Departure

Night.Luo Feng, carrying Xiao Nake, shot directly into the sky. Xiao Nake couldn't help but look down at Yangang City, tears welling in his eyes."Nake, sleep now, sleep. Everything will be fine when you wake up," Luo Feng said softly, his voice possessing an incredible magic. Nake felt himself growing drowsy, and with a blink of his eyes, he fell asleep."Asleep, less trouble," Luo Feng murmured. He soared upwards, continuously breaking through layer after layer of clouds.In one breath, he shot straight up to the 18th cloud layer. Any higher, and he would leave the Xueluo World.With a thought, a silver pyramid-shaped spaceship instantly appeared beside him. Luo Feng, holding Xiao Nake, flew directly into the cosmic spaceship.Inside the control room.After placing Xiao Nake in a rest cabin to sleep, Luo Feng came to the control room."This is a map of the Xueluo Continent, Babata. Calculate the cosmic coordinates corresponding to the 'Ancient God Ruins'," Luo Feng communicated mentally with Babata. Babata's calculations were incredibly fast, and he quickly provided Luo Feng with a range of cosmic coordinates. That entire area belonged to the Ancient God Ruins.Even if there was an error, it wouldn't be significant."Depart! Head towards the Ancient God Ruins, and stop after advancing 16 billion kilometers," Luo Feng ordered the mechanical race spaceship's AI. In fact, the AI controlling the mechanical race spaceship was a subordinate AI created by the intelligent lifeform Babata. Under normal circumstances, the subordinate AI could control it perfectly.But in truly urgent moments, Babata could take over control, fully utilizing the mechanical race spaceship's ultimate maneuverability."Yes, Master," the spaceship's AI responded.Whoosh!The mechanical race spaceship broke through the clouds, rapidly flying through the void outside."Exterior view, 100% virtual," Luo Feng instructed.A dreamlike scene of the void immediately appeared before him. On one side was the void, and on the other were the outermost cloud layers of the Xueluo World."The vast Xueluo Continent," Luo Feng gazed at the Xueluo Continent from the void. "Yet, it dares not emerge from the clouds. The deterrent power of the Virtual Universe Company... is truly formidable!""Babata, help me prepare a plan to cultivate Nake. I can't stay with him, so I can only try my best to do something for him," Luo Feng sighed. Babata's voice echoed in the control room: "That's a small matter. You already have many treasures yourself, and those deceased Domain Lords also contributed quite a few. Cultivating a little guy is very easy."A moment later.Luo Feng received a detailed list for Nake's cultivation....As Luo Feng, aboard the mechanical race spaceship, rapidly flew through the void outside the Xueluo World.A silver and black mottled, saucer-shaped cosmic spaceship, 180 meters in diameter, appeared in the 16th cloud layer above Yangang City.Whoosh!The leader wore black battle armor, his long blue hair flowing. His eyes subtly contained boundless worlds. Behind him followed four men and women in purple uniforms, each with restrained aura, all possessing Domain Lord level strength."I'd like to know, who has the audacity to kill my disciple on my territory!" The blue-haired man in black armor's eyes flashed like lightning, shooting directly downwards. Even the layers of clouds parted before his materialized gaze, allowing him to instantly see the seemingly tiny Yangang City below."Let's go, descend!" the blue-haired man in black armor said coldly."Yes," the four purple-clad Domain Lords respectfully followed behind him. The five of them shot downwards from high altitude like lightning, while the hovering cosmic spaceship vanished....A moment later.Inside the City Lord's Mansion, although some areas were destroyed, many parts of the City Lord's Mansion, which covered a larger area than the Chunyu Clan, remained intact. In a grand palace hall... all the leaders of Yangang City's various factions, be it families, sects, armies, or intelligence systems, had gathered.Silence!The grand hall was utterly silent. The invisible pressure caused sweat to bead on the foreheads of Yangang City's prominent figures, who knelt on the ground with utmost reverence, for they knew who stood before them...A World Master!The master of this world!"Your City Lord, Shifeng Xiong, is dead!" the blue-haired man in black armor, seated above, said coldly. The people below trembled. "The two special envoys from the Immortal Temple who were passing through Yangang City are also dead!"The group below was even more shocked.They truly had no idea!"The killer, it's him!" The blue-haired man in black armor waved his hand, and a stack of papers fluttered to the ground. Each paper depicted a figure wearing black armor, a battle helmet, battle boots, and wielding a hexagonal shield and a Blood Shadow Battle Blade. In truth, these images... were simply prints based on the video."The killer?" The group immediately looked at the papers."His face is obscured? He's wearing black battle armor, and black battle armor is everywhere. How are we supposed to find him?" Doubt and helplessness filled their hearts. The killer changed his appearance after the deed; how could they find him?"It can be confirmed that he is a peak Domain Lord level expert," the blue-haired man in black armor said coldly. "Mobilize all your resources and investigate whether any 'suspected Domain Lord level' experts have appeared in Yangang City during this period.""Yes!"The group knelt."I want your report before dawn tomorrow.""Yes."The group then departed one by one. The blue-haired man in black armor stood in the palace, gazing out through the main entrance as if seeing through the void. "To dare kill my disciple, Siyong, and seize my Xueluo Crystal, hmph!" A cold snort echoed through the silent palace....The mechanical race spaceship flew through the void outside the Xueluo World. Approximately 22 hours later, it decelerated and stopped."Master, we have reached 16 billion kilometers," a voice echoed in the control room."Mm," Luo Feng nodded.He went to the rest cabin, picked up Xiao Nake, who was still asleep, and swiftly flew out through the mechanical race spaceship's hatch. After retracting the spaceship once more, he flew directly towards the