Sage of Humanity
Chapter 1369 - 1367: Arrival of a Formidable Enemy
The starboat is not only carrying the 20 Constellations, but also two Moon Jades.
In the cabin, these two Moon Jades from the Qingli Dao World sat across from each other with a coffee table between them. One was an elderly woman, the other an elderly man. Judging from appearance, both seemed aged, with white and gray hair and sagging skin, the elderly woman appearing even older.
Cultivators, upon reaching the Moon Jade level, can easily have thousands of years of lifespan, and each cultivator has their own way of preserving their youth, especially female cultivators, who are particularly concerned about their appearance. So, cultivators active in stellar space, regardless of their actual age, tend to look young.
Unless they are truly very old.
The elderly woman and man were undoubtedly representatives among them.
While sitting quietly, the elderly woman glanced at the person across from her and said in dissatisfaction, "This matter concerns our sect's internal affairs this time, why did you follow me here?"
Although the Qingli Dao World has three Moon Jades, they come from three different sects. When major domain events occur, the three Moon Jades naturally support each other. However, the current matter is not related to the whole domain but rather concerns the elderly woman's sect alone. With the information available, she could handle it alone, yet she didn't understand why the elderly man insisted on following her.
The elderly woman was in a bad mood, which the elderly man could easily perceive.
Though the Qingli Dao World has several hundred Constellations, when distributed among individual sects, each sect doesn't have many. The elderly woman's sect, for instance, had only about thirty, and now three were dead, including one she greatly valued as her descendant… A good mood was impossible.
The elderly man smiled slightly and poured a cup of tea for the woman, speaking slowly, "We've known each other for many years. Has it been three thousand years?"
Upon hearing him talk about the past, the elderly woman's expression relaxed somewhat, "Even if not, it's close."
The elderly man said, "Time flies. In the blink of an eye, we're already buried up to our necks."
The elderly woman snorted coldly, "So what? They're just Early Stage Constellations. Do you think I'll fail?"
The elderly man shook his head, "It's not about fearing failure, but… of those who ascended to Constellations with us, now only the two of us remain. Our limits are approaching, and once we're gone, only Wu will be left to support our domain. The future… where will it lead?"
Although the Qingli Dao World has strong foundations, it developed slowly from a small domain.
Nearly three thousand years ago, the Qingli Dao World ascended to a large domain, and the elderly woman and man were fortunate to be among the first from Qingli Dao World to ascend to the Constellation level.
Back then, many ascended with them to Constellations, but almost three thousand years later, those familiar faces have vanished. Half died due to lifespan limits, the other half perished in the stellar space, leaving only the two of them to ascend to Moon Jade.
After them, although the Qingli Dao World birthed many Constellations, few had the opportunity to ascend to Moon Jade!
It was nearly three thousand years before, over a thousand years earlier, a descendant of the Wu family ascended, allowing the Qingli Dao World to have three Moon Jades to hold its ground.
"How does the future of the Dao World relate to you following me here?" the elderly woman asked.
The elderly man replied, "Do you remember that elder who passed through our domain three years ago?"
Of course, she remembered—it was a powerful figure of the Sun Blaze Realm, a level they yearned for but couldn't reach.
"Over the years, I've considered the issues of our domain. Though our domain is already a large domain, there's nothing unusual about the birth of Constellations, yet it's difficult to break through at the Moon Jade level. After so many years, only three have been born. I suspected the domain lacked something, but lacked evidence, until three years ago when I asked that powerful figure and got the answer."
The elderly woman eagerly asked, "What did he say?"
"Just as I suspected, the domain indeed lacks something fundamental. As for what specifically is missing, the powerful figure didn't say, and I didn't dare ask. That's also the reason Constellations born here find it difficult to ascend to the Moon Jade level. Back then, you and I succeeded by seizing the opportunity as the domain advanced to a large domain, but others didn't have such luck."
"So, Constellations born here basically have no hope of ascending to Moon Jade?" The elderly woman looked surprised.
"Exactly," the elderly man nodded, "that powerful figure said there are domains like this in the stellar space, though few in number. As it happened, our Qingli Dao World is one such domain—how unfortunate!"
"But Wu…"
"Did you forget how Wu ascended to Constellation?"
The elderly woman finally remembered, "Ah, Wu participated in the Reincarnation Tree's Divine Sea battle, gaining the opportunity to ascend to Constellation at the Taichu Realm!"
As a large domain, the Qingli Dao World also has a doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree, qualifying for the Divine Sea battles. However, over the years, the Divine Sea of Qingli Dao World has participated repeatedly, usually resulting in many deaths and few returns, leading the Divine Sea within the domain to be unenthusiastic about participating, often remaining absent.
Only recently, after the Wu family cultivator ascended to Moon Jade, did he bring disciples to the Reincarnation Tree every time.
