The crowd gazed into the distance at the Starfire, their expressions agitated with excitent.
Su Chen found it very difficult to understand this feeling. It wasn't to say he lacked a sense of belonging to the Bronze Sect, but rather that he hadn't substantively experienced too much of the impact caused by the Crisis of the Flas.
Even regarding this matter with Qin Yun, where the Four Great Sects and the Royal Court ca bearing down nacingly, he had mostly just heard others narrate it. anwhile, the group of people before his eyes had all grown up within the sect, and their families had stretched on for a very long ti within it.
They had profound experiences in every aspect regarding the impact caused by the Crisis of the Flas and the sect's gradual decline. It was even more so a sharp sword hanging over everyone's heads.
And right now, there actually seed to be a trend of improvent. How could it not make people excited?
"Twenty years ago..." Wei Zhenghong's voice was deep as he suddenly spoke: "Not long after I had just beco a Star Seed, I ca to the sect from one of the Life Stars under the sect's dominion, and was taken in as a disciple by my Sect Master."
"Although my ho planet couldn't be called remote, it also couldn't compare to The Core of the sect at all. The complints and flattery of others blinded my eyes, and I accidentally fell into Qin Yun's trap."
"That was exactly the ti when Qin Yun was at his zenith. The sect's high-ranking mbers all stood on his side, and even Sect Master lacked the power to intervene. It was exactly in my most despairing mont that the Ancient King's true body descended, granting a chance, yet causing the Starfire to extinguish for three full months, sending people into a panic."
The surrounding voices gradually fell silent as the crowd's gazes looked over one after another.
Wei Zhenghong gazed into the distance at the Starfire, his voice impassioned: "From that ti, I secretly swore an oath. Even if I had to pay everything, I must make the sect stand at its peak in the Dust Star Sea from beginning to end."
"Although the sect has people I loathe, it also has people I revere."
Although the crowd didn't have experiences like Wei Zhenghong's, having grown up within the sect since childhood, their sense of belonging to the sect was naturally incomparably intense.
Chu Ran was the first to speak up, raising his wine cup: "It's rare to see you so sentintal. Co, co, co... to the Ancient King!"
"To the Ancient King!"
The others also raised their cups one after another, Su Chen among them. The atmosphere was ardent, and he was also sowhat infected by it, unable to help but sigh with emotion inwardly:
In a sect with such a massive number of people, to say everyone was a good person and completely harmonious was too unrealistic. But that didn't prevent so from being willing to pay with their lives for the sect's peak prosperity.
The atmosphere grew increasingly ardent, and the crowd also grew increasingly relaxed.
Although it was uncertain how much the Dark Sun Period had been delayed, even if it was just a single second or a single minute, it was still good news.
As the crowd exchanged cups, even Shen Yi'an, who usually didn't drink much, joined in.
Having advanced to the 6th-Tier, his body's overall tabolic rate had increased. Su Chen's alcohol tolerance had also risen greatly, so he wouldn't have to withdraw halfway through drinking.
"Old Su is getting into the mood too, huh." Chu Ran's face was sowhat flushed as he clinked cups with Su Chen. "This is already the tenth or eleventh cup. In the past, Old Su would have to wave his hands in surrender after five or six cups."
Perhaps his brain was dizzy from drinking; Chu Ran didn't think much of it, rely finding it quite surprising.
Su Chen, on the other hand, rely felt his head swell slightly. His Gluttonous Stomach had strengthened significantly, and his ability to break down alcohol was also great. Instead, compared to 6th-Tiers like Chu Ran and Zhao Ming, he could better withstand this kind of high-tier liquor.
Just as he sent the amber-colored liquor in his cup into his stomach, his Comm-Bracelet buzzed with a vibration.
Su Chen swept a casual glance over it, his heart stirring slightly. It was Qing Cang.
Swiping it open casually to check the ssage details, there were only two words: Where are you?
He subconsciously tapped to open it, originally wanting to reply. But looking at their conversation history, he withdrew his finger, muttering secretly, 'If he still has the free ti to ask where I am, it definitely isn't an urgent matter.'
"Who is it?" Chu Ran couldn't help but ask.
