I Cheated While Cultivating

Cheng Jianjian was very meticulous about disguising herself.

After all, her beauty was striking, and if she didn’t disguise herself, she would attract attention wherever she went.

Now she was disguised as a man.

With a full beard, coarse skin, and a burly figure, one could not recognize her original appearance at all.

This could effectively prevent her from being discovered by the people of the Star Palace.

Although Cheng Jianjian’s strength had fully recovered, enough to handle one or two ordinary Star Monarchs, she would still be no match against a high-ranking Star Monarch, or if several Star Monarchs attacked her together.

Traveling in disguise was undoubtedly the best way to proceed.

The Star Palace was located in the Imperial Capital of Zhongzhou in the Da Wei Empire, right in the center, in a position even more central than the Imperial Palace, making it the most prestigious place in the world.

Yuezhou was not close to Zhongzhou, and as Cheng Jianjian could only travel on land, her speed was naturally not fast—flying would be too conspicuous and would easily lead to being discovered.

That day, Cheng Jianjian arrived at a large city, where she planned to inquire for news about the Star Palace.

Because in recent days, she had heard a rumor.

It was said that half a month ago, the Ziwei Emperor had descended to subdue all the Star Monarchs of the Star Palace and had ordered them to search wholeheartedly for the reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor Gou Chen.

And this Ziwei Emperor was called “Zhou Wei”.

Cheng Jianjian knew that this was an alias Zhou Heng often used when he descended into other worlds.

This meant that Zhou Heng had already taken control of the core of the most powerful force in this world.

However, her heart was devoid of any joy, instead filled with worry.

She was acutely aware that in this world, holding the star positions of Gou Chen and Ziwei was extremely dangerous.

A slight misstep could lead to the influence of the Mother of All Stars and a gradual loss of one’s self!

“I hold the Innate Northern Dipper position, which just allows me to barely resist the erosion of the Gou Chen position forced upon me. What does he rely on when he himself is inherently of the Ziwei position!”

Upon hearing this news, Cheng Jianjian’s heart raced with extreme worry.

Nevertheless, she didn’t panic too much, trusting that Zhou Heng would certainly have a way to solve it, just like the various crises he had faced before, which he always resolved in his own way.

But she still couldn’t help worrying.

Therefore, she decided to find a nearby large city to see if she could gather any news about the Star Palace or about Zhou Heng.

This world had no convenient means of information transfer, nor any public information-gathering institutions; the spread of news usually depended on roving Martial Artists or traveling merchants. ꭆãNőꞖĘṩ

Therefore, the most convenient places to inquire about news were markets, as well as restaurants and inns.

The former was where traveling merchants congregated, while the latter were places where roving Martial Artists would discuss their experiences along the way.

However, traveling merchants tended to be only interested in business, while Martial Artists were keen on discussing their observations, so restaurants and inns were more convenient for gathering information.

Cheng Jianjian chose the largest restaurant in the city.

This place was frequented by Martial Artists from all over the year-round and also employed a learned storyteller who would often share amusing tales from abroad, and sometimes talk about recent significant events.

Cheng Jianjian found an empty spot and sat down, her Divine Sense quietly spreading out, paying attention to everyone’s conversation, as well as the performance of the storyteller on the high stage.

Perhaps it was fate, but soon after she sat down, the storyteller began to talk about the experiences of Zhou Heng in Yuezhou City.

“…It is said that a great emperor has recently taken residence in the Star Palace, known as the Ziwei Emperor, the Lord of all stars, the Grandmaster of the cosmos, the master of all celestial bodies… That day, outside the city of Yuezhou, the Ziwei Emperor Zhou Wei came walking on air, his body draped in the brilliance of billions of stars…

“Yet the one hundred and eight Star Monarchs of the Star Palace refused to acknowledge His status, even daring to confront Him and summoning one hundred and eight Star Gods with the hopes of slaying the Ziwei Emperor Zhou Wei…

“Unimaginably, as soon as the one hundred and eight Star Gods descended, they immediately slew the Star Monarchs who summoned them, all kneeling before Zhou Wei, addressing Him as the Emperor with utmost respect…”

Obviously, the storyteller was very excited, speaking with animated brows and flailing gestures, his words exciting the crowd of wandering heroes listening below.

For the vast majority, terms like Star Monarchs, Star Gods, and Emperor sounded like something out of myths or legends and far removed from their lives; it was sufficient for entertainment and excitement.

Cheng Jianjian’s expression, however, was solemn.

Although she could tell that the storyteller’s content was definitely exaggerated—after all, the entire Star Palace might not even have a hundred Star Monarchs, let alone one hundred and eight of them attacking Zhou Heng—it was enough to glean some truth. The adversaries Zhou Heng faced were definitely numerous and might have even included descending Star Gods.

“Even for him, it wouldn’t be easy to subdue the entire Star Palace in such a short period of time.” Cheng Jianjian grew increasingly anxious, thinking to herself, “It must have been very tough. I must find him as soon as possible and tell him about the dangers of this world.”

…

In fact, Zhou Heng had never lowered his guard.

Once he realized that this world might have been eroded by the Innate Doumu Yuanjun thousands of years ago, he entered a state of constant readiness for battle.

Moreover, to confront an Evil God of such caliber, ordinary means would simply not suffice.

Whether the Innate Doumu Yuanjun, despite being an Evil God, possesses a fraction of the might described in legends, Zhou Heng knew he must exert his full strength to combat it.

Therefore, he was always prepared.

The moment there was any sign of Innate Doumu Yuanjun’s power descending, he would immediately counterattack, without hesitation.

He would use the projection of the “Heaven Opening Seal”.

…

Outside the world, in the vast and profound starry space, the brilliance of billions of stars converged into bands of light, entwining around an immense and towering silhouette.

Dimly visible, this figure had four heads and eight arms, majestic and serene, sitting in a meditative pose with various treasures and celestial patterns flickering around.

He appeared to be the root and ancestor of all stars, with the countless stars of the entire universe revolving around Him, abiding by His will as the law of their movements.

Yet such a supreme being was now unable to move an inch, merely sitting in the void.

Because, from above this supreme being’s head, a Red Giant Sword seeming to penetrate the universe had been thrust in, with its tip emerging at the waist, firmly nailed into the void.

It was this Red Giant Sword that fixed the supreme being in place, rendering Him incapable of manifesting power or fleeing.

Suddenly, this supreme entity seemed to sense something, its starry light falling towards a distant world like gaze.

Even the bands of light formed by the brilliance of the myriad stars began to tremble slightly.

But then the Red Giant Sword burst into radiance, a light filled with murderous intent that instantly overpowered the luminescence of the stars, cutting off the supreme being’s “gaze”.

“Gou Chen, Ziwei…”

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