Stellar Transformation-Chapter 580 - 16 episodes 41 - s congratulations

Chapter Two Arrives!

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Upon hearing Qin Yu’s acknowledgment, a wave of astonishment swept through the crowd, and even some people standing far away began to discuss among themselves. Another person had been bestowed a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure by a Heavenly Venerable!

Zhou Xian, hearing the low murmurs of the crowd, grew increasingly vexed.

Most people were on Qin Yu’s side, as he had climbed the Heavenly Ascending Steps through sheer willpower and strength. What about him, Zhou Xian? He had relied on his connection with the Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerate.

"Here comes Zhou Xian," Duanmu Yu whispered to Qin Yu.

Qin Yu turned his head and saw Zhou Xian approaching from a distance. Qin Yu was curious to find out what Zhou Xian intended to do.

Approaching Qin Yu, Zhou Xian revealed a smile and said with a cheerful tone, "Brother Qin Yu, congratulations indeed. I truly didn’t expect Brother Qin Yu to set a record unprecedented in the Divine World by reaching the highest level of the Heavenly Ascending Steps. Moreover, to be granted a meeting by Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate and receive a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure. I, Zhou Xian, genuinely admire Brother Qin Yu from the bottom of my heart."

Qin Yu was slightly taken aback, but then he simply nodded and smiled.

Why is this Zhou Xian commending me now? Qin Yu wondered to himself. He didn’t believe that Zhou Xian was truly admiring him sincerely.

Zhou Xian continued, "Brother Qin Yu, having been granted an audience by Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate, are you planning to stay, or will you return home?"

A realization dawned on Qin Yu.

Zhou Xian’s ultimate purpose was indeed this matter. Evidently, Zhou Xian knew that ’Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable’ was somewhere on the nearby islands, and he wished for Qin Yu to leave soon.

"Ah!"

Qin Yu feigned an epiphany and then turned to Duanmu Yu and the others to say, "Brother Duanmu, Brother Kui Yin, Brother Shen Tu, about my audience with Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable, the Venerable told me something."

"What is it?" Marquis Kui Yin, Duanmu Yu, Shen Tufan, and the others all looked at Qin Yu.

Who wouldn’t want to hear about what a Heavenly Venerable had said?

"Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate mentioned that not only Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable and Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerate are nearby but Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable is also above the more than three thousand islands surrounding the Mountain and Sea Palace." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The people around them instantly brightened at this revelation.

"If we’re lucky enough to come across Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate, that would be a great fortune," Qin Yu remarked. Then he turned to Zhou Xian and advised kindly, "Brother Zhou Xian, you should not rush back and waste this opportunity. Who knows, you might just encounter Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate."

Zhou Xian’s eye muscles twitched, but he still managed to squeeze out a smile, "Thank you, Brother Qin Yu, for the guidance."

Zhou Xian seethed inwardly, "Qin Yu, there was no need for you to mention the guidance of Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerate." Since those who came for the marriage trial had gathered on ’Floating Island’, nobody had roamed the other over three thousand islands,

but, with this news, most people would probably start searching the other islands for ’Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate.’ Zhou Xian had initially planned to pretend to be bored and wander to other islands after a year or two.

"Ah, no need to thank me. This is something that everyone should be aware of," Qin Yu said with a smile.

"Thank you, Brother Qin Yu," Duanmu Yu said earnestly.

The others all recognized the value of this information and were grateful to Qin Yu for sharing this secret.

"Brother Duanmu, don’t get your hopes up too high. Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate is an extraordinary figure. If he wishes to meet you, you will naturally be able to see him. If he does not wish to meet you, even if you search all three thousand plus islands, you probably won’t find him," Qin Yu cautioned.

Marquis Kui Yin spoke up, "Qin Yu, we’re well aware of that. But you telling us this has, at the very least, given us a sliver of hope."

"Whoosh!"

At that moment, two figures shot into the sky, breaking through the air. Qin Yu knew in his heart that these two were certainly off to find Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable.

"It seems some people can’t wait any longer," Duanmu Yu said with a light chuckle.

