Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1337: Zhang Xuansheng’s True Motive

When Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia decided to pay Zhang Xuansheng a visit, they knew that he would definitely reveal something. However, they didn’t expect him to be so honest and state the entire history of his Northern Sea Mystic Sect.

Zhang Xuansheng seemed to discover the look of suspicion deep in their eyes and he decided to explain himself. He chuckled, “Since our Northern Sea Mystic Sect is deeply rooted in the Spirit Luxuriant World, there is no way we will ever think of betraying our world. The reason I told you guys so much is so that you will trust that I will not even think of changing alliances...”

Shang Xia said in a low voice, “So... True Immortal Zhang, you have been suppressing your cultivation the entire time because of the matter with the Spirit Abundance World? Is the appearance of the experts from the Spirit Abundance World on the Manyu Continent also related to this?”

Because they ran into the experts of the Spirit Abundance World when they were trying to take control of the Manyu Continent, they learned that the continent once belonged to the great Spirit World.

The current Spirit Abundance World didn’t seem to care too much about losing a continent as much as losing an Elysium. At the very least, they didn’t bother restoring the lost continent.

When the Spirit Abundance World tried to invade the Azure Ascension World for the first time, Shang Xia thought that they found a better way to replenish the loss to their world by devouring their world instead and that was why they chose to give up on the Xuanming Continent.

It seemed as though there was another reason... The Spirit Abundance World might want to devour the Azure Ascension World, but there was another possibility. They might be trying to take back the Xuanming Elysium!

It was just that after hundreds of years, the Spirit Abundance World had long since established another Elysium to replace the Xuanming Elysium, but that brought other questions. Why would the Spirit Abundance World go looking for the Xuanming Elysium even after fully restoring the 9 great Elysiums of their world? Why was Zhang Xuansheng suppressing his cultivation at the peak of the third tier of the Martial Void Realm?!

“The Northern Sea Mystic Sect’s inheritance might be traced back to the Spirit Abundance World, but everything passes with time. The Xuanming Sect disappeared long ago and no one other than me remembers. There is no connection to the Spirit Abundance World as well. The Xuanming Sect’s inheritance also changed a lot, and the Spirit Abundance World isn’t lacking a mere martial inheritance. It’s not like they have to get their hands on my inheritance...” Zhang Xuansheng sighed. It was clear he was no longer planning on hiding anything or found a point in concealing the truth. He could pretty much guess Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia’s true intentions and he simply revealed, “I once pondered over the reason they wanted to take back the Xuanming Elysium... I looked through everything left behind, and even inspected the Holy Artifacts again and again. Only after several checks did I discover a certain item which might be what they are looking for.”

Before Kou Chongxue could probe, Shang Xia was the first to speak. “What is it?”

“It’s a piece of spatial barrier... To be exact, a portion of the heavenly screen above the Xuanming Continent broke off back then and it was obtained by the Elysium True Immortal of the Xuanming Sect. The piece of heavenly screen played an important role in the protection of the Elysium when it was drifting about in space.” Zhang Xuansheng explained.

With a curious look on his face, Shang Xia raised an eyebrow. “A piece of the heavenly screen? The heavenly screen is something produced by the world so it can protect itself. Even though a piece is severed, can’t it just regenerate?”

“Heh...” Zhang Xuansheng snorted softly. “If it’s really just birthed by the world and could be regenerated, the piece of heavenly screen should have dissipated...”

“Is it caused by the person who attacked the Spirit Abundance World?” Shang Xia gasped and he turned serious suddenly.

Zhang Xuansheng replied, “That’s the only explanation. The unknown existence who attacked the Spirit Abundance World seemed to unleash a type of energy that forces a law onto its target. It shattered a continent in the Spirit Abundance World and the Spirit Abundance World will lose a continent forever. It also shattered a part of the heavenly screen and with that, the Spirit Abundance World will forever lose a portion of it.”

“... Unless... They are able to find the complete set of the Xuanming Continent or the piece of heavenly screen!”

Shang Xia nodded slowly. “I understand now... The Xuanming Continent transformed into the Manyu Continent, and it lost a portion of its world essence because of the separation of the Xuanming Sect. The Manyu Continent regressed into an Earth Star because of its weak foundations soon after and the Xuanming Continent can never be restored. However... The heavenly screen has always been in your possession and the Spirit Abundance World never gave up their pursuit.”

