CHAPTER 643: CHAPTER 264: AT ALL COSTS

In the ancient palace deep within the mountains, a Divine Statue with an indistinct face stood at the top of the grand hall.

Below it, dozens of uniformly dressed believers were sitting in silence, kneeling and praying.

For the core believers of the Baidou Divine Sect, the daily prayers in the morning, noon, and evening were not only acts of faith, but also a way to enhance their Cultivation Level.

As they prayed, Starlight faintly fell upon these core believers from the ancient Star Battle True God Statue, merging into them.

This caused the aura of the believers to slowly but firmly increase.

For those with high Cultivation Level, it was almost imperceptible.

For those with low Cultivation Level, the enhancement was quite noticeable.

In front of the statue, there were seven ritual spots, but only six jade tablets were being worshipped, each with a vacant spot before it. In front of one jade tablet stood a Seal.

It was identical to the previously seen Star Official Seal.

Crack!

Suddenly, a crisp sound echoed.

Starting from the second jade plate from the left, it began to crack and shattered into pieces within a mere 100 breaths.

The expressions of the Baidou Divine Sect’s believers changed slightly, but it was a very subtle change.

Apparently, this situation was not uncommon.

They had seen it frequently.

A Star Officer had died!

Then, one after another, the core believers looked up towards the light outside the underground palace, waiting for a streak of Starlight.

That was the most important thing.

Finding another Star Officer was continuous; successor after predecessor.

But the Star Official Seal, that was the legacy of the Baidou Divine Sect.

As long as the Star Official Seal returned, all was well.

Being one of the four divine palaces of the Baidou Divine Sect, originally possessing seven Star Official Seals, but over thousands of years, only six remained.

All core believers, including the Grand Steward of the Vermilion Bird Palace, quietly waited for the return of the Star Official Seal.

breaths.

mins.

Even after 30 mins had passed, no Starlight had descended.

At this, the Grand Steward of the Vermilion Bird Palace suddenly became frantic.

Star Officers dying was normal.

For the four divine palaces of the Baidou Divine Sect, it would be odd if not a single Star Officer died within a year or two.

But if the Star Official Seal was lost...

Even Vermilion Bird True Man, the master of Vermilion Bird Palace, had to bear the responsibility.

More dreadfully, it would affect the future strength of the Vermilion Bird Palace within the Baidou Divine Sect.

Without hesitation, the Grand Steward of the Vermilion Bird Palace used an emergency contact method to inform Vermilion Bird True Man.

In just 15 mins, a stream of Starlight fell from the sky next to the Star Battle True God and formed a shadow.

In an instant, the core believers in the underground palace bowed down.

"We, your subordinates, greet the True Man."

"Which Star Official Seal has encountered a mishap?" Vermilion Bird True Man’s shadow settled and looked at the jade tablets and Seals before him, his gaze lingering only briefly on the fragments of the original Star Palace jade tablet, causing his shadow to fluctuate.

"Zhu Wenhai is dead?

How is this possible?

Where was Zhu Wenhai before?" Vermilion Bird True Man asked repeatedly.

Hearing this, the Grand Steward of Vermilion Bird Palace said with a trembling voice, "True Man, the first three Star Officers, including this one who died in battle, the Ghost Star second seal, were all personally arranged by you, True Man. Your subordinates truly do not know."

In the next instant, Vermilion Bird True Man rested his hand on his forehead, "It was my oversight. The Ghost Star second officer was previously in..."

Suddenly, Vermilion Bird True Man’s aura steeply sank, and the atmosphere in the entire grand hall abruptly dropped to freezing.

In the next moment, Vermilion Bird True Man’s mind sank into the Upper Star Palace, starting to evoke the unique imprint of the Ghost Star second officer’s Seal.

But no matter how he tried, there was no feedback or movement from the Ghost Star second official Seal.

It was lost.

It was controlled by someone else!

"How careless can this old man be, letting two Star Officers die in two months? And now he has even lost the Ghost Star second official Seal!"

Furious, Vermilion Bird True Man immediately took out the Star-picking Order and sent out a Starlight Transmission of inquiry. Within a few moments, a response came back in Starlight.

[What? Zhu Wenhai is dead?

That’s impossible!

Zhu Wenhai was stationed within the Fourth Tier Fire Cloud Star Domain, having already subdued the queen of the Wind Spirit Leopard Tail Clan, with an elite guard by his side, and his Combat Power could temporarily break through to Pseudo Sixth-Tier, further protected by the Divine Statue.

In the Fourth Tier Fire Cloud Star Domain, he was practically invincible.

It’s impossible for someone to have killed him.]

Vermilion Bird True Man, viewing this Starlight Transmission, sneered chillingly.