Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

The scene was silent.

Seeing Zhang Kui slowly revealing himself, Wu Tianya was momentarily stunned, "You, why have you come back..."

As soon as he spoke, he felt a bit foolish.

Of course, the other party intended to make a surprise return to seize the Nether Dragon Pearl.

Thinking of this, the scar on Wu Tianya’s eye twisted slightly,

"You call yourself a leader, yet you have no shame!"

Zhang Kui let out a cold laugh, "Neither do you!"

As the human-formed True Dragon said, he intended to completely eliminate the crisis. These guys were nothing but bandits; the Nether Dragon Pearl could connect to another universe. Such a dangerous item was safer in his own hands.

However, what was unexpected was that the Dragon Demon had somehow linked itself with the Nether Dragon Pearl, and if it died, it would immediately explode.

Even more unexpectedly, these people were relentless in their greed.

Zhang Kui couldn’t help but sigh; indeed, the darkness of the starry sky was matched by the treachery of the human heart.

At this moment, the injured Demons and Ancient Race surrounded them once again, some with fierce gazes, others with uncertain eyes.

Wu Tianya’s face, covered in black scales, turned ferocious, his fangs exposed as he suddenly took out the Nether Dragon Pearl, "If that’s the case, then..."

"Spare me!"

Zhang Kui’s cold snort interrupted him. He glanced thoughtfully at the innumerable ice coffins, "You can’t bring yourself to die; doing this is pointless. Leave something behind and go at once; the next time we meet, I won’t be so forgiving!"

Wu Tianya’s eye twitched, "What do you want?"

He somewhat regretted speaking up; who would have thought that an expert capable of forcing him to use his trump card would do such a thing.

A flash of brilliance appeared in Zhang Kui’s eyes as he spoke seriously:

"It’s simple, intelligence!"

...

Half a day later, this Starship hurriedly ascended into the sky, leaving the Celestial Essence Star Zone and entering the dark starry sky.

Zhang Kui watched it depart, his mind filled with thoughts.

What he wanted, of course, was intelligence.

The Celestial Essence Star Zone was isolated; though it had a Star Map, it knew nothing of the outside world, like being in darkness, which was extremely dangerous.

And the news he received was far from optimistic.

The Ancient Infinite Immortal Dynasty’s chain collapse had both internal and external causes.

Internally, the twelve Immortal Monarchs underwent a change of heart, coupled with the rise of the Deceitful Immortal arts, rebellions erupted everywhere, and the Immortal King Cave Heaven began to distort.

Externally, the sudden attack from the Eternal Immortal Dynasty and Starry Sky Evil Gods from both sides eventually destroyed the powerful Immortal Dynasty that ruled numerous Star Realms.

Strangely, after the Infinite Immortal Dynasty’s destruction, the Eternal Immortal Dynasty didn’t invade on a large scale but instead retreated to its own universe, and most of the Starry Sky Evil Gods, severely damaged, retreated to the depths of the universe to heal.

The current Infinite Immortal Dynasty Star Realm is called the Chaotic Star Sea, divided by various forces warring against each other. Just like Wu Tianya’s Starships, they wander around, creating chaos.

This time, the Red Pigeon Divine Son who came to attack is stationed in the nearby Megrez Star Zone. The Sun Star there is being continuously drained of its True Fire Origin, rapidly aging into its twilight years, while the Life Star is dominated by Evil God worship, resulting in mysterious underworld phenomena thriving due to mass blood sacrifices.

The Red Pigeon Divine Son does not care, waiting for the harvesting to finish, then he will seize the Reincarnation, extinguish the sun, plunging the Megrez Star Zone completely into darkness.

The Deceitful Immortal Great Star Festival, which introduced this wolf among them, initially intended to eliminate him. Little did they know, the Red Pigeon Divine Son’s next target was the Celestial Essence Star Zone, and this near-total dispatch slowed them down.

According to Wu Tianya, the Red Pigeon Divine Son’s army would arrive in about a month.

One month... is more than enough time!

Thinking of this, Zhang Kui broke through the cold mist and ascended into the sky, using the Power of the Stars to continuously accelerate towards the Celestial Essence Star Zone, reaching the Dragonbone Divine Ship in less than a two-hour period.

"The Sect Leader’s divine might makes the enemy flee at the mere sight!"

The outcome was already visible to everyone on the Star Map, and the Great Venerate Toad praised with a full smile, followed by everyone else.

They had just become Immortals, overwhelmed with tasks and no time even for cultivation; of course, they were reluctant to fight life and death battles with unfamiliar enemies.

"It’s only temporary..."

Zhang Kui gently shook his head and relayed the obtained intelligence.

After listening, everyone wore solemn expressions. They had all risen through bloody struggles and knew full well what this meant.

"The Great Path is chaotic, storms are on the horizon..."

Yuan Huang sighed slightly, looking out at the starry sky through the windows.

