Chapter 178: Star Chart

The strange phenomenon that arose in the Ten Thousand Mountains stirred up quite a stir. The news quickly reached the eyes of the ancient aristocratic families, and some experts prepared to enter the Ten Thousand Mountains once again.

Inside the cave dwelling, behind Yang Tian, an extremely peculiar scene appeared. Starlight surged, the Tianshu star floated in the void, myriad stars intermingled, nourishing the Tianshu star, casting down silver radiance.

Starlight flowed, sparkling brilliantly. The Tianshu star hung at the center, dazzling to the extreme, emitting a fierce and terrifying might.

"This is the phenomenon of Stars Shining Over the Azure Sky. It can be manifested once initially condensed. Truly incredible." Beside him, Yang Xiao looked at the Tianshu star revolving through the void and couldn't help smacking his lips.

In ancient times, very few people had condensed the phenomenon of Stars Shining Over the Azure Sky. Yang Tian's ability to manifest this phenomenon was also inseparable from the pressure of his invincible will.

"If in the future, the phenomena of Wind Soaring Nine Heavens, Stars Shining Over the Azure Sky, Thunder Shaking the World, and Great Sun Circling the Void are all cultivated to perfection, could the Chaos phenomenon be manifested?" Yang Xiao murmured. This phenomenon had once appeared, but only as a flash in the pan; he had never seen it.

"He can fully manifest an illusory phenomenon of the Great Sun Circling the Void, but these phenomena are still not enough. This is somewhat troublesome..."

Starlight undulated, pressing down on the sky. Yang Tian stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the pale red hall ahead.

"Ha!" Yang Tian suddenly let out a soft shout. The star phenomenon manifested in the void, surging like waves. The Tianshu star was fierce and incomparable, like a great wave, directly collapsing a corner of the hall ahead.

"Such powerful might!" Seeing this, excitement surged in Yang Tian's eyes, and he exclaimed. The hall's strength was astonishing, yet it was directly crushed by the phenomenon.

"This phenomenon itself is offensive in nature; that's not surprising. But with your cultivation, you can only activate it a few times." Yang Xiao walked over slowly and said with a smile.

"Hehe." Hearing this, Yang Tian scratched his head. As his gaze flickered, the starlight behind him had already dissipated. Now that he had condensed the star phenomenon, he had another trump card.

"Try it. See if you can hold this broken sword." Yang Xiao's hand shook slightly, and the broken sword appeared in his palm, then he handed it to Yang Tian.

"Alright." Hearing this, a fiery look surged in Yang Tian's eyes, and he quickly nodded. He sat cross-legged on the ground, examining the broken sword in his hand, unable to suppress his excitement. This was a celestial artifact.

Yang Tian calmed down for a moment, then surged his battle qi outward, pouring it into the broken sword.

As the battle qi surged, the plain and unadorned broken sword now bloomed with cold metallic luster, and energy fluctuations emerged from the sword body.

"It really can absorb it. It seems this weapon needs battle qi to be activated." Seeing this, Yang Tian muttered, and the speed of his infusion increased greatly.

As time passed, the entire broken sword emitted a red glow. The glow was blazing, the sword body dazzling, and it even emitted a clanging sound that seized the heart and soul.

An extremely terrifying power was being born. The half sword body was like an awakened dragon, containing vast amounts of energy.

As Yang Tian continuously infused his blood and qi, the might emitted by the broken sword grew stronger, squeezing the surrounding void and producing strange sounds, with a faint tendency to burst.

After a while, Yang Tian frowned. The battle qi in his body was depleting very quickly, and a pallor spread across his face. He could faintly sense that it was very difficult to unleash the power contained within the broken sword.

"Stop. It seems this broken sword is no ordinary item. You simply cannot activate it now. Moreover, it is a damaged celestial artifact. To activate it, you need more energy to support it." Seeing this, Yang Xiao shook his head slightly and stopped Yang Tian's actions.

