A World Worth Protecting

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“As for the third level… they’re not something ordinary cultivators can obtain. They are… Immortal Stars. Such stars normally experience mutations after the concentration of Spirit Qi on them reaches an extreme level and changes the structure of heaven and earth. They then cause everything within the planet to be assimilated, thereby forming a gaseous planet similar to Saturn!

“They are full of Spirit Qi gathered under high levels of compression. It’s a pity. Although Saturn is also a gas planet, its gas isn’t Spirit Qi… And because such planets can be man-made, they become specialized planets that the major factions and family clans use to nurture their chosen ones!

“And those who infused an Immortal Star to step into the Planet realm have a combat strength that basically exceeds that of fellow Planet realms who didn’t infuse Immortal Stars. And the possibility of them stepping into the Eternal Star realm in the future far exceeds that of those who infused Spirit Stars.

“This is also why those chosen ones can crush others. The current Violet Gold civilization follows a doctrine of elites similar to that of Earth. The more elite they are, the more their sons receive guidance and resources unimaginable to others from the moment they’re born. Hence, they have a greater possibility of becoming elites.”

Speaking to this point, Zhao Yameng let out a soft sigh. She remembered how she thought Saturn was such an Immortal Star when learning all that for the first time and her disappointment in the end.

“What about the next level after Immortal Stars?” A weird glint appeared in Wang Baole’s eyes as he asked immediately.

“After Immortal Stars… are what I said previously… the special planets that exist in the Graveyard of Stars!” Zhao Yameng gazed at Wang Baole and didn’t hide the doubt in her thoughts deep in her eyes. She went silent for a while and spoke softly.

“I keep feeling that our civilization on Earth is a little weird. The fact that we named five of our planets after the Five Elements is very strange… That’s because such special planets represent something that can’t be man-made. They have nomological powers. For example, the Five Elements—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—are all a part of nomological power…”

Wang Baole’s eyes narrowed. He recalled what the Ethereal Patriarch told him back then about his guesses regarding how some missing cultivators seemed to exist on Earth many years ago.

“And once the laws within special planets are infused by a cultivator, there’s a 90% chance that they can… become an Eternal Star realm mighty figure in the future!” Zhao Yameng shook her head, brushed away her doubts about Earth, and continued speaking.

“Such planets… are extremely rare even in the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain. They only exist… within the Graveyard of Stars. Any one of them could cause those who discovered it to fight to the death!”

“Special planets that have nomological power…” Listening to this point, Wang Baole’s breathing quickened. So be it if he didn’t know. Since he knew about all that, there was no way he could be satisfied with incorporating an Ordinary Star or Spirit Star. Even if he couldn’t find a special planet, he would still try to find an Immortal Star. With that thought, Wang Baole looked at Zhao Yameng and noticed that she wanted to speak but stopped.

He asked curiously, “What’s wrong? Is there something even better after Special Planets?”

Zhao Yameng smiled bitterly after hearing that.

“Legend has it that there’s indeed a fifth level. It’s a special planet that has a unique law. Most laws in special planets can be present in multiple special planets. But there’s a type of planet… its law is unique. Only when such a planet dies will another one be created in the universe. Such a type… is known as the Dao Star!”

Listening to that point, Wang Baole’s eyes lit up. After coughing, he used his main body to disperse his Divine Will and spoke to Little Missy in the black mask in his main body’s arms.

“Little Missy, I know you’ve awakened. Do you think I can infuse this legendary Dao Star?”

“You’re dreaming. If you can infuse the Dao Star, I’ll…” Little Missy instinctively humphed, but she stopped mid-sentence.

“Thank you for your auspicious words, Little Missy. Haha, I’m relieved now.” After hearing that, Wang Baole instantly became happy. He noticed that basically, whatever Little Missy said he couldn’t do, he could definitely do.

Little Missy was rendered speechless.

“What did you say, Little Missy?” Wang Baole faintly felt that Little Missy seemed to say something, but he didn’t hear it clearly, so he asked curiously.

“Go away. I’m tired. I’m going to sleep.” Little Missy spoke weakly. The sense of frustration in her heart was indescribable. On the one hand, Wang Baole’s previous words were too worthy of a beating. On the other hand, she recalled her experiences during all these years, so she felt gloomy.

