Chapter 983
An Investigation from the Crimson Cloud Empire.
Looking at the demons who were caught in a daze.
Both Blood Fiend Heavenly Venerable and Abyss Heavenly Venerable showed slight changes in their expressions.
They could tell that these demons had probably suffered a great loss at Chen Beijing's hands; they had overheard their conversation earlier.
The Blood Demon Celestial Venerable was the most moved.
He still remembered that year when he sat in the main seat of the hall praising Chen Feng.
At that time, he only regarded the other party as a junior.
In retrospect, Chen Feng was hiding his true strength back then.
But what he couldn't understand was why the other party was hiding their strength.
At this moment, Hong Fu spoke up:
"I'll go to Canglan Star first. You all go and investigate the Xuanhuang Realm. Once the clan's reinforcements arrive, we'll immediately clean up this star sea!"
They've only dealt with the cultivators who came to the gathering; who knows if there are any hidden powerhouses in this star sea?
For the sake of the stability of this captive breeding area, a thorough cleanup is necessary.
Wu Shan frowned: "You're going alone? It's too dangerous. Let's go together."
"Don't worry, even if Chen Beijing really has the strength of a Great Celestial Venerable, he can't stop me. I'm just going there to test him and see if he's really as powerful as you say."
Hong Fu appeared very confident.
Upon hearing Hong Fu's words, Wu Shan stopped trying to persuade her.
He knew Hong Fu's personality; once she made up her mind, she wouldn't change it. Moreover, Hong Fu's strength had already reached the level of a Great Celestial Venerable, so she was indeed more confident in facing Chen Beijing.
After they finished discussing their plan, they went their separate ways.
As for the two Heavenly Venerables, Blood Fiend and Absolute Abyss, they were left here.
Afterwards, powerful demons will arrive and take the two away.
On a barren planet.
Chen Feng was standing in front of the array that was condensing Daoist essence crystals.
After several days, the formation was filled with Daoist energy.
The cultivators within the formation were all listless and weak.
The loss of Daoist essence has dimmed the Dao fruits of these Dao-merging cultivators.
Although Chen Feng had been guarding this place for the past few days, he was mentally connected with the Immortal Corpse Puppet and had already learned that Canglan Star had begun its voyage towards the sea of stars.
He wasn't worried about anything happening on Canglan Star. As long as Canglan Star was moving, it wouldn't be easy for the demons to find it.
He already had a star map to leave this sea of stars, and as long as Canglan Star followed the route, it could leave this sea of stars smoothly.
Although the current speed may be slow, once planetary engines powered by antimatter are produced, the movement speed of Canglan will increase.
Just then, there was a sudden fluctuation within the formation.
Suddenly, all the Daoist energy within the formation converged towards the center.
This scene is the same as the one at the boundary of the Xuanhuang Realm.
It's clearly reached the final stage.
Soon, the gathered Daoist energy seemed to undergo some kind of qualitative change. After a burst of light, a sparkling crystal appeared at the center of the formation.
This crystal is truly a crystal imbued with the essence of Tao!
This Daoist Crystal is significantly larger than the one Chen Feng obtained before.
Chen Feng immediately made a gesture with his right hand, and the Dao Crystal flew into his hand.
He sensed the Daoist essence within the Daoist essence crystal and immediately made a judgment.
The Daoist essence within this Daoist essence crystal is enough for him to revise the painting nearly fifteen times.
If used to enhance one's Dao Fruit, he estimated that it should be able to elevate the Dao Fruit at least twice.
If he uses the Dao Crystal he had before, reaching the fourth step of the Dao Integration Realm will not be a problem.
This rate of improvement is terrifying.
But only Chen Feng can improve at such a fast pace. Even if ordinary cultivators use Dao Crystals to sublimate their Dao Fruits, they will still face terrifying tribulations.
The tribulations of the Daoist path are all extremely terrifying.
In order to overcome their own tribulations, some cultivators who have reached the Dao need to spend a lot of time searching for various items to help them overcome the tribulations, and at the same time, they also need to cultivate many techniques to resist their own tribulations.
But Chen Feng didn't need to worry about that, as his physical body had already reached the Heavenly Venerable level.
He could easily withstand the tribulation himself.
Even if he survives several tribulations in succession, it will not have any effect on him.
"After dealing with matters within the sect, I will begin my seclusion," Chen Feng already had a plan for the next step in mind.
It is necessary to improve one's cultivation level in the Dharma.
The advancement of his cultivation realm will not only enhance his divine soul, but also strengthen his Star Dao Fruit, thus improving his overall strength.
