Xuanwu War Sovereign

"This is a Grotto Heaven expanded to its absolute limit, on the verge of becoming a realm!"

His eyes betrayed a trace of amazed disbelief.

Qin Feng narrowed his eyes.

Martial Arts Giants typically create their own Inner Heaven and Earth.

Based on their power and completeness, these Inner Heavens and Earth are categorized from lowest to highest as: Newly Promoted Grotto Heavens, Small Grotto Heavens, Medium-sized Cave Heavens, and Large Grotto Heavens.

Above those are Divine Demon Realms, also known as Pure Lands.

A Divine Demon Realm already possesses some of the abilities of a true Main World, able to nurture living beings and protect its disciples and subordinates.

Some Divine Demon Realms even possess heaven-defying abilities, such as allowing their followers to achieve immortality within the realm, helping them escape the Celestial Human Five Declines.

In Qin Feng’s eyes, this tree-shaped Grotto Heaven already possessed some of the capabilities of a Divine Demon Realm.

It was comparable to the Endless Abyss at its peak.

At its peak, the Endless Abyss was centered on the Chaos Continent, its wings formed from countless dimensional planes, radiating across untold thousands of miles of the Endless Void.

The group flew through the Void, as if roaming freely through the Endless Void.

Gazing up at the giant tree, Qin Feng could see it was clearly within arm’s reach, yet no matter how they flew, they always felt it was near but unapproachable.

’Cave Heaven Power?’

Qin Feng faintly sensed a tide-like surge of Void Power emanating from the tree-shaped Grotto Heaven. Anyone who approached would likely be pushed into the deepest reaches of the void by this tidal wave of Cave Heaven Power.

Cultivating here was several times more effective than doing so outside.

’The benefits for comprehending Void Power are significant!’ Qin Feng narrowed his eyes. As a gentle breeze rustled his hair, he couldn’t help but close them.

The silver Flying Ship carried the group at high speed through the depths of the Endless Void. Its silver glow and brilliant radiance illuminated the darkness, dispelling the ubiquitous void storms in the surroundings.

It was like speeding across an ocean of the void.

Just then, Jian Zongyuan spoke.

"It looks like there are a lot of fruits on the tree!"

Xingzhou looked up. "What are those?"

Everyone on the Flying Ship, including Qin Feng, looked up.

There, on the giant silver ancient tree, hung countless silver fruits, heavily laden and emitting a brilliant silver radiance.

Each one sparkled like a star!

Strangely, these ’fruits’ were also diligently absorbing and refining the Chaos Primordial Qi from the Endless Void. This caused layers of gray to appear within the silver, forming peculiar, wondrous patterns.

You wouldn’t even notice it without looking carefully.

These fruits came in two colors: silver and silver-gray!

The former was bright, the latter more subdued!

Dongfang Qingyun frowned, his face filled with doubt. "Could this really be a Divine Level Spiritual Root?"

At the bow of the ship, Lianmo True Monarch sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, appearing as an eternally indistinct ball of silver light. Upon hearing this, he opened his eyes and chuckled softly.

Beside him, Jiang Beichou, the Purple Thunder Heavenly King, Shi Xuan, and Ji Qingxuan exchanged a look and secretly shook their heads.

"Are these... Grotto Heavens?" Qin Feng murmured to himself.

Hearing this, Panwu, Jian Zongyuan, Dongfang Qingyun, and the others all fixed their gazes on Qin Feng. "These fruits are Grotto Heavens?"

Dongfang Qingyun’s eyes were clearly filled with skepticism.

However, a flash of surprise flickered in the eyes of Lianmo True Monarch, Ji Qingxuan, Jiang Beichou, and the other two experts.

’How impressive. It uses the Grotto Heavens of numerous sect disciples to form a Star Ancient Tree, creating a symbiotic, mutually beneficial relationship. The Little Grotto Heavens borrow the World Power of the Ancient Tree to refine themselves, while the Ancient Tree’s world uses the Little Grotto Heavens as its branches and leaves to solidify its own reality. This is equivalent to concentrating the power of all the disciples to temper the Ancient Tree’s world together. No wonder the power emanating from this Star Ancient Tree world is so terrifyingly strong!’

