To traverse a star domain, the most convenient method for a powerhouse below the Transformation God True Immortal realm is to rely on a Star Domain Teleportation Array.
Star Domain Teleportation Arrays allow for rapid travel between two star domains, but each activation consumes a massive amount of spirit crystals. Such a cost is unaffordable for ordinary Nascent Soul Celestial Immortals, and even powerful Nascent Soul Celestial Immortals would find it painful.
Another method is to rely on Star Domain Flying Vessels. Like Galactic Flying Vessels, Star Domain Flying Vessels achieve warp speed through continuous acceleration and then perform spatial jumps.
However, the acceleration time and the distance of spatial jumps for Star Domain Flying Vessels are far beyond what Galactic Flying Vessels can compare to.
Even so, traveling between two star domains via Star Domain Flying Vessel still consumes considerable time. Some star domains are not far apart, and one might reach their destination in a few years.
But some star domains are extremely distant from each other, even separated by an endless dark sea. Traveling by Star Domain Flying Vessel could take hundreds or even thousands of years.
The universe is too vast, which causes many Nascent Soul cultivators to never leave their own star domain throughout their lives.
However, once a Nine Tribulation Nascent Soul expert successfully passes the Transformation God tribulation and breaks through to the Transformation God stage, condensing their nascent soul, they gain the ability to traverse through dark space.
They can easily tear open the void, creating a spatial rift. The spacetime within the spatial rift is compressed and extremely chaotic, posing great danger to cultivators below the Transformation God True Immortal realm. But for Transformation God True Immortals, they can utilize the compressed nature of spacetime in the dark space to travel ultra-long distances.
The place where Celestial King Zhiwu originally resided is separated from the Wushan Star Domain by over a thousand star domains. If one were to travel by Galactic Flying Vessel, it might take a Nine Tribulation Nascent Soul expert their entire lifespan and still not be able to return.
But with Celestial King Zhiwu's methods, he could easily traverse through the dark space, arriving at the Wushan Star Domain in less than a year.
"I wonder how Senior Brother Nan is cultivating now. With his realm, breaking through to Transformation God True Immortal should be no problem. I just don't know if he's willing to break through?"
Returning to the Wushan Star Domain after a thousand years, Celestial King Zhiwu naturally thought of his old friends in Wushan Star Domain, among whom was Celestial Immortal Nan Zun.
As the number one person on the Heaven Rankings of the Wushan Star Domain, Celestial Immortal Nan Zun had occupied this position for tens of thousands of years. Of course, for a period, due to the rise of Celestial King Zhiwu, Celestial Immortal Nan Zun was relegated to second place on the Heaven Rankings. However, after Celestial King Zhiwu broke through to the Transformation God stage, he was automatically removed from the Heaven Rankings, and Celestial Immortal Nan Zun returned to the first position.
The outside world circulated that Celestial Immortal Nan Zun was afraid to undergo the Transformation God tribulation due to a lack of confidence. But only Celestial King Zhiwu knew that under his guidance, Celestial Immortal Nan Zun had already condensed his nascent soul ten thousand years ago.
As long as Celestial Immortal Nan Zun was willing, he could trigger the Transformation God tribulation and break through to the Transformation God stage at any time.
Generally speaking, cultivators need to undergo the Transformation God tribulation and pass the baptism of the divine tribulation to condense their nascent soul.
But there are always exceptions in cultivation, and some gifted cultivators can break through the norm and condense their nascent soul during the Nascent Soul stage.
As long as the nascent soul is condensed, one can definitely pass the Transformation God tribulation.
"I'll visit my old friends later. For now, I should check who has ended up with my Golden Light Immortal Mansion?"
Although he didn't care about a high-grade Heavenly Treasure given his status, for him now, even the best high-grade Heavenly Treasures were no different from scrap iron.
But it was a treasure he had refined with some effort. If it fell into the hands of wicked individuals, Celestial King Zhiwu wouldn't mind taking it back.
Celestial King Zhiwu sensed with his mind, and through the special connection with the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, he determined the location of Xue Jing and the others, and also guessed their destination.
"It seems they intend to head to Nanggu Star. That's right, in this star cluster, only Nanggu Star has a galactic teleportation array." Celestial King Zhiwu chuckled lightly, then waved his hand again, and a spatial rift appeared before him. Taking a step, Celestial King Zhiwu disappeared from the star cluster once more.
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The Milky Way is located in the edge region of the Wushan Star Domain. In the eyes of Wushan Star Domain cultivators, the Milky Way is just a barbaric star system, not even classified as part of the Wushan Star Domain.
In the eyes of Wushan Star Domain cultivators, Nanggu Star is the edge of the Wushan Star Domain, because after Nanggu Star, there are no more galactic teleportation arrays.
The Galactic Flying Vessel shuttled through space. After refining the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, Xue Jing entered a state of cultivation. After a period of cultivation and accumulation, he was already preparing to undergo his first Nascent Soul tribulation.
"Hmm?"
"What's happening?"
Just as the Galactic Flying Vessel accelerated to warp speed, preparing for a spatial jump, everyone inside the vessel stopped cultivating. This was because the Galactic Flying Vessel, instead of jumping, had inexplicably stopped without any warning.
"Everyone be careful, come out with me."
Xue Jing's expression was solemn. When a Galactic Flying Vessel performs a spatial jump, it cannot tolerate any disturbance. Even the domain of a Golden Core realm cultivator could interrupt the vessel's spatial jump.
But to instantly stop a Galactic Flying Vessel traveling at warp speed required terrifying strength.
Leading True Monarch Tianhua and the others out of the Galactic Flying Vessel, Xue Jing's mighty divine sense power permeated outwards, attempting to scan the surrounding space. However, after a thorough scan, he found no anomalies.
Meanwhile, True Monarch Tianhua beside him waved his hand and produced array discs, ready at any moment.
"Who is that?"
Qin Luoshui suddenly spoke. Everyone followed her gaze and saw a man in a white robe standing in the distant starry sky. His back was to them, and his appearance was hidden. Xue Jing's divine sense swept over him, but he couldn't detect the man's presence.
Xue Jing was greatly alarmed. His divine sense couldn't detect him, yet he could see him with his eyes. To what extent had this person's strength reached?
At the very least, with his current strength, even if a powerhouse who had passed four Nascent Soul tribulations stood before him, his divine sense should be able to detect them.
Could this be an enemy stronger than King Hei Yan?
Xue Jing's heart tensed. Without Zhang Fan this time, he was the strongest person in the team, and he also had to be responsible for everyone's safety.
"The Golden Light Immortal Mansion is in your hands?"
The middle-aged man turned his head and asked Xue Jing.
"This… is Celestial King Zhiwu?"
Upon seeing the appearance of the white-robed man, Xue Jing and True Monarch Tianhua exchanged a glance and saw the shock in each other's eyes. Immediately, they reacted and quickly bowed, "Junior greets Celestial King Zhiwu."
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ps: The last paragraph of the previous chapter mistakenly wrote 'Celestial King Zhiwu' as 'True Immortal Zhiwu'. This was a slip of the pen and has been corrected.
It also serves to explain why both 'True Immortal Zhiwu' and 'Celestial King Zhiwu' appear simultaneously.
Zhiwu in this book is depicted as a person of unparalleled talent and exceptional brilliance. Thirty thousand years ago, he had already entered the Transformation God stage, and ten thousand years ago, Zhiwu had successively broken through to the Integration stage. However, cultivators in the Wushan Star Domain only believed Zhiwu to still be a True Immortal, hence the simultaneous appearance of these two titles.