Devouring the Stars: Reboot, Serpent of Eternity!

Chapter 459: Use It for Your Own Good

Jiang Zhe waved his hand and said, "It's mutually beneficial. Your space-time defense is also an inspiration to me."

"Really? Haha, since you said so, I will take it seriously. I hope there will be another chance to learn from you."

Prince Qing Huan smiled and asked curiously, "Gathering all the inheritance and leaving Xingchen Island is as easy as taking something out of a bag for you, brother. I wonder which of the twelve palaces you will choose to join in the end?"

"Zodiac?"

Jiang Zhe was surprised and pretended not to know.

"Brother Dao, it seems that you have risen too quickly. The Dao Lords of the Twelve Palaces haven't had time to find you yet, so I'll take the initiative to introduce you. The Mangya Kingdom is mainly divided into the royal family and the Twelve Palaces..."

Prince Qing Huan told some basic information about the Mangya Kingdom.

"Brother Dao, the training on Star Island has not improved me in the slightest. This time I leave and plan to go to the Palace of Time and Space to continue to create the strongest defense method, in order to perfectly combine attack and defense...Brother Dao, listen to me, what are your plans?"

Jiang Zhe asked curiously, "Isn't there anyone who uses joining a certain palace as a bargaining chip to raise their status?"

Prince Qing Huan's face changed, and he said quickly: "Brother Dao, you must not have such thoughts. Although the twelve palaces compete with each other, they are of the same blood and will never be dragged into a vicious competition by such immature methods. Those who have not joined them are just outsiders no matter how talented they are. If they dare to hold on to their status and wait for a price, they will definitely not be lenient!"

"Brother Dao, remember! Although we seem to have the power to choose, we have actually been in an absolutely passive position since the moment we were abducted. Unless we can become the Eternal Emperor, we can only act within the rules set by others. There is absolutely no possibility of jumping out of the rules!"

"Don't be nervous, I'm just curious, I don't have that kind of idea." Jiang Zhe smiled and said, "I practice the Way of Time and Space. I made up my mind when I heard your introduction. I will join the Time and Space Palace in the end."

Prince Qing Huan was overjoyed, "Brother Dao, I look forward to seeing you in the Time and Space Palace in the future. I hope you will continue to give me your guidance then."

As he spoke, he used his magic power to lift up a three-inch long brown-black animal horn and placed it in front of Jiang Zhe.

"After I leave, you are the only one who is qualified to take charge of the Great Lord's inheritance of time and space. My methods of attack and defense are all created by understanding this inheritance. I hope it can be of some inspiration to you, too."

"Let's go, Brother Dao, see you at the Time and Space Palace."

Suddenly the space twisted and Prince Qing Huan disappeared.

Jiang Zhe was the only one left on the snow-covered island, and then he was teleported back to the bamboo building on Xingchen Island.

A star island on the fifth layer collapsed with a loud bang, shocking more than 300,000 island owners.

"On the fifth floor, someone lost?"

"Who? Who is it? What?! It's the one who holds the inheritance of time and space."

"The golden scroll has been updated. The inheritance of time and space is now on the fourth level, in the hands of the black horse that has won consecutive victories. Judging from the number of inheritance treasures in his hand, he should have won thirty-one consecutive victories. Oh my God!"

"..."

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed the other twelve people on the fifth floor. They were very clear about how powerful Prince Qing Huan was. He was second only to the pervert on the sixth floor above. They all re-examined the threat posed by Jiang Zhe.

Suddenly, something happened again.

The Star Island, which had just fallen into the fourth floor, fell straight down to the third floor, the second floor... and fell into the dark abyss.

"This is... Qinghuan, left?"

"Hmm? In that case, could there be some falsehood in the battle just now? For example, Qing Huan had intended to leave a long time ago, but in the last battle, he saw that the dark horse on the fourth floor was not bad, so he simply admitted defeat and gave him the inheritance of time and space? According to Qing Huan's style of doing things, this is really possible."

"Damn it! Qing Huan would rather entrust the inheritance of time and space to a newcomer than to me? Fine, fine, fine, I want to see if this newcomer is qualified to take this inheritance!"

"A fight! I must have a fight! Hahaha, now I have a chance to get a glimpse of the great master's inheritance. Humph! If I can't beat Qing Huan, how can I beat a little newcomer like you?"

"Interesting. To be recognized by Qing Huan? That means you must have something outstanding. Very good, let me meet you tomorrow."

"..."

The special lives and practitioners on the fifth floor each have their own thoughts.

On the sixth floor, Betale, who was immersed in the contemplation of the secret art of mental power, was also startled and cast a glance.

"Qing Huan, are you leaving now? See you in the Twelve Palaces then."

"It is this newcomer on the fourth floor who has attracted Qing Huan's attention. He must be special. When he reaches the fifth floor, I can also make some moves."

