Chapter 2778: Yaojian

Chapter 2778: Chapter 2778: Yaojian

Tianbei was not afraid of Fang Bai leaving the Jade Dragon Star; what he feared most was Fang Bai being drawn into the Starlord Hall.

On the Jade Dragon Star, the Starlord Mansion ostensibly governed everything, but in reality, the massive entity of the Starshine Commerce Assembly existed independently of the Starlord Hall.

Tianbei understood that a battle between himself and Huang Ji was inevitable, to determine whether the future of the Jade Dragon Star was dictated by the Starshine Commerce Assembly or the Starlord Hall.

Tianbei was also aware that Fang Bai had become the pivotal factor in the power struggle between the Starshine Commerce Assembly and the Starlord Hall; whoever Fang Bai supported would have the final hope of victory.

Therefore, Tianbei was extremely anxious about Huang Ji’s attempt to win over Fang Bai, fearing that Fang Bai might turn to the Starlord Hall.

But Tianbei’s worries were clearly unnecessary.

In the following period, Fang Bai mostly focused on consolidating his realm and then refined some Divine Elixirs for the Starshine Commerce Assembly.

He seemed to have forgotten about Huang Ji’s invitation.

During this time, Huang Ji also sent people to the Starshine Commerce Assembly to invite Fang Bai to a banquet, but Fang Bai politely declined with various reasons.

Seeing this, Tianbei felt relieved and respected Fang Bai even more.

In fact, with Fang Bai’s power, he could be not only an Elder of Tribute in the Starshine Commerce Assembly but also the Starlord of the Jade Dragon Star.

The reason Fang Bai continued to stay with the Starshine Commerce Assembly was simply to repay the Assembly for their previous help to him.

The Starshine Commerce Assembly provided Fang Bai with a large amount of Divine Crystals and gave him several Void God Realm cultivation techniques, which facilitated Fang Bai’s advancement.

And since Fang Bai valued loyalty, he naturally wanted to give ample return to the Starshine Commerce Assembly.

However, after advancing to the True God Realm, Fang Bai knew that to achieve another breakthrough, he needed to leave the Jade Dragon Star System and head to a higher-level star system to find higher-grade Divine Crystals to aid in his cultivation.

Therefore, even though the position of the Jade Dragon Starlord was within reach, Fang Bai had completely lost interest.

Fang Bai also had no intention of interfering in the conflict between the Starshine Commerce Assembly and the Jade Dragon Starlord.

He stayed with the Starshine Commerce Assembly for several years, refining a large number of Divine Elixirs for the Assembly while receiving countless Divine Elixirs and Divine Crystals for himself.

Fang Bai kept a small portion of these Divine Elixirs and Divine Crystals for himself, distributing the majority to the other gods in the Emperor’s Palace to encourage diligent cultivation.

Several years later, Fang Bai felt that he no longer owed anything to the Starshine Commerce Assembly and thus expressed his intention to leave to the Assembly’s Sect Leader, Tianbei.

"Alchemist Fang, won’t you stay for a while longer?"

Tianbei had anticipated Fang Bai’s desire to leave, so he was not surprised, merely feeling a bit regretful.

After all, over the years, Fang Bai had refined a large number of Divine Elixirs for the Assembly, nurturing numerous strong individuals, and even Tianbei’s own cultivation had advanced significantly thanks to Fang Bai’s Divine Elixirs, bringing him close to breaking through to the mid-stages of the True God Realm.

And in the covert struggle with the Starlord Hall, the Starshine Commerce Assembly had gained the upper hand. Now Tianbei was confident he could defeat Huang Ji and no longer worry about the Starlord Hall threatening the Assembly’s existence.

Fang Bai replied, "The Starshine Commerce Assembly faces no more threats here in the Jade Dragon Star System, but I need more and higher-grade Divine Crystals and other cultivation resources to advance to a higher realm, so I feel it’s better to leave."

Tianbei knew he couldn’t persuade him to stay, so he sighed and said, "Since Alchemist Fang is determined to go, I won’t try to stop you. However, please stay a few more days until I prepare some cultivation resources for you to take on your journey, for your future cultivation needs."

