The Vault of Origin had been conquered.
But with the awakening of the Star Compass and the light of the Vault shining across the heavens, the old powers of the cultivation world stirred.
The ancient Immortal Clans—hidden for tens of thousands of years—now opened their dormant palaces.
Their emissaries descended like falling stars, surrounding the newly risen sect from every corner.
Messages were sent, thinly veiled threats hidden under the words of diplomacy.
> "Hand over the treasures of the Vault."
"Swear fealty to the Immortal Clans."
"Abandon your foolish independence."
The Main Character stood atop the towering Star-Rising Peak, robes fluttering, the Star Compass floating above his palm.
The disciples, elders, and even the spirit beasts gathered below, their hearts pounding.
He spoke, his voice rolling like thunder across the heavens:
> "We bow to no ancient name.
We are not the inheritors of ashes.
We are the fire itself."
He raised the Star Compass high.
The entire sect answered with one voice:
> "WE ARE THE UNDEFEATING SECT!"
Thus, under the light of a new constellation formed by the Vault's awakening, the sect swore the legendary Oath of Ten Thousand Stars:
Never to kneel before ancient bloodlines.
To pursue the true boundless cultivation, beyond titles and blood.
To protect every path—alchemy, forging, formations, talismans, and martial mastery.
To forge a new era where knowledge and power would not be hoarded, but freely taught.
The oath was etched into the skies, witnessed by the heavens themselves.
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Preparations for War
Knowing that war was inevitable, the Main Character began the greatest preparation the world had seen since the Primordial Era:
Forging of the Celestial Armory: Using the Chaos-Iron Essence from the Vault, the sect crafted weapons imbued with pure laws of the universe — swords that cut through illusions, spears that split space, shields that devoured lightning.
Creation of the Ten Thousand Formations:
Formation Masters, under the Main Character's guidance, wove ten thousand interconnected formations across the sect's mountains, rivers, and skies—creating a living, breathing war machine.
Breeding of Celestial Beasts:
The sect's spiritual beasts, strengthened by ancient techniques, began evolving into legendary species—Thunder Wolves, Ice Phoenixes, Verdant Kirins.
Opening the Art Treasury:
All ancient art books recovered from the Vaults were openly shared with the students.
No secret was hidden.
Every disciple—outer, inner, core—was given a path toward greatness.
Establishment of the Starry Expedition Forces:
Elite squads trained for Vault expeditions and wars, each carrying the sect's ideals across the world.
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The World's Response
The Immortal Clans, enraged, convened the Celestial Gathering—a summit where it was declared that the Undefeating Sect was a "world heresy", a threat to the ancient order.
Bounties were placed.
Demonic sects, corrupted imperial clans, and old monsters awakened to hunt the Main Character and his disciples.
The world plunged into chaos.
But the Main Character only smiled.
He welcomed the storm.
Because he knew—every threat was an opportunity to temper his students, to evolve his sect, and to expose the rotten foundation of the so-called immortals.
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The Final Move
As the old world moved to suppress them, the Main Character activated the Star Compass once more.
New Vaults appeared — hidden in distant lands, in oceans, in the depths of forgotten deserts.
He would not wait for the enemy to strike.
He would move first.
The Undefeating Sect would embark on the Grand Star Voyage—a conquest not of nations, but of knowledge, treasures, and immortal truths.
The age of the old Immortal Clans was ending.
The age of the Undefeating Sect had begun.
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End of Chapter
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Next: Chapter Thirty – Voyage Across the World: The Hunt for the Seven Immortal Vaults Begins