With two people setting off, many more couldn’t help themselves, and one after another, they left Floating Island and took to the air. Unable to hold back any longer, Zhou Xian too gave a slight nod to Qin Yu and the others and left into the air.

"Brother Qin Yu, shall we set off as well?" Marquis Kui Yin suggested.

"Alright."

Qin Yu, Duanmu Yu, Marquis Kui Yin, and Shen Tufan set off together, beginning their journey across the vast array of islands surrounding the Mountain and Sea Palace in search of Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable.

...

Time passed by. At first, Qin Yu and his companions stayed together, but eventually, they split up to search separately. Spanning over three thousand islands, each island vast, it would take a significant amount of time to search them all thoroughly.

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

In those three years, the eighteen people who had come for the marriage trial had searched the more than three thousand islands several times over, yet none of them had found Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable.

Or perhaps...

Someone had encountered Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable but chose to keep it private.

*******

The brook babbled on. Qin Yu walked quietly along the stream, admiring a large patch of beautiful flowerbeds beside it and feeling a sense of delight.

"If Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable does not wish to see me, no effort of mine will change that," Qin Yu sighed to himself.

Seeing another small patch of green grass up ahead, Qin Yu walked over and lay down casually. Qin Yu was not in a hurry; after all, he had already acquired a Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure.

"I just wonder whether my Green Spring Gourd is any better than Zhou Xian’s black Ruyi?" Qin Yu felt uncertain in his heart.

Qin Yu had a clear memory of it.

Xiao Yao Heavenly Venerable had said that Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable was not as ’poor’ as he and Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerable were.

"Brother Qin Yu, what a coincidence?"

Hearing the voice, Qin Yu propped himself up with one hand and sat up, turning towards where it came from. The arrival was none other than Duanmu Yu, "Brother Duanmu, have you encountered Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable?"

Duanmu Yu walked over to Qin Yu, sitting down beside him, "Hehe, it’s not as if we can meet Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable just by wanting to, right?"

Qin Yu understood immediately that Duanmu Yu had not encountered Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable either.

Duanmu Yu still wore a faint smile on his face, "To meet Piao Yu Heavenly Venerable would be a stroke of luck. Not meeting him is quite the norm."

"Come, Brother Qin Yu, shall we have a few drinks together?" Duanmu Yu said as he produced a wine flask and cups on the grass with a wave of his hand.

Suddenly feeling the mood for a drink,

the two of them sat on the grass, chatting merrily and drinking deeply. For high-level experts in the Divine World, time held little significance. Qin Yu and Duanmu Yu drank together for more than six days without stopping.

After drinking for more than six days, both of them had a hint of drunkenness in their conversations.

"Duanmu, there’s something I’ve always wanted to ask you, but it’s also somewhat awkward to bring up," Qin Yu’s eyes were slightly hazy.

"Whatever it is, just say it," Duanmu Yu also exhibited a rare magnanimity at this moment.

Thinking about this matter, Qin Yu sobered up a bit, "Brother Duanmu, I’ve heard about your extraordinary love story before. I wonder ..."

"Nonsense, what extraordinary love story." Duanmu Yu frowned and cursed outright.

Realizing that his current state was not quite right, Duanmu Yu smiled at Qin Yu, "Brother Qin Yu, I apologize. However, most people in the Divine World consider it some extraordinary love story, which is actually quite laughable. It was just a very ordinary romance."

"I liked that woman; she was very ordinary and common, and I was very noble. But in the end, that woman dumped me. It’s as simple as that..." Duanmu Yu revealed a bitter smile, then grabbed the wine jug and guzzled it down fiercely.

Qin Yu didn’t say anything.

Qin Yu could guess that the situation was definitely not as simple as Duanmu Yu had described.

"Sometimes I’ve hated her, but sometimes, I’ve hated myself too... Actually, looking back now, love? Ha-ha, does love even exist? It’s just a mutual attraction between a man and a woman," Duanmu Yu said with a hint of arrogance in his voice.

"Just as the legends describe, Duanmu Yu no longer believes in love," Qin Yu nodded inwardly.

But based on Qin Yu’s understanding of Duanmu Yu’s character, Duanmu Yu was indeed a very perfect man; so why would that woman leave him?

