Chapter 398: The Division of Astra
Thinking of the astra, Qin Sang took Yu Hua’s Mustard Seed Pouch.
Yu Hua’s Yan Luo Array of Ten Directions had been destroyed by Qin Sang, but that did not affect the astra.
Qin Sang held two identical astras in his hand, both stemming from the same source.
He learned from Yu Hua that before Founder Kuiyin had transcended, he passed down five Yan Luo Banner astras to his five major disciples.
When the Kuiyin Sect collapsed, Daoist Jiupao and another Golden Core cultivator each possessed one banner, while one went missing.
Qin Sang knew that Sun De had taken the missing banner when he infiltrated Shaohua Mountain.
Yi Tianye possessed two astras; he kept one for himself and gave the other to Zhao Yan to steal the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid. Later, that astra ended up in Yu Hua’s hands and, after many twists and turns, returned to Qin Sang.
On the night of the calamity, Yi Tianye and another Golden Core cultivator were executed on the spot. The Yan Luo Banners of Ten Directions in their possession, if it had not been destroyed, should have fallen into the hands of the Yuanzhao Sect.
Yu Hua personally witnessed the Yuanzhao Sect’s leader detonate Daoist Jiupao’s life-bound astra in an explosion. He escaped by relying on the Yan Luo Banner of Ten Directions, though it was also left broken and severely damaged.
Later, Daoist Jiupao repeatedly encountered pursuers and himself ended up with his physical body destroyed and his Golden Core gravely injured. The probability that his astra got destroyed was high.
Even if it had survived, repairing the artifact proved very difficult—no easier than healing Daoist Jiupao’s own wounds. Otherwise, the Kuiyin Sect would have already restored all ten Yan Luo Banners and revived Founder Kuiyin's legacy.