"Stronghold Ancient, I am greatly indebted to your magnanimity. I will forever remember this." Owner Bu and Jin Rou was about set off towards their target constellation. But before that, they were properly saying their goodbyes.

Indeed, Owner Bu was feeling so indebted for the so much help he got from Jin Rou and Stronghold Ancient. Just imagine that, a top Ancient was helping him personally? Not to mention that, Jin Rou was also there.

Just what did he do in his previous life to attain such luck today?

"It's nothing compared to His Highness' help on you. I know someday, you will soar to a higher sky and be a dragon amongst men. This Starlight might not be sufficient for you to be contained." Stronghold Ancient said as he smiled.

With how Jin Rou was helping him, it's a no-brainer to understand that this old man would soar and dominate. In fact, this was the future of all those who chose to follow Jin Rou. Someday, they would have amazing positions in the Rou Celestial Realm that would make the people there go crazy in envy.

"You're praising me too much, Stronghold Ancient." Owner Bu smiled wryly. Just how would that happen to him? Jin Rou had so many followers already. Him becoming a dragon was already out of the question.

Stronghold Ancient didn't say anything else. He just nodded and smiled to Owner Bu.

" It's time for us to depart."Jin Rou said and looked at Stronghold Ancient, "The strange beasts might attack your grounds again so I left an attack and defensive formation here. You already know how to activate it, right?"

"Indeed." Stronghold Ancient nodded, "And you have my whole thanks, Your Highness. May luck and fate be with you."

"Luck and fate?" Jin Rou couldn't help but chuckle when he remembered something, "Yura should be on my side always or else I don't mind paying her a visit. She has already toyed with me enough."

"...?" Stronghold Ancient didn't know what Jin Rou was talking about but he didn't pay it any heed.

And after a while, Jin Rou created a portal with the coordinates given by Stronghold Ancient.

"Your Highness..." Stronghold Ancient seemed like he wanted to say something but he wasn't able to.

"If you're talking about your father, he is alive and well." Jin Rou had already guessed that, as a son, who wouldn't miss their parents who have been gone for too long? "If you want, I will leave a gate here that will lead to him. I'm well versed and familiar with the gate coordinates of your father. You can visit him there."

"…is that okay?" Stronghold Ancient asked.

"But of course. You are his son. You have all the right to see him." Jin Rou didn't hesitate and created a small gate on his palm. He then gave it to Stronghold Ancient and said, "This is the gate you can use. You can use it to travel to and fro once."

"Thank you..." Stronghold Ancient's heart was filled with endless gratitude for this grace that has been bestowed upon him. He indeed wanted to see his father even for a moment and ask him about his life there.

"Alright, we will set off now." Jin Rou took a step forward in the gate and left with departing words, "It's nice meeting you, Stronghold."

Soon, Owner Bu bowed once again as a sign of gratitude and entered the gate.

"Thank you." Stronghold Ancient murmured into the air. He looked up into the sky, with his eyes filled with a excitement.

Ah, the incoming days were something that he must look forward to.

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"Are you ready, Owner Bu?" Jin Rou asked the old man who was tightened up.

They were now here in the front of the massive gate of Black Star Constellation. The gate was colored black and the gate was big enough to cover many people's visions.

It was intimidating. Very intimidating. Just the gate was worthy of being a behemoth constellation already.

It's only the two of them here as Stronghold Ancient needed to defend the fort in case the beasts attacked once again.

"I am always ready." Owner Bu sucked a mouthful of air and said, "I'm ready to raze this sect to the ground."

"That's more like it." Jin Rou smiled and said.

Jin Rou came over to the gate and spoke once again, "This gate cannot be opened by mere strength only even if one is an Ethereal. It needed a complicated algorithm of universal laws to open."

"Boom!" Jin Rou threw a punch and the massive gate turned into smithereens.

"But that's only applicable if it isn't me." Jin Rou chuckled. That casual punch had destroyed this gate completely.

Since this gate was impossible to be opened with Owner Bu's strength, he decided to take the first step.

"Alright, everything is up to you now." Jin Rou stepped back.

"Thank you, Youngmaster." Owner Bu nodded seriously and took the first step inside the territory of Black Star Constellation.

"You guys! Who are you?!" Suddenly, five black-robed men appeared. It seemed that they were immediately alarmed by this out of the blue intrusion, "This is not a place you can just trespass to! If you want to live, come with us and—"

"Splat! Splat! Splat! Splat! Spalt!" They didn't finish their words as their heads came rolling down the floor. Bloods splashed everywhere as it turned into a fountain.

"You talk too much." Owner Bu had already equipped his World-Destroying Sword and decapitated the five men without any hesitation.

Soon, another set of people came. They were 10 people with a cultivation of Imperial Sovereigns.

"Splashhh!" However, the ending was the same as everyone was decapitated mercilessly. Even those who tried to beg Owner Bu wasn't spared.

Jin Rou was watching this and his face was full of approval. This type of mercilessness was something he encouraged to his followers when fighting against an enemy.

He looked like a merciless god killing in a mortal world.

And this was just the beginning of a bloody battle.