“ wǒ men xuán shāng xiān zhōu de zú jì ， biàn bù xīng hǎi 。 zhēn xiǎng yào zhǎo yí gè rén ， jiù suàn tā yuǎn dùn zhì xīng hǎi biān chuí de mán huāng zhī dì ， yě táo bù liǎo 。” jiǎ chū píng dàn de yǔ qì zhōng ， zhāng xiǎn chū dàn dàn de bà qì yǔ zì xìn 。
“我们玄商仙舟的足迹，遍布星海。真想要找一个人，就算他远遁至星海边陲的蛮荒之地，也逃不了。”贾初平淡的语气中，彰显出淡淡的霸气与自信。
Jia Yi's expression was solemn as he listened to the story. "So, this Barkeeper Puppet and these three items were left by Master Piao? What a pity that we can't see their true power."
jiù lián wàn nián hòu de lù yǔ zhī děng xuán xiān zhōu zhǎng lǎo ， wén yán yě bù yóu wēi wēi tǐng zhí yāo bèi 、 mù lù ào rán zhī sè 。
就连万年后的陆宇之等玄仙舟长老，闻言也不由微微挺直腰背、目露傲然之色。
"Indeed," said Jie Dao Gong with a smile. "Master Piao's era was one where the Path of Immortality still existed. Even records of True Immortals descending to the mortal world have been found. Although from the records in our ship, Master Piao's strength seemed to be at the peak of forming a dao, it is not impossible that he concealed his true power."
huà miàn zhōng wàn nián qián nà lā tā hàn zi wén yán ， shēn qū wēi zhèn ， lián máng bǎi shǒu ：“ bié bié bié 。 zhè xiē má fán shì ， hái shì yì qǐ jiāo dài le hǎo 。 wǒ zhè ge rén a ， jiù pà má fán ！” shuō zhe ， lā tā hàn zi bù zhī cóng nǎ tāo chū yī gēn huáng guā 。
画面中万年前那邋遢汉子闻言，身躯微震，连忙摆手：“别别别。这些麻烦事，还是一起交代了好。我这个人啊，就怕麻烦！”说着，邋遢汉子不知从哪掏出一根黄瓜。
Jia Yi nodded slightly but did not voice out his own conjectures. After all, Master Piao was able to cross the vast expanse of space alone and return safely, so his strength must have been formidable beyond doubt.
yī biān huí yì ， yī biān jīn jīn yǒu wèi de kěn qǐ lái 。
一边回忆，一边津津有味的啃起来。
However, there was no record of him ascending to immortality in the long and ancient history of the cultivation world. All records of those who ascended from the Xuan Huang realm were mysteriously erased, leaving no trace behind.
“ zhè wán yì ， qí shí shì wǒ dāng nián hǎo xīn jiù xià de shāng zhě ， wèi le gǎn xiè wǒ de jiù mìng zhī ēn sòng gěi wǒ de 。 shuō shì néng shén me 【 shǒu zāi zhí è 】。”
“这玩意，其实是我当年好心救下的伤者，为了感谢我的救命之恩送给我的。说是能什么【守灾值厄】。”
This was what it meant for a True Immortal to be nameless. Only someone like Mo Ru Bin, who experienced both old and new eras firsthand, could remember such things through oral tradition.
“ wǒ yě bù zhī dào jù tǐ shì shén me yì si ， zhǐ shì cāi cè huò xǔ néng zài wēi jī guān tóu 、 tì zhǔ rén dǎng zāi ， suǒ yǐ kāi xīn shōu xià 。” shuō dào zhè lǐ ， lā tā hàn zi dùn le dùn ， cā le cā zuǐ jiǎo de jiāng zhī 。
“我也不知道具体是什么意思，只是猜测或许能在危机关头、替主人挡灾，所以开心收下。”说到这里，邋遢汉子顿了顿，擦了擦嘴角的浆汁。
Firstly, there was no mention of Master Piao ascending in the records of the Medicine King Sect. The final outcome of his life was also unclear—whether he died a natural death, met an unexpected demise, or disappeared mysteriously. All records about him ended when he returned from his journey across space.
