CHAPTER 1449: CHAPTER 1447: THE TRUE CONSTELLATION PALACE

Under the sea, it was all darkness, not a trace of light existed. However, Lu Ye was ultimately a Constellation cultivator, and even in such complete darkness, as long as the distance was not too far, he could vaguely make out some things.

Of course, if the distance was too far, it was impossible.

Relying on Mental Consciousness was even less reliable. He had tried it before; in the seawater of the All Phenomena Ocean, his Mental Consciousness could not exceed three inches beyond his body. The pure and dense stellar space energy exerted too strong a suppressive effect on his Mental Consciousness.

He tried to construct Insight Spirit Runes to enhance his eyes, hoping to see more clearly, but it almost blinded him.

When the Insight Spirit Runes were functioning, they could allow observation of energy flow, thereby discovering things invisible to the naked eye.

This seawater was originally formed from extremely pure and dense stellar space energy, so after enhancing with the Insight Spirit Runes, Lu Ye saw a blinding brightness that almost made him unable to open his eyes.

He quickly dispersed the Insight Spirit Runes.

Swimming a certain distance away, he turned around and looked back, wanting to see what the Grand Hall he had emerged from really looked like.

In the dark waters, the outline of some gigantic structure seemed to imprint itself in his vision, but he couldn’t see it clearly.

Fortunately, a school of fish with bodies emitting a faint glow swam by, and utilizing that weak light, Lu Ye finally saw the shape of the Grand Hall.

He was momentarily stunned...

From the outside, the structure of this Grand Hall gave him a powerful sense of familiarity, as if he had definitely seen it somewhere before.

Then he thought, isn’t this the Constellation Palace?

When the Constellation Palace opened a few months ago, he was rushing over with Piao Ke and the specter, and he had once observed the Constellation Palace from the outside.

On the surface, this Grand Hall in the deep sea looked exactly the same as the Constellation Palace he had seen a few months earlier, both in size and structure.

The difference was that one was in some stellar space of the All Phenomena Star System, and the other was underwater in the deep sea.

Another difference was that one was void, the other real!

The Constellation Palace that many Constellation cultivators surged into seemed like an illusory presence. It was permanently stationed in that stellar space, visible to any cultivator passing by, but its doors would only open when it activated, allowing cultivators to enter and compete. Ordinarily, even if a cultivator passed through it, they wouldn’t encounter any obstruction.

But the Grand Hall before his eyes was a tangible structure. It was unknown how long it had lain silent in the deep sea, with a mottled surface appearing as traces of time’s erosion. When Lu Ye looked closely, he found that the mottling was actually due to entangled seaweed.

The entire Grand Hall was wrapped in a bizarre seaweed, as if it had grown a layer of fuzz.

Looking back at the Grand Hall that looked identical to the Constellation Palace, Lu Ye’s heart pounded fiercely.

Could this be the true Constellation Palace?

The reason for such speculation was because during their journey to the Constellation Palace, Piao Ke had once told him something.

Piao Ke had said that some people speculated that the Constellation Palace into which cultivators could enter was merely a projection, which is why it appeared to be so illusory and ethereal. When not activated, anyone could pass through it.

If the Constellation Palace over there was really just a projection, then there should be a true Constellation Palace. Some powerful cultivators had tried to trace the source using the projection to find the real Constellation Palace but with no progress.

Later, there came the explanation that the Constellation Palace was an incompletely evolved stellar space supreme treasure, which is why it presented a phantom form.

But if the one in the deep sea was the true Constellation Palace, then it indicated that it had long been fully evolved into a real stellar space supreme treasure. It’s just that no one could delve deep into this ocean, and naturally, no one had discovered its whereabouts.

The more Lu Ye thought about it, the more he believed it might truly be as he suspected.

This was indeed the genuine Constellation Palace, but its projection was cast into a certain stellar space of the All Phenomena Star System, giving Constellation cultivators a chance to enter and compete.

If the Grand Hall before him was the real Constellation Palace, then what was this place? It couldn’t really be the All Phenomena Ocean, could it?

As he was pondering this, another school of fish swam by in front of him, instantly catching Lu Ye’s attention, as he found them very familiar.

For over half a year, he had been outsmarting and contending with these kinds of fish, earning his first pot of gold in the All Phenomena Star System!

White Spirit, and moreover, a school of White Spirit fish, numbering no less than a hundred thousand. Even if calculated with each White Spirit worth three thousand spirit jade, the total value of such a school would exceed three billion spirit jade!

He worked hard laying out such a large game, selling so many array discs, only to earn a little over a billion spirit jade... In terms of value, just over thirty percent of this fish school’s worth.

During his moment of distraction, the White Spirit fish school had already swum far away.

His expression was extremely grave.

Because he realized there was a great possibility that this place truly was the All Phenomena Ocean!

There are White Spirits in the All Phenomena Ocean, and here, too, there are White Spirits. It’s too much of a coincidence otherwise.

