The Wu Shan star domain, though an unremarkable corner in the vast universe, was immensely vast for cultivators below the Nascent Soul true immortal stage, so much so that they could never traverse it in a lifetime.
The entire star domain encompassed tens of thousands of star systems, with countless stars and an immeasurable number of life-bearing planets.
However, on the vast majority of these life-bearing planets, it was incredibly difficult for a Golden Core realm cultivator to be born. Only planets that could produce Nascent Soul cultivators were considered powerful in the entire Wu Shan star domain.
Da Yan Star already had more than a handful of Nascent Soul cultivators on the surface, not to mention those who remained in seclusion.
Zhang Fan and Fu Feng's party flew rapidly through the air, heading towards the renowned Fuliu City on Da Yan Star.
In terms of volume, Da Yan Star was thousands of times larger than Earth, and its density was incomparable. Its gravitational pull was naturally much stronger than Earth's.
On Earth, as long as one cultivated to the Sacred Domain, they could manipulate spiritual energy or true qi to fly. However, on Da Yan Star, only cultivators who reached the Core Condensation realm possessed the ability to fly.
After nearly a day of rapid flight, the party of four finally arrived at Fuliu City.
Fu Feng, looking down from above, saw that everything in Fuliu City was normal, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"It seems we've arrived in time. The Ouyang and Li families haven't made their move yet."
A hint of relief appeared on Fu Feng's face. Although they had brought Zhang Fan and Liu Mu, two powerful assistants, back to Fuliu City this time, what would be the point if they returned to find the Fu family already besieged and annihilated by the Ouyang and Li families?
As one of the three major Nascent Soul families on Da Yan Star, the Fu family's power was such that perhaps only the mysterious Star Lord of Da Yan Star could suppress them.
Fuliu City, as the stronghold of the Fu family, ranked among the top three on the entire planet in terms of scale and prosperity.
The entire Fuliu City was enveloped by a colossal formation, meticulously arranged by the Fu family at great cost by a Celestial Master of formations. Even an ordinary three-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to penetrate.
Fu Feng, along with Zhang Fan and the other two, landed before the gates of Fuliu City. The guards at the gate immediately stepped forward to pay their respects respectfully.
"Second Elder, I have already ordered someone to send word back to the clan about the Elder and the Young Lady's return." The city guards patrolled the four directions of Fuliu City and naturally discovered them before they landed.
"Good, continue your patrol. Report any abnormalities to the family immediately."
Although the battle for the Earth Heart Dew did not achieve the expected results, Fu Feng was in a very good mood to have returned safely under Ouyang Ye's scheme and ambush.
What's more, Ouyang Ye had offended someone like Zhang Fan, who could kill the White Cloud Tiger, dooming him to a tragic end.
Under the management of the Fu family, Fuliu City was indeed extremely prosperous. It could be said that the power of this single city was greater than many life-bearing planets.
The wide streets bustled with traffic, and even Heaven Human realm cultivators could be seen everywhere, appearing commonplace, while Core Condensation realm cultivators were not rare.
Even as Zhang Fan walked along, he detected the aura of several Golden Core realm cultivators. Of course, these Golden Core cultivators had only condensed third-grade Golden Cores; there wasn't a single second-grade Golden Core among them.
"It seems your Fuliu City's strength is quite impressive," Zhang Fan said with a smile. A third-grade Golden Core cultivator could be considered a powerful figure on most planets in the Wu Shan star domain.
After all, there were trillions of life-bearing planets in the Wu Shan star domain, but only a few hundred Nascent Soul cultivators. Even if those in seclusion were included, the number would hardly exceed a thousand. Compared to the number of life-bearing planets, Nascent Soul cultivators were truly scarce.
On many weaker planets, a single Golden Core cultivator was enough to dominate.
Just like Earth before, if Zhang Fan, as a reborn individual, were excluded, the strongest cultivators would have been those in the Core Condensation realm, like the Wuchen Sword Immortal and his peers, with the exception of Blood Purge, Half-Moon Immortal, and the bird-like creature from the Light Clan who descended.
"In Fuliu City, the number of Golden Core cultivators exceeds one hundred. However, besides Sisi, there are only two who have condensed second-grade Golden Cores. Both of them only hold honorary guest titles within my Fu family and are unwilling to truly join us," Fu Feng sighed.
In the Wu Shan star domain, over ninety percent of Golden Core cultivators had only condensed third-grade Golden Cores. Among the remaining less than ten percent, over ninety-nine percent had only condensed second-grade Golden Cores.
Only by condensing a second-grade Golden Core could one be considered a strong cultivator on a powerful planet like Da Yan Star, and the three major Nascent Soul families would actively try to recruit them.
As for first-grade Golden Cores?
As soon as they were discovered, they would immediately receive invitations from the top powers in the Wu Shan star domain, who would promise numerous benefits to recruit them.
However, first-grade Golden Cores were exceedingly rare. In each era, the number of first-grade Golden Cores born would not exceed the fingers of two hands, and the appearance of each first-grade Golden Core would cause quite a stir.
In fact, when Zhang Fan killed the White Cloud Tiger, Fu Feng and the others had already made their guesses. He even thought that Zhang Fan might have condensed a top-grade first-grade Golden Core.
But such matters were highly confidential. It didn't matter if third-grade or second-grade Golden Cores were exposed. Although second-grade Golden Cores possessed strong combat power, the most powerful among them could only contend with the most ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.
Of course, if one was extremely heaven-defying in a particular aspect, they could fight beyond their level. Just like the Nine Sword True Monarch who descended to Earth back then, who cultivated a mid-grade, fourth-grade divine ability to perfection, his unleashed combat power could even suppress weaker one-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivators, earning a place on the Heavenly Rankings with a second-grade Golden Core.
Such a figure was indeed heaven-defying. To achieve such a feat with a second-grade Golden Core was even rarer than a first-grade Golden Core. Unfortunately, he encountered Zhang Fan...
Once a first-grade Golden Core was exposed, they would either be courted by various factions or become objects of envy. Unless they were determined to join a specific power, they would generally choose to conceal themselves.
After all, once a first-grade Golden Core cultivator broke through and formed a Nascent Soul, they could at least fight two levels above their own.
Fuliu City was extremely vast, covering an area of several hundred miles, larger than most countries on Earth. It contained towering mountains and flowing rivers.
The stronghold of our Fu family was located atop a rather precipitous mountain peak, a cluster of ancient architecture known as Fuliu Mountain Villa.
Under Fu Feng's guidance, the group passed through various checkpoints and entered Fuliu Mountain Villa.
Upon entering Fuliu Mountain Villa, Zhang Fan could easily sense the interconnected formations within. There were spirit-gathering formations, illusion formations, defensive formations, and killing formations.
"These formations are arranged quite well, but against true powerhouses, they are like a thin film, easily broken through," Zhang Fan commented casually.
Fu Sisi, however, was quite displeased. Although the range of the formation enveloping Fuliu Mountain Villa was not comparable to the city-protecting formation, the cost of arranging the interconnected formations was no less than that of the city-protecting formation. Even a two-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to survive if they intruded into Fuliu Mountain Villa.
This was the foundation of their Fu family, yet Zhang Fan dismissed it as worthless.
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