Chapter 718
Between Starfields
“I do have one, but it’s currently occupied by the one behind me,” Xu Chen said, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Don't try anything funny. The person behind you is strong, but they can't protect this thing."
“If you reveal this, it can only be shared with all the powerful beings on the Great Dao in this Star Sea Region. At that time, everyone will owe you a debt of karma.” Zun Hai stared intently at Xu Chen, a flame seemingly burning deep within his eyes.
"Can you not reveal my identity?" Xu Chen asked, even though he knew it was impossible.
"It can't be hidden, but those powerful figures on the Great Dao will pretend not to know, but they will definitely observe you in secret afterward."
"By then, all the great opportunities that await you may no longer be able to be hidden."
"Forget it, let's just be frank."
As Xu Chen spoke, he took out a jade slip and handed the coordinates of the star field where the myriad paths were not yet fully developed to Zun Hai.
"Judging from the coordinates, the distance is quite far, but that's not a problem~"
As Zun Hai spoke, he gently waved his hand and removed the surrounding protection. Three powerful figures from the Great Dao, exuding terrifying auras, entered the temple, their expressions a mixture of doubt and anticipation.
"What secret do you have that requires the three of us to shield you? Let me tell you, the price for the three of us to help you is not low; each of us will receive at least one top-grade innate treasure." The powerful figure on the Great Dao who spoke was as tall as a Buddha, with a divine script inscribed on his exposed belly.
"There's something good here!"
"Do you know why that guy's strength has increased recently?"
With just one sentence, the three terrifying auras instantly became murky, making it difficult for Xu Chen to breathe.
"You obtained the coordinates of other star regions, didn't you?" the powerful figure on the Great Dao, who resembled a Buddha, asked excitedly.
Yes~
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding void trembled violently, and more than a dozen terrifying auras descended upon the surrounding void one after another.
Xu Chen felt like a tiny ant in a storm, in danger of dying at any moment.
"I knew it! You old foxes are all incredibly perceptive!"
Zun Hai said, glancing at Xu Chen.
"I'll share the coordinates. How about you all owe my little brother a share of karma?" Zun Hai's gaze swept across the void, his expression solemn.
At that moment, a figure shimmering with white light descended into the temple.
The temple's violent aura paused instantly.
The figure bathed in white light stared coldly at Xu Chen.
Xu Chen felt as if his soul was frozen, his very essence being gradually eroded.
Before long, Xu Chen was protected by several forces, and the frozen feeling in his soul instantly disappeared.
“Agreed. You can get the coordinates from me.” Zun Hai looked at the figure in the white light with a smile.
“Lord of the Nine Abyss, you are not lacking in information either, and you have also benefited from my little brother’s hands. How about we put an end to the karmic entanglement between the two of you?”
Following Zun Hai's words, several powerful figures on the Great Dao who were on good terms with him spoke up in his defense, all urging Jiu Yuan to absolve him of any karmic ties with Xu Chen.
Only then did Xu Chen learn the name of the powerful figure behind him.
"The matter is settled and will not be changed."
A sound, seemingly emanating from the abyss, resounded from within the temple.
"Not giving me any face?" Zun Hai's expression was solemn.
"You're not qualified!"
Xu Chen, who was standing to the side, sent a telepathic message to Zun Hai, telling him not to interfere.
"Esteemed seniors who have received the coordinates, we accept that fate is unchangeable."
"I hope that in the future, out of consideration for this cause and effect, the younger generation will take good care of the human race."
Xu Chen's words garnered approving glances from many powerful figures on the Great Dao.
Jiuyuan, shrouded in white light within the temple, gave Xu Chen a deep look before disappearing into the void and leaving.
Meanwhile, on the Great Dao, the powerful figures who had received the coordinates gathered around a powerful individual who had comprehended the Dao of Space as his own original divine technique.
"I'll go check out the other star regions first. You go ahead with your work."
"Although the karmic ties between you and the one behind you have not been severed, they will not attack you immediately."
At this moment, the powerful figure on the Great Dao who was skilled in the Dao of Space had begun to locate the coordinates, preparing to open a teleportation portal to that star field.
"Okay~" Xu Chen nodded.
In the Great Stream Sect's main realm, Xu Chen returned to his cave dwelling, had a meal with his family, and then entered the Holy White Space to begin his exploration.
Or should I die once before I start exploring?
As one supernatural spatial portal after another was pushed open, Xu Chen suddenly realized a problem.
"No, that's not right~"
"The gate to other realms contains the great Dao contained within the two star regions."
Xu Chen touched his chin as he spoke.
