novelapdf Chapter 33 The Great Emperor of the Purple Star in the Central Heaven and the North Pole!
Chapter 33 The Great Emperor of the Purple Star in the Central Heaven and the North Pole!
Jiang Mu sighed at the cruelty of the system for establishing a system, then pressed on, "What is the second way to prove one's star position?"
"The second method is to use external objects to forcibly 'certify' your star position."
Zhang Daxiao explained,
"For example, our Demon Slayer Division possesses a special artifact that can mass-produce 'Star Official Seals'."
Once a cultivator merges with this seal, it's as if they've been stamped with an official seal, gaining a recognized star official status and thus being able to cultivate.
The renowned sects of the martial arts world also possess similar inherited magical artifacts or secret techniques.
"That's it? Just a stamp?"
Jiang Mu was somewhat bewildered.
wrong!
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
The simpler a method sounds, the deeper the pitfall often lies.
Seeing the suspicion on Jiang Mu's face, Zhang Daxiao guessed what he was thinking and said with a wry smile:
"Your concerns are very valid. This method has great drawbacks. The first method, 'Resonance and Harmony,' is the right path of Heaven and Earth."
Once successful, one becomes a "legitimate star official" recognized by the Heavenly Dao, perfectly resonating with one's own star, absorbing spiritual energy as naturally as breathing, and receiving the favor of the heavens and earth.
The second method...while allowing for cultivation, is fraught with hidden dangers. Whether it's breaking through barriers or absorbing spiritual energy, it's far less effortful than the orthodox approach.
No wonder.
But Jiang Mu's brows furrowed even more immediately:
"That's not right. If you said all the celestial officials have been divided up, then why is the Demon Slayer Division still able to wholesale so many 'Star Official Seals' to us?"
"My lord, what the Demon Slayer Division gave us are not actually orthodox star positions."
Zhang Daxiao explained earnestly,
"These are merely official positions 'forged' by powerful beings using secret methods to imprint certain characteristics of orthodox star positions. We usually call them—pseudo-star officials."
Rubbing?
Forgery?
Jiang Mu's lips twitched.
It's pirated!
Grass!
The official version is sold out, so the official company is leading the way in producing counterfeits, right?
Jiang Mu truly never expected that there would be an official version and a pirated version of cultivation.
So, if we calculate it this way, there are only about four hundred officially recognized star officials.
In other words, in this vast world, there are only a handful of cultivators who are truly recognized by the heavens.
The rest of the army... they're all leveling up pirated accounts!
This is hilarious.
Zhang Daxiao continued:
"Although pseudo-star officials also have the qualification to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and can obtain some of the supernatural powers associated with the star position, their overall strength is far inferior to that of orthodox star officials."
At the same level, the difference in strength between the two is significant.
Take me for example. The pseudo-star position I have verified is "Earthly Minor Star", and the accompanying supernatural power is "Earth Escape".
But my earth-burrowing technique only allows me to burrow into the ground. That true "Earth Star Official" is far more skilled in earth-burrowing than I am.
What's even more terrifying is that once I encounter the real boss, my supernatural powers and star power will be completely suppressed by him.
Back then, twenty pseudo-star officials, all 'Earthly Fiends,' joined forces to attack a legitimate Earthly Fiend official, only to be easily and instantly killed by the true master.
Jiang Mu understood.
Simply put, it's bloodline suppression.
No matter how hard you, the pirated cultivator, train, you'll always have to obediently call the real master "daddy" and won't even have the right to lay a hand on him.
Jiang Mu asked curiously, "Can all the star deities be pirated?"
"Piracy?"
Zhang Daxiao paused for a moment, then laughed, "The word 'sir' is quite apt. However, not everything can be forged."
Because the higher the rank of a star official, the more profound the laws of the Dao are contained, and the more difficult it is to replicate.
For example, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends could still be mass-produced with difficulty. But with the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals, the difficulty of counterfeiting increased exponentially.
There's no way to go any higher.
Therefore, if a cultivator wants to reach a higher realm and continue to break through, they have no choice but to compete!
"Compete?"
Jiang Mu frowned. "Didn't you say that once someone occupies a Star Official position, no one else can get their hands on it? How can anyone compete for it now?"
Zhang Daxiao's expression became meaningful:
"The adults will understand this later. In short, the higher you go on the path of cultivation, the narrower the road becomes."
In those major sects, it was common for masters and disciples to turn against each other and brothers to kill each other for that one and only position.
The farther you go, the lonelier and more cruel it becomes.
Jiang Mu nodded, her mood somewhat heavy.
I never imagined cultivation would be so complicated.
For that one position, countless cultivators risk their lives to fill it.
Difficult, difficult, difficult.
It's harder than climbing to heaven!
