Year 9250 of the Blue Star Xia Calendar, Lingyun Star
The battle is still ongoing. The Tao Achieving of Lingyun Star is finished. There are only sixteen of them in total, with four captured, twelve killed, and the remaining cultivators have no power to resist.
For Lingyun Star, this is like the end of the world, as the evil beings from beyond suddenly appeared and launched a massacre against them.
"Heavenly Emperor, please have mercy on the people…"
"Master, Master, where are you?"
"Where are the immortals, the ascended immortals of the sect…"
The forces from Blue Star constantly attacked the major sects of Lingyun Star, and the mid-to-high-level members of each sect were crying out in despair. They believed in Lingyun and thought their ancestors had already ascended, but now Lingyun Star faced a great catastrophe. Where are the immortals? Where is the Heavenly Emperor?
No matter how much they cried out in surprise, Lingyun could not summon a celestial being to save them. They could only watch helplessly as the Blue Star forces advanced through Lingyun Star, with many cultivators being killed, and their sects being attacked. It pained him greatly because many of these cultivators were seeds of Tao Achieving, who might have broken through in a few hundred years, but now they were dead, and all their hard work was wasted.
In the battle between the celestial beings, Lingyun could never strongly suppress the three, and they fell into a war of attrition, making everyone very tired.
"Ancestor, it seems we can’t decide the winner in a short time. What should we do?"
After calculating the time, they had been fighting for three days under the Blue Star sun, and some people had already lost patience, asking Lin Jiang what to do.
"Let’s fall back a bit. Keep the personnel and warships spread out. Let them fight for now," Lin Jiang said.
Lin Jiang said that Lingyun Star must find a solution. No matter how long this battle dragged on, it would not work. They should retreat a little to avoid getting caught up in it.
On the mothership, more and more prisoners and spoils of war appeared. For these prisoners, they no longer simply searched their souls, because soul searching is not infallible. A person’s memory has a vast amount of information, and the soul searcher might make errors when handling this information, easily missing important details. This is like watching a movie; the same movie can be interpreted differently by different people.
So they still needed to conduct interrogations, done by professionals for professional matters.
After another three days, Liang Long consumed the Dao rhythms of four Tao Achieving prisoners but still could not defeat Lingyun. Eventually, he had to use a secret weapon—the kind of rule-based weapon that could kill Xia Qingshan.
However, before using it, Lin Jiang had taken the fleet to a very distant place and ordered all the detectors to be turned off to keep it a secret. This weapon needed to remain confidential; otherwise, it would cause unease among the immortals. Liang Long also brought Lingyun far away from Lingyun Star.
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Lingyun Star
When Lin Jiang and the others arrived at Lingyun Star, not many people were resisting anymore. A large number of war robots were patrolling everywhere.
"Lingyun is dead, and many secrets have disappeared with him."
Liang Long said to Lin Jiang. He knew that Lin Jiang had always wanted to chase after the secrets of Lingyun Star. Unfortunately, they were too weak to take down Lingyun and could only use the secret weapon.
"It doesn’t matter. Actually, we can guess some things."
"Is it related to the Heavenly Court?"
"Yes, Lingyun definitely went to the Heavenly Court for some reason and escaped. After that, for some reason, he failed with Xia Qingshan. Xia Qingshan escaped from Lingyun Star and went to Blue Star to settle there. At that time, Blue Star should have been similar to Jiang Star but a bit better, maybe with some initial level of cultivation. I don’t really understand the details, so let’s not dig into it."
Lin Jiang said this was his own reasoning, and whether it was right or wrong could not be proven.
"Check the information on Lingyun Star; it might have an answer."
"By the way, don’t you really want another group of people loyal to you?"
"I’m not interested; I’m used to being on my own. Everything else feels like a burden to me."
"That’s fine; let’s do it your way."
Lin Jiang nodded. He understood that Liang Long didn’t want to get involved. Just like Lin Jiang, if it weren’t for Lin Ying and the others, Xia Qingshan wouldn’t have been able to control him for so many years. That was his weakness.
This time, Lin Jiang brought a lot of people, almost a million. He was planning to take Lingyun Star in one go, with a million people entering Lingyun Star to immediately start working.