“ wǒ yuán běn shì zhè me yǐ wéi de 。 bù guò qián duàn shí jiān ， wǒ bèi nà bāng zhuī zhài rén chà diǎn huó huó dǎ sǐ 、 zhè wán yì pì dōu méi néng fàng yí gè ……” hàn zi dǎ le gè bǎo gé ， yī liǎn huì qì de shuō dào 。
“我原本是这么以为的。不过前段时间，我被那帮追债人差点活活打死、这玩意屁都没能放一个……”汉子打了个饱嗝，一脸晦气的说道。
Secondly, Master Piao did not exist only in the records of the Medicine King Sect. Many texts in the Xuan Huang realm mentioned him as a great and benevolent figure who founded the Medicine King lineage.
jiǎ chū wén yán ， qīng xiào yī shēng ：“ méi shén me yòng ， hái mài gěi wǒ men xuán shāng xiān zhōu ？”
贾初闻言，轻笑一声：“没什么用，还卖给我们玄商仙舟？”
"Master Piao wanted to explore deeper into the vast expanse during his journey but eventually turned back due to some special characteristics of the Xuan Huang star system," Jie Dao Gong continued, "Was it because he did not want to or was he unable?"
“ bú shì méi shén me yòng ， zhǐ bù guò bú shì bǎo mìng bà le 。” lā tā hàn zi jiū zhèng le jiǎ chū de huà 。
“不是没什么用，只不过不是保命罢了。”邋遢汉子纠正了贾初的话。
Jia Yi pondered this as he listened. "Let's take a look at these three items."
“ zhè yōng ǒu suī rán duì wǒ wú yòng ， dàn nǐ men xiān zhōu yóu lì xīng hǎi ， zǒng huì néng pèng jiàn xū yào tā de xiū shì 。 dào shí hòu jià gé fān gè shí bèi 、 zhuǎn shǒu yī mài ， jué duì zhuàn gè pén mǎn bō mǎn 。 zài zhě shuō ， yǐ nǐ men xiān zhōu de rén mài ， jiù suàn yùn qì chà yī xiē ， shǐ zhōng zhǎo bú dào xū qiú cǐ wù xiū shì 。 yě zǒng néng yù jiàn gè bǎ yuān dà tóu ba ？ zěn me yě bú huì bǎ zhè wán yì zá zài shǒu lǐ ……” lā tā hàn zi jí lì quàn shuō zhe 。
“这佣偶虽然对我无用，但你们仙舟游历星海，总会能碰见需要它的修士。到时候价格翻个十倍、转手一卖，绝对赚个盆满钵满。再者说，以你们仙舟的人脉，就算运气差一些，始终找不到需求此物修士。也总能遇见个把冤大头吧？怎么也不会把这玩意砸在手里……”邋遢汉子极力劝说着。
With a smile, Jie Dao Gong said, "Based on your contributions over time, you can enter the second layer of the Hundred Hearing Immortal Record's secret vault. I believe no elder will object to it."
ér kàn jiǎ chū de shén qíng ， sì hū cóng shǐ zhì zhōng dōu bìng bù zěn me zài yì zhè bǐ shēng yì de kuī yíng ， běn jiù dǎ suàn yào jiāng zhè yōng ǒu mǎi xià 。
而看贾初的神情，似乎从始至终都并不怎么在意这笔生意的亏盈，本就打算要将这佣偶买下。
Soon, Jia Yi followed the other elders into the second layer of the Hundred Hearing Immortal Record.
lù yǔ zhī yǒu xiē gǎn kǎi ：“ zhè jiǎ chū de xíng shì fēng gé ， hái zhēn shì biāo zhǔn de xiān zhōu xíng shāng 。 duì yú shàng gǔ zhī shí 、 nà sōu chuān suō xīng hǎi de xuán shāng xiān zhōu ér yán ， líng shí zhǐ shì yī chuàn shù zì bà le 。 shèn zhì yī shí de yíng kuī ， dōu bìng bú shì tài zhòng yào ……”
陆宇之有些感慨：“这贾初的行事风格，还真是标准的仙舟行商。对于上古之时、那艘穿梭星海的玄商仙舟而言，灵石只是一串数字罢了。甚至一时的盈亏，都并不是太重要……”
Compared to the first layer, this space was much smaller. All treasures were sealed within individual light spheres floating in the air.
