The black void was endless, and countless dim, lifeless stars floated in it, like a tomb of immensity—the tomb where the stars were buried.

The weak consciousness floated in this empty tomb, I don't know how far it went, and the scene I saw never changed, like a nightmare that had no end and would never wake up.

The consciousness gradually weakened, unable to continue, and was sucked out of this strange and desperate place by a force, and the nightmare finally woke up.

"Whew-" Ye Xingchang exhaled, wiped the sweat from his head, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It's like this every time, it's like having a nightmare, and the weird scene in the dream is really frightening. The huge pressure sinks in the heart, and people can't help but struggle hard, struggling to sweat, as if they have just finished a strenuous exercise. It's just that consciousness is experiencing it, and it is reflected in the body so truly.

Ye Xing looked around, and a group of young boys and girls wearing sky-blue student uniforms sat in a circle, separated by a certain distance from each other. The boys and girls all closed their eyes at this time, and their expressions were either happy, hesitant, anxious, or focused, as if they were experiencing different dreams.

In the center of the circle, a man in a dark robe, in his thirties, sits around and pays attention to the situation of the students around him. Seeing Ye Xing wake up with a sweaty face, he was not surprised, but habitually cast an inquiring look.

Ye Xing spread his hands and shook his head, laughing at himself. The man nodded, withdrew his gaze, and continued to focus on the other students.

Ye Xing had to look at the scene in a bored manner: the black stone floor was a little rough and uneven, full of traces of erosion by time, the dark blue walls were covered with intricate patterns, but most of them were worn out, and they could not see the original state, and there was a faint light on them, and above the high dome, there was a bright light, which was pure and clear starlight, flowing quietly in the air like water. From time to time, a few drops of starlight fell, splashing a patch of light on the black floor.

This is the only astrological tower on Blue Mercury, and almost all Blue Mercury cultivation starts from here.

Today is the day when the students who have just entered the second year of the Blue Academy come to the astrological tower to communicate with the stars and condense the stars, and the leading teacher is Tan Zhou, who teaches the cultivation class in the second grade.

Ye Xing has been in the second grade for three years, and he has not been able to advance to the third grade, because he has not yet communicated with the natal star and has not condensed the star seed.

Apprentices in the first year will go through a year of perceptual training, and after passing the perceptual strength, they will be promoted to the second grade, and they can go to the astrological tower to find their natal stars. Although not all apprentices can succeed in communicating with their destiny for the first time, the longest only took more than half a year. There is no one like Ye Xing who has not successfully communicated with the fate star for three years.

Inside the quiet tower, there was a sudden movement. A beam of light fell from the top of the tower and shone on a young man, only to see a spot of light appear in his abdomen, which gradually brightened under the beam. The starlight on the dome was like water, and it continued to pour into the beam, which became brighter and brighter, and essentially turned into a fist-thick pillar of light.

The rich star power in the pillar of light all poured into the light spot in the boy's abdomen, and the light point quickly expanded and became larger, taking on the size of a jujube. The pillar of light began to weaken, the star power began to dissipate, and when the light jujube was formed, everything in the tower returned to its original state. The light dates on the young man's abdomen were still very bright, confirming the truth of what had just happened.

Tan Zhou looked at the light jujube and said in a low voice, "Star seed." Ye Xing looked at the light jujube with envy, this is the star seed, what a magical existence. Although he had seen many star condensations in the past two years, he was amazed every time.

Of course, the heart is more of a mixture of loss and hope. I don't know when I will be able to condense my own star seed. Ye Xing couldn't help but sigh.

The star seed faded from its light and sank into the boy's belly. The boy opened his eyes, his face full of joy, and he jumped up with joy, almost crying out. Tan Zhou put a finger to his mouth and made a quiet gesture.

The boy swallowed back the shout that had just come to his lips, nodded, and sat back in his place, but the joy on his face could not be contained.

He looked up and saw that the others were still perceiving, and he couldn't help but be satisfied that the first condensed star seed had succeeded. Seeing Ye Xing's half-envious and half-disappointed expression, the young man was stunned for a moment, and then cast a sympathetic expression.