The first point was to eliminate all of Lingyun’s influence. This person had deceived the world and created an image of a Heavenly Court in the hearts of the cultivators of Lingyun Star. The people of Lingyun Star firmly believed in it, and the impact was huge. It had to be removed.
Second, it was important to quickly establish the cross-border teleportation array to Blue Star. Follow-up personnel and supplies needed to be smooth, or else being stranded in space would be very dangerous for Lingyun Star.
Blue Star has already had two experiences conquering alien planets, so there is no need for Lin Jiang to say much; everyone is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Lin Jiang is just taking Cao Ying and the others to see the sights of Lingyun Star. Each planet has its unique beauty, and it is nice to enjoy the scenery.
After a year, his subordinates finally gathered various pieces of information and reported to Lin Jiang and the others.
"Dear ancestors, over the past year, we have collected most of the literature and confirmed its authenticity through captives.
Now we can be sure that the cultivation of the Immortal Language from Blue Star originates from the Immortal Language from Lingyun Star, and many techniques and secrets from Blue Star can be found in Lingyun Star…"
"The Heavenly Court that cultivators on Lingyun Star believe in does not exist. It is an illusion created by the immortals of Lingyun Star to deceive living beings. They can even create illusions to make those engulfed by it appear again…"
"The social structure of Lingyun Star has gone through many changes. According to our research on Lingyun Star’s texts, at one time Lingyun Star…"
"The level of techniques and secrets in Lingyun Star was once slightly higher than that of Blue Star, probably equivalent to Blue Star…"
One person reported all the situations to Lin Jiang and the others, covering everything from cultural ecology to historical anecdotes, and Lin Jiang and his companions listened carefully.
Especially, they found out that Lingyun Star had a chance to reach the sky, but because of Lingyun’s own interference, it lost this opportunity. After that, under Lingyun’s design, Lingyun Star’s strength continued to decline. From having hundreds of experts above Tao Achieving at its peak, there was not a single Tao Achieving expert on Lingyun Star for nearly a thousand years during its lowest point.
"From this research, it can be inferred that Lingyun comes from the Heavenly Court, and he has a great fear of it. This led Lingyun Star to willingly give up the chance to reach the sky, which caused Lingyun Star’s current weakness."
"So, what is Lingyun afraid of? That is worth thinking about."
Liang Long’s words lifted everyone’s spirits; there were no outsiders here, and the faces of the Demon Queen and others looked grim.
Perhaps out of their nature, or for some other reason, they all reached a consensus—that they felt the Heavenly Court was unreliable, and deep down, they did not trust the Heavenly Court.
"Never mind, let’s not talk about this issue. From now on, everyone should focus on strengthening their abilities."
Lin Jiang thought for a moment and said to the group that they still didn’t know what methods the Heavenly Court had, and they should avoid walking into a trap.
"Now, let’s discuss the developments of our families. According to the news Cao Ying brought back, we must offer a portion of Dao Rhyme to the Heavenly Court every one thousand five hundred years. This requirement is very low, and I believe the Heavenly Court must have other ways to increase their strength."
"But for us right now, it is a real problem. The people from our families are all very young, and within one thousand five hundred years, no one will reach the end of their life, so we need to discuss where this offering will come from."
"The Buddha sect? As long as we fight against the Buddha sect, there are countless ways to do so."
"Don’t underestimate the power of the Buddha sect; their strength is quite formidable, and they have many talented individuals. They are also learning and improving, so in future battles, we might not have the upper hand."
Lin Jiang said he truly did not dare to underestimate the Buddha sect. The fact that they can stand alongside the Heavenly Court shows their strong power, and many people in the Buddha sect are also talented and capable of learning.
"If the Buddha sect cannot do it, then we can only seek wandering immortals and continue our journey into the farther universe, which spans billions of light-years. There are definitely more than just these dozen life planets, and even more than just the Heavenly Court and the Buddha sect. Once we step into the starry sky, we cannot stop."
Liang Long said that if they hadn’t ventured into the starry sky and had their vision limited, there would be nothing more to say. But since their vision has opened up, there is no stopping; they can only continue on one path into the ever-farther starry sky.
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