“The Dragon God’s goal is the Star of Yuheng?” Jiang Wang asked, astonished.
Guan Yan replied, “Among all possibilities I explored, this is the only true answer.”
“This… He…” Jiang Wang still found it hard to comprehend.
How could one make a star their goal?
Those stars, suspended in the night sky, high above, illuminating myriad realms… the stars.
“What do you think stars are?” Guan Yan asked.
What are stars?
Many have many answers.
For the vast majority of cultivators, stars represent the distant cosmos, beacons for the Starlight Sacred Tower.
In the art of astrology, stars are the foundation of divination, connecting to the River of Fate.
If you were to ask Jiang An’an, she might say they are Papa and Mama watching her from afar…
Looking up at the long night, the sky twinkles with countless stars.
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How high must one jump, how long must one fly, to touch the stars?
What hidden secrets lie upon those seemingly infinitely distant stars?
But transcendents of a certain realm should know that the distance between stars and the present world is not measured in spatial terms.
Every star reflects myriad realms.
For instance, the Morsea Origin Realm lies within the illumination range of the Star of Yuheng, and is exclusively illuminated by it. But the Star of Yuheng does not only illuminate the Morsea Origin Realm, it also projects light onto reality.
For example, the Floating Continent World lies within the illumination range of the Star of Tianshu, and is exclusively illuminated by it. However, Qinghuo Qiming once recounted the legend of the Floating Continent—
It is said that there were many stars in the azure sky above, and they fell from the azure sky into the nether sky, piercing the earth in the process, thus forming the underground caves. And in the azure sky above, due to the fall of the stars, only the Star of Tianshu remained.
From this legend, it can be seen that the Floating Continent world initially seemed to be illuminated by many stars. Due to some unforeseen event, only Tianshu remained.
Yet, in the Morsea Origin Realm, no such account has been heard. It seems as though only the single Star of Yuheng has been in the high firmament, ancient and enduring.
Of course, perhaps Jiang Wang simply spent too little time in the Morsea Origin Realm and did not hear more legends…
In this sense of having a unique Yuheng, the Morsea Origin Realm is certainly special.
But not special enough.
Including the Hidden Yuan World Jiang Wang visited, there was only one Hidden Star suspended in the sky.
Roughly speaking, it seems the entire Seven Stars Tower Secret Realm sends participants to worlds uniquely illuminated by the Seven Stars…
In terms of the richness of the world, the Floating Continent World is clearly greater than the Morsea Origin Realm, and the Morsea Origin Realm is far greater than the Hidden Yuan World.
“Stars are in some ways connected to the River of Fate, and are also beacons for establishing the position of the Starlight Sacred Tower,” Jiang Wang said.
He did not begrudge showing Guan Yan some of the knowledge he possessed, of course also being aware of the shallow extent of his knowledge.
“It’s rare that you also have some understanding of astrology, which will make it easier for you to understand stars,” Guan Yan said. “Stars exist concretely, but they do not exist concretely in any one place; they are captivating and ethereal. It is difficult for us to touch them in a practical sense; usually, we can only touch starlight… How do you understand Star Towers?”
Jiang Wang thought carefully for a moment and replied, “Foundation for Expounding the Dao.”
At his current level of power, he was naturally not content with merely erecting an ordinary Star Tower. If he, the foremost Inner Mansion of all time, were to establish a Starlight Sacred Tower, it must become an Outer Mansion of the Dao Path.
Starlight tempering the body, drawing upon starlight for combat, anchoring positions – these were not what Jiang Wang valued most. What he valued was the Starlight Sacred Tower emitting light in the vast universe, describing his Jiang Wang’s Dao!
Hence, he understood Outer Mansion in this way.
Guan Yan naturally obtained sufficient information from this answer and thus smiled in satisfaction, asking, “What if your foundation for expounding the Dao were to be replaced by the stars of the universe, instead of your Starlight Sacred Tower?”
A single stone stirred up a thousand waves!
When cultivators resonate with the power of the Star Tower, it is indeed very much like resonating with the stars of the heavens. But who would truly regard the Star Tower as a star?
Who could think this way? Who would dare to think this way!
A cultivator’s personal Starlight Sacred Tower and the true stars of the universe that illuminate myriad realms are two entirely incomparable things.
The former often dissipates with the cultivator’s death. The only “resilient” Star Tower Jiang Wang has seen so far is the one Guan Yan retrieved. After Guan Yan’s “death,” it still stubbornly drifted in the starry sky… while the stars of the universe are entities that endure through the ages, immortal and imperishable.
Having crossed the long river of time, how many heroes have perished? Yet the stars of today are still the stars of ten thousand ages past!
Jiang Wang instantly understood why the Dragon God set the Star of Yuheng as His goal!
The Star of Yuheng is a truly existing star that illuminates myriad realms. If one can expound their Dao using it, their legacy will naturally spread throughout myriad realms!
Even if the Dragon God unified the Morsea Origin Realm, it would only be the faith of one realm. Only by controlling the Star of Yuheng would He have the opportunity to become the Dragon God of myriad realms!
But…
Can this truly be achieved?
With Jiang Wang’s current cultivation and knowledge, he could not understand or imagine how one could achieve this. Even after knowing the final goal and understanding many of the processes, he could not deduce the principle in reverse.
But there is no doubt that the Dragon God began His plan as early as eight hundred years ago and has been pushing forward with unwavering determination.
And five hundred years ago, Master Guan Yan, by analyzing His various arrangements, deduced His purpose!
Perhaps his, the foremost Inner Mansion in history, does not include that Inner Mansion realm Guan Yan who descended upon the Morsea Origin Realm over five hundred years ago…
From this, one can deduce that there are countless hidden prodigies throughout history, who, due to various circumstances, were unable to shine brightly. The achievements of the Tianfu old man may not truly be unsurpassed; perhaps they are merely unknown, uncelebrated…
Of course, purely in terms of combat power, no matter which Inner Mansion cultivator he faced, Jiang Wang, who has reached the limit of Inner Mansion combat power, is confident in his ability to fight and win.
This is a confidence built upon victory after victory. He was not invincible in his realm from the start, but having walked steadily to this point, he no longer doubts himself.
He believes that in the long river of history, there must have been many Inner Mansion prodigies with the strength to defeat him. But he also believes that in a life-and-death struggle to the end, he would be the victor.
However… he still could not understand the Dragon God’s plan.
He also wondered if Chong Xuan Sheng could understand… and Zhao Xiaowu? Jiang Wang couldn’t help but think.
So he asked aloud, “How can it be achieved?”
Guan Yan said, “First, you need to know one thing—stars have their own will. This will may not be the thoughts and thinking of a living being, but a kind of great existence difficult to specifically describe. It is similar to the will of the present world—do you know about the will of the present world?”
Of course, Jiang Wang knew.
Wasn’t it because of the repulsion of the present world’s will that the White Bone Evil God repeatedly faced difficulties and was given an opportunity by Zhuang Chengan?
“I know a little,” Jiang Wang said.
“At your age, and not fond of reading. It’s not easy to understand so much,” Guan Yan praised.
“Senior shouldn’t speak carelessly.” Jiang Wang was a little unhappy: “I really like reading! I read often lately!”
Guan Yan glanced at him: “When I asked you to go to the study to get my monk’s robe, you truly only took the monk’s robe and left, without flipping through a single book… There were actually some of my cultivation insights there, which I originally intended as your reward.”
“At that time, I was in a hurry… too much of a hurry! My heart yearned to return, it wasn’t that I didn’t like reading.” Jiang Wang felt greatly embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: “Senior, what does the Dragon God need to do to achieve his goal? Please continue!”