Chapter 209 : Extinction Celestial Phenomenon
Chapter 209: Extinction Celestial Phenomenon
In the Heavenly Evolution Cycle Art, there was no record of the Twin-Polar Fate Pattern of the Eastern Radiance, let alone the celestial phenomenon corresponding to that fate pattern.
Chen Beiwu hesitated for a moment before deciding to choose between the two fate patterns—the Northern Black Emperor Seal and the Eastern Azure Emperor Seal—to find the celestial phenomenon most likely to appear.
“Xuan Heaven’s eternal night suppresses the Nine Netherworlds, one gleam of aurora imprisons all laws.”
“Divine Tree reaches the heavens, spanning past and present, one palm over the azure firmament commands all beings.”
According to the scripture of the cultivation art, the celestial phenomenon most compatible with the Northern Black Emperor Seal was the Eternal Night Aurora, followed by Xuan Heaven’s Hanging Curtain, Extinction of All Stars, and Nine Netherworlds Unveiled.
As for the Eastern Azure Emperor Seal, the most compatible celestial phenomenon was the Manifestation of the Azure Firmament’s Sagehood, followed by Myriad Spirits Paying Homage, Divine Tree Summons the Spirits, and Heaven-Respecting Spring Revival.
Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu closed his eyes slightly and once again used his half-baked Supreme Spiritual Treasure Karma and Causality Scripture.
Deducing celestial phenomena was harder than deducing fate patterns.
As a half-baked novice in the Dao of Divination, even though Chen Beiwu, by relying on the radiance of the Guarding-the-One Mirror, had cultivated the Supreme Spiritual Treasure Karma and Causality Scripture to the Minor Achievement stage, it was still difficult for him to endure the consumption of casting divination techniques continuously.
His first attempt at divination ended in failure.
‘Something’s wrong.’ Chen Beiwu swallowed a pill, clarity flashing in his eyes.
The Sky Abyss Star was shrouded by the Immortal Alliance’s grand formation—the Nine Heavens Star-Sealing Boundary Immortal Formation. Not to mention his scripture was only at Minor Achievement, even if he had reached Major Achievement, he still could not deduce the precise time of a celestial phenomenon’s descent.
Exhaling a turbid breath, Chen Beiwu used the Guarding-the-One Mirror’s radiance to purify his mind, then walked to the astronomy section of the library to search for books related to celestial phenomena.
He had been foolish—just because he had learned some divination arts, he thought he could calculate everything.
The Immortal Alliance had so many divination masters deducing celestial phenomena. All he needed to do was find the right books, and he could stand on the shoulders of cultivation giants, observing the changes in the heavens.
【Celestial Phenomena of the Immortal Alliance】
Taking out this book, Chen Beiwu flipped open the first page, scanning the table of contents with his spiritual sense. Soon, he found the records of celestial phenomena and their times of descent.
The Eternal Night Aurora appeared only once every ten thousand years.
The last appearance was in Immortal Alliance Year 18512. The next would be in Year 28512—nearly four thousand years away.
The lesser phenomena were Xuan Heaven’s Hanging Curtain, which required a wait of three hundred years, Extinction of All Stars, five hundred years, and Nine Netherworlds Unveiled, eight hundred and eighty-eight years.
Unwilling, Chen Beiwu then checked the celestial phenomena related to the Eastern Azure Emperor Seal, only to find that the wait for those was even longer—far beyond what he could afford.
With no other choice, Chen Beiwu kept searching until, after much effort, he finally found a phenomenon barely compatible with his fate pattern—the Earth-Spring Golden Lotus, which would appear in just two years.
At that moment, a female cultivator with her black hair tied up, wearing a moon-white flowing immortal dress, skin like snow untouched by mortal dust, and an aura of aloof purity, walked over.
Chen Beiwu lifted his gaze and met hers.
“Roar!”
At that instant, Chen Beiwu seemed to hear the furious roar of the Crimson Dragon Fortune.
‘Such terrifying fate!’ Chen Beiwu’s heart skipped a beat.
As expected of the Yuqing Immortal Sect—hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Even in the library, he encountered a peerless prodigy with fate as crimson and fierce as a dragon.
Sensing Chen Beiwu’s gaze, Yu Zhaohua’s eyelashes trembled slightly. She looked away, her expression turning colder.
Seeing this, Chen Beiwu had no intention of warming a cold face with his hot enthusiasm. He put down the Celestial Phenomena of the Immortal Alliance and began searching for information related to the Yuqing Mountain Range, reading carefully.
