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As Chen Feng continued forward, the light spots gradually grew larger, and soon his figure was swallowed up by a white light.

The next second, he found himself in an unfamiliar starry sky.

Before Chen Feng could even get a good look at his surroundings, a cheerful voice rang out beside him:

"My name is Wang Xu. Welcome, fellow Daoist, to the Heavenly River Star Region!"

Beside Chen Feng, a refined-looking young man with a smiling face was looking at him. The young man had the cultivation level of Nascent Soul.

Chen Feng looked around.

All around was a dazzling starry sky, with many star vortexes around it, but these star vortexes were all quite far apart.

There are also a large number of cultivators near these star vortexes.

Judging from their appearance, these cultivators are all human.

Seeing that Chen Feng remained silent, the young man named Wang Xu spoke again: "Fellow Daoist?"

Chen Feng snapped out of his daze, turned to Wang Xu, and asked, "What do you mean by ascension?"

He truly hadn't expected that he would end up in a place inhabited by living beings. He had estimated that even if they left the star vortex, the place they arrived at would likely be a desolate starry sky.

Wang Xu didn't seem surprised by Chen Feng's question. He said, "Fellow Daoist, you come from a lower star region, so it's not surprising that you don't know about ascension. Let me explain it to you."

Wang Xu began to explain the matter of ascension to Chen Feng in detail.

Chen Feng learned the general situation from Wang Xu.

The star field he arrived at was called the Tianhe Star Field, which is a star field within the Jinhuang Star Sea.

As for the ascension that Wang Xu mentioned, it was due to the special nature of the Golden Star Sea.

In the Golden Star Sea, the star field is divided into three types: lower, middle, and upper.

The various star regions within the Golden Star Sea are extremely far apart, with the farthest being thousands of light-years apart, making travel between star regions very inconvenient.

To enable communication between different star systems, several major powers in the Golden Glory Star Sea joined forces to create star vortexes in various star systems.

However, because these artificial star vortexes consume a lot of resources every time they are used, these forces have also set a rule.

Only cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage can reach the Middle Star Region through the Star Vortex in the Lower Star Region.

For cultivators in the Middle Star Domain to reach the Upper Star Domain, they need to advance to the Dao Integration stage.

This rule was established to prevent cultivators from concentrating in the Upper Star Domain, which would degrade the resources there.

This process of advancement is called ascension by the cultivators of the Golden Radiance Star Sea, which is derived from the ancient legend of immortals ascending to heaven.

The Tianhe Starfield that Chen Feng has now arrived in is one of the several middle starfields of the Golden Glory Star Sea.

After hearing Wang Xu's description, Chen Feng was also greatly surprised.

The jade slip that Wan Jianming gave him contained no record of the Golden Radiance Star Sea.

Moreover, he was clearly traveling through a naturally formed cosmic vortex, so how did he end up in a cosmic vortex created by someone else?

Seeing Chen Feng remain silent, Wang Xu asked:
"Fellow Daoist, would you be willing to join the Longevity Sword Sect? Our Longevity Sword Sect offers preferential treatment to ascended cultivators. As long as you join the sect, you will not only become an inner disciple directly, but you will also receive an extra three thousand contribution points as an incentive!"

Chen Feng shook his head: "Thank you for informing me, fellow Daoist, but I'll pass on joining the sect."

Wang Xu, however, was unwilling to give up, and he continued speaking:
“Fellow Daoist, you may not know the strength of our Longevity Sword Sect. Our Longevity Sword Sect has three Dao Integration Sword Cultivators! Even in the entire Tianhe Star Region, they are among the top. In addition, our Longevity Sword Sect’s ancestor also holds a certain position in the Upper Star Region.”

Wang Xu's persistence was naturally due to the quota given by the sect.

Ascended cultivators are highly sought after by various powerful forces.

These cultivators were able to cultivate all the way to the Nascent Soul stage from the harsh environment of the lower star field, which shows that they are of superior talent and temperament.

With proper training, these people are almost certain to break through to the Void Refinement stage in the future.

Moreover, the number of ascended cultivators each year is limited, and they are not the only force vying for it in the Tianhe Star Region; there are other sects around as well.

Just as Wang Xu finished speaking, the starry vortex behind him suddenly began to rotate, clearly indicating that someone was about to emerge from it.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xu was immediately puzzled.

"Strange, could it be that another ascended cultivator has arrived?"

Wang Xu has been guarding this star vortex for over a decade, and basically only one ascended cultivator emerges from the star vortex every few years.

He had never encountered such a situation before, with ascended cultivators arriving one after another.

Just then, the white light in front of the star vortex began to flicker.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Xu's gaze was completely taken over by a planet.

Although Canglan Star is just a small star, it is still a planet.

The sudden appearance of a planet immediately drew the attention of everyone around.

"What's going on? How did a planet appear?"

