Chapter 524: Chapter 228: Starlight Baptism: Nascent Soul Jade

BZZZZ!

A loud buzzing sound echoed. As the final altar fully unfurled, the twelve pillars of light shooting into the sky grew even brighter.

They pierced straight through Celestial Star Island, pointing toward the heavens and jointly drawing the Power of the Constellation down to this place.

The Cultivators from the major factions waiting outside the island witnessed this dazzling scene at the same time.

"The inheritance must have opened!"

Someone shouted, jumping up and running toward the Observatory Platform.

Instantly, a large number of Cultivators were spurred into action, scrambling to charge forward.

However, everyone tacitly avoided the altar where Xiao Chen stood, choosing the other eleven stairways instead.

"Agh!"

"Oof!"

"That hurts like hell!"

Numerous Loose Cultivators swarmed forward. But with the exception of a few, the rest were sent flying the moment they stepped onto the stairs, crashing outside the Observatory Platform.

Clearly, not everyone was allowed to ascend.

"What’s going on?"

"Kid, how come you’re fine?"

"Why can’t I go up? What am I doing wrong?"

The crowd stared at the few Cultivators who had successfully made it onto the stairs, their faces full of confusion.

There were only seven of them, a mix of men and women, old and young. There was even an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator among them.

This was strange. What rule was at play here?

Everyone looked at each other, completely baffled.

Fortunately, with so many people, there were bound to be some clever ones.

Wen Suruo’s eyes darted toward her junior sister on the stairs, and she instantly understood. "Shanshan, throw a Celestial Star Order down to me."

Hearing this, the other girl immediately took out a Token glowing with Spiritual Light and tossed it down.

Wen Suruo caught it and stepped forward again. As expected, she ascended smoothly this time, unimpeded by the Restriction.

"What? You even need a Celestial Star Order!"

The crowd of Loose Cultivators was dumbfounded. They never expected such a requirement.

There were only a few of those things to begin with.

Some of them had even traded theirs away to the Celestial Sound Sect or the Five Thunders Temple. Now, all they could do was stare blankly from below as the major factions ascended the steps.

’So this is what they were for.’

Xiao Chen, of course, had no such worries. He stepped onto the stairs and smoothly made his way to the top of the Observatory Platform.

The top of the platform was quite spacious, measuring a hundred zhang square.

It was divided into twelve different zones, corresponding to the twelve stairways.

Under the effect of the Array, the vast Power of the Constellation descended from the sky, distributing itself evenly among the zones.

Without the Cultivators needing to do anything, the surrounding inscriptions refined it into the purest Power of the Stars.

Then, with every breath, it automatically drilled into the Cultivators’ bodies.

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There were a total of thirty-six Celestial Star Orders in the Relic, so each zone should have had three people receiving the baptism of starlight.

However, because of his fearsome display earlier, Xiao Chen was the only one in his section.

As a result, he monopolized three times the Power of the Stars and soon felt as if he was completely filled to the brim.

Yet, an endless stream of starlight continued to surround him.

The feeling was like being stuffed to the point of bursting, yet your mouth just wouldn’t stop gobbling down food and drink.

’Enough, enough! Go give some to the others!’

Xiao Chen looked at a nearby zone where four people were crowded together, leaving them with an insufficient supply of the Power of the Stars. He was rendered speechless.

But the surrounding inscriptions continued to flash, operating according to their fixed rules.

At the same time, a Restriction sealed the stairway behind him, preventing the Power of the Stars from escaping while also blocking his retreat.

’Talk about feast or famine.’

’I can’t take this anymore. An Inheritance Secret Technique should help.’

Xiao Chen estimated that this process wouldn’t end anytime soon. He also noted that the surrounding Restrictions provided both separation and protection.

Thus, he decisively took out a Jade Scroll and pressed it to his forehead to read its contents.

The moment his Divine Sense entered the Jade Scroll, he felt as if he had been transported back many years in time.

Before him stood a gray-bearded, white-haired old man with his hands clasped behind his back, standing before the Observatory Platform. All around, many strangely dressed Cultivators were busy carving inscriptions.

Xiao Chen could even hear distinct shouts in his ears.

"Pay attention, everyone! Carve carefully. This is the last and most important batch of Star-Bearing Jades. If anyone makes a mistake, they can go claim their ten years of confinement themselves."

"The Anti-Sky Array has been laid out and is ready for activation and testing at any time."

"Reporting to the Elder, we are still short one group of Sword and Shield Puppets. They haven’t been delivered yet. Should we send someone to hurry them along?"

...

The scenes playing out before him seemed to have lasted for a full day and night.

But judging by the congested feeling of the Power of the Stars inside him, it also felt as if only a Quarter Hour had passed.

During this period, Xiao Chen witnessed layer upon layer of Restrictions and inscriptions being set up on the Observatory Platform.

He heard commands for the dispatch of various items throughout the entire Relic.

Gradually, the images and sounds began to fade away.

Only the old Elder remained, speaking slowly and deliberately, "A great change is upon heaven and earth, a tide that no man can turn. I only wish for our path to prosper, and for our Dharma Lineage to never be severed."

At the same time, a stream of information unfurled within Xiao Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

It turned out that Celestial Star Island was built by the Celestial Star Sect in Ancient Times. It was a place used to commune with the Star Constellations in the heavens and receive the baptism of starlight.

Back then, the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth was exceptionally dense, which made such a large-scale event possible.

But starting from a certain day, the density of Spiritual Qi in the entire cultivation world inexplicably began to decline, a trend that continued for several years.

After numerous fruitless investigations, the Celestial Star Sect had no choice but to make preparations. They abandoned the island, intentionally setting it up as a Relic to be sealed away.

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