Tianhai City, Dongpu Suburb Villa District.

Just a month ago, everything within a ten-kilometer radius of this place was purchased by a mysterious man who dispersed the original inhabitants and even drove out the animals.

Gradually, many people living outside the ten-kilometer radius began to notice that occasionally some young people dressed in strange and exotic outfits would come here. And various trucks would come and go. It seemed they were transporting some kind of goods. Moreover, at night, there would be a burst of bright light in the sky, and some people had even seen a galaxy-like brilliance rising from the ground and connecting to the sky.

Of course, some people called the police. But in the end, it all came to nothing, and nothing was done about it.

Rumors gradually started to spread. It was said that the man who bought the villa district was actually an Immortal who had descended from the heavens! He was going to build an Immortal Mansion here. And that Starlight was created by the Immortal's Mana.

Xu Yao was a girl who lived nearby, a sweet and attractive sixteen-year-old beauty in the making, whom her classmates jokingly called the school beauty. However, she didn't see herself that way. She just considered herself an ordinary girl. She dressed simply, without makeup, and focused on her studies. Her biggest wish was to be admitted to Beijing University and visit the Capital. Then, to return to Tianhai City, find a good job, and improve her family's not-so-wealthy economic situation, so her five-year-old brother could have a bright and wonderful future.

A simple dream, the dream of an ordinary person.

Yet, she was still a young girl after all, and inevitably curious about some novel things. That was the Starlight in the distant villa district. It was said to be the Mana of an Immortal.

Xu Yao didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and naturally, she didn't believe in this either. She tried to take photos for observation and research, but no matter the camera, none could capture the dazzling Starlight. It seemed almost like an illusion. But it was clearly visible to the naked eye, truly astonishing.

Today, the Starlight, which usually appeared only at night, appeared at noon.

Xu Yao was very surprised. Her parents had taken her brother out to play the day before and hadn't returned yet, so she found a small hill to watch the distant villa district from afar, attempting to observe more carefully.

Before long, Xu Yao suddenly felt the originally calm air begin to surge, stirring up gusts of fierce wind that howled between heaven and earth. It tousled her hair and made her skirt billow.

Then, the Starlight scattered across the sky, shimmering far and wide, and finally, in front of her, it condensed into a figure.

It was a middle-aged man wearing a simple high crown and a star-embellished Robe, with handsome features and a majestic demeanor. His entire body shone with a silvery Starlight, as if a Star Lord from the heavens had descended to the Mortal World.

An Immortal!? Xu Yao's expression was one of shock. She stared wide-eyed and unbelieving at the man before her who resembled a Heavenly Star Lord, feeling as though her entire worldview might be overturned.

Because this man was flying in the sky! With legs suspended in the air, the entire figure floated nearly a hundred meters above the ground, looking down at her from a high vantage point.

Are there really Immortals in this world?

"Follow me," said the Star Lord of the Southern Dipper, glancing at Xu Yao. "I will reveal to you the secret of the Starlight. All you need to do is help me with a small matter."

Having said that, he did not wait for Xu Yao to agree. His Robe swept open, and he immediately unleashed a wave of Starlight that enveloped Xu Yao entirely, carrying her with him as he flew into the sky towards the villa district.

The villa district was now completely different from what it had been half a month ago. Rune Seals were painted everywhere, whether on the ground or the walls, and they were scattered with bright silver stardust, almost turning this place into a Starry Sky on earth. None of this could be seen from the outside. Only those who truly entered the villa district could witness its magic.

Wrapped in Starlight, Xu Yao flew through the sky. Seeing this transformation, she marveled, filled with endless wonder. It felt as if this scene was not of the Mortal World but rather like the Star Palace in the heavens.

The Star Lord of the Southern Dipper brought Xu Yao to the center of the villa district.

There were no buildings here, only an incredibly huge Altar. It was a circular formation, 365 meters in diameter, where 129,600 Rune Seals had been drawn with stardust!

At first glance, it was as if one beheld the Starry Sky!

In the middle of the Altar stood five crystal-like giant pillars, towering over a hundred meters high, reaching for the skies, and radiating a bright silver glow.

Perhaps the Starlight I usually see from outside is emitted from here.

But in the next instant, her face turned completely pale, devoid of any color. With widened eyes, she stared intently at those five crystal pillars.

In the middle pillar was an ancient three-foot Longsword, glimmering like rippling water and Starlight, as if it had been forged from the stellar rivers above.

But within the other three pillars, three people were encased in ice! A man, a woman, and a little boy about four or five years old—all with their eyes closed, as trickles of blood were being squeezed out of their bodies, merging into the crystal pillars, transforming into Starlight, feeding into the central pillar!

And it was being absorbed by that Spirit Sword!

The man, the woman, and the little boy! They were Xu Yao's parents and her younger brother—the relatives for whom she had striven so hard! Now, they were frozen inside the crystal pillars, suffering a fate worse than death!

Why? What's going on? Xu Yao looked at the Star Lord of the Southern Dipper, trying to open her mouth to question why an Immortal would do such devilish deeds. Is he using people to refine a sword!?

However, as soon as she tried to speak, Xu Yao found she could not make a sound.

The Star Lord of the Southern Dipper stood with his hands behind his back, like a Heavenly God high above, his expression impassive, his gaze indifferent as he looked at Xu Yao and said indifferently, "Mortals are like ants, but it is your honor to be the core of my Formation and awaken the ancient Spirit Sword."

With that, he snapped his fingers and sealed Xu Yao, an innocent girl, into the last empty crystal pillar.

In the eyes of this Star Lord of the Southern Dipper, ordinary people of the secular world were nothing but ants, hardly worth mentioning! Whether alive or dead, they held no value. He was using their lives to set up the Formation and awaken the Spirit Sword—a mere recycling of waste. It was nothing to him.

"'Qin Xuantian is formidable; I am no match for him.' The Star Lord of the Southern Dipper gazed fervently at the Spirit Sword in the center of the Formation, then burst into laughter. 'Hahaha! However, with this ancient Spirit Sword, Falling Star, in my grasp! Even if a Saint himself were to appear, I could slay him!'"

BOOM!!

Just then, a thunderous rumble suddenly came from the void, as if thunder had exploded, resounding for miles around.

The land within a five-kilometer radius trembled violently! Pebbles flew into the air, houses shook, and the ground seemed to split open, as if an earthquake had struck!

At the same time!

Countless Rune Seals began to shine, like stars hanging in the air, casting their light. An immense Formation covering a five-kilometer radius suddenly activated, with boundless Starlight converging and bursting forth into the sky!

The Star Lord of the Southern Dipper's eyes snapped open as he looked in a direction and chuckled, "Qin Xuantian, you've come seeking death yourself!"

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