Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 494 - 449 Star Marker Project
Fei Ying's jaw dropped open, unable to close it.
Qin Sheng also hurriedly pulled out his glasses, trembling as he put them on. Already near-sighted in his youth, Qin Sheng felt his vision blur, barely able to hear clearly what Wu Hen just said. However, subconsciously, he could already feel the shock, goosebumps rising all over him.
The most astonished expression was on Zhuang Yuan's face. He crawled out from under the table, feeling both inconceivable and somewhat reluctant to accept it. But, feeling the sharp gaze from the other party, he felt somewhat ashamed and dared not fully emerge from under the table, waiting for his teammates to confirm again.
"Is it really you??" Fei Ying asked excitedly.
"Who else, the No. 3 Soul Nesting Wood is raised so robustly?" Wu Hen replied with a smile.
Guan Quming, however, appeared especially calm, and symbolically pushed his glasses saying, "I was guessing it was you when they reported to me just now. You truly are humanity's strongest combat power, commanding presence wherever you go... But Chief Li will scold me again, he had instructed some matters."
"Just consider it a report, tell him about the little achievements I've made at this stage, so he won't worry about my evolution condition," Wu Hen said.
"Alright."
"So regarding the issue of the Totem Bloodline Evolution Chain Gate, you didn't deceive us, can you really secure it for us?" Fei Ying immediately asked.
"It shouldn't be a problem. Although there are some things I can't disclose, learning advanced cultivation techniques is beneficial for us. Our Nuwa Lineage seems to have omnivorous evolution, each person has a different physique, following different evolutionary paths," Wu Hen explained.
The Holy Sect cultivates Void Origin, meaning the Totem Sacred Sect isn't very strict in selecting disciples. They also have some methods to help those loyal to their sect step onto the Saint Cultivation Path.
However, the method of cultivating True Yuan is firmly held by the Cloud Holy Country, unless one is divinely talented like himself, capable of self-comprehending True Yuan—otherwise, one could only gain recognition from the elders of the Holy Country through the competition among billions of Holy Cultivators...
Wu Hen didn't intend to inform them about the cultivation of Void Origin.
For the current state of Nuwa God End, Void Origin is already an advanced cultivation technique that can enhance one's combat power without harming oneself; just learn it.
"Awesome, you are incredible!" Fei Ying couldn't contain his excitement.
"You don't even want to call me Lord Wu Hen," Wu Hen said.
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"Wu… Lord Wu Hen…" Fei Ying felt intensely awkward, yet still managed to utter the words.
The few old teammates of Fei Ying also felt a ripple of goosebumps, never expecting the usually arrogant Fei Ying to show such an adolescent side.
"Then our mission in Tongtian City will go very smoothly," Qin Sheng said.
"Speaking of evolution, I heard you're the first to step into Seventh Rank Life, but looking at you now, Seventh Rank Life seems just a trivial aspect. Your Holy Cultivation combat power has also broken through the threshold of all humanity. In this Cang Chu Divine Realm, you can swagger about, unlike us, who still need to consider many big shots' moods," Bai Lang, who rarely spoke, excitedly said a lot.
"Enough with the idle chatter for now, talk to Lord Wu Hen about the Star Marker," Guan Quming seeing the scene as noisy as a star-chasing event, said irritably.
"Our team has been seeking clues to the Mortal World's Holy Realm. It was when we acquired the Time Yuan You, through the use of ancient time projection, we discovered a corner of the Mortal World's Holy Realm in the present mirage, linking directly to a Radiant Divine Star. We now know that all the stars above this sky belong to some gods of the Otherworldly Desert Dust from an Alternate Universe; Radiant Levels also correspond to their realms and strengths," Fei Ying explained.
"But how can you be sure the Star God's Radiance is related to the Time Mirage of Mortal World's Holy Realm?" Wu Hen asked, puzzled.
The connection could be a coincidence.
"So we spent many years verifying it. We traversed the Cang Chu Divine Realm, located the star we saw in the Time Mirage, and found the corresponding Desert Dust God. Indeed, it possesses what we saw in the Time Mirage, which proves a strong correlation between the stars that once emerged in the Time Mirage and the Mortal World's Holy Realm. We reported this to Chief Li, who named this major discovery 'Star Marker', a vital otherworldly coordinate that can guide us in locating the Mortal World's Holy Realm. This coordinate might not only represent a spatial point but could also transcend time, reaching higher dimensions. The more Desert Dust Gods we find, the more accurate our collected coordinates will be," Fei Ying earnestly explained the origin of the Star Marker.
Wu Hen was somewhat surprised.
Since Chief Li had named the Star Marker so early, why hadn't he ever mentioned it to him?
What other human projects is Chief Li secretly advancing?
