The Sacred Ruins

Chapter 341: Reflecting All Heavens

Translator: Alsey Editor: Chrissy

The 100 strongest celestial realms were listed here?!

The old Taoist’s surprised cry wasn’t loud, but it caused many people to be flabbergasted. Their ears were ringing as if a great bell was tolling.

"Oh?! Which is our mother star?!" the young rebellious lady cried out. Her face was pure and tender, but her body was outrageously mature.

Most life-forms on earth knew nothing of these so-called 100 strongest celestial realms. Only a select few had ever heard of it.

For instance, the old woman who had been half-burnt. She came from the depths of the starry ocean and was naturally aware of these things. She had only disclosed some information to the higher-ups of Deity Biomedicals!

At this time, the expressions of many people had changed. Whether they about knew about these things or not, everyone stared at the sky, their thoughts running wild.

The aura emanated from these 100 stars were extremely terrifying. They were brightly colored—some were blood red, while others were dark green with vigorous vitality...

All of them were floating in the sky. Was this an omen?

Or were these pathways through which one could travel to arrive at those 100 celestial bodies?

At this time, the host of kings were actively imagining many things.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, a king level entity let out a muffled groan. He actually coughed up blood and staggered backwards while some others fell on their heads.

Everything was brought about by gazing at those 100 stars.

"This is a place to offer sacrifice to the heavens. Who dares gaze so disrespectfully at them? Take care, or your bodies will disintegrate and your spirits collapse," the old Taoist reminded.

After hearing this, everyone trembled.

Such a location indeed demanded reverence. Even gazing up at them wasn’t allowed?

The so-called heavens, the so-called target of sacrificial offering—could it be those 100 stars with the densest energy levels? This truly made one’s imagination run wild!

Many people turned pale from just glancing for a short moment. It was like facing a divine prison, awe-inspiring and intimidating. It was able to suppress everyone’s spirits.

Someone remembered a certain passage from history. "The heavens are unreachable, but offering sacrifice on Mount Tai, one grows closer to the gods."

"Is this place connected to the outer realms? Can we see the demonic gods amidst the starry ocean from here?" someone asked suspiciously.

Chu Feng was also glancing up but he didn’t suffer any backlash. That was because at the critical moment, the small grinding stone in his body absorbed the strands of starlight pouring down from the sky.

The brilliance raining down from the 100 stars wasn’t evident during the daytime but he was able to sense it.

"Interesting!" Chu Feng was inwardly shaken as he secretly focused his gaze once again.

"Eh? There’s something in the stars?!" He was astonished. There was a knight among the stars, riding upon a terrifying divine beast. Merely witnessing this hazy silhouette was intimidating.

He felt that when he looked up, it was not only the strands of starry brilliance but also the auras of such people that were transmitted down, suppressing the host of kings.

Following which, he also saw a lady amidst the stars. A mere silhouette was able to emanate a peerlessly graceful temperament as if she could suppress the starry ocean of the cosmos and intimidate all eras.

The others also sensed something. Some people glanced up again and saw some life forms among the stars.

However, they quickly lowered their heads as their minds were shaken—even their spirits were about to collapse.

"Who is that?! Why is he among the stars?!" Many people were trembling. Both their minds and bodies were shivering. They felt the urge to prostrate and kowtow in worship.

"The strongest entities from the top-100 celestial realms stood tall among the stars, casting their light upon all heavens and receiving the worship of all realms," the old Taoist spoke.

These words seemed magical and swayed everyone’s minds—the most powerful experts of their respective stars? Furthermore, they were able to illuminate the heavens?!

Afterward, people glanced at the massive sacrificial altar. They thought about the sacrificial pilgrimage and felt great waves in their hearts. They were completely overwhelmed.

The so-called sacrifice to the heavens was referring to them?

"These... are these the true 100 stars?" someone asked with a trembling voice.

"Impossible. I already said that the most powerful beings of the 100 strongest worlds are illuminating the heavens." The old Taoist sighed.

"Why is it like that?" Even Chu Feng couldn’t help but ask.

"That’s because the benefits from the sacrifices and worship of myriad beings are too great. Have you seen the offerings on the altar? The strong will only grow permanently stronger!

Everyone directed their gaze at the sacrificial table. It was enshrouded in hazy radiance and emitted a divine glow. Apparently, there were divine objects therein.

"How far apart are we from them? How many realms lie between us?" someone asked. They wanted to know the distance and if they could ever catch up.

"Ha!" The old Taoist shook his head with a forced smile. He then said with deep feelings, "Don’t be deluded. Even the disciples of their disciples are capable of roaming unimpeded through the starry domains and command various stars. How can you ever catch up to them?"

"The distance... is so great?!" Many people were wearing ugly expressions. They felt extremely disappointed.

They felt that this distance was too far to catch up to. It felt completely out of reach.

"Is there no way to surpass them?" Jiang Luoshen asked.

"If anyone can reach such heights, they’ll naturally enter the 100 strongest celestial realms and replace one of them. At that time, they can illuminate the heavens and receive the worship of myriad realms. The benefits of this are endless. They would obtain a vast number of offerings, further cementing their strength."

