Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Within the great hall of deliberation of the Holy Blue Star Palace sat five Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Among these five Nascent Soul Cultivators, there was an absolutely stunning beauty dressed in blue palace garments with a graceful figure, wearing a jade hairpin, with almond-shaped eyes, rosy cheeks, a delicate nose, and cherry lips; a white-haired elder in white robes exuding a transcendental air; a slovenly Taoist middle-aged cultivator with an unkempt beard and an indolent mien; an old crone with white hair and a tall figure, who was vaguely recognizable as having been extremely beautiful in her youth; and Lord Yunmian.

These five Nascent Soul Cultivators were precisely the Nascent Soul defenders stationed at the headquarters of the Holy Blue Star Palace.

"Why hasn't the Palace Master returned yet?"

The breathtakingly beautiful woman in blue palace attire stood up and paced back and forth in the palace for a while before she couldn't help but speak up.

The disheveled middle-aged cultivator couldn't resist giving the woman in blue another glance, then he bowed his head, took a swig of Spiritual Wine, closed his eyes, and sat in a state that was neither sleeping nor waking.

Lord Yunmian comforted, "Lady Xinlian, the Palace Master is a grand cultivator at the nine levels of Nascent Soul and holds in his hand the Holy Blue Star Palace's Superior Spiritual Treasure. Accompanied by guardians such as Sage Shi, even if he cannot conquer the Dan Ling Sect, he will certainly not come to harm."

The Dan Ling Sect too was a top human force within the Blue Void Sea, and moreover, the sect was openly hostile to Demon Path cultivators, having executed characters such as the Scholarly Head, the Rouge Demoness, and the Lord of Thousand Faces from the Demon Path's Nascent Soul ranks.

Many of the Nascent Soul Cultivators who had been recruited by the Holy Blue Star Palace did not wish to be enemies with the Dan Ling Sect, which is why there were no recruited Nascent Soul Cultivators present in this council hall.

Lady Xinlian expressed her concern with a worried face, "If it were anywhere else, I wouldn't be concerned. But that's the headquarters of the Dan Ling Sect!! Zhao Yu is in far too much danger!"

The headquarters of the Dan Ling Sect was a perilous place where even the Black Jiao Emperor had died miserably, just as dangerous as the headquarters of the Holy Blue Star Palace. Naturally, Lady Xinlian was extremely anxious.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there's no need to worry, for Holy Blue has already died! Will you submit, or would you rather die?"

The voice of Zhao Yu suddenly resounded within the deliberation hall as he slowly stepped into it.

Accompanying Zhao Yu were several powerful characters at the Nascent Soul Level, including the Red Emperor, White Ghost Emperor, Nine Extremes Corpse Emperor, and venerable figures such as Old Ancestor Chikong and Lord Luosheng, as well as King Baijiao.

Lord Yunmian's face drastically changed as he cried out, "Zhao Yu!! How did you get in?"

The Holy Blue Star Palace, as an ancient Great Sect, occupies a Fifth-Order Superior Spirit Vein, and within the sect it also deploys a Fourth-Order Superior array known as the 36 Primordial Star Rings Spirit Locking Mystical Array.

The 36 Primordial Star Rings Spirit Locking Mystical Array, together with various enchantments laid out in the Holy Blue Star Palace, would cause even cultivators at the early stages of Divinity Transformation to fall if they attempted to breach the palace's defenses carelessly.

Zhao Yu said indifferently, "Holy Blue trusted himself too much and carried the Prohibition Token of the Holy Blue Star Palace on his person. This allowed me to easily come here."

The Prohibition Tokens governing the great arrays of any major force were typically in the hands of the leader, as possession of such a token by anyone else meant that their life and death could be controlled by another's hands.

Had Holy Blue not carried the Prohibition Token, then upon his return to the palace, he might have been subjected to the suppression of the 36 Primordial Star Rings Spirit Locking Mystical Array being activated by someone else.

Chewing his words, Lord Yunmian asserted, "There is no need for panic. Even if he has the Prohibition Token, he cannot possibly control our Holy Blue Star Palace's Mountain Protection Array!"

