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Chapter 987 Starry Sky Barrier
The outside of the domain is really huge, so huge that it seems boundless, and there is no root or duckweed here, and there is a faint pulling force, which seems to prevent objects in this starry sky from being thrown out.

The starry sky here swallowed up all sounds and temperature, leaving only endless silence. Occasionally, a thin starlight penetrated billions of miles of void, refracting a cold blue light on the edges of ice crystals.

Endless clusters of ice crystals are suspended in the void, some as large as continuous mountains and some as small as dispersed dust. They condense, grow, and quietly disintegrate over the long years. Occasionally, tiny ice particles are pushed by invisible forces, and then make crisp cracking sounds with the fluctuations of energy, but are immediately swallowed up by the vacuum.

The Kaitian was traveling through this icy desert, like a speck of dust drifting in the boundless ocean of the universe.

Its metal hull was covered with a thin layer of frost, glowing coldly under the sparse starlight. Its thrusters spewed out golden tail flames, drawing a fleeting trace in the darkness. The fine ice crystals around the hull were pushed away by the energy field, forming a hazy halo that quickly dissipated into the eternal darkness.

The invisible pulling force in the void was everywhere, causing the hull to tremble slightly occasionally, as if resisting some undercurrent in the deep space.

On the upper deck of the flying boat, Wang Ping, Tian Gong, Lie Yang, Yuan Wu and Xing Meng stood together, gazing at the distant starry sky. Over there, a huge ice cloud was slowly rotating, refracting unpredictable dim light, like the cold eyes of the outer starry sky, watching this lonely flying boat struggling forward in the eternal silence.

On the broad platform of the lower flying boat, the rest of the people sat in meditation, waiting quietly for the difficult journey that was about to begin.

"This empty starry sky divides our world from the universe into two worlds. In the past, demon cultivators tried to conquer this place in order to peek into the mysterious universe, but unfortunately no one succeeded in the end. Later generations also tried, but none of them succeeded either."

There were ice crystals all over Tiangong's dark eyes, and his voice was slow and clear.

Wang Ping has always disagreed with this view. He believes that the power that a civilization can unleash is infinite. He hopes to use the power of civilization to dispel the fog here, rather than the authority of a True Lord, but he cannot say such words here.

It was Lieyang who answered the question. He maintained a cheerful attitude and said, "This time we are sending Daoist Yuanwu and his companions to the outer domain with hope. Please don't say such discouraging words."

He didn't give Tiangong any face at all.

Inevitably, the two quarreled. Yuanwu and Xingmeng remained quiet, while Wang Ping needed to use the 'Golden Ball' to record all the starry skies they passed by and mark the transfer talismans in key places. At the same time, he had to hide the breath of the flying boat and monitor the foreign monsters that might be wandering under the starry sky.

Yu Lian used the refining array she made to refine the spiritual energy in the void and devour it. This starry sky was most suitable for Yu Lian's practice, and it was also the area where the most spiritual creatures gathered. Their illusory bodies in the world of inspiration blended with the ice crystals under the starry sky, giving a weird feeling.

The nine-tailed fox Xing Meng would help Yu Lian from time to time to speed up her process of refining spiritual energy, and they would also occasionally have simple exchanges through their spiritual consciousness.

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The boundless starry sky has no time.

Tiangong and Lieyang's chat lasted less than two days and then Tiangong challenged Wang Ping to play chess. In the first game, Wang Ping was not used to the new rules and suffered a crushing defeat. In the second game, Wang Ping began to use magic to deduce and won two points against Tiangong.

Tian Gong was unwilling to accept the loss and wanted to continue playing against Wang Ping. In the third game, Wang Ping was even more adept, causing Tian Gong to lose by three points. Tian Gong then jokingly said, "Who will play against you in the future if you play like this?"

Lieyang, who was watching the game, didn't wait for Wang Ping to reply and said impatiently: "Didn't you always say that you had no opponent before? Now that your opponent is here, you are unwilling to play?"

Tiangong was so angry about this that he immediately started arguing with Lieyang. At this moment, they were just like ordinary people. In the end, Yuanwu replaced Wang Ping, but when Yuanwu was about to play chess with Tiangong, Lieyang pulled Tiangong up and sat in Tiangong's place himself.

Yu Lian watched their game while practicing, and communicated with Wang Ping in the spiritual sea: "You see, human nature is really amazing. At this moment, they are just like ordinary people."

Wang Ping did not respond. His understanding of this might not be as deep as Yu Lian's.

Time passes quickly in this state.

