Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1384: Essence Du World and Spirit Tip World

When Shang Xia contacted him through an outpost, Song Zhen raced over. However, it had already been 10 or so days since Shang Xia arrived.

Suppressing the curiosity in his heart, Song Zhen ignored how tired he was from rushing over and gasped in shock the moment he arrived, “Lord, why did you come?”

Shang Xia didn’t answer the question. Instead, he asked one of his own. “Have you heard anything about the Heaven Observation Field and the Spirit Luxuriant World recently?”

Song Zhen was taken aback by the sudden question and he hesitated slightly before responding, “I have been taking care of keeping tabs on the Spirit Mammoth World and looking for the thing you requested. The only thing I heard about the Heaven Observation Field was that the Spirit Mammoth World managed to get their hands on a Hollow Heaven Stone with the help of the Essence Hong World and they are currently crafting their Spirit Ark. As for news of the Spirit Luxuriant World... Nothing important has been sent over from the Star Beast Nest around the Spirit Faith World.”

Shang Xia nodded and asked yet another question, “What about the Essence Xing World? Has there been any information on them?”

Not knowing what Shang Xia was actually trying to ask, Song Zhen didn’t know what exactly to zoom in on and he simply stated everything he learned. “It’s said that they established their 34th continent recently and the commotion they stirred up wasn’t small. After all, the Piercing Cloud Bandits... Ahem, when I was with them in the past, we learned about the power structure of the Essence Xing World. Surprisingly, the Wanyun Association that barely managed to escape from the covetous gaze of the Chen Dynasty actually established the 34th continent. It was said that they managed to obtain a massive world fragment in order to do so, but they paid a huge price for it. 4 True Immortals died along the way...”

Shang Xia’s expression didn’t change as he continued, “What else is there about the Essence Xing World?”

Song Zhen fell deep into thought and he continued, “A lot of things happened recently... It was said that an envoy of the Qi Dynasty was assassinated, revealing a hidden ancient clan of the world. The Qi Dynasty Emperor also revealed his cultivation at the peak of the Martial Void Realm. Not only did they catch the attention of the rest of the world, but the relations between the Elysiums within their territory became extremely tense. The Wanyun Association brought back the world fragment to establish the 34th continent when everything was happening and was questioned by the Martial Emptiness Realm Sage about how they colluded with the Twin Star Pirates to attack another world while he was away. They plundered a massive world fragment and caused massive loss of life in the process. Eventually, the Sage was sent packing by the Sages of the Essence Xing World, but the grudge between the Heavenly Fields had been created. Because of the surprise attack, the Essence Ling Heavenly Field has been blamed by many others. The Essence Xing World has become a hot topic among those in the Chaotic Sea of Stars since it had been a long time since they caused such a big commotion.”

Shang Xia’s eyes narrowed slightly. From what Song Zhen had been saying, the Essence Xing World was in a state of chaos. They probably didn’t have the energy to mess with their Star Beast Nest for the time being.

The Wanyun Association’s act of obtaining a world fragment from the Essence Ling Heavenly Field provided great benefits for the Essence Xing World and there was no way the Sages of the Essence Xing World would allow a foreign Sage to run rampant in their territory. They fought off the enemy, but that brought them to the next problem. The help of a Martial Emptiness Realm Sage wasn’t so easily enlisted. The Wanyun Association would have to pay them back one way or another.

Shang Xia couldn’t help but think of all the implications once again. He was worried that the Wanyun Association would reveal the truth behind the Star Beast Nest and the Heaven Observation Field because of it.

However, he realized that the possibility wasn’t too scary. The Chen Dynasty also knew about their existence and since the Wanyun Association and the Twin Star Pirates could hear the truth of their background, so could the Chen Dynasty.

Song Zhen glanced at Shang Xia cautiously and saw the look of unease on his face. Song Zhen couldn’t help but feel a little worried and he couldn’t help but ask, “Lord, what exactly happened?”

Shang Xia shook his head slowly and sighed, “I was behind what happened in the Essence Xing World, but it’s not time to talk about things like that. Have you found the places I marked out? You said you have been working on finding them, right? Have you discovered anything?”

Song Zhen felt his heart thumping violently in his chest when he heard Shang Xia’s revelation that he was behind what happened in the Essence Xing World. However, he didn’t know if Shang Xia meant that he was the cause of all of it!

Thinking about how Shang Xia had been asking about matters regarding the Heaven Observation Field and the Spirit Luxuriant World, along with realizing how Shang Xia had been protecting Star Beast Nest No.2 the whole time, Song Zhen managed to connect the dots. An absurd thought formed in his mind.

