Chapter 1996: Reach the Sky in One Step | Red Heart Survey [Translation]
Red Heart Survey [Translation] - Updated on May 2, 2025
Three years had passed since the old dragon of Senhai was locked in the Yuheng Star Tower.
For these three years, he had been seizing opportunities and setting traps, constantly jumping out to pester Jiang Wang with a few words, no matter the situation. Although he never succeeded, Jiang Wang had become used to his existence, used to his powerlessness.
A full three years!
He had endured everything he should endure until he was thoroughly cooked.
He even had the appearance of someone whose life had no love, utterly cooked.
From threatening and cursing to step-by-step coaxing, and then to enthusiastically offering life plans for his landlord in the correct posture.
He had positioned himself so wonderfully, perhaps Jiang Wang was even planning how to take him as a mount, wanting to emulate the former World Honored One and become the first person in the current world to tame a dragon.
Before revealing the plot, he hadn’t yet properly discussed with Jiang Wang the techniques of male charm, explaining his secret stories of seducing the old nun of Tianfo Temple.
He listened to this boy with relish.
Just like this, amidst light descriptions and casual chats, he inadvertently brought up that true name.
He had never exposed his true name before… Who would think a name couldn’t be called?
This wasn’t the Panwu Clan, Yuanhong Clan, or Xihun Clan!
Actually, a true name could also be called.
During the years he escaped from Canghai, he didn’t know how many sea clan comrades cursed him, fundamentally without any influence.
But after the Star Chart Profound Structure, when the gate of all wonders in the universe opened, this true name became a great key, opening the path he had prepared many years ago.
In Xingyue Plain, the place closest to the starry sky in the current world, this path also became so close!
Even if he didn’t say it today, Jiang Wang would one day go and investigate the dragon that initially contended with Taiyong in the sea clan and would learn this name – that way would be even more natural.
Imagine that day, the cautious and self-reflective little Jiang Wang quietly goes to investigate the story of his senior, learns this true name. Suddenly one day he shouts it out, wanting to scare his senior, but the result…
It was just that Jiang Wang’s cultivation had progressed too quickly, and the recent atmosphere was also very good. He didn’t dare, nor did he want to wait any longer.
As soon as this true name was spoken, Jiang Wang’s divine soul manifested body was rolled into the gate of all wonders deep within the universe.
And now, in tonight’s Xingyue Plain, starlight flowed like a waterfall, the stars brilliant and distinct.
Starlight poured into White Jade Capital.
Jiang Wang’s physical body, sitting cross-legged on the top floor of the White Jade Capital tavern, was also instantly surrounded by starlight, his figure shaking before disappearing.
Jing Li, lying beside him on the bed, suddenly woke up from a happy dream. Instantly, his Vajra manifested, his whole body radiating glorious Buddha light. His sleepy eyes were still hazy, but the Brahma sound had already risen. Without even thinking, he immediately rushed to Jiang Wang’s side, reaching out to grab his arm – yet only grasping a handful of starlight.
That starlight also touched him.
He also disappeared with it!
In the night of Xingyue Plain, people were often in a daze because the night curtain was so low-hanging, as if one could pick stars by raising a hand. But for the strong, this was not an illusion.
Tonight, someone pushed open the gate of all wonders in the universe, and upon this one step, they could ascend to heaven!
On this night that should have been ordinary, it was not only Jiang Wang who left, nor only Jing Li.
When there was a change in their bedroom, the first to detect the abnormality was the Mohist expert Xi Ming, who lived on the same floor as them.
Jiang Wang had arranged for him to live on the twelfth floor. His original intention was to supervise him closely, along with Jing Li, thereby controlling the risk.
Xi Ming of course also felt Jiang Wang’s vigilance towards him.
When such surging star power fluctuation emanated from the next door, his first reaction was – for Zhu Weiyu and Huang Jinmo, Jiang Wang wants to make a move on me!
The first question in his heart was – what is the point of doing this besides seeking death?
Immediately following was the counterattack.
