I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 757 Astral Plane and [Ortega]

In the small world of sorrow and wind.
Li Si hid in the shadows, observing the situation of the conquest of this small world.

In Li Si's view, the Church of the Gods was quite well prepared.

The divine magic of the Church of Dawn was quite effective against the special power of the God of Decay, which allowed the Church of Dawn to conquer this small world relatively smoothly.

The Church of the God of Decay is considered quite powerful among believers of evil gods.

They have also been hostile to the Church of Dawn.

This is also why the Church of Dawn chose to launch a surprise attack on the Sorrowful Wind World.

From this perspective, it seems that many believers in evil gods are actually lurking within the Church of Gods' influence, and the Church of Gods is doing the same thing.

Otherwise, even if the Church of the Gods had made preparations in advance to deal with the [Crystal of Phillips], it would have been impossible for them to know so much information about the evil god's followers controlling the small world.

What Li Si entered into this small world was not his true self, but his spatial clone.

He himself remained in Kane's floating city and did not casually enter the small world.

He was certain that as the Church of the Gods launched its attack on the small worlds controlled by the Church of the Evil Gods, the gods of both sides were likely paying close attention to these small worlds at that moment.

If Li Si uses his spatial clone, he won't have to worry about being attacked.

In fact, he shouldn't be here right now.

However, Li Si had other plans and did not communicate with the Church of the Gods.

The reason he came to the Sorrowful Wind World is that the spatial passage leading to the small world [Ortega] is very likely to appear here.

[Ortega] is a rather special small world. At that time, the spatial passage of this small world was not directly connected to [Philips Crystal], but appeared in several small worlds.

The Little World of Sorrow is one of them.

Li Si wanted to enter this small world ahead of time in order to obtain the possible world rune.

However, there was very little information about this world rune from his previous life, so Li Si was not entirely confident.

For example, regarding how to enter the [Ortega] small world, Li Si only knew that there was a spatial passage leading to it in the Sorrowful Wind small world.

As for where this spatial passage is?

Li Si didn't know.

After all, such things weren't recorded in great detail in my previous life.

The small world of Ortega is quite desolate, and it appeared at a time when the conflict between the Church of Gods and the followers of evil gods was at its most intense.

Therefore, the Church of the Gods only conducted a simple investigation of this small world before giving up.

After all, this small world is quite desolate. Not to mention people, there are no magical beasts or plants besides the Gobi Desert.

Only a few players who were interested in this small world stayed in that small world and began to explore it.

It was for this reason that it was later discovered that the Ortega world would be subjected to a cataclysmic thunderbolts every so often.

This is how the Church of the Gods came to notice the possible existence of World Runes.

Li Si didn't know who had taken the World Rune in his previous life, but the struggle for it was extremely intense.

Among them are even legendary tales of tragic ends.

Li Si still had some desire for this World Rune.

After all, this is a special treasure that even the gods would care about, so getting it would definitely be a good deal.

Li Si remembered that he discovered the spatial passage to the Ortega mini-world shortly after the anomaly of the Phillips Crystal.

That's why Li Si arrived at the Sorrowful Wind Small World ahead of time, waiting for the spatial passage to open.

The reason for choosing spatial clones is also for this reason.

As an avatar centered around the [Philips Crystal], Li Si's avatar possesses an exceptionally keen perception of that special spatial power.

Although it's unclear why the spatial passage in the Ortega sub-world isn't connected to the main world, it's certainly because of the power of the Phillips Crystal that the spatial passage appeared.

Otherwise, the followers of the God of Decay who control the small world of Sorrowful Wind should have discovered the special nature of [Ortega] long ago.

Let's get started!
Li Si's figure disappeared into the shadows, and he began to explore this small, melancholic world.

One day later,
Li Si's figure appeared at the core of the Sorrowful Wind Small World, in a place called the Fortress of Decay.