After silently teasing Little Missy in front of Zhao Yameng, Wang Baole coughed after seeing the doubt in Zhao Yameng’s eyes.

“My goal is set. I’ll go for the Dao Star. Unless I can’t enter that Graveyard of Stars, I’ll definitely obtain the Dao Star once I enter.” Wang Baole blinked. In reality, he didn’t feel that way in his heart. But that didn’t distract him from lavishly praising himself at that moment.

Zhao Yameng deeply understood Wang Baole and shook her head after hearing that. She didn’t think that Wang Baole absolutely couldn’t obtain that legendary Dao Star. But she had to tell Wang Baole the information she gathered about the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain while in the Violet Gold civilization.

“Baole, the number of entry places aren’t set every time the Graveyard of Stars is opened. Sometimes there are a lot, and sometimes there are very few. The important thing is how you obtain the right to enter. This isn’t too difficult for the major factions and family clans in the Never-Ending Dao Domain. But to us, it’s practically impossible.” Zhao Yameng sighed. She couldn’t help but admit that as Project Dark Swallow was carried out and as she gained partial understanding about the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain, while she felt bitter in her heart about Earth’s weakness as she looked back at it, she also felt indignant.

She didn’t feel indignant for herself but for her civilization. She hoped Earth would rise. And she was willing to give it her all to achieve that.

“Even the Violet Gold civilization, which is a dominant force within the Left Dao’s nineteenth domain, doesn’t have the right. However, legend has it that the Divine Eye civilization does. Hence, one can see that one needs both strength and luck to obtain a place.”

“So, every time the Graveyard of Stars is opened, there’s a bloodbath within it as factions and family clans from all around gather there. This caused the Graveyard of Stars to become a place for them to nurture their sons and chosen ones. In fact, some chosen ones even suppress their own cultivation to not break through to the Planet realm. They do so because they’re waiting for the Graveyard of Stars to open and their chance to obtain astonishing opportunities there. For such people… even though their cultivation isn’t at the Planet realm, the depth of their foundation makes it such that they could hold their own in a battle against a Planet realm!” Speaking to this point, Zhao Yameng suppressed the indignance in her heart. When she looked towards Wang Baole, even though she knew Wang Baole was extraordinary, worry still appeared in her eyes.

The timing of this worry was very weird. After all, Wang Baole hadn’t obtained the right to enter yet. And judging with common sense, it was practically impossible to obtain the right from the Violet Gold civilization. But she also had a weird feeling that somehow… it wasn’t entirely impossible for Wang Baole to enter the Graveyard of Stars.

After these thoughts flashed in her mind, while Wang Baole pondered after hearing that, Zhao Yameng spoke again.

“To my knowledge, the Graveyard of Stars is opened every few hundred years. And according to the Heavenly Spirit Sect’s judgment… the next time it opens should be within these few years. But the specifics are unknown. And because of that, the Violet Gold civilization set their sights on the places the Divine Eye civilization has.”

Listening to this point, Wang Baole couldn’t help but speak.

“Yameng, what’s your identity in the Heavenly Spirit Sect? How did you get all this information?” Wang Baole was very curious. Although the Violet Gold civilization was of a much higher level than the Divine Eye civilization, he was a Spirit Immortal. The possibility of information he couldn’t obtain in the Divine Eye civilization being common knowledge in other civilizations wasn’t huge.

That was especially so considering Zhao Yameng said a lot. It was definitely not easy to get all that information with her cultivation level.

“My master is the third elder of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, and her cultivation is at the perfected stage Spirit Immortal realm. I’m her only disciple in all these years. My master didn’t come this time because she infused a Spirit Star and is trying to break through in seclusion.” There was nothing Zhao Yameng could hide from Wang Baole, so she explained after seeing the doubt in his eyes.

Wang Baole nodded and asked another question after pondering.

“And you said just now that the Violet Gold civilization set their sights on the places of the Divine Eye royal family. But logically speaking, with the strength of the Violet Gold civilization, they could just take them away directly. Why must they go through all the trouble of setting up an alliance? Is it because the places can’t be obtained directly?”

Hearing Wang Baole’s question, Zhao Yameng smiled gently as her eyes twinkled.