Free Web NovelChapter 1124: Chapter 343: The Stars are Like Me
The power of the Starlight Holy Tower almost exclusively operates upon oneself.
It is only the Star Vault Holy Tower that the cultivator has built bit by bit within themselves that could possibly bridge the vast distances and create a connection of power.
From the perspective that the Starlight Holy Tower is an embodiment of oneself standing within the distant cosmos, explicating one’s own "path,"
The Starlight Holy Tower indeed has the potential to project its power outward, but it is only a "possibility."
Because the distant cosmos is, truly, too far away.
That is a terrifying distance that cannot be measured, nor can it be described.
Just as Jiang Wang perceived within the Seven-Star World, the stars you see may just be the projection of stars in various realms.
Where exactly is the true distant cosmos?
It is a place so remote that even the ancestors could only define it as "distant."
Without one’s corporeal self arriving, merely through the Starlight Holy Tower, to cross the distance of the distant cosmos and bring power into the current world, specifically affecting a certain cultivator in the present world...
Even in a place like Star Moon Plain, which is "closest" to the distant cosmos,
It was a prowess Yue Leng had never imagined.
Neither Yue Leng nor Li Youjue could possibly do such a thing, nor even conceive of it. To deal with an Inner Mansion Realm cultivator like Jiang Wang, at most, they would send a God Arrives to take action, what else could there be?
They indeed carried out their duties diligently, constantly keeping an eye on Jiang Wang.
But still, the unforeseen happened right under their watch...
And if all went smoothly tonight, under the watch of two God Arrives-level Green Badge enforcers, Jiang Wang would undoubtedly be reliable and safe. Looking back, this night would not raise any suspicions...
On the Star Moon Plain, Jiang Wang stood in a daze, full of doubt.
Unconsciously, he raised his head to gaze at the square-shaped star in the night sky.
His heartbeat, involuntarily, matched the flashing rhythm of the square star.
Thump, thump, thump.
Steady, protracted, icy-cold.
"We need a world of equality!"
That kind, seemingly love-filled voice, echoed once again in Jiang Wang’s heart.
Jiang Wang couldn’t help muttering, "We need..."
"Alas..."
At that moment.
Jiang Wang heard a soft sigh.
This sigh was very tender.
This kind of tenderness was not just about being kind, friendly, and soft-spoken, but about possessing a very strong inner self, and thus being able to comfortably face everything in the world.
True tenderness must be born from a strong heart.
And the sigh that sounded now was generated by the Jade Balance Star Power surrounding Jiang Wang.
The suddenly intense Jade Balance Star Power, like a hand, gently caressed his head.
Could it be Master Guan Yan?
A thought flashed through Jiang Wang’s heart.
At the same time, the square star that was flickering at a constant speed, in the interval between light and dark, light and dark, seemed to be pressed down by something, and it stopped, caught between light and shadow, no longer twinkling.
A massive amount of Jade Balance Star Power, like the waters of a hot spring, quietly cleansed, washing over Jiang Wang’s physique, and soothing his spirit.
The secret technique for absorbing star power must be top-notch. Yue Leng, observing Jiang Wang from a distance, couldn’t help but think.
And Li Youjue, who once again "opened his eyes" to observe Jiang Wang, even spoke out his praise—"The encounter of a prodigy is indeed extraordinary; where he learned it from, I know not. Truly exquisite!"
They discovered nothing.
But on the Star Moon Plain, the silent and breathless "battle" continued. freēwēbnovel.com
Amidst his haze, Jiang Wang couldn’t control himself. He harbored hatred and resentment, confusion and bewilderment towards this world, and he couldn’t help but say in his heart—
"This world shouldn’t be like this!"
This phrase seemed to be the start of something that would lead this young man, not yet of age, toward a different outcome...
And as the Jade Balance Star Power flowed gently, Master Guan Yan’s tender voice, transmitted through the star power, was sensed and accepted by Jiang Wang.
"Then, what should this world be like?"
Jiang Wang’s true heart was very willing to accept this voice. It belonged to a senior he was close to, a person he trusted more. Therefore, he began to think again.
