Half a month after the conversation with Daoist Yi Hua ended, a giant ship tore through the sky. Its speed was even faster than a Heavenly Immortal Realm expert flying at full speed. Even if Lu Xiaotian flew at full speed, he was still much slower than this giant ship.
The Honghao Heavenly Court's decision wasn't slow. After some preparations, they were ready to depart. Accompanying them were five Sky Immortals: Mu Xia, Heavenly Marquis Nie, a man, and a woman.
Apart from them, there was also an elite immortal army of about three thousand. In terms of strength, they were even more elite than the most direct immortal army Lu Xiaotian had seen in Nine Yang City.
They seemed to want to show the Honghao Heavenly Court's strength to the Profound Jade Court. Although Golden Immortals had a huge impact on ordinary immortal armies, there were still too few who could cultivate to the Golden Immortal level in the Profound Jade Court and the Honghao Heavenly Court, compared to the vast territory of the Heavenly Court. In most battles, Golden Immortals couldn't be seen. Even Sky Immortals might not appear. Such an army of immortals was extremely valuable.
Compared to the Profound Jade Court, which had only sent Chu Zhaoyang and a few of his retainers, the Honghao Heavenly Court seemed to lack confidence.
However, this didn't have much to do with Lu Xiaotian. Having an immortal army by his side would give him a sense of security. Even so, this sense of security was extremely thin.
The man and woman who had appeared on the ship with Lu Xiaotian only showed their faces once before returning to their rooms. They never appeared again. Lu Xiaotian learned from Mu Xia and Heavenly Marquis Nie that one of them was Old Lord Qianhua's disciple, Beichen Yue. However, it was said that this disciple didn't cultivate alchemy. He only inherited Old Lord Qianhua's cultivation method.
The other was Immortal Lord Yuhua's beloved daughter, Shi Mengjun. It was said that Chu Zhaoyang had entered the Honghao Heavenly Court to show off. On one hand, it was true that Chu Zhaoyang's cultivation had reached the peak of the Profound Immortal level. Few could match him. On the other hand, Shi Mengjun and Beichen Yue had entered a secret place to train. They hadn't come out until recently.
As soon as they boarded, Shi Mengjun and Beichen Yue greeted Lu Xiaotian. After all, although their cultivations were outstanding, Lu Xiaotian was a third-grade pill sage. In terms of status, he was still above them. However, Fan Xianzhou, the Heavenly Immortal in charge of the ark, had told Lu Xiaotian that before Lu Xiaotian was defeated, the two of them would not make a move.
The Celestial Court of Honghao wanted to use Shi Mengjun and Beichen Yue as insurance. After all, the two of them were almost certain to advance to the Heavenly Immortal Stage. For someone like him who was outstanding in the entire Honghao Heavenly Court and had a profound background, it might not be worth it to interrupt his advancement to the Heavenly Immortal Realm for a mere competition.
Shi Mengjun, Beichen Yue, and Lu Xiaotian had only met once. The Celestial Court of Honghao was worried that the competition would affect their ascension, but they weren't worried that something would happen to them. Apart from Daoist Yi Hua, no one else had asked about it. Clearly, there was a certain difference in treatment between the three of them.
Lu Xiaotian had encountered this kind of situation too many times. He was used to it.
While Shi Mengjun and Beichen Yue were cultivating, Lu Xiaotian had spent most of his time in his room, except for a few times at the side of the ark. Mu Xia and Heavenly Marquis Nie didn't disturb Lu Xiaotian. After all, this mission was different from the one in Nine Yang City. In Nine Yang City, they only had to face Chu Zhaoyang.
Although they were going to the Mystic Jade Court because they had defeated Chu Zhaoyang, there were likely to be many unconvinced challengers. They couldn't afford to be careless.
In fact, Lu Xiaotian didn't care about Mu Xia and Heavenly Marquis Nie's worries. He continued to cultivate as usual. His main focus, however, was on the Transcendence Mirror.
Lu Xiaotian had tried to use the Transcendence Mirror to project himself many times. His consciousness had suffered some damage because of it. Originally, Lu Xiaotian had planned to put this matter aside. However, the unexpected breakthrough of the Black Void Ant had given Lu Xiaotian a new opportunity.
Lu Xiaotian sat cross-legged. The Transcendence Mirror shone brightly in front of him. Lu Xiaotian sent his divine sense into the mirror, and a faint shadow that was exactly the same as Lu Xiaotian's real body condensed in the mirror.
In front of Lu Xiaotian, the Transcendence Mirror was like a crystal-clear water droplet. When the sunlight entered it, it refracted dazzling rays of light. These rays of light refracted different views. However, these different views were all real to Lu Xiaotian. It was as if everything reflected in his vision was so real that it was almost within reach.
The shadow that looked like Lu Xiaotian floated in the boundless void. At this moment, the projection in front of Lu Xiaotian's real body became fainter and smaller. In the end, it completely disappeared.
Pop. An extremely soft sound came from the void. Lu Xiaotian's face turned pale. He did not know how far the void was and how many hidden dangers there were. Because of the Black Void Ant's advancement, Lu Xiaotian's use of the power of space had reached a new level. However, he was still far from being able to withstand all the dangers.
The further the projection was from Lu Xiaotian's real body, the weaker it was. In the end, it barely reached the level of a Xuan Immortal. Then, it fell to the level of a True Immortal. Then, it fell to the level of a Mahayana Stage cultivator.
There were a few times when he encountered some demons. The projection was directly destroyed. He did not have the power to resist. However, as the number of times increased, Lu Xiaotian had a certain level of experience in using the projection and dealing with the hidden dangers in space.
Not to mention that his survival rate had increased a lot, Lu Xiaotian had become more skilled in using the power of space than before. This was a pleasant surprise. The only thing that Lu Xiaotian felt a little troublesome was that using the projection method consumed a lot of his Immortal Essence. Lu Xiaotian did not dare to use the Dragon Essence for the time being. Even if Lu Xiaotian had used the power of space to cultivate a second dantian, he would not be able to withstand such a torment a few times. The Immortal Essence in his body was quickly consumed, but Lu Xiaotian did not slow down the process of exploring space because of this. Through the Transcending Space Mirror, Lu Xiaotian could see the magnificence and mysteries of other spaces. The various hidden dangers in the void also gave Lu Xiaotian a great sense of novelty.
Every time his Immortal Essence was almost consumed, Lu Xiaotian would recover the Immortal Essence in his body. Then, he would continue to explore again and again.
In this repeated attempt, Lu Xiaotian did not only consume Immortal Essence. It was common for his Divine Sense to be injured because of the projection. Among them, there were two times when the injury was even more serious than before.
When Lu Xiaotian felt the world spin for the last time through the projection, he felt that the world was in a daze and he did not know where he was. Lu Xiaotian sighed. After so many attempts, not only did he fail, his complexion was definitely not good. If he went out, he would be reprimanded by others again.
Under normal circumstances, with Lu Xiaotian's identity, the manager of the giant ship, Fan Xianzhou, would not annoy him. However, Lu Xiaotian was going to the Profound Jade Heavenly Court to fight the Profound Immortal Realm experts there. It was related to the reputation of the Honghao Heavenly Court, so it was not just Lu Xiaotian's matter alone. It was inevitable that he would be criticized by others for messing around at such a critical juncture.
It would be fine if he gained something, but he did not gain anything. Lu Xiaotian felt that he was unlucky. After crossing an unknown distance, the projection suddenly felt that the light in front of him seemed to have become clear again.
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