A Mortal's Journey: Starting as the Young Master of Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 70 The Reverse Star Alliance Emerges

Meanwhile, on the high platform on the fifth floor of the inner hall of the Void Heaven Palace, several people stood there with gloomy expressions.

They all looked grim as they stood atop the frozen ruins. Among them were Ji Yin and a group of Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the righteous and demonic realms, with Manhuzi also standing coldly among them.

"We searched every corner of the inner sanctum from the third to the fifth floor. We broke countless restrictions and destroyed countless puppets, but we still couldn't find them."

Wan Tianming's face turned ashen, his gaze sweeping like knives over Ji Yin and Manhuzi: "Ji Yin, Manhuzi! Two of the three who went missing are closely related to you. Ji Yin, your disciple might even be some kind of spirit beast that retrieved the cauldron. You really didn't order them to steal the treasure and escape?"

"Hmph! Sect Master Wan, you've asked that question countless times. That kid was just a disciple I took in at the Void Heaven Palace, solely for the Blood Jade Spider in his possession. Brother Qing and Brother Man can both testify to that. How could I possibly give any instructions?" Ancestor Jiyin's face twitched, his expression twisted as he spoke.

"Speaking of which, I find Brother Man somewhat suspicious. Brother Man's junior seems young, but he acts with great cunning and is far more shrewd than the average person. Brother Man has also refused to explain the background of that junior. Could that kid be Brother Man's backup plan?" The Extreme Yin Ancestor changed the subject and stared at Man Huzi in a sinister voice.

"What a joke! What do I need to tell you? If you hadn't been chasing me, I would have been back here long ago. And that brat Han Li is your disciple of Ji Yin. How would I know if you secretly instructed us to seize the cauldron after we left?" The bearded man glared and retorted without any politeness.

"You..." Upon hearing this, Ji Yin was so angry that he was practically fuming. He opened his mouth with a furious expression, ready to argue further.

But Qingyi Jushi, standing to the side, remained calm and began to analyze the situation: "Brother Man and Brother Wu don't need to argue. I think it wasn't those three Core Formation boys who took the treasure, but someone else entirely."

He looked around at everyone: "When we were chasing Brother Python, we chased him all the way to the entrance of the third level. No matter how fast those Core Formation stage cultivators were, they couldn't possibly escape below the third level. And now, we've joined forces to set up several formations at the entrance of the third level. Anyone who dares to rush in will have no chance of survival."

"Madam Wen was vying with us for the Heaven-Mending Pill, but she gave up halfway through, saying she wanted to seek other opportunities in the inner palace. In the beginning, she was the one who released the Heaven-Mending Pill outside the Heavenly Net. The other Core Formation cultivator is also a junior member of her clan. As a late-stage Grand Cultivator, even if Liu Dao didn't enter the Void Heaven Palace, it's hard to guarantee that he wouldn't give Madam Wen some spirit beast that could retrieve the cauldron, asking us to lure it away so we could take the treasure ourselves," Qing Yi analyzed calmly.

"So you mean we've all been tricked by her, and she's already taken the Void Heaven Cauldron?" Wan Tianming said coldly, his face ashen.

If it were someone else, it would be easier to handle; at worst, the sect could mobilize its resources to investigate secretly. But if it were Madam Wen, then things would be much more complicated.

Madam Wen is the wife of the Six Paths Supreme Saint. The Void Heaven Cauldron is no different in her hands than in the hands of the Six Paths Supreme Saint. Even if his aunt is the righteous great cultivator Wan Sangu, she wouldn't dare to ask Madam Wen for the Void Heaven Cauldron.

"That's probably how it is, sigh!"

Qingyi Jushi stroked his beard and sighed. He didn't covet the Void Heaven Cauldron much; he only wanted the Heaven-Mending Pill inside. Now that the Void Heaven Cauldron had fallen into Madam Wen's hands, it seemed hopeless.

Those in the arena listened to Qing Yi's words and found them increasingly reasonable.

Even if those three Core Formation cultivators are fast, can they possibly outrun them? And if the people from the Star Palace have the means to take the cauldron, they can do so secretly without letting them know. It seems that Madam Wen is the most likely candidate to take the cauldron.

The bearded man was surprised. Could it be true, as Qing Yi said, that Xuan Gu had been killed by Madam Wen? The bearded man knew that although Xuan Gu was currently at the Core Formation stage, he understood that the old demon Xuan Gu had many tricks up his sleeve. Madam Wen, who was only at the early Nascent Soul stage, shouldn't have been able to kill Xuan Gu so easily. However, Madam Wen had the Six Paths behind her. If she had a secret treasure given to her by the Six Paths, then it would be hard to say.

For a moment, he couldn't tell who had taken the Void Heaven Cauldron.

Meanwhile, Ji Yin, with a gloomy expression, walked to the entrance of the cave where the Void Heaven Cauldron was stored, his eyes fixed on the inside, but his mind was churning with completely different deductions.

