zhēn yì jiǎ lái jiǎ yì zhēn 。
真亦假来假亦真。
True is false, and false can be true.
suǒ wèi xū shí jié hé , jiù shì zài huàn shù lǐ miàn , cáng yǒu zhēn zhèng de shā jī 。
所谓虚实结合,就是在幻术里面,藏有真正的杀机。
The concept of combining reality with illusion means that within an illusory technique lies the true peril.
xū xū shí shí , ràng rén biàn bù qīng chǔ 。
虚虚实实,让人辨不清楚。
The boundaries between what's real and what's not blur, making it hard to discern. But a slip-up could mean real consequences.
dàn yí bù xiǎo xīn , jiù huì zhēn zhèng de yǔn luò 。
但一不小心,就会真正的陨落。
Hearing Xiao Tao’s warning, Yue'er's face showed a hint of seriousness. With a wave of her jade hand, dense阴气surrounded her body, swirling into dozens of skeletal figures that were roughly the size of houses.
tīng le xiǎo táo de jǐng gào , yuè ér liǎn shàng yě lù chū yī sī níng zhòng zhī sè 。
听了小桃的警告,月儿脸上也露出一丝凝重之色。
Red light shone from their eyes as they emitted greenish-blue ghost flames, rushing forward like two giant giants.
yù shǒu yī fú , nóng zhòng de yīn qì zài tā shēn tǐ zhōu wéi fú xiàn ér chū , lüè yī fān yǒng , jiù huàn huà chū le shù shí gè kū lóu 。
玉手一拂,浓重的阴气在她身体周围浮现而出,略一翻涌,就幻化出了数十个骷髅。
The two giants did not back down either, raising their wolf-tusk clubs and charging with ferocity.
měi yí gè , dōu yǔ fáng wū de dà xiǎo xiāng chà fǎng fú 。
每一个,都与房屋的大小相差仿佛。
A fierce battle was about to ensue.
yǎn zhōng hóng máng sì shè , zuǐ bā lǐ miàn zé pēn chū bì yōu yōu de guǐ huǒ , xiàng chōng zài zuì qián miàn de liǎng gè jù rén shā guò qù le 。
眼中红芒四射,嘴巴里面则喷出碧幽幽的鬼火,像冲在最前面的两个巨人杀过去了。
However, what followed next left everyone's eyes wide open.
liǎng gè jù rén zì rán yě bù shì ruò , shǒu lǐ jǔ zhe láng yá bàng jiù è hěn hěn de pū guò lái le 。
两个巨人自然也不示弱,手里举着狼牙棒就恶狠狠的扑过来了。
Flames passed through the bodies of the giants without any hindrance. They seemed menacing but were merely mirages.
yǎn kàn jiù shì yī cháng dà zhàn 。
眼看就是一场大战。
An illusion!
rán ér jiē xià lái de yí mù , què ràng rén dèng dà le yǎn zhū 。
然而接下来的一幕,却让人瞪大了眼珠。
Yue'er heaved a sigh of relief; it turned out that they were just paper tigers designed to scare. But before she could fully process this, an extremely faint sound of breaking air reached her ears.
huǒ yàn cóng liǎng gè jù rén de shēn tǐ lǐ chuān guò , sī háo bú jiàn fēn háo zǔ gé 。
火焰从两个巨人的身体里穿过,丝毫不见分毫阻隔。
The sound was so subtle that without Yue'er's acute spiritual perception and focused attention, it would have gone unnoticed.
zhè liǎng gè jiā huo kàn shì xiōng è , qí shí bù guò shì jìng huā shuǐ yuè de dōng xī bà le 。
这两个家伙看似凶恶,其实不过是镜花水月的东西罢了。
"Bad luck!"
huàn shù !
幻术!