Almost a standard year passed quietly, and the flying boat took Wang Ping into the starry sky close to the extraterritorial barrier. The cold here was even heavier, and the flying boat had to clear the solid ice crystals under the starry sky while opening up a space channel to move forward. The speed was half slower than before.

During this period of time, Wang Ping would stare at the starry sky barrier that was getting closer and closer.

Dark red lines occasionally appear on its surface, and the boundaries of the structure are not clear. From a distance, it seems to be sometimes shrinking and sometimes expanding, as if resisting erosion from the other side.

On this side of the barrier, the starlight was refracted by endless ice crystals, forming a dark blue illusion.

Countless illusory spiritual creatures roam among the ice crystals. They have no fixed form. Sometimes they diffuse like mist, sometimes they condense into human figures, and then quickly dissipate.

On the other side of the barrier is the long-destroyed universe. There is no light there, only twisted shadows wriggling, like countless crushed and reassembled existences, and each of their changes is accompanied by a slight tremor in space.

Occasionally, a part of the barrier would dent slightly, as if hit by some huge force, and then slowly recover. However, every impact would cause the nearby ice crystals to shatter silently.

"Every time I see this place, I can't help but wonder what kind of great power can set up such a barrier." Xing Meng shook her head quickly while speaking, and some spirituality emanated from her body as she shook. It was obvious that she was trying to dispel some bad memories.

"You're right. Every time I see it, I can feel the vibration deep in my heart, but I can't help but look at it and imagine it." Lieyang touched his head with his fingers, and fine fiery red lines appeared on his cheeks. Then a string of gray-white substance was cleared out from the fiery red lines by him.

Tiangong lowered his eyes, and a spiritual faith emerged around him.

Yuan Wu stared motionlessly at the endless starry sky barrier, as if he wanted to see it clearly.

The many monks who were in meditation on the platform below also woke up from their meditation. Looking at the starry sky barrier in the distance, their stable emotions fluctuated to varying degrees.

Wang Ping paid special attention to Yu Xiao. His reaction was similar to that of others. He showed no intention of coming over to reminisce about the past.

The speed of the flying boat was getting slower and slower. After two hours, it hovered in front of a huge ice crystal that was as big as a mountain. These ice crystals were formed by the energy particles in the universe being frozen. They could only be cleared by assimilation and could not be forcibly defeated, otherwise there would be an energy collision. The refining array that came with the flying boat cleared them, so Wang Ping and others did not need to do anything.

When the flying boat stabilized, Tian Gong looked at Wang Ping and said, "Daoyou, use your soul to sense the starry sky around the starry sky barrier, and use the transfer talisman to transfer us over."

This matter was a piece of cake for Wang Ping with his current cultivation level. Just as he was about to use his Yuanshen to drive the 'Golden Exploration Ball' to record this starry sky, Yuan Wu gently reminded him: "Don't easily explore the power outside the domain. If you don't pay attention to it, it won't pay attention to you."

Wang Ping nodded to Yuan Wu, and his soul consciousness penetrated the frozen energy particles and soon came into contact with the starry sky barrier. Although he was very curious, he still did not touch the barrier. Then he assimilated an area with the wood spirit energy.

Then the runes of the transfer talisman appeared under his feet, Tiangong, Lieyang, Yuanwu and others made hand gestures at the same time to stabilize their consciousness, and then they were swept away by the power of the transfer talisman and disappeared on the flying boat.

When they appeared again, they were already very close to the starry sky barrier. Under the dim light of the starry sky, the naked eye could clearly see the objects swimming in the darkness outside the domain.

Yu Lian was already hiding in Wang Ping's sleeves at this time. After all, she was most sensitive to the consciousness of this kind of creatures.

At this moment, Wang Ping and others were staring at the starry sky barrier that was so close to them. It was like a giant wall that spanned the sky and the earth. Its inky black surface was not smooth, but covered with countless fine cracks, as if it had been torn repeatedly by some indescribable force.

The edge of the barrier is not a neat boundary, but an irregular jagged shape like corroded metal. Some places protrude outwards, forming sharp edges and corners, like the fangs of some giant beast; some places are concave inwards, like the marks left by being pressed hard by an invisible hand.

Wang Ping could feel an invisible sense of oppression, as if the weight of the entire space was concentrated here. This was a psychological oppression rather than a physical oppression, because standing here, even a person with Wang Ping's level of cultivation could feel his own insignificance, because part of the rules that he could peek into at any time were distorted here.

"Have you really thought it through?"

Tiangong did not look at the starry sky barrier, but looked at Yuanwu and Xingmeng and asked seriously.

