Su Yuan transformed into a streak of starlight, soaring into the sky.

Seven falling stars circled around him, growing larger and larger until Su Yuan was no longer visible. Only the seven massive falling stars remained, shooting upward into the clouds and vanishing without a trace.

Many cultivators imprinted this scene into their spiritual seas, preparing to go into seclusion later to deeply ponder it.

Although the exit effect seemed exaggerated, it contained profound universal truths that left a lasting impression. The entire Scripture Hall fell silent for several moments before cultivators gradually came to their senses as if awakening from a dream.

In the next moment, all the other cultivators woke up one by one.

Many Golden Core elders exchanged glances, their eyes full of disbelief!

“Mystical! Truly mystical!”

“I feel like my cultivation is riddled with errors, my foundation crumbling like sand. What should I do?”

“My realm advanced slightly and perfectly aligns with Master Su’s ultimate teachings. I want to apply to cultivate Master Su’s techniques!”

“Only two or three years since joining the sect, but the results surpass those of elders hundreds of years older. I’m utterly humbled!”

The Foundation Establishment cultivators and Qi Refining disciples in the back rows also sighed in admiration.

However, the Foundation Establishment cultivators looked confused. Most of this group of latecomers hadn’t studied Su Yuan’s ultimate teachings and thus found the lecture rather nebulous, gaining only a little.

In contrast, the Qi Refining disciples benefited greatly. Many resolved accumulated doubts from their previous comprehension process, feeling as if enlightened in an instant.

Gu You’s eyes gleamed. Seven stars sparkled in his gaze as all the scriptures and texts he had studied before fused into one during this lecture. He saw the trajectory of the Big Dipper’s Seven Stars, using them as guidance with seven categories of methods cooperating seamlessly, solidifying his foundation to an unimaginable degree!

He was confident that with this insight, achieving a supreme Dao foundation would be no problem, even deeper than the typical supreme Dao foundation. He couldn’t even imagine what flaws such a perfect Dao foundation could have.

However, he knew that the first nine volumes of Su Yuan’s ultimate teachings corresponded to the Qi Refining realm!

That was somewhat absurd.

Retracting his thoughts, he looked at Xie Yingying and the others, saying, “It’s time we regained our dignity!”

The other disciples also gained a lot and nodded immediately upon hearing this.

The seven new Qi Refining disciples soon left the Scripture Hall, then quickly found the few elder disciples they had previously fought against.

“What do you want to do?”

Looking at Gu You and the others blocking their way, several inner sect disciples showed disdain.

“What, want to fight us? We’re at Qi Refining seventh layer, you’re only four or five layers. Get lost, we don’t have time to play with newcomers!”

Obviously, these elder inner sect disciples had no interest in fighting Gu You and his group without orders from others.

Gu You replied decisively, “Watch the sword!”

He pinched his fingers.

The flying sword in his hand immediately rose into the air.

“Seven Stars Shadow Formation!”

His formation hand seal changed again. The single flying sword in the air multiplied into seven, their sword lights intersecting to instantly form the Big Dipper’s Seven Stars array.

A faint starlight descended from the Big Dipper above, further boosting the array’s power!

“Strike!”

In the next moment, the formation charged fiercely at the inner sect disciples!

Their expressions changed as they fought back!

Each unleashed high-grade Yellow Tier spells, offensive or defensive, to block the attack.

But within two breaths, their attacks collided.

The seven star sword lights continuously broke through several offensive spells and blasted their defensive spells!

The sword light’s power was unmatched, shattering their defenses outright!

Gu You shifted the sword from stabbing to striking, directly blasting the seven inner sect disciples flying backward, each falling to the ground wailing in pain.

Gu You’s complexion paled slightly but quickly recovered. He internalized his dantian and saw a large area of spiritual energy instantly depleted, thinking silently, “The power is strong, but the consumption is terrifying! I see Elder Su’s ultimate teachings have flaws—the consumption can’t keep up!”

He looked to the side where Xie Yingying, Meng Changle, and Li Yuexin each defeated one inner sect disciple. The remaining four disciples with supreme spirit roots couldn’t even find opponents!

This sudden skirmish ended with Gu You’s group victorious!

Many nearby disciples exclaimed in surprise.

“How is this possible? They’re only mid-Qi Refining yet defeated late Qi Refining opponents!”

Some unaware disciples were full of disbelief.

“No idea, but I just saw them come out of the First-Class Scripture Hall. Could it be that listening to that lecture greatly increased their strength?”

“I heard over a thousand Golden Core elders attended that lecture. Is that true?”

“Definitely true!”

“Who exactly is Elder Su? How is he so powerful?”

“These new disciples are quite strong, huh?”

Many onlookers debated excitedly.

