To be on the safe side, Lu Ye wandered in the nearby space for a few more days. He didn't find any more traces of those star beasts. Even the meteorite belt they were hiding in had drifted far away and disappeared without a trace.
Only then did he relax.
This was his first battle after ascending to the constellation level. In terms of results, it wasn't bad.
However, during the battle, Lu Ye also noticed some of his shortcomings. Because he had just ascended to the constellation level not long ago, his control over his own strength wasn't perfect.
Of course, this wasn't a big deal. It wouldn't even affect his combat strength too much. Moreover, as time passed, this problem would slowly improve.
In addition, Lu Ye also discovered something. It was indeed difficult to kill a Constellation Realm cultivator.
He didn't know the situation of cultivators from other races. After all, he hadn't fought them head-on. For example, those star beasts all had unparalleled recovery abilities. The hideous wounds left on their bodies by the Mountain Pan Saber would often heal in a few breaths of time.
This was something that couldn't happen below the constellation level.
This was undoubtedly the benefit of the essence of flesh and blood that had reached a certain level. It was also thanks to the Mountain Pan Saber that had been enhanced with the Divine Edge Spirit Mark that it was sharp enough. Otherwise, Lu Ye probably wouldn't have been able to kill many star beasts in this battle.
This encounter gave Lu Ye a reminder. In the seemingly quiet and lonely starry skies, there was often no telling when danger would descend. Wandering the starry skies, one not only had to be vigilant of the cultivators of the various races, but also of the strange star beasts.
After a hard battle, there were still some gains.
The Demonic Beasts in the domain had Monster Cores, and so did the Star Beasts. While Lu Ye was killing the Star Beasts, he was also collecting their Monster Cores. Although the environment wasn't right and time was short, so he wasn't able to collect all of them, he still managed to collect about half.
This thing should also be able to cultivate.
Thinking of this, he took out a Constellation Realm yao core and held it in his hand. He activated the Talent Tree's power to test it out.
After a series of experiments, he found that it was as he thought. The yao cores of star beasts could be used for cultivation. Moreover, the energy contained in them was much greater than that of spiritual jades.
This was normal. Take the demon beasts in the domain for example. The energy contained in the yao core of a Divine Sea Realm demon beast was definitely not comparable to that of spiritual jades. After all, it was the crystallization of the demon beast's strength.
By the same logic, a Star Beast's Yao Core was naturally incomparable to a Spirit Jade.
However, this cultivation method was destined to be only suitable for oneself. Other cultivators could not imitate it. Without the roots of the Innate Skill Tree, cultivators would not be able to refine the monster core with their own abilities. Directly swallowing it was even more impossible. Therefore, in the starry skies, the monster cores of star beasts would generally be used for alchemy or other purposes. There would always be a use for them.
He continued to fly forward, searching and recording along the way. Occasionally, he would send his own records back to the Nine States so that Jian Guhong could complete the star map of the Guardian Hall.
As he continued to travel further and further, even with the help of the Tianji Pillar that he carried with him, his connection with the Nine Regions grew weaker and weaker. The most important manifestation of this was that there was a certain degree of delay in the transmission of information.
The transmission of news among the cultivators of the Nine Regions was very convenient. There was no delay at all. But now, there was a delay. Obviously, it was because the distance was too far. This was exactly what Little Nine had said before. The further away one was from the Nine Regions, the weaker the connection.
Until this day, when he tried to send a message to Jian Guhong, he found that he could not even send a message out. Lu Ye knew that he had exceeded the limit of the Nine Regions!
This limit could be considered the airspace of the Nine Regions for the time being. If he went any further, he would exceed the airspace of the Nine Regions. Calculating the time, it had taken him about half a year to leave the Nine Regions. This was consistent with the information he had received from Jian Guhong.
Half a year's journey was also his own plan.
After all, this was his first time exploring the starry skies. It was not good to go too far. It would not be too late to explore further in the future when he had more experience.
Lu Ye felt that he was the type of person who did things in a relatively safe manner.
Since encountering that wave of star beasts three months ago, Lu Ye had not encountered any living creatures. He had been exploring alone.
Fortunately, his cultivation had not been interrupted. Although it was not as efficient as normal cultivation, overall, he had reached about seventy percent.
What made Lu Ye feel a little helpless was that even so, his cultivation did not seem to have improved at all. However, his flesh and blood had indeed become more vigorous than before. When he looked inside himself, the specks of starlight hidden in his flesh and blood had become denser.
This could be considered a kind of improvement. However, he did not know how long it would take for him to reach the middle stage of the Constellation Realm and reach the level of the essence of his organs.
This confirmed his previous guess. The advancement of the Constellation Realm was many times more difficult than the advancement of the Constellation Realm. It would definitely take a long time to accumulate.
If this was the case for the Constellation Realm, there was no need to mention Yue Yao and Rizhao. The higher the cultivation realm, the harder it would be to advance. It was no wonder that there were very few Sunshine Realm experts around the Reincarnation Tree. Unless they were from a top-tier realm and did not have to worry about resources, it was extremely difficult for a Sunshine Realm expert to appear even in those older and larger realms.
