Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1334: News and Secret

After trying for such a long time, Shang Xia finally saw hope in the creation of Star Robes.

However, inscribing the Variant Formation Talisman into Starlight Silk, to turn it into something like a Talisman Seal, that would still allow the user to use it while flying around in battle, was still a tall task…

Moreover, Starlight Silk was completely different from the Impaled Stone he was using to craft Talisman Seals. The Impaled Stone was a hard material that he could manipulate however he wanted, but the Starlight Silk was flowy and soft. The difference between both materials was too large and even if Shang Xia understood the general direction of how he should go about crafting it, he wasn’t too confident he would succeed.

That was because he would require extremely intricate crafting methods, and it wasn’t something he could achieve just because his knowledge in the art of formations was sound. Physical capabilities and skill was also very important.

As such, Shang Xia paid more attention to training his ability to inscribe seals. He didn’t even dare to play with the Starlight Silk as he tried his hand at other low-level materials that had similar properties.

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When Shang Xia was working hard to replicate the Star Robes, Kou Chongxue brought back 2 pieces of news from the Spirit Thistle World.

The first was when True Immortal Shao was arranging the treasures of her senior brother who took part in the operation to kill Zhuge Xiang, she discovered a secret manual that was well hidden that described the Camp Commanders' battle formation.

True Immortal Shao brought out the manual and after the high-level True Immortals of the various worlds made their copies, they brought it back to their respective factions.

Kou Chongxue compared the manual he received with those from Feng Ziying and discovered that the manual True Immortal Shao provided was indeed real. Also, it was slightly different from the one provided by Feng Ziying.

That would mean that the Tongyou Institution held 2 of the 7 manuals that described the Camp Commanders’ battle formation.

The second piece of news was that they received news of the Seventh Order energy controlled by the Spirit Abundance World. It seemed as though they didn’t just control a single type. Instead, they had 2 different types of Seventh Order energy at their disposal.

The first was an Elysium Grand Formation. The 9 great Elysiums of the Spirit Abundance World had already forced a powerful formation and it could draw on the power of the Elysiums to protect their world. It was the strongest formation in the Spirit Abundance World and it was said to be able to resist any invasion from Martial Emptiness Realm experts.

However, they didn’t just use it for defense. It also managed to devour the Frost Wave that was produced by the leaking world origin from the Essence Ping World and could turn it into world origin for themselves.

The next way they controlled Seventh Order energy was a type of battle formation that was created using 7 special Star Ships. They would be able to borrow the power the others contained and attack and retreat together, and the strength they revealed would be enough to threaten a Martial Emptiness Realm Sage.

That was all the information they could gather. As for the actual battle situation, how many people there were controlling those Star Ships, how those Star Ships were controlled… The Spirit Thistle World didn’t manage to learn much.

Whatever it was, the information transmitted back to the Spirit Luxuriant World were extremely important to them.

As soon as Kou Chongxue informed the Tongyou Institution of what he learned, it was quickly shared with the other great powers in the Spirit Luxuriant Hall.

By the time Shang Xia learned about it in Star Beast Nest No.2, his reaction was pretty much the same as Kou Chongxue. It was that the Elysium Grand Formation Zhang Xuansheng shared with them was pretty much similar to that of the Spirit Abundance World.

The Tongyou Institution wasn’t the only one who noticed something strange. Everyone else reacted the same way.

After a short moment of contemplation, Shang Xia sent a transmission to Kou Chongxue to ask who actually discovered the Manyu Continent back when the Azure Worlds first decided to launch an expedition over. He also wished to know who led the entire operation.

Kou Chongxue’s reply came quickly and he seemed to understand what Shang Xia was curious about. However, he also said that it wasn’t time to dig deeper into the Northern Sea Mystic Sect.

Shang Xia could only leave it at that. Instead, he placed his attention on the Elysium Grand Formation of the Spirit Abundance World which was powered by 9 great Elysiums and could resist the Frost Wave from the Essence Ping World.