The elderly woman suddenly understood, "Does Wu know about this and therefore brings people to participate in that event every time?"
The elderly man said, "Before ascending to Moon Jade, he might not have known, but after ascending, he likely realized it! By bringing disciples, he hopes another Moon Jade will emerge from within them one day!"
The elderly woman snorted slightly, "Young people can be quite smart!" She thought more about the elderly man's intention, "Are you planning to seize that domain?"
The elderly man nodded, "The Qingli Dao World isn't suitable for people to ascend to Constellation. Since that's the case, why not find another place for them to ascend? There aren't many large domains in our star system. When a new large domain appears, it's naturally an opportunity to grasp!"
The old woman finally understood why they insisted on following.
Both had experienced the early development periods of the Qingli Dao World, so when they heard Zhao Tianmu mention encountering a group of Constellation Early Stages, they were certain it was a newly promoted large domain.
Because the scene was almost the same as the Qingli Dao World over three thousand years ago, at that time, Qingli Dao World also had a group of Constellation Early Stages.
"Old, old, yet still can't find peace, destined for a life of toil," the old man sighed.
The old woman said, "If it can pave a good path for future generations, then my few sect members and disciples would have died for a worthy cause!"
The journey quickly approached the Unparalleled Continent.
After some days, the starboat slightly trembled and came to a stop, and Zhao Tianmu, who had escaped from Lu Ye's hands, walked in with his head lowered, trembling, "Two ancestors, we've arrived."
The old woman looked up at him and snorted coldly, making Zhao Tianmu lower his head even more.
The old woman got up and walked outside, while the old man remained motionless; the old woman turned her head to look at him.
The old man chuckled, "I won't show my face yet. To capture a domain, there must be someone to play the hard role and someone to play the soft role, making coordination easier."
The two were old acquaintances for thousands of years, so how could the old woman not know the old man's plan? She nodded slightly, agreeing to his proposal.
Of course, the main reason was that she believed her own power would be unresistable to the other side.
Flashing out of the cabin, standing on the deck, she gazed intently, and at a glance saw a domain ahead, and in the nearby space of that domain, there were over twenty figures standing.
The old woman sneered, "Overestimating themselves!"
It seemed that the other side also knew that after killing people, their side would not let it go, so they gathered a bunch of people here waiting.
But they were just a group of Constellation Early Stages, how could she put them in her eyes?
She raised her hand and grabbed in front of her, a cane materialized out of thin air, and she just leaned on it, stepping from the deck into the stellar space, followed closely by twenty Constellations, moving forward step by step.
Initially, there was no anomaly, but as she approached, the momentum of the Moon Jade Realm began to unfold slowly, and an invisible coercion swept out.
Nearing the space of the Unparalleled Continent, a total of twenty-five figures stood.
The enemy's arrival time was anticipated, Nian Yuexian was only able to make two round trips to the Nine Provinces, bringing sixteen people over.
At this moment, she was probably in the process of the third transport, but apparently, it was already too late.
The enemy came openly, so the cultivators from the Nine Provinces could easily see the other side's starboat, and with the alarm sounded, twenty-five people gathered quickly.
Standing at the forefront were four figures.
Thang Yifeng, Pang Zhen, Lady Moon, Wuchang! The reason these four stood at the front was due to arrangement following the discussions from the Nine Provinces side.
As they watched the starboat come to a halt, with a group of figures led by the old woman heading their way, the expressions of the Nine Provinces Constellations grew grave.
Although knowing well in advance that the other side wouldn't let it go easily, and a Moon Jade would surely come personally, at this moment, they couldn't help but be nervous.
Among the Nine Provinces Constellations standing here, apart from those who first came with Lu Ye, others had not interacted with constellations from other domains, let alone a Moon Jade.
Behind Thang Yifeng and the other three, Lu Ye utilized his Ocular Power to look ahead, spotting the old woman's figure, and recognizing her identity at a glance, secretly transmitted his voice all around: "Qin Yuandai, Moon Jade Mid-Stage cultivation!"
Wuchang transmitted back, "Could such a person slap me to death? Yiye kid, is your spirit rune reliable or not?"
"Reliable or not, we can only drum up some false bravado with it!"
As the two spoke, Qin Yuandai, who was striding over unhurriedly, had already begun to exert the pressure of Moon Jade. Although they were still far apart, everyone immediately felt the pressure for the first time.
At the forefront, the four of them bore the brunt. Almost simultaneously as the old woman Qin Yuandai exerted her pressure, Thang Yifeng and the other three also unleashed their aura!
In an instant, the pressure was like a mountain, imposing like a prison.
Qin Yuandai, coming unhurriedly, couldn't help but pause in her steps, her somewhat cloudy eyes revealing a look of astonishment.
Because from the aura the opposite side unleashed, it was actually four Moon Jade Early Stages!