The engagement between Zhang Fan and Qin Luoshui was a momentous occasion for both the Zhang and Qin families. Consequently, everyone celebrated with unrestrained joy and consumed a considerable amount of alcohol that night.
Numerous individuals from the Qin family approached Zhang Fan to offer toasts. Zhang Fan accepted each one without hesitation. Despite drinking heavily, he felt unaffected, as if he were merely sipping plain water.
In contrast, many from the Qin family, who had intended to gauge the legendary Master Zhang's tolerance for alcohol, found themselves completely inebriated. They could only marvel at Zhang Fan's handsome face, which showed no sign of a blush, and concede their defeat.
The night grew silent.
A colossal starship arrived in Earth's outer space without a sound. None of the countless satellites and probes orbiting the planet detected its presence.
This starship belonged to the same small team that had, not long ago, discovered Earth's coordinates two light-years away. After continuous spatial leaps, they had traversed the vast distance of two light-years in a mere three days and now stood before Earth.
"Same as always, Feng Hou, you will lead four Core Formation realm cultivators to infiltrate this life-bearing planet. Gather all crucial information within this planet while minimizing exposure of your identities," instructed the one-armed man, standing within the starship and gazing at the immense blue planet before him.
Despite absolute confidence in his own strength, caution had become their ingrained habit. Before arriving at any life-bearing planet, he would dispatch Feng Hou to gather preliminary information and formulate a plan to avoid wasting time.
"Yes!"
The young man known as Feng Hou was, besides the one-armed man, the most powerful individual in this team.
He had condensed a Grade Three High-Quality Golden Core and had cultivated his Golden Core realm to its peak.
Furthermore, Feng Hou practiced the Dao of Wind, having comprehended the True Meanings of Gale, Tempest, and Illusionary Wind. The three Dao patterns of his Golden Core were all specialized in speed and stealth, making him exceptionally suited for reconnaissance.
He selected four cultivators skilled in stealth from over ten Core Formation realm cultivators. They departed the starship and plummeted towards Earth.
Simultaneously, he enveloped his companions with his divine sense, shielding them from detection by any instruments.
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Watching Feng Hou and his companions safely pass through the planet's atmospheric shield and disappear from his sight, the one-armed man's eyes held a trace of anticipation.
The sheer intensity of the explosive aftershock they had detected was something he had never encountered in his hundreds of years within the Milky Way. This indicated the planet's extraordinary nature, and it was highly probable that the opportunity left by True Immortal Zhi Wu was located on this very planet.
At this moment, Zhang Fan was still immersed in the joyous anticipation of his upcoming wedding. He was entirely unaware that on the very night of his engagement, the first wave of cultivators from the Wu Shan Star Domain had already arrived on Earth.
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Feng Hou, leading four Core Formation realm cultivators, descended upon a small city in Europe. Pedestrians bustled past Feng Hou, yet none could perceive him.
Feng Hou's powerful divine sense permeated the area, controlling a passing pedestrian. He infiltrated the person's mind, slowly extracting information about this planet.
After a considerable time, Feng Hou withdrew his divine sense. To conceal their tracks, the pedestrian, upon regaining consciousness, had no recollection of what had transpired, their mind experiencing a brief blankness.
"I never expected this planet to have such sparse spiritual energy, yet its technological development is quite impressive. It saves me a lot of trouble."
From the pedestrian's mind, Feng Hou gained a general understanding of the planet. He had visited numerous technologically advanced planets before and was not unfamiliar with technology.
Although Feng Hou held a dismissive view of their flashy technology, considering that even their most powerful weapons couldn't harm him, he found it remarkably convenient for information gathering.
Through online resources, he obtained a general understanding of the planet in less than a day.
After grasping the basic information, Feng Hou began to investigate the powerhouses on this world, as was their standard procedure.
They believed that by conquering the strongest individual on a planet, no one would be able to resist them.
He browsed through online videos, observing ordinary people, who hadn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage, fighting each other on stage while a crowd below cheered excitedly. This struck Feng Hou as utterly idiotic.
A single casual punch could surpass even the way children fought; how could it elicit such excitement?
"What is this..."
"The Undying Blood Ancestor and the Guangyi race?"
Feng Hou saw a video that was trending online, depicting the battle between Xue Jing and Austan. His heart skipped a beat upon seeing this. On such a small planet, there were two alien races present?
The more he watched, the more excited he became!
"There's even a high-grade spiritual treasure!"
Feng Hou witnessed Zhang Fan using the Mountain River Seal to suppress Austan, and then Austan unleashing his life-bound spiritual treasure, causing a violent explosion in the cosmic void.
The combat footage between Zhang Fan and Austan was not particularly clear, and the audio was muffled, making their dialogue inaudible.
However, Austan's actions sparked countless thoughts in Feng Hou's mind, leading him to a single conclusion.
On this weak planet, what else could cause two Golden Core realm cultivators to fight to the death besides the opportunity left by True Immortal Zhi Wu?
And why would the Undying Blood race and the Guangyi race come to this planet with its thin spiritual energy?
Although the two individuals in the battle were powerful, and he might not even be their match, in front of their captain, they were far too weak!
Feng Hou saved a copy of the video, gathered his companions, and swiftly returned to their starship in space.
Synthesizing the crucial information collected by the five individuals, the burly one-armed man began to review it slowly.
"The Undying Blood race and the Guangyi race actually descended upon Earth hundreds of years ago. However, judging by their current state, they have not yet discovered the location of the opportunity."
"However, this Undying Blood race cultivator, despite condensing a Grade Two Golden Core, is still too weak, only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. Feng Hou, you could have easily killed him."
"This cultivator from the Guangyi race is quite skilled, having condensed a Grade Two Golden Core and cultivated to the middle stage of the Golden Core realm, but he is still dead!"
For someone who had condensed a Grade Two Golden Core and cultivated it to its peak, Austan's strength was indeed quite mediocre.
"This human, although not having condensed a Golden Core, must have cultivated an extremely formidable body technique, allowing him to contend with cultivators at the late stage of the Grade Two Golden Core realm. He is likely the strongest on this planet!" the one-armed man stated calmly, watching the combat video between Zhang Fan and Austan.
The more powerhouses a planet possessed, the more extraordinary it was.
"Captain, tomorrow, this strongest individual on Earth will be getting married at his stronghold on Huxin Island. It will undoubtedly be a globally watched event. If we were to descend upon Huxin Island, wouldn't it bring a pleasant surprise to this local overlord of Earth?" Feng Hou asked with a grin, filled with anticipation at the thought of the scene.
The one-armed man remained silent, but a decision was already forming in his mind. If he could decisively eliminate this strongest individual on Earth during a globally televised event, who on the planet would dare to defy them?
This would greatly aid him in conquering this planet.
"Let me check." Feng Hou's fingers moved rapidly across the computer, and he quickly retrieved Qin Luoshui's information.
"So this is his fiancée? Truly a rare find. This time, our trip will absolutely not be in vain," Feng Hou chuckled with a hint of lecherousness in his eyes.
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ps: First update!