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Chapter 462

Next, a group of eight temporarily stayed at the Starry Bay.

It’s as if they’ve returned to the days of living in the Yunzhong Valley in the clouds, but things are different now.

Especially for Feng Hua and Feng Yan, they used to have many senior and junior martial siblings to communicate with in the sect. Now that the entire Yunzhong Valley has fallen apart, they don’t know how the other disciples of the Yunzhong Valley are doing.

But both of them are extremely firm-willed individuals and quickly adjusted their state of mind, finding a place to quietly cultivate.

Feng Wei has already formed his Nascent Soul, and although they are much older, they are still hovering in the Golden Core realm. It’s quite embarrassing to think that they are unable to face their disciple Feng Wei.

It’s just too shameful, they don’t even have the confidence to speak.

Privately, they sighed countless times, “What kind of disciple did Little Feng Ling actually accept…”

And Yashan once again took Feng Cheng and the other three to class every day, occasionally taking care of some plants and flowers, of course, daily affairs also need to be taken care of by the three of them.

After experiencing a series of events, they became more devoted to their studies, envisioning scenes almost as omnipotent as Su Hao and Yashan.

Every time they asked Yashan how long it would take to learn to reach this level, Yashan would show a mysterious smile and say, “It’s too early!”

Shortly after arriving at the Starry Bay, Su Hao arranged a second research task for Yashan, called “Biological Spirit Power Production and Application.”

It was divided into two sections, namely “Preparation of Potent Spirit Power Amplification Drugs” and “Primitive Spirit Power Planting Techniques.”

The first one aimed to naturally produce spirit power usable by the human body through chemical synthesis, while the second aimed to directly plant spirit herbs to directly produce usable spirit power.

As long as one of the two directions succeeds, the goal will be achieved.

Yashan can still handle the “Preparation of Potent Spirit Power Amplification Drugs,” but the second one, “Primitive Spirit Power Planting Techniques,” is not something Yashan can handle right now, as it involves knowledge of plant genetics, which Yashan currently knows very little about.

However, Yashan has plenty of time to fill in the gaps in his knowledge. Currently, he only needs to conduct research on the first item. When the time is right, he will start the second item.

Having received the new task, Yashan was full of fighting spirit and quickly formulated a daily work plan: two hours of practicing immortal techniques, two hours of practicing spiritual tentacles in space, two hours of teaching, six hours of research on spirit power drug preparation, the remaining time for learning various knowledge, and sleeping.

His life was so regular to the point of being outrageous.

As for Su Hao, although he didn’t organize his daily work as systematically as Yashan did, every day was filled to the brim with activities. Most of his time was spent reading, and he would also conduct various researches, such as studying the bodies of fused cultivators, constructing new formations with a flash of spiritual light, attempting energy transitions with spirit stones, the application of artifacts in human daily life, imagining innovations in spiritual technology, and so on.

Su Hao even transformed into a “Child of Fate” and tried to fly into space…

Unfortunately, although he defended against various cosmic radiation attacks, the idea of surviving freely in space was still a fantasy.

The immensely vast cosmos could devour all of humanity’s desires to conquer it.

……

Five years flew by in the blink of an eye. Su Hao was twenty-four years old, and Yashan was twenty years old.

One day, Yashan suddenly sent a message to Su Hao: “Wei Boss, it’s rumored that a huge monster has suddenly appeared in Lingsha Continent, and it’s roaming around, specifically looking for cultivators to devour.”

Attached below was a photo.

At this moment, Su Hao was reading in the huge library of the Starry Bay. After receiving the message, he raised his head from the sea of books and asked in confusion, “Monster?”

This was the first time he heard Yashan describe some creature as a monster. In the past, he would always specify the name of the spiritual beast, indicating that Yashan couldn’t find a matching species in the vast database.

Su Hao got up, put the book back in place, and casually opened the picture sent by Yashan.

The photo showed a bizarre creature, flat like a stingray, but with six heads resembling wolves, varying in length. It had six legs underneath its body, like insects, walking in a non-coordinated manner. Beneath its six necks, two long tentacles stretched out, shining with a cold light at their tips.

