This is not a place to talk. Let’s leave first.”
Hua Changxi nodded and quickly left with Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen.
Although Hua Changxi left in a hurry, quite a few people saw her emerge from the Star Gazing Tower.
The first to arrive at the Star Gazing Tower was Hua Da Lang and his Demon Suppressing Army, followed closely by Xia Ziyang, Meng Yuchuan, and their group.
Hua Da Lang looked at the greatly transformed Star Gazing Tower, his expression complex as he glanced in the direction Hua Changxi had disappeared.
After Jiu Niang pursued the snake demon into the Qintian Tower, the Qintian Tower had become the current Star Gazing Tower. What had they done inside?
Xia Ziyang looked at the Star Gazing Tower with a somewhat solemn expression. Without hesitation, he sent a message to Xia Zhen.
During this time, other cultivators also arrived successively.
Inside the Star Gazing Tower, Yuan Qi ignored the increasing number of cultivators outside and led Wei Zhenjie upstairs.
Wei Zhenjie looked at Yuan Qi, “You seem to be treating Hua Changxi differently.”
Whether it was the previous transmission or the subsequent explanation, it was unlike Yuan Qi’s usual ‘tight-lipped’ demeanor.
Yuan Qi sighed inwardly. It couldn’t be helped; the karma he owed was too great, so he could only repay a little at a time.
On the other side, Hua Changxi and the three of them had already left Central Street.
Hua Changxi roughly recounted her encounter with four Nascent Soul demons at the East City Gate, how she killed three of them, and then pursued the snake demon into the Star Gazing Tower.
Tong Yao looked at her, “After today, you will likely become the number one prominent figure in the cultivator circles.”
Hua Changxi: “Is it that exaggerated?”
Yan Zhenzhen chimed in, “It’s not an exaggeration. The reappearance of the Star Gazing Tower, which stirred the Zhou Tian stars, is definitely a major event in the Four Spirit Realm. And you, as a related party, will certainly attract the attention of many people because of it.”
Jing Le saw Hua Changxi frowning and looking displeased, and comforted her, “Everything has two sides; fortune and misfortune are intertwined. Benefactor Hua need not worry too much.”
Yan Zhenzhen also nodded, looking at Hua Changxi curiously, “What did you do to make the Star Gazing Tower reappear?”
This was also a question Hua Changxi wanted to know. She looked at Tong Yao and the other two, “I placed my hand on the Zhou Tian Star Chart on the roof of the Star Gazing Tower, and then a certain energy within my body was absorbed. After that, the Star Gazing Tower underwent a great transformation.”
“Do you know what was absorbed from me?”
Upon hearing this, Tong Yao and the other two looked at each other somewhat bewildered.
Hua Changxi thought for a moment and then mentioned the matter of the Zhou Tian Star Chart absorbing the golden lines condensed by the snake demon. “I think there should be those golden lines within me too. Do you know what this is?”
Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen were still confused.
However, Jing Le seemed to be in deep thought, looking at Hua Changxi, “If this humble monk guesses correctly, what was absorbed from you should be Merit Power.”
Hua Changxi let out an “Ah,” and Tong Yao and Yan Zhenzhen also looked surprised.