"The tracking restriction I left on Han Li was broken here, along with exceptionally pure Xuan Yin demonic energy. There's no mistake, no mistake at all. Han Li, my good disciple—no! I should call you Xiao Cha, Master, you've kept this from me for so long. I knew it! How could someone his age have such cunning? Turns out it was you, old geezer, who possessed him. No problem, haha, even if it's to the ends of the earth, I'll find you!" His eyes flashed with cold light, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips.

His heart was filled with boundless hatred: "Jin Kui, Man Hu Zi, and that Wan fellow, if it weren't for you guys, I would have obtained that cauldron long ago, and the old man wouldn't have escaped right under my nose. Damn it, one day I will grind you to dust."

After careful deduction, Ji Yin concluded that it was Xuan Gu, disguised as Han Li, who took the Void Heaven Cauldron.

Then the two sides argued for a while, but after reaching no conclusion, they each left.

……

Half a month later, after parting ways with Madam Wen, Wen Tianren finally returned to Miaoyin Island.

Upon returning to Miaoyin Island, before he could even spend time with Yuan Yao and the other girls, he received another piece of news that shook the Chaotic Star Sea.

During the period when the Void Heaven Palace was open, the landscape of the Chaotic Star Sea underwent tremendous changes.

It turns out that a rumor suddenly spread in the Chaotic Star Sea some time ago, saying that the Twin Saints of Heavenly Stars had achieved great success in their Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and were about to break through their seclusion.

The Star Palace intends to take this opportunity to begin eliminating some disobedient or uncontrollable forces.

Most people initially thought this was just another rumor, since Xinggong Xiongba had never made such a move in the chaotic star sea for tens of thousands of years, let alone now that the two saints had not appeared for a long time.

However, to everyone's surprise, just a few days after the rumor spread, the Star Palace actually issued the "Celestial Star Decree" to all forces, large and small.

All sect leaders and island lords are ordered to pay homage to the Twin Saints of Heavenly Star City upon receiving the Heavenly Star Decree; otherwise, they will be annihilated for disrespecting the Star Palace.

Wen Tianren, upon hearing this news, naturally did not believe it.

He knew that without the two Star Palace Saints trapped by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain, it was uncertain whether the Star Palace could maintain its dominant position, so why would it stir up trouble at this time?

Wen Tianren guessed that there must be assistance from both the righteous and demonic paths involved.

As expected, when the Celestial Star Token was distributed to all the forces, most people were stunned!

If the Star Palace were at its peak, issuing such an order wouldn't be unusual. But now that both the righteous and demonic forces are superior, and the Star Palace's two saints haven't shown themselves for centuries, this action is perplexing.

Despite this, the Star Palace had long held considerable power, and these smaller sects dared not disobey its orders to go to Tianxing City for an audience.

However, many cultivators headed in another direction.

Not long after the Star Palace issued the Heavenly Star Decree, the righteous and demonic paths suddenly announced that they had joined forces to form an organization called the "Reverse Star Alliance," claiming that they would break the Star Palace's hegemony over the Chaotic Star Sea, completely end the Star Palace's rule, and reshape the order of the Chaotic Star Sea.

Wan Sangu, the chief protector of the Righteous Path of Ten Thousand Laws, and Liu Dao Jisheng, the current number one demonic figure, both serve as the two leaders of the Reverse Star Alliance.

As soon as the Reverse Star Alliance was established, many sects and organizations belonging to both the righteous and demonic paths joined it.

Many other forces also responded, and more than a dozen powerful rogue cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage joined the group and took on the position of elder.

In this way, the Reverse Star Alliance is not inferior to the Star Palace in terms of high-end combat power.

And this Reverse Star Alliance, just like the Star Palace, also issued a token called the "Reverse Star Token" to other forces.

They claimed that any force that paid homage to the Twin Saints of Tianxing would automatically become an enemy of the Reverse Star Alliance, and would be killed without exception!

Furthermore, they declared that they would soon attack Star City, and other forces were free to go and watch to show their stance.

Some sects were caught between these two major forces and had no choice but to join them, otherwise they would face retaliation from the Reverse Star Alliance.

However, Wen Tianren is currently ignoring the Star Palace and the Reverse Star Alliance, knowing that it will take a long time for these two major forces to fight.

Even hundreds of years later, when Han Li had become a late-stage Grand Cultivator, the Twin Saints and the Six Paths still hadn't fought, let alone the fact that they were about to fight all the way to Tianxing City.

Most of the members of the Miaoyin Sect and its leader, Zhou Yuan, were already in Tianxing City, so there was no need for them to make a special trip to pay their respects.

Miaoyin Island is not far from Tianxing City, so Wen Tianren is not worried that the Reverse Star Alliance will reach here so quickly, and there is no danger in the short term.

So upon returning to his cave and receiving this news, Wen Tianren simply told the women to focus on their cultivation.

In the following days, Wen Tianren coaxed Qingyu to cultivate, while he himself indulged in a few days of unrestrained behavior with Ziling and Yuanyao.