The most important painting will change as his cultivation level increases.
Without lingering, Chen Feng collected the Dao Integration cultivators in the arena and then disappeared from the spot.
Xingfeng Starfield, Weiyang Domain.
Hong Fu arrived here following the directions given by the Blood Fiend Heavenly Venerable.
But when he arrived here, he discovered that Canglan Star was no longer there.
All around was a pitch-black starry sky.
Hong Fu narrowed her eyes slightly: "Did you run away?"
Hong Fu was not surprised by the idea of moving planets. Their demon race also frequently relocated planets, but planet relocation was a huge project that could not be completed in a short time.
Hong Fu immediately released her divine sense to investigate.
A moment later, Hong Fu frowned.
Because she discovered that there was no trace of Canglan Star in the entire Weiyang Domain; the planet seemed to have vanished into thin air.
"The power of the stars, you know?"
Hong Fu immediately thought of the power of stars.
If we're talking about the most effective concealment power in the universe, it's undoubtedly the power of the stars.
The power of stars originates from various planets and is of the same origin as the universe.
This results in the extremely concealed effect of the power of stars.
After having this guess, Hong Fu stopped searching.
With her divine sense, she couldn't see through the concealment effect of the star power, so she could only return to her clan and ask for the clan artifact to search for it.
Canglan Star, inside Xingfeng Gate.
Chen Feng's main body has returned here.
Upon his return, he immediately used the power of the stars to conceal Canglan Star.
Chen Feng was unaware that because he returned in time, Hong Fu was unable to find the location of Canglan Star.
Otherwise, the power of the Immortal Corpse Puppet's stars wouldn't be able to hide from Hong Fu's divine sense.
However, even if Hong Fu came knocking on his door, Chen Feng wouldn't be too afraid.
If things don't go well, we can just have another match.
After returning to Canglan Star, Chen Feng went to find Liu Qian and inquired about the current situation of Canglan Star.
The Canglan Star has become much more lively now that the cultivators from the Xingfeng Sect who were away have returned.
Especially at the headquarters of Xingfeng Sect, high-level cultivators can be seen everywhere.
Liu Qian also assigned each of these cultivators from other branches to their own areas in the Northern Territory, which would make management easier.
Since we don't know how long this interstellar voyage will take, we naturally need to make arrangements in advance.
Meanwhile, the factory is also ramping up production of planetary engines that use antimatter as energy.
After confirming that everything was going smoothly, Chen Feng did not stay any longer and returned to Earth.
He plans to bring the immortal corpse puppet back to Earth to oversee its operations.
His true form returned to the world of the painting to cultivate in seclusion. Someone still needed to be on Earth; the Crimson Cloud Empire was a potential threat.
Solar System, Lunar Base.
Lin Wei, Harvey, and others were sitting in a conference room discussing something.
These days, people have been having these kinds of academic discussions every now and then.
Their discussion naturally revolved around the star-domain-class warship that Chen Feng had obtained from the Crimson Cloud Empire.
Compared to the warships previously obtained from the Nero tribe.
The Crimson Cloud Empire's star-domain-class warships are the most valuable.
The many new technologies on the warship brought Lin Wei, Harvey, and others entirely new technological knowledge.
"I still can't crack the warship's core energy system!" a man wearing glasses said.
His name is Zhang Song, he is from China, and he joined Lin Wei's team in recent years.
Zhang Song is a computer expert, and his sparse hair is a testament to his expertise in the field.
"Isn't there any other way?" Lin Wei asked.
The greatest value of this star-class warship lies in its energy system.
If they understand the warship's energy system, they can obtain dark matter-related technologies.
However, it is extremely difficult for a lower civilization to crack the technology of a higher civilization.
If Lin Wei and the others hadn't all taken elixirs from the cultivation world, their thinking wouldn't be so far superior to that of ordinary humans.
They probably can't even crack the warship's communication system.
Zhang Song shook his head: "No, I've tried many methods but none of them worked. Their encryption technology is at least a generation ahead of ours. We're still using programming code, but they're using matter, particles, and field states as keys."
Zhang Song's face showed helplessness; only a programmer like him could understand how big this gap was.
These are essentially two completely different systems.
After the discussion failed, everyone began to discuss the weapons on the warship.
Compared to energy, they have made great progress in weapons research.
In particular, Lin Wei and others have analyzed the internal structure of the dark matter cannon using instruments.
Although they couldn't manufacture it yet, it gave them a research direction.