Soon, the other students woke up one after another. Some of the successes condensed the stars and cheered, while others did not condense the successes and were full of loss.

When everyone woke up, Tan Zhou stood up and said, "Congratulations to all the students who have condensed the star seed, you can be regarded as officially stepping into the path of star cultivation." Students who haven't condensed the star seed should not be frustrated, and try again next month. ”

He glanced at Ye Xing's direction and continued: "Everyone go back to the academy, and the students who have condensed the star species go to the astrological tablet to test the star grade, and then make a registration." Ye Xing, you stay for a while. ”

The boys and girls immediately dispersed, and as they walked, they excitedly discussed the process of perceiving the stars and condensing the stars. Ye Xing walked up to Tan Zhou with a dejected expression.

"Is it still the same as ever?"

Ye Xing nodded and said, "What I see in my consciousness is still all the fallen stars that have been extinguished, and the void is dark, and I can't see the light. ”

"It's not surprising that there are so many meteorites, the astral boundary is huge, and all kinds of areas exist, but you don't happen to enter that area. Tan Zhou analyzed, "But the position of consciousness in the astral boundary changes randomly every time, and every time you enter that area in the past three years, it's really weird." Are you sure it's not the same place every time?"

"I'm sure it's a different place every time I come, or I'd have noticed it in three years. Faced with Tan Zhou's question, Ye Xing replied very decisively.

Tan Zhou looked at Ye Xing with a headache, and said helplessly: "I don't know what to do in your situation, and the dean can't help it." It's just a matter of luck, maybe next time it will fall in a normal area. ”

Faced with this unreliable comfort, Ye Xing could only say, "I hope, thank you Master Tan." ”

Tan Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, you go back first." ”

Walking out of the astrological tower, Ye Xing stretched his body, and a crisp sound erupted between his bones. He looked back at the top of the tower, which was a deep blue tower, where the starry light flowed like a waterfall with a beautiful, enchanting glow.

Ye Xing retracted his gaze and wanted to walk in the direction of the academy. As soon as he took a few steps, he saw several people walking towards him, and they were going to the astrological tower behind Ye Xing.

The middle-aged man at the front was dressed in a robe with a silver thread and gold pattern, with a grim face, not angry and arrogant. Beside him, there was a middle-aged man with a dark face, who said something to the man with a slightly humble attitude. The two were followed by two attendants and the like.

As the two sides approached, Ye Xing looked at the man with some curiosity, and the man just raised his head, and Ye Xing met his eyes. Those eyes were blazing, Ye Xing seemed to be looking directly at the sun, his eyes fell into blindness, and his mind was dizzy.

It was only a moment later that he recovered, and the group had entered the astrological tower. Cold sweat broke out on Ye Xing's forehead, and his heart was full of horror. The eyes of the man just now were really terrifying! Ye Xing calmed down and quickened his pace to leave.

"That young man had a good perception just now, but why hasn't he condensed the star seed yet?"

Inside the astrological tower, a majestic man whose eyes frightened Ye Xing's heart just now asked casually.

Tan Zhou replied humbly, "My lord, that young man is a little special. He immediately explained Ye Xing's situation in detail.

"Hehe, it's so interesting, three-year-old apprentice. The man who was called "Adult" smiled slightly with interest.

The middle-aged man on the side said with a smile: "I remember that there was a student in the Azure Academy before, who also stayed in the apprenticeship stage for more than half a year, and later communicated with a yellow-level seventh-grade life star. Does this teenager also want to accumulate and soar into the sky?"

The black-robed man exclaimed, "The Blue Academy is full of talents, and it is the blessing of my Blue Mercury." ”

"This is due to the wise governance of the adults. Tan Zhou lowered his head and said.

"It's all arranged over there, right?" the black-robed man asked as he turned to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man immediately said, "Everything has been arranged." ”

The man nodded and said to Tan Zhou, "Pass the news to Gu Qian." ”

"Yes, sir. Tan Zhou bowed to him and turned to leave.

