Chapter 778: Star Path (1/2)

After Nie Tian filled the teleportation portal with spatial power stones, it started as he had expected, and teleported him and Yin Yanan to the Realm of Split Void.

“It’s another palace.” Standing inside the palace that had surfaced from the depths of the earth, Yin Yanan glanced around, and discovered that this palace was very similar to the one they had just teleported from, with only a few minor variations.

She even suspected that she had never left that palace.

Nie Tian unleashed his soul awareness, which went through the palace walls, to get ahold of the situation outside the palace.

He instantly sensed Nie Donghai’s and many other familiar auras, and realized that many Nie Clan members were practicing cultivation in peace in the bamboo forest that was right outside of the palace.

It seemed that nothing major had happened to the Domain of the Falling Stars after he had left.

If there had been any major changes, the bamboo forest by this palace would have been the first to be affected.

“Are we in the Domain of the Falling Stars?” Yin Yanan asked curiously.

Nie Tian nodded slightly. “Yeah, we’re in one of its realms.”

Yin Yanan then thought to herself, “The teleportation portal here leads to the palace in that forbidden region, which is almost identical to this one. And there are two sets of coordinates in the teleportation portal in that palace, one of which leads to the Domain of the Falling Stars...”

She had heard the conversation Nie Tian had had with the Divine Flame Sect disciples in front of the teleportation portal in the palace they had just teleported from.

Yin Yanan’s eyes suddenly lit up as she exclaimed, “From the look of it, these places the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace left for you are actually a star path, through which you’ll eventually be able to reach the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace’s headquarters.

“It starts here in the Domain of the Falling Stars, and then continues to that forbidden region. After you gain control of that floating continent, you’ll be able to move on to the next spot.

“All you need to do is follow the path the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace has planned for you, taking one step at a time, and eventually you’ll arrive in the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace’s headquarters.

“By the time you get there, you’ll have accumulated enough strength, and your cultivation will have risen to a whole new level.

“At that time, your return will attract everyone’s attention, and everything will work out as they have planned. You’ll shine in the depths of the starry river as the seventh Son of the Stars.”

A shudder ran through Nie Tian after he heard these words.

Yin Yanan had thought the matter through when even Nie Tian hadn’t himself. He had only felt that the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace had made all these arrangements to test him, and he still had a long way to go before he could arrive at the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace’s headquarters as a Son of the Stars and earn their acknowledgment.

Now, Yin Yanan’s words suddenly enlightened him, allowing him to see the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace’s intentions.

“Follow the path they’ve left for me. Build myself up as I take one step at a time...” With these thoughts in mind, Nie Tian took a deep breath, a hearty smile appearing on his face.

He opened the stone gate with one swift push and walked outside.

Yin Yanan followed along.

Breathing in the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in the Realm of Split Void and glancing up at the fierce sun, she said, “So this is a realm of the Domain of the Falling Stars… Even though the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth here isn’t as rich as the continent we just came from, it’s roughly at the same level as many realms in the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries.”

Nie Tian smiled, not saying a word.

He was well-aware that what Yin Yanan had in mind must be completely different from the actual situation in the Realm of Split Void. She must not know that all sorts of foreign energies were dispersing into the Void Illusion Mountain Range through spatial rifts as they spoke.

Before this palace had surfaced, those foreign energies had pervaded the Realm of Split Void, rendering it unfit for cultivators. People had abandoned it for this very reason.

However, everything had changed after the appearance of this palace.

The foreign energies had been purged and turned into pure spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, which was nourishing this once-deserted realm back to prosperity.

He could feel that the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth in the Realm of Split Void had become richer than when he had left.

“Nie Tian!” Li Langfeng was the first to notice his arrival.

He had remained here since Nie Tian had left, doing his utmost to protect Nie Donghai and the others in the bamboo forest.

It had been almost two years, and he had thought that, even if Nie Tian returned, he would have returned through the teleportation portal the Lei Clan had set up. Never had he expected that Nie Tian would suddenly walk out of the palace.

Li Langfeng bolted to Nie Tian’s side. Surprise and joy filled his face as he asked, “H-how come you returned through this palace?”

Yin Yanan took a glance at him. Her expression flickered slightly as she thought to herself, “The middle Profound realm... and he seems to practice poisonous incantations! I can’t believe how similar his aura is to that of a Fiend. Don’t tell me that the incantations he practices were acquired from the Fiends!”

“Congratulations!” Nie Tian said. “It’s hard to believe that your cultivation base has already risen to such a high level.”