Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1274: Spirit Entrustment Art

Yin Jingxu’s desire to obtain the Origin Holy Artifact didn’t come as a surprise. The real question they had to ask was how much was he willing to pay for it.

An Origin Holy Artifact was a key to whether a Holy Land will be able to ascend into an Elysium. There were 5 Elysiums in the Spirit Luxuriant World at the moment, the Tongyou Institution, the Northern Sea Mystic Sect, the Yuanchen Sect, the Eternal Palace, and the Divine Capital Sect.

The Ice Essence Sect Lu Wuzi established already possessed an Origin Holy Artifact that came from the Azure Flame World. In fact... It was also obtained with the help of Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia.

Even though they were the faction with the best Stargazer inheritance in the Spirit Luxuriant World and a True Immortal like Yin Jingxu, they were unable to stand on the same level as the other great powers who had their own Elysiums.

Because of how difficult it was to enter the Martial Void Realm, an Elysium was the most secure way of ensuring their rank six inheritance lived on.

When the lucky asshole, Kou Chongxue, revealed the existence of the Origin Holy Artifact to Shang Xia and Yin Jingxu, the meaning could be more clear. He was dangling the treasure in front of Yin Jingxu and asking if he wanted it or not.

With no other choice, there was no way Yin Jingxu could give up the opportunity. The Heavenly Star Palace also couldn’t resist the temptation of gaining a chance to ascend to an Elysium. As for why Kou Chongxue was so generous... That was because the Spirit Luxuriant World would also be able to grow stronger with the birth of another Elysium.

The True Immortals of the Tongyou Institution held all the cards, and Yin Jingxue knew that he would be taken advantage of without any way to avoid it.

Speaking suddenly, Yin Jingxu wanted to probe the attitudes of Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia. “I know that the Tongyou Institution plans to split up the Hai Continent to create the 24th continent in our world, and my Heavenly Star Palace fully supports your decision...”

By splitting the Hai Continent, the Spirit Luxuriant World would possess their 24th continent, and the Tongyou Institution would gain another slot for a member to enter the Martial Void Realm. Their intentions were no secret.

Every time a continent was born, a True Immortal would be able to ascend. If they added all the Elysiums their world could hold, there would be 33 slots for True Immortals in a world. As such, the control of a continent was extremely important to any faction.

Even with a terrifyingly strong faction like the Tongyou Institution who possessed the strongest experts of their world, with the exception of the You Continent and Jiao Continent whose spirituality they relied on to ascend, didn’t control other territories. They only held an advantage over the Divine Capital Sect over the Bing Continent, and it hadn’t fallen completely under their control. Of course, they still had the Tongyou Elysium which could birth an Elysium True Immortal, but looking at the larger picture, they had enough territory to possess 3.5 True Immortals at best.

If Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia were able to create the 24th continent, they would gain another opportunity to produce a True Immortal!

Once they were successful in their conquest of the Bing Continent and the development of the 24th continent, producing so many True Immortals of the Tongyou Institution, their spot as the strongest faction in the Spirit Luxuriant World would be set in stone. No one would be able to shake their position no matter what happened!

Exchanging a glance, Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue saw the look of amusement in each other’s eyes.

Shang Xia eventually replied, “Do you fully support us regarding our decision of the Hai Continent? I don’t think anyone would go against us anyway...”

The birth of a continent was something every great power would fight over, due to the implications.

Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia’s original intention was to allow the Heavenly Star Palace and their Stargazers to safely leave the Jiao Continent and return to the Yi Continent in exchange for their support.

However, with Kou Chongxue about to become a high-level True Immortal, the Tongyou Institution would possess 2 high-level True Immortals and they really didn’t need to care about the opinions of the other great powers any longer. Moreover, the Spirit Luxuriant World would greatly require the protection of the 2 high-level True Immortals, and they wouldn’t go against any of their decisions.

Yin Jingxu was slightly taken aback at Shang Xia’s comment and his expression sank slightly. He quickly started to think about what else he could offer.

Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia were in no rush. They continued to escort Yin Jingxu and the land chunks they obtained from the Spirit Tinkle World along the chaotic streams of space as they made their way back to the Spirit Luxuriant World.

Even with experts at the level of Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue leading the way, it took them several months before they finally arrived in the region of space around the Spirit Luxuriant World.

With the help of the Star Observatories of the Tongyou Institution and Heavenly Star Palace, they weren’t afraid of losing their way. When they finally left the chaotic streams and arrived in a relatively calmer space around the Spirit Luxuriant World, Yin Jingxu seemed to have finally made up his mind. “Fellow True Immortals, what do you think about the advancement method of my Heavenly Star Palace?”

Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia exchanged another glance, but this time, their eyes widened slightly in shock.