Don’t tell me he’s actually behind all of it?!

That was what he was thinking, but Song Zhen didn’t show any of it. He adjusted his composure before responding, “Lord, we have investigated those coordinates you left and discovered 2 worlds there...”

Shang Xia’s eyes widened in shock and he muttered, “Oh? Quick, tell me about it. How is the situation there now?”

“They are located in an extremely hidden part of the sea of stars...” Song Zhen glanced at Shang Xia while speaking, but he couldn’t tell what Shang Xia was thinking from the serious expression on his face. Lowering his gaze, he continued, “We investigated the region around them and noted down several paths leading over. They might be hidden, but they aren’t completely separated from the rest of the sea of stars.”

“What are the worlds called? Tell me about them.” Shang Xia asked.

“We only managed to learn a little about those worse because of the limited time we had. Of them, 1 is called the Essence Du World...”

“Essence World?!” Shang Xia frowned and mumbled softly.

However, he quickly reacted and stared at Song Zhen. “Continue.”

“The Essence Du World ascended around 300 years ago. If not for the fact that they caused such a huge commotion, the various powers in the sea of stars might not even have noticed they were there. Because of their ascension and the presence of a Martial Emptiness Realm Sage, the Essence Du World managed to change their original low-key approach and started to interact with the other worlds in an ordinary manner. However, they are still considered a little lacking in terms of trades with the other worlds.” After a short pause, Song Zhen continued, “The Essence Du World might be a newly ascended Essence World. But their foundations are weak. They only have a first tier Sage among them and 28 continents. They have 13 Elysiums but no Dao Field. Of them, 10 are...”

“Wait!” Shang Xia stopped him suddenly. “From what I know, an Essence World can only hold 12 Elysiums!”

Song Zhen quickly explained, “That is because the Martial Emptiness Realm Sage didn’t establish a Dao Field. Without a Dao Field, an Essence World can hold up to 15 Elysiums!”

Shang Xia grunted in understanding before he added, “So... In that case, the Essence Xing World that has 3 Dao Fields and 11 Elysiums can be considered a considerable force among Essence Xing World?”

“Exactly.” Song Zhen confirmed and continued, “The Essence Du World has only been in existence for a short time, but because of their secluded location and there being few other worlds around, only 2 Azure Worlds submitted to their rule. However, they had been eyeing the Spirit Tip World in recent years and wished to integrate them into the Heavenly Field. The situation between both worlds is really tense.”

“Spirit Tip World?” Shang Xia raised an eyebrow slowly.

Song Zhen didn’t miss a beat as he expected Shang Xia’s question. “The Spirit Tip World is the other world you asked me to find.”

Shang Xia was surprised by the coincidence and he asked, “So those worlds aren’t exactly far apart?”

“The Spirit Tip World is so close to the Essence Du World that they’re the best Spirit World to attack...” Song Zhen nodded.

Seeing how Shang Xia wasn’t speaking anymore, he continued to talk about the Spirit Tip World. Compared to the Essence Du World, information of the Spirit Tip World was a lot more lacking. “The Spirit Tip World is much more secluded than the Essence Du World. However, they’re a lot more mysterious. Based on the information we gathered, the Spirit Tip World has more than 15 continents, and 7 Elysiums. They had no less than 20 True Immortals and they even have 4 high-level True Immortals among them. They’re no weaker than the Spirit Tinkle World before they were invaded. These are what we could find so far...”

Shang Xia’s expression didn’t change. He nodded slightly in response, “To be able to withstand the might of the Essence Du World, it’s no surprise they’re strong.”

Song Zhen revealed a hesitant expression and he could no longer hold back his curiosity and asked, “Lord, please forgive me for being bold but can I ask what you want us to do now that we discovered those worlds?”

Shang Xia glanced at him from the corner of his eye. “It’s nothing much. Just find me a path from the Heaven Observation Field to those worlds.”

“Do these worlds actually have... Lord, didn’t you already find a safe passage out of the Heaven Observation Field into the vicinity of the Essence Xing World and Spirit Faith World?” Song Zhen’s eyes widened in shock and he mumbled.

Shang Xia sighed in a soft voice, “Anyway, do you think our Spirit Ark can take the passage from the Spirit Faith World to the Spirit Luxuriant World?”

“Huh?!” Song Zhen was confused by the question.

Shang Xia didn’t care about his reaction and continued in a low voice, “You better head back with me as soon as possible. We need to think of a way to bring out the Spirit Ark.”