Seeing the people around them one by one breaking through to the Void Return stage, Wu Chen Jian Xian and Tian Hua Tian Jun's eyes were filled with envy and a touch of helplessness. With Zhang Fan's guidance and abundant resources, they had both mastered the true meaning of the Great Dao and completely Daoized their physical bodies. However, fully grasping a Great Dao and breaking through to the Void Return stage remained incredibly difficult for them.
"Nascent Soul stage is also good. I can still be considered a top-tier expert in the Wu Shan Star Domain," Wu Chen Jian said with a wry smile, comforting himself.
"The path of causality is inherently extremely difficult. I am already content to cultivate to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. I have never dared to dream of fully mastering it," Tian Hua Tian Jun replied, shaking his head.
Zhang Fan returned to the small courtyard and gathered everyone. He said, "The matters in the Luo River Domain have been settled. Now, only one last thing remains. After completing it, we can head to the Central Star Domain."
"I have already calculated the location of my little disciple. I plan to go and see her," Zhang Fan said. As he spoke, his gaze fell upon Wu Chen Jian Xian and Tian Hua Tian Jun, his followers who had accompanied him from Earth. "You two have now also reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. I can provide each of you with a Dao Origin to help you refine it."
"Of course, you should also know that refining a Dao Origin is not entirely a good thing. Your achievements in this life might be confined by the Dao Origin, preventing you from ever breaking through to the Dao Integration stage."
Wu Chen Jian Xian and Tian Hua Tian Jun exchanged a glance. Wu Chen Jian Xian said, "Without a Dao Origin, perhaps breaking through to the Void Return stage in this lifetime would be a mere fantasy."
"Good." Zhang Fan nodded, understanding their choice.
Zhang Fan enveloped everyone with his divine power. With a single thought, he instantly teleported millions of light-years away. With his current speed, it would take less than a day to reach the Jiu Ya Star Domain.
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The Jue Hai Star Domain. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, this place was still called the Da Luo Star Domain. During a great war in the starry sky, the lord of the Da Luo Star Domain perished, and the Da Luo Star Domain was occupied by the Jue Hai Golden Immortal, who renamed it the Jue Hai Star Domain.
The Jue Hai Golden Immortal, capable of killing the lord of the Da Luo Star Domain who cultivated the Dark Dao, was naturally not to be underestimated. Among the nine intermediate star domains governed by the Jiu Ya Star Domain, the Jue Hai Star Domain ranked among the top three in strength.
However, at this moment, the Jue Hai Golden Immortal was quite displeased. Looking at a group of Nascent Soul cultivators below, he couldn't help but curse, "How can a mere Nascent Soul cultivator cause so much chaos in my Jue Hai Star Domain? What use are you all?"
Facing the domain lord's wrath, the Nascent Soul cultivators below could only remain silent, filled with helplessness. Although the Dark Daughter was only at the Nascent Soul stage, she cultivated the rare Dark Dao and possessed a Great Dao secret treasure. Even when a group of Nascent Soul cultivators surrounded her, she could easily escape. How difficult would it be to capture her alive?
"Hun You, I'll leave the matter of the Dark Daughter to you. I don't want to hear any more news about her!" The Jue Hai Golden Immortal said, reclining on his throne, addressing the person to his right.
"Yes, Domain Lord."
"With Golden Immortal Hun You taking action, if the Dark Daughter dares to show herself again, she will surely be unable to escape." The group of Nascent Soul cultivators rejoiced at this, quickly adding.
Golden Immortal Hun You was an expert at the peak of the Great Dao stage, ranking among the top five in the Jue Hai Star Domain. For him to deal with a Nascent Soul cultivator was indeed overkill.
However, the Dark Daughter had killed more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators in the Jue Hai Star Domain during this period, and even with the combined efforts of many Nascent Soul cultivators, they had failed to apprehend her, which had indeed angered the Jue Hai Golden Immortal.
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In the Jue Hai Star Domain, there was a star called Xue Ming Star, a notorious forbidden area within the domain. This was because the entire star had been completely refined by the Xue Ming True Immortal. Every few decades, numerous humans were sent to Xue Ming Star to become nourishment for the Xue Ming True Immortal's cultivation. The dense blood qi dyed the starscape around Xue Ming Star a scarlet hue.
Xue Ming True Immortal's aptitude was not top-tier, but relying on this evil cultivation method, he had managed to reach the Nascent Soul stage, becoming a top expert in the Jue Hai Star Domain.
Today, Xue Ming True Immortal emerged from seclusion. A new batch of "blood food" was about to be delivered, which would serve as nourishment for his breakthrough to the late Nascent Soul stage. Xue Ming True Immortal attached great importance to this.
Massive star system flying ships were arrayed in the void, filled with countless humans, totaling over ten billion. Sensing the immense blood qi, Xue Ming True Immortal's soul fell into a trance.
"My lord, the blood food has been delivered. There are ten star system flying ships in total, with one billion blood food on each ship," a Nascent Soul cultivator respectfully reported to Xue Ming True Immortal.
"Well done. You may all withdraw." Xue Ming True Immortal waved his hand, and the ten star system flying ships, drawn by his power, all descended onto Xue Ming Star.
Looking at the pile of blood food before him, Xue Ming True Immortal licked his lips and muttered, "I heard that recently a powerful cultivator of the Dark Dao has been hunting Nascent Soul cultivators in the Jue Hai Star Domain. When I break through to the late Nascent Soul stage, I will definitely go and have a good spar!"
The ten billion humans imprisoned in the star system flying ships were filled with terror. They never imagined they would be sent to this notorious forbidden area. Knowing that escape was impossible, a cacophony of wails and curses erupted on Xue Ming Star.
Xue Ming True Immortal enjoyed this scene greatly. The feeling of dominating others' lives by witnessing the despair of all sentient beings gave him a thrill.
Suddenly, a dark power descended like a celestial curtain, plunging the entire Xue Ming Star into darkness. Xue Ming True Immortal immediately unleashed his spiritual sense, cautiously scanning his surroundings. He was not panicked; in fact, he felt a hint of excitement. He knew that he had been targeted by the Dark Daughter.
However, he was not afraid. The strongest Nascent Soul cultivator the Dark Daughter had hunted was only at the Refinement stage. No Nascent Soul expert had ever perished at her hands. Xue Ming True Immortal even wanted to try and see if he could keep her here by leveraging the terrain of Xue Ming Star.
"Xue Ming True Immortal, you have committed countless atrocities against humanity. You deserve to die!" A cold voice echoed in Xue Ming True Immortal's ear. He saw a dark sword light slash towards him, containing the power of the Great Dao.
"It's a Great Dao secret treasure!" Xue Ming True Immortal held up the Blood Soul Banner. Countless blood soul powers surged, blocking the sword strike. His body was jolted back dozens of miles, and the Blood Soul Banner suffered significant damage. Luo Xiao Xiao revealed her figure, her sword light forming a cage, attempting to trap him within.
"Formation activate!"
Seeing his Blood Soul Banner damaged, a cruel glint flashed in Xue Ming True Immortal's eyes. He slammed the Blood Soul Banner onto the ground, and instantly, blood-red array inscriptions were activated. A massive formation enveloped the entire Xue Ming Star. Under the formation's shroud, the blood qi of the ten billion human cultivators was continuously devoured, their bodies withering at a visible rate, emitting mournful cries.
Upon witnessing this scene, Luo Xiao Xiao's killing intent intensified. A hundred billion humans perished before her eyes, causing her body to tremble slightly.
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