“ zhēn zhèng zhòng yào de ， shì xiān zhōu mì cáng de fēng yíng 。 yǐ jí ， duì kàng zhēn xiān de chóu mǎ de zēng jiā 。” zhōng dào gōng de shēng yīn ， hū de zì xiǎo lóu wài zhuàn lái 。
“真正重要的，是仙舟密藏的丰盈。以及，对抗真仙的筹码的增加。”钟道恭的声音，忽的自小楼外传来。
The light spheres came in various colors and were protected by no array formations or prohibitions; they weren't even marked with True Immortal inscriptions.
shēng yīn wèi bì ， qí rén què shì yǐ jīng chū xiàn zài wū nèi 。
声音未毕，其人却是已经出现在屋内。
Jia Yi squinted as he looked at the myriad of light spheres, sensing a faint life force emanating from them.
“ zhōng zhǎng lǎo 。” zhòng rén fēn fēn xíng lǐ shì yì 。 zhōng dào gōng diǎn tóu huí lǐ ， shì xiàn què luò zài le chǎng zhōng de huà miàn shàng 。
“钟长老。”众人纷纷行礼示意。钟道恭点头回礼，视线却落在了场中的画面上。
"These light spheres... are alive?"
yīn wèi zhōng de dào lái ， jì lù jǐng xiàng zàn shí zhǐ zhù 。
因为钟的到来，记录景象暂时止住。
Jie Dao Gong nodded approvingly. "Your intuition is indeed sharp!"
“ nǐ jū rán yǒu kòng guò lái ？” lǐ fán xiào zhe wèn dào 。 zhōng dào gōng zuò wéi duàn xiān lóu shǒu xí ， zhǔ zhǎng xiān zhōu yī qiè dà xiǎo shì wù ， zì rán bú huì xiàng qí tā zhǎng lǎo yī yàng yǒu kòng 、 néng gòu shí cháng qián lái lǐ fán xiǎo yuàn chuàn mén 。
“你居然有空过来？”李凡笑着问道。钟道恭作为断仙楼首席，主掌仙舟一切大小事务，自然不会像其他长老一样有空、能够时常前来李凡小院串门。
"Correct," Jie Dao Gong explained. "The guardians of the second layer are a mysterious living entity called Starlight Lotus. Even during the heyday of the starry seas, such entities were rare. Their radiant light enveloped vast regions of space, forming dreamlike lotuses. When they bloomed, the starry domains were bathed in dazzling light; when they withered, the starry domains fell into a dark silence."
“ gāng gāng yǔ zhī chá yuè zī liào de shí hòu ， wǒ yě fā xiàn le xiē yǒu qù de shì qíng 。 xiān jì xù kàn ……” jì lù yǐng xiàng jì xù bō fàng 。
“刚刚宇之查阅资料的时候，我也发现了些有趣的事情。先继续看……”记录影像继续播放。
"Whenever a world within the starry domain was destroyed, a seed would form inside the light lotus. Over countless eons, this cycle repeated... These spheres are formed in such a manner," Jie Dao Gong said.
jiāo yì zuì hòu ， chú le zhī qián yuē dìng hǎo de sì wàn wǔ qiān líng shí yǐ wài ， jiǎ chū hái é wài gěi nà lā tā hàn zi wǔ qiān líng shí 。
交易最后，除了之前约定好的四万五千灵石以外，贾初还额外给那邋遢汉子五千灵石。
Jia Yi listened intently and imagined the grand scenes of ancient star seas.
