To traverse a star domain, the most convenient method for powerful beings below the Nascent Soul true immortal realm is naturally by relying on star domain teleportation arrays.
Star domain teleportation arrays allow for rapid transit between two star domains. However, each activation consumes a vast amount of spirit crystals, a cost that ordinary Nascent Soul Heavenly Immortals cannot afford, and even powerful Nascent Soul Heavenly Immortals would find it painful.
Another method is to rely on star domain flying ships. Similar to galaxy flying ships, star domain flying ships accelerate until they reach near-light speed and then perform space jumps.
However, the acceleration time and the distance of space jumps for star domain flying ships are far beyond what galaxy flying ships can compare to.
Even so, traveling between two star domains by star domain flying ship still takes a considerable amount of time. Some star domains are not far apart, and it might take only a few years to reach them.
But some star domains are extremely distant from each other, even separated by an endless sea of darkness. Traveling by star domain flying ship could take hundreds or even thousands of years.
The universe is too vast, which leads to many Nascent Soul cultivators never leaving their own star domain for their entire lives.
However, once a nine-tribulation Nascent Soul expert overcomes the transformation tribulation and breaks through to the Nascent Soul true immortal realm, condensing their primordial spirit, they gain the ability to travel through dark space.
They can easily shatter the void and create spatial rifts. The spacetime in these rifts is compressed and extremely chaotic, posing great danger to cultivators below the Nascent Soul true immortal realm. But for Nascent Soul true immortals, they can utilize the compressed nature of spacetime in dark space for super-long-distance travel.
The place where Lord Zhiwu originally resided was separated from the Wushan Star Domain by over a thousand star domains. If he were to travel by galaxy flying ship, it might take the entire lifespan of a nine-tribulation Nascent Soul expert and still not be enough to return.
But with Lord Zhiwu's abilities, he could easily traverse dark space, arriving at the Wushan Star Domain in less than a year.
"I wonder how Nan Zun is cultivating now. With his realm, breaking through to Nascent Soul 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, Lord Zhiwu naturally remembered old friends he made there, Nan Zun Heavenly Immortal being one of them.
As the current number one on the Heavenly Ranking of the Wushan Star Domain, Nan Zun Heavenly Immortal had held this position for tens of thousands of years. Of course, there was a period when Nan Zun Heavenly Immortal was ranked second due to the rise of Lord Zhiwu. However, after Lord Zhiwu broke through to the Nascent Soul true immortal realm, he was automatically removed from the Heavenly Ranking, and Nan Zun Heavenly Immortal returned to the first position.
The outside world rumored that Nan Zun Heavenly Immortal dared not face the transformation tribulation due to lack of confidence. But only Lord Zhiwu knew that under his guidance, Nan Zun Heavenly Immortal had already condensed his primordial spirit ten thousand years ago.
As long as Nan Zun Heavenly Immortal was willing, he could trigger the transformation tribulation and break through to the Nascent Soul true immortal realm at any time.
Generally speaking, cultivators need to undergo the transformation tribulation and pass the baptism of the divine tribulation to condense their primordial spirit.
But there are always exceptions in cultivation. There are always some genius cultivators who can break the mold and condense their primordial spirit in the Nascent Soul stage.
As long as the primordial spirit is condensed, one is absolutely guaranteed to pass the transformation tribulation.
"I'll visit my old friends later. For now, I should see who has taken possession of my Golden Light Immortal Mansion?"
Although he didn't care about a high-grade Heavenly Treasure given his status, to him now, even the best high-grade Heavenly Treasures were no different from scrap iron.
But it was something he had refined with considerable effort. If it fell into the hands of vicious individuals, Lord Zhiwu wouldn't mind taking it back.
Lord Zhiwu sensed with his mind and, through his special connection with the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, determined the location of Xue Jing and the others, and also guessed their destination.
"It seems they intend to head to Nangu Star. That makes sense. In this region of space, only Nangu Star has a galaxy teleportation array." Lord Zhiwu chuckled softly, then waved his hand again, a spatial rift appearing before him. With a step, Lord Zhiwu disappeared from this starry sky once more.
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The Milky Way is located on the edge of the Wushan Star Domain. In the eyes of cultivators from the Wushan Star Domain, the Milky Way is merely a barbaric star system, not even classified as part of the Wushan Star Domain.
In the eyes of Wushan Star Domain cultivators, Nangu Star is the edge, because beyond Nangu Star, there are no galaxy teleportation arrays.
Galaxy flying ships shuttled through the stars. After refining the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, Xue Jing entered a state of cultivation. Through this period of cultivation and accumulation, he was already preparing to face his first Nascent Soul tribulation.
"Hmm?"
"What's happening?"
Just as the galaxy flying ship accelerated to near-light speed, preparing for a space jump, everyone inside the ship stopped their cultivation. The galaxy flying ship had not only failed to perform the space jump but had also stopped without any warning.
"Everyone be careful, come out with me."
Xue Jing's expression was solemn. A galaxy flying ship undergoing a space jump cannot tolerate any disturbance. Even the domain of a Golden Core realm cultivator could interrupt the process.
But to instantly halt a galaxy flying ship traveling at near-light speed required a terrifying level of power.
Leading True Monarch Tian Hua and the others out of the galaxy flying ship, Xue Jing’s vast divine sense spread out, attempting to scan the surrounding space. However, after scanning the area, he found nothing unusual.
Meanwhile, True Monarch Tian Hua also took out various array disks, ready at any moment.
"Who is that?"
Qin Luoshui suddenly spoke. Everyone followed her gaze and saw a man in white robes 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 failed to detect his presence.
Xue Jing was greatly alarmed. If his divine sense couldn't detect him, but he could be seen with the naked eye, what level of strength had he reached?
At the very least, with his current strength, even if a powerful expert who had survived four Nascent Soul tribulations stood before him, his divine sense should be able to detect them.
Could this be an enemy more powerful than Lord Hei Yan?
Xue Jing tensed. Without Zhang Fan this time, he was the strongest in the group and also responsible for everyone's safety.
"The Golden Light Immortal Mansion is in your hands?"
The middle-aged man turned his head and asked, staring at Xue Jing.
"Is this… Lord Zhiwu?"
Upon seeing the face of the man in white robes, Xue Jing and True Monarch Tian Hua exchanged glances, surprise evident in their eyes. Then, they both reacted and bowed quickly, "Junior pays respects to Lord Zhiwu."
ps: In the last paragraph of the previous chapter, 'Lord Zhiwu' was mistakenly written as 'True Immortal Zhiwu.' This was a typo and has been corrected.
This also serves to explain to everyone why both the titles 'True Immortal Zhiwu' and 'Lord Zhiwu' appear simultaneously.
Zhiwu is depicted in this book as a person of extraordinary talent and brilliance. Thirty thousand years ago, he had already entered the Nascent Soul true immortal realm. Ten thousand years ago, Zhiwu had even consecutively broken through to the Dao Integration realm. However, cultivators in the Wushan Star Domain believed Zhiwu was still a true immortal, hence the simultaneous appearance of these two titles.