This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

Chapter 243 A Star Palace Deep in My Memory

As the Ghost-Crossing Technique unfolded, their bodies merged like water and milk, and her consciousness extended towards Xiao Xingchen like a serpent.

Ghost arts are inherently techniques that involve sacrificing oneself. At this moment, Huangfu Lingxue was as if she were using her own life as a bargaining chip to exchange for Xiao Xingchen's life.

Under the blue light, Xiao Xingchen's bronze color faded like the tide, replaced by a deep blue. His life force, like a candle flickering in the wind, quietly dissipated, leaving him like a lifeless corpse lying quietly on the bed.

A snow-white body, like the wings of an angel, gently covered his body. This scene was like a mysterious and beautiful painting, the full picture of which could not be seen by anyone.

Even Huangfu Lingxue, the moment the blue light burst forth, felt as if she had fallen into the deep sea and lost consciousness.

She felt as if she had been sucked into a boundless ocean, surrounded by the gentle caress of the sea like a mother, with the sound of the waves rising and falling like a symphony playing in her ears.

"This is where?"

She awoke as if from a dream, startled to find herself surrounded by the blue ocean.

The sky was as blue as a sapphire, and the sea as smooth as silk. Strolling in this blue ocean, she felt a light and carefree feeling, as if she were floating on air.

However, when she gently splashed the water, the scene before her made her expression change in shock.

In the abandoned waves, she seemed to see a mysterious world, where ordinary people were busy like ants, birds and beasts leaped like elves, and cultivators who could fly and escape into the earth were majestic like gods.

She wondered if she was seeing things, and splashed water again. This time, the splash revealed a desolate land, on which ten suns hung high like burning fireballs, radiating intense light.

On the other side, amidst the splashing water, the bustling traffic and towering skyscrapers stood like giants. For a moment, she was stunned, standing there like a sculpture, unable to understand why she had appeared in this dreamlike world.

This sea seems to be a vast ocean composed of mysterious worlds, but wasn't I cultivating that unfathomable Ghost-Crossing Technique for Xiao Xingchen?

Her demonic arts were already masterful, and she had an inexplicable affinity for the Star Core. After more than ten years of nurturing, while she wouldn't claim to wield the Star Core with complete mastery, it contained her life essence and vital energy!

She had never witnessed such a magical scene in the Star Core. Just as she was feeling bewildered, above her head, beyond the azure Milky Way, a phoenix streaked across the sky like a shooting star, shining with dazzling light.

Immediately afterwards, countless rare and exotic beasts surged across the sky like a tide, and those dragons, phoenixes, and qilins that only existed in legends appeared in droves as if they were free.

Gradually, in the distance from the herd of beasts, a palace suspended in the air appeared and disappeared, like a mysterious fairy palace, exuding an intoxicating fairy aura.

After sensing her own body, she exerted all her strength like an arrow released from a bow, her figure rushing out like lightning. As the distance closed, she finally saw the appearance of the celestial palace. At the main entrance of the celestial palace stood a stele with two words engraved on it—Starry Sky.

Starry Palace—her eyes were filled with confusion. The name was so unfamiliar to her, as if it came from another world. Looking into the distance, it seemed a child was playing happily within the palace, like a shining pearl radiating pure innocence.

Could it be that?

A startling thought surged in her mind, and she sped towards the celestial palace like a bird in flight.

Inside the celestial palace, the magnificent pavilions and jade towers were breathtakingly beautiful, resembling a fairyland. As soon as Huangfu Lingxue stepped into the palace gate, she smelled a refreshing and delightful fragrance permeating the air.

She only took a light sniff, but she felt her three-tiered cultivation level begin to loosen as if ice were cracking, and her Ghost Sword Technique began to operate uncontrollably like a wild horse.

Before me lay a wide plaza, where a tiny, naked doll was happily flying around, catching birds and catching fish, as if thoroughly enjoying this carefree time.

The little baby was completely unaware of her appearance, and even passed through her body as if she were an illusion.

At the Star Palace, she gazed once more at the stone tablet at the main entrance, a profound and indescribable sense of awe welling up within her.

Everything here seems to be a dazzling pearl engraved deep in Xiao Xingchen's memory, radiating a mysterious and enchanting light.

She couldn't help but marvel at how her ghostly magic had merged with Xiao Xingchen's mind and body, allowing her to step into the depths of his memories. This little child must be Xiao Xingchen as a child.

He came from a place called Star Palace, but what exactly is this place? Xiao Xingchen's background hides such a deep secret, which she never expected.

