After Qin Wentian and the rest stepped into the tempest, they could instantly feel the sharpness of the cold wind. They didn't hesitate to release their Astral Energy to protect themselves.
Stellar Martial Cultivators usually had weaker bodies, but demonic beasts were an exception.
It was impossible for them to withstand the tempest with their bodies alone. Maybe Qin Wentian's physique would be able to withstand it, but if he wanted to pass through it without the aid of Astral Energy, that was undoubtedly a fool's dream.
Amidst the tempest, Qin Wentian held onto Mo Qingcheng's hand. The two of them walked side by side, their bodies shrouded in Astral Light. Not only that, as the tempest raged on, the Astral Energy in their bodies was being depleted at an extremely fast rate. This was also the reason why those people died earlier. Luckily, Qin Wentian and the others had already prepared the Stellar Fruits.
"Qingcheng, consume the Stellar Fruits in advance." Qin Wentian called out to Mo Qingcheng, who was beside him. Mo Qingcheng nodded her head, and after walking a third of the way, she consumed a Stellar Fruit. This way, her body would always be filled with Astral Energy.
An hour later, Qin Wentian and the rest finally passed through the tempest. They couldn't help but draw in a deep breath, feeling incomparably relaxed.
"How beautiful." Mo Qingcheng's beautiful eyes stared ahead. There were seven celestial pools, each of them surrounded by towering Astral Stone Pillars. Each and every one of the Astral Stone Pillars seemed to be connected to the constellations in the sky. Resplendent Astral Light cascaded downwards like a waterfall, a magnificent sight to behold.
This scene was like a dream, too beautiful.
"Celestial Lake." Those from the Mystic Moon Hall and Ouyang Kuangsheng had also arrived. They exchanged glances as smiles could be seen flickering in their eyes. After all, this trip to the celestial pools wasn't an easy one.
Qin Wentian pulled Mo Qingcheng along as they walked towards the three from the Mystic Moon Hall. Glancing at the veiled maiden, he smiled, "Thank you all."
When Qin Wentian looked at him, he felt that the pair of eyes that were exposed were very bright and clear, as if there was a special emotion in them. This made Qin Wentian feel a little surprised. The pair of eyes seemed to contain feelings.
"I'm fine." The woman lowered her head and said softly.
Qin Wentian lightly nodded his head as he turned his gaze onto Ouyang Kuangsheng. Just as he was about to speak, Ouyang Kuangsheng laughed, "Ouyang Kuangsheng of the Azure Continent. As a friend, we should at least get to know each other again."
"Qin Wentian from Chu, under the jurisdiction of the Nine Mystical Palace."
Qin Wentian smiled as he nodded his head to Ouyang Kuangsheng. His countenance was calm, no longer exuding the tyrannical demonic aura from earlier.
"The people of Chu under the jurisdiction of the Nine Mystical Palace are truly surprising." Ouyang Kuangsheng had never heard of Chu before, but he knew of the Nine Mystical Palace. Who would have thought that a small country under the jurisdiction of the Nine Mystical Palace would have such a character?
"Okay, let's get down to business first. Since we're already at the celestial lakes, we should at least enjoy the scenery of the legendary celestial lakes." Ouyang Kuangsheng smiled as he stared ahead. The others nodded their heads as they advanced forward. Within the seven celestial lakes, there was a brilliant glow of Astral Light circulating within.
"I'll enter first." Ouyang Kuangsheng stepped into one of the celestial lakes, and at the instant he did so, the Astral Stone Pillar enveloping the celestial lake began to glow with a resplendent light as it actually began to move. After which, a terrifying surge of Astral Energy enveloped the entire celestial lake. Ouyang Kuangsheng's silhouette could no longer be seen, only a beautiful constellation diagram could be seen.
"Let's enter as well." Qin Wentian spoke to Mo Qingcheng as the two of them entered their respective celestial lakes.
The two from the Mystic Moon Hall also entered their respective celestial lakes, leaving only the veiled young lady standing there. Staring at the celestial lake where Qin Wentian had entered, a teardrop fell from her beautiful eyes. However, it was a teardrop of happiness.
"Wentian gege."
A clear and melodious voice rang out. This was the voice of a young lady.
The veiled young lady lifted her dainty hands to wipe away the tears at the corners of her eyes. She was truly happy, she had actually managed to help her Wentian gege.
Over the past year, she had really suffered a lot. She had left her hometown and been taken to the Dark Moon Palace in Youzhou City by her master, who had very strict requirements on her. Although she knew that her master was doing it for her own good, she didn't have any relatives on her side. Suddenly entering such a life made her very tired.
The feeling of being able to see her Wentian gege again was extremely good.
"Wentian gege, although I really want to chat with you, Master is too strict with me. She would definitely investigate. I could only secretly send Gu Xing to Chu to see you. Knowing that you are doing well and even obtained the title of champion, I was already extremely happy. You are indeed as I had imagined, you are starting to shine with your brilliance."
The young lady seemed to be mumbling to herself. She wanted to chat with Qin Wentian, so this was the only way.
"Mhm, that's right. In the future, you will be even more outstanding. Not only in Chu, but also in the Nine Continents and the Grand Xia Empire." The young lady happily murmured. Finally, she stepped into the celestial pool, and very quickly, she was enveloped by the Astral Light within the celestial pool.
Qin Wentian naturally didn't know that there was a young lady mumbling to herself outside. After he stepped into the celestial pool, he could deeply sense how abundant the Astral Energy here was. Inclining his head and staring at the skies, the Astral Light was akin to a waterfall cascading down the Astral Stone Pillars. This feeling was simply too wondrous, especially when compared to the feeling he had when he was in the tempest earlier.
