Chapter 459. Enlightenment, Reflecting Countless Stars
Lu Yuan discovered that after fusing with the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token, it had not brought him any direct increase in strength.
Instead, it served more as an assisting tool that allowed him to understand many things. Previously, it had allowed him to begin grasping Providence.
Now, it gave him insight into certain matters.
For instance, when fusing with the fifth Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token, it allowed him to be among the countless celestial stars.
It was an unprecedented feeling that no visualization method could achieve. It was akin to present everything that existed between heaven and earth before his eyes.
Of course, if obtaining the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token could not make Lu Yuan the so-called Human-Sovereign-slash-Celestial-Emperor, it had to at least provide him with much help.
More importantly, in many previous battles, it had resolved many crises for him.
In short, while this object was immensely useful, its uses were not limited to just battles alone.
He stopped thinking further and gathered his focus to continue the fusion.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
As time ticked by, waves of aura surged from him. Lu Yuan's entire body was enveloped by purple light.
Finally, the fifth Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token was completely fused in.
Boom!
With another resonance, Lu Yuan discovered that the Investiture Edict had changed as well.
The Providence upon it seemed to have felt some kind of calling; it seemed that he had even more control over the Providence now.
At the same time, the names on the edict became even more dazzling.
At that very moment, the Golden-Winged Great Peng, the Peacock King, and the Spirit Monkey, as well as everyone whose names were written on the Investiture Edict, all sensed a mysterious force amplifying their strength.
It was Providence, with energy denser than before.
Some beast kings even found their bloodlines evolving on the spot, their auras transforming completely. Some even broke through directly. The Celestial Court members experienced the same thing, and they were all stunned into silence.
It was as though, by some unknown reason, they had been favored by Providence.
However, Lu Yuan did not know all of this. He saw that on the Investiture Edict, those names under his own had all transformed into purple. An indescribable power slowly surfaced.
"This..."
Yet Lu Yuan discovered that he could not control the power and the smile faded from his visage. However, it was precisely because of this indescribable power that he could grasp even more Providence.
So I need to find more Celestial Emperor's Ancient Tokens?
The thought came to Lu Yuan's mind and the realization sank in on why he could not completely maximize the potential of the token—he had not gathered enough tokens.
He also understood that he had to continue collecting Celestial Emperor's Ancient Tokens. Otherwise, he could never discover the true secret behind the token.
But the question was, how many more token pieces were there out there?
He had no clue at all.
Forget it. I will take it slowly.
Lu Yuan knew that no matter how much he thought about it now, it would be useless. It would be better to focus and understand the current functions of the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token, and to what degree he could control Providence.
All of these required adaptation.
After all, if he could not advance further for the time being, Providence would become his greatest trump card.
***
Deep in the starry cosmos, a massive palace floated in the universe.
Divine lights surged all around it, making it look dazzlingly resplendent. As a whole, it emitted an immensely heavy aura, making it seemed more majestic than the stars.
The palace was continuously drifting toward a certain destination, at an extremely fast speed.
Its target was actually the Milky Way Starfield.
"So because of the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Token, we lost three Grotto-Heaven Immortals and one Creation Immortal?" an icy voice rang out from within the grand hall. It seemed able to pierce through the entire universe, causing stars even at extremely far distances to tremble.
"Yes, Starfield Lord," someone answered with reverence and a slight tremble. He could sense that the Starfield Lord was angry, completely furious.
Three Grotto-Heaven Immortals and one Creation Immortal. Even for their clan, that was a painful loss.
"Good. Very good!" the Starfield Lord spoke. He took a step forward and stood proudly in space. He was dressed in long black robes. Despite his smaller stature, his entire figure carried an overwhelming, majestic aura.
Just standing there alone, he seemed to overlook all the heavens.
This person was the Lord of the Ziwei Starfield, and also the patriarch of the Ji Clan, Ji Hengdao.
As one of the top experts in the entire universe, he was extremely furious that his clansmen had died in this manner. He had considered acting directly and erasing Lu Yuan himself.
However, Ji Hengdao was also very clear that the Jiang Clan placed great importance on this man.
In the recent period of time especially, the Jiang Clan had provided Lu Yuan more than sufficient support. This also meant that if he acted against Lu Yuan, that particular figure of the Jiang Clan would not simply stand by and watch.
When existences of their level acted, every single action they did would affect many things.
Ji Hengdao asked, "How did the Eternals react to this?"
The Eternals had also lost two men in that battle. And with their grudge-holding nature, they would inevitably act.
However, they had been quiet since then and it puzzled him.
"I am not sure. The Eternals have remained very silent recently," someone beside him responded. It was an old man who was also a Creation Immortal.
"It seems the Eternals want to get one step ahead of us." Ji Hengdao sneered, then continued, "Tell our clansmen that for the time being, they are not to seek revenge on Lu Yuan. Even if they act, they must be careful.
"At the same time, recall all experts in the clan above the Creation Immortal Realm. We have more important matters to handle."
He then said nothing more and stepped away.
The Ji Clan member beside him bowed. However, when his gaze turned toward the Milky Way Starfield, hatred filled his eyes.
After all, members of his clan had been killed, and they had been pillars of strength, yet he could do nothing. Naturally, he hated it.
However, he also understood that what the Starfield Lord had mentioned was extremely important and concerned the entire universe. Under such circumstances, the Ji Clan truly did need to keep a lower profile for the time being.
After all, the Eternals had already begun their movement. If the Ji Clan allowed them to succeed, then the internal preparations they made all these years would be wasted.
The old man said nothing more and began conveying orders to his subordinates.
As for the Eternals, even after learning that their Holy Son and clansmen had been killed, they made no further movement openly. It was as though everything had never happened.
The Jiang Clan and the various races found the situation strange; this was too abnormal.
More importantly, they discovered that the Ji Clan and the Eternals had actually pulled back their forces. Some of their experts had even left Earth altogether.
Could it be that they no longer wanted to fight for that wisp of Great Age's Providence?