Stellar Transformation-Chapter 556: Episode 16 - 17 Goodbye Uncle Lan

Clutching the green tower in one hand, Qin Yu’s eyes were filled with joy, excitement, and even a trace of timidity. All those years of effort, all those years of anticipation, now that the moment had arrived, Qin Yu’s spirit, no matter how resilient, also harbored a hint of cowardice.

"Has it finally opened?"

The third layer of Jiang Lan Realm had opened, but Qin Yu felt as if he were in a dream.

He looked up through the hall’s doorway, gazing up at the sky.

The sky was adorned with silky soft white clouds that drifted by.

A gentle breeze blew, scattering Qin Yu’s long hair. He looked in the direction of the wind, through the hall’s doorway to the courtyard. His gaze fell upon the Mistwillow Tree in the courtyard with its thousands of branches swaying. But at that moment—

Amidst the thousands of branches, the figure of a person suddenly appeared, as if they had always been part of the scene.

Familiar eyes, a familiar smile, a familiar face—everything was so familiar.

"Uncle Lan, Uncle Lan!"

Qin Yu felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind sparking to life. Although he knew everything was real, he couldn’t understand why. Ever since he opened the third layer of the Jiang Lan Realm, Qin Yu had entered a state resembling ’sleepwalking.’

He felt as if he were ’floating,’ as if everything were unreal.

After taking a couple of deep breaths, Qin Yu’s overheated mind gradually cooled down. The cool breeze on his face made his hot cheeks slowly return to normal temperature as well.

"Little Yu," Jiang Lan said with an indulgent smile on his face, "I never expected that in merely about ten thousand years, you would reach such a high realm, and even become the Hall Master of East Pole Xuanjin Mountain’s Lanxuan Hall."

As soon as Jiang Lan spoke, Qin Yu’s unsettled heart completely calmed down, and he returned to his normal state.

A shock flashed through Qin Yu’s heart as he blurted out, "Uncle Lan, since you are here, won’t the East Pole Saint Emperor and others detect..."

Jiang Lan smiled faintly and said, "Rest assured, those Huangfu Yu, Huangfu Lei, and Huangfu Liu Xiang at most keep a constant watch over their own estates. They won’t notice anything unusual about your Lanxuan Hall. Moreover, even if they deliberately attempted to observe, discovering my presence would be quite difficult."

Qin Yu then silently heaved a sigh of relief.

Qin Yu wasn’t too clear about the methods used among Divine Kings, but Uncle Lan had spoken with such confidence, there must be something to rely on.

"Uncle Lan, please come inside first," Qin Yu hurriedly invited Jiang Lan into the hall while he telepathically messaged Uncle Fu, "Uncle Fu, no matter who comes, do not allow them to disturb me."

Qin Yu was Uncle Fu’s master. Faced with Qin Yu’s command, Uncle Fu naturally carried it out firmly.

Inside the hall.

Jiang Lan took a seat, but Qin Yu remained standing.

"Sit down, too," said Jiang Lan to Qin Yu with a gentle smile. "Don’t act like a child."

Qin Yu had faced many battles, but even when confronting figures like the East Pole Saint Emperor and Baihua God King, he never felt restrained. In fact, there was always a sense of pride deep in his heart when facing the East Pole Saint Emperor.

However, in the presence of Uncle Lan, Qin Yu found himself reverting back to a child before his elders, all his coldness and aloofness gone, replaced only by a child-like timidity.

Under Jiang Lan’s urging, Qin Yu finally took a seat beside Uncle Lan.

At that moment, Jiang Lan had a hint of a contented smile on his face, liking Qin Yu more and more as he looked at him, and then after taking a sip of tea, he laughed and said, "Little Yu, you should know that today is the happiest I’ve been in many years."

Qin Yu listened carefully like a well-behaved child.

Ever since Li’er returned with me to the Divine World, I’ve been paying close attention to your affairs. Even the matter of you refinining the Mishen Palace was orchestrated by me without the God Kings of the Divine World noticing a single thing," Jiang Lan said with a chuckle.

Qin Yu’s heart was shaken.

Right.

The Divine Kings control ’Space Law,’ and though they can’t send their Divine Sense through space to inspect directly, if they wish to, learning of affairs in the Lower Realm is not difficult. His refinining of the Mishen Palace was a major event. Qin Yu had always wondered, could it be that no Divine King noticed? Why hadn’t any Divine King come to trouble him?