"As for the remaining supernatural powers, the Dao essence they utilize all belong to the Star Sea Domain, and perhaps a small part of their Dao essence can involve other domains."
"If that's the case..."
As Xu Chen spoke, he closed his eyes and began to comprehend the Great Dao he had learned in the Celestial Dome Starfield. He then recorded all the supernatural abilities that the beings he had possessed in the Celestial Dome Starfield possessed.
Before long, hundreds of unique magical jade slips appeared in front of Xu Chen.
"As long as you don't give up, there's always a way out." Xu Chen's eyes held a hint of a smile.
Almost instantly, more than a hundred unique supernatural gates appeared in the Holy White Space.
Xu Chen first pushed open a door to a divine tiger incarnation.
Upon entering, they discovered a forest where a human-like alien was impersonating a tiger.
When he saw Xu Chen, he looked like he'd seen a ghost.
"What kind of strength do you have? How could you learn such a low-level supernatural power?" The alien playing the tiger looked puzzled.
“I have my own clever use for it, fellow Daoist, there’s no rush to fight.”
Could you describe the situation in your star system?
In Xu Chen's perception, the clan that played the tiger had reached the Invincible Saint Venerable realm. Although they were at the same level, they were still just a roadside creature in his eyes.
"What are you going to do!" The alien looked wary.
"The Dao aura emanating from you clearly indicates that you are from another realm, attempting to probe the coordinates of my star field in order to invade it."
The alien race was about to unravel itself, allowing Xu Chen to pass the test. "Fellow Daoist, don't rush. Even if you unravel yourself, I can still find my way. There are no other star regions around my star region, so I want to learn about the relationships between star regions," Xu Chen quickly said.
"Your Dao essence has clearly matured, with each of the three thousand Great Daos accounting for at least 30%. There must be hundreds of powerful individuals on such a star field Great Dao. You're telling me you can't detect other star fields around you? Are you kidding me?" The alien's expression was somewhat angry.
Upon hearing these words, Xu Chen paused for a moment, for the information revealed in them was immense.
"Meeting is fate, fellow Daoist, you may speak freely."
"If you are afraid of revealing secrets, please answer the questions you have asked, and I will remember your help in resolving my doubts in the future."
Xu Chen tried his best to keep his tone friendly.
But the alien powerhouse's eyes remained extremely wary.
"This magical formula can traverse the space of star fields. With its help, I think it won't be difficult to find the star field where you are, fellow Daoist."
"I see that you have only recently entered the Invincible Saint Venerable Realm, so you probably don't have many innate treasures yet. I'll give you a high-grade innate treasure. How about it? As long as you can help me solve my problem, I'll deliver it to you as soon as possible." Xu Chen raised his stakes.
Upon hearing about the superior-grade innate treasure, the alien expert's guarded expression eased slightly.
"Go ahead, what do you want to ask?"
"Are star domains very close to each other? Do the powerful figures on the Great Dao in your area have methods to stay in the outer domains for extended periods of time? The outer domains refer to the space outside the star domains." Xu Chen asked the key question first.
"They are not too close, but if a powerful expert at the Great Dao level of the fourth realm enters them and spends hundreds of billions of years, they will eventually find one."
"As for methods to stay in the Chaos Domain for a long time, most of them are powerful beings on the Great Dao of the Four Realms who cut off a part of their own Immortal Domain and integrate it into their bodies. With the help of this special effect, they can stay in the Chaos Domain for a long time, but at most for no more than 10 billion years," said the alien powerhouse.
"What do you mean by what you just said, fellow Daoist, that each of the three thousand Great Daos accounts for more than 30%? And how are the strong people above the four realms of Great Daos divided?" Xu Chen asked again.
“The Dao essence of the Three Thousand Great Daos contained in each star field is incomplete. Some star fields are more incomplete, while others are less complete. Generally, the Dao essence of the Three Thousand Great Daos in a mature star field is about 30%. This means that each of the Three Thousand Great Daos contains at least 30% complete Dao essence.”
"As for those who are strong above the four realms of the Great Dao, they must have comprehended at least 40% of the Dao essence of over a thousand Great Daos and transformed it into their own original divine techniques."
The alien expert glanced at Xu Chen as he spoke.
“In a typical, well-developed star field, if it has not come into contact with other star fields, the strongest that can be born in the star field is a powerhouse above the third realm of the Great Dao.”
Xu Chen felt a much wider world slowly unfolding before him.
"How do typical star systems deal with alien demons?"
So far, even the Star Sea Domain's will has no good way to deal with the alien demons; it can only use powerful beings to wear them down.
