Chapter 39: The Secret of the Star Array
"Fortunately, the star array opened by those stupid idiots leads to the secret realm instead of the spiritual realm. Otherwise, I would have been killed by them."
In the Huang family mansion, in the wing room, the door was closed. Monk Wang Liufu sat in the main seat, holding a tea bowl, still feeling afraid.
Jiang Xia sat at the bottom and listened to Wang Liufu complaining about this sudden disaster.
Although this was the first time the two met, they had "fought side by side" when they were fooling the little mountain monster just now. After going through things together, their relationship was naturally more relaxed.
Hearing Wang Liufu's relief, Jiang Xia stopped drinking tea and asked in a respectful voice:
"What do you mean, Master Monk?
Although I know that some people in the mortal world seek wealth and honor by gambling on star arrays, I have only heard about it and do not know the inside story. Could it be that the presence or absence of spiritual energy in the world that the star array leads to is very important?"
“Nature is important.”
Wang Liufu drank a sip of tea, without even looking at Jiang Xia, and explained:
“For the past few hundred years, the Immortal Alliance has been encouraging everyone to look for star arrays and explore new worlds in the boundless sea of stars. If anyone is lucky enough to find a spiritual world, they will receive generous rewards from the Immortal Alliance.
This is because the laws and traditions of each world are different, but the mutual inheritance and confirmation can lead to a deeper understanding of the Tao.
Moreover, each spiritual world has its own unique output, which can be used to fill the gaps in cultivation, just like the 'Ghost Fire Realm' discovered by the Sword Casting Manor a hundred years ago.
It specializes in producing various kinds of exotic fire, which are unique to that world.
At that time, it was very famous and directly alarmed the Zhongzhou Spirit Realm. They also knew that they could not keep the good things, so they handed over that world to the Immortal Alliance in exchange for massive resources.
It allowed his Sword Forging Manor to leap from a small, insignificant country sect to one of the thirty-three sects of the Immortal Alliance.
When one person achieves enlightenment, the whole family will benefit. That’s all.”
The fat monk stroked his beard and said:
“In the mortal world, there are brave men who seek out star arrays and explore the vast sea of stars. This is what they are betting on.
Unfortunately, the universe is so vast, the sea of stars is so vast, and every spiritual world is uniquely created by nature. How can it be so easy to find?
Therefore , in the past four to five hundred years, most of the star arrays that have been opened are just ordinary worlds without spiritual energy. Those worlds also have special products.
But for monks, it is of little use.
The Immortal Alliance would allow the forces from the Mortal Realm to go there to trade or to conquer, and as long as they did not cause any trouble, the Immortal Alliance would naturally turn a blind eye.
As for what happened today, if Ruyifang had better luck and really found a secret spiritual realm, and if the star array was destroyed and the access was cut off, it would not be something that could be simply explained away as "dereliction of duty".
If something catastrophic were to happen, not only would I be killed, but my Mo Shuang Mountain Sect would also be eliminated from the list of thirty-three sects and would be doomed to fall.
The thief is hateful! "
At this point, Monk Wang could no longer contain his anger. He slammed the armrest and cursed:
"You are selfish and greedy, you want to gain benefits, but you don't care about the safety of my Mo Shuang Mountain. You are so bold! You deserve to be killed!"
Jiang Xia didn't say anything, his mind was the same as Ming Jing's.
Although Monk Wang was just speaking casually.
But Jiang Xia could guess why Mr. Bao wanted to take the risk. If he really wanted to report to Mo Shuangshan, once the star formation was activated, if they really found the spiritual world, most of the profits would belong to these cultivators.
Ruyifang is a mortal force, and I’m afraid it won’t even be able to get any soup.
According to Monk Wang, the Immortal Alliance does not care about the ordinary world, and the new world led by the star array belongs to Ruyifang.
That's a whole world that can be conquered at will.
In other words, as long as Ruyifang has the ability to swallow the new world, his family will be able to control a world, although they are still inferior in the eyes of the cultivators.
But such wealth and glory is already top-notch in the mortal world.
This is much more powerful than splitting the land and becoming king.
If he was the owner of Ruyifang, he would also take the risk of completely offending Mo Shuangshan. Even if he really fell out with Mo Shuangshan, what would it matter if a group of cultivators from Mo Shuangshan could destroy the country with a wave of their hands?
Anyway, the Immortal Alliance has a rule that cultivators are not allowed to intervene in worldly disputes. As long as they are careful and don't take the initiative to kill themselves, or simply take the star formation and migrate away, these cultivators will still be unable to do anything to them.
Moreover, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of Jiang Xia, the anomaly, Ruyifang's strategy would have been successful by now, and if Monk Wang hadn't been alarmed, he would still be kept in the dark.
A huge profit!
Jiang Xia thought so.
But his expression did not change much, he still had a smile on his face. He thought for a moment and asked again:
"May I ask Immortal Wang, where did this star formation come from? Was it created by the cultivators?"
"That's an interesting question."
Wang Liufu glanced at Jiang Xia and said:
“This is not a secret. The star arrays that still exist in the world today were all created by the great craftsmen of the Mohist School when they were exploring the universe five or six hundred years ago.
Those craftsmen have secret methods that allow them to determine the direction of the starry sea, so they can create a star array to connect the two sides. They are also the first pioneers of Ku Mu Territory's large-scale exploration of the universe.
Unfortunately, after hundreds of years of exploration, they eventually ran into problems.