A cold glint appeared in Yue'er’s eyes as she sidestepped without hesitation. Her body was enveloped by a sudden burst of spiritual light, flying diagonally away.
yuè ér sōng le kǒu qì , yuán lái zhǐ shì kàn zhe xià rén de zhǐ lǎo hǔ ér yǐ 。
月儿松了口气,原来只是看着吓人的纸老虎而已。
Though her movements were swift, they were still too late; blood splattered from the wound. Yue'er clutched her shoulder where a small hole had been pierced.
rán ér zhè ge niàn tou shàng wèi zhuǎn guò , ěr biān què chuán lái jí qīng wēi de pò kōng zhī shēng le 。
然而这个念头尚未转过,耳边却传来极轻微的破空之声了。
The culprit was a needle-like artifact.
nà shēng yīn jí xì , ruò bú shì yuè ér de líng jué fēi tóng xiǎo kě , qiě shén qíng zhuān zhù , kǒng pà hái nán yǐ fā xiàn zhè yàng de biàn gù 。
那声音极细,若不是月儿的灵觉非同小可,且神情专注,恐怕还难以发现这样的变故。
How vexing! Despite Xiao Tao’s warning, she had still fallen for the trap.
“ bù hǎo !”
“不好!”
Yue'er was both shocked and angry. Thankfully, her injuries were not severe.
yuè ér yǎn zhōng hán máng wēi suō , xiǎng yě bù xiǎng de shēn tǐ yī cè 。
月儿眼中寒芒微缩,想也不想的身体一侧。
She took a deep breath and pulled out a spirit talisman from her pocket, acting quickly despite the slowness in appearance. She pressed it against the wound.
hún shēn líng máng zhòu qǐ , xiàng xié cì lǐ fēi qù 。
浑身灵芒骤起,像斜刺里飞去。
However, at this moment, an unexpected change occurred. Numerous white, translucent threads erupted from the wound, instantly binding Yue'er.
tā de dòng zuò bù kě wèi bù xùn jí , kě yī jiù wǎn le yī bù , diǎn diǎn xuè huā fēi jiàn ér chū , yuè ér yòng shǒu wǔ zhù jiān tóu , nà ér bèi chuān le yí gè xiǎo kǒng 。
她的动作不可谓不迅疾,可依旧晚了一步,点点血花飞溅而出,月儿用手捂住肩头,那儿被穿了一个小孔。
The situation was too sudden for Yue'er to dodge. Xiao Tao, standing nearby, was equally alarmed and immediately transformed back into a玄阴宝盒.
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě , zé shì yī gǔ zhēn mú yàng de bǎo wù 。
始作俑者,则是一骨针模样的宝物。
A森然剑气emerged, slicing forward.
kě wù , míng míng yǐ jīng tīng le xiǎo táo de tí xǐng , méi xiǎng dào hái shì zhe le duì fāng de dào ér 。
可恶,明明已经听了小桃的提醒,没想到还是着了对方的道儿。
It seemed she would cut through the web. But before she could do so, the void in front became hazy as the moonlight moth appeared.
yuè ér yòu jīng yòu nù 。
月儿又惊又怒。
Without any additional movements, mirror-like shields materialized, stacking on top of each other to block the sword light.
hǎo zài shāng shì bìng bù tài zhòng de 。
好在伤势并不太重的。
Xiao Tao was enraged, but the moonlight moth’s cold laughter echoed: "A mere piece of treasure; even if it's sentient, what are you? Do you think you can reverse fate? How naive. Quiet down and don't show off here."
máng shēn shēn hū xī , tóng shí cóng huái lǐ tāo chū yī zhāng líng fú , dòng zuò shì huǎn shí jí 。 xiàng zhe shāng kǒu pāi le guò qù 。
忙深深呼吸,同时从怀里掏出一张灵符,动作似缓实急。像着伤口拍了过去。
Before she could finish speaking, ripples appeared in the air as countless threads wrapped around Xiao Tao.
rán ér jiù zài zhè shí , yì biàn tū qǐ , sī háo zhēng zhào yě wú , cóng shāng kǒu zhōng pēn chū wú shù bái sè bàn tòu míng de xì sī , yī xià zi jiù jiāng yuè ér gěi chán zhù 。
然而就在这时,异变突起,丝毫征兆也无,从伤口中喷出无数白色半透明的细丝,一下子就将月儿给缠住。
Xiao Tao was unwilling to be bound and struggled left and right but to no avail.
biàn qǐ cāng cù , yuè ér gēn běn lái bù jí duǒ 。
变起仓促,月儿根本来不及躲。
She was indeed a treasure of the immortal abode and had become sentient, but ultimately, she was just a piece of treasure. Her strength alone could not fully manifest its power.
