Chapter 519 - 487: Xing Lan Fairy, the Merciful Savior

Song Ciwan closed her eyes, her heart pounding in terror.

At the same time, she seemed to hear the rattling of chains in the sky, a grating, clanking sound like rusted metal.

CLANG!

CLANG!

CLANG—

The piercing sound seemed to ring only in Song Ciwan’s ears, and yet it also seemed to echo throughout the entire world!

In the spring pool, the Grand Elder of the Spirit Star Race sat cross-legged on the Jade Platform and finally spoke.

But though she spoke, her voice was erratic, sometimes loud, sometimes soft, trembling and strained. "Our race... our race’s... control... technique... also has an eighth... eighth level... and... and..."

But she couldn’t manage to get the last, crucial words out.

Song Ciwan, however, used the sound to pinpoint the location, adding that to the fleeting glimpse she’d had earlier of the direction the chains were descending from—

Though there seemed to be an endless number of chains hanging from the heavens, dozens of them were clearly descending like sharp arrows, aimed directly at the Flower Bud Forest below—specifically, at the Grand Elder in the spring pool.

At that moment, Song Ciwan raised her hands, her fingers weaving together to form seals.

Her fingers moved so fast they left afterimages, completing twenty-eight Hand Seals in an instant, summoning the Star Constellations—a Daytime Star Appearance!

WHIRRR—

The movements of the stars should be silent.

Of course, the stars do make sounds as they move, but in the void of space, no sound can travel, giving the illusion of silence.

But at this moment, as Song Ciwan stood in the Flower Bud Forest within the Giant Spirit Realm, forming Finger Techniques to summon the Star Constellations, it was as if she had brought the sound of the moving stars into the Giant Spirit Realm itself!

The Twenty-Eight Mansions, in all their various trajectories.

The Cyan Dragon’s divine retreat, the White Tiger’s grim slaughter, the Vermilion Bird’s traverse of the heavens, the Black Tortoise’s mountain watch...

Some trajectories were hazy and dim, while others were sharp and clear, suddenly casting down starlight!

This was the Star Cross Skill, an incredibly powerful Star Constellation Technique. It was a heaven-defying Supreme Skill that Song Ciwan had specifically acquired through a designated trade, tailor-made for her "Xing Lan" identity!

If she was going to get on the Ten Thousand Spirits Celestial Pride List and seize the destiny it offered, then naturally, each of her identities needed a Supreme Skill.

Song Zhao had the Space-Time Technique and Floating Clouds and Morning Dew; Lu Bell had the Life-taking Finger and the Illusion-Breaking Blade Technique; Xing Lan had the Void Illusion Demon Sword and the Star Cross Skill!

When the Twenty-Eight Mansions stirred, the other three symbols were still hazy and indistinct, but the Black Tortoise of the north was exceptionally clear.

With the cry of a turtle and the roar of a dragon, a colossal turtle seemed to materialize in the sky beneath the starlight, carrying a great mountain on its back as it emerged from the void.

Wherever the colossal turtle passed, the sea of clouds churned, and the very heavens seemed to tremble in the wind.

As the colossal turtle passed, those massive chains—invisible to the naked eye of an ordinary person—that were aimed at the Flower Bud Forest below suddenly shuddered for a moment.

For just a moment!

In that brief moment, the vast, ocean-like True Qi within Song Ciwan’s Dantian Sea was instantly swept clean.

In just a single breath... no, not even a single breath had passed before all the True Qi in her body was completely depleted.

The next moment, Song Ciwan tapped her chest over her heart, activating her essence blood and burning her lifespan to continue casting the Star Cross Skill!

Another breath passed. In that breath, Song Ciwan consumed eight hundred years of her life.

The Grand Elder in the spring pool raised her eyes and glanced at the sky, her expression a mixture of horror and shock.

The Grand Elder spoke rapidly, "Xing Lan, the Five Elements Crystal Pearl still requires special refining. This is a Secret Technique that only I know, and it might have... some effect. I will pass it to you now. You must leave, quickly!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised a hand and flicked a finger toward Song Ciwan through the air.

With that flick, a speck of white light shot toward Song Ciwan.