Su Hao was shocked at first glance: “What on earth is this thing! It’s so ugly!”

He had seen countless creatures, but it was the first time he had seen one so twisted. Naturally evolved creatures, regardless of their beauty, usually had very coordinated body structures.

And as shown in the photo, Su Hao highly doubted that this was something pieced together forcefully. Indeed, Yashan’s description of it as a monster seemed appropriate.

For a moment, Su Hao also became interested and sent a message to Yashan: “Do you know where this monster is?”

Yashan immediately sent Su Hao a location and then said, “I have already buried your ‘No. 210’ locator stone near where it appeared. You can teleport directly to its vicinity.

It’s said to have been roaming around Lingsha Continent, for two years and is now heading in the direction of the Starry Bay. I don’t know if it will find its way here.

When I heard the news earlier, I wanted to go take a look, but I didn’t expect it to find me before I found it. Moreover, this monster’s speed is incredibly fast. If I hadn’t learned teleportation, I’m afraid I would have died under its jaws.”

Yashan had already reached the Golden Core realm according to the cultivation method designed by Su Hao and had also mastered the technique of “teleportation to a specific location.” As for blinking…

Yashan’s precise teleportation required ten seconds. Could that still be considered blinking? It would have been better to fly over in that time!

Of course, if one wanted to play by throwing a locator stone and then teleporting to it, achieving a different kind of blink, that was also possible.

The books in the library had been collected by Su Hao over the years and were neatly arranged here. Other people in the Starry Bay who wanted to read could enter the library at any time to consult them.

But unfortunately, except for Feng Yuer, the others seemed to lack the enthusiasm for reading, clearly not as devoted to cultivation as sitting and reading.

Su Hao walked out of the library, gazing at the distant sea bathed in sunlight, quite satisfied with this place.

The next moment, Su Hao transformed into a “Child of Fate,” disappeared from where he was, and teleported to the location of the ‘No. 210’ locator stone.

As soon as he appeared, Su Hao’s spiritual sense swept through, encompassing a scene within a radius of one hundred thousand meters.

But he didn’t find the monster Yashan had mentioned, and couldn’t help but think to himself, “It seems to have left the vicinity already!”

Su Hao disappeared with a blink and suddenly appeared fifty thousand meters above the ground, overlooking the earth. He fully activated his spiritual sense and began searching in one direction.

Two hours later, Su Hao found the monster. Seeing it with his own eyes was even more terrifying than seeing it in the photo.

Moreover, the spiritual response of this monster was much stronger than that of an ordinary fused realm cultivator.

“The spiritual power is extremely complex, with dozens of types of spiritual power. How is it combined?”

Su Hao flew high in the sky, activating the runes, carefully observing this peculiar monster, while his spiritual sense carefully discerned the spiritual power reactions on the monster’s body.

Then Su Hao wondered, “Why do I always feel like I’ve seen this kind of spiritual power reaction somewhere before? Is it just my imagination?”

Su Hao immediately asked, “Little Light, compare the spiritual power reactions.”

In less than a second, Little Light immediately replied, “Six Lineage masters of the Yunzhong Valley, probability 90%.”

Su Hao was taken aback, and once again carefully sensed the spiritual power reactions below, confirming that it was indeed the six lineage masters of the Yunzhong Valley..

Although these spiritual powers were blended into one, they could still be recognized when each part was looked at separately.

Su Hao exclaimed, “Weren’t they supposed to have escaped already? How did they end up like this?”

Just as Su Hao was pondering how to deal with it, his spiritual sense suddenly sensed three spiritual power reactions entering the radar range.

“Huh? Someone’s coming!” Su Hao focused his attention on the three individuals.

All three of them were Unity realm cultivators, with their spiritual power intensity ranking among the top in the Unity realm cultivators.

The one with the highest intensity, a man with disheveled hair, a lean face, sunken eye sockets, flew at the forefront, followed by two others, a tall woman and a burly man, whose attire and facial features couldn’t be clearly seen.

The three of them were extremely fast, roaming and searching around. After sensing the monster’s location, they flew straight towards it.

