Star Odyssey

Chapter 3005: Dancing In The Sky

God’s Domain was quite vast, and it was comparable in size to the entire Outerverse. It took a considerable amount of time to travel from the village that Lu Yin and the others had first arrived in to the Divine Realm. Fortunately, they had special modes of transportation that could move across the cloud, much like wormholes in outer space. With these, even ordinary people who lived on the outskirts of God’s Domain were capable of reaching the Divine Realm in just a few days.

Lu Yin and the others blended in with the village’s procession, remaining inconspicuous as they smoothly entered the Divine Realm.

Along the way, they encountered numerous people from different parts of God’s Domain as they passed through various cities, villages, and even locations where influential families resided. Regardless of the location, the same harmonious atmosphere always existed. People from the city did not look down on villagers, and powerful cultivators had no hint of contempt toward ordinary people. Everyone treated each other equally, which was rather unbelievable to see.

When Lu Yin and the others arrived in the Divine Realm along with the villagers, nothing changed. The villagers acted casually, greeting everyone they met, even the inhabitants of the Divine Realm. Despite some of them appearing to be formidable cultivators, they warmly greeted Lu Yin and the villagers.

Such kindness was disconcerting.

Lu Yin saw through their actions and knew that these people were genuinely welcoming and embraced others from the heart. This was something that everyone should strive for, and yet it only made him uncomfortable.

He had spent many years cultivating and had grown accustomed to intrigue, schemes, and precariously balancing between life and death. However, he had never dealt with universal friendliness before.

While the kindness was undoubtedly genuine, Lu Yin and the others found it difficult to accept.

Clearly, these people were living lives that everyone should aspire to, but suddenly encountering this was difficult to adapt to.

Arch-Elder Zen’s expression was conflicted. “Ever since the Perennial World separated from the Fifth Mainland and I established the Hall of Honor, I always hoped to lead the Fifth Mainland to this state, but I knew that it was an unattainable dream.

“At first, I wanted to see this Divine Realm because I didn’t believe that such a place could actually exist. While it might be possible for people in the remote areas of this God’s Domain to be so simple and pure, typically, the closer one gets to the center of power, the more that ambitions and darkness flourish. However, I was wrong about that here. This place is the same as everywhere else in this universe.

“I really want to know who accomplished this. Who caused all of these people to live together so peacefully? What we’re seeing is the greatest contrast to the darker side of human nature.”

Lu Yin, Jiang Qingyue, and the others remained silent. No normal cultivator was capable of adjusting to such a place.

Cultivating was struggling against fate and against other cultivators. How could such a harmonious coexistence come to be? Where did such kindness come from? When a cultivator was kind to everyone like this, it would not be long before they died.

Even if the Heavens Sect suppressed the Origin Universe and everyone obeyed Lu Yin’s commands, conflict would never disappear. There was no one who could eliminate such a core part of existence.

The scenes that Lu Yin and the others had witnessed left them in awe. They were curious about the Divine Maiden. Just what kind of person could transform a place as vast as God’s Domain into such a harmonious place?

Compared to the Sixverse Association, the Divine Realm was a true utopia.

Lu Yin and the others remained in the Divine Realm and interacted with many people while posing as ordinary people. They savored the rare peace and tranquility.

As the Godseeker Day drew closer, the atmosphere in the Divine Realm grew livelier. Various means of praying appeared, which opened the eyes of Lu Yin and the others to a new world.

Everywhere they looked, they saw people and wings of light, which created a dazzling display.

One day, a colorful astral river completely surrounded the Divine Realm before forming what looked like a reflective lake in the sky above. The lake served as a mirror, flipping the entire Divine Realm upside down while revealing the reflections of everyone. It was quite a surprising thing to see.

“What’s happening?” Zhao Ran asked.

Someone nearby answered, “The Divine Maiden’s prayer dance will take place on that lake. Don’t you know?”

Lu Yin quickly dragged Zhao Ran away.

The Divine Maiden’s prayer dance was common knowledge in God’s Domain. Not knowing about it could easily rouse suspicions, and Lu Yin was not certain whether the Divine Maiden thought he was dead or not.

