Chapter 633 364: Where on Earth Is the Ancient Star

"My lord, please quell your anger! I sincerely submit."

The Carefree Immortal Venerable looked at Zhao Rui with a fawning smile, his face a picture of sincerity.

"Whether you're sincere or not is up to you, not me."

Zhao Rui smiled faintly. With a casual point of his finger, the shadow of a long halberd instantly descended upon the man's head.

'I'm done for!'

The Carefree Immortal Venerable's face fell in terror. He never imagined Zhao Rui would strike without a moment's hesitation.

He immediately squeezed his eyes shut and gave up all resistance.

All traces of his previous arrogance and insolence were gone.

"Enough. You're a dignified Immortal Venerable, yet you're acting like this. If word of this gets out, you'll be an embarrassment to me."

Just as the Carefree Immortal Venerable closed his eyes and awaited his death, he realized the long halberd had not fallen. Instead, he heard Zhao Rui's calm voice.

He quickly opened his eyes, only to see that Zhao Rui had already moved a good distance away.

There was no sign he had any intention of killing him.

"Thank you for sparing my life, my lord! From this day forward, I will follow your every command and will not dare harbor any disloyal thoughts."

The Carefree Immortal Venerable said at once, his voice dripping with flattery.

"Mm. From today on, you will take charge of these people from the cultivation world. You are to establish a new cultivation zone around this Star Realm."

"And you are not to disturb the Ancient Star without good reason."

"My lord... where is the Ancient Star?"

The Carefree Immortal Venerable didn't dare use his Divine Techniques, so he was naturally unable to sense the Ancient Star's location.

"You're the ones looking for the Ancient Star."

"Follow me."

After speaking, Zhao Rui tore through the void and departed.

The Carefree Immortal Venerable glanced at the mighty cultivators behind him, then casually tore open a spatial rift and led them through it in pursuit.

When the group emerged from the void, they found themselves in an unfamiliar Star Realm.

The space here wasn't large; a single sweep with one's Divine Thought could cover the entire domain.

The perimeter of the Star Realm was shielded by a strange, protective Boundary Wall.

"Do you see the Ancient Star you were talking about?"

Zhao Rui let them scan the area at their leisure.

The Carefree Immortal Venerable's brow furrowed slightly. An image of the Ancient Star, which he had received as a rubbing from the Immortal Emperor, surfaced in his Divine Soul.

A moment later, his face drained of color as he cried out, "How is this possible? There are Ancient Stars everywhere here!"

The Carefree Immortal Venerable pointed at the planets floating in the distance, his face a mask of horror.

'Could the Ancient Star have shattered and formed these planets?'

The Carefree Immortal Venerable, knowing what was expected of him, projected the image of the Ancient Star from his mind.

Then he looked at the other mighty cultivators who had come with him.

"Hurry up. Project the images from your minds as well."

The mighty cultivators looked troubled and said awkwardly, "We do not possess a projection of the Ancient Star. We only have a wisp of its aura."

As they spoke, they channeled their power in unison. Instantly, a primordial aura emanated from the Jade Swords they carried.

"This aura...?"

The Carefree Immortal Venerable was stunned. 'This is far more potent than my image.'

"Where did you get this?"

"This was left to us by our ancestors. They passed down a decree that when the time is right, we may go to the Ancient Star to seize... to seize..."

"Seize what? Stop mumbling and spit it out."

"To seize the mantle of legitimacy."

"Pah! For a bunch of nobodies from a backwater cultivation world like you to harbor such delusions."

The Carefree Immortal Venerable spat disdainfully.

Then, he turned back to Zhao Rui with a fawning smile and said, "My lord, it seems the Ancient Star must be this sealed-off place."

"A sealed-off place? The Ancient Star?"

Zhao Rui frowned slightly. "Tell me everything you know, in detail."

Hearing this, the Carefree Immortal Venerable quickly bowed and said, "Then I shall explain in detail. Please forgive me, my lord, if I am a bit long-winded."

After speaking, the Carefree Immortal Venerable performed an immortal art, conjuring a floating platform. Upon it were miniature mountains and rivers, flowers and grass, and even a brazier with a softly burning charcoal fire.

The group flew up and took their seats upon it.

One of the mighty cultivators personally began to brew and pour tea, while immortal birds flew in with fresh fruits and fine wine.

All the while, clouds and mist swirled around them, making the scene resemble a celestial paradise.