Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1475: Azure World

“Did True Immortal Shang come to help us?” The Ying Brothers quickly found Xin Lu the moment they returned and asked, “Where is he?”

Xin Lu was a little taken aback when she saw them, but she blinked twice before shaking her head. “I... I don’t know!”

“It’s true... Looks like he really came to help us.” Ying Lianquan revealed a look of joy. “This time, we owe him big time.”

Ying Lianxi also felt a burst of joy after escaping from certain death, but he didn’t reveal a happy expression like Ying Lianquan. Instead, he thought for a second before he added, “True Immortal Shang really has a divine technique for him to be able to lend his energy to others for them to gain high-level combat strength. It’s really impressive. Stargazer Xin, do you know the name of his technique?”

Xin Lu and the other Twin Star pirates gained the strength of True Immortals during the final part of the battle and the Ying Brothers could easily guess who was behind it.

Shaking her head, Xin Lu sighed, “How can a Martial Dipper Realm cultivator like me understand what skill he used? All I know is that I activated a talisman he gave me before his energy descended. The talisman was created based on his Rod Technique.”

“Rod Technique” Ying Lianquan raised an eyebrow in confusion. He knew that Shang Xia used a Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar as his weapon, but such a strange rod technique was something he couldn’t wrap his head around. In the end, he could only mutter softly, “Is this his martial intent?”

As soon as the words left his lips, Ying Lianquan understood that he had asked a stupid question. If it really was a martial intent, that would mean that Shang Xia would have already reached the grand completion stage!

One had to know that when they first met, Shang Xia was merely a fifth tier True Immortal. They couldn’t fathom how he reached the sixth tier, then the large completion stage, before arriving at the grand completion stage in such a short amount of time.

Ying Lianxi snickered softly. “Heh... It’s no wonder he’s a rank six Talisman Grandmaster who can make the Myriad Tinted Cloud Talisman. I didn’t think he would be able to make such a special talisman...”

“Hehe... You guys are overestimating my abilities.” A twisted void rang in the ears of those present.

Both of them turned to look at the source of the voice and saw that Shang Xia had appeared not too far away.

Behind him was the large-scale Star Ship of the Twin Star Pirates. It was slowly approaching.

Glancing at the Star Ship, Ying Lianxi mumbled, “Brother Shang, have you always been on the ship?”

After he spoke, he indicated for the experts on the Spirit Ark to lower the protection barrier as he invited Shang Xia to board.

Shang Xia chuckled in amusement, “I was nearby. I planned to use the Star Ship as bait for the expert of the Essence Ling Heavenly Field to use up his trump card. I didn’t think that he would be able to resist the temptation while leaving with the other Star Pirate groups.”

After he spoke, he pointed at the large-scale Star Ship and continued, “Other than the members of your Twin Star Pirates, there are several cultivators of the other 3 Star Pirate groups. Feel free to deal with them as you please.”

Even though the void around was twisted since they were in the chaotic streams, they were close enough for the experts on the Spirit Ark to tell that those on the Star Ship had already been restrained.

Ying Lianxu waved his hand, gesturing for the experts on the Spirit Ark to take over and they rushed over. When he was done, he turned back to Shang Xia. “Many thanks, Brother Shang, for helping us retain control over our Star Ship.”

To be able to keep a large-scale Star Ship, the Twin Star Pirates were in a much more favorable situation.

Shang Xia laughed, “I only managed to retrieve the Star Ship by luck...”

Ying Lianquan might be talkative, but he was also someone who was extremely sharp. He wouldn’t think that Shang Xia was actually afraid of True Immortal Mei just because he didn’t show his face earlier and he smiled. “Right, is there something strange about the high-level True Immortal from the Essence Ling Heavenly Field?”

“Yeah. He has a rank seven treasure. It’s most likely a life-saving treasure the Sage of the Essence Ling World left for him.” Shang Xia nodded.

The Ying Brothers sucked in a cold breath after hearing Shang Xia. They didn’t even detect the presence of the high-level True Immortal, much less a rank seven treasure.

After listening to Shang Xia, they found it to be a little strange. If True Immortal Mei had taken part in the battle at the very start, they would have lost a long time ago. The Twin Star Pirates would have been buried in history long before Shang Xia could arrive to help them.

Ying Lianquan forced a chuckle, “Looks like we need to thank True Immortal Mei for showing mercy.”