Song Ciwan caught it in her hand. The Grand Elder waved her palm again, this time saying, "Xing Lan, go now!"

In the sky, countless chains bound the mountain-bearing turtle that soared through the void. Song Ciwan burned her lifespan again, sacrificing another eight hundred years.

The Grand Elder was deeply moved, her beautiful, crystal-clear eyes even welling up with tears.

At that moment, the palm strike the Grand Elder had unleashed finally took effect. CRACK—

Pushed forward by the wind from the Grand Elder’s palm, a pale gate of light materialized out of thin air before Song Ciwan.

The gate of light shimmered open, and the Grand Elder’s voice urged her on again, "Xing Lan, go now!"

Song Ciwan didn’t hesitate for a second, stepping forward.

With a single stride, she entered the gate of light.

Her last sights were of the Grand Elder’s tearful, moved eyes, and of the giant turtle finally breaking free from the chains to return to the void.

And she heard a muffled grunt from the Grand Elder, as if she were suffering a backlash.

BOOM!

The gate of light slammed shut. Song Ciwan had returned to the Mortal World from the Giant Spirit Realm.

After a moment of weightlessness, Song Ciwan could see where she was.

It turned out that after leaving the Giant Spirit Realm, she hadn’t returned to the riverside near Liangzhou Town, but had instead appeared in the sky above a barren desert.

At the same time, the Heaven and Earth Scale materialized beside her. Clumps of Qi began to crowd together and line up on the scale.

This was all Qi from the Grand Elder of the Spirit Star Race.

The Spirit Star Race’s Grand Elder appeared cold and detached, but her emotions were actually quite rich. During her earlier conversation with Song Ciwan, her emotions had fluctuated wildly several times.

It was just that at the time, Song Ciwan’s attention had been entirely focused on the secrets of the Ancient Divine Insect Race, and she hadn’t had the spare energy to pay attention to how much Qi the Heaven and Earth Scale was collecting.

[Divine Thought: The excitement, doubt, and anticipation of a Returning Spirit Level master of the Heaven and Earth Alien Species, Spirit Star Race. Two jin, three taels. Available for trade.]

[Divine Thought: The nervousness, anticipation, and horror of a Returning Spirit Level master of the Heaven and Earth Alien Species, Spirit Star Race. Three jin, one tael. Available for trade.]

[Divine Thought: The shock, terror, and worry of a Returning Spirit Level master of the Heaven and Earth Alien Species, Spirit Star Race. Three jin, five taels. Available for trade.]

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All in all, there were nine clumps of Divine Thought.

The smallest weighed a little over two jin, while the largest weighed more than four.

Although none were Qi Over Five Jin, the Grand Elder of the Spirit Star Race was, after all, at the Returning Spirit Level, equivalent in power to a Human Race Celestial Immortal.

Even if her race’s characteristics made her emotions more direct, how could a master at the Celestial Immortal Level casually produce Qi Over Five Jin?

Song Ciwan was quite satisfied with this harvest.

In fact, one could say that this Qi from the Grand Elder of the Spirit Star Race was just a bonus from her trip. Her real prize was in her hand—

Song Ciwan held a small, white Jade Pearl. It looked ordinary, but it was actually a Spirit Divine Pearl, a unique item of the Spirit Star Race used to record Secret Techniques.

Having associated with Yun Yue for some time, Song Ciwan was already very skilled in the use of Spirit Divine Pearls.

However, she wasn’t in a hurry to inspect this Spirit Divine Pearl, as using one required a quiet and safe environment.

Currently floating in mid-air, Song Ciwan was obviously not in a suitable place to examine the Spirit Divine Pearl.

So, with a flick of her hand, she stored the Spirit Divine Pearl in her Vast Sea Grotto Heaven. Then, she quickly swallowed a large number of Spiritual Essence Pills to replenish her True Qi, meditating to regulate her breathing and restore her energy as she picked a random direction and prepared to descend from the clouds.

Song Ciwan chose to fly north. She had only flown for a short while when she saw someone on a small sand dune ahead, waving their arms and shouting at the sky, "Fairy! A Fairy is passing by! I beg you, Fairy, save this junior!"