Chapter 2128: Chapter 2126: The Time Has Come
Seven more years have passed!
It has been a full eleven years since Lu Ye and the others arrived at the Qing Palace.
A lot has happened in the past seven years, seemingly due to the increasingly evident signs of the Star Abyss Gate opening, attracting another powerful expert at the peak of Dao Fusion.
This expert intended to seize this Star Abyss Gate, and Yin Luo faced off against them over ten times, with victories and defeats on both sides, yet neither could prevail.
The new peak Dao Fusion expert is undoubtedly stronger than Blood Owl from back then.
However, there is also Uncle Duan on Yin Luo’s side, so that expert has no effective method against her.
In contrast to Yin Luo’s tense standoff with the enemy, the improvement in the team’s strength has been extremely remarkable.
Seven years ago, there wasn’t even a single 9th Dao in the team, but now, after Jiu Yan’s promotion to 9th Dao, Chen Wulei, Zi Ji, and Chong Yue have subsequently advanced, making for a total of four 9th Dao powerful experts.
Su Wan, Du Qingsha, Chang Yu, Water Fairy, and Bewitchment Shadow may not be 9th Dao, but they have reached 8th Dao strength.
Chen Li is at the 7th Dao.
When they first arrived at the Qing Palace, Lu Ye’s strength was the strongest, but now, he is the weakest because, strictly speaking, he is only 6th Dao, and wielding the power of 7th Dao is quite burdensome.
The overall strength of the three squads has increased significantly, naturally boosting the efficiency of hunting for Dao Bones, plus the monthly support from Yin Luo’s side, making the team’s foundation accumulate rapidly. At this rate, it might not take many years for them all to advance to 9th Dao.
Although his strength hasn’t improved, his accumulation of Dao force is quite substantial because, during secluded cultivation, the Dao force has been slowly increasing.
Currently, Lu Ye’s total accumulated Dao force has exceeded six thousand, and a large patch of leaves on his Talent Tree is shining golden brightly, which is truly pleasing.
Yet despite so much Dao force, Lu Ye doesn’t know what it’s for.
After so many years in secluded cultivation, his cultivation is still at Sun Blaze Mid-Stage, a bit away from Late Stage, whereas the refinement of the Soul Suppressing Secret Technique has made significant progress.
According to his observations, his Soul Suppressing Secret Technique should be at Final Achievement, enough to support the requirements for advancing to Sun Blaze Late Stage.
Since starting cultivation, he actually rarely had such a long time to cultivate carefully. His breakthroughs have mainly been achieved through the Talent Tree’s mad devouring, like swallowing a mouthful to become bloated.
Such cultivation is certainly efficient, but it has drawbacks; though the careful cultivation is less efficient, it allows for a deeper understanding of one’s strength changes. Slow work produces fine work, and during these ten years, Lu Ye has thoroughly remedied some hidden dangers left from past cultivation.
It must be said, this is indeed fortunate.
In Lu Ye’s room, eleven people gathered once again.
Over the years, everyone rarely gathered unless someone broke through to 9th Dao, changing the focus to forging 9th Dao. Thus, Lu Ye has only gathered them four times in total; otherwise, everyone acted independently as squads.
So many years of combat and slaughter have made everyone emanate a forest-like aura, even the weakest temperament Water Fairy now has a sharp presence.
Almost everyone has experienced more than one life-and-death crisis!
Sometimes squads help each other through difficult times, while other times they flee back to the Qing Palace territory, evading pursuit.
The worst time was when Chong Yue’s squad was almost wiped out, dragging their wounded bodies back to the Qing Palace. Lu Ye almost believed they wouldn’t survive, but in the end, Uncle Duan intervened to save them.
"What’s the matter this time?" Zi Ji asked first.
He knew that Lu Ye would not gather everyone without a significant reason.
Lu Ye glanced around at everyone and slowly spoke, "The time has come!"
They were all stunned, quickly reacting, and immediately their expressions became excited.
They have been waiting for this day for eleven years, and today, they can finally go home.
"Has Tree Elder confirmed it?" Zi Ji asked.
Lu Ye nodded, "Confirmed. Actually, I can feel it too because my connection with Tree Elder has become increasingly effortless over the years." Initially, the information Tree Elder sent from the stellar space was quite incomplete, but it has improved significantly over time.
This isn’t a good thing, it only indicates that the stellar space’s flaws are becoming more apparent, with the Star Abyss Gate’s opening imminent.
Additionally, Lu Ye has continually observed the area where the Star Abyss Gate is located, and now that Void region is even more turbid compared to back then. These are all changes.
"When is departure?" Chong Yue asked.
"At any time!" Lu Ye replied, "But my thought is to leave in a month; during this month, everyone should accumulate as much Dao force as possible. When we return to the stellar space, we won’t have such good conditions and environment like this." The more Dao force accumulated now, the less they have to worry about when facing enemies later.
"Then we’ll leave in a month!"
"We have a lot to do."
Beside Lu Ye on his left, Jiu Yan suddenly spoke, "I have a question: when we leave, will it affect the Star Abyss Gate? Could it be that our passage will completely open the Star Abyss Gate?"
Currently, the Star Abyss Gate hasn’t opened yet, but any external force could potentially impact it.
