CHAPTER 591: CHAPTER 277: THE LAW OF FOUR REALMS_2

In the current Mingjiang Prefecture, the streets within the Prefecture City have changed their face completely compared to three hundred years ago,

Peng Sheng wasn’t too familiar with the roads. Once they left the Mingjiang Prefecture City, where the population gradually thinned out, the changes over three centuries seemed less pronounced,

and his memories were finally stirred awake.

"I think I’ve got an idea of the way now."

The Yunluo Mountain Range was a place Zhou Xuan had never been to, nor had Yun Ziliang. Today, they’d have to rely on Peng Sheng to guide the way.

"Brother Xuan, at the fork up ahead, turn to the right."

"Got it."

Zhou Xuan responded in agreement.

Peng Sheng focused on giving Zhou Xuan directions,

while Yun Ziliang’s thoughts lingered on the "Fierce Dragon."

During the journey, Zhou Xuan had already explained to him—the vast and magnificent Fierce Dragon that was suppressing the Great Mother Star Pit.

"I suspect that Fierce Dragon didn’t begin with such formidability," Yun Ziliang mused. "The first Peng Hou, the Mountain Ancestor, and the Star Lord—the three God-level entities—jointly constructed a small Fengshui Array. Over time and with the ebbing of ages, the array’s energy transformed into a Fierce Dragon,

coupled with East Market Street being shaped like a coffin and located along Funeral Street, where a massive amount of corpse energy had accumulated to nourish the dragon’s growth. To think that in two thousand years, it has grown to the scale of an Ancestor Dragon."

"Hasn’t this Fierce Dragon harmed the common folk though?"

"The Fierce Dragon’s temperament is violent, no doubt, but since the locals didn’t disturb the Fengshui, it hasn’t caused trouble for them."

"Lao Yun, aren’t you curious about the Great Mother Star Pit? Especially since you and Miss Qiang are both engineers from the Blood Flesh Divine Dynasty."

As Zhou Xuan drove, he asked, "What kind of crime did this engineer commit to be subdued by the three God-level entities together?"

"It happened over two thousand years ago. How would I know?" Yun Ziliang replied forthrightly.

Peng Sheng added, "The tattoo paintings from Peng Town do record what happened back then, but they mostly talk about how the three God-level entities subdued the Great Mother Star Pit. As for what crimes it committed, there’s no mention."

"I’ll make sure to look into it in the coming days."

Zhou Xuan was determined to uncover the crimes of the engineer—he couldn’t release someone without knowing the truth.

...

Zhou Xuan drove until three o’clock in the afternoon, reaching a muddy path that was near impossible to maneuver with the car.

The group got off and crossed the stretch on foot, beginning their hike into the mountains,

Climbing mountains is always a taxing affair, but Zhou Xuan and Lady Hong Guan were both fortified by incense blessings, making their steps especially light, costing them little energy. However, according to Peng Sheng, they would need to traverse at least four peaks to enter the Yunluo Mountain Range,

each mountain towering and perilous.

"All this time, wasted on climbing mountains."

With hands cupping his brow as a visor against the sun, Zhou Xuan looked up at the mountaintop and then smiled at Lady Guan, saying, "This trip to capture the stone Buddha is quite the endurance workout."

Lady Guan chuckled lightly, saying, "With my eight sticks of incense, even if I’m no Painter who can traverse great distances in an instant, I’m quite nimble on my feet. Covering the road isn’t draining me much,

but with Young Master only at four sticks of incense, crossing four peaks might prove more of a challenge."

Just as she finished speaking, an inexplicable competitive spirit surged within Zhou Xuan,

and he announced, "Lady Guan, though you may have eight sticks of incense, when it comes to climbing mountains, you might not be faster than me."

As his words fell, the Secret Realm within Zhou Xuan flickered with two stars, activating the Star Law’s Descent Star Technique.

His body immediately became transparent and ethereal, and the uneven terrain beneath his feet could no longer hold him back.

Zhou Xuan was no longer walking; he was sliding forward. With each slide, he covered dozens of meters, making it genuinely difficult for Lady Hong Guan to keep up.

"Young Master, is this the Descent Star Technique from the Star Law?"

"The incense fire Taoist gave me that lion head yesterday, which contains the Star Law of the Third Realm."

"The Third Realm?"

Lady Hong Guan could hardly believe her ears.

Within Jing Country’s nine laws, the highest level was the Fifth Realm. Zhou Xuan, through a single lion head, managed to elevate the Star Law to the Third Realm—was this even fair? Was there any justice left?

"If only that lion head had been given to me."

Words couldn’t adequately express Lady Guan’s envy.

"Young Master, the Descent Star belongs to the second realm of the Star Law. What’s the technique for the third realm?"

"Star Transformation."

"Can you demonstrate it for me?"

Lady Hong Guan asked.

Zhou Xuan, generous as ever, handed her the painting scroll that concealed Yun Ziliang on his back, then performed the Star Transformation Technique, his entire being dissolving into countless flickering lights. Driven by the wind, these luminous dust points floated where the gusts carried them.

The fierce mountain wind whistled, carrying Zhou Xuan, now reduced to stardust, to the summit in mere moments.

Zhou Xuan used a single speck of stardust to materialize at the mountain peak.

Lady Hong Guan, discerning as she was, immediately recognized the power of the Star Law’s third realm. "No wonder it’s a Third Realm technique. With this, where in the world can’t you go? And where could anyone possibly escape to?"

Having witnessed the Star Transformation Technique, her envy deepened, and she quickened her pace up the mountain.

Just as Lady Hong Guan closed the distance to within twenty meters of Zhou Xuan, she suddenly seemed to sense something, shouting in a specific direction, "What spirit monster dares wreak havoc here?"

Her actions were quicker than her words. With a wave of her hand, a nearby mountain spring was swept up, surging in torrents toward the unseen target.

The water, serpentine and dragon-like, carried with it a force of thousands of pounds. Zhou Xuan shouted, "Lady Guan, stop—it’s one of us!"

This venture, Zhou Xuan had arranged with Sister Cui,

so if Lady Hong Guan called the other a spirit monster, then the unseen figure most likely could only be Sister Cui.

But despite Zhou Xuan’s call to hold back, the mountain spring controlled by Lady Guan was already poised like an arrow on a drawn bow, impossible to halt,