The meeting lasted for an hour before it ended.
After the meeting, Lin Wei returned to her residence at the lunar base.
Lin Wei's residence is essentially a standalone laboratory.
She has lived in the laboratory since the time of Earth; it's her lifestyle.
As soon as she arrived at the lab, she saw someone sitting at the table in her room, holding her research notes and looking at them.
Lin Wei was taken aback when she saw this person, but then a smile appeared on her face:
"Hey, don't you ever say anything before entering someone's house?"
Chen Feng put down his notebook and calmly said:
"I saw you were having a meeting, so I came here to wait."
Lin Wei took off her white coat and hung it on a hanger nearby, casually saying:
"Have you finished your cultivation?"
Chen Feng shook his head: "No, I came back this time to leave you something. I have to leave soon."
Lin Wei couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is it?"
Just then, Lin Wei's bedroom door opened.
A celestial corpse puppet dressed in a plain dress walked out from inside.
Upon seeing the immortal corpse puppet, Lin Wei exclaimed in surprise:
"You're going to leave her here?"
Lin Wei had seen the Immortal Corpse Puppet before, so she naturally knew that it was Chen Feng's clone.
Chen Feng nodded: "Yes, I feel at ease leaving her here. Even if the Crimson Cloud Empire comes, she can hold them off to some extent."
Lin Wei walked up to the immortal corpse puppet and examined it carefully, then joked:
"You have really good taste. You probably don't even see women this beautiful in comics."
Seeing Lin Wei's strange expression, Chen Feng immediately changed the subject and said:
"Did you just hear you say that there's been a problem with your research on star-domain warships?"
When Lin Wei heard Chen Feng mention the warship, her expression immediately became serious:
"Yes, this warship is very technologically advanced. We can't analyze its core technology in a short time. But fortunately, the research on the weapon system is going smoothly. Of course, if you can capture one or two people from the Crimson Cloud Empire or obtain relevant technical information, it will be much easier for us to crack the energy system."
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng looked thoughtful.
Seeing Chen Feng's expression, Lin Wei immediately said:
"You don't actually want to arrest someone, do you? Don't even think about it. I was just saying that casually."
Lin Wei didn't want Chen Feng to risk capturing people from the Crimson Cloud Empire.
She could tell how dangerous it was from Chen Feng's description last time.
Chen Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't act impulsively."
Chen Feng had indeed considered trying to capture one or two people from the Crimson Cloud Empire, but after thinking about it, he gave up.
Although he has now formed the Ninety-Six Star Array, there are certainly many eighth-tier experts in the Crimson Cloud Empire.
He plans to consider doing this after he has improved his cultivation level.
Hearing Chen Feng's words, Lin Wei immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
The two then chatted about other things.
Chen Feng didn't leave until evening.
Before Chen Feng left, Lin Wei gave him a USB drive containing a weapon manufacturing plan.
This weapon, named the Super Power Gamma Cannon, was obtained from research on the Nero Clan's warships.
Although this weapon also uses antimatter as its kinetic energy, its power is more than five times greater than that of the planet-destroying cannon.
The solar system, 60 light-years away.
A fleet is sailing here.
This fleet consists of thirteen warships, each bearing the insignia of the Crimson Cloud Empire.
Since the last discovery of the abnormal disappearance of celestial bodies in this area.
The Crimson Cloud Empire took this matter very seriously and immediately dispatched people to investigate.
To ensure safety, the Empire dispatched five star-domain-class warships to accompany the fleet, along with an executive officer stationed in the fleet.
During this period, the fleet has already conducted a detailed investigation of the nearby star system.
Inside the warship's conference room, researchers from the Imperial Research Institute and the Deep Space Monitoring Center were seated.
The meeting was chaired by Zaton, the head of the Deep Space Monitoring Center.
“Everyone can now present their respective investigation reports,” Zaton said, looking at the crowd.
During this investigation, the thirteen warships did not operate together, but were dispersed across various star systems to conduct their investigations.
At this moment, a researcher from the Imperial Research Institute said:
"We analyzed the dust left behind by these stars, and all the results indicate that these stars died naturally."
Upon hearing this, many people in the room wore solemn expressions.
Stars have very long lifespans, often billions of years.
How could so many stars suddenly reach the end of their lifespan? This doesn't seem normal at all.
Another researcher said:
"We have also analyzed the space and time around these stars and found no high-energy reactions."
In the room, the researchers took turns reporting their findings.
But they all basically reach the same conclusion: these stars all died at the end of their lifespan. (End of Chapter)