And although the All Phenomena Star System is vast, if there’s one place where even mighty Sun Blaze cultivators cannot venture, it is the All Phenomena Ocean!

The real body of the Constellation Palace had always been hidden deep in the All Phenomena Ocean, which is why no one had ever caught a glimpse of its location.

If this is true, then two of the three great stellar marvels of the All Phenomena Galaxy exist in the same location, or rather, one is located within the other.

This is undoubtedly a discovery that could shock the world, but Lu Ye felt little excitement because this discovery didn’t mean much to him. Instead, his situation at the moment wasn’t very good.

Without lingering further in the deep sea, Lu Ye swam towards the Constellation Palace and shortly returned to its interior.

He needed to make sense of things.

After killing the Skeletal General with Piao Ke and specter, they divided the spoils, from which he found a White Spirit. Through this White Spirit, he arrived here. But now he realizes that this might very well be the true Constellation Palace, located in the depths of the All Phenomena Ocean.

What should he do? He had no idea.

There were no treasures here, nor any enemies, only an empty grand hall.

After some thought, Lu Ye spoke: "Any guidance?"

If the Constellation Palace is a stellar space supreme treasure, it ought to have its own spiritual intelligence! Like the Reincarnation Tree. Of course, its intelligence might not be as complete as that of the Reincarnation Tree, but complete or not, it’s bound to have some. So Lu Ye thought, instead of exploring and guessing on his own, he might as well ask directly.

Perhaps he could obtain some enlightenment and answers.

But after he asked, there was no response, as if the Constellation Palace lacked its own spiritual intelligence.

He opened his mouth again: "Is there anything you need me to do?"

Still, no response.

Lu Ye frowned and opened his mouth once more: "I’m leaving!"

He couldn’t leave, just like in the Skeletal General’s hall, the rules of the Constellation Palace no longer applied.

Lu Ye certainly knew it wasn’t that the rules of the Constellation Palace no longer applied. This was the main hall of the Constellation Palace, so how could its rules not apply? Rather, the Constellation Palace wasn’t allowing him to leave.

Thus, it seemed the Constellation Palace did indeed have its own spiritual intelligence, but for some unknown reason, it didn’t respond to his inquiry.

Lu Ye didn’t take it to heart. If it were someone else trapped here, and the Constellation Palace wouldn’t let them go, they would truly be left to await death.

But he didn’t necessarily need to rely on the rules of the Constellation Palace to leave here.

He could completely swim out!

If this really was the All Phenomena Ocean, then as long as he swam in one direction, he could inevitably escape; it would just take some time.

Of course, such an act would greatly consume the fuel of the Talent Tree. Fortunately, the fuel reserve for the Talent Tree is currently quite abundant, and he had previously spent over ten million spirit jades to purchase a large amount of fire-type treasures, so there should be no problem.

Right now, he was only glad he hadn’t spared spirit jade before and had gone to Grand Hall 88 for a shopping spree. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had such confidence now.

"If there are no instructions, I’ll be leaving." Lu Ye said, and seeing no reaction from the Constellation Palace, decisively walked out the main door.

Then, choosing a direction, he swiftly swam towards it.

While swimming, he was also looking around to see if he could encounter another school of White Spirit Fish. Those were all spirit jades, and catching a few randomly could fetch a good price, especially since it was the fishing off-season now, and the prices would certainly be higher than usual.

While he was leisurely swimming, a sudden sense of danger surged in his heart. He turned his head toward a direction and saw a black silhouette rapidly charging at him, full of momentum, clearly with malicious intent.

Lu Ye was just about to draw his saber when he suddenly remembered that this was the All Phenomena Ocean, and if he brought out the Boulder Mountain Saber, it would likely be eroded and damaged quickly.

He immediately dismissed the thought of drawing the saber, clenched his fist, and punched in the direction of the approaching black shadow.

He wasn’t skilled at using fists to fight, being a combat cultivator who used a saber. But ultimately, his foundational strength was there, and such a punch even under ordinary circumstances would have significant power.

But here, in the depths of the sea, when he threw the punch, Lu Ye instantly sensed something wrong. The dense seawater wrapped around his fist, diminishing the force by thirty percent before it could fully unleash its power.

He then saw a gaping mouth full of sharp teeth coming to bite him.

In haste, the extended fist shot upwards, hitting one of the teeth in that giant maw, unleashing massive power, causing the seawater to surge. Lu Ye’s body retreated, and the black shadow was temporarily forced back.

But Lu Ye quickly realized that there wasn’t just one black shadow, but several. He had only managed to repel one, and the others were already coming at him.

Lu Ye was flustered in his response.

In this environment, his strength was greatly compromised. On a usual day, he could have easily chopped down these few attackers with a few swings. But here, it was as if he was a dragon swimming in shallow water, being toyed with by shrimps.

After entangling with them for a while, he didn’t manage to kill any of the shadows and even got bitten when the opponent seized an opportunity.

He finally saw clearly what these shadows were—they were star beasts, resembling sharks.