Chapter 1128: Peak of the Cloud Sea, the Mysterious Star Domain Beyond the ninth-rank

Penglai Continent is extremely famous within the fifth-rank Star Domain, and this fame mostly stems from the Baoyu Sect!

The Baoyu Sect is the number one Sect in the fifth-rank Star Domain. It has numerous Cultivators, and naturally, many Old Monster with great Divine Ability. Therefore, the continent where it is located is called Penglai, also known as Penglai Immortal Realm.

The scope of Penglai Continent far exceeds Moruo, being dozens of times larger than Moruo. From a distance, calling Penglai a continent is somewhat inappropriate, as it is not a continent, but half a Cultivation Planet!

Within the Cloud Sea Star Domain, the number of Cultivation Planets is extremely rare and uncommon. Only Sects with extremely powerful strength can possess them.

Even the Baoyu Sect was not qualified to occupy a complete Cultivation Planet, only able to obtain this half! This half of a Cultivation Planet was bestowed by the ninth-rank Ghost Sect twenty thousand years ago, after the Penglai Ancestors performed a great service.

Therefore, even to this day, no high-rank Cultivator dares to harbor covetous thoughts for this Cultivation Planet, implicitly acknowledging the Baoyu Sect's ownership of the Cultivation Planet.

Looking through the star mist, Penglai resembled a crescent moon, with layers of protection around it, emitting a soft glow that pushed away the surrounding star mist, making the area outside Penglai Continent clear.

Penglai's fame, in addition to the Baoyu Sect, also partly comes from its market and auction held every thirty years. Almost every time the Penglai market opens, numerous Cultivators gather, and even Cultivators from higher-rank Star Domains come, making it extremely lively.

During the three-month-long market, various Magic Treasures, Medicinal Pills, Pill Formulas, and Spirit Beasts are comprehensively available, providing Cultivators with relatively complete trading resources. There are also exchanges for Immortal Jade and Yuan Crystals, and even the sale of Cauldrons and Physical Bodies, and so on.

There are even beast-fighting gambles where Spirit Beasts are pitted against each other, but what attracts the most attention are the Penglai Chaos Laws and the precious item auction.

The so-called Penglai Chaos Laws refer to the Baoyu Sect providing an environment for visiting Cultivators to freely bet on life-and-death battles, where the victor obtains the treasures of the defeated Cultivator.

At this time, with the Penglai market about to open, long rainbows whistled through the starry sky outside Penglai Continent, approaching Penglai. Furthermore, due to the previous matter of the Pill Formula and Jade Slip, this Penglai market also saw many sixth-rank Cultivators, and even seventh and eighth-rank Cultivators arriving.

In the starry sky, two long rainbows sped by, carrying a man and a woman. The man wore white clothes, his expression calm, his gaze indifferent, as if a Mountain Collapse before him would not change his demeanor. He was Wang Lin.

The woman beside him was exceptionally beautiful, also dressed in white like snow, her blue hair fluttering without wind. Her delicate, pretty face could make one's heart pound, and her entire being exuded a tranquil and elegant charm, like a Fairy who had stepped into the mortal world. If one met her gaze, one couldn't help but feel a sense of inferiority.

“In just a few more days, we will reach Penglai Continent. Qianmei once visited Penglai Continent five hundred years ago with fellow Disciples. It was very lively there, and the memory is profound.” The woman's beautiful eyes showed a hint of recollection as she chuckled softly.

Wang Lin remained silent at her side, his expression calm. He originally wouldn't have traveled here with Li Qianmei, and he wasn't very interested in this market. However, after listening to Li Qianmei's words earlier, he pondered for a moment, and his heart stirred.

The Cloud Sea Star Domain is filled with star mist. Without an accurate star map, it is almost impossible to move an inch, and this is even more true for higher-rank Star Domains. To go from a fifth-rank Star Domain to an eighth-rank, many more star maps are needed.

In the Cloud Sea Star Domain, comprehensive star maps are extremely rare. Most are self-made, requiring extensive collection and integration, and then verification of their authenticity before a complete one can finally be obtained.

The reason Wang Lin agreed to come to this market was precisely for a star map. However, such star maps are extremely precious in the Cloud Sea Star Domain, and few people are willing to trade them. After all, due to the unique nature of the Cloud Sea, star maps are often a Sect's top secret.

This is understandable. In the various Star Domains of the star mist-shrouded Cloud Sea, few Sects can claim to possess all the star maps of their respective Star Domain. Within the vast Star Domain, there are actually many places that Cultivators have never visited.

At this time, the role of star maps becomes extremely important. An unknown Barren Continent, with its Vicious Beasts, medicinal herbs, and abundant resources, can only be controlled by the few individuals or a Sect who know about it.

Without a star map, one cannot move an inch. Even the development of a Sect would be greatly affected, only able to seek resources on Barren Continents that most people already know about.

Therefore, almost every Sect would expend great effort to open up star maps. However, within the star mist, there is no sense of direction, and it contains countless Vicious Beasts. Often, the cost of opening up a star map for an area is enormous. At this time, the exchange of star maps naturally became the first choice. However, human greed meant that even in exchanges, there was deceit, and even guidance to dangerous places. All these factors led to the gradual decline of star map transactions.

Most Sects would rather open up safe star maps themselves than exchange for fake ones and pay a bloody price.

As for Li Qianmei, she directly arrived at the sub-Sects in various-rank Star Domains using a unique Teleportation Formation owned by her School, and through continuous teleportation, she finally reached the fifth-rank Star Domain.