zhàn zài yī páng de xiǎo táo gèng shì dà jīng shī sè , dāng rán bú huì fàng rèn xiǎo jiě bèi kùn bù guǎn le , shēn xíng dī liū liū yī zhuǎn , huán yuán chéng xuán yīn bǎo hé 。
站在一旁的小桃更是大惊失色,当然不会放任小姐被困不管了,身形滴溜溜一转,还原成玄阴宝盒。
Meanwhile, Yue'er's situation was even more perilous. A single mistake could spell disaster. She was now tightly bound by threads, unable to escape, quickly turning into a giant cocoon.
sēn rán de jiàn qì fú xiàn ér chū , xiàng zhe qián fāng zhǎn luò 。
森然的剑气浮现而出,向着前方斩落。
...
yǎn kàn jiù yào jiāng nà sī wǎng zhǎn pò 。 qián fāng de xū kōng què yī zhèn mó hú , huàn yuè é de shēn yǐng fú xiàn ér chū 。
眼看就要将那丝网斩破。前方的虚空却一阵模糊,幻月蛾的身影浮现而出。
As for Lin Xuan, his position was no better.
yě bú jiàn tā duō yú de dòng zuò , yí miàn miàn jìng zi mú yàng de dùn pái jiù chū xiàn le , dié jiā zài yì qǐ , jiāng nà mǒ jiàn guāng dǎng zhù 。
也不见它多余的动作,一面面镜子模样的盾牌就出现了,叠加在一起,将那抹剑光挡住。
The Spirit Clan’s holy maiden had used the technique of feigning death, a risky move that proved successful. Now she lay quietly in the soil as an earring, while Lin Xuan alone bore the endless attacks from countless true spirits.
xiǎo táo dà nù , kě huàn yuè é de lěng xiào què chuán rù ěr duǒ :“ qū qū yī jiàn bǎo wù , jiù suàn tōng líng yòu rú hé , nǐ yǐ wéi zì jǐ shì shén me , kě yǐ nì zhuǎn qián kūn me 。 tài tiān zhēn le , guāi guāi ān jìng xià lái , bú yào zài zhè lǐ bǎi xiǎn 。”
小桃大怒,可幻月蛾的冷笑却传入耳朵:“区区一件宝物,就算通灵又如何,你以为自己是什么,可以逆转乾坤么。太天真了,乖乖安静下来,不要在这里摆显。”
Indeed, the turtle dragon armor shield provided formidable defense, and with ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, he could recover his power. However, the current situation was still highly unfavorable for him.
huà yīn wèi luò , xū kōng zhōng bō dòng zhòu qǐ 。 wú shù de sī xiàn gǔn gǔn ér chū , piàn kè zhī jiān jiù jiāng xiǎo táo chán zhù 。
话音未落,虚空中波动骤起。无数的丝线滚滚而出,片刻之间就将小桃缠住。
After all, he couldn't retaliate; how long would this stand-off continue?
xiǎo táo zì rán bù yuàn shù shǒu jiù fù , zuǒ chōng yòu tū , kě yī jiù méi yǒu xiào guǒ 。
小桃自然不愿束手就缚,左冲右突,可依旧没有效果。
Remember, this was a true spirit burial ground. As time passed, more true spirits would awaken from their slumber.
tā shì xiān fǔ qí zhēn méi cuò 。 yě tōng líng le , dàn guī gēn dào dǐ , hái zhǐ shì yī jiàn bǎo wù 。 jǐn píng zì jǐ de lì liàng , nán yǐ fā huī chū duō shǎo shí lì lái de 。
她是仙府奇珍没错。也通灵了,但归根到底,还只是一件宝物。仅凭自己的力量,难以发挥出多少实力来的。
For now, he could hold on, but as the number of monsters grew increasingly absurd, Lin Xuan had no confidence in maintaining his defenses indefinitely.
lìng yī biān , yuè ér de qíng kuàng gèng shì wēi jī , yī zhe bù shèn mǎn pán jiē shū , cǐ shí tā yǐ jīng bèi céng céng de sī xiàn shù fù , wú fǎ táo tuō , hěn kuài jiù biàn chéng yī jù dà de cán jiǎn le 。
另一边,月儿的情况更是危机,一着不慎满盘皆输,此时她已经被层层的丝线束缚,无法逃脱,很快就变成一巨大的蚕茧了。
He couldn't keep waiting passively; he needed to actively search for Yue'er at the bottom of the lake.