About five hundred years ago, on an ordinary day, the Mohist immortal masters opened a star array as usual, wanting to see the new world, but the result was..."
Monk Wang made a regretful expression, stroked his smooth chin, and said in a low voice:
"As a result, they had bad luck and opened the door to the Demon Realm. Thousands of extraterritorial demons rushed out and destroyed the Mohist Immortal Sect in just a moment.
The West Sea where they were, originally called the West Land, was also disturbed by the monstrous demonic plague.
The Immortal Alliance has not existed since ancient times.
Our generation of cultivators paid a huge price, and after wiping out the demonic threat within a few months, the Immortal Alliance appeared. However, the price we paid was that the entire Western Continent sank, billions of lives were wiped out, and only a desolate Western Sea remained.
Since then, the method of making star arrays has been lost.
The Mohist sect was destroyed too quickly and no drawings or records were left behind, so after the demons were wiped out in the West Sea, the star formations of the world became out of order.
I can only use the stupid method, searching, opening, and relying on luck.
It was also from then on that the Immortal Alliance issued a strict order that before any star formation was opened, there must be a cultivator in charge to prevent the West Sea demon disaster from happening again. However, that happened five hundred years ago.
There were only so many ancient star arrays left by the Mohist sect, and the method of making them has been lost. As time goes by, no one cares about it anymore."
Wang Liufu closed his eyes with sorrow and said:
“As far as I know, the last time a star array was discovered around Fengming Country was more than 30 years ago. Fengming Country was almost destroyed in the war, but after surviving, they thought of opening a star array to try their luck.
Who would have known that the world connected by the star array had long been obliterated in the flow of the sea of stars.
That exploration naturally failed.
We have lived in peace for more than 30 years. It was just my bad luck that caused me to run into such a bad thing. I am afraid that I will have to recuperate for six or seven years after being beaten by thirty spiritual whips.
Damn the thief! "
He cursed again.
It was obvious that he was extremely disgusted with Ruyifang, with whom he had previously gotten along well.
However, the topic had already been opened, and Monk Wang was a talkative person, so he continued with the topic:
“In fact, to be more specific, my Mo Shuang Mountain has some connections with the Mo Family Immortal Sect. My sect leader, Mo Jun, was a direct disciple of the Mo Family Immortal Sect. He was not in the West Sea when the disaster occurred, so he escaped by luck.
Unfortunately, most of the inheritance has been lost, and the only thing left intact is the method of making instruments."
Jiang Xia nodded and learned a little more about Mo Shuang Mountain and Ku Mu Realm Immortal Alliance.
He quickly remembered something else and asked again:
"Master Wang, I have another question to ask you. What did the Mountain Monster Supervisor mean by 'ascending beings'? I have been studying for more than 20 years, how come I have never heard of this?"
"You are not a monk, how do you know?"
Wang Liufu smiled and said:
“This title is known only to practitioners and those mortals who have been exploring the star array for a long time.
The so-called ascenders are actually people who come from other worlds. At the beginning, they refer to those who came from the small spiritual world to our Kumu Realm, the big spiritual world, to practice.
Later, as more and more worlds were discovered, those outsiders who, for various reasons, remained in Ku Mu Territory and could not return were called Ascendants.
Now, five hundred years have passed since the demons were wiped out in the West Sea, and their numbers are increasing.
Some were brought back from the conquest of the mortal kingdom.
Some were brought back by rescuers sent by the Immortal Alliance when the world was in danger and on the verge of destruction.
Today, there are millions of ascenders in the four continents of the world, plus the spiritual realm of Zhongzhou. In order to avoid chaos among all living beings, their past memories were wiped clean and they were scattered in various places designated by the Immortal Alliance.
The vast majority of them are mortal warriors like the one you encountered, who live and work in peace and contentment in various places, making the Ku Mu Territory more prosperous.
Some practitioners were also absorbed into the Immortal Alliance to continue their practice, such as my mentor, Elder Cha Sanbao, who was an ascended person. "
Wang Liufu glanced at the closed door again. He could feel the soldiers in action outside the room. His tone became softer and there was a sense of sympathy.
Sighed and said:
"For example, I also come from the Small Spirit World, but just like these warriors you brought to the Bitter Wood Realm, I can no longer go back."
"Why is that?"
Jiang Xia asked again.
Monk Wang was reluctant to answer for a long time. Half a minute later, he said in a sad voice:
"The small spiritual world where I was born encountered the catastrophe of the end of the law and was reduced to ashes sixty years ago. Fortunately, in the critical moment, the Immortal Alliance extended a helping hand in time and saved me and the last batch of surviving monks.
There are still 100,000 remaining lives, which are brought into the Ku Mu Realm.
After all, they saved us, so... well, thirty lashes is thirty lashes, there's nothing to complain about."
"My immortal, I am in deep sorrow."
Seeing Wang Liufu's regretful expression, Jiang Xia also said that experiencing the destruction of a world personally would definitely not be a good experience.
However, this topic also touched upon the pain in Monk Wang's heart, so he did not want to say any more. He changed his tone and looked at Jiang Xia.
explain:
"Okay, we have said what we need to say and talked about what we need to talk about. You are a mortal who doesn't know me and we have no connection, but you helped me and saved me from further punishment.
Judging from your clever appearance and your ability to understand people's hearts, I don't think you are a kind-hearted person, but you have something to ask of me.
Go ahead.
What do you want me to do for you?"
