The Nine Stars

With a single word, the heavens and earth were shocked.

But immediately after came a tide of mocking and ridiculing sounds.

Want to regain face? You’re too lacking in self-awareness. You can’t even light up a tiny speck, how could you possibly unravel the Nine Stars Heavenly Array?

In all the tens of thousands of years of the Heavenly Origin Saint Palace, those who could unravel the Nine Stars Heavenly Array were few and far between. While not entirely non-existent, how could it possibly fall to a fool?

No one believed it.

In fact, no normal person would believe it.

Not to mention lighting up a single star, Ye Xiu hadn't even lit up a tiny speck. He was clearly a complete waste in cultivation, so how could he use anything to unravel the Nine Stars Heavenly Array that the Heavenly Origin Saint Lord had set up back then?

Fan Tong sighed and had no choice but to bring the Azure Dragon Blade to Ye Xiu's side, earnestly advising: Young master, come back with me quickly.

If this continues, the General's reputation will be completely ruined.

Ye Xiu's gaze was very firm as he solemnly said: I feel like I can unravel the Nine Stars Heavenly Array.

Fan Tong was very tormented. Of course he knew this meant the young master was having another episode.

And whenever the young master had an episode, if he wasn't allowed to do as he wished, he would surely throw a tantrum and make a scene.

Seeing Ye Xiu's resolute gaze, he knew deeply that even ten thousand oxen wouldn't be able to pull the young master back.

The inspecting elder almost laughed out loud.

A fiery glow ignited in Ye Xiu's eyes as his gaze grew even firmer. "Elder, I want to try."

The inspecting elder hissed strangely as he looked at Ye Xiu. He really wanted to open up Ye Xiu's head to see what exactly was inside.

A person completely devoid of any talent, who hadn't even awakened a trace of stellar power, how could he actually believe he could unravel the Nine Stars Heavenly Array?

The Nine Stars Heavenly Array was an unparalleled grand formation set by the Heavenly Origin Saint Lord himself.

Could he be hoping to just try his luck and see if a blind cat ran into a dead mouse? If that was what he was thinking, he was most likely hoping for too much. There was no chance of that happening.

But as an inspecting elder, he still admonished: “I understand you are unwilling to resign yourself to this, but you must recognize reality. If you truly wish to join our Heavenly Origin Saint Palace, go back and cultivate properly for three years, then come back.”

Ye Xiu shook his head. “Elder, I feel I should be able to unravel the Nine Stars Heavenly Array.”

His words were filled with absolute conviction.

To be honest, Ye Xiu himself didn't know where this confidence came from either.

But his eyes were giving him a very strong feeling. The longer he looked, the stronger the feeling became.

Yue Wuya watched Ye Xiu mockingly and said coldly: "Fool."

Him? Able to unravel the Nine Stars Heavenly Array?

Simply wishful thinking.

No one was willing to believe it.

The sounds of laughter around them grew even more raucous.

The inspecting elder narrowed his eyes as he looked at Ye Xiu. “Your desire to try is understandable, but there is something I must warn you about before you do.

The Nine Stars Heavenly Array was set up using real meteors that came from beyond the heavens. Contained within is the power of the stars. Unless one has an exceptionally predestined talent, even the slightest trace of the stellar power within the Nine Stars Heavenly Array could instantly inflict serious injuries. With your poor talent, completely devoid of any stellar power, it's not impossible that you could die inside. I've said my piece. Are you certain you want to risk your life trying the Nine Stars Heavenly Array?” The inspecting elder stared at Ye Xiu.

When he heard this, Fan Tong panicked.

This Nine Stars Heavenly Array might hold lethal dangers.

If the young master insisted on trying, and something unexpected happened, how would he explain it to the General?

Although the young master often had episodes, he was still the General's only descendent.

"Young master, the elder said there are fatal dangers in the Nine Stars Heavenly Array. Let's hurry back." Fan Tong anxiously pleaded. Usually, the young master valued his life greatly and would never do anything dangerous.

But to his shock, Ye Xiu adamantly replied: "If I don't try it, I absolutely won't go back."

Fan Tong was so frightened the Azure Dragon Blade nearly slipped from his hand.

Before he could speak, Ye Xiu had already cupped his fists towards the elder. "Elder, please send me up to try."

"You've decided?" The inspecting elder looked at Ye Xiu strangely. This boy was willing to risk his life just to try?

"My mind is set." Ye Xiu affirmed.

Fan Tong panicked. He hadn't imagined the young master would disregard his own life.

I heard Ye Xiu extremely valued his life. I didn't expect he would disregard it this time.

Ye Haotian only had this one son. It seems he will be sending black hair to accompany white hair.

We might as well watch properly to see how he dies inside the Nine Stars Heavenly Array.

Mocking voices continued unabated.

"Since you've decided, I won't try to persuade you." As he spoke, the inspecting elder raised his whisk, and with another wave, a white cloud appeared under Ye Xiu's feet.

Ye Xiu stood on the white cloud and looked back at Fan Tong. Sure enough, he was badly frightened, his face ghastly pale and dripping with cold sweat.

Ye Xiu consoled: "General Fan Tong, there's no need to worry. I'll go and be right back."

Fan Tong:

Will he really be able to come back?

The white cloud floated up, carrying Ye Xiu directly towards the nine chaotically arranged stars overhead.

Beneath the nine stars was a hovering circular stone altar.

The white cloud brought Ye Xiu to the stone altar, then dissipated.