But then he thought again, although he could cultivate this pirated star position, the drawbacks were so great, and he was also suppressed by someone else's bloodline, so he wouldn't do it!
I already have cheat codes, why would I need to create a pirated account? Wouldn't that mean all my cheat codes were wasted?
If it's going to be fixed, it needs to be a revised version!
It seems I need to find an opportunity to ask Ran Qingshan. The Demon Slayer Division is a large and powerful organization; surely they must have some stockpiles.
But let's try it first and see if we can sense it.
……
Following Zhang Daxiao's instructions, Jiang Mu sat cross-legged on the bench next to him, held his breath, concentrated all his thoughts, and began to sense the stars.
A surge of true energy rose from the dantian, flowing slowly upwards along the meridians like a stream, eventually returning to the upper dantian.
That is, the location of the Niwan Palace.
The Niwan Palace is located deep within the space between the eyebrows; it is the dwelling place of divine thoughts and the acupoint where spirituality resides.
Only by using this aperture as a foundation can one sense the power of the stars.
"Buzz—"
At the very moment the true energy returned to its source, Jiang Mu's mind cleared.
It was as if a thin veil had been gently lifted.
What lay before them was not the government office buildings they could see, but a vast, boundless, blurry void.
Billions of stars float within it.
Some are as bright as candlelight, others as dim as embers, interwoven in the flow of light and dust to form a sea of stars.
Jiang Mu was greatly shocked.
Is this a starry sea?
Before he could take a closer look, the flowing sea of stars suddenly came to a standstill, and then an incomparably bright purple-gold light burst forth from the center.
Immediately afterwards, a voice filled with shock and anger rang out from the void:
"Arrogant!!"
Before Jiang Mu could even react, everything went black, and she collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"grown ups!"
Zhang Daxiao, who was standing by, was horrified and rushed forward.
Just then—
The sky suddenly darkened.
It was as if a black cloth had covered the entire sky.
Daylight was forcibly banished at this moment.
next moment.
A glimmer of starlight shone from the heart of the darkness.
At first, it was the size of a bean.
It expanded and bloomed in an instant.
Its radiance was so great that it overshadowed the sun and moon, and eclipsed the eternal night, as magnificent as the arrival of an emperor!
"What is this?!"
Zhang Daxiao looked up at the sky, his knees buckled, and he knelt on the ground.
……
Deep within the underground palace of Huzhou City.
Shangguan Luoxue was sitting cross-legged on the cold jade platform, surrounded by swirling purple snow, in seclusion to regulate her breathing.
Suddenly, a powerful pressure descended.
"puff!"
She spat out a mouthful of blood, and the stellar energy circulating within her body went out of control and flowed backward.
A top expert at the twelfth realm was forced to kneel on the ground, his forehead slamming heavily against the cold jade platform.
"Emperor-level Star Rank?!"
Shangguan Luoxue's beautiful eyes were filled with horror, "How could there possibly be an unclaimed imperial star in this world?!"
……
Inside the Demon Slayer Division, in the study.
Ran Qingshan was reviewing official documents.
"Snap!"
The wolf-hair brush in my hand broke in two without warning.
Immediately afterwards, it was as if an invisible hand pressed down on his shoulders, and he knelt down with a "thud".
The stone slabs below the knees are cracked inch by inch.
Even the desk in front of him was shattered by the aftershock, with official documents scattered all over the floor.
"What the hell is that?!"
Ran Qingshan was completely bewildered.
……
The small courtyard of the Jiang residence.
Bai Xiang was humming a little tune as she watered a few bean seedlings.
The sky suddenly turned dark.
She paused for a moment, her delicate brows furrowing slightly as she gazed at the lone star in the sky:
"A Star Rank Emperor has actually appeared?"
Feeling the oppressive, prison-like aura, Bai Xiang's lips curled into a cold, aloof smile:
"You think you can make me submit? My rank is—"
"Thump!"
The woman knelt firmly in the vegetable garden.
Baixiang: "..."
……
The Imperial Palace of Daqing, Imperial Garden.
The young emperor stood with his hands behind his back by the lake, gazing intently at a portrait of a woman in his hands.
"His Majesty!"
The gasps of the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids had not yet subsided.
The young emperor had already knelt down, and the portrait in his hand drifted into the lake.
……
This moment.
Whether it's an old Taoist priest preaching in a deep mountain cave or a chivalrous knight drinking heartily in a tavern.
Whether they are high-ranking officials or reclusive merchants.
Without exception, all those who held a celestial position were forced to kneel on the ground.
Your back should not be straight, and your head should not be raised.
The Three Enclosures, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends...
More than four hundred orthodox star officials and tens of thousands of pseudo-star cultivators.
At this moment, everyone is like a subject meeting their king!
Crape myrtle appears,
All the stars bow down!