The astral river sent ripples across the lake that reflected everyone within the Divine Realm. It was an amazing sight to see. While the Divine Realm was only a tiny portion of God’s Domain, it was still a massive territory in its own right, and it was about as large as one of the Outerverse’s weaves.

It was as though a weave had become a lake and been brought over to reflect everyone from high above.

The appearance of the lake signaled the countdown to the Godseeker Day.

Graceful figures ascended into the sky and stepped onto the lake, where they danced gracefully as a prelude to the Godseeker Day.

This event was something that everyone in God’s Domain eagerly anticipated. Only pure girls were allowed to step onto the lake and dance.

The harmony that existed in God’s Domain was not due to an absence of emotions or desires, but rather the suppression of those desires by some sort of ideology. Desires might be suppressed, but the longing for beautiful things remained.

There was no one who did not enjoy seeing beautiful women dance.

Countless figures ascended into the sky. Many women had deliberately remained pure just for this day, and they had also prepared beautiful dresses and elegant dances so that they could showcase themselves in front of everyone in the Divine Realm. This was essentially a kind of competition.

Lu Yin sat on a rooftop and stared up at the sky. There were so many women on the lake, even though only the extremely confident would have the courage to display their dance.

He had never seen so many people dancing before. It was quite impressive, and the scene was filled with exotic charm.

“Seventh Bro, this is so beautiful! Come on, let’s grab them and make them all our mascots,” Ghost Monkey excitedly suggested.

Dragonturtle spat out, “You’re just a shadow, and yet you’re so lecherous and shameless.”

Ghost Monkey was furious. “What’s that got to do with you? Are you jealous? There’re no female turtle up in the sky.”

“Stupid monkey, what nonsense are you spouting?”

“Oh? Have you seen a mother turtle?”

Zhao Ran weakly interjected, “Tea, anyone?”

“No!”

“No!”

Jiang Qingyue frowned. “Shut up!”

Dragonturtle remained silent, and Ghost Monkey offered a flattering smile as his eyes seemed to admire a woman up in the sky.

Arch-Elder Zen praised, “Truly beautiful. Youth is wonderful.”

Lu Yin chuckled. “This sort of beauty competition is rather unique. When we return to the Heavens Sect, we can go ahead and organize one to lighten the mood while giving those girls a chance to demonstrate themselves.”

“Haha, that will thrill those children,” Arch-Elder Zen happily agreed.

Lu Yin shook his head. “It’s too bad that Jiang Chen isn’t here, or else he’d be able to find a wife, which would prevent him from longing for Luo Shen.”

Jiang Qingyue instantly paid attention. “Luo Shen?”

Lu Yin thought back. “I never told you this, but Jiang Chen likes Luo Shen, though it’s an unrequited love.”

Jiang Qingyue simply responded with an “Oh,” and then said nothing more.

Arch-Elder Zen smiled at the woman. “Do you have any thought about going up and trying for yourself?”

Jiang Qingyue was stunned, and she turned to meet Arch-Elder Zen’s eyes. “Me?”

Arch-Elder Zen nodded.

Lu Yin blinked and then stared at Jiang Qingyue. He had never even considered that Jiang Qingyue could dance.

She glanced at Lu Yin, and their eyes locked briefly before she looked away. “No.”

Dragonturtle raised his tail. “Old man, my young mistress’s dancing isn’t something that you can witness. Show a bit of shame.”

Arch-Elder Zen laughed. “I’m an old man and am happy to step aside, provided that the Dao Monarch agrees.”

Dragonturtle’s eyes flared. “My young mistress won’t dance for anyone. All of you are unworthy. Right, Young Mistress?”

As Dragonturtle spoke, he kept winking and nudging Ghost Monkey, who leaped up. “You stupid turtle, what did you just say? Who’s unworthy? My Seventh Bro is the Dao Monarch of the Heavens Sect, the ruler of Origin Universe! Even if Whitecloud City’s Lord of Lightning showed up, he’d have to be polite.”

“If my young mistress says that someone’s unworthy, then they’re unworthy.”

