Chapter 229: The Heavenly Master's Charge

Babata had exhausted every effort to deny the Blue Star people even a moment’s respite.

Yet he never imagined that someone could grow to an uncontrollable level in just four short months.

It was a gap in understanding, even though Babata had been cautious enough.

Four months could change so little.

At this moment, on Blue Star.

Jiang Yan gazed toward the heavens, then withdrew his gaze and looked at Old Wang.

“Old Wang, stay home and wait. I’ll be back soon.”

“You brat, do you think I’m Tang Sanzang? And what kind of strength do you have now? Going to the Starry Sky would just be throwing your life away. Stay put at home!”

Old Wang grumbled, grabbing Jiang Yan’s shoulder firmly.

Clearly, he had no idea how much Jiang Yan had grown by now.

Jiang Yan chuckled, “Old Wang, stop messing around. You can’t stop me anyway.”

“You… you… you!” Wang Zhong fumed, feeling this kid was becoming more and more unfathomable.

As the two bantered, three knocks sounded at the door.

“Old Wang, no more chit-chat.”

Jiang Yan turned and went to open the door.

The door swung open.

Standing there was a man with white hair and a youthful face, dressed in a dark yellow Daoist robe. His posture was upright, and an aura of noble righteousness seemed to emanate from him, making his presence starkly out of place with the surroundings.

Jiang Yan’s eyes narrowed. Someone who could wear a yellow Daoist robe on Blue Star and possess such an aura—his identity was likely…

Jiang Yan cupped his hands in salute. “May I ask why the Celestial Master has graced my humble abode?”

Indeed, the visitor was the current leader of the Heavenly Dao Gate, the legendary longest-living person on Blue Star—Celestial Master Zhang.

Celestial Master Zhang looked no different from a young man, and his demeanor was amiable, giving off an air of childlike innocence. Just a glance at him dispelled any trace of hostility.

With a smile, he looked at Jiang Yan. “This humble Daoist is Zhang Zhicheng. I have an important matter to entrust to you, young friend. I hope I am not disturbing you.”

Jiang Yan saw no reason to refuse a smiling guest, especially one of such high virtue and prestige. He stepped aside slightly and invited Zhang Zhicheng into the house.

Wang Zhong tactfully excused himself. Though he usually enjoyed teasing Jiang Yan, he always let him make his own decisions on important matters.

“At a time when the Star People are invading our Blue Star, what instructions does Celestial Master Zhang have for this Junior?” Jiang Yan asked as he poured tea.

Zhang Zhicheng smiled, gently stroking his beard. “This humble Daoist has come to entrust you with one matter. Afterward, I will return to the Starry Sky, fulfilling a virtuous deed on behalf of my late master.”

“Please go on.”

Jiang Yan felt a pang of apprehension. From the Celestial Master’s words, it sounded like a final entrustment. He decided he would find an excuse to refuse later.

Celestial Master Zhang glanced at Jiang Yan, his sharp eyes seeming to see through everything, though he did not voice it.

“Rest assured, young friend Jiang. This matter is no burden to you. In fact, it could be considered an Opportunity.”

“An Opportunity, given to me for free?”

Jiang Yan grew wary, finding it increasingly strange.

Celestial Master Zhang sighed softly, his gaze drifting toward the direction of the Starry Sky, his tone turning somber:

“Now that aliens have invaded, and with such ferocity, this matter may not end well. Before coming, I performed a divination. The chances of the Heavenly Dao Gate’s legacy surviving are less than one in ten.”

“However…”

The old Celestial Master fixed his eyes on Jiang Yan.

“However, as for you, young friend Jiang… for some reason, I could not divine your fate.”

“All divinations flow within the Five Elements, but when it comes to you… the signs are chaotic, the threads unclear. This humble Daoist cannot comprehend it.”

Jiang Yan broke into a cold sweat. The Daoist lineage of Blue Star was actually this powerful, capable of divination and fortune-telling, even foreseeing the future. He had always believed such things were entirely false.

“Hahaha, young friend, there’s no need to be wary. Divination merely predicts based on the existing trajectory of things—it cannot truly foresee the future, nor can it be called mystical.”