Su Hao muttered, “It seems they are also coming for this monster!”

These three individuals were none other than ‘Immortal Master,’ ‘Lin Mei,’ and the Right Hall Master Lichu, members of an organization called ‘Dim Light in the Abyss,’ publicly known as ‘Liuxing Huajin Gate.’

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    Chapter 462

    The eight of them settled down temporarily at Starry Bay.

    In many ways, it felt like they had returned to their peaceful days in Moonwatch Valley.

    Yet everything had changed.

    Feng Hua and Feng Yan felt it most deeply.

    Back in Moonwatch Valley, they had countless fellow disciples with whom they could cultivate, exchange ideas, and spar. Now the sect had been destroyed, and they had no idea how the surviving disciples were faring.

    Fortunately, both possessed steadfast hearts.

    After a brief period of melancholy, they adjusted their emotions and immersed themselves in cultivation once more.

    After all...

    Their own disciple, Feng Wei, had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm, while they themselves remained stuck in the Golden Core Realm despite being much older.

    Simply thinking about it made them feel ashamed.

    Whenever they faced Su Hao, they found themselves at a loss for words.

    Privately, they sighed more than once.

    "What kind of monster did Little Feng Ling accidentally take as her disciple?"


    ---

    Meanwhile, Yashan resumed his daily routine.

    Every day, he taught Feng Cheng, Feng Yuer, and Yun Qingping, occasionally tending to the medicinal gardens and spirit herbs.

    The three younger disciples also handled most of the routine chores around Starry Bay.

    After everything they had experienced, their determination to learn had grown stronger than ever.

    Each of them dreamed that one day they might possess abilities approaching those of Su Hao and Yashan.

    Whenever they asked Yashan how long it would take to reach that level...

    He simply smiled mysteriously.

    "It's still far too early."


    ---

    Not long after arriving at Starry Bay, Su Hao assigned Yashan a second major research project.

    Biological Spiritual Power Production and Application.

    It consisted of two research directions.

    The first:

    High-Efficiency Spiritual Power Enhancement Medicine.

    The second:

    Primitive Spiritual Power Cultivation Techniques.

    The first focused on using chemical synthesis to naturally produce spiritual power that the human body could directly absorb.

    The second aimed to cultivate specially modified spirit plants capable of producing usable spiritual power on their own.

    As long as either project succeeded, their objective would be achieved.

    The first project fell comfortably within Yashan's abilities.

    The second did not.

    Plant genetics lay almost completely outside his current field of knowledge.

    Fortunately, there was no shortage of time.

    For now, Su Hao instructed him to concentrate entirely on the first project while gradually studying the knowledge necessary for the second.


    ---

    Receiving another research assignment only made Yashan more enthusiastic.

    He immediately arranged an almost absurdly disciplined daily schedule.

    Two hours cultivating immortal techniques.

    Two hours practicing spatial spiritual tentacles.

    Two hours teaching.

    Six hours researching spiritual power enhancement medicine.

    The remaining time divided between studying and sleeping.


    Every day followed the exact same routine.


    ---

    Su Hao's schedule, while less rigid, was equally full.

    Most of his time was spent reading.

    The enormous library at Starry Bay grew larger every year.

    Whenever inspiration struck, he immediately began experimenting.

    His ongoing research included:

    Studying the bodies of Unity Realm cultivators.

    Designing entirely new rune formations.

    Exploring energy conversion using spirit stones.

    Developing practical civilian spirit artifacts.

    Imagining future applications of spiritual technology.


    He even transformed into his Life Bearer form and attempted to fly directly into outer space.

    Unfortunately...

    Even though he could withstand cosmic radiation for a time, surviving freely in the vacuum of space remained impossible.

    The boundless universe effortlessly crushed humanity's ambition to conquer it.


    ---

    Five years passed in the blink of an eye.

    Su Hao turned twenty-four.

    Yashan reached twenty.

    One day, Su Hao received a message.

    > Yashan: "Boss Wei, according to recent reports, a gigantic monster has appeared on Lingshan Continent. It's been wandering everywhere, specifically hunting cultivators."



