Chapter 305 - 281: Three-Layered Star Domain

Chapter 305: Chapter 281: Three-Layered Star Domain

Ever since he demonstrated his astonishing talent and strength with Magic, the clan had always included him.

The clan always included him in the lineup for every battle against other clans in the Gladiatorial Arena.

After all, his participation virtually guaranteed at least one victory.

With such a boon, the Sun Clan naturally had Sun Long participate every time.

Third Elder descended on his auspicious cloud, landing some distance from the Gladiatorial Arena before waiting quietly.

Before long, an arc of light streaked across the sky. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator arrived and respectfully began to lead the way.

In truth, Jiang Xu was starting to feel a bit apprehensive.

’After all, I’m actually in the Foundation Establishment Realm.’

’What happens if they discover I’m posing as a Qi Cultivation Cultivator to fight on stage?’

’They’d probably all turn on me and attack...’

’Whatever. First, I’ll see if the Gladiatorial Arena has any way of detecting cultivation levels before the matches.’

’If my Concealing Breath Spell can hide it, I’ll just wait and see.’

’If I can’t hide it, I’d better make a run for it while I can.’

’In any case, I’ve already gotten so many Magic techniques, plus an incomplete Cultivation Technique.’

’Just cultivating them one by one would take me decades.’

The haul had already far exceeded Jiang Xu’s expectations.

As for that whole business with Sun Zixuan, Jiang Xu decided he was in too good a mood to bother holding a grudge over it.

However, Sun Long still owed him more than three hundred Magic techniques.

He didn’t want to leave early unless he absolutely had to.

He had to at least wait until he’d squeezed every last Magic technique Sun Long knew out of him before leaving.

...

Jiang Xu followed Third Elder and the others along a winding stone path, entering a spacious and elegant complex of buildings. This was the residential area prepared for the Cultivators participating in the gladiatorial competition.

The buildings were tastefully arranged, with pavilions and towers nestled among green bamboo and willows. Clear springs flowed under stone bridges that crisscrossed the area, creating a serene and stately atmosphere.

Each building emanated a faint Spiritual Qi, a clear sign that they were arranged with meticulous Arrays designed to aid the Cultivators in their rest and Cultivation.

Led by the guide, the group arrived at their respective residences. Each room was simple yet comfortable, with clean windows, tidy furniture, and tasteful furnishings.

Jiang Xu was assigned to his own quiet little courtyard. A few pots of orchids and green bamboo were placed within, and in a corner, a small spirit spring trickled, brimming with vitality.

After entering his room, Jiang Xu noticed Sun Long quickly duck into the adjacent room. Soon after, the faint scratching sound of a pen on paper could be heard, a clear sign that he had already begun to compile the unrecorded Magic techniques.

Jiang Xu wasn’t worried about Sun Long playing any tricks with the techniques he was hastily transcribing.

Whether Sun Long was intentionally sabotaging him or the techniques themselves were simply flawed, Jiang Xu wasn’t worried.

His panel, after all, could discern the authenticity of any Magic technique.

The panel had previously exposed the counterfeit Insect Control Scripture given to him by the Spirit-Devouring Insect.

If there were any errors or omissions in these techniques, the panel would discover them as well.

If the errors were minor, he could simply spend some Limit-Breaking Points to fix them directly.

But if the errors were too numerous and required too many Limit-Breaking Points...

...then, at worst, he just wouldn’t cultivate them.

With so many Magic techniques at his disposal, Jiang Xu didn’t really care one way or the other.

...

Now that everything had settled down, Jiang Xu finally had time to sit down at his desk and carefully study the Magical Scriptures and Jade Scrolls that Sun Long had given him.

Although he was sitting on a mountain of Magic, the first thing Jiang Xu took out was the *Star Inference Spell*.

In truth, Jiang Xu’s astonishment at the sheer number of Magic techniques Sun Long knew was secondary.

What shocked him most was that despite having learned so many techniques, Sun Long still appeared perfectly normal.

Back when he was in the Qi Cultivation Stage, just learning a few Perfect Level Magic techniques had already put a strain on his Dantian.

That was why he was so curious about the *Star Inference Spell*, which supposedly allowed Sun Long to bypass the limitations on learning Magic.

The transcribed copy was just a thin booklet, about ten pages at most.

Opening the first page, a line of large, elegant script met his eyes.

——Boundless Star Inference, Myriad Phenomena Return to One.

