The Star Source Star was enveloped in layers of rosy clouds and misty vapors.
These mists were the Essence of Heaven and Earth, concentrated to an extreme degree.
According to the analysis of the Shen Family, the flow of the Essence of Heaven and Earth in space was not random. It circulated back and forth along fixed channels like rivers, spreading out in all directions.
The location of the Star Source Star happened to be where a large number of these Essence of Heaven and Earth rivers converged.
Hence, the Star Source was born.
After boarding the Star Source Star, Chen Yi and the others could see that the so-called Star Source was essentially a gigantic "hot spring."
Steam rose from the Star Source liquid, which resembled a translucent, jade-like nectar.
The entire Star Source was divided into one large pool and nine smaller pools surrounding it.
Disciples from the major forces of the Five Regions and the Holy Lands, one or two from each, looked around curiously at everything here.
Chen Yi noticed that Wu Yue, who he suspected was his Second Sister, had not come.
She was already at the peak of the Spirit Sea realm, so why wouldn't she take this opportunity to break through directly?
"Everyone may freely choose a small Star Source pool to enter, but you must not enter the large Star Source pool.
Do not blame the Shen Family for not warning you all. Soaking in the large pool is the extremely unstable Great Dao Immortal Artifact, the Qiankun Mirror.
It can cause spatial turbulence at any moment.
If you recklessly come into contact with it and perish, with your cultivation erased, you cannot hold the Shen Family responsible."
Of course, the Shen Family would not simply leave their clan's important treasure together with a group of outsiders like this.
The large pool where the Qiankun Mirror was located was surrounded by layer upon layer of restrictions. Outsiders simply could not enter, and any contact would trigger a warning phenomenon.
There were also guardian Exotic Beasts and Shen Family experts stationed here to watch over it.
The Shen Family elder leading the way was merely warning everyone not to entertain any crooked ideas, or else they shouldn't blame the Shen Family for being impolite.
Chen Yi had already lost interest in listening to what the elder said afterward about how it was best to take off all your clothes when soaking in the Star Source and so on.
Chen Yi's mind was now completely occupied with three things.
How could he slip away to deal with the Dragon-Man tribe?
How could he make off with the Qiankun Mirror?
Could this Star Source be taken away all together?
The concentration of Dragon-Man tribe aura in the surroundings was very high, indicating that Dragon-Men had been active nearby just moments ago.
The Star Source Star was indeed the Dragon-Man tribe's stronghold within the Shen Family.
To plant a stronghold in such an important place within the Shen Family, the credit likely belonged to none other than that Grand Elder, Shen Wanquan.
The proud disciples from the various major forces, in groups of three or five, jumped into the small Star Source pools.
Of course, men and women were separated.
Within the Star Source liquid, everyone shed their garments.
There was no need to worry about being seen by others.
This place was shrouded in rosy clouds and swirling mist, visibility was extremely poor. You couldn't even tell if the person soaking in the pool next to you was human or ghost.
As for divine sense, it was banned.
Anyone entering the Star Source Star would find their divine sense rendered useless.
This peculiar phenomenon wasn't limited to just divine sense.
The ability of those in the Martial King Realm to fly through the air would also fail on the Star Source Star.
It seemed this place suppressed certain realm-based abilities of martial artists.
Even the Shen Family only knew that these strange phenomena occurred, not the reason why.
"Wow! It's icy cool, refreshing to the heart and mind!
Threads of it continuously seep into my body, it feels like all the meridians in my body have been unblocked!
My spirit is relaxed and comfortable, as if I've forgotten all my troubles!
This pool water is truly miraculous!"
Tian Xiaofeng from the Beast Taming Sect was in the same pool as Chen Yi. With an exaggerated expression, he lay back in the pool water, praising the miraculous nature of the Star Source liquid.
This guy, acting like they were old friends, swam over to Chen Yi's side.
"Brother Yi, we meet again!"
Chen Yi wore an aloof expression.
"I don't like men getting this close to me, especially ones not wearing clothes."
Tian Xiaofeng said with an amused laugh.
"Brother Yi, I'm not interested in you. What interests me are those youthful, graceful, curvaceous, and alluring female disciples, hehehe..."
"Brother, your eyesight is truly remarkable. Without divine sense, you can still see so far in such thick mist."