“ jiǎ xiōng zhè shì hé yì a ？” zuǐ shàng zhè me wèn zhe ， hàn zi shǒu shàng què shì méi yǒu sī háo yóu yù 、 lián máng jiāng wǔ qiān líng shí shōu qǐ ， shēng pà duì fāng fǎn huǐ 。
“贾兄这是何意啊？”嘴上这么问着，汉子手上却是没有丝毫犹豫、连忙将五千灵石收起，生怕对方反悔。
"The treasures that the Commercial Immortal Ship took away were many, but the Starlight Lotus is one of the most valuable left behind."
jiǎ chū miàn lù píng hé xiào róng ：“ bù guò shùn dài xiǎng dǎ tīng xià ， dāng nián nǐ jiù xià de nà shāng zhě xìn xī bà le 。 ruò shì yǐ hòu zhè yōng ǒu zhēn néng mài dé gāo jià ， wǒ men shuō bù dìng hái huì jì xù shōu gòu 。 xiān liú gè qú dào xìn xī ， yǐ biàn rì hòu xíng shì 。” shōu le líng shí de lā tā hàn zi shí fēn hǎo shuō huà ：“ jiù zhè shì ？ nà méi wèn tí ！”
贾初面露平和笑容：“不过顺带想打听下，当年你救下的那伤者信息罢了。若是以后这佣偶真能卖得高价，我们说不定还会继续收购。先留个渠道信息，以便日后行事。”收了灵石的邋遢汉子十分好说话：“就这事？那没问题！”
"Sealed within these seeds, it would be difficult to extract their contents without special means. Even if you tried brute force..." Jie Dao Gong snorted coldly. "Unless you destroy the entire Starlight Lotus!"
“ wǒ xiǎng xiǎng ， nà rén jiào shén me lái zhe de 。 duì le ， sūn piāo miǎo ！ bú shì wǒ men xiāo yáo jiè běn tǔ xiū shì ， nǎi shì 【 xuán huáng 】 xiū shì ， héng dù xīng kōng ér lái 。 jí jiāng dǐ dá zhī jì ， zāo yù xīng hǎi yì xiàng 【 tiān jīng yú yuè 】， suī xiǎn sǐ hái shēng 、 què yě shēn shòu zhòng shāng ， cóng tiān kōng zhuì luò 。”
“我想想，那人叫什么来着的。对了，孙缥缈！不是我们逍遥界本土修士，乃是【玄黄】修士，横渡星空而来。即将抵达之际，遭遇星海异象【天鲸鱼跃】，虽险死还生、却也身受重伤，从天空坠落。”
This spiritual entity lived in the starry seas and endured countless calamities while still maintaining its life. Its destruction required divine power!
“ yào bú shì wǒ tū fā shàn xīn 、 hǎo shēng zhào liào ， yǐ tā dāng shí de zhuàng tài ， jué duì shì huó bù xià qù de 。” lā tā hàn zi pǒ yǒu xiē dé yì de shuō dào 。
“要不是我突发善心、好生照料，以他当时的状态，绝对是活不下去的。”邋遢汉子颇有些得意的说道。
Moreover, even using True Immortal inscriptions, it would take some time to destroy.
“ xuán huáng jiè 、 sūn piāo miǎo ……” huà miàn zài jiǎ chū de yī shēng dī yǔ zhōng ， jiá rán ér zhǐ 。 sūn piāo miǎo zhè ge míng zì ， què shì yǐn qǐ le yī zhòng xiān zhōu zhǎng lǎo de sāo dòng 。
“玄黄界、孙缥缈……”画面在贾初的一声低语中，戛然而止。孙缥缈这个名字，却是引起了一众仙舟长老的骚动。
The Commercial Immortal Ship elders were confident about this protection mechanism.
“ zhè ge míng zì ， yǒu diǎn shú xī 。 sì hū zài nǎ tīng guò ？”
“这个名字，有点熟悉。似乎在哪听过？”
Jia Yi's thoughts flashed: "In the previous world under the Great Array of All Things Returning to Emptiness, this Starlight Lotus didn't last long either."
