Chapter 2949: Full of Immortal Flavor, Huh?
Jiangnan swallowed, his curiosity completely piqued:
(๑•̌ꇴ•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "What did the pioneering insect soldiers discover in that starry sky world over there?"
Chong Feiyu's eyes sparkled with excitement:
(∗❛ั◡❛ั) "It's called exploration, but they didn't go far. The insect soldiers don't have long-range star jump capabilities, but they still detected some things!"
"Look~"
As she spoke, Chong Feiyu directly released a projection eye worm, reproducing the scenes stored in the insect soldiers' memories!
...
That was an extremely brilliant starry sky world, deep and distant, yet seeming empty and desolate.
In the distance, one could vaguely see a purple-blue nebula in the shape of a tripod, exceptionally magnificent, as well as golden nebula like mountains and seas. The starry sky was so vast, there was nothing too strange.
The reconnaissance insect soldiers responsible for observation over the past three hundred years had seen almost unchanging scenery. They couldn't leave the golden planet too far for deep exploration. But during this period, they did see something!
A figure wrapped in golden light stood with hands behind the back on a crystalline jade longsword, like a dazzling meteor. Flying at extremely high speed in the boundless starry sky, it vanished in a flash. That figure also glanced towards the insect soldiers but didn't pay any attention.
Everyone's mouths hung wide open.
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Odin pointed at the figure, terrified:
☚(ŎロŎ|||) "Holy crap! Fly... flying on a sword! A cultivator? Could this be an immortal or something?"
Yang Jian, Xiao Chuihuo, including Jiangnan and Wu Liang, all had strange expressions. Riding a sword to race through the starry sky?
Black God rolled his eyes:
(꒪ั～꒪ั●) "Immortal my ass! From the looks of him, at best he's a planet destroyer, right? Might not even be able to blow up a star. Different starry sky worlds will naturally give rise to different cultivation systems. Any form of civilization is perfectly normal."
"But... flying on a sword? That's pretty cool, damn!"
This was the first sign of life activity detected by the insect soldiers. After another hundred years or so, signs of life activity appeared again in the nearby starry sky.
Dense shoals of silver starfish flew at high speed through the starry sky, with silver scales glimmering with starlight. They flew extremely fast and were quite large, looking very panicked. Behind the shoals, about a hundred or so young lifeforms in white robes chased after them. They were all bizarre-looking, and many were humanoid, but all wore uniform robes with two white flying swords embroidered on the chest.
All of them stood on flying swords, some with a dozen swords floating around them. They carried small pouches, jade pendants, and various other trinkets. They relentlessly hunted the silver flying fish, stabbing with swords, throwing jade talismans covered in runes. When the talismans exploded, some produced super-giant fireballs, others summoned lightning, etc. They seemed to be something like incantations or divine scripts. After killing the starfish, they dug out pearls from their bodies, cherishingly put them into small pouches, killing with great enjoyment. Noisily, they passed by the observation area.
Jiangnan and the others' eyes glowed with gold:
(ง⁰̷̴͈꒨⁰̷̴͈)ง "Oh? Flying swords? Is... is that something like talismans? A cultivation civilization? In that starry sky world, could cultivation civilization be highly developed?"
Jiangnan's starry sky world was a collision of ten thousand races' civilizations, competing in splendor, a melting pot of technology, superpowers, and racial abilities—everything. But that other starry sky world seemed full of immortal flavor, huh?
Then came the third scene observed by the insect soldiers. An ancient, giant star boat sailed by. It wasn't a starship but an ancient warship design, even with star sails. The sails were covered in runes, still bearing the cross-sword insignia. In front of the boat, several giant star whales pulled it. Beneath the boat, a runic array formed, and in the next moment, the star boat teleported away...
Jiangnan and the others watched, utterly bewildered. It was a civilization completely different from the ten thousand races of the starry sky, something they'd never seen. But they weren't sure if the insect soldiers had seen the entirety of that other starry sky world. Perhaps it was just the tip of the iceberg.
Jiangnan rested his chin in thought:
(͡°ก͡°) "It doesn't seem weak. Our starry sky developed into this in 13.8 billion years. They've developed for over twenty billion years; who knows what they're like. They might even have experts comparable to the Cosmos Realm."