Yuan Wu bowed and said, "The life forms outside the domain may seem turbulent, but in fact, most of them are vulnerable. Over the years, we have transformed the five elements of yin and yang energy in our bodies into the demonic energy outside the domain. In their eyes, we are no different from them."

Lieyang warned: "Don't be deceived by the extraterritorial consciousness, and keep your own human consciousness. If you go over to them, our successors will probably have a headache."

His words were meant as a joke.

Yuan Wu responded very seriously: "The memories of each of us are implanted in our subconscious. Once polluted, they will disintegrate on their own. It is impossible for the extraterritorial life forms that are hostile to our starry sky to read any useful information."

Lieyang glanced at Xingmeng beside him, bowed and said, "Then I can only say take care."

After saying this, he looked at Tian Gong and Wang Ping, "There is no time to lose, let's get started and send all of you Taoist friends out as soon as possible."

Wang Ping was full of curiosity when he heard this. He was curious about how to open the starry sky barrier. He had been observing the starry sky in this area through the "Tian Tong Fu" just now, and found that the rule network was intertwined with the polluted energy outside the domain. The density of energy particles at the intersection of the two forces was thousands of times higher than usual, and it was squeezed by the forces on both sides. Under the interaction, ordinary means could not penetrate it at all.

At least Wang Ping thought that he did not have such strength, because the rules here were intertwined with each other, and his cultivation level was not enough to sort out these rules, so he could not use it.

Lieyang made hand gestures with his right hand, and a sunflower pattern appeared around him. He said to Wang Ping, "You cover up the aura of our starry sky, and leave the rest to me and fellow Taoist Tiangong."

He seemed to be planning to use violence to directly bombard the Star Barrier.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tian Gong next to him also made hand gestures, and the two forces in their bodies that should have counteracted each other now merged together. A dazzling colorful light appeared under their feet, and when the colorful light appeared, it immediately covered the surface of the nearby starry sky barrier, and suddenly clear lines appeared on the surface of the starry sky barrier.

The next moment, an illusory and mysterious magic circle was formed behind Lieyang and Tiangong. At this moment, Wang Ping discovered that the rules under the starry sky were changing rapidly, and the squeezing force caused by the rules just now dissipated a lot.

The magic spell in Lieyang's hand changed immediately, and the sunflower patterns around him continued to expand. Then flames surged around him, and the blazing sun patterns expanded wildly behind him, turning into a burning golden halo.

At this moment, the flames were no longer the usual scarlet red, but gradually condensed into a dazzling platinum color, and every tongue of fire seemed to be able to burn the void.

Then he formed seals with his hands, and the power of fire gathered and compressed frantically on the surface of the starry sky barrier until it condensed into a dazzling spot of light. The spot of light was only the size of a fist and suddenly collapsed under the gaze of everyone.

Then, the space seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and then exploded with a silent crack. The blazing white fire wave swept in like a raging tide, but collapsed inwards at the moment of the explosion, forming a dark vortex that swallowed everything.

It's a black hole!
The cracks on the surface of the starry sky barrier spread wildly under the tearing of the black hole. The dark red lines burst like blood vessels, and the gushing unknown energy was sucked into the black hole. Then, the entire starry sky seemed to be shaking, and ice crystal clusters shattered like a rainstorm. The illusory spirits wailed and dissipated, and even the light was distorted by the black hole.

Wang Ping first used the "Armor Talisman" to build a protective barrier to prevent the power of the black hole from spreading, and then used the "Heaven-Covering Talisman" to completely hide this starry sky.

And at the moment the barrier was blown open, Tiangong's golden spiritual power suddenly erupted. He clenched his hands, and countless sharp golden rays shot out from his fingertips. Each one of them cut through space like a sharp blade and accurately pierced into the weak spot on the edge of the black hole.

Wherever the golden light passed, the void was torn apart like cloth, revealing the chaotic cracks behind it. Where the two forces intersected, the fragments of the barrier were crushed into powder by the power of the golden spirit before they flew away, and the aftermath of the black hole was forcibly guided and turned into a twisted passage.

The inner wall of the passage was covered with fine golden lines, which bound the violent space turbulence like chains, barely maintaining the stability of this temporary path.

The depths of the passage were filled with endless chaos and distortions. It was pitch black at the end. Occasionally, a strange shadow would pass by, but would be shattered by the golden light. The remaining energy in the wounds of the barrier squirmed like pus and blood, trying to heal, but was suppressed by the continuous eruption of flames and the power of the golden spirit.

The channel is opened!
It looked like the two True Lords opened it with violence, but in fact the magic circle they used at the beginning played a decisive role.

(End of this chapter)