“ sūn piāo miǎo 、 sūn piāo miǎo ……” qí shí ， lǐ fán zài tīng dào zhè míng zì de shùn jiān ， xīn zhōng yě shì hū de yī zhèn 。
“孙缥缈、孙缥缈……”其实，李凡在听到这名字的瞬间，心中也是忽的一震。
"Now I don't even need to use a divine array; just my Dust Finger can destroy it. However, destroying is easy, but extracting the contents from the seed would be quite challenging." The other elders were unaware of Jia Yi's dangerous thoughts and worked together to open the light sphere containing Master Piao's three items.
yīn wèi sūn piāo miǎo zhèng shì xuán huáng jiè yào wáng zōng lǎo zǔ 。 dāng nián sūn piāo miǎo céng jīng yóu lì zhū jiè ， liú xià le yī piān yóu jì ， bìng jì lù le shí bā méi qí tā xiū xiān jiè de dào biāo xìn xī 。
因为孙缥缈正是玄黄界药王宗老祖。当年孙缥缈曾经游历诸界，留下了一篇游记，并记录了十八枚其他修仙界的道标信息。
Their eyes focused on the three treasures. Jia Yi felt a similar true essence activity emanating from the three-pronged tree, just like with the Barkeeper Puppet.
qí zhōng zhèng yǒu xiāo yáo 、 xuán shāng 。 lǐ fán kàn xiàng tū rán ér zhì de zhōng dào gōng ：“ nǐ shuō de yǒu qù de shì ， jiù shì zhǐ de zhè wèi sūn piāo miǎo ？” zhōng dào gōng diǎn diǎn tóu ， qīng qīng yī huī ， sān yàng wù pǐn de xū yǐng ， shà shí chū xiàn zài zhòng rén miàn qián 。
其中正有逍遥、玄商。李凡看向突然而至的钟道恭：“你说的有趣的事，就是指的这位孙缥缈？”钟道恭点点头，轻轻一挥，三样物品的虚影，霎时出现在众人面前。
But he kept it quiet and observed carefully alongside the other elders. The broken gray bird and the second Medicine Kingcauldron did not seem to contain any special power.
“ gēn jù xiān zhōu liú cún de jì zǎi ， yōng ǒu jiāo yì dá chéng de shí nián hòu ， sūn piāo miǎo céng jīng bài fǎng guò xuán shāng xiān zhōu 。 bìng gēn suí xiān zhōu yì qǐ ， zhuī zhú xīng hǎi yì xiàng 【 xīng yǔn bīng báo 】。”
“根据仙舟留存的记载，佣偶交易达成的十年后，孙缥缈曾经拜访过玄商仙舟。并跟随仙舟一起，追逐星海异象【星陨冰雹】。”
"Guarding against disasters... akin to a projection of dao. Master Piao is indeed not simple."
“ xīng yǔn bīng báo ， nǎi shì bǐ shí xīng hǎi zhōng jí wèi hǎn jiàn de yì xiàng zhī yī 。 wú shù jù dà de bīng jīng zhuàng yǔn shí ， cóng hēi àn shēn chù kuáng fēng bào yǔ bān hū xiào qián xíng 。 jiāng qián fāng zǔ dǎng de yī qiè zhàng ài ， quán dōu zhuàng de fěn suì 。 zhuàng jī shí jī qǐ yào yǎn de huǒ huā yǔ bīng wù ， zài háng jìng zhī lù shàng xí juǎn chū hán lěng yǔ chì rè jiāo zhī de kě bù fēng bào 。 nǎ pà bèi zhè fēng bào biān yuán bō jí ， duì xiū xiān jiè ér yán yě shì yī cháng miè shì zāi huò 。” zhōng dào gōng jiǎn dān jiě shì le xīng yǔn bīng báo zhè yī xīng hǎi yì xiàng 。
“星陨冰雹，乃是彼时星海中极为罕见的异象之一。无数巨大的冰晶状陨石，从黑暗深处狂风暴雨般呼啸前行。将前方阻挡的一切障碍，全都撞的粉碎。撞击时激起耀眼的火花与冰雾，在行径之路上席卷出寒冷与炽热交织的可怖风暴。哪怕被这风暴边缘波及，对修仙界而言也是一场灭世灾祸。”钟道恭简单解释了星陨冰雹这一星海异象。
"And this ability was not passed on to the Medicine King Sect," Jia Yi's eyes flickered as he suppressed his desire to absorb the true essence.