Master Guan Yan’s voice continued, "You have your ’ought’, and he has his ’ought’."
"Each person has a world they desire. No one’s desired world can ever be completely the same."
"So, whose should we listen to?"
"Who should decide?"
"Who is actually right?"
"What, after all, should this world be like?"
These voices flowed slowly in Jiang Wang’s heart.
Like a clear spring, they gently washed away the darkness and brought clarity to Jiang Wang.
"Don’t say what the world should be like. Do not impose your will upon the world. When you harbor such thoughts, when you start to believe that the world ’ought’ to be a certain way, you have already strayed from the path."
"No matter how grand and radiant you might be."
"No matter how kind and compassionate you are as a sage."
"In fact, the greater and more compassionate you are, the greater the sins you could potentially commit."
Master Guan Yan’s words, sentence by sentence, echoed in Jiang Wang’s heart. Yet they were not directed solely at him but seemed to converse with that stationary star in some way Jiang Wang couldn’t understand.
"To demand of others by your standards is already harsh, but to demand of the world by them, means you are wicked without knowing it, the demon among demons."
"Instead of asking what kind of world you want,"
"Better to ask, what kind of self do you want."
Through the Star Power of the Yuheng Star, Master Guan Yan finally said, "You are, in essence, the world itself."
At that moment in the night, the square star dimmed without sound.
And upon the Star Moon Plain, Jiang Wang opened his eyes.
Master Guan Yan’s voice was a form of "chant," a collision between this path and that path within Jiang Wang’s heart.
The voice of that square star had already influenced Jiang Wang’s spirit first. And the initial catalyst came from the gifts of Cui Zhu during the ceremony of the master, as well as from Zhang Song in the Nine Returns Duke Spirit Shrine.
Even, it wasn’t Cui Zhu or Zhang Song who actively did this. It was some terrible existence that planted a seed in the depths of Jiang Wang’s heart through them.
And now, it had sprouted under tonight’s Star Moon Plain.
Master Guan Yan’s prowess lay in the fact that, while clashing one path with another, he stopped the square star from "speaking" further.
Compared to debating over Jiang Wang as their battleground, the square star laid out a preemptive narrative, instilling a "fixed view" in Jiang Wang to naturally incline towards it.
And Master Guan Yan, after letting the other speak a few words, shut the other’s mouth.
Thus, the outcome was self-evident.
No matter how "fixed" the view was, when the other side fell silent, this side could slowly twist it back.
"What was that just now..."
As the square star dimmed, Jiang Wang thought he heard a muffled grunt, but it also seemed vague and not quite real.
It seemed... to be a woman’s voice.
Master Guan Yan’s voice, perceived through the Star Power of the Yuheng Star, carried a faint, gentle laugh, "We haven’t seen each other for a few days, young friend. Whom have you provoked now?"
This voice completely washed away the darkness.
At this time, Jiang Wang’s mind finally became fully clear, understanding the cause and effect.
A kind of dread arose in his heart, realizing that Equality Country was indeed an organization capable of stirring such formidable actions; he had almost been led astray just now!
"It’s an organization named Equality Country," he replied in his heart.
"I haven’t heard of it."
Master Guan Yan said, "However, the one who influenced you just now wasn’t their true body arriving. That person, taking advantage of the proximity between the Star Moon Plain and the distant Star Vault, projected their power through the Starlight Holy Tower, and used a nearby strong individual as a bridge to affect you. When I say nearby, I mean around the Star Moon Plain. I can’t see beyond the Star Moon Plain and can’t provide much advice, but it’s probably to the northwest... If you let your friends go searching now, they might find some clues."
My friends?
Jiang Wang was startled for a moment before he realized that Master Guan Yan was probably referring to the strong individuals from the Patrol Inspection Bureau secretly following him.
Although he did not know where those people were hiding, there was bound to be a way to contact them, just that...
He said in his heart, "I’m sorry for revealing your existence..."
Master Guan Yan’s voice seemed to laugh, "Although I do not wish to set foot in the mortal world now, there is nothing about me that cannot be seen. The starlight is like me, flowing the same for thousands of years. Let it be discovered."