Gu You’s heart stirred, and he cupped his hands to those around him, “Senior brothers and sisters, we have only just skimmed the surface of Elder Su’s ultimate teachings. Any strength we have is all thanks to Elder Su!”

Just as he wanted to praise Elder Su more, a group of black-clad law enforcement disciples surrounded them.

The Foundation Establishment squad leader’s face darkened, “You again, causing trouble for no reason! Three days in confinement!”

Gu You and the others exchanged glances and bitterly raised their hands, surrendering.

The law enforcement disciples dragged them all away.

Only the squad leader was left deep in thought, “Is Elder Su’s ultimate teaching really this strong? Before, these few weren’t a match for the elder disciples, but now in such a short time, they can overpower them. Even supreme spirit roots can’t be this strong! I guess I have to learn it, or else I won’t keep my position as squad leader.”

…

Cave Dwelling Number Six.

Su Yuan sat in the meditation room.

System notification sounds bombarded his ears nonstop.

[Ding, Fame +50]

[Ding, Fame +7]

[Ding, Fame +500]

[Ding, Fame +90]

Su Yuan glanced at the large notification, discovering the 500 fame was not from a Nascent Soul elder but a Golden Core elder—he had triggered a second recognition!

This lecture marked Su Yuan’s full debut within the sect, showcasing his profound Dao comprehension before the senior Nascent Soul elders. It was natural for them to be shocked since he had only joined two or three years ago!

Moreover, the states he displayed were more than just two or three types!

This time, he gained greatly, seeing the true form of the Big Dipper’s Seven Stars. Although brief, it was enough for enlightenment.

He now possessed the Metal, Wood, Fire, and Star realms, initially focusing on the Star realm and blending in the other three, further advancing his strength.

These were solid, tangible improvements. Of course, Su Yuan’s main focus at this moment was the increase in fame.

Finally, at one point, Su Yuan’s eyes brightened as he stared at the system panel.

[Name]: Su Yuan

[Region]: Green Vine Continent

[Level]: Famous (100001/1,000,000)

[Realm]: Early Foundation Establishment (95/100): Peak Golden Sand stage

[Entry 1]: Balance of Work and Rest: Current Rest Time: 0.5 hours

[Entry 2]: Daoist Techniques Naturally

[Entry 3]: Seven Stars Shine Bright

[Entry 4]: Mind Echo

[Entry 5]: To Be Chosen

Su Yuan immediately concentrated on Entry 5, mentally clicking on it.

Three lines of text appeared instantly.

[Great Power Stance]: You have initially acquired the strong stance, awakening a talent divine ability. You exude a pressure one level stronger than anyone else and ignore most pressure-type damage.

[Pickpocket]: You have initially acquired the thief’s stance, awakening a talent divine ability that can penetrate formation restrictions to steal items stealthily without detection.

[Sever Tail to Survive]: You have initially acquired the weak stance, awakening a talent divine ability that can sever part of your body to disguise yourself and escape, gradually restoring your injuries.

Su Yuan examined these entries and realized they seemed to be stance entries.

The first entry was interesting—a supreme skill for disguising as a strong person, capable of deceiving others in many situations with various effects.

The third entry, though a weak stance, had first-class survival ability, which intrigued Su Yuan. But the problem was, he already mastered this ability!

Simulating aura? He was familiar with the Myriad Treasures Heaven and Earth Cauldron!

Transformation? He knew the Seven Stars Fish-Dragon Transformation technique!

Strong recovery? His future body tempering would definitely achieve this effect!

So he immediately eliminated the third entry.

The second entry was very mysterious. Pickpocketing involved secrets of formations and restrictions. With this, he could accomplish many incredible things, like stealing powerful artifacts or treasures mid-battle, and more!

The effect was extremely good and attracted Su Yuan’s attention.

However…

He also eliminated it.

Two reasons: first, Su Yuan believed he could comprehend formation secrets himself and achieve similar effects;

second, he rarely ventured out or fought, so he wouldn’t have many opportunities to use this divine ability.

The “stealthy” aspect only concealed the act of theft. Others could deduce the theft by other means, so it had flaws.

Also, Su Yuan could learn methods to conceal heavenly secrets himself.

Therefore, the priority rose for the first strong stance!

What Su Yuan cared about was not the first half of the description but the latter half about shielding pressure-type damage!

Why did Su Yuan notice this entry?

Because he possessed a sixth-rank Heaven and Earth-type spiritual treasure, he understood the power of suppression very clearly!

Among peers, being suppressed to almost useless was no different from being crippled.

If one day Su Yuan faced the same means, he would suffer similar damage, but this entry could shield that suppressive damage!

In Su Yuan’s view, suppression was a form of pressure!

Moreover, there were many types of pressure—realm pressure, domain pressure, supreme treasure pressure—all very tricky methods.

Currently, Su Yuan had no way to resist them, so he ultimately chose the first entry!