The calligraphy was fluid and powerful, like dragons and snakes in motion. The strokes danced as gracefully as a dragon playing with a phoenix, exuding a majestic and imposing air. The ink, so potent it seemed to bleed through the paper and leap from the page, spoke to the writer’s profound skill and extraordinary spirit.

The very first glance was enough to make a vast and beautiful starry sky materialize before Jiang Xu’s eyes.

Within this cosmos, countless constellations were embedded in the ancient expanse.

But the constellations in this cosmos were not static. They each shone with varying degrees of brightness, connected to one another in subtle and profound ways, forming a boundless star map.

Each star represented a different Magic, and as the stars moved and changed, the mysteries of the Magic seemed to flow and shift along with them.

These stars were not isolated entities; they were strung together by invisible threads, woven into a magnificent celestial tapestry.

Within the constellations, every Magic had its own fixed position and trajectory, revealing the patterns and transformations of all worldly phenomena.

Merely by gazing upon this celestial vista, Jiang Xu could sense the potent energy and profound wisdom it contained.

He felt as if he were at the center of the universe, sensing the pulse and rhythm of the constellations. It was as though he had become a part of the starry sky himself, dancing with the stars and merging as one with the Magic.

Jiang Xu snapped out of his Visualization.

Previously, when he was practicing the Ancient Strengthening Method and its associated Visualization Method, he had visualized a sky full of stars.

And now, through this Cultivation Technique, Jiang Xu had once again used the Divine Thought left behind by an ancient expert to visualize constellations and a star map.

A sudden understanding dawned on Jiang Xu.

A single thought was all it took for him to know that this method was a perfect fit for him.

Afterward, Jiang Xu read through the entire incomplete manual, closed his eyes to carefully sense it, and finally opened his panel.

[Star Inference Spell (Beginner): 1/100]

It had gone unexpectedly smoothly.

Perhaps it was because the Cultivation Technique was currently only at the Qi Cultivation level.

Or perhaps it was because Jiang Xu had already visualized a starry sky before.

Deep within Jiang Xu’s consciousness, as he closed his eyes and entered a state of Meditation, a magnificent and boundless starscape slowly unfolded in his mind.

In this deep and distant cosmos, only twenty to thirty stars resided, each occupying its own corner of the heavens.

They were divided into three layers, floating silently in the endless darkness.

In the first Star Domain, the stars were small and their light was faint, like specks of firefly light. They represented the ordinary Qi Cultivation Techniques Jiang Xu had mastered.

Although these techniques were basic, they were the cornerstone of his cultivation path. Their light might not have been dazzling, but each star was condensed from his countless days and nights of arduous practice and refinement.

Moving to the second Star Domain, the stars were of a similar size to the first, but their brightness was several times greater, hanging in the cosmos like brilliant moons.

They symbolized the Qi Cultivation Techniques that Jiang Xu had already brought to the Perfect Level.

Each bright star marked the deepening of his comprehension of a technique, and every subtle variation within them reflected his ultimate mastery over its application.

Finally, entering the third Star Domain, the stars were significantly larger in diameter. Although their brightness was inferior to the brilliant stars of the second domain, they were far more dazzling than the stars of the first.

These stars corresponded to the Foundation Establishment Realm Magic he had mastered. They hinted at the more advanced and complex principles he had comprehended after stepping into a higher Realm of Cultivation.

Although he had yet to achieve perfect mastery over them, their potential and power had already surpassed that of mere Qi Cultivation Techniques.

In this vast starscape, Jiang Xu could clearly sense the profound magical principles contained within each star, as well as the potential connections and resonances between them.

Compared to Sun Long’s thousand-plus Magic techniques, Jiang Xu’s collection was undoubtedly crude.

Furthermore, his Beginner-level *Star Inference Spell* could only mobilize a few dozen stars to form a Star Map, a far cry from Sun Long’s ability.

But this was actually perfect, as Jiang Xu had only cultivated that many techniques in total anyway.

Even if his *Star Inference Spell* were to suddenly reach an extremely profound level, allowing him to control ten thousand Magic Stars at once...

...Jiang Xu didn’t currently have enough Magic techniques to meet that requirement.

Recalling the contents of the *Star Inference Spell*, Jiang Xu began to try and mobilize the stars that his Magic had transformed into.

But very quickly, his brow furrowed.

’There’s a problem with these Magic Stars,’ he thought. ’I can’t seem to move them.’