Shang Xia couldn’t help but pause for a moment before he continued, “It’s hard to imagine that the heavenly screen of the Spirit Abundance World has always been damaged... Back when I infiltrated the Spirit Abundance World for the first time, I didn’t notice anything like it!”

“No... You already discovered it... Otherwise, how could the Frost Wave affect the Spirit Abundance World?” Kou Chongxue interjected.

Zhang Xuansheng agreed with him, “That’s right. The Frost Wave is actually utilized by the Spirit Abundance World to freeze over the gap in the heavenly screen...”

Feeling like they made sense, Shang Xia nodded slowly. However, he thought of another question. “If the Spirit Abundance World truly has a gap in their heavenly screen and is unable to produce the 24th continent... Wouldn’t that mean that they would never be able to ascend into an Essence World?”

Surprisingly, Zhang Xuansheng shook his head and mumbled, “That might not be the case. Even though the impact of the blow remains... If an expert in the Spirit Abundance World steps into the Martial Emptiness Realm, it’s not impossible to get rid of the remnant energy from the blow. Moreover... The Frost Wave contains the world origin from an Essence World in the first place and it might be able to wash away the effects of the attack from the unknown expert.”

Kou Chongxue added at the side, “The Spirit Abundance World clearly has many plans to deal with their problem and they never went all in on any one of them. They’re tackling it from all angles...”

“Exactly.” Zhang Xuansheng agreed, but he thought for a moment and changed his tone. “No matter what, I won’t easily return the piece of heavenly screen to them. Moreover...”

He hesitated slightly before he continued, “... Moreover, the piece of heavenly screen concerns Zhang Jianzi’s existence. The moment it’s gone, the partition in my Northern Sea Elysium will...”

Zhang Xuansheng didn’t say anything else and he simply shook his head slowly.

The impact of his sudden revelation struck Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia with full force. They didn’t think that a piece of the heavenly screen could be used like that, allowing 2 Elysium True Immortals to exist in 1 Elysium. Wouldn’t that mean that they would be able to break the limit of 33 True Immortals in 1 world?

Of course... Just the piece of heavenly screen alone wouldn’t be enough to accomplish something like that easily. The Northern Sea Elysium’s powerful foundation was also a very important reason for them to be able to support 2 Elysium True Immortals.

Even though all of them were sighing, Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue realized something. Shang Xia thought for a moment and decided it would be best if he asked. “True Immortal Zhang, the reason why you’re planning to break through now...”

“If I wish to become a high-level True Immortal, I will need to control the entirety of the Northern Sea Elysium Source... Zhang Jianzi will also lose his land of ascension. Also, because the piece of heavenly screen doesn’t belong to our world, it might be revealed to everyone. The rumor that was only going around in the Spirit Abundance World will become the truth.” Zhang Xuansheng sighed helplessly.

“Is that why Lu Wuzi made a deal with you?” Kou Chongxue asked suddenly.

After a short pause, Zhang Xuansheng nodded in resignation. “Exactly.”

“What about the Heavenly Star palace?” Kou Chongxue asked another question that shocked even Shang Xia.

Before Zhang Xuansheng could answer, Shang Xia couldn’t help but interrupt, “What do you mean?”

In a cold voice, Kou Chongxue snorted, “In the past, the reason why the Xuanming Sect could forsake the Xuanming Continent easily and integrate their Elysium into the Azure Spiritual World, and how Lu Wuzi is able to shift his soul away from the Northern Sea Continent is probably the same. I believe shifting Zhang Jianzi’s soul from the Northern Sea Elysium into another Elysium won’t be too difficult, right?”

Shang Xia was too shocked for words, but he didn’t continue asking. He simply turned to Zhang Xuansheng to wait for an answer.

With a soft smile, Zhang Xuansheng clapped slowly. “Patriarch Kou, your senses are really sharp. I envy you sometimes. I had to do this because I had no choice, but it’s also beneficial to our world. Patriarch Kou, shouldn’t you feel happy that our world produced another True Immortal without sacrificing one?”