Looking at it this way, the Constellation Realm was the main body in the starry skies. The chances of encountering Yue Yao were not high, and the chances of encountering Rizhao were even lower.
It was unknown whether Yue Xin had been lucky or unlucky to have discovered the Nine Regions, which had just connected to the starry skies.
Now that he had reached his target, Lu Ye did not intend to go any deeper. He planned to return according to his original plan.
Of course, he was not really going back the same way he had come. The area he wanted to explore this time was a three-dimensional fan-shaped area. Thus, he only needed to change his direction slightly to return to the Nine Regions and expand the area he could explore.
Just as he was about to do so, he suddenly saw a ray of light from the corner of his eye. It was rapidly approaching from the side.
The speed of the ray of light was extremely fast. It was several times faster than the fastest speed he had ever tried. He did not know what it was.
Before Lu Ye could take a closer look, a powerful Divine Sense swept out from that direction.
Lu Ye's expression changed. He immediately turned around, released his spiritual power, and hurriedly fled.
Since it had a divine sense, it was a living being. Furthermore, with such a powerful divine sense, Lu Ye reckoned that it was most likely a Sunshine Realm expert!
Lu Ye naturally did not dare to recklessly come into contact with a Sunshine Realm expert in the starry skies. Who knew if the other party was good or bad?
He was incomparably depressed. Previously, he had thought that the main body of activity in the starry skies was the Constellation Realm. Even Yue Yao rarely encountered them, let alone Rizhao.
Who would have thought that he would encounter one in the blink of an eye?
However, since he had been discovered, it was not that easy to escape. Lu Ye could clearly feel the powerful divine sense sticking to his body like maggots. No matter how hard he tried to escape, he could not shake it off.
After a few breaths, a figure suddenly appeared beside him. At the same time, a somewhat old voice sounded in his ears. "Kid, why are you running?"
Lu Ye turned his head stiffly. Only then did he see the owner of the divine sense clearly.
It was a human, and his appearance was somewhat sloppy. His tattered clothes looked as if they had not been washed in a long time. His chin had a messy white beard, and he wore something that looked like a copper band on his forehead.
He was not tall. In fact, he was half a head shorter than Lu Ye.
If such a person appeared in the secular world, everyone would think that he was a beggar.
However, Lu Ye did not dare to underestimate him. This was because he felt that the other party was slightly stronger than Yue Xin.
There was no doubt that he was in the Sunshine Realm!
Lu Ye placed his right hand on the Pan Shan Saber. With a stiff expression, he replied, "Senior, is something the matter?" Although they were both humans, Lu Ye did not let his guard down.
In such an environment, with such an expert, and with such an encounter, his life was already in the other party's hands. However, Lu Ye was not prepared to compromise. Even if he knew that he was no match for the other party, he would still fight back if the other party really attacked.
He could not understand why he would meet a Rizhao cultivator so coincidentally.
The old man clearly sensed Lu Ye's small movements, but he did not care. The difference in strength was obvious. If he really wanted to kill Lu Ye, Lu Ye would not be able to resist.
"It's nothing. It's rare to meet a living person, so I came over to chat. Life is too boring." As he said that, he activated his spiritual power and wrapped it around Lu Ye.
In the next moment, Lu Ye experienced the terrifying speed of a Rizhao cultivator!
Not only that, but he also felt a prickling sensation on his back. It was as if a great danger was coming from behind him. That intense sense of danger was something that he could not resist with his current cultivation.
He hurriedly turned his head and saw a ray of light chasing after him. It was the ray of light that he had seen before. From the ray of light, there was an extremely sharp killing intent.
As for what the ray of light was … Lu Ye was not sharp enough to see it.
"Senior, what are you doing?" Lu Ye asked. He did not feel any malice from the old man, but he could not leave his life in the hands of others.
Lu Ye did not know why the other party was holding him hostage.
"This old man said that I came over to talk to you. Are you stupid?"
Lu Ye was helpless. It was just a simple conversation. Why did the old man hold him hostage? They could have communicated through spiritual will. Also …
"What's that behind me?"
The old man pursed his lips. "Well, you can think of it as a flying sword!"
"Flying sword!" Lu Ye was shocked. "Then why is it chasing after you?"
The old man laughed dryly. "This flying sword has a spirit. This old man touched it in an ancient secret realm, and it has been chasing after me ever since."
Lu Ye was dumbfounded. How could there be such a bizarre thing in this world?
The old man's cultivation should be at least in the Rizhao realm. Then what level is this flying sword? It chased after a Rizhao cultivator until he could only flee in panic. He did not even dare to turn around to fight back.
As for what the old man said about accidentally touching the flying sword, Lu Ye was too lazy to believe it. However, he was too lazy to ask about the secret behind it. After all, this was the old man's private matter. The old man might not be willing to talk about it.
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