……

The brown and black horns are deep and attractive, making you unable to look away.

This beast horn is made up of 1,800 bone pieces. Jiang Zhe discovered the inheritance inside with just a slight sense.

After making the oath according to the induction, a large amount of complex information suddenly flooded into Jiang Zhe's mind.

Jiang Zhe immediately began to comprehend and was deeply attracted by the concepts of time and space expounded therein.

Although it is only the beginning of the time and space inheritance dominated by Lord Mangya, once you fully understand it, it will be no difficulty to step into the realm of the Lord of Life and Death with it.

After a long time, Jiang Zhe was forced to end his meditation. It was already the next day when he was forcibly awakened by a battle message.

"Trouble!" Jiang Zhe complained.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and noticed that there was a female Taoist priest in green armor waiting outside the courtyard. She must have been waiting for a long time, but because he was still in meditation, he was polite and did not disturb her.

Seeing Jiang Zhe noticed her, the female Taoist priest in green armor smiled kindly.

"Brother Hunyuan, go deal with today's challenge first, we'll talk when you come back."

"It's alright, let's not rush into the fight. Senior, what should I call you?"

Jiang Zhe stood up from the recliner, opened the small bamboo gate, led Qingjia Daojun into the small courtyard, conjured up a wooden table and a wooden bench, and led Qingjia Daojun to sit down in the courtyard.

"My name is Meng Li, and I come from the Space-Time Palace of the Twelve Palaces. Qing Huan said he briefly told you about the existence of the Twelve Palaces. Do you still have any questions? Do you need me to explain it to you?"

"No need, Senior. Qing Huan should have told you that I have decided to join the Space-Time Palace after leaving Xingchen Island."

"I'm confused. According to Qing Huan, the only person stronger than you on Star Island right now is probably the one on the sixth level. You've also acquired the Great Lord's inheritance of time and space. Star Island should have little effect on your tempering. Why are you still unwilling to leave?"

Jiang Zhe told the truth: "Senior, I am very interested in these ninety-nine inheritances. I want to collect them all and learn from them."

"Well... I don't understand, but I respect it. After all, you are a genius, and your focus is different from that of a cultivator like me with limited potential. But I also want to advise you to forget about collecting all ninety-nine inheritances. It is laborious, time-consuming and has a very low return rate. You should probably only focus on the first thirty inheritances. To be honest, the remaining sixty-odd inheritances are very superficial. With your level of cultivation, there are definitely many loopholes. Moreover, there are too many inheritances of this level in the ancient book storage building of our Spacetime Palace. Instead of wasting time on Xingchen Island, you might as well go to the ancient book storage building of our Spacetime Palace and browse around."

"random?"

Jiang Zhe showed a surprised expression at the right time.

"Senior, can I just browse through the inheritance in the ancient book collection building?"

Taoist Meng Li nodded with a smile and answered patiently: "Of course, although there are many fragments in the ancient building, there are also many complete and exquisite inheritances. As long as you are a member of my Time and Space Palace, you can read them without restriction. Different from them is the 'Secret Pavilion'. You need to pay a price to obtain the magical powers, secret techniques, and inheritances in the Secret Pavilion. However, the inheritances that can enter the Secret Pavilion can rank in the top ten among these ninety-nine inheritances!"

"Senior, I understand. I will plan it out."

"Brother Hunyuan, when you want to leave Xingchen Island, crush this token and I will be able to sense it and come to pick you up immediately."

Taoist Mengli said this and placed the token on the table.

"Anything else? As long as the rules allow, I will help you get it done."

Jiang Zhe's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Senior, can you please say something to the more than 300,000 islands in the abyss for me?"

Daoist Master Meng Li understood, "You want them to cooperate with you and not avoid the battle?"

"Yes, please tell them, Senior, that after I fight them, I will only take away the inheritance treasures I want, and will not harm their lives or ask for the treasures on them."

Daoist Master Meng Li shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid it won't have much effect. Many people simply don't want to give up their accumulated achievements and fall into the next level."

"Everything depends on human effort. Sorry for the trouble, senior."

Jiang Zhe stood up from his seat and bowed to Taoist Mengli.

"Okay, this is a simple matter and it doesn't violate the rules. I'll help you."

Taoist Mengli quickly stood up and held Jiang Zhe, preventing him from bending his waist any further.

"Brother Hunyuan, I won't bother you anymore. I hope I can take you to the Time and Space Palace as soon as possible."

Then, he soared into the sky and walked away into the void.

After a few breaths, a female voice resounded over the dark abyss and reached every star island.

