Chapter 2130: Chapter 2128: Five Major Flaws
"My apologies." Gu Yunliu nodded apologetically.
"No matter." Chen Wulei waved his hand, "The deceased are gone, and the only thing those who remain can do is avenge them, which is why we’ve followed Fellow Daoist Lu here!"
"There will certainly be an opportunity!" Gu Yunliu clasped his fists, "When the time comes, Brother Chen will have to lend much support."
Though Chen Wulei and his people failed to repel the Star Abyss invasion, they have much more experience than them. Having such veterans to aid, is of great benefit to this stellar space.
"Of course."
Lu Ye turned to the child, "Tree Elder, the Star Abyss invasion is unavoidable, but there are always some things I can’t quite understand."
"What is it?"
"In terms of stellar space, what exactly is the Star Abyss? Conversely, what is stellar space to the Star Abyss? And in what manner does the Star Abyss invade stellar space?" Lu Ye asked a slew of questions in one breath.
"The Star Abyss..." Tree Elder showed a reminiscing expression, "To be honest, I can’t answer your questions because I’ve never been to the Star Abyss myself. Yet, ages ago, someone described certain things to me, which might clarify your doubts."
Saying this, he flicked his small, tender hand, and in front of everyone appeared layer upon layer of ripples, as if it were an illusory sea.
"This is the Star Abyss." Tree Elder spoke, "You can think of it as boundless, constantly expanding."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and within that illusory sea, appeared clusters of blue, illusory spheres.
"These are units of stellar space, and you could say that every stellar space is enveloped by the Star Abyss. If stellar space is strong and stable, naturally all is well; but if a flaw appears..."
Most of the blue spheres vanished, leaving just one, and under their gaze, spots of light appeared on its surface.
"The Star Abyss ambience will infiltrate by these means!"
The illusory sea penetrated the blue sphere through those spots of light, and soon various parts of the blue sphere began to take on different colors, gradually expanding...
"Then at a certain limit..."
The blue sphere suddenly shattered, dissolving into countless parts, merging into various places.
Their emotions were heavy as they watched, Tree Elder’s demonstration was simple, but if they substituted this demonstration for a shattered stellar space, it would be heartbreaking.
The scene of the final stellar space shattering inevitably made Lu Ye recall things he’d encountered within the Star Abyss.
They were on their way to Qing Palace, passing remnants of Cover Armor stellar space, where they encountered Fortress Master Narn from Hekan Battle Fortress, later contacting Du Qingsha and others.
At the time, Du Qingsha and others speculated that after stellar space shattered, it was divided into many parts, entered different locations within the Star Abyss.
Tree Elder’s demonstration certainly proved it.
"Therefore, the root of Star Abyss invasion lies in the flaws of stellar space." Lu Ye realized, "So how do these flaws appear?"
Tree Elder replied, "The erosion by Star Abyss ambience is one aspect. Additionally, it’s said there’s a very special entity within stellar space, resembling star beasts. They can sense the ambience of stellar space from afar, with a peculiar talent that allows them to break stellar space’s isolation and deliberately create flaws. These special entities are called Stellar Space Destroyers!"
Lu Ye slowly shook his head, "I haven’t encountered them."
But the Star Abyss is enormous, and the places they’ve ventured into are only a small part of it, the living creatures within the Star Abyss they’ve seen aren’t many.
"Then how many flaws are there in this stellar space?" Lu Ye asked again.
Tree Elder said, "Currently, we can confirm five flaws, all of which appeared during the previous Star Abyss invasion. I’ve made arrangements and deployed measures, but how many flaws there are this time remains unknown."
The circumstances of the two invasions might not be precisely the same, perhaps over the years new flaws in stellar space have emerged.
"There’s one at All Phenomena Ocean?" Lu Ye inquired.
"Exactly!" Tree Elder nodded, "Back then, the Insect Race went to All Phenomena Ocean and used some methods to leverage the flaw there, thus opening the Star Abyss Gate!"
At this point, Chen Wulei asked, "Tree Elder, may I ask, how was the previous Star Abyss invasion resisted by this stellar space?"
Lu Ye was also intrigued by this question and immediately perked up his ears.
"Last time..." Tree Elder had a stronger reminiscing look in his eyes, "To resist Star Abyss invasion, one must deal with the Star Abyss Gate. The Star Abyss Gate cannot be destroyed, only sealed, or wait for it to naturally vanish."
Chen Wulei nodded, he naturally knew the Star Abyss Gate would disappear on its own. The first Star Abyss Gate that appeared in Cover Armor stellar space disappeared after a few decades.
No one knows how exactly it vanished, just as no one knows how exactly it appeared.
"Among the five flaws, three had their Star Abyss Gates naturally disappear, while the other two... were each blocked by the Power of Supreme Treasure." Tree Elder spoke as he looked towards Lu Ye, "At All Phenomena Ocean was the Constellation Palace, and back then there was no All Phenomena Ocean, it appeared because of the Constellation Palace. You could say this cosmic marvel was actually created by the power of supreme treasure."
As expected...
Lu Ye actually had some suspicions about this, because earlier, the Star Abyss Gate was sealed by the projection of the Constellation Palace. Now, after hearing Tree Elder’s words, he confirmed that his guess was correct.