“ suī rán xīng yǔn bīng báo wēi xiǎn zhì jí ， dàn zài wú shù bīng yǔn qún hé xīn chù ， wǎng wǎng huì dàn shēng míng wèi 【 jí yuān bīng chén 】 de qí tè wù zhì 。 jù chuán ， cǐ wù zhǐ xū yī lì wēi chén ， jiù néng jiāng yí gè zhěng gè xún cháng guī mó de xiū xiān jiè dòng jié 。 ér dāng bīng dòng zhà liè shí bèng fā chū de pò bīng zhī lì ， gèng yǒu jī hū kāi tiān pì dì de wēi shì 。”
“虽然星陨冰雹危险至极，但在无数冰陨群核心处，往往会诞生名为【极渊冰尘】的奇特物质。据传，此物只需一粒微尘，就能将一个整个寻常规模的修仙界冻结。而当冰冻炸裂时迸发出的破冰之力，更有几乎开天辟地的威势。”
"Elders, have you found anything?" After much observation, Jie Dao Gong asked.
“ nà me zhuī zhú chéng gōng le ma ？” lǐ fán tīng dé rù shén ， bù yóu wèn dào 。
“那么追逐成功了嘛？”李凡听得入神，不由问道。
"There doesn't seem to be any strange places. But indeed, these items give me a strange feeling," said Lu Yu Zhi, gaining the agreement of the other elders.
“ xuán xiān zhōu zhōng ， méi yǒu jì lù 。 bù guò jù wǒ cāi cè ， yīng dāng chéng gōng zhǎo dào le yī xiē 【 jí yuān bīng chén 】。 sūn piāo miǎo qǔ zǒu le yī xiē ， tóng shí liú xià sān yàng wù pǐn 、 zuò wéi jiāo huàn de chóu mǎ 。 zhì yú shèng xià de ， yīng gāi hòu lái bèi shāng xiān zhōu dài zǒu le 。” zhōng dào gōng de yǔ qì zhōng ， mǎn shì wǎn xī 。
“玄仙舟中，没有记录。不过据我猜测，应当成功找到了一些【极渊冰尘】。孙缥缈取走了一些，同时留下三样物品、作为交换的筹码。至于剩下的，应该后来被商仙舟带走了。”钟道恭的语气中，满是惋惜。
If one didn't know about their anomalies, they might not notice anything unusual at first glance. However, upon closer inspection after knowing about them, various inconsistencies would arise naturally.
lǐ fán wén yán ， yě bù yì wài 。 bì jìng dāng nián shāng xiān zhōu zuò wéi shí jì shàng de yōu shèng zhě ， jī hū jiāng xiān zhōu zhōng de jìn xiān lì liàng quán dōu dài zǒu 。
李凡闻言，也不意外。毕竟当年商仙舟作为实际上的优胜者，几乎将仙舟中的近仙力量全都带走。
If only a few felt this way, it could be attributed to an illusion. But with over ten elders feeling the same... it was clear that it wasn't just an illusion.
Jia Yi's expression was solemn as he listened to the story. "So, this Barkeeper Puppet and these three items were left by Master Piao? What a pity that we can't see their true power."
"Indeed," said Jie Dao Gong with a smile. "Master Piao's era was one where the Path of Immortality still existed. Even records of True Immortals descending to the mortal world have been found. Although from the records in our ship, Master Piao's strength seemed to be at the peak of forming a dao, it is not impossible that he concealed his true power."
Jia Yi nodded slightly but did not voice out his own conjectures. After all, Master Piao was able to cross the vast expanse of space alone and return safely, so his strength must have been formidable beyond doubt.
However, there was no record of him ascending to immortality in the long and ancient history of the cultivation world. All records of those who ascended from the Xuan Huang realm were mysteriously erased, leaving no trace behind.
