There was obvious disgust and mockery on the faces of Su Changfa, Kou Ruhuo, and Tang Qianhe.
Su Changfa slowly extended his hand and patted Li Yao's shoulder softly.
His hand was soft and soft, like a large piece of warm foam, which made Li Yao's bones go numb from head to toe.
He pretended that he did not hear Li Yao's last sentence. His smile was still as sincere as ever. "Since Fellow Cultivator Li knows about the Star Ocean Imperium, it will save us a lot of time to explain. It's true that we are from the Star Ocean Imperium, the most glorious land of mankind in the past!"
"In the old land where the civilization of mankind once prospered, a brand-new country has risen. It inherits the will of the Star Ocean Imperium, protects our civilization, evolves, evolves, and explores the true meaning of 'mankind'!
"Our civilization has developed to a very high level. We have defeated countless monsters that coveted the fertile land and controlled the heart of the sea of stars!
"We know that countless brothers of human beings must be struggling in darkness and ignorance at the edge of the cosmos!
"Therefore, some of the volunteers among us have been exploring the universe on the starships that symbolize peace and brightness, hoping to find more Sectors and share our knowledge, wisdom, technology, and techniques with you to promote the progress and development of the civilization of mankind as a whole!
"This is our goal."
"A few years ago, we discovered a Sector named 'Flying Star Sector' in the ancient star map of the Star Ocean Imperium. It is said that it used to be a central Sector at the frontier of the Star Ocean Imperium ten thousand years ago. Perhaps, countless compatriots and brothers are still living here today!
"That's why we embarked on the journey to find you after such a long journey!
"It's a pity that the universe is too vast and dangerous. With the incomplete ancient star map, we were unable to lock onto the coordinates precisely. As a result, we lost our way in a super long-distance space jump and were involved in a cosmic storm. Most of our fuel was consumed, and we had no choice but to land here!
"But as it turned out, right when we were at the end of our rope, we happened to run into Fellow Cultivator Li from the Flying Star Sector! It seems that the destiny between us and the Flying Star Sector cannot be separated by a cosmic storm! "
As Su Changfa spoke, he patted Li Yao's shoulder softly.
His five fingers flicked thousands of times per second with the tiniest movements, sending wisps of strange energy into Li Yao's body.
"Eh, this old fellow is stimulating your nerve cluster!"
The mental devil crawled out of Li Yao's brain and commented on Su Changfa's hypnosis technique. "Not bad. Not bad. He sent streams of spiritual energy into your body without alarming anyone and stimulated your nerve clusters so that the hormones inside your body would be secreted precisely. Then, your central nerves and your brain cells would be affected. Not only did he make you believe what he said uncontrollably, he could even control your emotions on a certain level. What an interesting technique!"
The mental devil was an expert at manipulating people's minds in the first place. Li Yao's brain was something that it had been craving to control day and night. Hardly had the external force snuck into Li Yao's soul when the mental devil saw it clearly.
Li Yao sneered in his heart. After countless blasts and mutations, his soul was multiple times stronger than that of common Yuanying Cultivators!
Also, when he was in the Flying Star Sector, he had received the secret technique of 'Hellsword' Zhuang Ziyou, a Yuanying expert, which was an attack on the soul. Later, after training hard, he was a great expert in soul attacks, too!
To some extent, he had been attacking and defending against the mental devil hundreds of rounds with mental attacks inside his brain every day. The two of them were on par with each other, and he was even slightly better than the mental devil. That was why he was able to suppress the mental devil.
Trying to hypnotize him? What a fool!
Even without the mental devil's reminder, Li Yao was well aware of all the mutations inside his body. The secretion of hormones was under his precise control, too.
However, he did not want to alert the enemy and simply allowed Su Zhangda to 'hypnotize' him.
Li Yao was overjoyed at first. Then, he was thrilled. Then, his face was twisted, and he was so greedy that he was almost drooling. He bowed deeply and said respectfully, "So — so you are the three seniors from the center of the cosmos. How — how — how —"
He pretended to be incoherent and did not know what to say.
His reaction was within the expectations of Su Changfa and the other Immortal Cultivators. Vague ink spurted out of Su Changfa's eyes, which were almost transparent, and turned them into two bottomless springs. He said softly, "I don't dare to call you a senior. We are here to communicate as equals. Let's just call each other 'fellow Cultivators'.
"Fellow Cultivator Li, the purpose of our trip is to disseminate the culture at the center of the cosmos and reach out to the brothers and compatriots at the edge of the cosmos. We are here for peace and communication. We did not bring too many weapons or equipment. Except for Fellow Cultivator Kou Ruhuo, who is capable of protecting himself, Fellow Cultivator Tang Qianhe and I are completely helpless!
"According to what Fellow Cultivator Li said just now, the environment of the Flying Star Sector is rather dangerous and filled with space pirates and Immortal Cultivators, right? I wonder, will we be in danger in the Flying Star Sector?