Qin Wentian sat cross-legged as he gradually entered a state of dreamland. He had cultivated the Dreamcast Art, and the speed of his cultivation in his dreams was even faster.
Abruptly, he released his Astral Souls, as strands of Astral Light landed on them. After being tempered and filtered by the Astral Soul, they transformed into Astral Energy that was compatible with him, and entered his body. Gradually, the Astral Energy in his body became even more abundant, as it slowly gushed into his Arterial Pathways and acupoints.
Crashing sounds rang out as his nine Arterial Pathways roared unceasingly. In here, the Astral Energy seemed to be inexhaustible. If he didn't crazily absorb it, how could he face himself?
Qin Wentian was very clear that for Stellar Martial Cultivators, breaking through to the Arterial Circulation Realm and the Body Refinement Realm, the reliance on Astral Energy was the greatest. Although it wasn't completely dependent on Astral Energy, as long as there was sufficient Astral Energy, it would be very easy for one to break through to the next level. And once one stepped into Yuanfu, the reliance on Astral Energy would no longer be as strong as now.
After all, after a Stellar Martial Cultivator formed their Yuanfu, the capacity of their Yuanfu would be limited. No matter how much Astral Energy they absorbed, their Yuanfu would only be filled to the brim. If they wanted to break through to the next level, they would still need to increase the capacity of their Yuanfu. This wasn't something that could be achieved simply by absorbing Astral Energy. This was also the reason why the Celestial Lake wasn't that attractive to Yuanfu Cultivators.
Qin Wentian cultivated for three days straight. He could feel that his nine Arterial Pathways and acupoints had all been opened to the extreme, and his Yuanfu was only a step away from breaking through to the Yuanfu.
At this moment, he opened his eyes, as Astral Energy flickered within them.
"I've already passed the Celestial Lake Refinement Grounds, but where is the secret of the Azure Emperor? Could it be that I really have to look for Fairy Qingmei? "Qin Wentian bitterly smiled. But how could Fairy Qingmei possibly agree to meet him?
Touching his interspatial ring, Qin Wentian retrieved the map. Looking at the location marked on the map, it should indeed be the Celestial Lake Palace. However, was this map merely to guide him to the Celestial Lake Palace?
"Huh?" At this moment, Qin Wentian's heart pounded violently as he saw the ancient characters inscribed on the map. He flipped the map over, as streams of Astral Light cascaded downwards, illuminating the surface of the map. The Astral Stone Pillars were also illuminated by the Astral Light, and in an instant, numerous ancient characters floated out from the map, hovering in the air. These were the ancient characters of Astral Light.
Qin Wentian's heart pounded violently. This was the true map. The map was inscribed by the Azure Emperor later on. The map was on the reverse side, and the side without the characters was the front side. Only when bathed in the intense Astral Light of the Celestial Lake would the ancient characters appear.
How could Qin Wentian not be shocked by such a discovery?
The secret of the Azure Emperor had finally been revealed.
"Art of the Nine Astral Palaces." Qin Wentian gazed at the floating map, as rows and rows of ancient characters floated above it. This was indeed a cultivation art, a demon-level cultivation art that allowed one to cultivate nine Yuanfus.
The secret of the Azure Emperor, was real!
Seriously reading through the ancient characters, imprinting them into his mind, Qin Wentian's heart was filled with great waves. Others could only cultivate a single Yuanfu, but this Art of the Nine Astral Mansions required one to cultivate nine Yuanfus.
Not only that, one could only cultivate it when they were at the Arterial Circulation Realm. According to the records of the Art of the Nine Astral Mansions, one had to first cultivate a single Yuanfu, and then break open the Yuanfu. One begets two, two begets three.
The number of Yuanfus corresponded to the number of Astral Souls one had. This meant that if one's accomplishments in life were limited, and one could only condense a 3-star Astral Soul, then one could at most cultivate three Yuanfus.
Not only that, after the Astral Soul corresponded to the Yuanfu, that Yuanfu could only absorb the Astral Energy of the corresponding Astral Soul. For example, Qin Wentian's Heavenly Hammer Astral Soul corresponded to his first Yuanfu. As such, this Yuanfu could only absorb the Astral Energy from the Heavenly Hammer Astral Soul, or the Astral Energy that had been tempered by the Heavenly Hammer Astral Soul.
"After cultivating the Art of the Nine Astral Mansions, I would immediately be able to condense three Yuanfus, while others only have a single Yuanfu. At that time, the amount of Astral Energy I would be able to condense would be at least three times that of others." Qin Wentian's heart was filled with excitement. This was only the most obvious benefit, and he was already impatient.
After he stepped into Yuanfu, insta-killing Yuanfu cultivators at the same level as him would be a piece of cake.
At that time, squashing Ye WuQue to death would be as easy as squashing an ant. Qin Wentian was filled with anticipation.
As he thought of this, Qin Wentian immediately started his cultivation. He was very clear that there was no place more suitable than the celestial lake to cultivate the Art of the Nine Astral Mansions. Maybe, this painting was discovered by the Azure Emperor, which was why Fairy Qingmei chose to seclude herself here, forcibly occupying the celestial lake.
If this was the case, it seemed that Qin Wentian's conjecture was correct. The relationship between the Azure Emperor and Fairy Qingmei had never been severed.
What kind of cruelty did they experience, to make others believe that Fairy Qingmei hated the Azure Emperor to the core? Most probably, this story must have been extremely touching!
Qin Wentian didn't know that at this moment, Fairy Qingmei was paying close attention to his every move. After waiting for thousands of years, a suitable successor had finally appeared!
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