Chapter 2233: Chapter 2235: Skin That’s Way Too Thick

Elder Cang Jing was somewhat speechless upon hearing Qing Ji’s question: These ascendants from the lower realms are indeed ignorant!

Thus, she expressed with a hint of helplessness, "How deeply do you understand the Star Devouring Clan’s invasion over ten thousand years ago?"

Elder Qing Ji stated that she understood it very well, and after recounting a series of events, she expressed.

"... Ultimately, it was the negligence of those two secret realm clans that led to the full-scale invasion by the Star Devouring Clan. At the beginning of the war, Tianqin suffered significant losses. The opponent had 5,000 Nascent Soul, 1,000 Emergence Stage, nearly a hundred Divine Spirit Stage, and more than two Body Integration Realm... Fortunately, their combat strength was slightly inferior."

From the information she accessed, Tianqin was caught off guard. Later, everyone organized a comprehensive counterattack because Tianqin’s combat strength was generally higher, thus concluding the battle within a century.

"Damn information blockade!" True Immortal Cang Jing cursed viciously, "The truth isn’t at all what you’ve heard."

"Perhaps," Elder Qing Ji wasn’t keen on arguing, "In any case, I ascended from the lower realms. Whatever you say, I believe."

"The blunders aren’t entirely due to the two secret realm clans... one could even say they were just scapegoats," Elder Cang Jing spoke expressionlessly, "While saying this might not align with the Seven Gates’ interests, some truths shouldn’t be casually concealed..."

"Back then, many were responsible for the mistakes. When the Star Devouring Clan infiltrated, they camouflaged themselves as Human Cultivators to enter each section, meaning they possessed body shrinking abilities... I really despise using such methods to suppress dissent."

Elder Cang Jing was quite clear about the specifics. The Star Devouring Clan infiltrated deliberately, leading to massive early losses for the Tianqin Plane. Later, they discovered that combat strength conversion had issues—the youth combat strength was slightly weaker than the Nascent Soul Stage.

The Star Devouring Clan’s main combat force was in their youth, which is the prime fighting age, with fewer adults. Importantly, the tribe was never large—how could a species surviving by devouring planets be massive?

The Star Devouring Clan believed that 5,000 youth could be equivalent to 5,000 Nascent Souls, capable of completing the invasion task without any issues, and might even occupy half of Tianqin’s territory. As for 1,000 adults, they equated to 1,000 Emergence Stage, essentially able to sweep through Tianqin.

Regarding the explosive stage against the Divine Spirit Stage—how many Divine Spirit Stages were there in all of Tianqin?

Those calculations were all well thought out, but the only miscalculation was the unit of combat strength.

Erroneous intelligence led to a tragic outcome; the Star Devouring Clan was counterattacked all the way by Tianqin, losing not only all their gains but also two of their domains, with the tribe suffering losses reaching 70%.

Fortunately, they still had tribesmen in their ultimate form, entities capable of devouring domains and even planes, whereas at that time, Tianqin didn’t have a single Body Integration Realm powerhouse.

Although Divine Spirit Stage True Lords could withstand it, the cost was too high. During the stalemate, the Star Devouring Clan retreated voluntarily.

However, one of their voluntary withdrawal conditions was the return of all Star Devouring Clan corpses. If Tianqin didn’t comply, the battle would have to continue, and their reasoning was quite sufficient—the eggs of the Star Devouring Clan hatched on the corpses of their tribesmen.

Tianqin really didn’t want to give them back because the Star Devouring Clan was truly mysterious, with so much worthy of research. At least if thoroughly studied, they wouldn’t suffer such losses next time.

But refusing... was not an option; the opponent openly had two ultimate combat powers.

They couldn’t even think of giving less; the Star Devouring Clan had mutual perception, even with their corpses—that was the breeding ground for the next generation, absolutely not allowed to be lost outside.

These matters digress, but the key point in Elder Cang Jing’s narrative is... the Star Devouring Clan can shrink their stature and even hide various physical traits, camouflaging just like humans.

In fact, among races from different planes, the Star Devouring Clan resembles humans the most.

At least they have two arms and two legs. As for having scales on their bodies and tails on their behinds, that’s no big deal. Big mouths, so what? Compound eyes, so what? A little horn on the head, doesn’t that matter?

However, even True Immortal Qing Ji caught on to the key point, "Elder Cang Jing means, this is indeed the corpse of an Emergence Stage Star Devouring Clan?"

"Need you ask? Think about how long it’s been drifting in the Void. Can a Nascent Soul Stage withstand it?" Elder Cang Jing glanced at Feng Jun, "What does Mountain Master Feng think?"

"I’m not Yuan Fang, how should I know?" Feng Jun couldn’t help but retort, because mobile phone simulation wasn’t possible here, he casually replied, "The appearance of an Emergence Peak."

Though this corpse was small enough to cause some doubts, after all, it was over a thousand feet long. Finding a Storage Bag large enough was challenging in normal times, but fortunately, Qing Ji and Cang Jing were well prepared to explore treasures in the Void.

Cang Jing used Xuanshui Sect’s top-tier storage treasure, the ’Mustard Seed Bracelet’, capable of storing a Divine Spirit Stage Star Devouring Clan corpse without issue. However, accessing such large items in the Void consumed a significant amount of Spiritual Energy.