    Attached to the message was a photograph.


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    At that moment, Su Hao was quietly reading inside Starry Bay's immense library.

    Seeing Yashan describe something simply as a monster immediately caught his attention.

    Normally, Yashan would identify every spirit beast by name.

    Calling it a monster meant it matched nothing in their enormous biological database.

    Curious, Su Hao closed his book and opened the image.

    The creature looked grotesque.

    Its broad, flattened body resembled a stingray.

    Six wolf-like heads extended from its back on necks of varying lengths.

    Six insect-like legs supported its enormous body, moving with unsettling, uncoordinated motions.

    Two long tentacles protruded beneath its necks, each ending in a razor-sharp metallic point.

    Su Hao frowned.

    "...What is this thing?"

    "It's unbelievably ugly."

    He had seen countless species over the years.

    But this...

    Its body looked as though someone had stitched unrelated creatures together by force.

    Natural evolution rarely produced such disharmony.

    For once, Yashan's description seemed entirely appropriate.

    It truly was...

    A monster.


    ---

    Su Hao immediately replied.

    "Do you know where it is?"

    Yashan quickly sent a location.

    "I already buried Locator Stone No. 210 nearby."

    "You can teleport there directly."

    He continued,

    "It has been wandering around Lingshan Continent for almost two years."

    "Recently it's been moving toward Starry Bay."

    "I originally planned to investigate it myself."

    "But before I found it..."

    "It found me."

    Yashan shuddered slightly.

    "That monster is unbelievably fast."

    "If I hadn't already mastered fixed-point teleportation..."

    "I'd probably have been eaten."


    ---

    By now, Yashan had already advanced to the Golden Core Realm using the cultivation method Su Hao designed.

    He had also mastered long-distance fixed-point teleportation.

    As for Blink...

    That remained another matter entirely.

    Yashan required nearly ten seconds to complete a precise teleport.

    Calling that Blink would have been an insult to the technique.

    Of course...

    Throwing a locator stone before teleporting to it still produced a similar effect.


    ---

    The library inside Starry Bay had gradually become enormous.

    Every book Su Hao collected over the years was carefully organized there.

    Anyone living at Starry Bay was free to read them.

    Unfortunately...

    Apart from Feng Yuer, nobody showed much interest.

    The others preferred meditation over reading.


    ---

    Leaving the library, Su Hao looked toward the glittering sea outside.

    He found himself increasingly satisfied with Starry Bay.

    Without hesitation, he transformed into his Life Bearer form.

    Transfer.

    His figure disappeared instantly.


    ---

    Moments later, he appeared beside Locator Stone No. 210.

    The instant he arrived, his spiritual perception expanded across a radius of one hundred thousand meters.

    Nothing.

    The monster had already moved on.

    Su Hao immediately teleported again.

    This time he appeared fifty thousand meters above the ground.

    Looking down upon the earth, he expanded his spiritual perception to its limit and searched systematically.


    ---

    Two hours later...

    He found it.

    Seeing the creature in person was even more disturbing than the photograph.

    Its spiritual fluctuations were astonishing.

    They exceeded those of ordinary Unity Realm cultivators.

    Su Hao narrowed his eyes.

    "Its spiritual power..."

    "...contains dozens of different attributes."

    "How are they all fused together?"

    Hovering high above, he quietly observed the monster while carefully analyzing every fluctuation of spiritual power within its body.

    Gradually, an odd feeling emerged.

    "...Why does this feel familiar?"

    "I've seen these spiritual fluctuations somewhere before."

    He immediately instructed,

    "Little Light."

    "Compare the spiritual signatures."

    The answer arrived almost instantly.

    > Match found.

    Moonwatch Valley Six Lineage Masters.

    Similarity: 90%.



    Su Hao froze.

    He examined the monster once again.

    Although the spiritual powers had fused into one chaotic whole...

    Each individual component remained recognizable.

    There was no mistake.

    They belonged to the six lineage masters of Moonwatch Valley.

    Su Hao frowned deeply.

    "They escaped that day..."

    "So how did they become..."

    "...this?"

