Stars twinkled in the endless starry sky as the Star Boat sailed away.
Lu Ye sat on the Star Boat, playing with the bone xun in his hand. He was now certain that once he blew it, it would attract the star beasts nearby.
He didn't know why the Wheel of Fortune had given him such a thing. Even if it didn't give him a suitable treasure, it could have given him a Heavenly Phoenix Blue Crystal.
Li Shang had at least given him a decent soul tool …
Although the bone xun was strange, as long as he didn't blow it, it wouldn't attract any star beasts. From the looks of it, it was the sound of the bone xun that attracted the star beasts, not the bone xun itself.
He had first obtained the bone xun, then the copper coin. Along the way, he had obtained two strange things.
The Long Cloud Galaxy was quite lively. Many constellations were moving around, and Yue Yao was even there. It was obvious that this galaxy was quite powerful.
However, even cultivators from the same galaxy wouldn't easily get close to each other when they met in the starry sky. This was because no galaxy was completely united. There would always be some discord.
Therefore, although Lu Ye had met some people, they didn't interact much. Basically, if they saw each other, they would tacitly avoid each other.
Nothing happened along the way. Lu Ye and Li Shang took turns to be on guard. When they were free, they cultivated separately. Now that they didn't have a special environment like the Ten Thousand Elephant Sea, Lu Ye's cultivation efficiency wasn't very high. However, the journey was long, and the accumulation of sand would make a tower. In any case, he had his own unique advantages when it came to cultivation.
Six months after entering the Long Cloud Galaxy, the Star Boat arrived at a dead star. Lu Ye directly landed on it.
Many years ago, this dead star might have been a realm full of vitality. However, for some unknown reason, the vitality died out, and the realm's foundation gradually faded away. Gradually, it evolved into a dead star.
There were countless dead stars like this in the starry sky.
It was rare to see any signs of life on these dead stars. This meant that this dead star had been dead for many years.
According to the star chart the Reincarnation Tree had given him, if Lu Ye wanted to return to the Nine States, this dead star would be a transit point.
The dead star was barren. Lu Ye steered the Star Boat slowly and released his divine sense to scan the surroundings.
"Look over there!" Li Shang suddenly said and pointed in a direction.
When Lu Ye turned his head to look, he saw a place that looked like a valley. Inside the valley, a small tree that had withered for an unknown number of years stood tall.
Lu Ye hastily put away his Star Boat and sped off in that direction with Li Shang.
Soon, Lu Ye arrived before the withered little tree. After sizing it up, he nodded and said, "This is it!"
The fact that this little tree could still stand here after the Death Star's foundation had disappeared for countless years meant that it was no ordinary tree. This was because it was simply a clone of the Reincarnation Tree!
It was unknown how many tens of thousands of years ago this clone had been left behind by the Reincarnation Tree. However, with the death of the realm, this clone had also died.
The Reincarnation Tree's avatar existed by relying on the realm. There was no life in the realm, so the Reincarnation Tree's avatar naturally could not survive alone.
It was also because the Reincarnation Tree had left a clone here that it knew some of the mysteries of this dead star. Otherwise, with the vastness of space and the innumerable dead stars and desolate stars, if there were any secrets here, it would have been discovered by cultivators long ago.
Lu Ye needed to dig out the Reincarnation Tree's clone. It would be of great use in the future.
The star chart that the Reincarnation Tree had given him not only showed him the route to return to Jiuzhou, but also marked some countermeasures.
This clone was not an ordinary object. Theoretically speaking, it could be considered a Starry Sky Supreme Treasure, just like the relationship between the Sword Gourd, Pill Gourd, and the Vine of Fortune.
However, because the Reincarnation Tree had a large number of clones scattered throughout the entire starry sky, its value was not very high. However, it was still a Starry Sky Supreme Treasure and had some very special powers.
If it was an intact Reincarnation Tree's clone, it would not be so easy to dig it out. However, this clone had been dead for many years. It only took Lu Ye a little time to dig it out. After that, he spent a lot of effort to cut the dead clone into pieces and put it away.
He then split up with Li Shang and searched around, but he did not find anything valuable.
According to the Reincarnation Tree's star chart, there was an abyss about ten thousand miles away from the clone. Lu Ye was looking for that abyss.
However, after searching for a long time, he did not find anything.
He could only vaguely guess that after countless years, the landscape of the dead star had changed. Perhaps the abyss had been buried. After all, the Reincarnation Tree's understanding of this dead star was based on the premise that the clone was still alive. The Reincarnation Tree had no idea what would happen to the dead star after the death of this clone.
Since he could not find the abyss, Lu Ye could only dig a hole deep underground. He had to go deep underground.
Fortunately, as a Constellation Cultivator, it was not difficult for him to do this. However, before that, he had to investigate the situation underground to avoid going in the wrong direction.