"As for the space pirates, I know a thing or two about them. They are nothing more than bandits who roam in the sea of stars, robbing, murdering, and robbing. But I wonder … what exactly are the Immortal Cultivators?"
Li Yao sneered in his heart. 'Helpless'? Chances are that the most dangerous of the three Immortal Cultivators is the old fox who is adept at hypnosis and mental attacks!
But on the surface, he pretended that he had been completely hypnotized and told him everything he knew. "The Immortal Cultivators are brutal characters that have only popped up in recent years. They even established an organization named 'Temple of Immortals' and colluded with the space pirates!
"Those Immortal Cultivators are vastly different from us Cultivators!
"What we Cultivators value most is slaying evil, serving justice, and protecting ordinary people. We are burning ourselves to illuminate the whole world!
"The Immortal Cultivators, on the other hand, regard ordinary people as ants. They will do whatever it takes to achieve their purpose. Tens of thousands of ordinary people can be sacrificed without batting an eye!
"In the Flying Star Sector, the Immortal Cultivators have launched countless terrorist attacks. Too many ordinary people have been killed because of them. They are our greatest problem!"
"I didn't know that such sordid Cultivators existed in the world!" Su Changfa exclaimed. "Then, have the fellow Cultivators of the Flying Star Sector tried to eliminate them? Have the experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage and Yuanying shown up? "
Li Yao was at a loss. "The Divinity Transformation Stage? There has never been an expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage in the Flying Star Sector! Even the experts in the Yuanying Stage only have a couple of them, and only one of them is a battle-type! The Flying Star Sector is too large. How can one battle-type Yuanying Stage be enough? "
Su Changfa, Kou Ruhuo, and Tang Qianhe looked at each other, barely able to disguise their contempt and delight.
Kou Ruhuo, the tall and brawny 'chief of arms', stepped forward and asked solemnly, "Fellow Cultivator Li, I wonder, how many people, warships, and Cultivators do you have in the Flying Star Sector?"
It was a very sensitive question.
Li Yao, on the other hand, seemed to be rather slow. He did not notice the killing intent in the question at all. Tilting his head, he thought for a moment and shook his head. "Population … About eight billion, or maybe ten billion. I really don't know the exact number!
"The Flying Star Sector is a civilization of starships. Most of the people live on starships and drift among different space zones. There is no unified government, either. No large-scale population census has ever been conducted. Therefore, nobody can tell the exact number of people!"
"You don't even have a unified government?"
Kou Ruhuo, the bald, scarred man, asked in shock, "Then, how do you organize an army to fight the space pirates and … the Immortal Cultivators?"
Li Yao replied gloomily, "That's the problem! "The Flying Star Sector once suffered a catastrophe five thousand years ago. The environment of the entire world went through drastic changes. Ever since then, it has been a tray of loose sand. A few starships are equivalent to a sect, and every sect is fighting on their own. There is no unified army. That's why the space pirates and the Immortal Cultivators are on a rampage and can't be stopped at all!"
"However, after the Immortal Cultivators showed up, all the sects finally joined hands and produced a piece of magical equipment named 'Grand Illusionary Soldier', hoping that it would suffocate the Immortal Cultivators!"
Tang Qianhe, the only female Immortal Cultivator and the 'navigator', asked with a smile, "What are Grand Illusionary Soldiers?"
Li Yao pointed at the Grand Illusionary Soldiers of the Imperium of True Human Beings in the sky. "They are similar to your metal puppets. They are all magical equipment that can fight on their own without the control of the Cultivators! All the Grand Illusionary Soldiers are controlled by a super crystal processor named 'star brain'. It is said that the space pirates and the Immortal Cultivators will be completely annihilated after tens of millions of them are produced! "
"That explains a lot!"
Su Changfa rolled his eyes again and again. "But I wonder, when did you end up here, Fellow Cultivator Li? At that time, the final battle between you and the Immortal Cultivators hadn't started yet, had it? "
Li Yao nodded and said, "We were robbed by space pirates five years ago and drifted in the vast sea of stars for a couple of years before we found this place. It's been two years since I was forced to land here!"
"Since you were forced to land in the Crystal Suit," Kou Ruhuo said coldly, "I don't think you have a starship. Where have you been living in the past two years, Fellow Cultivator Li?"
Li Yao pointed to the east and said, "I lived in a cave hundreds of kilometers to the east!"
Tang Qianhe's eyes suddenly shone. "If you lived hundreds of kilometers to the east, why did you come here?"
With a bitter face, Li Yao replied, "I didn't dare to come out of the cave because I was scared that there might be dangerous beasts on the planet. However, the food that I carried with me was running out. I couldn't possibly eat moss every day, could I?
"Besides, my crystal suit hasn't been maintained for two years, too. Many of the components are broken!"
"I detected a large-scale metal reaction in this direction. That's why I risked coming here. Even if I couldn't find any food, I could at least find some fuel and metal components so that I could maintain the Crystal Suit and go hunting in the abyss!
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