Chapter 196
Chapter 196: Big Dipper Bridge Pillar
Wang Jie watched quietly. Though this civilization had developed technology to venture into space, compared to the Four Alliances, it was insignificant. Countless years ago, Black White Heaven had unified the entire Fourth Star Cloud, sweeping clean any opposing power.
Any formidable civilization had either fled or been destroyed.
Those left behind, regardless of their advancements, could never bridge the vast gap separating them from Lock Path Interval-level power.
Especially civilizations that relied purely on technology. Just a single Lock Force cultivator casually thrown into their midst would bring catastrophic ruin.
The Seventh Star Chain, currently beneath him, was even larger than the Frost Radiance Star Chain of the Third Nebula where the Frost Radiance Sect resided. Such a vast star chain could have birthed numerous civilizations like the Silver Radiance Empire, yet scarcely any could be found.
Such was the cruelty of the universe.
Even more ruthless was that this civilization didn’t even know how enormous their enemy was.
The attacking force was merely a single fleet under Lie Qiu’s command. Such a fleet hadn’t even qualified to participate in the struggle against the Four Alliances back then, yet here, for this civilization, it represented the heavens themselves.
Lie Qiu sighed softly: “For them, this truly is an interstellar battlefield.”
Wang Jie turned to her, saying quietly, “Perhaps the battlefield you once fought on was the same. Just replace this civilization…with us.”
Lie Qiu’s expression changed sharply: “My lord, that isn’t a funny joke.”
Wang Jie looked into the distance once more.
The war concluded swiftly, ending with the complete destruction of the civilization. In the eyes of the White Domain, this civilization offered no value to Black White Heaven. They weren’t human, their technology was subpar, and maintaining them would waste cosmic resources. Better to erase them and reclaim what little resources they possessed.
An entire civilization was worth less than a tiny bit of resource.
And these pitiful resources were something Wang Jie could casually buy up himself.
If he hadn’t left Blue Star and had chosen to remain, perhaps the war of Frost Radiance Sect would have already sacrificed it long ago.
The universe was ruthless, yet the more ruthless it was, the more he had to break free.
No path forward would remain unstained.
Zong Cheng Ping and the others had gathered many more battle techniques for Wang Jie. Although these were weak skills he barely considered worth noticing, Wang Jie tested them one by one.
The weaker the skill, the more likely a green sprout would grow.
At last, two days before Mo Wan Yin reached Lock Path Interval, his luck prevailed, and a green sprout appeared. Wang Jie tried uprooting the sprout and replanting it, delighted to discover that it could indeed regrow, producing the same skill.
He immediately pulled up all eight green sprouts linked to the Indestructible Body.
Since completing their requirements was impossible, why waste precious space?
To fulfill those eight sprout conditions, at minimum, he’d need Full Star Realm strength; it simply couldn’t be done at Star Breaking Realm.
Clearly, Indestructible Body wasn’t meant for Star Breaking Realm but was designed to help one break through Wandering Star Realm.
Mo Wan Yin arrived, taking Wang Jie directly toward the Third Star Link. This was the core of Black White Heaven, housing the Zhi Upper Realm, Black and White Domains, Elder Council, Zhi Learning Valley, Deacon Hall, Discipline Hall, and more.
“I’ve kept Master waiting,” Mo Wan Yin greeted respectfully.
Wang Jie bowed politely: “Thank you, Senior Sister, for saving me on Devour Star, or things could’ve been dangerous.”
Mo Wan Yin smiled lightly: “Master had the ability to defeat Zhi Shu yourself; I merely held Han Ling back. Han Ling’s presence was unfair to all disciples contesting Devour Star.”
[Fairness? Since when was the universe ever fair?]
Their current spaceship was also Star Link-class. Mo Wan Yin had even explained apologetically that if they weren’t delaying attendance at the Pill Assembly, she’d have brought a Star Cloud-class vessel instead.
A Star Link-class ship required three months to travel from Lock Path Interval to the Third Star Link. A Star Cloud-class ship would take half a month.
Wang Jie smiled gently, “No hurry. It’s the perfect chance to learn more about Black White Heaven from Senior Sister.”
Mo Wan Yin nodded warmly, “Feel free to ask anything, Master.”
“What exactly is the nature of this Pill Assembly?”
“I’m unsure myself. Master only said visitors from the First Star Cloud will attend—not only a Pill Assembly, but also Artifact and Formation gatherings, meant for exchange.”
“First Star Cloud? Who?”