"That seems to be the star vortex under the jurisdiction of the Longevity Sword Sect."

"Wait a minute, this planet looks like it came out of a cosmic vortex."

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The other cultivators in the star vortex were all astonished.

They had never even heard of a planet emerging from a cosmic vortex, let alone seen it.

At this moment, three cultivators at the Refinement of Emptiness realm flew over from a distance.

These three individuals came from different factions and were cultivators specifically responsible for guarding this place.

Upon their arrival, the three immediately turned their attention to Chen Feng, who was standing there.

Wang Xu couldn't tell, but the three of them could see that Chen Feng was no ordinary person, because Chen Feng had no aura at all, just like an ordinary person.

But how could mortals possibly stand unharmed in the starry sky?

The oldest of the three men bowed to Chen Feng:

"May I ask which sect you belong to, my friend? I am Deng Huai from the Longevity Sword Sect!"

Chen Feng glanced at the three of them and calmly spoke:
"Don't be nervous, I'm just passing by."

The three of them were even more puzzled upon hearing this.

Chen Feng asked, "Do you have detailed information about this star field? Could you please provide me with a copy?"

Upon hearing this, a female cultivator nearby was about to step forward to question her, but Deng Huai spoke first: "Of course there are."

After saying that, Deng Huai tossed a jade slip to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng took the jade slip and nodded: "Thank you."

After saying that, Chen Feng transformed into a streak of light and headed towards the distant starry sky, with Canglan Star following behind him as they flew into the distance.

Before long, Chen Feng and Canglan Star disappeared into the distant starry sky.

"Fellow Daoist Deng, why didn't you stop this person and question him?" After Chen Feng left, the female cultivator looked at Deng Huai with a puzzled expression and asked.

This mysterious cultivator suddenly appeared near the ascension passage, and now they let him go without questioning him, which is undoubtedly a dereliction of duty.

Deng Huai scoffed:
"Interrogate? This person can pull a planet out of a cosmic vortex. Do you think we should be the ones interrogating him?"

The female cultivator fell silent upon hearing this.

She hadn't considered this before, but now that she thought about it, the other party was indeed not simple; at least they couldn't make a planet pass through the cosmic vortex.

What kind of methods would be needed to achieve this level of skill?
Deng Huai then looked at Wang Xu, who was still in a daze, and asked, "Which lower star regions does this star vortex connect to?"

In Deng Huai's view, since the other party came from this star vortex, they must have come from the lower star region.

We should be able to find out by sending someone to investigate the lower star system.

Wang Xu had also recovered from his shock, and he quickly said:
"Reporting to the Elder, this vortex connects to a total of six lower star domains, namely the Cangyan Star Domain and the Lingyuan Star Domain."

After hearing Wang Xu's words, Deng Huai frowned.

Because these star regions are relatively poor, and some star regions even have only one or two planets, how could such a powerful person appear in such a place?

"This matter is probably more complicated than we thought. You should all contact your respective sects first and let them make the decision," Deng Huai suggested.

The other two nodded in agreement; such matters indeed needed to be reported.

Meanwhile, Chen Feng had already returned to Canglan Star.

Having left the Cloud Sky Star Sea, Chen Feng also withdrew the stellar energy covering Canglan Star.

Xingfeng Gate, inside the Inner Cabinet Hall.

At this moment, all the high-ranking members of Xingfengmen were gathered here.

Chen Feng sat in the main seat, browsing the jade slip that Deng Huai had given him.

Liu Qian and the others stood respectfully below, waiting for Chen Feng to finish reading the contents of the jade slip.

They had just seen Deng Huai and the others, so they naturally knew that they had arrived in a completely new star field.

This brought a sigh of relief to many people.

Many people originally thought that their interstellar voyage would likely take them hundreds of years to wander through space.

Unexpectedly, after passing through the vortex of stars, they arrived in a star field inhabited by living beings.

At this moment, Chen Feng put down the jade slip and looked at everyone, saying:
"We're lucky this time; this is a star system dominated by humans."

According to the contents of the jade slip, Chen Feng also learned about the general situation of the Tianhe Star Region and the Golden Glory Star Sea.

The Golden Star Sea is a star sea controlled by the human race, and its area is about twice that of the Cloud Sky Star Sea, which is quite large.

There are more than a thousand star fields of all sizes in the entire Golden Glory Star Sea, of which 80 percent are occupied by the human race.

The Tianhe Starfield where they are currently located is a mid-sized starfield, controlled by four top forces: the Tianhe Sect, the Changsheng Sword Sect, the Xuanyuan Sect, and the Qingluan Clan.

These four forces all originated from the Upper Star Domain, so their foundations are quite solid.

However, the jade slip given by Deng Huai only contained detailed records about the Tianhe Star Region, while the records about the powerful figures in the Upper Star Region and the surrounding star seas were very scarce.

