At the same time.
On Xuanhuang Star, spacecrafts soared into the sky, entering the starry expanse.
Of the seven regions of Xuanhuang Star, excluding the Sacred Domain, the other six regions each had three or four major forces sending disciples to the Divine Fall Land. Within the Sacred Domain, over a dozen forces dispatched disciples to the Divine Fall Land.
"Tianhuang Star lies at the edge of the Xuanhuang Star Domain, roughly two days' journey to reach. Everyone, please wait patiently," Meng Qianzheng said within the spacecraft.
Then, Meng Qianzheng found a spot, sat cross-legged, and began to meditate quietly.
Inside the spacecraft, the Elite Students each found their own places to sit.
Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang sat cross-legged in a corner.
Swish!
A flash of golden light, and a small golden dragon appeared on Ye Yunfei's shoulder, lazily curling up and lying down.
It was none other than the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
This time, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang had all come with Ye Yunfei.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei had brought the Phantom Tower along as well.
After all, when necessary, the Phantom Tower was an excellent treasure for hiding and escaping!
By now, the spacecraft had left Xuanhuang Star and entered the vast, boundless starry sky.
In the limitless expanse of the starry expanse, brilliant stars were dotted throughout, appearing profoundly vast.
Besides those dazzling stars, the starry expanse contained many other diverse sights, and even harbored numerous dangers.
There were icy, pitch-black zones filled with raging Gale Wind layers, meteorite belts, and gravitational atmospheric layers—hazards that could tear apart any creature unfortunate enough to wander into them.
Even terrifying spatial rifts, void thunderstorms, and unknown spatial black holes might appear.
Even God-Forming realm experts faced the risk of perishing when confronted with such perils.
Thus, martial artists of ordinary strength dared not travel through the starry expanse relying solely on their own abilities—it was too dangerous, practically a brush with death.
To venture into the starry expanse, one had to board specialized starry spacecrafts.
Starry spacecrafts were far more valuable than ordinary ones.
Suddenly.
"Everyone, be careful! Our spacecraft is approaching a cosmic Gale Wind layer! No need to panic, though—I'll pilot the craft to avoid those gales," Meng Qianzheng, who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, abruptly opened his eyes and called out sternly.
Boom…
Sure enough, not far from the spacecraft, massive gales surged and roared, howling and rampaging everywhere.
Some of those gales stretched a hundred zhang long, others a thousand zhang, or even ten thousand zhang…
Meng Qianzheng's expression turned grave, and he immediately steered the spacecraft to swerve swiftly into the distance.
Boom…
Thick gales rolled after the spacecraft.
Inside the vessel, the Elite Students paled one after another, their hearts pounding wildly.
Everyone knew that if the spacecraft were caught in those Gale Wind layers, it would likely be shredded to pieces in moments.
Fortunately, Meng Qianzheng was powerful and highly experienced in starry navigation; he quickly maneuvered the spacecraft far away from the Gale Wind layer.
Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Thereafter, the spacecraft continued onward.
Several hours later.
"Everyone, be cautious. Ahead lies a fragmented space teeming with numerous spatial rifts," Meng Qianzheng said grimly as the spacecraft suddenly halted.
Ahead, a vast area filled with dark spatial rifts came into view.
Countless spatial rifts sprawled irregularly, densely packed.
These rifts ranged from as thin as a hair strand to as wide as several hundred meters, even up to a kilometer.
"This region is too perilous. We cannot cross through it. We'll have to turn back and take a detour from another direction," Meng Qianzheng said after observing for a moment, shaking his head.
"No need. Dean Meng, I'll guide the way," Ye Yunfei spoke up.
"Oh?" Meng Qianzheng looked at Ye Yunfei.
However, he knew that Ye Yunfei excelled in spatial energy. For others, this fragmented space brimming with spatial rifts was extremely dangerous, but for Ye Yunfei, it was as easy as walking on flat ground!
"Dean Meng, pilot the spacecraft according to my directions. There will be no danger," Ye Yunfei said.
With that, Ye Yunfei flashed out of the spacecraft.
Rumble…
A Roc burst forth from behind Ye Yunfei, vibrating the space.
Then, Ye Yunfei stood upon the Roc's back as it beat its wings that seemed to touch the sky, charging forward and instantly plunging into the fragmented space ahead, weaving through one spatial rift after another.
Whoosh…
Vast amounts of spatial energy rushed wildly toward the Roc from all directions, continuously absorbed and refined by it.
For others, this shattered space was highly hazardous.
But for Ye Yunfei, it was an ideal place to cultivate spatial energy!
"Simply amazing!" Inside the spacecraft, Elite Students gazed at the Roc ahead, unable to help but exclaim in awe one after another.
"Indeed, incredibly impressive," Meng Qianzheng couldn't help shaking his head with a wry smile.
Thereafter, guided by Ye Yunfei, Meng Qianzheng steered the spacecraft smoothly through the fragmented space.
At the same time.
Deep within the cosmic starry expanse.
In a prosperous central star domain.
This star domain was rich in spiritual energy, governed by advanced laws, a place where martial civilization flourished.
Within the star domain lay a colossal star.
The size of this star was at least tens of thousands of times that of Xuanhuang Star, stretching across the starry expanse and emanating vast, imposing power!
Massive, invisible Dao Principles, like giant dragons, hovered above the star, rumbling loudly.
On this star rose a towering peak that pierced the clouds.
Inside the peak was a pitch-dark space.
This space was, in fact, a Prison!
Imprisoned within this Prison were two individuals.
A beautiful middle-aged woman, and a ten-year-old girl who looked like a delicate porcelain doll, utterly adorable.
"Mom, tell me about the world outside," the little girl said to the middle-aged woman.
"Alright. I'll tell you," the middle-aged woman stroked the little girl's head lovingly, her eyes filled with pity.
"In the world outside, there's brilliant sunshine, clear skies, vibrant flowers, and little birds who love to sing…"
The middle-aged woman sat down, letting the little girl recline partially against her knees, then began describing in a gentle tone.
"Mom, what do flowers look like? What do little birds look like…"
The little girl asked questions from time to time, seeming filled with boundless longing for the world outside.
In truth, the little girl had repeatedly asked her mother to depict the marvelous world outside countless times.
She yearned infinitely for the outside world.
Because she had been born within this Prison, from birth until now, she had never set foot even half a step outside!
Thus, she never had the chance to see the world outside with her own eyes.
"Mom, you once said I have an older brother, right? He must live in the world outside, surely he's seen sunshine, flowers, little birds…" the little girl suddenly asked softly.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman shuddered as if some long-sealed memory had been stirred, her eyes brimming with tears.
"That's right, your older brother—he lives in the world outside," the middle-aged woman nodded.
"Is older brother's name Ye Yunfei?" the little girl asked.
"Yes," the middle-aged woman nodded.
"Mom, do you think I'll ever have a chance to meet older brother?" the little girl inquired further.
Hearing this, the middle-aged woman froze, momentarily unable to answer.