He was inwardly amazed.

Just then, a glint appeared in the eyes of Lianmo True Monarch at the ship’s bow. He formed a Seal Technique, and a brilliant beam of starlight swept toward them from the Star Ancient Tree.

Everyone’s expression changed. A moment later, they realized the brilliant starlight was actually a peculiar, branch-like beam of light.

Lianmo True Monarch smiled faintly and steered the small ship, which instantly vanished into the starlight.

The world spun around them and their five senses were completely blocked. The nine youths endured the discomfort, and a moment later, the starlight before them blazed brightly as if they had just stepped out of a narrow alley.

The group felt as if they had been squeezed into another world entirely.

A magnificent landscape of rivers and mountains appeared before their eyes.

There was a vast Sea of Clouds, mountains and rivers, majestic mountain ranges, dense forests of Ancient Wood, and fierce birds dominating the sky above.

As their gazes swept across the picturesque landscape, the first thing to appear was a mountain that supported the heavens: Zhou Mountain.

The magnificent Great Zhou Mountain, the towering Heaven and Earth Pass!

Faintly visible upon the enormous Zhou Mountain were countless palaces and towers.

The nine youths were completely stunned. "Where is this?"

"This is the Star Continent, the very foundation of our Star Sect!" Jiang Beichou said with a light laugh, his eyes filled with pride as he gazed at the Zhou Mountain that served as the Celestial Pillar.

Near Zhou Mountain, countless points of starlight, auspicious clouds, and flying cranes zipped back and forth like meteors. As the nine youths looked closer, they realized these were all disciples with incredibly powerful auras.

Just then, several streaks of light flew down from the Zhou Mountain Palace, high in the Nine Heavens.

They materialized into a dozen handsome men and beautiful women, clad in fluttering, ethereal robes and wearing Star Crowns.

After slightly adjusting his attire, the leader, a young man in a Silver Robe with a sword on his back, strode before Lianmo True Monarch and the other four experts. With a solemn expression, he spoke respectfully.

"Disciple Lang Ping respectfully welcomes you, Venerables. The Sect Leader and the Peak Leaders have been waiting for you in the Dao Asking Hall for a long time!"

Lianmo True Monarch replied, "So it’s Martial Nephew Lang Ping. Thank you for receiving us. Please lead the way."

’This Lang Ping is only an Inner Sect Disciple, but his status doesn’t seem low!’ Qin Feng thought as his gaze swept over the amiable, silver-robed youth, a flicker in his eyes.

The rules in the Star Sect were strict.

Servant Disciples generally wear Starlight Robes.

Outer Disciples wear Seven Luminaries Bright Light Robes.

Inner Sect Disciples wear Sun, Moon, and Stars Robes.

And True Disciples all wear Star God Robes.

These different robes made a clear distinction, highlighting the strict sense of hierarchy within the Star Sect.

Although there were slight variations based on the customs of each hall and peak, the overall style remained the same. Lang Ping was wearing a Sun, Moon, and Stars Robe, which clearly indicated he was a rather favored Inner Sect Disciple, likely from Yingyue Peak.

Behind Lang Ping was a group of curious young men and women, their eyes sizing up Qin Feng and the other eight youths.

A short while later, the group of nine appeared outside a magnificent hall.

The five experts entered first.

After a brief wait, another disciple came forward and spoke.

"Senior Brothers, please follow me!"

The nine youths’ expressions grew slightly solemn. They glanced at the hall, then stepped inside.

The moment they entered the great hall, all nine tensed, feeling numerous gazes fall upon them.

At the head of the hall sat the current Master Star Venerable. Aside from a few in seclusion, the rest of the Twenty-Eight Peaks Leaders were all present.

All eyes fell upon the nine youths who had just walked in from outside the hall...