"The cultivator numbered '癸二１７，寅一９４' on the Star Island has been confirmed to have the strength of the top three. He is not leaving now because he hopes to collect more inheritances. He has made a promise that he will only take away the inheritance treasures he needs from those who are defeated in the battle with him, and will not harm the lives of the defeated or rob the treasures... However, due to the rules of the Star Island, he cannot hold multiple complete inheritance treasures. Therefore, for some cultivators who have been struggling for a long time and eager to leave, accepting his challenge may be an opportunity. Perhaps there is a chance to obtain the complete inheritance treasures that he has to give up from him, and thus meet the requirements of leaving the Star Island... What choice should you make? You decide for yourself. Perhaps accepting his challenge is your only chance to gain freedom in this life!"

boom!

Suddenly, more than 300,000 star islands were in an uproar, mainly on the first, second and third layers. They were the ones who were struggling for freedom as mentioned by Taoist Master Meng Li.

Apart from scattered inherited treasures, they are basically penniless and have nothing. As long as it allows them to survive and gives them hope of freedom, they are willing to do anything.

On the contrary, most of the more than one hundred island owners on the fourth floor had grim expressions.

If they were left outside, each of them could beat ordinary world-level masters, and basically could leave on their own. Most of those who stayed on the island wanted to collect a set of inheritance that suits them, so they took winning or losing very seriously.

They are the least willing to cooperate with Jiang Zhe.

But it doesn’t matter. There are only a hundred of them in total. If anyone doesn’t cooperate and is targeted by Jiang Zhe, he will be in big trouble.

According to the matching mechanism, one battle must be carried out every day, and you can only have a day off unless no one invites you... Jiang Zhe challenges him to a battle every day, but sometimes he is unlucky and is forced to accept the challenge according to the rules.

Just kill it when the time comes to avoid being disgusted a second time.

He just had a stronger faith in the Tao and had restrained his murderous intent, but it wasn't that he was completely unable to kill.

……

"Three challenge requests from the fifth floor? Let me see the inheritance treasures in their hands... This is it, the seventh-ranked swordsmanship inheritance."

hum~

In the bamboo building, Jiang Zhe, who accepted the challenge invitation, was teleported away.

On the island covered with black reefs, Jiang Zhe met his opponent, a skinny and dark-skinned child with a fluttering silver cloak.

Hey, this batch is Qianxingzi, right?

He is the one who practiced the "Thousand Bodies Holy Scripture" in the original novel and even cultivated it to the third level. He did not rely on the "Only Original Body" to merge his thousand bodies into one. His one thousand clones can split and merge at the same time, which is very powerful.

Jiang Zhe thought so.

"The Taoist Master of the Twelve Palaces said that you have the strength to be among the top three? Did you really defeat Prince Qing Huan? I don't believe it. Let me see if you are just a name for nothing."

As he said that, Qianxingzi made a move directly, transforming into a thousand Qianxingzi, and also performed a special formation similar to the "Small Thousand Ancestor God Formation". For a moment, Jiang Zhe was surrounded by Qianxingzi on all sides, and the surging power like a domain was shaking, suppressing and affecting his actions.

"Hmm, that's interesting. Why don't you take a look at the domain skills I just figured out?"

Six emerald beads as big as human heads appeared around Jiang Zhe. The six flying beads imitated the six golden palms of Qing Huan and stirred them. Suddenly, time and space became chaotic. The surrounding void was in chaos, forming a special time and space defense field.

In an instant, the Thousand Stars who were surrounding and killing Jiang Zhe with swords in hand felt like they were falling into a quagmire. It was extremely difficult for them to fly forward or swing their swords.

boom! boom! boom--

The pearls were clearly far away before, but due to the changes in time and space, they suddenly appeared close.

The Thousand Stars were in disbelief, their eyes widened. They didn't even have time to swing their swords to block before they were hit and flew away by the orb.

"Whether attacking or defending, you actually used the methods of Prince Qing Huan. You learned all of them after just one battle with him? Impossible! This is impossible!"

……

Qian Xingzi, defeated!

Jiang Zhe threw the time and space inheritance that he had seen to Qian Xingzi, took the seventh-ranked swordsmanship inheritance from him, and teleported back to his own Star Island.

boom!

Another island from the fifth floor fell to the fourth floor, causing an uproar.

Many island owners checked the golden scroll and identified the two warring parties through the changes in the inherited treasures.

The winner is the Star Island numbered "癸二一七，寅一九四" just named by the Taoist Lord of the Twelve Zodiac Signs.

More abstractly, the loser took the second-ranked time and space inheritance, and the winner took the seventh-ranked swordsmanship inheritance.

for real?

Is he really not like other island owners who like to hold on to a heritage and not let go?

It should be noted that the inherited treasures do more than just carry information. Carrying them with you and pondering them all the time will make it easier for you to comprehend the inheritance.

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Jiang Zhe: There is so little knowledge in it that I can understand it after just a few glances. Do I still need to figure it out all the time?