After a series of operations, Master Jiu Tong looked slightly pale.

The four of them spent another day and a half returning to the resting area. Yi Jue was loitering nearby—this place had been scoured many times and was unlikely to still contain treasures. She was merely protecting Master Moli.

Seeing the four return, she hurried over, "Let it out for a look, I’ve never seen the Star Devouring Clan before."

In the area where they rested, there weren’t many rocks, so a corpse was put out, appearing exceptionally spectacular.

Even Master Moli inside the Thick Earth Cauldron was shocked, so he put away the cauldron and surveyed the scene within the defensive formation.

A cultivator beside him recognized it, "Is this the Star Devouring Clan? The void truly has everything."

Despite his astonishment, Moli couldn’t help but sigh, "Such a pity... I somewhat regret promising Mountain Master Feng not to take any artifacts!"

It wasn’t just them who were shocked; even Shou Xin couldn’t help but express his desire to go up and observe the Dao Patterns.

However, Yi Jue shook his head, "These Dao Patterns... you can’t bear them right now. There will be a time for you to see them, no need to rush. By the way, Mountain Master Feng, which parts are you planning to take?"

Feng Jun took out a True Treasure-grade short dagger — it was obtained from Tiegu’s warehouse, but apart from being sharp, it had no other merits.

Unfortunately, this short dagger couldn’t cut through the Star Devouring Clan’s skin at all. It could barely do some cutting at the joints of the remains, but it was very laborious.

"Let me do it," Yi Jue also took out a True Treasure-grade long blade, flat-headed without a tip, looking more like a kitchen knife with an extended blade. However, at the same time, an ancient, desolate aura rushed forth.

"Oh," Cang Jing blinked, "The Spirit Spade Blade of the Spirit Plant path has fallen into your hands?"

"Just holding it in trust," Yi Jue casually replied, then looked at Feng Jun, "Which parts do you want to extract?"

Feng Jun didn’t want her help but had no choice since his own blade was insufficient, "The lungs, kidneys, spleen, and liver..."

The two lungs were impossible; the corpse only had one complete lung and half of a damaged one, but the spleen and kidneys seemed intact.

Yi Jue glanced at him, nodding slightly, "Not bad, at least you didn’t think of taking the stomach pouch and heart..."

The internal organs of the Star Devouring Clan are most precious with the stomach pouch, and the heart is certainly valuable, with others slightly less so.

Cang Jing couldn’t help but mock, "I say, Yi Jue, the hearts of the Star Devouring Clan are in their heads. We can understand your expertise in Spirit Plants, but remember to grasp some common knowledge."

Yi Jue rolled her eyes at her, not focused on this, "I believe it’s acceptable for Feng Jun to take these organs. What do you all think?"

"I have no objections," Qing Ji responded frankly. For her, this gain required virtually no effort.

Master Jiu Tong couldn’t help using Divine Sense to contact the master, "That liver... is it okay for him to take it?"

Elder Cang Jing calmly glanced at her, then nodded, "I have no objections either."

"Then let me start," Yi Jue began to cut the remains, although the Spirit Spade Blade she held was famous for being sharp in the Spirit Plant path, cutting the Star Devouring Clan’s corpse was still extremely laborious.

Actually, the Spirit Spade Blade is used in the Spirit Plant path for chopping and digging trees. It is not only a combat weapon but also a production tool. Its sharpness is unquestioned; Yi Jue’s slow cutting mainly due to the extreme hardness of the corpse.

Feng Jun was somewhat distressed; waiting for Yi Jue to tire from cutting, he stepped up to take over, only to be shocked to find that even with the Spirit Spade Blade, he still couldn’t cut through the corpse. Only then did he realize it was purely due to insufficient cultivation level!

Seeing this, Qing Ji also stepped forward to take over. Sure enough, her operations were laborious but stronger than Feng Jun’s.

Once Qing Ji was tired of cutting, Cang Jing stepped forward to take over, without Feng Jun even needing to speak.

The three elders knew clearly in their hearts: Feng Jun was really giving credit to the three by allowing them to extract these organs, even though each would surely pay money to purchase, but the Star Devouring Clan’s corpse, is something money can’t buy.

So it seemed right for them to help with some minor tasks, even if it delayed some treasure hunting time, it was quite necessary.

Despite three elders taking turns, extracting the organs Feng Jun needed still took eight days and nights, leaving them all quite tired.

These organs were not small in volume, and after Feng Jun collected them, he cupped his hand toward them, "Thanks to the three elders for the assistance. If I were to do it myself, I wouldn’t finish in a year."

Elder Qing Ji waved her hand dismissively, "If you could bring them to Tianqin where Spiritual Energy could be replenished at will, it probably wouldn’t take a year."

This is true; cutting the corpse in the void is hard to exert on, and constantly replenishing Spiritual Energy is needed. But she understood, Feng Jun was eager to extract these organs to avoid encountering other accidents after entering Tianqin, so it was better to act decisively and quickly.

Elder Cang Jing could also understand Feng Jun’s sentiments, so she was curious about something else, "Mountain Master Feng, what do you want these organs for? Can you explain?"