Nan Zun, Liu Mu, Lin Haotian, Wu Chen Jian Xian, and Tian Hua Tian Jun transformed into streams of light, traversing the small world.
Although it was called a small world, if one were to fly through it alone, it would likely take hundreds of years to reach its opposite end.
In such a vast world, searching for precious Dao Origin fragments was indeed extremely difficult. This could be seen from the fact that in the millions of years of the Giant Spirit Hall, only a handful of cultivators had reached the Nascent Soul stage, indicating that precious Dao Origin fragments were not easily obtained.
"Master, cultivators at the Void Refinement stage can open up a small world. Will I be able to open up a small world when I reach the Void Refinement stage?" Xue Mo Jiao asked curiously, standing beside Zhang Fan.
"You are following the path of bloodline evolution. For you, the physical body is the world, and there's no need to compare it," Zhang Fan replied.
"The physical body is the world?" Xue Mo Jiao listened, confused. It seemed to grasp something but couldn't quite catch the elusive spark. It couldn't help but shake its head and say, "Never mind, I'll think about these things when I break through to the Nascent Soul stage."
After consuming a large quantity of Immortal-grade Blood Spirit Pills, Xue Mo Jiao's strength had reached the peak of half-step Nascent Soul, only one step away from the Nascent Soul stage, and it could break through at any moment.
Zhang Fan sat cross-legged, preparing to use this time to cultivate his physical body. As for the Nascent Soul stage cultivators suppressed within the Myriad Beast Cauldron, Zhang Fan was in no hurry to refine them.
It wouldn't matter if Qin Yun, Ju Que Zhen Xian, and Han Fei Zhen Xian were refined, but Zi Yue Zhen Xian's strength was extraordinary. If he were refined and his spiritual lamp extinguished, it would undoubtedly attract the attention of some Nascent Soul stage experts in the Boundless Dynasty.
He himself wouldn't care and could simply leave, but this could easily implicate the Myriad Mountains Sect.
Therefore, Zhang Fan planned to refine them slowly after leaving the Shattered Star Domain. The longer it took, the more beneficial it would be for the Myriad Mountains Sect.
As tens of thousands of Giant Spirit Hall disciples fled to various continents in the Shattered Star Domain, the news of Zhang Fan's conquest of the Giant Spirit Hall and suppression of Ju Que Zhen Xian quickly spread. Dong Ji Zhen Xian, who was stationed at the Myriad Mountains Sect, naturally received the news, but he was not as happy as he might have expected.
The annihilation of their mortal enemy, with whom they had struggled for hundreds of thousands of years, made Dong Ji Zhen Xian sigh at the impermanence of life. However, he quickly composed himself and began to arrange for the disciples of the Myriad Mountains Sect to prepare to go to the Giant Spirit Continent and occupy it.
The Myriad Mountains Sect had abundant 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.
One month later.
In the vast, silent, and icy 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 Nascent Soul stage, so Zhang Fan had to travel alone.
After completing the instructions of Ban Yue Xian Ren, Zhang Fan, guided by the star chart, flew directly towards the Purple Firmament Star Domain.
The Myriad Domains Starry Sky was vast and boundless. It was divided into four great star regions based on direction, and each star region contained countless star domains. Of course, over ninety-nine percent of these were merely fringe star domains.
In the starry sky, besides star domains, there were also countless mysterious places. For example, the endless dark cosmic desert, which made it incredibly difficult for even Nascent Soul stage cultivators to cross. There was also the endlessly long cosmic river, which had no beginning or end. No one knew its origin, and no one had traced its terminus. It flowed through the Myriad Domains Starry Sky like a cosmic sash.
It was precisely because of the existence of these mysterious places in the universe, which acted as natural barriers dividing the starry sky, that each great star region divided the more densely populated areas into star zones.
The Shattered Star Domain, the Boundless Star Domain, and the Purple Firmament Star Domain all belonged to the same star zone in the Eastern Universe.
Although they were located in the same star zone, Zhang Fan discovered from the star chart that to reach the Purple Firmament Star Domain, he would have to traverse over a hundred star domains. Even with his greatly increased speed after breaking through to the Spirit Refining stage, it would still take nearly three years of flying in the dark space to arrive.
Therefore, during the journey, Zhang Fan specially took care of Xue Mo Jiao, providing it with sufficient Immortal-grade Blood Spirit Pills and guiding its cultivation.
"Master, you are truly kind to me. I will not let you down!" Xue Mo Jiao was deeply moved and cultivated even more diligently. It ultimately did not disappoint Zhang Fan, and three months into the journey, it finally passed the Nascent Soul tribulation and became a great demon at the Primordial Spirit stage.
"From now on, the important task of traveling will be yours!" Xue Mo Jiao, having successfully passed the Nascent Soul tribulation, was excitedly showing off to Zhang Fan, seeking his praise. To its surprise, Zhang Fan merely gave it an instruction and then flew into the Golden Light Immortal Mansion, leaving Xue Mo Jiao alone in the dark space, stunned.
"So that's how it is!" Xue Mo Jiao finally understood why its master had been so good to it. However, it didn't care. With a huge roar, it transformed into its true form, the Xue Mo Jiao. Its body, tens of kilometers long, moved swiftly through the dark space, feeling extremely exhilarated.
After breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, the scales on its body became even brighter, its dragon horns had taken shape, and its feet had five claws. It now bore a considerable resemblance to a blood dragon.
At first, 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 sense of novelty wore off, all that remained was endless tedium.
Six months later, Zhang Fan had consumed all the remaining Primordial Spirit Pills and Immortal-grade Blood Spirit Pills he had, and he began to refine the individuals within the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
In the second year of their journey, Lin Haotian, Wu Chen Jian Xian, and Tian Hua Tian Jun successively passed their ninth Yuanying tribulation, all stepping into the Nine Tribulation stage. Among them, Lin Haotian gained the most in that ancestral land space. The Dao Origin he obtained contained the cultivation insights of a powerful being of the Giant Spirit clan, which was of great help in his cultivation of the Saint 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 mostly Zhang Fan guiding their cultivation. Even Liu Mu, facing a bottleneck in the cultivation of Sword Dao rules, had to seek advice from Zhang Fan.
"The perfection of Sword Dao rules is merely reaching the threshold of the Great Dao; it is still a far cry from mastering the Great Dao."
"Therefore, you don't need to dwell on how I achieved rule perfection, because everyone has a different way of breaking through the threshold. If you follow my path, you might never achieve perfection in this lifetime," Zhang Fan said to Liu Mu.
Liu Mu fell silent. How could he not understand what Zhang Fan was saying? But after this period of cultivation, his Sword Dao rules were stuck at 980,000 Dao, with no progress for nearly half a year. This made him doubt whether he possessed any talent.
Now, even Nan Zun had broken through to the mid-stage Primordial Spirit realm, and Lin Haotian and the others were approaching him by stepping into half-step Nascent Soul. How could he not be anxious?