Jiu Yan’s concern is not without reason.
Lu Ye said, "I asked Tree Elder about this; his answer is there will be an impact, but it won’t immediately open the Star Abyss Gate, only hasten it."
"So, if the Star Abyss Gate was supposed to open in ten years, after we pass through, it might open in three years or even within a year!"
"Three to five years!" Lu Ye replied, "The Tree Elder has estimated that after we return, the Star Abyss Gate will definitely open within three to five years!"
"Three to five years..." Zi Ji nodded, "That’s manageable, we’ll have time for preparations after returning."
"This is precisely why the Tree Elder wants to bring us back earlier. Otherwise, we could just wait for the actual opening of the Star Abyss Gate before returning."
Once the stellar space is invaded, more than one Star Abyss Gate will appear. Especially since the All Phenomena Ocean stellar space has been invaded before, only the Tree Elder knows how many weaknesses exist within the stellar space. Returning early allows for targeted deployment and enables the mobilization of the entire stellar space’s power to overcome the catastrophe.
Looking at it this way, three to five years is still very tight, because integrating the power of an entire stellar space is no easy task.
"One month later!" Lu Ye looked at everyone, his tone solemn.
Everyone nodded and then left separately.
If they are going to leave, it’s natural to inform Yin Luo.
Half a day later, Yin Luo tearfully grasped Lu Ye’s clothes, "Don’t go! Don’t leave, what will I do without you?"
Lu Ye sighed, "I don’t want to leave either. But if I don’t go back, Qing Jun’s homeland will face disaster, and when Qing Jun’s friends and relatives die, how will you explain it to Qing Jun?"
Yin Luo sobbed, "I’ll guard here and won’t let them pass."
Lu Ye ruffled her small head, "The Star Abyss invasion isn’t limited to this one Star Abyss Gate. You can guard here, but what about other places? You don’t even know where the other Star Abyss Gates are. Don’t worry, I’ll come back to see you occasionally and bring you some treats."
Yin Luo lowered her head, feeling dejected, "You better mean it."
"I mean it," Lu Ye nodded firmly. Since it’s a Treasure Blood Avatar, once you’re used to it, it doesn’t really matter. His saintliness is strong, and slight losses aren’t significant.
Over the next month, Yin Luo remained in a low mood, which unfortunately caused trouble for the nearby Star Abyss living creatures.
With nowhere to vent her bad mood, Yin Luo could only take it out on those Star Abyss living creatures.
As a result, Lu Ye gained quite a few Dao Bones...
He distributed them all down.
The month passed in a blink, and the agreed-upon day arrived, everyone gathered together.
Yin Luo licked her lips, regretfully looking at Lu Ye.
Lu Ye appeared exhausted, as he had just concentrated on forming three Treasure Blood Avatars for Yin Luo, a farewell gift for her care during this period.
Eyes met, and Lu Ye quickly waved his hand, "No more, I’m going to die!"
Yin Luo immediately became nervous, "Do you want to rest for a bit and leave later?"
"It’s already agreed; the Tree Elder will meet us in the stellar space. If we’re late, we won’t make it."
"Then let me send you off!" Yin Luo sniffled, her eyes full of reluctance.
Even if she didn’t mention it, Lu Ye would have. This time leaving isn’t like before, and nobody knows what might happen. Having Yin Luo’s seat helps prevent some unexpected consequences.
A group of more than ten figures flew out from the Qing Palace, heading straight towards the Star Abyss Gate.
Feeling Yin Luo’s powerful aura from afar, the Star Abyss living creatures along the way avoided them by a large margin. Many had already met their fate at Yin Luo’s hands over the years, with nowhere to appeal.
Were it not for the allure of the Star Abyss Gate, they wouldn’t have stayed near a powerful creature like Yin Luo.
Even the ten Dao Fusion cultivators changed their expressions upon sensing Yin Luo’s aura and retreated. Although they were also Dao Fusion, their strength was far inferior to Yin Luo’s.
Soon, the group arrived before the Star Abyss Gate.
"We’re leaving, Yin Luo, take care of yourself." Lu Ye glanced at Yin Luo and then at Uncle Duan, "Thank you, Uncle Duan, for taking care of us all these years."
Uncle Duan responded with a sarcastic smile, not bothering to reply.
"Remember to come back to visit me!" Yin Luo shouted.
"I’ll definitely return!" Lu Ye nodded emphatically. With that, he activated his mana to envelop everyone around him, raising his hand and triggering the Reincarnation Tree’s imprint.
Vivid green light spread out, enveloping a large area. In the next instant, everyone suddenly transformed into a green light, entering the turbid Void ahead, and their figures simultaneously vanished.
Crack...
It was as if something shattered.
In the utterly turbid Void, a fissure split open, not loud, but with invisible repercussions sweeping across.
Numerous Star Abyss living creatures in the vicinity stared at this scene, suddenly becoming excited, raising their arms and cheering. The atmosphere turned fervent.
At that moment, the admiration for Yin Luo by the Star Abyss living creatures reached an unprecedented level.
They undoubtedly thought Yin Luo used some method to increase the stellar space’s vulnerabilities, making the Star Abyss Gate even more fragile, suggesting its early opening!
This event anticipated by all Star Abyss living creatures had them feeling overjoyed!
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