"Alas..." Hearing this, Yang Tian sighed. This broken sword was indeed extremely strange. If it weren't missing a part, he might be able to unleash a trace of its power now.

"Rest for a while. Later, prepare to refine a weapon." Waving his hand, Yang Xiao's figure vanished from the spot.

"It's time I had my own weapon." Yang Tian nodded, and his mind sank into cultivation.

A few days earlier, Yang Xiao had taught him a method for refining weapons. During these two years of cultivation, he had been studying it. The method was called: Furnace Art, a rare technique for refining weapons.

As for the refining material that Yang Xiao said was slightly inferior to the Bloodthirsty Demon Crystal, Yang Tian didn't know what it was. But from what Yang Xiao said, this item was somewhat related to his star phenomenon.

Inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, Yang Tian cultivated for a while. When his spirit, energy, and vitality reached their peak, he slowly opened his eyes. Just as he was about to ask Yang Xiao something, he suddenly remembered something.

"How could I forget this?" Somewhat annoyed, he slapped his forehead. Yang Tian had obtained a jade slip from the Star Sect. Now that he had just condensed the star phenomenon, he should be able to open it.

After rummaging through a pile of jade slips, Yang Tian picked up the silver-white jade slip and couldn't help licking his lips. The Alchemy Sect had fire control techniques; what would the Star Sect have?

In the distance, Yang Xiao also noticed Yang Tian's actions and walked over. A jade slip kept so well was definitely not an ordinary technique; it was likely a powerful secret art.

Starlight surged in, and the entire jade slip's glow immediately intensified. Seeing this, a burning look surged in Yang Tian's eyes, and he directly manifested the Tianshu star phenomenon.

"Chi chi..." The entire jade slip trembled. The Tianshu star resonated with the jade slip, and a beam of starlight fell, causing the jade slip's trembling to intensify instantly.

"So it really requires a phenomenon to open the jade slip. What exactly is inside?" Seeing this, joy surged on Yang Xiao's face. He faintly sensed that this jade slip was likely related to the cultivation of phenomena.

In ancient times, some rare phenomena had special cultivation methods. The cultivation of the Zhou Tian Star Chart had always been a mystery. The method for cultivating each phenomenon was a secret technique developed over countless generations.

Just as Yang Tian was stunned, a flood of memories surged into his mind. Countless memories poured into his mind, and Yang Tian couldn't help closing his eyes.

Star Chart: Refine the seven artifacts—Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang. One must seek divine materials of the world and fuse them with the seven stars to complete the Zhou Tian Star Chart!

After reading through the vast memories, Yang Tian couldn't help clicking his tongue. Refining seven top-tier artifacts and fusing them with the seven stars of the Big Dipper could achieve the Zhou Tian Star Chart.

All required divine-grade materials. This truly startled Yang Tian. After countless generations of cultivation, the divine materials on the continent had become very scarce, far from what they were in ancient times.

"What did you get?" Seeing Yang Tian open his eyes, which flickered with shock, Yang Xiao walked over and said slowly.

Hearing this, Yang Tian relayed the information: "It's the refining method for the Zhou Tian Star Chart and the cultivation method for the phenomenon..."

"Seven divine materials!" After hearing Yang Tian's words, Yang Xiao couldn't help smacking his lips. Currently, they only had two divine materials on them. One was a bargain picked up at an auction, and the other was a divine material sealed for countless ages.

"Uncle Xiao, should we still refine this treasure?" After a moment of silence, Yang Tian said slowly.

"We definitely must refine it. A weapon that can be fused with a phenomenon—I've never even heard of such a thing in ancient times. The one who created this method must be a grandmaster of artifact refining."

"But, these seven divine materials..."

Yang Xiao waved his hand, cutting off Yang Tian's words, and said with a slight smile: "You've only condensed one Tianshu star for now. The matter of divine materials can be sought slowly."

"Alright then." Hearing this, Yang Tian nodded, a trace of fervor in his eyes. Controlling seven artifacts at once—the thought alone was exciting.