When he returned to his residence, he saw that Qiuqiu was still gnawing on a pile of divine item fragments. The divine item fragments weren't ordinary, so Qiuqiu naturally didn't digest them that quickly.
Moreover, every time it ate, it would have to stop and digest them.
Lu Ming didn't bother with Qiuqiu and cultivated by himself.
In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.
Qiuqiu had eaten all of the divine item fragments Lu Ming had bought. It had finally evolved once more, and its cultivation base had risen to the third level of the Void God Realm.
However, Lu Ming didn't have any more divine item fragments to give it, so he could only give it some ordinary metal-attributed refining materials. As for Lu Ming, he continued to cultivate.
Just like that, five years passed in the blink of an eye.
After cultivating bitterly for five years, Lu Ming had made great progress in all aspects.
His cultivation base had risen again, and he had become a five-star Heavenly Emperor. Of course, he had also used over ten thousand divine crystals.
In addition, his comprehension of the Battle Character Art had become deeper and deeper. Now, when he used the Battle Character Art, the increase in his attack power had become greater and greater.
Moreover, the chances of activating the Battle Character Art had become higher and higher. On average, he could succeed after activating it twice.
However, the Battle Character Art seemed to have reached a bottleneck at this point. Lu Ming hadn't made any progress in a while.
"Just cultivating bitterly isn't enough. I still need to go out and temper myself!"
Lu Ming thought to himself as he ended his cultivation.
If he didn't encounter a bottleneck and cultivated bitterly, it was fine. However, once he encountered a bottleneck, just cultivating bitterly wasn't very effective. Cultivating and tempering oneself required killing to trigger inspiration and make a breakthrough.
This was also the reason why many people would go out and adventure. Not only could they obtain fortuitous encounters, but they could also temper themselves and break through bottlenecks.
"Let's go take a look at the Righteous Army!"
Lu Ming walked out and headed towards the Righteous Army.
No one stopped him when he arrived at the Righteous Army's headquarters. Although Lu Ming and the others hadn't officially joined the Righteous Army, the Righteous Army already treated them as part of it.
There was a mission hall in the Righteous Army's headquarters.
Actually, most factions would have a mission hall like this.
"Senior, are there any people who are suitable for the Empty God Realm?"
Lu Ming came to a counter and asked a white-haired old man.
"Recently, the most important task is naturally the battle with the Yuan Luo Palace and the Walkabout Sect!"
The white-haired old man said.
"Yuan Luo Palace and Walkabout Sect?"
Lu Ming frowned slightly.
"That's right. In the past few years, the Yuan Luo Palace and the Walkabout Sect have joined forces to attack some of the vital planets controlled by our Righteous Army. Our Righteous Army has also been sending experts to fight against them. Anyone who kills a member of the Yuan Luo Palace or the Walkabout Sect will be rewarded!"
The white-haired old man said.
"The Yuan Luo Palace and the Free and Unfettered Sect are joining hands? Could it be that it was caused by me beating up that Situ Xiao last time? "
Lu Ming couldn't help but think so.
"Hmph, the Walkabout Sect has long wanted to join forces with the Yuan Luo Palace to deal with the Righteous Sky Army. Sure enough, they've made their move. Little guy, do you want to accept this mission? If you do, I'll register you!"
The white-haired old man asked.
"Alright, then I'll accept this mission!"
Lu Ming nodded. It seemed that the two forces weren't attacking him because he had beaten up Situ Xiao, but because the Yuan Luo Palace and the Walkabout Sect had long planned to join forces.
Soon, the old man finished the formalities for Lu Ming.
"I've registered you. Recently, many people have accepted this mission. Tomorrow morning, gather with the others and head to Northern Shang Planet!"
The white-haired old man gave Lu Ming a black iron token.
Lu Ming took it and left.
A day passed in the blink of an eye. The next morning, Lu Ming returned to the Mission Hall.
"Those who are going to Northern Shang Planet to carry out a mission, gather here!"
As soon as Lu Ming arrived, he heard someone shouting in the Mission Hall.
Lu Ming walked over.
"Brother, are you going to Northern Shang Planet to carry out a mission?"
A large man looked at Lu Ming.
"Yes!"
Lu Ming took out the black iron token.
"Alright, then we'll wait here first. When almost everyone is here, we'll set off!"
The large man said.
Lu Ming nodded and walked to the side.
As time passed, more and more people gathered.
Half an hour later, more than two hundred people had gathered here. They were all going to Northern Shang Planet to carry out a mission. They were all in the Void God Realm.
"Alright, almost everyone is here. Let's go!"
The large man said.
Everyone headed toward the teleportation array.
A teleportation array couldn't teleport so many people at once. They had to take turns.
Groups of people went up and stepped into the teleportation array, disappearing from the array.
Soon, it was Lu Ming's turn. Lu Ming also stepped into the teleportation array. The next moment, he appeared on a flat ground.
"This is … an island!"
As soon as he appeared, Lu Ming heard the sound of waves crashing from all directions. There was also a salty sea breeze blowing over. He felt refreshed.
Lu Ming rose into the air and looked around. He found that this was indeed an island. The island wasn't big. At a glance, he could see the boundless ocean.
Soon, everyone passed through the teleportation array.
"Follow me. Let's go to Seven Stars Island first and then we'll assign the specific missions. Also, I'll explain the current situation of Northern Shang Planet to you on the way!"
The large man said.
Everyone followed the large man and flew out of the island toward the vast ocean.
The large man's name was Pan Jiang. He had been guarding Northern Shang Planet. This time, he had specially gone to pick them up.
On the way, Pan Jiang introduced the current situation of Northern Shang Planet.
The situation of Northern Shang Planet was rather special. It was located at the intersection of the Zhengtian Army and the Yuan Luo Palace. Therefore, Northern Shang Planet had become a place that both forces had to fight over.
Therefore, half of Northern Shang Planet was occupied by the Zhengtian Army and the Yuan Luo Palace.
The mainland and the ocean each occupied 50% of Northern Shang Planet.
The Zhengtian Army occupied the ocean and islands of Northern Shang Planet and exploited the resources in the ocean.
On the other hand, the Yuan Luo Palace occupied the mainland part of Northern Shang Planet and exploited the resources there.
The two sides often fought and killed each other. Experts of the Zhengtian Army would often sneak into the mainland of Northern Shang Planet to kill people of the Yuan Luo Palace and seize the resources there.
Sometimes, people of the Yuan Luo Palace would sneak into the islands of the ocean to kill experts of the Zhengtian Army.
In short, the fighting between the two sides had never stopped. However, in the past two years, the Yuan Luo Palace had increased their forces on Northern Shang Planet. The fighting between the two sides had become more frequent.
The Zhengtian Army had also been increasing their forces on Northern Shang Planet.
Seven Stars Island was the headquarters of the Zhengtian Army on Northern Shang Planet.
They flew across the vast ocean and passed by many islands. Three days later, they finally arrived at Seven Stars Island.
Seven Stars Island was incomparably large. Although it was called an island, it was no different from a mainland.
At least from Lu Ming's point of view, Seven Stars Island was no smaller than the Grand Clear Sky Domain in the Heaven Domain.
There were many people coming and going on Seven Stars Island. All of them were experts. At a glance, there were at least a few thousand people and all of them were Void God Realm experts.
Lu Ming was inwardly shocked. There were so many experts on Seven Stars Island. One could imagine the strength of the entire Zhengtian Army.
(End of Chapter)
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