……
……
The idea was good, but implementing it was incredibly difficult.
zài shuō lín xuān , chǔ jìng yì hǎo bù dào nǎ ér qù 。
再说林轩,处境亦好不到哪儿去。
How to break through these true spirits' encirclement alone was a headache.
líng zú shèng nǚ shī zhǎn jiǎ sǐ zhī shù , suī shì bīng xíng xiǎn zhe , dàn què chéng gōng diào le 。
灵族圣女施展假死之术,虽是兵行险着,但却成功掉了。
Lin Xuan estimated that even techniques like the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword would be useless in this situation. The nine true spirits could transform into various forms, but he faced more than ten ghostly monsters.
rú jīn tā biàn chéng ěr huán , jìng jìng de tǎng zài ní tǔ lǐ , huàn lín xuān yí gè rén chéng shòu zhēn líng men wú qióng wú jìn de gōng jī 。
如今她变成耳环,静静的躺在泥土里,换林轩一个人承受真灵们无穷无尽的攻击。
With fewer forces on his side compared to the enemy, breaking through seemed impossible!
méi cuò , xuán guī lóng jiǎ dùn de fáng yù fēi tóng xiǎo kě , lín xuān yě yǒu wàn nián líng rǔ huī fù fǎ lì , dàn yǎn qián de jú miàn duì tā lái shuō , yī jiù fēi cháng de bù lì 。
没错,玄龟龙甲盾的防御非同小可,林轩也有万年灵乳恢复法力,但眼前的局面对他来说,依旧非常的不利。
Was there no other option? Would he have to wait until he was trapped here?
bì jìng tā wú fǎ fǎn jī , zhè yàng zuò děng zhe ái dǎ hé shí shì gè liǎo jú ?
毕竟他无法反击,这样坐等着挨打何时是个了局?
Not necessarily; Lin Xuan still had a trump card: the Five Dragon Seal.
bié wàng le , zhè lǐ shì zhēn líng mù dì , suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí , hái huì yǒu yuè lái yuè duō de zhēn líng cóng cháng mián zhōng sū xǐng 。
别忘了,这里是真灵墓地,随着时间的推移,还会有越来越多的真灵从长眠中苏醒。
This secret was second only to the Blue Star Sea for him. In previous crises, using this artifact always turned danger into safety.
yǎn xià , zì jǐ hái néng jiān chí 。
眼下,自己还能坚持。
However, this time, Lin Xuan hesitated. He was in a true spirit burial ground, and the Five Dragon Seal was also known as the Hundred Spirit Seal, a holy relic of the true spirits.
kě dāng guài wù de shù liàng biàn dé yuè fā lí pǔ , zì jǐ shì fǒu hái néng bǎo zhèng fáng yù bù bèi gōng pò , lín xuān xīn lǐ , shí zài yì diǎn yě méi yǒu bǎ wò 。
可当怪物的数量变得越发离谱,自己是否还能保证防御不被攻破,林轩心里,实在一点也没有把握。
It had been enshrined here until it was lost during a battle with the Flying Heavenly Demon Lord. Centuries later, by chance, it ended up in Lin Xuan's hands.
bù néng zhè yàng xià qù le , fǒu zé shí yǒu ** huì zài zhè lǐ yǔn luò 。
不能这样下去了,否则十有**会在这里陨落。
Using the Five Dragon Seal elsewhere posed no issue, but here, might there be an adverse effect? Instead of killing enemies, could it backfire and harm him?
yuè ér , nǐ jiū jìng zài nǎ lǐ ne ?
月儿,你究竟在哪里呢?
