Splitting the Heavens - Chapter 1039: Tongyou Elysium?

Shang Xia had been in seclusion the entire time… After the land from the Eastern Nuanyuan Continent had been integrated into the You Continent, their territory expanded greatly.

As time passed, the cultivators of the Spirit Luxuriant World quickly learned about some more basic concepts about being a Spirit World.

The experts of the Tongyou Institution might have come up with many plans to enlarge the You Continent, and they did manage to increase its landmass by quite a bit. Along with the world ascension back then, the You Continent also expanded greatly. However, it maintained its size to be around 5000 miles wide.

In the Spirit Luxuriant World, the You Continent was still firmly placed near the last few spots in terms of size even after their expansion.

However, things were different after obtaining a portion of land from the Eastern Nuanyuan Continent. The You Continent quickly expanded to be 8000 miles wide!

Even though the land had been brought back from the Eastern Nuanyuan Continent, it wasn’t as simple as piecing them together and calling it a day. Instead, they had to be properly fused together.

After the fusion, the You Continent would finally no longer be considered among the smallest continents of the Spirit Luxuriant World. It would finally enter the middle ranks!

Of course, that was only in terms of size. If they took into account the density of heaven and earth qi, and the prosperity of land, the You Continent could be considered one of the blessed lands of cultivation in the Spirit Luxuriant World!

When Shang Xia entered the Six Direction Realm back then, his ambitions were huge. He encompassed the entire region with his Void Origin. As such, as long as he could withstand the burden, he would be able to draw on the power of the world contained in the You Continent!

It was the main reason he was able to kill an expert at the second tier of the Martial Void Realm when fighting 2 of them at the same time above the heavenly screen.

As the You Continent grew even stronger, and it expanded yet again, the power of the world it contained started to rise. If Shang Xia wanted to fully control them, his Void Origin would have to ensure great pressure.

If Shang Xia used the methods the other True Immortals used and slowly digested a portion of the energy before assimilating it to themselves, it would be possible.

Actually, even Kou Chongxue was barely able to draw on two-thirds of the power contained in the Jiao Continent. In battle, he was able to fully control slightly less than that.

As for Huang Jinghan and Lu Wuzi, who just entered the Martial Void Realm, the amount of energy they could draw would only be less.

Of course, the amount of energy they could draw was also related to the continents they used to ascend.

For example, the Yan Continent of the Spirit Luxuriant World. It was the smallest continent and the most desolate. Even if a True Immortal broke through with the spirituality of the Yan Continent, even if they could draw on all the power contained in the Yan Continent, they wouldn’t be a match for Kou Chongxue who could use half the power contained in the Jiao Continent.

Slowly assimilating the power of the world might be one of the methods, but that wasn’t what Shang Xia planned to do. He wanted to finish everything in one go!

That was also why in the past half a year after obtaining the land from the Eastern Nuanyuan Continent, Shang Xia had been fully focused on dealing with it even if it caused him to progress slower in terms of cultivation.

Half a year was clearly not enough for him to complete the assimilation. That was also why he was nowhere to be seen when Zhuge Xiang came.

… Only after a year did he manage to control the power of the world contained in the new You Continent. The 8th year of the Spirit Luxuriant Calendar had already rolled around by the time he was done.

However, one had to admit that after he completed the assimilation, even though his cultivation remained the same, his combat strength would rise sharply.

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In the depths of the Tongyou Paradise which experienced a lot of changes, Kou Chongxue managed to look for Shang Xia after he completed his seclusion. He wanted to ask the youngster about his comprehension in the time he was in seclusion.

“I’m afraid you’re the only True Immortal who managed to encompass the continent with your Void Origin and be able to fully draw on the power of the world in the continent after you broke through…” Kou Chongxue couldn’t help but sigh.

Shang Xia chuckled in response, “Well, we can learn something from this anyway. A battle between experts in the Martial Void Realm won’t just be affected by their cultivation realms. The size of the continents they rely on to ascend, the foundations of their continent, and the strength of their world will all be factors affecting their combat strength. Even their proficiency in controlling the power of the world will come into play…”

Kou Chongxue nodded initially, but he quickly started shaking his head. “I’m afraid this only applies to new Spirit Worlds like ours or Azure Worlds. The situation of Martial Void Realm experts in peak-tier Spirit Worlds like the Spirit Abundance World or Spirit Mammoth World should be a lot better…”

“Is that because their world has already reached a near-perfect state and the difference between continents isn’t as large?” Shang Xia asked.

“That is most likely the case. Our Spirit Luxuriant World looks like we’re comparable to the Spirit Abundance World on the surface as we also have 23 continents, but we have continents like the tyrannical Northern Sea Continent that is both massive and possess powerful foundations, and the Yan Continent that is small and weak… We also have continents like the Mao Continent that are basically void of life. Only after we raise the foundations of every single continent in our world will we be able to compare ourselves to peak-tier Spirit Worlds like the Spirit Abundance World or the Spirit Mammoth World.” Kou Chongxue mumbled in response.

Shang Xia couldn’t help but laugh, “Yeah. In order to quickly reach that level, we need to produce even more True Immortals!”