“This time, this humble Daoist seeks you not to resolve the current crisis, but to entrust you with something precious.”

With that, Heavenly Master Zhang raised his hand, and an unremarkable oblong jade stone fell into Jiang Yan’s palm.

Holding the jade, he explained, “This is the Four Directions Boundary Stone, left behind by the first Ancestral Master of our Heavenly Dao Gate.”

“The Ancestral Master was not a Blue Star Person, but he settled here after sustaining severe injuries. From then on, he devoted himself to studying and spreading the Dao, establishing the Heavenly Dao Gate.”

“This jade stone is an object left by the Ancestral Master. To this day, no one has been able to discern its true purpose. However, the Ancestral Master once instructed that this Four Directions Boundary Stone must be entrusted to the most outstanding Disciple of the Heavenly Dao Gate.”

“He also warned that the Four Directions Boundary Stone must never be revealed to outsiders, lest it bring about a calamity that could destroy the entire star.”

Heavenly Master Zhang sighed softly. “Now, the Daoist lineage is in decline. The Boundary Stone has been passed down through countless generations of Heavenly Masters, yet no one knows its use. With Blue Star facing an existential catastrophe, I fear this Boundary Stone may not be passed down further. That is why this humble Daoist, despite going against the Ancestral Master’s wishes, has decided to entrust it to an outsider.”

Heavenly Master Zhang’s words were sincere, his eyes unable to conceal regret. He likely never imagined that such a Legacy would be left to gather dust in the hands of his descendants.

A disservice to the Ancestral Master indeed~

Heavenly Master Zhang placed the jade stone in Jiang Yan’s hand and stood up.

“Young friend, this humble Daoist must now go to meet Babata and will take his leave.”

With that, he prepared to depart.

“Wait.” Jiang Yan called out to stop him.

Heavenly Master Zhang turned back. “Does the young friend still have questions?”

Jiang Yan smiled. “I won’t return this to you, but if you think the Heavenly Dao Gate’s lineage is destined to perish, I’m afraid it won’t be that easy.”

Upon hearing this, Heavenly Master Zhang’s pupils trembled, as if he had grasped the underlying meaning.

“This…”

He recalled the chaotic divination.

Under normal circumstances, Blue Star’s chances of victory were less than one in ten. But once this young man was factored in…

The divination vanished.

Unfathomable, inexplicable—the Heavenly Dao was obscured, impossible to deduce.

“Could it be…” Heavenly Master Zhang murmured.

“Alright, farewell, Heavenly Master Zhang!”

Jiang Yan had no more to say.

“Then this humble Daoist takes his leave.”

This time, Heavenly Master Zhang truly departed, though he was filled with confusion and what could be described as—displeasure.

After Heavenly Master Zhang left, Jiang Yan closed the doors and windows, carefully examining the object in his hand.

Oblong in shape, smooth to the touch—it seemed like an ordinary piece of carved jade, with nothing particularly unique about it.

In his previous life, Jiang Yan could have made a fortune from such jade. But now, holding something like this, it truly felt no different from mud.

“Forget it, I’ll store it away for now.”

After putting away the Four Directions Boundary Stone, Jiang Yan extended his Divine Sense and found that the Star Army had not yet reached Blue Star’s airspace.

However, a formidable figure was flying over.

Judging by its Aura, it was far more powerful than any other Martial Saint.

“Probably at the level of a Ninth Rank Transcendent.”

“But no one on the nearby planets has been able to comprehend something as abstract as a Law Embryo. I suspect this Babata is considerably weaker than a true Ninth Rank.”

A watered-down version of a Ninth Rank Transcendent—that was Jiang Yan’s assessment of Babata.

“Forget it, let’s finish dealing with Blue Star’s matters early, and then slowly comprehend what this so-called Law is all about.”

After grasping a trace of the Law Embryo from the Life and Death Demon Skeleton, Jiang Yan became irresistibly drawn to this unknown and Advanced power, and he was endlessly curious about the differences between Law Traits like the [Instant Kill Law] and the Laws controlled by the Martial God.