"No one." Su Chen shook his head and blended back into the drinking party.
Not long after, a servant suddenly hurried in, a figure following behind.
"Qing Shi!" Jiang Mufeng was the first to catch sight of the newcor. His entire body shivered, sobering up quite a bit as he quickly called out to the several people currently in high spirits.
"Qing Shi, you... why have you co? Please, have a seat..." Wei Zhenghong greeted. As a 7th-Tier Class-User, his eyes were still clear, sowhat surprised.
"No need. I ca to find Su Chen." Qing Cang's gaze swept over and found Su Chen standing among the crowd.
"So you were looking for Old Su, huh." Chu Ran mumbled, stepping aside. He also asked, "Does Qing Shi want to sit down and drink a bit? The Ancient King showing his face, the Dark Sun Period being delayed... it's a rare and great event, ah."
"You guys celebrate here. I have so matters to discuss with Su Chen." Qing Cang's mood was also quite cheerful. For these few to be happy about this matter showed that their hearts possessed an extre sense of belonging to the sect.
Su Chen walked out, bidding farewell to the several people, and followed Qing Cang to leave the place.
Under normal circumstances, Qing Cang also wouldn't directly use martial force to bypass the Floating Island's defense system. This ti, he had arrived riding a Flight Vehicle.
After the two boarded the Flight Vehicle, Qing Cang asked with so Suspicion, "Did you see the ssage I sent you?"
"What ssage?" Su Chen's face was full of blankness. Turning his body slightly, he opened his Comm-Bracelet, only then revealing an expression of sudden realization. "Ah, Senior Brother, my apologies. I was just drinking to my heart's content and didn't really notice."
Qing Cang shot him a glance, severely suspecting this kid was secretly retaliating for the ti he hadn't replied to a ssage previously.
"As long as you didn't intentionally 'not see it'." Qing Cang stood with his hands behind his back, speaking Unhurriedly.
"How is that possible? Seeing a ssage and not replying... that would be too lacking in manners." Su Chen frowned slightly.
Qing Cang felt like he had just been cursed at, but he was in a good mood and couldn't be bothered to bicker with this kid.
He shot Su Chen several glances, Words Caught in One's Throat multiple tis, until the Flight Vehicle stopped at Su Chen's Floating Island Port and the two disembarked. He finally couldn't hold it back anymore, lowering his voice to ask: "Did you Purify the Mist Embers on the periphery of the Starfire?"
'Lao Qing, ah Lao Qing, you disappoint too much. You still couldn't hold back.' Su Chen shook his head inwardly.
On the way, he had perceived that Qing Cang had co exactly for this matter. But he shouldn't need him to answer; Qing Cang should already have the answer in his heart, yet he still couldn't suppress the curiosity within, huh.
This matter actually didn't need to be hidden from Qing Cang. Su Chen nodded and said, "By a stroke of luck, I managed to do it."
"As expected." Qing Cang wasn't surprised. He had guessed it previously, and even had seventy to eighty percent certainty in his heart. Asking this sentence was rely for confirmation.
But the gaze he looked at Su Chen with couldn't help but be sowhat complex. He had also tried those outermost Mist Embers; recalling it now still made his scalp tingle sowhat. Su Chen had only just advanced to the 6th-Tier, yet had Purified them. Thinking about it carefully, it was far too Unimaginable.
"Exactly what are you..." Qing Cang had Words Caught in One's Throat.
Seeing that Qing Cang's curiosity had a tendency to flare up greatly, Su Chen hurriedly changed the subject, asking, "The Four Great Sects and the Royal Court's questioning of Qin Yun ended so quickly?"
Seeing Su Chen change the subject, Qing Cang was sowhat helpless. He was just curious and wouldn't do anything. This kid's vigilance was too strong.
However, thinking about it, it was also normal. After all, he was born on a Barren Planet, and for quite a long period of ti, had even survived under the identity of a "Refugee". If he didn't have a bit of vigilance, he would have been killed off long ago.
Thinking of this, he no longer dwelled on it, nodding. "Yeah, matters concerning Qin Yun should temporarily be at a close."