They had thought that after becoming Immortals, even if they were not carefree, they would at least be able to protect themselves. But now it seemed that danger still lurked around every corner.

The Great Venerate Toad let out a cold snort, filled with fierce determination, "We’ve overcome many hurdles to reach here; if needed, we’ll carve out another bloody path. Sect Leader, tell us, what should we do?"

"Do what needs to be done."

Zhang Kui said resolutely, "You all continue setting up the Moon Palace Array; I’ll take charge of the Celestial Essence Star. With an escape route, we can fight with no holds barred!"

"We obey the Sect Leader’s orders!"

...

With the plan set, the Divine Dynasty’s greatest advantage instantly appeared, which was its powerful execution.

The entire Divine Dynasty was mobilized.

Shazhou Siling Mountain, except for the Profound Pavilion Artifact Refiners, almost all cultivators who hadn’t boarded the Starship were assembled here.

The Profound Pavilion now faced the heaviest tasks, divided into three major groups.

One group focused on refining the Moon Palace Array’s magical artifacts, which were nearing completion, but they then had to refine components for the Celestial Essence Star Array.

The second group worked tirelessly to refine Starships, launching several Starships into the sky almost every day.

The third group was responsible for refining the super-large Starships. Inside two Dragon-Body Centipede Star Beasts, one large, one small, that were as massive as mountains, had been entirely hollowed out. Their enormous legs were broken and refined with tons of Divine Materials into the Starship frameworks, using a multi-core design.

Following Zhang Kui’s suggestion, the Starships left ample internal space, meant to serve as Starship carriers in the future, but for now were responsible for transporting the people of the Divine Dynasty.

Every day, a thousand Starships traveled between the Moon Palace and the Celestial Essence Star. Under the round-the-clock arrangements by Yuan Huang and others, the Moon Palace Array gradually took shape.

Meanwhile, Zhang Kui hovered in orbit each day, his Observing Heaven and Earth Skill activated, his divine light eyes reaching down to the Nine Netherworld to survey the entire Celestial Essence Star’s earth veins.

Refining an entire star was no trivial task; even with Zhang Kui’s current capabilities and the Divine Dynasty’s resources, it would take a year or so. The Red Pigeon Divine Son’s army would arrive in a month, and no acceleration could catch up.

As for the threat of the Red Pigeon Divine Son, Zhang Kui had resolved his thoughts.

If the opponent was within his power range, he would find a way to handle it.

If the opponent was too powerful, he would intercept and annihilate them outside the starry sky, even willing to sacrifice the Chaos Bomb to make a statement and deter neighboring threats.

As for the Celestial Essence Star’s refining plan, he had a clue.

The Silver Lotus Array was necessary, but first, the Reincarnation Bell and Divine Court Bell needed to be merged to influence Reincarnation. Using the Divine Court Bell and Kunlun Mountain as the pivot, Divine Continent as the Lotus Platform, refining would proceed layer by layer into a vast continent, not even the surrounding seas could be abandoned.

By then, the soon-to-collapse Celestial Essence Star Reincarnation would be refined anew, rebuilding the Reincarnation, providing the Celestial Essence Star with a foundation for continuous growth...

...

While Zhang Kui was busy, Wu Tianya led the Starship away from the Celestial Essence Star Zone, but didn’t go far, instead hovering in the dark starry sky.

Someone on the ship was puzzled, "City Lord, weren’t we planning to leave temporarily? That native leader is not to be trifled with."

Wu Tianya looked at the sprawling Star Zone in the distance, his eyes filled with a shadowy glow, "He is not to be trifled with, but the Red Pigeon Divine Son is even worse."

"Unless he uses that terrifying artifact, it’s likely to end in mutual destruction, in which case we can seize the Reincarnation Fragment amid the chaos!"

"City Lord, you’re wise!"

As they spoke, an ear-piercing alarm suddenly sounded in the cabin, and an aide exclaimed:

"Not good, the information leaked, more damn thieves are coming for our spoils!"

The crew quickly checked, and on the ship’s internal display, numerous red dots were rapidly approaching—each represented a Starship of varying forms.

Some were standard, just enlarged versions of ordinary Starships; some had large vessels clearing the way, surrounded by smaller Starships; others were shaped like divine statues. Strangely, one appeared to be a bizarre warship, resembling a giant whale, its tail swaying as it swam through the Star Sea...

"Why are so many coming?"

The crew inside were panic-stricken.

A three-eyed, multi-armed Ancient Race member smiled wryly, "City Lord, now that this place has become perilous, with so many Starships, the Reincarnation Fragment isn’t enough to go around. We should leave."

True Dragon Wu Tianya remained silent for a moment before speaking with a ferocious grin, "After coming all this way, how can we return empty-handed?"

"Send them a message—we have grand intelligence to sell, concerning the Immortal Path..."