“My Seventh Bro is worthy!”

“Not worthy.”

“Worthy.”

“Shut up!” Jiang Qingyue shouted sternly before grabbing Dragonturtle and throwing him away. She was not foolish, and she knew that the two astral beasts were trying to goad her into dancing. How could she not see what they were doing? Still, she said, “Brother Lu, don’t share what happens here today.”

With that, she disappeared.

Lu Yin was stunned. Was Jiang Qingyue going to dance?

Arch-Elder Zen had not expected his casual comment to be taken so seriously by Jiang Qingyue. He looked at Lu Yin. Who would she dance for?

Dragonturtle returned and was openly excited. “My young mistress changed her mind!”

Ghost Monkey was thrilled. “Seventh Bro, you’ve hit the jackpot.”

Lu Yin finally pieced together what was happening, and he looked up at the sky. Some of the women on the lake had revealed their luminous wings while dancing, but others had not. That was good, as Jiang Qingyue might have been exposed otherwise. “Can she really dance?”

That was hard for him to imagine. Jiang Qingyue was a cold person who focused on her sword and gaining strength through battle. She did not seem like someone who would learn to dance. The idea of seeing her softer side excited Lu Yin.

A wind blew from behind, and it carried a figure in a white dress up towards the celestial lake.

Lu Yin looked up to Jiang Qingyue dancing like a fairy in a white dress. He saw a new aspect of Jiang Qingyue. Gone was her usual decisiveness, and a certain gentleness had replaced it. She had set down her sword and let down her hair, allowing it to flow in the breeze. She looked like an entirely different person.

Jiang Qingyue danced upon the lake, creating ripples. As she continued to move, the water shimmered like scattered starlight. It was a beautiful scene that looked like something from a dream.

Lu Yin was captivated, and he felt as though he was seeing Jiang Qingyue for the first time.

When he had first seen her in the Sixth Mainland, it was not her beauty that had caught his attention, as she had been slaughtering corpse kings. There was no denying that the woman was beautiful, but that just contrasted more with how she mercilessly slayed her foes.

A man could charge onto a battlefield with a sword, while a woman was capable of both wielding a sword and dancing above the clouds.

Jiang Qingyue’s dance revealed a side of her that Lu Yin had never seen before. She demonstrated tenderness, extraordinary beauty, and an unforgettable charm that would never be revealed to outsiders.

Countless voices entered Lu Yin’s ears as everyone’s eyes were drawn to Jiang Qingyue. She danced with a unique style and allure that did not match God’s Domain, and as she danced, she became the most stunning sight on the lake in the sky.

Lu Yin stared at the lake, and everything around him faded away until all that remained was Jiang Qingyue.

Sounds, light, and complex thoughts were all replaced by her dancing at this moment. It was as if only Lu Yin and Jiang Qingyue remained in the world.

Atop the lake, Jiang Qingyue transformed into light, becoming the Divine Maiden to numerous people watching.

The most beautiful moments were always brief. Lu Yin had no idea how long Jiang Qingyue danced for, but when he returned to his senses, she was already by his side. However, she was once again the same cold swordswoman. It was as if the dancer who had appeared earlier had been a completely different person.

Lu Yin stared blankly at the woman. Her face was slightly red, and she looked a bit tired. When she noticed Lu Yin looking at her, she asked in confusion, “What are you looking at?”

Lu Yin was taken aback for a moment, and he awkwardly coughed. “You danced really well.”

Jiang Qingyue remained expressionless as she raised a teacup and took a sip. At this moment, she perfectly bridged the gap between coldness and tenderness.

Suddenly, Ghost Monkey exclaimed, “Beautiful!”

His strange exclamation startled everyone.

Lu Yin clenched his teeth, and he wanted to beat the monkey silly.

“She’s my goddess forever. You damn turtle, you’re really lucky to have such a beautiful young mistress,” Ghost Monkey said enviously.

Dragonturtle gloated, “Of course! My young mistress is the most beautiful person in the megaverse.”

Jiang Qingyue frowned. “Shut up, or I’ll send you back to Whitecloud City.”

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