As Mo Wuji secluded himself for cultivation, True Star was reorganized, and the monks of the Broken Gate were continuously hunted down. True Star returned to its original trajectory.

Initially, the hall masters of Star Emperor Mountain were worried that the master of the Broken Gate, Zhu Qu, would suddenly appear after recovering from his injuries. After four months of no activity, Star Emperor Mountain barely relaxed.

...

It had been five months since Mo Wuji entered seclusion. Despite the spiritual energy of Star Lord Peak being the most concentrated in all of True Star, Mo Wuji was still at the tenth level of the True God Realm after five months. The eleventh level of the True God Realm remained distant, not to mention the Human Immortal Realm.

Mo Wuji was well aware that after reaching his realm, he could only slowly grind it out over time. Unless he obtained more spiritual stone fragments like those from Half-Moon Prison, there was simply no shortcut.

After secluding himself for five consecutive months and using up numerous spiritual objects, Mo Wuji emerged from seclusion once he realized he couldn't advance. He was worried that Zhu Qu, the master of the Broken Gate, would attack Star Emperor Mountain.

Star Emperor Mountain had many Human Immortal Realm experts, but even Sang Caihe, the one with the highest cultivation level, was far from being Zhu Qu's match.

As soon as Mo Wuji left Star Lord Peak, he encountered Chi Huo'er, who stood like a javelin at the heart of the protective array outside Star Lord Peak.

"Manager Chi, why are you here?" Mo Wuji landed beside Chi Huo'er and asked in confusion.

Star Lord Peak was enveloped by boundless spiritual energy and possessed the most powerful protective array in all of Star Emperor Mountain. Without Mo Wuji's permission, no one could enter Star Lord Peak. Therefore, there was no need for anyone to guard it. It was because Chi Huo'er was guarding here that Mo Wuji was puzzled.

Chi Huo'er quickly bowed and saluted, "I have always been the guardian of the Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain. As long as I am still at Star Emperor Mountain, I must guard Star Lord Peak."

Mo Wuji secretly clicked his tongue. Chi Huo'er was probably over a thousand years old, wasn't he? Had he been guarding here for hundreds of years?

"Manager Chi, my seclusion time is uncertain. You don't need to guard here in the future," Mo Wuji said. He knew that Human Immortal Realm experts like Chi Huo'er needed a lot of time to cultivate, not to waste it on such guard duty.

Chi Huo'er shook his head. "This is my duty. Besides, I can still cultivate using the spiritual energy of Star Lord Peak even if I'm just standing here."

Seeing that Chi Huo'er couldn't be persuaded, Mo Wuji had to ask, "During my seclusion, have there been any changes in the Starry Sky Hall? And has that Zhu Qu continued to act?"

"With the protection of the various hall masters and elders, True Star has returned to stability. Zhu Qu and the Starry Sky Wolf King have not appeared. In addition, Yan Huimeng from Heavenly Pond Villa came to visit the Star Lord twice. Hearing that the Star Lord was in seclusion, she only said she would visit again later," Chi Huo'er quickly replied.

Mo Wuji originally just wanted to ask if Zhu Qu had come. Hearing that Zhu Qu hadn't appeared, he dismissed the idea of continuing to look for Su Xuan and the others. As for that Yan Huimeng, he didn't know her at all and hadn't even heard of her. He casually asked, "What did the master of Heavenly Pond Villa come for?"

Chi Huo'er replied, "For a long time, the number one beauty of True Mortal Continent has come from Heavenly Pond Villa. Many Human Immortal Realm experts in Star Emperor Mountain also have female cultivators from Heavenly Pond Villa as their Dao companions. Zhuang Xiyue, the disciple of the current master of Heavenly Pond Villa, Yan Huimeng, is even more beautiful than a celestial being and captivating. Yan Huimeng originally wanted to betroth Zhuang Xiyue to Lei Hongji. Since Lei Hongji betrayed Star Emperor Mountain, although she didn't say it explicitly, she probably wants the Star Lord to form a Dao bond with her disciple Zhuang Xiyue."

So it was just a minor matter. Mo Wuji immediately put it aside. Since coming to True Star, he only had two relatives: Yan'Er, who had once shared hardships with him, and Cen Shuyin, whom he had truly fallen for. Now, Yan'Er's memories of him were gone, but her cultivation had greatly increased, and she was under the guidance of the experienced Bei Suting, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Cen Shuyin had fallen in his arms, and no one could ever replace her. For him, other women, no matter how beautiful, were just fleeting clouds. They could no longer stir his heart in the slightest.

Just as he was wondering whether to continue his seclusion, Chi Huo'er suddenly asked, "The Star Lord's cultivation doesn't seem to have increased much. I wonder if you have been to the Star Lord Palace?"

Mo Wuji was taken aback and then asked, "What Star Lord Palace?"

He was the Star Lord, yes, but he hadn't really considered himself as one from the bottom of his heart.

Whether it was becoming the Star Lord or coming to Star Emperor Mountain, it all seemed like an accident. Fortunately, Star Emperor Mountain had a Star Lord Peak, a place where he could cultivate, which was why he stayed. Otherwise, he might not have stayed here. As for some important matters of Star Emperor Mountain, he rarely bothered to manage them.

The only thing he had done by using his authority was to issue a warrant for the Broken Gate. Then, he promoted several Human Immortal Realm experts who had joined him in the siege of Zhu Qu to the position of hall master.

After that, he chose to seclude himself at Star Emperor Mountain. He knew about the Star Lord Hall, but he had never heard of the Star Lord Palace.

