Wizard: I have ten trillion nanomachines

After that came the Phoenix Clan's knowledge of the entire universe, passed down for hundreds of millions of years.

"All worlds, including the vast astral plane, are within the 'River'."

As it spoke, it used flames to trace a winding path, as if depicting an invisible river in the void: "This is a description. I can't really say what a 'river' is. I'm afraid even our ancestors might not have been able to see its full picture. They only knew that it was a flowing river of origin."

"How long and wide the river is, where its upstream is, where its downstream leads, what its source looks like, and where it will eventually flow... all of these things are unknown."

"All I know is that the water flowing in the river is made up of countless worlds and things in the void, and the astral plane is like a stone in the river."

"In addition, 'floods' will also occur in the river."

"The torrent came from nowhere and was started by someone. Legend has it that under the torrent, no matter how powerful a life was, it would be completely submerged, except for the unspeakable, as if it had never existed in the heavens."

"This is why some races believe that there is a fourth unspeakable being among all the heavens."

"Of the first three, I have already spoken of two: the one who gives life and form, and the one who has no past or future."

"And then there is the one who is considered to be omnipresent."

"Legend has it that the king is the master of the realm of illusion, or rather, He is the realm of illusion itself."

The place of illusion is the subspace.

Because one can enter from any corner of the River of Roots. And that is why he is considered omnipresent.

A flash of understanding crossed Luo Kunlun's eyes.

No wonder that place was so special; it turns out it was also related to an unspeakable being.

"That fourth unspeakable being may be the source of the Mother River's 'flood' phenomenon."

"Some groups say that He is the will of the River of Origin, while others believe that He is part of the river himself, without consciousness or form, but simply following the rules, driving the destruction and rebirth of the world."

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After that, Luo Kunlun and the Phoenix talked for a whole day and night in the void of the Starry Sky.

The phoenix shared all its knowledge of the heavens within its bloodline with Luo Kunlun without reservation. Luo Kunlun's spiritual consciousness array then analyzed and absorbed this information one by one.

He finally gained a general understanding of the entire heavens and the invisible Mother River.

As the first glimmer of light appeared in the void of the starry sky, the phoenix finally stopped speaking.

"Alright, wizard, I've told you everything I know. Anything beyond that is a secret of my tribe, and I cannot say any more."

"Moreover, my instincts tell me that I must go to the astral plane as soon as possible and build a nest among real stars."

For a creature like the phoenix, nest building is far from an ordinary form of dwelling.

Constructing a suitable "nest" not only provides them with a stable foothold but also nurtures their greatness.

Luo Kunlun nodded slightly and did not ask any further questions.

Every race has its own secrets, and the Phoenix's ability to impart all its knowledge of the heavens has already satisfied Lokunlun.

After that, Luo Kunlun sent messages to the Federation's senior leadership to arrange various matters.

"I will embark on a long journey to the Star Realm. Everything will remain the same, and civilization will continue to develop."

The instructions were issued concisely and clearly.

The members of the joint parliament rose and bowed in greeting.

That person is about to embark on a new journey.

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After arranging everything, Lokunlun crossed the barriers between worlds and arrived in the void outside the wizarding world.

It was deathly silent here, devoid of light and heat, with only turbulent energy currents surging within.

Just then, a golden-red streak of light pierced through the void. "If you can keep up, then keep up."

After opening the subspace passage, the Phoenix said to Luo Kunlun.

With its intelligence, it's not hard to guess that this wizard wants to follow it to the Astral Plane.

In its view, given this wizard's ambition and strength, he would never be content with remaining in a corner of the world; the vastness and mystery of the astral plane were his true goals.

The phoenix had no objection to this.

The other party is a powerful being of the same level as it, and as an equal, this request is nothing.

Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Kunlun transformed into a streak of silver light and plunged straight into the distorted subspace passage.

Inside the passage, Luo Kunlun opened his domain and force field, enveloping himself.

At this moment, he could clearly "see" the golden-red light of the phoenix in front of him, like a guiding light.

The divine bird was incredibly fast, its golden-red wings spreading out, leaving behind streaks of dazzling light with each flap.

Its speed has already exceeded the speed of light in reality.

In the subspace, a small distance is equivalent to an extremely long distance in reality.

The two factors combined resulted in Lokunlun traversing a real distance of at least a thousand light-years in an extremely short period of time.

But this is insignificant compared to the vastness of the star realm.

After sailing through the passage for a full year, a blinding light suddenly appeared ahead.

"arrive."

The phoenix's voice came, tinged with excitement.

Luo Kunlun stepped out of the subspace passage, and the next moment, he was shocked by the scene before him.

As far as the eye can see, there is a vast and boundless sea of ​​stars.

This is the Astral Plane.

It is the gathering place of those "stones" that remain unscathed even in the torrents of the river of origin.

This is why all beings in the heavens yearn for the astral plane.

The phoenix hovered in the void, its golden-red eyes flashing with intense light.

"The stars of the Astral Plane are the true home of my race. The previous one was merely an insignificant spark."

Luo Kunlun's spiritual consciousness array was operating wildly, continuously incorporating information from this starry sky.

