roccoschili Chapter 1623: 14: Virtue Unrewarded (Part 2)
Chapter 1623: 14: Virtue Unrewarded (Part 2)
Chapter 1623: Chapter 14: Virtue Unrewarded (Part 2)It is not that the power of the spirit is already sufficient to traverse the universe; rather, this connection is based more on the mysteries of the Starlight Holy Tower itself.
In the vast star vault stands a blue seven-story pagoda, its aura ancient and solid. It has flying eaves and carved railings like a painting.
A strand of spirit descends among it, manifesting its form.
At the time, the Star Tower was erected directly beside the Jade Balance Stars, skipping the most tedious and dangerous step of building the Starlight Holy Tower. There was no need to risk the spirit getting lost in the universe to establish an anchor point, nor to gather the starlight power bit by bit to build the Star Tower—after all, Senior Guan Yan had completed it with a slap of his hand.
Now this Starlight Holy Tower is indeed still within the conceptual inner realm of the Jade Balance Stars’ star vault, but the “body” of the Jade Balance Star occupied by Senior Guan Yan is unknown where it has gone.
Jade Balance already has a master, and for the ambitious like the Dragon God, it’s not so easy to capture its position.
Jiang Wang did not attempt to contact Senior Guan Yan, thinking the senior was with Little Nagging Old Lady and did not want to be disturbed.
Within the range of the star vault enveloped by the Jade Balance Stars, Jiang Wang’s Star Tower is not unique, nor can it monopolize this area. But this Star Tower must be in the most central location, in the Qi Country of the Eastern Region, in Linzi of Qi Country.
With unparalleled advantages at hand, the cascading starlight is like a waterfall, brilliant and magnificent.
Jiang Wang has become very familiar with the state of the soul manifestation.
In its current manifested spirit body, if it were to appear directly in the vast universe, it would likely shatter in an instant. This is not the case within the Star Tower.
To some extent, the Starlight Holy Tower standing in the distant star vault is an “Heavenly Palace” outside the body.
Just as the five Inner Mansions can be seen as five “Heavenly Palaces,” expanding more possibilities in cultivation, providing more choices for cultivators.
Starlight in the Star Sea is resplendent.
Jiang Wang calmed himself and sat cross-legged in the Star Tower. With the manifested spirit body, he used the Star Tower’s mysteries to quietly sense his connection with the universe. The Star Sea is also the universe sea, and the Starlight Holy Tower is also himself.
The human form corresponds to the universe, leading to myriad possibilities.
In quiet cultivation, he experiences the uniqueness of this Starlight Holy Tower in the boundless universe, actively gathering Jade Balance Starlight, further carving the Saint Tower itself, making it more unique, more self-aware, more real…
This is also a process of further understanding oneself.
To perceive oneself, then to explore the universe. With the universe as a mirror, to reflect back upon oneself. Understanding oneself and understanding the universe are both endless pursuits.
Cultivation may never have an end, but there are always those who exhaust all efforts just to walk further.
After completing all the tasks, Jiang Wang got up and wandered around the Starlight Holy Tower for a while, also intentionally going to the bottom to take a look.
The Senhai Dragon God is suppressed at the bottom of the Star Tower, continuously providing power to the Star Tower under the array set by Senior Guan Yan. So although Jiang Wang has been distracted with the Dragon and Tiger lately, the progress of the Star Tower itself has not been slow, and now it is becoming more and more solid and stable.
The bottom of the Star Tower is manifested as an ancient stone floor, like a massive, complete stone slab.
Rough and ancient, it exudes a profound sense of history.
When adjusting it, Jiang Wang intentionally referred to the Guanhe Platform and the Discussion Platform in the Taixu Illusion Realm.
With a slight shift of mind, the stone slab gradually becomes transparent, allowing a clear view below to a stone prison sealed on all sides, with connected complex array patterns, giving a sense of indestructibility.
A dark golden divine dragon is curled up on the ground, seemingly asleep.
The Senhai Dragon God was originally a golden dragon body, and later resurrected through Yan Xiao, taking the dark side of the Forest sea source realm, turning black. After being pulled out of Jiang Wang’s body by Guan Yan and sealed in this prison, it became dark golden…
There is a flavor of interwoven light and darkness, and blurred good and evil.
Its dragon claws, dragon neck, are bound by giant shackles. The gray-white chains are attached on one end to the shackles and on the other end to the walls, while trapping the dragon body, also drawing its power, preventing any possibility of resistance.
The entire Starlight Holy Tower is under Jiang Wang’s control.
At this time, the transparency of the stone slab underfoot is one-way.
Above can see below, but below cannot see above.
Jiang Wang watched silently for a while, ensured the other had no chance of escape, and prepared to leave.
“Sigh.”
The dark golden dragon in the stone prison suddenly sighed.
It must have felt the changes of this Starlight Holy Tower itself, knowing Jiang Wang’s spirit had arrived at the tower, deliberately making some disturbance to draw attention.
Jiang Wang remained silent, quietly watching its performance.
“Who still knows the ancient secrets? In the wars of the hundred tribes, the heavens collapsed nine times, how much has the Dragon Clan given for this world? Heaven and Earth are always unfeeling, and people are most forgetful. But the disguised legend is thin as white paper, the false story is but a broken dream. Those who forget history will ultimately be forgotten by history!”
The Dragon God’s voice was low, as if it was trapped in a great memory: “Back then, my emperor fought Mount Lie, saved the world from crumbling. Broke the Nine-Bend River, shattered the Seven Treasures of Xiao Mountain, asked at South Heaven, and roared at Yu Yuan…”
At this point, it sighed heavily again. This sigh had a flavor of self-pity, yet also deep meaningfulness. It seemed to carry many stories waiting to be told, boundless secrets wanting to be shared.
Dragon secrets, dragon history, dragon treasures…
No one would be unmoved by this.
Yet Jiang Wang remained silent.
The silence lasted a long time.
The Senhai Dragon God suddenly laughed, the laugh desolate: “In ancient times, the Dragon Clan opened the Cang Sea, followed by more than half of the Water Race. I managed the Forest sea source realm for a thousand years, and in the end, none followed… Holy and evil indistinguishable, virtue and fortune unrewarded, the vast universe, how laughable!”