The origin of the Mo Xi Treasure Book remains unclear to Yue Jinghua. After arriving on the Canglong Continent, Yue Jinghua has searched almost all types of books on the continent without finding any relevant records.
Hidden within the Treasure Book, the Star Sea is like a region of starry sky trapped in the book, its growth changes with Yue Jinghua’s cultivation. The Dark Power in the Star Sea is generated by the stars, and after Yue Jinghua broke through to the Jade Dark Realm, a main star appeared in the Star Sea, which Yue Jinghua named Jade Dark Star.
The appearance of the Jade Dark Star significantly strengthened the Dark Power in the Star Sea. Historically, the starry Dark Power and Yue Jinghua’s cultivation have complemented each other.
Whenever Yue Jinghua’s Dark Power was overdrawn, it could always be recovered in the Star Sea.
The Dark Power produced by the Jade Dark Star was initially sufficient for Yue Jinghua, Qing Pu, cannibalism, and Flash Mink Leopard.
The issue of lack of Dark Power became apparent after Yue Jinghua obtained the second non-lifebound summoned beast, the Gold Eater Worm.
The Gold Eater Worm is lazy and lustful, its talent for treasure hunting has yet to manifest, but its appetite is as enormous as Shalman said. It does nothing all day but hides in the Star Sea, absorbing a massive amount of Dark Power. Despite being only the size of a thumb, the amount of Dark Power it absorbs is almost equal to that of the Cannibal Small Qingpu and Flash Mink Leopard combined,
Although Yue Jinghua has now reached the second level of the Nine Revolutions Creation Technique, and her cultivation has significantly increased due to the Thousand Swords and Ten Thousand Intentions Formation, the Dark Power she needs has more than doubled compared to before. Yet her Nine Revolutions Creation Technique seems to have hit a bottleneck, unable to advance further.
On the third day after the Gold Eater Worm’s arrival, Yue Jinghua could no longer bear it and made a decision; all Contracted Beasts, whether new or the original inhabitants like Flash Mink Leopard and Cannibal Qing Pu, must go out to find their own sources of Dark Power.
"Act by my pact, summoned by my name," after nightfall, Yue Jinghua stood atop the city wall, summoning the Cannibal Qing Pu and two Dark Beasts.
"Seven days to learn the method of independent cultivation, successful ones will be rewarded with an extra day’s stay in the Star Sea, and so on. Those who advance their cultivation faster outside will have greater opportunities and time in the Star Sea," Yue Jinghua came up with a clearly defined reward and punishment system.
Flash Mink Leopard loyally grabbed the Cannibal Small Qingpu and ran towards the endless forest outside the city. It was inherently a natural-born Dark Beast; hunting was its nature, and its cultivation would be slightly slower away from the Star Sea.
Poor Gold Eater Worm, naturally lacking legs and wings, thought it had found a great support just a few days earlier and was worry-free about food and clothing from then on. Little did it know that its good days were short, as it was summoned out, still drowsy, only to find the unscrupulous Summoner had disappeared.
"Ow ow, ugly mother, cool father, where did you all go, don’t leave me alone as a worm," it looked around, but saw not even a ghost.
After wailing for most of the night, the Gold Eater Worm still saw not a single person.
"Ow ow, I should try to crawl back to the city, such a ruthless woman, plotting against a young summoned beast, must be envious of my charm, loveable by all, ow ow," the fat silkworm pitifully shrank its body, crawling on the ground.
After crawling all night, the lustful worm found it had moved only a mere thirty feet.
"Ow ow, at this rate, I’ll die of exhaustion and starvation. A worm should behave like a worm, I’m better lying flat, motionless, waiting for the seven days to pass, ugly mother will come back, I am a noble, flower-blooming Gold Eater Worm, she will surely come back for me," the Fat Silkworm Treasure consoled itself, turning over, it moved to a lush green leaf and fell into a deep sleep again.
Unknowingly how much time had passed, the Gold Eater Worm felt its body wet.
"Ow ow, it’s raining, my delicate skin cannot get wet," the Gold Eater Worm turned over, but then felt something wasn’t right.
A stinky drool odor assaulted it, followed by a chomping sound like a turbulent wave.
"Ow ow, what the hell is this," the Gold Eater Worm felt its body being rolled into a hot, stinky mouth.
Several sturdy Second-order North Domain White Nu Horses were tied under the trees. These horses, known for their endurance and drought resistance, are often used as warhorses for long marches.