[Great Power Stance]!

Recently, strange phenomena of the Big Dipper’s Seven Stars frequently appeared above the Seven Extremes Sect.

This situation attracted the attention of many star cultivators.

Many sects paid close attention to the abnormalities in the Seven Extremes Sect.

Especially the demonic sects, who were most concerned about the righteous sect leader Seven Extremes Sect.

Representatives from the three great demonic sects—Demon Sect, Ghost Fiend Sect, and Corpse Demon Sect—gathered to discuss the news.

“Recently, I discovered many strong cultivators returning to the Seven Extremes Sect. Do you know what’s going on?” asked a hooked-nose Golden Core elder from the Demon Sect.

“I lost all my spies in the Seven Extremes Sect. The corrupted disciples were all cleaned up. This should have been discovered earlier but no action taken. Now that they’ve been suddenly purged, there must be a problem!” a demonic cultivator from the Ghost Fiend Sect, shrouded in black mist, said coldly.

A demonic cultivator from the Corpse Demon Sect who looked like a righteous Taoist smiled and said, “I found no information from the corpses of Seven Extremes disciples.”

The hooked-nose elder frowned, “One of our Golden Core elders once blocked a group of Qi Refining disciples. These disciples included the Seven Extremes Sect’s inner sect top and second disciples, both assisted by talisman treasures. They’re supreme seedlings of the sect. That elder was about to capture them, but suddenly the Big Dipper lit up, descending attacks that severely wounded him, forcing a hasty retreat! Afterwards, the Seven Extremes Sect’s changes became frequent. This must be a clue.”

The Ghost Fiend elder suddenly said, “We must pay attention to the Big Dipper Seven Stars anomaly. Our sect elders suspect the Seven Extremes Sect developed an entirely new ultimate teaching lineage, a star cultivator branch!”

His words made the other two serious.

Clearly, they had their own suspicions!

“Our demonic sects are not good at star cultivation. We must invite a star cultivator master to assist. Also, we need to investigate who this star cultivator is and how strong. You haven’t forgotten the Seven Extremes Sect’s Opening Meridian Patriarch, right?” the Corpse Demon Taoist abruptly said.

“Opening Meridian Patriarch!”

Both others stiffened but were not overly nervous.

The hooked-nose elder smiled calmly, “We know the Seven Extremes Sect’s Opening Meridian Patriarch well. According to sect records, the Patriarch is indeed strong but limited. Usually can fight two at once, only slightly surpassing a small realm.”

“The main thing is whenever a new lineage emerges, it leads some lost disciples to switch or cultivate concurrently, enabling many bottlenecked disciples to break through. As those breakthroughs multiply, the Seven Extremes Sect grows stronger, acquiring resources faster, forming a positive cycle. The Patriarch himself isn’t a big deal!”

The Ghost Fiend elder nodded, “Previously, we lacked experience. Now after reviewing thousands of years, we have some. As long as we suppress this Patriarch’s momentum and put pressure on this new lineage, preventing their snowball effect, the Seven Extremes Sect’s so-called prosperity will be limited!”

The three continued exchanging intelligence, gradually finalizing several plans.

“I summarize: three approaches to handle the Seven Extremes Sect.”

The Demon Sect elder slowly said:

“First, invite a star cultivator master to disrupt the Patriarch’s methods!”

“Second, suppress the Seven Extremes Sect’s industries from all sides, slow their resource acquisition, and reduce the number of new lineage disciples appropriately.”

“Third, ambush near the Seven Extremes Sect, kill a Nascent Soul elder, weakening their strength at high levels.”

“What do you think of this plan?” asked the Demon Sect bald eagle elder.

“Perfect!” praised the Ghost Fiend mist-hidden elder.

“Excellent, detailed, clear, and complete!” applauded the Corpse Demon mad Taoist.

All three felt this plan was exceptionally perfect.

Above their heads, Su Yuan’s consciousness curiously sensed and activated Mind Echo.

He had just chosen his entry when a large amount of fame was credited. Curious, he activated Mind Echo and saw the three conspiring loudly in a pitch-black room about their sects’ joint operation.

Listening to their conversation, Su Yuan’s expression grew stranger.

What interested him was not the demonic sects’ plan but their record of the Opening Meridian Patriarch, which differed greatly from the Seven Extremes Sect’s own record!

The Seven Extremes Sect’s record said the Patriarch could fight beyond a large realm, while the demonic sects said only a small realm.

The Seven Extremes Sect said the Patriarch could fight five at once, all with realm surpassing, but the demonic sects said only one against two, same realm!

From a rational perspective, the one who knows you best besides yourself is your enemy!

Clearly, the three demonic sects could not all be wrong. The truth was likely that the Patriarch was as the demonic sects recorded!

That made sense. If others could catch up to his strength without cheating, then his cheat would be pointless!