This was what it meant for a True Immortal to be nameless. Only someone like Mo Ru Bin, who experienced both old and new eras firsthand, could remember such things through oral tradition.
Firstly, there was no mention of Master Piao ascending in the records of the Medicine King Sect. The final outcome of his life was also unclear—whether he died a natural death, met an unexpected demise, or disappeared mysteriously. All records about him ended when he returned from his journey across space.
Secondly, Master Piao did not exist only in the records of the Medicine King Sect. Many texts in the Xuan Huang realm mentioned him as a great and benevolent figure who founded the Medicine King lineage.
"Master Piao wanted to explore deeper into the vast expanse during his journey but eventually turned back due to some special characteristics of the Xuan Huang star system," Jie Dao Gong continued, "Was it because he did not want to or was he unable?"
Jia Yi pondered this as he listened. "Let's take a look at these three items."
With a smile, Jie Dao Gong said, "Based on your contributions over time, you can enter the second layer of the Hundred Hearing Immortal Record's secret vault. I believe no elder will object to it."
Soon, Jia Yi followed the other elders into the second layer of the Hundred Hearing Immortal Record.
Compared to the first layer, this space was much smaller. All treasures were sealed within individual light spheres floating in the air.
The light spheres came in various colors and were protected by no array formations or prohibitions; they weren't even marked with True Immortal inscriptions.
Jia Yi squinted as he looked at the myriad of light spheres, sensing a faint life force emanating from them.
"These light spheres... are alive?"
Jie Dao Gong nodded approvingly. "Your intuition is indeed sharp!"
"Correct," Jie Dao Gong explained. "The guardians of the second layer are a mysterious living entity called Starlight Lotus. Even during the heyday of the starry seas, such entities were rare. Their radiant light enveloped vast regions of space, forming dreamlike lotuses. When they bloomed, the starry domains were bathed in dazzling light; when they withered, the starry domains fell into a dark silence."
"Whenever a world within the starry domain was destroyed, a seed would form inside the light lotus. Over countless eons, this cycle repeated... These spheres are formed in such a manner," Jie Dao Gong said.
Jia Yi listened intently and imagined the grand scenes of ancient star seas.
"The treasures that the Commercial Immortal Ship took away were many, but the Starlight Lotus is one of the most valuable left behind."
"Sealed within these seeds, it would be difficult to extract their contents without special means. Even if you tried brute force..." Jie Dao Gong snorted coldly. "Unless you destroy the entire Starlight Lotus!"
This spiritual entity lived in the starry seas and endured countless calamities while still maintaining its life. Its destruction required divine power!
Moreover, even using True Immortal inscriptions, it would take some time to destroy.
The Commercial Immortal Ship elders were confident about this protection mechanism.
Jia Yi's thoughts flashed: "In the previous world under the Great Array of All Things Returning to Emptiness, this Starlight Lotus didn't last long either."
"Now I don't even need to use a divine array; just my Dust Finger can destroy it. However, destroying is easy, but extracting the contents from the seed would be quite challenging." The other elders were unaware of Jia Yi's dangerous thoughts and worked together to open the light sphere containing Master Piao's three items.
Their eyes focused on the three treasures. Jia Yi felt a similar true essence activity emanating from the three-pronged tree, just like with the Barkeeper Puppet.
But he kept it quiet and observed carefully alongside the other elders. The broken gray bird and the second Medicine Kingcauldron did not seem to contain any special power.
"Guarding against disasters... akin to a projection of dao. Master Piao is indeed not simple."
"And this ability was not passed on to the Medicine King Sect," Jia Yi's eyes flickered as he suppressed his desire to absorb the true essence.
"Elders, have you found anything?" After much observation, Jie Dao Gong asked.
"There doesn't seem to be any strange places. But indeed, these items give me a strange feeling," said Lu Yu Zhi, gaining the agreement of the other elders.
If one didn't know about their anomalies, they might not notice anything unusual at first glance. However, upon closer inspection after knowing about them, various inconsistencies would arise naturally.
If only a few felt this way, it could be attributed to an illusion. But with over ten elders feeling the same... it was clear that it wasn't just an illusion.