"Temporarily at a close?" Su Chen was sowhat surprised. Calculating the ti, it hadn't been long since Wei Zhenghong and the others returned. He estimated the two sides hadn't chatted for very long either, yet it was actually already at a close.
Qing Cang hesitated slightly. The matter Qin Yun spoke of was temporarily still a secret. However, sooner or later, there would co a day when it was made public.
"This matter is sowhat complicated to explain..." Seeing that Qing Cang had the tendency to speak, Su Chen hurriedly adopted a posture of listening attentively.
"This Qin Yun said..." Qing Cang roughly narrated the matter Qin Yun had spoken of, finally summarizing:
"Since it involves the Sunless Spirit, this way, whether it's the Four Great Ancient Kings or the Vast Sea Emperor, they should all stop pursuing accountability from Qin Yun."
"To people at their level, although the deaths of Morning Star Tiers are a pity, what's more important is still the Sunless Spirit."
"Sunless Spirit..." Su Chen chewed on these words in his mouth, frowning slightly. "What does Qin Yun want to do?"
He didn't quite understand. For Qin Yun to say this, although it could stop the Four Great Sects and the Royal Court's pursuit of accountability, at the sa ti, he also put himself on the spot. He would inevitably have to enter that Lost Starfire once more.
But if he entered that Lost Starfire once more, did Qin Yun still have the confidence to survive?
No wait! He suddenly thought of one thing. Qin Tianlin!
Su Chen's eyelids twitched slightly. Qin Yun hadn't gained absolutely nothing from in there. At the very least, he had brought out the purple Starfire that could perform Class Plunder.
Qin Yun was still hiding things, but regarding this matter, other than Qin Yun and Qin Tianlin, he estimated no one else knew.
'Divine Dawn Grade Talent is rely the threshold. Qin Tianlin is exactly a Divine Dawn Grade Talent. Could it be he has the confidence to make Qin Tianlin gain the Sunless Spirit's Recognition?'
Thinking of this, Su Chen's heart sank slightly. He couldn't help but ponder more deeply, increasingly realizing the extent of Qin Yun's ruthless experience.
The Bronze Sect's Starfire situation had improved, so in the short term, the Ancient King was no longer anxious. The greatest protective talisman that existed on Qin Yun's body vanished.
And he imdiately ca up with a new protective talisman for himself.
If this matter was reported upwards, the Four Great Ancient Kings and the Vast Sea Emperor would probably all keep a deadly close eye on Qin Yun. Even if the Ancient King wanted to settle accounts regarding so things Qin Yun had done, he would probably find it difficult to accomplish.
Before, Qin Yun had always existed as the Ancient King's alternative Successor. If the Starfire truly reached an infinitesimally faint point, the Ancient Bronze King could only select Qin Yun, and then use his own life to save the Starfire.
It was precisely because of this that for many things Qin Yun did, the Ancient King would Turn a Blind Eye, including the persecution against Wei Zhenghong twenty years ago.
Including his subordinates acting against him multiple tis previously. Although there were punishnts, they were all minor punishnts, not major disciplinary actions.
If he could guarantee that entering the Lost Starfire would still be safe, this statent, on the contrary, beca reasonable and logical.
The only uncertain factor was probably that due to multiple parties interfering, even if Qin Tianlin beca The Chosen, it might not necessarily end well in the finale.
If the Crisis of the Flas hadn't improved, Qin Yun probably wouldn't even speak of these things. Even if he had obtained sothing from that Lost Starfire, no one would know.
"But this is fine too..." Qing Cang's mood was quite good. "Since Qin Yun says this, then this matter is seventy percent resolved."
Involving the Spirit of the Vast Sun, it was no longer simply tracking down the cause of the Morning Star Tiers' deaths. Even if his Sect Master wanted to protect Qin Yun further, the other Four Great Ancient Kings and the Vast Sea Emperor would absolutely not agree.
Therefore, his Sect Master absolutely wouldn't do such a thing.
What Qing Cang feared was that the situation would be pushed step by step, leading the Bronze Sect to have no choice but to pay too great a price for Qin Yun, planting themselves into a pit step by step.