"There’s another in the Tiangang Galaxy, known as the Universe Cauldron."
Chen Wulei frowned and said, "The power of the supreme treasure is indeed strong, but how can it be harnessed? And used to seal the cosmic cracks?"
The Cover Armor stellar space also has supreme treasures, such as the Sand Pot. When the Star Abyss Gate mutated, the power of the Sand Pot once emerged, but unfortunately, it couldn’t prevent the destruction of the stellar space.
The cultivators in the Cover Armor stellar space cannot harness the power of the supreme treasure, they can only rely on some special methods to invoke a sliver of its power at critical moments. From his current understanding, that sliver of power, when erupted, is roughly at the level of Dao Fusion.
"Human effort determines success." Tree Elder spoke slowly, "There was once someone who fused with a supreme treasure, and though not wholly successful, in that instant, they could harness the power of the supreme treasure to do what they intended."
His casual remark sent a jolt through everyone’s hearts, fleetingly showing them ancient historians in a distant historical scroll, valiant ancestors accepting their fate, even knowing how slim their hopes were, they fused with the supreme treasure, just to grasp that moment’s power.
Countless potent beings’ failures laid the groundwork for the lucky success of two among them.
"But many thousands of years have passed, and even the power of the supreme treasure is not eternal. The Star Abyss ambience has sensed this and is thus stirring restlessly." Tree Elder’s tone was solemn, "But compared to last time, this time our situation is much better. Not to mention the experience from last time which allows us to prepare in advance, but also your return, which is an advantage we didn’t have during the last Star Abyss invasion on this stellar space!"
Chen Wulei felt these words particularly deeply.
When the Cover Armor stellar space was invaded by the Star Abyss back then, there wasn’t even a single cultivator in the Dao Realm. The initial enemies, while not overly powerful, consumed an unforeseeable amount of people’s efforts before they were finally worn down.
Any one of them today could easily kill those invading enemies and preserve living strength; those fallen cultivators could have possibly advanced to the Dao Realm and become support for resisting the Star Abyss invasion in the future.
"However, we cannot be careless; once the Star Abyss Gate is opened, if it can’t be sealed, the Star Abyss invasion will never cease!"
"Tree Elder, currently, besides here, in All Phenomena Ocean and the Tiangang Galaxy, where are the other two weaknesses in the stellar space?"
Tree Elder said, "One is in the Changyue Star Cluster, and another in the Mystic Frost Star System."
Lu Ye pondered for a moment, he had never heard of these two star systems, they are clearly not well-known, in other words, no prominent strong figures exist there.
"No need to worry about the All Phenomena Ocean." Lu Ye mused, "I will arrange things properly on my side, even if the Star Abyss Gate opens, strong enemies won’t appear in the short term."
This fact has been confirmed in the Cover Armor stellar space, the Star Abyss Gate seems to have a travel limit. Initially, only a few weak Star Abyss living creatures could pass through, but as time progressed, the expansion of the Star Abyss Gate gradually allowed for stronger entities to come through.
Hua Ci is stationed at the All Phenomena Ocean, under the power of the Three Treasure Wishing Coins, entering the Path, even a Dao Fusion might not withstand it.
As to whether it can stop a Full Dao Harmony... Lu Ye does not know either.
And as long as the initial assault of the Star Abyss invasion can be held off, the stellar space cultivators will have the opportunity to cultivate in the area where the Star Abyss ambience permeates, thus forging their own Dao Realm and entering the Dao Realm!
"As for other locations..."
Gu Yunliu said, "This place will be headed by us from Yellow Dragon World, but we need some Fellow Daoists to stay behind and support us."
Lu Ye nodded, "That’s not a problem."
The ones who returned from the Star Abyss number eleven, with five weaknesses, at least two people can be stationed at each weakness. For those all above the 7th Dao, handling the initial Star Abyss invasion is not difficult at all.
Moreover, at the initial stage, we need to intentionally allow some infiltration for the Star Abyss ambience to seep in; otherwise, it won’t be easy for the home planet’s cultivators to cultivate.
"I plan to have Mount Fangcun go to the Tiangang Galaxy." Tree Elder spoke, "Mount Fangcun is a supreme treasure, sparing the hassle of building a battle city. Currently, many people have already gathered at Mount Fangcun."
Lu Ye’s eyes gleamed, "Tree Elder plans thoroughly."
Indeed, Mount Fangcun can guard a spot far more effectively than any battle city built with huge investments of financial, material, and human resources.
"However, only you can harness Mount Fangcun, so you still need to make a trip, and there is still the final part there that needs to be integrated." Tree Elder said.
He hadn’t mentioned it, and Lu Ye had almost forgotten, having stayed long in the Star Abyss, far from the stellar space; the integration in the Western Region indeed slipped his mind.
Counting the time, it should be about right.
But...
"Will there be enough time to navigate Mount Fangcun to the Tiangang Galaxy?" Lu Ye asked.
Tree Elder smiled slightly, "Ample time, given the insect paths everywhere now, travel across the stellar space is very convenient."
"That’s good then."
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