The engagement between Zhang Fan and Qin Luoshui was a momentous occasion for both the Zhang and Qin families, leading everyone to celebrate heartily with ample drinks that night.
As guests from the Qin family continuously approached Zhang Fan with toasts, he accepted them all. Despite consuming a significant amount of alcohol, he felt nothing, as if he were merely drinking plain water.
On the contrary, many members of the Qin family, who had hoped to test the famed Saint Master Zhang's drinking capacity, ended up thoroughly inebriated. Seeing that Zhang Fan's handsome face showed no sign of a flush, they could only admit defeat.
The night was quiet.
A colossal starship silently arrived in Earth's outer space. None of the numerous satellites and probes orbiting the planet detected its presence.
This starship belonged to the same team that had discovered Earth's coordinates two light-years away not long ago. After a series of spatial jumps, the starship had traversed the vast distance of two light-years in just three days, arriving before Earth.
"Old rules, Feng Hou, you'll lead four Core Condensation stage cultivators to infiltrate this life-bearing planet. Gather all important information within the planet, and try your best not to reveal your identities," the one-armed man instructed, standing inside the starship and gazing at the massive blue planet before them.
Despite his 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 collect information and formulate a plan to avoid wasting time.
"Yes!"
The young man known as Feng Hou was, apart from the one-armed man, the most powerful individual in this team. He possessed a Golden Core of the third-grade upper rank and had cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core realm.
Furthermore, Feng Hou practiced the Dao of Wind, comprehending the True Meanings of Gale, Fury Wind, and Illusionary Wind. The three Golden Core Dao patterns he etched were all adept at speed and stealth, making him perfectly suited for reconnaissance.
He selected four cultivators proficient in stealth from over a dozen Core Condensation stage cultivators. Together, they departed the starship and plunged towards Earth.
Concurrently, he enveloped his companions with his divine sense, ensuring they remained undetected by any scanning instruments.
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Watching Feng Hou and his companions safely pass through the blue planet's atmospheric shield and disappear from his sight, the one-armed man's eyes held a hint of anticipation.
The intense residual explosion he had detected was the first of its kind he had encountered in his hundreds of years in the Milky Way, indicating the planet's extraordinary nature. It was highly probable that the fortuitous encounter of True Immortal Zhi Wu lay upon this very planet.
At this moment, Zhang Fan was still immersed in the joy of his impending marriage, completely unaware that on the very night of his engagement, the first wave of cultivators from the Wu Shan Starfield had arrived on Earth.
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Feng Hou and the four Core Condensation cultivators descended upon a small town in Europe. Passersby walked past Feng Hou, yet none could see him.
Feng Hou's powerful divine sense permeated the area, controlling a nearby pedestrian. His divine sense invaded the person's mind, slowly probing for information about the planet.
After a while, Feng Hou withdrew his divine sense. To conceal his tracks, the pedestrian, upon regaining consciousness, had no recollection of what had transpired, their mind left in a brief blank.
"Surprisingly, although the spiritual energy on this planet is sparse, its technological development is quite impressive. This has saved me a lot of trouble."
From the person's mind, Feng Hou gained a general understanding of the planet. He had visited many planets with advanced technology before and was not unfamiliar with it.
Although Feng Hou disdained these flashy technologies, considering that even their most potent weapons couldn't harm him, he found the information gathering process to be remarkably convenient.
Through network information, he gained a general grasp of the planet in less than a day.
After understanding the basic information, Feng Hou began to investigate the strong individuals present on this world, a standard procedure for them.
If they could subdue the strongest being on a planet, then no one would be able to resist them.
He browsed through online videos, observing ordinary individuals who hadn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage fighting each other on stage, while a crowd below cheered excitedly. Feng Hou found it utterly foolish.
A casual punch from them was weaker than a child's brawl; how could it elicit such excitement?
"What is this..."
"The Undying Blood Ancestor and the Light Winged Tribe?"
Feng Hou saw a recently viral video online, a recording of Xue Jing battling Aositan. His heart skipped a beat upon seeing this. On such a small planet, there were indeed two alien races present?
The further he watched, the more excited he became!
"There's even a high-grade spiritual treasure!"
Feng Hou witnessed Zhang Fan using the Shan He Seal to suppress Aositan, and Aositan unleashing his natal spiritual treasure, causing a violent explosion in the void of space.
The battle between Zhang Fan and Aositan was not clearly depicted, and the audio was muffled, making their conversation indistinguishable.
However, Aositan's actions sparked countless thoughts in Feng Hou's mind. Ultimately, only one possibility occurred to him.
On this weak planet, what else could cause two Golden Core realm cultivators to fight to the death, other than the fortuitous encounter left by True Immortal Zhi Wu?
And why had the Undying Blood Race and the Light Winged Tribe come to this planet with its thin spiritual energy?
Although the two combatants were powerful, and he might not even be their match, they were utterly insignificant before their captain!
Feng Hou saved a copy of the video, gathered his companions, and quickly returned to the starship in space.
The burly one-armed man began to examine the crucial information collected by the five of them.
"The Undying Blood Race and the Light Winged Tribe actually descended upon Earth hundreds of years ago. However, judging by their current state, they have yet to find the place of fortune."
"However, this Undying Blood Race, despite condensing a second-grade Golden Core, is still too weak, only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. Feng Hou, you could have killed him."
"This cultivator from the Light Winged Tribe is quite capable, having condensed a second-grade Golden Core and cultivated to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, yet he is still dead!"
To him, who had condensed a second-grade Golden Core and cultivated it to its peak, Aositan's strength was indeed rather ordinary.
"That human, though he hasn't condensed a Golden Core, must have cultivated an extremely powerful physical technique, allowing him to contend with cultivators at the late stage of the second-grade Golden Core realm. He is arguably the strongest on this planet!" the one-armed man stated calmly, watching the combat video between Zhang Fan and Aositan.
The more powerful beings a planet possessed, the more it underscored its extraordinary nature.
"Captain, tomorrow, this strongest individual on Earth will be getting married at his stronghold on Lakeside Island. It will undoubtedly be a global spectacle. If we descend upon Lakeside Island, wouldn't it bring a pleasant surprise to this local overlord of Earth?" Feng Hou said with a grin, his anticipation growing at the thought.
The one-armed man remained silent, but a decision had already been made in his heart. If he could forcefully eliminate this strongest individual on Earth under the global spotlight, then who on this planet would dare to disobey?
This would greatly aid him in conquering the planet.
"Let me check." Feng Hou's fingers flew across the keyboard, and he quickly retrieved Qin Luoshui's information.
"This is his fiancée? Truly a gem. This time, we definitely won't have made this trip in vain," Feng Hou chuckled gleefully, a hint of lewdness in his eyes.
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ps: First update!