"The Otherworldly Demon is rare in the Chaos Domain. Even a powerful expert on the Great Dao might not encounter one in tens of millions of years in the Chaos Domain."
"Oh~" Xu Chen nodded calmly.
"What's the benefit of wars between star systems? Is it merely the absorption of each other's Dao essence?"
Xu Chen looked at the surrounding mountains and forests, waved his hand gently, and the mountains and forests transformed into a tea room. Xu Chen used his immortal speech technique to condense spiritual tea and brew it for him.
"Of course there are benefits. As long as we determine the coordinates of the opposite star field and kill all the powerful beings in that star field, then the will of this star field can slowly devour other star fields to replenish the Dao essence of this star field."
"The stronger the Dao essence of a star field, the higher the upper limit of the strong people within that star field."
"Ordinary star fields can only produce experts above the third realm of the Great Dao, but those powerful star fields that frequently devour other star fields can produce experts at the fifth, sixth, or even seventh realms."
"Therefore, in this chaos, the star fields are like creatures in a dark forest, who become prey the moment they are discovered."
"If you dare to use the coordinates of my star field to invade, then I will spread this secret to all known star fields when I return." The alien powerhouse looked at Xu Chen with a gloomy expression.
"This plot seems familiar."
"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I would never do such a thing."
"There's another question. Logically speaking, since the Dao essence is so important, there's no need for them to devour each other. After comprehending the Dao essence in this star field, they can go to other star fields to comprehend it. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?" Xu Chen asked, puzzled.
"If only that were the case. If one tries to comprehend one's own Great Dao too much in other star regions, one will be exiled by the star region where one was born."
"Simply put, if you are a strong person above the third realm of the Great Dao and want to break through, you can only rely on the Dao essence of this star region. If you rely on the Dao fortune of other star regions to break through to the fourth realm, you will be exiled by this star region."
"A powerful being on the Great Dao who has no star domain will behind him is like a great tonic to the Great Dao wills of other star domains. Even the weakest star sea domain will can swallow him whole," the alien expert explained.
Upon hearing this, Xu Chen suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that he hadn't spent too much time cultivating in the Sky Dome Starfield. However, he then suddenly remembered the starfield coordinates that had just been shared.
Thinking of this, Xu Chen was startled, but then he remembered that the small star field where the myriad paths were not fully developed was simply not enough to support the breakthrough of the experts on the Great Dao.
"Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"
Seeing that Xu Chen remained silent for a while, the alien expert asked.
"That's about it. If I have any further questions in the future, I'll ask you for help." Xu Chen smiled slightly.
"Then don't forget my top-grade innate treasure." The alien expert said, and then prepared to extricate himself.
"Fellow Daoist, please do not approach. Before I leave, I have one more thing to say to you."
"What?"
“Even the most powerful beings on the Great Dao cannot reveal any information about this mysterious space to other living beings, except to me.”
As soon as Xu Chen finished speaking, the alien expert disintegrated from the space, his face filled with anger at being mocked.
After his consciousness returned to his body, Xu Chen used a portal to bring a top-grade innate treasure into the Holy White Space. This was a trick that Xu Chen had recently discovered.
He can travel to other star fields through the space gate, and he can also travel back to the Holy White Space through the space gate, but he cannot take the things he virtually creates out of the Holy White Space.
In the Holy White Space, Xu Chen, who had died once, pushed open the gate to the supernatural space.
The instant he entered, Xu Chen immediately concealed all traces of cause and effect.
However, the will of this star field still detected it and informed the powerful figures guarding the Great Dao in this star field.
In an instant, a powerful aura descended, sealing off the star field where Xu Chen was located.
Meanwhile, Xu Chen had already escaped to other star regions using the Star Teleportation Technique.
Outside the borders of the divine race, an ordinary invincible Saint Venerable Realm expert departed on a flying boat.
In a remote star field where no stellar energy could be sensed, a low-grade innate treasure flying boat flew out of the void and entered a formation.
"Come, come, Fellow Daoist Fei, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please try some of the local delicacies of our Star Sea."
A grand culinary feast of all races was laid out before Feiyun.
"Let's not worry about the food for now, let's get down to business first."
Feiyun reached out her hand to Xu Chen.
A top-grade innate treasure sword fell into Fei Yun's hands.
"When interacting with fellow Daoists, the most important thing is integrity," Xu Chen said with a smile, sitting at the dining table, looking at Fei Yun with eager eyes.
After processing all that information, Xu Chen had even more questions, which is why he was in such a hurry to find Fei Yun—he wanted to talk to her again. (End of Chapter)