Alien Hotel.

Chapter 434 When there is danger, my senior uncle is the most...

Yu Sheng didn't see clearly how the black-clad evil cultivator who launched the final sneak attack died—by the time he realized what had happened, the enemy was already evenly distributed across the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the black-clad cultivators who had been struggling to maintain their protective formations just moments before, and were already at their limit, were caught in the aftershocks of the explosion. As formations shattered and protective artifacts were destroyed, they all perished—the best were decapitated, the worst were decapitated...

Master Yuanhao raised his hand, and the "Haotian Demon-Suppressing Ruler" he had just thrown out flew out of the impact crater on the ground and returned to the earth and wood building material array swirling behind him. Only then did he turn around and greet Yu Sheng and his group happily: "I was just worried about how to contact you all, thankfully everyone is safe and sound... Ah, Fellow Daoist Zheng is here too, that puts my mind at ease. Did you see the message I left on the window?"

“We only discovered the loophole in the cognitive barrier after seeing that clue, and that’s how we found Zheng Zhi,” Yu Sheng said as he sat on the back of the nine-tailed fox next to Yuan Hao Zhenren. As he spoke, his gaze unconsciously swept over the devastated battlefield before he looked up at the old handsome man. “By the way, what are you doing here? Do you know where Xuan Che is?”

“Xuan Che is fine. I met up with him outside the city earlier and sent him to the north to investigate,” Yuan Hao Zhenren replied, and then explained his experience. “I originally came out to find Fellow Daoist Zheng, but the ‘Barrier of Knowledge’ that shrouded Mo City was really difficult to deal with. I couldn’t find any clues anywhere. However, while investigating, I noticed a few sneaky figures following behind me. So I left the city in a daze and found Xuan Che wandering around outside the city.”

He paused, glanced up at a distant direction, and continued, "As you can see, the area outside the city has completely changed. If this is also a 'barrier of perception,' then this barrier technique is truly astonishing... Those few sneaky figures disappeared after entering this 'forest.' Xuan Che and I split up to investigate, but we saw people coming and going here. I originally intended to observe secretly, but I didn't expect that there were several experts among those black-clad evil cultivators. I was caught off guard and revealed our whereabouts."

The old man wiped his sweat and sighed, "These evil cultivators really do have some tricks up their sleeves. Their fancy moves scared me half to death. Luckily, I managed to beat them a few times..."

Yu Sheng, listening nearby, was sweating even more than Yuan Hao. His eye twitched as he glanced at the scene on the ground, which looked like it had been bombarded by a meteorite. He thought to himself that he probably never imagined that "a slight advantage of a few moves" could be used in this situation...

While he was marveling at the old general's fighting prowess, Master Yuanhao seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked up with concern in the direction of Mo City: "You came from Mo City—what's the situation in that city now?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng coughed twice and explained, "Two things. First, what you said about the 'barrier of perception' enveloping Mo City is not accurate. The accurate situation is that this barrier of perception has already enveloped the entire planet—the entire Shuji has been affected by the 'star body.' The 'barrier of perception,' built on the collective cognition of billions of people, has even produced the effect of reconstructing reality. The 'jungle' you see outside the city is actually the true appearance of this planet."

"Secondly, the 'barrier of perception' in Mo City has been removed, and we have torn a gap in this 'barrier' that covers the entire planet."

From the very first sentence, Master Yuanhao's expression gradually turned to shock. When he heard that Mo Cheng's cognitive barrier had been removed, the old man finally couldn't help but blurt out, "Wait, wait, let me sort this out... This situation is a bit beyond my expectations. What is a Star Derivative Body? And what is this 'Reality Reconstruction' that covers the entire planet?"

"Simply put, the 'Star Derivative Body' is the culprit that caused Shuji to look like this..."

Yu Sheng didn't keep anyone in suspense. He immediately told the old commander what information he had at the moment, as concisely as possible, while at the same time observing the distance.

As far as the eye could see, almost every inch of land was covered with those eerie gray-white crystals. The plant-like structures formed by the crystals seemed to be mimicking the original ecological environment of this planet. The mountains in the distance, shrouded in a hazy rain, seemed to have fewer crystals, but there were also suspiciously large shadows covering the mountains. It was unknown whether this was the work of "Yun Qingzi".

Yuanhao Zhenren listened in shock to the buried truth about this planet.

“Based on the information we have so far, the earliest ‘parasitic’ activity of the Star Derivative Body in Shuji may date back to five or six hundred years ago… At that time, it had already broken free from Garrison-3 and landed here with a copy of Yun Qingzi under its control. Back then, this place was still a planet rich in minerals,” Yu Sheng withdrew his gaze from the distance and sighed softly. “After that, there was a latent transformation period of three or four hundred years. After the Star Derivative Body entered the ‘Ascension’ stage, the mineral veins on this planet began to dry up rapidly… But whether it was the locals on this planet or the personnel who came to investigate later, they all regarded this as ‘everything is normal’.”

