"That’s not a Demon Cultivator! It’s one of our Daqian Cultivators, from You Province!"

One of the Daqian Cultivators trembled with excitement and exclaimed.

"I know her! She’s Shen Fairy from the Mirror Lake Shen Family! Her Beast Taming Technique is absolutely sublime!"

And there, on the seven hundredth tier, a coolly elegant woman arrived.

Her Cloud Water Green Gauze Skirt flowed like clouds.

"Liu Mobai of the Holy Sect. Greetings, fellow cultivator."

Liu Mobai, who had already reached the Star Mansion realm, clasped his hands in salute to the coolly elegant woman.

Unexpectedly, the woman’s beautiful eyes flickered. A look of nostalgic longing appeared on her pretty face as she slowly shook her head.

"You’re not Liu Mobai."

The coolly elegant woman shook her head. They had been together for five years; she knew his aura better than anyone.

Liu Mobai froze, dumbfounded.

’If I’m not Liu Mobai, then who is?’

He wanted to ask the woman for an explanation, but she didn’t linger and simply continued her ascent.

’What’s this woman’s background? How can she be even faster than me?’

Liu Mobai stared wide-eyed, utterly shocked.

Even if he wanted to give chase, his body simply couldn’t withstand the gravitational pressure of the Star Tiers. He could only watch helplessly as the elegant woman disappeared into the distance.

"730, 790... 799!"

"Eight hundred! Shen Fairy has reached Tier Eight Hundred!"

The Daqian Cultivators cheered wildly, some even embracing in their excitement.

The coolly elegant woman wore a white dress.

Standing on Tier Eight Hundred, she looked just like the Moon Palace Fairy.

A star lit up for her—one whose light was not dazzling, yet was close to the Central Emperor Star.

Its light was gentle, flowing like silk, soft as a beautiful woman’s whisper.

The starlight cascaded down, mingling with the hazy mist surrounding the woman and adding to her mysterious, gentle beauty.

’Imperial concubines, palace maids, consorts... a [Mistress] Life Star?’

The coolly elegant woman shook her head, seemingly displeased.

This white Life Star seemed faint, yet it subtly influenced the surrounding stars, its radiance flowing with an extraordinary mystique.

RUMBLE!

A pillar of moon-white light shot into the sky, and her rank began to skyrocket, surpassing Xiao Dinglan and then Liu Mobai.

Her rank continued to climb, not slowing until it passed the seven-thousand mark before finally stopping.

[Shen Xiyue, Tier 800, Rank 6760]

A deafening roar, like a tsunami, erupted from the Daqian Cultivators.

"The aura of a Taiyin Fate Star?"

Qin Xuan looked up thoughtfully from the three hundredth tier.

He gazed at the familiar, graceful silhouette at the highest point in the distance.

’We haven’t seen each other in years. I didn’t expect Miss Shen to have reached the Tenth Level of Foundation Establishment as well.’

BANG!

Qin Xuan stomped down hard, launching himself forward like a cannonball.

Starlight flared from the White Jade Steps beneath him. Ripples of Demonic Essence spread out, releasing a terrifying burst of explosive power.

"What’s going on? What kind of monster is he? How is he getting faster and faster?!"

Tier Three Hundred, Tier Four Hundred, Tier Five Hundred...

In the blink of an eye, Qin Xuan reached Tier Six Hundred.

Starlight flowed around him, coalescing into the shape of an ancient stone stele.

Qin Xuan moved as if carrying the stele on his back, and the immense gravitational pressure was completely neutralized by it.

"It’s the power of that Cultivation Technique! He comprehended the Star Stele Technique on his own, isolating the Gravity Domain Field!"

Shi Nanxing, the cultivator closest to Qin Xuan, spoke in a low, grim voice, his eyes filled with malice.

"If we don’t eliminate him, he will become a huge threat to His Highness."

Shi Nanxing raised the massive black ruler in his hand.

HUMMM!

A heavy, earthy-yellow light erupted.

A towering phantom of a Golden Armored Divine General materialized out of thin air.

But just as it was about to strike Qin Xuan, a cyan light flowed over him, and he dissolved into ripples that spread through the empty air.

Positional Divine Power: Cyan Cicada Shell!

"Dammit! He got away."

Shi Nanxing’s eyes looked ready to pop from their sockets, practically spitting fire with rage.

By the time Qin Xuan reappeared, he was already on a higher Star Tier.

PFFT!

A powerful backlash coursed through him, and Shi Nanxing coughed up a large mouthful of dark red blood.

His qi and blood surged in reverse, and his internal organs felt like they’d been violently displaced.

"Guard Shi, you’re looking to get yourself killed. I’m not saving you."

Ye Danggui’s fine eyebrows knitted together. She pinched her nose and spoke with a look of disgust.

The higher the tier, the stronger the suppression. They had at most three chances to attack. Ye Danggui had no desire to throw her life away in the Star Ruins unless it was absolutely necessary.

In that short time, Qin Xuan had already surpassed everyone who had stalled on the steps.

The qi and blood in his body roared like the tide, while his Evil Qi remained contained within.

It caused the Divine Soul of anyone who drew near to tremble.

"What is he doing? Don’t tell me he’s going to surpass the so-called Shen Fairy too!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

It wasn’t just the Daqian Cultivators; now, even their fellow Holy Sect members, the Demon Cultivators, were all shocked speechless.

Shen Xiyue’s beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light, as if she’d recognized something. A watery mist veiled her lovely eyes as she murmured in a low voice, tinged with a hint of sorrowful longing.

"Liu Mobai, you’ve finally shown yourself!"

???

The real Liu Mobai, standing on the seven hundredth tier, was utterly bewildered.

’What kind of logic is that?’

’Does she think that only the strongest Demon Cultivator in the Holy Sect is worthy of the name Liu Mobai?’

At this thought,

the real Liu Mobai was overcome with a bitter sense of injustice, unable to argue his case.

"Miss Shen, we meet again."

Qin Xuan offered a small smile.

One step, one tier. His speed was so steady it was terrifying.

Tier Six Hundred, Tier Seven Hundred, Tier Eight Hundred...

Watched by all the prodigies below as if they were seeing a ghost, Qin Xuan’s figure steadily stepped onto...

Tier Nine Hundred!

As his feet landed firmly on Tier Nine Hundred, the entire Star Inquiry Stage seemed to falter for a moment.

There was no path ahead. The Star Tiers ended here.

Qin Xuan stopped. A terrifying aura, as solid as a mountain and as heavy as a great peak, erupted from him with a ROAR.

"T-Tier Nine Hundred... he made it?!"

Someone’s voice was so dry and hoarse they could barely speak.

"He... He actually made it to the very top!"

"Worthy of the Holy Sect’s prospective Demon Child. We gave our all to connect with the Ziwei Star, yet we couldn’t climb as high as he did with a single Body Refining Technique!"

It wasn’t just the Daqian Cultivators; now, even the Holy Sect’s Demon Cultivators had accepted that Qin Xuan was Liu Mobai.