Xueluo World's cloud layer below.Boom!He plunged into the 18th cloud layer, then the 17th, the 16th..."Nake," Luo Feng called out."Mm," Nake finally woke up. He saw himself suspended in mid-air, held by an invisible force, with Luo Feng standing before him."Brother Feng," Nake finally became fully conscious."Follow me down," Luo Feng said, taking Nake. They swiftly broke through the final cloud layer, causing Nake to stare in shock at the scene below, for it was still night... The nights on the Xueluo Continent were six or seven times longer than those on Earth, and the mere 16 billion kilometer distance meant that Yangang City and the area before them were still in similar time zones.Luo Feng led Nake into the nearest city, named Mengna City. An area spanning tens of millions of kilometers around it was the Mengna Territory, and the world where the Mengna Territory was located was called the Yurong World...."This Mengna City is actually in the Yurong World, which is said to be dozens of worlds away from our 'Siyong World'," Nake exclaimed in shock. "Brother Feng, how long did I sleep?""Don't worry, less than 30 days," Luo Feng said.Thirty days in the Xueluo World was equivalent to half a year on Earth.In reality, Nake had only slept for just over 20 hours. However, Nake would likely never realize it... With the various worlds on the Xueluo Continent constantly warring and its immense size, it was impossible to unify timekeeping."Less than 30 days? That's good," Nake nodded repeatedly. "I heard that many Warriors need to travel through dozens of worlds, which takes a very long time."....After settling down in Mengna City for a day, Luo Feng immediately took Nake to a sect within Mengna City called the Rain Blade Gate. The Gate Master of the Rain Blade Gate personally welcomed Luo Feng and Nake."This is the little guy I told you about. I'm leaving him in your sect for now. When my current cultivation ends, I'll come back for him. At that time... I will naturally thank you properly," Luo Feng said, looking at the Rain Blade Gate Master. The Gate Master nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, this small matter is absolutely no problem!"The Rain Blade Gate Master was a lean, robust old man. As a Cloudsoaring level (Universe level) expert, he was a prominent figure in Mengna City.But Luo Feng's arrival late last night had indeed startled the old man: "This black-haired youth's strength is unfathomable. I have no power to resist him. He must be a 'Domain Lord level' powerhouse. And he's truly generous with his actions. Befriending such a super-powerhouse is something one couldn't even dream of!"From then on.Nake then resided within the Rain Blade Gate in Mengna City of the Yurong World."Nake!""You've practiced archery in the past, which indicates your mental strength is indeed very strong. This is a Spirit Reader cultivation method I've prepared for you." Luo Feng took out a thick book, printed by Babata using local paper and written in local script, containing Spirit Reader cultivation secrets, from basic to advanced.In fact, this was something only elite disciples of the Yunmo Star lineage could study back then."With this cultivation secret art, as long as you have enough aptitude, you can cultivate all the way to become an Immortal God," Luo Feng said."Brother Feng," Nake looked at the secret art book before him in surprise. "Heavens, with the various worlds on the Xueluo Continent constantly warring, how precious is a complete set of secret arts that allows one to cultivate from the Planetary level to Immortality!""This is a suggestion I've prepared for you on how to cultivate," Luo Feng handed him a thin book-like list. "It tells you how to use treasures to more effectively advance your cultivation.""These are some rare treasures," Luo Feng handed over a spatial ring."With these rare and exotic treasures, as long as you cultivate diligently, becoming a Cloudsoaring level (Universe level) expert will be absolutely no problem. If you work hard, becoming a Domain Lord level (Domain Lord) is even possible... As for anything higher, that will depend on your own abilities," Luo Feng said, smiling at Nake.Nake was stunned.It was like manna from heaven...Just by cultivating diligently, he could become a Cloudsoaring level (Universe level) expert? Looking at the Rain Blade Gate Master, who could establish a sect within the city, it was clear that Cloudsoaring level... was definitely a super-expert within a territory."Thank you, thank you," Nake said, his eyes red with excitement.Luo Feng smiled.What was this?Back then, his teacher, the Yunmo Star Master, had prepared treasures for him that could guarantee his advancement to the Domain Lord level, or even the Sector Lord level! As long as one spared no expense... it was entirely possible to mass-produce Universe level, Domain Lord, and Sector Lord experts. Of course, the cost-effectiveness was simply too low. For example, the money spent to create one Universe level expert could buy an army composed of Universe level slaves!This Nake, being a native of the Xueluo World, was naturally at the Planetary level. Coupled with the environment of the Xueluo World... his talent was far superior to Luo Feng's back then.Luo Feng only needed to prepare a few treasures to cultivate him to the Cloudsoaring level!"I know you really want to go back!""But, remember this!""Until you reach the Cloudsoaring level, you are absolutely not allowed to return," Luo Feng said solemnly. "Traveling through dozens of worlds is too dangerous. If you go back without Cloudsoaring level strength, you'll be seeking death.""Mm!" Nake nodded repeatedly.Luo Feng smiled: "Alright, don't tell anyone else about what I've given you.""I understand," Nake, coming from a merchant family, naturally knew the consequences of exposing these treasures."Haha, I'm leaving now."Luo Feng laughed, his body flickered, and he vanished, leaving only Nake in the room.Nake held the thick book in his hand and gently opened it. The text on each page was very small, making the sheer amount of information in the entire book astonishing."Father, you were right. This is an opportunity, a great opportunity!" Nake put the book into his spatial ring, his eyes filled with determination. "I will definitely succeed in cultivation, I will!"