“As the foremost blessed land of the Immortal Alliance, the depths of the Yuqing Mountain Range are perilous and primordial, with spiritual energy so dense it nearly liquefies. Countless powerful Fourth-Tier Mystic Beasts dwell there, and even Fifth-Tier Primordial Beasts occasionally appear.”
“For disciples of the Yuqing Immortal Sect to obtain a Companion Beast with noble bloodlines and purest spirituality, they must venture into the depths of the Yuqing Mountain Range, enduring unimaginable life-and-death trials to prove their strength, heart, and Dao-heart. Only then can they gain the recognition of a Mystic Beast, or even the favor of a Primordial Beast.”
“It is said that within the mountain range’s hidden core lies Sixth-Tier Dao Beasts—bloodlines reverting to their ancestors, born close to the Dao, possibly descendants of immortal beasts. They are the true overlords of the Yuqing Mountain Range, slumbering in lands unreachable by ordinary prodigies.”
“Only the Dao Heirs and Holy Maidens of the Yuqing Immortal Sect are qualified to enter the core hidden regions of the Yuqing Mountain Range to seek opportunities.”
“Those Dao Heirs who receive recognition from a Sixth-Tier Dao Beast, without exception, will all grow into towering giants of the Immortal Sect…”
Reading this, Chen Beiwu could not help but show a look of yearning.
His Gold Egg was only a Third-Tier Treasure Beast, yet it had already increased his Spiritual Root Purity by three points and granted him many marvelous methods.
If he could obtain recognition from a Sixth-Tier Dao Beast, would it not directly elevate him—enhancing his Spiritual Root aptitude nearly to the level of Immortal-Grade Roots?
At that moment, the radiance of the Guarding-the-One Mirror flickered slightly, purifying his heart and clearing away distracting thoughts.
Daydreaming was pointless. For him now, the most important matter was Flawless Qi Refining.
Seeing Chen Beiwu leave in haste, Yu Zhaohua finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat at the jade table he had vacated.
This little corner of the library was usually her place for reading and passing time.
If not for Chen Beiwu’s unfamiliar face and decent appearance that marked him as a clueless new student, the unsociable Yu Zhaohua would have already used her pressure to drive him away.
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Returning to Fuyou Residence, Chen Beiwu activated the Gate of Ten Directions to teleport to the Southern Wastes, then boarded a flying boat straight toward the sect’s Scripture Pavilion.
Unlike the Transmission Hall, the Scripture Pavilion mostly housed theoretical works and miscellaneous records, with not a single cultivation technique manual.
Thus, the Scripture Pavilion was located in the relatively remote Zhezhuo Island, serving as a place for outer disciples to strengthen their theoretical foundation.
Flipping through many books, when Chen Beiwu saw the dates recorded in the Heavenly Records of Phenomena, his heart leaped with joy.
The last appearance of the Eternal Night Aurora in the Southern Wastes had been in the Year 1996 of the Taiyuan Era, while the current time was Year 978 of the Yuanfeng Era—separated by nine thousand five hundred years.
There was no way he could wait another five hundred years for Flawless Qi Refining.
But Chen Beiwu’s luck was good. This very year, on the 16th of the 11th month, the celestial phenomenon of Extinction of All Stars would descend.
Though slightly inferior to the Eternal Night Aurora, it too appeared only once every five thousand years.
To avoid mistakes in the records causing him to miss this chance, Chen Beiwu once again activated the Supreme Spiritual Treasure Karma and Causality Scripture to deduce it.
‘Excellent. No problems at all.’ Chen Beiwu nodded secretly.
The next second, faint voices of discussion drifted into his ears.
“Have you heard? This time’s Inner Sect Grand Competition seems to have a hidden scheme.”
“What scheme? It’s just that Senior Brother Gu was too overbearing!”
“A pity, if Senior Brother Gu hadn’t been targeted, he surely would have taken first place in this competition.”
“What’s there to pity? Though Senior Brother Gu didn’t win, he still displayed his might and was accepted as Elder Yu’s disciple. He now has a chance to contend for a true transmission position. Unlike us—we can’t even get into the Inner Sect.”
Chen Beiwu shook his head, paying no mind to the outer disciples’ chatter, and set off for the Formation Hall.
The rewards for the top ten of the Inner Sect Grand Competition were indeed generous, but they were nothing compared to Flawless Qi Refining. If he missed it, then so be it.