Pu Ji Zhen Xian took out forty immortal treasures and threw them at Zhang Fan, asking with some curiosity, "May I ask what sword technique the Ten Absolute Daoist friend just used?"
Seeing Pu Ji Zhen Xian's eyes full of the desire to learn, Zhang Fan’s eyes held a trace of recollection, and he said softly, "The sword technique is nameless."
"Nameless?" Pu Ji Zhen Xian was stunned, then nodded thoughtfully, "Thank you, Ten Absolute Daoist friend, for telling me."
"You're welcome. It was just a whim, and I wanted to broaden your horizons," Zhang Fan said indifferently.
"So that's how it is." Pu Ji Zhen Xian had never met such a peculiar person and became even more curious about Zhang Fan. "Ten Absolute Daoist friend, may I join your team?"
"Don't you have a team?" Zhang Fan asked curiously. Pu Ji Zhen Xian was not weak, and by all accounts, he should have been able to form a team easily.
"I did, originally." At this point, a trace of sadness appeared in Pu Ji Zhen Xian's eyes, and he said, "My team met a catastrophe a year ago, and only I survived. I haven't formed a team yet."
"If that's the case, then come along," Zhang Fan agreed.
After walking off the stage, Zhang Fan gathered Nan Zun, Blood Demon Flood Dragon, and the Pang brothers to introduce Pu Ji Zhen Xian to them.
"With Pu Ji Zhen Xian joining, our small team's strength has increased. I can venture into the Star River with more peace of mind," Nan Zun said.
"Daoist friend Nan Zun is too humble," Pu Ji Zhen Xian said with a smile, shaking his head. "It is my honor to join the team. With the captain here, I will feel more at ease adventuring in the Star River."
Pu Ji Zhen Xian was not being humble. After the exchange just now, he suspected that Zhang Fan might have even mastered the true meaning of the Great Dao. Of course, it was also possible that he could only display the true meaning of the Great Dao by relying on that 'nameless sword technique.'
Regardless of which scenario it was, Zhang Fan's strength had already reached the pinnacle below the Nascent Soul stage. Such an existence was extremely rare, even on the Star River battlefield.
"Alright, let's go back and rest for a day. Starting tomorrow, our team will prepare to venture into the Star River and earn military merits!" Zhang Fan could not bear to listen any longer and interrupted their conversation.
The next day, after some preparations, the team members gathered and, led by Zhang Fan, left the war base together and flew towards the dazzling Star River in the void.
Along the way, the Blood Demon Flood Dragon appeared extremely excited. Before even entering the Star River, it was already fantasizing about killing its way through the Star River battlefield and devouring Nascent Soul cultivators one by one.
The Pang brothers, on the other hand, were slightly apprehensive. Within the team, they were the weakest, only at the level of a one-star warrior.
"As we are newly entering the Star River battlefield, our team has not yet experienced combat synergy. When we encounter the enemy, listen to my commands and do not be greedy for merit or advance rashly," Zhang Fan said, then looked at Pu Ji Zhen Xian and instructed, "Among you few, Pu Ji, you are the strongest. While ensuring your own safety, try your best to take care of the safety of the others."
"Yes, Captain," Pu Ji Zhen Xian replied.
Besides Zhang Fan, their small team had five other members. With the absolute advantage in strength, everyone in the team was extremely convinced of Zhang Fan and did not need to deliberately display any might.
After more than ten minutes of travel in the dark space, the group finally reached the Star River. Looking from afar at the Star River, which resembled a flowing ribbon, it was only when they truly stood before it that they could feel its vastness.
This branch of the central Star River had an average width of three light-years and was immeasurably long. Immense stars appeared as insignificant as sand grains before it.
"With our strength, venturing in this area is relatively safe. Upstream from here is the gathering place for six-star generals," Pu Ji Zhen Xian had been on the Star River battlefield for hundreds of years and had a clear understanding of the distribution of cultivators.
The closer they got to the upstream, the more treasures there were.
"Let's go, enter the Star River!"
Led by Zhang Fan, the group charged into the Star River, as if passing through a barrier and entering another world.
"There are stars flowing within this Star River?" the Blood Demon Flood Dragon exclaimed, its eyes wide as it observed everything around it with curiosity.
"The Star River sweeps across various parts of the universe. It's not strange to see anything within the Star River," Pu Ji Zhen Xian said with a smile.
The group traveled through the Star River, but it was too vast. After flying for more than half a day, they still hadn't encountered a single living person.
"Although the Zi Xiao Star Domain and the Jiu Ya Star Domain have gathered tens of thousands of Nascent Soul stage cultivators and over a million Nascent Soul cultivators in this Star River battlefield, it is still too sparse for the vast Star River. The probability of encountering living beings by simply wandering around is too low."
Pu Ji Zhen Xian said, "There is a Star River ruin called the Seven Star Pagoda in this area. I believe there will be quite a few cultivators gathered there. We can go and try our luck."
Zhang Fan nodded. In fact, his first target in his heart was the Seven Star Pagoda. A large number of teams led by five-star generals, and a very small number of teams led by six-star generals, were gathered there. For them, it was a good place for training.
"If that's the case, then let's go to the Seven Star Pagoda."
With Zhang Fan's agreement, the others naturally had no objections. Zhang Fan tore through space at will, leading the group back into the dark space.
Where the Star River flowed, the space was much more stable than the outside. Cultivators below the Soul Refining stage found it difficult to tear through space within the Star River. This was why the war base stipulated that cultivators must reach the level of a four-star warrior to form a team and venture into the Star River.
Because cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage who came to this Star River could not tear through space. Forget about fighting; even traveling in this vast Star River would be a huge problem.
The Seven Star Pagoda was a colossal pagoda, several light-years high. It stood obliquely in the Star River, having endured the erosion of time, and its body was somewhat dilapidated.
"What kind of being could refine such a massive treasure, several light-years tall? Even a slight fall would likely destroy the World Heart Continent," Nan Zun said, looking up at the majestic Seven Star Pagoda, his eyes filled with shock.
"How can such a large artifact be moved?" the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's mind was filled with confusion. "Even the legendary Great Ascension Immortal Emperor should not be able to move such a massive artifact, right?"
Zhang Fan looked at the Blood Demon Flood Dragon's appearance, and a smile involuntarily appeared in his eyes. "You mere great demon of the Nascent Soul stage, how dare you question the might of an Immortal Emperor?"