“Master knows of the First Star Cloud?”
“No, precisely why I’m curious.”
Mo Wan Yin considered carefully. “First Star Cloud is currently the strongest and highest of our four star clouds on the Big Dipper Bridge Pillar. Many powerful forces are there, such as Armor One Sect, Three Chan Heaven, Heavenly Insect People, Galaxy Combat Equipment Company, and others.”
“How would our Black White Heaven rank in the First Star Cloud?”
“Probably wouldn’t enter the top three.”
Wang Jie felt stunned. Black White Heaven, ruling the entire Fourth Star Cloud, with multiple Star Refining Realm experts, dozens at Hundred Star Realm, and countless subordinates, couldn’t even make it into the top three?
And yet, the names Mo Wan Yin mentioned were all familiar to him.
Could Blue Star originally have been in the First Star Cloud?
Who had the incredible power to move Blue Star from the First Star Cloud to the Third Nebula? This wasn’t a mere leap across Star Links, but across Star Clouds themselves.
How long had Blue Star been hidden? Not long, it seemed.
Such speed was beyond belief.
“And Star Dome Visage?”
“Star Dome Visage is vast, but they’re not solely in the First Star Cloud; they span all four Star Clouds. Their exact power distribution, I’m uncertain…”
Wang Jie quietly absorbed this information, expanding his understanding of the universe.
From the Silver Radiance Empire to Frost Radiance Sect, Ninth Star Chain, then Fourth Star Cloud—he continually touched the wider cosmos. Yet he knew clearly this was merely the tip of an iceberg.
This was the first time he’d heard the words “Big Dipper Bridge Pillar.”
It echoed what he’d glimpsed upon leaving Blue Star. Back then, he suspected the pillar he’d seen was indeed supporting a bridge overhead. Apparently, it truly was a bridge pillar.
Could the current four star clouds exist only on a single bridge pillar?
If that were so, how enormous was the cosmos?
A bridge had many pillars; this was merely one of them.
Just imagining it made him tremble inwardly.
Mo Wan Yin had experienced much, particularly recalling her time assigned to the First Star Cloud’s interstellar battlefield.
A trace of lingering fear appeared in her eyes. “At that time, I was already Wandering Star Realm, qualifying me for the First Star Cloud battlefield. Compared to our Fourth Star Cloud battlefield, it was worlds apart.”
“We fought mostly humans, rarely other species.”
“But in the First Star Cloud battlefield, the majority were alien races.”
“Can you imagine an alien being born directly at Breaking Star stage strength? I watched it from birth, and within just one year, it grew powerful enough to kill me.”
Wang Jie’s pupils contracted sharply: “One year?”
Mo Wan Yin nodded solemnly, her face pale. “Only a year. A newborn alien creature possessed strength to threaten me, a Wandering Star Realm cultivator. At that moment, I questioned the very purpose of my cultivation.”
She gazed seriously at Wang Jie. “A senior once told me our human race paid an unimaginable price to survive in the universe. Cultivation is only part of it. Artifacts, formations, pills—all were developed over countless years, allowing humans to stand today.”
“Compared to those naturally gifted cosmic creatures, we’re still weak.”
“Only by constantly climbing, cultivating, and charging forward can we break through darkness and welcome the light.”
Wang Jie exhaled slowly. His slight satisfaction with current strength instantly faded. He couldn’t achieve Wandering Star Realm-level power from nothing in just one year.
Mo Wan Yin continued softly, “Actually, the cosmic beasts and alien races we encounter on the Big Dipper Bridge Pillar are already subdued. Their ancestors were defeated by us, permitted existence here. They pose no threat to humanity.”
“But those in the First Star Cloud battlefield differ greatly.”
“You face strange attacks unimaginable to us. I nearly didn’t return.”
“But Master, if you continue cultivating Star Refining, you’ll never experience that—unless you choose to.”
Wang Jie was less optimistic.
The wristguard was already pushing him toward Sacred Star Linked Bridge, clearly another bridge pillar.
The more Mo Wan Yin spoke, the more wary he grew. Finally, he asked:
“Senior Sister, what defines a Six Dao Wanderer?”
Mo Wan Yin took out a power detector: “At Wandering Star Realm, releasing Star Force, if you reach 500,000 power, you’re a Six Dao Wanderer.”
Wang Jie felt startled. “500,000?”
“Yes, the Wandering Star Realm peak.”
Black White Heaven had only six such peak cultivators.
Wang Jie now understood clearly the immense distance he still had to climb.