Nan Zun, Liu Mu, Lin Haotian, Wuchen Jianxian, and Tianhua Tianjun transformed into streaks of light, traversing the small world.
Although it was called a small world, if one were to simply fly through it, it would likely take a hundred years to reach its opposite end.
In such a vast world, searching for precious Dao Origin fragments was indeed extremely difficult. It could be seen from the fact that over millions of years, only a handful of Nascent Soul stage cultivators had emerged from the Giant Spirit Hall, indicating that precious Dao Origin fragments were not easily obtained.
"Master, cultivators at the Void Refinement stage can open up a small world. If I reach the Void Refinement stage, can I open up a small world?" Xue Mo Jiao stood beside Zhang Fan and asked curiously.
"You are on the path of bloodline evolution. For you, the physical body is the world, and there's no need to compare it to that," Zhang Fan replied.
"The physical body is the world?" Xue Mo Jiao listened, feeling a bit lost. It seemed to grasp something but couldn't quite seize that spark of insight. Shaking its head, it said, "Never mind, I'll ponder these questions after I reach the Divine Transformation stage."
After consuming a large quantity of Immortal Grade Blood Spirit Pills, Xue Mo Jiao's strength had reached the peak of the Half-step Divine Transformation, only one step away from the Divine Transformation stage, with the potential to break through at any moment.
Zhang Fan sat cross-legged, preparing to use this time to cultivate his physical body. As for the Divine Transformation stage cultivators suppressed within the Myriad Beast Cauldron, Zhang Fan was not in a hurry to refine them.
It wouldn't matter if Qin Yun, Juque Zhenxian, and Han Fei Zhenxian were refined, but Zi Yue Zhenxian was exceptionally powerful. If he were to be refined, his heart lamp would extinguish, inevitably attracting the attention of some Divine Transformation stage powerhouses in the Boundless Dynasty.
He himself wouldn't care and could simply leave, but this could potentially implicate the Myriad Mountain Sect.
Therefore, Zhang Fan decided to refine them slowly after leaving the Shattered Star Domain. The longer the wait, the more advantageous it would be for the Myriad Mountain Sect.
As tens of thousands of Giant Spirit Hall disciples had fled to various continents within the Shattered Star Domain, the news of Zhang Fan's conquest of the Giant Spirit Hall and suppression of Juque Zhenxian quickly spread. Dongji Zhenxian, who was stationed at the Myriad Mountain Sect, naturally received the news, but he was not as happy as he might have expected.
The annihilation of their arch-nemesis, with whom they had contended for hundreds of thousands of years, made Dongji Zhenxian sigh at the impermanence of life. However, he quickly composed himself and began to arrange for the disciples of the Myriad Mountain Sect to prepare to head to the Giant Spirit Continent and occupy it.
The Myriad Mountain Sect was rich in mineral resources, and the Giant Spirit Continent was also a treasure land for cultivation, otherwise, the Giant Spirit Hall would not have established its sect there.
A month later.
In the vast, silent, and cold dark space, Zhang Fan was flying alone. Nan Zun, Liu Mu, and the others had all gained something in the ancestral land of the Giant Spirit Hall and were now meditating in the Golden Light Immortal Mansion. As for Xue Mo Jiao, it had not yet broken through to the Divine Transformation stage, so Zhang Fan had to travel alone.
After completing the entrustment of the Half-Moon Immortal, Zhang Fan, guided by the star map, flew directly towards the Purple Heaven Star Domain.
The Myriad Domain Starry Sky was vast and boundless, divided into four regions according to their orientation. Each region contained countless star domains, of which, of course, over ninety-nine percent were merely frontier star domains.
In the starry sky, besides star domains, there were also countless mysterious places. For example, the endlessly dark cosmic desert, where even Divine Transformation stage True Immortals found it incredibly difficult to traverse across domains. There was also the endlessly long cosmic river, without beginning or end, whose source no one knew, whose end no one had investigated. It flowed like a cosmic sash through the Myriad Domain Starry Sky.
It was precisely because of the existence of such mysterious places in the universe, which acted like natural barriers dividing the starry sky, that each region had divided the denser areas of star domains into star zones.
The Shattered Star Domain, the Boundless Star Domain, and the Purple Heaven Star Domain all belonged to the same star zone in the Eastern Universe.
Even though they were located in the same star zone, Zhang Fan discovered from the star map that to reach the Purple Heaven Star Domain, he would need to traverse at least over a hundred star domains. Even with his current breakthrough to the Spirit Refining stage and greatly increased speed, it would still take nearly three years of flight in the dark space to arrive.
Therefore, during the journey, Zhang Fan made a special effort for Xue Mo Jiao, providing ample Immortal Grade Blood Spirit Pills and guiding its cultivation.
"Master, you are so good to me. I will definitely not let you down!" Xue Mo Jiao was deeply moved and cultivated even more diligently. It did not disappoint Zhang Fan in the end. Three months into the journey, it successfully passed the Divine Transformation tribulation and became a great demon at the Nascent Soul stage.
"The responsibility of traveling from now on will be yours!" Xue Mo Jiao, having successfully passed the Divine Transformation tribulation, was incredibly excited and wanted to show off to Zhang Fan to gain his praise. To its surprise, Zhang Fan merely gave an instruction and then flew into the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, leaving Xue Mo Jiao to stare blankly in the dark space.
"So that's how it is!" Xue Mo Jiao finally understood why Master had been so good to it. However, it didn't care. With a tremendous roar, it transformed into its true blood demon dragon form. Its body, tens of kilometers long, traversed the dark space rapidly, feeling extremely exhilarating.
After breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage, the scales on its body became even brighter, its dragon horns had taken shape, and its feet grew five claws, giving it a distinct blood dragon appearance.
In the beginning, Xue Mo Jiao was still very excited. After all, flying freely in this dark space was both novel and exhilarating for it. However, as time went by and the novelty wore off, all that remained was endless monotony.
Half a year later, Zhang Fan consumed all the remaining Nascent Soul Pills and Immortal Grade Blood Spirit Pills he had on hand, and then began to refine the individuals within the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
In the second year of their journey, Lin Haotian, Wuchen Jianxian, and Tianhua Tianjun successively passed their ninth Nascent Soul tribulation, all stepping into the Nine Tribulations stage. Among them, Lin Haotian gained the most in the ancestral land space. The Dao Origin he obtained contained the body-refining insights of a powerful Giant Spirit race expert, which greatly aided his cultivation of the Sacred Body Art.
In addition to cultivation, Zhang Fan, Liu Mu, Nan Zun, Lin Haotian, and others would also exchange knowledge within the Immortal Mansion. While it was called an exchange, it was more about Zhang Fan guiding their cultivation. Even Liu Mu, facing bottlenecks in the cultivation of sword path rules, had to seek guidance from Zhang Fan.
"Perfecting the rules of the sword path is merely reaching the threshold of the Great Dao. Mastering the Great Dao is still a hundred thousand miles away."
"Therefore, you don't need to dwell on how I achieved the perfection of the rules. Everyone has a different way of breaking through the threshold. If you follow my method, you might never achieve perfection in this lifetime," Zhang Fan said to Liu Mu.
Liu Mu fell silent. He understood what Zhang Fan was saying, but after this period of cultivation, his sword path rules were stuck at 980,000, with no progress for nearly half a year. This made him doubt whether he possessed the talent. Now, even Nan Zun had broken through to the mid-stage Nascent Soul, and Lin Haotian and others were close to catching up to him, having entered the Half-step Divine Transformation stage. How could he not be anxious?