"Where will you build your nest?" Luo Kunlun asked.

"A remote star system." The phoenix's voice carried a hint of longing. "In the astral plane, remoteness means safety."

It paused, then turned to look at Luo Kunlun and said, "Wizard, the astral plane is vast and fraught with danger. Countless powerful races inhabit this sea of ​​stars. There are countless powerful beings who can tear stars apart and stir up nebulae."

"Although the universe is vast and the probability of encountering such a powerful being is not high, one must still act cautiously if one wants to establish a foothold in the astral plane."

Luo Kunlun nodded slightly. He naturally understood the common sense that there are always people more capable than oneself and that there is always something beyond one's understanding.

The phoenix then flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.

When it reaches the right place, it will re-enter the subspace.

The remote Heng galaxy also represents safety, so it's natural that it wouldn't allow Lokunlun to follow it.

In the astral plane, concealing one's existence is absolutely the right thing to do.

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After parting ways with the Phoenix, Lokunlun flew alone in the starry sky.

The fear when looking up at the starry sky never stems from the darkness, but from the weightlessness of having one's cognitive boundaries shattered.

I saw my own "smallness" clearly, as well as the "greatness" of the universe, and even more clearly the icy, suffocating chasm between the two.

When you see distant stars, you only feel that they are small and far away, and you can't distinguish them.

Even the strongest can easily lose their way when faced with such spatial illusions.

Even more terrifying is that when you gaze at the starry sky, you will find that the universe has no purpose, no warmth, and no concept of "meaning".

There is no up or down, no left or right.

The ground beneath my feet was not the familiar earth, nor was the sky above my head that divides day and night; all around me was the same thick, impenetrable darkness.

Suspended in the boundless geometric void, even "falling" becomes a luxury.

Cold, empty, and endless, even fear has nowhere to land.

This is the universe.

No direction, no boundaries.

Similar to the void, but the world in the void still has the possibility of encounters.

This is another important factor for the phoenix to build its nest: to prevent itself from getting lost.

Such groups also possess star maps passed down through generations.

Travel in outer space, travel in subspace.

Of course, that was a closely guarded secret.

However, this was not a problem for Luo Kunlun.

After unifying the two forces and constructing the spiritual array, Luo Kunlun's mind remained calm and stable for a long time.

Fear and anxiety have gradually faded from his life, and in his eyes, the size, position, and distance of the stars are all clearly defined.

What might seem like an illusion to many is simply a coordinate and a path to Luo Kunlun.

His ability to manipulate space essentially turns him into a living warp drive, allowing him to travel faster than the speed of light through spatial manipulation.

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The silver streak of light traced a precise path through the sea of ​​stars, without the slightest deviation.

Luo Kunlun's spiritual consciousness array is like a quantum net spread out, transforming the subtle fluctuations from all directions into strings of clear coordinate data.

What appears as a chaotic mess to ordinary powerful individuals is, to him, nothing more than a three-dimensional star map marked with countless nodes.

Instead of choosing to travel through the subspace, he traversed the real star system directly with his physical body.

Wandering aimlessly through the warp like a headless fly is not a good thing.

The power of spatial manipulation swirled around him, allowing him to traverse vast distances with each movement.

In this way, in just a few years, Luo Kunlun went from the original starry sky to a ruin.

It was a galaxy that was reduced to ruins, at least that's what Lo Kunlun thought.

Based on the remaining information, Luo Kunlun learned that this was man-made.

The destruction of a star system by human intervention reveals that the astral plane is indeed a place where hidden talents reside.

Without lingering, his figure flickered and transformed into a streak of light, departing from the ruins once more.

Then, in the thirteenth year of Lokunlun's arrival in the Astral Plane, he finally found a planet.

A desolate planet, but one that once harbored life.

Lokunlun thus landed on the planet's surface.

There is no wind, no atmospheric circulation, only lifeless, bare rocks exposed to the scorching heat of the starlight.

In the next instant, his domain instantly covered half of the planet.

From the magma veins deep within the Earth's core to the weathering marks on the surface rock layers, and even the scattered, long-rusted spaceship wreckage, he captured and analyzed all the information with precision.

The astral plane is indeed a wonderful place, with abundant cosmic rays and high-energy particles.

For vulnerable creatures, coming into contact with these things without protection is tantamount to suicide.

But for powerful enough creatures, these things are excellent nourishment.

"Speaking of which, planets should also have their own 'information oceans' like the world, right?"

After some thought, Luo Kunlun took action.

"Indeed, they exist. Planets, like the world, have records of their traces."

Or, to put it another way, the material of life does not disappear, only its form changes, while the traces remain for a long time.

Using this information, Lokunlun began to "read" the traces of the civilization that once existed on this planet.

Based on those metal fragments, this civilization couldn't have been far from advanced.

This is a civilization called the "Star-Eyed Race".

They were born on this planet, have one eye, and are born with psychic powers.

Psychic power is a term for mental energy, and if we have to be specific, Lo Kunlun falls into that category as well.

This race has a profound understanding of this power, and their entire civilization has developed based on it.

Once they gained control of the entire planet, they naturally began to explore the subspace.