Chapter 672: Changes in the Tool Sec (1/2)

Chapter 672: Changes in the Tool Sect

Atop an enormous, grayish-brown extinct volcano in the Realm of Unbounded Desolation.

WHOOSH!

Zhao Shanling appeared out of thin air, grabbing Nie Tian’s arm with one hand.

Releasing Nie Tian, he took a deep breath, then with an enjoyable expression, he said, “It’s been four years. I’m finally back.”

From the look of it, even though he was very keen on leaving the Domain of the Falling Stars, he actually had emotional ties with this piece of land deep down.

Bright stars shone in the night sky that looked like the depths of the ocean. It was dead silent in this entire area.

Standing atop one of the extinct volcanoes, Nie Tian gazed off into the distance and couldn’t see a single living being. All he could see were more extinct volcanoes that had long since run out of their earthflame essence.

“Hmm?!”

His eyebrows rose as he shrewdly discovered that a curious attractive force was born from within the Nine Stars Flower, which had taken root at the bottom of his vortex of star power.

Meanwhile, chilly starlight started streaming down from the heavens.

Each and every one of the Nine Stars Flower’s blossoms spread wide, as if they were becoming increasingly vigorous as they were bathed in starlight.

After a close examination, he discovered to his surprise that the Nine Stars Flower was quietly channeling starlight into its blossoms.

His eyes lit up. “What the hell...?!”

Afterwards, he explained the strange phenomenon to Zhao Shanling, “The Nine Stars Flower didn’t show any special features when it first took root in my spiritual sea. However, now that we’ve returned to the Realm of Unbounded Desolation, it has started channeling star power from the heavens on its own.”

Zhao Shanling pondered briefly before saying, “The Nine Stars Flower must have been very weak or in a dormant state when you first got it. Like a badly wounded Qi warrior, it couldn’t display its power in such a poor state. Now that it has recovered its strength in your spiritual sea, it has started to show its magical features again.

“If it can channel star power from the heavens on its own now, why don’t you try to channel star power from Star Stones and see if it’ll still steal refined star power from you?”

“Good idea!” With these words, Nie Tian took out a handful of Star Stones and activated his Fragmentary Star Incantation to channel power from them.

In the next moment, his eyes lit up.

He found, to his surprise, that the efficiency of him channeling star power from the Star Stones had improved significantly.

Not just that, but he also discovered that as he activated the Fragmentary Star Incantation, the bright stars in the heavens also seemed to be influenced. Star power streamed down from all directions, pouring into his vortex of star power.

One drop of stardew after another rapidly came to form at the bottom of his vortex of star power.

As Zhao Shanling had said, the Nine Stars Flower no longer absorbed the stardew he generated.

Then, it occurred to him that Master Voidspirit’s realm was a unique heaven and earth that was isolated from this starry river. He hadn’t had any access to the stars in there even if he had wanted it.

Perhaps this was the reason why the Nine Stars Flower had been forced to absorb the stardew he had formed and use it to nourish itself back to health.

Now that he had returned to the normal world, the Nine Stars Flower, which had already recovered its strength, had a new source of energy: the countless shining stars in the boundless starry river.

The corner of Nie Tian’s mouth was gradually filled with a smile as he watched one drop of stardew after another come to form at the bottom of his vortex of star power.

He hadn’t expected that the problem that had bothered him for a long time would solve itself upon his return.

As far as he had noticed, the Nine Stars Flower’s existence in his spiritual sea could greatly improve his efficiency of channeling power from Star Stones and the stars in the depths of the heavens.

Thanks to this, the efficiency of his star power cultivation would improve severalfold.

From now on, his cultivation of star power would be faster than his cultivation of other powers.

“This perk alone is brilliant,” Nie Tian muttered, joy filling his face. “No wonder powerful experts from the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace searched for them upon their arrival in the Domain of the Falling Stars. A Nine Stars Flower can surely give a strong boost to a cultivator who practices the Fragmentary Star Incantation. It’s like giving a tiger a set of wings.”

Watching him smile heartily, Zhao Shanling said, “What did I tell you? I told you that mysterious plants like the Nine Stars Flowers will show their curious features as time passes.”

Nie Tian nodded repeatedly, looking overjoyed.

Zhao Shanling waved his hand at him, beckoning for him to calm down, saying, “Alright, you’ll have plenty of time to cultivate in the future. According to my calculations, four years have passed since we went to that space disruption zone. We’d better find out if any major changes have taken place in the Domain of the Falling Stars during this time.”