According to Chen Feng's estimation, this was probably because Deng Huai's cultivation level was too low, so he had very limited access to information.

Chen Feng then explained the general situation of the Tianhe Star Region to Liu Qian and the others.

After listening, Liu Qian was the first to speak:

"Sect Master, it seems that the Tianhe Star Region is not very strong. It is very suitable for us to obtain some resources here."

A brand new star field will inevitably have many unique resources, which are exactly what Xingfeng Sect needs.

In recent years, due to the fleet's transformation, Xingfengmen has consumed a lot of resources, and this star field is just the right place for them to replenish their resources.

Ge Yunxuan said from the side, "The sect leader just left with us, which must have already attracted the attention of those forces in this star field. I'm afraid it won't be long before they send people to look for us."

"They're just a few Dao Integration forces, we don't need to be too wary of them. If they come looking for trouble, we'll just fight them." It was Wang Fengnuo who spoke.

She said this with confidence, because with the current strength of Xingfeng Sect, ordinary forces simply cannot pose a threat to them.

After everyone had expressed their opinions, they all looked at Chen Feng, waiting for his decision.

Chen Feng thought for a moment and then said:
"This time we need to keep a low profile and try to avoid conflict with the forces here."

Low key?

Upon hearing this, Liu Qian and the others all showed strange expressions.

It always felt strange to them that Chen Feng was saying this.

Back when they were still fighting on Canglan Star, Xingfeng Sect was indeed keeping a low profile.

But after leaving Canglan Star, Xingfeng Sect has never kept a low profile.

Especially their sect leader, who is completely unrestrained outside and doesn't give face to anyone, suddenly saying he wants to keep a low profile has caught them off guard.

Chen Feng, observing the expressions on everyone's faces, guessed what they were thinking. He spoke in a deep voice:
"What we need to do now is develop, not make enemies. Also, we won't stay here for too long. We'll leave once we've gathered enough resources."

Chen Feng really wanted to keep a low profile for a while.

Over the years, Xingfengmen has encountered too many enemies every time it expands outwards, and it has never had a period of peace.

For example, in the initial Weiyang Starfield, they first clashed with forces like the Star Palace and the Jiang Clan. After arriving at the Yuntian Star Sea, they also had a head-on confrontation with top forces like the Haicha Clan.

Finally, there's the Xuanhuang Realm and the recent Demon Clan. Since its establishment, Xingfeng Sect has hardly had a peaceful day.

Chen Feng really didn't want to continue this kind of thing.

His advantage lies in the difference in resources between the two realms!

As long as he and Xingfeng Sect continue to grow stronger by buying and selling peacefully, there is no need for them to make enemies with these star field forces.

With the crisis in the Crimson Cloud Empire still unresolved, Chen Feng truly had no energy to deal with matters in both worlds.

Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, everyone from Xingfeng Sect immediately cupped their hands in greeting:

"Yes, sir!"

Chen Feng nodded: "You can discuss the specifics yourselves. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Chen Feng's figure disappeared in the main hall. He planned to return to Earth first to deliver a batch of supplies to the Black Rock Civilization, and then come back to cultivate.

After Chen Feng left, Liu Qian coughed lightly and then said:
"Let's discuss our next move. Yunxuan, send a group of people to gather information in various parts of the Tianhe Star Region. Now that we're in this star region, intelligence gathering should be the first thing we do."

Ge Yunxuan cupped his hands in greeting: "Alright."

Liu Qian then looked at Yin Yan and the other Dao Integration cultivators: "Seniors, since the sect leader said to keep a low profile, then it would be best if you did not show yourselves during this period."

Although Chen Feng didn't specify how much strength Xingfeng Sect would reveal outside, given the overall strength of the Tianhe Star Region, their strength certainly couldn't surpass that of the other side.

Otherwise, they would definitely be targeted by those forces, since no one wants a force that can rival them to emerge in their territory.

Liu Qian's idea was that Xingfeng Sect should project the strength of the Refinement Void level to the outside world.

However, they also need to reveal some of their trump cards to the outside world, letting those forces know that their Xingfeng Sect can withstand Dao Integration cultivators.

This approach serves two purposes: firstly, it avoids threatening the top powers in the Tianhe Star Region, and secondly, it makes those powers wary of Xingfeng Sect.

Yin Yan and Xu Wangchen exchanged glances and nodded.

They naturally had no objection to hiding themselves.

While Liu Qian was discussing with the others, news about Chen Feng and Canglan Star was immediately relayed back to their respective factions by Deng Huai and the others.

These forces all attached great importance to this news.

A mysterious cultivator has arrived in their Tianhe Star Region from the star vortex of the lower star region, and the other party has brought a planet with him.

Such a bizarre event has never happened before in the Tianhe Starfield.

Several major powers immediately dispatched personnel to search for traces of Canglan Star within the Tianhe Star Region. (End of Chapter)