Powerful as he was, daring to live like this in the White Jade Capital tavern, and even after Jiang Wang had clearly stated that the matter of Zhu Weiyu and Huang Jinmo could not be discussed, still insisting on living until last night… He naturally had no fear.
He didn’t think about Jiang Wang’s motive, only wanting to teach Jiang Wang a lesson.
The other side had used starlight as an array, presumably the area outside the building was now full of killing moves.
He decisively went in the reverse direction.
With one hand forming a seal, he pulled out a fierce hand crossbow from the void. At the instant he leaped up, his body was already covered in armor, his whole body ignited with green flame. He did not escape but advanced, crashing into Jiang Wang’s room in the first step—
He crashed into the brilliant starlight!
Like a stone sinking into the sea and not being seen.
What kind of trap is this?!
The vast star power invaded his perception extremely abruptly, disturbing the clear dreams of more than one person.
Lian Yuchan, also on the twelfth floor, leaped up, holding her dual swords in reverse, her footsteps landing silently. In an instant, she pounced into Jiang Wang’s room, her body like a colorful butterfly entering the sea of light.
However, in her beautiful eyes, she did not see Jiang Wang, only an infinite sea of stars, within which stood an ancient and mysterious door.
She leaped, wanting to retreat, wanting to observe more, to wait for an opportunity to move. But her body was no longer her own, wrapped by starlight, she blankly pounced into this door.
Upstairs, thunder rose from the ground. The two heavenly prides living downstairs of course did not fail to detect it.
Bai Yuxia detected the movement upstairs earlier, but Lin Xianzhi’s unrestrained nature made him rush into Jiang Wang’s room first… and disappear into the star sea first.
Bai Yuxia, riding sword energy, followed closely, wanting to resist the oncoming starlight and seek Jiang Wang within the star river, but was swept away by the starlight.
Vast, endless starlight, almost filling the entire White Jade Capital tavern.
From the top floor all the way down to the bottom floor, then rolling back to the top floor. A sudden flash of light, and from then on, there was no trace.
Tonight’s Xingyue Plain was calm and still.
Tonight’s White Jade Capital tavern was lonely and empty.
In the backyard kitchen, the porridge and stew were still warm, with gurgling sounds.
Han Shao, a remnant of the Xia country who hadn’t yet decided where to go or what to do, was still sleeping soundly in the woodshed after freeloading on food and drink for a few good days…
A beautiful day began with a crisp ear slap.
Han Shao, who looked very rough, was having a beautiful dream of successfully restoring his country and personally killing Tian Anping, when his face felt a burning pain, like a suddenly appearing steel knife, savagely chopping his dream into pieces.
He woke up innocently covering his face, opening his eyes to see a dense crowd of faces gathered together.
The waiters, cooks, and various people from the White Jade Capital tavern all surrounded him, speaking in a chaotic chorus—
“Where did the owner go?”
“Manager Bai, where are you?”
“Guard Lin, where are you?”
“Dog thief, return my Lian girl!!”
“Why is there not a single person in the building! What exactly happened?”
Han Shao was utterly confused— I also want to know!
But seeing the crowd so chaotic, he knew that if he didn’t give an account, he would probably have to account for himself here today.
“What are you noisy about! Annoying dead!” He suddenly roared in anger, scaring the crowd back a step.
With a glare around, his ringed eyes suddenly showed a hint of wildness, and he angrily said: “Where the owner and the others went, do they need to report to you all? Rebelling against heaven one by one!”
He boldly sat on the ground, pointing his fingers randomly at the sky: “Are you the owner? Are you? Or you?”
The crowd looked at each other. How did this thief become like the owner’s confidant? Wasn’t he an assassin?
Han Shao didn’t wait for these people to react, and suddenly stood up again. His tall and sturdy build, and confident, arrogant attitude, could really bluff people: “The owner has some temporary matters, and took Manager Bai and the others out. Before leaving, he instructed me to tell you all that everything in the store is as usual. They will be back soon, so don’t think about taking advantage of the situation and stirring up trouble, trying to fish in muddy waters— did you hear me clearly?”