Duanmu Yu stopped speaking, continuing to drink, just drinking ...

A full hour later.

Duanmu Yu looked at Qin Yu, "Qin Yu, let me ask you. If you liked a woman, and you could do everything for her, but she left you heartlessly. You gave her fine weapons, spiritual medicine, helped her with her cultivation, but no matter what you did, she was never moved. Instead, she thought it was only right... And even left you in the end. But one day, if she suddenly came to her senses and returned to you, would you accept her?"

Qin Yu was slightly startled.

"Does such a woman exist?" Qin Yu asked doubtfully.

Shouldn’t people learn to be content and grateful? Being so kind to her, wouldn’t she feel anything?

"There is."

Duanmu Yu’s voice was low, "When she and I broke up, I suddenly realized, it must have been because I pampered her too much. I only knew how to make her feel happy, but in the end, I still failed."

"My father once told me that she’s not worth it, but my heart belongs to her, what should I do?" There was a trace of sorrow in Duanmu Yu’s eyes, "I think, a man, can only truly love once. When that one time fails, the heart breaks, and never will there be true feelings again."

"So, when she left me and later experienced real hardship and came back to me in regret. I didn’t accept her... I told her that when she left me, my heart had already broken. With a broken heart, how could there be love again?"

Duanmu Yu closed his eyes, his eyelashes glistening with shattered tears.

"Come on, Qin Yu, let’s drink," Duanmu Yu grabbed another wine jug.

Qin Yu also picked up a wine jug, joining Duanmu Yu in his drinking, yet deep within Qin Yu’s heart, he felt regret for Duanmu Yu.

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Half a month later, Qin Yu and Duanmu Yu parted ways again, as they both continued searching for the Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate among these over three thousand islands. Only this time around, their friendship had clearly grown much deeper.

When one person can share the deepest secrets of their heart with another, their relationship has already become quite close.

"Thankfully, the one I met is Li’er, not Duanmu’s lover," Qin Yu felt relieved in his heart.

Falling in love with that kind of woman was truly painful.

"Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate? Where exactly is the Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate?" Qin Yu spread his Space Power, searching carefully. But no matter how much Qin Yu searched, he could not find the existence of the Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate.

Qin Yu flew through the skies, his gaze wandering aimlessly below.

Leaving one island, crossing the sea, entering another island, he continued searching...

This routine went on and on.

Another two years passed by.

None of the eighteen candidates who attended the recruitment event had given up. As high-ranking experts of the Divine World, all of them possessed extraordinary patience. Everyone searched attentively.

Qin Yu landed in a forest on an island, walking among the trees.

"Eh?" Qin Yu suddenly paused.

His Space Power was always radiating, covering a few hundred miles. Just a moment ago, there was no one around, but now... right in front of him, about a hundred meters ahead, someone had appeared.

Instantaneous Movement!

"Suddenly appearing, the comer must possess Instantaneous Movement, that’s at least a Divine King!" Qin Yu’s heart immediately surged with excitement, "Perhaps, this person might be Piao Yu Heavenly Venerate!"

Qin Yu suppressed his excitement.

Rather than going straight towards this person, he pretended to stroll casually and naturally approached in that direction.

But—

The person actually walked towards Qin Yu, and in the blink of an eye, appeared within Qin Yu’s line of sight.

The newcomer was a handsome and cold young man, dressed in black with gold trim, and his silver hair that reached his waist. This silver-haired youth had a pair of silver pupils.

And behind his head, there were three black horn-like feathers.

This young man with silver hair, silver eyes, and three black horns, cold as millennia-old ice, managed to crack a smile, his voice gentle as a spring breeze, "Qin Yu, hello."

"Hello," Qin Yu responded in a daze.

The person before him seemed to have come specifically for him.

"My Master said that Brother Qin Yu is about to be wed, so he sent me to deliver three gifts in congratulations." The silver-haired, silver-eyed young man produced three items out of thin air.

A red sphere, a black war saber with blood-red light coursing over its surface, and a dazzling purple feather robe that shone with a purple glow.

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