Zhang Fan and his companions were on Earth, unaware that as the thunderous roar echoed in the north and seven-colored rays of light filled the sky, a grand formation centered on Earth and encompassing the entire Milky Way had been activated.
The moment the formation was triggered, endless seven-colored rays of light permeated the Milky Way, transforming the entire galaxy into a kaleidoscope of magnificent and fantastical hues.
"What's happening?"
The cultivators in the Golden Core realm, who had been drifting through the Milky Way in search of opportunities, were startled by this sudden spectacle.
Everywhere they looked, all they saw were seven-colored rays of light. The scene was breathtakingly beautiful, like a celestial realm, utterly awe-inspiring.
All cultivators within the Milky Way could clearly sense that the source of the radiant light lay somewhere within the galaxy.
"An opportunity has appeared! We must rush to the place of fortune without delay. Use spatial stones and enter spatial jump state immediately!"
"You six, wake up! Something big has happened!"
"Congratulations, Master. After only a little over a century in the Milky Way, the opportunity has manifested itself, guiding our way. It seems this fortune left by Immortal Zhiwu is destined for you!"
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All the treasure-hunting teams in the Milky Way realized that this was a sign of a great opportunity emerging!
While starships were fast, even at maximum acceleration, they only approached near-light speed. To reach an extremely distant location quickly, one needed to rely on spatial stones and initiate spatial jumps.
Spatial stones were still quite precious to Golden Core realm cultivators, and no one would carelessly expend them just to travel.
However, at this moment, the treasure-hunting teams scattered across the Milky Way could no longer restrain themselves. One by one, they began to expend spatial stones and frequently initiate spatial jumps, all heading towards Earth.
Dozens of treasure-hunting teams, over a hundred Golden Core realm cultivators, set off from different directions, guided by the seven-colored radiance, all converging towards Earth!
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Zhang Fan and the others were unaware of the celestial phenomena happening beyond Earth. However, both Zhang Fan and Daozun sensed that this sudden anomaly was undeniably related to the opportunity left by Immortal Zhiwu.
"Let's go!"
Daozun didn't hesitate. After glancing at Zhang Fan, he, along with the Sect Master of Wenxin Sect and others, sped towards the location of the opportunity.
"Master, what should we do?"
Xue Jing, seeing that Zhang Fan wasn't pursuing Daozun and the others, vaguely guessed his intentions and became excited.
He, Xue Jing, had come to Earth and lurked here for thousands of years, all for the opportunity left by Immortal Zhiwu.
While he had no hope for the Zhiwu Primordial Fruit itself, he was immensely covetous of its accompanying flower.
With the miraculous efficacy of the Zhiwu Primordial Fruit's accompanying flower, he could add another Golden Core Dao pattern, allowing him to condense a first-grade Golden Core.
Not to mention in the Wushan Star Domain, even within their Blood Clan, cultivators with first-grade Golden Cores were extremely rare.
"Xue Jing, Lin Yun, come with me. Haotian and Wuchen, go to the Half Moon Cave Mansion. Chaos is approaching, so be careful of your own safety."
Zhang Fan's gaze remained fixed on the north as he spoke calmly.
The fortune left by Zhiwu was not an opportunity for everyone; for the weak, it was a disaster.
Even with his current immense power increase, Zhang Fan wasn't confident he could protect everyone around him at all times.
Therefore, six months prior, Zhang Fan had arranged for his parents and Aile Bella and the others to enter the Half Moon Cave Mansion for cultivation. They had not yet condensed their primordial cores, and their strength was still too weak.
Now, with the emergence of the fortune left by Immortal Zhiwu causing such a commotion, Zhang Fan estimated that cultivators from the Wushan Star Domain would likely descend upon Earth in an endless stream.
While Lin Haotian and the others were already quite strong, they were still outmatched by Golden Core cultivators. Someone like the Sect Master of Wenxin Sect could easily obliterate them.
Thus, Zhang Fan was now preparing to arrange for them to enter the Half Moon Immortal's cave mansion as well.
The Half Moon Cave Mansion was the specially constructed lair of the Half Moon Immortal. Within the mansion, powerful defensive formations were laid out. Without strength surpassing the limits of the Golden Core realm, it would be difficult to breach it.
Therefore, Lin Haotian and the others would be extremely safe within the Half Moon Cave Mansion. Only then could Zhang Fan focus on competing for the fortune with peace of mind.
"Let's go!"
After making the arrangements, Zhang Fan, along with Xue Jing and Lin Yun, headed directly north.
Led by Zhang Fan, everyone's speed surged to its absolute limit, far surpassing those so-called supersonic fighter jets.
In just over ten minutes, they flew over a thousand kilometers, crossing the border of China and entering Russian territory.
"That's the Central Siberian Plateau of Russia."
A faint blood-red light flickered in Xue Jing's eyes. He was employing a divine ability that honed his eyesight, allowing him to see extremely far distances.
"To the north of the Central Siberian Plateau, an unidentified object is slowly emerging from the earth," Xue Jing transmitted to everyone using his divine sense.
At their supersonic flying speeds, even if Xue Jing spoke, they wouldn't be able to hear him, so divine sense transmission was the only option.
After a few more minutes, they traversed more than half of the Central Siberian Plateau and arrived at the source of the anomaly.
At this moment, the entire Central Siberian Plateau was enveloped in seven-colored rays of light, and the source of this radiance was the unidentified object slowly breaking through the earth.
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Daozun and his group arrived a step ahead of Zhang Fan, stopping a few kilometers away from him and warily watching Zhang Fan.
"Looking at the speed, the emergence of this fortune is likely still some time away. It seems Zhiwu didn't want anyone to obtain his legacy easily."
"Who knows how long we'll have to wait for the fortune to fully manifest? For now, let's deal with those few nuisances!"
Zhang Fan turned his gaze towards Daozun and the others in the distance, his eyes filled with icy killing intent.
There was no personal enmity involved. It was simply that the fortune left by Immortal Zhiwu was too crucial to Zhang Fan; it determined whether he could condense a Golden Core superior to first-grade high-grade.
Therefore, even though Zhang Fan was confident that he could obtain the fortune even if Daozun and the others entered the place of opportunity together, it was better to eliminate them beforehand to prevent any accidents.
From the moment Zhang Fan arrived, Daozun and his group had been closely observing his movements. Seeing Zhang Fan charging directly towards them, they couldn't help but feel nervous.
"It seems Saint Master Zhang intends to eliminate us and weed out the competition before the fortune fully emerges," the Sect Master of Wenxin Sect said calmly.
"When faced with such a fortune, we cannot yield. Since that is the case, then let us fight!"
A sharp blade-light flickered in Daozun's eyes. He had been unwilling to fight Zhang Fan to the death before because there was no immediate benefit.
But now, with the opportunity right before them, the allure of achieving a first-grade Golden Core had set his blood boiling. Even knowing that their side's chances of victory were not high, he refused to back down an inch.
"Haha, Daozun's thoughts are exactly our thoughts!"
Seeing Daozun's resolve, the Sect Master of Wenxin Sect, Li Yangzi, and Bai Zhen exchanged glances and hardened their hearts.
If it weren't for Daozun's presence, the three of them would not have had the confidence to face Zhang Fan. But with Daozun's determination, they didn't mind taking a gamble.
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ps: Apologies, I went out for the Mid-Autumn Festival and had no time to write during the day. I could only write at night. Updates will be sporadic for these two days. Consider it me using up all my leave for this month.