"I have this."
Tian Xiaofeng took out a cylindrical object with lenses from his Storage Ring, very much resembling a telescope.
"Beast-Catching Mirror. This is what our Beast Taming Sect uses for long-distance observation of Exotic Beasts. Seeing through some thick fog is nothing for it."
Chen Yi glanced at this telescope.
"How far can this thing see?"
"The entire Star Source Star, from north to south, completely transparent!"
Chen Yi instantly realized he could use this thing to first see clearly where the Dragon-Men were.
Tian Xiaofeng and the others couldn't see soul-state Dragon-Men with their naked eyes, but Chen Yi could.
"Brother Tian, this object and I are fated."
Tian Xiaofeng wore an "I understand you" expression and pointed at Chen Yi.
Then he pulled out another Beast-Catching Mirror from his Storage Ring.
"Take it. Cultivation can be boring, it helps pass the time and relieve boredom."
As soon as Chen Yi got his hands on it, there was a chorus of splashing water sounds around him.
The other male disciples from different forces in the same pool all swam over. A group of hot-blooded youths, pressing muscle against muscle.
"Brother Tian! This object and I are also fated!"
"Brother Tian! I beg you on my knees, do you have another one!"
"Sworn Father! Are there any more?!"
The female disciples in the neighboring pool heard the noisy commotion from Chen Yi's side but had no idea what they were arguing about.
"Men are just like this, noisy and rowdy when they get together, never any peace."
"Exactly, not like us girls, so gentle and refined."
"Having such an opportunity and not focusing on cultivation properly is truly a waste of a treasure."
Chen Yi was not like Tian Xiaofeng and those other lechers. After getting the Beast-Catching Mirror, he only used it for critical observation for two hours, then began focusing on searching for the Dragon-Men.
Women, do not disturb my Dao heart!
Around the nine small and one large Star Source pools, there were four Martial Kings from the Shen Family standing guard, positioned at four directions, ready at any moment.
A large number of guardian Exotic Beasts patrolled and prowled around the Star Source, with fierce claws and teeth, massive bodies—clearly not to be trifled with.
On the star, array patterns were visible everywhere, occasionally emitting a strand of radiant light.
Chen Yi's gaze, through the Beast-Catching Mirror, pierced through the layers of thick mist, looking into the distance.
If divine sense were usable, he could have directly scanned the entire Star Source Star.
Because this hemispherical star was really very small.
Spotted!
Chen Yi saw a Dragon-Man in an inconspicuous cave in a corner of the Star Source Star.
Chen Yi put away the Beast-Catching Mirror, pretended to cultivate, and waited for an opportunity.
Martial artists were also human and needed to eat, drink, and relieve themselves.
Even while cultivating in the Star Source, Chen Yi and the others still had to defecate and eat.
Of course, you couldn't do it in the pool—did they want to be beaten to death by the others?
Chen Yi took advantage of the opportunity to relieve himself to leave the Star Source pool.
Naturally, after coming out, he had to put his clothes back on; strolling under the moonlight with the bird out was not permitted.
Thick mist was everywhere, and divine sense was unusable. Chen Yi pretended to get lost on his way back and headed in the direction of that Dragon-Man.
He carefully avoided the patrolling Exotic Beasts along the way, not touching any array restrictions.
Just as he was getting close to the cave, Chen Yi heard the sound of a Star Shuttle passing overhead.
He immediately transformed into a ground-hugging demon. Using the cover of the thick mist and the effect of the "Silent Step" trait, he silently crawled toward the cave where the Dragon-Man was.
"Thud!"
There was a sound of someone landing ahead.
Chen Yi took out the Beast-Catching Mirror. His vision pierced through the mist and saw that the newcomer was Shen Wanquan.
"So it's him."
Shen Wanquan walked into the cave.
His mouth moved.
The distance was too far; Chen Yi couldn't hear what he was saying.
No matter.
Chen Yi knew lip-reading!
This trick was, of course, learned from the Sword Lord.
However, Chen Yi wasn't as skilled as the Sword Lord, who could even read the strangely shaped mouths of the Demon Tribe.
Chen Yi could only read humanoid mouths.
If the Dragon-Men spoke the human language, he could manage that too.

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