The old Taoist wore a complicated expression. He gazed at the sky and stared fixedly at the 100 strongest celestial realms.

At this moment, all minds were fluctuating. They felt a sense of loss, they felt both hope and despair. Everyone’s emotions were complicated.

That was because they had sensed that they would be extremely insignificant if they were to leave earth and head towards those regions.

Furthermore, it was unlikely they would ever be able to catch up to those experts who were illuminating the heavens and basking in the prayers and offerings of myriad lifeforms even in a thousand lifetimes.

Those were terrifying life-forms. Anyone of them could suppress every region of the starry sky and intimidate mighty races with great numbers of experts.

Perhaps demonic gods were nothing to them!

It was likely that such life-forms were already sage ancestors, the most powerful experts left behind by successive generations of fierce warfare. They had experienced glory and resplendence.

These were peerless beings who had withstood the test of the great river of history.

In a certain sense, these people were simply the ultimate ranking among the stars. They were the hundred strongest lifeforms who’d risen and transcended through the various eras.

"You won’t ever come into contact with these far away beings as they are separated from us by the heavenly divide. However, these beings have their own orthodoxies. If you are strong enough and able to walk out of the earth, you’ll probably meet the younger generation disciples of their respective schools. However, it’s highly likely that you’ll have to run if a conflict arises."

The old Taoist’s words were quite harmful to one’s self-esteem. The group of people had no way to respond. Was the difference so great?

"Our goal is to rise up. Who knows? We might be able to replace them someday as long as we do our utmost to catch up. The gap will definitely grow smaller one day," a certain young man spoke words of encouragement energetically.

The old Taoist said amiably, "Try to evolve for a hundred years and you’ll likely see the silhouette of their younger generations disciples. Keep on trying."

Everyone was dumbfounded. Was this old fellow setting them back on purpose?

The old Taoist glanced at the absent-minded Chu Feng and said, "Brat, isn’t it said that something was wrong with your body? Why is your imagination running wild?"

Chu Feng shot him a glance and said, "I was thinking whether those beings who illuminate the heavens are all single."

This time, it was the old Taoist’s turn to be stunned. He stared at Chu Feng and said while pointing his finger, "You! It seems you dare say just about anything. Aren’t you afraid the being illuminating this world will kill you?"

"There had been no sacrifice for countless years. Who would come and illuminate this long-abandoned place? Even you dare to speak nonsense, why wouldn’t I? It’s apparent that the sacrificial altar on earth has been abandoned."

The old Taoist pointed at Chu Feng but didn’t dare say anything. That was because, upon looking up, he saw the hundred grinding stone-sized stars shining down upon the place. He was afraid of the consequences should certain existences hear him.

Everyone else was cautious and didn’t dare mention this matter again.

Someone asked, "Could it be that the figures of these beings who illuminate the heavens are representative of the 100 strongest lifeforms?"

"That might not necessarily be the case. Some life forms have second and third place characters that are extremely terrifying. They are simply beyond our comprehension," the old Taoist replied.

Everyone was amazed. This was truly shocking!

They were attracted to the outer realms but were also intimidated.

The old Taoist no longer brought up this topic because he had certain misgivings.

At this time, everyone’s gazes fell upon the mountain-sized altar and were focused on the offerings upon the table. They all had designs on them!

That was because the offerings of the past hadn’t been taken away by the illuminating entity and were left here!

"That’s odd. A failed sacrificial offering?" the old Taoist muttered with shining eyes.

These were supreme offerings of a star. How could people not covet it?!

The altar was extremely tall and was as vast as a city. It felt somewhat surreal. A bird king couldn’t resist flying into the sky to observe.

Pfft!

In the end, he screamed miserably as he was suppressed mid-air and fell head first onto the ground. He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood and immediately reverted to his true form.

The old Taoist warned, "Don’t move recklessly. The sacrificial ceremony of the forebears was an ancient and sacred rite. How could they allow birds to fly above them? One must preserve its solemn dignity."

The people glanced up reverently from the ground. There were many offerings enshrouded in a hazy glow. All of them were rare divine items so dazzling that it hurt one’s eyes.

Furthermore, all of them were placed within containers on the table. It was difficult to see clearly.

"What is that?" someone said in surprise. That was because there was a tablet on the table holding records of something.

It was rather bizarre. There was actually a stone tablet placed upon the table in such a sacred and dignified location. People were suspicious as to why it was so grand.

"It holds records of this star’s ranking at that time!" The old Taoist was astonished and revealed an odd expression.

His expression was one of astonishment as he observed it seriously.

The others were all gazing from a distance since they understood nothing about it. The words on it were to ancient and seemed like bone inscriptions, but were slightly different.

Only the eyes of the half-burnt old woman were shining resplendently. Her emotions were fluctuating because, as an outer realm being, she also understood the words.

"There are detailed records of the rankings of each era. This thing definitely isn’t simple!" The old Taoist sighed.

The words on the vast sacrificial altar described the rise and fall of this star. It was truly extraordinary.

"How high did we rank during the most glorious era? How high is the most recent ranking?!" People revealed hopeful expressions. They wanted to know the earth’s current situation.