The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 522: His Energy in Another Being?

Aldrian quickly arrived at the golden spot where no trees grew. The area, stretching about 500 meters, was completely devoid of vegetation, as if the plants in the forest were deliberately avoiding it. In the center of this barren expanse lay a puddle of golden liquid.

There was not much of the golden liquid, but it exuded an intense concentration of energy. Then Aldrian sensed something that made him astonished. The color of the puddle immediately reminded him of the liquefied divine energy stored in the secret chambers of the Doria and Vindas Empires.

If this had been normal divine energy, he wouldn’t have found it so surprising. What truly made him astonished was the fact that the energy coming from this puddle felt exactly like his own golden energy! How was this possible?

He then teleported, appearing right in front of the puddle, and stared at it intently. Reaching out, he touched the golden liquid with his index finger and examined it more closely. But then he froze in shock—the energy within the droplet on his finger was suddenly being absorbed into his body.

Moments later, the aura of the golden liquid returned to that of ordinary divine energy.

What surprised him even more was that his cultivation had been affected. He could feel it—his cultivation had slightly risen, even if only by a small amount. Truly stunned, he stared at the puddle of golden liquid again. He activated his Eyes of the Heaven, trying to see if he could identify this liquid.

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First Phoenix Ancestor’s Divine Blood

Description: The divine blood of the first ancestor of the phoenix.

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The description offered no further details, and even without it, he already knew what it was—making him want to facepalm. But—

"Blood? It’s Feng Xuanyan’s blood?" Aldrian thought, deactivating his Eyes of the Heaven and staring at the puddle again. He had already seen into the past of the Heavenly Scarf of the Divine Phoenix, where Feng Xuanyan appeared wounded when she arrived on this continent. Was this also from that injury?

Aldrian paused in thought for a moment before reaching out to touch the puddle again. As he expected, the energy within it began to be absorbed into his body. Before long, the golden blood lost his energy’s aura completely. He could feel his cultivation increase once more—still small, but clearly there.

Up until now, the only way Aldrian knew to increase his cultivation was by expanding his domain. The rate of increase depended not only on the size of the domain but also on the karma he had with the place—at least, that was his understanding.

For example, the Heavenly Direction Church’s territory wasn’t as vast as the empires surrounding it, but when he made the church’s territory his domain, he received the greatest boost to his cultivation from that place. He had been able to instantly break through from the low marquess stage to the low duke stage.

He believed the boost was due to the church’s worship of the heavens, an entity unlike any other. The heavens also had strong karma with him, and he thought that was why his cultivation had increased so dramatically.

In comparison to other territories, which only provided boosts based on their vast size, the church’s territory was far more "productive" for him.

He had already tried absorbing many things that could help other cultivators increase their cultivation, but his own cultivation still did not budge. Now, Feng Xuanyan’s blood, which contained his energy, had actually increased his cultivation.

With this, he had to rethink his understanding of how to increase his cultivation.

Aldrian paused for a moment, and then something suddenly came to mind.

"Wait, why does Feng Xuanyan’s blood contain the same energy as my golden energy in the first place? How can she have my kind of energy?"

As far as he knew, his energy was unique to him, and there was no doubt about it—this was also confirmed by that "figure."

All this time, the only place he had found his golden energy was within himself. There was no place that contained his energy, unlike other types of energy. If such a place did exist, perhaps he could raise his cultivation in a more conventional way, using cultivation techniques, rather than relying on expanding his domain.

Since he had never found a place with his energy, Aldrian had believed that nothing could increase his cultivation aside from expanding his domain. But why did Feng Xuanyan have his energy too?

"There’s something I still don’t remember from my past that might explain why she has my energy. Did I give her my energy, or something like that?" he thought.

He shook his head. Thinking like this wouldn’t get him anywhere right now. He needed to talk to Feng Xuanyan, if she was still here, and make everything clear.

He then looked around his surroundings. Normally, with the richness of energy in this area, especially due to the aura of his golden energy, there should be many trees growing here, and they should be much bigger and stronger. They would likely absorb the residual energy from the blood.

However, the trees seemed to be avoiding this place, which intrigued him. He approached one of the trees and touched it. Being someone who could easily become one with nature, he could more or less "communicate" with its beings, and trees were no exception. He closed his eyes and sent his intent to the tree in front of him.

As if the tree recognized who he was, it reacted, with its branches and leaves moving as if swept by the wind. Aldrian smiled slightly as he sensed the tree’s happiness. He sent his intent and asked about the matter on his mind, and the answer came instantly.

"So, because of my aura, no vegetation dares to get closer and grow here, as they think it would be too rude and even blasphemous," he thought.

His golden energy was indeed potent and sacred for nature-based beings, so it didn’t surprise him that these trees took it to such an extreme—so much so that even his aura alone was something they dared not "sully."

He tapped the tree trunk a few times before looking at the puddle of golden liquid. Now that he had absorbed his energy from the puddle, this place would likely soon be covered with many trees. He then decided to return to the group, sensing that they seemed to be done with their cultivation session.

Once Aldrian returned, they continued their journey to the central area.

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While Aldrian continued his journey deeper into the core area of the Everlasting Silent Forest, the situation outside the barrier was growing increasingly tense in certain parts of the continent. News of the assailant within the Buddhist sect territory had already spread, but that was not the only issue making the situation worse.

A few days ago, some devils suddenly appeared in several regions within the Ivory Empire, causing many deaths. This enraged Emperor Ladwin, who dispatched many of the Elven Knight Orders to hunt down the devils.

However, reports suggested that one particular devil was incredibly powerful, and despite the efforts of many elven soldiers, they were unable to contain it, with many losing their lives at its hands.

Though the Elven Knights dispatched by the imperial family had killed most of the devils that appeared inside the empire, they still could not kill this one particularly formidable devil, leaving the situation in the Ivory Empire tense.

However, the Ivory Empire is not the only one dealing with the devils. At the border between the two empires neighboring the devil territory, the devils seem to be wreaking havoc like mad dogs, attacking everything in sight without hesitation. They assaulted cities and towns near the border, killing countless people with no regard for their own lives, as if bent on suicide.

Many devils ended up dead, but the most disturbing part is the rumor that some of the Seven Deadly Sins were involved. They were the ones responsible for the greatest destruction, and after slaughtering many, they retreated back into the devil territory.

The situation is deeply frustrating. Unlike the war two years ago, when the devils seemed to have a plan for conquest, this time the devils appear to have no goal other than killing. Many are now speculating—what exactly are the devils planning?

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At the Buddhist sect’s territory, Sylphia and the others had already heard about what was happening in other parts of the continent, and they couldn’t help but worry. This was especially true for Sylphia and Eleine, as their empires and families were the ones directly dealing with the devils.

Inside the Buddhist territory, the news of the assailant that slaughtered many people had become much clearer, and it appeared that a devil was the perpetrator. A few days ago, one of the monasteries under attack was near the location where some of the Seven Arhats were stationed, which led to a great battle.

It was said that the devil was strong enough to hold off three Arhats before managing to escape. This caused widespread tension, as it confirmed there was a devil within Buddhist territory who had been slaughtering many.

At this moment, Sylphia was in her room at the inn when, a few moments later, the Fifth Finger suddenly appeared behind her.

Sensing her presence, Sylphia turned to face her.

"So, what’s the news?" she asked.

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