Now it appeared that Uncle Lan had been helping him from the shadows.

"Of course, I couldn’t pay attention to you every moment. I could only leave a mark on you, so I could know if you were in danger," Jiang Lan revealed everything.

"A mark?" Qin Yu was slightly astonished. "Uncle Lan, you left a mark on me? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Qin Yu’s confidence was not ungrounded; it stemmed from the ’Power of New Universe’s Space.’ Under his complete control of space power, Qin Yu did not think anything could escape his observation.

Jiang Lan smiled faintly and said, "Actually, it’s quite simple. I really placed the mark within the ’Jiang Lan Realm.’ Since you have refined the Jiang Lan Realm, it’s the same as placing it on you."

"Jiang Lan Realm!" Suddenly, Qin Yu realized.

"The first, second, and third layers of the Jiang Lan Realm all contain marks I’ve left. Whenever you open a layer, I naturally become aware of it. The reason I showed up when you opened the first and second layers is exactly this. And likewise, the third layer of the Jiang Lan Realm contains my mark. You haven’t opened the third layer, so naturally, you don’t know about it. Once you do open the third layer, that mark will dissipate on its own," Jiang Lan explained in detail.

Qin Yu now fully understood.

No wonder his power of space could not detect it. The mark was in the third layer of the Jiang Lan Realm, which he had not yet opened, so naturally, he couldn’t detect it. Once it was opened, the mark would dissipate and would no longer be discovered by him.

"Haha, let’s not talk about that. Little Yu, when I first discovered you had refined the Mishen Palace, I really breathed a huge sigh of relief. If you hadn’t refined the Mishen Palace, relying solely on my help, it would have been extremely difficult for you to marry Li’er," Jiang Lan said with a sigh.

Qin Yu was no longer the naive youth from the Mortal World. After so much time in the Divine World, he understood the general situation.

Li’er possessed a Tear of Life Soul, which contained half of the Life God King ’Zuo Qiumei’s’ Life Energy Essence and Space Law Comprehension. For some Upper Heavenly Gods, this was indeed a stepping stone to reaching the God King Realm.

After all, there were quite a few people in the Divine World who had reached the pinnacle of Upper Heavenly Gods.

They were all one step away from becoming Divine Kings.

But this very step has trapped many talented individuals. If they could dual cultivate with Li’er and comprehend some of the Life God King’s insights, they might breakthrough and directly reach the God King Realm.

"Little Yu, you’ve also refined the Life Soul Tear and should know its secrets. When the Life God King fell, two tears were left behind. One merged into Li’er’s body, and the other broke through space and entered the cracks between spaces," said Jiang Lan with a smile.

Qin Yu immediately became attentive, knowing that his own ’Meteor Tear’ was one of the Life God King’s tears.

"Uncle Lan, you all..." Qin Yu suddenly had a realization.

Jiang Lan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Li’er received one of the Life Soul Tears, and she has a faint sense for the other one. But the other Tear of Life has been drifting in the chaotic currents of space rifts, and I have never been able to pinpoint its location. After all, even Li’er has only a rough sense of direction. It was only after a long time that Li’er and I discovered that the other tear had settled in a space, so we went there, right to your homeland, Zixuan Star."

"Uncle Lan, when you first saw me, did you already know?" Qin Yu couldn’t help feeling ashamed.

Back then, Qin Yu had treated the Meteor Tear as his important secret and thought that perhaps Uncle Lan and the others did not know about it.

"Yes, when Li’er first found you, she confirmed you possessed the other Life Soul Tear. After all, you were too weak back then and had hardly refined the Life Soul Tear, only able to use some superficial, basic energy," Jiang Lan said with a light smile.

Qin Yu could only smile wryly.

Back then, he was using the energy of the Meteor Tear. At first, he could only wait to be passively healed by the Meteor Tear when injured. It wasn’t until much later that he was able to use Life Essence Power.

"Ah, when I was with Li’er in that underwater valley, I felt my Soul Realm was improving much faster. It seems it was because both Li’er and I possessed the Life Soul Tear," Qin Yu understood completely in his heart.

Qin Yu looked at Jiang Lan: "Uncle Lan, I have a question I’m not sure if I should ask?"

"Go ahead," Jiang Lan was all smiles.