Shang Xia was no stranger to the Frost Wave as he experienced it before he entered the Six Direction Realm when he was in the Spirit Abundance World.

Back then, he saw how the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake was devoured by the other great powers because of Dugu Yuanshan’s death, and he even stole their Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar to use as his weapon. He also saw how they trapped True Immortal Tang Yu, a Free True Immortal in the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake to turn her into an Elysium True Immortal.

Speaking of which, True Immortal Tang Yu seemed to have experienced the same thing as Lu Wuzi. Shang Xia even suspected that Lu Wuzi chose to use his soul to replace the Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar to develop the Ice Essence Elysium because he mentioned Tang Yu’s predicament to him in the past.

Of course… Zhang Xuansheng could also be behind it!

When Shang Xia was sighing to himself, he seemed to have discovered something related to the 9 great Elysiums of the Spirit Abundance World.

9 great Elysiums… Azure Island… Frost Wave… World origin leaking from the Essence Ping World…

Shang Xia leaped to his feet all of a sudden.

As someone who personally barged into the Essence Xing World and fought the clone of the Star Origin Lord, Shang Xia knew what was happening when the Star Origin Lord was trying to replace the World’s Will.

The energy the Star Origin Lord controlled was the endless starlight, while the Essence Ping World contained the power of frost…

Under Hai Yuanyuan’s shocked gaze, Shang Xia activated the Five Element Teleportation Formation and returned to the Spirit Luxuriant World in the blink of an eye.

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“The Spirit Abundance World is helping the Star Origin Lord weaken the Essence Ping World’s Will?!” Kou Chongxue stared at Shang Xia in disbelief and continued, “You won’t be able to fuck with the rest and sow discord with this. Moreover, the Spirit Abundance World won’t try to cause trouble at this juncture…”

With a serious look on his face, Shang Xia explained, “But the Spirit Abundance World has been absorbing power from the Frost Wave since a long time ago and they won’t be able to hide the fact that they have been devouring the world origin from the Essence Ping World. They had been doing it for hundreds of years, and their actions strengthened the Star Origin Lord’s position when it came to taking over the World’s Will!”

“What do you plan to do with this information?” Kou Chongxue frowned.

Shang Xia looked at him and mumbled, “Do you think we can use the power of the Spirit Thistle World and Spirit Tinkle World to get the Star Origin Dao Field and Spirit Mammoth World to question them?”

Kou Chongxue shook his head and sighed, “I’m afraid they might already know something…”

“What about Zhang Xuansheng? We should call him over for a chat. He might know something…” Shang Xia asked suddenly.

Shooting Shang Xia a profound gaze, Kou Chongxue mumbled, “What exactly are you planning?”

Understanding he couldn’t hide his thoughts any longer, Shang Xia sighed, “I wish to infiltrate the Spirit Abundance World again to take a closer look. The Azure Island is definitely a key stronghold in their scheme to plunder the Essence Ping World.”

Knowing that Kou Chongxue would probably try to stop him, Shang Xia added before the patriarch could say anything, “It doesn’t matter that they haven’t tried anything at the moment, but we might be able to force them to reveal their actions!”

Kou Chongxue understood that Shang Xia probably already thought of a plan, but he couldn’t help but warn, “You might be able to conceal your aura and hoodwink the World’s Will to avoid being suppressed, and you might even be able to hide your cultivation completely. However, the moment you make a move, your concealment will disappear!”

“If what you’re saying is true, the Spirit Abundance World will definitely heavily protect the Azure Island even if they stop their plans completely. There will very likely be a high-level True Immortal standing guard there and you won’t be able to gain an advantage if you try to make a move on them…” Kou Chongxue analyzed. When he was done, he turned to Shang Xia and knew that the line of reasoning still wouldn’t be able to convince him. His tone changed suddenly, “Rather than heading straight into danger, why don’t you make a trip over to the Solitary Peak Heavenly Lake?”