"Single evidence isn't sufficient, actually, their team has verified two Star Markers, both reasonably pinpointing the true coordinates of Mortal World's Holy Realm. We also discovered that although Nuwa God End is in a wandering state, it tends to get closer to the direction of these two Star Markers during certain phases. It appears now like an old woman suffering from Alzheimer's, possessing scatterred memory fragments, occasionally clear enough to reclaim the route to Holy Realm but mostly wandering lost in a dangerous Alternate Universe. If we can locate more Star Markers, we could truly navigate directly towards our real destination," Guan Quming also added at this moment.
Wu Hen nodded, understanding what the true mission of a navigator is.
To discover this Star Marker in the vast Alternate Universe was truly remarkable, let alone having already verified two Star Markers. These two corresponding to two Desert Dust Gods, who might not necessarily be of Human Clan, yet not necessarily benign either.
"So how is this star marker fixed? As far as I know, the alternate universe is in a state of growth, intertwining, splitting, and recombination, lacking any regular state. The latitudes and longitudes commonly used in our homeland are ineffective, as everyone dwells on the surface of a planet," Wu Hen inquired.
This star marker is not merely a matter of longitude, latitude, or an XYZ axis.
"At the moment, we have fixed several dimensions..." At this point, Guan Quming also detailed the star marker's plan to Wu Hen.
"First, determine the spatial star marker."
"Based on our observations, the divine lines between the Desert Dust God and his stars are constant and form a straight line."
"We've captured the 'Star Curtain Map' in the Time Mirage above the Human Holy Realm, which contains about three hundred sixty-five stars visible to the naked eye, exactly the number of days in our year..."
"After comparing brightness levels and integrating the cultures of the alternate universe that we have encountered, we have identified some gods and named them after stars."
Wu Hen gently tapped the table with his hand, signaling to interrupt Guan Quming's explanation.
"I roughly understand; you are using an approach similar to ancient astrology to pinpoint spatial coordinates for the Human Holy Realm. However, there are two factors that could affect the accuracy of your star markers. The first is time; you mentioned that the captured images are from an unknown time in the Human Holy Realm. Although the stars shift regularly, many gods rise and fall over time, and the gods of Hua Chen are not eternally unchanging..."
"The second is the issue of the gods traveling. It is true that each god and his divine star align along an axis; having enough axes could weave together an alternate coordinate. However, if these gods travel to other alternate universes, their axes would drastically shift, becoming unreliable factors, even potential disturbances."
Hearing this, Guan Quming nodded slightly.
These two points raised by Wu Hen are indeed the biggest obstacles to the star marker project.
"To answer Lord Wu Hen's first question regarding the time dimension, we have actually considered the time coordinates as well. That is, we can only first position spatially and then expand along the dimension of time," explained Guan Quming.
"Oh, perhaps the Human Holy Realm isn't in the present, right?" Wu Hen realized.
"Yes, it could even be in the future, but our current dimensional state is not suitable to discuss time coordinates. As for gods' rise and fall affecting the precision of our spatial coordinates, navigators and Chief Li have discussed this. Thus, we opt for older, more powerful entities as our star markers, ideally those reaching the existence of an Eternal First-class Star."
Eternal First-class Star.
Wu Hen couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.
That means in the captured Star Curtain Map, there are Eternal First-class Stars.
If this Eternal First-class Star god is found, they would very likely have determined a central axis marker, extremely valuable for reference!
"But a First-class Star is an overly elusive entity; the highest we can access now are gods of the Sixth-class and Fifth-class Stars," said Wu Hen.
"Yes, so we rely on quantity to correct. If we find the gods of Sixth-class, Fifth-class, or even Fourth-class stars, they can only serve as reference. With a sufficient number of these found, the more accurate the resultant star markers will be... Also, your second question can be resolved in this manner," said Guan Quming.
Win by quantity?
That is, to find as many gods in the star curtain as possible, gathering a large amount of star markers.
With sufficient data, the corrected spatial coordinates become more accurate.
Meanwhile, even if some star marker gods wander to other alternate universes and impact the data, those influences will be covered by more accurate data from others.
"Most gods of the Desert Dust will stay within their own alternate realms, where their laws abide. Those who wander and get lost are in the minority. If we collect enough star markers, these minorities won't impact our overall direction..." Wu Hen fully understood.
People never stopped exploring the starry sky.
Even marked as virtual life, stars remain their ultimate direction in roaming the alternate universes.
For gods of a higher Radiant Level, their ages persist long, and their domains are sufficiently distant, making that axis precise enough.
For those of lower Radiant Level, they rely on quantity to continuously correct and refine.
This star marker project is indeed a vast human endeavor!
Because Wu Hen, more than anyone else, is aware that nearly seven thousand stars visible to the naked eye in the sky dome each represent gods both powerful and enigmatic!