He casually drew out a piece of firewood, making a gesture of hitting people: “Go do your matters properly!”
The crowd scattered in a commotion.
“Really!” Han Shao threw the firewood away and lay down again, strangely clicking his tongue: “Can’t even sleep properly!”
But half-curled on the ground, his eyes couldn’t close.
So many people… where did they go?
What if they don’t come back?
Jiang Wang also wanted to know where he was, and what to do!
Dog thief Ao Kui, that old dragon!
He had defended a thousand times, ten thousand times, cautious again and again, never trusting him, but still fell into this old thing’s treacherous scheme!
His skill was not a problem, the Dao Platform at the twelfth floor of Taixu Illusion could attest to that.
His cultivation process was not a problem, he had repeatedly researched every step.
The old thief dragon’s seal would also not be a problem, that was the Star Lord’s means left by Senior Guanyan.
Where was the problem?
Combining the Star Chart Profound Structure cultivation method, he vaguely guessed the answer in his heart.
The problem probably lay in the true name that the old dragon of Senhai told him!
This treacherous, bad-hearted old thief dragon used its true name as the key to the Profound Structure.
When he successfully constructed his own gate of all wonders in the universe during his Profound Structure Star Chart cultivation, it induced him to recite its true name, releasing this key. Using his own power, he successfully summoned that gate of all wonders named “Ao Kui”!
And the old dragon Ao Kui’s gate of all wonders was obviously in the world he repeatedly described, the world that stored the legacy of Wu Han Gong!
That Tianfo treasure tool he stole by seducing the old nun was obviously also in this place.
Not in the Senhai Source Realm!
When the old dragon Ao Kui escaped initially, in order to shake off his pursuers, he obviously separated the Tianfo treasure tool and himself, going two different ways. He hid the Tianfo treasure tool in one place, and then hid his dragon body in another.
Perhaps this was the reason he couldn’t borrow power when he was struggling with Senior Guanyan; that Tianfo treasure tool was fundamentally not in the Senhai Source Realm, and he hadn’t had time to activate it.
Turning these thoughts over quickly in his heart, after passing through his own gate of all wonders in the universe, Jiang Wang quickly communicated with his Starlight Holy Tower, asking with a tone of shock and anger: “Senior Ao Kui, what is going on? Why did I suddenly lose control and be swept here by the star river? I trusted you so much, have you set a trap to harm me? Where are you trying to take me?”
The old dragon of Senhai, locked in the base stone room, returned with even greater doubt, crying injustice: “I don’t know! What happened? I’m in the prison room, both body and soul are locked, how can I harm you?”
He shook his chains, making a clattering sound: “Is it that your Profound Structure is wrong? Or did your gate of all wonders accidentally touch the star space tide? Little friend, don’t worry, tell me carefully how you did it, and I’ll see where the problem is!”
His physical body was being swept by the star sea in the universe, so for the time being, he could only go with the flow.
His divine soul manifested body was in the Yuheng Star Tower. Jiang Wang said blankly: “I don’t know either, every step followed the method you passed on. You come and look—”
He used his toe to point at the ground brick, making it transparent, so he could face the old dragon. Then he flipped his palm and pressed out a Star Chart, showing it to the old dragon locked in the base stone room.
As the old dragon raised its head to look.
He suddenly manifested the Sword Immortal state, his whole body flowing with light, pouring the power of the Yuheng Star Tower, and slashed down the base stone room with one sword!
At the same time, he also mobilized the prohibition left by Senior Guanyan, frantically seizing the old dragon’s power, wanting to suck him into a dry corpse.
He didn’t want to listen to any truth or explore any answers anymore. No matter where the starlight sent him, he would find a way back.
But for this old dragon, he absolutely couldn’t give it another chance. If he could suppress and kill it immediately, he would!
“Good little thief! You are so vicious! We’ve lived together for so long, and you turn your face like this, do you still have humanity?!”
Old dragon Ao Kui cursed incessantly, but his golden dragon eyes were cruel and cold.
