Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1528 - 1526: Mist Dragon

Endless stellar space, with Myriad Stars glittering, the starboat sails far.

Lu Ye sat upright on the starboat, playing with the bone ocarina in his hand. Now it was certain that once this thing is blown, it would attract nearby star beasts.

He was not sure why the Great Wheel of Fortune gave him such a thing instead of a useful treasure. Even a piece of Phoenix Sky Blue Crystal would do.

Lih Shang at least got a decent Soul Device...

The bone ocarina was strange, but as long as it wasn't blown, it wouldn't attract star beasts. This suggested that it was the sound from the bone ocarina that attracted star beasts, not the ocarina itself.

First acquiring the bone ocarina, then the exotic treasure Copper Coin, he gathered two peculiar items along this journey.

Within the Changyun Galaxy, it was relatively bustling, with many Constellation cultivators coming and going, and even the figure of Moon Jade was seen, indicating that this was a rather powerful star system.

However, even among cultivators from the same star system, when they met in stellar space, they wouldn't easily approach each other because no star system is a monolith, and there are always some disputes and conflicts.

Thus, although Lu Ye encountered some people, there was no interaction. Basically, if they discovered each other, they mutually avoided each other.

With nothing happening along the way, Lu Ye and Lih Shang took turns being vigilant, practicing cultivation during their free time. Although the special environment of the All Phenomena Ocean was absent, and Lu Ye's cultivation efficiency wasn't high, the long journey allowed for accumulation, and the effect should be considerable. In any case, he had his unique advantages for cultivation.

After entering the Changyun Galaxy for a full six months, the starboat arrived at a dead star, and Lu Ye descended directly.

This dead star, many years ago, might have been a domain full of vitality, but for some unknown reason, the vitality perished, and the domain's essence was lost, gradually transforming into a dead star.

Such dead stars are countless across the stellar space.

It's challenging to find traces of life once active on the dead star, indicating that it had been lifeless for many years.

According to the star map guidance given by the Reincarnation Tree, this dead star was a transit point for Lu Ye to return to the Nine Provinces.

The dead star was barren, and Lu Ye controlled the starboat, gliding slowly, releasing his Mental Consciousness to explore the surroundings.

"Look over there!" Lih Shang suddenly spoke, pointing in a direction.

Lu Ye turned to look and saw a valley-like location in that direction. In the valley, a small tree, withered for who knows how many years, stood proudly.

Lu Ye quickly collected the starboat and, along with Lih Shang, flew towards the direction.

Soon, they arrived close and, gazing at the withered small tree, Lu Ye nodded, "This is it!"

This small tree, able to stand here after the death of the dead star's essence for countless years, was clearly not an ordinary object because it was essentially a doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree!

This doppelganger, left by the Reincarnation Tree countless years ago, had died along with the domain itself.

The doppelganger of the Reincarnation Tree existed reliant on the domain. Without vitality within the domain, the doppelganger couldn't survive independently.

It's precisely because a doppelganger was left here that the Reincarnation Tree could know some subtleties about this dead star; otherwise, the vast stellar space, with innumerable dead stars and desolate planets, any secret would have long been discovered by a cultivator.

Lu Ye needed to dig out the Reincarnation Tree's doppelganger, as it would be of great use later on.

The star map given by the Reincarnation Tree not only guided him on how to return to the Nine Provinces but also marked some response measures.

This doppelganger was not a common item and theoretically could be considered an affiliated treasure of the stellar space supreme treasure, similar to the relationship between the sword gourd, the pill gourd, and the Creation Vine.

However, because there were many doppelgangers of the Reincarnation Tree, scattered throughout the entire stellar space, their value wasn't considered high, yet they were ultimately affiliated treasures of the supreme treasure, possessing some extremely special powers.

If the Reincarnation Tree's doppelganger were intact, it wouldn't be so easy to excavate. But this one had died many years ago, and Lu Ye spent only a little time to dig it out and then with much effort cut it into pieces and took it.

Then they parted ways with Lih Shang, searched around, but didn't find anything of value.

According to the star map guidance by the Reincarnation Tree, about ten thousand miles away from where the doppelganger was located, was an Abyss that Lu Ye needed to find.

But after looking around, there was no discovery.

It was vaguely guessed that as the years passed, the topography of the dead star had changed, and the Abyss might have been buried. After all, the Reincarnation Tree's knowledge of this dead star was based on the assumption that the doppelganger was still alive. Following its death, the changes in the dead star were beyond the Reincarnation Tree's knowledge.

Unable to find the Abyss, Lu Ye had no choice but to dig underground. He had to head deep below the surface.

Fortunately, as a Constellation cultivator, this task was not difficult, but before that, he had to understand some underground conditions to avoid going in the wrong direction.

