Chapter 126

"Forget it, you wouldn't understand anyway." The strange young man stood up again. "I'm leaving."

Some people in the Alliance actually admire the Xian Sect?

It's utterly ridiculous—he has zero interest in them.

Then, just like the earlier Dao-Union sword cultivator, he turned and stepped into the fractured space.

If you're leaving, then why did you sit down just now?

The mayor chuckled helplessly, took a bottle of wine from his storage ring, and poured it into a stemmed glass; the amber liquid swirled and clinked inside.

After pouring a small half-cup, he set down the bottle and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing into the distance.

The mayor's office was the highest point in Qingqiu City; the sunset's afterglow pierced through Lin Li's towering buildings, as if gilding the world with gold leaf.

Occasionally, straight lines of cultivation light streaked past, neatly slicing through the golden glow.

The scene at this moment resembled a grand symphony.

"How beautiful..."

He took a sip of wine, closed his eyes, and savored it carefully.

Thank you, the revered First Chairman of the Supreme Council, and thank you, the great Holy Emperor Yuan, for all you've brought.

Huh~ He loved stemmed glasses.

Especially the feeling of holding one in hand, standing at the highest point, looking down upon mortal realms—as if all beings knelt beneath his feet—it intoxicated him deeply.

In this moment, he seemed to forget those memories: the years of ancient times when he bowed and groveled, and the precarious existence he endured on the Starfield Battlefield.

After a long while, he opened his eyes.

"What must the view look like to the Supreme Council—or even the Xian Sect...?"

A hint of longing surfaced in his eyes.

………

What is the Central Continent like?

This was a question every person who had never ventured into the starfields carried in their heart.

Beyond the Central Continent.

As specks of starlight appeared, bright array patterns twisted and traced themselves; the void rippled in concentric waves, like a pebble dropped into a lake.

A long, black hull emerged from within; in less than half a second, it fully breached spatial barriers and appeared in the dim starfield.

The ship's energy wings on either side and the energy flames spewing from its rear trailed streams of particles resembling fine sand.

At this moment, inside the starship's command room.

【Jump successful, initiating self-check mode】

【Checking status of all system modules...】

Lines of text popped up on a pale blue translucent screen.

"Wuhu!" Chi Jiuyu cheered. "Xiao Yunlu! We're in the starfields!"

She spread her arms wide, stretching her body with all her strength; the sensation of shackles shattered and constraints broken filled her with immense relief.

"This feeling is so amazing—I'll definitely stay permanently in the starfields once I reach Dao-Union!"

She turned around and found Zhang Yunlu's face pale green, as if she was desperately holding something back.

"Oh, I almost forgot."

Chi Jiuyu quickly pulled out a black bag and ran to her side, then explained.

"Everyone feels terrible during their first jump—just get used to it a few more times."

Zhang Yunlu said nothing, took the black bag, bent over, and vomited loudly; the effect of the jump was so strong, even her Foundation Establishment true qi couldn't suppress it.

emm...

Chi Jiuyu turned around: "Xiao Xue, how long until we can initiate the next jump?"

Xiao Xue was the name she'd given the ship's AI.

"Jump engine will complete preheating in one hundred and eighty seconds."

"Next destination—Western Star Region, Huiyu Star System, Hui Ming Third Star System."

Because her starship was only a small vessel with limited jump engine performance, multiple jumps were required to reach the destination.

Suddenly, a message popped up on the screen, and the ship's AI Xiao Xue's voice sounded.

"Respected Captain, the Western Star Region's Regional Warden, Master Cangfeng—Li Ke, requests communication."

"Accept?" Oh shit!

This came way too fast!

"Reject! Reject them all!"

We're from the same sect—you show up the moment I enter the starfields? Do you have even a shred of dignity as a Sword Master? Damn it!

If she weren't forbidden from blacklisting a Regional Warden, she'd have done it already! "Is it really fine to reject a Regional Warden's communication request?" Zhang Yunlu's voice came from behind.

After vomiting for a while, the churning in her stomach finally subsided somewhat.

She didn't understand the history between Chi Jiuyu and Li Ke.

"It's nothing—just a petty senior sister. I accidentally offended her, and now she's looking for trouble."

Calling her Master Cangfeng? With such a small heart, you might as well rename her Master Cangzhen!

"You offended the Regional Warden—and now you're coming to her territory to carry out a mission?"

Chi Jiuyu spread her hands. "I had no choice—it's a assigned mission. I can't refuse."

If not for her master forcing her, she wouldn't dare set foot in the Western Star Region for ten years!

Sigh~ In life, so many things just can't go as you wish—it's truly frustrating for Jiuyu.

Zhang Yunlu looked up at the pale blue translucent screen.

The Star Domain Warden guards a star domain, rotating every ten years; all are members of the Qidaxian Sect, and their realm is at least Condensation, making them the absolute pinnacle of human power.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunlu could not help but feel a flicker of doubt.

"Why doesn't the Righteous Alliance have a Star Domain Warden?"

Yes.

Only members of the Qidaxian Sect serve as Star Domain Wardens; yet the Righteous Alliance, nearly equal in status to the Xian Sects, has no one holding that position.

But this is clearly abnormal.

After all, the Righteous Alliance is a force on par with the Qidaxian Sects, and there are certainly cultivators above the Condensation realm.

"Oh, you're asking about that?" Chi Jiuyu had just heard her senior sister mention this.

"When the Holy Emperor's Abyss still existed, they did have Star Domain Wardens."

"But after the Holy Emperor's Abyss vanished, they refused to take on the role anymore."

"It seems serving as a Star Domain Warden is too dangerous."

Chi Jiuyu still remembered how her senior sister had spoken with clear disdain when explaining this to her.

"Is that so…" Zhang Yunlu nodded slightly.

She then dropped the topic—Star Domain Wardens were far beyond her level.

"You just said that after Condensation, one must permanently reside in the starry void?"

"Exactly! Isn't it awesome to be in the starry void?" Chi Jiuyu's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Cultivators in the Central Continent simply cannot compare to those in the starry void.

On the Central Continent, I'm barely a city-blasting flea, but out here in the starry void, I'm a surface-level powerhouse!

"But the Sect Master cannot leave without permission, let alone reside permanently in the starry void." During her rest periods these days, Zhang Yunlu had learned some things about the Sword Sect's Sect Master—after all, the team she joined was called the 'Future Sect Master Alliance.'

If she ever wants to help Chi Jiuyu run for Sect Master, she must understand these matters.

"... That is indeed a problem."

In her momentary excitement, she'd overlooked this point.

Chi Jiuyu fell into thought.

She realized that even if she became Sect Master, she probably couldn't change this rule—it had been established since the sect's founding.

emmm…

It seems adding one more task to her list as Sect Master is inevitable.

"Jump drive warm-up complete. Jump will commence in three seconds!" The ship spirit Xiao Xue's voice sounded again.

Time was up! "Alright, let's discuss this later—go back to your seats now."

Chi Jiuyu said as she walked toward her seat.

"The fourth planet of the Huiming Third Star System is a resource-rich world; after the jump, we can rest there for a while."

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