However, Black God rolled his dark eyes:
(꒪ั～꒪ั●) "Stop worrying about that nonsense. Do you really think the Cosmos Realm is so easy to reach? How many Cosmos-level can one entire starry world's resources produce? Although I can't rule out the possibility of them having a Cosmos-level expert, I'm sure that even if countless starry worlds exist simultaneously, Cosmos-level beings are extremely rare."
Jiangnan vigorously rubbed his face: "Sister Li Bing, you mean for me to take that golden planet and hide in another starry sky world?"
Li Bing nodded: "Yes! That way, there will be no trace of you in our starry sky world, and reality will stabilize, at least until the collapse node arrives. Since reality can no longer accommodate you, you should escape this reality. And there's a time difference: over three hundred years pass there, while only a little over three years pass here. In three hundred years, you can grow freely. Don't say you can't reach the Cosmos Realm."
At that, everyone shivered violently. Right? Jiangnan was only how old? He'd only been cultivating for a few years and had already reached the pinnacle of the starry sky. If he cultivated for another three hundred years, what terrifying height would he achieve?
Jiangnan's eyes lit up, but then he paused:
(｡･ˇ_ˇ･) "If I hide over there, can I cultivate? Didn't you say that the two starry sky worlds cannot exchange energy or matter? If I absorb the matter and energy from their world, breaking the original balance, wouldn't both sides collapse?"
Li Bing raised her hand and thumped Jiangnan's head:
(◦`~´◦) "Little idiot! Why would you need to absorb energy from their starry world? You don't need it. After you go there, open a black hole and go to the Life Forbidden Zone to absorb realm source energy. Or find any small black hole to return to the Life Forbidden Zone."
Black God nodded: "That method is feasible. Black holes are extremely special because they connect to the five-dimensional Life Forbidden Zone inside. Everything swallowed by a black hole is reduced to pure energy and returns to the Realm Source Forbidden Sea. The existence of the Life Forbidden Zone is on a higher level than all starry worlds. So it doesn't count as matter or energy exchange. And you've mastered realm source energy and black holes, and can go to the Life Forbidden Zone. The restraints that apply to others may not work on you because your life level is too high. But all of this is just speculation. You'll have to explore when you get there. But remember to be cautious, don't cause trouble, avoid unnecessary incidents, stay put until the time is up, and then come back. Because you belong here and will return. Better to avoid trouble than to seek it, understand?"
Jiangnan's eyes held some helplessness: "Even if I need to face many problems, to stabilize the dream reality from collapsing, I have to go to that golden planet. There's no better way. Three hundred years, huh? I am eternal, don't consider lifespan. Can Mila and Lan take this opportunity..."
But before he could finish, Li Bing shook her head: "No, it's impossible. Mila and Lan need to participate in the system's creation. I need them here to communicate frequently, solve problems, and adjust plans in real time. Moreover, Lan and Mila need time to absorb and refine the Void Engine and Time Crystal Sand. There's no time. Besides, the Time Abyss has exploitable time turbulence; there's no need to risk the golden planet. The key issue is that world over there is unknown. No one knows what will happen during that time. You can delay one cycle and not return, but Mila and Lan cannot afford delays. No matter what, we must choose the plan with the lowest risk and room for error. You must go to that golden planet, and it's best to go alone. The more people go with you, the risk of breaking the balance multiplies. Chong Feiyu's insect soldiers couldn't leave the golden planet and hibernated there for three hundred years without causing other bad effects. If too many go, what if?"
At that, Jiangnan's heart also sank. Yes, the biggest problem now was making the system, mending the past, completing the time loop, and stabilizing reality. The lower the risk, the better. There was no need for others to accompany him on the risk. And for Jiangnan, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The time difference between the two sides was definitely a point to exploit. If everything went smoothly, by the time he returned, he wouldn't have to worry about insufficient strength. But this time, Jiangnan would face over three hundred years of long time in a completely unfamiliar world, alone, unable to cause trouble, with no company. It was a time several times longer than Jiangnan's current life. At this moment, Jiangnan felt both expectation and curiosity, but also reluctance and hesitation.
But this golden planet's return at such a critical time node already seemed to indicate something. After all, the will of the starry sky was on Jiangnan's side. It might be an invisible push from Her. Now, only one path lay before Jiangnan: board the golden planet, travel alone to another starry sky world, escape reality, gather strength, and wait for the day to return to the starry sky.
"How long until the golden planet reaches the realm crossing node?"
pS: Don't worry! Definitely won't be cultivating immortality. We're playing with technology and hard work!