And so.
Gu Qingfeng gritted his teeth against the dual exhaustion of body, mind, and spirit, and traversed three more Heavenly Domains.
Finally.
He simply couldn't hold on any longer and decided to find a place to rest for a while and recover.
If he continued traveling like this, even if he didn't die from exhaustion, he would die from mental collapse and sheer boredom.
However.
In this vast and boundless Great Desolation, where could he possibly find a place to rest?
Gu Qingfeng took out his Star Chart and examined it carefully.
All Star Charts, besides marking the names of the major Heavenly Domains, also mark out the more famous secret realm worlds within each domain. Especially the trading worlds of each major Heavenly Domain—these are basically always marked on the Star Chart.
Cultivators cannot do without resources, whether they are Immortals, Buddhas, or Demons and monsters. Cultivators traveling or training abroad, upon arriving in an unfamiliar Heavenly Domain, will head to the trading world as soon as possible.
First, they can replenish the cultivation resources they need.
Second, they can update the markings on their Star Chart.
Third, they can also learn about the local customs and culture.
Most importantly, major secret realms will establish Teleportation Arrays in the trading world of their respective Heavenly Domain. Therefore, the trading worlds of the major Heavenly Domains are not just trading centers for buying and selling cultivation resources; they are also Teleportation hubs.
If one is seeking relatives or visiting friends, as long as they come to the trading world, they can use the Teleportation Arrays to travel to the major secret realms.
In addition, trading worlds are also the ports of the major Heavenly Domains.
If one wants to go to other Heavenly Domains, they can board the Xuantian Great Vessels at the port.
Through the markings on his Star Chart, Gu Qingfeng learned that the Heavenly Domain he was currently in was called the Golden Sun Heavenly Domain. The Star Chart also marked the location of the Golden Sun Heavenly Domain's trading world and several of its famous secret realms.
After pinpointing the location, Gu Qingfeng set off for the trading world of the Golden Sun Heavenly Domain, planning to rest there for a few days.
He didn't know what kind of Heavenly Domain the Golden Sun Heavenly Domain was.
But it seemed to have quite a few secret realm worlds.
As he strolled along, groups of cultivators occasionally sped past, and grand carriage teams rumbled by like roaring tigers. Looking into the distance, he could also see several Xuantian Great Vessels sailing.
Seeing the Xuantian Great Vessels, Gu Qingfeng suddenly stopped.
He pondered that since he was just resting for a few days anyway, instead of going to some random trading world, he might as well board a Xuantian Great Vessel.
To be honest.
Although Gu Qingfeng had seen many Xuantian Great Vessels, he had never ridden on one in his life—not even once.
Back when he was roaming the Great Desolation, his very existence was intolerable to heaven and earth. He was either locked in a life-and-death struggle with this Great Dao or fighting with that Great Dao. He had neither the time nor the leisure to ride a Xuantian Great Vessel.
Now that he had encountered one, he really ought to give it a try.
Thinking this, Gu Qingfeng didn't hesitate any longer and prepared to casually find a Xuantian Great Vessel to sneak onto and take a look.
Suddenly.
A fierce beast's roar rang out.
Gu Qingfeng looked up and saw a ferocious beast in the distance chasing and biting people.
The beast was quite large, about ten to twenty meters long, with green smoke billowing from its body. On its huge head was a black horn, and when it opened its large mouth, two sharp fangs were revealed.
It didn't look like an ordinary beast, but rather a Demonic Beast, and a particularly violent one at that.
Although the Demonic Beast's movements seemed clumsy, its strength was terrifying. A group of Immortals jointly attacked it, but not only could they not budge the beast, they were instead chased around in disarray by it.
Fortunately, the Demonic Beast wasn't very fast, allowing those Immortals to escape. However, there was one young man who, perhaps because his cultivation was low, seemed to have exhausted his Immortal Power and was nearly spent. His escape speed was somewhat slower than the others.
The Demonic Beast was quite clever; knowing it couldn't catch up to the others, it focused all its efforts on chasing this exhausted young man.
"Help!
Brother Lei Lie!
Help!"
The young man was terrified, his face deathly pale. Disregarding his depleted Immortal Power, he forced himself to run, shouting and pleading for help.
Unfortunately.
His Immortal Power was already exhausted, and he was spent. Even the glow of the Flying Sword beneath his feet was flickering.
Clearly.
The young man's depleted Immortal Power could no longer sustain the Flying Sword beneath his feet. Finally, the sword's glow vanished, and the young man plummeted downward.
Roar—! Seeing this, the Demonic Beast leaped forward, pouncing directly. It opened its large mouth, intending to swallow the young man whole.
But in the nick of time.
Gu Qingfeng took a single step. Before his foot even touched the ground, he had already appeared beside the young man. As he raised his hand, he grasped the young man's shoulder.
At that moment, the Demonic Beast had also pounced. Without even glancing at it, Gu Qingfeng held the young man's shoulder with his left hand and gently waved his right hand. With a *bang*, the Demonic Beast didn't even have time to grunt before it was utterly annihilated on the spot.
"Little brother, are you alright?"
Gu Qingfeng looked at the young man, who had already fainted.
Just then, *whoosh whoosh whoosh*—in an instant, five figures sped over one after another.
It was five people.
One was an inscrutable old man with white hair.
One was a handsome and extraordinary-looking young man.
There was also an elegantly simple woman.
A middle-aged man with a stern and imposing expression.
And a man with a broad back and sturdy shoulders, wearing Immortal Armor, with thick eyebrows, large eyes, a full beard, and holding a long blade.
When the five appeared, they all stared at Gu Qingfeng with a strange and peculiar look in their eyes, as if both shocked and puzzled.
"What is it?"
Gu Qingfeng looked at these five sudden arrivals and asked, "Do you have any advice, everyone?"
"This...
Fellow Daoist, don't misunderstand."
The thick-browed, large-eyed man with the full beard sheathed the long blade in his hand and pointed at the young man Gu Qingfeng was holding by the shoulder, explaining, "Fellow Daoist, the person you're holding is...
is my...
Oh no!
is a little brother of mine."
"Is that so."
Gu Qingfeng tossed the young man over.
Seeing that the young man had only fainted and was otherwise unharmed, the thick-browed man finally felt the stone in his heart drop. At that moment, another group of people arrived. They all seemed to know the unconscious young man and, by the looks of it, had come specifically to find him. Seeing that the young man had only fainted, they all breathed sighs of relief.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for saving him just now. If not for you, my little brother here would likely have lost his life!"
The man clasped his fists in gratitude, then asked politely, "I am Lei Lie. May I ask for Fellow Daoist's esteemed name?"
Gu Qingfeng didn't speak, not even a single word. He merely waved his hand, then turned and left.
"Fellow Daoist! Fellow Daoist!"
The man named Lei Lie hurriedly chased after him, cupping his hands again. "I beg you to tell me your esteemed name and where you cultivate. One day, I, Lei, will surely visit your abode to pay my res..." Before he could finish the word "respects," Gu Qingfeng's figure had already vanished without a trace.