But involving the Sunless Spirit, right from the start there couldn't possibly be the slightest room for mitigation. The Ancient Bronze King naturally wouldn't stiffen his neck, insisting on protecting Qin Yun.
'It isn't necessarily a good thing, ah...' Su Chen's eyes flickered. 'If Qin Tianlin is Selected...'
But right now, it wasn't good for him to give any reminders either. Qin Yun had draped a protective talisman over himself. Su Chen absolutely wouldn't go touch the other party's bad luck at this ti. Before entering that Lost Starfire, Qin Yun's life already no longer belonged to himself.
But it also ant that if the other party truly wanted to do certain things, in the short term, they would almost not have to bear the consequences.
"When exactly will Qin Yun bring people into that Lost Starfire?" Su Chen couldn't help but ask.
"I estimate we'll have to wait a period of ti. This matter still has to be reported upwards. The Ancient Kings and the Vast Sea Emperor will discuss it further, and it involves many twists and turns within."
Qing Cang speculated: "Whether what Qin Yun said is true or false still requires further demonstration. I estimate that before the Peak Star Tournant ends, this matter won't necessarily have a result."
Su Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief inwardly. That was good. The Black Buddha still hadn't arrived. He wondered how much certainty this Great Eldritch God had in doing Qin Tianlin to death.
"However..." Qing Cang was actually sowhat regretful. "If what Qin Yun said is true, then only Divine Dawn Grades have the qualifications to be Selected. That weeds out a massive batch of people, ah."
Including Su Chen himself.
Su Chen naturally heard the subtext in Qing Cang's words, looking unbothered. "He already said it, Divine Dawn Grade is rely the threshold. They might not necessarily be looked favorably upon by that Sunless Spirit. It's not like it absolutely has to pick a Chosen One out."
"True..." Qing Cang nodded, discovering that he actually hadn't seen through it as clearly as Su Chen. He couldn't help but laugh despite himself. "It is the Sunless Spirit after all, tugging at the thoughts of too many people."
"Alright, I have no other matters. You go attend to your business." Qing Cang turned around, preparing to leave. Su Chen hurriedly called him to stop.
"Do you still have other matters?" Qing Cang halted.
Su Chen asked, "I heard the preliminaries for the Peak Star Tournant are also being managed by you, Senior Brother?"
"Correct. You're interested?" Qing Cang looked thoughtful. "True. According to your current strength, you actually do have the qualifications to contend."
"It's actually not to contend."
Su Chen shook his head. Turning the topic, he roughly told Qing Cang about the matter concerning the Marrow of the Morning Star.
Hearing this, Qing Cang couldn't help but furrow his brows: "The Royal Court is this insidious and malicious?"
Last ti when Su Chen brought up the Marrow of the Morning Star with the Ancient King, he was present at the scene. He just truly hadn't thought about this follow-up.
The Royal Court's people had only just arrived. He hadn't received any relevant information regarding the Marrow of the Morning Star, but based on past experiences, he roughly deduced: "If what Sect Master said is true, and their goal is to probe you, I estimate the thod of reward will be extrely special..."
"I've roughly guessed it. It should be the additional Reward for the Minor Star Chief."
"Minor Star Chief?" Su Chen didn't understand. Qing Cang explained: "The Peak Star Tournant involves the entire Dust Star Sea. But the ones who can truly pass the preliminaries and enter the elimination stage number roughly just over a hundred people, basically all of them 7th-Tiers."
"Only occasionally in a few iterations have there been a small number of Sixth-Rank Professionals."
Su Chen looked thoughtful. The Peak Star Tournant had a strict age limit. Even without preparing other professions and exclusively focusing on developing one's Main Profession, the number of people who could beco 7th-Tier Class-Users within fifty years of age was not considered high.
Qing Cang continued: "The 7th-Tiers go to compete for the position of Star Pri. And with so many people traveling from thousands of miles away, naturally not all of them are here just to join the fun. There will more or less be so additional Rewards."
"And the strongest 6th-Tier from the preliminaries will also have an additional Reward, jokingly referred to as the Minor Star Chief. Although it can't compare at all to the title and rewards of the Star Pri, it's still very good."
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