Shang Xia shrugged and mumbled, “He’s probably here to supervise the entire operation for the Essence Ling Heavenly Field. He was here to watch the Star Pirate groups in action and he probably wasn’t willing to get his hands dirty. He had no choice but to try to stop you guys at the end when you were about to escape.”

Ying Lianquan gasped in realization, “So... He probably despises Star Pirates to begin with... From the looks of it, Fei Wuyang and the others probably have a very low position in the Essence Ling Heavenly Field even if they were accepted.”

Ying Lianxi added at the side, “I also heard that the Sage of the Essence Ling Heavenly Field is an exceptional expert. There were rumors in the Chaotic Sea of Stars that the Sage had been in seclusion for a long time. He also found a way to break the restrictions between himself and a Heavenly Field...”

Ying Lianxi turned to Shang Xia the next moment. “Do you remember when we were attacking the Spirit Dawn World? We didn’t encounter the Sage from start to end and he only moved to stop us when we were escaping. However, he looked like he was making a move from very far away. According to our sources, the Martial Emptiness Realm Sage wasn’t in the Heavenly Field at that time. He made a hasty move while rushing back. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to flee...”

Shang Xia nodded slowly.

Ying Lianquan frowned and continued, “If the Sage is truly able to enter the Chaotic Sea of Stars as he wishes, will there still be a Chaotic Sea of Stars?”

“Ignore him for now. No matter what, we managed to escape from the Chaotic Sea of Stars. What we need to do is to take over the Azure World. We can talk about everything else in the future.” Ying Lianxi sighed.

Shang Xia couldn’t help but ask, “If I may, is the Azure World you are planning to conquer outside the chaotic streams we are in?”

The Ying Brothers exchanged a glance before Ying Lianquan spoke, “Indeed. It’s hidden here somewhere and the 2 of us have been wandering around for a long time before running into it.”

Ying Lianxi added, “The chaotic streams here don't exist all the time. It will only appear occasionally and we only learned when it would reveal itself after observing for a long time.”

“If the chaotic streams disappear after we arrive at the Azure World, what will happen?” Shang Xia raised an eyebrow curiously.

A look of hesitation flashed across their face, but in the end, Ying Lianxi explained, “The chaotic streams here might disappear, but the Azure World will still exist and there will still be chaotic space around it.”

Ying Lianquan continued, “We will be able to leave the Azure World, but we don’t know where we will end up...”

Ying Lianxu then added, “That is why we need a powerful Stargazer to be able to point us in the correct direction. We didn’t just need to find a way to the Azure World, we also need to navigate out of it.”

Shang Xia nodded slowly. “So... What are your plans next?”

“Tian Zhen has already revealed the existence of the Azure World to the Star Pirate groups. He might not know of its exact location, but the Original Star Corner in the Chaotic Sea of Stars should already be heavily guarded by the Star Pirate groups. We have no way of retreating.” Ying Lianxi explained. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

On cue, Ying Lianquan jumped in, “Our Spirit Ark also contains a large number of experts that form the foundation of our Twin Star Pirates. The families of our members are also present and all of them wouldn’t be able to survive in the space in the Spirit Ark for too long. We can only head for the Azure World now...”

Shang Xia agreed. “Alright, we shall head over now. Also, I need to adjust my condition after what happened earlier and I hope you can prepare a secret chamber for me to cultivate.”

He knew that they hadn’t revealed the location of the Azure World yet because they were taking precautions against him, and that was also why he got them to prepare a secret chamber for him. He wanted to show that he held no ill intentions to target the Azure World they were targeting.

The Ying Brothers seemed to have prepared for a response like that and Ying Lianxi quickly spoke up, “Brother Shang, it’s not that we’re guarding against you. No matter what, I’m afraid we will definitely need your help. Moreover, after we occupy the Azure World, we can’t possibly close ourselves off to the outside world. We need to trade and interact with other worlds in the future...”

“The reason we need Stargazer Xin to help us chart the route is also for us to establish proper relations with your Spirit Luxuriant World in the future...” Ying Lianquan added.

Shang Xia thought for a second and cupped his hands at the 2 of them. “Alright then.”

Ying Lianxi laughed suddenly and added another request, “Since Brother Shang is ready to establish friendly relations with us, I hope you can help us with 1 more thing.”

“Huh?” Shang Xia raised an eyebrow in confusion.

Ying Lianquan pointed at the large-scale Star Ship behind the Spirit Ark and finished Ying Lianxi’s request, “Brother Shang, please take charge of the Star Ship. Follow us closely as we head to the Azure World now.”