Looking at the castle shrouded in a dim, yellow mist, Li Si sensed that the fortress was almost completely deserted.

Under the unstoppable onslaught of the Church of Dawn, the followers of the God of Decay had no way to resist their offensive.

More importantly, the legendary battle between the two sides has come to an end.

Although the Church of Decay suddenly had another legendary warrior appear to provide support, they were still powerless to resist under Morris's suppression.

They quickly suffered a series of defeats, and even a legendary, dying priest was completely captured by Morris and his men.

Therefore, these followers of the God of Decay had no choice but to abandon the Sorrowful Wind Minor World and concentrate all their power in their core Minor World headquarters.

The Sorrowful Wind World has essentially been taken over by the Church of Dawn.

If Morris and his men hadn't delayed their advance in order to eliminate all the enemies, the cultists in this decaying fortress wouldn't have escaped either.

Li Si could sense that a spatial passage had been opened within the fortress, which should lead to the core of the Church of Decay.

Having roughly recorded the spatial coordinates, Li Si did not take the initiative to make a move.

He's searching for a spatial passage to the [Ortega] mini-world, so he shouldn't act rashly and attract attention.

However, Li Si had already roughly explored this small world of sorrow.

Aside from a few spatial passages leading to the main world of Gaia and the smaller world of the Church of Decay, there are no other spatial passages.

Are we just supposed to wait?
Li Si felt somewhat helpless.

After all, he genuinely didn't know the spatial coordinates of the [Ortega] mini-world.

No!

That's too slow.

And it easily attracts the attention of others.

Li Si did not want to place all his hopes on the perception of his spatial clone, as that would be too passive.

He stood there, pondering if there were any other solutions.

So why do the spatial passages of the [Ortega] mini-world appear in these mini-worlds, rather than near the [Philips Crystal] itself?

Li Si had roughly explored this small world of sorrow.

Aside from the fact that the world's origin has been slightly affected by certain special methods used by followers of evil gods, there is nothing particularly special about it.

Why does this happen?
Could it be that the appearance of the spatial passage was influenced by other factors besides the [Philips Crystal]?

Li Si thought for a moment, then waved his right hand forward. His slender and nimble fingers danced in the air like agile sprites, and in an instant, the air seemed to be cut open by an invisible blade, and a dark spatial rift slowly appeared before him.

Light and shadow intertwine within the cracks, as if concealing endless mysteries and dangers.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Si stepped into the spatial rift.

Within the spatial rift, spatial turbulence surged forth like a raging tide, emitting sharp, illusory howls, as if it wanted to devour all intruders.

However, for Li Si, these spatial fluctuations, which would be extremely dangerous for ordinary people, had no effect whatsoever.

He emanated a faint white light, easily blocking out the violent spatial fluctuations.

After entering the spatial rift, Li Si did not hesitate and continued to move deeper into the rift.

The surrounding scenery was dreamlike, with distorted fragments of space appearing at times and strange lights flashing at others.

Soon, he arrived at the depths of the spatial rift.

The space here is even more unstable, with black cracks appearing from time to time, emanating a chilling aura like ferocious maws.

But Li Si remained calm and stepped into a hazy, indistinct area.

In this hazy atmosphere, everything around became indistinct, as if shrouded in a thin veil.

The concepts of up, down, left, and right seem to have become confused here.

However, Li Si continued forward using his spatial perception.

Suddenly, the view in front of him opened up, and a vast and boundless starry sky appeared before him.

He left the chaotic spatial rift and arrived in an infinite space filled with the unknown and the fantastical.

Astral Plane!

This was his first time visiting the Astral Plane.

However, just like spatial magic, Professor Stephens, the [Flame of Judgment], probably has the most knowledge of the astral plane among the Gaia world, second only to the gods.

Therefore, much of the knowledge taught to Li Si was related to the astral plane.

Who is this big shot who likes to wander in the astral plane?