Fang Bai knew that once he left, on the long road through the starry sky, it was uncertain when he would reach the next star system, so it was wise to carry some cultivation resources, thus he didn’t decline.

Three days later, Fang Bai and the other gods of the Emperor’s Palace departed Jade Dragon Star aboard a starship, with Tianbei and the gods of the Starshine Commerce Assembly watching them off as they sailed into the depths of the starry sky.

Fang Bai’s destination this time was the Anlan Star System, billions of miles away from the Jade Dragon Star System.

According to Tianbei, the Anlan Star System was much larger than the Jade Dragon Star System, composed of over a hundred celestial bodies, and its Starlord, known as the "Hundred Starlord," possessed mid-stage True God Realm cultivation.

Fang Bai did not intend to challenge the Starlord of the Anlan Star System, but instead sought to find higher-grade Red Divine Crystals there, surpassing the White Divine Crystals.

It was said that the divine power contained in one Red Divine Crystal was a hundred times that of a White Divine Crystal, making it the best resource for aiding the cultivation of True God Realm powerhouses.

The starship carrying Fang Bai and the other gods sailed through the endless starry sky at high speed, consuming Divine Crystals at an alarming rate.

Fortunately, Fang Bai had brought plenty of Divine Crystals, and they encountered several crystal zones along the way, from which they gathered a lot of Divine Crystals. Later, they also encountered several Star Pirate Groups, which they annihilated, capturing a massive amount of Divine Crystals.

In this manner, there was no shortage of power for the starship’s voyage.

However, as their journey through the starry sky extended, the Divine Crystals they obtained externally became fewer and fewer, while their consumption grew larger as their strength advanced.

Therefore, the Divine Crystals in Fang Bai’s Five Elements Space Ring began to diminish at a visible rate, and soon they were about to run out.

Fortunately, one day, they encountered another starship, and the strong individuals on that ship were also searching for Divine Crystals in the starry sky, just like them.

Upon meeting, Fang Bai and the leader of the other starship communicated and learned that not far ahead, there was a zone rich in Red Divine Crystals.

"As I understand, the crystalline zone ahead is rich in reserves, but along the way, there are many Star Pirate Groups, and within the zone, there are many lurking Starry Sky Behemoths... Both the Star Pirate Groups and the Starry Sky Behemoths have always been seen as two great evils in the starry sky by the Divine Realm’s strong individuals. Brother, since we are both here to collect Divine Crystals, why not join forces? This way, we might have a better chance of gathering Divine Crystals! What do you say?"

The starship leader, named Yaojian, said to Fang Bai.

"All right."

Fang Bai pondered for a moment and agreed.

With Yaojian leading dozens of strong individuals from the Divine Realm, many of whom were True God Realm, and with Yaojian himself being close to mid-stage True God Realm, not much weaker than Fang Bai, and Fang Bai could tell they were not evil people, he was willing to befriend them.

"Great! Brother Fang, please all come aboard my starship!"

Yaojian, with a forthright personality and a love for befriending strong individuals from the Divine Realm, after chatting with Fang Bai for a bit, felt that this young powerhouse was quite congruent with his own temperament and worth befriending.

Thus, Fang Bai stowed his starship and, with Baihua, Linglong, and other gods of the Emperor’s Palace, flew over to Yaojian and the others’ starship, merging into one. Their numbers exceeded a hundred.

A collaboration of over a hundred Void God Realm and True God Realm powerhouses, in a star system like Jade Dragon, was undoubtedly a formidable force not to be underestimated.

Yaojian laid out divine fruits and wines on the starship, dining and drinking with Fang Bai and the other gods of the Emperor’s Palace, while the starship continued flying forward under the control of two Divine Realm powerhouses.

As they approached the red crystal zone mentioned by Yaojian, all the powerhouses on board heightened their vigilance and were on full alert.

Because they knew that this area was frequently haunted by Star Pirate Groups, and if they encountered one, a fierce battle would be unavoidable.