Chapter 2095: Chapter 2096: Journey to the Ancient Star River City
Sometimes, good deeds do not necessarily bring gratitude from others; on the contrary, they may even provoke enmity.
These young Martial Artists did not consider their own problems. Instead, they abandoned all their previous gratitude because Ye Qiu did not act in time, which almost led to their deaths.
One can only say that some people are inherently selfish; when difficulties arise, they hope for others’ help, and when it’s not forthcoming, resentment is born.
Do they ever consider if they would step forward when others face danger?
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Ye Qiu and Turquoise Pool weren’t quite familiar with each other and didn’t have much to say, especially since Ye Qiu was interacting with Turquoise Pool as Ye Fentian at the moment.
However, this didn’t prevent Ye Qiu from inquiring about the matters on the Star River Path from Turquoise Pool.
Turquoise Pool didn’t ask why Ye Qiu became so strong, even to the point where her strength, as the Saint Heiress of the Turquoise Pool Sacred Ground, couldn’t match his.
Everyone has their own secrets; although Turquoise Pool was curious, she could suppress her curiosity.
Through Turquoise Pool, Ye Qiu gained more understanding of the Star River Path.
Those with a quota to step onto the Star River Path can choose to enter those wild planets to train and enhance their strength, such as the Star Soil Continent Ye Qiu had visited before. Moreover, on these planets, there are no supreme powerhouses, with the highest being at the Saint level, making them relatively less dangerous and easier to encounter opportunities.
This privilege is naturally only available to Saint Heirs and Saint Heiresses of major sects; Loose Cultivators who enter the Star River Path through the Gate of Life and Death differ. They must first pass the gate to qualify for the Star River Path, and ultimately, those who pass will be randomly transported, like Ye Qiu, who was lucky enough to be sent to the Star Soil Continent.
"Those planets are merely training grounds for us; being there won’t delay much of our time and can provide a certain level of strength enhancement," Turquoise Pool explained.
Perhaps due to Ye Qiu’s actions, Turquoise Pool did not hoard her knowledge and shared what she knew with Ye Qiu.
Actually, these things were commonly known; if Ye Qiu stayed there longer, he would eventually learn them.
Nonetheless, knowing earlier is undoubtedly beneficial, sparing him from groping around in the dark.
Later, Turquoise Pool talked about the most important places on the Star River Path for enhancing a Martial Artist’s strength.
"The Ancient Cosmic City?" Ye Qiu hadn’t heard of it before.
Turquoise Pool nodded seriously and said, "Ultimately, everyone who steps onto the Star River Path will head to the Ancient Cosmic City. It is a gathering place filled with young talents from all corners of the universe."
This aligned with Ye Qiu’s speculation. He had previously thought that the Star River Path couldn’t be exclusive to the geniuses from the ancestral land; certainly, there would be geniuses from other places. As expected, all the young talents from this universe would gather there for training.
That being the case, there would be more powerful individuals, making it an exciting training ground filled with universal talents. It’s no wonder that entering there is extremely difficult. If you can’t even step onto the Star River Path, you have no qualifications to compete with the geniuses of various planets.
"In the Ancient Cosmic City, there are many Cultivation Techniques and places of enlightenment that can be exchanged for with sufficient Military Merit Points."
"Oh? How does one obtain Military Merit Points?" Ye Qiu asked with curiosity.
The Saint Heiress of Turquoise Pool glanced at the sparkling stone in Ye Qiu’s hand and said, "That very thing in your hand, we call it a core, which is only produced within high-level Abyssal Demons."
"So, to gain points, one must kill Abyssal Demons?" Ye Qiu understood.
But what exactly are these Abyssal Demons?
With so many geniuses gathered on the Star River Path, are there enough Abyssal Demons to kill?
Turquoise Pool knew that Ye Qiu was completely unfamiliar with Abyssal Demons, so she explained patiently, "Abyssal Demons originate from the abyss at the edge of the universe. Every day, a large number of Abyssal Demons climb up from there, and all we have to do is kill these abyssal demons."
Unexpectedly, the origin of Abyssal Demons is quite mysterious. What kind of abyss produces such creatures? From Turquoise Pool’s words, it seems Abyssal Demons have existed for a long time, continuously emerging. What secrets lie beneath that abyss? Everything is unfamiliar and mysterious to Ye Qiu.
This excited Ye Qiu exceedingly, given the vast number of unknowns in the world to explore.
After chatting with Turquoise Pool for four hours, it finally came to an end. Naturally, Ye Qiu stayed behind, joining Turquoise Pool on the journey to the Ancient Cosmic City.
The young people didn’t show any dissatisfaction. Although some felt jealous or even resentful of Ye Qiu, they didn’t easily show it. Those who managed to enter and survive here may not be exceptionally clever, but they’re certainly not foolish; after all, fools wouldn’t survive until today.
Someone took out a traveling magic artifact, a small boat, which quickly expanded in the sky to accommodate everyone, and then the boat embarked on its journey, traversing through space.
Sitting on it, Ye Qiu felt pretty good and thought he should obtain such a traveling magic artifact in the future to avoid flying everywhere himself, which was too tiring. Such an artifact only requires a little energy.
Standing on the boat, Ye Qiu watched the ever-changing cosmic scenery. His mindset shifted from initial curiosity to calmness, gradually becoming familiar with the universe’s environment.
Later, Ye Qiu sat at the boat’s stern, preparing to close his eyes and rest for a while.
After Ye Qiu settled in for some rest, a few youths gathered together and whispered.
Although they didn’t say anything explicit, Ye Qiu could sense that they seemed to have some opinions about him.
"Even saving people can invite annoyance," Ye Qiu thought with a faint smile, but he didn’t stand up to argue with them.
In Ye Qiu’s view, those people were just ordinary Saints. To be honest, he didn’t take them seriously, be it their jealousy or resentment. Ye Qiu didn’t care.
As long as they don’t provoke him, he won’t provoke them.
Ye Qiu couldn’t be bothered with these people anyway. During the journey to the Ancient Cosmic City, they wouldn’t dare trouble him.
Clearing his mind, Ye Qiu stopped thinking about these trivial matters and took this time to study the Heavenly Heart Seal on his brow.
Previously, without this Heavenly Heart Seal, he and Gu Tian would have likely bowed down in front of Ge Tian. At the critical moment, the Heavenly Heart Seal changed the situation, allowing Ye Qiu to escape death.
At that time, Ye Qiu really thought he was going to die, having painstakingly cultivated to the level of Supreme Saint only to craft a wedding dress for someone else.
It was precisely at his most desperate moment that he unexpectedly acquired the Heavenly Heart Seal on the Path of Life and Death, ultimately saving his life.
It altered his destiny once again.
Otherwise, if Ge Tian had succeeded, Ye Qiu couldn’t imagine what would have become of him.
"No matter what, from now on, I am also someone who has killed beings with power equivalent to heavenly might," he mused.