He had to ask Li Shang for help. Her body was in between reality and illusion, so she easily went underground. After investigating, she reappeared half an hour later and brought Lu Ye to a certain spot in the valley. She pointed at the ground and said, "From this direction, it's about twenty thousand feet deep!"
"This is a big project." Lu Ye smacked his lips. He took out the Pan Shan Saber and soared into the sky.
Then, he fell head-first. As he fell, his body spun rapidly. The saber light enveloped his body as if it had turned into a drill.
He landed soundlessly, and a deep circular hole appeared in the ground. Amid the biting cold saber light, Lu Ye continued to go deeper underground.
He went all the way down like a hot knife through butter. After a full two hours, Lu Ye suddenly felt that the ground below him was empty. He had fallen into a huge underground space.
Lu Ye put away the Pan Shan Saber and looked around. He was not in a hurry to go down. Instead, he went up again.
He had to disguise the hole he left outside. Although very few people came here, and even if they did, they might not be able to find the hole, he had to be prepared for all eventualities.
Using a formation to disguise himself was not a wise choice. This dead star was barren and did not have the slightest bit of energy. The formation could not be maintained for too long.
The best disguise was the most natural cover. Lu Ye busied himself for a while and covered the hole before returning to the depths of the underground space.
After arriving at the underground space, Lu Ye followed the passageway that was not very spacious. Basically, he was going downwards.
Li Shang was like a fish in water here, her figure appearing and disappearing.
After walking for several hours, Lu Ye felt an inexplicable aura in front of him.
When he got closer, he found that it was just as he had received from the Reincarnation Tree. There was a natural Insect Path here!
Insect Paths that would appear in a realm were very rare. Generally speaking, Insect Paths would only appear in the starry sky. Lu Ye did not know why one would appear in this realm.
The weakening and deathly stillness of this realm was directly related to the appearance of this Insect Path. It could be said that the appearance of this Insect Path led to the death of this realm that was originally full of vitality.
In comparison, the entrance to this Insect Path was not very big. The Insect Paths in the Wanxiang Galaxy were much grander than this one.
Moreover, this Insect Path did not seem to be as stable as the ones in the Wanxiang Galaxy. Lu Ye could vaguely see an inexplicable power surging within the Insect Path.
Lu Ye thought for a moment and gave up on the idea of using his physical body to pass through the Insect Path. He directly summoned the Dragon Emperor.
Draconic scales and scarlet armor covered his body. Before that, Li Shang's soul had already attached itself to Lu Ye's body.
Looking at the Insect Path in front of him, Lu Ye took a step forward. The next moment, he felt a devouring power pulling him into the Insect Path.
Lu Ye found that this Insect Path was indeed not very stable. This was because the Dragon Emperor had clearly been under a lot of pressure throughout the entire process. It was unlike the Insect Paths that Lu Ye had passed through before, where he had basically passed through without feeling anything.
A stable Insect Path would not cause any harm to living beings, but this kind of unstable Insect Path was hard to say. It was common for people to get lost inside if they were unlucky. Back then, Lu Ye and Tang Jun had been swallowed by the Insect Path. If not for the void beast's heart core, they would not have been able to escape.
Fortunately, although this Insect Path was unstable, it was not that exaggerated.
After a moment, Lu Ye felt his body lighten. He had already walked out of the Insect Path. His scarlet figure darted forward. When he looked back, the Insect Path's exit was like the mouth of an invisible beast. An inexplicable power was slowly flowing inside.
The fog lingered around, greatly limiting one's vision. Even if he released his Divine Sense, it could only be less than three feet away from his body.
Just as the Reincarnation Tree had indicated on the star map, after exiting the Insect Path of the Death Star, he would arrive inside a starry sky wonder.
Mist Dragon!
Because this starry sky wonder, if looked at from a distance, looked like an ancient dragon condensed from fog. That was why it was called this.
There was no fatal threat inside the Mist Dragon, but anyone who entered it would not have a good ending. This was because it was easy to get lost and be trapped here for the rest of one's life.
Even someone as strong as Ri Guang did not dare to casually enter the area covered by the Mist Dragon.
Lu Ye put away his armor and was about to take out something from his Storage Ring when he heard Li Shang's muffled groan and involuntarily separated from his body.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ye looked at him, puzzled.
Li Shang's expression was a little difficult, as if he was resisting an invisible pressure. He turned his head and looked around, then suddenly said, "This is a starry sky wonder?"
"Yes." Lu Ye nodded.
"No wonder …" Li Shang showed a look of understanding.
"This starry sky wonder suppresses you?" Lu Ye faintly guessed.
Li Shang said, "It's not that this starry sky wonder suppresses me, it's that all starry sky wonders have a strange suppression. This is because starry sky wonders are generally born in the most ancient times. The environment at that time was not the same as now. We are used to living in today's environment, so inexplicably coming to an ancient environment is not something we can adapt to. It's like mortals entering water."
"Why am I fine?" Lu Ye was surprised. He did not feel any suppression at all.
(End of Chapter)
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