"So, the real thing is currently hidden underground?" Master Yuanhao frowned, his gaze towards the earth appearing particularly solemn. "...There is indeed a structure below that can block divine sense from probing. Even with my cultivation level, I can only see large patches of shadow in the shallow layer of soil."

“So we’re looking for an entrance,” Yu Sheng nodded. “When Zheng Zhi came over earlier, he said he saw a crack here, but for some reason, as soon as we got close, the crack disappeared.”

"The rift has disappeared?" Master Yuanhao frowned. "But those black-clad evil cultivators were definitely coming and going from this place just now..."

“That means the ‘Star Entity’ can freely control the ‘passage’ leading to its core area. It might be some kind of portal-like structure,” Yu Sheng said thoughtfully. “It obviously realized that this place had been exposed, so it threw out a group of minions to block the way and then closed the door.”

Eileen looked up immediately upon hearing this: "Teleportation portal? Is that your specialty?" "You'd have to be able to pinpoint the location of the portal beforehand," Yu Sheng shook his head. "Remember that rift we found in the refining tower on the outskirts of the city? We couldn't find it again after it closed—the portals opened by the celestial bodies should all be similar. Unless you can 'block' the portal when it opens, it'll be gone in the blink of an eye."

The little doll opened her mouth as if she wanted to curse, but Yu Sheng covered her mouth beforehand.

Just as Eileen began kicking and struggling like a grumpy cat to break free from Yu Sheng's arm, Yuan Hao Zhenren suddenly looked up in a certain direction, his expression changing slightly.

Yu Sheng glanced at the little doll kicking wildly in his arms and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The life-saving magic treasure I left for Xuan Che has been activated!" Master Yuan Hao exclaimed quickly, pointing into the distance, "It's over here—let's go quickly!"

Before he finished speaking, the old man had already transformed into a bolt of lightning, surrounded by hundreds of magical artifacts, and rushed out in an instant.

Upon seeing this, Yu Sheng and the others didn't bother to ask any further questions. Nine fiery tails suddenly lit up behind Hu Li, and they immediately gave chase.

The group quickly crossed the vast crystal forest, and halfway there, they saw dazzling flashes of light appearing from time to time in the distant sky.

Thunder gathered in the rain clouds, and the lightning, drawn by an invisible force, fell continuously from the sky—a scene that seemed somewhat familiar.

The nine-tailed silver fox swept across the sky, crossing the boundary of the Crystal Forest, and a desolate wilderness came into view.

Unlike other places, this wilderness is not covered with endless crystalline material. Instead, there are only scattered crystal clusters in certain areas. Some abandoned, or even ancient ruins, equipment, and pipes left over from the pioneering period stand among the jagged boulders, most of which have been weathered beyond recognition.

As Yu Sheng and his group descended from the clouds, they could see from afar a semi-transparent light screen standing between the weathered boulders. Dozens of black-clad cultivators and members of the Hermitage dressed in foreign attire were attacking the light screen from all sides, and standing in the center of the light screen was Xuan Che.

It seemed he couldn't hold on much longer—even with a protective light barrier around him, his complexion was terrible, clearly indicating he had exhausted himself.

Upon seeing this scene from the air, Yuan Hao Zhenren immediately became anxious. Before Yuan Hao could even speak, he had already activated the earth and wood building material array behind him. In an instant, the sky and earth changed color, the wind and rain reversed, and countless wisps of spiritual light resonated and surged out from his numerous magical treasures. Then, the old man raised his hand and pointed at the area around the light screen: "Don't hurt my nephew!"

Xuan Che, who was struggling to hold on in the middle of the light screen, heard the noise from the air and looked up with a look of surprise on his face. But the next second, he saw a barrage of bricks coming toward where he was standing—each brick had an attack power of over a trillion.

Xuan Che's face turned green instantly. He could only gather all his spiritual power in one place to support all the remaining protective spells and treasures he had, preparing to receive the "aftershocks".

Then the mushroom cloud rose up.

The dozens of black-clad evil cultivators and Hermitage followers who were surrounding the area didn't even have time to react before they were evenly scattered across the open field in the rising mushroom cloud. The light screen standing between the boulders flickered violently for a moment amidst the astonishing aftershocks of the explosion, accompanied by a muffled exclamation, as if something cool had flown out of it.

"Che'er, don't panic!" Yuan Hao Zhenren shouted from mid-air, and with the force of wind and thunder, he passed through the still-shocking battlefield and flew straight towards the figure who had been blasted away. "Your senior uncle has come to save you!"

(End of this chapter)