<h4>Chapter 915: Big Dipper Banner</h4>
The girl with the family name Liu still felt dissatisfied. She said, “We are all disciples of the Cyclic Astral Pce. He definitely will not dare to do anything to us. Senior Brother, you are clearly just being timid and seeking excuses.”
“You fool! This fellow does not even give any face to a Martial Emperor. Would he be afraid of our Big Dipper Pce? Ignorant! If you want to go and find First Senior Brother, you can go by yourself.”
Ye Qing could not be bothered to say more. He turned around and left the stunned girl, as well as the other disciples, behind.
The others did not leave immediately. They had lost their Astral Banners. It would take a long time for them to refine one from scratch again, so they still hoped that their First Senior Brother could help them snatch their banners back.
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Xiao Chen was rather interested in the Big Dipper Banner. Actually, the Greenwood Banner—a Magic Treasure—was akin to an Astral Banner as well. It refined the Astral Energy of the Greenwood Star and exhibited the power of greenwood to trap the enemy.
He looked for a quiet ce, then carefully flipped through the secret manual containing the Big Dipper Pce’s refining method of the Big Dipper Banner. The procedure was notplicated, but the resources required were somewhat bbergasting.
Refining one star on the Big Dipper Banner required three hundred and sixty-five Astral Cores to be refined into an Astral Pearl. After that, one needed to supplement it with fifty kilograms of ck Patterned Gold before one could sessfully refine one star.
Even if Xiao Chen used only Inferior Grade Astral Cores, he estimated that it would still cost more than three hundred thousand ck Astral Coins—which in Astral Coins would be over thirty million Astral Coins. Adding in fifty kilograms of ck Patterned Gold would bring the total to about six hundred thousand ck Astral Coins.
This figure still did not include the resources needed for the banner itself and the banner’s pole. Altogether, the price would be sky-high.
If Xiao Chen wanted to make a better Astral Pearl, the resources needed would increase severalfold. He would have to add in divine material.
In summary, the more ingredients used, the better the quality of the Astral Pearl.
All the Astral gs that Xiao Chen collected, including Ye Qing’s, were refined using Astral Pearls made from Inferior Grade Astral Cores.
A top-level Big Dipper Banner used several tons of Underworld ck Copper and ck Patterned Gold. The Astral Pearls would be made from Peak Grade Astral Cores. There would be ny-nine different divine materials, each one weighing at least half a ton.
With such a banner, the Big Dipper that the seven stars formed emitted a golden light. The starlight couldpete with the sun and the moon. With one wave of the banner, the seven stars could crush the moon, turn mountains and rivers into ashes, flip rivers and the sea, making one invincible.
However, even the Big Dipper Pce’s Pce Lord did not have such a Big Dipper Banner. The only one in existence had been refined into a formation diagram by the Cyclic Astral Pce’s Pce Lord.
From the secret manual that Ye Qing handed over, and some misceneous scribbles on it, Xiao Chen understood that the Big Dipper Pce was only a branch of the Cyclic Astral Pce, simr to the branch of a sect. Furthermore, it ranked thest among the branches.
Aside from the Big Dipper Pce, there were another twenty-three branches, each of which had their own Astral Banner. Among these, the Rosette Star Banner had the most stars needing refining—a total of thirty-six.
Strong branches like the Sun Pce and the Moon Pce had banners that needed only one star refined. However, they were stronger than the other Astral Pces. The materials required for one Sun Banner would suffice for over one hundred ordinary Big Dipper Banners.
Due to the onerous resource requirements, the Sun Pce and the Moon Pce generally followed a system of a single line of session. Normally, they would take in only one disciple per generation.
That was not the most horrifying thing—which was that the Cyclic Astral Pce had a Cyclic Astral Pce Diagram. This Cyclic Astral Pce Diagram contained the constetions of all twenty-four Astral Pces. All the Astral Pearls used were refined from Peak Grade Astral Cores and supplemented by ny-nine types of divine materials.
