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Kireina was led into the deeper sections of the Library, where Manuals for the Higher Realms of Cultivation resided, beginning with Domain Integration. Frank paused in that area, silently studying the Manuals there.
Kireina continued deeper. Unlike the earlier realms with their dozens or hundreds of thods and Manuals, the Star Shattering section held only six Cultivation Manuals, each donated long ago by powerful Cultivator Deities.
Beyond lay sections for even loftier realms, each with fewer and fewer texts. The Celestial Vessel Realm that followed Star Shattering contained only five Manuals, Ascending Nirvana just three.
What lay past that remained shrouded behind a black and red curtain—power even Susanoo had not yet grasped, nor anyone here. Yet the section's existence hinted that sothing awaited.
Beyond Ascending Nirvana stretched the path to true Immortality, ho to the priceless and legendary Immortal Arts.
"Now choose, young goddess. What do you wish to learn?" Takemikazuchi asked.
Kireina longed to claim every thod, but she knew it would be too much. She stood in thoughtful silence, extending her Heart Essence to touch each Manual and gauge its compatibility with her soul.
Of the six Star-Shattering Cultivation Manuals, only two resonated most strongly with her.
One was titled "Seven Elental Star Vein Refinent Mantra," the other "Seven Stars Battle Hegemony Body Art."
From what she had learned, Star Shattering Realm cultivators nurtured Inner Stars within their Integrated Domain Body and Soul.
Starting with one Star, they gradually developed six more, for a total of seven. These Stars would shine brilliantly, then rge with the body, elevating the cultivator's existence and ultimately transforming them into a Sacred Vessel for the Heavens.
The first thod focused on linking the Stars through Veins akin to cosmic Dragon Veins. In the vast universe outside, Stars were said to connect through similar roots of primordial energy.
The second thod fused the Stars directly into the body at once, reinforcing it to cosmic levels and achieving imnse physical might, while treating soul cultivation as secondary.
The first felt safe but slow; the second promised rapid progress yet specialized in the physical form, potentially neglecting the soul.
"Hm, I don't need a Martial Art Manual right now. Can I choose these two?" Kireina asked.
"I told you to— Uh, okay," Takemikazuchi began gruffly, but when Kireina's piercing gaze t his soul, fear silenced him. He nodded reluctantly. "But once you finish reading and absorbing the formulas, please return them to the library."
"I will. Thank you," Kireina replied, turning to leave.
She rejoined her maids, who had selected Body Cultivation Manuals and Martial Arts suited to their strengths: knives for Isna, shields for Aceline.
Frank had chosen a Domain Integration Cultivation Manual called "White Void Domain of Sword Graves" and, for his Martial Arts, "Radiant Sunlight Emperor Lance Arts," perfectly aligned with his Affinities and Abilities.
Back in their rooms, everyone imrsed themselves in the new Manuals. Kireina read both in re minutes but spent the next two hours rereading them ticulously, committing every detail, aning, and formula to mory.
Afterward, she hurried back to the library and returned them, startling Takemikazuchi who stood guard. Without a word, she returned to her room to begin cultivation in earnest.
Within her Heart Essence Pillar, she maintained a list of all her Cultivation thods, accessible at any mont.
[Thousand Soul Fla Furnace Refinent Art (Heaven Path) (Mastery: 100%)] Golden Core Realm
[Grazing Heaven Philosophy (Heaven Path) (Mastery: 100%)] Heavenly Being Realm
[Swift Wind Cicada thod (Earth Path) (Mastery: 100%)]
[The Four Stations Cicada Molting thod (Earth Path) (Mastery: 100%)] Four World Axis Realm
[Four Cursed Abyssal Spider Eyes thod (Earth Path) (Mastery: 100%)] Four World Axis Realm
[Abyssal Demon Queen of Demise Body (Heaven Path) (Mastery: 100%)] Domain Integration Realm
[Heavenly Celestial Sun Scarab Goddess Khepri Transformation (Earth Path) (Mastery: 100%)] Domain Integration Realm
[Seven Elental Star Vein Refinent Mantra (Heaven Path) (Mastery: 0%)] Star Shattering Realm
[Seven Stars Battle Hegemony Body Art (Earth Path) (Mastery: 0%)] Star Shattering Realm
This marked how far she had progressed.
"The Four Axis thods are too incompatible with the Star Shattering Realm, so I cannot reuse or improve their power for now..." she reflected. "But the Thousand Soul Fla Furnace Refinent Art and Grazing Heaven Philosophy remain my foundations. I can use them to fuse and transform these new ones. What's more, my unique Heaven and Earth Path thods are highly adaptable and seem easy to modify."
Kireina carefully analyzed the formulas of each new thod, refining and adapting them as she launched into her Star Shattering cultivation.
Within her Integrated Domain, she began drawing on the power of the First Star—born from her Ascension and identical to her Domain itself.
Its radiant glow surged outward, filling every corner. This was her path toward becoming a Constellation.
By aligning all Seven Stars, she knew she could ascend to Constellation status.
Constellations belonged to the Celestial Vessel Realm and beyond, placing them on par with—or perhaps above—Universal Hegemonies, even surpassing the Cosmic Beast Realm.
Channeling the Seven Elental Star Vein Refinent Mantra, Kireina gathered her Fate power and infused it into the First Star. Each Star embodied Fate, generating an Attraction Force that let her read cosmic currents and glimpse fragnts of her future.
"Incredible..."
This Star was no ordinary ball of plasma. It was a swirling mass of countless colors and spinning flows of essence, shaped like an enormous planetoid-sized star.
Using the Seven Elental Star Vein Refinent Mantra, she absorbed and refined its essence, catching vivid glimpses of possible futures along the path that had brought her here.
Through the night, Kireina sank into profound ditation.
When she awoke, the Star had been refined halfway—far faster than she had expected.
"Once it's fully refined, I can begin creating my Second Star by splitting another within my Cosmic Realm... wow. Having a Cosmic Realm already, and billions of gods beneath , has truly made cultivation so much easier," Kireina thought, a satisfied smile touching her lips as she stepped out of her room.
While Susanoo ditated, she had little to occupy her beyond exploring the Heavenly Domain. So, while quietly practicing the Seven Elental Star Vein Refinent Mantra, she ventured outside with her maids and Frank.
Takemikazuchi accompanied them, guiding the group through the various lands. Divine and Spiritual Fields stretched across the realm, ho to roaming Divine Beasts whose bodies could serve as precious cultivation materials once hunted.
Farther out, among the many islands and continents, entire nations of cultivators and kami thrived. They sotis waged war, fiercely competing for resources.
Susanoo, as a God of Battle and Storms, delighted in such conflicts. He encouraged their struggles and growth, even though it often led to heavy bloodshed.
Kireina wished she could bring her family to witness these marvels, but she had not co here to sightsee.
She had co to grow stronger.
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