They discussed the situation the Spirit Luxuriant World was in for a little while before Kou Chongxue told him about what happened when Zhuge Xiang came and their discussion above the heavenly screen.

After hearing the breakdown, Shang Xia couldn’t help but gasp, “I didn’t think that the bronze book would be so important, and be related to such a big mess… Fortunately, the Star Map came from our Celestial Remains and not the Azure Flame World… However… Are we sure news of the Star Map won’t be leaked?”

Kou Chongxue thought for a second before he replied, “Han Mo has already been slain by Sun Haiwei, and everyone else who knows about this is a core part of our institution. The possibility that the news of the bronze book being leaked is extremely unlikely…”

“That might not be the case. Han Mo might have told others about the treasure before he was killed. The only reason no one knows about it yet is because news of the Heaven Observation Sect is only restricted to those in the Martial Void Realm. As people slowly learn about the Heaven Observation Sect, Heaven Observation Elysium, Seventh Order of the Primary Realm, and the Star Origin Lord… We might not be able to keep the secret of the Star Map any longer. In fact, the Ice Essence Sect and the Northern Sea Mystic Sect might have already learned about it…” Shang Xia frowned.

After thinking about what he said for a little more, Kou Chongxue sighed, “Even if they know, it won’t be too big of a problem!”

Shang Xia nodded slightly in response. He understood what Kou Chongxue meant.

With them around, no one in the Spirit Luxuriant World should try to mess with the Tongyou Institution. Moreover, the Star Map is extremely important. If news of it ever gets out, the Tongyou Institution wouldn’t be the ones in trouble. The Spirit Luxuriant World would be dragged into the mess, the scale of which would be far greater than a mere invasion from the Spirit Abundance World.

Shang Xia muttered, “In that case, would we be sharing the records stored in the Heaven Observation Elysium from the Azure Flame World with Zhuge Xiang?”

“All of us swore an oath. We’ll be sharing it with him, and as the Star Origin Guards Commander, he wouldn’t take it for free. He gave us quite a bit of benefits.” Kou Chongxue laughed.

“What about the crystal orb that contains the essence of the Northern Chihuang Continent?” Shang Xia wondered.

Shaking his head, Kou Chongxue muttered, “That has been split up a long time ago! The world essence it contains is extremely important to True Immortals at our level. However, splitting it up into 6 portions for the 4 Elysiums, the Ice Essence Sect, and us, barely gave us any benefits. What we gained is something else. We gained more insights about the Martial Void Realm and a better way to trade in Star Origin City.”

Shang Xia nodded in acknowledgment. It seemed as though most of the benefits fell into the hands of the factions of the True Immortals of the Spirit Luxuriant World.

Of course, Kou Chongxue and the Tongyou Institution definitely obtained the bulk of the benefits.

Having thought of something, Shang Xia asked, “Now, we can be sure that the Celestial Remains was once the Heaven Observation Elysium. At the very least, the Eternal Palace and the Divine Capital Sect knew about their existence, and the Yuanchen Sect probably learned about it too. They might also have the inheritance left behind by the Heaven Observation Sect…”

Kou Chongxue glanced at him with a raised eyebrow and snorted, “No shit. Perhaps, Zhuge Xiang’s explanation about how the Azure Flame World’s cultivation inheritance started from the Heaven Observation Sect also applied to our Azure Origin World back then! Then again… The Divine Capital Sect and Eternal Palace might not know too much. They had a thousand or so years. If they truly had the real inheritance left behind by the Heaven Observation Sect, they wouldn’t have to wait until now…”

Shang Xia agreed with Kou Chongxue’s conjecture, but he continued, “What about the Star Map? How many pages can we open?”

After a short moment of consideration, Kou Chongxue mumbled, “Now that we have a Star Observatory, let’s wait till the Heavenly Star Palace completes the Stargazer inheritance before we talk about the Star Map.”

The Heavenly Star Palace had the most complete Stargazer inheritance out of everyone in the Spirit Luxuriant World and with the support of the True Immortals’ factions, they moved a good portion of their base of operations to the Jiao Continent to complete the construction of the Star Observatory.

However… The Tongyou Institution was no slouch either! They obtained a complete Star Observatory from the Elysium of the Azure Flame World, but they didn’t want news of it to get out.

Since Lu Wuzi obtained quite a few benefits from them, he reached an agreement with them and wouldn’t spread the news of their Star Observatory around.

As Kou Chongxue stood up, he saw that Shang Xia still remained seated and was flipping through the cultivation manual Zhuge Xiang provided. He couldn’t help but ask, “Can’t you go back and study it when you get the time? You need to help me out and transform the Tongyou Paradise!”

“Isn’t it still a little too early…” Shang Xia reluctantly got to his feet.

The transformation of the Tongyou Paradise actually already started when they brought back the Cangming Elysium a year ago.

Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia’s interference will only allow them to speed up the process, but throughout the process, they would definitely lose a portion of world origin due to their interference.

Shaking his head, Kou Chongxue growled, “It’s not early at all. The importance of a True Immortal that has the support of an Elysium is something you have seen for yourself. Their ability to protect our world from an invasion is also clear as day. Our institution needs to quickly nurture a True Immortal for our Elysium. Only then we can leave the Spirit Luxuriant World without worrying too much!”