Chapter 582: Chapter 557 New Identity
Lu Yan took the Jade Talisman, and his soul infused into it, and immediately, a starry sky map emerged in his mind.
The map was immense, encompassing a vast number of star fields, countless galaxies, and innumerable stars.
A part of it was a grey area, as if shrouded in a layer of fog.
Moreover, the area of the grey region was much larger than the normal section.
Lu Yan looked closely and found that the grey area was slowly expanding.
Though the process wasn’t fast, it was indeed slowly increasing. At this rate, it wouldn’t take ten thousand years to completely engulf the normal areas.
"It can update in real-time, truly intelligent."
Lu Yan marveled in his heart.
"You just need to silently think of ’Five Elements Heavenly Arch’, and the map will display it."
Lu Ming informed him.
With a thought from Lu Yan, indeed, within the normal area, a point of light flickered brightly.
"Go, I can only take you this far. Don’t worry, the most powerful beings in the boundless starry sky will not stop you,"
Lu Ming said.
"Alliance Hierarch, I take my leave."
Lu Yan bowed with his fists.
"I await your good news, looking forward to seeing you shine in the confrontation between the Origin and the starry sky,"
Lu Ming said with a smile, and after speaking, his figure blurred and in the next moment, disappeared entirely.
"Boundless starry sky..."
Lu Yan looked towards the profound starry sky in the distance, showing a look of expectation.
With a thought, dense runes crawled out around his body, forming a mysterious and complicated Formation, but immediately, the Formation vanished from sight, and Lu Yan’s life aura underwent a great transformation.
Even his appearance had changed.
Now, even if a third-step creator who knew him stood in front of him, it’s likely they wouldn’t recognize him.
The concealment Formation crafted jointly by Lu Ming and the Formation Ancestor was naturally extraordinary.
"Set off, Five Elements Heavenly Arch."
With a thought from Lu Yan, the power of the Doctrine surged forth, and he took a step forward.
Boom!
The void exploded, space shattered, and Lu Yan smashed through it, breaking several massive meteorites in the process before emerging countless miles away, slightly disheveled.
"I was careless. They say that in the boundless starry sky, the laws of the Doctrine aren’t as stable as on the Origin Continent and the space is much weaker. Indeed, it’s true,"
Lu Yan said with self-deprecating laughter.
Immediately, he slashed out with his palm, and a shocking blade light streaked for who knows how many miles, cutting through the void in front of him.
The profound and boundless cosmic void was cleaved by a blade scar billions of miles long, tearing open space to reveal a pitch-black spatial rift.
Swoosh, swoosh...
Lu Yan stretched his body, striking continuously, each blow causing space to explode, slicing open the cosmic starry sky...
He displayed his abilities freely, with the intention of adapting to the environment of the boundless starry sky.
He wanted to avoid carelessly causing destruction that could lead to the annihilation of skies when he acted.
After several hours, Lu Yan finally stopped, having initially adapted.
He grasped with both hands and space tore apart like paper; he stepped forward, his figure entering the spatial rift and vanishing.
He moved through space at an ultimate speed, with countless stars flashing past him.
In terms of territory, the Origin Continent paled in comparison to the boundless starry sky, there was no room for comparison.
Seven days later.
A silent void cracked open and Lu Yan’s figure emerged.
In front of him, around a dozen huge stars revolved around two suns.
One of the stars radiated multicolored light; it was Lu Yan’s destination, the Five Elements Star, where the Five Elements Heavenly Arch was located.
During the heyday of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, the entire Five Elements Star, including the several huge star systems in the surrounding area, belonged to the Five Elements Heavenly Arch’s domain.
But now, those star systems had long since changed masters, and only the Five Elements Star, the ancestral star of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, remained under the control of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch.
Lu Yan flickered and landed on a mountain peak of the Five Elements Star.
"The cultivation environment in this boundless starry sky, compared to the Origin Continent, is indeed far inferior... Of course, perhaps it’s also related to the low level of the Five Elements Star,"
Lu Yan considered internally.
Not all planets in the boundless starry sky are suitable for cultivation.
And among those suitable for cultivation, there are also different levels.
The higher the level, the better the cultivation environment.
Clearly, the level of the Five Elements Star is not high.
Lu Yan’s Spiritual Sense spread out, enveloping the entire Five Elements Star within it.
Most of the Five Elements Star was inhabited by mortals.
Only a few hundred had notable Cultivation Levels, mainly gathered on a mountain peak bursting with five colors.
This was Five Elements Peak, and it was where the Five Elements Heavenly Arch was located.
With one step, Lu Yan moved through the sky and the next moment, he appeared at the foot of Five Elements Peak.
"A bold thief dares to come here, face your death."
Suddenly, a cold shout rang out as a long spear thrust forth from the ground with a chilling intent to kill, aiming straight for Lu Yan’s vital points.
Lu Yan dodged with a flicker of his body, easily avoiding the spear thrust.
Thump!
The ground exploded, and a burly man surged out.
This man held a long spear and had four more spears of different colors strapped to his back, creating a multicolored array.
His Cultivation Level was formidable, at the Fourth Layer of the Tao, and upon seeing his initial strike miss, he immediately let out a loud shout. The four spears on his back flew out in unison, coordinating with the one in his hand, all converging in a strike toward Lu Yan.
The five long spears surged, driving the Doctrine Rules of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
"Mastering the five rules? No, the Five Elements Heavenly Skill? That’s not right either, this manipulation of the Five Elements Rules is through some kind of formation."
Lu Yan’s gaze flashed as he discerned the clues.