Shang Xia was still the one to respond. “Palace Master Yin, the way you entered the Martial Void Realm shocked every single faction in our world, and even till today, we are still in awe of your advancement method.”

A look of self-satisfaction flashed across Yin Jingxu’s eyes, but he quickly forced a smile to continue, “Actually, my Spirit Entrustment Art will have to be made at the fourth tier of the Martial Dipper Realm. The risks start then, but it will be spread throughout your cultivation which greatly reduces the danger of entering the Martial Void Realm.”

“However... The secret art is something my Heavenly Star Palace will never give out to others. The Origin Holy Artifact is not enough to trade for such a treasure. If we add True Immortal Shang’s Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar, it will barely be enough.” Yin Jingxu was really going for it when asking for so many treasures.

Kou Chongxue chuckled in a hoarse voice, and Shang Xia simply shook his head and no longer spoke.

Shang Xia’s Stone Rod being a Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar didn’t seem to be a secret to anyone anymore.

Glancing at Yin Jingxu, Shang Xia snorted once before chuckling coldly, “Let’s not mention if your rank six inheritance is worth 2 Holy Artifacts... It might be a priceless treasure to you, but do you think our Tongyou Institution lacks rank six inheritances? It’s not like we have to get our hands on yours.”

Yin Jingxu frowned and wanted to say more, but Shang Xia interrupted him and continued, “Your Spirit Entrustment Art might be able to lower the risk of entering the Martial Void Realm, but is it really without any weaknesses?”

Seeing the look of shock on Yin Jingxu’s face, Shang Xia didn’t stop there. “Palace Master Yin, when you branded your soul into an Earth Star made by the remnants of the Manyu Continent, you weren’t able to avoid detection by other Martial Dipper Realm experts, right? You were lucky the Martial Dipper Realm experts of our worlds hadn’t arrived back then and couldn’t discover your tricks. I noticed what happened by chance, and I also discovered the Earth Star being drawn to our world a long time ago. I even followed it quietly for a period of time to ensure nothing went wrong...”

Yin Jingxu’s eyes widened in shock and he stared at Shang Xia, dumbfounded. “Then... You... How... Why would you not...”

“Why didn’t I use your chance to ascend to blackmail you or destroy the Earth Star to prevent you from advancing?” Shang Xia chuckled softly, “Why should I do that? Our Spirit Luxuriant World needs more True Immortals anyway, especially a Free True Immortal!”

Yin Jingxu finally calmed down and thought back to what happened when he broke through to the Martial Void Realm.

“Actually... You should have felt it. When the Earth Star approached our Spirit Luxuriant World, all of us discovered your plan. Your schemes were exposed a long time ago. Even Lu Wuzi had an opportunity to mess with your hope of entering the Martial Void Realm back then, but no one did anything. We even assisted with the Star Beast Invasion while you were advancing.” Shang Xia mumbled.

Seeing how Yin Jingxu was completely flabbergasted at the moment, Shang Xia continued, “Your Heavenly Star Palace’s Spirit Entrustment Art might be a special way of breaking through, but the weaknesses are extremely obvious. It’s too easy to interrupt the breakthrough process. Even if you invite True Immortals to protect you during the process, who would waste years escorting an Earth Star?”

Eventually, Yin Jingxu spoke again. However, his voice was hoarse as he muttered softly, “What are your thoughts then?”

“Let’s just trade your Spirit Entrustment Art for Patriarch Kou’s Origin Holy Artifact...” Shang Xia thought for a second before replying.

In a low voice, Yin Jingxu sighed, “The Origin Holy Artifact has been damaged in the past and even though it was restored to a certain extent with the infusion of world origin, it hasn’t fully recovered. I’m afraid we will need to use a great deal of effort to restore the treasure, and we will be getting the short end of the stick if we do this trade.”

Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia looked at each other, but once again, Shang Xia was the person to speak in their stead. “Palace Master Yin, what do you suggest then?”

“Patriarch Kou, please give the world origin you stored into the Origin Holy Artifact to my Heavenly Star Palace...” Yin Jingxu finally thought of something.

Kou Chongxue chuckled in response, “Palace Master Yin, you have truly thought of everything... However, it’s alright, I agree.”

A light flashed in Shang Xia’s eyes and he felt that Yin Jingxu got too great of a deal, but since Kou Chongxue already agreed, he would go along with the decision.

Yin Jingxu also knew that his Heavenly Star Palace had taken advantage of the Tongyou Institution in their deal, and he quickly cupped his fists towards Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue. He took out a jade slip before recording the information regarding his Spirit Entrustment Art into it before handing it to Kou Chongxue.

The palm-sized shell was handed over to Yin Jingxu, and both of them quickly kept their treasures.

By the time they completed their deal, they closed in on the Spirit Luxuriant World.

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