Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 514: Nine-Extreme Treasure Star

"Is this some kind of trap, or perhaps a realm brimming with fortune?"

Extreme caution gripped Huo Linzi, yet he dismissed the notion of anyone deceiving him, for this location was far too astonishing. Such a spot capable of effortlessly subduing him was exceedingly uncommon even amid the vast Chaos!

What being could have orchestrated a domain like this?

Though a powerhouse grasping the Dao Intent of Chaos might slay him outright, achieving such flawless and harmonious suppression was utterly beyond possibility.

Gazing toward the heavens, Huo Linzi recalled the recent message stating that upon entering the Nine Extreme Treasure Star, securing a treasure was essential for a safe departure. Without it, venturing outward intensified the combined oppressive force of will and Dao Intent, rendering escape from this world entirely unattainable.

He swiftly relayed the events unfolding here to Wudaizi, then set off to investigate the depths of the Nine Extreme Treasure Star.

"What barrenness—how on earth could treasures emerge from here?"

With a casual palm thrust, he cleaved a remote mountain summit clean in two at its base.

As Huo Linzi prepared to shift his gaze, he abruptly noticed the shattered peak gradually mending back to its former shape, driven by an unseen power.

"A bizarre realm indeed."

Huo Linzi creased his brow and soared off into a farther expanse.

In an instant, while gliding above a serene lake.

A powerful vibration suddenly emanated from the lake's depths.

Huo Linzi halted at once, scrutinizing the waters below.

Soon after, a glistening pearl, fluid as water itself, began ascending leisurely from the sediment.

The moment Huo Linzi's divine sense locked onto that pearl, he distinctly felt the roiling convergence of Dao Principles inside it!

"A seventh-order fused Dao treasure!"

Joy surged across Huo Linzi's features.

To think a treasure would manifest right before him!

Still, the pearl ascended at an agonizingly sluggish pace.

He dashed nearer, reaching out to claim the watery orb.

Shockingly, however, proximity to the pearl amplified the eerie suppressive might, halting his progress entirely at a critical distance.

As the pearl continued its gradual ascent, the oppressive force waned incrementally.

Huo Linzi surmised that full emergence of the pearl would grant him access to this fused Dao prize.

"At this rate, it'll surface in just six centuries! That's barely a wait!"

Refusing to depart, Huo Linzi settled into meditation close by, patiently awaiting the pearl's rise.

This fused Dao treasure held immense worth; claiming it would yield vast cultivation resources upon his return.

Such items served as prized universal tender!

Centuries flew by in what felt like moments.

Growing restless in his vigil, Huo Linzi glanced skyward, hoping to spot passersby traversing the outer void.

But this look twisted his face in alarm.

"The celestial map has shifted!"

Uttering in disbelief, he added, "This can't be the same starfield I crossed earlier. Does the treasure star drift about?"

He remembered its prior sighting on his way back; it hadn't been there on his initial approach. Its relocation now seemed plausible.

Moreover, this starfield bore signs of inhabitants!

Faintly, he discerned numerous cultivators hovering beyond the atmosphere, peering in with evident intrigue at the star's mysteries.

"Curses! I figured I had this whole star to myself!"

Huo Linzi promptly updated Wudaizi on the developments.

Wudaizi replied, "Your fortunes have turned peculiar of late. This Sovereign has sent elite forces to rendezvous with you!"

Relief washed over Huo Linzi at the words.

Now secure, he knew that with the Wuliang Dao Court's might arriving, the star would fall under their domain!

Abruptly, droplets seemed to cascade from above like rain!

Peering up, Huo Linzi watched as cultivators streaked earthward like falling stars, their faces etched with fear as they unleashed maximum strength to defy the binding force.

In vain, of course. Even he, a fifteenth-order fused Dao Venerable, bowed to that power—how could these random arrivals hope to resist?

Additional years slipped away.

A group advanced toward Huo Linzi's lakeside position!

Huo Linzi's brow furrowed deeply.

Quickly, the group spotted him and barreled in their direction.

Upon eyeing the pearl ascending from the lake's heart, avarice lit their eyes, prompting an immediate assault on Huo Linzi.

"Courting oblivion!"

With a sleeve sweep, Huo Linzi unleashed blazing blades that hurtled toward the intruders!

"That seal is formidable!"

Shrieks of terror rose as the flames diced them into pieces, one by one.

Huo Linzi scowled. "Normally, no remains would be left. This Dao Principle restraint is revolting."

The bodies splashed into the lake, vanishing swiftly without remnant.

Initially unperturbed, Huo Linzi resumed his watch over the pearl.

Yet his sharp instincts picked up a subtle shift in the pearl's progress.

"Hm? The pearl's surfacing has sped up by half a day?"

Though merely hours gained, it piqued Huo Linzi's interest.

Recalling the prior intel, he fetched a discarded Dao artifact and cast it into the waters near the pearl.

He observed as the item dissolved tracelessly in the lake.

Instantly, the pearl's ascent surged forward by fifty years!

"It works that way? Why hesitate then?"

Huo Linzi promptly emptied his storage of unusable treasures, hurling them into the lake. Quality irrelevant, each sank without echo, propelling the pearl's rise ever faster.

Merely three days on, after immense offerings, the pearl fully materialized.

As Huo Linzi seized it, a fleeting doubt lingered.

But probing the authentic, potent fused Dao Principles within dispelled all uncertainty!

This was genuinely a treasure star!

The message's details rang true!

Simultaneously, he noted one suppressive layer lifting from him.

Testing flight toward the skies, he met no resistance—treasure in hand, exit rights were his.

Yet urgency to depart eluded Huo Linzi. Instead, he lingered, hunting more fused Dao treasures and those outlined in the info.

What a genuine trove of wonders—how could he abandon it lightly?

Nor was Huo Linzi the sole discoverer. Various powers soon uncovered the Nine Extreme Treasure Star and its bountiful secrets.

Due to its erratic wandering, word proliferated beyond control.

Ere long, word reached cultivators across Dao Courts, sects, and realms in the Nine Stars Land about the Nine Extreme Treasure Star's allure.