Although the opponent could mobilize the five rules, they weren’t relying on their own power but on some formation, which was full of loopholes.
However, it was certain that the opponent must be from the Five Elements Heavenly Arch.
Just as the burly man made his move, dozens of figures flew out from the Five Elements Mountain, encircling Lu Yan completely, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Lu Yan didn’t rush to act but moved swiftly, dodging the opponent’s attacks, and his pupils circulated with patterns as he deployed the Tao Soul Pupil.
However, when he now used the Tao Soul Pupil, it was very discreet. Coupled with the Formation given by Lu Ming to conceal his actions, others couldn’t detect it at all.
Under the Tao Soul Pupil, the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent’s attacking techniques were fully exposed in his eyes.
They were somewhat mysterious but far inferior to the Five Elements Heavenly Skill.
Suddenly, Lu Yan launched a counterattack.
He was covered with a five-colored glow, pointing a finger out, and his finger energy directly penetrated the opponent’s five long spears, landing on the burly man’s chest.
The burly man staggered back, his face pale.
But that finger energy merely touched his chest and didn’t take his life.
"Elder Wu."
The people nearby were shocked and were about to join forces to attack Lu Yan.
"Stop."
The burly man shouted, making everyone cease their attacks, and he looked at Lu Yan in astonishment, saying, "Was the technique you used just now the Five Elements Heavenly Skill?"
"What? The Five Elements Heavenly Skill?"
The others heard this and their eyes widened in shock.
The Five Elements Heavenly Skill was one of the Town Que Method of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, and it had long been lost. How could an outsider know how to use it?
"You have some insight."
Lu Yan smiled.
The burly man’s body shook with excitement and he said, "A misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding. Your cultivation level is profound, and had you not shown mercy just now, Wu would already be dead. Wu apologizes for the offense."
The burly man bowed continuously with his hands clasped in front of him.
"I do not believe I have ever offended the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, so why would you attempt to kill me upon our first meeting?"
Lu Yan asked.
"Ah, it’s all because of the Crazy Wind Valley."
The burly man sighed and said, "You must know that with the current retreat of cultivation, in this vast starry sky, most territories have entered The End of the Dharma Era, where cultivation is not possible, resulting in a massive influx of cultivators and countless forces into still viable regions for cultivation. In such a situation, conflicts and battles are inevitable."
"Our Five Elements Heavenly Arch, not being particularly strong, yet monopolizing a planet, naturally became a target. The Crazy Wind Valley is a force that migrated from the outside, and they issued us an ultimatum not long ago, stating that if we do not leave by the end of the deadline, there will be no mercy in their slaughter."
Having said that, the burly man looked both angry and helpless.
But the next moment, there was a glimmer of hope in the burly man’s eyes as he looked at Lu Yan and said, "The Five Elements Heavenly Skill is the strongest technique of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, always kept secret. How are you related to our Five Elements Heavenly Arch, since you can use it?"
"My mentor goes by the name of Lu Yizheng."
Lu Yan said.
"What? The former Sect Leader, how is that possible?"
The burly man was greatly shaken, his eyes wide and face full of disbelief.
Whoosh, whoosh!
At that moment, two streaks of rainbow light flew out from the Five Elements Mountain.
The rainbow light was incredibly fast and powerful, and in a flash, they appeared beside the burly man.
Tao Fifth Layer and Tao Sixth Layer.
Lu Yan thought to himself.
One of them, a tall and thin old man, was of the Tao Sixth Layer.
"Sect Leader, Grand Elder."
The others paid their respects to the two newcomers.
The tall and thin old man, the Sect Leader of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, looked at Lu Yan with skepticism and said, "Brother, Lu Yizheng was our Five Elements Heavenly Arch’s former Sect Leader, but he perished over a hundred thousand years ago in the great battle on the Origin Continent. Are you his disciple? Could it be that before his fall, he discreetly took you as his disciple on the outside?"
"That’s not it."
Lu Yan shook his head and said, "My honorable master, during that battle, didn’t completely perish. A Remaining Soul escaped into a remote planet, by chance encountered me, and then took me as his disciple, passing on the Five Elements Heavenly Skill. However, the master was too gravely injured, and the Remaining Soul couldn’t endure for long, eventually dissipating completely."
As he spoke these words, Lu Yan’s eyes were filled with sorrow.
This reason was something he had agreed upon with Lu Ming.
It was to give him a legitimate identity within the vast starry sky.
"I see."
The Sect Leader of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, along with the Grand Elder and Elder Wu, nodded, but deep down, they still had doubts. They couldn’t just believe Lu Yan’s words because he could use the Five Elements Heavenly Skill.
Lu Yan, of course, knew they wouldn’t believe him so easily. With a thought, a five-colored token appeared in his hand.
"The Sect Leader’s Token."
The Sect Leader, Grand Elder, and others immediately widened their eyes.
The Sect Leader’s Token can only be possessed by the successive Sect Leaders of the Five Elements Heavenly Arch, being a token of the Sect Leader’s authority and a symbol of power.
The current Sect Leader didn’t possess such an object, which somewhat undermined his legitimacy.
Yet, the Sect Leader’s Token had gone missing with the death of Lu Yizheng, and they had no way to recover it.
Upon seeing the Sect Leader’s Token, they were ninety-nine percent convinced of Lu Yan’s words.
"May I ask how to address you?"
The Sect Leader bowed.
"My name is Zhang Wei,"
Lu Yan said with a smile.
Of course, the Sect Leader’s Token was also given to him by Lu Ming.