This needed Lih Shang's help. Her body, existing between the virtual and real, easily entered the underground, investigated for half an hour, then returned, bringing Lu Ye to a certain spot in the valley, pointing underground, "From this direction, approximately two miles deep!"

"That's a big project," Lu Ye clicked his tongue, summoning the Boulder Mountain Saber, and soared into the sky.

Immediately, his entire body flipped, head down, feet up, as he fell. As he plummeted, he began to spin rapidly, enveloped in the light of his saber, transforming into a drill.

He landed silently, a round pit appearing on the ground, and Lu Ye continued to delve deeper into the underground, shrouded in the sabre's light.

Pushing downwards, he advanced effortlessly and, after a full two hours, Lu Ye suddenly felt an emptiness below, and he fell into a vast underground space.

Lu Ye stowed away the Boulder Mountain Saber, glanced around a bit, and didn't rush deeper, choosing instead to go back up once again.

The pit he left outside needed some camouflaging. Though it was rare for anyone to come here, and even if they did, it was unlikely they'd discover the pit, one must always prepare for the unexpected.

Using a Formation for camouflage was not a wise choice; this dead star was barren, devoid of any energy, and a Formation wouldn't hold long.

The best disguise was the most natural concealment. After a while, Lu Ye camouflaged the entrance and returned to the underground depths.

Upon reaching the underground space, Lu Ye followed the narrow passage forward, the general direction being downward.

Lih Shang moved like a fish in water here, his form flickering in and out of sight.

After several more Shichen, Lu Ye sensed a mysterious presence emanating from ahead.

Nearing, he found, as the intelligence from the Reincarnation Tree suggested, a natural Insect Path!

Insect Paths appearing within domains are rare. Generally, they only appear in stellar space; it was unknown why such an Insect Path appeared in this domain.

The decay and deathly silence of this domain were directly linked to the presence of the Insect Path. It could be said that the appearance of this Insect Path led to the death of what was once a vibrant domain.

By comparison, the entrance to this Insect Path wasn't large; in the All Phenomena Galaxy, the Insect Paths were generally far more grandiose.

Moreover, this Insect Path didn't seem as stable as those in the All Phenomena Galaxy. Lu Ye observed an indistinct power surging within.

Lu Ye thought for a moment and decided against traversing the Insect Path with his physical body, instead summoning the Dragon Throne.

Donning the dragon scale and the scarlet cover armor, Lih Shang had already performed Soul Possession on Lu Ye beforehand.

Staring at the Insect Path before him, Lu Ye stepped forward, feeling an engulfing force pulling him into the Path.

Lu Ye found this Insect Path indeed unstable, for during the entire process, the Dragon Throne had evidently borne substantial pressure, unlike other Insect Paths Lu Ye had traversed effortlessly.

A stable Insect Path poses no threat to living beings, yet an unstable one is unpredictable. Getting lost inside is common, as was the case with Lu Ye and Tang Jun, who were swallowed by an Insect Path. Without the heart core of a Void Beast, escape would've been impossible.

Fortunately, while this Insect Path was unstable, it wasn't excessively so.

After a moment, Lu Ye felt his body lighten, exiting the Insect Path. His scarlet figure leapt forward before turning to see the Insect Path's exit resembling the maw of an invisible beast, mysterious forces swirling inside.

Surrounded by fog, visibility was vastly restricted. Even extending his Mental Consciousness, it reached less than three feet away from his body.

As marked by the Reincarnation Tree on the star map, emerging from the dead star's Insect Path led to the interior of a stellar space marvel.

Mist Dragon!

This stellar space marvel, when viewed from afar, resembles an ancient dragon formed by condensed mist, hence the name.

The Mist Dragon's interior held no lethal threats, yet anyone entering recklessly would face dire consequences, easily losing their way and becoming trapped forever.

Even a Constellation like Sun Blaze wouldn't dare to arbitrarily venture into the Mist Dragon's domain.

Lu Ye stowed away the cover armor, preparing to retrieve an item from the storage ring, when Lih Shang let out a muffled groan, involuntarily detaching from him.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ye asked, puzzled as he looked at her.

Lih Shang appeared strained, seemingly resisting an invisible pressure. Looking around, she realized, "Is this a stellar space marvel?"

"Yes," Lu Ye nodded.

"No wonder..." A knowing expression crossed Lih Shang's face.

"Does this stellar space marvel suppress you?" Lu Ye speculated.

Lih Shang replied, "It's not just this stellar space marvel; all stellar space marvels have a peculiar suppression. They're generally born in the most ancient times, when the environment was vastly different from now. We're accustomed to today's living conditions, and suddenly finding ourselves in an ancient environment is inevitably uncomfortable, much like a mortal entering water."

"Why am I unaffected?" Lu Ye wondered, having felt no suppression at all.