Retracting his thoughts, Su Yuan quietly continued eavesdropping.

He noted down all the ambush locations designed by the three.

The three Nascent Soul demonic cultivators kept sneering;

Su Yuan had already sentenced them to death!

Su Yuan’s main body turned and ran toward the main peak.

Gu Qingzhu was watching the recording of Su Yuan’s lecture, deeply interested.

He saw Su Yuan rush in.

“Su Yuan, what’s wrong?” Gu Qingzhu quickly closed the lecture recording and stored the jade stone.

Su Yuan twitched at Gu Qingzhu’s slyness—he hadn’t noticed before that Gu Qingzhu had recorded the entire lecture process!

“Ahem, ahem, I’m thinking about the sect’s future, wanted to explain to you,” Gu Qingzhu’s face reddened, feeling this was disrespectful to Su Yuan.

Su Yuan waved his hand, “My lecture was public;

I never planned to hide anything. You can replicate and distribute it to the disciples.”

Gu Qingzhu’s expression brightened, “Su Yuan, my respect for you is like the mighty river…”

“I want 60% of contribution points, 30% for the sect, and 10% for you and the other staff!” Su Yuan added.

Gu Qingzhu’s face stiffened, stunned, “Th-this… is fine too!”

He rubbed his pocket, inexplicably pained. His plan to earn contribution points just shrank!

He wondered how Su Yuan knew his plan so clearly, even the split was precise.

He sighed and asked, “By the way, why did you come over?”

“Oh, I saw the demonic sect’s secret meeting and discovered their conspiracy. This is a memory stone. I recorded parts of what I saw inside! The rest is up to you all!”

Su Yuan put down the stone and left coolly.

Gu Qingzhu’s expression changed, immediately picking up the memory stone to watch.

His perspective shifted to above a room, seeing three familiar figures below.

“Bald Eagle, Mist-Hide, Mad Demon—these three Nascent Soul elders are working together!”

Gu Qingzhu’s expression turned grave.

He knew this was serious! Such a three sect alliance was rare before because demonic sects distrusted each other and rarely cooperated, sometimes even sabotaging each other. Though the righteous and demonic powers were roughly equal, the demonic sects usually lagged a bit.

Now with the three strongest demonic sects joining forces, the situation changed!

Thinking this, Gu Qingzhu looked up but found Su Yuan had vanished without a trace.

Gu Qingzhu twitched his mouth, realizing Su Yuan had no reason to stay. Although the Patriarch, his strength was still only Golden Core. Even if he transcended the realm, it would only be Nascent Soul, not enough to participate in Nascent Soul battles.

Gu Qingzhu naturally heard the three belittling the Patriarch but chose to ignore it. The real Patriarch stood before him;

which record was true, he could see clearly. He wasn’t blind.

He hurried toward the secret realm.

Soon, several Nascent Soul elders arrived to discuss how to respond to the demonic sects’ joint conspiracy.

Su Yuan returned to his cave dwelling but did not ignore the demonic sects’ plan as Gu Qingzhu expected.

He focused on points one and two.

“A star cultivator master coming to interfere or even destroy my method? My [Seven Stars Shine Bright] is a system entry. What use is a star cultivator master then?”

Su Yuan smiled. This was an information gap. No one knew his true foundation. Using superficial information to fight him was ridiculous.

So he didn’t worry much.

As for point two, it troubled him. The demonic sects were going to target the Seven Extremes Sect’s industries, especially those of the Three Extremes Peak.

The Three Extremes Peak had already taken over industries assigned from other peaks, with many disciples stationed there.

Su Yuan thought for a moment and immediately went to the Seven-Star Magic Altar to begin simulations.

When Su Yuan reactivated the Seven-Star Magic Altar, he clearly felt his connection to the Big Dipper’s Seven Stars grow tighter!

His comprehension of the Big Dipper deepened, enhancing the [Seven Stars Shine Bright] entry’s effect simultaneously!

Su Yuan found his divination technique had increased by more than one level!

A massive amount of information flowed from the Big Dipper.

He inexplicably even grasped the essence of the Seven-Star Divination Technique!

“I see, the Big Dipper shines upon the world. Wherever its starlight reaches, the Big Dipper knows everything in perfect detail. After knowing the present and past and combining with the law of things’ development, one can naturally deduce future changes! This is the essence of the Seven-Star Divination Secret Technique!”

Su Yuan suddenly understood. The classic books said divining past and future by star shifts and movements was nonsense. The essence wasn’t in the stars themselves but in the boundless starlight they emitted!

Therefore, his deepened comprehension of the Big Dipper accelerated his divination technique’s progress!

Numerous pieces of information entered Su Yuan’s consciousness, giving him a general grasp of the potential dangers the Seven Extremes Sect’s industries might face in the future!