Actually, this is not hard to understand. If Xiao Xingchen saw all this, he would immediately recognize that this was the mystery of his origins that Daji revealed when she first severed the poison of his destiny for him.

Xiao Jianren's origins are shrouded in mystery, which is also the answer Xiao Xingchen has been searching for. However, to this day, no clues related to his background have ever surfaced, and as time goes by, he has almost forgotten this secret.

As the bronze tree eroded the memory, this deepest part of the mind was finally revealed through Huangfu Lingxue's Ghost Crossing Technique. In other words, Huangfu Lingxue personally unlocked the secrets hidden deep within that memory.

She not only saw Xiao Jianren as a child, but also saw celestial mist rising behind the Star Palace, from which great power surged continuously, and some terrifying figures appeared and disappeared within it, but their true faces could not be clearly seen.

As she tried to move forward and delve deeper into the Star Palace, a gaze seemed to fall upon her. That single gaze alone made her feel the aura of death. She knew it was because the owner of that gaze was unapproachable, an unparalleled being. If she were to force her way in, it would cause this sea of ​​memories to collapse and vanish.

The urgent task is not to pry into Xiao Xingchen's misty memories, but to find him and awaken him, because only by awakening his dormant self-awareness can he dispel these demonic bronze colors.

Just as she was deep in thought, above the vast sea of ​​stars below, a bronze divine tree suddenly sprang up like bamboo shoots after a rain.

"Hahaha, finally in! Is this what's in your head? I'd like to see what kind of being this is. Hmm? This sea looks familiar!"

A booming roar, like thunder, echoed across the blue sea. Huangfu Lingxue, with the speed of a hawk, instantly spotted the location of the Bronze Divine Tree. Although she knew nothing about this mysterious object, its bronze color was clearly the culprit that had harmed Xiao Xingchen.

"I didn't expect it to be you, an uninvited guest, who barged in. Well then, I'll finish you off right here."

Huangfu Lingxue transformed into a ghostly sword, vanishing from her spot like lightning. When she reappeared, the previously blurry and sinister sword now seemed to have been imbued with a trace of celestial energy from the Star Palace, as if guided by an immortal. With a single swing, she...

With a loud clang, the bronze divine tree was caught off guard and sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

"There's someone here? And a woman at that?"

A cry of alarm, like a sharp sword, abruptly interrupted the Bronze Tree's thoughts. Upon entering this place, it felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity wash over it. Just as it was still engrossed in studying the blue ocean, the Ghost Sword had already arrived like a phantom, catching it completely off guard.

"The culprit, once you're completely eliminated, he should be able to wake up, right?"

"So it was because you opened this door to memories. This kid is really something else. He has such important memories locked deep in his mind. He must be afraid of causing trouble. It's just a pity that he met me. All of this will become my possession!"

The bronze tree suddenly began to grow larger, its enormous body taking root in the ocean. The divine birds on its bronze branches seemed to come alive, and at that moment, a hurricane began to sweep across the land.

"Woman, have you lost your mind to venture into the abyss of memories with such a frail body? Don't you know that I have already taken over this body? With just a thought from me, you will vanish into thin air. However, if you can help me unlock the secrets deep within his memories, I will spare your life."

"Stop your noise, take this!"

Huangfu Lingxue's ghost sword gleamed coldly. Why would she waste words with the divine tree? It was because a fiery power, like a volcanic eruption, was slowly awakening on the branches of the divine tree. This power was far beyond her ability to resist. If it weren't for the aura of the Star Palace deep in Xiao Xingchen's memory, how could she have the courage to confront such a divine object as the Bronze Divine Tree head-on?

"court death!"

The bronze tree resembles a colossal beast that is constantly expanding. Its branches and leaves grow like wildly spreading tentacles, extending all the way to the top of the tree, where all the bronze statues are displayed before the world.

A chilling pressure rose from the sea like surging waves.

The ghost sword slashed down fiercely, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree; it couldn't cause the slightest damage to the bronze divine tree, only sending up a few sparks. Huangfu Lingxue's sword was like a toy sword in a child's hand in front of this swollen divine tree, failing to arouse the tree's interest in the slightest.

The branches of the divine tree continued to grow until they were level with the stars, at which point it stopped as if it had completed its mission.

"Found it!" On a branch of the divine tree, an ancient figure, seemingly weathered by time, materialized. With a single step, it seemed to transcend the boundaries of time and space, steadily stepping onto the Star Palace.