    Before he could think further, three new spiritual signatures entered his perception.

    "Hm?"

    "Someone's coming."

    He shifted his attention.

    All three newcomers possessed Unity Realm cultivation.

    Their spiritual power was exceptionally strong, ranking among the very best of the Unity Realm experts Su Hao had encountered.

    Leading them was a gaunt man with disheveled hair and deeply sunken eyes.

    Behind him followed a tall woman and a heavily built man.

    The three flew swiftly while continuously searching the surrounding area.

    The moment they detected the monster's location, they changed direction and headed straight toward it.

    Su Hao watched silently.

    "So..."

    "They're here for the monster as well."

    The three newcomers were none other than the Immortal Master, Lin Mei, and the Right Hall Master Li Chu.

    Publicly, they belonged to the Liuxing Huajin Gate.

    Secretly...

    They were members of the mysterious organization known as Dim Light in the Abyss.
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    Tsk tsk
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    Immortal Master is the same guy that provoked everyone into attacking Yunzhong Valley by exposing the 'Crystal Thief'.
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    In the aftermath, a party of eight temporarily settled under the starlit port.

    It was as if life had returned to the days in the Cloud Moon Valley, albeit with notable differences.

    Especially for Fenghua and Fengyan, who once had many brothers in the sect to exchange thoughts with, now found the entire Cloud Moon Valley in disarray, uncertain of the other disciples' fates.

    Yet, both possessed unwavering determination and quickly adjusted their state of mind, seeking solitude for arduous cultivation.

    Fengwei had already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and they, much older, still lingered in the Golden Core realm, ashamed to face their grand-disciple Fengwei.

    Privately, they sighed countless times, "What kind of disciple has Xiaofengling actually taken under her wing..."

    Meanwhile, Yashan resumed teaching Fengcheng and the others daily, occasionally tending to the flora, with the trio also responsible for everyday matters.

    After a series of events, their dedication to learning intensified, dreaming of becoming as omnipotent as Su Hao and Yashan.

    Whenever they inquired how long it would take to reach such prowess, Yashan would smile mysteriously and say, "You're still early!"

    Shortly after arriving at the starry port, Su Hao assigned Yashan a second scientific task, dubbed 'Biological Spirit Energy Production and Application.'

    Divided into two sections: 'Preparation of Potent Spirit Energy Amplification Medicine' and 'Primitive Spirit Energy Cultivation Techniques.'

    The first aimed to naturally produce usable spirit energy through chemical preparation, while the second sought to cultivate spirit herbs that bore usable spirit energy directly.

    Success in either direction would be considered an achievement.

    Yashan was competent in 'Preparation of Potent Spirit Energy Amplification Medicine,' but 'Primitive Spirit Energy Cultivation Techniques' was beyond his current grasp, as it involved plant genetics, an area he was nearly ignorant of.

    However, Yashan had ample time to fill the gaps in his knowledge, focusing on the first research for now. The second would commence when the time was ripe.

    Embracing the new task, Yashan was full of fighting spirit, swiftly devising a daily work plan: two hours of immortal law cultivation, two hours of spatial spirit tentacle training, two hours of teaching, six hours of spirit energy medicine research, and the rest for learning various knowledge and sleep.

    His life was regimented to an exasperating degree.

    As for Su Hao, though not as meticulously scheduled as Yashan, his days were fully occupied, mostly with reading and various research, such as the study of combined cultivator corpses, new array structures, energy transition experiments with spirit stones, the application of magical instruments in daily life, and the innovation of spirit energy technology.

    Su Hao even transformed into a 'Life Child,' attempting to soar into space...

    Alas, despite shielding himself from cosmic rays, the dream of freely surviving in space remained elusive.

    The vast cosmos could swallow any human desire to conquer it.

    ...

    Five years flashed by. Su Hao was twenty-four, Yashan twenty.

    One day, Yashan sent Su Hao a message: "Elder Wei, it's rumored that a massive creature has appeared in the Ling Mountain Rune State, roaming and specifically preying on cultivators."

    Attached was a photo.

