#1894 - The cause and effect of the star spirit

The coffin wasn't anything special.

It was entirely black, as if forged from a very heavy piece of profound iron.

The faint aura emanating from it was what had drawn Lu Changsheng to this place; it came from within this profound iron coffin.

Lu Changsheng didn't immediately approach. Instead, from a hundred meters away, he pointed a finger towards the profound iron coffin, and nine God-Slaying Swords erected themselves above the coffin.

At the same time, as Lu Changsheng's fingertip traced through the air, formations of slaughter appeared around the coffin, encircling it three layers deep in front and three layers deep in the back.

Then, he released a small-scale Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Formation in front of himself…

The main body of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Formation had to be situated in the Changsheng Realm, acting as a realm-protecting formation, and couldn't be moved casually.

So, Lu Changsheng had extracted a portion of it to carry with him.

Even the hand cannon he had forged previously was brought out by Lu Changsheng and aimed at the profound iron coffin.

At the muzzle of the cannon, it was as if the Dao principles of the Three Thousand Great Daos were gathered with the power of primordial chaos, poised and ready!

As soon as the coffin showed the slightest sign of movement, he would unleash the power of the Dao principles from the hand cannon in a furious torrent.

Just then.

A speechless voice came from within the coffin.

"Isn't this a bit much? Any one of them in here could obliterate me; did you really need to bring so much?"

Lu Changsheng said calmly, "Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; that's the only principle I understand."

"…"

But isn't the strength you're using a bit too excessive?

"Don't worry, I am not your opponent, nor should I be your opponent."

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng didn't lower his guard.

The Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Formation and the hand cannon were still charging, ready to bombard the coffin together at any moment.

"Qin Zhan, you should have already met him, right?"

Qin Zhan?

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly. The large eye in the Immortal Realm passage, which later appeared before him, was a subordinate of Nuwa.

"You should also have sensed my divine sense."

As he said this, the coffin released a wisp of divine sense, gently swirling around Lu Changsheng, just like the gaze Lu Changsheng had felt earlier.

After confirming that there was no threat, Lu Changsheng finally sensed the aura of this wisp of divine sense.

Sensed it before?

Hearing the voice from within the coffin, Lu Changsheng searched his mind for traces of this divine sense.

Suddenly.

Lu Changsheng remembered that when he was establishing the Changsheng Realm, he discovered eight probes of divine sense while inspecting the formations.

The first six divine senses had only scanned around and hadn't come into contact with the Changsheng Realm.

The seventh had already touched the borders of the Changsheng Realm, but it was blocked by Lu Changsheng's formation.

And that seventh divine sense was Qin Zhan's.

As for the eighth divine sense… the only one that had pierced through the Changsheng Realm's formation and left a trace within the Changsheng Realm.

Lu Changsheng still vividly remembered this eighth divine sense, and because of this incident, he was still constantly strengthening and improving the various formations of the Changsheng Realm, all to prevent this from happening again.

Seeing the gradually enlightened look on Lu Changsheng's face, the helpless voice from within the coffin spoke again.

"It was just that one time, and I haven't been able to penetrate the formations of that realm since. It was barely a penetration the first time, and there's been no follow-up. Is it really necessary to be so heavily guarded?"

Lu Changsheng said calmly, "If you can penetrate it, there's a possibility of being spied on, so naturally, I have to continue improving it.

But speaking of which, what is your purpose?"

The voice from the coffin said, "Actually, after you went to the God Realm to find Lady Nuwa, I guessed that you would come here very soon."

Lu Changsheng frowned, "Lady? So, you are also a subordinate of Nuwa?"

"That's right." The voice in the coffin said, "Under Lady Nuwa, there are four Heaven-Mending Generals. Qin Zhan is one of them, and I, Qin Han, am the leader of the Heaven-Mending Generals."

I, on the other hand, spread my divine sense throughout the Six Realms, while my main body remains in the God Realm to monitor and control him.

Also, I am waiting for your arrival.

Lu Changsheng frowned, "Waiting for me?"

Qin Han said, "I wonder if you still remember the Star Essence?"

Lu Changsheng nodded.

Back in the Immortal Realm passage, that big eye… that is, Qin Zhan, had said that the Star Essence was a crucial object in the Great Calamity of the Six Realms, and that whoever obtained the Star Essence would play an important role in it.

Now, the Star Essence has transformed into the tenth star core within Shi Sheng's body.

"Is this related to the Star Essence?"

Qin Han said, "The Star Essence is actually a key."

A key?

Lu Changsheng was stunned, then seemed to realize something, and said, "A key to open this world?"

"Smart." Qin Han affirmed, "The Star Essence was already very well hidden. Now that it has been obtained by your disciple, it has stirred up karma.

The God Realm's goal is to find the Star Essence by controlling the Lower Five Realms. After all, people from the God Realm cannot freely enter the Lower Five Realms under our control. They can only control the people of the Lower Five Realms and use the cultivators of the major sects of the Lower Five Realms to search for the whereabouts of the Star Essence.

In order to open this world and allow the God Realm's own people to descend upon this world."

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng understood why Qin Zhan had said at the time that whoever obtained the Star Essence would stir up great karma.

At that time, Qin Zhan had advised Lu Changsheng to keep the Star Essence for himself and not give it to Shi Sheng.

It turned out that it was out of this consideration.

"Then why didn't you say so earlier?" Lu Changsheng's brow twitched.

Qin Han was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "What why didn't I say so earlier…"

"If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have gone looking for that Star Essence!" Lu Changsheng was full of regret, "I would have found a way to get Shi Sheng that kid something to replace it, or create a cultivation technique for him so he wouldn't have to cultivate that broken technique!"

Qin Han was a little speechless, but still said, "Some causes cannot be changed. Even if you hadn't obtained the Star Essence because of this matter, you would still bear this cause in another way. After all, this is what you were born to bear.

However, with karma, the cause cannot be changed, but the effect can be changed by human effort."

Lu Changsheng thought of his guesses after meeting Nuwa and said, "Then… what you want to do is guide me on how to correctly change this effect?"

Qin Han didn't answer directly.

He only said, "In the future, you will know everything. Now, the Heaven-Mending Generals will be at your disposal."

As he said this.

There was a loud creaking sound.

The coffin gradually opened… (End of Chapter)