While this seemed far-fetched, considering the possibilities was indeed plausible.
lín xuān xīn zhōng jiào kǔ lián tiān 。
林轩心中叫苦连天。
Lin Xuan did not want to risk losing more than he gained.
bèi dòng děng dài shì bù xíng de , nà jiù zhǐ yǒu zì jǐ zhǔ dòng qù hú dǐ xún zhǎo nà yā tou 。
被动等待是不行的,那就只有自己主动去湖底寻找那丫头。
But now, with no other choice, using the Five Dragon Seal or staying here meant certain death either way.
zhǔ yì bù cuò , kě zhēn xiǎng yào shí shī què shì qiān nán wàn nán de 。
主意不错,可真想要实施却是千难万难的。
Given these circumstances, Lin Xuan decided to take a chance.
bié de bù tí , rú hé tū pò zhè xiē zhēn líng de bāo wéi jiù lìng rén tóu téng wú bǐ 。
别的不提,如何突破这些真灵的包围就令人头疼无比。
As they say, too many lice don't itch, and too much debt doesn't cause worry.
lín xuān àn zhōng gū suàn guò , bié shuō qí tā de shén tōng le , zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng xià , jiù lián zhēn líng huà jiàn jué yì méi yǒu yòng tú 。
林轩暗中估算过,别说其他的神通了,这种情况下,就连真灵化剑诀亦没有用途。
The Five Dragon Seal might bring adverse effects or other consequences, but it could also turn danger into safety.
jiǔ gōng xū yú jiàn néng gòu biàn huà chéng jiǔ zhǒng zhēn líng , rán ér zì jǐ cǐ shí miàn duì de wáng hún guài wù què bù xià shí yú tóu zhī duō 。
九宫须臾剑能够变化成九种真灵,然而自己此时面对的亡魂怪物却不下十余头之多。
With no other options, Lin Xuan was not the timid cultivator; he would try his luck regardless of the outcome.
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ , xiǎng yào tū wéi , gēn běn jiù shì chī xīn wàng xiǎng a !
敌众我寡,想要突围,根本就是痴心妄想啊!
With this in mind, Lin Xuan took a deep breath and used inner vision to focus his consciousness within his dantian.
nán dào zhēn méi yǒu bié de zhǔ yì , zhǐ néng kùn sǐ zài zhè lǐ ?
难道真没有别的主意,只能困死在这里?
Inside his dantian, two元婴sat cross-legged while true spirit essence floated slowly. The area of the spiritual sea was significantly smaller than usual.
dào yě wèi bì , lín xuān qí shí hái yǒu yí gè shā shǒu jiǎn dì 。
倒也未必,林轩其实还有一个杀手锏地。
Though he had ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, his recovery rate could not keep up with his consumption, which is why he decided to risk using the Five Dragon Seal. Otherwise, this would lead to a dire outcome.
nà jiù shì wǔ lóng xǐ 。
那就是五龙玺。
The Blue Star Sea remained unchanged, continuing its slow rotation like true star clouds.
zhè duì lín xuān lái shuō jǐn cì yú lán sè xīng hǎi de mì mì 。
这对林轩来说仅次于蓝色星海的秘密。
At its center floated the Five Dragon Seal.
True is false, and false can be true.
The concept of combining reality with illusion means that within an illusory technique lies the true peril.
The boundaries between what's real and what's not blur, making it hard to discern. But a slip-up could mean real consequences.
Hearing Xiao Tao’s warning, Yue'er's face showed a hint of seriousness. With a wave of her jade hand, dense阴气surrounded her body, swirling into dozens of skeletal figures that were roughly the size of houses.
Red light shone from their eyes as they emitted greenish-blue ghost flames, rushing forward like two giant giants.
The two giants did not back down either, raising their wolf-tusk clubs and charging with ferocity.
A fierce battle was about to ensue.
However, what followed next left everyone's eyes wide open.
Flames passed through the bodies of the giants without any hindrance. They seemed menacing but were merely mirages.
An illusion!
Yue'er heaved a sigh of relief; it turned out that they were just paper tigers designed to scare. But before she could fully process this, an extremely faint sound of breaking air reached her ears.
The sound was so subtle that without Yue'er's acute spiritual perception and focused attention, it would have gone unnoticed.
"Bad luck!"
A cold glint appeared in Yue'er’s eyes as she sidestepped without hesitation. Her body was enveloped by a sudden burst of spiritual light, flying diagonally away.
Though her movements were swift, they were still too late; blood splattered from the wound. Yue'er clutched her shoulder where a small hole had been pierced.
The culprit was a needle-like artifact.
How vexing! Despite Xiao Tao’s warning, she had still fallen for the trap.