This is actually a common method adopted by Sects in Star Domains above the eighth-rank in the Cloud Sea: like scattering seeds, they either support or rebuild sub-Sects in lower-rank Star Domains, allowing them to develop. Their greatest function is to establish fixed teleportation points, allowing people from the Main Sect to teleport there, thus cleverly bypassing the problem of lacking star maps.

There is such a Teleportation Formation in the Guiyuan Sect.

However, each time this Teleportation Formation is activated, it crosses Star Domains, requiring an enormous amount of Immortal Jade or Yuan Crystals. As such, without the Main Sect's unsealing and authorization, it would not be easily used or activated.

Along the way, Wang Lin was deep in thought, so he merely gave a perfunctory response to Li Qianmei's words, without any conversation.

Li Qianmei was quite annoyed. Throughout the journey, the man beside her was like a mute, not speaking a single word. It was almost always her talking, as if to herself.

As the two flew, they fell silent.

“The ninth-rank Star Domain is very mysterious in the eyes of Cultivators like us. I wonder how many Sects there are in the ninth-rank Star Domain?” Wang Lin glanced at Li Qianmei beside him, pondered for a moment, and slowly asked.

His question had no flaws. In the Cloud Sea Star Domain, perhaps due to the star mist, communication between Cultivators was hindered, and their exposure was limited. The ninth-rank Star Domain was an even more supreme existence, extremely mysterious.

The Guiyuan Sect's ancient texts only briefly described some aspects of the ninth-rank Star Domain, knowing that there was a Divine Sect within it. Wang Lin only learned of the Potian Sect's existence after obtaining the Jade Slip and the Poisonous Hag's memories. After all, what a fifth-rank Star Domain Sect could know naturally couldn't compare to a sixth-rank one.

Seeing Wang Lin speak, Li Qianmei thought for a moment and still answered Wang Lin's question.

“There are four Sects in the ninth-rank Star Domain: the Divine Sect, the Ghost Sect, the Demon Sect, and the Potian Sect. Among them, the Potian Sect, where Qianmei belongs, is the weakest, and the Divine Sect is the strongest! The Ghost Sect is the most mysterious! As for the Demon Sect…” Li Qianmei hesitated, then said softly.

“The Demon Sect is located in the deepest part of the ninth-rank Star Domain, where Cultivators find it difficult to enter. It is entirely comprised of powerful Vicious Beasts. The Demon Sect almost never interferes with worldly affairs, and very few of its members go out. Qianmei once heard Master say that within the Demon Sect, there seem to be terrifying supreme Vicious Beasts that can Cultivate into human form… but with the Divine Sect there, the Demon Sect cannot stir up big waves!”

“Oh?” Wang Lin's expression changed, and he said, “Vicious Beasts that can Cultivate into human form?”

Li Qianmei nodded and said softly, “Vicious Beasts can even comprehend the rules of heaven and earth and verify the Heavenly Dao, so how can they not Cultivate into human form? However, such Vicious Beasts are absolutely rare, like Phoenix feathers and Qilin horns.

There are some things you don't know, and even most Cultivators don't know. Even my Potian Sect only learned some hidden secrets after entering the ninth-rank Star Domain and becoming a member of the ninth-rank Star Domain.”

Li Qianmei's expression was solemn. After a moment of silence, she said softly, “A long time ago, the ninth-rank Star Domain of the Cloud Sea had only one Sect, which was the Divine Sect!

After the Divine Sect dominated the Cloud Sea for countless years, the first Vicious Beast rebellion erupted in the ninth-rank Star Domain. In that rebellion, there were three Vicious Beasts that had Cultivated into human form. It is said that they came from another Star Domain… If not for the Divine Sect, this Vicious Beast rebellion would have spread throughout the entire Cloud Sea. It was eventually stopped by the Divine Sect, preventing it from spreading, and it is rarely known to outsiders. That battle was said to be extremely brutal. After suppressing the Vicious Beasts, a portion of the Divine Sect's Disciples were stationed in the depths of the ninth-rank Star Domain, where there is a fractured space connected to a mysterious Star Domain. Some extremely powerful Vicious Beasts came from there. To prevent the Vicious Beasts from causing chaos, continuous slaughter lasted for tens of thousands of years there, and even now, fighting still occurs frequently.

This portion of the Divine Sect's Disciples gave up their freedom and served as the final defense in the depths of the ninth-rank Star Domain. However, as time passed, these former Divine Sect Disciples began to become independent, calling themselves the Demon Sect, and no longer obeying the Divine Sect's commands. Yet, they still defended that place, preventing wave after wave of Vicious Beast attacks.”

Li Qianmei’s voice was pleasant, but the content of her words was startling. Wang Lin’s eyes were solemn; he had not expected such a shocking matter to be hidden within this Cloud Sea Star Domain.

“The Divine Sect was prepared for the worst, wary of the Demon Sect and the constantly invading Vicious Beasts from that mysterious Star Domain. Therefore, it first promoted the Ghost Sect, which specialized in soul-capturing techniques, to a ninth-rank Sect, and then promoted my Potian Sect to a ninth-rank. All of this is in preparation for the second beast rebellion, which could erupt at any unknown time!” After speaking softly, Li Qianmei looked at Wang Lin and said calmly.

“This matter is of great importance, so I hope Brother Lü will not tell others.”

Wang Lin was silent for a moment, then nodded. He gazed into the distance, as if he could vaguely penetrate the void, see the ninth-rank Star Domain, see the fractured space that had been suppressed and protected by the Demon Sect for tens of thousands of years, and penetrate into it, seeing a mysterious and unfathomable Star Domain… “Things are impermanent, but there must be a cause… If what Li Qianmei said is true, then where could this mysterious Star Domain be…”