The prohibition left by Star Lord Guanyan, he indeed could not break.
Deceiving Jiang Wang here utilized Jiang Wang’s own power.
That Star Chart Profound Structure method was real, not false. All the skills he gave Jiang Wang were real, without any hidden means. In the past few years, every clumsy performance, every exposed trick, every ignored lie, was just a paving stone, just to let young Jiang Wang believe that taming the dragon was already near success.
Just for a key moment like tonight, allowing for easy dialogue and natural occurrences.
What counted for three years?
As long as conditions allowed, he didn’t mind laying out another five hundred years.
He of course couldn’t resist Guanyan’s prohibition. In the environment of the Yuheng Star Tower, Jiang Wang, who had gradually grown to today’s strength, could indeed kill him.
But this was no longer the current world.
This was no longer in Yuheng.
The place he racked his brains to deceive Jiang Wang into coming was a retreat he had left for himself many years ago. Relying on the sealed Tianfo treasure tool to exist, his gate of all wonders was right here!
“Little friend, we’ve met before, why must you be so ruthless? Why don’t we let each other go, and each have a vast sea and sky!”
Old dragon Ao Kui roared angrily, but he could not stop his dragon body from mercilessly dissolving, his flesh peeling off within the prison room.
This prison room had Senior Guanyan’s arrangement in it. Jiang Wang could enter, his killing moves could enter, while the old dragon could not enter or exit.
Jiang Wang lowered his head and killed bitterly: “We’ve met before, and we’ve gotten along for many years. I’m really reluctant to let you go. Why don’t you stay and keep your little friend company for a while longer!”
He urged the chains to wrap around his body, continuously strangling the dragon body, killing until golden scales flew and the old dragon cried out incessantly.
The sword energy, terrifying under the added power of the stars, mixed with the Heaven Intent killing Buzhou wind, in an extremely sharp posture, almost filled every corner of the prison room.
However, in the process of this vast dragon body dissolving, a shadow flew up from inside Ao Kui’s huge golden dragon eyes, becoming clearer and clearer, more and more lively—
A small golden dragon had gradually formed from nothing, showing its full appearance, its head and horns majestic!
Old dragon Ao Kui looked up and let out a long howl: “With my true name, I call the dragon gate! With my dragon gate, I call my body! Who knows me today, may I dream of my true self from ancient times!”
At this time, starlight surged like a flood, sweeping Jiang Wang’s true body, already passing out of Jiang Wang’s own gate of all wonders in the universe, and running in the vast universe.
And on the distant other shore, stood another gate of all wonders, which was seen more and more clearly.
Ancient, magnificent, possessing the ancient nobility and majesty of a traveling dragon.
The two Dao characters “Ao Kui,” brilliant with golden light, were printed on it, heavily pushing this gate open.
The starlight flowed like a rainbow bridge, connecting this gate to that gate.
The old dragon imprisoned in the base stone room of the Yuheng Star Tower, the small golden dragon swimming in its dragon eyes suddenly leaped up, swimming out of its dragon eyes as if leaping out of a golden sea—
With an incomparably free posture, it lightly flew out of the green seven-story stone tower, throwing itself into that mysterious gate brilliant with stars.
The golden cicada had already shed its shell, the dragon body entering the dragon gate!
Seeing this fellow trying to run, Jiang Wang immediately used his ultimate move—
He suddenly urged the Yuheng Star Tower, using vast star power to send a call towards the eternal brilliant Yuheng main star deep within the universe.
It seemed like a wooden hammer knocking on a copper bowl.
In a mysterious and long sound, the seven stars all dimmed.
Deep within this vast universe, a shadow of a copper bowl leaped out from who knows where, lightly covering down—
The vast sea of starlight, all collected into one bowl.
Thanks to book friend “I at the village entrance perm hair” for becoming the alliance master of this book! This is the 466th alliance for Red Heart Patrol Heaven!
Thanks to book friend “Can Xi Ming Xi” for becoming the alliance master of this book! This is the 467th alliance for Red Heart Patrol Heaven!