Yue'er was both shocked and angry. Thankfully, her injuries were not severe.
She took a deep breath and pulled out a spirit talisman from her pocket, acting quickly despite the slowness in appearance. She pressed it against the wound.
However, at this moment, an unexpected change occurred. Numerous white, translucent threads erupted from the wound, instantly binding Yue'er.
The situation was too sudden for Yue'er to dodge. Xiao Tao, standing nearby, was equally alarmed and immediately transformed back into a玄阴宝盒.
A森然剑气emerged, slicing forward.
It seemed she would cut through the web. But before she could do so, the void in front became hazy as the moonlight moth appeared.
Without any additional movements, mirror-like shields materialized, stacking on top of each other to block the sword light.
Xiao Tao was enraged, but the moonlight moth’s cold laughter echoed: "A mere piece of treasure; even if it's sentient, what are you? Do you think you can reverse fate? How naive. Quiet down and don't show off here."
Before she could finish speaking, ripples appeared in the air as countless threads wrapped around Xiao Tao.
Xiao Tao was unwilling to be bound and struggled left and right but to no avail.
She was indeed a treasure of the immortal abode and had become sentient, but ultimately, she was just a piece of treasure. Her strength alone could not fully manifest its power.
Meanwhile, Yue'er's situation was even more perilous. A single mistake could spell disaster. She was now tightly bound by threads, unable to escape, quickly turning into a giant cocoon.
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As for Lin Xuan, his position was no better.
The Spirit Clan’s holy maiden had used the technique of feigning death, a risky move that proved successful. Now she lay quietly in the soil as an earring, while Lin Xuan alone bore the endless attacks from countless true spirits.
Indeed, the turtle dragon armor shield provided formidable defense, and with ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, he could recover his power. However, the current situation was still highly unfavorable for him.
After all, he couldn't retaliate; how long would this stand-off continue?
Remember, this was a true spirit burial ground. As time passed, more true spirits would awaken from their slumber.
For now, he could hold on, but as the number of monsters grew increasingly absurd, Lin Xuan had no confidence in maintaining his defenses indefinitely.
He couldn't keep waiting passively; he needed to actively search for Yue'er at the bottom of the lake.
The idea was good, but implementing it was incredibly difficult.
How to break through these true spirits' encirclement alone was a headache.
Lin Xuan estimated that even techniques like the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword would be useless in this situation. The nine true spirits could transform into various forms, but he faced more than ten ghostly monsters.
With fewer forces on his side compared to the enemy, breaking through seemed impossible!
Was there no other option? Would he have to wait until he was trapped here?
Not necessarily; Lin Xuan still had a trump card: the Five Dragon Seal.
This secret was second only to the Blue Star Sea for him. In previous crises, using this artifact always turned danger into safety.
However, this time, Lin Xuan hesitated. He was in a true spirit burial ground, and the Five Dragon Seal was also known as the Hundred Spirit Seal, a holy relic of the true spirits.
It had been enshrined here until it was lost during a battle with the Flying Heavenly Demon Lord. Centuries later, by chance, it ended up in Lin Xuan's hands.
Using the Five Dragon Seal elsewhere posed no issue, but here, might there be an adverse effect? Instead of killing enemies, could it backfire and harm him?
While this seemed far-fetched, considering the possibilities was indeed plausible.
Lin Xuan did not want to risk losing more than he gained.
But now, with no other choice, using the Five Dragon Seal or staying here meant certain death either way.
Given these circumstances, Lin Xuan decided to take a chance.
As they say, too many lice don't itch, and too much debt doesn't cause worry.
The Five Dragon Seal might bring adverse effects or other consequences, but it could also turn danger into safety.
With no other options, Lin Xuan was not the timid cultivator; he would try his luck regardless of the outcome.
With this in mind, Lin Xuan took a deep breath and used inner vision to focus his consciousness within his dantian.
Inside his dantian, two元婴sat cross-legged while true spirit essence floated slowly. The area of the spiritual sea was significantly smaller than usual.
Though he had ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, his recovery rate could not keep up with his consumption, which is why he decided to risk using the Five Dragon Seal. Otherwise, this would lead to a dire outcome.
The Blue Star Sea remained unchanged, continuing its slow rotation like true star clouds.
At its center floated the Five Dragon Seal.