    Su Hao, engrossed in the grand library of the starry port, looked up from his sea of books, puzzled, "A creature?"

    This was the first time he heard Yashan describe something as a creature; usually, he specified the exact type of spirit beast, indicating Yashan found no match in the vast database.

    Rising, Su Hao returned the book to its place and opened the image sent by Yashan.

    The photo depicted a bizarre creature, flat-bodied like a ray but with six heads resembling those of a wealth wolf, uneven in length, with six insect-like legs beneath, moving awkwardly. Below its six necks, two long tentacles extended from each, their tips gleaming coldly.

    Su Hao was startled at first glance, "What is this monstrosity? So hideous!"

    He had seen countless creatures, but never one so distorted. Naturally evolved beings, regardless of beauty, typically had harmonious structures.

    But as the photo showed, Su Hao suspected it was a forcibly assembled creature, aptly termed a monster by Yashan.

    Intrigued, Su Hao messaged Yashan, "Do you know where this creature is?"

    Yashan promptly sent a location, adding, "I've buried your 'No. 210' locator stone near its last sighting. You can teleport directly there.

    It's been roaming the Ling Mountain Rune State for two years, now heading towards the starry port. It's uncertain if it will find its way here.

    When I first heard the news, I wanted to investigate, but it found me before I did. The creature is incredibly fast; had I not mastered teleportation, I might have perished under its maw."

    Yashan had cultivated to the Golden Core realm and mastered 'Fixed-Point Teleportation' as designed by Su Hao, but as for instant movement...

    It took Yashan ten seconds to activate precise teleportation, hardly instantaneous. Flying would be quicker!

    Of course, playing with locator stones to teleport beside them, achieving an alternative form of instant movement, was also possible.

    The library's books, collected over the years by Su Hao, were neatly arranged for anyone in the starry port to peruse at will.

    Regrettably, aside from Feng Yuer, the others' enthusiasm for reading paled in comparison to sitting in meditation.

    Stepping out of the library, Su Hao gazed at the distant sea bathed in sunlight, content with his surroundings.

    The next moment, Su Hao transformed into a 'Life Child,' vanishing from the spot, teleporting to the 'No. 210' locator stone.

    Upon arrival, Su Hao's spiritual sense swept across, encompassing a hundred thousand meters, but the creature Yashan mentioned was nowhere to be found.

    "Seems it has left the vicinity," Su Hao mused silently.

    He vanished, reappearing fifty thousand meters in the sky, surveying the land below, his spiritual sense fully extended, searching in one direction.

    Two hours later, Su Hao located the creature, more horrifying than in the photo.

    Its spirit energy was more potent than that of an average combined cultivator.

    "Such a jumble of spirit energies, dozens of types... How were they combined?"

    Hovering high, Su Hao observed the peculiar creature, his spiritual sense discerning the spirit energy reactions on its body.

    Then, puzzled, he said, "Why does this spirit energy feel familiar? Is it an illusion?"

    He asked, "Xiaoguang, compare the spirit energy reactions."

    In less than a second, Xiaoguang replied, "Cloud Moon Valley's Six Vein Masters, 90% probability."

    Startled, Su Hao sensed again, confirming it was indeed the Six Vein Masters of Cloud Moon Valley.

    Though the energies were merged, each part was recognizable when viewed separately.

    Stunned, Su Hao exclaimed, "Weren't they supposed to have fled? How did they become this?"

    As he pondered his next move, his spiritual sense detected three spirit energy reactions entering radar range.

    "Huh? Someone's coming!" Su Hao focused on the trio.

    All three were combined cultivators, their inner spirit energy among the strongest.

    The most powerful, a man with disheveled hair and gaunt features, led the way, followed by a tall woman and a robust man, their attire and faces unclear.

    They moved swiftly, scouring the surroundings, and upon detecting the creature, flew straight towards it.

    Su Hao murmured, "They seem to be after this creature too."

    The trio was 'Immortal Master,' 'Lin Mei,' and the Right Hall Master Li Chi, from an organization claiming to be 'The Light of the Dark,' publicly known as 'The Hundred Birds Entering the Dark Gate.'
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