"When I first started, I hadn’t refined the Life Soul Tear much. Uncle Lan, when you met me, we didn’t know each other, so why didn’t you kill me and take the other Life Soul Tear?" Qin Yu asked.

This question could hurt feelings, but Qin Yu had already come to consider Uncle Lan as an elder and family member, so he did not have much reservation.

Jiang Lan let out a sigh: "The Life Soul Tear is sentient. The Life Soul Tear choosing you is akin to the Life God King herself choosing you. Since she chose you, of course, I wouldn’t go against her final will. Besides... The Life Soul Tear is not something that just anyone can refine."

Qin Yu nodded slightly.

After talking so much, Qin Yu had always been suppressing the series of matters concerning Li’er in his heart. Now, Qin Yu was ready to ask.

"Uncle Lan."

"What is it?" Seeing Qin Yu hesitate, Jiang Lan couldn’t help but look at him expectantly.

Qin Yu took a moment to gather his thoughts before saying, "Uncle Lan, Li’er, how is she now?"

Jiang Lan suddenly smiled.

"You’re finally thinking about Li’er. I thought you had forgotten about her," Jiang Lan joked, making Qin Yu a bit anxious. Jiang Lan quickly followed up, saying, "Haha, just a joke, don’t worry. But speaking of Li’er..." The smile on Jiang Lan’s face gradually faded away.

Qin Yu felt anxious.

Jiang Lan spoke solemnly, "Li’er is in a rather tricky situation right now, mainly because of her father, the Northern Pole Saint Emperor. You must know about her identity by now, right?" In Jiang Lan’s view, although he did not inform Qin Yu about Jiang Li’s information, it would be very easy for Qin Yu, with his current status, to find out about Jiang Li’s identity.

Qin Yu nodded slightly.

Jiang Lan continued, "The biggest trouble is that Li’er’s father has already promised Li’er’s hand in marriage to the talents of the Divine World. This was personally declared by the Northern Pole Saint Emperor, and it’s impossible to take back now."

"A public marriage competition, how come I didn’t know about this?" Qin Yu indeed was not aware of this matter.

Jiang Lan replied, "You’ve been in the Divine World for too short a time; it’s normal that you don’t know. Besides, not many people are aware of this matter."

Suddenly, Qin Yu grew anxious. The Northern Pole Saint Emperor had already announced a public marriage competition. The Holy Emperor’s word was final—what would Li’er’s current situation be?

"Uncle Lan, if the Northern Pole Saint Emperor has declared a public marriage competition, what will happen to Li’er?" Qin Yu asked in quick succession.

"Don’t worry. Although the Northern Pole Saint Emperor has announced the competition, the date for the event has not been set, and I’ve been delaying it to help Li’er... Qin Yu, only if your martial prowess reaches Great Success and you have enough strength to compete with those romantic rivals will I be able to keep delaying this for you and Li’er," Jiang Lan consoled.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu felt a wave of warmth in his heart.

How could he repay Jiang Lan’s concern for him?

"Thank you, Uncle Lan," Qin Yu’s eyes were also slightly red.

Jiang Lan patted Qin Yu’s head, smiling and said, "Don’t thank me just yet. Your situation isn’t looking good either. The competitors vying for Li’er, each one is quite formidable."

"Formidable? Are you saying I can’t win against them?" Qin Yu was somewhat confident.

He was Qin Yu, one of the Four Palace Masters of the East Pole Xuanjin Mountain, an Array Master, and the foremost expert below the Divine Kings. Wasn’t he qualified?

"It’s not that you can’t compete, but solely relying on your current strength and background, the chances are very slim," Jiang Lan shook his head and said, "Your Array Space might be powerful, but to the Eight Divine Clans, anyone who isn’t a Divine King counts for little. And your several romantic rivals are not ordinary at all."

Qin Yu looked at Jiang Lan, "Uncle Lan, tell me, who are those capable of threatening my relationship with Li’er?"

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Lan said, "Your current status is high, and your strength is impressive. Ordinary competitors are indeed no match for you, but there are four individuals whose strength isn’t much less than yours. When it comes to their backgrounds and influence, however, they are much stronger than you."

"Four competitors?" Qin Yu frowned. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Although he had not yet heard the names and identities of these four competitors, Qin Yu had already listed them as enemies.

(End of Chapter One, next Chapter, it’s time to meet Li’er~~~)

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