How many stars were twenty-four constetions? How much resources would be required? Just thinking about this gave Xiao Chen a headache.
When this formation diagram was opened, starlight would cover thend. It could turn day into night, manipting space-time. It could even refine a living Martial Emperor; it was a peak Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. Fortunately, the ones he had run into were from the Big Dipper Pce. If they had been disciples of the other pces, he might not have won so easily.
Initially, he had not cared about the First Senior Brother of these Big Dipper Pce disciples. However, he had heard that female disciple say that her First Senior Brother had alreadypletely refined the Big Dipper Banner.
This was a person to pay attention to. There was an enormous difference between aplete Big Dipper and an iplete Big Dipper.
The thing that was even more problematic was the Heroes’ Convention. Xiao Chen had not expected Di Wuque to act so expeditiously. The news of the Heroes’ Convention had already reached the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Recruiting the Big Dipper Pce’s top disciple was probably just a start. If the entire Cyclic Astral Pce supported Di Wuque, then he would have gained a foothold in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking about all these and looked at Ye Qing’s Big Dipper Banner. Then, something struck him.
He did notck ck Patterned Gold. Back when he was on Dragon Wood Star, Huangpu Feng had given him arge amount of ck Patterned Gold. He also had some Inferior Grade Astral Cores remaining.
If he melted down the other Astral Banners and used the resources he had on hand, he should be able toplete Ye Qing’s Big Dipper Banner.
Xiao Chen previously thought that no matter what, he was still considered wealthy. However, now that he looked at these Secret Treasures of the Astral Pces, he realized that he was actually broke.
“I’m too poor. I can’t even refine a Medial Grade Big Dipper Banner.”
After muttering to himself for a while, Xiao Chen spat out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and killed the half-dead evil Demon clone. Then, he took out the Golden Crow Egg. After that, he threw in all the Astral Banners, aside from Ye Qing’s, into it.
With a ‘whoosh,’ the Lunar True me in Xiao Chen’s left eye flew out and entered the cauldron. Then, he started to melt down these Secret Treasures.
Melting them down was not difficult. All he needed to do was put in enough me to slowly roast them. After a long time, hepletely melted down the four Astral Banners. The Astral Cores, ck Patterned Gold, and other resources were all separated and arranged neatly.
After this, Xiao Chen read through the secret manual for refining the Big Dipper Banner once again. Now, he felt very confident. After it was dark, he started to ce Inferior Grade Astral Cores into the cauldron to refine an Astral Pearl.
It was almost impossible to fail in refining an Inferior Grade Astral Pearl. The first Astral Pearl that Xiao Chen refined was for Alioth, the fifth star of the Big Dipper.
He looked up at the sky and observed Alioth for a full hour before he finally began.
The refinement of the first Astral Pearl was time-consuming. Xiao Chen worked hard from dusk to dawn before he finished.
A palm-sized Astral Pearl floated above his palm. Heaving a sigh of relief, he took out the Big Dipper Banner and ced this Astral Pearl into it. Immediately, a resplendent star appeared on the floating banner.
However,pared to the other four stars, this star clearly appeared much dimmer, likely due to theck of umtion of Astral Energy.
With the experience from refining Alioth, the refinement of the final two stars—Mizar and Alkaid—went much more smoothly. Inferior Grade Astral Pearls did not have too high a requirement for the timing of adding materials or fire control.
Thus, Xiao Chen managed to refine the stars in a convenient fashion. The disciples of the Big Dipper Pce did not have a cauldron or a me of the same level as the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and Lunar True me. When they wanted to refine Astral Pearls, they had to pay ck Astral Coins to the elders at their Equipment Forging Pavilion to get them to help with the refinement.
After Xiao Chen inserted thest two Astral Pearls, he instantly felt an earthshaking change in the Big Dipper Banner.
The seven stars officially constituted theplete Big Dipper. The Astral Energy formed a major cycle flowing with light.
When Xiao Chen unfurled the Big Dipper Banner, it fluttered, and starlight flickered. The seven resplendent stars absorbed the Astral Energy of the Big Dipper continuously.
