Chapter 1759: Chapter 1759: Chu Xinghe: It’s Okay… Just Mentally Breaking Down a Bit

This high platform serves as the hub.

The starry sky acts as an endless source of power.

What Lu Changsheng needs to do first is to craft a container within the high tower that can continuously absorb the star power of the stars, store it, and transmit it to the hub of the tower.

Lu Changsheng lowered his head in thought, softly voicing his ideas as if in a soliloquy.

Off to the side, Chu Xinghe was utterly dumbfounded upon hearing these words.

It was as if his soul had been struck by lightning, leaving his mind completely blank, devoid of any coherent thought.

Could a human even come up with something like this?

And even if someone could come up with it, could a person actually accomplish it?

If it were using a divine item of the level of the core of the star as a container to absorb star power, then Chu Xinghe might find it just barely plausible.

But Lu Changsheng’s proposal was to make one himself!

Even the strongest refiners in the six worlds could hardly achieve such a feat with ease, right?

And even if they could, it would likely require an enormous amount of Star Path materials.

Star Path materials are already unimaginably rare.

They are resources beyond price, with no market availability to speak of.

Even the Star Palace has an extremely limited reserve of such materials.

Previously, First Elder Luo Ping agreed to assist the Seven Treasures Saint Sect in their assault on the Nine Dragon Divine Dynasty precisely because the Seven Treasures Saint Sect had offered a massive supply of Star Path materials.

At this moment,

Lu Changsheng suddenly pulled out a jar with some mud still clinging to its surface.

The mud was even still wet!

The jar’s mouth was rounded, gently narrowing downwards toward the base, which then flared outwards in an arc-like shape.

Underneath the mouth of the jar, there was even a small circular hole.

Chu Xinghe blinked, stunned.

Little Hei Shishengmu had a peculiar expression, as though wanting to speak but holding back.

They watched Lu Changsheng casually toss the muddy jar into the air.

With a flick of his finger, he pointed at it.

In an instant, waves of star power surged into the muddy jar. Around it, starlight shimmered and flickered, as though it was connecting with the entirety of the starry sky in this moment!

Simultaneously,

Outside the high tower, everyone in the Star Palace could plainly see the ominous clouds nighttime had brought dissipating completely.

They were replaced by a dazzling, endless cascade of starlight!

At this moment,

The starlight began to flow, seemingly guided by an invisible force, converging like spotlights upon the dome of the high tower.

Inside the tower, Chu Xinghe and the others raised their heads and saw countless beams of starlight coalescing into a pillar that shone directly onto the muddy jar.

Lu Changsheng furrowed his brows slightly and murmured, “This still isn’t good enough…”

Then, he transformed his hand into a palm and suddenly clenched it into a fist.

The myriad, intangible beams of starlight began to condense!

Their convergence narrowed to just enough to enter the mouth of the jar, pouring inside.

Afterward, the starlight converged even more tightly and shot out from the small hole at the jar’s base, forming a narrow beam that seemed to pierce straight through the entire high tower, drilling from its peak down to the ground in a vertical line.

At this moment,

The star power that had been dissipating rapidly from the Star Palace began to recover.

Under the perception of Chu Xinghe and the Star Palace’s elders and disciples, they were shocked to discover that not only had the star power quantity recovered,

it now surpassed previous levels by several dozens of times in intensity, purity, and magnitude!

The Star Palace Floating City’s atmosphere was now so saturated with star power that it took on the form of mist, enshrouding the entire city in immortal-like, ethereal veils…

“It must be the Hall Master’s doing! Looks like he’s brought us good news again!”

“Indeed! As expected, only the Hall Master, who founded the Star Palace with his bare hands, could possibly create such an extraordinary training environment.”

“Exactly! There’s no doubt about it; the Hall Master deserves his title as the undisputed number one in Star Path studies. Truly unmatched!”

Little did they know,

inside the high tower, Chu Xinghe, whom the Star Palace elders and disciples were currently praising, was wearing an expression of utter shock as he stared at the scene before him.

Watching the beams of starlight continually descend from above, gather through that jar into a singular flow, pierce through the tower, and spread star power throughout the Star Palace–

His face was overcome with disbelief and terror.

“This…” Watching as Lu Changsheng descended from mid-air, Chu Xinghe swallowed audibly and couldn’t hold back from asking, “Se-Senior, what sort of divine item is this?”

Indeed.

After witnessing what Lu Changsheng had accomplished, there was no need to even think about it. Clearly, this man’s mastery of the Star Path was leagues beyond his own.

To think back on how Lu Changsheng had earlier mentioned he merely sensed a bit of it from one of his disciples… and then said he wasn’t particularly well-versed in the Star Path.

Chu Xinghe suddenly felt like dying.

Not well-versed, my ass!

If this wasn’t expertise, then what hope was left for those of them who had spent their whole lives cultivating the Star Path?

“Divine item?” Lu Changsheng looked momentarily puzzled.

On the side, Little Hei Shishengmu had already covered his face with both hands.

Chu Xinghe, flustered, pointed eagerly at the muddy jar and said with urgency, “That! It can gather the star power of the heavens, store an enormous amount, refine it, and even transmit it to the entire tower! And Senior, you’re willing to use something so profound? This must be levels higher than even the core of the star!”

Shi Sheng couldn’t listen anymore. He tugged on Chu Xinghe’s sleeve and said with a wry smile, “Senior Chu, perhaps… you might want to stop asking?”

Chu Xinghe blinked and brushed aside Shi Sheng’s gesture with irritation. “Why not? This kind of rare treasure should obviously be understood! How else am I supposed to broaden my horizons?”

Shi Sheng: “…It’s just, I’m worried you might–uh–have a breakdown later.”

Chu Xinghe patted his chest with confidence and said, “Have a breakdown? Impossible! I’m not so narrow-minded. Just knowing the nature of this divine item is enough to satisfy me! It would at least expand my knowledge.”

With that,

Chu Xinghe turned to Lu Changsheng, pointed at the muddy jar, and asked again with expectation, “Senior, what exactly is this divine item?”

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly and replied, “Are you an idiot?”

“What, you can’t recognize a flower vase? Even if you’ve never used one to hold flowers, you must’ve at least seen one before, right? Surely you’ve got one or two at home?”

At this point, Lu Changsheng could only assume Chu Xinghe’s brain wasn’t functioning properly.

Chu Xinghe was utterly dumbstruck. His smile froze right on his face.

“A… flower vase?!”

Lu Changsheng nodded. “Yeah. You didn’t see the small hole at the bottom? I literally just took it from home.

The flowers I had in it have already been transplanted, so it’s empty for now. I was planning to look for something prettier along the way to stick into it.”

Indeed.

No wonder the mud was still wet.

Chu Xinghe’s face was blank with shock.

Could an ordinary flower vase really achieve such a thing?

Recalling how Shi Sheng had tried to warn him earlier,

Chu Xinghe promptly slapped himself across the face twice.

Mu Fusheng shook his head beside him and said, “Listening to advice is a good habit. Too bad Senior Chu doesn’t have it.”

Shi Sheng cautiously asked, “Senior Chu, are you alright?”

Chu Xinghe looked like he was on the verge of tears as he forced out a pained smile. “Oh, I’m fine… I just feel like my state of mind is collapsing…”