However, thanks to Stephens' instruction, Li Si was very familiar with many aspects of the Astral Plane, even though it was his first time there.

Li Si cast several special spells on himself.

Astral Wandering made his body as light as a feather, allowing him to move freely within the astral plane, unbound by the gravitational pull of celestial bodies.

The Astral Guidance spell pointed him in the right direction, preventing him from losing himself in the vast astral realm.

Li Si looked back and saw a small world barrier behind him.

This membrane, glowing with a dim yellow light, is like a soft yet strong veil, cleverly separating the small world from the endless void outside.

This must be the little world of sorrow!
Li Si just came into the Star Realm by breaking through the barrier of this small world.

Such small worlds are as numerous as stars in the astral plane before us, as countless as grains of sand in a river.

They vary in size and shape; some are like dazzling gems, radiating captivating brilliance, while others are shrouded in a chaotic mist, blurry and mysterious.

These small worlds float freely in the astral plane, seemingly following some invisible rules, yet each is independent and does not interfere with the others.

They stood like loyal guardians, surrounding that extremely conspicuous and massive star.

This celestial body is the core of the entire astral plane—the Gaia Overworld!

It resembles a giant white jade plate, shrouded in a layer of pale blue light.

The radiance was gentle and warm, like a mother's tender embrace, providing shelter and nourishment to everything around it. The power of various colors of light converged into ribbons, encircling the main world of Gaia.

Just by looking at the Gaia Main World, Li Si could feel its vastness and his own insignificance.

Meanwhile, some distance below the main world, a black and red vortex exuding an aura of destruction, chaos, and evil was slowly rotating.

The vortex was like a giant black hole, swallowing everything around it.

The dark red light at the edge of the vortex flickered violently like burning flames. From within the vortex, low roars could be heard intermittently, sounds that seemed to come from the depths of hell, sending chills down one's spine.

Its aura was filled with violence and madness, as if it wanted to devour all the celestial bodies above. The surrounding stars trembled slightly under its influence, as if in fear of this evil power.

Within the vortex, countless planes could be vaguely seen layer upon layer, twisted and chaotic.

This is the endless abyss!
Li Si glanced at it a few times and then looked away.

He dares not go there now, fearing that the will of the abyss will notice him and then he will be hunted down by that demon prince.

Arriving in the Star Realm for the first time, Li Si observed his surroundings with some curiosity before getting down to business.

He came to check the location of the Sorrowful Winds World in the astral plane.

If the spatial passages in the Ortega mini-world do not open randomly.

The spatial passage that appeared in the Sorrowful Wind Minor World without being connected to the [Philips Crystal] is very likely related to their positions in the astral plane.

If that's the case, then those small worlds connected to [Ortega] are very likely located in a similar region of the astral plane.

However, Li Si did not observe it directly with the naked eye.

Players in the previous life had basically never been exposed to the astral plane, so there wasn't much information about it.

However, Stephens's account is quite detailed.

Most importantly, the distances visible to the naked eye in the celestial realm are not real.

What may appear to be only a few meters apart to the naked eye is actually an extremely vast and distant distance.

In fact, apart from a few special celestial bodies such as Gaia, there are no particularly clear markers in the astral plane.

This is why it's so easy to get lost when traveling between stars.

However, there are ways to deal with this.

Stephens then taught Liss his unique astral navigation technique.

This is related to normal spatial coordinates, and can help Li Si determine his own position.

After determining the astral coordinates of the Sorrowful Wind Minor World, Li Si returned to the main world.

As before, Li Si traveled to several other small worlds that would connect with [Ortega], and then entered the astral plane through these small worlds, determining the astral coordinates of these small worlds in turn.

After much effort, Li Si achieved a fairly good result.

As he guessed, the coordinates of these small worlds were indeed quite close in the astral plane.

Therefore, [Ortega] should be located in this region of the astral plane.

Having clarified his goal, Li Si began to attempt to travel through the star realm.

(End of this chapter)