Ye Xiu craned his head up. The nine chaotically positioned stars, with the array not yet activated, meant no stellar power was shrouding the stone altar he stood upon.

Yet he didn't know why, but looking at the arrayed stars gave him an extremely familiar feeling, as if

the Nine Stars Heavenly Array hadn't been created by the Heavenly Origin Saint Lord, but rather by him instead.

Could this be my golden finger?

If you're ready, I'll activate the Nine Stars Heavenly Array." The inspecting elder casually said.

Ye Xiu nodded. "Elder, I'm ready."

The inspecting elder waved his whisk, forcefully sweeping it towards the nine stars. A beam of golden light shot forth.

In that moment, the wind rose and clouds churned as a heavy sound erupted.

One could only watch as the golden radiance instantly enveloped the nine stars and Ye Xiu's figure.

Everyone present folded their arms in front of their chests, waiting to watch the upcoming show.

Meanwhile Fan Tong was completely panicking. If something happened to the young master, how would he explain it to the General when he returned?

The stellar power shrouded down onto the stone altar.

The vast stellar radiance should have contained endless power.

But the instant it touched Ye Xiu, it became unbelievably docile.

How interesting.

Ye Xiu's mouth curved up slightly.

Shrouded by the stellar power, he naturally didn't notice how shocked the people in the plaza were.

Logically, a person devoid of any stellar power would be annihilated instantly upon being shrouded by stellar power.

Yet now, not a hint of agony could be seen on Ye Xiu's face.

Yue Wuya said: "It must be because the stellar power just activated and hasn't erupted yet. Once it erupts, he won't last a breath."

The inspecting elder was also looking at Ye Xiu in astonishment.

This made no sense. Once activated, the stellar power within the Nine Stars Heavenly Array was enough to instantly inflict serious injuries.

Yet Ye Xiu showed no signs of problems at all.

At this time, what Ye Xiu saw before him were not nine stars, but a vast and boundless cosmic void.

Innumerable stars floated about in the cosmic void, quite spectacular.

Then, the profound mysteries of the Nine Stars Heavenly Array transformed into the simplest of words that floated into Ye Xiu's mind.

Ye Xiu was extremely shocked. This felt like a strange memory being forcefully imprinted into his mind, yet he instantly comprehended it completely.

Although he didn't know what his golden finger was, this was just too heaven-defying!

Ye Xiu forced himself to calm down from his excitement and carefully examined the memory that had been forcibly implanted.

It turned out unraveling the Nine Stars Heavenly Array wasn't difficult at all. He just needed to arrange the stars into the Nine Stars Cluster and it would break the array.

The most demanding requirement was affinity with stellar power.

The greater the affinity, the easier it was to control the stars.

Ye Xiu raised his eyes to look at the nine chaotically arrayed stars floating in the vast void before him.

What shocked him tremendously was that he could clearly sense the existence of the nine stars.

It felt as if he was their master. With just a thought, he could easily control them.

Damn, so awesome!

With a single thought,

Nine Stars Cluster!

In that moment, the heavens darkened and the earth dimmed as both sun and moon lost their light. The entire plaza was shrouded in darkness.

What's going on?

The sun had just risen, so why did the sky darken all of a sudden?

At this time, even the inspecting elder was no longer calm!

Crap, this is the prelude to the Nine Stars Cluster!

A dazzling golden divine light burst out in his eyes and fell on Ye Xiu's body sitting on the stone pedestal.

Ye Xiu's physique and aptitude were absolutely inferior to even ordinary people. He didn't have a shred of star power and was absolutely incompatible with the starry power. How could he possibly have a sudden heavenly phenomenon, let alone the omen of the nine connected stars!

In just a few breaths, one startled voice after another rang out.

"Look at the sky!"

In an instant, countless gazes looked up to the sky.

Only to see nine enormous stars arranged according to the positions of the nine stars in the Nine Star Celestial Formation in the endless dark sky!

I have heard that when the Nine Star Celestial Formation breaks open, the sky will be swallowed by darkness and the nine stars will appear in the sky.

This is an anomaly of heaven and earth. It's one of the omens of the Nine Star Celestial Formation breaking open!

The eyes of Yue Wuya shrank sharply. How could this be?

The Moon General's Mansion and the Ye General's Mansion were hostile to each other, so he knew Ye Xiu like the back of his hand.

Ye Xiu was born with a brain disease and had no qualifications to cultivate at all.

With his aptitude, it was absolutely impossible for him to unlock the Nine Star Celestial Formation!

Fan Tong was stunned to see this scene. Unscientific! He had never seen the young master cultivate before, let alone demonstrate the ability to break the formation.

What's more, it was a formation created by the Celestial Sovereign!

Could it be that Heaven had closed a door for the young master but secretly opened a window for him!

At this moment, not only was the courtyard outside the gates of the Celestial Sovereign Palace in an uproar.

In the depths of the Celestial Sovereign Palace, countless palaces and secret chambers, one old fellow after another who was in seclusion opened their eyes!

One wave of boundless divine sense broke through the mist and shrouded the outside of the gates!

Even deeper within, above the nine divine peaks.

Nine divine lights shot up into the sky!

From a distance, it was as beautiful as a rainbow piercing the heavens, extraordinarily gorgeous and unparalleled in the world!

In an instant, nine heavenly sounds full of endless shock echoed between the nine peaks.

"Congenital high affinity, nine stars connected!"