The Big Dipper constetion in the night sky sent down seven pirs of starlight.
Xiao Chen tested out the might of the Big Dipper Banner. With a casual wave, the Astral Banner pped loudly. Powerful Astral Energy surged out. Everywhere it passed, glittering starlight crashed around, sounding just like unending, ear-splitting thunder.
“Ka!”
Xiao Chen spun the Astral Banner around and stabbed it into the ground. Surging Astral Energy flooded out, and a crack immediately formed, extending for a kilometer in the blink of an eye. The ground appeared to have split into two.
He gaped slightly at this sight, feeling somewhat incredulous. Afterpleting the constetion, the might of the Big Dipper Banner was actually so horrifying.
Furthermore, he had not cultivated the Big Dipper Art. If he used the hand seals of the Big Dipper Art inbination with thisplete Big Dipper Banner, it would be even more powerful.
Feeling very joyful, Xiao Chen happily yed with this Astral Banner in the sky. The seven stars came out and materialized the scene of a starry night sky.
As he held the Big Dipper Banner and walked in the sky, it looked like he was walking on the Milky Way. When he swung the banner lightly while using the power of the constetion, the entire space shook intensely.
“Good! Good! Good! With this Big Dipper Banner and the two Magic Treasures—the Five Element Medallion and the Greenwood Banner—I do not need to fear anyone at the King conferring ceremony.”
Xiao Chen put away the Big Dipper Banner with satisfaction and resumed his journey.
The King conferring ceremony would soon take ce. He would obtain the title of Azure Dragon King, officially taking on the status of the Azure Emperor’s descendant and the responsibility of rebuilding the Dragon’s Gate.
After traversing the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden, Xiao Chen traveled swiftly. Leaving only dust in his wake, he arrived at a small city in the Primal Chaos Domain.
After half a month of hurried travel, Xiao Chen felt tired. He sought thergest inn in the city and happily took a bath. Then, he ordered a table full of delicacies to satisfy himself.
“There is fresh big news. The Martial God Pce is dying the White Robed King Xiao Chen’s King conferring ceremony!”
Xiao Chen had just sat down and finished a cup of wine when he heard news about himself. Furthermore, it was such shocking news.
“Damn! Is that true? Didn’t they say that they would hold the King conferring ceremony soon?”
“It is definitely true. The three Holy Masters of the Martial God Pce personally passed the edict. How could it be false? The news has spread throughout the entire Tianwu Domain.”
“They’re unlikely to cancel it, right? This is a very big matter.”
“It hasn’t reached the extent of cancetion. However, the title is a little problematic. I heard that the three Holy Masters do not intend to give Xiao Chen the title of Azure Dragon King. This title is too sensitive.”
“Isn’t it White Robed King?”
“White Robed King your head! That is something spread by that asshole Qi Wuxue. Anyone with a bit of age knows that the Azure Emperor’s title was Azure Dragon King. As the Azure Emperor’s descendant, he is sure to inherit this title.”
When Xiao Chen heard this, he frowned slightly. The title Azure Dragon King held great significance to him. If not for this title, he would not bother with having a King title.
In the future, when he advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, he could confer a Kingship on himself and take the title Azure Dragon King. That was something that would definitely happen.
Xiao Chen had rushed back with great urgency, forgoing plenty of things forck of time, only to hear this news. He started drinking to drown his sorrows, feeling a little conflicted.
“Haha! Our dear White Robed King, why are you drinking so sadly alone? Let the few of us old folks apany you in your final drink.”
Xiao Chen looked up. A white-robed old man sat across him. This person had an elegant air about himself but was looking at him with heavy murderous intent. Two other old men sat on either side of that old man, both harboring malicious intents as well.
The Heaven and Earth Sect inner sect elders who left that strand of fate in Xiao Chen’s body had finallye to seek him.
Xiao Chen set down his wine cup and smiled coldly. “Where did these dogs and catse from? How could such people be worthy of drinking with me?”