The 36 Primordial Star Rings Spirit Locking Mystical Array was immensely mysterious and served as the Sect-Protecting Great Array of the Holy Blue Star Palace. Only a few people like Holy Blue and Lord Yunmian knew the intricacies of its workings.

It would be difficult for outsiders to master the Mountain Protection Array of the Holy Blue Star Palace in a short time, even if they possessed the Prohibition Token.

"Take action, kill him, and avenge the Palace Master!!"

Lady Xinlian's eyes reddened with fury as she screamed and directly summoned her Lifebound Magic Treasure, the Star Origin Sword. She lunged enveloped in starlight towards Zhao Yu.

The slovenly middle-aged cultivator suddenly erupted with the terrifying aura of the Six Levels of Nascent Soul, also summoning his Lifebound Magic Treasure, the Star Origin Sword, turning into a streak of light as he thrust towards Zhao Yu.

The aged white-haired elder slapped the Spirit Insect Bag, releasing countless glossy, thumb-sized Flying Divine Ants with razor-sharp mandibles that swooped toward Zhao Yu.

The Flying Divine Ants were ranked among the top ten strange insects of this realm, impervious to swords and spears, immune to water and fire, with very few magical treasures capable of countering them.

"Thief, prepare to die!"

The elderly lady who'd erupted shouted lightly, her body suddenly expanding and transforming into a robust middle-aged woman. Holding a broad sword magical treasure that was over three meters long, she pounced towards Zhao Yu.

Master Yunmian directly summoned his lifebound magic treasure, the Star Origin Mirror. Dazzling starlight converged within the mirror, and a long spear made from the power of the stars stabbed out at Zhao Yu.

"Obstinate and ignorant, since that is the case, all of you can go to die!"

Zhao Yu sighed softly and directly activated the prohibition token in his hand.

Numerous nodes of spiritual power within the Holy Blue Star Palace shone with spiritual light, drawing starlight from the sky above. Thirty-six mysterious and profound primordial star rings appeared over the Holy Blue Star Palace's sky, drawing in the power of the stars from above and the spiritual power from the spirit vein nodes below, radiating dazzling and mysterious radiance.

"The Mountain Protection Array has been activated!!"

"Is there an outside invader?"

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All the cultivators within the Holy Blue Star Palace were alarmed, and a hint of shock passed through their eyes as they looked at the thirty-six star rings in the sky.

Numerous glimmers of starlight fell from those thirty-six star rings, forming a Star Barrier in front of Zhao Yu and his group.

Dang! Dang! Dang!

The magical treasures of the Xinlian Fairy, the Dispirited Taoist, and the Muscular Old Woman struck the Star Barrier, incapable of causing even a ripple on its surface.

The flying ants slammed into the Star Barrier and immediately started to gnaw voraciously at the formation.

The Star Long Spear that Master Yunmian had condensed also shattered and dissipated upon impact with the Star Barrier.

Zhao Yu said indifferently, "Now it's my turn! Die!"

The thirty-six star rings hovering in the sky of the Holy Blue Star Palace shimmered, and a spear of splendid starlight took form. In an instant, it descended from the heavens and struck directly at Master Yunmian.

Master Yunmian's face went pale, and he quickly summoned a white Spiritual Shield to defend himself.

Boom!!

The spear of starlight shattered the white Spiritual Shield and struck Master Yunmian with force.

Master Yunmian was blasted to the ground, blood flowing from his seven orifices, and an unknown number of his bones were broken. Instantly, he sustained severe injuries.

The Spirit Locking Mystical Array of the 36 Primordial Star Rings in the Holy Blue Star Palace was profound and unparalleled. The Array could even suppress cultivators at the early stages of Divinity Transformation, its power far surpassing the Mountainous Profound Light Great Array established by Zhao Yu.

After all, the Spirit Locking Mystical Array of the 36 Primordial Star Rings was built by generations of cultivators of the Holy Blue Star Palace over countless years, while the foundational depth of Zhao Yu's Mountainous Profound Light Great Array could not compare.

A gust of pitch-dark ghostly energy swept by. The White Ghost Emperor appeared in front of Master Yunmian through a spatial leap, his claw shattering Master Yunmian's head before grabbing his Nascent Soul and stuffing it into his mouth, chewing it voraciously.