This time, it was Chi Huo'er's turn to be stunned. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately said, "The Star Lord must not have gone anywhere else during his seclusion."

Mo Wuji nodded. That was true. He hadn't gone anywhere else during his seclusion at Star Lord Peak. However, his spiritual will had swept over the area, and he knew that there was an altar on Star Lord Peak. There were multiple memorial tablets on the altar, which, in Mo Wuji's view, were probably the names of the past Star Lords of Star Emperor Mountain. In fact, he had indeed seen the memorial tablets of Chi Tong and Wu Lingzhi.

Mo Wuji wasn't very familiar with either Chi Tong or Wu Lingzhi, let alone the other Star Lords. He had no emotional connection to them, so he hadn't gone inside.

Without Mo Wuji's response, Chi Huo'er had already realized that Mo Wuji hadn't entered the Star Lord Palace. He had no choice but to explain, "Underneath the altar on Star Lord Peak is actually the Star Lord Palace. There are memorial tablets of the past Star Lords of Star Emperor Mountain there. These Star Lords either shattered the void or fell and disappeared. Star Lord Wu had no time to go to the Star Lord Palace on Star Lord Peak because he had to resist the invasion of the alien races, so he didn't leave anything in the Star Lord Palace. Similarly, he didn't come to take anything left by the previous Star Lord."

"Are you saying that the Star Lord Palace has something left by the previous Star Lord?" Mo Wuji asked in confusion.

Chi Huo'er nodded. "Yes, every Star Lord leaves something in the Star Lord Palace before leaving Star Emperor Mountain. Those are all left for the successor Star Lords."

Mo Wuji's heart stirred. He quickly said, "Manager Chi, please accompany me to the Star Lord Palace. Are there any conditions for entering?"

"As long as the Star Lord brings his Star Lord token, he can enter the Star Lord Palace," Chi Huo'er replied.

Although Mo Wuji knew that he was a temporary Star Lord, he always carried the Star Lord token with him. He nodded and said, "Then let's go together."

"Yes," Chi Huo'er didn't hesitate at all to obey the Star Lord's command.

...

Apart from Mo Wuji's seclusion chamber, there was only one altar on Star Lord Peak.

After Mo Wuji and Chi Huo'er entered the altar, they saw a total of seven memorial tablets. The first memorial tablet was for Qiao Aolun. Underneath, it was written in small characters: Qiao Aolun, founder of Star Emperor Mountain, reorganized the Starry Sky Hall, first Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain. Star Lord for 341 years, shattered the void.

The second memorial tablet was for Qing Wu, second Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain, Star Lord for 777 years, disappeared.

The third memorial tablet was for Le Tianyi, third Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain, Star Lord for 432 years, fell in the Starry Sky Battlefield.

The fourth memorial tablet was for Lou Chuanhe, fourth Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain, Star Lord for 521 years, disappeared.

The fifth memorial tablet was for Han Li, fifth Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain, Star Lord for 263 years, disappeared.

The sixth memorial tablet was for Chi Tong, sixth Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain, Star Lord for 348 years, fell in the Starry Sky Battlefield.

The seventh memorial tablet was for Wu Lingzhi, sixth Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain, Star Lord for 6 years, fell in an assassination.

Of the seven Star Lords, except for the first Star Lord Qiao Aolun, the other six either fell or disappeared. Were the Star Lords of Star Emperor Mountain too unlucky?

Although Mo Wuji didn't speak, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He was the eighth Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain. Was he also going to follow the path of either disappearing or falling?

Chi Huo'er, who was beside him, saw that Mo Wuji's expression was not good. He sighed inwardly and said, "Actually, our Star Emperor Mountain's first Star Lord, Star Lord Qiao, also disappeared."

"Why?" Mo Wuji looked at Chi Huo'er in surprise. Just now, he had said that there was at least one Star Lord who had shattered the void, but it had changed in the blink of an eye.

Chi Huo'er shook his head. "This old servant doesn't know either."

Mo Wuji had no choice but to say, "Since that's the case, then forget it. Take me to see what Star Lord Chi left behind."

Seeing that Mo Wuji was no longer dwelling on the matter, Chi Huo'er finally breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the back of the seven memorial tablets. "There is actually an array gate here. As long as you hold the Star Lord token close, the array gate will open automatically."

Mo Wuji took out the Star Lord token and walked over. As expected, an array gate opened. Even more concentrated spiritual energy rushed towards him, and a golden staircase appeared in front of them.

Mo Wuji took the lead and walked down the stairs. The staircase was quite long, with more than a hundred steps. At the last step, what appeared before Mo Wuji was a magnificent hall. The luxury and grandeur of this hall didn't seem like an underground structure at all.

In the middle of the hall stood three stele. Mo Wuji noticed that the first two steles had his name on them.

Seeing Mo Wuji's gaze fall on the three steles, Chi Huo'er quickly said, "These are the Three Kings Banners. Only the first place winners of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Banners in each era are qualified to enter the Three Kings Banners."

Mo Wuji had been in True Star for quite some time and had heard a bit about the Three Kings Banners. He knew that the Three Kings Banners were in Star Emperor Mountain, and only the Star Lord knew the location of the Three Kings Banners. He didn't expect the Three Kings Banners to be in this place.

Seeing that his name was ranked first on both the Human King Banner and the Earth King Banner, Mo Wuji was quite satisfied. But when Mo Wuji's gaze fell on the Heaven King Banner, he immediately frowned a little.

The first place on the Heaven King Banner was Lou Po Yi. This name was a bit strange, but that wasn't the reason for Mo Wuji's frown. The second place on the Heaven King Banner was none other than Zhu Qu.