"Azure Academy. The black-robed man whispered meaningfully, a strange smile on his face.

Azure Academy, the only star cultivation academy on Blue Mercury, has hundreds of star cultivators coming out of here every year. Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, rich or poor, they can enter the Azure Academy to study, and the only admission criterion is that the perception intensity is level 1 - this is the minimum requirement for consciousness to be able to enter the astral plane.

Even so, there are still only a few hundred people on the entire Blue Mercury who can enter the Azure Academy every year. Perceiving talent is the first ditch that divides star cultivators from ordinary people.

Two tall, sparkling aqua-blue pillars stand on one side of the street, and water seems to flow in them. The curious person put his hand in, and it was as cool and moist as reaching into the water. The water that makes up the two columns of water seems to exist in such a strange way as if it is not affected by gravity.

Above the water column, there is a huge water curtain plaque, on which the four big characters of "Blue Academy" shine dazzlingly. This is the gate of the Azure Academy, one of the landmarks on Blue Mercury.

Ye Xing walked into the door as usual and walked towards the inside of the academy. Passing by, he heard an exclamation, and Ye Xing couldn't help but stop and look.

In the square next to the teaching building, there is a black stone monument about three feet high, and a group of students wearing college uniforms are surrounded by the stone monument. I saw a young man step forward, stretch out his right palm, and stick it to the stone tablet. A white light suddenly shone from the palm of the young man's hand, and when the light touched the stele, a blue light immediately burst out from the stele, slowly climbing up from the bottom to four feet, and the blue light stopped.

"Yellow grade four grades! ”

"It's very high, it's only a grade lower than our Blue Mercury. ”

"It's worthy of Xie Hua. There was a lot of discussion around, and they were all amazed by the life star grade of this young man named Xie Hua.

Xie Hua withdrew his palm, and was about to walk down with a complacent expression, when he heard a cough from the side, turned his head and saw a middle-aged man in gray holding a booklet and a pen in his hand, and said expressionlessly: "Report your name and student number." ”

Xie Hua hurriedly said, "Xie Hua, 32501." Sorry, I just forgot. At the last sentence, his face flushed with embarrassment.

The middle-aged man in gray glanced at him, did not speak, took a pen and recorded it in the booklet, and then said, "Next." Xie Hua immediately fled the scene.

As soon as he ran out of the crowd, Xie Hua saw Ye Xing walking towards him. Ye Xing smiled and congratulated: "Congratulations, yellow-level four-grade, very good life star." ”

Xie Hua did not hide his joy: "Haha, it's not bad, I chose a random star at that time, but I didn't expect there to be four grades." ”

Xie Hua was the first teenager to condense the star seed in the astrological tower just now, and he was also the third tablemate of Ye Xing after staying in the second grade.

"You didn't communicate with the fate star this time?" Xie Hua asked as he looked at him. Ye Xing shook his head and laughed at himself: "Maybe there are ghosts in those dead meteorites, every time I enter the star boundary, give me a ghost to hit the wall, so that I can't float out of that ghost place." ”

Xie Hua patted Ye Xing on the shoulder and comforted, "Don't worry, maybe I'll come out next time." ”

"I hope I have to go to Old Man Hong first. Ye Xing said.

Xie Hua hurriedly grabbed Ye Xing and said, "Hey, Brother Xing, you can help me see if Old Man Hong has a cheap and high-quality star scepter, and ask me for a preferential price." ”

Ye Xing said with a smile: "I'm just a miscellaneous person, where can I get discounts." ”

"You are the only apprentice under the only refiner on our Blue Mercury, and Elder Hong is definitely ready to pass on his skills to you. Xie Hua's name changed so quickly that Ye Xing was speechless.

"I'll go and see it first, if there is a suitable one, I will inform you first. Hearing this, Xie Hua couldn't stop nodding: "Then thank you Brother Xing first." ”

Ye Xing waved his hand and said, "Let's go." And he went on.